Students Against Drunk Drivers j Billy 8etls, left, and Jon Gouge have found SADD to be very rewarding. Both are confident that peer pressure causes v * - ■ u ■ . students to drink to the point that it becomes addictive. cohol and how It effects you before becoming eligible for membership. , They have found SADD to be very rewarding. “It’s rewarding to become that peer counselor, save one life and get across to one Mend that it’s not safe to drink and drive,” re marked Sella. “We all ex perience pea-pressure, but kids and tbeir peers can talk to each other better. 4 feel that if we can get one drunk driver off the road, that’s one less person destroyed and we've ac complished something,” - , confirmed Gougev The students voiced that - they try not to associate - with MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) because, “They’re trying to change laws against dnmk driven. We just want to make the public aware of the fact that it’s ~ not right tfr drtafcaftd - drive.” Both are confident that peer pressure causes stu dents or young people to drink to the point that it becomes addictive. “When kids turn 16, the first thing they want to do is get in a °nd drivT When they get dnmk and try to drive, we can help them by calling a cop or a taxi cab, ” suggested Sells. Gouge added, “We could have one person whose sober drive for them.” The “Contract " Tot* Life,” established by SADD, is an even better solution. It states that if a student is ever drunk at a party or in a situation in which he or she can’t drive, he or she can call the parent(s) to be picked up at any time With no ques tions asked at that parti cular time. Parents or a parent who is in the above situation can also call the student to be picked up at r-r~~ 11 = A Year Of The Best News & Entertainment Anywhere Can Be Yours. < l Call... _ r ^ ^7t|c; anytime with no questions asked at that particular time. Several reasons have kept the SADD members from drinking and driving. Sells began, “My religious belief keeps me from drinking and driving. I really wasn't aware that 20 people are killed a day by drunk drivers until I got involved in SADD. This has really shown me the dan gers of drinking and driv ing.” Gouge continued, “I saw a lot of facts in SADD which really interested me. I’m very athletic (tight end on the football team), and I don’t lik£the thought of my body being out of control^ They revealed that SADD’s $1,000 budget con sists of money received from beer companies such as Budweiser and Michelob and that the new law about drunk driving has been an influence as to how much people drink and drive now. Billy Sells, an only child, is the son of Bill and Pearline Sells. Jon Gouge, brother of Mrs. Cindy Earnhardt, 20, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walk er. If you want more facts about SADD or are inter ested Jn becoming a mem ber, contact Billy Sells at 536-1672 or Becky Sink at —536-8023. __ Martiir Distiirbed By Tenants* Flight continued From PueiA would nnl payfor.'l jw added, $206 bill ion deficit this yetr*cre ates sn automatic $20 billion increase in the bud get for nett year just to pay the interest on the in creased debt." Martin, who has worked on several occasions in Washington, stressed he has human relations ex perience as well as poli tical experience. He said be believes in representing everyone, not just work force groups or political action committees (PACs). Claiming he has the high est campaign budget over Susan Green and Ben Tison, Martin expressed his success in fundraising can be attributed to his individual appeals rather than his reliance on money from onmnlMiHnnS whir^ have endorsed him. (f The former board mem ber of the McCrorey YMCA ■ and a member of United Way’s Human Services Planning Board stated he has a special interest in minorities and in the poor. He baa worked in several programs designed to bet ter public housing in Char lotte. i—-—s——^'.'i - He also accepts many clients who own small busi nesses and encourages more minorities to look into the opportunities of owner ship. In his campaign speech, Martin stated, “With experience in a small church in a poor neighborhood, I appreciate our legacy of a commit ment to develop meaning ful opportunities for all people to participate fully in our great system.” Since the ninth district is SSMCP aWtnxaWKD I ' i/aa&TO JMPCWWllW'i) aw (swamajumi m^d 1 uaau