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Page 2-MIRROR-wli:RALD-i-Tuesday, June 20, 1078 M €D SMITH Tar Heels famous after leaving state On June 10-12,1840, the city of Raleigh held a double celebration In honor of the com pletion that year of the state's new Caplto) Building, and the opening of the Raleigh anc. Qaston Railroad, connecting the city with the outside world for the first time. Balls, parades, speeches, and the arrival of a special, "first” ceremonial train hlghllghtec the three-day event. Ihe dedication of the new Capitol was a significant event for the entire state. The original Capitol Building had burned In 1881. A Scots architect and builder named David Paton was hired to rebuild the building, and stonecutters and other artisans were Im ported from Scotlsmd and other European countries to work on Its construction. The work took seven years, and as costs soared, subsequent sessions of the legislature were forced to grant new appropriations. The final figure was an astronomical 28X1,074.46, a figure five times the annual cost of all state government (Few cltlzena seemed to mind, however, for the building was - suid still Is — a true classic, constructed with great skill, care and attention to detail. Most Tar Heels of that time regarded It as a fitting symbol for their hopes for the state. After decades of stagnation. North Carolina, "The Rip Van Winkle State" as Its neighbors, derisively called It, was waking up. ITie new railroad, too, which connected Raleigh to Richmond, was regarded as an engineering miracle, with bridges over four major rivers. The first train to reach Raleigh was called the "Tornado." It burned wood, travelled at speeds up to twelve miles per hour, and ran on wooden rails covered with strips of Iron a half-Inch thick. -oOo- WllUam Hooper, one of North Carolina's three signers of the Declaration of In dependence, wm bom In Boston on Jime 17, 1742. Oddly, none of the three men who pledged "Our Lives, our Liberties and our Sacred Honor” for this state on that document was -oOo- % One of the worst sea disasters to occur off the coast of North Csuollna — the explosion of the steam packet "Pulaski” — took place on June 21, 1888. One hundred and forty of the 166 persons aboard the vessel perishes, men, women and children. Many were scalded to death when the boiler exploded. Others drowned when the vessel sank, or died of Injuries or exposure while drifting at sea In boats and on rafts made from debris. Others drowned, Iroidcally, when their lifeboats capsized In the rough surf after reaching the North Carolina coast. The "Pulaski” — out of Charleston bound for Baltimore — was coiuldered one of the safest and most modem passenger ships of Its time. The ship e>g>loded and qidckly sank In rough seas, however, when a careless engineer filled a red-hot boiler with cold water. -oOo- GDITORI^i OPimOM Adoption of school age children sought bom here. John Perm was bom In Virginia; Joseph Hewes was bora In New Jersey. It has often been lamented that many of North Carolina's most famous sons and daughters moved elsewhere before reaching prominence. Less often acknowledged is the fact that the state has been fortunate In having many people of great ability move here. William Hooper wras the son of a famous Boston minister. He was educated at Har vard, and moved to Wilmington In 1868 to establish a law practice. Hooper served as Deputy Attorney General of the colony for the Crown, but quickly became a supporter of America’s efforts to resist British repression. (Ironically, he was one of the last to support Independence.) After the Revolution Hooper moved to HUlsboro to practice law, suid again served In the House of Commons, md In the Con tinental Congress. He died In 1761 and Is burled In the Guilford Courthouse National Jl^itary Park. June 24 Is the birthday of the newspaper and commercial printing business In this state. On this date In 1746 James Davis of New Bern began operation of the first printing press In the state's history. Davis was hired by the Colonial Assembly to codify and print the colony's statutes for a . . . "yearly sum of one hundred and sixty pounds. Proclamation Money.” He was also required to print the colony's money — In cluding his own salary! Davis also started the colony's first newspaper and printed Its first books. A busv. versatile fellow (as am all newspapermen) he had already become the colony's first postmaster In 1747, having been appointed by the Assembly to "forward public dispatches to all parts of the colony. Born and educated In this state, Oiesnutt was teaching school In CSiarlotte by the age of 16, and Superintendent of the State Nor mal School for Blacks In Fayetteville at 22. He later moved to Now York City and CSeveland, Ohio, to become a newspaper man. He died In Cleveland In 1682. -oOo- WllUam Richardson Davie Is called "The Pother of the University of North Carolina,'' and many a student at Chapel Hill remembers the giant Davie Poplar tree In front of South Building, even If unaware of Davie's many other accomplishments. Ironically, though he was one of this state's outstanding early statesmen, Davie was neither bom nor died here. He was bora In Egremont, England, on June 20,1866, (the last EngUsh-bora Governors of this state) and died In South C!aroUna In 1820. Davie was an outstanding soldier from this state during the Revolution, served as Governor In 1788-86, and signed the U. S. Cbnstltutlon as a delegate from North CbroUna. -oOo- Charles W. Chesnutt, the first fsunous Negro writer In American history, wsui bora In Fayetteville on June 20, 1866. His novels and short stories, published In New York between 1866 suid 1608, delt mostly with the lives and problems of blacks living In the Oape Fesu- area during the difficult Reconstruction Period. Chesnutt, according to literary historian Richard Walser, "had the distinction of being the first Negro American writer tc receive serious attention as a literary ar tist.” Adoption. Its a word that conjures Images of the childless couple sweating out the (Inal red tape In order to take home a foundling infant to raise sm their very own. This Image'has been buHt over ^yv^2o-tti;^polnt that It is almost Indestiuctive. But, permit ustobulld'ahother'lmageeohceiM^adbptlonfor your consideration. Picture a five-year-old girl wdio has lived In so many ^ter homes that she Is afraid to give her love to tuiyone. Picture an eight-year old with a alight limp who, though without parents, still has un- dlmmed and boundless energy. Picture a 12-year old girl who has been living In a childcare Institution since she was eight and still longs for a permanent home. We're talking about school - age children available for adoption. Too often these children are forgotten when a couple goes looking for sui agency to seek adoption of a child. The other Image Is too strong and the public's knowledge:oncernlng adoption too sketchy. With this In mind The Children's Home Society of North Carolina Is currently developing a public education program with conununlty meetings and films depicting the problems of adoption. The CHS, In cooperation with other public and private agencies In North Carolina la seeking to find permanent homea for children who are waiting. Ihe problem Is not so bad as tar as white children are concerned, but the CHS states that there are hundreds of children beyond toddler age, especially black children from Infancy to early teen-age, growing up In foster or Institutional care, waiting tor families who can give them love and the security of an adoptive home. The requirements tor adoptive applicants are not all that difficult. The CHS la looking tor families who love children and truly want a child; are hesUthy, have a stable marriage or are well-adjusted (single) individuals who could provide mature parenting; have patience and understanding essential to helping a child develop the best that Is In him; have an income sufficient tor the child's care (suid you don't have to be wealthy or even own your own home); are ages appropriate to the age of the child you wish to adopt; are residents of North Carolina. For more Information, you may contact the Charlotte office of The Children’s Home Society, 301 S. Brevard St., or call 782-7170. We’re in the middle of National Diary Month June is Dairy Month, and throughout the Southeast, the celebration will take place under the theme "Milk — A Natural Choice.” For over 40 years consumers have paid qieclal tribute to dairy farm families during June for their unique contributions to our nation's health. Although milk production and promotion take place all year long, June has been designated as a special month-long salute to the people, and Industry who provide consumers with their dally needs of high quality, nutritious milk and milk products. Modern milking methods vary con siderably from those used during the first June Dairy Month In 1687. Just during the past 10 years, U. S. dairymen have been able to produce nearly the same quantity of milk as they did a decade ago despite around 80 percent fewer cows and 60 percent less labor. This Is attributed to Improved methods and Industrial Ingenuity. Projections tor the next 10 years Include a doubling In milk output per manhour because of even more efficient dairy systems and milking equipment, larger herd sizes and a higher milk production per cow. These developments will hopefully help dairy farmers maintain a reasonable return on their Investment, management, and labor while continuing to provide consumers with a high quality product at reasonable prices. Today's successful dairy requires teamwork and close attention to all phases of ttte dairy operation. While the modem dairyman doesn't have to be an expert In all areas of the operation, he does need general knowledge of the various professions having a direct bearing on his business. He must be a skilled businessman In every sense of the word If he Is to be able to stay In the business of producing ‘nature's most nearly perfect' food. June Dairy Month seems to be a natural time to thank our dairy farmers for providing the finest milk and dairy products in the world. MIEBiTOlD TUltDAV ANDTNMStOAY - TOMMCINTYRB lit. Sitr ^ t'j/o IT'- ;w ■i.ltAAITNITaWART lAltar Saartt lAltar DAMKILLAUITIN ••naralMaMftr CLYDtHItL AivarttoHit mraatw MORTHCAROI.IMA FKItl ASfOClATION Th« Mtrror-Harald ii publlihad by Gantral Aubllthlng Company, P. o. Orawar 752, Klr«» Mountain, N. C3MM. • vtinaaa and aditeriai oMicat ara tocatad at 204 South Piadmont Ava. Phono 7ja- 7m. Sacond Claaa poMapa paid at Klnpa Mountain, N. C. Sinfla eapy-tS canto. Subacriptlan ratat: 11.50 yaariy In otata, O^.Uola mantho; 01.50 yaorly out-of- •tata, IS tin inantho; Student rata for nlnof^ontha •1.24 What’s happening to the American family? Family life In America la strong and well and withstanding many of modem day society's changing values, according to a new survey of 802,0<X) people. The attitude Is apparent In answers to a survey conducted by Better Homes and Gardens magazine titled "What's Happening to tbs Amarieaa Family?” Seventy-six percent of the survey respondents note they feel family life In America Is In trouble. Many see the changing values of society reflecting on the basic unit of American culture. The survey Is one of the largest public out pourings ever elicited on middle class family life In America and a self-portrait of this segment of American family living that Is largely Ignored by government and sociologists' studies. Inattentive parents are cited by 87 percent as the greatest threat to the American family, while 86 percent say the absence of religious and spiritual foundation Is leading to the decay of the family. Materialism Is viewed as a family threat by 21 percent of the respondents and 18 percent say divorce and financial pressure menace the stability of family life. Is no guidance In their lives tmd they're making decisions they’re fearful of making alone. Psuvnts, In turn, tell me they’re afraid to offer advice, fearful that it will be wrong or turn their kids off. It’s a dllemnna of one generation seeking advice, the other afraid and unwilling to give It.” In spite of the high divorce figures In America today, 86 percent of the survey respondents Indicate their expectations of happiness In marriage are being fulfilled. Seven out of every ten married readers say thby share enough Interests suid activities with their spouse and 88 percent say they talk often enough with their spouse. However, that doesn’t mesui these spouses are marching strictly two-by-two through life. Many seem to be trending toward diversified activities. 62 percent give at least some Importance to a husbsuid and wife having separate actlvltlas suid Interests. The two-part questlonnsdro was published last tall. A statistical profile of the respon dents shows 66 percent attended college, 86 percent are married, 82 percent own their own home, 60 percent have children under age 18 and the median family Income, la C0,128. While respondents perceive their own marriages and fsunUles as sound, the survey indicate they take a different view of overall fumlly life In America. In their comments, many readers seem especially distressed by the "me first” at titude they observe sdl around them. "People don’t care enough,” wstf a common lament. "They su-en’t willing to extend themselves tor one another.” Six of every ten respondents believe America la a worse place to resu- children than It wsM 10 or 16 yesu-s ago. Two-thirds of the respondents say parents put too much pressure on their Idds to achieve, par ticularly in extra-curricular activities, and 87 percent think parents are too permissive with their children. Lack of communication with children Is a widely felt concern. Forty-twro percent of the respondents believe teenagers do not share their personsU problems with either parent. Only 10 percent say problems are shared with both parents, and 44 percent say mostly with the mother. Just 1 percent say mostly with the father. A social worker who suiswered the survey wri'ote, "Kids who come to see me say there A compsurlson with the results of Better Homes and Gardena first survey, which was published In 1672, shows that attitudes towards sex have relaxed since that time. Six years ago, only 26 percent of the respondents said they approved of two people Uvlng together for a while before msdilng a marriage commitment. Today the figure hSM risen to 41 percent. Premarital sex also gained some ac ceptance. Six years ago 82 percent approved. In the 1678 report 42 percent say It’s sUl right tor young people In love to have prenMrital sex. Although a majority of resulers 67 percent disapprove of premarital In tercourse, 80 percent feel that birth control methods and Information should be available to anyone, Including unmarried teenagers. Only 84 percent of the respon- dents say they would consider abortion for an unplanned pregnsuicy. The survey also pinpointed present day attitudes on a number of other subjects In cluding education, energy, the elderly and health care. Widespread concern was voiced on the status of education In America. Bemoaning the fact that so many youngsters can’t write three consecutive sentences without com mitting gross grammatical errors or do a sln^e sum without an electronic calculator, a resounding 64 percent of the respondents think schools should pay more heed to teaching basic skills. In spite of this criticism, 60 percent of the readers still rank the quality of education being offered In their Indlridual school district as good or very good. Nowhere did respondents show more guilt than when describing what they saw as the neglect of America’s elderly and their un derutilisation as a vital human resource. The elderly are generally forgotten by their families, according to 72 percent of the respondents. A common observation was nicely phrased as, "The elderly are not forgotten In thought, but the tim i actually spent with them Is short.” Respondents are split on half m the best place tor aging parents to reside. Half say retirement or nursing homos and ti-s other half say with their children. Health' care for the elderly was con troversial and so was the cost of health care In general. Respondents express concern over the spiraling costs and tocus rapidly on money. "I have trouble paying dental and medical bills and find myself dreading illness and reluctant to send even my kids to the doctor or dentist because of the expense. This Is not right.” Rising costs of other necessities have forced 88 percent of the respondents to put off some regular dental and medical care over the last five years. Better Homes and Garden magazine readers also show grave concern for the economy, and as forecastsrs the majority are pessimistic about the future of America's financial status. Forty-nine percent consider It likely the country will have a major economic depression In the next decade; only 2 percent believe social security will provide enough money to live on when they retire. Eighty-seven percent fiilnk the single family home will be priced out of reach of the average American family; and as a threat to the future of family life, they rank Inflation only second to moral decay, Slxty-nlne percent say owning real esUte Is the best hedge against In flation. When It comes to today’s American economy, energy Is a chief factor of In fluence and most respondents go along with the President when he says we confront a continuing problem. Elghty-flve percent believe the energy problem la here to stay. A majority of respondents Indicate they’re lowering the thermostat and reducing the use of electricity as steps to conserve energy. Surprisingly, 41 percent beUeve energy will be one of the greatest throats to family life In America over the next tei years. In fact, rsaders sse a lot of thrsaU to famUy Ufe during the next ten years. Twenty-elght percent see crime and pollution as threats and 10 percent are even concerned about changing weather patterns. Only 18 percent think their lives will get better. Thirty-three percent believe con ditions will get worse. While respondents contemplate problems, they resist the temptation to despair. Many Indicate they have faith In young people, and In themselves to deal with problems of th time. As tor the prognosis on the Ameiicst. family — one survey respondent seemed to wm up the future wrell with, ‘‘Ttiere will always be a famUy just as long as there's lovo.” CT. Clau of Oroi evenln Oonval severa He V emplo' Mr. I Oouch. Surv Mrs. T sons, Charle and J. three Hazel I Mrs. Giarlo Jane Mount Georg< S. C. LunnU tanbur grand great-1 Fun condui p. m. Love 1 Intern Baptli near < The friend Home 7 until sen Chi( kno eati Chi( Iron qua thet witt sec hherl Ker iChi ilicki
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