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itClETY NEWS TelvpkoM 100 To^eet Tonight I/tulles und Workers of the i Baptist church are request* ueet at the home of Dr. aud R. Clyburn Friday, May 8, p. in. i ,<y 1 ?r' ,m T Mrs. Little Entertains -ere of the Wednesday comub were guests of Mrs. Ralph lis week. The party was givie Little home on Mill street. ?r high score waW awarded F. Nettles, Jr. A tea course red by the hostess. Garden Club Meeting amden Garden Club will meet rs. George Brunson, Boykln, n Monday afternoon, May 11, lock. Members are requested f roses as their exhibits for a Show. A prise will be gly,e winner for having the best i. Met With Mies Team Llberta Team was club hostess ifternoon, entertaining at her l North Broad Street. Addinests invited were: Mrs. Ed* ler, of Columbia; Mrs. Ingalls, lie guest of Mrs. Julia Knapp, Ulan Yates and Miss Betty A delicious Ice course was ifter the card games. The a's high scores were made by tea and Miss Knapp. Mrs. Tindsl Hostess Laura May Brown and Mrs. andy were special guests of dghborhood club when Mrs. Tindal entertained on Wedifternoon. There were play;hree tables and prizes were Mrs. J. L. Williford; Mrs. T. 0 and Mrs. S. W. Van LandAt the conclusion of the he hostess served an ice V ror Departing Pupils 1 pupils of the Green Leaf ool are leaving this week for nes in the north. On Wed[rs. J. B. Zemp and Mrs. John b entertained at a small pictieir honor, serving refreshi the lawn of Mrs. Zemp's Fair street. Pupils who atrere: Lucy Deans, Barbara Bland Glover, Kate Williams, Glover, Munaon Baldwin1, 1 Glover and Lawton TruesJan Soucl Club Met ?ular weekly meeting of the ci club was held Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wilson ng at their home on Lyttle~ The party rooms were atvith roses and other ggfftlen Supper was served on small fore the card games began. . Goodale was winner of the prize for the ladles and ixander the'onf^foi^-the men. jasonover drew the floating Mrs. W. M. Alexander was Lhe one for low score. 8s Blakeney Hostess - al Blakeney entertained of her bridge club Thursday at her home on Chesnnt rs. J. G. Richards, Jr., Mrs. amp. Miss Ethel Yates and ;aret Fewell made an extra niests. Roses, Iris and co?ade a bright setting for the as of players. Mrs. Thomas Bade the afternoon's high iss Blakeney .served a deJad with Iced tea following ames. ntertained Tuesday the prettiest parties of the that given by Miss Ethel >s day evening at her home Broad street. Twenty guests ed for a buffet supper, m being Cot. and Mrs. Sumwho are the guests orMrs. tiher, H. G. Cgrrison; and Urs. James 'B. Murphy, of A delightful three-course ? served, followed by bridge. Bgh score was won by Mrs. > and the one for low score aLoach. Mrs. Jack Whltakd the floating prize. Auxiliary Returns Thanks oiden Hospital Auxiliary thank everyohe who has dble the purchase of the zer which Is now installed s and we hope many will ntage of Hospital Day to well as the Hospital. ?clally thank Mrs. Carrol >d hirs. William S. Ralnstielr great help in malting show dance a success, and e who 'generously gave steriliser. The amonnt the work of the Auxiliary winter follows: How# erred at Vlrgtali&fe bona checks for steriliser fSW; total of $1,182.64. -> - Personal Mention Mn?. D. I). Lee Ib visiting her moth or in Anderson, Mrs. J. H. Black well is on u visit to relatives in Yeiu&ssoe. - John K. deLoach left Thursday on # weeks' business trip to New York. ' Mrs. Stella Nelson has returned from a visit to her son iu Ocala, Fla. w?5!k Sd?htr* C' P* H<u,8ett >e't this rait N J summer home lu SuraMrs. Robert W. Pbmeroy, Mrs. L. P I>eans and children have gone to Myrtle Beach for a stay. ' ' Mrs. Edwin Muller, of Columbia is tUe guest of Mr, and Mrs. Mortimer Muller. Mrs. W. B. Hpugh, of Norfolk. Va., is the guest of Mr. aud Mrs. W R Hough. Mr. and Mrs. Dacre Bush left this past week for Boston, Mass., where they will be for a stay. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Flowers, of Charlotte, visited the latter's sister here last week end. Mr and Mrs. John Borrini left Wednesday for Southfleld, Mass., where they will spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pomeroy attended the running of the Gold cup races in Warrenton, Va. Mrs. L. P. Tobin and Bon, Joe, left thta afternoon to spend the week end with the former's parents in Greer.Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clyburn left this week for Lakeville, Conn., where they will spend the summer months. Mr., and Mrs. Watson Pomeroy and children are leaving this week for Millbrook, N. Y., to spend the summer. Troy Godwin, a student at Furm&n University, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Godwin. E. C. Rhame has returned from a trip to Warrenton, Va., where he witnessed the running of the Gold cup races. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. DuBose, Jr. have returned from Louisville, Ky., where they attended the running of the Kentucky derby. Dr. Andrew B. Whitaker has returned from Warrenton, Va., where he witnessed the running of the Gold cup races last week. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Caston are leaving Monday for St. Louis, where'Rev. Caston will attend a meeting of the Southern Baptists being held there. Miss Irma Seagle, who has been teaching in Franklin, N. C., returned home Sunday to spend her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Seagle. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Alexander had as their guestB Sunday Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Miller and son, Miss Myrtle ! Alexander and Misses Mattie and Queen Ward, of Charlotte. Mrs. Marian Percy, of Pasadena, California, was the guest of Mrs. Benton Sheorn this past week. She was enroute to her home . from Miami Beach, where she has been spending several months. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Vlllepigue, Rev. and Mrs. A. D. McArn and Mr. and Mrs. W. Robin Zemp attended the district Rotary convention in Charlotte on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Shaw and granddaughter, Frances Shaw, have returned from Greenville, Tenn., where they went to attend the graduation of their son, Houston Shaw, from the Takoma hospital. Mrs. Flora Pancoast, ofNP&tsburgh, | was a guest at Hotel Camden last week enroute to her home after spending the winter months at Daytona Beach. While here she was entertained by friends. Miss Mary Lucia Tobin, of WattB 1 Hospital, Durham, N. C., spent the week end with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. L. P. Tobin. She was accompanied home by Miss Priscilla Andrew, of Connecticut. ? r? Chicken Supper There will be a chicken supper served Saturday night, May 16, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bowers. The proceeds will go for the benefit of the Baptist church at Cassatt. The : public cordially invited. The price | will be 50 cents. MAD ATLANTA 8NIPER HELD IN BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, Ala., May 6.?Robert Emmett Bloodworth, "mad negro sniper," who. for two weeks eluded heavy details of Atlanta police armed with machine guns, was captured here last night. The young negro is under indictment in Atlanta for the murder of Leddus Arnold, another negro. Armed with a pistol, the youth allegedly wounded other persons, firing from ambush, before he fled Atlanta. He was arrested at the home of his brother, Cleveland Bloodworth, in Pratt City, a Birmingham suburb. Two members of the local police force made the arrest. Bloodworth did not resJefr and came away quietly, they said. - 1. .i The arrest was made on a "tip" from Atlanta police who had asked that the home of Bloodworth's brother-be walehed, police esld, .... 'SOU --Tile ungrrw* at whntn frft fhot "had. been stealing my whiskey," he explained to detectives as he confessed the Atlanta shootings. v7. satfcfsrtfS-'-jfir" * NraMBBKjMBBNinnnBBHaiBBHiinaMaa Bethune Bride-Elect I Being Complimented Dethune, May 6,? Many charming prenuptlal affairs complimenting Miss Kathryuu Truesdals are bulug given by her friends. I^ast Wednesday afternoon Mrs. C. K. liraswell and Mrs. I Mack Davis honored ber with five tables of bridge at the home of the former. The color scheme of white and yellow was used effectively In every detail . Floor baskets of syringe, oalendula and - snowballs and vases and bowls of snapdragons, iris, popples and panstes made a lovely set-} ting Tor the affair. Miss Evelyu Ow- J ings was winner of higb ?POro PfUfiJ Mrs. D. M Mays second high and MIsb Isabel Pursley consolation. The brideto-be, whose place was marked with silver wedding bells1 and orange blossoms, was presented a pretty gift for} her trousseau. The favors were miniature silver wedding bells and the ] bridal motif was carried out in the tallies. Dainty refreshments were j served consisting of ice cream in the form of a white lily with yellow cen- ] tcr und yellow cake frosted in white. Those calling after cards were: Mrs. K. Z. Truesdale, Mrs. C. 3. Floyd, Mrs. M. O. King, Mrs. J. H McD&niel, Mrs. A. K. Mcl^aurin, Miss Emma McCutchen and Miss Ethel Turbeville. | Death of Mrs. Julia A. Mathla Mrs. Julia A. Mathls, age 88, form-l erly of the St. Charles section of Lee J county, who had been in declining health for some time but confined to | bed for only a few days, died April I 16, 1936, at the home of her daughter,} Mrs. J. 3. Watson, in the Cedar Creek I Bection of Lee county where she had} made her home for the past few years. J Before marriage she was Miss Julia A. Talbert. In 1868 she was married I to the late William Frank Mathis, who} preceded her August 12, 1911. To J that union were born ten children,} four of whom survive: Mrs. J. 8. J Watson, Bishopville; Mrs. 8. K. Robertson, Rembert; Mrs. C. D. Sims and Lee Mathls, Florence. I In 1865 she united with the Bethel M. E. Church or which she was a life} long member. She lived a life of devotion to her family, church and community. She was spiritual minded and I faced life's problems with patience | and optimism. She expressed gratitude to God for the goodly number of years of life and was resigned to the end. I Funeral services wore conducted by Dr. D. M. Mclver and Rev. J. T. Llttlejohn of Bishopville, at Bethany Baptist church on April 17, 1936.?Bishop-1 ville Messenger. | Mt. Pisgah Club Met . The Mt. Pisgah Home Demonstration club held its April meeting, Wed-1 j nesday, April 15, at the home of Mrs. J I B. S. Catoe. The president being absent, the meeting was called to or- j der by our vice president, Miss Ola Catoe. Mrs. W. F. Byrd conducted the devotional. The Lord's Prayer was repeated by all. Song: "There's A Sweetheart Awaiting For Me Some-1 where." The minutes were read and J approved. The roll was called. A business session was held which was centered on reports to be sent by the various chairmen of the club to the j county leaders. The council meeting} was announced for Saturday, April 18, at the American Legion Hall, Cam-1 den. M1s9 Margaret Fewell then took} charge. Her subject was "Attractive I Kitchens," giving us six important} points to remember. She passed} around for inspection different types of miniature curtains to be u$ed In the kitchen. She also suggested oil} cloth is a good fabric for this purpose. She urged us to paint our kitchens in warm colors, distinguish| lng the warm and cool colors. If paint | is too expensive, use whitewash tinting in different shades. On neatly | typewritten slips she gave us the gov} eminent recipe for whitewash. We J were asked by her to have window } boxes of cheerful flowers or even | parsley or mint in them to brighten | thlngsup-, plan to have a rest corn| er, a comfortable chair, book shelves, | a daily paper to read while the pots | boil, to relax at least fifteen minutes } each day on a couch or bed. Miss I Fewell gave each one present an attractive wall pocket for the kitchen as Easter presents. There were five members,, two visitors and one new member present. The refreshments which Mrs. Catoe served were enjoyed by all. . . Association Held Meeting s, The Pine Grove School Improvement Association held its regular meeting April 3. After the business meeting a social hour was enjoyed. Delicious refreshments were served which consisted of sandwiches, cake, lemonade and coffee. * Hostesses for the afternoon were: - Mrs. Adolphus Dowey, Mrs. Bill Branham and Miss Lillle Mae Branbaw. ERROR HTADVERTI8EMENT In the A. & P. Stores advertisement carried in last week's Chronicle (tad Bliss new potatoes were quoted at 10 cents per pound, whereas it should have read three pounds for 10 cents. We regret the error, but it got by in the proof-reading. After boiling^ ham wrap it in bnt-i tared paper and bake for an hour and notice the Improvement in lavor.? The Pathfinder. . -j _ - i i wwmw?aw Malvern Hill Club Meeting Mm. J. H. Sinclair was hostess to the Malvern 1 f111 lioute Demonstratiou Club ou Friday afternoon, April 24. The meeting was tailed to order by the president, Mrs. Cliff Hmlth, and Miw, W. J. Denton led the devotional, using some verses from tha 12th and 18th chapters of Cuke. The roll was called aud each one answered with u joke. Minutes read and approved. Our souk for the mouth was "When You uud I Were Young, Maggie." 81* of our members atteuded the county council and one of tbem gave i a brief report aud the circulating library was discussed and every one was very much Interested in It. Sev. era! chairmen made reports. Nearly; ! all members have planted flowers,; ' trees and shrubbery. A number of{ magazines were exchanged. Miss Fewell's topiji was "The At- j tractive Kitchen." The walls and the ' floors should be smooth tinished aud \ easy to clean. Curtains that are neat i! and simple and do not keep out the>| light should ho used. Window boxes ( for flowers, mint and parsley, add much to the cheerfulness of the kitch-!1 on. Shrubs and vines should hide ' the unsightly objects that are often j In full view of the kitchen door or window. jl h ( Denial! T Sservshrdlushrdlumb Miss Fewoll also gave an Interesting talk on the use of white wash and gave each one a recipe for making j government white wash that may be tinted and uBed on walls. The im- ( portance of a rest corner for the housewife was stressed. In this rest corner should be an easy chair, table, shelves, magazines, bulletins and writing material. Miss Fewell gave each one an Easter gift?a lovely oil cloth wall pocket for the kitchen. We were glad to add one new member to the roll and have with us a number of visitors. The hostess, assisted by two of her. daughters, Mrs. W. J. Hasty and Miss Lena Sinclair, served sandwiches, calces and iced drinks during the social h<^ur. , Caasatt Club Meets ... 1 The Caasatt Home Demonstration Club held Its regular meeting Tuesday, aprll 21, at the home of Mrs. Bessie Watklns with tw4tfity-three members present. The meeting waa railed to order by the president. After the devotion was conducted the minutes were read and the roll called. Each member responded to the roll call with the number of baby chicks they had. Then Miss Fewell took the meeting in charge. She gave an interesting talk on a "Cheerful Kitchen." She stressed the fact that the kitchen should be made the most attractive and the most cheerful as It employes the greater portion of the housewife's time. She gave some interesting facts that if followed would make the kitchen a more enjoyable place. During the social hour the hostess, assisted by Mrs. A. L. Young, served delicious* refreshments. Thorn Hill Club Met The Thorn Hill Home DemonBtration club held its regular fnonthly meeting April 14, at the home of Mrs. L. D.i Vinson. The project song, "There's A Sweetheart Awaiting Me Spmewhere," was sung, Sgiripture by Mrs. L. T. Truesdale. The Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison. Roll call ahd minutes read by secretaryReading, "The Deserted Farm House Reading, "The Deserted Farm House," by Virginia Truesdale. Mrs. I. F. Williams waa elected publicity chairman. The meeting was then turned over to Miss Margaret Fewell, who then gave us an interesting talk on, "Attractive, Cheerful Kitchens. Refreshments were served. Hostesses were: Miss Mildred Vinson and Miss Eva Maye Faulkenberry. TRIBUTE OF RE8PECT The following resolution* wer^ , drawn by J. Team Gettys, James 1). fcerfip and Harry 8. Forter, members ." of the Exchange Club, and were read st their last meeting: Whereas, Almighty God, in His in Unite wisdom, has called unto himself Leonard 11. Sclienk, a most worthy, and esteemed member and officer of the Camden Exchange Club / And, whereas, Ills faithful and efficient performance of his duties as secretary and his untiring efforts for the welfare and upbuilding of this club make it fitting that wo record our appreciation of him and his work, now, thereforo Be it Resolved that the sudden removal of such a man from our organization leases a vacancy and shadow that will be deeply realised by all members of the Exchange Club and its friends, and will prove a grievous loss to our city and the public, Resolved further, that with deep sympathy with the afflicted relatives j of our departed friend and co-worker,, we express an earnest hope that even so great a bereavement lanky be over-4 ruled for their highest good, and that the memory of our friend and his de-1 voted service to our organization will prove an Inspiration to us, his fellow Exchangites, to labor more zealously that this club may fulfill the high purposes for which it was organized. ! Resolved, that this resolution bo spread upon the minutes of this club, and that a copy be forwarded to the family of our departed friend. Death of Aged Colored Woman Bessie Sutton, about 86 years of age, died at her home on Market Street, April 29, 1986, at 1:30 a. m. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Monroe Boykln, the flfst" pastor of Mount Morlah Church, and In her early wdlflanhood married Cornelius Sutton, who predeceased her about eighteen years ago. She was a member of the Mount Morlah Baptist church for seventy years, at which place she was funeralized Friday, May 1, at 3:30 p. in. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. W. I. P. Rosborough, pastor of the colored Presbyterian church and Rev. R. F. Freeman, pastor of Trinity M. E. Church and Rev. I. F. Rhodes, of Abbeville, S. C. The family desires to extend their thanks to friends for the many favors shown during the illness and death of their mother and relative. . Mrs. Frances Eleanor Smith, 63, .of Claremont, Cal., mother of four sons and two daughters, has been chosen as the "American mother of 1936,' by the Golden Rule Foundation Mothers' day committee. Mightiest Team Has Never Been Defeated The strongest team of horses In the world?that's what witnesses of the pulling feats of Hock and Tom, call thin fumouH pair of Belgians. They are owned by the Statler Partus Co., at Piqua, Ohio, and In tho varioua pulling moots hold uround the country, they have never met defeat. Hock and Tom are the featured Illustration In tho current natural nljT> j trate advertisement, one of a series of educational anuouncomentw appearing regularly in this newspaper. Their rocord Is 3,900 pounds tractive pull, the equivalent of pulling 9 plows cutting furrows 14 inches wide aud G Inches deep. The natural nitrate folks point out that these magnificent animals are Mother Nature at her best. They are creatures to whom Nature gave the vital spark, a perfect balanoe of all the elements that combine to make an unbeatable performer. The parullel Is pointed out' between the mighty Hock and Tom and the natural nitrate of soda which Nature also favored with her Yltal spark, a natural balance of major and minor elements that are so Important In the healthy growth and feeding of crops. As tho agricultural world now realises, the natural nitrate contains as Impurities, many elements other than nitrogen. Magnesium, for Instance, calcium, boron, maganeso, potassium and iodine are a few of the many elements which Nature has blended Into the natural nitrogen fertiliser material which Is so widely used to Improve cropB of the South. Honor Roll Mt. Plsgah School Grade 1.?Joyce Phillips, Lorene Munn, Hubert Dixon, Lewis Dixon, Howard Dixon. Grade 2.?Ruby Dixon, Mary Lou Holley, Mary Francis Horton, Virginia Ogburn, Johnny Mae Roberts. Grade 3.?Ralph C&toe, Harold Byrd, Bobby Byrd, Loutee Baker. Grade 4.?Louise Roberts, Albertine Catoe, Polly Sowell. Grade 5.?Bob Horton, Perry Baker, Emmett Sowell. Grade 6.?James Brown, Ray Holley. Grade 7.?John W. M&ngum. Grade 8.?Marie Threatt. Grade 9.?Margaret Hasty. The China clipper set a new time record Thursday, by flying from Honolulu to California, 2,400 miles in 14 hours, 67 minutes. I Exquisite Mother's Day Candy I Made by NORR1S | 1 Other Dainty Gifts for MOTHER I I DePASS' DRUG STORE I | Phone 10 The Rexall Store Camdon, S. C. i For Good 10c Beer Essolene Gas and Esso Motor Oil COLD DRINKS DRIVE TO MAYER'S SERVICE STATION South Broad Street F. M. Mayer, Mgr. | A STATEMENT All grocery stores and business houses, with the exception of dry goods establishments, began closing Thursday for a half holiday according to a signed agreement We made every effort to get the A. & P. Stores to co-operate in this movement, but regret to say that the officials refused to close either of their stores. The Camdeit Mer -chants will continue to observe the half holiday son Thursday until September 1. We think the general public is entitled to this information. Camden Merchants Association