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TRANSYLVANIA’S
MENTAL HEALTH PRCX
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By - Dr. Joann* Byers
Consulting Psychologist
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What The Child Takes To School
FEEUNGS II
Sandra who has good ability has been re
ported by her teachers to not be working up to
her level. She says, “I feel like there’s just
no use in trying.” “Why?” “Because it doesn’t
make any difference how well I do,
it just isn’t good enough!” Pursing this we
find that Sandra’s work or grades are “not
good enough” according to her parents. “They
keep saying I can do better, but when I do bet
ter it still isn’t good enough!” So Sandra
takes a feeling of futility to school because
of her parents attitude about her work.
Gary is a bright boy who should be thinking
about College. He too carries a feeling that
there is no use to try in school. His reasons are:
“Why should I knock myself out, you know that
no black boy is going to be able to go to Col
lege. My old man’s waiting right now for me
to drop out so I can go to work and help with
the family.” If Gary’s father could realize that
we need all the bright students to get as much
education as they can, perhaps Gary wouldn’t
feel this sense of futility, and could use his abil
ity to learn.
Robert had been a good student for all sev
en years of school, but this year he seems to
be in a dream world, has little interest in
anything but protesting against authority, the
government, the Church, and all the institu
tions. The teachers question whether he is on
drugs. Robert says “you can’t beat the sys
tem, so why try? I’m gonna sit here ’til I’m
sixteen then I’ll take off and go someplace
where I can do as I please.” When asked why
he feels as he does, his response is, “Nobody
really cares what happens to me, my Dad left
town and my Mom stays drunk all the time,
the teachers just yell at me and so what’s
the use?”
Not all feelings carried to school are those
of futility.
Bill is a driver. He not only does his work,
but he goes a little further. Bill is popular with
the other students and hopes to make the foot
ball team next year. He is up for class office
and is a member of several organizations. Bill
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Cathey Is A Finalist In
US Senate Youth Program
William Cathey a senior at
R osman High school, has been
named one of the 20 finalists
for the William Randolph
Hearst United States Senate
Youth Program for 1971-72.
Cathey will go to Raleigh
October 27th and 28th for.a 30.
minute interview by a special
committee at the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction, ac
cording to Roger Schurrer, Di
rector. Division of Planning.
The committee will select
two winners from North Caro
lina following the interviews.
The results will be announced
sometime in December.
They will join other winners
from throughout the nation for
a week-long visit to Washington,
D. C. in January. They will have
an opportunity to observe the
workings of the U. S. Senate and
to visit with the Senators from
North Carolina.
The winners also will receive
a $1,000 scholarship.
The 20 finalists for the Wil
liam Randolph Hearst United
States Senate Youth Program
were selected by the results of
a standard test given to 304
students nominated by the sup
erintendents of each of the
state’s school districts.
takes a feeling of good will and cheerfulness
with him to school. Bill’s little brother carries
to school with him a feeling of happy-go-lucky,
“come what may I’ll handle it.” He is some*
times the class clown and has to be called down
by the teachers. His work is done well and he
receives good reports but the teachers shake
their heads and wonder what will become of
him. His parents know that he will be allright.
Marilyn is a quiet little girl who carries to
school with her a calm confidence and feel
ings of achievement. She is of average abili
ty but her parents accept this and are pleased
with her progress. The whole class enjoys her
flashes of humor which come up at unexpect
ed times.
The students carry to school feelings of con
fidence or futility and often this depends on
how their accomplishments are received by the
parents. Too many parents expect perfection
which is beyond the students achievement. On
the other hand some parents show too little con
cern about what the child achieves. Somewhere
in the middle are the many parents who have a
reasonable expectancy for their children and
who can accept some failure along with the
many successes which the child experiences.
These parents are probably sending their chil
dren to school with feelings which reflect their
sense of accomplishment and achievement; at
the same time with just the little bit of anxiety
which helps the child to learn.
If you are expecting of your child that
which he is able to do at his age and according
to his ability then you are sending the child to
school with hope and anticipation. If you
are expecting too much or too little your child
could be Sandra, or Gary or Robert.
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SOCIAL SECURITY
Questions And
Answers
By
NORRIS G. GRUBBS
Field Representative
Q. I have a delayed birth cer
tificate recorded when 1 was 28
years old. 1 have heard that this
will not be accepted to Social
Security to prove my date of
birth. Is this true?
A. No. A delayed birth cer
tificate recorded early in life
is acceptable if you have con
sistently used the 9ame date
of birth. If a question should
arise because you have used
more than one date of birth
additional evidence may be
required to back up the de
layed birth certificate.
Q. I checked on my Social Se
curity record and I was told
that I was fully insured. Does
this mean that I will qualify
for the full Social Security pay
ment? That is, would I be eligi
ble for the maximum?
A. No. this only means that
you have enough work under
Social Security to be entitled
to a benefit, when you reach
retirement age. It has noth
ing to do with how much you
will receive. The amount you
will receive will depend on
your average earnings.
Q. How much credit must I
have to be fully insured under
Social Security?
A. This depends on your
date of birth; however, no one
can be fully insured with
credit for less than Wt. years
of work. A person who has
credit for 10 years of work
can be sure that he will be
fully insured for life.
Q. If I don’t sign up for the
checks when I am 62, can I
change my mind before I am
65, and sign up at some other
time?
A. Yes. You can file any
time you would like. You
don’t, have to file exactly on
your birthday. Checks can be
started for the first month
in which you are past 62 and
are retired.
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
In The General Court Of Justice
Superior Court Division
State of North Carolina
Transylvania County
Having qualified as Ancillary
Administrator, C.T.A. of the
estate of Frankie Marr Lewis of
Pinellas County^ Florida, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
Frankie Marr Lewis to present
them to the undersigned with
in 6 months from date of the
publication of this notice or
same will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate please
make immediate payment.
This the 5th day of October,
1971.
Gene Ramsey
Ancillary Administrator,
C.T.A.
Ramsey & White, Attorney.
10-7-4tc
SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
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women identical legal beings
and make all laws apply in ex
actly the same manner toward
men and women under all cir
cumstances. As a practical mat
ter, this ignores the rationale of
the Selevtive Service Act and
much of our property and
criminal laws. It would open a
Pandora’s box of legal complica
tions which could plunge so
ciety into constitutional chaos.
When one examines the reali
ties posed by the amendment, he
finds that it would not bring
any new means of establishing
a discrimination-free society. In
deed, those who desire such a
society would again have to im
plore Congress and the 50 state
legislatures to enact new laws
creating the kind of life they
seek insofar as governments can
govern thoughts and actions of
free men and women.
The real issue is not whether
society makes unfair discrimina
tions against women, but
whether we are about to adopt
a self-defeating blunderbuss.
For if we place society in
an unworkable constitutional
straightjackefc, we will in effect
require the executive, legisla
tive, and judicial branches of
government to sail upon the
most tumultous legal seas with
out any chart or compass in
quest of an undefined and un
known port.
For this reason, I shall at
tempt to have the Equal Rights
proposal amended to preserve
the rights which women now en
joy. These rights have evolved
in the law from many centuries
of experience, and they are
based upon certain undeniable
distinctions between men and
women.
NOTICE
OF
SERVICE OF PROCESS
In the General Court of Justice
District Court Division
State of North Carolina
County of Transylvania
BEATRICE G. THOMPSON,
Plaintiff
— vs. —
THOMAS J. THOMPSON,
Defendant
TO THOMAS J. THOMPSON:
Take notice that a pleading
seeking relief against you has
been filed in the office of the
Clerk of the General Court of
Justice of Transylvania County,
North Carolina, the nature of
relief sought being as follows:
To obtain an absolute divorce
on the grounds of one (1) year
separation.
You are required to make de
fense to such pleading not later
than the 15th day of November,
1971, and upon your failure to
do so the party seeking service
against you will apply to the
Court for the relief sought.
This the 8th day of October,
1971.
HAMLIN, POTTS & HUDSON,
Attorneys for the Plantiff
By: S/Jack H. Potts
15 East Jordan Street,
Brevard, N. C. 28712
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