HEAD ISLAND I©RESIUENT HISSKLL Sl©KAkS Churchill Is Invited to Attend Byrnes Honored at Hilton Head Dedication of ©Byrnes Crossing© As New Traffic Link Dedicated from Richland County, B> F. JKNKINS KVir.HT |wilfi the mainland. Prior tn its con- By F. JFVKINR KNHiHT senator in S©tulh (©Hioiina l«> HILTON HEAD ISLAND, May ent guests, who were invited for great heart a?id devotion to thrpr- and acclaimed as one of the great ferry. 19 "The bridges© at Hilton Head the occasion and given a hand principles are so great that the. champions nf Western civilization Contract fnr the construction fif Island ate mortar, stone, find steel, some souvenir copy of the pro shall live forevrr in Ih^ hearts arm in this generation, has been tend the two bridges over Skull and and will endure fur years, but tlie gram. Senator Hammond also in affections of the people in thi- ered a personal invitation to be Mackay©s Creeks was awarded t" 1 name of James K, Byrnes will en troduced President Russell. state. The Byrnescs are; present at the dedication of the Wannamaker and Wells. Inc., of dure for ages in the hearts ai.tf| President Russell complimented "Mr. and Mrs. South Carol! IM- "James F. Byrncs Crossing© 1 on Orangeburg, which submitted a lou © affections of the Jpe<4pl* of "fliis the State Highway Department for for all of us, for all the years, , Hiltnn Head Island Saturday, May bid of $84r),5r>4.10 and was awarded : state" Donald S. kus&ll, president its wisely planned and wonderful he concluded. © 19, but thus far has not indicated the contract by the Toll Bridge j of the University of , system of South Carolina Highways, Mr. Byrnes in his response sa.©.i whether or not he will be present. Authority December 31, 1954.1 with emphasis on the highway de that the tribute was most flattering; E. Lee and Company is declared here this afternoon in the Announcement of ihe invitation Robert dedicatory address formally open velopment of coastal areas. He said and he questioned whether he d<-- to Mr. Churchill was made subcontractor for the erection of the! he sensed a new spirit in this sec snrved it. He compared the chn-. by John M. Sturgeon, swing span. Resident Engineer of I ing the brand-new "James F. yesterday Byrnes Crossing," which connects tion and with the opening ot the tening of the bridge to the chairman of the Hilton Head Toll the S. C. Highway Department is Hilton Head bridges, he saw in this christening of a child, with ©!.© Bridge Authority. J. B. Hill. this long separated island with the area a garden spot of beauty, with mainland. parents hopeful Ihe child would, Due to the fart that the former The longer of the two bridges new industry opening up here even make some contribution to social> 1 governor of South Carolina, James included in this project is the 2,150 With ceremonies befitting Armed forces Day, the program was tually. during his life. He said he had i| F. Byrnes. and the wartime British foot reinforced concrete and steel© "The name of James F. Byrnes dream of seeing Hilton llrn-i prirnp minister are close friends structure over Mackay©s Creek, highlighted by a review of Armed emerge from the distant past an>! Forces units, a 17 gun-salute to ex- will be forever enshrined in the nf long standing and that the between Buckingham Landing and, hearts mid the affections of South with the oprninc of I his rn^\ daughter of Sir \Vinston Churchill. Pinckney Island. The Skull Creek Other picture* on P»(M 14, ISA Carolinians," he declared, "and I hi idee system, the inhahitan© Miss Mary Churchill, was married Bridge is 927 feet long and would hrcome a more happy am I and name him ©Mr. South Carolina, fit Sea Island, Georgia, one of Governor Byrnes, jet aircraft served his state and contented peoplr. He romphmnii- Georgia©s GnlnVn Islrs, an mvi- eludes a 245 foot steel swing span I a dirigible overhead, the address etc.© He has to accomodate Intra-coastal Water-: orl the Hillon Head Toll Bru^- by Mr. Russell, and the response nation in a mo«t critical period ofi Authority, the memhrrs nf win-©h ation was tendered to the rx Brit way traffic. The main span, how by ex-Governor Byrnes. ever, will have a vertical clear history and when, at the pennacle had exhibited murage and f^n ish primp minister personally h\ Many leaders of state and others to develop the bridge. 1 k G, G. Howling. Chairman of th<. ance of 30 feet which will permit of his meteroic rise, forsaking per sight the passage of many small craft ©of national note were present in the sonal gain, he abandoned i( all to paid tribute 1o the Armed Fon-r- Port Royal Ports Authority, who icrowd of approximately 2,500 per- has been in England, without opening the movable span. return to his people and to serve nn Armed Forces Day, one of thr Upon Us completion the crossing i sons, of both races. The exercises them in the most critical period two days set aside nationally, nt"i It must he recalled that Sir Win were held on a decidedly warm the American nenplc © stem and the former governor o. will replace a toll ferry, the "Po- in our histor.v. cautioned cahontas" which is operated by| i afternoon at "Honey Horn Planta "He is a champion o( States beware of Russian intents. this state, Mr. Byrnes, were to by the Hilton Head gether at Yalta where the late the S. C. Highway Department. tion," owned Rights. That is not an empty At the conclusion of the exerm*©*. | President Franklin D. Roosevelt The complete program will be; Company. phrase with Mr. Byrnes, for hr a barbecue anfl picnic dinner was Premier Stalin of Russia and the announced later. Mr. Byrnes, in his response cau lives it, and he breathes it. it is srned to the guests at "Honrv uormcr prime minister ol Britain The story of the invitation 1o] tioned the American people not to deep in the marrow o( his bones. Horn Plantation," which was M were in conference. the famed British ex-prime min let their guard down ugainst Rus but States Rights Hoes not alone Jowed by a reception tended Hir Mr. Dow] ing on his visit to Sir ister is possibly one of the best I sia, asserting that the Russians mean the educational phase, it ap gucsls by John M. Sturgeon, Sr., Winston carried some presents to kept secrets of 1956 in South Caro-| were not changing their objectives plies to many phases of our socie John M. Sturgeon, III and Mts. gether with the invitation and ha; lina. but their tactics, ty and it is of vital concern to Sturgeon at their lovely "Rosr reported "mission accomplished© "We must never again be raughl every American." Hill" home, about five miles frnm in Chairman Sturgeon. Mr. Church unprepared 1o defend our country. Recently the derisions o( (he Bluff ton. I.asl evening about \M\, ill did not say whether or not he persons, high in political, mililar. The Communists seek world do Supreme Court vitally affect every would attend the celebration. itate. in the t©nmn and the people and bus i ness life of South CA>O- ! Invitations have been received in mination and I don©t think that lina and Georgia, enjoyed dinner! Ihey have abandoned this objec vho Jive in Ihem. Thrse derisions Columbia from the Beaufort Coun have abridged the rights of the and dancing at the lovely Sturgeon, ty Delegation inviting the reci tive," declared Mr. Byrnes. who home. was called "Mr. South Carolina, Ftates. guaranteed them under the pients In a picnic lunch as a guest Mr. Numbers of visitors, following! Horn Plantation to etc." by the University president. L©mted States Constitution. the exercises, motored over to the ^ the Honey Byrnes is carrying a fight lor these hr served "ear the speaker©s stand Mr. Byrnes rode in the first jeep beach at Hillon Head Island to in principle* to the people of Ameri spect the newest and most recent with General Mark Clark, presi ca, Mr. Russell said. following i hP dedication ceremon dent of , and Colonel ly opened beach on this Southern] ies. Concluding the affair will he NO DuMoulin of Ft. Jackson while in "Mr. Byrnes has a wonderful tip of the Carolina Coast. ;l danro lh* f evening at the Bluff- w specting units of 1he grasp of Ihe fundamental princi The members of the toll bridge) ">n gymnasium. a M Army, the Marine Corps, the Navy, ples upon which (his country was authority are: John M. Sturgeon, chairman; Capt. C. C. Moses, Fred] John M. Sturgeon, chairman of *> the Air Force, the Coast Guard. built. He has Ihe courage of his he Hilton Head Toll Bridge Ifi and The Citadel. convictions, is always glari tn C. Hack, secretary and G. G. Dow- line, counsel. . Authority, in commenting on the In the second jeep were Major stand up and be counted on, and celebration said: "It has been steadfastly devoted to principles to Planned solely in honor of Mr Gen, Edward Timberlake, com manding general of the Ninth Air which his entire life has been rierii Shon%,We ifcl the P"**1 dcd©- helped saivage©our rco ration offf>rs an unparalleled oppor- rated. He George Crawford, nomic sxstem in World War II umty to demonstrate our gratitude F©nrce, Admiral or his lifetime of devoted ser- and Lt. Gov. Fritz Hollings, while when inflation was running ram a thrid jeep transported B-Gen. pant. Mr. B.wnes once told a poli T, W. Coutt*, of Ft. Jackson, and tician that one should ask his con As pointed ouf by Mr. SturReon| t "I. Glenn D. Funk, of the United science what is right and Ihen go nis is "the first project of any Corp. ahead arid do it. ©That is good magnitude of permanency to be .Slates Marine nonorrd with the name of this > The units then passed In review politics,© he told (he inquirer." illustrious South Carolinian". 1 before Mr. Byrnes and his party When the suggestion was maHr Although there is a school build- Mated OD the grandstand. that Mr. Byrnes take the proceeds :©©ff ln Spartanburg county named * U. G. Dowling of Beaufort, from a book he had written, and ;»r ex-Governor Byrnes this is the < iiiiirman of the Port Royal Ports establish fellowships at the Univcr ©rat bis thing to hear his name, ! Authority w«s presiding officer. sity, he declined, electing rather to Mr. Sturgeon slated. , ©l©he invocation was pronounced establish funds to give Ihe orphan The "James F. Byrnes Crossing" ;by the Rt. Rev. Thomas N. Carru- hoys and girls a chance to get an |S !h* J!"" bridge and highway ^lhers. BUhop of South Carolina. education which was denied him :©rgjccainking Hiiton Head James H. Hammond. former state ©Mr. Ryrnesi when he grew up. Mr. Byrnes had to earn his own education the hard way. "lie is the authentic «r"tkr*Mi;iii #-/755