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\ —• ■ ■ V - ' * -V • ; 7" " v?- .\—p-w- THE CLINTON CHRONICLE Clinton, S. C, Thursday, May 16, 1663 ■ SEr ^ * ; M'Jif/b.i Most of us are proud that somewhere in our family tree we have had an agricultural inter est. Some of us were born and | reared on farms, while others have spent childhood-memory days visiting farming relative. So, it is only natural for us to want to return for a visit on the farm from thne to time; or to a small, ruraP,,community, where life is more simple, time doesn’t seem to rush quite so fast, and we we can sit back under the shade of a big willow or oak tree and relax. Bearing in mind that such an atmosphere is most enticing, let’s follow this Palmetto Pathway to a community in the upper reaches of Sumter County, just across the line from Kershaw County. We are to be Introduced to Hagood, a community where the people are most gracious hosts. One of the things that really tends to better a community is its church activity. Hagood’s ci vic events surround its church life. For instance, recently, com municants of the Church of the Ascension sponsored a country home tour. Scores of interested persons enjoyed touring the old farm homes of the area. Country homes, where the charm of the Old South lingers, were opened to visitors and guests. One of the popular homes featured on the tour was “Dixie Hall.” It is to this home, chosen as typical, that we wish to take you on this verbal visit. Bear in mind that you might like to visit Hagood in person scon and see this home in reality. The residence of Mrs. Frances P. Alston today, Dixie Hall stands as the oldest home of the neighborhood on the old Sanders Plantation and was called “Oak land” by the founder, William Sanders. Dixie Hall is a large two- storied pre-Revolutionary Era home standing high off the ground, with basement rooms and an attic. The original house, built by William Sanders soon after his farming operations got .SOCIAL SKlKtlTY QUESTION: I wffl be 65 years old in 1963. I am consid ering retiring but wish to know how much my social security benefit will be before I make any definite retirement plans. I have been earning $350 a month for several years. ANSWER: Since you will be 65 years of age in 1963 your social security benefit will be based on the average of your 7 highest years of earnings from 1951. If you have had earnings of $350 a month for 7 years your benefit will be $116. You should get in touch with your nearest social security office or write and ask for pamphlet No. 856. JUESTION: I am a farmer 60 years old in February of this year and am planning ahead for my retirement years. My father receives social se curity based on the two years of earnings he had from the farm. I’m wondering if I have two of the maximum eranings if I’ll receive the $127 when I’m 65. ANSWER: The number of years used in figuring your so cial security benefit is based on your date of birth. In your case, your social security bene fit will be figured on an aver age of your 12 highest years of earnings after 1950. The maxi mum benefit of $127 a month is based on average earnings of $4800 a year. If your earnings under social security have been $4800 in every year beginning with 1959, your benefit will be close to $127. QUESTION: I am 67 years old and have not filed an appli cation for social security bene fits because I cannot find any record of my birth and so am unable to get a birth certificate. I was told that I needed a birth certificate to apply for social security benefits. ANSWER: There are many documents that you can use to establish your age. You should get in touch immediately with yaur nearest social security of fice and discuss the situation. You may be losing benefits by not filing an application QUESTION: I will bs age 65 next month. I plan to apply for social security. However, in g months I plan on going to Nor- wiiy for a visit of one year. Can mjr "ocial security payments be s«pt Ur my address in Norway? ANSWER: Yes. But remem- bnr-pmi most notify the Social Security Administration of your aMress in Norway before leav- Mg for Europe. nr you : i a-r: - underway in 1735, was enlarged and remodelled by his great- grandson, William Sanders IV. The original adx-hewn beams about 21 inches square are still visible in the basement. A base ment room was built of brick, with iron bars at the windows and heavy strap hinges and hasps, for safekeeping of slaves, or when they became unman ageable for their prison. The home is located on South Carolina Highway 521, about 15 miles south of Camden and 10 miles north of Stateburg. It stood on the Old King’s Highway, spo ken of by Charles Woodmason in his pre-Revolutionary preaching tour through the co/nmunity and into Camden. Another interesting attraction in the community of Hagood, and related to Dixie Hall’s owners, is Shiloh Burying Ground. One of the William Sanders granted a two-and-a-half-acre rtact of land to a committee of three to hold for community use as a place for interment. It is still used by the Church of the Ascension. Many old graves, unmarked, are found as new ones are opened up. The chimneys of Dixie HaU, before its renovation by William Sanders IV, were on the outside at the north and south ends. A spiral staircase was removed and the present sweeping stair case constructed. The kitchen and medical office of Dr. William Ashe Alston remain intact at the rear of the home. Dr. Alston married a daughter of foe house hold and moved into foe home, where he practiced for years. An interesting story about the theme of this Palmetto Pathway concerns the War Between the States. When Potter’s detach ment of Sherman’s Army raided foe community in April, 1866, a cannon ball nmaihrd into the up stairs porch. Both foe “wound” and foe ball were kept in foe family for years for a souvenir of that event. One of the daugh ters- of the family, Georgia, beg ged the commanding officer not to bum the house. He agreed most graciously, and is said to have returned years later to court the lady. But her gratitude had its limits, and she married a Willy Graham of Sumter in- instead. — YARBOROUGH STUDIO and CAMERA SHOP » Comer Musgrove and Pitts Streets Cameras — Films — Photo Finishing ■''•SVgi,,.. FREE COPY... 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