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F ' '' i"" ' H"1'* SOCIETY NEWS T4l?pkon? IOO M?rrl?9? Announced Announcement* reading as follows have beeu received In Cainden: Mm J?11* k014* Kuapp aud Dr. Arnold H. Knapp have the honour to nunounce the marriage of their (laugher Ellen James* and Count Heury potior de la Moraadlere, Saturday, the twenty-ninth of July, one thousand. B11U) hundred and thirty-three. New /York." / Miss Knapp hae made her winter y home in Camden for a number of V yettra where she has a wide circle of \ friends who will be interested in the "" news of her marriage. Wedding Invitations Issued Of Interest to friends here will be the following wedding invitations received in Camden this past week: "Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Walker Du; van, request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Eleanor Humes, to James Alexander Sprull, Junior, on Saturday, the sencond of September, at eight o'clock. Saint David's church, Cheraw, South Carolina." ! Mr. Sprull Is a member of the law firm of Sprull and Hice aud Is very popular with the citizens of Camden since making Camden his home about three years ago. . Bride-Elect Honored The prenuptlal parties complimenting Miss Helen Tlndal, whose marriage to Richard Furmau Jenkins, of Camden and Winston-Salem, will be an Interesting event of Saturday, September 2, continued with three lovely social affairs Saturday. I In the afternoon Mrs. Everett Mont-^ gomery entertained at a bridge party j at her home In Miss Tlndal's honor. I The party was also a miscellaneous shower and a number of attractive gifts were received by the honor guest The bridge prizes were won by Miss Lena Stevenson and Miss Jean VanLandlngham. Among the guests were Miss ftary Free and Miss Virginia Davis, of Columbia. Honors Misa Tlndal Mrs. Jack Nettles entertained at'a dinner party for Miss Tlndal at seven o'clock at the Hotel Camden. The centerpiece for the attractively ap pointed table was an arrangement of uhitp asu-r^-in-a-crystal bowl and the place cards were in bridal designs ? and attached to baskets of mints. A| corsage of wbi^e asters marked the place of the bride-elect and her party gift from the hostess lingerie. Places were laid for Miss Tlndal, Miss Barbara Zemp, Miss Ellen Little, Miss Carolyn Cantey.N Miss Nancy Watts and the host^s. 1 Honest7 The following classified add appeared in a recent issue of the Rock Hill Herald: "Lazy/unreliable boy wants work. Preferably office work. Short hours. Big pay. Write 106 care of Herald." < Camden Theatre >oooooeeoepc oooaoeoegoeot FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 Jack Benny, Dorothy Lamour and Rochester in "THE MAN ABOUT TOWN o pjo c ft n n r SATURDAY, AUGOST 19 Bonita Granville and John Litel "NANCY DREW TROUBLE SHOOTER" Also Comedies and Cartoons SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 10:30 PREVIEW SHOW Ib'ty Grable, John Hartley and Jackie Coogan In "MILLION DOLLAR LEGS" MONDAY and TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 and 22 J >hn Clements, June Puprez and C. Aubrey Smith "FOUR FEATHERS" Filmed iri Technicolor OOOOPOOOOOOf WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 Rita Johnson and Tom Neal "THEY ALL CAME OUT" >e*x*frsocoooooooooooooooo< THURSDAY and FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 and 25 Ann Sheridan and Robt Armstrong "WINTER CARNIVAL" | - ?? MISS FEWELL SPEAKER AT TUE8DAY KI WAN la LUNCHEON ,, Miss Margaret Fowell, Inline demonstration agent, was the guest speukei at the Ki wants club last Tuesday. I Mlaa Fewell, who has Just returned [ frotu a trip to Kurope gave a very interesting account of her travels, starting from New York over to tin gland and then to the Scandauavlan countries, describing the various happenings aud customs of each country. We certainly thank Miss Fewell, for her mbst interesting talk aud hope (hat we can have her on another program at an early date. The club attendance has increased considerably and by the September meeting, we hope to have all the members back iu town and atteudlng the meetings regularly. Entertains For Miss Tlndal Saturday evening Mrs. S. W. VanlAudlughaih'received guests for a delightful bridge party at her home lu compliment to Miss Helen Tlndal whose place was marked at the table with a nosegay of dainty flowers. The hostess presented two bridge prices to Miss Louise McLeod and Miss Caroiyfc Canted aud the bride-elect received a shower of miscellaneous gifts. Bridal white and green were used In the dining room where punch, sandwiches, cookies and cakes were served. Miss Tlndal Honored Wednesday afternoon. Miss Virginia Davis and Miss Mary Free entertained at a bridge party at the former's home in Forest Hills for Miss Helen Tlndal, of Ci^tiden. a September bride-elect. The Hostesses presented Miss TiuJal a lovely corsage of roses. After cards, the honor guest was surprised wiih a shower of many attractive gifts for the kitchen.?Sunday's State. I ? Compliments Visitors In compliment to Miss Eloise Alexander, of Charlotte, and Miss Martha Green, of Lancaster, Miss Betty Jane Sarratt, Miss Betty Muller and Miss Emily Team entertained jointly Friday evening at the Sarratt home. Guests enjoyed a scavenger hunt and other games. The price was won by James Creed and Miss Retta Halsall. In the dining room the table was laid with a lace cloth and centered with a bowl of lavender and pink garden flowers. Assisting the hostesses were Mrs. Mortimer Muller, Mrs. Ben Team, Mrs. John Rauch, Mrs. Reed Sarratt and Mrs. Nat Alexander,?ofCharlotte. Mrs. Drakeford Hostess Mrs.. E. D. Drakeford entertained at bridge Thursday afternoon when she Invited guests for four tables of bridge and additional guests for tea later in the afternoon. Mixed summer flowers decorated the home. Mrs. T. Lee Little, Mrs. M. M. Reasonover and Mrs. Ben Team won the soore prize and among the guests calling after cards were Misses Rosa and Helen Geisenheimer. Assisting the hostess was Mrs. V. J. Rector. Had Picnio 8upper On Thursday evening the Woman's Missionary Society entertained t the Business Woman's Circle of the (Camden Baptist church at a picnio supper on the grounds of the church. Delegates to the Ridge Crest meeting of the Foreign Missionary Society gave accounts of their \rip and what a wonderful time they had in the mountains. Had Swimming Party I?The members of the Baptist Training Union enjoyed a swimming party at Denny's pool, near Bishopville, on last Tuesday evening. The trip was arranged by the president of the Un-. Ion, Charles Stogner, and two large trucks oarried the party over to Bishopville. After swimming a delicious picnic lunch was served. Return From. Virginia Mrs. E. R. Hunter, Miss J^argaret Hunter, Randolph Hunter and Miss Mary Lominac returned Sunday from a two week's stay at Mrs. Hunter's sister, Mrs. G. W. Arnold, of Petersburg, Va. During their stay they visited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Snelling, of Richmond. Also, visited points of interest at Hopewell and its vicinity. Clrcuif ^oik have a language all their own. To them camels are humps, etfe?" phants are bulls, monkeys are old folk, hippos are hogs, hyenas are grave diggers, "-and ostrichs are big turkeys. People who take in all the free sights, but never buy tickets, are lot-fleas, to them. 7;v:::r--noticef: AIRPLANE MODEL BUILDING CONTEST WILL BE JUDGED . , 10 A* M. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24 All Model kfafcC Be Entered before - 9:30 A3 TO Thurulky, Auguet 24 AT the corner book store Personal Mention A. Sam Karegh la on a business trip to Now York. Mlas Dorothy Thompson la visiting relatives In Blacksburg. Miss IJorothy Creed la spending a week tit Myrtle Beachr Mia. B. W. Marshall Is on a business trip to New York. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. MoOre have returned from a visit to relatives In HartsvlUe. Miss Jesse L. Campbell left Sunday for Darliugton whgre ?he has a posltlon as couuty'^uVse. Mlgs Marie Ueed, of Kdenton. N. C., Is on a visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs. Nero Heed. Mrs. John T. Maokey. of Greenville, Is on a visit to friends aud relatives here. Mrs. C. T.. Trapp and Mrs. A. G. Hall have returned from a visit to relatives In Ocllla, Georgia. Mrs. Pierce Cautey has returned from a visit to relatives lu Griffin, Georgia. Craig Itush. of Charleston, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julian B. Hush, last week end. Miss Lola Halle Hilton left Tuesday on a trip to the World's Fair in New York. Mrs. R. S. Williams and Miss Josle Monroe are on a visit to relatives lu AshevlUe. Miss Dorothy Pgyne, or Charlotte, was the guest of Mr. and MVs. Wiley Sheorn last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Uw, of Elliott,) are visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Goodale. Miss Lai Blakeney left on Wednesday for a visit to her uncle, J. 8herrard Kennedy, of Atlanta. Miss Carolyn Cantey, of Charlotte* was the week end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Boyltin. Billy Lindsay, of Greenville, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John S. Lindsay this past yeek. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Campbell and D. A. Campbell returned Tuesday from j a two-day deer drive near Walterboro. Mrs. Basil Bruce and children are on a visit to the former's father in Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Tobln and son, Joe Tobln, have returned from a visit to Mrs. Tobln's parents in Greer. Mrs. John Flowers, Miss Dorothy Flowers and John Flowers left last Sunday by automobile for a trip to] Knox villa bo-vislL relatives. ~ : H Lawrence A. McDowell,- of the "Tampa Tribune force, was a visitor to relatives in Camden and Bethune over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Mobley, of4 Asheville, spent last week end with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Mobley. i r? Fred Sheheen Lips returned from a | visit to relatives 16 Valdosta, Georgia. Joe Baruch, of Murrells Inlet, is visiting relatives here. Miss Margaret Taylor and Miss Jean Carol Taylor, of Lancaster, are guests of their aunt, Mrs. Wiley Sheorn. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Reasonover have been visiting their niece and nephew. Miss Martha Wood and Paul Wood, of Nbrway, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith, of HomervUle, Ga., visited friends here and in the county Sunday. Mrs. Smith was the former Miss Ethel Gramllu, teacher In Baron DeKalb schools. tt! Mrs. Gus Hlrech left Tuesday for Sumter where she Joined her daughter, Mrs. Martin Rosefleld and two children for a two week's visit at Pawley's Island. ? ------Mr. and Mrs. Pete Jbseph and baby have returned to their home In Greensboro, after a visit to Mrs. Joseph's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Sheheen r~ Mr. and Mrs. T. Lee Little, Miss Margretta Little, Tommie Little and| Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Sheorn and son left Thursday for a visit to Mrs. Little's mother In Reliance, Virginia. Miss Ben Mildred Sowell, Miss Nan-, cy Sanders and Derrell Sanders have returned from a visit to Norfolk, where they went to see Alvln Sanders > who is a lieutenant in the Marines and Is stationed at Norfolk at present. Mr. and Mrs. Clyburn Perry, Misses Margaret and Catherine Perry, Miss Minnie Belle Cunningham, Ralph Stevenson and John Perry returned on Thursday from a ten days trip to Hentlersonville. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Perry , and daughter, Miss Charlotte Perry,* of Miami Springs, Florida, are here for a several week's visit to relatives and friends. -The Perry's left here about ten years ago to make their home in Florida, and their friend# are delighted to have thWfff bhck for a visit.... Mr. and "Miff. r3. C. Blckley and children, of fclioree, have moved to Blaney where Mr. Blckley will ?oon begin his duties as superintendent of the Blaney schools. For .the pest three years Mr. Blckley has been superintendent of the Ward,' B. -'C., school. ' - ' -"vV \ ? if Mr. and Mr?. Clyinde Weft and Mr. and Mrs. Holt Gardner have returned from a trip to the World's Fair la New York. They went up by Norfolk and returned by Philadelphia, Washington, Mt. Vernon an* UtfT era* in the Blue Ridge Mountains, taking in all points of Interest. Mr. and Mr*. Arthur Brown had as their guest* last week end: Ororer J one* and sons, Powell Jones and Per* ry Jones, of High Point, N. B. B. Jones and son, Presley Jones, of Charleston; Oeorge Jones, of Blshop ille; Mrs. F. B. Traesdale and children, Harold Traesdale and Eleise Traesdale, of Westrllle; Mrs. C. B. Jones, of Richmond. Va. Oscar SmyrI Named Post Commander At h called meeting of the Leroy Bulk Post No. 17, of the American legion held Monday afternoon the following officers were named to servo for a year: Oscar J. Smyrl. irnat commander; Jack Mullen and J. C. llraunon, vice commanders; M. 11. Williams, finance officer; Father Hurke, chaplain; M. M. Heaaonover, service officer. The adjutant will be chosen by the commander. Visitors were George t). Levy, National executive committeeman. and Harry Davis, commander of the Sumter l^eglon Post. Mr. l-evy Installed the new officers. ? P.. . Baptist Xhurch Ssrvloss Services a* the Camden Haptist church Sunday, August 20, will be as follows: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, with V. J. Hector, superintendent In charge. All the children are urged to attend, Hev. J. T. Sanders, of North, will have charge of the morning hour of worship which begius at 11:15. There will bo no evening service. B. T. U. will meet at 7:15. Pleasant Remedy New Ulm, Minn.?All Fggers always liked baseball ^ut he's a redhot fan now since the day he hiccoughed all day long. Friends slapped his back, Scared the daylights out Qf him, had him hold his breath and the like, but it did no good. Finally, be went to the ball game. There was a thrilling play and when A1 relaxed?no hiccoughs. Polite To Strangers St. Paul.?No'one can say prowlers don't get couretous treatment at Phillip Blazer's house. Blazer's daughter, Dorothy, awoke i early fn the morning to find a man wandering around her room, striking matches for light. "What do you want? "she asked politely. "How d'ya get outa here?" the man said. "Right this way," Miss Blazer replied, and showed hlin the way out. The prowler apparently took nothing . from the house. Dies of Lockjaw Tlmmonsvllle. Aug. 16?Mm ids K, Pearce Cooper, 28, died at a Florence hospital yesterday after being taken there Sunday suffering from tetanus (lockjaw) caused by stepping on a nail. Game Ends After All Bats Broken Chester, Aug. 9.?The Blues and the Reds could have played longer if they hadn't broken all their bats. Anyway they had played 180 innings and the Blues were leading 83 to 64. J The occasion was Chester's softball marathon yesterday. The boys, all from the city softball league, started playing at 6:45 a. m., and continued for eleven hours and fifteen minutes. The Blues collected 143 hits, the Reds 115. Mias Calian Gardner Daad Miss Cella M. Gardner, age 69 years, died in the McLeod Infirmary, Saturday, August 6. at 2:16 p. m. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. L. C. Pate; three nieces, Misses Carrie, Cella and Ruth Pate; two nephews, Fred and Bernard Pate. Funeral services were held from Marshall's church at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.?-Bishop vlllo Messenger. White Lie Homer, Neb.?Two gunmen forced Leo WnkS, "the "town marshal, to accompany them In search of a place to burglarize but ho dissuaded them from entering a tavern by telling about a neighbor who probably would shoot if he heard a disturbance. "I didn't tell them." Wilke chuckled "that the man had been dead three months." British troops killed nine Arabs and wounded twenty others In an engagement with a large rebel band south of Bethlehem Tuesday. Several prisoners were taken. British officers believed the band responsible for killing one British private and wounding four others July 23. A 105-pound woman, Mrs. L. P. Bartlett, of San Antonla, Tex., outshot men sharpshooters from seven states hire to take first prize In the southwestern regional rifle shot. Without benefit bf a handicap, Mrs. Bartlett scored 8,178 points out of a possible 3,200 In eight events to outscore seventy competitors. Three Teams Neck And Neck In Race palmetto baseball league w l rCl. J? | Chester J? ? Sumter ? ? ::: ? *>6 assa. - 117 The schedule of the Palmetto State baseball league, slated to come to a close Thursday. August 24, was extended by league magnates at a meeting here Tuesday evening to continue through August 26. The regular schedule of games will close on August 24, but as nearly all teams hikve from three to six rainedout games on the record, the extra two days will be provided for the playoff of as many of the postponed events as Is possible. This means that the exact standing of the teams will not bo known until Sunday, August 27. , The league decided to have the | playoff series start on Monday, August 28, with the first and third place yearns and the second and fourth placers meeting In the first series, with the winners following In the tltlo I event. First games of the semi finals will be played in the home town of I the first and second place teams. Ou the day following the return games will be played In the parks of the third and fourth place teams. Jn the final series the first game will be played In the park of the winner of the first and third team series. If a third game Is necessary In any of the series, It will be decided by the team managers or by the toss of a coin. The gate of every,..third game of a series will be split equally between each team. The above standings of the league teams was announced as 'official" after the league managers had checked over all games played. Hartsville has a full game lead over the second place Chester Cards with Sumter JustLa_half -??1nire--tretTtnd "The latter. The playoff aeries will undoubterly find Hartsville, Sumter, Chester and Lancaster meeting in the semi events. Camden is three and a half games behind the Lancaster team. The Camden Chiefs have eight games to play if they rub off all of the rained-out events. Whether they can close the gap with Lancaster is a question. Coach Small will make a strong effort to get into thp playofT series by playing as many of the postponed games as possible. Camden meets Sumter here in a double-header Saturday. The Chiefs are crippled now -that B, Moore, their ace pitcher has signed with the Spartanburg Sparts of the Sally ^ague; The closing days of the Palmetto loop have taken on a Frank Merrlwell finish and the fans will be given some hard fought battles before the curtain goes down on August 26. Jams and Jellies are becoming byproducts of windbreaks In the Plains, where windbreak shrubs often include the wild plum, chokeberry and mulberry. " - " ' - ?p-^?^ ' - - m-^ CAMDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS MANY NEW BOOK8 til? The Camden Public Library will be opeued ou Wednesday, A usual 23, in* atead of August 21. The public is asked to note this chuuge. During the next month adult borrowers of the Camden public library will be requested to contribute one dollar to the support of the library. During the past year there has been no campaign for membership for those who use the library constantly and all those who feel that they or their children derive one dollar's worth of benefit from the yearly use of books that cost on an average of a dollar each are asked to contribute. A larse number of books for boys and girls have Just been added to the shelves. In addition to tlctlou this list Includes books of transportation and communication, geology, science, engineering and aircraft, i Many books In fiction and non-tte, tion have been given by Interested incumbers during the summer. Those contributing were Mrs. Douglas Boykin, Mrs. George H. Cook. Mrs. Samuel Russell and Masseuburg Trotter. Magazines have been given by Mre. H. G. Marvin, Mrs. Samuel Russell, Mrs. Douglas Boyklu and Miss Lelln Shannon. | Eighty-one new borrowers have joined the library since the annual meeting. j The book committee Is pleased to announce that the Camden library ! was 011 the list of patrons of the i Smithsonian Institute's scientific series?a collection of books that includes "Insects, Their Ways and Mohiib of Living;" "Wild Animals, in and out of the Zoo;" "Cold-Blooded Veterbrates;" "Warm-Blooded Veterbrates;" "Shelled Invertebrates;" "Old and New Plant Lores;" "Great Inventions;" Minerals from Earth and Sky;" "North American Indians." This collection will be added to yearly to Include the new acquisitions of the Smithsonian. The library feels ( that?thta collection or books will be of great Interest not only to the general public but particularly to the high school pupils. Federal employes numbered 925,260 I In June?a total which civil service experts said was the largest in history. It compared with 919,161 last December when extra postal workers i were hired dnd with an estimated wartime peak of about 918,000. The civil service commission, announcing June's figures, said they reflected a seasonal I Increase. j A barefoot ooy in overalls stood by I the roadside when the gas throttle broke on the Sharpsville, Pa., fire truck as it raced to a rural blaze. Precious minutes slipped by as the firemen worked in vain to repair the break. "Try this," said the boy, unfastening a safety pin which held up his overalls. *lt worked and a home was saved. j The coast of Maine has so many ' small indentations that, If all were 1 measured, the state would have a 3,| 000 mile coastline. Phone 221 ' We Deliver HIGHEST ifrtTO LOWEST QUALITY IflLfllO PRICES WEEK-END SPECIALS Hockleee, Tender PICNIC HAMS /. lb. 19c Smoked BACON lb. 15c Fresh SPARE RIBS . 2 lbs. 25c Good, Mixed SAUSAGE 2 lbs. 25c Lean PORK CHOPS lb. 20c Pure PORK SAUSAGE lb. 17c j Smoked SAUSAGE . . . . lb. I5c Sliced PIG LIVER ...... 21Bs:25c ~ fresh fish ^.5:7'" Croaker or Porges . 4 lbs. 25c Mullet lb.fOc Fillet of Perch, Speckled Trout Floundersattd Bntterfish SHEALY'S MARKET " - ??i ? ! ','V. j...