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Gibson's Thanksgiving Day Cards -- Whitman's Candies - Zemp's Chocolates I ' i & j 0 (X I ??? * ? V" t Electric Appliances Office and Home Stationery Fresh Flower and Grass Seed I Zemp's Drug Store ! any I " HKOAD S,REEI' ? P|,ONE 11 L-^L: ?t.1-1 -.1 J.?L?'-X? iJLJLL Weekly News Letter From Liberty Hill Liberty Hill, Nov. 14.?Our vigilant and active ladieti auxiliary society of the Presbyterlan church hue given notice that a new( cJmrCh carpet la needed?the present one la somewhat worn?and in casting about for waya to raise the necessary funds for the purchase, have decided to sponsor a real turkey supper, with all the usual "etceteras," including coffee and dessert?that It takes to make a real feust for tiie most epicurean taste. Friday night, November 17, 7 to 10 o'clock at the Liberty Hill community house. Other features of amusement will probably add to the pleasure of the occasion. Come and help the ladles in this worthy cause. At the Presbyterian church Sunday Klder L. 1*. Thompson conducted the 11:1a morning service, and Sunday school superintendent announced that u Thanksgiving collection for Thornwell orphanage wbuld be taken on Sunday, November 26. Ciovernor and Mrs. John (.J. Richards have received word that their daughter, Miss Bettie Richards, of Laureus, was u hospital patient. Mrs. Raker Warren and children, of Allendale, who have been guests for the week in the home of her mother, Mrs It J. Wardlaw. returned to their home on Sunday. Mrs John (J. Richards nnd. Mrs. N. S. Richards attended a meeting of the John I). Kennedy Chapter U. L). C. in Camden lust week. Rr A. J Rlackmon, prominent Kershaw phyaiclun. was a visitor In the home of his sister, Mrs. W. Z Hilton, one day last week. Rev. John B. Richards, of Waynesboro, (Ja.. was a visitor In the home of his parents, Mr. and Mis. N. 3. Richards one day last week. Mrs lx)iilso Proctor and Mrs. W. C. Salmond, of Camden, visited the Liberty Hill library on Monday last. Mrs. Proctor gave a nice lamp for use at the library. Miss Ixniise Johnston is the efficient keeper of this popular and worthwhile public Institution. C. I) Cunningham and K. J. Cunningham were business visitors in Camden on Monday last. 'I'. P McCrae. of the Santee-Cooper project, spent tho week end at home with his family. W. I). McDowall and alBtors were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Cunningham on Wednesday last. Mr. and Mrs, J. 1). Curelon and Miss Drue Haxley, of Camden, were here visiting relatives and attended church services on Sunday last. Herman Gulledge, representing the Monroe, N C., used car company, was u business visitor herd one day last week. Mrs. J. M. Jennings, of Winnsboro, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John U. Richards. We are glad to see that Congressman J I\ Hicliards, of the Fifth district, is using his influence In behalf of the Catawba Indians, on the smull reservation near Rock Hill. We feel that it is a worthy cause which has long been neglected. Success to his efforts. I\ CI. Richards, of l^ancaBter, was a visitor In the home of his parents last Thursday night. Miss Louise Jones, popular bookkeeper for the Mackey-Jones Mercantile company, has been devoting part of her attention to raising turkeys this year, and has a fine looking flock of over a hundred of this favorite ! American bird An inquest was held on Thursday (night of last, week at the community I house by Coroner Lee and Sheriff MoI Loud into the killing of Moses Ibmja' min A Jury composed of M. L. j Sin ir}?. Henry Morton and C. V. Mas' selu-a'i. of Camden, and H S Uig! gnirv L A I'et i y and J. Ii. Smitn. of j Liberty Hill, brought in a verdict to the effect that Mtisi'S Menjaniiu came to his death by a wound <.?f a knife ! .ir sharp instrument in the hands of I Abe * Hilton. Visit The Club Market Visit tho Club Market at 8:15 each Saturday morning to secure pork pro^ ducts, dressed chickens and other farm products. This market Is spoili sored by the rural farm women of Kershaw county and Is held each Saturday morning la the . market building behind tho post offloe.? Margaret II. Kowoll, County Homo Demonstration Agent. Tho United States Air Lines has placed a $3,400,000 order for ten of the world's largest commercial land airliners, which will enable It to increase Its average coast-to-coast speed I to 225 miles an hour. Air transport! speeds now are around 180 miles peri hour. Km lie Hruno Michaels. tie, dean of' the music department of lirenau college. died at Ills home In Gainesville,! (la., lust Tuesday night after an ex-, tended Illness. i i i f|li Knthusiasm Featured Red Cross Dinner ! __ t Far-reaching enthusiasm featured i the get-together dinner conducted by Hod Cross workers and enthusiasts i at the Court Inn Friday afternoon, ; Home seventy Interested persons being present. Arrangements for the dinner were in charge of Mrs. Reuben Pitts and not a detail was omitted that would contribute to the success of the afI fair. Nine girls of the N. Y. A., with , Miss Maggie Trantham, all attired In | the white of the Red Cross nursing service, acted as waitresses. I Attorney Harold Funderburk was toastinaster and introduced the various speakers. Following the Blnglng of a verse of "America", Dr. Maurice Clarke, rector of Grace Episcopal church. Invoked the divine blessing, after which a turkey - dinner was served. Mayor F. N. McCorkle was the first speaker introduced by Toastmastor Funderburk, who bespoke the interest the City of Camden has taken In Red Cross activities, stressing ln-particular the witdi for the success of the present roll call. The Mayor paid a tribute to the genius and energy of the workers of the Kershaw County chapter. Mrs. W. H. Harris, chairman of the county chapter roll call was introduced and her remarks were directed toward the program of activities In connection with- the 1939 drive. Mrs. Harris was drive chairman in 1938 and it was because of her untiring energy and generalship which raised the* chapter record to a* new high, that there was a general demand for her to again take the leadership In this year's drive. Dr. Orin F. Crow, Dean of Education of the University of South Car-j ollna, was the main speaker of the post prandial progratn and his review of Red Cross activities in every phase was most comprehensive. Following Dr. Crow, Toastinaster Funderburk spoke briefly but eloquently of the work of the local chapter and urged the workers to aim for a record success in the 1939 campaign. J The meeting came to a close with the singing of the Red Cross cam| paign song, adapted to the tune of j Alexander's Ragtime Rand. ! The wheat crop of Soviet Russia j j this year is estimated at 1J4.000.000 tons, which will permit large shipments of the grain to Nazi Germany. Foreign Commissar Molotoff of Russia charges that the United States repealed the arms embargo laws "only i to mask their struggle of war profits." ???.??gMB?a??H News of Interest In And Near Bethune Bethune, Nov. 13.?In a home wedding. Mlas Anute LaurTe (Dollle) DeWitt of Hartsville, wa?, nmrrJ to K. Howard MoKlnnool Thursday afternoon. M*e Kev. F. R. Morse, pastor of the Bbthune Presbyterian phurcb officiating. T*? ce*?J mony was performed at the home o the bride's parents. Ouly members of the two families were present. 1 Vases of white chrysanthemum? and white lighted candles in candelabras adorned the room. The bride and bridegroom entered together. She was becomingly attired in a suit of boy blue with wine accessories. Immediately after the ceremony Mrs DeWitt entertained the wedding guests with an informal reception. Mrs. McKinnon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Molse DeWitt of Hartsville. %J . Mr. McKinnon is the third son of Mrs. Amanda McKinnon and the late N. K. McKinnon. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon have returned from a wedding trip to ^?or" gla and Florida and are making their home with Mr. McKinnon's mother | Friends of the contracting party willread with interest the marriage of Mrs. Eva Severance Holly of Bishopville and formerly of Bethune to Mr. Charles McLendoti of BashopYille, Monday. November 6. Rev,. C. S. Floyd was transferred to North at the recent annual meeting of conference held in Orangeburg. Mr. Floyd anil family in the four years they've been here, have endeared themselves not only to their own denomination, but. by their unselfish cooperation to the Baptist and ! Presbyterian as well. It is with sinI cere regret that Bethune gives them |UP\lr and Mrs. Homer Fields and I son. Bruce, or North Augusta. spertT the week-end here with Mr. Fields father, E. B. Fields. Mrs A. T. Rozier and little daughter Ruth, visited her mother. Mrs. Therrell. in Rock Hill Sunday. Miss Emily McEachern was the week-end guest of her parents in Co, lumbla. j nt Mr. and Mrs. Harold King and little daughter. Patsy, spent Sunday in Blshppville with Mrs. King's mother. ' Mrs. Daisy Mcl>aurin attended the Methodist conference which was held In Orangeburg last week. Mrs. D. M. Mays and M. G. King attended the conference in Orangeburg Friday. Mrs N E Truesdell and little daughter." Althea. returned Saturday I from a two weeks visit with N. E. Truesdell in Decatur. Ga. Mr. Truesj dell accompanied them home for the W<MrsenD. M. Mays attended the Red dross "luncheon in Camden Friday Mrs E. Z. Truesdell and Miss Celia King attended the general V. D. C.? convention held in Charleston this week. While there they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. King, i Mrs. D. D. Barr is visiting her ! parents In Gilbert this week. Mrs: Sailie Robertson has returned from a two weeks visit to relatives In Hartsville. 1 Mr and Mrs. W. K. Schultz and little son. of Poughkeepsie, New; York; Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Neese and daughter of Anderson, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Doe Hilton Friday. Preparatoins for the paving of the BishopYille-Bethune highway has begun and the workmen are busy near Bethune clearing the right of ! WJRev. C. P Cowherd of Kelton has accepted the call to the Behtune Baptist church and preached his first i sermon, as pastor. Sunday morning ' to a large and appreciative audience. At the Sunday evening union service ! Rev F. R. Morse, pastor of the Pros-; ! byterian church, welcomed him into I the town and community. Mrs. Williams Dead ' Bethune. Nov. 13.?Mrs. Sarah Wul1 lace Williams, sixty-one. wife .of I. ' L. Williams of Near Bethune. died I mi the home of her daughter. Mis. i Clifford Williams. Thursday evening i November 0. after several months illness . Mrs Williams was a-devoted mother ahd a loyal member of the Sham! rock Baptist church She moved to i Bethune from Anderson nineteen years ago and lias endeared herself to those with whom Sdie came in contact. , , , Funeral services were held r rida\ ! ifternoon in the Shamrock Baptist ehur< h. conducted by their former j pastors. Rev M B Gunter of Hftlng- I ham and Rev F M Dindier uf Cenj tenary. Interment was in the church) vai'd. cemeter> Tin* floral offei lngs ( ' ^Cre "many and beautiful ; The honorary pallbearers were: j Messrs I H Watklns. W A McDow-| 1 ell. .1 K Baker. M G. King and P. N.-j ! Smith Mrs Williams is survived by her husband and the following daughters., Mrs Clifford Williams, Mrs. .lack ! Baker and Mrs John Baker: five ; grandchildren and one brother, Griff Wallace of Dennison, Texas. The war secretary of England has ' announced that hereafter the death1 penalty will not be enforced for de-j sertlon, cowardice and sleeping on post; but will remain in fore? for murder, mutlriy and treachery. -V, * - in TiTTrfflMH Limestone, O. S. Floyd; Norway, Paul j T. Wood; Olar, A. V. Harbin; Or- ^ angeburg, St. Paul's S. E. Ledbetter; { Providence, 8. M. Atkinson; Rowesvllle, W. S. Heath; St. Matthews. M. L. Banks; St. Matthews circuit, F. L. 1 Frazler; Snioak's, O. W. Dukes; 1 Springfield, iL-Ja. Sandlln; executive secretary, board of education, J. T. " Fowler; assistant secretary, board of i education, R. Wright Spears; superintendent, Oliver Gospel Mission, C. F. Wlmberly; executive secretary, South Carolina Federated Forces for Temperance and Law ! Enforcement, A. D. Betts; district missionary secretary,1 S. D. Newell. Sumter district?J. Ross Johnson, superintendent. Bethune, P. B. McLeod; Bishopvllle, Bethlehem, L. L.J Bedenbaugh; Camden, Lyttleton Street, J. H. Graves; College Place,, L. D. Hamer; Columbia circuit, J. W. Jones; Heath Springs, B. G. Murphy; Jordan, C. H. Boulware; supply, Kershaw, D. A. Phillips; Lynchburg, J. j A. Graham; Manning, F. S. James;! Oswego, J. C. Inablnet; Pinewood, W. I. Waters; Rembert, G. A. Teasley; J Spring Hill, S. D. Colyer; Summerton, [ Iverson Graham; Sumter, Trinity, W.j D. Gleaton; Broad Street, Globe Smith; Tabernacle circuit, J. L. Mil-1 ler; Wesley Chapel, Hebron, T. M.' Godbold; West Kershaw-, to be sup-j piled; professor Duke University, Ma-j son Crum; conference treasurer, "J. Hubert Noland. On sabbatical leave,' William C. Kirkland; without appoint-' ment, J. B. Cook, Spring Hill. Quar-j terlv conference district missionary! [secretary, F. S. James. . > I Mather Student Awarded Prize A Mather Academy student, Patri-i cia Collins, has been awarded the only prize that came to South Caro- ? Una in the 1939 national essay contest " for negro high schools, sponsored each spring by the National Tuberculosis Association. The prize is $3.00, which was received jvith a letter of congratulation last. week. Patricia's English teacher, Miss Frances Peacock, received a certificate in appreciation of the instruction given Mather Academy students who took part In the contest. Miss Lula B. Bryan, superintendent of Mather Academy, says that all high school students are required to write an essay on the subject assigned by the National tuberculosis association each year. ' Mather Academy always does a| good jot\ in the Christmas Seal Sale. | ; Plans are already being made for the! 1 1939 sale. The quota for. the school' will be $20. . |, -j The Communist Internationa) headjuarfers in Moscow, has issued a cull lor a world revolution, especially calling on the workers of Britain and France to "go against those who furor continuation of imperialistic counTies." Customs authorities of the Japanese-sponsored Shanghai administraion, are banning further Import ^1 export of Chinese National c.urrency! METHODIST MINI8TER8 GET A88IGNMENT8 ( (Continued from page one) 1 ' t FARM FOR SALE OR RENT W. P. Baskin Home Place, 867 acres iiear Woodrow, Lee County, with abundant timber. 300 acres cleared, 10 tenant houses, overseer's dwelling, potato house, sufficient barns and large main dwelling. See W. P. Baskin, Rte. 1, Dalzell,1 S. C., or W. P. Baskin, Jr., Bishopville, S. C. 34pd 1 Concerning Your Christmas Club Account On Monday night. December 4th, we will mail checks I to those fortunate people who have accounts in our 1939 I Christmas Club, more checks and larger balances than I ever before since this service was inaugurated by us. I On Tuesday, December 5th, and thereafter, accounts B I for the Christmas Club of 1940 may be opened in amounts I from twenty-five cents to five dollars weekly ? truly "A I Club for Every Purpose?A Class for Every Purse", so " I make your plans now to become a member of our 1940 I Christmas Club. I The Commercial Bank of Camden I MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Member of The Federal Reserve System I * U. *'' 1 ' I ENJOY A DELICIOUS : . | THANKSGIVING TURKEY I FROM I SHEHEEN'S MARKET I PLACE YOUR ORDjER NOW I Camden Theatre FRIDAY, NOV. 17 Leslie Howard ? Ingrld Bergman "INTERMEZZO A Love Story" >?OOOC^OOOO0OOOOOOO?g?6#$ SATURDAY, NOV. 18 Sidney Toler?Pauline Moore "CHARLIE CHTAN AT TREASURE ISLAND" Also: Oregon Trail and Comedies SATURDAY, NOV. 18 < 10:30 SHOW Jane Wyman?-Allen Jenkins * "TORCHY PLAYS WITH DYNAMITE" >ooooooooo*><>9*x>ooooooooo< MONDAY and TUESDAY NOV. 20?21 ; I^oretta Young?David Nlven Hugh Herbert?Zasu Pitts "ETERNALLY YOURS" ] >ao?^itoo>o<)w?<odo#oot WEDNESDAY, NOV.\22 Richard Green?Brenda Joyce Richard Dlx?Robert Young "HERE I AM A STRANGER" THURSDAY, NOV. 23 l^ii^a Turner?Richard Carlson "THE DANCING CO-ED" Added: Mickey Mouse Donald Duck * I ' "" ' r Wood for Sale We have a large quantity of oak wood for Mile. Also fat lightwood. We cut any length you.may desire. Delivery made promptly in any quantity. Prices are reasonable.'' Please Telephone number 9163. David Murray f .liprwer Broad Street CAMDEN, S. C. ? . ????????? JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS TOO LATE I > I ORDER NOW I' Fifty for $1.00 With Your Name Imprinted on I (Uhriatmaa (Sariis I I I .... ?rrf- j - .? -fi Monogramed Glasses and Cigarette Boxes E|ngraved and Printed Stationery * r 7 v Monogramed Matches Miniature Auto License* Key Chains I. Mono grained Lipsticks by Mary Dunhill I THE CORNER BOOK STORE I .For The Personal Touch 111 Clll iMflllti filfttDf I y - n ,|-y -.V*?1 tl