The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, March 14, 1941, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
News Events In and
Around Bethune
Both u no. Mtircli 13 The regular |
monthly church night was held In thu :
cabin Monday evening with the chftirman,
C. It. Mitchell, in charge. Mlsa
Louise Ortmaii, rocrettlion chairman. ]
aa UHual, wan ready with fun and
relaxation for all. It A Newsome j
made a splendid talk on "Stewardship"
Mayonnaiao chicken, based
apples and coffee were served by
circle number three.
Four cottage prayer meetings are j
hold In the homes of different meinbbrs
each evening in jireparation of
the two weeks evangelistic services to
he hold by the Itev. F. 11. Morse,
March 16 to 30.
The last auxiliary mooting of fhe
church year was held In the Presbyterian
log cabin Tuesday afternoon
Mrs. F. K. Morse lead the worship
period Miss Stella Bethune, president,
gave a resume of the year's work
and urged the members to still greater
service in the ensuing year . Heports
of all the officers were read and
filed A map. of both hemispheres
wuh drawn, centered by a cross with
the motto "lioyo in Action" inscribed, '
As each officer gave her report she
pinned a red heart on one of tin* continents
At the close of the service
Itev F. It. Morse installed the newly ,
elec ted oiffcers as follows: Mrs. It K. |
McCuskll), vice president; Mrs Mar- i
garet Marlon, treasurer; Mr C C.
Pate, secretary; Mrs. M (i King, seeretay
of Home Missions and Miss
Mary MeKlnnon. secretary of religious
education. Circles num/hers one and
throe serves! fruit punch and caramel
Cake at the close of the meeting
Circle number two received the greatest
number of credits during the year
and were honor guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Juno Triiesdell, Mr
and Mrs J F King and Miss Stella
Bethune visited tlie Memorial Hospital
In Charlotte Sunday, where the
Itev. J. M. Forbis, a former pastor
In Bethune, is critically III.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. CJurdner are receiving
congratulations from their
friends over the arrival of a daughter
Marcvh 8.
Mrs Kva Morgan and Mr. and Mrs.
Van Morgan visiles! relatives in Monroe
Sunday.
Mrs. Sallle Hobcrtson has returred
from a visit to her sister-in-law, M:ss
Mary Thomas, who Is critically ill at
her home in the Clyde section
Mr. and Mrs. T. H Bethune and son.
Tom Jr., of Hartsville were Sunday
guests here.
Mr. and Mrs. Lylos Cannon, of Ches
lerfltdd. viuit(><1 friends hero Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. (ircgK King. of
Charlcstifh. visited his parents Tucnday.
Mr and Mr* C M Mitchell spent
Sunday In Spartanburg with Mr.
Mitchell's mother. who la ill.
Misses Helen Snoll, Virginia Hollo
way and I^twson Hrannon worn gu-'sts
of fit**itdh In Itock HIM Sunday.
Sunday Mr and Mrs Hugh Witherspoon
of Mayesvllle visited Mrs
WithiTHpoon's father, J> T. Yarbrough,
who I* III
Kilo lids aiid relatives of J. M (My
hui n will ho Kind to know thai he has
returned home after spending several
weeks In the Camden hospital where
he was a patient*
Mr. and Mrs. J M. Clyburn have
moved In the home of Mr. (Myhtii n's
sister. Mrs. Is>uJ*o Kelley.
Mrs Hurohrking And little daughter.
Palsy, have returned homo after
a two week's slay with Mrs. King's
mother In Hlshopville.
Miss Mary lam Spearman spent the
week end in Columbia with iter par*
eats.
Miss ladla Hodge was the week ?. ml
guest of her parents In Sumter.
The annual heauty show, kiddy
parade and talent contest was presented
Friday evening In the high school
auditorium to a large crowd III the
kiddy paratVo little Martha Jane
Mitchell was awarded the loving cup
with Hobby Mays winning second
place. In the talent ootfiest. little six
years old Maxlo Jewel McLaughlin,
who sang "I l#ove You Truly", won the,
flrsL place with Margaret Hraswell.
tap dancr. winning second place The
[ senior beauty show was won by Miss
Floy Mae Anderson with Miss Marj
raret Haley as sec.ond. The Junior
beauties were Miss Hetty Humm lid
first with Kiitherlne Cole winning
second place
Mr. and Mrs Alvin Clyburn and
child, of AIooIh. spent Monday night
with Mr Clylmrn's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J M Clyburn Mr Clyburn
leaves Wednesday for Alabama, where
he will he stationed as a commissioned
officer.
Mr and Mrs. James Smith and
children, of McCormlck. were Sunday
guests of Mr and Mrs. B. W. Host.
They were accompanied home by Mrs.
Fmina Smith who has been on an extended
visit to her daughter. Mrs.
Best Other guests in the Best home
were Mr. Shealy and daughter. Miss
Kiitherlne. of Mauldin.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. M. U. of the Hap flat church met
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Hob1
Waters.
The circles of the Methodist church
met Tuesday afternoon at the following
homes: Mrs. James King, Mrs
I
James Baker and Mrs. Jennings Watford.
The CI. A's and the Sunbeams gave a
most interesting program on tithing in
the Baptist church Sunday morning.
Mrs. June Truesdell is spending a
few days In Bonnettsville with her parents.
About twenty young people from
here tit tended the Young Peoples
I'iiion which met in Kershaw Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs S. B. Padgett visited
their son in Kingsireo Sunday.
Miss A1>\yy MeBeofl, of Charleston,!
visited friends hero tills week.
Mr. and Mrs. Furman Cobb, of Columbia.
were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. D. T. Yarbrough.
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ELIMINATION CONTE8T FOR
KERSHAW HIGH SCHOOLS
Kershaw. March 13?The elimlna
tloM contest In expression and declamation
for thu Kershaw High School
pupils will be held In the high school
auditorium Tuesday uveuiug. Mutch
is. at X o'clock There are six girlH
in the expression contest, Elsie Starlitis.
H? tty Shcrrlll Gardner, Suzanne.
Iliai kinon Mildred Fletcher, Zelma
Whitley and Mary ls>u Nelson. In
the declamation contest Everotte >111oii
and feci I Creoi h will speak.
The winner In the ^IiIh contest will
speak in the high school auditolriuin
it Great Falls Tuesday night, April 1.
at x o't look. Schools front the Itiwer
division of district four will have contestants
In this contest. The four
hest speakers in the contest tit Great.
Falls will compete against the four'
heat contestants from the upper division
of district four on Friday evening.
April 4. at X p m In the Itlchburg
high school!auditorium.
Tint winner of the declamation con- j
test on March IX will represent Kershaw
in the lower division declumaI'Jon
contest of district four In the
high school auditorium at Great Kails,
April 4 at X p m. Then winners lit
this contest will compete against the
winners of the upper division of district
four at -the Chester high school
auditorium April X at X p. m.
Those girls and hoys and 'their
.coach, Miss Howell, deserve and enjoy
the appreciation of the entire high
school student body and the patrons
of the school. The public is cordially
invited to attend the elimination contest
There will he no admission
charge.
Of the SO.000,000 motor vehicles
produced in the United States since
llntO, 37 per cent, or 29,600,000. were
still licensed and In operation last
year.
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To Compote at Whitmire
Kershaw, March 13 "-Realizing the
Importance of public speaking Kershaw
High School ia sending six of itu
. uiplls along with one of the high
school teachers to the annual speech
cllnc held at Whitmire High School,
Friday, Murch 14.
Glee Club at Kerehaw
Kershaw, March 13 - The Furman
rnlverslty Glee Club sponsored bydhe
Kershaw Lions Club appeared in the
high school auditorium Tuesday night.
March 11. before an enthusiastic
audience. The program consisted of
glee club numbers, piano solos, and u
comic opera in one act, "Trial By
Jury", by (iiibort and Sullivan.
The education Committee of tho
Lions Club wishes to use this medium
to express its appreciation to memI
hers of the Lions Club for tho hosI
pitality shown these boys in the glee
club. Also on behalf of the Lions
Club tho Education Committee wishes
to thank the citizens of Kershaw for
their line spirit of cooperation lu accommodating
members of tho gleu
club. - ?.
Hog Shipment Next Tuesday
'I he UeXt shipment Of hogs by the
Kershaw County Farmers Exchange
w|ll be made from the Seaboard leading
pens on Tuesday, March IX, " between
the horn's of 8:30 A. M. and
12:00 noon.
Kemenvber tho date and time of tho
loading and bring your top hogs for
the shipment, says W. C. McCarley,
County Agent.
Mrs. John Mackin I
To Be 91 on Saturday
Mrs .I'-hn Mackin, mother of Father
Thomas .1 MacKin, pastor of St Francis
Du Sales Catholic church, will be
91 ytMirs old Saturday at the home of,
her son. 2S09 Wheat street.
Her husband's birthday falls on t
March 12. hut both will be celebrated ,
on the one day, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mackin came, to
Columbia about three years ago from
Waulegan. 111., where they had lived
for 30 years. Before that they had
lived In Chicago and Kvanston. Ill,
Her parents were among the pioneer
settlers In the Random I>ake region of
Wisconsin, where she was born. Site
easily recalls the presence of Indians
in and about the family homestead.
At the present Mrs. Mackin Is suffering
from an attack of bronchitis, but
up for the birthday celebration.?Columbia
Record.
TUBERCULOSIS WORKERS
INVITED TO COLUMBIA
Invitations to attend the mate-wide
meeting to be held at the Wade
Hampton Hotel In Columbia on Mapch
INtl^ have gone out to u number of the
KerVhaw county tuberculosis association's
most loyal Hoard members.
The mooting will ho a three day session,
beginning on the 17th with Tiiesday'a
program prepared especially for
lay won't era Mr*. Florence Hretd,
adviaer on Christmas Seal Sale; Miss
Jpssamlne Whitney, statistician and
Frederick I) Hopkins, executive secretary.
all from the National tuberculosis
association will present topics of unusual
interest.
It is expected that several people
from Camden and Kershaw county
will go to Columbia on the 18th with
Miss Marie Thomas, who aervoa the
local Tuhet culosls Association as
tuberculosis nurse and executive secretary.
FORMER STUDENT-TEACNERS
INVITED COLUMBIA J$jfi<$HEON
Greenville, Mch. 11?Former students
of the Woman's college now
teaching in Kershaw county are invltf\d
to the annual Purman alumnaelumnl
luncheon to be held this year
ul 1 o'clock In the crystal room of
Columbia hotel on March 20. according
to 'announcement made today by
Mis* Eula Barton, corresponding
secretary of the alumnae association.
The program for the luncheon,
which is always held during the State
Teacher's convention, will be informal,
making it (mssible for the graduates
to renew college friendships anc^ discuss
matters of common Interest to
these in the teaching profession. In
advance of the luncheon tickets may
ho reserved at the college and will bo
available in the lobby on the day of
the gathering.
CONFEDERATE GRAY
FOR DEFENSE UNITS
Columbia, March 3?South Carolina's
home defense units, the creation
of which is provided in a measure
now Imfore the general assembly
will be clothed in uniforms as "near
true Confederate gray as can be obtained,"
Adjutant General James C.
I.kr/ier said today.
Plans call for purchase of about
2,000 uniforms for these men, who
would substitute for the federalized
national guard in case of an emergency.
I>ozler said the uniforms -would
probably be of cotton. He expressed
the hope that the cloth could be made
In a South Carolina mill.
PROGRAM
The following is the program of the
| Kerfhaw Baptist, Association which
will hold It a spring session Al)
' noy Baptist church, Wednesday
March 19, 1941, beginning at 10:30:
Oovotional by Hev. B. A. Davis
"Healing and the Hospital," by iUv,
R. t.Oorbett. of Columbia; "Evangelism,"
by Dev. D. M. Rivers, <?f t.a?[
, caster; adjournment for dinner
1 1:30 p. m.?Devotional by Rev. i<
Wood; "Home Missions" by p. j'
W. Beagle; "God's Acre," by Pi. \y
S. Brooke; final adjournment.
Radio Broadcast Shift
After March 29. most stations will
be found on new positions on all
radio dials.
For some stations, the shifts will be
slight. For a very few stations there
will he no change of position at all.
Hut certain stations wllll liav| to
make wide Jumps half way across the
dial.
On push-button radios the buttons
will have to be reset for all the stations
that are moved and oven dial
radios may have tQ be aligned to
operate at their best oiv the new
change, says Joe Machado, as Is quoted
from "Radio and Television Today".
William H. Rhodus Dead
William Harvln Rhodus died Wednesday,
March 5, at his home in the
I Hermitage Mill village. He had lived
here for the past twenty years, belay a
textllo worker.
Mr. Rhodus, 66 'years of age. was
born in Manning.
Funeral services were held Thursday,
March 6. at the Hermitage I'ap1
tist church at 4 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. B. ^ Broome and Rev. W. H.
BrftwoT.
" His wife, Mrs. Annie Kimmons Rhodus?three
sons, C. H. Rhodus, J. N.
Rhodus, and W. H. Rhodus; and four
daughters. Mrs. Madge MLackey, Mrs.
Lillian Preister,. Mrs. Mamie Moore,
Miss Annie Lee Rhodus, of Camden,
hu rvive.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS
All parties indebted to the estate
of Frank R. Coursen, deceased, are
hereby notified to make payment to
Henry Savage, Jr., Camden, S. C.,
agent for the undersigned, and all
parties if any, having claims against
the said estate will present them likewise,
duly attested, within the time
prescribed by law.
ROBERT S. CARMICHAJQL
Executor
Camden, S. C., March 6, 1941.
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