Former Ambassador John Scali
John Scali to Lecture
John Scali, nationally known
diplomatic reporter, will speak
on November 16, at 8:15 p.m. in
Hanes Auditorium. Mr. Scab’s
lecture will be the world situa
tion in light of the election. He
returned to ABC News as Senior
Correspondent September 1, 1975
after nearly three years as United
States Ambassador to the United
Nations. Mr. Scali served for ten
years as ABC News State Depart-
oient and Diplomatic Correspond
ent, before being appointed in 1971
by President Nixon as a Special
Consultant for Foreign Affairs
and Communications. In Decem-
''er, 1973, Mr. Scali was named
to replace George Bush as the
permanent U. S. Representative
to the United Nations.
As ABC reporter, Mr. Scali
earned many special awards in-
cluding the Overseas Press Club
award for distinguished reporting
0 the Cuban missile crisis. Mr.
«ah had the title of “premier
reporter” for the Associated Press
tor 17 years before joining ABC.
ri 1964, the American Federa-
tion of Television and Radio
Artists created “The John Scali
Award” for the person best
exemplifying the example Mr.
Scali set in service to the nation
during the missile crisis. The
University of Southern California
presented Mr. Scali “The Distin
guished Achievement Award of
the Year,” and Boston University
awarded him its “Distinguished
Public Service Award.”
With ABC News Mr. Scali fol
lowed a globe-trotting schedule
which began in 1944 as was cor
respondent for the Associated
Press. He became diplomatic and
roving correspondent for AP in
1945, and traveled in 44 countries
during his 17 years with them. He
covered all overseas trips of U. S.
Presidents and Secretaries of
State.
A graduate of Boston Universi
ty, Mr. Scali began his reporting
career with the Boston Herald.
He later joined the Boston Bureau
of United Press. Mr. Scali was
born in Canton, Ohio, and is mar
ried to the former Denise St.
Germaine. They live in Washing
ton, D. C.
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Friday, Nov. 12, 1976
Salemite Parties With Carter Clan
by Mary Sparks
There’s nothing like skipping
two days of history class to be
in the place where history was
being made. Flying into Albany
en route to Plains, Georgia might
not be your idea of an exciting
night, but guaranteed it was the
biggest party in the United States
for it was election night.
When I got off the plane in
Albany there sat Jimmy Carter’s
two big United planes — the
Peanut 1, and the Peanut 2. Can
you imagine riding on two big
peanuts all over the country to
become the President of the
United States? As I waited for
Jimmy and crew to come from
Plains to get on the “Peanut” to
go to Atlanta, up walked Dan
Rather. Let me tell you, he’s
even cuter in person than he is
on the “big tube.” A few minutes
later came limousines and buses
with reporters “en masse” led by
Jimmy carrying his own garment
bag in Carolina blue no less. After
they hopped on the plane I headed
for Plains to be a part of a de
finitely excitement-packed night.
In Plains at 5:00 P.M. the cele
bration had already begun. Main
Street was the scene of gala
functions in front of all of Plains’
stores, totaling about nine. In
the Back Porch restaurant, Angie,
the owner, was making sand
wiches for the infiltration of re
porters. There’s some real busi
ness going in Plains now be
cause Angie was charging New
York prices for her delectables.
In the store next door was the
“Peanut Store.” You could buy
everything from a humongo bag
of peanuts to a gold peanut choker
which a lot of women around
Plains were wearing. The Ameri
cas High School Band and a disco
band were playing to a crowd
who was busy drinking their beer,
and anticipating the next one.
Let me tell you, there is no
shortage of beer in Plains.
After the street scene I headed
to one of Billy Carter’s best
friends, Nubb’s house. A party
was already underway, and every
body there was feeling good even
though Jimmy had only won two
states. Billy called over there,
and insisted that we come over
to his house for the big party.
When we got to Billy Carter’s
house, it was just a zoo. People
were lying all over the floor in
front of three televisions, one on
each network. There were gallons
of liquor all over the house, which
they must have sent a truck to
Albany to get because there’s no
such thing as a liquor store in
Plains. Reporters and photo
graphers would burst in the back
door take pictures of the living
room scene, and to get the scoop
at the Carter house. Everybody
made you feel so welcome that
you felt that you had lived in
Plains for the entirety of your life.
I told one lady that I certainty
thought they were nice to strang
ers and she said, “Honey, there’s
no such thing as a stranger here to
us in Plains.” Believe me, I sure
didn’t feel like a stranger. People
were practically passed out all
over the floor of the living room
until about 4:00 A.M. when it
was announced that their Jimmy
had just won. All night long no
one seemed to be worried about
the election. It was just like little
’ole Jimmy was running for the
President of the Lion’s Club. When
the announcement came, Billy
ran out of the kitchen into the
living room, and ripped off his
flannel shirt which revealed his
green “Jimmy Won” T-shirt with
76 on it. Then all three televisions
were turned up full blast, and
everyone there jumped up and
down and screamed until the
house shook. Miss Lillian, who
was downtown sitting in her rock
ing chair at the train station
where all three networks had
their large cameras, and where
most of the crowd was ripped,
opened her coat which also re
vealed a “Jimmy Won” T-shirt.
After we saw her on the tube
we all ran downtown, about two
blocks from Billy’s house, where
the bands were still playing and
her rocking chair by the pot
bellied stove at the train station
Miss Lillian was standing by
waving her hands to the crowd.
There was a three-foot cake
made like the White House sit
ting on a table next to Miss
Lillian. Everyone was ecstatic
and they began singing “God
Bless America,” and “Dixie.”
Most of the crowd went to bed
for the night, or should I say
morning, and some waited for
Jimmy to come back to Plains to
make his speech to his people of
Plains.
The next day life went on as
usual in Plains with a tractor
riding down the street, and Billy
Carter’s gas station open. It’s the
only gas station in Plains. The
other main family in Plains had
opened a gas station across the
street from Billy’s, but it just
didn’t make it in a town of about
640. Over at Billy’s house, people
were flaked out on the living
room floor, Billy still in his T-
shirt. Mrs. Billy Carter, not hav
ing been to bed since the previous
night, was busy with the cook,
making apple pie, potatoes, lima
beans and meat for lunch, which
is still the main meal of the day
in Plains. Downtown the town
was becoming infested with re
porters, and the three Porto-lets
which were the ohly bathrooms
in town available were in full
use. The Back Porch was even
busier than the night before, filled
with Carter volunteers wearing
“Jimmy Won” T-shirts, and the
one and only Plains’ Bank was
busy even at the drive-in window.
Everyone was buying Carter pea
nut souvenirs, and there was a
line for people having their pic
tures taken in front of the Plains
Baptist Church. On the main
street stood a reporter attired in
his Gucci shoes, and Gucci belt.
Plains, Georgia has really been
a spot on the map, and it has
seen its last days of being plain.
Two Salem Alumnae Active In Politics, Business
New Restorations In Old Salem
pottery workshop next door. Its
most important function, however,
came after the building was de
stroyed in 1940. The threat of a
grocery store on the property in
1947 led to the first zoning laws
to protect the Old Salem historical
area. Not long afterwards Old
Salem, Inc. was founded. Charles
Phillips, director of restoration at
Old Salem, Inc., says that the
venture nearly failed — the
grocer relented only at a price
L couldn’t refuse. The recon-
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By Jettie McCollough
Margaret Tennille, a day stu
dent at Salem College from 1933
to ’35, won her bid as a 1976
Democratic candidate for re-
election to the North Carolina
House of Representatives. Mrs.
Tennille served as an adminis
trative assistant to the past three
mayors of Winston-Salem.
In 1957 she was appointed to
the Board of Education. Her first
venture into politics was during
the 1960 campaign of Terry San
ford for governor.
Mrs. Tennille said, “The op
portunities for women in politics
are unparalleled. There are 34
women on the ballot in North
Carolina this November, the lar
gest number of women ever.”
She added, “Women are making
a real impact in the General
Assembly. We have to work hard,
and I think women do.”
But, said Mrs. Tennille, “Al
though I have been extremely
fortunate, the matter of finances
is hard for women. Women are
going to have to support women
not only by working for their
political campaigns, but financi
ally.”
Stating that 52% of the voting
population in 1974 was female,
Mrs. Tennille said, “If we set
our minds to it, we can have a
terrific impact. Maybe not by
running, but at least by being
interested enough to be a knowl
edgeable voter.”
Getting into politics is “a pro
cess that takes time,” said Mrs.
Tennille. “You have to get in
volved at the grass-roots level,
in the community in which you
live and serve,” she said, adding,
“People have to know you have
their interests at heart.”
Her advice to students inter
ested in politics is to get, “Pre
paration, through education and
involvement.” She suggested
working in campaigns, because
“that’s where you begin to see
how politics works.”
Mrs. Tennille said, “I see a
need for leadership at the pre
sent. You (students) are the
leaders of tomorrow. All the
knowledge you can accumulate is
invaluable.”
She concluded, “You can’t sit
back and not take advantage of
every opportunity that you have.”
Laurie Daltroff Triplette, a ’73
graduate of Salem College now
works as Assistant Public Rela
tions Representative for R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company in
Winston-Salem. Mrs. Triplette
worked on the Salemite staff for
four years while attending Salem,
and was Editor her senior year.
She worked at the Winston-Salem
Journal after graduation in the
summer internship program, but
said that, “straight news report
ing was confining.”
Mrs. Triplette enjoys the com
petitive atmosphere of pressure
and stimulation which she has
had for the past 3 years at the
Reynolds Co. She works long
hours of up to 80 a week.
Mrs. Triplette is still mainly a
writer, but is also in business and
management. She is a member
of the Internal Committee in
corporate communications. This
means that she helps the company
understand their employees and
stockholders and also works in
the other direction to allow the
employees and stockholders to
understand the Reynolds Co.
The means for opening these
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