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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1972
Page
2
Samuel A. Cothran is named president and editor while Robert D. Cathcart is appointed executive editor at the Aiken publication based in Aiken South Carolina.
President Nixon proposes a draft cut off date highlighting the shift to a volunteer force. Services report recruiting troubles despite marketing efforts and pay boosts. The plan aims to reduce service irritants but risks leaving the White House with a fallback draft if volunteers fail. Clifford Irving faces prison after the Hughes biography hoax and muses on his marriage and children amid the upheaval.
Aiken County residents send 5934.88 to the American Red Cross for floods in South Dakota and Hurricane Agnes relief. The drive reflects local care as the National Red Cross reports 23 million spent and 688 shelters at the height of the Agnes emergency.
A reader from Nelson Route 6 Aiken compliments the editor on the "Here's Rufus" column. She says the feature is superb and expresses disappointment when it is missing, urging the column to continue.
Arthur Hoppe humorously notes a wedding revival as Winifred Wasp and Irwin wed in a grand ceremony in Middleville. Mr. and Mrs. Wasp, shocked by their daughter’s New York life, spend 2372.16 on catering, florals, music, and tailoring to assure a settled evening and a good night’s sleep.
A columnist reflects on memories as lasting wealth beyond money. He recalls Milton Berle on TV, a Scout overnight, a father's gray hair, and a child's circus longing, noting memories prove happiness once and offer hope of happiness again.
Billy Graham reflects on sectarian quarrels among Baptists Methodists and Episcopalians saying Christians are sinners saved by grace. He cites Romans 7 24 and Matthew 7 22 23 noting many are Christian in name only while true faith requires grace fueled living testimony. He urges self examination and humility.
Memoir style reminiscence recalling a restless youth with escapes on freight trains and doomed romances. The piece contrasts restless longing with death talk and family rebellion including a 1920s mother’s bobbed hair and a blunt husband. It evokes old-time newspaper voices and cultural snapshots.
Industrial psychologists seek why some men advance faster noting value lies in the amount of supervision needed. People who anticipate needs and act without prompting succeed. A humorous anecdote follows about a tall man in a hotel lobby and a crowd at a political speech.
A physician describes a 78 year old man once labeled constitutionally inadequate. He argues the syndrome reflects mental and nervous system factors rather than organic disease, advising recognition, avoidance of unnecessary surgeries, and living within one’s energy limits.
The Aiken Standard invites letters to the editor that are signed with the writer’s mailing address. Anonymous submissions are not considered and pen names are not allowed. Letters should be legible and may be edited for space, clarity, taste, and libel. No subject limit.
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