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Tho annual rnoaUnf of 1
■Mn of tho Prmhruirimn
was held Monday evening la the
Church Cabin with the
ForMa end Margaret Moore drelee
ae Joint hosteeeeo to the memhers
of the Jean HlHbenae circle, who
was the winning circle of the year.
The preetdent. Mia.
encouraged the membere to
service for the new year. Reports
were given by the dRferei
cere, cause secretaries and circle
chairmen. ;
Rev. W. L. Newman installed'the
following officer* for the
church year: President. Mrs. Roger
Newsom; vice president, Mrs.
Frank Lae; treeanrer, Mrs. R R
(McCasklll; recording secretary,
Mrs. C. B. Mitchell; historian, Mrs.
E. Z. Trueedell,* chairman of World
Missions, Mrs. W. L. Newman;
chairman of education, Mrs. Fred
Brinson chairman of annuities and
relief, Mrs. Wilson .Smith; chair
man of stewardship, Mias Mary
McKinnon; cnalraan of spiritual
growth, Mrs. H. /. Rogers; assemb
ly’s special causes. Mrs. M. C
McCasklll, Jr; church extension,
Miss Steils Bethune; circle chair
men, Mrs. Betnune McLaurln, Mrs.
L. B. Dickey, Mrs. Dewey9 Boykin
and Mrs. June Truesdell.
Mrs. Lee was presented four
plecef of flat sliver In her chosen
pattern by Mrs. Fred Brinson In
token of the appreciation of the
organisation, for her untiring faith
ful services for the past two years.
A social hour followed when
chicken salad, sandwiches, cookies
and coffee were served.
Funeral services of Mr. D. F.
Hilton. 75, were held Friday after
noon In the Shamrock Baptist
church by his pastor. Rev. James
Stokes, and two former pastors,
Rev. J. B. Gaston and Rev. M. B.
Ounter. Interment was in the
church cemetery where many and
lovely flowers were placed by rela
tives and friends.
Mr. Hilton is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Allie Baker Hilton;
two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Lou
Holly of the Mount Plsgah com
munity, and Mrs. Mabel Jouret
of Charleston, and one brother, W.
Z. Hilton of Liberty Hill.
On Friday night a community
party was held at the Community
Center to acquaint the citisens with
the facilities for recreation avail
able to them in the' Center. The
library, which is under the patron
age of/the County Library Associa
tion, is well established In onS
section of the Center. It Is open
each week day from Sam. until
S p. m. A nursery clast Is held
each morning. The afternoon rec
reation program Includes ping-pong
State Theatre
KERSHAW, 8. C.
Friday. March 17
"SLATTERY'S HURRICANE*
Richard Widmark
Linda Darnell
Saturday, March II
"SAN ANTONE AMBUSH*
Monte Hale, Bette Daniels
Sat- March II, HhM P. M.
"PANTHER ISLAND* •
Johnny Sheffield
Allene Roberts
Mon.-Tuss* March 20-21
'TIGHTING MAN OF THE
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Randolph Scott, Jane Nigh
Wednesday, March 22
"RED CANYON"
Ann Blyth, George Brent
Thursday, March 23
'THE GREAT GATSBY*
Alan Ladd, Betty Field
and table games for the Inside
croquet for the high school age,
swings and toys suitable fee the
pracchool age. The kltcbea is
equipped to cook and serve oge
hundred guests. Seventy-five per
cent of the school children use the
Center after school hours.
Rev. E. L. Davidson and Mr*,
Freak Leo directed the games sad
contests Friday evening and Rev;
W. L. Newman made a talk, stat
ing the need of such a center and
aaked for the continual support of
the community. Punch and cookies
were served.
Mrs. Wallace Phillips and chil
dren of Newport Newa, Va. ( were
week-end gueeta of their mother,
Mrs. J. N. McLaurln.
Mr.- and Mrs. Lou Leone and
little son left Saturday for their
home in New York, after a three-
weeks’ visit with their parents
(Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bethune.
Alton Cole of Columbia, spent
the week-end here with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cola.
Mr. and Mrs. Nell Ratcliff spent
the week-end in Newberry with
Mrs. Ratcliffs parents.
The Kate Ward circle of the
Baptist church, met Tuesday with
Mrs. W. W. Mungo. The Hattie
Heustess circle met at the church.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Welborn, F.
O. Welborn and Children of Charles
ton, spent Saturday with their son
and brother, Sam Welborn.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hughes and
children of Savannah, Oa,. and Mr.
and Mrs. Murdock Jones and chil
dren of Charleston, spent last week
here and attended the funeral of
their grandfather, Mr. D. F. Hilton,
on Friday. The Jones family were
in an automobile wreck while en
route to their home Friday even
ing. They received bruises and
scratches but none were seriously
hurt »
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stokes, Mr.
and Mrs. R, P. Turner and children,
Perry and Sylvia Turner Of Greer,
were week-end guests of Rev. and
Mrs. James Stokes. '
Mrs. Louise Bentley of Carmel
Calif., is visiting her brother and
family, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bentley.
The monthly meeting of the
American Legion was held Monday
evening In the Center building.
Harold Funderburk of Camden, was
guest speaker.
Ben Williams spout the week
end in Union with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McCasklll,
Jfh, Mrs. J. P. Bethune and Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Leone attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Mabel Huey in Cheraw
Friday.
The circles of the Methodist
church will meet this week as fol
lows: Walter Vance Jarman circle
with Mrs. Lor in g Davis, Nancy
King circle with Mrs. A. C. Wayne,
Joanna Caston circle will meet
Friday evening with Mrs. A. B.
McLaarin.
The Wesleyan Service Guild will
meet Friday evening with Mrs.
Travis Powell
Mr. and Mrs. June Truesdell
sp*nt Sunday In Bennettsvllle with
Mr. Truesdell'* parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. T. Melton.
Mrs. Tom Bd Hearon Mrs. R.
B. McCasklll and Miss Betty Gray
McCaaklll apent Saturday In Flor-
ence and whll* there visited Mrs.
J. G. Richards.
The girls of the 5th and 6th
grades wnd the home economics
girls attended the style show given
m Camden Thursday, sponqpred by
the Simplicity Pattern Co. The
girls from the Bethune school
modeling the dresses were: Lo
retta Newman, Barbara McDonald,
Jo Ann' Wayne and France* Baker.
A Junior-senior play, “Silas
Smldge From Turnip Ridge," will
be presented Friday evening in the
school auditorium.
Miss Peggy McKinnon of Evans,
Ja., came Sunday' to drive her
grandparents, Mr. and Mr* W. A.
McDowell, to her home,for a visit.
From there Mr. and Mrs. McDowell
. . .yw «■ th. m£!
leptospirosis, a dangerous rat-
disaese which first appeared in
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report*, but
of appetite^
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this country six years ago and T np-
pears to be apraadfng.
"Symptoms of th* disease vary
so widely that cove may he strick
en without the owner’s knowing it,"
Foundation for Ant-
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fever, depress km sad
are all auspicious signs.
"Owners may think some
cases are only Indigestion,
burly sines the oow may recover
without serious Illness. In other
cnees, however, th* ilseaso strikes
hard, killing many animals.
Recovered animals may act as
disease carriers for a considerable
length of time, * so even ‘light’
cases may be dangerous.
The only sure way of determln
ing if leptospirosis is present Is
through blood teeis and Isolation of
the disease-causing organism. If
cattle owners suspoct an outbreak
of the disease, they should obtain
a veterinary diagnosis Immediately,
since the sooner blood transfusions
and medical treatment are started,
the better the chance of saving the
affected animals and preventing
the disease from spreading.”
I ill ■iS.I Mill CftAMT
LiOfiy wui jrory
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Troops Back To Its Owner
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By Loaian Johnston
Aa English holly and two besntiful magnolia trees
nesr the fire tower at Liberty Hill, nuurk the place TOere
once stood the large, colonial hoipe of the late Colonel
and Mn. Louie Jefferson Patterson. The house wag built
erson Patterson.
in 1850 and wag burned in 1898.
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This henno had a beautiful set-1 Part of this antique china of
tux Ui^*. ludK*ped wrtori JS!
expect to go to Tamps, Fla., to
spend a While with their daughter
and family, Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
McDowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Dargsn Clyburn
and children of Blahopvllle, were
meets of their parents Mr. and
Mrs. D. J. Clyburn, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chsrli* Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Jones and children
spent Sunday in Charleston as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones.
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shrubs and flowers.
bordered with box-
i was a large green
Mrs. Patterson grew
and the first toma
toes that- were grown at Liberty
HiiL The tomatoes were con-
sidered a curiosity, but were not
eaten for they were thought to
hp poisonous.
An interesting story telling of
Mrs. PaUenona antique china
was published recently in The
Greenyille Newa The sevres china
was imported from France to
South Carolina before the War
Between the Statea
In Sherman’s hotorious march
through the South, Liberty Hill
the
ed house and lend te the lade
William K. Thompson, Sr.
Alter the home was destroyed
fire Mr. and Mn. W. K.
gave the iron gates of
beautiful design from CoL Patter
son’s home place to the
of Liberty ' Hill
church. ^
Chief hemp source* for the U. 8.
are Guatemala. Costa Rica, Pana
ma and the Honduraa
bounty, her ....
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was one of the camping places of
the Union soldiers. Before Sher
man’s army arrived Mrs. Patter
son had the beautiful double set
of china (300 pieces) packed un
der straw in a wagon to be car
ried to a spot where it could be
buried for safe keeping. How
ever, the wagon was stopped* on
the way by some of Sherman’s
soldiers, who took the china and
distributed it among Mrs. Patter
son’s slaves. The faithful servants
carefully hid the china and when
the Union soldiers were gone,
they brought the entire set with
the exception of one piece back
to Mrs. Patterson.
Luther M. McBee, of Greenville.
Lewis Patterson Thompson, Sr-
Liberty Hill a grand nephew of
CoL Patterson, owns his hand
some portrait with an antique
gold grame, the Brussels carpet
and several pieces of the drawing
room furniture.
Mrs. Charles Dv Cunningham
(Nelle Thompson), his grand
niece, has the cut glass finger
bowls, a brass lamp, a mahogany
drop leaf table, a swan arm rock
er and the drawing room lace
curtains.
Col. and Mrs. Patterson had no
children so their property was
left to the late Miss
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- State of S
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NOTICE
South Carolina,
Kershaw.
ity
Notice is hereby given that the
books of registration of the City
*f Camden will be open for a
period of ten (10) days beginning
March 13, 1950, and closing at the
close of business on March 24,
1950, for the purpose of permitt
ing persons desiring to vote in
the general election to be held on
April 4, 1950, to register for same.
Louise W. Boykin,
Supervisor of Registration.
March 4, 1950. 76F3tc
Camden, South Carolina.
Waferee Building &
First National Bank Building
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