The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 15, 1961, Page Page Four, Image 4
Juke .. . juke .. . on that last round of paties . .. just
four mo' days til' we hit the road . .. to just about every
where . ..songfest past . . .exams 'round the corner...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! Roy Hamilton sings . . . just
for us ... at Township! . .. tomorrow night.
BEAUS AND ARROWS
Pi Phi type arrows, that is . . .dancing in the dark
...and light . . .Friday night ... Arrow Ball . . . at
the Columbia Hotel .. . mood music . .. all types . . . by
the Delacardos ... in the mood . . . were . . . Val Jean
Derrick and Phil Mansell, Mimi Montgomery and Lloyd
Hendricks, Carole Montgomery and Frank Hunt, Edie and
Howard Purvis, Gail Broughton and Tom Timberlake, Donna
Russell and Bob Hill, Lynell Moss and Bob Plunkett, Beth
Jones and Guy Mears, Glenda Gunter and Dick Rockefeller,
Louise Stith and Robert Maxwell, Genie Garvin and Jim
Costen, Florence Young and Warren Cole, Faye Madden and
Bennie Pendarvis, Beth Mills and Jimmy Howell, Ann
Abrams and Jimmy Johnson, Ann Timmons and Jack
McCathern, Phoebe Clamp and Tommy Pruitt, Claudia
Howle and Mark Alexander, Nancy Whitener and Benton
Ashby, Anita Soltis and Mike Daniel, Ruthie Henderson
and Billy Rentz, Fran Lloyd and Pat JeIm, Anita McCartney
and Cain Tomason, Pat Adair and Mike Callahan, Lee Skid
more and David Gantt, Lana Bell and Ed Madison, Patty
Whitlock and Ronnie Ingle, Jean Carroll and Ken Holland,
Mary Wallace Hilton and Edward Brailsford, Margaret
Dickerson and Clark Reed, Lynn Fishburne and Pat Tim
merman, Sis Mullis and Murray Coker, Brenda Williams and
Howard Hellams, Brenda Cromer and Rhett Miller, Clare
Annettee Rikard and Terry DuBose, Joan Holleman and
Mike Brown, Sybil Beard and Malcom Kemp, and Jane
Mattingly and Todd Walter.
OH! WHAT IT SEEMED TO BE
At the SAE party . . . Saturday night . . . MehI-Rujan
Room... a blast ... as always .. . Peggy Fretwell and
Andy Pracht, Nina Eadon and Monty Osteen, Polly Richard
son and Joe Osteen, Mary Grant and Ray Fretwell, Linda
Gaffney and Charles McFall, Pat Stone and Jimmy Thomas,
Becky Wingard and Jake Hill, Dot Watson and Jimmy
Drennen, Mary Coker and George Sullivan, Judy Minus
and Morris Cave, Dianne Barber and Tommy Muzekari,
Mimi Montgomery and Lloyd Hendricks, Lynn Fishburne
and Pat Timnmerman, Patricia Boatman and Charles Mc
Callum, Susu Woodward and Jim McElveen, Sandra Wil
liams and Al Hagood, Linda Bailey and Gus Osborne,
Jackie Vickery and Buddy Talley, and Susan Anderson and
Bill Wolfe
SWEET, SWEET SLUMBER
With a few diamond dreams . . . after the ADPi dance
...Saturday night . . . in the new Downtowner Motel
ballroom . .. with The Hearts .. . Cloudy Hardy and Hack
Kirkpatrick, Judy Fitzgerald and Bob Pope, Jane Bowen
(Continued on page 5)
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Schedule
January
4-Home from the Hills
Boston Quackie
11-Lust for Life
Millionaire Droopy
February
1 & 3-The Robe
Feather Bluster
8-Carousel
Touche and Go
10-North to Alaska
Mouse Warming
15-Strategic Air Command
Cheese It the Cat
17-Butterfield 8
Texas Tom
22-Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
Homesteader Droopy G M.
24-Diary of Anne Frank
Scramble Aches J A mn
March
1 & 3-Cimarron
Streetcar Named Sylvester
8-Vertigo
Cat Tails for Two
10-Wake Me When It's Over
Tortilla Flaps
15 - Journey to Center of the
Earth
Muscle Beach Tom aon
17-Anastasia
Two Cents Worth
22-Rally Round the Flag, Boys
Stop Look and Hasten
24-An Affair to Remember
What Opera Doc
April
5-Raintree County
Smarty Cat
7-Three Faces of Eve BTomyt MuzeDai,
Wideo Wabbit
12-Story of Ruth s LunishD rde
There They Go Bt I Chr lt Mc
14-Place in the Sun far for Mceytn, sas
Out to Punch igart tha r e,
26-The Five Pennies why the who an
Spook and Span
May
3-Where the Boys Are
Pecos Pest
10-The Last Voyage
Zoom and Bored
17--From the Terrace
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By Cloudy Hardy
(The following story is re
printed from the New York
Daily Report, Dec. 16, 1971. It
is the first exclusive interview
with the millionaire novelist,
Carlee Thomas McClendon of
Edgefield, South Carolina. The
reporter was granted a personal
interview with Mr. McClendon
because she attended college
with him.)
Carlee Thomas McClendon sat
in the living room of his pent
house apartment dressed in a
silk lounging jacket, ascot,
trousers and slippers, on the
afternoon of the interview. On
the table beside his chair was a
mink-covered telephone. Exquis
ite works of art adorned the
walls of the antique furnished
room.
In this luxurious atmosphere,
Mr. McClendon's thoughts drift
ed back to the days when he
was a student at the University
of South Carolina. He spoke of
his happy career there as a
member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.
"Yes," he said, "Carolina was
a perfect school for me. I truly
enjoyed the many activities in
which I was engaged during
those carefree days. I worked on
the staff of our yearbook, the
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still am, a member of Sigma
Delta Chi, a national journalism
fraternity. As a member of the
"Y" cabinet, secretary of the
advisory board, to be exact, I
made many lasting friendships."
"Of course, I know that you
did enjoy your college days, Mr.
McClendon," I said, "but, tell me
something about your early life
in Edgefield and why you de
cided to become a novelist."
The famed author explained
that his youth in Edgefield
made him fully aware of the as
tounding aspects of its local
history. His love for the legends
that surrounded Edgefield
County induced him to write
three important historical nov
els.
His first novel was the story
of a legendary woman of Edge
field County which won him
fame and fortune. The book
copped the Pulitzer and Nobel
prizes and a motion picture
based on the book won the
Academy Award.
Since that time Mr. McClen
don has produced various other
novels and short stories. He
owns and publishes the New
York Daily Report, the world's
largest newspaper, and the
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"My first literary adventure
was quite prosperous, and as a
result I decided to do all of the
things I had dreamed of doing
all my life. I traveled around
the world, visiting every known
country. Last year I made a
good-will tour to Venus for the
United States government. I
certainly did enjoy it, but I
prefer life on the earth."
"For the benefit of our read
ers, Mr. McClendon, would you
tell us some of the other things
which you have accomplished?"
"Yes, yes. As many people al
ready know, I invested success
fully in stock and other business
ventures. Later, I purchased a
castle in Scotland, my ancestral
homeland. The ground floor of
the castle is furnished com
pletely in antiques, while the
second floor is done in ultra
modern.
I also own a colonial home in
Edgefield, which I live in at
least one month of the year. My
bungalow in Hawaii is usually
so crowded with guests that
there isn't enough room for me.
But I really don't mind because
I always enjoy entertaining old
friends. Marty and Fred have
been visiting there for three
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Mr. McClendon smiled and re
mained silent for a few minutes.
When questioned about his
thoughts he replied.
"I was just reminded of a
pet I once had . . . a skunk
named 'Sweets.' I bought it be
cause most people hate skunks
and I like to take up for min
ority groups."
The mink telephone purred
and Mr. McClendon answered.
It was a long distance call from
London concerning a rather
large business deal. He acted de
cisively during the next five
minutes and the contract was
agreed upon, resulting in a net
profit of $15 million.
Although Mr. McClendon has
gained riches since the time of
his graduation from the Univer
sity of South Carolina, he re
mains a simple man, uncorrup
ted by his wealth. He keeps in
close touch with his many
friends from college days. Once
a year he gives a reunion party
for his college class and flies
each person and his family to
some exotic city for a week's
round of relaxation, parties, and
sightseeing.
Mr. McClendon still retains
an old college hobby . . . col
lecting tie pins. In his Univer
sity days he had about 400. To
day his collection numbers close
to 500,000.
He owes his tremendous suc
cess to the fact that he never
makes plans in advance. Every
decision is made on the spur of
the moment. He hates to spend
money in small amounts. He
would rather spend $1,000 than
fifteen cents.
Much of his success, he says,
is due to the brilliant faculty of
the School of Journalism at
Carolina. He has dedicated many
of his books and plays to the
men who taught him in his stu
dent days.
Mr. McClendon recalls a time
in his youth when he drowned
a biddie in a large barrel of
water. On another occasion he
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shot a frog. Those were the only
two animals he has ever killed
and at the time he experienced
no remorse. "If I had not
wanted to kill them, I wouldn't
have done it. My young mind
felt no sorrow for that merciless
slaughter."
Henri, the world - famous
French chef, is employed by Mr.
McClendon to prepare his din
ners. A universally known con
noisseur, he enjoys three large
meals each day. Whenever he
travels, he takes Henri with
him to do the cooking and to
supervise his parties.
Not since the days of Perle
Mesta, has the world known
such elaborate parties as those
given by Mr. McClendon.
A tremendous inspiration to
his career, as an author, was his
meeting with Carl Sandburg in
the summer of 1961. He remem
bers that Mrs. Sandburg sold
goat milk to him. To this day,
he drinks nothing but goat
milk.
At this moment, the chime of
the diamond studded clock on
the mantle announced- the hour
of 5:00. Mr. McClendon rose,
thanked me for coming, and hur
ried off to dress for his flight
to Washington to confer with
the president.
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