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Wednesday, April 7,1971 THE GRYPHON Page 5 U. s. Law States Firmly Penalty For Possession Of Dope Suave, debonair Mike Ruffin concentrates hard on the “Sports Section” of the Gryphon, (Photo by Burnette) Kiwanis Boy Ruffin Gills Senior Class To Order The gavel raps on the speak ers stand twice. Three times. Four times. “The meetlngwill please come to order. Please stand up and we will pledge our allegiance to the flag . . , of the United States of America,” The strong, steady voice is commanded by Mike Ruffin, se cond semester President of the Cass of ’71, This same Mike Ruffin has been named Klwanls Boy of the Month of March. His varied activities range from “All East Honorable Mention” in football to being a member of the “Qull and Scroll National Honor So ciety,” In football, he’s won the coveted titles of “All Division Two End”, the Durham Herald Newspaper’s Lineman of the Week, and Rocky Mount’s own cherished “Gryphon of the Week,” His coordination, speed and skill don’t end there. (Pun.) Baseball is one of his favorite sports and he hopes to play baseball on a scholarship to ECU. Mike presently is first baseman. His letter sweater is getting pretty cluttered up with one fat letter and five little stars representative of the time and energy Mike gives to sports. Active in the Monc^ram Club and Journalism Club, Mike has participated in almost every branch of school activities. The lively sports section you have the privilege of reading, was sweated over by Mike I^ffin. In all due respect, it’s not hard to understanding why Mike Ruf fin was chosen by his class mates to be one of the “Out standing Seniors of the Year 1971,” Looking ahead into the fu ture’s crystal ball, Mike plans to attend East Carolina Univer sity and major in Police Science or Business Administration, Asked about his reactions to this award Mike replied seri ously, “I was very happy to re ceive the honor for it gave me an opportunity to represent the school. The Kiwanis Club does many things for RMSH that are not recognized by the stu dents,” _ Editor’s Note: The penal ties for the possession of dope have been slightly paraphrased froma Fawcett Publication, Inc. by John A. MacDonald. / Personally, lam sick of hear ing about dope and Margy-Wana (marijuana) The subject has been overworked and under paid, Kids realize that it’s not nutritious or beneficial nor does it help the body to grow strong in twelve different ways. Dope creates a world of rainbows and fairy queens and kinder garten’s musical chairs. It’s a lift and a complete space-out The mind gets happy. Dope traffic does exist in Rocky Mount. Tuesday, March 15, a lot of students looked dawn at their shoes, or stared straight ahead. There linger ed an uncertainlty about RMSH. Rumors flew around the sc hool—who had been busted and who hadn’t and who would be next. Obviously, there’s quite a handful of students who are familiar with drugs, even though it’s illegal. Either the stu dents do not take the United States government seriously, or they have decided that the law should make an exception for them. Besides the moral ethics, the consequences of the possession of dope should be brought out from behind the cur tain of doubt. Let’s say a kid at RMSH, 18 years old, Is picked up with a couple of joints with him. Al right, well what’s a few joints? This is what a few joints mean. He is convicted of pos session, which is an automatic “You?!... Raced Shopping Carts?” Editor’s Note: Richard New man did. As Springtime approaches, thoughts of outdoor activity en ter my head. Everyone from child to grandparent finds en joyment in the outdoors. Ih my childhood I had my share of out door Springtime activities. One of the first financial ac tivities a child takes part in Is the sale of a product on a street corner, I remember one day we took in a grand total of seventy-four cents—not bad for unsweetened “kool-aid” without ice. I remember on hot days the fire department would open the valves on the hydrant located on the corner of our yard. This flooded the streets and gave all of the kids a chance to get soak ing wet, not to mention a chance to wash their dogs, cats, and any other pet which needed a bath. The only problem was that our house was at the bot tom of a slight hill and the wa ter from the streets would even tually reach our house. In time, our yard looked a cross be tween a San Francisco Bay and the monsoon rain areas of Southeast Asia—so much for the fire hydrants. Another pastime of the neigh borhood kids was the dally shop ping cart races. The races were held in the parking lot of the local shopping center. Each entry consisted of two able-bodied five year olds and a Safeway shopping dart. At the signal every entry would begin racing around the entire park ing lot with one kid riding in the cart while the other push ed. The situation often be came confusing, to say the least. Besides having up to fifteen shopping carts heading In fif teen different directions, we of ten tied up traffic in the park ing lot, at which time local po lice officers would send us home, collect the carts, and re turn the flow of traffic to nor mal. These are some of my thoughts about spring time and my childhood, not that it was different than anyone else’s, but because it was very special to me. AAOIVTGOA/VER Carole’s DRESS SHOP “WHERE FEMININE LOVELINESS BEGINS’' 118 Sonset Aveme asrmi FREDERICK'S Supermarket Buy Your Groceries Here! 901 W. THOMAS ST. WIMBERLY AND GREGORY INS. 118 S. FRANKLIN ST. ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. COMPLIMENTS OF Tip Top Bakery ffelony, and given a suspended sentence. What has he lost? I mean, what doesn’t the kid have now? “The kid has lost the right to vote, the right to own a gun, and the right to run for public office. He can never become a doc tor, dentist, C.P.A., engineer, lawyer, architect, realtor, osterpath, physical therapist, private detective, pharmacist, school teacher, barber, funeral director, masseur, or stock broker. He can never get any job where he has to be bonded or licensed. He can't work for the city, count, or federal government. He can’t get Into West Point, Annapolis or the Air Force Academy. He can enlist In the military, but will be denied his choice or service, and probably be as signed to a labor battalion.” Poem For Mrs. Bradley's Store Soft drinks Gentle winks Creaky screen door. Behind the pinball machine And chewing gum galore A lady At the counter Asks if You’d like some more. Hands search pockets For some change Feet clutter On the floor It’s really nice To feel at home In Mrs. Bradley’s store. After a hard day at RMSH, Bradley’s store is a nice place to relieve tension, (Photo by Burnette) Put Your Feet In Bob Howard's Shoes TARRYTOWN MALL Rocky Mount, N. C. Holiday Inn — Downtown 425 N. CHURCH SL Home Of Fine Food & Lodging Restaurant Hours 6 A. M. To 10 P. M. ☆ Tall Tale Lodge Open 5:30 To I2M P. M.
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