The Clinton chronicle. (Clinton, S.C.) 1901-current, December 13, 1956, Image 11
Thursday, December 13, 1956
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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A Garland Of Ghostly Tales
A Book Review By John \V. Stevenson
GEORGETOWN GHOSTS. By
Julian Stevenson Bolick. 94pp.
Clinton, C., 1956. Jacobs Broth-
•ers Press. $3.00.
In a very serious vein, the Irish
poet, William Butler Yeats, once
remarked that “Five put of every
six people have seen a ghost.”
Like Yeats, Julian Bolick would
heartily agree and would more
over, offer substantial evidence to
corroborate such special phenom
ena. Ghosts, as such, in this cen
tury of ‘'know-how’’ and secular
dogma are as outmoded as the flat
iron and reading, writing and
arithmetic. I suspect that ghost
stores are not only unfashionable,
but that the liberated minds of
modern education would consider
the spectral tale a horror only a
—Jittle less sipecious than the child’s
exposure to the rod i It is a pleas
ant relief to discover, then, that
one man has seen fit to gather to
gether in a small, illustrated vol
ume an enjoyable and spine-ting
ing collection of ghost stories that
would make the average Hallo
ween “spook” party look like an
anemic version of “Old Maid.”
Julian Bolick brings to his col
lection first-hand knowledge and
experience of Low Country leg-
‘ end, architecture, and topography.
He has previously- had published
Georgetown Houselore <1944) and
Waccamaw Plantations (1946),
both volumes evidencing his ama
teur and 'passionate interest in the
more romantic history of South
Carolina. The .present collection
Includes two stories earlier print
ed in the State magazint and posr
sesses the virtue of bringing to
gether in one accessible voJum°
most of the ghostly legends handed
down for many years by the sum.
mer residents and the natives of
South Carolina’s oldest and most
ghost-ridden beach resort.
While the reader may question
the credibility of the "Gray Man,”
I suspect he will nevertheless ap
proach his next visit to Pawleys
Island wiui either anxious scepti
cism or honest curiosity. The set
ting for all ten stories is Paw
leys Island and Murrell’s Inlet,
and the protagonist a legendary
and ubiquitous phantom affection
ately referred to by the natives
and the initiates as the “Gray
Man.” His appearance always pre
sages disaster or personal tragedy,
and even as late as the ’54 and ’55
hurricanes the Gray Man appear
ed to warn the'true believers. He
Ms a very fascinating and a very
gallant ghost—and he is always a
very romantic ghost; for in the
many explanations of the reasons
and origins of his appearance there
is an omnipresent background of
^ romantic love, oleander, and moon^.
^ lit piazzas.
It would be foolish and unfair
to reveal the content of these
stories, for their effect depends
largely dn the element of suspense,
Jalthough Mr. Bolick is more the
reporter than the storyteller. It
would be difficult to pick out a
favorite one; for that matter, all
of the ten stories are of a pattern.
Since Mr. Bolick exists as a kind
of pseudo-historian, he is more
concerned to present the accounts
in terms of credibility and, as he
says in his Preface, “historical
fact.” The Jnistake, I believe, is in
the use of the objective approach.
Presented as legend and told io
the more goulish style oif the folk
story-teller, the tales would take
on a credibility of their own, would
achieve the “single effect” which
Poe practiced in the more success-
, ful stories of his in this genre.
However, the author deserves a
great deal of credit for his faith
ful and sincere effort in bringing
together an important and delight
ful chapter in the history of folk
legend, and, for that matter, in
the annals otf South Carolinians.
The stories are accompanied by
over twenty pen and ink drawings,
illustrated by the author himself
and reflecting the eerie and other
world quality of the tales. Some
what lush and reminiscent of Rod
erick Usher’s gloomy mansion, the
drawing help set the mood and
tone of the book, although I could
wish the inclusion of people in the
foreground of the neatly etched
and finely drawn .beach settings
had been omitted. But since peo
ple and visions make up the leg
ends they are a necessary part of
est the regular visitors to Pawley’s
Island (and all lovers of ghost
stories for that matter) who, if
they have never seen the “Gray
Man,” will at least be familiar
with those who have, and who
will perhaps gain a more thorough
and expert introduction to the
proper and serious attitude neces
sary to achieve Mr. Bolick’s rfe-
cromantic imagination. After ail,
perhaps opr. technological age
needs more than ever before the
ability and the wish to’ see visions.
For myself, I willingly subscribe to
Yeats belief, and I would think
more good than harm could come
from achieving (Mr. Bolick’s “will
ing suspension of disbelief.”^
JOHN W. STEVENSON.
being reduced eighty per cent. The following cooperators of
Many applications are yet to be the Laurens Soil Conservatibn
filled The district is scheduled ^ district have had terraces con-
to go to the nursery for a second . structed on their* farms during
J R Adair, Jr., Claude Grayden, Sixty-five thousand Iespedez:i
and Clarence Tucker. AH of bicolor plants were received this
these farmers will receive cost- we ek for the following district
sharing assistance through the lb- cooperators Russell C Shaw, 'J,
truck load the first part of Janu-. the past week by the district’s | cal A SC offic e to help pay the L. Griffin, Joe .Bedenbaugh. W
ary. 'terracing machine: Craig Hunter. ' cost of construction. . E Dunlap, J B Chumley, W P
Hendrix, C H Crenshaw, R M
Williams, W M Chaney, Claude
Crenshaw, James H Thomason,
and Irvin Henderson The plants
will be set in on«?-eighth acre
patches around weed borders,
field cornert and open areas in
woods to produce and cover
for quail .Th<- bicoloi*plants were
furnished free of charge By the
South Caroling W’lldl.fe Resourc
es department/
the drawings. The illustrations
make for a more attractive book,
and (Mr. Bolick is wise to have the
collection come out just as the
Christmas season begins. The lit
tle volume .will provide many a
pleasant evening read aloud to a
small group, or, for the braver
few, alone on a cold, winter’s eve
ning before an open fire.
The book should certainly inter-
West Clinton
(continued-from page 10)
show, "Toast of the Town,” with
members of the cloth room group
participating.- Guests, appearing
on the program were Dr. Norman
Vincent Peale (Rufus Hand-
back). A vocal group called the
Skylarks (Marian Mitchell, Dot
Davis, Marion Turner and Rufus
Handback) sariig “O, Come All Ye
Faithful.” A reading, “How Old
Is Santa Claus,”- by Lou Ella
Parsons, portrayed by Mrs. W. C.
Wallenzine. Frankie Lyman sang
"I Saw Mommie Kissing Santa
Claus," by Lance Frier. Sophie
Tucker appeared and sang "St.
Louis Blues,” by C. M Frier.
Liberac^—Dorsey Turner. Doro
thy Dix—Alice Lowe. Minnie '
Pearl by Sally Patterson and Red .
Skelton by Brevard Patterson.
Bud Tumblin gave the invoca
tion.
Mrs. E. B. Wynn Passes
Mrs. Ruth Rhodes Wynn, 50,
wife of E. B. Wynn, of Parker
Road, Rt. 1, Greenville, died at
a (^reenville hospital at 11:30 a.
m^JViday following a sudden ill-
ne?W
- Mrs Wynn was a native of
Laurens county, a daughter of
the late Pinckney M. and Ida
Garrett Rhodes, and lived at
Joanna for some years before
locating in Greenvile in . 1944
She was a nurse.
Mrs. Wynn was a member of
Berea Baptist church, where she
took an active part in the work.
Surviving are her husband;
four sisters. Mrs. Woodrow Wy
att, of Greenville; Mrs. Roy Mc
Dowell, of Laurens; Mrs. H. E
Hunnicutt, of Joanna; and Mrs.
A. H. Hand, of Augusta, Ga.; and
three brothers, James C Rhodes,
A. Jack Rhodes and Harold M.
Rhodes, of Clinton.
Funeral services were conduct
ed by the Rev. Wade H. Griffin
at Berea Baptist church Sunday
at 3:00 p. m. Interment was in
the adjoining cemetery.
Birthdays and Wedding
Anniversaries
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Duna
way celebrated their wedding an
niversary December 3.
Truman Owens will celebrate
his birthd^’ December 16.
Mrs. James Craine is celebrat
ing her birthday today, Dec. 13.
Nancy Beckham will celebrate
her birthday December 18.
Dorothy Bigbee will celebrate
her birthday December 14.
M-Sgt. Rozzelle Foster, of Fay
etteville, N. Cr, will observe his
birthday December 15.
J. C. Meadors will observe his
birthday December 17.
Charlie Cooper celebrated his
birthday December 6.
Mrs Tom Norris will observe
her birthday Dec. 19.
Bobby Wooten is celebrating
his birthday December 13.
Mrs. Ralph Bouknight will ob
serve her birthday pec. 15.
Conservation
Notes
By J. B. O'DELL
Thirty-nine Laurens county
farmers received a shipment of
181,000 pine tree seedlings last
week for planting on idle and
poor agricultural land. The seed
lings were brought by truck di
rectly from the nursery of the
South Carolina State Commission
of Forestry at Wedgefield.
The majority of the seedlings
are scheduled for planting by the
districts tree planting service.
The new 'tree planter is already
on hand and planting will get
underway as soon as we have
rain enough to give good soil
moisture conditions.
Due to a shortage of seedlings
at the nursery, applications are
NOTICE FOR PAYMENT OF
1956 CITY TAXES
Notice is hereby given that Town Taxes for the
Towm of Clinton are due and collectable from October
15th to December 31st for the year 1956. The tax books
are now open at the office of the Towm Clerk and Treas
urer and will remain open up to and through Decem
ber 31.
A penalty of ten per cent (10%) shall be added if
said taxes are not paid on or before January 1, 1967.
The levy for current fiscal year is 53 mills; 26 mills
for current operating expenses, and 27 mills for in
terest and sinking funds on various bond issues out
standing.
W. B. 0WINGS, City Clerk and Treasurer
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