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The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, March 26, 1970—PAGE 3 accepted for admission to Newberry Coliege as freshmen next fall attended a “Get Acquainted Day” at the College last Saturday. The high schoolers heard the Newberry College Singers, the Stage “N” Orchestra, listened to brief talks from students and administrators, and had lunch with faculty members. Among those registering for the event were, from left: Patsy Dennis, Rembert; Cindy McCombs, Wedgefield; and Brenda Leavell, Route 1, Newebrry. College lists football agenda Newberry College will play an 11-game football schedule this fall—the first since 1962, according to Fred Herren, head football coach. The Indians will play six home games beginning with a contest against Emory and Henry Col lege of Emory, Va. on Saturday, Sept. 12. The Virginia school has been absent from the New berry College football schedule since 1938. A newcomer to the Indian slate, Samford Univer sity of Birmingham, Ala., will dose out the home season on Saturday November 14. Western Carolina University of Cullowhee, N. C., an oppon ent since 1960, is the only team on last year’s schedule which is not on the 1970 slate. Other home games will be against Gardner Webb, Lenoir Rhyne, Wofford, Guilford. Away from home grounds, the Indians will meet Catawba, Con cord (W. Va.), Mars Hill, Elon and Presbyterian. Mrs. Setzler gives program at UDC meet Drayton Rutherford Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy held the March meeting at the home of Mrs. Tom Fellers with Mrs. Tom Set zler and Miss Rosabel Thomp son as associate hostesses. De lightful refreshments were serv ed as the members arrived. Mrs. E. E. Westwood presided in the absence of the President and led the opening ritual. Pledges and salutes to the Flags were led by Mrs. W. E. Shealy. She also gave the re port for Mrs. Baker and an nounced plans for the Children of the Confederacy Convention in Newberry. The program was given by Mrs. Tom Setzler on ' her an cestor. Brigadier General Paul Quattlebaum as follows: Paul Quattlebaum w-as born on the 8th of July 1812 about two miles north of the present town of Leesville. At the age of three, his family moved over into the Edisto valley and set tled at a place known as the ‘ Quattlebaums Mills” four miles south of Leesville. Here he grew to young manhood. His military and public car eer was begun at an early age and spanned many years. At age 18 he was elected captain of his militia company. Soon after his marriage he was re quested by the Governor of S.C. to raise a company of volun teers for service against the Seminole Indians of Florida. This he did and was elected captain of the company. In 1836, he and his men were mustered into federal service at Augusta, Ga. as a part of the First Regiment, Infantry of Bg. Gen. Bull’s Brigade, S. C. Vol unteers. While in Florida, Capt. Quattlebaum and his men came so near to capturing Osceola, that this wily chief was able to escape only by leaving behind all his trappings, including a handsome head-gear of beauti ful ostrich plumes, a prized trophy. Capt. Quattlebaum re turned from Florida a very pop ular man. In July 1839, he was commissioned Colonel of the 15 Regiment, 3rd Brigade, S.C. Militia and in August 1843, when his boyhood friend, Brig. Gen. James H. Hammond was elev ated to the governorship of the state, Col. Quattlebaum succeed ed him as brigadier general of the 3rd Brigade of Infantry, in the second Division of South Carolina Militia. This command he held for ten years. His political service approxi mately parallels his military career. He served in the house as a representative from Lex ington District from 1840 to 1843 and in the' state senate from 1848 to 1851. As a senator, he served on the special committee in charge of building the state house He was politically, an ardent nulli- fier and in time a secessionist. He was a member of the Se cession Convention and a sign er ot tne urdinance ot Seces sion. Age and a severe back injury prevented field service with the Confederate Army, but he gave of his counsel and means, as well as four of his seven sons; and when the pressing need came, he entered service with the troops for home defense and took part in the fighting around Columbia. The family home, Pinarea, was not in the line of Sherman’s march; but, being eager for revenge, a detach ment of cavalry was sent, under the command of a major, to burn the home of this signer of the Ordinance of Secession. The major himself went from room to room, occupied only by wo men and children, and set fire to beds and draperies, while his men sacked the house. Timely assistance by faithful and devoted plantation Negroes enabled the family to save the house. The General was also an in dustrialist. The lumber from his lumber industry was floated down the Edisto River and mar keted in Charleston. He installed at this mill what is said to have been the first water-turbine wheel in the state and put into operation probably the first cir cular saw used in a saw mill in South Carolina. At the forks of Lightwood Creek he constructed a modern flour mill. The Quattlebaum brand of flour was marketed in Columbia and throughout cen tral S. C. This mill, during the war, furnished much flour for the Confederate Army. Gen. Quattlebaum kept his father’s rifle works in continued operation and the reputation of the Quattlebaum rifle was suc cessfully maintained. The first percussion-cap locks in S. C. were introduced by Gen. Quat tlebaum and mounted by him on gun barrels of his own make, thus making obsolete the older flint-and-steel locks. The gun works operated under lease dur ing the Confederate War and the output went to the army. His land holdings were exten sive, but his plantation served chiefly to furnish labor for his mills and food for his stock. Gen. Quattlebaum was well read in both law and medicine, but practiced neither, except as he gave of his advice and counsel to the many who sought it. De voted adherence to principle, and to what he considered to be right, were marked character istics of his whole life. In early manhood he mar ried the former Sarah Caroline Jones, daughter of Col. Mathias and Clara (Perry) Jones. They became parents of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Gen. Paul Quattlebaum died at Pinarea, Oct. 18, 1890 at the age of 78. His widow, a spright ly little lady who never weighed over 99 pounds, died April 19, 1908, as she approached her 93rd birthday. A tribute to the faithful and devoted slaves of Brigadier Gen. Paul Quattlebaum, written by his daughter, Olivia C. Quattle baum Stewart, was read at the conclusion of the program about him. This sketch, written by Mrs. Stewart in 1899 (at the re quest of the Drayton Rutherford Chapter of the U.D.C. in which she was a member) paid honor and praise to the “dear old black friends” she had known as a child and up to the age of 19 years. At this time in April 1865, the slaves were call ed to “the big house” to be informed of their emancipation from slavery by their master, Gen. Paul Quattlebaum. WINS PLACE ON DEAN'S LIST Citadel Cadvt Lambert Ed Chandler, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Chandler, Sr., Route 1, achieved academic distinction by winning a place on the mili tary college’s Dean List. Brig. Gen. W. E. Anderson, academic dean, announced the winners. Dean’s List students must have a grade point ratio of at least 3.0, which is the approximate equivalent of all B’s. Cadet Chandler is a senior at the military college where he holds the rank of second lieute nant within the S. C. Corps of Cadets. 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