Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ENGAGEMENT \s announced Miss Bfetty Bosley Is Outdoors Queen WILL WED IN THE SPRING A press dispatch from Balti more, Md., sayr. m .“TB% Leaft»t»f Sportsmen and Maryland Horse Breeders associ ation voted Monde Miss Betty Bosley, noted Equestrian of Monklon, Maryland and Camden, ■ S. C., 1950 outdoors queen. . “Blue-eyed Betty won the cov eted honor as “the girt who' best tvpifies our national ' fame for loveljh Indies and thoroughbred, “The noted horsewoman who tnakes Camden her winter home will be feted in Baltimore, Friday, March 17, in a mammoth flotilla headed by Gov. William Preston Lane. Jr, of Maryland and Glenn L. Martin, avia' manufacturer. •The ‘Bosley’ been tion name has long famous in American turf circles both for thoroughbred flat racers and steeplechase riders and hersefc"- engagement of Miss, Sera Rancte P^ker, daughter of Mr. Packer of Bethune and the late Mrs. Kate Watkins Parker, ,L r Humphrey of Bethune, son of Mr. end Mrs. F. C. Hum- ^ rnadt iSeweddinc date will be announced later. ii« Parker is a graduate of Bethune High and attended Lan- Xse While at Lander she was a member of the Commer- * r Humohrey is also a graduate of Bethune High School and in the Armed Forces fou ryaara. He ia a Junior at the Uni- of South Carolina where he ia studying business admini- Bread Plugs Pipe;Workers Wanned Ago in This i» » story about over coats. broken pipe, and a loaf' of bread. *' Office-workers in e heallees court house went about their an. in Club Met [onday Night Forest Fires Are Checked By Rain After Much Loss , Jennie McMaster and Mrs. Boykin of the Camden B. W. club were guest speak- 1 the regular meeting of the held at Emerson’s Dnve- idsy evening, Feb. 27. ig to light the needs of equipment and org- children. play for the children,'the urged the Civitans to ite in improving the situ- It was generally agreed full-time supervisor we* ,and the Civitans pledged lub’s support to the Busi- fomen’s efforts to obtain a worker. „ present at the meeting was , chairman ie Harris, forthcoming community in Ci drive in Camden. Mrs. [ spoke briefly to the group, [ them to enroll as a MM the concert association. OTtPAT YISTTORB md Mrs. C. W. (Bill) Mose- Camden, route 1, had aa jests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Moseley of Camden. and Ice Creeaa iveL Heavy, general rain brought temporary relief to a dangerous forest fire condition in Kershaw; County Wednesday morning, but only after five separate fires in the county Tuesday had caused a loss of approximately 89 acres of timber. Rated as a “high Class 4 or Class 5 day,” Tuesday saw for- in six surrounding coun to keep Chester- the loc al nptionaTguard units were call- esters led up like of a break in the that carries steal Rod Cross Drfm— « 1) of Red Crhss. Local and nation al service rendered by the organ ization is being given nation-wide publicity. The Red Cross movement orig inated in Europe in 18H4, when 116 governments convened in .Geneva to consider .conventions 1 providing for the . care of the sick and wounded of armies in time of war. Eighteen years later our government ratified this treaty and the American Red Cross was organized. The leaders -of the newly established society imme diately broadened its purposes to SENATOR KENNEDY- 1) and the arete, aeir comprising school district* Noe. 19, IS, 40, 46 and 47 shall b» known as Ker shaw High Setoet district No. 7, and the area now comprising district Nob. 6 Mhnft be known as Antioch High School district No. B i ^ ^ iy include caring for the injured and providing relief in major disas- H 1 ters. Since then the work of Rdd || i Cross has been expanded lo in clude a wide range of humani tarian services essential to the welfare of our people. The* organization functions hrough its 3,745 chapters and 4.- 168 branches, with its national icadquarters in Washington, and four area offices located in Alex andria, Va.; Atlanta, Ga.; St. -ouis, Mo.; and San Francisco, Calif, respectively. The Red Cross is supported en tirely by voluntary contributions of individuals and organizations, t receives no financial support rom the government. Its work is carried forward by thousands of volunteer wookers in coopera- ;ion with a trained, professional staff. The ratio of volunteers to paid staff is about 100 to 1. The bill follows the recom mendations of the special reorg anization comqriltee regarding the selection of trustees for the high school districts. Senator Kennedy said Thurs day morning that he felt that the special committee on reorganiza tion, named bgr the delegation last wonder] rear, had done a wonderful job. the copper pipe a heal Into Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sheorn, Sr, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine DeLoache to Robert Leonard Hartman. Mr. Hartman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hartman, of Char- lotteeville, Va. The wedding will take place in the Spring. Fortune Telling at the Carnival. Basaar yei IJe said they had made an inten sive study and that.he frit that the report of the committee rep resenting as it did the best con clusions of the many minds on the committee. The Senator said that he felt that the new system would be of great advantage to the school districts of the county since the plan of financing would enable all of them to get .the amounts needed to adequately finance their schools. The State Board of Education Has a policy of dis continuing schools that are too weak financially and the system proposed in this county would in sure each schobl ’having proper financial support. HOME FROM W1NTHROP Miss Betty Nell Bowers was at home from Winthrop College last week-end and had as her guest Miss Bert Morris, of Anderson and Winthrop College. Festival of Purim Began Thursday The Festival of Purim, the | Feast of Lots, begins at sundown March 1 It commem- l orates the deliverance of thp Jews of ancient* Persia from the a local are permitted liberties in e Temple denied on all other occasions. The Book of Esther is read at services, and at the mentioh of Haman s name, the children rattle noisemakers (frag gefs) and stamp their feet. The festival is celebrated by the children wearing masks, play ing special games and the singing of songs. At the evening meal, they are given Homonteschen, tumed on . and the ed out to help, flgit a blaze that of. took an estimated 1000 woods before it died. District Forester Poach said Wednesday following the danger-easing rain that, “fit* join has saved many acres of fh» ests, but we expect the condition low ” According to ftir. Peach, fits fires in Kershaw county caused chiefly by carekssn brush burning, or by who “fooliJMy hope to rid their woods of boll weevils ‘ in ing." Recent-bsavy frosts,. by burn- aats, wS5k gushing oat the ■ptoot ih# first the Has beyond Coast their coats, and all paid a sileat tribute to ot>«nino tSe bto mo. The Biblical boric of Esther I tells the story of this festival. The [beautiful’ Jewess, Esther, was he King as his Queen. [At a.series offbanauets she tells him of Hainan's plot to destroy Qie Jewish people. King Ahasu» eras'orders Homan hung on the ■eaffold he had prepared for Mor- decai. The Boric of Esther i* a charming, story off virtue < reward three-cornered cakes with poppy seeds or prunes named for the villain Ham an. In this day and age, the Purim festival raises the hopes and hesrtr of all people who still do not enjoy perfect freedom. The day speaks of the miracle of de liverance from evil and tyranny, and gives the promise of the corn ed and Since that day, the Jewish^ peo- ple have celebrated this of joy and thanks- is given, gifts are with prayers of j giving. Charity is exchanged and' a ing of the day when all mea will walk in security without fear. Daring the last fiscal year the Red Cross helped RS.500 persons in SS0 disaster operations in this country. Red Cross expenditures oa these disasters totaled |6,574,- 741.45. In thee# disasters 530 per-1 eons were killed, 4,4\2 injured, 10,- I occhahfted 1 aod a general attitude m buUdtngs destroyed sad *t,- of .Weir being prevails. Uiri 740 damaged. winds, end the long dry spell fue o ac-l count for the dangerous fire com- ditions hi the forests, the forest- • di could not yet be *iinad, Ji was believed LOOG-ecre fire u* Chester ty- was incendiary-malie In Stooehoro and county, the fires] chiefly to the it Wht- Wednesday. $14.95 H0W...as low as Never again be lota because you forgot to wind your watch! Gruen Autowind actu ally winds vAile you wear it. Avaflable in shock-resistant, water- repellent and luminous 10 $ZM, MCL ML TAX dial models. I ORUEN AUTOWIND CUMR J t M T If# NIW.ee Ovr -SmmI'-Hm. JEWELRY (In Lltito r.,ST?L( sri VALUE! CtfsfuOjr tsiofri ■Ml flM dstril |W tM onh in M|Mr pdesd suits... sri with s wou- dmes M hr fsskioajisttsry. Ths asw rsyon tsbfk h cmwrssistsnt istf sreadsrfristy snath is tbs y«sr. A wide choics of colon...Is OUTLOOK SHOP SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CONCERT PROGRAM .. ■ r BELK’S SIZES FROM • MONTHS r» P r e t t,i e s t Little Girls Wear The Prettiest Little Dresses it. § ! f 1.98 to 5.95 L > To charm h ilar Misses , ear new Spring and . • 0 • 4 I* plfnas are eapecially SreoderfuL 80a these out standing drekses now srhOa selection is com- Community Concert Week—-Morch 6-11. D*eM. N«r ** E»«4|. , ’ ft- t, . * - 7' '' . « ok Youll onior f okt out! Enrol te-ieriaw ariiS tehiVilt Mitei •I '] m M * v 23 I Rf f ‘L ■ it, .■ -. - »*-- • - • ■ ly J