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There have been Maybanks in South Carolina since 1670. Both Burnet and Rhett are maternal family names famous in ante-bellum days. One ancestor, William Rhett, served as Vice Admiral of the colony, cleared the Carolina coast of pirates and hanged Gentleman Freebooter Stede Bonnet at Charleston in 1719. Another ancestor was the Landgrave Thomas Smith, who took his title from the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, which Philosopher John Locke wrote when he was secretary to the lords proprietors. Still another ancestor was fiery U.S. Senator R. Barnwell Rhett, "the father of secession," who refused, out of respect...
...position of approving a sellout to the Reds; 3) the French would probably expect the U.S. to fight in Indo-China if the peace efforts failed. Nevertheless, last week the firm decision was dramatically reversed. With a Godspeed from Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and French Ambassador Henri Bonnet, Under Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith flew off to Geneva...
Winter winds whistle through Auckland, New Zealand at this time of the year, but even New Zealand's chilly days are not enough to winterkill the dreams of freedom that bloom eternally in the hearts of men and monkeys. Three weeks ago, despite the weather, six bonnet monkeys decided to give up the comforts of a warm cage in the Auckland Zoo and take up residence in a pine grove just down West View Road. Zoo authorities tried in vain to lure them back, but the free souls in the pine trees only mocked their efforts...
...good method. "Never having seen Rose Marie in Cinemascope, I was amazed at the acoustics in that fabulous country, wide angled on the screen as never before." Possibly MGM never thought thought about the outdoor acoustics, so they would be glad to have one more feather in their bonnet. Another good one in the same vein is, "The unparalled, unexpected thrill of Rose Marie in Eastman Color can only be matched by seeing if nature's coloring in Canada is really that...
...daughters of the late great Surgeon Harvey Gushing. The Duchess of Windsor, who has been at or near the head of every list for the last 15 years, slipped clear down to a tie for tenth place with Musicomedienne Mary Martin. Among the other ten best-dressers: Mme. Henri Bonnet, wife of France's Ambassador to the U.S.; Princess Margaret, Oveta Gulp Hobby...