Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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("society news Telephone 100 <f! ? Mrs. Beaver llcwtesu Mrs. J- Beaver gave a lovely bridge l)Hrty Wednesday afternoon, honoring her mother-in-law, Mrs. ^ver, of Charlotte and Mrs. Buck Arthur, of Union, who is the house uyst of her sister-inrlaw, Mrs. HuWilson. Both honor guesta were remembered with gifts and Mrs. Arthur al30 won the high score prize. The cut prize was awarded Mrs. E. ? Moblejl. The hostess served an ice course. San Souci Club Met Mrs. F. 1>. Ooodale was hostess at bridge Friday afternoon, entertaining the San Souci Club and -otb$r guests, including Mrs. E. B. Mobley, Mrs. J. M. Candy, Mrs. George Nicholson, Mrs. Wylie Sheorn, Mrs. J. M. Hoffer, and Mrs. A. W. Humphries. The top-score prize was awarded Mrs. James Gandy and Mrs. Floyd Beaver cut the consolation. Mrs. E. B. Mobley held the floating prize. Delightful refreshments were served after cards. Visiters Entertained l)r. and Mrs. R. E. Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Ritjhards, Jr.,0 entertained jointly ut a chicken stew given Monday evening at the StevensonVfhach below Camden. The party fcd.s given in honor of BAr. and Mrs. T. P. Burgess, of Summerton, who are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Salmond, and also for Mrs. H. 0. Strohecker, of Charleston, and Mrs. R. W. Crook, of Yazoo City, who are the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Wallace. A delightful supper was served at eight o'clock. Club Met Wednesday The Neighborhood bridge club was entertained Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. A. C. McKain at her home on Hampton ' street. Mrs. Everett Schenk, of New York, a special guest of the afternoon, was presented a gift. Mrs.' L. H. Schenk won the prize for high score, and Mrs. Edwin Sterrett received low. The flouting prize was held by Mrs. T. Lee Little. Guests besides club members were v Mrs. A. W. Humphries, Miss fearah Wolfe. Mrs. S. C. Zemp and Mrs. Edwin Sterrett. ? ? Mr*. S? Intend Hostess ; One of the prettiest parties of the summer was that given by Mrs. W. C. Sglmond Friday afternoon, when she received guests for five tables of i bridge in honor of her sister-in-law,1 I Mrs. T. P. Burgess, of Summerton, i who is. visiting her at her homo on Hampton street. Ix>vely garden How- j era, zinnias predominating, were used ! In the card rooms and u delightful ! course, with sandwiches and iced tea, was served on the card tables before the bridge games. Each prettily appointed card table was centered with a plate of sandwiches made in the shape of flowers. The prizes were done up in tissue paper which formed a flower at the top of each package. Those receiving prizes were: top. score Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr.; low score, Mrs. C. E. Watts and floating went to Mrs. R. E. Stevenson. Mrs. 'Salmond also presented the honor guest with a gift. Other interesting out-of-town guests at the party were Miss Jerry Lee, of Greenville, the guest of her 'brother and sister-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Lee, and the hostess's two sisters, Miss Frances 'Burgess, of Philadelphia, and Miss Annie Burgess, of Summerton. Mrs. Tppper Club Hostess Members of ^he Friday afternoon contract club motored to Mulberry Plantation this week to be t|ie guests of Mrs. Kirby Tupper. Mrs. C. H. Zemp held top score and Mrs. J. S. Watkins, of Savannah, who was a special guest for the afternoon, was presented a gift. They both received playing cards. The hostess served an ice course. Camping at Stutmokin Edward Wooten is chaperoning a party of young boys camping at Lake Shamokin this week. In the group are Bill DeLoache, Jack Richards, Billy 'Bradford, McKairi Richards, Douglas Wooten, Bill Sheorn and George West. Entertains at Bridge On Thursday afternoon when Mrs. Alfred McLeod entertained the members of her contract club she invited an extra table of guests to play with Mrs. Arthur Olmsted, who is occupying an apartment on Lyttleton street. Playing at the guest table besides Mrs. Olmsted were Mrs. Brevard Boykin, Mrs. Carroll DesChamps, Miss Charlotte Boykin and Mrs. J. L. Williford. Prize for high score was i awarded Mrs. DesChamps. An ice course was served after cards. Canaries Used During War to Detect Monoxide We me frequently told of the great j service rendered the soldiers during the World wur by dogs, but doubtless few persons outsUle ??f the soldiers who actually reached the front lino trenches, are aware that canaries also played an Important part In this conflict. They were used to detect dangerous gus In the trenches. Monoxide gas, which usually was thrown off when a mine exploded near one of the trenches, has no odor, but a canary Is so susceptible to Its effect* | that even the most minute quantities In the atmosphere will cause It to flop I over on Its back with toes In the air. For thla reason many canaries were kept In the trenches,to serve the soldiers as gas detectors and thus euuble them to don gas masks or take other precautions In time to avoid serious results from contact with the gas themselves. One canary, It has been reported, was thus "gassed" sCven times In the service of Its company. The use of canaries to detect poisonous gases In underground tunnels did not originate In the army. Ooal miners were the first to make such use of these small birds. Since the war British engineers are said to have found this means of detecting poisonous gases Invaluable during various tunneling operations in which they have been engaged. ?\ Many Deserting Seamen Live Illegally ill U. S. There Is no doubt that there are a great many deserting seamen who are living Illegally In the United States, says the Boston Herald. So long as a man leads a law-abiding life and can support himself, his standing might be concealed for a lifetime, The Immigration officials make It worth the while of the ship companies to see that their men do not desert. The crew of every alien ship that cornea Into the harbor Is carefully Inspected, and the Inspectors use their Judgment as to the likelihood of desertion. Seamen who appear to be bad risks are required to stay on board. For every alien who is missing from a ship's crew at sailing time, the lino Is lined $1,000. A sailor who cost his line $1,000 would presumaj bly have a hard time getting a Job with | that line again. The ship's officers, ; and the seamen who have been with j the same line for a long time, are therefore better risks than those of ! niore migratory habits. And some ships are considered bad risks because | of a record foe desertion. ? "Put." and "Call." A "put" is a contract or written I agreement binding the Issuer to receive from the holder stock named In the agreement within a cortnln time nt I a certain price if holder shull so dej mand. A "call" is a similar contract ' binding the Issuer to deliver to the holder the stock named In contract If holder shall demand or call for the stock. A "put" and "call" Is a double option of being ablo to buy or sell according to which transaction will yield a profit. A speculator who has bought stocks Is long on tbem, or In other words I* a "bull"; one who Is short of stocks is a "bear." A short ia one who has sold a stock which he does not possess and has borrowed the stock for delivery to the buyer. The object of selling short Is to repurchase subsequently at a lower figure. When Riley Voted James Whltcomb Riley didn't take much stock In politics but there was one election In which a young man who was a very close friend of his was running for county attorney, and Riley was so anxious to help him with his vote that he made it a special point to go to the polls on election day. It took the poet some time to understand the Intricacies of the ballot, but finally he marked It up to suit his Ideas. The following day he was telling a group of neighbors what a time he had had marking the ballot properly. After he had explained It all. one of the neighbors said: "Why, Jim, if that's the way you marked the ballot, you voted for the other fellow." Brazil Nut. The Brazilian nut tree, a native of the country the name of which It bears, grows to an average height of 75 feet The fruit resembles a coconut, and Is about a third larger. Each ball contains from 12 to 20 nuts, all three-cornered In shape and nicely packed together. During the season of their falling it Is dangerous to enter the forest without a shield, as the force of their descent Is sufficient to knock down the strongest man. Tha First Jass Band 1 The Royal Artillery band, which accompanies the Woolwich senrchlight tattoo, was the only regimental band recognized and provided for In the es: tlmates of 1832. In that year It consisted of 38 performers. Including two no ' groes who played tKe big drum, the ! cymbals, and the "Jingling Johnnies." ' This apparently was the first official ! recognition of a Jazz band. j i . Language. j The world Is not yet near a unlver I pai tongue. There are still 800 lan guages and 5.000 dialects. Europe has ' 89 languages; Asia, 123; Africa, 114; America, 117; Islands of Pacific and Indian oceans. 417; Giuseppe Caspar, who died In Rome In 1849, Is thought to have been the greatest linguist of all time. He spoke 114 languages and dialects. Personal Mention Mr. and Mrs. Ezelle Kelly, of Lugolf, wei\ in Camden Monday on business. Miss Margie Creed has ret dined from a three weeks visit to relatives in Miami. Mrs. George Khamo and children are spending this week in Sumter with relatives. ,> James laifoy Creed, who has been spending some time in Charleston, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Schenk, of New York, are the guests of Mr. and Mis. Leonard H. .Schenk. Mr. and Mrs. James Watts and son and Mrs. Mattie Turner spent several days at Folly Beach recently. 1.. L. Block and daughter, Miss Rosalie Block, have gone to Richmond, Va., for a visit to relatives. Misses Charlotte Boykin, Elisabeth Clarke and Alfred Boykin went to llendersonville last week for a visit. Mr. and Mrs, J. L. Hinson and daughters spent last week end in Lugoff, the guests of Newton Kelly. Mrs. Eva Irby, Miss Henrietta Irby, Albeit Irby and Mrs. A. A. Shanks spent Sunday at Folly Beach with r friends. Mr. and Mrs. West Spears and daughter, of Hartsville, visited at the home of Newton Kelly, at Lugoflf, last week. Mrs. W. <S. Burnet and daughter, Miss Mary Burnet, left last Saturday for Edisto Beach to spend some time with relatives. Mrs. H. W. Taylor and grandson, Jimmie Taylor, of Lancaster, are the guests of the former's daughter, MrB. Wiley Sheorn. Mrs. A. J. MoNinch and Mrs. J. C. Husbands, of Columbia, were guests of the former's son, T.- J. McNineh, here last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Salmond have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burgess and Miss Frances Burgess, of Summerton. Mr, and Mrs. Clifton McKain, Mr, and Mrs. Joe McKain and Mrs. Nannie McKain visited relatives in Florence last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Madison and son. Sammy Madison, and Miss Mary E. Payne, of Charlotte, were guests last week end of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Sheorn, David Wallnau and August Kohn are expected to return Sunday from Camp Greenville, at Cedar Mountain, N. C.. where they have been for the past three weeks. Mrs. W. H. Tate and children, of Charleston, spent last week etui here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hast. J. A. Hast accompanied her homo for a visit. J. P. Rdwards, of Cave Springs, Ga., and his grandson, James ICdwards Wilson, of l>ullas. Texas, are here on a visit to the former's brother, William A, Rdwards. J. Hamilton Osborne and William Nettles, Jr., of the Camden Rotary Club, were delegates to the District Kotary meeting held in Anderson last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wallnau, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Richel and Miss Sara Wolfe are expecting to attend the State legion convention to be held in Charleston Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Miss Connie Mae Shiver, who is in training at James Walker Memorial hospital at Wilmington, *N. C., has returned to her duties after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Rmma Shiver, in the Antioch community. Had House Party Misses Willie Porter and Eloise Rhoden chaperoned a house party < given at the Stevenson's shack last I week. Those attending from Camden I were Miss Sarah. Sheorn, Miss Ix?na < Stevenson, Miss Kmily Sheorn, Miss i Jean Vanl*andingham and Miss Flo- < ree Rozier, of Cassatt. 1 Honors Daughter > Mrs. J. S. Lindsay entertained on < Friday morning at a small but very 1 delightful luneheon in honor of her i daughter, Mrs. II. K. Hallett, of j Charlotte. Besides the guest of hon- < or, covers were laid for Mrs. H. O. Strohecker, of 4Charleston; Mrs. R. < W. Crook, of Yazoo City; Mrs. Mor timer Muller, Miss Lai Blakeney and ' Mrs. J. B. Zemp. 1 i A Federal grand jury in New York , is engaged in investigating one of the most gigantic swindling gangs ever uncovered in the United States. The gang operated from Florida to Saskatchewan and frofti the Atlantic to the Pacific, with the apparent headquarters of the gangsters being at Reno, Nev. They worked the old and familiar game of great winnings promised on horse racing tips or stock market' tips. Their victims lost from few hundreds up to $150,000. Governor Blackwood this week called on the Democratic committee!' of Pickens county to nominate a sher-'1 iff at the August primary, and said he will allow the coroner to act until then. Sheriff J. B. Craig resigned after shooting his own son three times while drunk. Mrs. Hennie Marshall Entertain*. Mrs. Bennio Marshall delightfully entertained on Monday afternoon, ignoring Mrs. Janio May Croft, who presented her young and attractive laughter, Betty Jean, to a group of nterested friends. The rooms were harming with bowls of verbena and flowing plants were effectively used in baskets. Mrs. James Gandy sang, 'Mighty I^ak a Hose", accompanied in the piano by Mrs. S. C. Zemp. The tumor guest followed several clues that led to a basket of dainty gifts for the bal>y, whose first 'birthday lates from June. Mrs. Cluude Lamoy, superintendent if the Cradlo Roll of tho Lyttleton Street Methodist Sunday school, presented a certificate of membership to ' the latest addition to tho large number of babies who are in this class, and at an early date, Betty Jean will begin her training in Sunday school work. Delicious refreshments were sorved by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. D. M. McCaskill, Mrs. T. V. Walsh and Mary Walsh. A report by tho department of Agriculture shows that d.r> states of the Union are? affected more or less by the wide-spread drouth that has prevailed over the country tho past several months. June rains helped conditions in some states, while in others it grew worse. Four fliers were killed at Rome, Italy, when an army plane crashed at the military experimental airport. Tho tail of the plane of a new type under test, snapped ofT. ' TASTY FLAJKE Soda Crackers, lb. box . 10c DEL MONTE r ~ Bantam Corn, 2 cans 25c OUR FAVORITE 1 PEAS, No. 2 cans, 2 for 25c BLUE RBBBON MALT SYRUP, tax paid, can 61c CHIPSO, 2 packages 13c A R M OLTR'iS PRINT BUTTER, lb. 29c Temple Garden Tea, lb. pkg. .... 19c Jewel Shortening, 8 lb. carton 64c ROGER'S BEST FLOUR, 24-lb. bag $1.00 ROGER'S BEST _FLOUR, 12-Ib. bag 55c ~?5EET mixed ~ r^8~~ PICKLES, 25-oz. jar 23c Vanilla Wafers, lb 15c BALL MASON FRUIT JARS, Quart, dozen ..... .. 85c Duke's Mayonnaise,pint jar 24c CIRCUS FLOUR, 24-lb. bag 95c tf.llam? PEANUT BUTTER, lb. jar ... 15c brer rabbit ~ SYRUP, yz gal. jar 29c Er HO DRI GINGER ALE, 12-oz. bottle ....... 10c Royal Seal OaL2 cartons ......... 15c JVQRY SOAP, medium, 2 cakes ... He ROGERS' PRODUCE fresh GREEN BEANS, lb 10c fresh SWEET CORN, dozen 30c South Carolina TOMATOES, 2 pound, 15c fresh PEACHES, dozen l2c iceberg LETTUCE, head 10c celery, stalk Juicy LEMONS, dozen 25c CALIFORNIA ORANGES, dozen 23c NEW WHITE POTATOES, 7 lbs 25c THOMPSON SEEDLESS GRAPES, 2 lbs 25c ? [pipf BAVI LE CHEEK CEREALS Wy l*r iMMMuJty |**4 (U?? h FIG A BRAN Ant tu kwi(*? *?4U* fW to* fUwwil l| la??r. DeKALB PHARMACY Phone 95 We Deliver I W. SHEORN & SON CASH RAISING SALE CONTINUES . ON OUR .REGULAR STOCK OF QUALITY MERCHANDISE - ? Men's Suits Values to $27.50 $17.95 !; Values to $22.50 14.95 I Lot 9.95 ! Linen Tex 11.95 !| All Suits Are Priced For This 'l 11 Sale Only Men's Shirts One Special Lot 89c $1.65 Values, $1.19 Manhattan and Wilson Shirts Special, $1.59 - s Closing Out All I 1 Men's Sport Oxfords Values to $6.00, $3.95 One Lot Sport Oxfords, $2.45 li Boys' Tom Sawyer Shirts Special, 69c One Lot 39c i Ladies' Summer Shoes I We are closing: out our entire stock at unheard of prices. $3.95 Values $2.45 $2.95 Values $1.98 One Special Group 98c MEN'S Shirts & Shorts Special 19c Work Shirts Special 49c Men's Sox 19c Men's Straws ! I 98c I ?- These Prices are for Cash Only I AND EVERY ITEM A REAL VALUE! i I