Yellow Jacket Yapper (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1964 Page: 8 of 8
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YELLOW JACKET YAPPER
APRIL 24, 1964
63 of 115 Civics Students
Would Lower Voting Age
Members of the FFA’s winning teams
include, front row, left to right, Farris
Whitehead, Jimmy Sims, Floyd Ormsby,
Tommy Webb, Walter Landers and
George Bonham. Back row includes Al-
ton Allison, Jerry Rives, Richard Sims,
John Cornett, David Anderson, Johnnie
Perkins, Curtis Rives, Kenneth Longley,
Pat Haley and Vernon Gambrell.
FFA Teams Place
in Area Meeting
Vying with 103 others, Mr. A.
D. Wheat’s three Future Far-
mers teams rated honors in the
Area VIII judging contest Apr.
4 at Tarleton State College in
Stephenville.,
The poultry team, composed
of Johnnie Perkins, Floyd Orm-
sby III and Richard Sims took
fourth place. Johnnie was fourth
high individual.
Another fourth place was re-
ceived in the livestock judging
'by the team comprised of Curtis
Rives,, Tommy Webb and Ken-
neth Longley.
Alton Allison, Vernon Gam-
brell, Jerry Rives and John Cor-
nett, members of the land team,
brought home sixth place in land "
judging. Alton was fourth high
individual in this category.
The Cleburne chapter placed
first in sweepstakes and will go
to Texas A&M May 1 to the
state contest.
Compliments
Insurance, Bonds, Loans,
THE O. T. SMYTH
INSURANCE AGCY.
Real Estate
10 B North Caddo Ml 5-5241
THE
‘Content with Our Parents'
Say 76% in Student Poll
by Candy Wilmoth
Parents! They’re best friends,
worst enemies, hard to please,
never satisfied —yet our idols.
In a recent poll, 76 per cent
of the students admitted to being
satisfied with their parents.
Thirty-six per cent wanted
their parents to be more lenient
and generous. Ten per cent wish-
ed them to be millionaires. Nine .
per cent wished to have the car
more often. Other wishes includ-
ed wanting to go to the drags,
not worrying so much, being less
gripy and thinking younger. Only
eight per cent would leave their
parents the saine.===
The most annoying thing about
parents proved to be, “they al-
ways say I’m too young.” Next
was “they ask too many ques-
tions.” Other faults were: always
walking by my room to see what
I’m doing, the way they act a-
round company, nagging me to
clean up my room, screaming
for no reason, being old fashion-
ed, their driving, my mother’s
Good
Listening . .
laughing and making fun of me.
Believe it or not, a few like
some things about their parents.
Twenty-eight per cent say they’-
re understanding. Fourteen per
cent like the fact that they can
stay out as late as they wish.
However, some admitted
“they’re just my parents,”' “mo-
ney and food,” “nothing.”
Only seven per cent would
trade their mother for Liz Tay-
lor. Paul Newman is the choice
“daddy.” Other desired parents
include John Wayne, Sandra
Dee, Roy Rogers and Dale Ev-
ans Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Phillip, Richard Burton, Donna
■ Reed, Robert E. Lee, Joan of
Arc, Rockefeller, Yvette Mim-
lux, John, Ringo and Paul of the
Beatles, Bess Myerson, Dick Van
Dyke, Arlene Frances, Governor
and Mrs. Connally and Presi-
. dent and Mrs. Johnson.
The Singer Co.
Fabrics, Notions,
Typewriters and general
merchandise (catalog dept.)
216 E. Henderson MI 5-7942
by Sarah Brand
In next November’s elections
about 115,000,000 citizens will be
eligible to vote. In most states
these over 21 years of age are
allowed to vote.
Many people think the voting
age should be changed to 18. Pre-
sident Johnson has indicated he
favors lowering the voting age,
but others are opposed.
When 115 civics students were
asked to give opinions on wheth-
er the age should be changed,
63 said they favored lowering
the age; the remaining 52 were
1 opposed.
The students gave various rea-
sons as to why they thought the
voting age should be lowered.
Edison Senior Bobby Hauk com-
mented. "I think the young man
or woman of today is better in-
formed on the political life of our
nation than in the days of Jef-
ferson and Lincoln.” ,
Favors Change
David Lee, Wilson senior, de-
clared, “if a boy can be drafted
at 18 and legally married, he
should be able to vote.”
Addams Senior Lou Ann Staf-
ford feels that the age should not
be changed. “I believe as a per-
son grows older, he understands
more about politics. At 18 most
people are interested in other
things and probably would not
be very serious about voting,”
TEXAN DRIVE-IN
1214 E. Henderson
409 W. Henderson
Charles Osborne, Mgr.
1105 S. Main
Slick Vereen, Mgr.
FEED
Holloway
Smart Shoppe
Smart Apparel
15 Main
she asserts.
"I feel 18-year-olds need to
have more experience in life to
know who or what to vote for,"
declared Wayne Ellis, Riley se-
nior. "Most 18 year olds are still
in school and still learning.”
Students also gave opinions
on the poll tax. Ninety-two vot-
ed for the poll tax and 19 against
it.
Jerry Thomas, Riley senior,
commented, "I feel that with ev-
ery privilege there must be
some attachment. Poll tax mo-
ney is put to good use.”
Edison Junior Don Kyle de-
clared, “The poll tax prohibits
some from voting because of the
cost. Although the money would
be taken from another source, it
would be better than to take
away the right to vote.”'
Bill Leonard’s
Blossom Shop
Phone MI 5-2407
Shields-Boyd
Cleaners
“Sanitone Cleaning"
Boston’s
Food Store
Phone MN 5-8268
eburne
Hardware Co.
Water Systems
Hardware - Housewares
Ml S. Main
Cleburne
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK
Member FDIC
Marti Service
Center
101-109 Poindexfer
Cleburne, Texas .
KCLE
AM-FM
Texas Power
& Light Co.
W.T. (Dub) Davis
Gulf Distributor
7011/2 E. Henderson
Jake $
Barber Shop
1029 Granbury
MI 5.3341
King Armstrong
Agency
617 N. Main
Pedigo - Western
Store
Get ready for the Rodeo-—April 24-25.
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Yellow Jacket Yapper (Cleburne, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1964, newspaper, April 24, 1964; Cleburne, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1638984/m1/8/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.