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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1978
Page
3
A reader reports two to three great horned owls calling at 2:30 a.m. near John Hatcher and Oleander Drive with one nearby screech owl. The text notes the horned owl's two feet tall, fearsome rep and its five hoot call while recalling past autumns in the city. It adds a skeptical dig at the screech owl’s housekeeping.
A roster of local events lists 7 30 p m council and board meetings across Aiken County and nearby towns including Pine Log Jackson and Windsor plus church and club gatherings. Notable items include USC Aiken Dinner Theater tickets at 5 7 per person and a 9 30 p m Newcomers Club gathering at Houndslake Country Club.
The Associated Press reports six traffic deaths across South Carolina in a weekend period ending Sunday. Victims include Carson E. Hopkins 32 of Rock Hill after a collision at Stonewall and East Black Streets, James E. Toney 18 of Lynchburg struck while walking near Pleasant Grove in Sumter County, a 62-year-old Charleston man on Interstate 26, Jaywin B. Williams 20 and Sidney Dean Avant 21 both Hemingway in a Georgetown County collision, and Mary Tallulah Bratcher 22 of Honea Path whose car overturned in Anderson County.
Interested renters may contact John McCall or Stew Maurice for details at 649-7779 about leasing space in the Exhibit Building during the Jaycee Aiken County Fair.
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