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The Foothills View
Friday, December 9, 1983
BOILING SPRINGS NC
Permit No. 15 - Address Correction Requested
SINGLE COPY 15 CENTS
Labors Of Love
The little Christmas tree in the
Head Start classroom at Lat-
timore School is garlanded in
hand-made paper chains. Or
naments of paper, agleam with
sprinkled glittler, await the party
and final tree-trimming, on the
day that school is out for
Christmas. Now, today, we
make wreaths. We make them
from green paper, with plastic
packing doodle “snow” stuck on
with glue. When we are through,
we write our names on them
-“Chad Mitchell,” “Keisha Sur
ratt.” Teacher Sheila Blanton
and aide Minnie Pearl Ramseur
are right there to help, and to en
courage, and even brag a little...
Hard Drugs And Hard Times
Biggest Threat To Youth, Poll Finds
By Gallup Reports
Teenagers, according to the
latest Gallup Youth Survey, say
drug abuse is the biggest problem
facing their generation. Concern
about the impact of drugs has
risen from 27% in 1977. when
teenagers also named it as the
biggest problem facing their
generation, to 35% in 1983.
Since 1977, however, the
nature of the problem may have
changed. Gallup Youth Surveys
have shown a steady decline
over the years in teenage accep
tance of proposals to legalize
marijuana or to decriminalize its
possession in small amounts. In
1977 teenagers saw drugs as a
part of the generation gap and a
symbol of their generation’s
uncertainty in coping with the
world around them.
Younger teenagers, 13 to 15
years old, are particularly con
cerned about drug abuse, with
42% naming it as the biggest
problem, in comparison to 28%
of the older teenagers. Young
women show somewhat greater
concern than young men about
drug abuse by a margin of 38%
to 31%.
UNEMPLOYMENT SEEN
AS NO. 2 PROBLEM
In the current survey
teenagers also name other kinds
of problems as being important
to their generation. Unemploy
ment, named by 16% of the
teenagers, ranks as the No. 2
problem facing the current
generation. In 1977, only 6%
said that poor job prospects w ere
a problem. Those who w ill soon
be entering the job market are
particularly concerned about
unemployment, w ith 22% of the
teenagers, 16 to 18, naming it as
the leading problem.
Alcohol abuse is the third
leading area of concern and is
Fallen Spire
\
The old Beaver Dam Baptist Church sanctuary is coming
down, starting from the top. The building, said to be about 100
years old in its basic frame work, and church home to many
hundreds over the years, will be taken away by a salvage
firm, its materials to rise again elsewhere. The new Beaver
Dam Sanctuary was completed and occupied in September
named by one teenager m 10
(10%), Alcohol abuse also rank
ed third in 1977 when it was
named by 7%. Peer pressures
(8%) rank fourth — and often
consist of pressures felt by
teenagers from their friends to
break the rules and to experi
ment with drugs or alcohol.
GOOD NEWS SEEN
IN FINDINGS
The good news about today’s
generation may be that
teenagers no longer feel the
pressure of alienation from their
parents. Only 5% now cite lack
of communication or getting
along with their parents as their
biggest problem. By contrast, in
1977 one teenager in five (20%)
said - a breakdown in parental
communications and relations
was the major problem facing
their generation.
Today’s teenagers still face
many problems, but at least now
Christmas
At Biltmore
Asheville - N.C. - The sights
and sounds of a Victorian
Christmas will fill Biltmore
House beginning December 3
and continuing through
December 31,1983. The celebra
tion of “Christmas at Biltmore”
recreates the holiday charm that
graced the Estate when George
Vanderbilt opened Biltmore
House on Christmas Eve in
1895.
During the month of
December, Biltmore House is
adorned with opulent decora
tions authentic to the Vander
bilt’s time - German wax or
naments, feather wreaths,
evergreen roping, topiary,
poinsettia trees, tussie mussies,
handmade paper chains, fruit
trees, and velvet bows. These
colorful, fragrant and authentic
details provide a fitting
background for the Christmas
Concert Series, held each
weekend during the month.
Rev. Linnens To
Marshal Town
Parade This Sunday
they may not have to deal with
parental alienation at the same
time. By the same token, citation
of problems in grow mg up or fin
ding one’s purpose in life has
declined from 6% in 1977 lo on
ly 1% in 1983.
FEW CITE PROBLEMS
RELATED TO SCHOOLS
Problems in school are cued
by only one teenager in 20 (5%)
and an additional I % express
concern about school drop-outs.
Fear of w ar is named by 4'>'(i.
This fear was cued by less ihan
1% in 1977.
Economic problems such as
infiation are named by only 2^''ii,
and 1% cite the specific
economic problem of rinancing
their college education.
In 1977 smoking and job
boredom were each cited by 3%
of the teenagers, but in 1983
each is mentioned by fewer than
1% of the nation’s teenagers as
their generation’s leading pro
blem.
The Boiling Springs Christmas
Parade will step off Sunday at 3,
on North Main Street at C.J.
Hamrick’s store. The parade will
move south, down Main,
through the business district,
and will disband at Boiling Spr
ings Baptist Church.
Parade Marshal this year is
Rev. T. Max Linnens, pastor of
Boiling Springs Baptist Church.
“This is his 25th year here, said
parade coordinator Iris Rose.
“We always try to get someone
who has meant a lot to Boiling
Springs,” to act as marshal, she
said.
The parade this time will in
clude about 45 units. Allowing
for last-minute juggling and new
arrivals, the march will begin
with the Boiling Springs Police
Department, followed by sheriff
and highway patrol units, color
guard, the Grand Marshal, town
officials. Crest Junior High
Homecoming Queen, and maid
of honor, and Crest Junior High
cheerleaders.
Following will be the Crest
Senior High Homecoming
Queen, Crest cheerleaders. Crest
High Band, a Boiling Springs
Manufacturing Co. float, the
Boiling Springs Fire Depart
ment, Cleveland County of
ficials, state officials, the Gaston-
Cleveland 4-H Club, Roland
Hamrick, Scout troops, Audra
Martin, Vicky Arrowood, Car
rousel princess Janet MeSwain,
the Crest executive council. Boil
ing Sniings Rural Fire Depart
ment, Piedmont Pistons, Ledbet
ter truck, Shanghai Fire Depart
ment, Boiling Springs recreation
float, and Dawn Weathers.
Next will come Angela
Weathers, Leonard Gallman,
Cleveland Technical College,
Cleveland Fire Department, Lit
tle Chargers and cheerleaders,
Allison MeSwain, No. 7 Fire
Department, C.J. Hamrick, Boil
ing Springs Merchants’ float,
Hillcrest Community Center,
Baldwin Auto parts. Boiling Spr
ings Rescue Squad and Lat-
timore Baptist Church.
At the end of the 30-to-45
minute parade will be the
Gardern-Webb College
cheerleaders, and Homecoming
Queen, followed by Santa Claus.
The marchers will be interspers
ed by horseback riders and
horse-drawn wagons.
Is there aoy special unit to
watch for? ’ “In my opinion
they’re all special,” says Iris
Rose.
Randall MeSwain
“Burns Up” Points
Randall MeSwain was named
Boiling Springs Fireman of the
Year Saturday, at the firemen’s
annual Christmas party.
The honor is nothing new to
the assistant fire chief, an
11-year veteran of the volunteer
fire department. MeSwain’s
brother, Chief Donald MeSwain,
noted “This is the third time, for
him.”
Unlike department offices.
which are won by election,
“Fireman of the Year” is a title
strictly earned, Donald MeSwain
explained. Points are earned for
fires fought, meetings attended
and public services. Each year a
tally is made, and the top point-
holder is Fireman of the Year.
Randall, 29, who works in the
family store, was top scorer, in a
field of about 20 volunteer
firemen.
Suppertime....
And the living is easy for the cattle in this
feed lot on Church Street in Lattimore. Like
the rest of us, they're enjoying getting all they
can from the last long rays of the setting sun,
before the chill of night.