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'Star Reporter alive and well By Peggy Brady QtiTMCock Start Wrttar In Columbia, 67-year-old Harold C. Booker Jr. and his weekly Star Reporter are carrying on the tradition of the small-town newspaper, concerned with local, not national events. A newspaperman for more than 41 years, Booker said he became disenchanted with The State newspaper when it began cutting back on editorials and society news. With his aunt, Alicia S. Wakefield, his wife, Mary B. Booker and his associate, W. g Miller Montgomery, he founded his | own newspaper in uctooer, it*#. Located in Five Points, the office is as nostalgic as the man who runs it. The walls still appear to have their original coat of pale green paint, and most of the furniture is antique. DESPITE HIS cluttered, disordered desk, Booker is quite a meticulous and methodical oerson. Wearing a narrow-brimmed hat and a 1940's-styled baggy, black pinstriped suit with cuffed pants, Booker walked to his desk, showing a slight bend in his back. His eyes peered out behind thick glasses, his narrow tie hung on his rounding middle, and he pulled at the cuffs of his white, long-sleeved n aii? trrvl 1 atira/4 mifK orfn T-I n ouu i. uuw w 11*11 . 11^ glanced momentarily at his gold watch and straightened his jacket with the South Carolina palmetto tree pin tacked on the lapel before speaking. Despite his somewhat frail and vulnerable appearance it became apparent when he began to speak that first impressions can be riereivinc. Behind this centle frame was a man of iron will and unbending determination. xte< >as& >mc xs# ^0rT Sm gj 10% DISCOUNT The J for all fulltime USC $ with ID cards. " 0 Moi mem >m& ; 1 CORD! 9 Largest Stock - I I CORDUR H & Sfrai^it Leg B< |I| Men's Sizes I AAAC I IlWIWki I iiae n#\/c I I I tviuc LEV I J J |;4 i Seven Oaks Shopping Walter C. I FOLLOWING IN his father's footsteps, Booker decided when he was a teenager to become a newspaperman. He studied journalism at USC until the depression of the 1930's forced him to drop out. Eventually he went to work for The State and remained there for 30 years. Booker met his wife at The State, and said they mutually decided in 1963 to resign their positions and form their own newspaper. Thev attribute their vast ex perience with The State to the success of their own small paper. Added to this experience though was their own determination to make their paper successful. For the first few months, the Bookers ovtrl tirArlrnrl urifViAiif anu muiuguiiici j vyui ivcu wiuiuui salaries and put in many hours of overtime. Booker continues to work seven days a week. BOOKER said many people didn't think his paper would survive. "When we first opened, the x ;<?*>: >3*zk m iplete Cross Stitch Supplies ^ ki 11 A o iNteuicpoini yarns v canvasses $ v/ Knitting & Crocheting ? ocking Supplies & Classes ^ Friendly Yarn Shop, Inc. $ 00 Devine St., Ph. 799-2689 . n.-Fri. 10-4:30; Sat. 10-4 p.m. $| >a?; >?> .. >3K?. ;*e< x?< >sb< >: >: :>?< JROY I For Fall!!! I S/ew Fall Colors fl OY JEANS I oof Cut # Flare j Student Sizes M\JU m ES BREW SHnll VISA" I )Y& ASSEMBLY ST. BMnngaH Q| jj IEAN STATION 8 3 Ctr. Phone 7 72-6657 !; L ir looker Jr. dean of journalism at USC, George A. Buchannan, said we wouldn't last six months," Booker said with a snicker. Not only did the paper survive but the three-person team has managed to build the circulation up to a stable 3,500. Booker is editor and publisher as well as handling the editorial section of the newspaper. As society editor, his wife reports all weddings, deaths and social events and General Manager Montgomery covers local news events. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of The Star Reporter is the journalistic feats the threesome atirforfa in Drinf aH An f ho f rnnf AAA* * 1 uii ui^ 11 vin page are all current driver's liscense suspensions for Richland County. 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