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Page 6 Aiken Standard, Aikcn, S.C., 3,1973 WALL RIPPED AWAY An outside wall of this home was ripped away, leaving the occupants and furniture inside unharmed. HARDEST HIT BY TORNADO Dr. Edward DeZurko's house was one of hardest hit in Athens, Ga. (Staff Photos by Rick Hawkins) Homes, Trees Destroyed In Athens (EDITOR'S NOTE: Rick Hawkins, a student at tbe University of Georgia in Athens and who works for' the Aiken Standard in the summer and daring vacations, was in Athens Saturday night when a tornado hit the city. Hawkins took the accompanying pictures and wrote this article after interviewing some of the victims of the violent storm.) By RICK HAWKINS Sunday dawned clear, warm, and sunny as residents of the Forest Heights area went out to inspect the damage from Saturday night's tornado and begin cleanup operations.

Many of the residents were faced with an almost impossible chore. Power, and telephone service was cut off while exhausted crews who had been working through the night, struggled to restore service. Many residents, overcome by the hopelessness of their own situation, walked the streets, helping neighbors or simply gazing in disbelief at the destruction all around them. Evidenced all over was neighbors helping each other to salvage something of what little remained. Roofs were ripped off of homes, trees snapped off a few feet from the ground and broken glass littered the streets.

Residents gathered in small groups, telling stories of their experiences, and simply gaining solace in one another's companionship. The residents would tell their stories to anyone who would listen. Gerald Stoaker related, "I didn't know what to think. All I wanted to do was get my family safe and into the center of the house. We were lucky!" One woman commented, "See those trees over there, why all those old oaks went likekindlin'." Another woman was, "going down the highway, trying to get home, as it hit.

I couldn't see a car started I stopped. I was lucky, I guess the Lord was with me." Mrs. B.J. Jones was overheard telling of her experiences, "I couldn't think a thing. All I thought was 'get my kids and go to the basement.

By the time we got there, we didn't have any warning, you know, 'cause we weren't listening to the Athens radio station, it was too had already gone over. We just sat there not knowing what to do. I hope it never happens again." "We heard a noise coming, it sounded just like a freight train coming, it got louder and louder, then it hit us," Mrs. David James added. Cathy Barryman told a different story, "We didn't even hear it.

I didn't even know it was coming. All I heard was a sound like a train and horns." The children didn't seem quite so upset as their parents. They just stood around and watched the cleanup operations going on around them. "I thought it sounded like a train," nine year-old Lisa Griffeth said. "My dad walked in and said, 'the tornado is on We went in my bedroom, just as we got there, a limb crashed through the ceiling.

We pulled the sheets off my bed and pulled the mattress over us. By that time it was all over." Karen Fowler, a seventh- grader, said, "I just didn't know what was happening. We ran into the basement and got in the back. The tornado, it sounded like a jet airplane taking off, I thought that the world was coming to an end." Worst hit in the Forest Heights area seemed to be Dr. and Mrs.

Edward De- Zurko. The DeZurko home was nearly destroyed. The roof was ripped off and the walls were torn apart. All of their belongings were rain-soaked in the deluge following the twister. "I was just coming out of the bathroom as it started," Mrs.

DeZurko said. "My husband came down (the stairs) with a cup of coffee in his hand. We huddled together and drank the coffee. Our little dog he's over there now-was upstairs. We could hear his bell jingling as he ran around.

"Just as it hit, he came running down the stairs- terrified. We're only glad that we're safe. What we lost-it's only things-we're just glad that we're all right." Although the other families in the area were not so hard hit, they still have weeks of cleanup work in store. It is expected that power and phone service will be restored in a day or so and most of the other damage should be repaired in a few weeks. Although the man-made structures can be repaired, it takes years for a tree to grow back and many areas will never be the same.

I Open Every Day With Fresh Donuts 7 AM-10PM DESTRUCTIVE POWER OF TORNADO Trees, houses damaged during Athens tornado. LOADED! We've overbought again plus we had to vacate one of our warehouses and we are putting all this fine furniture on sale. We must sell most of this merchandise regardless of price. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to furnish rental property, lake house, spare room or apartments. THIS IS A PARTIAL LISTING OF THESE GREAT VALUES Chests of drawers $17 Coffee end tables, each Complete beds with holly wood frame with box springs mattress.

$29 Lamps $5 12" Emerson portable TV's $77 19" Emerson Portable TV's $110 16 pc. set of china $4 Complete bedroom suits including box springs and mattress $105 Gas Electric ranges $99 King Size mattress and box springs. Reg. $269.95 Only $127 Queen size mattress and box springs. Reg.

$199.95 Only $99 Regular or single size mattress or box sprinqs. Reg. $69.95 Only $29 LAWN CHAIR Over 25 Feet High RichlandAve.West SAVINGS PLANS HIGHEST RATES PERMITTED BY LAW FLEXIBLE PASSBOOK ANNUAL RATE Daily Interest No Notice Required For Withdrawal Withdrawal At Anytime Without Loss of Interest Earnings Paid from Date of Deposit to Date of Withdrawal. Earnings Mailed to You or Compounded Each Quarter. 5 COMPOUNDED SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATE BOOK ANNUAL RATE COMPOUNDED A 90 Day Minimum Maturity Automatically Renewable No Notice Required for Withdrawal Issued with Minimum Deposit of paid or Compounded Quarterly.

Penalty for Withdrawal Prior to Maturity or any Renewal Anniversary. THRIFTY CERTIFICATE BOOK ANNUAL RATE 5 COMPOUNDED RATS 1-Year Maturity Automatically Renewable No Notice Required for Withdrawal Issued with Minimum Deposit of $1,000 Earnings Paid or Compounded Quarterly. Penalty for Withdrawal Prior to Maturity or any Renewal Anniversary. CHECK-A-MONTH UPON Paid Monthly) HIGH YIELD CERTIFICATE BOOK ANNUAL RATE 5.88% RATE 1 or 2 Year Maturity Automatically Renewable No Notice Required For Withdrawal Issued with Minimum Deposit of $5,000 Earnings paid or Compounded Quarterly. Penalty for Withdrawal Prior to Maturity or any Renewal Anniversary.

CHECK-A-MONTH UPON REQUEST. (Earnings Paid Monthly) INVESTMENT CERTIFICATE BOOK ANNUAL RATE 6 1 A COMPOUNDED RATE 2-YEAR MINIMUM MATURITY with Deposit of $10,000 or more 4-YEAR MINIMUM MATURITY with Deposit of $5,000. Both Automatically Renewable No Notice Required for Withdrawal Earnings Paid or Compounded Quarterly. Penalty for Withdrawal Prior to Maturity or any Renewal Anniversary. CHECK-A-MOMTH UPON Paid Monthly) (Certificates issued with Longer Maturities Upon Request.) Palmetto Federal SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTS INSURED TO $20,000.00 INTEREST GUARANTEED A A A I MAIN OFFICE 107 CHESTERFIELD ST.

A I SOUTH CAROLINA BRANCH LOCATIONS BARNWELL EDGEFIELD JOHNSTON McCORMICK NORTH AUGUSTA Pre Season Air Conditioning Sale Emerson Quiet Kool Units. 8,000 BTU $165 18,000 BTU $225 24000 BTU $290 Tape Cabinets Occasional Chairs by of Hickory Serta Bunk Beds, Complete Dinette chairs $8 Herman Chairs $22 $133 $5 Odd maple dinette chairs $12 6 foot tall book cases $44 Odd dressers $55 Sofa bed with matching swivel rocker $99 Metal kitchen cabinets $15 Glass door gun cabinets $88 Good stock of Solid Oak Bedroom Suites by Carolina Furniture Works. Double or triple dressers, Chests, Chest of chests, King, Queen or regular size beds. Specially Priced. nylon pile shag or sculptured rugs.

$45 7 PC. maple dinette incl. 4 mates chaits, 2 captain chairs. $148 Nylon covered sofa beds $47 Dinettes $29 Early American sofa and matching chair $130 Swivel Rockers $37 Sofa or Sofa bed with matching chair $130 Swivel Rockers $37 Sofa or Sofa bed with matching chair covered in Herculon, or Crushed Velvet. (Spanish Sofa with matching club chair by Security Electrophonic Console Stereo with record player, AM, FM, Stereo radio, and tape deck Electrophonic component set with cart.

Student desk Electrophonic Zig Zag Sewing machine with cabinet. $99 $199 $219 $99 $34 $99 Barrel Dinettes and Bars with Barrel chairs and Bar Stools. Specially priced. USED OR SHOPWORN ITEMS THAT MUST GO. Upholstered chairs and swivel rockers $12 Sofa bed $15 Bed side tables $5 Floor lamps, excellent for sewing or studying $5 Ozite indoor or outdoor carpet.

36 inches per yd. Early American Sofa $45 Rollaway beds complete with interspring mattress. $27 Single mattresses $12 Bunk beds complete with interspring mattresses $45 Also many odd tables, etc. at GIVE-A-WAY PRICES. COME SEE COME BUY AND SAVE.

Never have you hod on opportunity such as this to buy high grade furniture at such ridiculous prkes. Many are one of a kind so come early. Sale Begins 9 Apr. 4 ALL BANKS CARDS-also financing available All FURNITURE PRICED FOR THIS SALE. WE MEAN BUSINESS.

MUST SELL A COMPLETE WAREHOUSE FULL OF FURNITURE TO MAKE ROOM FOR NEW STOCK DISCOUNT FURNITURE COMPANY Aiktn Augusta Hwy. Midland Valley Shopping Center (Next to Big Star) Phone 593-3048.