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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1990
Page
13
Brian Davis, a May graduate of Ridge Spring Monetta High School, works the third shift at Graniteville Co. and finds life as a working man markedly different from student days. He notes adjustments in routines, responsibilities, and daily expectations.
A memorial piece recalls an old magnolia tree on the front walk of a funeral home, later paved with red and black tiles. S. Owen Sheetz reports attending three Rotary Clubs in England, noting the groups are formal and lack female members. President-elect Dr. Jack Ratliff recalls debates when women were admitted years ago.
A light birthday list includes Vanessa Sande, Al Sikes, Cody Bate, Verna Kap, Sheila Gut, Mary A. W iia. Community readers are invited to share well wishes and celebratory notes for these neighbors.
Jim Cagney assistant resident maintenance engineer for South Carolina State Highway Maintenance Department heads the Aiken County Adopt a Highway program. He was chosen to represent South Carolina in Washington in a ceremony earlier this month and accepted a national award for the program from Secretary Manuel Lujan.
Frommer of the Aiken Department of Public Safety warns fall brings more fires. He urges testing smoke detectors, clearing furnaces and dampers, keeping clutter away from heating units, and safely storing kerosene. National Fire Prevention Week is Oct 7 to 13.
Tim Huffman USC Aiken senior arrives in England for ten months as a Warwick Scholar at the University of Warwick near Coventry. The history major, age 21, will study pre law and history while four Warwick students study in the USC system. Huffman plans travels to Scotland Germany and France and hopes to see The Phantom of the Opera in London. He notes English universities emphasize essays over tests and expects a rich experience.
The Aiken County Council, in a special meeting, approved a resolution seeking state grants to nominate 46 sites in Salley to the National Register of Places. The panel also authorized a $74,989 contract for the Verenes Park project and awarded a $75,000 grant‑funded project, citing anticipated economic benefits from historic recognition. Salley hosts the Chitlin Strut, a yearly event drawing attention with its famed hog intestines.
USC Aiken history professor Dr. Williams S. Brockington has been named the 1990 South Carolina Professor of the Year by CASE. He joined USCA in 1975, created 14 new courses, secured about 70000 in grants, and earned multiple teaching and community awards.
Aiken club hears from Stephenson as Happy Days and Special Times outlines an umbrella of services for families dealing with cancer. The program supports a local family with a son at New York bone marrow transplant seeking relief from mounting medical bills and emotional strain, while calling for continued community help.
Westinghouse at the Savannah River Site invites environmental firms to bid on a feasibility study for a joint municipal waste disposal project. DOE and Westinghouse would evaluate a privately owned incinerator near the SRS to process non-radioactive waste from the site and nearby communities, aiming to reduce waste volume, protect groundwater, and ease landfill pressures.
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