The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, February 20, 1931, Image 5
II SOCIETY NEWS
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| BJ Mrs. Fr?ne?# M. H. Woolen
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Bp "K HCTST Match t[ ' \
I .Then wM. *e a,;g#If match on the
B3rkwp<^c^ur#?, Sunday afternoon,
fcbruary 2:30 <$?&&, with
Bug en* Uoijfiah^, beater Tate. Tommy
B^-sasjgs&? ?~
B '?I? > ' Ifeffcr Ball .
; I ,The Washington's Birthday ball
Bponaored by the Junior Welfare
Beague on ?the everting of February
B3rd, at the (Precipice -Will ha an outBtanding
social event of the season
Boming as ft does during the February
races. 'Many out of town
Buests^will attend.
t~tJ A New Drive Is On
I A determined drive Lb being made
'Bo bring beck" into the high school
ibrary some of , the -many books
Bvhich have beeu taken out and' never
Beturned. All (parents and .pupils are
^Bsked .to join us in this friendly efBort
to get some very valuable books
Back on our shelves. 'We will send.
Broups of boys and gjyls out in cars
Bfonday and Tuesday of next week,
Bfebruary 23 and 24, Ho collect these
Books. We shall greatly appreciate
B careful search of your bookshelves
Bor any stray volumes belonging to
Bur library. If you do not tare to
; Be disturbed, please put the books on
; Bie porch where the collectors can
Bet them.
A High School Teacher.
Birth Announcement
A message was received in CamBn
on Wednesday, February 11th,
Bnouncing the birtTTin New Orleans
; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Bellborn. Mrs. Wellborn . was the
Bmer iVIiss Virginia Clarke, of this
my'
. Mrs. Woofcert Entertains Book Club
The Book Club met last week with I
Brs. F. M. Wooten on (Fair street.
; Bfter the regular routine of business,
Books were exchanged and the hostess
Berved a delicious frozen salad with
Sandwiches an'd coffee. Guests for
She morning besides cltfb members
Brere: Mrs. H. G. Garrison, Jr., Mrs.
.Hr
>. O. Houser and Mrs. Palmer DuHospital
Auxiliary Notices
I The regular monthly meeting of
Bie auxiliary of the iCamden hospital
Bill be held at the hospital.on MonBay
afternoon, February 23rd at 3:30!
Bclock. j
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New, Books at-Library I
The librarian of ithe Camden Lib-;
"BfjT~announces there 'are the' follow:
B new books on the shelves for
Baling: "The Tides of Malvin,"
Bswald; "Sbhset Gold," Zane Grey;j
Bears of iGracq," ;M. H. Barnes; |
Bp The Ladder of Gold," OppenBm;
"Angel Pavement," J. B.
Wesley.
H Ladies To Serve Oyster Supper J
_ KOq .Satnnlav ni crJh-T Polhru aru D.lfli1. 1
Ie-ladies of Bethesda Presbyterian!
urch are (to serve tan- oyster supper,.'
'ty cents per plate, at the Mtcsonic {
ill from to 10 o'clock. The mon-i
derived from this supper will be
ed f6r work done by the auxiliaries
the church. \
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Hill Top Tea Shop
Liberty Hill, S. C.
On Highway 97
Opens Season February 11
Afternoons Except Sunday -
Mr*. Pitt* Hoaltw at Bridge
Mr?. H. B. Pitt? was hostess at a
lovely bridge (party last Thursday af<ternoon
entertaining* .in Her hand?om#
new home at }?ake View Terrace,
in honor of the Thursday afternoon
bridge cltfb. Vaaes of yellow
tyring flowers added their beauty to
the living rdining groom.
Attractive VilHI^lie . tallies a?#iste<l
the Pl?y?r?^^bdiit^ their places
at the five|NM#ed, A prize .was given
at each table mm} tlfhse making high
ecores were!- 'lire. John Mi Villepigue,
Mrs. J. B: Zemp, Mrs. D. O.
Houser snd Mrs. dl. G. Cerrison, J v.
After card* were laid aside the
guests were invited into the dining
room where the table -was graced
iwith a lovely lace cover and had n
center decoration of jonqudte. On
each end of the table burned yellow
tapers in silver candlesticks. Mrs.
,W. 0. Hay poured tea and Mrs.
James ficott poured cojjoa. Delicious
,tea dainties were \served by Misses
,Mary Elizabeth Wooten and Peggy
-Pltte. Other-guests besides club
members included; Miss Klara
Krumbhoty, Mrs. Tom Ancrum, Mrs.
I). O. Houser, Mrs. D. A. Boykin,
Mrs. Bright Anderson, of Richmond
and Mrs. James Scott, of Ne?*v York.
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Miss Zemp Was Hostess to Cluh
On last Thursday afternoon Miss
Etta Zemp was hostess to her bridge
club, the memberA of which are
teachers in the cit^K, school. Besides,
members those invited were: Mrs.
E. J. McLeod, 'Mrs. G. E. Taylor, Mrs.
Henry Beard, Mrs. J. M. iDempster,
Mrs. L. R. Ambler and' Mrs. Ned
Williams, pf New York. High score
was won by Mrs. Dan Murchison and
Miss Helen -Chambers received consolation.
Creamed chicken and coffee
were served on the attractive tables.
Club Met With Mrs. Cobb
Mrs. Hojlis Cobb was the hostess
to the weekly bridge club on Thursday
morning at her home in Lake
View Terrace. The rooms were most
attractively decorated with jonquils
in bowls and vases. ? Besides, club
members other guests were: Mrs.
Bright Anderson, of Richmond, Va.;
Mrs. J. J. Goodwin, of Clinton, Mass.;
Mrs. S. Dewey Jowers, of Coluntbia;
Miss Grace Vesty, of Fairmont, N.
C.; Mrs. A. S. Llewellyn, Mrs. T. Leo
.Little, Mrs. J. .Smyiil Halsnll, Mrs.
F. W. Chapman, Mrs. H. D. Niles,
Mrs. Hughey Tindal, Mrs. J. Nettles
Lindsay and Mrs. J. L. Williford.
iMrss Nettles Lindsay was winner
of top score for guests and Mrs. J. S.
Halsall was presented with the pr\?e
given for members while Mrs. J. J.
Goodwin received consolation.
, A delicious salad course with tea
wus served.
Many Went to Rally
Among the legionnaires and legion
an^riliarv irn>mt"",a ?t
tending the Spring Rally of the American
Legion Held in Columbia on
Tuesday of the past week were: State
Commander A. S. Llewellyn, Rev. X.
D. McArn, H. F. Cobb, Arthur Clark,
T. V. Walsh, W. M. Alexander, Mrs.
Hughey Tindal, Mrs. A. ?L Llewellyn,
Mrs. H. 0. Wilson, ?lrs,. M. M. Reasonover
and Mrs. F. D; GocKjale. "
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Sunday, February 22, A. Douglas
McArn, pastor. -^Morning worship
11:15. Sermon subjec^, "A Good Impression."
'Sunday school 10 a. n?;
Midweek service Wednesday 7:30 p
m. The public is cordially invited.
On Tuesday a negro, Bill Johnson,
was before the court in Little Rock,
Ark., charged With stealing a chicken.
The negro explained that he "borrowed"
the chicken that 'he might sell it
lot a dollar and go to hear " Cap'n.
Will Rogahs, Judge." The judge asked
him if he would return tire "Chicken
if he would let him go. He said that
he would. He then was given a dollar
by the judge that he might buy a
ticket and hear Will Rogers Wednesday
night in Little Rock.
New "Yoi'k"police as well as the
police of the country, are looking for
Miss Florence Parker, step-daughter
of a wealthy New York banker, who
disappeared from her home a few
days ago.
I"Penny-a-Pound" Airplane Flights
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WOODWARD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
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Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 ant) 22
MtJINICjImLmN
Personal Mention
Mr. Leonard H. Hchenk visited hi*
family here last week. .
Mr*. J. Floyd 'Beaver W>ent Tuesday
in Columbia shopping. '
Abbott Goodale spent the week end
in Hock Hill with Yrienda. i
Misa Mildred Brown spent Sunday'
in Cfmden with reUtivee.-rSuirtter
Item;
, Mrs. John K. deLoach and son are
visiting relatives in Columbia tHU
week.
Mr. J. M. Candy, Cincinnati, is
here on a vleit to his family afc-|jP?rk
View Inn.
Mies Kit DeLoache spent last week
end in York, the guest of iMiss .Harriett
Whitaker.
Mr. and Mrs. HollU Cobb and children
were visitors last week end in
Paw Creek, N. C.
Mrs. E. B. Buddin, Mrs. Ji G. Cunningham
and '.Mrs. J. M. Hoffer spent
Tuesday in Columibiia.
Mrs. S. Dewey Jowers, Columbia,
is here on a visit to her father,
,Mr. Eddie P. Truesdale.
Mr. John IS. Lindsay returned this
week from a visit of ten days to
relatives in Charlotte, N. C.
'Miss Rosa .MoLeodf has returned to
Camden from LeRoy, N. Y., wher?
she has been the past six months.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Reese and son,
of Columbia, were guests last Sunday
of Mr. and 'Mrs. J. F. Jenkins.
Miss Mary Goodale has returned
home from Winthrop College where
she spent the week end with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Oswald and
sons, of Allendale, were guests afc the
home of Mrs. L. H. iSchenk the past
week.
Mrs. D. O. Hpuser left on Sunday
for Maxton, N. C., where she will
spend u coujfle of ^veeks with relatives.
Z Mr.
and Mrs. Joe 'McDowell, of
Gaffney, were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Smith in Brevard
Place^ i '
Mr. and Mi's. W. E. Frippe ?n:i
family spent Sunday in Cam/jcn with
Dr. and Mrs. T. B. Bruce.?Sumter
Item.
Mrs. S. W. VanLnndingham. Mrs.
J. Sfmyrl Halsall and .. Mrs. W. G.
Wilson were visitors in Columbia on
Tuesday,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Zemp visited
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Zemp,
ftt Converse College, .Spartanburg,
last week.
Born to Mr. and Mrs, B. R. Brig-*
man, a daughter, Oil ISunday, February
8th. - She has bden named
Barbara Jean J3rigmajvv
Mr. and Mrs. W. Lr'McDowell left
by motor last Thursday for Tampa,
Fin.^ where they will be guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McDowell.
Mrs. J; E. Schenck, Mrs. George
Jarvis and baby, of Charlotte, were
guemts?of Mr: .and Mrs. X. Floyd
Beaver, on Laurens street last week.
Born at the Camden hospital on
Saturday, February 7th, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer G. Muller.
,He is named Mortimer Glover Muller,
Jr.
Mrs. N. . Hall, of Akron, Ohio,
was called home last .week on account
of the illness of her little
brother. Ralnh Ymin? Th? LnJ~-ia
now on the road to recovery.
Mrs. Edward Williams will leave
the end of this week for her home in
New York, after spending the past
two weeks here with her .parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Bhikeney on Fair
street.
Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Walsh, of Sumter,
spent last week end with Mr.
and Mrs. T. V. Walsh, JV., on north
Mill street. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Shaw
and Mr. Hugh Knight, also of Sumter,
spent Sunday here with Mr. and
,Mrs.~Walsin
Mrs. (Alexander Heyward, Jr., is
spending this month with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. >G. Nicholson,
on Lyttleton street, before joining
her husband, Lieutenant Heyward,
who has been recently transferred to
Pensacola, Florida.
Dr. and (Mrs! J. J. Goodwiuj^pf,
Clinton, Mass., are on a two weeks
visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. Stanley
Llewellyn enroute to Florida. Dr.
poodiwin was a former major in the
United States army and is anv outstanding
surge6>r in New England.
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- . Raids by police at Ann Arbor,
Mich., on fraternity houses at the
state university, resulted In the ar-<
rest of 70 students on charges of disorderly
conduct Wednesday. The
police claim that they seised large
quantities of liquor and beer.
Daisy DeBoe, recently convicted at
Lqs Angeles, |Cal., on a charm of
theft Jfrom Clara Bcrw, was on Tuesday
given a sentence of five years on
/probation with IB /months of the time
to be spent 1a iaH. She wilh appeal
fqr_e nem trial, - vali%4
r^The New York /Cotton exchange
in^merteim^mills in January^totaled
^A., which will be attend ed^by about
300 traveling salesmen wTTl be held
et Greenwood just before or just
after /May 1.
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Former Camden Lady
Died In Columbia
- Mrs. Nannie Walker Kirkley, 76,
^ied about noon yesterday at the
borne of her daughter, lira. EloUe
Graves, 1423 Franklin street, after a
Ion* illness. ;
.. >Mra. Kirkley whs a native of Fairfield
county, but in early life removed
4ft Camden, vAiere she lived for many
years. For about 30 years she had
lived in Columbia. December 1882,
she was married to Daniel C. Kirkley
ef Camden, a well known and popular
Confederate soldier, who served
as postmaster at iCamden, auditor of
Kershaw county, and 'was for some
years editor of the Camden Journal.
Mr. Kirkley has 'been dead many
years.
Mrs. Kirkley united with the Bap*
tist church Carly in life and was a
.loyal member of ?thnt denomination.
She was a woman of fine Christian
character and had many friends in
Cahr^len as yvel! as Columbia. * "
Funeral services will be held from
the graveside in Quaker cemetery,
Camden, at 4 o'clock this afternoon
with Dr. John H. 'Webb, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Columbia,
of which Mrs. Kirkley was a member,
in charge. Members of the family
will act 6s piallbearers.
She is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Eloise Graves and Mrs. Floy
Mancke; two sons, iS. W. Kirkley and
W. L. KiHkley, all of Columbia; ten
grandchildren; one brother, W. I\
)Valker of Columbia; 'three sisters,
Mrs. Essie 'Singleton and Miss Irene
^Walker of Cotuidbia and Mrs. S. L.
Young of Charlotte, N. 'C.?'Thursday's
State.
General News Notes
? Anderson will try to gel ti reduction
inits rate paid for electric current.
Last year it 'paid $25,000 for
light and water, and that was onefifth
of its revenue.
An exact reproduction of the original
reaper invented by MCCoriuick
in Virginia, will be shown in various
South Carolina towns and cities this
spring by the international Harvester
company, o
The Anderson 'Mlaii publishes a
letter-from Judge Bonham thanking
all bis home twon and county friends
for their -support during the "grueling
contest" for election to the su-.
preme court. ' ;
The First Baptist Sunday school
ait Hartsville woti six out of the eight
jftrst prizes given ftyuth Carolina in
the handiwork exhibit at Jackson;
Miss,, in the southjvide contest of the
southern convention.
More than fifty candidates for tax
collector of Spartanburg county have
appeared since Governor Blaokwod
refused, recently to cnrrtnrtiq<dnn John
F. Langs'ton, who mthe delegation
nominated for the place.
Dr. W. E. Sawyer, _who went to
Gaffney from Asheville last fal<L to
become city superintendent of schools,
has been unanimously re-elected to
that -position ami cited as .one of the
best superintendents that town ever
had.
The village of Tji Pron > >??
Anderson, was thrown into turmoil
Saturday night when a rabid dog attacked
a number of people adn bit
T. G. Nimmons, a mill worker, who
was given the Pasteur treatment at
once. The~ populace chased the dog
for an hour before killing it.
The proposal that the general assembly
this year make the same appropriation
as in 1930 for Winthrop
college,. but in place of a reduction
take ever the school's tuition fees,
was mkde to the house ways and
means committee by Dr. James P.
Kincrd, president of Wlnthrop^ThS"
appropriation last year for the college
was $439,936.42. The budget
commission recommended an appropriation
of $388,494 for Winthrop.
Dr. iKinard stated that Winthrop is
not only willing but anxious to take
its share in the reduction. He contended,
however, it could do its best
by turning over ttye tuition fees
rather than having its appropriations
reduced.
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The Thrift Card
of Camden
Bicycles
Typewriters
L<?g|cs qpd Keys
Kmssne Stoves
Gwii and Pistols
Awnings Furnished
Household Utensils
Trmmh*?d Luggage
Ornamental Iron Work
Yard and Garden Tools
Small Sheetmetal Work
Lawn Umbrellas Furnished
Various Light Repairs and
Pbmai 43S-J ,926 Broad*St*
JENKINS'REPAIR SHOP
vy CAMDEN. S. C"
Motion Picture Lion
At Majestic Tomorrow
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, Everybody who is interested in,
seeing $1,000,000 worth of lion, and
who wouldn't be interested, should
nuke u note to be in the vicinity of
the Majestic Theatre at 12 o/clo: k
noon Saturday, (where Leo, the celebrated
trademark of the MetroGoldwyn-Mayer
is scheduled to make
his headquarters during his stop in
town. Leo, who lends his dignity as
the king of beasts to the trnde-mark
of this motion picture company, and
who roars at us at the beginning
of each of it? 'motion pictures, 'will
appear in .person?ibehind the silver
burs of his magnffi'certt," motorized
traveling cage which is reported'to
be the moat lavishly equipped and
decorated conveyance ever specially^
designed lor any quadruped. j
At any rate Leo is insured fier
a million dollars which makes him
the most highly valued' beast in the
history of ghowdom. The policy
miles Metro-Goldwyn. Mayer sole j
beneiiciary in the event of injuries]
or fatality, but to all appearances
there is slight possibility of any adjustments
being necessary so well
protected is Leo in his palatial motor!
cage, and so closely is hi3 seven I
hundred and thirty-five pounds of
health guarded by his trainer, Cap..
iVolr.ey Phifeiv ?
iwri. fJttle Entertains
The Wednesday Afternoon bridge
club was delightfully entertained this
week by Mrs. George Little. Those
making high scores at each of the
three tables were Mts. Ghgrlte Green,
Mrs. C. H. Barrett and Mrs. Antrum
Boyikin, Jr.. After the game the hostess
served sandwiches, cookies and
coffee.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. A:. Sanders, of
Sumter, visited friends here 'last-Sundav.
WE RECOMMEND 7-5-5 for your
Spring Garden. You ean get that
or other mixtures at The 'Southern
Cotton Oil Co., Camden, S. C.
Phone 54. 47?b
Majeutic Program
Friday, February 20
Gloria Swan son with Lew Cody,
Owen Moore and Margaret Livingston
in "WHAT A WIDOW!" Gay! Modern!
Amazing! Alluring! Screendom's
most) glamorourt* personality as
a devil-may-care truant running riot
in society's playground.
Saturday, February 21
It took them six \montha <to conquer
500 mile*} of "wilderness! "A great
picture of pioneer love, thrills, coura
gel "THE GREAT MEADOW," "
with John Mack Brown, Eleanor
Board tparr. You'll live, -love and"suffer
tnrough every engrossing moment
of this great serpen drama.
Special Washington's Birthday Farty . ^
Sunday, Midnight Starting at i -* XT;.
12 o'clock Promptly
Never such a picture as "LONELY
WIVES." You'll be absolutely surfirised.
It's snappier than Ginger? *; ;
t's hotter than Hot?It's faster than
Jazz.
Monday & Tuesday, February 23-?4
"THE MAN WHO CAME BACK/* r~
with the screen's greatest stars?
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrellr? VS I?
America'^ sweethearts, in a powerful
drama of wayward youth's struggle
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Wednesday & Thursday, Feb. 25-2(1
Bert Wheel%r and Robert Woolsey
in "HOOK, LINE AND SINKER/'
a cojnedy-sensation-riot running wild- :;~X"
with laughter.
Landscape Gardening
?? Mrs. C. M. Fm,nii>l ?
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Borden Nurseries
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Borden, S. C.
Long Distance Phone
Nurseries 17 miles out en
Surmter road. .'<J
LOOKING BACKWARD
Tikca Fro* the Ft Ion of Tho Chronicle Fifteen audi Thirty Yoara Ago V
THIRTY YKAR8 AGO
February 2b. 1901
Waterworks to bo installed in
Kirk wood. . Water to be supplied
from Johnson springe.
Sale oY old McKae furniture being
held with fabulous prices being paid
for same.
Bicycle* being banished from sidewalks
by ordinance of city cot^ncil.
Hyiam Blair, 93-year-old body servant
of the late (Major Blair, dead
at his home near (Shamrock.
Plow hand on Major E. B. Cantey's
farm plows up Revolutionary aword
supposed to have been used In battle
ef Hobkiik Hill.
City council order?x opening of Lafayette
avenue, a new street; sIho
the installation of u fire alarm system.
Fannie Campbell, 6-year-old daughter
of Mr. and 'Mrs. F. D. Campbell,
burned to death at her ihonie
near Camden.
Fire at Bellshaw Hairy Farm destroys
barn and 9talbles with loss
/of $700 with no insurance.
J. T. Hay and H. G. ((Harrison to
attend presidential inauguration in
.Washington.
L. A. Wittkowsky re-upjxiinted as
Master for Kershaw County.
City Treasurer J. J. (loodale announces
that a levy' of 8 mills has
been m'ade upon all city property,
two mills less than 1.000.
FIFTHHN YKARS AGO
February 28, 1919
("lurelice John*on, negro, employed
by John A Hedge, loses hh? reason apd
drown* himself in Trerftle (>eek.
Fire ?t Kershaw destroys Baptist
church end personage with loss of
| around f 12,600 with $4,(MX) Insurance.
' apt. jwnKti Chesnut, native of
Camden, dies <at hb (home In-Gainesville,
Fie.
Ksell Kelly, of West Wateree, gets
hip broken in accident when horse
rears and falls back on him.
W. J. Drake ford, of Flat Rock section,
gets arm Ibroflcen in rurtawuy
accident when mule shies at passing
auto.
Mrs. Alice E. West, widow of R. K.
West, dead at her home in Gassatt
section.
W. F. Nettles elected as foreman
of Camden fire department with
H. Blrchmore assistant.
Engagement denounced of Charles
.J*. Du'Bose to Mrs. Lottie Johnson
.Singleton.
L. T. Mills announces he will not
be a candidate for re-election to
house of representatives.
Ivatham property on vLyttleton
street sold to J. H. Clark.
Twenty friends invited to celebration
of eighth birthday of Clarkson
Rhame. r
Nels de Ko<le, betrayer of Edith
Cavell, martyred English nurse, slain
on streets of suburb otf Brussels.
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