Vje're MN<ING IT
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
,~-- ~ -· vJE'RE MN<ING IT The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, Member F.D.I.C. 'tl\1. WU."1111.11 ''''"""·' ,,,, .. .. ... , .... .. ~ 1\lornini Jt\u~ l;r~~:~'t ~.-~~::·'!,~: ~:~}~; ~¥(110~ Oil.. / r.:, .. ...,/,~ , - --- - Rike Ex-pected In Food Costs Retailers Disclaim Blame )tarket Battles 'fo Stop Slide ih):. u,·' <'' \,,... How we turn 1S into good news. After the editors grind it Fibre cores for paper but run cars and trucks, which out, Sonoco grinds it up. and plastics that replace we leave to the Sunoco gas and More than 900,000,000 expensive metal cores. oil people. pounds of waste paper every Concrete forms and Learn what we do. Write year. pitch-impregnated fibre pipe Sonoco Products Company, From that, we make more for the construction industry. Dept. SL, Hartsville, S.C. than 300 specialty grades of And underground vaults for 29550 for our free booklet. paper. the utility industry. And remember, when Which we use, in tum, And hundreds of other you look at tomorrow's to make inexpensive products paper and plastic products headlines. That every cloud that replace expensive ones. that fill specific needs of has a silver lining. Paper cones, for the industry. Products that cut Sonoco Proaucts Company. textile industry, that replaced costs, improve efficiency, make Innovators in paper.- expensive and cumbersome new ideas possible. Products and plastics. tel wooden ones. that do practically everything ® 50572 You want to provide for the years to come. Should you talk with a firm that can buy stock in a matter of minutes? 45 seconds to be exact. it's advising you on your personal That's all the time it takes for R.S. portfolio or helping corporations Dickson, Powell, Kistler & Crawford find new financing. to execute a typical market order "From where I stand, I'd say on the New York Stock Exchange we take more time to understand. from any of their offices. To understand you and your "It almost takes longer to get special needs. To explain avenues to me when you're going through that might help you reach your our name!" says Geddings H. objectives. Crawford, the man behind the Knowledge is the key. ampersand. "We're a regional investment banking firm . First of all that means Speed when it's needed. I I "When speed is important, we ve taken years getting to know we can offer it," says Mr. Crawford. our area in great depth. It's the area e have a vested interest in. "Your order goes directly to the "And because we're involved floor and can be completed in most aspects of the within seconds. financial world, we can "We worked bring a lot of out a special system specialized for this kind of experience to bear service that is on your needs. probably unequaled t "Call your in the Southeast. office of Dickson, Slowness when Powell. They'd like it's needed. to spend some "But that time getting to doesn't mean that know you.'' we do everything at R.S. Dickson, the speed of light. Powell, Kistler & "We take the Crawford: Putting time we believe the professionals necessary to do the together for you. Gedd,ngs H. Crawford, the man beh ind the ampersa nd, job right-whether talk s about time and how to use it. RS.Dickson, Powell, Kistler[&] Crawfotd Member New York and American Stock Exchanges Ch arlotte, Fayetteville, High Point, Kinston, Raleigh, N.C. Columbia, S.C., New York City, Atlanta, Georgia Executive Offices/ Charlotte, North Carolina Superior Motors Inc. THE MAGAZINE "The Li ttle Profit Deale r " Pontiac • Buick • Winnebago Ora ngebu rg, S.C. san Phone 534- 1123 dl apper. Co lumbia Number 256-0200 D-18 BRAVE Your best buy FROM BEHIND THE PALMETTOS 4 in low cost motor homes READERS' COMMENTS 5 NEXT MONTH 5 BLAME IT ON CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 7 Tom Hamrick PARIS MOUNTAIN 12 Nancy V. A shmore THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOME FOR CHILDREN 17 A rthur M. Bjontegard Jr. JANUARY WEATHER 22 H. Landers GAY NINETIES COLUMBIA REVISITED 25 John Watson • Completely self-contained • Packed with values • Dual AIKEN IN THE AGE OF SNOBBERY 30 E. A . Gregory rear wheels • Full kitchen with IT'S OFFICIAL- stove, oven, refrigerator • Full bath & shower • Big 318 C.I. A STATE ANIMAL AND FISH 36 Nancy C. Yates Dodge V-8 engine • Power THE MOST CHRISTIAN RAILROAD 41 John Bigham steering• Power brakes• Much, SANDLAPPER BOOKSTORE 44 much more! SANDLAPPER BOOKSHELF 46 HORS D'OEUVRES FOR NEW YEAR'S w, •••••••. 50 Nancy Carter Go the Winnebago route. EVENTS 53 A SELECTIVE GUIDE TO MOVIES 58 Dan Rottenberg INTERESTING, UNUSUAL ITEMS AND SER VICES 64 COMPLETE FORMS OF FIRE AND CASUALTY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Delmar L. Roberts INSURANCE ASSIST ANT EDITOR Daniel Harmon ART DIRECTOR Michael F. Schumpert GENERAL MANAGER Kay Langley ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Edward J . Keady DANA ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Charles Alexander, Brian Taylor EVENTS EDITOR Beverly Gregg INSURANCE AGENCY CIRCULATION MANAGER Kathryn F . Little COLUMBIA 252-3371 SANDLAPPER is published by Sandlapper Press, Inc., Allen F. Caldwell Jr., president and chair 256-2411 man of the board; Delmar L . Roberts, vice-president editorial; E. A. Markwalter, v ice-president and treasurer; Gertrude Ricker, secretary ; and Kay Langley, assistant secretary. SANDLAPPER-THE MAGAZINE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, January 1973, V o lume 6, Number 1. Published monthly by Sandlapper Press, Inc. Editorial and administrative offices are located on U.S. 378, West Columbia. MAILING ADDRESS: All correspondence and manuscripts should be OUR 53rd YEAR addressed to P.O. Box 1668, Columbia, S.C. 29202. Return postage must accompany all manu organized in 1920 scripts, drawings and photographs submitted if they are to be returned. Query before submitting material. No responsibility assumed for unsolicited materials. Second-class postage paid at Colum bia, S.C. Subscription rates: $9 a y ear in the United States and possessions; foreign countries, $12. Add 4 percent sales tax for South Carol ina subscriptions. Copyright© 1972 by Sandlapper Press, Inc. Sandlapper is a registered trademark. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be re produced without written permission. Cover: View from Paris Mountain toward Furman University. Photo by Mrs. Sterling Smith courtesy Greenville Chamber of Commerce. January 1973 3 I. JENKINS MIKELL, JR. Swinging SocietySnobs,FROM BEHIND and Social Diseases THE PALMETTOS E. A. Gregory is one in a million. He is one of the few people around who can give an on-the-scene account of the Aiken " snobs" of yesteryear, and he tells the story with humor, insight and intelligence reminiscent, we think, of Mark Twain's. A particularly re markable credit to Gregory was his apparent ability to remain at teasing distance from society. He disclosed to us that he once was approached by a committee of • Life Insurance ladies urging him to run for city • Pension Plans council. "Instead of thanking them • Group Insurance for the honor, I answered, display • Health Insurance ing immaturity, that I thought I de • Annuities served something higher! I blush when I think about that now .. " Aiken's winter residents sparked New York Life Insurance Co . quite a bit of parlor conversation S.C.N . Center, Main St. P.O. Box 11803 around the state. Because of Columbia, S.C. 29211 Gregory, that conversation should be delightfully revived. 252-5657 "It has more of an authentic atmosphere than any other place of its kind in South Carolina. It isn't 'plastic.' " That was one of the state's foremost socialites (we promise) commenting on Downunder Columbia. You don't have to wait for Downunder's authentic atmosphere to grow on you. As you walk down the bare plank hall way and look up at the musty utility pipes lining the ceiling, you get the dis tinct impression of being in somebody's basement. But a lot goes on in that base ment; you will find good ··seeing is believing" food, good entertainment and quality shoppes. As says Charles Coody Writer John Watson points Nestled in amon g verdant fairways , rolling greens and pristine lakes, Errol Estate Inn and Country out, it may well be the kind Club is one of the most luxurious golf resorts in the country. of thing needed to preserve Central Florida was designed by nature for the perfect vacation . We j ust added to it: an 18- hole the interior of the capital championsh ip golf course by master designer Joe Lee and home of Masters Champion and Touring city in the future. Pro Charles Coody; gourmet cuisine by Master Chef Man fred Hacker , former Chef to the Queen of En gland ; and a magnificent Club House, a master stroke of architectural design, with professional Veteran Journalist Tom Hamrick was obviously concerned tenn is cou rts , swimming and fishing. Write or call today and see why we believe Errol about the adverse effect the very presence of his VD article in Estate Inn and Country Club is the place for you. Sandlapper could have on readers. To put it politely: It ain't a kosher subject. Hamrick has little to fear, actually, because he presents a convincing story that is above reproach. We think his is Errol Estate Inn the most comprehensive study to date on one of the most com and Country• Club municable diseases in the state. VD strikes all levels of society. The P. 0 . Box 1208 Apopka , Fla . 32703 305 / 886-5000 more aware people become, the better our chance of conquering Represented by: Hetland & Stevens, Inc. the plague. 4 Sand lap per NEXT MONTH IN READERS' COMMENTS SAND LAPP ER Sandlapper welcomes letters to the editor on matters of general in terest.