Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Society news pClub Meeting*:. unior Welfarers To Sgoneor Tonsil Clinic Initiating a health campaign which B Junior Welfare Workers expect carry into every section of Kerihw county..was the operation perrmed at the Camden hospital last huraday for the removal of a little |rl's tonsils. The operation, sponged by the young women's organlation, was performed without large by Dr. J. Ralph Dunn und re hospital . accommodations were Iso granted free. This operation, it is stated, is the nerunner of a tonsil-clinic to be >ld by the welfare workers early in ay. Officers of the organization ave expressed hope that more than wenty-five needy cases in the aunty will be han<|Jed by prominent octors who have oeen secured for le vyork. , /i88 Fuqua'8 Stage Review Tonight Claiming first place on the week's ocial calendar and making a high id for the season's outstanding enBrtainment will be the dance revue y pupils of Miss Evelyn Fuqua of he Kirkwood Heights school at the lamden school auditorium on Friday vening, April 5. The program which has been aronged in two parts for Miss Fuqua ind her twenty youthful artists will pTer l>oth interpretive and novelty lances and will be featured by a rfifchf favored stage setting with magnicent costumings and lighting efucts. Betty Thomas, <>Phyllis Karesh, inne Whitaker and Betty Boineau rill present i4G?votte^ as-the-initial iumber_ with. Frances Rhame fol>wing in "Amaryllis." An ensemble, he "Blue -Danube Waltz," closes the irst _part_of the program. * "The Waltz Clog," will be given y Jean Harris, Marjorie McCann and Elizabeth Zemp. 'Barbara Zemp will ppear in "Blue Bird" with Louise lerrison in "Fidgety Feet." As the-elosing^ number will be the rer popular "Doll Dance" by Mary ee Blakeney, Katherine Kennedy, prances MicLeod, Mary Burnet, Beatrice RoseVf, Patricia McCabe, fcuth DeLonche, Charlotte DuBose, Catie Shannon and Elizabeth Zemp. hrs. Sowell Entertained Bridge Club t The Friday Evening Bridge dub |a? entertained at the home of Mrs. luther A. Sowell at the last meeting, jour tables were attractively arpnged in the living room and bridge eld the interest of the guests until I late hour, when Mrs. Charles T. Sowell assisted the hostess in servng delicious refreshments. Little diss Ben Mildred -Sowell presented he winners with lovely gifts. Miss iusie Watkins won the high score for adies and Mr. Frank Cureton carried ff hono.rs -for the gentlemen. Miss lertie MacMahan received the booby rize h nd Miss (Sybil Rhoden cut the onsolation. Tennessee Minister To Preach Rev. R. M. Jennings of Malesus, enn., will occupy the pulpit of the irst Baptist Church of Camden on unday. Rev. Mr. Jennings, preachig at both morning and evening srvices, will be heard at 11:16 a. m. nd at 8 p. m. Th? ordinance of the ord's Supper will be observed at the ioming service. ~ Commandery To Meet Tuesday Camden Commandery No. 12 will old a stated conclave at the Masonic ;mple on Tuesday evening, April 9, or the purpose of conferring the Order f the Temple upon class of candiates. All sir knights, according to ecorder J. E. jRoss, have been rejested to attend in full uniform. D. A. R. To Meet Thursday The D. A. R. Chapter that had lanned to meet Thursday, April 4th as postponed the meeting to Thurs-J ay. April Hth. At this time the mpter will be entertained at Hob-' rk Inn with Mrs. H.t G. Marvin as istess. The meeting* will be called > order at 4 o'clock. State prohibition agents invaded >e home of Joseph DeKing at urora, 111., Tuesday morning and Jfing the progress of the raid shot is. DeKing to death and also clu|b?d her husband severely. A 9-yeard son of DeKing shot one of vthe aiders with a pistol.^ Gen Maurice Emmanuel Sarrail, 72, nimander ?of French and allied oops in holding Verdun during the orld war; died Saturday. ? -...j;. ;x. Majestic ^reoram MONDAY AND TUESDAY April 8th and 9th-."0 ouglas MacLean with Frances Lee, j"iam -BrDavidaorr~*fid r^orFaine idy in? "THE CARNATION KID" ? r?A Paramount liking Picture. Also VRaphone! kudeville Acta. Admission 60c;! Sldren 25c. I Balance of PrQgram will be I - ~ > r personal news notes John Davidson was at home from Uemson for spring holidays. W^kT 2JtU 5Pbbiu# wa* * visitor in Washington, D. C., this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hoffer and Su"d.y. M M*,rn0li,, Mr. an<PMrs. J. B. Kelly, of Bishon Mr and MgU the We?k ?"d of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Myers nf of Ml?ttandWMC 1 T r** end *"*aU or Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown. "80,1. Myer?. of Charlotte Mr r^H m ?U*8t at the home of u nt Bf;8' Uw ce Myers. I Mr. *. W. Chapman and two son*, Mrs* Ch? . *Ue8t8 at th* home of Mm"ns parents In Newberry Miss Margaret Chewning, of Columbia, was the guest of her parents, M'8' E' CKiw"'??. & jfors. George Evans and children WsiTin^th. f"'m .B"aVh- Fla" "re i,- slX. r* ,1,Ur- ?? ? .aU'**!. tt.* h?? returned to her home In this city *fter a visit C"V,7phiaW*ek' W'th ra'utiv" '? Clarkson Rhame from the UniEai!? l of North Carolina spen Mrs 7 KeBhahn,eh" Parent8' "* cAMr8A.T^i:8n..~'Dt- ?s I Miss Harriett Lipscomb and Miss I Cora L^e- Ketchins visited last week ?J! .fn Charleston where they attend I ed the Easter A. T. O. German. iss Ruth Shaw of Columbia spent . the past week end here with her 1 mpts Mrf and Mrn, f, c. Shaw at then- home on Hampton Street. wi"n ?.arolyn Heyman of Agnes Scott College is at home for spring holidays with her father, M. H. Hey ] gt^tat hls home on North Broad iIr*uf,r!d Mrs- C* J< Shannon, 3rd and children and Mrs. H. G. Brown ; spent the week end with relatives in j Garden^ ^ visited the Ma?nolia i Miss Evelyn Fuqua leaves Satur day for New York City. Miss Fuqua' during the recent winter months has been with the Kirkwood Heights i school us an instructor in dancing. | .J and Mr?. B. C. Brasington und 1 fX? ' Creek, spent Easter | with their parents here. They were ( accompanied home by Mrs. S. W. Van Landingham and little son, Billie. 1 Boykinwas the guest of Miss Elizabeth .Cantey at her home in Columbia Ia8t week end attended the Easter Tarrentella Ball at the Jefferson Hotel on Monday evening general news notes David A. Barnett, wealthy manufacturer of Leandro, has been sentenced by an Oakland, Cal? court to serve up to twenty years for kid naping a 5-year-old child. | About 1,400 prohibition officers ate now located in Chicago, and are giving much attention to the hunting for stills in garages, barns, basements 1 outbuilding:;, etc. , A f(ve-mil<> ice jam in the Missouri river, just south of Bismarck, S. D.# is giving considerable trouble and much uneasiness to towns along the river because of overflowing river banks. The German dirigible Graf Zepwhich list year grossed -the Atlantic to the United States, hae been traveling over southwestern Europe and as far as Jerusalem. The great air ship was viewed by hun , drcds of thousands, as it passed over the several couutries before returning to Germany,, The Great Northern German Lloyd liner Europa, under construction and .almost completed, was practically destroyed by fire in the shipyards at Hamburg, Germany, Tuesday, with a loss of about $2,000,000. It is be lieved the fire was the work of in cendiaries. Mrs. Anna T. Kelly, widow of the famous leader of Tammany Hall, died in a New York hospital last Monday night. She survived her husband by 43 years. Information received at China Relief headquarters in New York, says th.it 6,800,000 Chinese are starv[ iMr to death in t!:e famine areas of China. , Governor Huey P. Long of Lduis iana has started publishing a newspaper in miniature to sprea<rhis defense among the people of that state against the impeachment charges that have been made in the Louisiana legislature. Plans are in the making for a double trfp across the Atlantic from Germany to New York for the Graf Zeppelin in May, the trips to be made to demonstrate the feasibility of the dirigible for fast trans-Atlantic passenger traffic. ? : ^ A dispatch to the London Express of Sunday from Nairoba, Kenya, in the Belgian Congo, described "terrible famine conditions" existing in that section of Africa. Thousands are dead and starving, according to a report sent out by a missionary. _ They have exiled Trotzky from Russia, hut was iLa reward or punishment??Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch. A Scottish piper plays outside the king's window each morning at eight o'clocL__jr^eome this will be interpreted as additional testimony to the remarkable constitution of the -beloved monarch.?Hamilton Spectator i~er.fr' -,s, ?.-,? ?' i, , . s , ; -w"~- T* Rotarians Entertain Notable Assemblage Dr. J. II. Edmunds, former superintendent of the Sumter city school1* pd newly elected president of) Davidson college, was the distinguish-! ed., guest of honor and principal speaker at the regular luncheon of the Camden Rotary club meeting Thursday in the Hotel Camden. Dr.i Kdmunds spoke before one of the club's largest gatherings on "Conaidoration, Comradeship and Co-opera-1 J tioh." j Louis I. Guion, local Rotariun, vicepresident of the Federal land bank of Columbia and able counselor upon every governmental question, also ap-' poured on the program and delivered' an interesting, hopeful and highly educational address on "The Tax Sit-' uation in South Carolina." | Other speakers and guests of the club included Miss Margaret Jenkins,1 Miss Harriott Steedman, George, Mackey, B. D. Boykin, Camden; DrJ J. It. Dunn, John Wilson, C. M.1 Brand, Sumter; Dr. E. H. Huntijigton, S. C. Ketcham, Ossining, Nv'V.Ji Ed Wilder, Ernest Thompson, J. SherLexington, Ky.; Char lea i.u C Nichols, Danville, Ky.; i 1 nomas B. Crutcher,. Louisville, Ky.; J. L. Benzley, Stanford, Ky.; S. K. Smith, Baltimore,. Md.; Fred Foster, */Ci ,?ry' Sam Russell, Jr.,1 Middleton, Conn, At the conclusion of the meeting's entertainment program, directed by G, H. Baum, all guests were taken on a sight-seeing tour in and around Camden by the fellowship committee headed by R. M. Kennedy, Jr. ? Recovered Her Car On last Thursday night, while Miss Ed red Truesdale was in attendance upon a session of the State Teachers Association in Columbia, her Chevrolet coupe was stolen tfom the street where she had parked it, but was later recovered at Jonesville, where it was abandoned by the thief who got it. A spare tire and the foot rug were missing. Identification of Misfc Iruesdale hb the owner of the car was made from a deposit slip of the leoples Bank of Kershaw, which she 111 the car* Afi*r being pot! fied, Miss Truesdale's brother Charles went for the car.?Kershaw Era. Ambassador Herrick Died In Paris Sunday Paris, March 31.?United Statee Ambassador Myron T. Herrick, whe won the heart of the French people by his refusal to leave Parig when other diplomats fled in threatened German invasion in 1914, died peace-1 fully at 4:10 p. ni. today. He Was To years of age. .. Prom a humble business catettr among the farmers of Ohio, fie 1&V came governor of that state, was offered cabinet posts and was selected by two presidents as ambassador to France. ( Mr. Herrick had not been in robp*t health for some time but was not seriously ill until 24 hours before his death. A slight bronchial attack, such as those from which he had. frequently suffered, caused a heart coHapse. His daughter-in-law, Mrs: Parmely Herrick, was with him. Ills son was in Cleveland, Ohio. Conscious until half an hour before he died, ^the ambassador was cheerful, chatty and solicitous about fingagamen^ahead, Then he su* denly collape&L_He rallied from the heart stroke. x k on Tuesday had walked bareheaded in the iFoeh funeral torSFV'"m Notre Dame eathedral to Lea Invalides, three hours In damp foggy air relieved by occasional ursts of sunshine. In evening dress ^ th? lon* service In Notra Dame in the unbeited and draughty nave of the cathedral. Marriage, . Mr. Lewis P. Anderson and Miss Carrie Hornsby, both of Camden, were quietly married here on WednfeSlay'wh? Rev- T- L- Willingham, of the Wateree Baptist church, per-1 forming the ceremony. ~? Stealing Shrubbery A gang of organised flower and shrub thieves seems to be working in Florence with the result that many home owners who are trying to make their places attractive are disturbed no little. Last night two well known citizens reported that their azaleas had been torn up by the roots. 'Similar reports had come to this newspaper during the day. All over town home owners have complained of the theft of their plants and shrubs.?Florence News-Review. Wright To Visit Bermuda Columbia, March 29.?R. Charlton Wright, until recently publisher of The Columbia Record, left Columbia yesterday, with Mrs. Wright fori New York, thence to sail for ' Bermuda. Mr. and Mrs. Wright will spend two months, in Bermuda and' when the school year is out will, with ' their son Joe, a cadet at Gainesville,' ?*" i.kfo?d- Wright recent.) Iy sold The Record to William La-' Varre and Harold Hall, publishers of The Augusta, GS~ Chronicle. f Reorganization of Ihe Republican' party machinery in 8oUth Carolina.r Georgia and Missjagipp, wa. d^ Tuesday by President Hoover as a result of disclosure* in connection with tl? handlteg or federal patroa-; age m those states. . , - - - J Bethune NewsNotes Told by Correspondent Bethune, April 8.?Mr*. ('. L. Mays complimented her Sunday School class with a charming Hauler parly at her home on Monday even* ing. The attractive decorations were in keeping with the season . The young people were entertained with interesting contests, the first prize being a large Raster rabbit. Ice cream and wafers were served and miniature biddies were used as favors. Sixteen people were present. Misses Eunice and Eva Saverance entertained the members of the B. Y. P. U. at a very amusing April Vool party at their home last Monday evening. The decorations, stunts, contests and refreshments carried out the April Fool idea and an evening of fun was enjoyed by all present. The Teacher's and Workers counsel of the Baptist. Sunday School met at the home of Mrs. P. H. Hester last Tuesday evening. At the conclusion I of the program on Sunday School i work and the business session, a dei licious sweet course was served by the hostess, ' Miss Thelma Stroman was hostess to her Sunday School, class the intermediate girls of the Methodist | Sunday School, at the llearon board| ing house last Tuesday afternoon. Edith Clybum was. awarded the prize, a box of candy, Easter eggs und bunnies, for making the prettiest Easter bonnet. Games we^e enjoyed and Miss Stroman served a delicious sweet course during the afternoon. The favors were small Easter rabbits. The Rev. Wiles, who is at home 1 op furlough after spending seventeen years in Africa as a missionary, delivered an interesting address at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning. The pulpit was filled Sunday evening by Dr. Cobb of Columbia. During the preceding week an every-mcmber-cunvass had been conducted by Dr. Cobb, assisted by a number of church workers from Columbia who held several interesting meetings. The Senior play of the Bethune school will be given Friday, evening, April the 5th. The play is entitled, "Forty Four Flappers." Misses Lucile Hilton, Clara Hough, Katherine Ward and Fran cea Saverance have returned to Coker college after spending the spring holidays at homa, . Misses Mary txiuise McLaurin and Lizzie Davis, of Chicora college, had as their guests during the holidays, Misses Ollie Gregory from near Greenville and Evelyn Johnson, of Florida, also students at Chicora. Dr. R. E. Saverance and iMias Ruth Seaman, of Columbia, Mr; and Mrs. Robert Lenis, of Lake City and Miss Mae Scarboro, of Bishopville have been recent guests in' the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Saverance. Mrs. C. H. Wall, of Andrews, has been spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. O..Ward. Miss Ruby Carnes, of Bishopville is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Clyburn, Jr. Mack Davis, of Carlisle Fitting school, spent the week end at home. He had as his guests, Mr. Moore of Ridgeway and Nelson Gaskins of Columbia. Miss Beulah Pennington, 2nd grade teacher, presented a charming little playlet, Tom Thumb Wedding, at chapel exercises Wednesday morning. Miss Helen Snelgrove spent the week end at her home in Newberry. Mrs. W. A. Outlaw is spending some time with her daughter, Mrs. Eargle, at Chesnee. Miss Eunice Saverance is visiting friends in Lake City. Lee Morgan, Lavin Saverance and d[ohn Edwin King from Davidson, and John Neal McLaurin and Fred Josey from Clemson, were at home for thei Week end. I NEW HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER ' ! | Appoint I'd by Governor to Take IMac of C. L. Cureton, RexiKned Columbia.?W. A. Floyd, of Green* ville was on Friday afternoon appointed by Governor Richards as a member of the state highway com mission, to succeed C. L. Cureton, whd resigned when he was elected to the legislature last year. Mr. Curetoni U from Piekens. ? - c ? ?i - Mr. Floyd was in Columbia Thurso j day and qualified for the office, ke will sit with the commission^ ^t its next ifteeting in April. Tie represents the 13th circuit. Mr. Floyd is a successful textile of flcial, being assistant treasurer of the Victor-Monaghan mills company. He is a son of late Adjutant General J. W. Floyd, a native of Liberty Hill. He began his work in the tegtlle fiejd when a young man, in Columbia. He went to Greenville with Thomas F. Parker and his rise in the cotton mill business has been steady and sure. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us during tho long illness of our beloved husband and father, P. R Fields. Also do we wish to thank the Rev. Derrick for the consoling words given to the father in his illness. Friends have our sincere thanks for the many flowers brought. The children of Oakland school have our thanks for fruit thoughtfully brought to him during his illness. | Mrs. P. B. Fields and son. Robert Cecil Powell, 12, was kidnaped from_ In front of hjs home Jtfc. Petersburg, Va., Sunday afternoon, I by four men in a car bearing a North Carolina license number. H&adColds Vapors inhaled quickly clear heed VJSISS ?'""ff r?rrr- ; I " I QSsardj I '.'I' Ill . lysine cf J gSeuuty 1 I YOU ARE 1 | MOST CORDIALLY INVITED J | to visit a displuy of The Gossard Line of Beauty | Si* ?in our corset department. Gossurd Solitaires, Tcde- jfc S titcs, Combinations, Step-ins, Clasp-arounds, jfc ' Brassieres, Front-lacing Corsets will be shown $ i ^Saturday, April 6th | By Miss Nellie Timmons, of the Gossard | Company. She will give you figure advice S , if you wish it, and fit you personally. \ The Fashion Shop | 11. . 1 ' " I I ' TRIMMINGS! Chintz, Cretonne, Organdy and . Voile Curtains Ten per cent, discount will be given Friday and Saturday only, on 5 yards and over. CATHERINE HARRIS GOOD ALE'S 1S11 FAIR (STREET STUDIO CAMDEN. 9. C. * - .ILL .4.1 II U ^^^ Bank Number 22 ST A T E M E N T "7 OF THE CONDITION OF ?3 The Bank of Camden ~ LOCATED AT CAMDEN, S. C., AT THE CLOSE QF BUSINESS MAR. 27, 1929. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $897,598.51 ?Overdrafts 1,1IT86 Liberty Bonds Owned ... 208,226.40 Bonds and Stocks Owned .... 140,334,19 Furniture and Fixtures 15,692.21 -Banking- House 54,000.00 Otiher Real Estate Owned ... 33,360.05 Cash .on Hand and Due From Banks 113,688.12 Checks and Cash Items 15,065.68 Total $1,479,182.62 . ~ ~ ~' o * ? V* ' LIABILITIES Capital fttock* paid in $100,000.00 Surplus Fund .. 100,000.00 Undivided Profits, less taxes 36,613.48 Due to Banks and Bankers NONE Dividends Unpaid v............. .... 6,164.00 - . Deposits: s Individual $542,790.52 Savings 381,282.29 Time 312,232.23 Total Deposits 1,236,305.04 ' Bills Payable NONE Total $1,479,182.52 . State of South Carolina ? gg: CountyjgMCftrflhaw ? ? Before me came H. G. Carrison, Jr.; Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn; says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the book? off iakl bank. H"G. Carrison, Jr. Sworn to and subscribed before me tfhas 2nd day of April, 1929. * C. H. Yates, Correct Attest: - Notary Public for South Carolina H. G. Carrison . * W. (1. Wilson Directors . * , if ' John W. Coribett 1 M.< ' IB "