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U-fcw kM. H I ARE YOU A LAST ? MINUTE CHRISTMAS ' $ SHOPPER? ; v Bethesda Preabytorlan Church Sunday, December 14, A. Douglas Mi Ai m, pastor. Church school with it Mililo class for every age from two j years old up. Morning worship at 11:15. The public is cordially invited r to attend those sorvlcoa. Grace Episcopal Church The services for Sunday, December 14, will bo as follows: Holy communion at 8:00 a. m.; church school at 9:45 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon at 11:15. The choir will sing Mozart's great anthem "Gloria in Kxcelsis." The young people will meet at 7:00 p. m. in the parish house. The Neediest Families The Christmas season always finds a number of families in dire need and wtthur* MS\y hope of^*ho??* 'ory^jvhlldren. A list of lfc.,.. _0, wuere destitution prevails, has been prepared by the department at public welfare and has been turned over to the Tresbyterlan church. The welfare department is in touch with all those ^>ople in the county where need is greatest. If you would like to' provide a basket and stockings for the children for one of these families you will be rendering an invaluable service. There will be no duplication of baskets between this effort and the' ('.oddfellows, as this effort has in mind particularly Christmas stockings for the children. If you would like to provide for any of these families you may do so by calling Mrs. John Devine, at telephone 481, as soon as is convenient.?A. Douglas McArn. f % SOCIETY NEWS Telephone 247?J V * Give# Vocal Recital PiUhugh Collins, the son of lte,v. unci Mra. Henry Collins, recent popular addition to Camdon'H ministerial contingent, icavo a vocal rlfcltal at the Methodist church in Charleston recently. Several friends accompanied Uev. and Mrs. Collins to Charleston for the occaakm. Was Club Hostess Mrs. N. It. Goodale, Jr., entertained her bridge club at her home on the corner of Union and Mill streets on Thursday afternoon last. In addition to club members pluying were Mra. J. H. Pahs, Mrs, C. H. Yates, Jr., Mrs. Willlnm Pishburne. High score winners for the afternoon were Mra. Irving Pcarce and Mrs. Pahs. Met With Mrs. Shannon Members of the Wednesday morning bridge club, were guests this week of Mrs. William Shannon, who entertained them at hdr home at Boykln, Also Invited to pluy were: Mrs. T. J. Kirklaiul, Mrs. Samuel Russell, ' Mrs. Ancrum Boykln, Sr, Mrs. ltalph Shannon and Miss Virginia Green. The gnme ended at 12:30. after wheih a delicious lunch was served. Mrs. Marye Was Hostess Thursday afternoon at her home on Lyttleton Street, Mrs. Robert Marye entertained at tt lovely bridge party for the members of her afternoon card club and the following additional guests: Mrs. Mortimer Muller, Mrs. William L. Ooodale, Miss Ethel Yates, and Miss Virginia Green. When rdfresmonts were served after the game, the players were joined by Mra. Carl Smith. Honor Young Couple Miss Betty Boineau and her fiance, Daniel Wheeler, who are to be married December 20. were honor guests at a cocktail party given by Mr. and Mrs. Ancrum Boykln, Jr. late Priday afternoon. The party was given at the Boykin'8 attractive new home on ChetuK^ " asc# _ v the r&&ii8 were prettily aecoiwted with evergreens and vases of chrysanthemums. i Gave Lovely Tea Mrs. John Lindsay entertained with a lovely, informal tea Monday afternoon at her home on Lyttleton Street, in honor of Mrs. Edwin Sloop, of Long Island, N. Y. a newcomer to Camden. Mrs. Nettles Lindsay presided at the tea Nettles Lindsay presided at the tea table, which had an attractive center arrangement of red berries, and red candles in silver candlabra, and refreshments were sreved by the hostess' daughter, Mrs. Mortimer Muller. Marriage Announced Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Pethel. of Greenville, announce the marriage of their daughter, Sarah, to Douglas Wooten, of Camden. The ceremony took place . at the Fourth Presbyterian church in Greenville on November 30, where both bride and groom were attending Furman university. "Doug" Wooten ?as he is popularly known here?is a student-flier, and when graduated at Furman, will take basic training at some army post. Doug has done excellently at college, especially in 1 the college newspaper field where he j was president during one year of the | state Inter-collegiate newspaper alliance. . i Cadets Complimented Sunday afternoon after the polo | game, a buffet supper was given for ( the American and British cadets, of the Southern Aviation School, at the Parish House of Grace Episcopal , Church. The supper was served from long tables arranged In Rlcht^dson Hall. Miss Virginia Green poured tea at the center table and a group of girls belonging to the Young People's ( Service League served. In the centet* of the tea table was a silver basket with yellow liawthorne berries, and i four silver candlesticks holding lighted yellow candles. Members of the supper committee were: Mrs. Nettles Lindsay, Mrs. Maurice Clarke, Miss 1 Emma Vlllepigue, Mrs. Kirkland Trot- ( ter and Mrs. J. K. doLoach. ( Auxiliary To Meet Today Members of the American Legion Auxiliary are reminded of the meeting y to be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Legion Hall. The Rev. Henry Collins, pastor of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church will make t 4 talk on Defense of Our Nation. ?SP?????? ?? r Personal Mention 11. M. Kennedy, Jr., of Charleston, was a visitor lu Camden last week. Mr. and Mrs, A. Stanley Llewellyn, of Spartanburg visited friends here last week end. Mr. and Mrs. NVylle lingua and daughter spent the week end with relatives In York. - Mlsa May 1 ley ward has returned to Camden after a visit of several months in the North. Ml'?. J, Bt Kelly, ut Blahbpvllle, was the week end guest of her sister, Mrs. Carrie M. Davis. Miss Jessie L. Campbell, of Fort Moultrie visited her mother here last Mickle, over the week end. * Mrs. YV. H. Pearce, of Charleston visited her mother, Mrs. YV. YV. Mickle., over the week-end. Mrs. Thelma Lewis, of YY'ashinglon, has been spending the past month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown, Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Clarkson lthame a daughter, on December 5. She has been named Mary Catherine lthame. 4 Mrs. George Khame and her young son, Jimmy, are in Greensboro. N. C., spending a week with Mrs. lthamo's mother, Mrs. YValter Daniels. Mrs. J. Leonard Graham, who has been at East Hampton. L. I., N. Y., returned this w.eek to occupy her homo here for the winter season. Hubert Brown and daughter. Miss Marsha Brown, of YY'ashlngton, have been spending this week with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown. Mrs. E. J. Lewis has returned to her home in Camdeu after spending severul weeks with her daughter. Mrs. Cecil Brasington and Mr. Brasington at their home in High Point, N. C. Dr. Sumter Rhame, Dr. Prloleau and Dr. Robert Cathcart, all of Charleston. stopped over in Camden Thursday when returning frbm a medical meeting at Southern Pines. They had lunch at the home of Dr. Rhame's mother, Mrs. J. Sumter Rhame. . Thompson?Cunningham ^ . V,|PPWhd Mrs. L. Patterson"ihrnnp-' son announce the marriage of their sister, Anne Kennedy Thompson, to Edward J. Cunningham, "Wednesday, December 10, 1941, Liberty Hill, S .C. Have Moved into New Homes Those recently moving Into newly completed homes are: Mrs. R. W. Relger and her mother, Mrs. D. O. Houser have moved into their new home In Upton Court, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Lee have bought a brick bungalow recently completed In the Suruileld development. "Miss Cora "Richey has bought and renovated the home occupied by Mr! and Mrs. M. C. West, on East DeKalb street. Met With The Misees Shannon The Camden garden club met at the home of Misses Charlotte and Leila Shannon Mrs. Ancrum Boykin and Mrs. ETT3. Mobley as co-hostesses. Mrs. L. I. Guion, the new president, presided and Mrs. Phoebe Schenk was elected to replace Miss Florence Savage as corresponding secretary. Miss Savage having resigned. The long-leaf pine was adopted as the tree of the Camden garden club. The club agreed to open gardens for the pilgrimage to be held this spring. The club voted to order one hundred pink and white dogwood to be distributed at cost for the beauUflcation of the homos ofCamdej^r It was announced bytTle president that all meetings for the remainder [>f the year would be at 3:30 and that refreshments should ho limited. Awards for Christmas decorations were given to Mrs. E. C. vonTresckow. Mrs. E. C. DuBose for table decoraJons, and Mrs. John Villepigue for loor decorations. [vy Lodge Is Under Wooten Management The Ivy Lodge, located on Broad street, is now being managed by Mrs. Carrie Wooten, who is operating the lostrery in connection with her tea oom on DeKalb street. Mrs. Wooten has been engaged in he tea room business for the past ifleen years. Under the new tea oom-hotel affiliation guests at the lotel will be served breakfast there >ut have their lunch and dinner at the ea room. Nursery Children Hope For Santa The Kershaw county nursing home ?teeming with little folks - is asking for contributions of gift* In order that the kiddles may have a Christmas party and gifts. Some splendid work is being done in ,the nursing home, which has become a valuable adjunct to the score or more of little tots who received nourtahtng food and cnro from a corps of efficient workers. In every Instance the children cared for at this place would not receive balanced diet or any attention in their homes, due In ull Instances to the impoverished condition of the parents. An appeal is mude to all klnd-heurted citizens to rally to the support of this fine institution. The staff of the school seeks to provide every child with a gift which will be placed on a tree to adorn the room at the school. ,\ Ashcraft Wins Prize In Fishing Contest W. 11. Ashcraft, of Palmetto Hotel, this city, received notice this week that his large-mouth bass, caught on April 30, from Hermitage Lake won the eighth prize In the national ttsh-j ing contest conducted by the Dave Cook Sporting floods Company, of Denver, Colorado. In catching the | fish, Mr. Ashcraft used a Richardson steel rod and Pfleuger bait and a supreme Ashaway Nylon line. lie was awarded a fine fishing rod. Mr. Ashcraft's catch won out by two ounces over an entry from San Antonio, Texas, and by three ounces over a catch from Othello, Washington. Other entries in tho contest wl\lch received minor awards came from Oregon, Montana. California, mr ^ , - Pennsylvania, Maine, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Washington, Minnesota andi Nevada. Two thousand prizes given In the contest were divided among trout, perch, bass aud crappie fishermen. The fish caught by Mr. Ashcraft, weighed nine pounds and ten ounces. Douglas Spencer Is Now a Captain Douglas Ancrum Spencer, a graduate of the Camden high school was recently promoted to the grade of captain in the U. S. Navy. Captain Spencer graduated in the same class at AnnapollB with Commander Shannon Heath. He is now doing post graduate work at the naval war college at Newport, Rhode Island. Captain Spencer's mother was a native of Camden and his father was at one time In charge of the Camden schools. He later left to take charge of a school in North Carolina, where Captain Spencer was born. Captain Spencer returned to Camden during high school days, and made his home with his aunt, the late Mrs. Robert C. Johnson, who lived in the home now owned by Mrs Randolph Scott. After finishing at the Camden High School, he won a competitive examination to Annapolis. Thp grade of captain is next to that of admiral, and Camden has the distinct honor of having three graduates of the Camden high school holding the rank of Captain: They are Captain William Ancrum, Captain William Wallace and Captain Douglas A. Spencer. Would Sell Trees To Camden Folks The Chamber of Commerce is In receipt of a letter from a resident of Abbeville, South Carolina who has several very fine boxwood trees which she is anxious to sell. Any Camden people who wish to purchase boxwood trees for the landscape of their property may obtain the name of the party by calling the Chamber of Commerce. The various African tribes speak 900 different tongues. Bruford Heads The | 1942 Jockey Club The Horse Shoe club, made up of jockies, grooms ami others connected with the horse training ranks of the winter colony, has been organized for the coming season. Albert Bruford has been re-elected as president and Francis Hellhonse as secretary and treasurer. One'Vf the first events of the season for the Jockey Club will be a Christmas dinner for all mombors ut Saint Mary's Hall some time during the Christmas holidays. The Headquarters of the club will be at St. Mary's Jtall. which has bona fitted " ,.wwi i*ule and other equipment necessary for entertainment purposes. ft Is the purpose of the club to again sponsor a basket ball team, but until more members have arrived It Is impossible to determine just what material will be available. CAMDEN FUTURE FARMERS HOLD MONTHLY M EETI N{3 The Camden Future Farmers held monthly meeting December 8, in Camden High School Building. The meet- I ing was opened by the president, Dale Smith. Regular business was taken up. Levi Bradley took up the outline of the activities for this year. He named the outstanding things for the Chapter to do. C. L. Poison gave an outline of the outstanding things that were done Inst year. Some of the things done were: Fred Cunningham won the state oratorical contest. The Camden judging team won the district Judging contest. James Branham won second place In district essay contest. Camden Future Farmers won the upper state forestry contest. Mr. Small won the outstanding teaching forestry agriculture class. The agriculture class won $154 in prizes in the county fair. Sixty-ilve out of 65 boys entered In some kind of contest. Also financial report that the Camden F. F. A. has given $62 due to camp allotment; $10 camp dues; $10 for Sutherland memorial; $5 for personal donations for memorial. Also bought $10 stock in cooperative excnange. Nine boys out of 35 have qualified and have been brought in the organization and six more to be brought in next meeting. There was a discussion for an educational tour and also a discussion about making a thrift bank.?James Branham, Reporter. Funds Needed For Good Fellows Club The Klwnnls Club of ChiihUmi went on record at their meet Inn last week J that the C.ood Follows Club would bo i again started this Christmuu. Stnco that meeting the amount of $23.00 has been turned In to The Chronicle where funds are left. The membership Is as follows: Henry Salmon Porter $1.00 EuRene Pierce 1.00 Howard Speaks t.00 Dewey J. Creed 1.00 Elihu Schlosburg : .1.00 Ames Cooper 1.00 Uej?? - 1 iviianie . ., 1.00 j I Marion Williams \ 1.00 Charles Stognor 1.00 Leon Schlosburg 1.00 J. Team Gettys 1.00 W. C. McCarley 1.00 Jim Clyburn 1.00 Dr. Charles Sowell 1.00 James Zenip 1.00 Joe E. McKaln 1.00 E. T. Start 1.00 Mrs. Alice C. Marye 1.00 Dr. John Wr. Corbett 1.00 I Mrs. H. T>. Nlles 1.00 H. D. Nlles 1.00 Anyone wishing to join please send In their dollar, which will bo added to the fund and mention of the name made In the paper. This money Is i used to bring cheer Into homes not being blessed with much of this world's goods. Baskets of food, toys for the little ones and warm clpthes are furnished to worthy families. Join today and help make this a better j Christmas for some needy persons In our community. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will apply to the Secretary of State of South Carolina, on December 23, 1941, for a charter for Christmas Charity Community Center , to operate a charitable, social, and religious society for the purpose of contributing, donating and caring for the aged, sick and infirm; to acquire and transfer property, real and personal, for the convenience and comfort for social gatherings; to make voluntary contributions of money, clothing, bedding. food, to hospitals and Individuals In the treatment and care of the needy, with Its principal place of business in Kirkwood Heights, Camden, South Carolina. G. B. TILLMAN, J. W. WILSON, EDITH T. MILLER, Corporators. December 11, 1941. Extensive deposits of potash were found in Ethiopia in 1932. [ COMING ATTRACTIONS Y At The ) Camden Theatre FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Tyrone Power?Betty Grable "A YANK IN THE R. A. F." >?aooooooooo?.ooooooooo?o< SATURDAY, DEC. 13 Dick Foran?Leo Carrillo Andy Devine?Anne Gwynne "ROAD AGENT' SATURDAY, DEC. 13 LATE SHOW 10:30 P. M. Grace Hayes?Mary Healy ,i "ZIS BOOM BAH" MONDAY AND TUESDAY DECEMBER 15?16 Sonja Henie?John Payne ! Milton Berle?Lynn Bari Joan Davis and Nicholas Bros., j 'SUN VALLEY SERENADE' WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 Special Return Engagement 'THE FEMININE TOUCH" Wifh Rosalind Russell?Don j Ameche and Kay Francis THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DECEMBER 18?19 Frederic March?Martha Scott "ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN" i A 1 Announcing the OPENING of Allen's Shoe Shop 547 East DeKalb Street Opposite Post Office Best of Workmanship at Reasonable Prices ALL WORK GUARANTEED May Christmas Blessings Have a PartDeep Within Your Home and Heart Qoxy Cafe ?- - - | You are cordially invited to attend our 1 8 christmas sale | $ NOW ON | Exquisite Line of? | jjjjj Elizabeth Arden ? Houbigant ? Coty's ? Hudnut ^ Lavendar ? Solon Palmer Dressing Cases ? Manicure Sets ? Compacts Metal Goods ? Wallets ^ Cigars ? Cigarettes ? Norris Candy " Arizona Christmas Trees ^ Beautiful Christmas Cards and Wrappings j| Just Come To See Us And See How Pleased | I We Will Be To See You i DePass' Drug Store ' jjjjjj Phone 10 We Deliver smkmJOK : ? Christmas Gift Goods !; v Most attractive assortment we have ever displayed; priced attractively; packaged beautifully. Come in and look them over, and when you buy the lines we offer, you can know that the Quality is the Best. ' WHITMAN'S Candies * * GIBSON'S Cards SHEAFFER'S Pens * * YARDLEY'S Toilet Items i COTY'S Perfumes and others 1 jl Spruce Christmas Trees Tree Decorations Kodaks , ZEMP'S DRUG - STORE PHONE 30 ? BROAD ST. Both PRESCRIPTION'S tore. ! (CITY DRUG COMPANY PHONE 130 ? DeKALB ST. ' - 'I