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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1984
Page
6
The Aiken County Public Service Authority meets at 7 30 p m at the Horse Creek facility. The agenda features a sludge application slide presentation to trees committee reports and resolutions on receiving waste from the Searle Company a grant application for a secondary trunk line and proposals for a rate study.
The League of Women Voters of Aiken County meets at St Thaddeus Tea Room on Pendleton Street at 7 30 p m with Dr Bob Botsch of USC Aiken speaking on political action committees in South Carolina Refreshments follow a brief business meeting Open to the public Becky Dyer seeks nominees for October employee of the month at Hodell Weeks Center by Sept 24 and Aiken Tech admissions contact for fall quarter offerings call 599 9231 for details
The Aiken County Community Action Commission board of directors will convene Wednesday at 4 30 p m at 502 York Street Aiken. The group oversees programs for the poor and disadvantaged in Aiken and Barnwell counties and the meeting is open to the public.
Murphy, candidate for District 25 Senate, urged opponents in the Democratic Primary to a second debate in North Augusta Senior High School after agreeing to a Sept. 24 Edgefield forum with Sen. Tommy Moore and Jimmy L. Snyder. He argues for magistrate elections, accessible senators, PSC reform, and a revamp of the Senate.
Laurens Street Elementary opens its PTO at 7 p.m. in the gym with a membership drive book fair and shirt sale details. Bath Special School hosts a 7 30 p.m. PTO in the cafeteria as the first meeting of the year. New Ellenton Middle School sets a 7 p.m. PTO where homeroom classes compete to bring the most parents.
The Aiken Toastmasters Club will run a five week Speechcraft workshop for the public starting Wednesday at 6 45 p m at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center. Sessions occur on the first and third Wednesdays monthly until completion. Open to the public for a nominal fee per Lou Davis.
North Augusta City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. to consider annexing about 1677 acres north of Clearwater Road after accepting a petition from Blanchard tract owners. If accepted, first and second readings of an annexation ordinance follow. The council will also approve installing a new air conditioning system in the public safety building at a cost of 5280 dollars, with completion expected next week.
Robert "Skipper" Perry was named Aiken County Chairman for the Reagan Bush reelection campaign. Rep. Carroll A Campbell Jr. announced the appointment. Perry will lead county events, manage campaign projects at all levels, and coordinate with the state chairman and Columbia staff.
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a 26 year Legionnaire and veteran of World War II, received the American Legion Distinguished Service Medal at the Legion's 66th National Convention. The award honors his stance on sustained preparedness and defense. Thurmond parachuted behind enemy lines with the 82nd Airborne during D-Day on June 6, 1944 and belongs to Aiken American Legion Post 26.
Brent Mullis vice-president of manufacturing at Columbia Nitrogen in Augusta will speak to the Savannah River Section of the American Chemical Society on Operations Products Staffing and Environmental Activities of Columbia Nitrogen and Nitro Inc. The 7 30 p m meeting at the Western Sizzlin 1622 Gordon Highway requires reservations by Sept 2.
Landmark Baptist Church in Augusta will temporarily hold worship at First Christian Church on 629 Greene St. Services start Wednesday at 7 30 p m The schedule then runs Sundays at 12 30 p m and 7 p m and Wednesdays at 7 30 p m until a return date is announced.
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