The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 23, 1926, Image 5
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Attended Recital and Garden Party
Mrs. John (Smith was a guest at
the garden party apd recital last Saturday
given at the studio and home
of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Matteson at
Hollywood, in Columbia, in honor of
the music class taking the summer
course at the University of South
Carolina. Mrs. Smith was honored
by being on the program for three
piano selections.
Camden Lady in Darlington
One of the most popular visitors
who has been in Darlington recently
was Mrs. David Perkins, of Clearwater,
Fla., but who as a bride lived
here, Mr. Perkins then being connected
with the oil mill. Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings she was honored with two
tables of duplicate bridge by the following:
Mrs. George E. Dargan, Mrs.
A. L. James, Mrs. D. T. McKeithan,
Jr., and Jjer sister, Mrs. J. Lester
Perkins. Refreshments were served
upon all these occasions, and ltyr*.
' Perkins was presented with a guest
prize. All these hostesses' homes
were charming on the days of the
parties with colorful July flowers,
and congenial players enjoycfd the
games. It was with regret that her
friends here saw her and her two1
attractive children return to Florida.
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Another Baseball Game*
Another burlesque ball game is
scheduled for Thursday afternoon,
July 29, when a team of fats will meet
a team of leans at the Fair Grounds
park. It is being arranged under the
auspices of-the Ladies' Missionary
society of the Methodist church and
a small admission fee will be charged.
The fat team will be selected from
the following named: "A. C. Drawdy,
J. H. McLeod, -C. E, Lamoy, Barney
Sparrow, Smyrl Halsall, J. H. Clyburn,
Steve Clyburn, R. E. Stevenson,
E. B. Buddin, W. R. Hough,
Arthur Smith, jim Gandy, N. C.
Arnett, H D. Niles. The lean team
will be picked from George Wilson,
Ben DeLoache, Wiley Sheorn, W. F.
Nettles, John R. Goodale, R. S._WiL
liams, H. G. Carrison, Jr., R. M. Kehr>
nedy, Arthur -Clarke, James Sheorn,
W. R. DeLoache, C. R. Villepigue.
ks Cream Supper "*"V
There will be an ice cream supper
at the home of Mrs. A. F. Watts
Thursday evening, July 29, beginning
at 7:30 o'clock. Proceeds will go for
a good cause and the public is cordially
invited.
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Majestic Theatre
WHERE ITS COOL.
Home omiigh-class Entertainment
today, Friday, july 23.
"Rocking Moon"?Featuring' Lilyan
Tashman, John Bowers, Rockcliffe
Fellowes and Laska Winter
in a story of love and Unbridled
passion. In the shadow of grotesque.
in the light of the midnight
sun, grim tragedy stalks, while romance,
love, intrigue, hate, cunning
and superstition play their parts in
one of the mo$t dramatic stories
ever screened. An Alaskan picture
supreme* -vibrant, with thrills
and deep appeal. Also Charlie Day
in one of his best comedies, i
"Spanking Breezes."
saturday, july 24.
"Man RustHn''?A fast moving
western thriller featuring Bob Custer,
the type of western picture
that you will enjoy. See Bob Custer
at his best in this picture. Also
"Spanking Breezes" two reel Paths
comedy, and the 6th Chapter of
"The Green Archer."
Special Notice.?Each child attending
the special matinee Saturday
morning will receive a Harold
Lloyd Balloon. All children should
attend this matinee. .
Monday and Tuesday, July 26-27.
Harold Lloyd in "The Freshman"
The picture that scored a touchdown
with all critics* cl^imed by aH
to be Lloyd's greatest comedy. It
is useless for us to tell yoti of this
picture. Just ask anyone who has
witnessed this picture what they
think of it. The picture has broken
attendance records from coast to
coast. You will yell with joy when
you see Harold as a foot ball player
and he's good. Nuf Bed.
Also Fighting Hearts. "WHISPERING
CHORUS" featuring Alberta
Vaughn. Admission Adults,
50c., Children 26c.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28.
"Kentucky Pride"?with an all
star cast. A thrilling story of the
race track that will please you.
Also Felix the Cat in "A Week's
Solitude."
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thursday, july 2t.
"PADLOCKED."?A Paramount
Picture with ah all star cast. Also
Pathe News. " ^
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PERSONAL MENTION
W. Oak man Hay, Jr., of New York,
is at home on a visit.
Miss Ella Zemp is at Winthrop Col*
lege for the summer school.
Miss Elisabeth Workman is on a
| visit to friends at Pawleys Island.
| Miss Dette May nurd has returned
from a visit to friends in Greenwood.
Mr. W. It. Nelson tyft Wednesday
for Atlanta to spend several weeks.
Miss Jean Gunter, of Greenville,
is the guest of Miss Gertrude Zemp.
Miss Harriet Nelson spent last
week-end with friends in Hartsville.
Mrs. W. D. Barrett has gone to
New York and Atlantic City for a
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Adair of Clinton
are guests jyf Mr. and Mrs. G. F.
Cooley. ^
Miss Mary Emma Hough left this
week for Hendersonville to . visit
friends.
Miss Thelma Porter of Blaney is
the guest of Miss Kate Young for a
few days.
Mrs. Wylie Hogue was a recent
visitor to Bishopville as the guest of
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Mayfield left
Tuesday for 'Myrtle Beach to spend
sometime.
Mr. and Mrs.1 B. W. Marshall left
Sunday by auto for a trip to Washington,
D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. E. p. Blakeney and
family are spending some time in
Hendersonville.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Schenk and son
ard Mrs Leo Schenk are visitors to
Pawleys Island. .
Mrs. If. G. .Garrison and 'children
left Sunday for Danville, Va., to
spend several weeks,
Mr. Mac Alford of Augusta was a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Smith last week-end.
Mrs. W. R. Hough has returned
from McBee - where she has been
spending some time with relatives.
Jack Marshall and Bennie Marshall,
Jr., are spending this week with their
grandmother, Mrs. S. B. Hall, near
Bethune.
Mrs. C. W. Evans, Mr. Sam Evans
and Miss Etta Livingston left Wednesday
for a stay in the mountains of
North Carolina.
hir. and Mrs. H. G. Brown and Mr.
and Mrs. <C. J. Shannon, 3rd, and children,
have gone to Pawley's Island for
a visit of two weeks
Miss Fannie Alford of Augusta is
visiting ,at the home of her niece,
Mrs. John Smith. She will be ir>
Camden all summer. - *-:~~
' Mrs. H. C. Singleton has returned
from a month's stay at Three Springs
!Russellsville, Tennessee, in the
berland mountains,
as Hazel Powell, a* graduate of
Camden Hospital, and who is now
ng her home in St. Louis, was a
sr here Jast week. ~
rs. A. M. McLeod, Miss Rosa McI
and Mrs. Wylie Slleorn have re*
ed from Camp Jocassee, where
have been visiting,
r, and Mrs. A. A. West/ Mrs.
. Benson and Mrs. B. B, Barfield
>red to Asheville last week where
1 will spend some^time.
iss Patsy Stewart left this week
Ocean View, Va., where she will
; in the home of her uhcle, Mr.
J. Stewart, at Ocean View, Va.
iss Frances Marshall of Rock Hill
has heen the guest of Miss CaroHeyman,
left this week for PawIsland.
She was accompanied \>y
s Heyman.
[rs. N. Rs Goodale, Miss Mary
dale and Mr. Abbott Goodale left
iday morning by motor for a trip
Birmingham, Ala.' They will be
ty sevpral weeks.
[rs. R. Y. SWedman and-daughters,
ses Sarah and Harriet Steedman,
Mrs. G. L. Blackwell and children,
Miss Louise Hirsch, have gone to
vley's Island for two weeks stay,
fiss Stella M. Hall, who graduated
nursing at the Camden Hospital*
L successfully passed the State
ird. Miss Beftha Hinson was too
to finish standing the examinaEMk
diss Edna Hill of Bennettsville is
Camden for two weeks. She-is
Ling the place of Miss Lou Young,
the Southern Bell Telephone comity,
while Miss Young is away oit
* vacation.
Mrs. Margaret Zemp, Misses Marret
DeLoache, Harriet Whitaker,
i Dorothy Zempj with Mr. Otis
twson, returned on Monday from
rrtle Beach where they spent a most
joysfole week.-- rrv n " .
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Chapman of
urens have arrived in Camden and
b making their home in Miss Marret
Burnett's" bungalow in Lake?w.
Mr. Chapman is the new supertendent
of the water and light dertment.
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Mr. and Mre. Henry Savage and
ughters, A&&4B0 Florence, left
mrsday morning by motor fpr NorIk.
At Norfolk they .will take a
at to Boston and exgect to tou:
ew England and probably a part 0
mad a before returning.
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Mr. Okirlei Herbert Zemp is spend-1
ing eome time at Pawleys Island.
Messrs. F. M. McAteer, John Mc-I
Ateer, Owen McAteer, Jeff McAteer
and Jessie Plyler, of jroute 1, Lancaa- J
tor, were visitors in Camden Satur-|
day. It will be remembered that Mr. I
F. M. McAteer was a visitor here one I
day last year?his first visit to Cam-I
den in sixty-six years.
Mrs. J. B. Zemp and daughter, Elix-J
abeth, and Miss Carolyn Burnett are J
making quite an extended trip tol
northern points. While away they j
will visit Philadelphia, Washington, I
New York and White Plains. Mrs.
Zemp will take a course at Columbia I
University and will be uway for sev- I
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. liaum and son, J
Norman, went to Charleston on Sat- I
urday, July 11th, where they attended!
the funeral of Mrs. Pauline Williams, J
which occurred in that city on Tuesday
following.* Mrs. Williams resided I
in Camden a number of years ago and |
will be remembered by many Camden I
I people.
Will Drop Case Against Youmana [
I Sumter, July 16.?Court of general]
J sessions.for Sumter county closed one!
of the shortest sessions held in re-1
cent years aohrtly after 1 o'clock this)
morning. Solicitor F. A. McLeod an-1
I nounced shortly before tfye adjourn-1
I ment that the docket was cleared and |
I that not a single case Was being car- I
I tied over for future trial,
j The case against Lawrence You-j
mans, Fairfax farmer and lumber I
man, charged with assault and bat-!.
I tery with intent to kill, was not pros-J
ccuted by Solicitor McLeod this morn-1
ing. Mr. McLeod stated that he I
I thought the ends of justice could best I
I be met by this action. ,
Youmans fired on W. T. Hough,]
special county officer in the Wateree
river swamp several weeks ago when
Hough tried to stop hihi on suspicion j
J of being a bootlegger. Hough re- j
I ceived a bad wound in his left arm
I which necessitated its removal above I
J the elbow. * r
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Picnic For Guest
Miss Kate Young was hostess at
a picnic on Tuesday evening in honor J
of her house guest, Miss Thelma
rPorter. About twenty were in the
party making the trip to Big Springs j
by truck. After swimming for some j
time all the party joined in enjoying j
a delightful picnic lunch. j
Death of Walter Wheeler.
) Hagood special to Sunday's State: I
Wplter W. W'heeler of this place, aged J
51*. died Tuesday night, July 18, at j
I the Sumter hospital. Mr. Wheeler j
j moved to Hagood about 14 years ago.]
He is survived by his widow and one j
daughter, Miss Marie Wheeler; one?
Ison, Walter Wheeler,-Jr., his mother,!
I Mrs; Sallie Wheeler, of ^Lancaster; J
also the following brothers and sis- I
ters: M. J. and J. C. Wheeler, Lan- J
caster; J. T. Wheeler, Horatio; Ira
Wheeler, Rock Hill; Mrs. P. B. HamI
mond, Lancaster; Mrs. C. P. Meyers, I
Hagood; and MnrB. M. Hail, Lancas-j
1 ter. The body was taken to Mt. Zion
I Presbyterian church for interment in I
I the church cemetery. Funeral services j
I held at 4 o'clock Wednesday after- j
noon. Ministers who officiated were:!
I The Rev. Mr. Hill, Baptist, assited by I
the Rev. R. S. Grier, Presbyteriffu, ]
J and the Rev. Moultrie Guerry, EpiscoI
palian. Notwithstanding the tnclem- I
I ency of the weather the funeral was j
I attended by throngs of friends and I
I relatives who came from the countryside
to pay their last tribute of respect
to a most worthy \^itizen. The J
liberal and beautiful floral -offerings j
I attested the great love and admira- J
I tion every one cherished for Mfrt
I Wheeler.
Arrange Schedule.
Chester, July lS^nCongresman W.I
I F. Stevenson, of Oh era w, and his op-1
| prnent, Judge ZdtrVance Davidson, of j
Chester, met here and in company I
with County Chairman Thomas H.I
I Br ice, arranged the following sched- j
ule of meetings: Chesterfield, Monday]
I July 26; Camden, Tuesday, July 27; I
| Winnsboro, Wednesday, July 28; Gaff-1
rnoyy-Thursday; July 29; York, FridayJ
July 80; Laneaster, Saturday, July 81;
and Armenia, Chester county, Wednesday,
August 4^.
j There is an automobile for every |
6.8 persons in the United States, and
for every 45 persons in England.
DUES-STINGS
Apply wtt baking sods or houso* I
'I MMF^hold ammonia, followed by
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I Radiator Water, Road Information.
t II ?^Stgrice is our first consideration.
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Clrcltd Enjoy Picnic*
Circle No. One of the Camden Baptint
church, with well filled baskets
and quantities of ice cream, enjoyed
a picnic lunch at the Saddle and
Paddle club house on Tuesday after- ,
noon. ,
On the same afternoon the M. E.
Schrock Circle of the Camden Baptist
church enjoyed a picnic lunch at
White's Beach. After the class dis- i
cussion examinations were held.
Joint Vesper Service Sunday. i
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The Epworth League and the
Christian Endeavor will hold joint
vesper services on the Sarsfleld course
opposite the Saddle and Paddle club
house Sunday afternoon. The services
will begin at 6:45 o'clock and the
public is invited to attend.
Governor Thomas G. McLeod was
a visitor in Camden Wednesday afternoon.
Twelve l)ie In Hotel Fire.
Tfumeraville, ty, Y., July 14th.?
Twelve bodies had been recovered
early thia afternoon from the ruins
of Twilight Inn, the Catakill Mountains
summer resort, which was burned
to the ground early today. The
bodies were so badly burned that
identification was impossible. Sixteen
guests and seven employes of the
hotel have not been accounted for.
Major Pogson, official waterdiviner
at Bombay, India, sank fiftythree
wells on sites in the districts of j
Ahsnadnagar, Scholapur and Bijapur
where a shortage of water is most
severe. In forty-seven cases water
was struck; in four the depth at
which it was predicted water would
be reached has'not yet been reached;
and in two cases, though the depth
required has been reached no water
has been found.
Ninety-five per cent of Iowa's total
area 1a devoted to agriculture; 33 per
cent of Georgia's is so used, 30 per
cent of South Carolina, 28 per cent.
of Tennessee, 25 per cent of Alabama,
23 per cent of Virginia, 22 per cent,
of Mississippi, 21 per cent of North
Carolina, 20 per cent of -Arkansas, t
and 15 per cent of Texas. r~~
Roller skates are coming into favor
as a means of conveyance in the
West. It is possible to roller skate
from Vancouver, British Columbia, to
Tia Juana, Mexico, except for short
detours, apd ^scores of skaters carrying
shoulder packs are using this
method of locomotion. They , can
travel many miles a day.
The Fifst Shall Be Last
_"My advice," orated the successful
husines man, "is to work hard and
get married."
"Y-yes, sir," stammered the nervous
beginner, "but ain't your idea
kind'-of vice mm . i
The school children of Mexico have
started a determined drive to put a i
stop to bull fighting throughout :
Mexico. ? 1
Tokyo experienced an average of
Fourteen earthquakes a day during
1925. The majority of them were
minor disturbances.
2)r\} Cleaning
We have a complete, up-to-date
plant and our service is the best.
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Let us handle your work in Camden.
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Camden . is So. Car.
I Last Notice
On Paving Assessment
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Saturday, July 31st, is the last, day for,.
paying your paving assessment. Unless payment
is made on or before this date.
your property will be advertised'for sale.
By order of City Council: V
W. H. HAILE, City Clerk.
trucks too
New lubricating oil
shows gas saving of 17-9%
T TUNDREDS of road tests on many types V
IT of cars and truck* prove that the new
"Standard" Motor Oil gives astounding results.
A -2H ton Mack truck, for instance, run 1,572
rr :?taHes-fium September S4th to October 22cT,
1925, showed 22.8% increase in oil mileage;
17.9% increase in gas mileage; smoother operation
at all speedfc; no carbon accumulation;
better all 'round lubrication.
_? These results can be verified in yourown car.
Just get your crank-case filled at a "Standard"
Service Station or dealer. Then expect results.
You can actually feel the difference. ^
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