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The Magazine of South Carolina
SANDLAPPER MAGAZINE
EDITOR: AÏDA ROGERS ASSOCIATE EDITOR & ART DIRECTOR: DANIEL ELTON HARMON DESIGN CONSULTANT: ELAINE GILLESPIE BOOK COLUMNIST: ROSE T. WILKINS DINING COLUMNIST: TIM DRIGGERS COOKING COLUMNIST: KATIE MCELVEEN EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: LOU LINN, KAREN SHANER STUDENT INTERN: LAUREN STEWART EDITOR EMERITUS: ROBERT PEARCE WILKINS
Autumn 2007
Sandlapper,® The Magazine of South Carolina, (ISSN1046-3267) is published quarterly by Sandlapper .O. Society, Inc., 115 Maxie Road, P Box 1108, Lexington, SC 29071, USA. Membership (USA and possessions): $25 (includes four issues of Sandlapper); Sandlapper single issue: $6. © 2007, Sandlapper Society, Inc. All rights reserved. Manuscripts must be accompanied by self-addressed envelopes and return postage. Publisher assumes no responsibility for return of unsolicited manuscripts or art. Sandlapper,® The Magazine of South Carolina is a trademark of Sandlapper Society, Inc. MEMBERSHIP SERVICE: Sandlapper Society, Inc. will, upon receipt of a new or renewal membership order, strive to provide first-copy delivery of Sandlapper to the Postal Service in six to eight weeks. Renewal memberships must be received at least two weeks prior to expiration to assure continued service. To ensure quick service, enclose a copy of your mailing label when writing or renewing your membership. Address membership inquiries to Dianne Lance, Sandlapper Society, Inc., P Box 1108, Lexington, SC 29071; phone .O. (803) 359-9954; (800) 908-0308; fax (803) 359-0629; e-mail dianne@sandlapper.org. Two weeks’ advance notice required for address changes; send old and new address. Sandlapper Society, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Consult your tax advisor regarding how this may apply to you. Web site: www.sandlapper.org Web administrative e-mail: dianne@sandlapper.org Web editorial e-mail: aida@sandlapper.org Web manager: Daniel E. Harmon Sandlapper in electronic (PDF) format is available at the Knowitall Web site of SC-ETV (www.knowitall.org), providing expanded access to the magazine in classrooms.
SANDLAPPER SOCIETY, INC.
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROBERT P. WILKINS JR., PRESIDENT & CEO CHARLES R. JACKSON, CFO CARL L. BRAZELL ANNE W. BROOKS CHARLES J. BROOKS SARAH W. WEISS ROSE T. WILKINS
ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ROBERT K. ACKERMAN, PH.D., LEXINGTON RICHARD ASHMORE, ASHMORE BROTHERS, INC., GREENVILLE JAMES BEALES, CHERAW JAMES A. CHISMAN, PH.D., P.E., CLEMSON VERNIE & PEGGY DOVE, MYRTLE BEACH DOLLY M. DROZE, PIGGLY WIGGLY CAROLINA CO., CHARLESTON FRED FAIRCLOTH, ROCK HILL COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY, ROCK HILL MARGUERITE & TOM GARRETT, BEAUFORT/LEXINGTON TOM HERBKERSMAN, HILTON HEAD ISLAND MARTIN & WIGGIE JONES, JONES SCHOOL SUPPLY, COLUMBIA SUZETTE LEE, AIKEN GREGORY K. MARTIN, MAYOR, CITY OF CONWAY EDWARD P. MCMULLEN JR., COLUMBIA EVERETTE & BEVERLY NEWMAN, ANDERSON BRIAN & DOLLY PATTON, COLUMBIA LINDSAY PETTUS, KATAWBA VALLEY LAND TRUST, LANCASTER MARO K. & HUGH ROGERS, LEXINGTON DEBBIE ROLAND, CALHOUN COUNTY MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER, ST. MATTHEWS GEORGE & SARAH TODD, SPARTANBURG PEGGY WALLER, THE INN AT MERRIDUN, UNION BERNARD & ANN WARSHAW, WALTERBORO MELISSA YONCE, JOHNSTON
COVER PHOTO CREDITS
FRONT COVER “Autumn Rolls,” Cross Anchor; photo by Daniel E. Harmon FRONT END PAPER “Retired From Service,” Springfield; photo by Daniel E. Harmon BACK END PAPER “Roadside Pumpkins,” Old Buncombe Road, Greenville County; photo by Steve Marlow BACK COVER “Driving the Cherokee Foothills,” U.S. Hwy. 276 to Caesar’s Head, Greenville County; photo by Jason A. Zwiker
MANAGING DIRECTOR: DIANNE M. LANCE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT: TOM LINN