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jggs Chronicle " ' ? _____ NUMBER 10 Winter Resident Dead in Cleveland i i>h? following press dispatch from Lveland, Ohio, brings the sad tidof the de^th of Mr. C. C, 'Bolton, ftr many years one of Camden's distinguished and beloved winter residents. His many friends will ^ad with sorrow of his passing and extend their sympathy to his bereaved ones: Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 1.?Chaples C. Bolton. 75, financier, philanthropist, civic leader and member of a pioneer family of Cleveland, died at home here after a long illness I Ust night. Mr. Bolton was born here oh March 23,185"). the son of Thomas Bolton, jurist. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy and in 1877 was graduated from Harvard University. Three years later Mr. Bolton married Miss Julia A. "Castle, daughter of the first Mayor of the consolidated communities of Cleveland and Ohio City. At that time he was connected with Rhodes & Co., which later became the M. A. Hanna Company. For twenty-six years he remained with the company, retiring in 1903.' Mr. Bolton was a charter 'member of Troop A, becoming Captain of that organization in 1892. His son, Newell, is now ColoneJ of the 107th Cavalry, of which Troop A is a part. He was president of the Associated thrities for some time and later w president of the Cleveland Proliant Orphan Asylum. He was an active worker in the Community fund from its inception. For many years Mr. Bolton was a director of the Guardian Trust Company. He was a trustee of the Society for Savings and a director of theNational Refining Compai^ and the Bourne-Fuller Company, v He was a former president of the Country Club, a member of the Union, University, Mayfield and Kirtland Clubs and of the Harvard Club of Boston. He was a thirty-Mcond degree iMason and a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and the Sons of the American Revolution. Mrs. Bolton died last year. He left four sons. Representative Chester C. Bolton. Irving C. Bolton, president of the Warner & 'Swassey Company; Colonel Newell C. Bolton, Julian C. Bolton of the M. A. Hanna Company, and six grandchildren. Return From Trip to Inlet. Messrs. J. G. Richards, Jr., John Whitnker, Jr., E. B. Buddin, J. B. Baldwin. J. B. Cureton, W. O. Hay, and R. E. Stevenson returned this week from a several days' stay at Murrell's Inlet. To Clean Off Cemetery C. T. Trqpp, treaatTrer of Antibch Baptist church requests all interested persons to meet at the church on Wednesday, August 13 ftfr the purpose of cleaning off ?h? grave yard, he requests all bring their workr tools with tn^ny \ Presbyterian,vChurch Notice Until the first 'Sunday in September there will be no church services neid m this church, due to the fact |hat the pastor, Rev.' A. D. McArn, ? aysr on .his vacation. "Sunday Jut ewi11, howe.v^r,, xneet as usual 4C& sunday morning at 10 o'clock, ? . ? Methodist Church Services > George Pierce .Watson, pastor i?? on 'Stredt Methodist cnurch, Spaces, that during, the month of Ik* !v wh51e h* oil his vacation ?.e on'y services held in the atu81 church will ibe Bible school L r oi.m" eac^ Sunday, with w Mr. woru i ftS superintendent., Epa, V* tesgue ?ach (Sunday evening o clock. """ -i i >? Death of an Infant 4rt yr a short illness little R. HuHono,-OU?K' a&ed one year and seven ^ ns. died on Tuesdny and was buW,?-n Hickory Head -church near thf'c on Wednesday. He was Y0n-?n Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. ,0^- Jr.. of Westville. . Mrs- Ratcliffe Dead Urris,. ^as reived in Camden yesA. Ra,?i death of Mrs. Martha home in age<! 6,6 years, at her the u,;< e jptf,rn Kershaw. She was foneral ,Mr' W- H- Ratcliffe. The Ha!' on burial occurred at the cemetery Thursday. - r Boykin Named Clerk, tlfrj ^oykin was elected city troa?urer of.,. Camden at a *of city council held Monday *Hr? u r" Boyldn' 'or, a - number of Sun *8 ^nected with Springs ft ftt cu.,, ftlDng.;the vacancy in^ wJL ***** ?wral months. .* <** *.appieants .for Auto Hits Wagon Woman Killed Mrs. Nover Stevens was fatally injured Monday night and several others bruised when a wagon in which they were riding was struck broadside by an automobile driven by ifro& ?on of JVJr. V. M. Pate of the Mt. Zi<m section. The accident happened on the Tillers Ferry road when all parties \vere returning from church. Both wagon and auto were traveling east and young Pate, was attempting to pass the wagon on the left side. The driver of the wagon, Mr. Joe Moseley, attempted to turn into a side road on his left when the crash came. All other occupants of the wagon were bruised, but none seriously hurt. The fotir occupants of the auto were unhurt. Riding in the wagon were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moseley and two children and Mrs. Stevens. Those occupying the automobile were Levy Pate, John H. Pate and Misses Louise Gaskins and Janie Brannpn. Witnesses at the coroner's inquest held Tuesday morning testified that the wagon was traveling without a light. The coroner's jury, composed of W. H. Rast, G. E. Burk, B. E. Jennings, J. R. Waters, O. M. Fort and J. E. Lewis, held that the accident was unavoidable. Mrs. Stevens was the widow of J. H. Stevens, a carpenter, who died several months ago. Nathan N. Prentiss Killed in Crash. t A message was received in Camden announcing the death of Mr. Nathan N. 'Prentiss. which occurred in an airplane crash at . Woodstock, New York, on Friday. Mr. Prentiss was manager of ^lie woodward airport here last season and was away on a vacation, expecting to return to Camden in October. Mr. Prentiss was fopular in this city and the news of is tragic passing was received with profound sorrow. The following is taken from the Kingston, N. Y., Freeman of Monday, August 4th: "Saturday evening funeral services were held and the body of Nathan N. Prentiss, aviator from Brookfield, Mass., who was killed last Friday when hi^ 'plAne-..crashed into the side of OverloWo Mountain, was interred on the .Whjt^ffii^a property, near the scene of trie crash. It has been his wish that in the event he was killed while flying that his final resting place be at the scene of the crash. "Friday afternoon Prentiss flew from LeRoy, N. Y., to visit Miss Euphemia Whittredge, who resides on the Rock City road. near Woodstock. He flew- to Woodstock and after circling her house to inform her of his arrival, started for the Kingston airport, where she had agreed to meet him with her car. In some unknown manner the plane crashed into the side of the mountain some distance up the rugged slope from the \Vhittridge home. The ^viator's parents gave their consent to his being buried near the scene of the crash in accordance with his expressed wish. Mr. and Mrs, Prentiss came to Woodstock for the.funeral services, which were held Saturday evening on their arrival. Following the location of the body in the wreckage Undertaker Victor N. Lasher of -Woodstock took charge and the interment on" the Whittridge property was under his direction. "Failure of the plane to arrive at the Kingston airport caused a search to be made on the mountainside, where the wreck was located by a plane from the local airport which went out to the scene in charge of Harper Mollineaux as soon as notice was received of the accident." Baptist Church Services. The following servioes are announced for the week at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock, Mr. W. G. Wilson, superintendent; preaching by the pastor at 11:15 on the subject: "Christian Citizenship." This subject was suggested by the approaching primary election. There will be no preaching on Sunday evening. The B. Y. P. U. will meet as usual. Pay Your Dues The Library Association requests that all the members with past due membership pay their dues at once. It is stated that the Library has about exhausted its funds and there is a likelihood that it will be closed at an early date unless dues are paid and contributions secured from some source. * -? To Ask For Bus Terminal Aldermen. W. 1?. Jackson, S. W. VanLandinham and Henry Savage, Jr., of the street committee have been named with J. M. Villepigue, A Sam Karesh and H. G. Carrison, Jr. to confer with officials of the Camel City Bus lines and the Safety Transit oMMya&srhr an effort to secure a bus terminal for Oentden. At Um buses use a parking space onrDeKaJj?> street, wftkb is dangerous to 21 ' # * T' Hilton Resigns His Service Job Announcement of th?? resignation of R. H. Hilton, for the pfcst two and one-half years assistant to hi. Henry Ciippelmaun, state service officer, was made yesterday by Mr. Cappel-! mann. Mr. Hilton's resignation is ef- j fective "September 1, at whiclV tiipe he will become associated with Johri W, Crews, local attorney, with offices in the Clark law building, for the' general practice of law. His successor has not been selec-, ted. Mr. Hilton is u World war veteran, grndufttp of the University of South, Carolina law school, which he attended after making an enviable war record with the Thirtieth division, is a past commander of James Leroy Belk post ,the American Legion, at Camden, and for four years practiced law in Camden and served the people of Kershaw county as master in equity, to which office he was elected in 11)24. In 11)26 and 1927 he served as chairman of the county Democratic executive committee. During the time that he has been connected with the state service office, Mr. Hilton -has successfully prosecuted claims for thousands of veterans against the United States Veterans, bureau and other governmental agencies and their dependents in South Carolina have steured, through the efforts of Mr. "Qappel-1 mann and Mr. Hilton, approximately $2,000,000. "Kirk" Hilton as he is known to a wide circle of personal friends, is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J . . Hilton of Westville, Kershaw county. He was born October 10, 1828, and received his academic education in the graded schools of Kershaw county. At ?he age of 18 he enlisted in Company 'M, First South Carolina infantry regiment and served six months on the Mexican border. He was called back into service April 12, 1917, seven days after war was declared against Germany. As a member of Company M, 118th infantry regiment; Mr. Hilton served with signal distinction in France from May until December, 1918. For gallantry and intrepidity beyond the call of duty while in action against the enemy, he was decorated with the Congressional medal of honor and the distinguished service cross by the United States government; the Medaille Militaire and Cruix de Guerre with palm and other medals by the French, the Military medal by the British, as well as ranking medals and citations of all other allied countries* Mr. Hilton lost an arm from wounds received in action. After discharge he attended Oak Ridge institute, <Oak Ridge, N. C., for a year, was a student in the academic department of the University of South Carolina for a year and graduated in law in June, 1924. Less than two months later he was elected master of Kershaw county , a position which he filled acceptably until be resigned to become assistant service officer . In his work in the state office, Mr. Hilton has been much in demand as a public speaker. He has a wide acquaintance among th^ Legionnaires throughout the state, and has made a study of veterans legislation which has stood him in good stead in officially representing the ex-service men 'in various capacities. Experience gained in this way will be of ipaterial benefit to him, Mr. Hilton "believes, in presenting claims for veterans in state and federal courts. Regarding Mr. Hilton's resignation, Mr. Cappelmann said: "The service work in South Carolina will suffer n distinct loss in the resignation of Hobson Hilton as assistant service officer. As an attorney familiar with the law of evidence and the proper presentation of facts, he has been very valuable. Aside from this, havnig himself gone through the worst experiences in the World war he ha8 been able sympathetically tc hear the veteran's side of the question and represent -him before the veterans bureau. Our association haj been one which I will always remember, and I consider it a definite honoi to have had the opportunity to wor* with one of the outstanding heroes o1 the World war. Our office wishes foi Mi*. Hilton unbounded suocess in hit practice of law." Mr. Crews, with whom Mr. HiltoT will be associated in the practice oi law, is a graduate of the UaiversR] of South Carolina law aohoo4 and hai ( f* . . f been n member of the local bar for a number of years. He was -one of the i Democrats mentioned prominently for United States district attorney to 1 succeed J. D. E. Myer, whose term oi C office expired recently. The style of 7 the sew Asm will be Crews and Hil< i ton.?Tuesday's State. . v ' . rrr Preference Given To Home Labor Columbia, S. C.,> August 2.?The South Carolina Highway Commission will not "permit its funds to be paid I for outside labor, out-of-state mate- < rials and foreign-owned services when willing South Carolinians can i be hired, South Carolina products and materials can be bought, and South ( arolina owned services can be secured at prices just as reasonable sod just as equitable as those paid without the State," said C. .E. Jones, i of Hatesburg, Chairman of the Commission, addressing road contractors, material and machinery men, gathered here Tuesday of last week incident to the slotting of $5,000,000 of highway contracts. The Commission chairman described the present economic depression and the unemployment situation, ex- j plaining in plain language the position of the group which he heads; that as long as South Carolinians are unemployed the practice of bringing labor into this State and buying materials and products in other states must and -will be stopped. He called attention to clauses in all construction contracts requiring that preference be given to labor, materials and aervrces of this State, showing, in the piatter of hauling, thousands of farmers' trucks are idle amjl ready for hire. In explaining how the highway establishment since 1928 had utilized every persuasion to have the General Assembly safeguard all highway activities, which checks the Commission voluntarily had applied by resolution, Mr. Jones went into the question of writing surety bonds and claimed that no person directly or indirectly connected with the highway establishment had ever been guilty of an infraction of the law or of nny other unethical conduct. He paid his respects to the opponents of the bond issue for permanent highways with the following language: ; "During the past few months of ! controversy many implied charges and insinuations jiave been made I against those connected directly and i indirectly with the Highway estabr lishment. Many of these charges were absurd; none of them was based on fact. The presence of you gentlemen here' today to my mind is an ample refutation of tho^e notoriety seekers and deluded apostles of hnte who would tear down a great constructive ipovement for personal power or because of petty, envious spite. Those of us against whom the attacks have been directed have borne with equanimity the ludicrous charges made because we know that we are right; we have looked with | contemptious pity upon our truducers because we know that they are > [ wrong, some of them " repeatedly | wrong for the bolstering of their own ' selfish purposes. Paving Cgntr&cts Awarded. Contracts were awarded Tuesday by the State highway department at a bid letting in Columbia for several projects that are of much interest in this vicinity. Among them are the following: _ Lancaster-Kershaw counties: For paving J7, miles of Route 26, from Lancaster to end of paving in Kershaw county, Pittman Construction company t for $402,922. Kershaw county: For paving 5.9 miles of Route 28, from end of pavement via Boykin's mill to "Sumter | county line, $159,674. "Walk" on the Water Bingen, Germany, Aug. 3.?Two Austrians, Professor Hitter and Ju" lius Hirsch, as a prelude to a strqjl across the waters of the English channel, today "walked" across the r River Rhine from Bingen to Ruedes' heim on home-made "water skiis." ' On arriving at Ruedesheim, they 1 stowed the collapsible skiis in their bucksacks and continued hike on the land. ? ' At the foot of the national. monu" ment they deposited a wreath with ? the words; "On the firatherossing of i the Rhine on water skiis, from the Austrian aquatic rivers to the liber ' ated Rhine." Five Year Old Boy Killed by Auto James Neal, the five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Neal was killed on Sunday night about two and one-half miles north of Kershaw when an automobile struck the child and dragged the boy several yards. Mr. and Mrs. Neal and son were returning from church at Center Grove when the accident hapj><?nod. An inquest was begun on Monday morning at 10 a. m. but was not concluded as more information concerning the killing was desired. Officers said on Monday morninu that the driver of the death car was not known hut he was suspected. The driver of the car that killed the hoy did not stop, although it is said that the boy was dragged for about 30 yards. > The child's neck was broken, leg broken and the body badly nruised. Funeral services for the unfortunate child were held Monday afternoon from the home near Kershaw. ?Lancaster News. Roll Books Show Considerable Gains A check-up on the list of those enroled for the Democratic .primary in this county shows that there are considerably more names on the enrollment book than in 1926. Unofficial figures show that there- were 5,292 names enrolled in 1926 and 5,542 in 1930, with a possibility that it will go even higher. All of the precincts have turned in their enrollment books and the fig-] urefi for these boxes as compared with 1926 are as follows: 1926 1930 Abney 32 76 Antioch ]4\ 174 Bethune 403 301 Blaney , 338 296 Buffalo 226 259 Camden 1,142 1,337 Cassatt ^ 139 107 Charlotte Thompson.. 103 104 DeKalb 74 31 Doby's Mill 84 31 Enterprise 48 53 Gates Ford 78 56 Harmony 43 45 Hermitage 204 263 Kershaw 337 410 Liberty Hill 94 83 Lugoff 127 101 Lockhart . 132 ' - 86 Ned's Creek 126 126 Oakland 34 37 Pinetree 76 81 Rabon's Cross Roads.. 103 121 Raley's Mill 101 148 Roland 33 40 Salt Pond 123 79 Sandy Grove 57 59 Shamrock 81 59 Shepard 42 26 Shaylor's Hill 51 60 Swift Creek 45 54 Three C's 182 237 Twenty Creek 60 71 Wateree Mill 209 272 Westville 104 159 Total 12>92 5,542 Farmers Demand Drought Relief Wilmington, Ohio., Aug 4.?Xhriven to desperation by failure of' their Crops because of the drought, more than 200 Clinton county farmers appealed to the county commissioners for work today to enable them to buy food for their families. After listening to their pleas, the commissioners ordered that $100,000 worth of road work contemplated for later in the season, be started immediately and the men put to work. For 10 days the farmers had been appealing to the commissioners individually for work and received promise of work when road improvements were started later. Today, they came enmasse in rattle-trap automobiles and on foot. They chose Erakin R. Hayes, secretary of the Wilmington Automobile club, as their spokesman. He led them to the court house. Most of the delegation were tenant farmers and farm laborers. They , depend to a great extent upon truck - .gardens which have been completely , burned up by the drought. ! There has been only a scant rain. 1 fall in that section since early spring and conditions there were said to b - the worst in the state. ; ' o " v1 ' ? i A J Father and Son Saved From Sea Myrtle .Beach, July 3J .-.Heroism, coolness and endurance were displayed when Miss Helen Hagood ttmj L. It. Hugood, of Aynor, today saved from drowning son and father, Norman Huckabee and M. CJ. Huckabee, of Oamden, ut Yaupou beach about two miles south of Myrtle Beach. Young Huckabee had been swimming beyond his depth. Becoming exhausted on account of the strong seu he was unable to return to shore. His i father some distance uway observing his son's distress hollered "come on in" and with voice barely audible tho son replied, " 1 cannot make it." Mi. Huckabee then struck out through the waves and reached his son, but himself nearly exhausted, was unable to bring him in. Young Huckabee, realizing that his father could not save him and might bo drowned, jerked uway from him. Mr. Huckiibee's paternal love, however, prompted him to continue his efforts to assist his son until looking jiack und seeing Miss Hagood, un excellent swimmer, coming in the direction of his son he started back towards shore. Before Mr. Huckabee could get to safety he became exhausted. Mr. Hagood, father of the young woman, ? who came up about that time, plunged into the water and quickly reaching Mr. Huckabee brought him on in to safety. In the meantime Miss Hagood who had swum within about five yards of young Huckabee who could not have held out much longer, said "do not grab me and I will eave you." Too exhausted to answer he merely nodded. As Miss Hagood got to him he turned over on his back. Putting her arm under his chin she kept his head above the water und started swimming in with the hundred and seventy-five pound young man. A strong wind made it necessary for her to swim gradually to shore. Becoming tired Miss Hagood changed position and treading water still kept Mr. Huckabee up and finally reaching a place where the water was not above her head she was able to stand and assist young Huckabee in standing. Mr. Hagood, it is said, hollered to a man near a life boat to hand him a rope which was quickly cut from the boat. Mr. Hagood thfew it out to his daughter and the rescued man and they were pulled in to safety. Members of a boy scout troop from Kingstree who were camping on the beach witnessed the occurence and they joined in with members of the Huckabee family and others in singing the praises of Miss Hagood and her wonderful feat and also of Mr. Hagood in saving the father of the young man. When interviewed by a newspaper correspondent today the Hucknbees stated that they desire that Miss Hagood be "given full credit for her heroic act" and that she be given a medal. Miss Hagood was graduated from Winfthrop College last year with honors. There she studied a course in life saving. She is a most attractive and charming young ^oman, a niece of Col. Monroe Johnson, of Marion. Camden To Be On The Air Tonight Through the efforts of Senator Grover C. Welsh, station WIS from i Columbia has agreed to let Camden , put on a program tonight from 7 to 7:45. The program will be started by an . address by Mayor R. M. Kennedy, i Jr. This wjll be followed by two renditions by Hollis F. Cobb, entitled, "The Old Refrain" and "I'm in Ixjve". Miss Caroline Richardson will render a piano solo, "Chaminade Arabesque." The colored community glee club will render "Melody From The South," and a spiritual entitled, "Hand Me Down." An address by Attorney L. T. Mills and the program will close with two renditions by Ben P. DeLoache, Jr., entitled, "Uncle Rome" and "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes". Returns With Prisoner. Sheriff J. H. McLeod returned Wednesday night from Smithville, Georgia, where he went to secure F. A. Blaekwell, a white man charged with bigaihy. He Was residing on a ' farm near that town and had a young ' white girl with him from one of the mill Vilages where they were living ; na man and wife. The sum and girl C both were brought haek. Mrs. Me? Leod accompanied the sheriff <m the m*. . .