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I- " v f NEWS 247-?J To Mfqit i meeting of the , uxUiary held Moothe Nurse# Home ( afternoon. (Announced ^ Ir "Hasty anuouuces of her daughter, )B Rudolph "Doffle" ? 8. C? eon of Mr. omas Davis. The the early summer. Complimented >olay was honored Bcellaneous shower ternoon from 4 to ; R. E. Chewnlng owning. found her chair rge tulle bow and with a corsage, teld and the *inMary and Martha sts the bride was large basket conitlful gifts. It was e Alloe, Helen and y appointed table Mrs. V. W. Clarke, were served. lub Notes ng of the Camden eld at Kamchatcka, e of Mrs. William iday, April 13. Mrs. of Columbia was ker and she talked einents. aite was elected a id Mrs. L. R. Ai/tbmember, rrlson was named flower show to be h House, May 6. s received a blue lstic bowl of tulips m for her amarlllis ibon. e tea table were: ell and Mrs. E. C. nell Promoted La., April 8.?Proi G. Connell, from . Lieutenant to that has been aunouncsral O. N. Bradley, al of the 82nd "Ally Division. strength of about prll 5 after being arch 25, the 82nd s training program orm Its newly ennbat troops, ry Division won dlse Argonne and St. of World War I. was Alvln C. York. UDITOR unce myself. as a lection to the office *shaw county in the icratlc primary and our continued supictfully yours, D M. OGBURN. fc rTRACTIONS The Theatre OOOOOOOOOOOOf APRIL 24 and! Bring on the ', Girls! Come on By . . EETS IN" ? William Holden ind his Orchestra r, APRIL 25 ? Jean Parker Rawllngson NNAPOLIS" "Gang Busters \T, APRIL 25 ow 10x30 /ER ^ HONOLULU" oooaoooaeooo! APRIL 26 | t Thing on 8 Legs! ? Joan Bennett I BEDS" >00000000000 Of nd TUESDAY 17 and 25 | story of Mowgll, , half-wolf LE BOY" Technicolor >000000000000* j Y, APRIL 29 id Lowe Pair banks 'v l&fjpRY" ? Brian Donlevy ' * ~~~ 11 - 1 1 Hssncsasasmp Personal Mention ] ' Mr. una Mrs. Walter Rush, of Co- ] tumbla, were visitor* In Camden Bun. tfay. A. Lex He Getsenheimer, of Charles. * ton, was a week end visitor to his t Meters here. I Mlfeee Kara and Nan Ingrain were 1 Kueats of Mrs. Jack Chaplu, .In laities * last Sunday. v - Mi a. J. C. lien too, of liaiulel, K. C., ' wan the guest of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Moore last week end. Major Moultrie Ilrallsford was in Charleston last week attending the j banquet of the Huguenot Society. Miss Emily Khoorn. of Columbia, i spent last week end hero with her > parents, Mr. and Mrs. Uento nSheorn. Mrs. Edwin Muller, who lias been 1 spending the winter In St. Peters- i burg, Fla., has returned to Camden. 1 Mrs. E. c. Culvern lias returned * fiom Waxhaw, N. 0., where she vis- ' Ited her daughter, Mrs., James Folk. Lieutenant Henry Lee Clyburn, ! who has been home for a ten day furlough has returned to Camp Davis, Mrs. A. A. lteasonover, who has ~ been spending a few days with her , sister, Mrs. John Dempsey, In Hock ( HIM, has returned home. Mrs. Harry Bradford, of Branch, ville, Spent Saturday In Camden and i Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McDowell accompanied her home for a visit. Miss Leila 13. Boykin, who is visiting her brother, Ancrurn Boykin, of < "Wanah" plantation, was the week end guest of Misses Leilu and Charlotto Shannon. Miss Nancy Nelson,' of Monck's I Corner, was in Camden for the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nelson. She had as her guest, Miss Ruth Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. B. P. DeLoache attended the musical festival In Charlotte last Thursday to hear their son, Beujampin P. DeLoache, Jr., of New York, sing. tie accompanied them home for a few days visit. Dr. and Mrs. Maurice Clarke and daughter, Miss Margaret Clark", leave this morning for Quantico, Virginia, where they will spend the week end with their son and brother, Maurice Clarke, who is In the officers' reserve corps in the Marines. Clarkson?Bates The wedding, Wednesday evening, April 16, in Grace Episcopal church of Miss Annie Johnson Clarkson and Lieut. William Wannaraaker Bates. Jr., is one of unusual interest in Camden, as well as In the state, where both families have large connections and are widely known. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Garden Clattcson, Sr., of .Camden and the bridegroom, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wannamaker Bates of Camden, and a grandson of the late Judge Mendel L. Smith, of Camden. The ceremony was performed at 8 o'clock by Dr.'Maurice Clark, rector, assisted by the Rev. Allen Clarkson of Edgefield, cousin of the bride.' For the occasion, the church was decorated entirely with white dogwood and bridal wreath splrea and was lighted with cathedral candles In tall candelabra. The ushers were Barnwell Clarkson, Mendel Smith, Jack Halle and William Olarkaon, brother of the bride. The maid of honor, Miss Margaret Green Johnson of Charleston, was the bride's only attendant. Bhe wore a dress of azure-blue lace and chiffon and carried a large bouquet of daffodils and yellow iris. The bridegroom's beat man was his father, William Bates, Sr. The bride, the lovely titlan-blonde entered the church with her father, Alexander G. Clarkson, ?r., by whom she was given in marriage. With her wedding dress of ivory satin she wore a long veil attached to a cap of rose point lace, which had been worn by her great-grandmother, Anne Cunningham Johnson, and a cameo, which ' had also belonged to her great grandmother. Her shower bouquet was of roses, orchids and lilies of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson entertained at a reception at their home after the ceremony for the immediate families and out-of-town relatives. Assisting at the reception were the bride's cousins. Miss Anne Mitchel Clarkson of York and Miss Jane Clarkson of Camden. Miss Jane Crum or Orangeburg, Miss Lavinla Lyles of Winnsboro and Miss Louise Mickle of Camden. Miss Lula Berry Dies at Bethune -*f,Bethune, April 21. ? Miss Luis nmrrv. St. a resident of Bethune for jasv^TA&rs, died ~sF~ir30 Tuesday Funeral services were conducted si lt:?0 Wsdswday^morning from D. Reynolds. ^ Mrs. Mary Pearce Dies Suddenly Camtltm people were shocked and addened Friday morning to learn >f the audden death of Mrs. Mary j Mickle Pearce, which occurred short* y after ahe was carried to the CamIon hoapltal. She Buffered a ^ heart < ittack while down town and never < egainud conaclousnesa. Mrs. Pearce was the widow of W. rleury I'earce and waa born near Camden the daughter of Willia Whit* tker Mickle and Lather Nflee Mickle. fler educatlou waa obtained In the i ichoola of Camden and Columbia. 1 3he spent moat of her life in Camden ! vhere ahe had many frleuds. For the past two years she had < men making her home In Charleston ' vhere she was a member of the San- I ee-Cooper clerical force. She came 1 tome for a week end vacation last i Friday. Surviving relatives are her mother ! md three sisters and one brother-? Mrs. E. B. Lorlck. Miss LucUe Mickle, Vlrs. Edgar Marsh and Samuel H. Mickle, all of Camden. < Mrs. Pearce was a member of Behesda Presbyterian church and her 'unerul was held there Saturday af:ernoon at 5 o'clock. Active pallbearers were her nephews?E. B. Lorlck, Jr., Lorton Webb, George A. Rhame, JOe Mickle, L. Pearce and E. C. Pearce, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were officers af the Presbyterian church and R. M. Kennedy. Jr.. B. P. DeLoache ,and Miller Jones. . Good Lady Passes After Long Illness ' ' ? ? -H Miss Mat tie E. Gerald died at the home of her sister, "Mrs. John E. Rhame, on north 'broad street Monday night around seven o'clock after an illness of several weeks. Miss Gerald, was possibly, one of the most widely known business women of Kershaw county. For years Hlte was a milliner in the late Hirsch Brothers store. She served many customers in that capacity, and after that firm went out of business, she nssocinted her mllinery business with The Fashion Shop, aipl?aQjoyed A large patronage front/local asVelPas tourist trade. Her rW^.1 friends customers were many, and she was held in high esteem. Miss Gerald was the daughter of the late William C. Gerald and Frances Creba Gerald. She was born in Camden and spent her entire lfto here. She was a devout member of the Lyttleton Street Methodist church and always lent her Interest to that denomination?ndt only that, but she gave freely to all other denominations and civil and charitable institutions. Surviving Miss Gerald are one brother, Arthur E. Gerald, of Augusta, Georgia; two sisters, Mrs. Minn& Kirven,"of Darlington* and Mrs. Bessie Rhame, of Camden. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Lyttleton Street Methodist church and burial was in the Quaker cemetery. Active pallbearers were L. L. Clyburn, H. JO. Carrison, Joe Mickle, Sam j Karesh, Marvin M. Reasonover, J. D. j Zemp, and officers of the Methodist church were honorary pallbearers., Camden Native Is Reported Missing Mrs. Curtis Crolley, who resides north east of the city on the McRae road, has been notified by the war department that her brother, Fred B. Williams who was mate on the steamship Otho of the merchant marine, has be ma reported lost following the torpedoing of the ship on April 3. Williams, who was born in Camden 46 years ago, graduated from the Camden high school and later attended Clemson College. He enlisted in the navy and served for twenty-live years In that branch ot the service. He then entered Annapolis and was graduated with the rank of ensign. He then entered the merchant marine .where he soon attained the rank of Captain. Captain Williams "has a wife and three daughters. Carol, the oiJset daughter," is a student at Winthrop college, while Joyce and Patricia are living with their mother In Swansea. Thf steamship Otho waa torpedoed off ehe, egst coast and *6 far but one life boat carrying sixteen men has been found. Occupants ot this boat said that other members of the crew had left the ship In other life boats but that the boats had become separated following the attack by the en, emy sub. Members and refaHres oi the Williams family are hopeful thai the life boat carrying Captain Wil Hams msr here heen pUkod ap bi some other vessel which to date hai not reported to the government. Life - Insurance averages $12 fa each person Injtaly^as compared wltl - .. . j: y ' ~ Mrs. Drake Luncheon Speaker The Rotary club held Kit regular Thursday meeting last week with president Moultrie Hume presiding ViHltluK Rotarlans, Dr. Resile K. Marrisett of the New York Rotary Club; and guests were J. P., Keeler Df New York City, F. M. (Duck) Rhodes, and Captain Julian Hums. The prugram was iu charge of Ernest Hoss and the Ruest speaker was Mrs. John Drake of Bennettsvllle, secretary for Women's Field army of the American society for the control of caucer. Mrs. Drake felt It an honor and privilege to be in Camden and speak before the Kotury club and be able to talk about the thing closest to her heart and truly her speech wau a message of the heart, and she did not feel like a stranger here since she had visited In Camden and had many friends here; also, she had something to do in the erection of our memorial gute. Her talk was that of the caucer control and she wished to bring a message of hope to many lu South Carolina where there were one thousand and ninety deaths from this malady and she said two-thirds of this number could have been saved If taken in time, for so many patients fail to go to a physician 111 the early stage of this Insidious disease for early aaucer is curable. The work of caucer control education was begun by Mrs. Grace Marvin Poole, of Faduoah, Ky? who heads the women's federation of clubs and undertook the lead In this work of education and was the recipient of the degree of doctor of humanity for her wonderful work. Mrs. Drake urged every llOtarlan to read the pamphlet given each member and pleaded for us to go oat and' preach to others its contents. Following her talk a resolution was adopted endorsing her work. Rotary urges you to contribute to and help the Red Cross and buy defense stamps and bonds and by doing, so you will help your- country tight this war now rather than light it later In the back yards of Boston. Camden Lady Loses Mother Mrs. Alice Newbold Hutchinson, mother of Mrs. George R. Cook, died at the residence of her daughter, on Green street, Wednesday after an Illness of two weekh. Mrs. Hutchinson was 83 years of age and was born in Oakwood, Burlington county, New Jersey. She was the widow of John Palmer Hutchinson. There1 was a brief prayer service at 3:1& Wednesday, conducted by Rev. A. D. McArn. The body was placed aboard the Seaboard train and sent to Trenton, New Jersey, where it was transferred to Sprlngflfeld Chapel for burial on Friday. Joins Pershing's Rifles Olomson, April 21. ? Cadet Julius E. Campbell, Jr., of Camden, is among ,the 51 freshmen recently named to membership ,ln the Clemson college chapter of Pershing Rifles, national military organisation. CampbeN Is a pre-medic&l student. Founded in >1892 by John J. Pershing, the Pershing Rifles alms pri-1 marily to create interest and give! extra training in the fundamentals of basic drill to students enrolled In the basic ROTC course. Memberships are awarded on a basis of competitive drill. I According to an announcement by Lt. Colonel J. O. Young, captain of the local Pershing^ Rifles company, all new members will undergo an informal initiation this week. NOTICE OF MEETING OF DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION AND COUNTY COMMITTEE I Pursuant to (ho ruloH of the Democratic party, the Kershaw County Democratic Convention la called to meet at the Court House, Camden South Carolina, on Monday, May 4, 1942, ut eleven o'clock a. m. Each club ,1s entitled to one delegate for every twonty-flve members, or majority fraction thoreof, baaod upon the number of votes polled in the First Primary at the preceding election yeap. The Cbunty Executive Committee will moot Immediately upon the adjournment of the County Convention, % and all committeemen are requested to be present. J. TEAM GETTYS, County Chairman A. W. HUMPHRIES, Secretary. The earth's axis continually points in the name direction. ^NNOUNCINQ.... J Closina Sale q | ij t Entire Stock Greatly Reduced - ? C :J / . ivl to A void Packing - - 20% to 50% Discount 1J QOIDNS ^ 1DRAPS - FROCKS..: If SPORTS IDE AR ~ MILLINER1] 1 t M PORTIRS.INC^ % TELEPHONE 699-J CAMDEN, 8. C. - ?i. 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