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.

SOCIETY NEWS Telephone 100 Addresses Exchange Club The IQxchange Club held one of lie beat meeting* tbla week. The speaker of the occasion ww Mrs. W. J. *IayHeld, who. In a moat interesting way, detailed the history and the work of the Camden and Kerehaw County Children'* Home. Everyone knowe - -that - thla - charitable Institution haa been doing a lot of good work, but very few knew of what haa actually boeu accpmplished in the home by Mr*. Mayfleld, Mr, Harrla and othera < with them. / Mrs. Mayfleld haa for a long time devoted herself to welfare work In Camden and Kershaw county, and it would not be possible to chronicle the tremendous good she has done. The Camden and Kershaw County Children's Home,* is the first of its kind to be established in this state, but by reason of the Interest and philanthropy of good people other sectiouH of the state are now following^ autt. The newly elected president, Team Gettys, vice president Dewey Creed i #nd the other officers were installed at thla meeting, but the retiring presi* dent, J. D. Kemp, will preside gt ' Ladies' Night" meeting to be held next Tuesday evening;. Rev. Bryce Herbert was welcomed as a member of the club at this week's meeting. Visitors were Rev. A. D. McArn, president of the Rotary Club, and Representative L?. C. Clyburn. Miss Yates Entertains Miss Lillian Yates added an extra table to the usual number iwhen she entertained ner bridge club Thursday afternoon. Playing at the guest tables were: Mrs. D. O. Houser of Hamlet, Mrs. R. B. Pitts, Mrs. W. Tj. Wright, Miss Ethel Yates, Miss A1-. berta Team, Mrs. Barnwell Clarkson, Mrs. W. J. Mayfleld, Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., and Mrs. D. A. Boykin. Prize for high scorev among the visitors was awarded Miss Alberta Team and Mrs. W. O. Hay won for the club members. Miss1.Yates served a deI lightful salad course after cprds. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Goodale i The Sans Souci bridge club momI bers were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. I D. Goodale Friday evening when they I gave a dinner party at their home on I north Ilroad street. Mr. and Mrs. W. V C. Sandenson. of Aiken and Columbia, I wore atractive guests at the dinner.' I In the contract gameB the top score I prizes were presened Mr. and Mrs. S. I W. VanLandingham and L. P. Tobin I won the floating prize. Mrs. Moore Hostess I Mrs. Wm. C. Moore gave a pretty I party Monday evening when she enI tertained for the members of her conI tract club and the following addll.tlonal guests: Mrs. A. D. McArn,. I Miss Elizabeth Clarke, Mrs. James I dandy, Mrs. Wylie Hogue, Mrs. M. I M. Reasonover and Mrs. John R. I Goodale. Prize for top score went to I Miss Cornelia Oliver and Mrs. S. W. Hogue won the low prize. The floatI ing one was presented to Miss Hen rietta Zetap. 41 \ Auxiliary To 1 Mtoet The American Legion Auxiliary will moot with Mrs. W. Arthur Clark on Friday, January 8, at 3:30 o'clock, 1st her hoine In Lake View. All mem, hers are urged to be present. Miss Babin Entertains Miss Doris Babin was a New "War's eve hostess when she invited two dozen guesta to a party at-her home, in a Christmas setting the young people enjoyed dancing and games. From a prettily appointed taIble in the dining room punch, cake and candles were served. The hostess was assisted In serving by her moth ?n\ Mrs. Sara Babin. , . . * Baptist Churoh 8ervkes The following services are announced for week beginning January 10, at the First 'church: Sunday school at la-t^oclflrith W. G. Wil ?n, Jr., superintendent ' in charge. Public worship conducted by the pasJ B- Caston, at JULrlf a.v m.juid :3o p. in. Morning subject: "The Value Of Persecution In Character hiilding." Evening subject heroes Of Faith." B. T. U. Sunday evening b 6:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:80. The public is cord-' ally invited to attend all the services of this church. % i 'V I Alligator k Raincoats , $5.50 to $7.50" Gale Coats I | $15.75 to $18.50 I |W. Sheorn & Son | QUALITY MKNt oivm virty Mis* Betty Sowell entertained at a very delightful party at her home on north Mill street Friday evening. About forty member* of the high school set enjoyed au evening of dancing. Popular ogt-oMown guests were Mis* Peggy Parsley of Charotte, who was the house guest of Miss Hetta Blakeney, and Miss Fish, burue, of ^Charleston, who was visitlng MJh* Betty Whitaker. Mrs. Bowoil assisted her daughter in servlug punch, cake and candles. 8tsak Supper Miss Kllen Balinond, Miss Barbara Z*mp, Miss Teeny Lang and Miss h ranee* McLeod were Joint hostesses a delightful steak supper Wednesday evening. The guests attended the Camden Theatre and afterwards motored to the Beards' cabin at Hermitage Cake, where bright tires and, holiday decorations lent a festive air to the room. After supper the group enjoyed games and dancing. , v , , ' 0 Mrs. VanLandingharn Entertain# < Mrs. 8. W. VanLandingharn entertained at a two-table contract party Wednesday afternoon at her home. Mrs. J. L. Williford won the top score prise and Miss Mlnette Boykin the one for low acore. Mrs. It. E. StevenBon held the floating prize. Well Known New Yorker In Camden Edwin Muller, of New .Ypj*k, Bermuda and other places, well-ki^wn woi^d traveler and writer, 1* visiting In Camden and he arrived here from Charleston, Wednesday for a week or ten days' stay. Mr. Muller and his mother, Mrs. Edwin Muller, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs" Mullens other son, Mortimer Muller, and his family, In Camden. Junior Welfare League Ball | One of the largest society events of the holiday season was the ball | which- the Junior Welfare League sponsored Tuesday evening at the Hobkirk Inn. An unusually lovely Christmas setting was used for this delightful dance, which was attended by several hundred members of Camden society and their ' out-of-town guests. Buster Spann and his Gamecock orchestra furnished^ the music. Miss Team Gives Bridge Party Miss Alberta Team gave a pretty bridge party at her home Friday evening for the members of her club and several additional guests. Prizes were won by Mrs. Mortimer Boykin and Mrs. W. O. Hay. Mrs. Edwin Muller of Columbia, and Mrs. W. C. Stout, who were special guests, were presented gifts. Others at the guest tables were: Miss I^al Blakeney, Mrs. Willis Cantey, Mrs. R. B. Pitts,. Miss Lillian Yates, M'rs. Julia L. Knapp and Mrs. J. B. Zemp. New Year Ushers in Parties The arrival of the New Year was Hjgally celebrated in Camden Thursday evening with many delightful sodial affairs. Sarsfleld Country Club | was the scene of a gala dance and .there were numerous private dinner parties there bef<?re the dance. Among the affairs preceding the dance at Sarsfleld was the cocktail party which Mrs. S. A. Babin gave at her home. The party included guests from Philadelphia. Baltimore, Chester and Bishopville. Miss Belk Entertains A New Year's EVe celebration which assembled members of the high school set was the dinner party which Miss Ailene Belk gave at her home on Monument Park. The Belk home was beautifully decorated In keeping with the holiday season. Places were laid for eighteen guests at a table prettily decorated in green and 811- "j ver. Interesting out-of-town guests at the dinner were: Phil Boykin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Buok Boykin of Montgomery, and Newton Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander (Wrennie | Boykin) of Atlanta. After games and contests in which Nfassie Trotter was th$ prize whmsr.^he* guests attended the midnight pictured the Camden Theatre./ ' t J JohiT^fW^Bo^kJn Dead John Kennedy boykin, 62, of Washington, who Bl the past visited Ote i tumbla often and has many relative*'' and friends here, died lit Washington Saturday night Funeral services will be held today. Mr. Boykin was the son of the late Hunter It Boykin and Nellie Kan- ! nedy Boykin, of Charleston ahd Camden. He ha* numerous relatives all over the state. i. Surviving are his wife, four brothers and two sisters.?Sunday's Colombia State. - . i Midshipmen Han J. Carrlson and Robert Clarke, of Denver, Colorado; after spending the holidays with the former's parent*, Mr, % o. Harrison, Jr? have returned to the . Germany's approach to the "Spartan" problems of 1M7, are to be slgnifled by the sale of tiny iron. rOMUP! Nine million* of the hloosoms will be Personal Mention Carl Stokes If visiting relatives In Roanoke, Va. \ Mrs. Joe Thomas vlsite<l relatives lu- Columbia last week end. Mrtf. Sam Kareah has returned from a visit tavrelatives in Augusta, Ga. Mr. and' Mrs. C. H. Fouta and son, Lynell, spent Monday in Charlotte. Mrs. Edward L. Staldey has as her guest her sister, Miss Geneva Dereen, of Roslyn, L. 1. N. Y. J. Cantey YtUepigu#, who was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C, Villepigue has returned to Raleigh. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley F. Morse, Jr., enroute from their wedding trip to New Jersey stopped liere-for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. I^wrence E. Graham and daughter, Pat Graham, have returned from Miami, where they visited relatives. Austin D. Joues has returned to Washington, I). C., where he has a position, after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Jones.' Miss Thtomasia Guthrie has returned to her work in Washington, after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Guthrie. H. G, Garrison returned last Wednesday from a visit to Norfolk, Va. Mrs. William Ancrum accompanied Mr. Carrison home for a few days visit. * ' Mrd. J. T. Hay, Mrs. J. 8. Lindsay, Mrs. J. H. W. Haile, Miss Mary Hayes and Jaok Richards returned on Sunday from a trip of several days spent in touring Florida. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Block, of St. Louis, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Simon Eichel. Mr. Block has returned home but Mrs. Block will remain for a longer stay. Miss Margaret Clarke, who has been on a visit to her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Clarke, has returned to Milwaukee to resume her training in occupational therapy. R. H. Hayes, who has been the guest during the holidays of his bro | ther-iu-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., is leaving on Sunday for his home in Washington, D. C. . Miss Minnie Grace Watson has returned to Winthrop College, after spending the holidays at her home 1 in Hlaney. She had aB her guest dur- 1 ing the holidays her cousin, Miss I Frances Flaherty, of Fayetteville, N. C. Progress Reported In Saving The Soil Clerosou, Jan. 4.?Field activities of the Soil Conservation Service in South Carolina, working in cooperation with the Extension Service of Clomsou College, were coueiderably enlarged during the past tiecal year, it la revealed in the annual report of H. H. Ueuuett, chief of the uervlce, to the Secretary of Agriculture, made pubttc January 8. The number of SC8 demouetration projecte in the state waa iucreaaed to live and the aroa of privately owned land under cooperative agreements was Increased to 186,168 acres. A total of 13 CCC camps are Unsigned to the SCS in the state. In cooperation with the Extension Service, practical information on erosion control waa made available to farmers throughout the state; and I beneficial farming practloos were demonstrated including terracing, Btrip cropping, contour tillage, contour furrowing, woodland and gully planting, 1 and the retirement of steep slopes and badly eroded areas from cultivation. . | Experience and scientific experiments have proved that farming practices that conserve soil and water i have a directly beneficial effect on the control of floods and the alleviation of drought cdhditlons, Bennett says in , the report. A six-year survey shows that the Mississippi river is filling up at the rate of six-tenths of a foot per year. Clemson Club Dance An outstanding event of the holidays was the dance which the Kershaw County Clemson Club gave Mondays-evening at the Armory. A large group of the younger society set and their friends from near-by towns* attended. Musio was furnished by Leo U9 TDowns' orchestra. Cadet MoDowell la president of the club. Met With MIm Shannon , The January meeting of the Camden Garden Club will be held at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, January 11, with Miss Leila Shannon at her home on Chesnut street. ?that's it . . . send us that "MONDAY'S WASH" & ; " * " : Cut "wash days" from your calendar entirely. Just pack all your soiled Laundry in a bag once a week . . A . j ?RING 17 . . and we'll do the rest. It'll he back ....| ON TIME . . crisp, fresh and spotlessly clean! WET WASH ? THRIFT-T ? FINISHED | CAMDEN DRY CLEANERY and i. , i CITY LAUNDRY 1 Wet V/asH ?prompt delivery service .. - --t - , ~ : ??. - i j.? , .. <-?. ( To The Public .... c K We take pleasure in submitting herewith a copy of two Statements; one showing the condition of this bank three months after its organization ? the other, showing the condition of our institution three years and three months after its organization. We would also avail ourself of this opportunity to sincerely thank our friends, white and colored, for that share of their banking patronage winch they have seen fit to favor us with. SlPl \ ? . Statement of The Commercial Bank .v. of Camden, at the close of business December 31,1933 | RESOURCES Loans and Discounts . $ 16,096.25 . Ovedrafts , NONE Cotton Producer's Notes -- 358.60 ? Bonds owned by Bank 69,608.08 Furniture,and Fixtures 405.00 ... Cash on hand and deposited with Banks 101,643.21 ! y , 9 - ,,r $188,111.14 LIABILITIES Capital ..* .J.,.: ! $ 30,000.00 Surplus (Paid in at organization) 7,500.00 Undivided Profits 168.23 Deposits 150,442.91 ' : - $188,111.14 ? a- ~ ~ Statement of The Commercial Bank of Camden, at the close of business December 31,1936 , RESOURCES ' a . *! Loans and Discounts ... $ 69,778.00 i Overdrafts .. NONE ^ Bonds owned by Bank 183,111.73 Puimiture and Fixtures 1,894.70 I Cash on hand and deposited witih Banks 318,791.82 < .1 / , $573,570.76 LIABILITIES y Capital $ 30,000.00 Capital Debentures 10,000^00 Surplus and Undivided Profits 25,558.JO Deposits 508,0i2.6tyr J v'f. (. i M - ?7 #578,570.75 " p~T THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF CAMDEN ' MEMBER OF FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION r | US $8,000.00 MAXIMUM INSURANCE FOR EACH DEPOSITOR , . 1 - ? ??-- I H. G. GARRISON, SR., President W. ROBIN ZEMP, Vice President " H. G. GARRISON, JR., Cashier M. B. WILLIAMS, Assistant. Cashier HENRY SAVAGE, JR., Attorney ' ' ' .... . . V v . '.V &: Directors H. G. Carrfaoo, Sr. W. Robin Zomp W. J. Mayfleld Henry Savage, Jr. John Whitaker, Jir. ^ -?.fr\v, J. Cooley GiUfe P. M. Wooton H. G. Garrison, Jr.