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Show Cartoonist Reg Manning Questioned By Reporter South' students were privileged when Reg Manning, noted cartoonist, appeared on an assembly October 9. . The clever way of telling stories with his colorful cartoons was received with enthusiasm by everyone'. In other words, the assembly went over with a so-called so-called "bang." With the interest of everyone growing in Mr. Manning, Mann-ing, ways and means were produced pro-duced by which an intimate and exclusive ex-clusive interview was granted to your reporter. As far back as he can remember, Mr. Manning has been interested in art especially the drawing of cartoons. When questioned on the subject, he replied, "I've never even thought of doing anything else for a living. In fact, I've only worked three days in my life those I spent lifting crates for a cold storage company. Right then and there I knew I wasn't cut out for manual labor." Mr. Manning's hobbies are writing writ-ing (he has written several books),-making books),-making colorful movies, and making mak-ing his own phonograph records. When asked the source of his ideas for comics, Manning said that he just gets one idea, then others follow. It's rather like writing a book. "You have the main plot in mind, but all the way along you get new and different ideas." Mr. Manning is a member of the Associated Press and draws for papers all over the world. He received re-ceived his training at the Phoenix Higs school in Phoenix, Arizona. |