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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1975

Page

2

Burial set for Hampton Fulmer Ridge Spring

Funeral services for Hampton Bethea Fulmer 58 who died Wednesday will be held today at 3 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Ridge Spring with Rev. John Wren and Louis Shealy officiating. He owned H B Fulmer Gin Co and was a former magistrate. Surviving are his widow Doris, two sons Wade and Larry, two daughters Betty Morris and Sara Rutland, stepmother Fannie Fulmer, four brothers and four sisters. Cumbee Funeral Home Ridge Spring is in charge.

Lexington Larry B. Fulmer North Augusta Dauthers Odell Betty) Morris West Columbia Lewis Sara) M. Rutland Graniteville Fannie Fulmer Ridge Spring Barney Fulmer Orlando Fla Albert Fulmer Conway Robert Fulmer Virginia Onnie Fulmer Aiken Vermell Pope Grovetown Sarah Lybrand Monetta Waltena Verenes Chicago, Ill Lona Mae Proster Germany Cumbee Funeral Home

Death notice for John Thomas Bridson

John Thomas Bridson, 91, of 123 DuPont Dr. N.E., widow er of Mabel Gardner Bridson, died this morning at Aiken County Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be announced by George Funeral Home. Born Isle of Man, he was son of the late Capt. John James Bridson and Isabella Cain Bridson. Retired carpenter and cabinet maker, he lived in Aiken since 1928 and belonged to St. John's United Methodist Church and its choir. Surviving is his son John J Bridson of New York.

John Thomas Bridson DuPont N.E Mabel Gardner Bridson Aiken County Hospital George Funeral Home Isle of Mann Bridson John James Bridson Isabella Cain Bridson Aiken St. John's United

Circus show rescheduled to 7 pm in New Ellenton

The Stebbing Royal European Circus is extended with a 7 pm performance in New Ellenton. Proceeds benefit the New Ellenton Fire Department.

Stebbing Royal European Circus New Ellenton

Aiken Standard Publication Details and Notices

Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes afternoons except Saturdays and Sundays from 124 Rutland Drive Aiken South Carolina 29801 with AP dispatches. notes no responsibility for ads omissions but corrections offered in next issue and advance payments to Aiken Standard PBM. address and payment caveats listed.

Aiken Standard Rutland Drive Aiken S.C Associated Press Aiken Standard - Pbm

Auditions Set For Aiken Civic Ballet Monday

Auditions for new members of the Aiken Civic Ballet are scheduled for Monday at 6 30 p m at Crosby Dance Studio. Applicants 13 and older should bring pointe shoes. Dennis Michaelson, the stage name of Aiken native Michael Plunkett, will select new members. Michaelson trained with Carl Crosby and won a New York scholarship and now lectures for the South Carolina Arts Commission and serves as principal dancer for the Columbia City Ballet.

Aiken Civic Ballet Crosby Dance Dennis Michaelson Aiken Michael Plunkett Michaelson Carl Crosby New York South Carolina Arts Commission Columbia City Ballet

Edgefield Toddler Drowned In Rain-Filled Pit

Edgefield, S.C. two year old Derrick Plair, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Plair, Rt. 2, Edgefield, drowned in about eight feet of rain water from a pit dug for a septic tank near the family home. The child had been missing since noon. parents searched until 1:30 p.m. and then notified authorities. Sheriff H H Griffin said the drowning was the fifth in Edgefield in three months.

Edgefield Derrick Plair Theodore Plair Rt. 2 Plair Edgefield County H H. Griffin

Spiritual Frontiers to Discuss UFOs at USC Aiken Meeting

The CSRA Chapter of Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship will hold a 7:30 p.m. Saturday session in Room 107 at USC Aiken. Roy T. Scoggins Jr. will present Our Link With Space Dealing With UFOs and will perform piano pieces. He studied at the University of Georgia and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has organist经验 in Kentucky and the Carolinas and has written on music. He has taught Hatha Yoga in Tennessee and the Carolinas.

CSRA Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship Usc-Aiken Roy T. Scoggins Jr Scoggins University of Georgia Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

PSC Urges SCE&G to Revise Fuel Adjustment Method

PSC staff accountant Michael Windham told a Columbia hearing that South Carolina Electric and Gas should change its automatic fuel adjustment clause. He said the current method relies on past data and allows over collection of fuel costs since January, with corrections two months later.

Columbia South Carolina Electric and Gas Co Public Service Commission Michael Windham PSC Sce&g Windham

United Way Reaches Two-Thirds Of Fund Drive Goal

The United Way 1975 Fund Drive reports 66 percent of its $380000 goal and $250783.71 collected. Divisions show varied progress led by Savannah River Plant at 100 percent, with several others below target and plans to accelerate the pace. Richard Young notes many retirees contribute $50 each as Daniel Crosland keeps a tight publicity budget.

United Way Harvey Allen Jr Advanced Gifts Division Industrial Division Industrial II Savannah River Charles Mettlen William F. Bassham Richard Young Daniel Crosland

Welfare Costs Up 20 Percent in 75

The nation spent 20 percent more on welfare last fiscal year with North Carolina posting the largest recipient increase. By June 1975 AFDC had 188 397 recipients in North Carolina and 138 796 in South Carolina. Total spending reached 22.6 billion dollars including cash and medical care.

Washington North Carolina South Carolina

South Aiken Baptist Homecoming with Gene Bowman

South Aiken Baptist Church holds homecoming Sunday starting 11 a.m. with former pastor Rev. Gene Bowman, followed by dinner on the grounds and afternoon singing. Heirborn, a Calvary Baptist Church group from Winston-Salem, NC, performs Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday night shows the film Satan on the Loose. The Rev. Malcolm Adams of Isles of Scilly leads New World Mission services at St. John United Methodist Church from Sunday 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. through Thursday.

South Aiken Baptist Church Gene Bowman Heirborn Satan On the Malcolm Adams Isles of Scilly England St. John’s United Methodist Church Adams St. John's Robert E. James Robert W. Tanner

PSA Passes Sewer Line Ordinance in County Meeting

The Aiken County Public Service Authority approved a sewer line use ordinance and rules to connect to the network. Designs for the Horse Creek Wastewater Project are 90 percent complete with tie ins planned for Valley and Belvedere. Appraisals for land for a potential Horse Creek Treatment Plant will soon be reviewed and the annual audit is complete but awaiting final format.

Aiken County

Kiwanis Club Sells Candy Banks for Halloween Treats

Aiken Kiwanis Club members offer Tootsie Roll banks filled with bite size candies at 1.50 each. The funds support club projects as they provide Halloween treats.

Aiken Kiwanis Club

Community Organization Schedule for Aiken County Weekend

A weekend listing shows events across Aiken County including the Senior Citizens Club meetings at the Clubhouse and the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Women’s Club at the same venue. Planned Parenthood hosts a family planning clinic by appointment at Satan Baptist Church Wagener. Various groups meet nightly at churches, hotels, and civic centers.

Aiken County Museum Aiken County Library Rotary Club Commercial Hotel Sertoma Club Ramada Inn Kalmia Lions Club Lions Hut Crosland Park Civic Association Owens - Corning Fiberglas Women's Club Joe B. Babb Senior Citizens

Byssinosis Concerns at Graniteville Cotton Mills

Workers in the roving and yarn areas face cotton dust exposure with high risk in receiving rooms. Safety director Abbie R. Prince says masks are available and may become mandatory in the near future. Since 1973 workers in dust zones are pre screened for lung issues and moved if symptoms occur. Government funding for controls is urged, but Timmerman warns overregulation could harm mills.

Graniteville Co. Saftey Abbie R. Prince Graniteville Graniteville Co Prince Timmerman Department of Agriculture Agriculture Department

Coup Feared in Portugal as Leftists Could Seize Power

Senior military leaders fear a radical leftist coup within three weeks to reinstall Gen. Vasco Goncalves. The independent weekly O Jurnal cited sources predicting Communist party backing before Angola gains independence on November 11, to transfer power to a nationalist movement backed by the Soviet Union.

Lisbon Portugal Vasco Goncalves O Jurnal Communist Party Angola

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Hampton B. Fulmer John T. Bridson Michael F. Facciolo Anne E. Hagleston Lafayette Wimberly Florence S.C. Society of Recreation Departments Murry Sill Ballet Co Spiritual Frontiers Allen Church News South Aiken Baptist Bata National Weather Bervice Hoaa Dept. of Commerce National Weather Forecast National Weather Service Atlantic Chesapeake Bay Florida Ohio Valley Pacific Northwest Montana North Dakota PSA Kiwanis Club Senior Citizens Club Planned Parenthood of Satan Baptist Church Wagener St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church Church of Your Choice Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist Whiskey Road Hayne Avenue Paul Jesus Heaven Earth Jesus Christ God Father THE Aiken Church OF God IN Christ Tommy Knotts Devon Aaron John Arthur Eureka Baptist Highway 191 Eureka, D.C Hampton Ave Church OF God Forward Rev Donald E. Wiggins Church Ministries P.T.L Wlow- Sun Foreign Mission Home Mission
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