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Jim Crow Racist owner of N. Augusta bar ? _ 7 ^7 . _c r is a siap in ine jace oj progress "Those jigs ? damn it! They're taking over everything." This offensive quote comes from the mouth of South Carolina's newest and most repulsive racist. It comes from a man who refuses to serve blacks in his restaurant in North Augusta. His name is Bruce Salter. His restaurant is called the Buffalo Room Lounge, an entrenched white enclave where racism, stupidity, hate, dogmatism, ignorance and venal politics rule. Salter is currently embroiled in a fight with the state and federal government to keep his liquor license, which he needs to stay in business. The problem is there is no specific law in South Carolina that says Salter, with his waiped Jim Crow mentality, cannot serve blacks. Chances are, yanking his license may be the state's only recourse, and a very poor one at that. The federal government may iiui lk; auic iu uu any uener. A shame. A real shame. An even bigger shame is that men like Salter still exist. One would have thought their virulent strain would have died out years ago. He said in an article in The State that blacks cannot control themselves in his place, especially after they have had a few drinks. It's clear he hates them ? pure and simple. He stands defiant, taunting any "nigger" to desegregate his evil establishment. "If I don't win, I'm going to sell this place to the first nigger who can afford it, and he can serve anybody he wants to." This 75-year-old will not back down. But instead of slamming and damning him ourselves . . . well, he does a good enough job all by himself. For example, here is some of the silly trash he laid down for State reporter Mike Livingston: "The reason we don't serve them is, well, when you serve liquor and wine, you're responsible for your customers. And black people, well, they just don't know how to act. You get three or more of them together and you've got a problem ? knifings, shootings, drugs, whatever." And check out this following piece of twisted logic: "They're pushing everywhere. Does anybody ever ask where they get all their money? They don't work and they all drive Lincolns. I think it's drug money. That's what they operate, but nobody ever mentions that." Mr. Salter, maybe nobody ever mentions it because most sane people want to avoid looking and sounding like a total idiot and a babbling, racist loony tune. Sadly though, he is getting support from as far away as Tennessee, or so he says. And the state and federal governments may have their hands tied in shutting this guy down. But wouldn't it be great if a few hundred angry Carolina students took a little road trip to North Augusta and showed him their disgust? Yes, yes. For those of you who have never been to North Augusta, don't worry about finding The Buffalo Room Lounge and its harebrained owner. If the natives can't direct you there . . . just follow the stench. '0*. GOLLY, LECH, WrVE PUT cutDUT, COMMUNISM AND CANT SPAHE^ru6 'NT? F1GHT,NG ... ? UCH R,GHT NOW' * z r * ' The Gamecock Best Non-daily Collegiate Newspaper, Southeastern Region Society of Projessional Journalists, 1987-88 Editor in Chief Assistant Photography Editor WAYNE WASHINGTON JULIE BOUCHILLON Copy Desk Chief Viewpoint Editor KATHY BLACK WELL 1033 SHREWSBURY Assistant Copy Desk Chief Datebook Editor ROBYN THOMPSON JAN PHILLIPS News Editor Comics/Graphics Editor KELLY THOMAS R0B LANE Assistant News Editors Graduate Assistant D. R. HAYNES KRISTIN FRANCIS JEFF WILSON Gamecock Adviser Carolina Life Editor ^ COLLINS ROBERT THOMAS Director of Student Media Assistant Carolina Life Editor BONZA LYNN GIBSON Production Manager Sports Editor LAURA S. DAY CHRIS SILVESTRI Assistant Production Manager Assistant Sports Editor BURGOS BRANT LONG Advertising Manager Photography Editor MARGARET MICHELS TEDDY LEPP Assistant Advertising Manager JEFFREY B. THOMPSON Letters Policy: The Gamecock will try to print all letters received. Letters should be, at a maximum, 250 to 300 words long. The writer should include full name, professional title if an employee with USC or Columbia resident, or year and major if a student. An address and phone number are required with all letters sent. Guest editorials should not exceed 500 words. We reserve the right to edit letters for style or possible libel. The Gamecock will not withhold names under any circumstance. The USC When I first got here, The USC was just USC. And I Jjj couldn't even imagine fl what my final semester ^H| would be like. Now that it's here, I can't imagine having to come back. Vj?| It's not that I don't love my school ? any- pr^H one who knows me w will tell you how much i 1| I care for this place. !\ But in my seven y semesters, I've seen many things that could Was be done better, if only someone cared enough HHHI to try. Let's go from small to large in ( these problems. And since there's place to start than at home, let's g< dorms. That's right. There are those of 1 dorms as our home. I, and many oi been evicted by the university at w My first semester was spent in 1 We didn't have a resident adviser i ing, and, yes, there was the need fc ever, instead of putting an R.A. in someone vacated at the end of the Letters to i I Racism is still big problem To the editor: This weekend's Virginia Beach incident clearly shows that racism is not at all becoming a problem of the past. Slowed down a bit in the '70s by the love-peace movements, it (racism) has gained a full head of steam ready to FREIGHT TRAIN its way into the 1990s. A major reason why is racism now is much more covert rather than overt as it was in the past SHOULD ANYONE (in this socalled free couuntry) be placed under military law for going to the beach for a little fun in the sun? SHOULD ANYONE be denied playing quarterback because his race happens to be black? SHOULD ANYONE be banned from a restaurant because of the color of his/her skin? Why should any of these incidents occur in these so-called "Don't worry, be happy" days? I present these questions to you, USC (Leaders of Tomorrow). Searching for an answer that will finally stop the madness. (Oh, if it were but that easy). By the way, l _ L.I; .1 muse ui yuu wnu ucuevc uicsc types of things don't happen at dear old USC, the issue of The Gamecock that I read Wayne Washington's editorial on the Virginia Beach incident had written across it in ink (a racial slur.) People, what's going on? Victor Jones Advertising sophomore . -M _ X*"' is a sreat roommate and I were Even though the poli( move into our room i A return, we were told i So, it was on to an But our stay there wa |?*V| tion time, the univers: r mosl lhc pcop1c R^3|Pv Thornwell did so bea v M most inexPensive pla< PJlL move would force us dorm. To this, the uni PI evictees would get fir Payne decided they wanted t . thanks, ihmgton My roommate and ??that bad of a place. N IBBBHBB another increase in th< examine what it was i liscussing pus. Was it worth it? no better First, there is the vi ) to our know how we feel ab< shower problem, us who view How is it that, with thers, have cost of on-campus hoi ill. to make it possible foi Tiornwell. safely. The fact that tf n the build- runs hot, then suddenl >r one. How- become a sort of on-c; a room unsafe, semester, my Recently, I was taki the editor Virginia riots not ordinary To the editor: I am writing in response to Mr. Washington's article concerning the incidents that occurred at Virginia Beach. I believe he was wrong on all counts. Mr. Washington seems to believe that just because the rioting students were black, the national guard was sent in. I don't think so. I believe the National Guard was called in to take control of a large mob that way outnumbered the local police force. Not because of their skin color, but because of their actions. These people were not your ordinary spring breakers. They weren't just drinking, playing loud music and cruising around. These people were grabbing everything m sight, busting windows, tearing up restaurants, clearing entire stores out and probably putting some local merchants out of business for good. Not to mention throwing rocks and bottles at everyone. To me this is a little more than your average beach weekend. It seems to me the Virginia Beach merchants needed help, and a lot of it quick. The city police rear.tp.fi rormrtlv hv rallincr in the largest force available that could control the situation. The National Guard is not the one to blame here. They weren't the ones that went wild, acting like primitive animals. * , ' V > * I believe the right thing was done to control a potentially harmful situation. And I applaud the Virginia Beach authorities in not wasting any time in defusing the situation. Chris Gray Advertising senior Conway upset about walkout To the editor: This is in reference to "Stand Up," a column about Conway's protesting players, which appeared in the Viewpoint section Sept 1. The column not only misstated some facts, but it also failed to inform Gamecock readers of some very important details about the issue. While it is true the players should be supported for "standing up for their rights," they should have also considered the fact that thf>v arp hpinn cf?1fioVi A o w.v^ uvAii^ jvxiion. na vvu;uiiV/ knows, football means teamwork. These boys deserted their fellow players and left their team in the hole. To top.that, the players rooted for Conway's opposing side at their first game. This displays their immaturity and their inability to respect and accept their coach's decisions. One of the misstated facts was the new quarterback is "less experienced." He played as J.V. quarterback for two years! And does this mean just because he is "white" and is "one of the coach's sons" that he is not qualified to play that position? The fact is Carlos Hunt, former CHS quarterback, was be give. OIUU ng a shower and the wa- second. R< place to vis evicted from our room. ter was C( :y said no one else could scalding 1 f we decided we wanted to showe ve had no choice. could do i other Thornwell building. If tf16 s s short-lived, too. Renova- us ma(I> ity said. Everyone had to 1? a ^ev enough fc I know who lived in don't hav< ause it was one of the That's 1 :es to live on campus. The thc<rooms into a more expensive Once the 1 versity said we Thornwell control of st choice on rooms people rooms. Bi 0 leave. Thanks, but no chilly nigl too early i 1 ended up at Maxcy. Not The pre oisy, but O.K. However, dealt with 5 cost of housing made me charging i eally like to live on cam- do us any times duri sitation policy. We all How abou i>ut that. There is also the stuck with the books all these increases in the for half of ising, no one has decided lucky, thei us to take a shower ter for thr< le water in our showers charging S y cold, then hot again has a profit? impus joke. But it's I love y Pi I >it, not live jmfortably warm. Suddenly, it became lot. I tried to move out of the way, but ;r stall is so small, there wasn't much I to avoid being burned, hower problem isn't enough to drive le heating problem is. v weeks, it will get cold ? cold ir heat in our rooms at night. But if we 5 blankets, we won't be warm, because we can't turn on the heat in we pay for until USC says we can. heat has been turned on, we do have how much heat we want in our it how many of us shiver during those its when it has been decided that it's jo turn on the heat? . iblems I've addressed so far have only on-campus living. But what about is $20 for a parking sticker that won't good if we move our cars at certain ng the day then decide to return? it the absolutely absurd deal we get i when we try to buy books? We buy new at ridiculous prices, sell it back what we bought it for, if we're ti see it on sale again the next semesje-quarters of the original price. Isn't 15 for a USC notepad enough to make ou, The USC, but something's got to ents should be first, everything else jm ember that ing scoped out as a scholarship winner for the defensive back position by the Newberry College coaches. Defensive back was Hunt's assigned position. Secondly, referring to this "middle school science teacher" as a mere group spokesman is also quite a misstatement Rev. H. H. Singleton is president of the Conway chapter of the NAACP, and he organized the boycott. He also was the rabble-rouser last year when some cheerleaders complained about not making the squad. This also turned into a needless disruption in Conway. Another misstatement was that Singleton was suspended without pay. He was suspended with pay. I wonder why the whites at Conway did not become aroused when the same coach "that switched a white for a black this year" replaced white senior Robby Squatriglia with black sophomore Laverna Reddick in 1983 for the quarterback position. Is this not the same situation? These protests are causing the opposite reaction than what the NAACP, as well as all others in- " volved, probably hoped for. Instead of uniting all the races, it is causing severe hatred and separation among the youths of Conway and its surrounding cities. Because people do believe what they read, biased and incorrect information in a newspaper column does not ._i j'-i- - ? soive uie racial aisnarmony Conway residents must face, but only leaves everyone misinformed on the matter. _. ? Marne Barra Journalism freshman