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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1982
Page
4
The sixth Aiken’s Makin’ festival fills the downtown district with crafts displays and merchandise. Leaders praise merchants who support the city while artists and industrial exhibits occupy the municipal auditorium for a weekend of promotions and entertainment.
Time cools and clarifies mood changes through hours. The quote by Thomas Mann notes that no feeling remains unaltered as time passes, highlighting the tempering effect of time on emotion.
A collage of humorous anecdotes and remarks. It includes Shaw style pronunciation riffs, a note on aging and hair color changes, a South Carolina governor and a politician joke, a commentary on AT&T monopoly claims, a cheeky line about a bachelor-girl with an unused telephone number, and a theater of cultural observations.
A broad shift toward prevention over cure appears as researchers note anti carcinogens in coffee and detoxifying enzymes in fruits and vegetables. Carrots beans peas and cabbage are highlighted, while experts warn against overreliance on any single approach and emphasize balanced holistic nutrition.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair notes extensive Soviet breaches of SALT I including anti missile defenses and heavy ICBMs, plus violations of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty and the 1975 germ warfare convention. He urges public protest and calls ACDA unresponsive while criticizing U.S. silence under multiple administrations.
A reader thanks the Aiken Standard for sponsoring a delightful evening of music by the United States Army Field Band and urges SCE&G customers to contact officials about a confidential consumer matter.
Letter from Mary Ann S. Rogers of 2809 Catawba St. praises a Sept 14 1982 vote to give Joseph Ewans another chance to restore the Willcox Hotel in Aiken. She urges preservation of historic buildings, pledges support, and cites fire safety and funding needs.
A reader challenges the SCE&G rate increase request arguing it burdens barely solvent households while executives earn six figures. The letter criticizes recreation center funding, notes lack of electricity market competition, and questions the Energy Subsidiary Inc. investments and the Public Service Commission's oversight.
Martin Roberson of the North Augusta Post Office calmly spots a wasp nest under a mailbox and uses dog repellent to scare them away. He then carries mail to Mrs. Beecher to prevent her sting risk, thanking postal workers for their quiet acts of kindness and heroism.
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters with a writer’s mailing address and rejects anonymous submissions. Handwritten or legible typed letters may be edited for space clarity taste and libel. Letters should be brief and addressed to Letters to the Editor P O Box 456 Aiken S C 29801.
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