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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.
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Knthusiasm Featured
Red Cross Dinner
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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. . >
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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 $20. . |,
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The Communist Internationa) headjuarfers
in Moscow, has issued a cull
lor a world revolution, especially
calling on the workers of Britain and
France to "go against those who furor
continuation of imperialistic counTies."
Customs authorities of the Japanese-sponsored
Shanghai administraion,
are banning further Import ^1
export of Chinese National c.urrency!
METHODIST MINI8TER8
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FARM FOR SALE OR RENT
W. P. Baskin Home Place,
867 acres iiear Woodrow, Lee
County, with abundant timber.
300 acres cleared, 10 tenant
houses, overseer's dwelling,
potato house, sufficient barns
and large main dwelling. See
W. P. Baskin, Rte. 1, Dalzell,1
S. C., or W. P. Baskin, Jr.,
Bishopville, S. C. 34pd 1
Concerning Your Christmas
Club Account
On Monday night. December 4th, we will mail checks I
to those fortunate people who have accounts in our 1939 I
Christmas Club, more checks and larger balances than I
ever before since this service was inaugurated by us. I
On Tuesday, December 5th, and thereafter, accounts B
I for the Christmas Club of 1940 may be opened in amounts I
from twenty-five cents to five dollars weekly ? truly "A I
Club for Every Purpose?A Class for Every Purse", so " I
make your plans now to become a member of our 1940 I
Christmas Club. I
The Commercial Bank of Camden I
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Member of The Federal Reserve System I
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I ENJOY A DELICIOUS : . |
THANKSGIVING TURKEY I
FROM I
SHEHEEN'S MARKET I
PLACE YOUR ORDjER NOW I
Camden Theatre
FRIDAY, NOV. 17
Leslie Howard ? Ingrld Bergman
"INTERMEZZO
A Love Story"
>?OOOC^OOOO0OOOOOOO?g?6#$
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"
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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
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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. ? .
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JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS TOO LATE I >
I ORDER NOW I'
Fifty for $1.00 With Your Name Imprinted on
I (Uhriatmaa (Sariis I
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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
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