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Catawba Indians
Live On In York
(By Bob Ward of llook Hill, in Charleston
News and Courier)
Beside tho wators of the Catawba
river, a few miles from tho city of
Hock Hill, there Boh h reservation
upon which In colonized the last of
the Catawbas?once a mighty nation,
friendly to ull white men.
Proud Ih the history of the Catawbas,
whoae forebearu trod tho forest
trails where now tho cltleH and towns
of South Carolina rise. While their
numherH huve dwindled from thous-,
and? to a pitiful few, thp pure-blooded
rod men Htill hold their heads high
with the pride of their race, and, as
they tell the legends of their people,'
their eyoH reflect the glory of a time
unknown to their pale-face brothers.
Surprisingly little Is known of the
Catawbas, even to the folk who have
dwelt near their reservation for years.
They are scarce soon save when women
of the trifle offer pottery for sale
or when Chief S. T. Blue comes to
hold friendly pow wow with his white
neighbors in ltock Hill. Many whites
seem hardly uware of the presence
of the few remaining members of
the once powerful nation.
Here, then, are a few tales from
the Catawbas.
One version of the origin of the
Catawba nation was that its tribesmen
were originally members of a
Canadian people driven from home by
Connewango Indians and the French
about 16")0. According to this story,
they settled in Kentucky and Virginia
and finally reached the Catawba river ,
(which they called Kswa Tavora)
where they engaged In a terrific battle
with the Cherokees, each side losing
about 1.00U men.
Thereafter, it is said, the Cherokees
were to confine themselves to
the territory west of the Broad river(
(called by the Catawba Eswa Huppu-i
day) while the Catawbas lived in the
territory along the banks of the Catawba
river. The land between was
neutral. Nation Ford was said to
have been the scene of the Indian
battle. .
However, there Is a second version,
of the origin of the Catawba tribe.
It has been written that the Catawbas
were found near their present locality
by Juan Pardo, a Spanish Captain,'
who headed an expedition Into the
interior of South Carolina from St.
Helena in l.">t>7. Writers who have
studied the Catawbas also have found
some basis for the probability that j
they were the same "(Jauchule" mentioned
by HeSoto's chroniclers.
Nevertheless, when South Carolina
began to be settled the Catawba nation
was one of the most powerful i
uikI warlike tribes In the South, liy
right of savuge manhood they controlled
lurgo territories In the two
Carollnas. From Canada to the Gulf
of Mexico "women trembled at the
j name of Hodonosannu," says one writer,
and the bravest warrior dreaded
1 this foe. Ho powerful were the Ca-(
tawbus they were not afraid to make
'expeditions Into the country of the
I formidable Iroquois.
I Thomas Spratt, according to le'gend
and general belief, was tho first
1 white man to settle in the Catawba
country. This big, good-natured Irishman
was accepted as a friend by the
I fierce warriors of the Catawba nation,
and they aided him in bis every undertaking.
One of his "undertakings" furnished
material for a tale long passed down
by the chiefs, headmen and braves
of the Catnwbas.
Tom Spratt went on a spree one
Saturday, so the story goes, and went
to Charlotte, N. C., for some fun. He
had his fun and found himself in jail.
An Indian friend saw Spratt get into
the trouble. Forthwith a swift runner
was dispatched to Nution Ford to
spread the alarm.
From the river banks and the forests
there soon gathered the most
warlike assemblage of warriors which
had been since Catawba and Cherokee
met in legendary warfare on tho
spot yearB before. They marched to
Charlotte, broke down the jail door,
and carried Tom Spratt safely to his
home.
Spratt fought through the Revolution,
it is recorded, and died in 1807,
a brave man, respected by Indians
and Whites alike.
From time immemorial the races
of men have worshipped a hero?their
greatest warrior, their strongest lighter,
their noblest orator, or statesman.
King Haiglar, most noted of the
Catawba chiefs,' was a great soldier,
a strong man and a statesman.
I Once a French fiddler, traveled
through the Catawba country, charming
all and sundry with the music
of his violin.
So pleased were the red men with
the music that one, more greedy Jthan
the rest, laid in wait and slew the
Frenchman and took his instrument.
The white men of the surrounding
country were frightened by the murder
and called upon King Haiglar to
mete out justice to the guilty man;
to make an example of the murderer
that no more white men might meet
the same fate. King Haiglar blew
a mighty blast upon his hunting horn
and called together all of the tribe
of Hodenosanne, the Catawba. When
they were gathered. King Haiglar
stood with Ids rifle, emblem of supremacy
in a country where the bow
and arrow were the weapons of a
war-like race, over his arm. When
the guilty man appeared, King Haiglex
sensed his guilt, shot the murderer
through the heart, then turned and
walked back into his dwelling.
Never again was a white man murdered
by a Catawba Indian.
King Haiglar himself was slain by
foes of another tribe who ambushed
him.
Today Chief Samuel Thunderbird
Blue, head of the tribe, still endorses
King Haiglar's stand and frequently
supplies newsmen with a statement
for the press.
Many and strange are the rituals
and customs of thjS" Catawbas.
Early stories made claims that
members of certain branches of. the
tribe bound the heads of their children
that their foreheads might be
flat, that their eyes might protrude,
that they might become mighty hunters.
There is, however, in the opinion
of many students of the Intelligent
race, no basis for such a belief
and this report Is generally discredited.
A custom which was followed by
many of the noble redmen, however,
was that of applying oil to the skin,
I then exposing the bodies to the sun. j
The skin, naturally * dull bronze, became
the color of old copper.
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Pisgah News Notes
IMsgah, Sept. tf.?On Wednesday,
August 2f>, more than a hundred relatives
and friends of Mr. aud Mis. W.
P. Maker were present at the Maker
home for a reuuion. A dinner consisting
of barbecue, hash, rice, rolls,
chicken, salads, sandwiches, sliced tomatoes,
pickles, cakes, pies and iced
tea was served picnic style on tables
under u large elm tree. Relutives
present besides the family of W. F.
Maker were: Mrs. Mamie Maker Matfield
and children, Mr. and Mrs. If. L.
Hubert son and children, C. L. Maker
and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. It. Lackey
and children, and Mrs. A, J Hatfield
and children, all of Monitor; Mr.
and Mrs. L. M. Maker and children,
Mrs. J. W, Kennedy and son of Mishopvlile;
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Baker and
children, of Moykln; Mr. and Mrs.
Carl L. Maker and children, of Rembert;
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hatfield and
children, Mrs. Hugh Hatheld, Misses
Kute Morris and Mary Cato, of Morden;
Mrs. J. J. Hatheld, of Buniter;
Mr. and Mrs. Clareuce McLeod and little
daughter, of itembert; and Miss
Kva Maker, of Now York City. Friends
present wore: Rev. and Mrs. Godbold
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John K.
McLeod und daughter, Mrs, T M.
Rogers, Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Moore and
spns, L. 8. Vinson, William Vinson,
j Kitty Vinson, C. M. Emmanuel, S W.
Youug," Dannie McLeod, Guy Morris,
W. A. Shuler, all of Rembert; \V. A.
Heal, Mrs. Mattie Reames, Hilly Ogburn,
of Sumter; Rev. and Mrs. !\ K.
Bl&ckmon, of Dalzell; Rev. J. T. Littlejohn,
of Mishopville; Julio Love,
Irwin Love, Harold Chase, of New
York City; Gaillard and Sarah Lenoir,
of Horatio; Mr..and Mrs. J. T. Watson,
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McManus
and Miss Anna Hawkins.
, Mrs. Uon Stuckey and daughter,
'Aurella, Mrs. L. A. White and daughter,
Minnie Mlanche, of Springhill,
spent last week ut North with Mrs.
Alec Livingston and family.
Miss Maude Hatheld returned home
last Sunday from a two week's visit
with relatives in Sumter.
On Tuesday nighJ^Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. I3uker had as *flubpe^ guests Miss
Kva Maker, Irwin ana Julie Love, Harold
Chase, all of New York, the latter
three vacationing at Pocallo, and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence McLeod, of Itembert.
After supper Misses Thelma
and Carrie Maker entertained about
thirty young people from Sumter,
Camden, Rembert, Horatio with a peanut
boiling, their visitors from New
York being honor guests. Various
games and the Mlg Apple were enjoyed.
On Wednesday, September 1, the
\juarterly meeting of the W. M. (J.
of the Kershaw association met with
the IMsgah W. M. U. The meeting
was presided over by MrB. K. R. Kenney,
president of the Pisgah organization.
Devotional was conducted by
Hev. J. T. Littlejohn, of Biahopville.
pastor of Pisgah, who also led in
prayer. The welcome was given by
Mrs. Cecil Rogers, with response by
Mrs. M. McLaughlin, of Horeb. inspiring
talks were made by Dr.'Brooks
and Miss Lance, of Columbia; Rev.
and Mrs. Mclver, of Wateree church,
Camden; Mrs. P. E. Mlackmon, Of Dalzell;
Rev. Linder, of Methune; Rev.
Dabney and Mrs. Ray. of Camden. A
recitation "My Daily Prayer" was given
by little Tommy Rogers, a member
of the Sunbeam band. Special
music was two duets "I-ook For the
Beautiful" and "I Gave My Life For
Thee," by Misses Thelma and Carrie
Maker, and "Evening Prayer" sung by
Mrs. K. R. Kenney and Rev. LittleJohn.
A committee consisting of Mrs.
C. M. Shiver, Mrs. W. F. Baker, Mrs.
D. J. Hatfield, Mrs. Roy Baker and
Miss Ellen James served a delicious
dinner of fried chicken, sandwiches,
salad, rolls, sliced tomatoes, pickles,
cake and iced tea to the seventy-five
present.
Misses Eva Baker and Mury Lou
Dunlap have returned to New York
after a two week's visit with relatives
here.
Misses Carrie and Lila Baker and
Margie and Lillian Shiver spent
Thursday with Misses Mary and
Sarah McLeod near Camden.
Mrs. J. J. Hatfield, of Sumter, Is
visiting relatives here at Rembert.
The state board of barber examiners
will hold its first examination on
September 27. at Columbia. Barbers
working before December ;;t, 1936,
were licensed and do not need to take
the examination, but others must do
so. under penalty if they barber in
this state.
Nobody's Business
Written for The Chronicle by Gee
McUee, Copyright, 192$.
THE BIG APPLE~GROW8 IN POPULARITY
IN FLAT ROCkT
..the big apple dance la growing by
leaps and bounds In Hut rock, the
cullord folks have took holt to It and
will soon make it indecent, they have
added ao much to It.
..at first, the big apple waa a verry
aimple conglomeration of atepa and
crooks and benda, but the followerlng
haa benn added ou, vlzzly: the rumba
and the hootchy-kootchy and the
black-bottom.
..mra. holaum mt/ore aaya It wont
be long till the big apple will Include
the strip-tease dance and the balloon
und the fan and ball-the-jack and
the akiddo tumble, bro. will waite, j
our pasture, haa preached 2 scrmonta
ugalnat thia evil und aaya It la leading
the young folks towards perdlction
anaoforth.
..miss Jennie veeve smith, our scboll
principle, is trying to keep the big
apple dance open and above the
boards in her class-rooms and permits
a little of the skirt dance, but
she wont allow anyboddy to undress
enduring the various and sundry skitB.
. ,mr. ,>art square, being too old to
dance, says the folks act like iddlots
while dancing the apple and he believes
that it was discovered in a furrin
land 'Where heathens and other
kinds of people live, he condmeus
it with much hate and anna-moslty.
..but it looks like a very innocent
past-time to yore corry spondent, and
he has Jined in with them on sevveral
occasions, miss blondle head, the
pressent social leader of flat rock, is
teeching the big apple, up to this
date, she has got 15 married men
signed up and 3 boys and 5 girls.
..it takes new-fangled ideas to keep
our people engaged, since so manny
of them have quit work and got govvernment
jobs, they must have something
to help them spend the ballance
of the time, if too much stuff is not
added to the b' ipple, it will be a
fine move. n< ,y wants it to be
a crab-apple tho.
yores trulie,
mike Lark, rfd,
apple caller.
SOCIAL DISTURBANCES IN FLAT
ROCK
..there has not benn verry much
pease in the social set of. flat rock
since miss blondie head returned back
fram Washington to make her home
with her pa and ma.
..the fruit tree agent, the onllest
sweethart that mias Jennie veeve
smith, our afficient scholl teecher,
ever had, has took up going with miss
blondie and now miss Jennie veeve
wont speak to him or her either, she
is losing weight.
. .one or two of flat rock's leading
married citizons are being threatened
with divorces, allimonys, rolling pins,
hot watter, shot guns and other utensels.
if they don't cast their smiles
at certain persons around their own
homes, the worst mought soon happen.
..mi's, holsum moo re says that blondie
head is a hart and home breaker
and ought to be drove out of town
bodaciously. she keeps everthing and
everboddy stirred up to a fever heat,
it looked liko matters were quiting
dcfwn till last satturday afternoon;
she walked up town In her pretty pink
pajammas, and all of the mail sex followed
her everwhere she went ansoforth.
(.. .mrs. art square refused to Invite
her to a tea givven In honnor of out.of-town
vissitors, but she drove past
her hoAse 5 times enduring the festivities
In a big blue pack-hard sedam
with a lawyer from up north and nevver
so much as turned her head to
look towwards her party, everboddy
was peeping out of the winders at her.
..some of the wimmen have started
a whispering campane aboutfltier. they
say her husband died under suspicious
circumstances, all of a sudden, in the
bathroom and his stummick was not
examined for pizen ansoforth. he hell
a pollicy in a big insurance company
in her favvor for 10.000$. that's the
basin of their gossip, but miss blondie
do not listen at gossips, she Is more
beautifuller now than ever since she
has died her hair a light blue,
yores trulie,
mike Lark, rfd,
corry spondent
A two year old negro baby went to
sleep in a truck near Estill, and was
covered with a load of seed cotton.
At the gin Its stifled cries were heard,
but it took a hunt of two hours to
And the negro baby, almost smothered
to death by that time.
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Sapp Considers Race
For U. S. Senate
The 4^38 South Carolina senate race
took on a different appearance Saturday
with the crystallizing of rumors
that Claude N. Sapp, of Columbia,
United States attorney in the eastern
District of Sbuth Carolina would run
for the post. Mr. Sapp began his brilliant
political and legal career in Lancaster
twenty-flve years ago, serving
as state representative from Lancaster
county in 1912-1913.
Mr. Sapp is also well known in this
section for his work as city attorney
and county attorney in the early days ?
of his career.
Mr. Sapp has not yet definitely announced
his candidacy for the senatorial
berth, now occupied by the veteran
H<lllson D. Smith. However in his
statement Saturday he admitted that
he is giving the matter quite a bit
of consideration.
"I am considering entering the
race," Mr. Sapp said, when asked if
there were substantial foundation for
the rumors. "But I have come to no
detinite conclusion. I cannot say
further than that?that I am considering
the matter."
Mr. Sapp's probable entry into the
race brings to four the number whose
hats may land in the 1938 ring. Governor
Olin D. Johnston has not definitely
announced his cadldacy, but it
is considered very likely that he will
run. State Senator Edgar A. Brown,,
of Barnwell county, is thought to be
getting ready to heave his hat into
the ring.
Should Mr. Sapp eventually decide
to cast his lot in the senatorial race,the
latter will have developed a new"
angle. For the district attorney Is
a New Dealer, a supporter of Roosevelt
from away back. In 1931, he
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was vice president of the ltoosei
Southern organisation; chairman
the South Carolina delegation in <
cago at the Democratic natioual <
vention and was one of the floor u
agers on that occasion; ho waa
presidential elector In 1932, w
ltooHovolt waa elected.
He wuh also chairman of the Bo
Carolina delegation at the conven
in Philadelphia in 198$.?Lanca
News.
Strearns in eastern North Carol
were high out of their bankH at
week ?nd.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS A
CREDITORS
All parties to tha. estate of Willi
Fortune are hereby notified to nfl
payment to the undersigned, andl
parties, If any, having claims aga|
the said estate will present them l|
wise, duly attested, within the t|
prescribed by law.
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