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THE MAGAZINE OF SOUTH CAROLINA san a er. One Dollar Twenty-Five MARCH • 1971 NOW AVAILABLE Two New Books Published by Sandlapper Press, Inc. SOUTH CAROLINA- A Synoptic History for Laymen by Lewis P. Jones Dr. Jones' highly readable, in formed history of South Carolina, serialized in Sandlapper from Jan uary 1969 to September 1970, has been compiled in a softcover, in dexed edition and provides a handy reference for the lay historian. The seemingly impossible task of pre senting a complete narrative with out bogging down in details has been accomplished in this volume which is delivered with the author's witticisms and humorous vignettes. A popular lecturer throughout the state, Dr. Lewis P. Jones is chair man of the History Department at Wofford College. 272 pages Order No. SA6 $3.95 (softcover) FROM STOLNOY TO SPARTANBURG: The Two Worlds of a Former Russian Princess The autobiography of Mme. Marie Gagarine, a U.S. citizen for 30 years but formerly Maid of Honor to Alexandra, wife of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, relates her narrow escape following the Russian Revolution, her years of exile in Europe, and her life as a teacher in the Southern United States-including Spartanburg, where she has taught Russian and French for many years. Her mem oirs give insight into traditional customs of Imperial Russia and vivid descriptions of wartime hard ships. Eight pages of photographs. \ 152 pages Order No. SAS $6.95 I Order from: Sandlapper Press, Inc., P.O. Box 1668, Columbia, S.C. 29202. Enclose 25 cents postage and handling for each book. (S.C. residents add 4 per cent sales tax.) AtC&S weo er two ways to save. 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Your account is insured up to for loan collateral. $20,000 and may be used as loan collateral. the action bank T HE CITIZENS AN D SOUTHERN NATIONAL BAN K OF SOUTH CAROLI NA MEMBER F.D.l.C. Anderson • Camden • Charleston • Colu mbia • Conway • Darlington • Florence • Gaffney Greenvill e • G reer • In man • Myrtle Beach • Rock Hill • Spartanburg • Sumter READERS' COMMENTS Sandlapper welcomes letters to the editor on matters of general in terest. We ask that the letters be held to 150 words or less. Excerpts from this month's letters are pre sented below. As a direct descendant of Capt. "Billy" Young, I would like to ex press my appreciation to you for the January 1971 issue of Sand lapper. It is a beautiful issue and shows the growth of my native city Man does not live by golf alone. Even on majestic Hilton Head Island. (Greenville). That's why our Golfer's Special includes everything you need to tum in As Mrs. Harry Haynsworth ex your top score. It includes a sumptuous breakfast and gourmet dinner, pressed, there has been much dis lodging in your own private Golf Villa, and unlimited golf. pute on the dates of the completion The golf is superb, too. Eighteen holes of exciting challenge. The only of the Rock House. My father was Robert Trent Jones course on the Island. All this for only $29 a day, double occupancy. William James Thackston and our Send for information; and plan a Golfer's Special at Palmetto Dunes family records show it was com soon. For your stomach's sake. pleted in 1792. Write BGR, Dept. 1631 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017.~ P.A.Lllll:ETTO DV".NE& ~ Katherine Young Thackston Cleland (Mrs. Joel Samuel Cleland) Columbia, South Carolina Concerning the January feature on the Rock House, the two photos on pages 22 and 23 were incor rectly attributed to Robert Smelt zer. They were the work of Ken neth E. Shoffner. Ed. A call from Mr. Francis W. Bilo deau, Director of the Gibbes Art Gallery in Charleston, South Caro lina, prompted my attention to the second paragraph of Mrs. Lucille B. Green's fine article on our museum Possibly the most beautiful sideboard we have ever offered on page nine of your January 1971 a masterpiece by Kaplan-the wood is mahogany banded with issue .... stainwood. The center drawer is partitioned for silver and My remarks to Mrs. Green were the simulated tambour deep drawer is a noteworthy feature. "although the Charleston Museum The solid brass splash rail is optional. Available only in our was the first established in the Connoisseur's Gallery of fine furniture. nation, Charleston's art exhibitions have, for years, been held in the Gibbes Gallery." Mrs. Green, who was with the Charleston News and Courier for @ting!~~cf'~ (Continued on page 6) 2 Sand lap per THE MAGAZINE sandl apper. READERS COMMENTS 2 NEXT MONTH 6 THE TOWN IS FORGOTTEN 8 Tom Hamrick DEVIL'S DAY AT DUTCH FORK 12 Julian Mims FRANCIS SALVADOR 15 Tom Hamrick McCLELLANVILLE 17 Sally Graham PALMETTO QUIZ 23 A Unique Coeducational AMETHYST AND GRANITE 24 Nancy C. Yates JUNIOR COLLEGE NATURE'S LITTLE SINGERS 28 Irwin Ross LICENSE PLATES 30 TomMcElwee • Associate in Arts degree. BROWN PELICANS VS . DDT 33 Jay Shuler • Dormitories for boys and girls. SPEED IS HIS BYWORD 38 Beth Brown and • Required, supervised study for Gary C. Dickey all. EDISTO MEMORIAL GARDENS 40 John W. Faust • Intercollegiate football and FLORENCE SHENNAN 46 Lucille B. Green ROTC for boys. JOHN JONATHAN PRATI': • 55 miles from Atlanta. (near INVENTOR OF THE PTEROTYPE 49 E. Thomas Crowson enough, but far enough.) COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC • Cars allowed . ON HORSE AND BUGGY STREETS 52 Evan Bussey Write Admissions, Dept. S AZALEAS 56 Albert P. 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South Carolina subscriptions. Copyright © 1971 by Sandlapper Press, Inc. Sand lap per is a regis tered trademark. All rights reserved. No part of th is publication may be reproduced without BELLS COIN SHOP written permission. Box 276 Tolleson, Arizona 85353 Cover: Chinese-type Waterwheel, Edisto Memorial Gardens. Joseph C. Gaeke. March 1971 3 (Continued from page 2) seven years, and I are both well aware that the collections of the Charleston Museum have not been NEXT MONTH IN relocated. Jack A. Morris Jr.