Civktmw Journal Wtdarftlay. Fetnuaiy 7.1968.
2
Letters To The Editor
Students Petition
For Lowering Age
To Vote To 18
To The Editor:
.. The Davie County High School
Student Ooundl mid lite to
bring the matter of the voting
age to your attention. After giv
ing careful consideration to the
tame, we support lowering the
voting age requirement to 18.
Few people nalhe thai the
minimum voting age of SI,
ntablMiad over 199 years ago,
was derived from the Fn|W>
tradition of i online" tow per
* taining to the minimum age of
knighthood. As one can ruaenn,
the minimum age of knighthood
baa no positive function in- a
modern society and detracts
from the viability of ov
democratic system.
Today's young people have
already entered the adult world
in many areas. Far Instance,
youths between the nges of 18
and 89 can be tried in adult
courts and committed to federal
prisons. They are eirtorted from
all forms of compulsory educa
tion and from lecetving moat
forms of aid as dependent
children. They are reqarad to
pay income and property tax,
in fact, there are twenty million
young men and women between
18 and 39 who pay government
IML Yat «hcy Jtove
issues. Also, the government can
draft a young man to serve his
country in the armed forces.
Here, a hoy changes to n man
fast. Since he must bear the
responsibility of a man and die
like one if necessary, wa believe
he should have a man's voice
in his government Last, let us
point cat the extensive
that today's youth between 18
and 80 have to current events.
This aspect of education is
To Congress
Nielson, Mizefl Vie
For GOP Nomination
Wilroer (Vinegar Bead)
Mfoell, former major league
pitcher, and Ekkm D. Nielson,
manager of biological research
far R. J. Reynolds, have an
nounced their cendidecses Jbr
the Repdblican nomtaataan lo
the U. S. House of Represen
tatives from the FVIh Distract.
Davie will be in the new FVfth,
along aith Foray*, Yadkin,
Stokes, Snr ry, Ashe and
AHeghenr i m«Hi i Ov current
4 congressman, Rep. James T.
Broyhill, win be in
the new Tenth District
NWeou, 47, was horn in
Banter, Utah, and has lfvad in
Winston sinee 1982. Ha managed
Bag ley Seeks
Democrat Nod
Benley. a flnalst as one
of the nation's Top 16 Yovng
Men, has anuouuued his can
dklacy far the U. S. Heaee of
flspHaadathiii from the Fifth
Dtetrct, which includes Davie.
Bsfley, defeated in his hid in
the prsasnt fourth District by
Rep. Mek GaWianakis, is a
Deaiisti at from Winston-Salem
He wan dtad by the U. S,
Jsyoees far his leadership rale
hi founding *» » C. Sehaot
cf the Arte in WkuGou Saiam,
gin ai tke^Jtaaristf
presented through htatosy and
government cuutoea. Thaae
eouraes do not merely toll the
students what happens, fast it*
trams H"** in a mature ap
proach of forming attitnrlea of
the situationa being a youth no
longer means being uninformed
as in pierium years.
We have bras** this lane
before yen for an hnportnnt
reason. The Student Peril at
Davie BBgb Is imirtsg a petl
tfcn supporting the lowering of
the voting age to 18. A campaign
to circdfae the petition wffl
begin February Hand last until
March 1. Daring this period
members of the Student Council
will be spouting nt various ctoba
and organtantfcwe throughout the
county to introduce end explain
our viewpoint Atmn . i T" 11 *
will be visiting hemes to give
people upportraMj to sign ttw
petition
Other nehools in North
Carolina have received identical
petitions and are ntoo circulating
them. Our objective is to solid!
enough aignabnaa of tagistered
voters to bring the issue before
the slate hiftlriatinn far
discussion.
Let as atones the point that
the petition is in no way a pro
tost tt is for democratic minded
individuals who would like to
aee die matter iMsiuasid and
both sides of the mane
memntod
We thank you for year con
sideration and urge yon to nup
port our cause by signing the
petition.
KENNY EATON
Pres. of Student OoumO
SUZANNE MARTIN
Editor of Rebel
his wife's suoceaafui campaign
lor the state semfte in IMS.
Mizefl, 37, was elected to fee
Davidson County hoard of com
aMannra and ana named
He retired from baseball in
1962 after with the St.
Unas Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pi
rates and New York Nets. A
sore arm ended his career. He
acquired his akkaame from his
birthplace, Viaegar Read, Ala. .
He moved to Winston-Salem,
where he had in his nu
aor league years, and teak a
sales mansaenwnt aad naMir
relations Job with s aslt drink
compear He, las wife aad their
two saaa live ia Davidson Coun
ty
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