PAOR 2
THE VOICE
APRIL, 1978
Interview With A Star:
JAMES IGLEHART
by Lillie Booth
Before James (Jim)
Iglehart, the star of the film
Death Force, made his
Fayetteville appearance,
WIDU had made certain that
all of its listeners knew about
it. Frankly it didn’t faze me
any, even with the free
autographed photo and the
free passes to the Award
Premiere Showing thrown in.
For one thing I wasn’t in the
mood to fight another line.
The memory of registration
was fresh in my mind and it
suited me fine if I didn’t have
to see another one until next
semester. So, the an
nouncements passed in one
ear and out of the other and
the matter was totally
dismissed.
The phone rang about two
o’clock, Sunday the fifth. It
was Tony Melvin inquiring
what I had on my agenda for
today and would I like to in
terview a star. He was tied up
at work, he explained, and he
knew that he could depend on
me. Well, no way will I get
talked into this, I was thinking
all the time. But it didn’t
w'ork. Probably if I weren’t so
dedicated to The Voice and so
proud to be a representative of
FSU, I would have refused on
the spot. But tate is a tricky
•little devil and often he sup
plies us with opportunities
even when we resist them.
Therefore, because of this
incident I’m able to share with
you today one of the most
fortunate times in my life, the
meeting and interviewing of
the star James Iglehart.
I arrived at the Broadway
Theatre shortly after 4:30. My
interview wasn’t until five.
People were seeking
autographs and through the
crowd I caught a glimpse of
Mr. Iglehart. He looked
average enough (with the
exception of being strikingly
handsome) and his casual
attire gave him the ap
pearance of one of the com
mon people. I was introduced
to a company representative
whose name I forgot to jot
down through all of the ex
citement. He gave me
photographs of the star.
Finally, I was to get in on
the act as we went upstairs to
accomplish my reason for
being there. With each step I
took I became more aware of
what was happening. Me,
interviewing a star? I think I
sweated a little but I know I
prayed for Mr. Iglehart. He
didn’t know he was about to be
a guinea pig for a reporter
that didn’t get fazed by stars,
at least not face to face.
I found Jim to be a warm,
responsive person, eager to
put me at ease. Once we
started my jitters faded and I
settled down and welcomed
the experience and op
portunity I was getting.
“Why do you perform
your own stunts in the film?” I
asked Jim.
“Well, it’s easier and it
saves time as far as matching
up sizes,” he replied, then
added with a brilliant smile,
“Plus, I’m stupid.”
“I noticed from the list of
the cast there’s a James
Monroe Iglehart in the film.
Any relation?”
“Yes, he’s my son. He was
two when the film was made
and he’s three and a half
now.”
“Tell me something about
theSumari sword. Any special
history behind it?” '
“The Sumari sword came
into being around the 4th or
5th dynasty. There are long
and short ones. It represents
honor, and friendship and they
were used in war. Too, it was
considered a part of the dress
code. If you entered
someone’s house as a friend
you would remove your sword
to convey that friendship.
Otherwise, it stayed on.”
Incidentally, in order to
skillfully use the Sumari
sword in the film, Jim trained
for six months. He perfected
the skill so, that the producer
used real swords in the film.
Jim has a deep cut on his back
that he got during the filming
of one of the scenes.
“I watch Andy Griffith
every week day. What part did
you play in the series?”
“I played the sheriff in the
other town that was called. I
was never visible, just a
voice.”
Jim’s first major film
break came in 1972 when
producer Russ Meyer signed
him to co-star in 20th Century
Fox’s “Beyond the Valley of
the Dolls.” He has also ap
peared in such TV shows as
“The Bold Ones,” “Mod
Squad,” and “New People.”
“What do you consider the
most dangerous thing about
the film?”
“The stunts,” Jim answered
without hesitation. He ex
plained about the timing it
took to get each camera scene
ready-sometimes three or
four days. He had nothing but
praise for the Philipino crew
that worked with them. There
were several difficult angles
that had to be shot. He
speculated that the audience
will see and describe them as
beautiful but will probably not
realize nor appreciate how
much work and time went into
the perfection of the finished
scene.
In addition to being an
accomplished actor, Jim also
has a second degree Black
Belt in Korean style karate
and is presently a senior in
structor at the Academy of
Martial Arts in northern
California when he’s not
working before the camera.
Jim has several high
hopes for Death Force. First,
that it will be financially
successful, otherwise future
hopes will be in jeopardy.
Second, that the company as a
whole becomes recognized as
a film company and that it will
gain the respect and prestige
of others in the business. And
third, that the public will like
the film enough to look for
ward to others that they
produce.
“What about the violence
in the film? How do you feel
about it?”
“I have to say there is a
lot of violence but it’s directed
in the manner that good guys
are against the bad guys. I
don’t feel there is a lot of
senseless violence. Oh yes, I
might add, it is also a love
story.”
A Virgo, the star was born
September 12, 1949, in Waco,
Texas. Upon his graduation
from high school he was
signed up by the Pittsburgh
Pirates to play professional
baseball in the National
League. For three years he
played baseball, attended
college (Cal State in
Hayward, CA), and studied
acting with the New
Shakespeare Company under
the direction of Margret
Roma.
A knee injury in the spring
of 1970 ended his baseball
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FSU Land Undeveloped
by
TV Commentator, Jim Burns, interviews FSU students (L to R) Mike Paterson, Lillie Booth and
\nthony Melvin. Channel 6 in Wilmington broadcasted a special edition of Carolina at Noon which
was aired March 28, 1978. (FSU Photographer - Sherion Evans)
FSU’s First Male
To Student Teach
At Pinehurst
Elementary
School
Thomas David
McLaughlin, Jr. a 1973
graduate of Pinecrest High
School and a prospective 1978
graduate of Fayetteville State
University is the first male to
do his student teaching at
Pinehurst Elementary School,
with Mrs. Betty Martin,
principal and Mrs. Matel Viall
his cooperating teacher.
He will be working with
the second grade. Mr.
Laughlin is seeking a B.S.
Degree in Early Childhood
Education and looks forward
to a teaching career.
He is the son of Mr. & Mrs.
Thomas Alexander
McLaughlin, Pinehurst, N.C.
Tony Melvin
Fayetteville State
University has acquired
property which can not be
used as a location for the
construction of buildings. The
land was purchased from the
City of Fayetteville and
private owners in the early
1970s. The tract is bordered by
Big Cross Creek, Edgecombe
Street and some existing
University buildings. Con
tours extend from each bank
of the creek at 117 feet at
maximum. Contour is an
architectural term that means
strips of land represented by
wavy lines showing the
natural shape of the terrain.
Architectural designs show
that contours of the creek area
denoting the low area almost
reach the parking lot of the
administration building, that
they reach the student center
and that Bryant Hall is within
the 117 feet maximum range
of extension. The contours are
important because they show
how water would flow in case
of a flood.
For flood purposes, North
Carolina adopted in the ’30s, a
state-wide inundation plan.
Cumberland County’s
Planning Board has a copy of
the 100 year Flood Inundation
Ordinance reflecting the
state’s disposition on floods
and water right-of-ways. The
ordinance eliminates the
construction of anything that
impedes the flow of water to
and from the designated
waterways.
Previously, the ordinance
has been adhered to very
strictly but builders have
ignored it frequently without
threat of legal repercussions.
Also, new studies have shown
that since the incorporation of
the plan the natural shape of
the terrain of many water
ways have changed. Some
properties may be removed
from the restricted list for not
constructing buildings. For
these reasons legislators are
seriously considering an
overhaul of the plan. Private
property owners have been
successful in lobbying for
widening of the creek and they
have recently completed
adding depth to it.
The ordinance has not
allowed our University to
develop its holdings along the
creek. A new science complex
was proposed in the area but
had to be eliminated because
of the ordinance. Other
proposed constructions which
impede the flow of water have
also been dismissed. Bryant
hall’s contractor got away
with its erection but what
would happen to the dor
mitory if a flood pursued?
Water would stand in the halls
on the ground floor. Water
would also surround the lower
side of the student center.
There is cause for alarm by
these revelations but do not
despair because the property
may be used in other ways.
Parking lots may be built
because they do not obstruct
the flow of water. Athletics
may be a solution also.
Athletic constructions such as
tennis courts, outdoor pools,
and softball fields are
definitely alternatives to be
considered. A recreational
park with picnic tables and
barbecue grills is yet another
possibility. Lastly, there is
hope that the flood plan will be
changed by the legislature to
allow Fayetteville State to use
the property as it desires.
These problems were
encountered by our University
when it chose to buy property
without the advice of
reputable consultants. But
good use may be made of land
that is now undeveloped.
Parking lots, swimming pools
and athletic constructions
may relieve our ad
ministrators of some of the
embarrassment of acquiring
land that they can nol use as
they wish. In the future it is
hoped that the cost of a con
sultant outweighs the cost of
maintaining vacant property
and not being able to develop
it.
Dr. Doub Addresses
Lyceum Meeting
by Lillie Booth
If you missed the 12th in a
series of Interdisciplinary
Studies Program then for
certain you don’t know if
female criminality is myth or
reality. You don’t know what
only two crimes women were
known to commit. You don’t
know what crime women are
immuned to. You don’t know
what special word today is
helping to determine whether
female criminality is myth or
reality. And you don’t know
what two times in a woman’s
life are the most dangerous.
All of the bits of in
formation sound fascinating,
huh? Well, if you had taken
the time to join the almost
twenty others in attendance
for the Lyceum Program on
March 23, 1978, at 12:30 p.m.
in the multi-purpose room,
you would have been given the
answers by Dr. Doub, Head of
the Sociology Department,
here at FSU, who addressed
the group.
You would know that
Female Criminality is a
Reality. “Women commit just
as many crimes as men,”
according to Dr. Doub. “Once
women were known to commit
only two crimes: shoplifting
and prostitution.” But now
with the age of liberation and
the demand to be equal more
women are having the op
portunities to become in
volved in crimes that were
once only male-oriented
simply because the labor
force that wasn’t opened up to
them before is now. Women
are involved in crimes such as
robberies, burglaries, thefts,
embezzlement and there’s
still prostitution. This pattern
has changed drastically when
you compare that in 1950
women were only involved in
such crimes as abortion, the
battered child syndrome,
poisoning, and attacks on
mates while sleeping, ac
cording to a study by Otto
Poliak. Today there are just
as many battered husbands as
there are wives. And in case
you’re interested, “during
menopause and menstruation
a women is more susceptible
to acts of crime. About the
only crime that women are
still immuned to is organized
crime because of the old world
ties that haven’t engulfed our
world yet.”
Does this information stir
your curiosity and make you
wish that you had been there.
Well, possibly you’ll get a
chance to hear another topic
discussed next month. Dr.
Charles A. Frye is the
Director of the program and
he welcomes your comments
and ideas about the program
and upcoming programs that
you would like to see
presented. Dr. Frye is located
at 203 Taylor Science. All of
the programs promise to
stimulate your mind-take
advantage of them.