Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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jiiii. i i i-r? imp?in i ,miii .11; I FAMOUS LYNHAVEN OYSTERS SELECTS 59c qt. STANDARDS 49c qt. After fish were so scarce last week we are pleased to announce a nice variety for your selection . Friday and Saturday:.. Halibut, Silver Salmon, Flounders, Fillet of Sole, Salmon Trout, Spanish Mackerel, Pan Trout, Fresh | Water Bream, P orgies, Fresh Water Trout^ Mullets, Croakers, Cooked Shrimp, Fish Roe, Cod ,Fish. Also a complete line pf Heinz sauces, etc. . Quality Sea Food Market , SOCIETY NEWS 1 T?Upkon? 100 ' 1 <.** ..... i ^ Mrs. Tabor Makes Address At the general meeting of tlje Woman's Auxiliary of Grace Episcopal church held on Tuesday, January 2, in the parish house, Mrs. D. D. Tabor, field secretary for the National Woman's Auxiliary made a very interesting and inspiring talk, her subject was "Visualizing the work of the* Auxiliary as Ood's^fcbrft and seeing God's work as the work of the Auxliary." Those attending the Dioc^an convention held in Aiken on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were Rev, and Mrs. F. H. CraighiU, Mrs. E. N.* McDowell andH3Mrs. <Jli$on McKain. Met With Mrs. Karesh The Temple Sisterhood held its monthly meeting last Tuesday evening at the homo of Mrs. Sam Karesh. The program was in charge Jpf Mrs. Lawrence Wallnau. Each member answered the roll with a Jewish current event. After an interesting program, Mrs. Karesh served coffee and cake. House Guest Honored Miss Margaret Mikell, of Charleston, has been the house guest of Miss Ellen Knapp for a few days this week. Miss Knapp entertained at luncheon in her honor Tuesday morning. Early spring flowers in tones of vellow centered .the table and a com^se luncheon was served at noon. Besides the honor guest and hostess those invited were: Misses Lucy Kirk?land, Caroline Richardson, Phebe Knight, Phyllis Carrison, Caroline Houser, Willie Haile, Betty Cureton, Pete Boykin and Susan Kennedy. Treasurer Reports Taxes Collected S. W. Hogue, county treasurer for Kershaw county, makes the announcement that 1933 taxes collected up to January 1, 1934, are 55 per cent of the total due for 1933. He has so far collected $135,000. . _?. ^ 11 1 1 . I I J." Gave Kitchen Shower Sixteen high school friends formed the guest list at a bridge party and kitchen shower given Saturday afternoon by Miss Ellen Salmond in compliment to her cousin, Mrs. S. C. Team, a popular bride. In the bridge games the score prizes were won by Miss Charlotte DuBose and Miss Lucia Tobin. The floating prize fell to Miss Frances McLeod. A dainty gift was also presented t?he ho(nor guest. Late in the afternoon punch and cakes were served from a candle-lit table in the' dining room. At this time the bride was showered with a number of gifts for her kitchen. Calling after cards were Mrs. Leila B. Kirkland, M^rs. J. T. Hay, Mrs. A. 4S. Clarkson, Mrs. Roland Nettles and Miss Susan Team. Miss Oakes Club Hostess Miss Grace Oakes was hostess to the members of the Plaze-u-pleze club Monday evening at tbo home of Mrs. John T.^Mackey on Hampton street. Jriyited to play with club members were Miss Annie Bolle Thompson and Miss Sarah Wolfe. Miss Cornelia Oliver won the prize for high score and Miss Lucile Allen for low score. Following the bridge games a congealed salad course with, cofTe6 was served. c ? ? ? ; Spinsters Held Meeting Mi ss Lucy KirJUand won the top score prize at the meeting of the Spinster's Club Monday evening, when Miss Helen Savage was hostess at her home on Lyttleton street. Miss Hallie Carson was a guest of the club. After the card games the guests were invited into the dining room, where delightful refreshments were served. Mrs. DesChamps Club Hostess The Friday afternoon contract club met Friday morning of this week with Mrs. . Carroll DesChamps as hostess. Besides club members those playing were: Mrs. Edwin Muller, Mrs. J. L. Williford, Mrs. Alice Marye and Mrs. Alfred McLeod. Luncheon was served on the card tables at noon. High score priz^avas presented Mrs. Alice Marye. e * . SULTANA BROKEN SLICE . Pineapple 2 &r 29c | | PEA BEANS 6 ib.. 25c I Grandmother's SLICED BREAD ? 6c I lima lr / BEANS I BABY 12 15c I IMELLO WHEAT, package 15c I I Pillsbury PANCAKE FLOUR, pkg. 10c I LOG CABIN SYRUP, can . .23c WHITE HOUSE MILK EVAPORATED 3 . 17cJ 1 SUNNYFIELD | I / OATS I I 4pkgs- 25sI I I I RINSO 3 Pkgs- 25c| LUX TOILET j I SOAP 9 takes 19c I | I ll CAMAY SOAP 3 13c j| II MARKET Pot Roast Beef, lb 17c Shoulder Lamb, lb 17c j. . Pork Chops, lbfw 17c Skinned Hams, lb. .... 17c Pig Liver, 3 lbs. for .. 25c Spare Ribs, lb 10c , PRODUCE White Grapes, 2 lbs. 25c Florida Celery,, 2 for 15c Carrots, 3 bunches .... 25c ratiow Squash, lb.".... 10c Cauliflower, 2 lbs 25c I Cranberries, 2 lbs. .... 25c U ^ ^ V ^ ( ... - . ^ ^ . Personal Mention Mrs. P. R. Cureton is on a visit to relatives in Sumter. John T. Mackey is a juror in United States court at Florence this week. George Tidwell, who is manager of a J, J. Newberry store in Shrevoport, La., was a visitor in Camden last week. Mrs. J. A. Williford has returned to her home in Winnsboro after a visit here at the home of her son, Dr. J. L. Williford. Visiting relatives in I^ncaster last Sunday were: M?\ and Mrs. Frank W. [Spencer. Mrs. G. K. Taylor and Mrs. Annie S. Davidson. Mr. and Mrs. Edward II. Leadley ami daughter, of Arlington, Vermont, are here for the winter occupying a cottage on Laurens Court. Charles Trotter and his friend, Gilmore Slmms, of Washington, D. C., were guests this past week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown. Friepds of Mrs. Howard Singleton will be glad to know that she is at home much improved from a two week's treatment at the Columbia hospital. FViends of Miss Helen Tindal will be# delighted to learn she- is recuperating nicely after an appendix operation last Sunday, at the Camden hospital. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Danfprth, of bkaneateles, N. Y., have returned to Camden for the winter season and are again occupying the Villepigue home on Lyttleton street. Miss Mary Lee Blakeney, of the University of South Carolina, was at home for last week end. She had aa her gueat Miss Daisy Pearoe Towill, of Batesburg, her cousin. , Mrs. J. H. Clyburn is a patient at the Camden hospital, where 'she recently underwent an operation. All her friends are hoping for a speedy recovery for Mrs. Clyburn. ' j Miss Caroline Richardson and Miss Ellen Knapp, Dr. A. B. Whitaker, Rob Kennedy gnd Van Knight left Wednesday to visit friends in Charleston and to attend the ,St. Cecelia Ball in that city on Thursday evening. Mrs. U. N. Morton and Mrs. T. R. Reardon, of Atlanta, are spending some time here with friends. Mrs. | Morton and Mrs. Reardon will be pleasantly Remembered by friends in Camden as Misses Eva and Margaret Trantham, daughters of the late Sheriff J. S. Trantham. Entertained at Hobkirk Thursday evening at the Hobkirk Inn Mrs. H. G. Marvin was hostess at a dinner party in honor of Miss Caroline Richardson. A lovely arrangement of yellow and pink snapdragons ^entered the table, where covers were laid for ten. After dinner the guests motored to the Chatterbox in Columbia for dancing. Among those enjoying Mrs. Marvin's hospitality were: Misses Caroline Richardson, Susan Kennedy, Ellen Knapp, Phebe Knight, Phyllis Carrison; and Duncan Edwards, Moultrie i Burns, Van Zan.jlt Knight, Frank jWooten and<.Di^ Ahdrew Whitaker. ^ ? - - i' i.i Miss Shannon Hostess > The members of the Wednesday morning bridge club were entertained Thursday morning by Miss Charlotte Shannon at her home on Chesnut street. Playing with club members 'were: Mrs. W. M. Shannofi? Mrs. H. G. Marvin, Mrs. W. H. Harris and jMrs. A. G. Clarkson. The morning's ^high score was made by Mrs. Alice Marye and Mrs. Annie Davidsop. The club enjoyed playing for the first time with the new cards presented to them at Christmas time by Mrs. W. H. Harris. * _ : Mrs. Alteram Entertains Mrs. George Brunson, Mrs. Withers Trotter, Mrs. F. H. Craighill, Mrs. Leslie MoLeod, Mrs. J. Thorn we 11 Hay, Mrs. William L. Goodale and Mrs. A. G. Clarkson were guests of the Thursday afternoon card club when they met with Mrs. Thomas ,Ancrum this week. Mrs. J. Thornwell Hay scored high for the guests and Miss Lai Blakeney for the club members. The hostess served a delightful salad course. Miss Ethei Yates called after cards. Mrs. Harris Hostess Mrs. W. H. Harris gave a charming bridge luncheon Tuesday morning at her home on Fair street. In the contract games which preceded a lovely luncheon at noon Mrs. W. L. DePass and Mrs. Moynahman won the prizes for top scores. Among those playing besides the hostess were: Mrs. Ward Belcher and her guest, Mrs. Moynahman; Mrs. Samuel Russell; Mrs. W. L. DePass, Mrs. Alice Marye, Mrs. William L. Goodale and Mrs. W. L. Wright. Married Camden Lady Franklin Thomas Parker, 57, of 914 Barnwell street, died about 9 o'clock last night at the Columbia hospital. He had been in bad health for several months. iBorn in Louisville, Ky., June 19, 1877, he went early in life to Houston, Texas. He came to Columbia some 26 years ago. He married Miss Callie B. Cureton of Camden in 1908. A prominent man . in business, church and civil life, he was at the time of his death president of the F. T. Parker Press Clqth company of Columbia. A member of the Trinity Episcopal church, he was at one time vestryman, and also president of the Men's dob of the church. a He was a 32nd degree Mason, a -JSnriiieT, a Knight Templar nnd^a <Rotarian and leaves many friends throughout the state to mourn his passing.?Thursday's State. ? ' * ';*" .I'f ' **.. ?*?.' 0 1 v - * -a* ' Lucky Piece Made To Commemorate Train * * . The Chronicle is in receipt of the following letter from E, C. Schmidt, director of news service of the Onion Pacific System, Omaha, Nebraska: "To commemorate the completion of the now high-speed, light-weight, streamlined Union Pacillc passenger train, the Union Paciflc "lucky piece" has been designed. The first of these to be piade are being sent to our American editors. Theso lucky pieces are made of aluminum alloy, the same material of which the new Union Pacific train is built?as .strong as steel of the same dimensions but of only one-third the weight"The Union Pacific is deeply appreciative of the interest which has been shown by publishers, editors and writers in the development and construction of this train. Its completion in4January marks an epoch in transportation history. The progress of the experiments wihich are to be carried on will be followed with keen interest by railroad executives all over the world. . "A total of 1,000,000 of these lucky pieces have beon made. * These will be given to school children and to visitors to the train on its exhibition tour. "You may be interested to know that it took Ave tons?10,000 pounds ?of aluminum alloy to make the million lucky pieces. "It gives me a great deal of pleasure to enclose one of these lucky pieces for you. It conveys to you our thanks for your interest und our sincere good wishes." The lucky piece above referred to is made in the shape of a coin, having a reproduction of ^his modern train on ono side and being appropriately inscribed on the other. Epiphany Service at Stateburg Sunday night,?January 14th, 7:30 o'clock, there in be an "Epiphany." or "Feast of Lights" service at the Church of the Holy C/oss, Stateburg. Rev. L. N. Taylor, Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbia, will preach. The service commemorates the coming of the Wise Men to Bethlehem. Special music has been arranged. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. Camden Public Library Reopened Due to the generosity of Mrs. Mary F. Charlton the library was able to reopen on Wednesday morning. Mrs. Charlton most graciously presented a furnace to the Library Association to replace the old one which was beyond repair. The new furnace was inI stalled by C. W. A. workers, superj intended by Mr. Huggins. The association wishes to thank Mrs. Charlton for her gracious gift and the C. W. A. for their labor. The library hours are 9:30 to 11:30 -a. m. and 3 to 5 p. m., with the exception of Saturday, when they are 8;30 to 12:30. ~ *" < ^ Met . With Mrs. Richards Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., was bridge hostess Thursday afternoon, her guests being the members of her c^rd club and Mrs. Edison Hicks, Mrs. J. L. Williford and Mrs. Mortimer Midler. After cards Mrs. Richards served date souffle, toasted oheeso sari^vri3fft? and coffee. Neighborhood Club Notes The Neighborhood Bridge Club had a delightful meeting. Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. A. G. Clarkson as hostess. iScore (prizes were won by Mrs. J. L. Williford and Miss Charlotte Shannon. After cards a delicious salad course was served. Those playing for absent members were: Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Mr* W. H. Harris, Mrs. J. H. Guthrie, Mrs. J. W. CanteVj Miss Charlotte Shannon and Mrs. J. B. Zomp. * General News Notes ' President Rufus C. Dawes, of the Century of Progress exposition, promises a bigger and better show when it reopens in Chicago next June. A Battle Creek, Mich., man met two policemen on the street. He forgot about repeal and smashed two bottles of liquor on the side walk. He was arrested for breaking the bottles on a public street. A son was born to Mrs. Kenneth Lecky near Sommerside, Prince Edward Island, as neighbors were trying to get her to a hospital in a sleigh. The thermometer at the time registered 10 degrees below zero, j Roscoe Turner, speedy aviator, has announced that he will make a try at .flying from the Pacific to the Atlantic coast in six hours. He has already made a record for the transcontinental flight of nine hours and 18 minutes. Conservative estimates place the total of the final death list at 50 in tha Los Angeles, Cal., area as the result of the flood that swept that sr^t on New Year's day. The property damage will total millions. William H. Baker, Id, freshman of Duke university, Durham, N. &, is dead. While taking a gun., flom a car at Aberdeen, Md., the weapon was accidentally discharged and the load entered his abdomen. ~~~ r - v s " * "'* ; ^ ^ ijT~ :_in 4 -LI I !.' ' . JJ.L ... ?A . A .. . .. ..... Garden Club Mnettng The Camden Garden Club held its January meeting with Miss Fanny Fletcher at "Little Hedges." The standing committees for 1934 and chairman of each were announced by the president as follows: Plant exchange, Mrs. Willis Cantey; membership, Mrs. Henry Savage; program, Miste" Fannie Fletcher; highway improvement, Mrs. R. B. Pitts; publicity, Mrs, A. W. Humphries; monthly hints, Mrs. E. N. McDowell. The president thanked Miss Helen Phelps, retiring .secretary, for her untiring service as secretary of the club and presented to her a group of evergreen plants. Miss Phelps responded with a few gracious remarks. > Mrs. Hunter, of the Court Inn, has presented the Garden Club of Camden with a silver cup. vShe suggests that it be held for a year by the winner of the artistic arrangement class at the flower show, or that it be awarded to the most perfect garden work constructed by a club member. Mrs, Hunter has acted as judge at v our flower shows. Mrs. Pitts, chairman of tho high- . way improvement committee, reported that trees wer^ to be iplanted along. highway number one between Camden and tin? river .bridge. iShe also told the club of plans that are being made to beautify the same highway east ; . of Camden for two miles. Kershaw county's allotment is $4,000 to be used on this project. The club voted to sustain the committee" in any steps 7;VT taken in this matter. ' Mrs. Barnes judged tibe exhibits of the afternoon and awarded the blue ribbon to*an interesting collection of twelve varieties of 'flowers growrj by Mrs. Louis Guion. Miss Fletcher, chairman of the program committee, read an inter- 0 esting article by Lucy Wilson Baxton, "How Flowers Get Their Names." | , STATEMENT OF f THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CAMDEN AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 30, 1933 ' J -l? . RESOURCES Loans and Discounts * $16,096.25 j Overdrafts ..................... ' NONE Furniture and Fixtures ......J. 405.00 U. JS. Government Bonds 20,025.00 Other well selected State and * Municipal Bonds 4U.583.08 ' Cash in Vault and Due from Banks-.. 98/218.74 Other Assets 3,788.07 TOTAL * $188,111.14 LIABILITIES v Capital Stock $80,000.00 Surplus Fund 7,500.00 Deposits < 1 150,442.91 Bills Payable NONE Undivided Profits 168.23 TOTAL .$188,111.14 ' . 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