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Surprise Birthday Party iin Th i$ Given For E. C. Pearce, Jr. One of the most amusing parties I H Ch^t^Th'* PWC * s» _u will T ir v 9 Jj, Imme at Chariotte-Thompson on It on De- Monday evening. Aug. 22. ^11 be eight Coming as » complete surprise •rstfe and the honor guest was serenaded ^*ndh»n cheon nSh Jl^Ppy Birthday” tun? by Miss Soro Grubbs ts Honoree At A Party Miss Sara Grubbs, who will be come the bride of John L. Mc Whorter of Monroe, N. C,. and Camden, on Saturday, Oct 1, in Barnwell, was complimented on Saturday, Aug. IS with a bridge kitchen shower, given ond i Liberty Hill N!V§] Ingham, Jr., of C< Monday night an Utxrty Kill reh R. B. who upon opening it found quantities of (issue paper and one vtrioo 8 "^RoWn pair of pink silk bs& panties, /S^J^Hjrins^lSs. was presented him by his friends. a ^ Par- Comical games, contests and cookies and! was enjoyed until „ ctnoy-p ''nh.me. Mrs. a late hour after which delicious ffisorge Iv^cidrley T. refreshments, consistmg of lime t Stus^;.^pal^i little sherbet punch, iced cakes and uti fr*#* Mrs- B^P nuts was served. The table <r\ D- Mrs Her- in the dining room was covered diwr and - • j ^th a linen cut work cloth and JuW biby cloth**, centered with a silver bowl of and ' Van white asters. Silver candelabra ur«. holding white tapers and silver D. Goooaie, compotes filled with green mints if-. and Mrs ’ were also used on the table and . that unique at one end was the large deco of!"' rated birthday cake, Summe !*»• 1W 5 . ot Mrs. flowers were used effectively ■HyrTio charge <h Mrs. J- H. Reese | all^parts of the hou*. Attending this affair were: Mr North Broad C. Perry at the home of| the former, 1210 N street. Three tables of cards were in play in the spacious living room i was decorated with ar rangements of summer flowers. Prizes were won by Mrs. H. C. Hallman for top score and Mar garet Smith for low score. The hostesses presented Miss Grubbs) with a guest prize. Following the card game the bride-elect was “showered" with kitchen accessories brought by the guests. alaef course with iced tea) play* • rut son. _ j p Lewis. Jncheon snd supper will and Mrs. Buford Young," Mr xta die supervision of Mrs. Mrs- C. M. Shiver, Mr and Mr« •fcLff Mrs! A. A. Reason- Curley Frith, Mr. and E* r' SHonce Jordan ami Mr,. Pejrc.. Sr., Mr. .uff^"kSofa Langford- . and Mrs. Murray Mayer has gracious- Snrutlv Mrs. Elliott Webb, Mr Tnd I her assistance as cash- Mrs. Clemont C. Shiver, Mr/JSd dm year. Each lady m Mrs. Jeff Whitiyton, Miss R^a - has been assigned to Cannon Hancock. Morgan «5h.,iar , wd through the able and the hosts, lb and M™ £ ^t lesde^hTp of Mr* Segars and Mi^ I C pI , R. Darden, bazaar general ♦ • • • , carce . Jr. this affair promises to Tribble-Tbbin Wedding Plans •J W.S-ynsonGiyes Dr m^, MMflMwt tvum. Party For Sons daugMe f Mr. and Mrs. J C Tribble of Due West, will be™™ »Joseph W. Brunson gave a the bride of Dr. Joseph Tobhf ££ ttadid»7 party for h«- two of Mrs. L. P. Tobin and the £2 i We and Joey, on Wedne*- Mr. Tobm of CaAiden. in s cew? ternoon. at her home, 1417 mony taking place at 6:30 n. m d greet Aug. 27 in the Associate Reformed l Khame was the winner in Presbyterian church at Due PtauT race and was award- with Dr. J. P. Prewley naltor’ , Later in the afternoon officiating. Mrs. Chester P KiV?ff .un* ladies and gentle- pianist; &rl Jarrett, vocalist, and .■invited into the dining Chester King, violinist, will fur ivbere the table was ar- nish the wedding music | with a green and pink The bride-elect, who is to be I cake at either end, one given m marriage by her father l “Hippy Birthday to Pete” will have for her miid of honor Iheughted candles on it her cousin, Miss Martha Moore ‘ W- Wi ^“2. appy i®^ Bra< Sr ey of West. Bridesmaid! , Joey" with Jhree lighted are Misses Sara Jean. Elsie (BiU) fee cream and cookies and Jwsie Matthews Baldwin of ed by Mrs. Brunson, as- Columbia, cousins of the bride her mother, Mrs. C. B. elect; Miss Betty Cline of Gr^ i.r Mrs h M Shannon and XjS? “J 1 Atlanta, and Miss Betsy ^ Hodges. Ann Mace of Nettles MyerS Host w^iS , he 1 flower th ^ri bn<le ‘ Bridge Club ■ Nettles Myers gave a de- Sr *« °f Spartanburg. Usher- irty on last Thursday po«®«nen are Dr. Tommy Camn- at her home in Boykin, beU. Dr. Oliver Thomas of Green- • being the members of ville General hoepitel, CecU “SJSL entertain at a reception at the (nerved Tueeday 'with Uberty < . 4 « 1 t "v. UVC8» mee Richards were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Rk^ards of Heath Springs Thursdav night Mrs. J. Boyce Bankhead and children, Betty, Jimmie and William C. SalmomTand)Johnnie of Chester, aro visiting Mrs. John G. Richards this week. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Presley re turned home on Friday aftw i visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. B. War ren Snd family at Edisto Beach. Mrs. James M. Freeman and children. Jimmie, Jr, end Lucy Carol of Columbia, are on i week’s visit to the former’s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Clements, Sr. , Mrs. Mayes and Miss Annie Louise Mayes of Gastonia, N. C., and M. C. Mayes of Mayesville were guests of Rev. and Mrs. F ^ A. Drennan on Sunday. Mrs. A salad course with iced tea Drennan returned to Mayesville was served to the following play- with them for a visit era and other guests calling at Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wardlaw, the refreshment hour: Mrs. H. C. Jr. Hallman, Peggy Funder burke, Margaret SmithTMolly Ruth Red- fearn, Katherine Sheom, Mrs. Nettles Myers, Mrs. James Grif fith, Mrs. J. C la tor Arran ts, Mrs. Ed Vereen, Mrs. Benton Sheom, Jr., Mrs. Colvin Sheom, Kate Watkins, Mary Watkins, Charlotte Boykin, Rachael Schrader and Mrs. Lucius B. Ogbura. City Visited By Electrical Storm; And Cool Weather From a high of 93 degrees Friday to a minimum reading of (2 Sunday morning, the weather man gave Camden a wide range of tempera ture. The drop in temperature followed a thunderstorm that swept the area Saturday morning, aome inch] and three quarters of rain falling in a period of 40 minutee. In the afternoon there was another heavy downpour. In each instance many streets became rivenf while in low sections small lakes were in evi dence. Lightning struck many times, one bolt hitting a tree Just west of the post office, jumping to a phone wire and wrecking a metal box on the outside of the building. A number, of residences were re portedly struck but so far as is known the damage was light. There were no fire calls during | the electrical disturbance. The drop in temperature found blankets coming into favor as bed covering. Several residents ad mitted that they had even turned on their furnaces for a short time Sunday morning Juat to take the chill off the houae. day. Master Jimmie Wardlaw, who has been visiting his cousin. Master Tommy Warren at Edisto returned home with, his parents. Miss Pheobe Richards of Greensboro, N. C., visited her father, Capt N. S. Richards, for several days this week. Miss Shirley Hilton, who visit ed relatives in Kershaw last week, returned home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Eskridge and sons, Bobby, Charles, BiUy and John of Cheraw, spent part of their vacation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. They returned home via Liberty Hill to spend a week with Mrs. Eskridge’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miss Virginia McCrae spent the weekend in Gaffney. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cunning ham, Jr, of Columbia and Miss Lillian Watts of Great Falls were guests of W. E. Cunningham, Sr, and M. B. Cunningham on Satur day afternoon. They < with relatives. Miss Bettie Richards, worker at Witts Mp, has return ed to Laurens after spending her vacation with her mother, Mrs. John G. Richards. Mrs. J. G. Richards, Mrs. T. P. McCrae and Miss Bettie Richards visited Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Sauls in Manning oh Saturday. Mrs. H. S. Higgins, Sr, Master' Freddie Higgins and Miss Shirley Hilton attended the Mobley- Burch wedding at Heath Springs on Sunday afternoon. and w and W. E- Cun- , m a^d“Mrs.°W. P. Buster of Columbia, Mi— Jane Hjgirina of Lancaster, Mr. and MrsTDavid Higgins of Char lotte, N. C, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Higgins, Sr, cm Sunday. Our communitv was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of. Mrs. B. J. Higgins of Great Falls early Monday morn ing. Calvert School Announcement * ■ ‘ -- >. .i y- day afternoon. They enjoyed a picnic at the Community House. Mrs. Jimmie L. Jones and chil- visited the T.|dren, Lily, Jack and John, spent weekend in Timmonsville Thg Colv«rt School, of Comdon, will opon for tho 1948-49 form on,Monday, Octobar 3. Any ono dotiring information rogarding on- rollmant, etc., coll Phone 244-M. MRS. BLAKENEY ZEMP, Principal. Tuesday ■H About 90 per cent of the nation’s bauxite, the source of aluminum, [ i from comes Arkansas. being ilub and,* few ag<U- vai played I the larHl at three ge living room were won by Mrs. H for high score and Bradley for low score, coune was served later I to the following: | Mrs. C. S. Still honored the .uuwwu.. bride-elect with a miscellaneous C. Hallman, Mrs. Max *hower Aug. 6 at her home in Ifn. J. E. Hoffman. Greenwood. The bridal couple Mrs. Carlyle ^ daughters at their home on y Gladden street in Columbia. Mrs. Richard KUis is giving the rehear- __ ht at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Leith, in _ . feat Saturday Mrs. Bessie Bidajrs left in which E"*®* "“L! 1 ”* ^ A. “ will be hostesses at the bridal °r renew your luncheon at the latter’s home in to The Cxmden Due West. [JClitor Arran ts, Dippman. Mrs ■MwTHarold J B. Gaskin, Jr, Mrs. l Out aqd Mrs. Will Brad It the presentl 1.50 a year. The] aces to $8.60 a 1. rfffM *#* 4F i-Morsholl ' Utg OF THl MIWUT ter Pens FRIENDSHIP CHAPEL V Sunday, August It: Snnday school at It a. m. with Mr. Edgar Pitman in charge. Even ing worship at 7:30, led by the pastor. Rev. A. Douglas McArn. Everyone is invited to attend these services. Turkey is enlarging snd mod- its Black Sea port of KER’^V WtmuluvKpuicl hmidae-made by Par- WfrMatiptoeap...a mnaduble pen vahaa. .TVtody pen besides the UMMkK MILLER'S For Lumbor Slate Theatre «. & Friday. "UMCOl Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard 17 Tim Holt, Martha Hyer SaL. Aug. 17. 1B*M P. M. DTHJuernr Wm. Gargan. Virginia Welles “TAKE ME OUT TO THE 1 BALL GAME” v. Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams rnmcoN” J Jimmy Lydon, Penny Edwards "MR. BELEVDERE GOES TO COLLEGE" Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple Go no further. Eichel's has carefully compiled a collection of exactingly constructed, im portantly detailed dresses that sfftn thru the day \ with artful aplomb . . . in all the fabrics you favor: crepe, satin, gabardine, novelty blends, all at prices you prefer. 4 and up to $16.75 \ • . . ywr (SfiStSMt AerSF tor beauty Offers 14 i... I ^ Hi REFILLS *,i H tout mmc\m.... i The Kennedy Insurance Agency takes pleas- ire in announcing that on October 5th will add i new department to its line of General Insur- e ■ ‘ “ The new department will handle Life, Health and Accident and other allied forms of insurance. Mr. Jack Haile, well-known young Camden business man will manage this end of the busi ness which will be placed with the Travellers In surance Company of Hartford, Conn. The Travel lers is one at the oldest and largest insurance companies in the world writing the broadest forms of coverage. Prior to entering the army, .where he served for four years, Mr. Haile wds with the First Na tional Bank as assistant cashier. For the past three years he has been with the Travellers Insur ance Company as field assistant of casualty and indemnity lines. On September 1st he will go to Hartford to complete the course in the school conducted by the Travellers. ■ Sincfc 1855 the Kennedy Insurance has been in the forefront of insurance servke in" the state. It is interesting to note that Mr. Haile descendant of Mr. McDowall, founder am rJ WB& ifi H tiff It's o casual season—ond a comfortable one too! A^ybuMI quickly see in our newest collec tion of smartly styled coats and suits. Here available ore garments flatteringly tailored at all the wanted fabrics ond in your choice of color ond style. Best of oil they are budget priced to flatter your pocketbook. ■ A) ■ yRMflaMbiXi*' 'lii. **- ‘ -■ » - Y ? vg.A . a 1 . •> S ■ i^i Imn ‘ifm *' r ’ I * I ■*'* Suite from $14.95 ttjiMli Coots from $19J5 to : %■ t kfC i »* ■ #4* 'Mmssjjfei .oi: .iw ui.-l a “ ij.', W ■ r ’ ' t- i.'jr-ant’ ff'C.lvai ft; jzvffe.