Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Ijety news Telephone 100 ?J iiitg Invitations Issued of the young couple Jn rolinn are ihtereated in the invitations received in Cam^eek: I Mrs. Arthor Rea Ball rehonor of your pi-esence at ttire of their daughter, Alice .Doctor Andrew Burnet on Wednesday, the twentyOctober at seven o'clock, i Episcopal Church, New onnecticut. litaker is leaving for New day and he and his bride home in the Metts Cottage Broad Street after the first 'bor- r** [S. DeLoache Marriage Lgnes Davis, of Colorado vnd Benjamin P. De"Loache, gl,. were married in the ian Church, Philadelphia, afternoon, October 11th. leLoache is a gifted smger on first place in the Atwater iio Audition the same year oache won. iny friends of "Bennie" Dehe is familiarly known him and his brid* much i their chosen profession. larriage Announced d Mrsv Clement 'Clay Brown the marriage of, their Charlotte. Wihistler Brown t Stoney Moore, Saturday, 13th, in Camden. pinster's Entertained S'illie Haile added two extra the usual number when she ed the members of the Spinub Monday evening at her Fair Street. A special guest ening was Miss Virginia Lee whose wedding to Clarence i. of Bamberg will take place r G. To her the hostess pren honor gift. Other guests to play with club members Mrs. John S. Davidson, Mrs. it Hey ward, Mrs. Matthew n. Misses Hallie Carson, Phylsoti, Virginia Haile, Charlotte and Elizabeth Zemp. Score r. the contract games were Mrs. Davidson for the visitMiss Helen Savage for the; ubers. After cards the hostrved sandwiches, crackers, ts and coffee.Met With Mrs. Little Lee Little was hostess Wedaftcrnoon at her home on t SUreet honoring members Neighborhood bridge club and litional guest, Mrs. Withers Mrs. R. E. Stevenson rea prize for the high score, inette Boykin cut the consoLTid"MYs~.' J. Ta. Williford held ting prize. 'The hostess serva course after cards. Tots Enjoy Party ?rs Trotter, son of Mr. and W. Trotter, has been spend summer in Flat Rock with mimother, Mrs. John MayTo celebrate his return home otter gave a pretty children s Tuesday afternoon. HalloleCorations were used and caps rns were given as favors. Don in and Johnnie Mackey won 7.c< in the contests. After an f gaipes, ice cream and cakes ervcd in the dining room to five little gueatj. Club KnlerUiiM Husbands Members of the Thursday afternoon contract club motored to Mr*. Dan Murchison's country home for their meeting this week!' Mrs. Carrol DcsChamps, Mrs. Joe Thomas and Miss 'Charlotte Hoykin were guests of the club. Prizes for top score were won by Mrs. Murchison and Mrs. A C. MoKain. After the bridge game? in the afternoon the husbands of the club members and guests were invited to join them at supper which wat served in the dining room at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Osborne Hostess Members of the Plaze-u-ple?e club were guests of Mrs. J. H. Osborne Monday evening at her home on Lyttleton Street. Substituting for absent members were: Mrs. A. D. McAiy^arfd Mrs. J. U Williford. Prize pA high score went to Mrs. J. M. Dempstbr and the one for low score to Mrs. G. Taylor. Miss Margaret Blanding won the floating, prize. Camden Garden Club Met Miss Leila Shannon entertained thb Camden Garden Club at its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 8th. The attendance was larger than usual, being augmented by the presence of several members of the tourist colony. In the absence of the president, Miss Shannon. preside^. An interesting program was rendered which included enjoyable articles read by Mrs. A. C. McKain and Mrs. A. W. Humphries. Several beautiful specimens of flowers were on display. It was decided that an exhibit be enured at the County Fair especially Maturing the preservation of holly. Miss Olive Whittredge is chairman of the committee in charge of the booth. Mrs. Spencer Hostess Friday afternon at her home on Chestnut Street Mrs. Frank Spencer gftve a lovely bridge party of six tables. Gladioli, roses and other fall flowers decorated the sun-poroh,. living and dining rooms, where the tables were placed. Mrs. J. H. Guthrie held the high score, Mrs. Withers Trotter the lev score, and Mrs. Frank _Zomp cut the consolation. They each received lovely gifts. Calling after cards were Mrs. E. C. Zemp and Mrs. W. D. Whitaker. Contract Club Met The Better Halves Contract club was entertained on Tuesday after noon by Mrs. Lee Mays at her home on Hampton Avenue. Mrs. Jack Nettles made the afternoon's high score and was presented the prize. All club j members were present but Miss VirI ginia Haile was invited to play for the hostess. A sweet course with | coffee wa3 served after cards. Entertain At Bridge ?Mrs. Dan Murchison and Miss s Katherine Murchison' were joint hostesses at two lovely parties Saturday, | entertaining at the apartment of Mrs. Joe Thomas on Fair Street. Garden j flowers in bright autumn shades were used in the card rooms. There were | six tables of'players in the morning and high and low score prizes were I won by Miss Ada Montgomery and Miss Grace Oakep. j At the Murchison's afternoon party Miss Virginia Lee Nettles, a popular November bride-elect, was presented a guest prize. Mrs. Hughe> Tindal was winner of the prize for high score and Mrs. Hermas Granade the one for low score. Mrs. Joe Thomas assisted the hostesses in serving a chicken salad course with coffee at both paities. 8F- * ^ ^ ^ I BARGAINS * CRISCO, 3 lb can *\c DUKE'S MAYONNAISE, full quarts 33c j POSTUM CEREAL, large package 21c . INSTANT POSTUM, 4 oz. can 23c INSTANT POSTUM, 8 oz. can 39c MOTHER'S COCOA, 2 lb. pckg ]?c IRISH POTATOES, 10 lbs * j?c SUGAR, 10 lb. bag 55c SHORTENING jj 4 lb. cartoon 25? 8 lb. cartoon c TOMATOES, No. 2 can, 2 for * J*0 jr' IVORY SOAP, medium bar, 2 for,r>f, \lc [ P. & G., Giant bar, 4 for MARKET SPECIALS ROUND STEAK, per lb ?0c f POT ROAST BEEF, per lb Jf* . PORK ROAST, per lb - ; x?r . PORK CHOPS, per lb ** ,, ) all PORK SAUSAGE, per lb. ,v' f-? FRANKFURTERS or SMOKED SAUSAGE, per lb. 17c I BROOKFIELD BUTTER, per lb NUCOA, per lb. ; 16<fc FISH AND OYSTERS Home Stores Where the Polled P^ P"ty g | Personal Mention George Garrison, of Columbia, was the guest Sunday of relatives here. Miss Ruth Richards of Shandakin. N. Y? is in Camden this week on business. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tucker have returned to Canuien from Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Dr. Carl A. West and Dr.'George S. Rhame attended a medical meeting held in Durham last week. Mrs. J. M. Cooper, of North, is spending this week in Camden with her brother, C. H. Fouts. lit'. Col. Calhoun Ancrum, of the United States Marines is the guest f'Of Kis brother, T. A. Ancrum. \ Mr. and Mrs. Dick Singleton, of Columbia, were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DuBose. Mrs. Wilson Rice, of Madison, Ga., arrived Saturday to join her husband, who is an employee of The Chronicle. Miss Jane Swords, who has been spending the summer at Morriston, ( N. J., has .returned to her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hoffer, of Fayetteville, N. C. were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hoffer on Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Dunn and Mrs. Dora Hill returned this week, from New York, where they have been visiting relatives. Randolph Kirkland visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirkland in Camden during tho. weekend.?iNewberry Observer. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Harris spent Sunday in Spartanburg visiting their daughter, Miss Jean Harris, who is a student at Converse College. Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Harris have returned to Camden, from Saranac Inn, New York, where they have been spending the summer months. Miss Dorothy Van I^andingham, a student at Flora McDonald spent last week end at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Van Landingham. Mrs. Lucy P. Deans and daughter Lucy Deans, of Bedford Hill, N. Y., have returned to their home here for the season. Bobby Deans is in school in Aiken this season. Mrs; John C, Hill spent several days here this past week, returning to New York Friday, where she will spend the winter. Her two children will be in school in the North. Those attending the foot-ball game in Durham last Saturday, were: Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Richards, .Jr., Mr. an<J Mrs. John M. Villepigue, Rev. and Mrs. A. D. McArn, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Miller, Miss Margaret Miller, Miss Elizabeth McDowell, J. C. Gillis. Hospital Auxiliary To Meet All members of the Camden Hospital Auxiliary are requested to attend the meeting of the auxiliary Monday, October 22, at the Camden hospital at 4 o'clock. Officers are to he elected. Boy Scout News The regular monthly- meeting of Troop 30 of the Boy Scouts of America met in the American Legion Hall, last Friday night. The scoutmaster William F. Nettles, Jr., presided. The Lord's prayer was repeated by- all, then the members answered to roll call, twenty-one being present. Dues collected amounted to $1.35. A plan was explained whereby bhe scouts could make money working at the Fair grounds during the County Fair week. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Adjournment was made after the'Scoutmaster's benediction. Several boys parsed tests after the meeting was over. David Wolfe Wallnau, Scribe Birth Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith, on October 1, a girl. She has beea named Margaret Helen Smith, named Mary Helen Smith. A Correction In last week's issue of The Chronicle we -had the . announcement of a daughter being born to Rev. and Mrs. George , Bobo. We understand it is a son and he has been named Charles Bailey Bobo, born October 6th, at the Camden Hospital. . Back Wages Paid To Workmen Efforts of NRA compliance and enforcement agencies have resulted in restitution of $788,422 in back wages to workmen between June 16 and September 29, 1934, according to a survey just completed by the NRA Compliance Division. This brings to approximately $2,000,000" the amount of back wage restitution obtained through intervention of Administration agencies s'nee^the Recovery Act was passed. In South Carolina alone, according to statistics obtained from the office of Lawrence M. Pinckney, State NRA Compliance Director for South Carolina, during the two weeks period ending October 13, 1934, $2,482.35 in back wages was obtained for 75 employees. This sum represents the amount repaid workers throagh intervention of NRA's own agencies and does not include the %fages restored through efforts of various industries' code authorities. It is the difference between the/amounts- actually paid workers as wagee and what should have been paid them under their codes. News at Bethune j Bethune, Oct, 1U.?Miss Mildred Bradford who was a teacher in the Bethune schools last year, but is now a member of the Hill Crest faculty, spent the weekend with friends here, j The Bethune Chapter U. I>. C. gave a silver tea at the homo of Mrs, M. (J, King last Wednesday afternoon. I Several appropriate readings were given and a vocal solo by Miss Stella Bethune. Punch and cakes were served. . The senior Chirstian Endeavor so* ciety enjoyed a social Saturday evening at the home of Miss Mary McKinnon. # The junior Christian-Endeavor' society were entertained with a weiner roast at the X#og Cabin* Thursday evening. ' ' , The members of the senior ~-B. Y, P. U. had a delightful party at the home of Miss Eunice Severance Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Neil Truesdell announce the bii*th of a daughter, Sarah ( Isabel, Wednesday, October the 10th. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Byrd and1 Spate Byrd of Greensboro, N. C.,1 spent Sunday with their* parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Byrd. Miss Mary Ellen McLaurfn who is attending Flora McDonald was at home for the weekend.* Miss Clara Hough of Camden and Miss Stella Hough of Bennettsville spent Sunday witn their mother, Mrs,! M. A. Hough. Friends of the Water's family will learn with regret that Mrs. Lonnie Waters was taken to the Columbia hospital last Friday for a major operation. Miss Margaret Truesdell who is a member of the senjar class at QueensChicora spent the weekend at home. Mrs. Z. R. Gordon returned home; Sunday after a few day's visit with relatives in Charlotte. Alvin Clyburn who is located in Spartanburg was at home Saturday night and Sunday. He had as his guest David Latham of Spartanburg. Mrs. McManus of Camden is spending some time with her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Outlaw. Miss Ruby Pate who has been spending several months in the home of her uncle has returned to her work . in Columbia. Misses Elsie Mae Hammond, Mar- j guerite Foster and Mary B. Ratcliff, j 'students at .Winthrop, spent the: weekend at their respective homes. | Mr. Bailey, of York, has been the recent guest of his sister, Mrs. Gary : Parker. Ml*, and Mrs. C. C. Pate, Junita I Pate, Mfs. J. M. Clyburn, Mrs. B. W. t Best and Miss Helen Garland attend- j ed the funeral of Mr. Joe Jones in Jefferson Sunday afternoon. Has Potatoe Picking Record Caribou, Me., Oct. 14.?Gayland Miller, 11, established a potato-picking record for the other fellows to shoot at. He picked 76 barrels in a day, for which he got $4. Fire Sweeps Stockyards Kansas City, Kas., Oct. 14.?Twenty head of cattle perished in lire of undetermined origin which swept over pens and chutes in an area the size of a city block at the Kansas City livestock yards . today. Eighteen companies from the fire departments of Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kas., prevented the fire from assuming dangerous proportions. Scores of cattle were led out of the pens to safety while the flames menaced them. I?I ..A-1-!..! ' ....... ? General News Notes - . ?f Methodists from all over tho country are in Baltimore this week to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Methodist church in Americp, ** ? j Joseph Uoldmuntz, a New York jeweler, was robbed of his traveling bag in St. Louis. Be says there were between $50,000 and $60,000 worth of uncut and unmounted diamonds in the bag. * Nearly $1,000,000,000 of the called fourth 4 1-4 per cent Liberty bonds had been turned in up to the close of business on Wednesday to be exchanged for 10 to 12-year bonds bearing 8 1-4 per cent interest. A group of World war veterans who had congregated in Washington, have been sent to Florida to work on a relief project on an island off the coast that has been specially arranged for them. A dispatch from Belgrade says that the great-grandfather of King Alexander of Yugoslavia, assinated in Marseille, France, Tuesday, and known as '\Black George," boasted that he had killed over 100 men, including his own father and a brother, and he himself died at the hands of a political enemy. John H. Fahey, chairman of the federal home loan board, is of opinion that at least 4,000 building and loan associations of the country will not be eligible for government supervised insurance. He also estimates that more than 6.000 home lending banks will be eligible for insurance, leaving 4,000 or more which cannot meet the board's requirements. Jesse Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance corporation, is quoted as saying that the nation "expects too much too quick." Discussing business" conditions he said: "There seems to have been a little over-estimation of w! nt the size of the fall business u, ,^rn would be. Business is good all over the country, but we expect too much too quick." Dr. Robert D. W. Connor, professor of history at the University of North Carolina, has been appointed archivist of the United States by President Roosevelt. This is a new position in the federal government, and the job is to ke6p official records of the government and <to make plans, estimates and recommendations for such historical works and collections of source materials as may be appropriate for publication at public expense. Keep Lily Pools Clear ^..If the proper balance of life is kept in the lily pool tfiere will be no need for taking steps to clear the water by artificial means. Fish, oxygena-tlng plants, and scavenger snails working together will keep the water cleaner than will the action of any chemical. The fish keep the water free from mosquito larvae, the plants supply oxygen for the fish, aitd the snails rid the j>ool of green ulgae and rofuse. In case, however, the aid of chemicals is desired potassium permanganate is effective and also safe. Five drops of con contra ted Solution to each 10 gallons of water in the pool will clear up the water without injuring either tho plants or the fish. The water will at first bo slightly colored but this should mot cause | alarm bocause it will clear up in a short time.?The Pathfinder. , General Hugh >?. Johnson is a pationt at the Walter Reed hospital in Washington. He nas a sinus' trouble. i hm ... i m m '4 ??? .JJUUWt.I 1 Italian Rye I 100 Founds $6.75 I I (irass Seed j Per 7o R CRIMSON CLOVER 18o 1 | I j ,'VNHlS.'VS/<i/<USIVVl.lWWWVI.lW?Mt,'>,'((,w'?'?'uS/VVVWVWVVVVWuVW I WHITAKER & COMPANY I j Telephone No. 4 i w ? .. , J . : 1? Camden Theatre WEEK OF OCTOBER 19TH FRIDAY ? "DAMES" With Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Zasu Pitts and Guy Kibbee. Also Leon Krrol in "Good Morning Eve" and Paramount News. SATURDAY "FIGHTING HERO" '. ,;v With Tom Tyler. Also Chapter 11 "The Lost Jungle" and Comedy. Saturday Nite At 10:30 y> i "DESIRABLE" > With Jean Muir, George Brent and Verreo Toaadale. -?? ..? MONDAY and TUESDAY "JUDGE PRIEST" With Will Rogers. Also,Comedy and News '--i WEDNESDAY i "LOVETIME" With Pat Paterson, Nils Asther, Herbert Mundin and Harry Green. Also Selected Short Subjects THURSDAY AND FRIDAY "THE WORLD MOVES ON" With Madeline Carroll and Franch- * et Tone. ? ? Looking Forward * i IVithi?i the next six mo?iths the harvest of 1934 w^l have *pretty well come to an end\ a?id those who look forward ' are contemplati?ig busitiess connectiotis for another year To Business Men,* Farmers, Professional Men and Corporations this institution stands ready to entertain any sound propositions against which funds may be advanced. Entering now the second year of our organization, we take pride ip citing to the public a very brief summary of our first twelve months work. We have made over the past year 253 loans?good loans to responsible people; our deposits have grown from thirty odd thousand on opening date, to over one hundred and ninety odd at this I time; our depositors from seventy-nine (opening day) to more than five hundred; all, we believe, as a result of prompt, careful, efficient service and honest endeavor, together with the appreciative support of old friends and new acquaintances. And so at the start of our : second year we would continue to sblicit a fair share of public patronage in this and other good communities. Our policies are based on safe, sound, constructive banking principles upo?i which this little institution has been founded THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CAMDEN t. 0 1 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE x ' The funds of each depositor in The Commercial Bank of Camden are insured up to $?yooo.oo by the U. S. Government .