The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 11, 1936, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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Bethune Students
Resume Studies
Bethune, Sept. 9.?Mrs. J W. McLaurln,
u bride of two weeks. wu? the
honor guest at a lovely party Saturday
afternoon given by Mlw Stella
Bethune and Mrs. K. B. 81ms of Hock
Hill who was spending the week end
at her former home here.
Late summer flowers were prettily
arranged In the rooms where five tables
were placed for bridge, Mrs.
Uirlng Davis won high score prize
und Miss Carrie Yarbrough won bingo
? prize. Mr*. Vance Morgan was remembered
with a dainty gift. Thp
honor guest was presented with a set
of crystal goblets. *
Little Hetty Grey McCasklll brought
a telegram to Mrs. MeLuurtn which
bade her follow the bearer out on the
lawn where* she wus pleusuntly surprised
to find a basket Hilled with
beautiful and useful gifts.
A number of lathes called after
cards. A congealed salad course with
a chilled beverage was served by the
hostesses.
The Bethune schools opened for tha
1936 and 1937 session last Thursday
morning. The devotional was given
by the Bev. J. K. Williams. The Hev.
8. C. Floyd made a short talk In
which he heartily welcomed the* outof-town
teachers to the churches of
Bethune. Superintendent J. C. Foster
made the announcements and explained
the rental system of text
books.
The list of teachers Including seven
men teachers follows: Grammar
school?? Miss Pearl nryson, of Swansea;
Miss Martha Thompson, of Hock
Hill; Miss Kthel Turbevllle. of Turbevllle;
Miss Stella Bethune, of Bethune;
Miss Sara Hector, of Inman;
Miss Sara Grey Proctor, of Hock Hill;
Miss Sara Gettys, of Camden; Miss
Miriam Smith, of Marlon, J. H. Mo
Danlel, principal, of Blackstock.
High school: Mathematics, social
science and principal. Miss Eloise Miller,
of Pauline; English and French,
Miss 1'ifarl Hlckenbacker, of Cameron;
history, science and coach of
athletics, Wendell Clamp, of Salley;
home economics and biology, Miss
Louise Ortman, of Anderson; vocational
agriculture, M. C. Mason, of Estill;
commercial science, Superintendent
J, C. Foster, of Bethune.
The Rev. M. C. McQueen, who is
holding revival services at the Presbyterian
church, Ih conducting chapel
at the school each morning this week
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bird, Jr., of
Greensboro, spent the week end here
with the formers parents.
Mrs. O. B. McKinnon and Miss Margaret
Truesdale attended n Presbyterial
executive meeting In Columbia on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. (i. Richards, of Raleigh,
N. ('., have been recent guests
of relatives here.
J. M. Clyburn goes with a Lancaster
firm as traveling saleman with
headquarters In that town.
Mr. and Mrs. Crowell Bethune have
located here and have taken an apartment
at the Klng-Davls hotel. Mr.
Bethune, who Is connected with the
highway department. Is a native of
this place and h?8 many friends here
who arc glad to welcome him and
Mrs. Bethune to the town.
Mrs. G. E. Brant and young son,
George, of Holly Hill and Mrs. C. V.
Rivers and young daughter. Katherine
Ward Rivers, of Chesterfield, are
spending the week end with Mrs. M.
O. Ward. Mr. Brnnt and Mr. Rivers
who were here during the week end
have returned to their respective
homes.
Lester King, who has been working
in Camden for some time, has a position
now with the Trueadell Drug
Company.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. E. TrueBdnle entertained
a few guests at dinner on
Sunday in compliment to the former's
father, W. R. Truesdale, of Westvllle,
who was celebrating Ills 63rd birthday
anniversary. Other guests were Mrs.
W. R. Truesdale and Mr. and Mrs.
Roland J. Munn of Camden.
Among the young ladles going away
to teach school are Miss Frances Severance
to Holly Hill; Miss Carrie Yarbrough
to Mayesvllle; Miss Sarah
Hammond to Ix>dge; Miss Mary King
to Oakley Hall; Miss Lorenn McDonald
to Antioch; Miss Lizzie Davis to
MeOoll.
Topsy Hearon, who was for some
time located in Charleston, is at home
now and Is working in the I-oring
Davis store.
The boys and girls continue to
leave for colleges and Institutions of
higher learning. In addition to those
who have previously gone are Elsie
Mae Hammond, Gladys Joyner, Rachad
Williams and Grajce Morton to
Wlnthrop; Mary Ellen McLaurin and
Mary Alice Helms to Flora McDonald;
Theltna Dnvls. Marguerite Foster
and Elizabeth Baker to Limestone;
Arlene Wages to T. 1. I. Spartanburg;
John Edwin Williams to Furman University.
Mrs M. C. Mason left Wednesday
for her former home near Furman
The Sunbeam Band met Monday afternoon
with their leader, Mrs. W. E.
Truesdale. A number of little folks
were present and enjoyed the meeting.
A
strike In the plant of the Milwaukee
Wisconsin, News, a Henrst
newspaper, which was started last
February 17, by the Wisconsin News
unit of the American Newspaper
Guild, an organisation of editors and
reporters, ha* been- called off, with 12
of the original 21 strikers going back
to work.
Ruth Mulr, 35, daughter of a prominent
San Antonio, Texas, banker was
found beaten to death Tuesday morn'ing
of last week at La Jolla, C&l., possibly
the victim, of a "see-mad" killer^
Mrs. Mary Anderson, 36, a bride,
shot at her husband four times, Harry
Anderpon, 4*. In a Chicago hotel
-lobby after Harry had told her that
Misa Pearl LeGrande, whom Harry
knew before hie marriage to Hen.
was better looking than hia wife.
NEWS FROM WE8TVILLE
Westvllle, Sept. 9.?Rev. James
Outfit is conduct In k a aerie* of revival
services at the DeKalb Baptist
church thin week.
Miss Ethel liruce left Tuesday for
Crainerton. N. C? to take up her dutie*
an a member of the school faculty.
Haron DeKalb Parent Teachers Association
is giving a reception on Friday
night in honor of the teachers.
To meet the new ones and to greet
the ones who have (aught previously.
The reception is under the direction
of Mrs. Fred Lee Thomas, president.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ogburn spent
the week end with the L. P. Ogburns'
of Rldfevay.
lieturnlDK from a vlult to relatives
in Lynchburg and Newport Newa, Va.,
Clyburn Hruce of the Charlotte
Thompson auction apent Monday night
With Mr. and Mr*. Shelby Trueadale,
en route home. *
Mra. J. II. Haston, Mra. J. C. Hilton,
Jr.. and Mm. A. L. Heading motored
to Auguata, (la., Sunday.
Mra. S. C. Roae had &a her guest
the paat week her daughter, Mrs. Liia
Pace, of Tennessee.
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Henator Fat Harrison defeated former
governor Connor tn the MitUUsippl
primary by a majority of 63,433
votes. Connor's vote wa? M,?96
and , HarrUon received 128,729 votes.
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Labor Day Toll
Placed At 275
I/aber Day week end accidents took
a toll of at least 304 lives over the
nation, of which 257 were attributed
to mishaps on the highways, a survey
disclosed today.
New high travel records were set
In many sections of the nation as holiday
celebrants taxed transportation
facilities in most states.
From coast to coast there were reports
of greater travel than in any
year since 1929, and, one eastern railroad
announced Its business " 35 per
cent, greater than in any other year."
Railroad and highway traffic officers
on the west coast estimated the
travel Increase at 26 per cent over
last year.
Passengers choked New York city's
train, ferry, ship, plane and bus termlnals
yesterday. Automobiles sped
both ways through the Holland tunnel,
connecting the city with New
Jersey, at the rate of 2,000 an hour,
while the George Washington bridge
averaged 1,600 an hour.
Highway accidents resulted In at
least 267 dfeaths, while 20 persone
drowned, 12 died in airplanes, four
were killed by trains, four by falls,
and seven by other accidental causes.
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Adrian B. Weldon, Jfolrmer poetmu.
tar at Chelsea, Ala., was senteuced
by the federal court at Birmingham
to serve ?0 days for an offense t ommltted
20 years ago. He disappeared
years ago following his Indictment on
a charge of misuse of money orders.
He was recently arrested in Colorado.
The New York and Cuba Mali
Steamship company will pay to but.
vivors and next of kin $890,000 for
victims of the Moro Castle disaster
off the coast Of New Jersey In 1944.
JWH'IIUI" 1 - - Vi'S'ii
Roland Monroe, 16, a choir boy,
held for the hammer slaying of an
aged widow in Chicago, has been or*
tiered- held for the grand jury on a
murder charge.
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