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U. D. c To Meet
The John D. Kennedy Chapter U.
I). C. will meet Monday, March 4th,
j at 4 o'uloek at the home of Mrs. Gay
If. Baum. Assisting Mrs. Baum in
entertaining will be Mrs. L. A. Wittkowsky
and Mrs. E. B. Mabley. " The
treasurer requests all members to
come prepared to pay their dues.
I Met With Mr. and Mrs. Zemp 1
I Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Zemp entertain
ed their Tuesday ^vening contract
K club this week at the tfirkland home
I in Kirkwood. Supper was served at
B 7:30 and bridge followed. Mrs. J. G. |
I Richards, Jr., scored high for the!
I ladies and Jack Whitaker, Jr., made
I the highest score among the men.
I O. C. Entertained
B Miss Louise McLeod entertained
I the members of the D. C. O. C. club
B Saturday afternoon. Other guests
were Miss Lesta Davis and Miss
Elizabeth Culp, of Fort Mill, who
was the week end guest of Miss
Lena Stevenson. Miss Mary Richey
won two prizes, the- one for high
and the floating prize. A salad course
was served by the hostess after
cards.
Spinster's Club Met
At her home on Lyttleton street
Monday evening Miss Nancy Dempster
delightfully entertained the
members of the Spinster's club. Miss
Su,un Kennedy, Miss Barbara Hickox.
Miss Virginia Haile, Mrs. John
Davu.son and Miss Charlotte Boykin
were additional guests. A delightful!
dinner was served on the card tables
"PO" the arrival of the guests. In
the bridge games which followed I
Mrs. Davidson was awarded the prize!
o: the visitors and Miss Caroline
Houser for the club members.
Miss Richardson Hostess
Mis? Caroline Richardson gave a
pretty contract party Thursday
morning at her home on Lyttleton
>treot in honor of her house guest,
j?>s Nina Nelson, of Columbia.
Members of the Thursday morning
ndge club were invited for contract
and Misses Jane Peterkin, Pete Boykm.
Caroline Houser and Jane Morton
came in for luncheon after the
vard games. A silver bowl of yellow
Jonquils and yellow candles in silver
holders centered the luncheon table.
Irs. Matthew Fergusd'h received the
ig-. ^core prize and the honor guest
Wa> ' cmembered with a gift.
Entertains At Tea
One of the pretty social events
M the week was the delightfully in'
mal tea at which Mrs. T. J. KirkaM,i
entertained on Monday after;?n
at her home on Lyttleton street,
j hostess and her daughter, Mrs.
k W hitaker received the guests
a" "ho door.
thc dining room yellow and
He tones were used in the appoint;
-Ms of the table, which was lovely
U11 h yeHow daffodils in a low silver:
>ovs 1' sHver dishes of mints of the
>?me shade, lighted yellow candles,
' 01(1 tea services. Tea and coffee
acre poured by Mrs. John deLoach
and Mrs. Henry Savage, Jr. Assistin
serving in the dining room
were-- Misses Anne Whitaker and
hrissie Lowell.
Club Had Dance
The "Stitch-in-Time" club entertained
iU members and friends at a
pretty Valentine dance Thursday evening,
February 14, at the Old Court
House. The valentine motif was carried
out in the decorations. The
chaperones were: Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Mitchell, Mrs. J. H. "fjtrak and Mrs.
L. B. Gardner. Music was furnished
by u local orchestra.
Compliments Guest
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Goodale entertained
at bridge Tuesday 'evening,
assembling the members, of the San
Souci club and a few other friends
to meet Mrs. Goodalo's sister, Mrs.
A. A. Wilson, of Elliott, S. C. Washington
birthday tallies were used for
the scores and there were patriotic
favors for the guests. There was
a gift for the honor guest and prizes
for the high scorers who were Mrs.
A. C. McKain and Hughey Tindal.
Had (Benefit Bridge
The Camden Hospital Auxiliary
sponsored a bridge tournament Monday
evening at the Parish House.
Mrs. H. G. Marvin is the efficient
president of the auxiliary and others
assisting in serving and otherwise"
helping at the party were: Mrs. Alice
Marye, Miss Kitty Kellar, Miss
Holden, Miss Mary Burtiet and Miss
Ellen Salmond. There were thirteen
tables in play. Top score prizes
were won by Miss Ethel Yates and
1 Benny Smith while the low prizes
went to Mrs. Hutchinson and R B
Pitts. " ' "
Entertains For Bride-Elect
Invitations were received in Camden
this week to the wedding of Miss
Pickett Henderson to Charles John
Shannon, 4th. The ceremony will
take place in the First Presbyterian
church in Wilmington, N.-C., Saturday,
the 16th of March.
In honor of the bride-elect Misses
^iiginia and Willie Haile were joint
hostesses ut a bridge party and miscellaneous
shower Saturday afternoon
at their home on Fair street.
There were four tables of contract
and prizes were awarded Miss Olive
Nettles and Mrs. DuBose Blakeziey.
The guest of honor was presented a
trousseau gift by the hostesses and
later a number of miscellaneous gifts
were "showered" upon her.
In the dining room where the
guests were invited after cards tea,
sandwiches, mints and cakes were
served from a prettily appointed table,
having as a center decoration
a bowl of yellow spring flowers and
burning yellow tapers-in silver -holders.
Miss Nancy Work and Miss
Pete Boykin called after cards.
Flower Show Notes
Exhibitors of narcissi and other
bulbs must classify their own exhibits,
namely: large trumpet, yellow,
short trumpet, white, etc. The
receiving committee may not be asked
to do this classification. Under
artistic arrangement, the class printed
as "miniattire" means the exhibits
to be entered shall not be over four
inches high.
Weather permitting, the show will
be held as announced, March 7th. The
prizes, except plants will be exhibited
in the Corner Book Store windows.
A schedule of exhibits and rules
governing entries and judging was
cairied in .this paper in its issue of
February 22nd.
Safety-responsibility laws for motorists
are in effect in 21 states and
eight Canadian provinces.
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Notice i
$ Que to the fact that our creditors have shortened |
J their terms of credit we are forced to announce that, |
^ beginning March first, all credit customers on weekly
^ or monthly terms must settle their accounts on the |
$ date agreed upon?that is, weekly accounts must be V
J paid on Mondays and monthly accounts on the first v
J of each month?otherwise credit will be discontinued.
J We appreciate your patronage, either for cash ^
^ or credit, but credit other than as stated above <annotr. X
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Personal Mention
Mrs. F. II. Craighill is in Savannah
on a visii her mother.
Miss Peggy Keyset- spent Sunday
with her parents in Columbia.
Mrs. W. E. Matthews spent Sunday
with her husband in Newberry.
Miss Ella Dane Hilton left Sunday
for -Sumter, where she has a
position.
Mrs. George Wittkowsky had as
her guests last week, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Rembert.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nettles, Jr.,
visited tl*e letter's parents in St,
George on Sunday.
Kate Hough is on a visit to
her daughter, Mrs. John Kime in
Durham, N. C.
Abbott Goodale of Mullins, spent
several days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. R, Goodale.
G. H. I^enoir left on Saturday for
an extended visit to his son, J. W.
[ Ijenoir in Cordele, Ga.
Mr. and Mrs. DeLoache Sheorn of
Anderson, spent last week end with
their parents here.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin M.
Reasonover, at the Camden hospital,
Sunday, February 24th a son.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Brasington and
children of Charlotte, were the week
end guests of relatives here.
Friends of Mrs. T. V. Walsh will
regret to learn that she is in a hospital
in Charlotte for treatment. >
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stoney, of
Charleston, were in Camden last Friday
for the Washington's Birthday
races.
Miss Lucy Kirkland left on Sunday
for Washington, ' D. C., where
she has a position with the government.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Lachicotte, of
Charlotte, were guests at the home
of their son, C. H. Zemp on last
Sunday.
Mrs. C. F. Wimberly and Mrs.
Newell Wimberly recently returned
from Florida, where they had been
on a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drynan, of
Chicago are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Shanks. Mrs. Drynan is a
sister of Mr Shanks.
Mrs. V. W. Clarke had as her
guests this past week her sisters,
Mrs. R. W. White and Mrs. J. M.
Jennings, of Winnsboro.
Friends of Mrs. Annie L. Rhame
will be glad to learn that she has
improved and returned this week
from a sanatorium in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Huckabee
and little daughter of Batesburg, 1
visited the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. G. Huckabee, last week end.
Mr. and Mrs, J, G. Richards, Jr.,
had as their guest for a few days
last week Mrs. Richards' brother,
Robert H. Hayes, of Washington, D.
Miss Mary Alston, Miss Augusta
Rogers, Hal Rogers and Zeb Stone
spent Friday in Camden, S. C., attending
the races.?Charlotte Sunday
Observer.
Mrs. Gordon Watt of this city, and
Mrs. Elliott White Springs of Fort
Mill, S. iC., attended the races in
Camden, S. C., Friday.?Charlotte
Sunday Observer.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ellison and
daughter, Mrs. Virginius B. Hirtft of
New York, Ward 'Belcher and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry DeButts attended the
races in Camden, S. C., Friday.?
Charlotte Sunday Observer.
Miss Mary Eleanor Goodale was
the guest of Mrs. Anderson Bass in
Rock Hill last week. While there
she attended a tea given in honor
v>f Mrs. Bass by her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Edward Bass.
Mrs. Robert Taft and daughter,
Miss Harriet Steedman, Mrs. V. J.
Lipscomb, of Charleston and Miss
Sara Steedman, of Newberry, were
guests of Mrs. H. S. Steedman last
week end.
Mrs. D. K. Hough of Kershaw, S.
C., and Mrs. W. C. Moore of Camden,
S. C., have returned to their
respective .homes after a visit to
their sister, Mrs. G. F. Latimer, at
her home on South -boulevard.?
Charlotte Sunday Observer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Irwin and
daughter, Harriet Irwin, Mrs. Elmer
Scott, Tommie Hope, of Charlotte,
and Mrs. Fred Ward, of Sumter were
week end visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Cnrtis Moore last
week.
Miss Mary Nesen, of Kingstree,
and Miss Roberta Holmes, of Lexington,
N. C., students at Converse
College accompanied Miss Grace
Robinson home last week end to attend
the Washington's Birthday
races.
Eugene DuBose, a student at the
Duke -School of Law, spent the Washington's
birthday holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Du-'
Bose. He had as his week end guests
Jack Colton, of Washington, D. C.,
and Rollo Bergeson, of Siojj^ City,.Jowa,
who are also students at the
Duke School of Law.
Approximately a billion dollars is
spent annually by the United States
government for insect poison. In
fighting the boll weevil alone, 40,000,000
mommas
is used each yea r
Nc? 1 looks Added To Library
The following books have b?jen
added to the <Htnden Publi^HLiljrn'i y:
"Heaven'^ My Destination," Wilder;
"Lost Horizon," Hilton; "Forty Days
of Nlusa Dagh," Werfet; "Spy Paramount,"
Oppenheim; "Hornet's Nest,"
Ashton; "Romany," I>ady Eleanor
Smith; "Mary Peters," Chase and
"Mary Poppins," Travers.
In addition to these newer novels,
several reprints of old favorites have
been added botfh to the adult and
juvenile departments. Among the
books added for children are: "I Go
A-Traveling," Tippett; "Story Book
of Transportation," Maud and Miske
Petersham; "Wisard of Oz," Baum
and "Gooseberry Garden," Lenskt. j
Mrs. H. D. Kirkover and Mrs. F. (
M. Rhodes have recently given ai
large number of children's books.;
M rs. George Griswold, Mrs. W. R. I
Bonsai, Mrs. Samuel Russell, Mrs. K.
B. Wilcox and Mrs. L. R. Ambler,
have donate<l novels.
Mrs. H. G. Marvin, Mr. Stanley!
Llewellyn, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell
and the Rotary Club have given
subscriptions to magazines for this
year.
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Club Girls Held Meeting
A delightful meeting of the first
year 4-H club girls of the Baron
DeKalb school was held Tuesday
morning, February 12, in the Home
Economics Room. The following program
was carried out: Scripture
Reading, Marie Blackwell; Prayer,
Dorothy Workman; 4-H Songs;
"Naming Birthdays of America's
Great Men;" "Salute to the American
Flag." The girls were graded on
food and nutrition and listened to
an interesting talk by Miss Fewell.
Hot Supper At Antioch
There will be a Hot Supper at Antioch
school house, Friday night,
March 8. The proceeds will go for
the benefit of the Antioch church.
The pubilc is cordially invited to attend.
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At birth the average pulse rate is
134 a minute, being reduced to 110
during the first year of life. By the
age of 14, the pulse rate has slowed
to 87.
A Kansas City, Mo., detective, answering
the frantic pica of a negro
for help, found an eight-foot giant
lurking in an alley. He emptied his
revolver into it and then found that
the lurking giant was a plaster of
paris cast.
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School 8urvejr
Under the direct supervision of
I the State Department of Education
i with S, I', ('lemons in charge, a
: school survey is being launched in
every county in South Carolina. The
Survey is made possible through
funds from the Federal Emergency
Relief Administration. The work in
Kershaw county will be carried on
by the local Relief Administrator,
the County Board of Education and
R. W. Mitchum, Architect, George
Chewning, Estimator, and Jacob A.
Catoe, Steno-Clerk.
This survey calls for a map of the
county with all district lines properly
shown, a complete report on all
biuldtngs and a check with the State
Sinking Fund on insurance values.
A meeting of all the trustees of
the county will be held Monday,
March 4th, at 3 p. m. at county
court house in order to work out all
I the details of this work.
County Teachers' Meeting
' Dr. J. C. Kinard, President of Newberry
College, will address the Kershaw
teachers at their regular meeting,
Camden City School Auditorium,
Thursday afternoon, February 28th.
I This is not I)r. Kinard's first visit
to Camden. He is a very able speaker
and the teachers will accord him
u warm welcomo.
New members are to be elected to
represent the county at the Council
of Delegates for the Education Association
meeting, which will be held
in Greenville, March 14-16.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
Whereas An All Wise Providence
has called from us Mr. George T.
Little and in his passing The First
National Bank of Camden has lost
one of its Directors, and the Community
a valued and outstanding
citizen.
Therefore 'be it resolved, that the
Officers and Board of Directors of
The First National Bank extend their
heartfelt sympathies to the family
of Mr. Little, a page of our records
be inscribed to his memory and a
copy of this resolution sent to his
family.
Card Of 'thanks
Bethune, Fob. 27.?Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Smith and family wish to express
to their friends und neighbors
their sincere thunks and deep ap-|
preciation for the lovely flowers and
many acts of kindness shown them
at the death of their little babe, John
W, Jr.
Captain William H. Nelson, 1)8, oldest
retired army officer, died at Roan
Mountain, Tenn., Monday night. He
would have been 99 on May 17.
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your service when emergency
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and join our THIRTEENTH SERIES. By systematic monthly pay- Ji I J
merits you will make a safe investment of your funds that will draw |(
more than average interest. ||
On admission to the Federal Home Loan Bank System, we re- I;
j ceived the following letter from Mr. Thomas W. Ellett, President of * IN
| the Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston-Salem, N. C. M |
j Wateree Building & I^oan Association || I
Camden, S. O. '11
Gentlemen: , U
I have the pleasure of informing you of the acceptance of your l! |
Association as a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Winston- ]j |
Salem, N. C., in accordance with your application. You are to be I1
I commended and congratulated in having an association that has stood II !
the examination and investigation requisite for membership in such ||
a manner as to_ receive the unanimous approval of its conaition, the jj
character of its management and home-financing policy as being con- !
sistent with sound and economical home-financing, and with the pur- || |
1 pose of the Act of Congress establishing the Federal Home Loan Bank |j
System; and such approval making available to you the rights, privi- j|
ledges and benefits under the terms of such Act. j;
Yours very truly,
THOMAS W. ELLfiTT, President. ! ]
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