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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1990
Page
17
In 1989 the city of Aiken and Aiken Electric Co-Op debated before the state Supreme Court which entity would supply power to new county customers.
Irene K Rudnick, a legislator, attorney and teacher, shares how she spends her time. She mentions legislative duties and practicing law, preparing for USC Aiken classes, cooking and cleaning, loving her grandchildren, and attending civic meetings.
Report notes playful chatter at the petting zoo run by the Aiken Jaycees during the county fair. The zoo keeper wore a boa constrictor, declaring I am the only wild in the zoo. Separate topic mentions Bobby Bowers recalling a reapportionment effort with maps enough to wallpaper every Beaufort house.
Local birthday notices honor Kimberly Booth Andrew Culp Doris Permar Eddie Scott Mark Rutland Stanley Dorn Travis Saunders Larry Storey with best wishes from family and friends. Each name appears in a community column celebrating personal milestones.
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina reduced South Carolina Electric and Gas Company fuel factor, cutting a typical residential 1000 KWh bill by about $1 per month. The new factor, effective November 1, runs through April 30, 1991, with semi annual hearings guiding future adjustments.
Clarification notes that the William Clyburn listed in the Oct 5 Police Log is not the former Aiken City and County Councilman William Bill Clyburn, avoiding a mistaken tie to the public official.
Rep. David M. Beasley defends Secretary of State John Campbell amid accusations from Greenville councilman Jim Miles. Beasley accuses Miles of ethics attacks while highlighting Miles’s campaign donations and Campbell’s role as state records keeper. Campbell counters that Miles’ ethics halo crumbles with July through September contributions including 1910 from Greenville developers and contractors.
Cheryl Story, a Westinghouse Savannah River Company computer analyst, is on a two month leave to serve as a full time United Way fundraiser. She joins three loaned executives Alvie McKay George Prince and Willar H Hightower Jr who present to local firms with talks and videos to boost donations.
United Way campaigns show $1,566,436 raised toward a $1,825,000 target as of Wednesday, 85.8 percent achieved. Sid Ballentine praised staff and executives while noting work remains. Reported contributors include Beloit Manhattan, Pepperidge Farm, C&S Bank, Air Products, Florida Steel, Aiken County public groups, Sears, Food Lion, and others.
At the Aiken Jaycee Fairgrounds gates open 6 p.m. nightly with 1 p.m. weekend hours. Games include dart toss ring toss shooting squirt gun baseball and basketball with prices from 1 and three tries per dollar. Prizes range from stuffed animals to Bart Simpson dolls and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures. Adults pay 2 while children 5 and under enter free.
Lt. Governor Theodore, the Democratic incumbent in South Carolina, says he wants a second four year term to continue delivering on his 1986 campaign promises. A Greenville native and USC business graduate, he notes extensive travel to counties and towns while serving in state government.
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Henry McMaster 47 a Columbia native and USC graduate with a 1973 law degree and private practice background led Operation Jackpot a statewide drug enforcement plan during his U S Attorney tenure. He urged swift action against drug dealers saying South Carolina is the worst place on earth for drug profits.
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