The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 12, 1941, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5
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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.
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SOCIETY NEWS
Telephone 247?J
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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. 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.
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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,
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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
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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
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) Camden Theatre
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
Tyrone Power?Betty Grable
"A YANK IN THE R. A. F."
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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
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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
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| 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
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Christmas Gift Goods !;
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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.
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WHITMAN'S Candies * * GIBSON'S Cards
SHEAFFER'S Pens * * YARDLEY'S Toilet Items
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COTY'S Perfumes and others 1
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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.
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