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Poverty, Slums Most VisiMe
The Causes Of Crime
Tbe causes of crime flU
volumes, we can all read
them, find the ones that
personally repulse us the
most, and point ac
cusingly. Poverty and
slums take "top honors"
with most people, because
these are the most visible.
Others, more difficult to
trace reasoning, are men
tal Illness, genetic makeup
and evidently even the
phases of the moon have a
part In causing certain
types of people to commit
senseless crimes. There Is
a common denominator In
all crime, and while
popular opinion seems to
center on lack of money
and opportunity, In reality
It bolls down to lack of
character. One fact Is
Indisputable when
Juveniles are Involved;
when youngsters are
allowed to think like
crlmlnsils the probability
that they will become
Involved In crime of some
form Increases
dramatically.
Parents, faced with the
emotional trauma of an
unmsmageable teen, or one
already In trouble with the
law, frequently say to the
Juvenile Officer, In
desperation, "you take
over and see what you can
do with him," thinking this
might solve at lesMt a
portion of the problem. But
obviously. If law enforce
ment were to take over the
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discipline of every trouble
some teen, there would be
lines miles long waiting
outside police stations for
counsel. And. If It were
possible, a badge and a gun
can't do overlght what has
not been accomplished as
the teen was growing up.
Regaining the teen’s
respect, once It Is lost. Is a
long process, but not an
Impossible one. The time
to start Is when the parent
becomes aware of dis
respect for rules In the
home, as this Is the begln-
Ing of disrespect for the
law. The following may
prove helpful points for
beginning.
1. Show by your own
words and actions that
there are certain things
you respect very much.
For example, traffic laws,
city officials, good citizen
ship In the community,
practical day-to-day ap
plication of church
teachings.
2. Try to find things your
teen Is doing right, and
give him good meaningful
cfxnpllments. "I like the
way you handled that
situation," Is a good
phrase to start respect
flowing In both directions.
3. When you criticize
anyone In front of your
teen, from the President on
down, preface your
remarks with something
like this: “I respect his
position and right to
exercise his powers, but I
do not agree on . . .”
Actually, there Is
nothing as influential as
showing respect for others,
to gain more respect from
a youngster. It forms a
thought pattern for
positives rather than
always seeking and
voicing the negative.
A teen eUlowed to show
continual disrespect for
those around him. Is
headed for a rude
awakening. Somewhere
along the line he Is going to
run Into people who will not
tolerate his disrespect and,
chances are, he’ll learn the
hard way the value of
respecting others. Parents
who allow their youngster
to act disrespectfully, to
them and to others, are
doing him no favor with
their permissiveness. In
fact, the affect Is opposite.
Law enforcement cannot
tolerate disrespect from
teens because they, like
anyone else, must Imow or
learn to know other
peoples’ rights must be
respected. That’s what
rules and laws are all
about .... that la what
makes for "law-abiding
citizenship."
‘"nie older people are
hypocritical,’’ says the
youngsters when offering
their excuses for wrongs.
The troubled parent must
demonstrate that there
will always be hypocrisy In
any society; how far It
goes, how deeply seated it
may be, depends on each
Individual, but the
existence of It does not
Indicate there Is no good at
all... no reason to disobey
laws because some people
have no respect for them.
If you have a
disrespectful teen and
want to Improve him, start
with the basics ; a little
thing, like a friendly wave
to a passing police ca>.
Instead of an under-the-
breath remark about
"cops" will do wonders for
your teen to observe In
you. Rest assured. If your
teen should ever get Into
difficulty with this depart
ment, we’ll do our best to
live up to your respect, by
handling the situation
fairly, honestly, with your
youngster’s ultimate good
In mind. Your good at
titude and cooperation
with us Is the first basic
necessity In any teen
rehabilitation.
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Cars Collide
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Tom Lander with the
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ment of Insurance, Fire
and Rescue Services
Division, will be in Kings
Mountain next month to
Instruct a class In
^Hinklers.
The classes will be
taught at the fire depart
ment December 6-9 from 7
to 10 p. m.
Fire Chief Gene Tlgnor
■Bid repreeentatlvea from
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clasa. Lander will instruct
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systems, the firs depsrt-
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spect buildings with
sprinklers.
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The firefighters have
answered calls recently to
the home of J. R- Cham
pion, 917 Henry St., to
extinguish a fire In a
clothes dryer motor. Minor
damage was reported.
On November 9 fireman
were called to Buckeye
Fire Extinguisher Cb. In
the Industrial Park to
extinguish a trash fire In a
dumpster. Minor damage
reported.
On Nov. 11 firemen were
called to the home of Mike
WUUams, Second St. Ext.,
to a car fire. The wiring In
the engine of Williams’ car
burned. Minor damage
reported.
Two cars hit at a traffic
signal on W. King St.
Thursday at 1:15 p. m.
when brakes on a 1976 Ford
operated by David M.
Brackett, of Greenville, S.
C. ’’failed to catch,”
KMPD Ptl. Mike Sanders
reported.
The second car, stopped
for traffic at the traffic
light, a 1970 Ford, was
operated by Vickie
Hamrick Black, Rt. 1,
Grover.
Damages were
estimated at' $400 to the
front of the Brackett
vehicle and $800 to the
Black Ford.
A second "rear end"
collision Thursday two
hours later resulted In $700
damages to a 1971 Chevy
operated by Dennis Paul
Huffstlckler, 319 Waco Rd.,
stopped for traffic on
Parker St. and a 1974
Chevy operated by Arthur
WlUlam Morgan, Rt. 4.
Morgan was charged by
Ptl. David Bridges with
following too closely.
Police Recover
Stolen Goods
KMPD Thursday
recovered a set of stainless
steel silverware reported
stolen from a clothes closet
Wednesday night by Sarah
Smith, 522 Harmon Court,
and charged a 16-year-old
North school student with
larceny.
The student was
reportedly "babysitting”
at the Smith home at the
time of the alleged lar-
coiy. The youth was also
charged with taking $6 and
a package of cigarettes
from a pocketbook
belonging to a North
School teacher on Thur
sday, according to In
vestigating Ptl. David
Bridges.
In other law en
forcement activities,
KMPD reported that the
Shipping Office of
Burlington Industries was
"pried open” sometime
Wechiesday night and a
Monroe ^dlng machine
vailued at $184 and a Royal
typewriter valued at $221
removed from the office,
Ptl. Mike Sanders In
vestigated the B&E &
Larceny.
Diane Woods, employe of
Goodyear Store, reported a
"shoplifting" Incident
Thursday. Ms. Woods said
after two customers left
the store about noon, she
noticed that two Casette
tape players, valued at $95,
were missing from the
display case.
Michael Strickland, of
800 Princeton Dr.,
reported to KMPD Ptl.
David Bridges Thursday
that while he was grocery
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Obituaries
(From Page SA)
Mrs. Kenneth Hovls of
Gastonia; one brother, Lon
Snodgrass of Dearborn,
Mich.; three half-brothers,
Chester Marcum of Ap
palachia, Va., Ben Mar
cum of Big Stone Gap, Va.,
and Jessie lifarcum of
Detroit, Mich.; and three
half-sisters, Mrs. Edith
Nottingham of Hlllcrest
Heights, Md., Mrs. Marti
Oona of Detroit, Mich, and
Mrs. Mildred Wells of
Largo, Fla.
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