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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
2
Funeral services for Willie James Crawford 37 of Route 1 Box 93 die Sunday. Services set for Sunday at 4 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church Silver Bluff Road with Rev. George Bryant and assisted by Revs C W Phinizy and G Pollock. Burial in church cemetery. Call at parents residence or Jackson Brooks Funeral Home Aiken.
Mrs Willie Foreman 67 died Tuesday at her Route 5 box 285 residence. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Your Funeral Home New Ellenton. Survived by widower Rebecca Foreman adopted daughter of Aiken four brothers Matthew Gant Augusta Willie P Gant James Gant Shedrick Gant Philadelphia Pa and sister Louise Lawrence Philadelphia Pa.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ollie Drayton Benjamin 69 of St. Petersburg Florida were held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Reverends E W Simmons and H J Dicks officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home Aiken supervised arrangements.
Mrs. John Sweeney aged 75 died at her Greene New York home on September 4. Funeral services were held September 8 at Chase Funeral Home in New York with burial in Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton. She is survived by a daughter Marian Olsa of Binghamton, another daughter Helen Hammitt of Dibble Road, Aiken, six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
The Aiken Standard established 1867 publishes weekdays with AP dispatches. It lists mailing rates and delivery options including carrier and mail prices, and notes corrections policy and post office information.
Mrs Minnie Lyerly Pope 69 died in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will be Friday at 4 p.m. in Mole Funeral Home chapel Barnwell. Burial in Barnwell County Memorial Cemetery. She was a native of Florence County. Survived by two daughters Ellen Wilson in Williston Aletha Cooper of South Port NC. one sister Annie Whitmore Charleston. four brothers John L Lyerly Sammie N Lyerly Charleston Wally Lyerly Hemingway Victor Lyerly Lake City.
Mrs. Mary G. Kindell of R C Station Box 224 Morristown formerly of Aiken died September 8 in Morristown She is survived by her widower Gus Kindell of Morristown
John Burdette Sims 52 of Houston Texas formerly of Augusta died Wednesday in Houston. He was former Hay A Tampa manager in Augusta and sales manager for John J. Miller Co and Houston Cigar Co. He belonged to the Elks Club of Augusta and Fairview Presbyterian Church. Surviving: widow Catherine Ross Sims two stepsons Dean and Ross Antonakos father Lewis Sims and brother Arthur Sims.
Emma Elizabeth Lundy Richards 87 of 245 Barnard Ave SE Aiken died at University Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 30 p m at George Funeral Home chapel with Dr Feltham S James officiating. Burial in Sunset Memory Gardens. Survived by husband Thomas J Richards two daughters two sons 18 grandchildren 21 great grandchildren.
The South Carolina Education Association filed in U S District Court seeking back pay and reinstatement for three black teachers released by Laurens schools.
GRANITEVILLE The Horse Creek Valley Sertoma Club held its charter banquet with Eugene L Brantley state director of Sertoma International as guest speaker Thomas J Horner III district governor from North Augusta presented the charter Officers installed by Brantley included John Overstreet Andrew Seigler George Mitchell Robert Downing Jerry Couch Sammy Eubanks Joe Redd and Robert Downs All members received charter pins Others honored included Joe D Spenser of the Aiken Sertoma Club and an Award of Merit plaque for Aiken Sertoma members Clement Rogers and Tommy Gibbs The club meets first and third Tuesdays at the American Legion Hut in Gloverville.
Shriners of Moses Temple No 4 in Aiken host visitors from Augusta Macon and Atlanta for a fall quarter observance. A 10 a.m. greeting parade noon procession along Laurens to the Temple area at Abbeville and Lancaster Avenue. A Saturday night Shriner Ball at the Baby Grand Club features Don McBride with Miss Moses Temple crowned in intermission. J W Mims serves as Potentate.
Gulf United Nuclear reports a quarterly profit of 181 255 on 19.4 million in sales for United Nuclear. A spokesman says the pending sale to Gulf Oil will likely push results higher this quarter and over the next 13 years, with uranium concentrate deliveries under existing quotas. Allied Gulf Nuclear Services builds a 100 million complex in Barnwell, half owned by Gulf Oil and half by Allied Chemical.
Public Safety Director J C Busbee says a 16 year old male and 14 year old female Arkenites are charged with grand larceny and breaking and entering. The menacing cases stem from a Sept 4 break into an Aiken winter residence and a Aug 30 break into a truck on Laurens 300 block. A large quantity of property was recovered in woods behind Park Avenue.
North Augusta leaders debate ARTS highway concept at public hearing. Mayor Walters backs the plan citing growth and traffic relief while Councilman Harley and others voice reservations. Councilwoman Smith shows cautious support as the six month delay nears end and the final vote approaches.
John Nixon, 26, was named the first building inspector for Aiken County and will help establish and enforce building codes. He started Tuesday in the tax assessor’s office, assisted by Mrs. Mary Ricks. The Anderson County native is a Clemson graduate with prior work at Southern Bell, Duke Power, and the Charleston Naval Base.
Planned Parenthood schedules a vasectomy clinic from 5 to 8 p.m. at Midland Valley Shopping Center offices. Pilot Club meets 6:30 p.m. at Commercial Hotel. Advisory Board of School Area No. One gathers 7:30 p.m. at Minnie B Kennedy Junior High. Duplicate Bridge Club at 7:30 p.m. at Crosland Park Senior Citizens Clubhouse. Al Anon meets 8:30 p.m. at 123 Linden St. Food Stamp Office open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at First State Bank Beech Island.
Aiken County Board of Realtors forms a special committee to review building code and related ordinances before the Board of Commissioners. Members: Robert M. Laird Jr chairman H O Weeks Jr Bob Yarborough Ed Becker Gorman Williams and Tom Biddle.
At Houston Space Center AP reports Skylab 2 astronauts expect medical clearance to finish their 59 day orbital mission.
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