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To Hold Bridge Tournament rh,, camden Hoepltul Auxiliary is .?on*ori!ig a bridge tournament to at Sarstleld club November ?! at :{() o'clock. Tickets are f>l) in.- per person and 25 cents for u please phone Mrs. Jack Nettles Lj ,,i Mrs. John Mullen 477 for rt,sen aiu>ns, Mrs. Carriaon Entertains ^,s H (i. Garrison was hostess to Wednesday morning bridge club, , home, Cherokee Hill. IMay1M). with the club members were: Mrs n<>y t Rockefeller, Mrs. Jack Wliiuh.-r Jr.. and Mrs. John Mullen, noon a delicious luncheon was get'N t'd Business Women's Circle Met 'Phi- liusiness Women's Circle of IttMln-sda Presbyterian church met last T. usday evening at the home 0V Mi-> Harriett Nelson with Mrs. Dora K Harnett assistant hostess, lb.; program topic, "Prom the Pour ("orii<- - of lite Karth." was ably pregent'-?! by Mrs. Dorothy Mcheod. yes. W C. Moore was the leader of Hil,I, MidHation. After the transaction oi business the circle gave Mrs. Dorothy McLeod, who left Saturday tor in-Moines where she iias Joined tho \\ A AC'S; a handkerchief shower. Tin- ho.-'fss. assisted by Mrs. Joseph (\VI, ,!i served delicious refreshment Attended Columbia Meeting C. p. Husbee, J. C. Hickloy and H. p. Harris represented Kershaw county at the meeting of the council of delegates of the South Carolina Education Association held at Columbia Saturday. The delegates, one for every 25 members in each county, adopted a legislative program embodying three primary aims: A 15 per cent increase in teachers salaries along with two additional increments: an actuarially sound retirement law and federal aid for schools. The council, which Is the governing body of the association, voted to leave- next year's convention decision 'D the executive committee. Trapp?Hough' \ Of interest to friends is the marriac <>;' Miss Doris Olivia Trapp and Joby Stephen Hough which took plac.i at 5:20 on November 8. The marriage was solemnized iti the presence of a few close friends at the horn- of the Rev. B. S. Broome. Th" bride was becomingly attired in a ostume of wine with black accessories. Her corsage was of white sweetheart roses. .Mrs. Hough is the attractive daught-'r of Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry Trapp. of Camden. Mr Hough is the son of Arthur Hough and the late Mrs. Hough, of Camden. He is now employed as an electrician at the navy yard in Charleston where the couple will make their home. Bethesda Presbyterian Church Sunday. November 22, A. Douglas McArn. pastor, the services will be: Church school with a Bible class for every age from two years up at ten o'clock The Nursery class is open for children up to four years of age during the preaching, service. Morning worship at 11:15. The public Is cordially invited to attend the ser- j vices of this church. Personal Mention H. H Hyman, of Charleston, wiih in Caimtou last week end. Mre, K. 11. Jennings1 hs gone to New York for a visit to relutlves. Mrs. J (\ ('ox Is recuperating At the Camden hospital after an operation. Mrs. Raymond Harris has gone to San Antonio Texas, to join h?r hushand. Mrs. A. J. Kddijis, of Sumter, was In Camden Wednesday visiting friends. Mr. and Mr# a. Stanley Llewellyn, of Spartanburg were visitors in Camden Tuesday. Carroll ti. DesChamps, of Spartanburg, was a business visitor in Camden Tuesday. Miss llltsy Coxe has returned from the Camden hospital where she is recuperating from au illuesa. Mr.?- and Mrs. T. McKee (Srahaiu have returned from Sowickly. Pa., whore they spent the summer. Mrs. Lawrence Myers has returned home from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Ike Holland, in Harford, N. C. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Preston Klvers, November 16, a daughter. She has been named Elizabeth Ann Klvers. Captain and Mrs. E. It. Maddux and son, of Camp Cordon, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mannie Fort last week. J. S. Kennedy, of Atlanta, and Mr. and Mrs. It. M Kennedy. Sr.. of Columbia, were guests Monday of Miss Lai FUakeney. Mrs. Carson Tidwell is visiting her husband. Private ('arson Tidwell. who Is stationed at Oklahoma City, in tHo air corps. Yates Villeplgue. student at Clemson College, spent the week end at homo with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M .Villepigue. The many friends of Miss Louise Ancrum and Francis McCorkle will regret to learn they are patients in the Camden hospital. Lieutenant Robert M. Kennedy, 3rd, and family of Williamsburg. Va? were the guests of the former's mot iter last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Speaks returned Tuesday from Manchester. N- H., having been called there on account "of the latter's father. Miss Nancy Nelson, of Columbia, and Miss Caroline Nelson, of Chaiv lotte, were the week end guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Nelson.. Mrs. Dorothy VanLandingham McLeod left Saturday for DesMoines, Iowa, where she has joined the WAAC'S and will begin her basic training. The following students were home for the week end: Miss Emily Team and Miss Ethel Ann Mauldin. of Wlnthrop; Miss Hetty Jane Sarratt. of N. C. C. W. Mrs. John Devine. who has been spending the summer months at hei home in Torrington, Conn., has refurned to Camden and is again at Miss Olive Whittredge's homo in Kirk wood. The following young men reported Wednesday to tlie reception center, Fort Jackson, where they will be sent out from there: Pierce Cantey, J. T. Hay. Charles DeLoache. W. A. Stokes and Joe Jenkins. Lieutenant and Mrs. Robert E. David are visiting Mr. David's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. David. Lieutenant David has the distinction of being the youngest commissioned officer in his division at Camp Polk, La. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Graham had as their guests last week end Sergeant and Mrs. M. L. Case, of Macon, Ga.; Miss Virginia Case, of Harrlsburg, Pa., who is a student at the Columbia Bible College, Colubmia, S. C. Mrs. M. Carrie Davis had as her. guests Tuesday her nephew, Sergeant* Andrew Myers, Jr., of Sanford, Florida, who is now stationed at the Columbia Air Base; Mrs. J. B. Kelly and daughter. Mrs. James Wilson, both of Bishopville. G. T. Hendrlx returned Friday from San Antonio. Texas, where he went for the graduation of his son, G. T. Hendrix, Jr.. at an aviation school near that city. G. T. Jr.. accompanied him home and on Saturday left for Norfolk, Va., where he . will report for duty. Hhbert Brown and sister, Mrs. Thelma Lewis, of Washington, were business and pleasure visitors in Camden last week at the home of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Brown. Hubert was a former football player on the Camden high school team and says he reads every word in The Chronicle especially about football. Friends in Camden were glad to i welcome Mrs. Wallace Styles, of Mt. Vernon. N. Y., back to Camden recently. She will be pleasantly remembered here as Miss Annie Tobias, who formerly resided on South Broad street, with her adopted parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. P. Tobias. "While here she was the guest of Mrs. Howard Singleton. Methodist Church 8ervfces At the Lyttieton Street Methodist church Sunday. November 22, the following services will be held: The church school at 10:00 a. m.; morning worship at 11:15. The pastor, Rev. Henry Collins, will preach on the subject "A Bundle of Benefits." Youth Fellowship at 6:00 p. m. Evening worship at 8:00 o'clock with sermon by the pastor. This will be the closing message on the series on ?h*> thfrtopnfh chaotpr of Corinthians. The subject will be "The Supremacy of Love." This church will Join In the Union Thanksgiving service Thursday morning at 8 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. ,11 III i u?~u~? Legion Auxiliary Mooting The November ? meet lug of the American Legion Auxiliary was held at the home of Miss Jennie Whltaker on liumpton street last Friday afternoon with Mrs. W. O. Major acting as co-hostess. After the minutes were read and adopted the guests were introduced by Mrs. John Wail, the secretary. The business that was transacted included gllvng an entlro Thanksgiving dinner to a war veteran's needy family; sending Chrlstihas cards to fifty war veterans, and Handing seven Christmas gifts to the wife and children of an underprivileged family. Reports of the afternoon were made by Mrs. It. B. Churning and Mrs. Wiley Sheorn, wjio spoke in the absence of Mrs. Sam Kareah. Mrs. M. S. Muller reported In behalf of Red Cross work to he done. The Auxiliary is indeed happy to welcome Mrs Henry K Collins, Mrs. S. Robinson and Mrs. Y. T. Millet' as new members and Miss Mary Virginia Collins us a Junior member. Miss Mario Klrkland gave the la dies the privilege of seeing the gold pendant and the D. S. C which she received from the United States goermncnt. The ''Gold Star Mothers" pendant was presented to her during the ship ceremony on the ''Washington" while going to Paris, France, in 1933. The throwing of the wreath and the sealed bottle upon the waters was a part of the ceremony. Also Miss Klrkland was presented the Distinguished Service Cross, belonging to her nephew Augustus Massenburg Trotter, killed in action on June 21. 1918. Mis& Whltaker and Mrs. Major served a salad course to eighteen members and ono visitor. Florida Girl ish Camden Bride An attractive blonde miss from Fort Pierce became the bride of the son of a World War No. 1 flyer, in historic Presbyterian church, Saturday afternoon when Rev. A. Douglas McArn tied the nuptial knot that made Miss Mildred Louise Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Nelson ,of Fort Pierce, the wife of Flying Cadet Warner R Tilton, Jr., of Jensen. Florida, and Southern Aviation School, Camden. The bride, who arrived in Camden Friday with her mother, and bridesmaid. Miss Wilma Taylor, of Fort Pierce. was also accompanied by Mr. and ^Irs. Tilton and Miss Anita Tilton of Jensen. The bride has for sometime been employed by one of the executives of the naval air base at Vero Beach, Florida. The groom was a sophomore at the University of Florida before he entered a pre-flight school preliminary to taking the primary flying training at the Canuien school. While at the Gator State institution he was recognized as an outstanding boxer and athlete. Mr. Tilton. Sr.. was a flying Instructor during the first world war and sent many combat fivers overseas to take part In the air fighting. He is a native of New Hampshire and was educated in Boston. In addition to the son married here Saturday, the Tlltons have two other sons who are doing their share in the fight for democracy. Hanson, the second oldest, was a freshman at the Florida University when he entered the service. He was assigned to the naval cadet training school at the University of Georgia, Athens, where he is now located and where he will be visited by his parents this week. A third son. Norria, Is at a naval school at Moorhead, Kentucky. He was a freshman at Florida University when he volunteered for service. Mr. Tilton Is chairman of the school board of Martin county wherein Jensen is located. The huge production of soybeans, peanuts, cottonseed and flaxseed this year on American farms has greatly relieved the fats and oils situation. Skipper Forecast* Grid Results (By The Skipper) With the football season about to ring down the 1U42 curtain there remain some crucial games to be played all over the nation tomorrow. Two weeks ago we listed our "pickings" and batted 86 per cent. We are going out on the limb again for tomorrow's games. We pick Georgia over Auburn and Georgia Tech should have no trouble with the Florida (inters, We like Alabama over Vanderbllt and Tennessee over Kentucky. Clemson should win over Furman and Duke over the North Carolina Tar Heels. In a game tonight wo pick Miami over South Carolina. Rice looks like' a good bet over Texas Christian. Saturday. Hardln-Slmmons over Texas Tech and Tulsa should win In a romp over Creighton. Wo believe that Ohio Stato will take its second trimming of tin* year, with Michigan taking a hard-fought battle. We pick Minnesota over Wisconsin; Indiana over Pursue; California . over Stanford; Santa Clara over St. Mary's; Oregon over Oregon Stato and l\ C. L. A. over Washington. We give Yale tin edge over Harvard; Army over Princeton: Dartmonth over Columbia and Missouri over Fordhatn. LIEUTENANT MONTGOMERY AT ARMY AIR FORCE SCHOOL Miami Beach, Fla., Nov. 18?Second Lieutenant James D. Montgomery, formerly with the Commercial Bank of Camden, Camden. S. C., is one of hundreds of executives of specialized businesses and Industries now being trained at, the new Air Forces Officer Training School. Miinai Beach, Fla., to direct vital administrative and supply operations of the rapidly expending ground forces. In a six weeks course of military Instruction and physical conditioning Lieutenant Montgomery and other specialists commissioned directly from civilian life will he prepared to take over executive duties in Air Forces maintenance that parallel the responsible positions they held in [commerce and industry, jslble positions they held in commerce and industy. The Air Forces Officer Training School, was established specifically for the purpose of enlisting the services. as commissioned officers, of civilian specialists . Its training program Will provide Army Myers with expertly-directed ground support and relieve Air Forces Pilot Officers of non-Mying duties that have kept them ground ed. As a civilian, Lieut. Montgomery lived on Garrison Street. Camden S. C.. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Montgomery. Now at Camp Howze Camp Howze, Texas, Nov. 14 ? Major Brevard Boykin. from Camden, South Carolina, has reported for duty at this camp and has been assigned to the 86th Infantry Division to be activated hore in December. Brigadier General Alexander E. Anderson has been named to head the ttew "Black Hawk" Division. An average tire contains as much rubber as 55 goggles for the Army Air Corps. Private Lands In Tjhe Camden ("link Private Waller Sprouse. of Nattltuck, Long Island, a member of Ballery K. 502 Coast Artillery, took over the role of a (iooil Samaritan Tuesday night and um a result be landed in- the Camden clink. The reason he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Ills bond was fixed at $64. The Hood Samaritan act came 'when Private Sprouse, who had been {given a lift on a heavily loaded 6i ton truck, driven by John Wesley 'Wilkes, took over (lie wheel, when Wilkes became too drunk to drive. The only Ilea in the ointment was dial Private Sprouse was somewhat ''high" himself. As to whether Wilkes and Sprouse acquired their "high" while rolling along In the truck was not stated by the police. Police Officer Dallas Maliohey and State Highway Patrolman Soabon. did not like (he manner in which the heavily-laden truck was operating and upon halting it on a downtown street in tills city, discovered Wilkes in a drunken slumber and Sprouse so "high" could not steer straight. Both were given police escort to the Camden clink. HARVEY C. DAVIS NAMED AS SECOND LIEUTENANT Fort Homing On., Nov 13 Harvey C. l>avis of Camden, South Carolina, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States today upon successful completion of tlie Officer Candidate Course at The Infantry School at Fort Hennlng. Lieutenant Davis is th e son of Mr. and the late Mrs. O. C. Davis, of Hermitage Mill. The new lieutenant enlisted in tlie army on June 12, 1940, and served with tlie 33rd Infantry before going to Officer Candidate School three months ago. He held the rank of Sergeant before being commissioned. Tlie new officer is a graduate of the Camden high school in Camden. At the Infantry School, the world's largest institution of its kind, tlie local officer took a three months course to fit him for ills new responsibilities. The course covers the technique of handling all the varied modern infantry weapons and the tactics of lending small Infantry units in combat. It also includes study of many varied subjects which future officers must know afong the lines of administration. The men who attend Hue Officer Candidate Schools are tlio best privates, corporals and sergeants from the entire army selected by their superiors for outstanding Intelligence and qaulities of leadership. During the course even the mildly incapable are weeded out. so that tlie men who graduate with commissions are America's finest soldiers, fully qualified to be tlie leaders ih our new army. Rally Meets Sunday The annual B. T. U. rally of the Kershaw Association meets with the Buffalo Baptist church Sunday, November 29, at 2:30 p. m. All B. T. U'S. In the Association are urged to be well represented. Visitors are welcome. f. KEROSENE RATIONING REGISTRATION NOV. 23?24 Consumer registration for kerosene will take place at the school houses of this county on November 23, 24 ami 25. according to notice issued by the local office of Price Admlnaftrai tlou Thursday. | Any person requiring kerosene for (domestic or institutional cooking, (lighting, washing machines, rofrlgI orators, farm machinery or for misI ccllaneous uses, should ui>ply then for It is or her rat ion. Any person requiring kerosene or fuel oil for heating purposes should I secure1 the proper application from litis dealer and proaent the completed i application to the Rationing Hoard j for processing. Grace Episcopal Church The services for Sunday, November 22. will he as follows: lloly communion at 8:00 a. m ; church school at 0:4f?; morning prayer and sermon a( 11:15 o'clock: Young PeoI pie's Group at 7:00 p. m. The services during the week will he: Wednesday afternoon at six o'ejoek, fifteen minute service of Intercession for Victory. Thursday, Thanksgiving services will ho held | in the Presbyterian church at 8:00 a. | in., with the Rev. Wallace Kdwarda | as preacher and In Grace church at | 10:80 a. m. I Have you any old iron fences that are serving it more useful purpose than they would if converted into munitions of war? 1 , In this war. it Is wise to regard those who are not for us us against us. And that applies to pooploH, governments and individuals. Air-Raid Was Success Says Bonsai (Continued from first pago) the surprise registered by a welldressed woman, who hurried out of a business house, ignorant of the fact that there was an air-raid drill. She gazed in astonishment when an offileer approached her and suid, ''Sorry lady, get back in that store." "Why, the idea," was the Indignant retort. "Why should I go back into that store? I've done all my shopping." "Sorry, lady," said the officer, "but there is an air-raid on." "Oh, my goodness, doar me," shrieked the lady as she fled for shelter. Sirens began blowing at 10:30 a.m. and the all-clear Hlgnul soundod at 10:45 o'clock. TONIGHTI . Youth On ParadeB j _ With ? | | JOHN HUBBARD j { RUTH TERRY B n : r~r I SATURDAY! 1 CNOV. 21. .. J ^ Down Texas I Way" I ? With ? HE ROUGH RIDERS K JONES?TIM McCOY I I RAYMOND HATTON H I MON.-TUES. 1 J L NOV. 23?24 J.--. I "Riding on I a Rainbow" I ? With ? i ^ GENE AUTRY W WEDNESDAY! rNOV. 25. J "XMarks \ The Spot" t ! ? With ? I I m DAMIAN O'FLYNN I | V HELEN PARRI9H W | THURS.-FRI. I ( NQV- 26?27 J "Priorities on Parade" | ! ? With ? ANN MILLER JERRY colonna W To relieve- fl AT T| of Misery of \J l/lJlJ M , ^ ^ LIQUID f f TABLETS fefflffl 8ALVS IIUU NOSE DROPS COUGH DROPS Try -mib-*ly-TI?m"-? WfeKtorfttf ^ _ <T * ' A - * -- - r ^ COMING ATTRACTIONS ?AT? Camden Theatre FRIDAY, NOV. 20. Pat O'Brien?George Murphy Jane Wyatt "THE NAVY COMES THROUGH* >ooooooooo^oooooooooo?oo< SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Allan Jones ? Jane Frazee 1 The Horton Dance Croup "MOONLIGHT IN HAVANA" SATURDAY, NOV. 21 10:30 Show Bruce Smith (All-American Halfback) Arllne Judge ? Warren Aahe "SMITH OF MINNESOTA" SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY NOV. 22?23?24 All the Stars In Heaven Pliorloo Rnvar -? Plto Mavwnrtli Ginger Rogers ? Henry Fonda Charles Daughton?Paul Robeson Ethel Water* ? Edw. O. Robinson "TALES OF MANHATTAN" WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25 Chester Morris?-Constance Worth "BOSTON B1ACKIE GOES HOLLYWOOD" THURSDAY and FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26?27 Bette Dnvto* ? Pm) Henrefd "NOW, VOYAGER" *35*iF' I jfojt c oYojgh DUE TOTA COLD /oold\ \DlSCOM FORTS/ ?rSk >^IR Th^ Serve America by Keeping Our Cars and Trucks Serving for Victory j Why Amenta's Cars and Tracks Are VEHICLES OF VICTORY* * Solo transportation for war workers in mahy communities. Sole transportation for war materials in many communities. * Six out of every ten farms use one car or more. *07 per cent of ail farm car mileage Is necessity driving. Many war plants depend on trucks to haul all "Victory" freight. j Trucks alone serve 54,000 communities not reached by railroads. \j / WW, W The automotive mechanics of v yesterday are the Victory Serv/ce Men of today. .. For it's up to them to maintaih the motorized transportation system which carries men and materials to and from America's ^ war plants, America's farms, America's other | essential industries. They know their fob, and they're doing their jobl . . Help them to keep your car or truck serving for Victory by getting skilled service now and regularly. *Allatatamanta baaad on r porta compiled by (At Michigan Stat* Highway Dapartmant and tha Statiatioal Dapartmant of A. Af. A. SEE riirVDAI FT DEALER YOUR ViHH T lilfJLILi TODAY /? . .. . . ' Headquarters for _ VICTORY SERVICE * * ^ on all makes of car* and trucks ?7 LANGSTON MOTOR CO. Phone 123 N. Broad St. Camden, S. (jj ?r ' . ' ' ?