Nashville High School - Scrapper Yearbook (Nashville, AR)

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also helped with the complaints over excessive gasoline bills from steamed parents. Rising prices were not only evident at the gasoline pumps, but were also found at grocery stores and other businesses such as clothing stores and restaurants. Food for a party could be quite expensive if many guests were to attend. Going out to eat on a date was once more or less expected, but after the jump in the inflation rate, going out to eat came to be considered a treat when on a date. Watching television at home in place of going out became more and more popular with daters. If couples decided to take a cruise down Main to break the monotony, a stop for a coke dipped deeper into the pocketbook than ever before. The price of many medium-sized soft drinks leaped from a mere 30 cents to a dollar-breaking 45 cents. A two-cent piece of bubble gum suddenly shrunk in size and climbed in price to three cents — less bubble for the money! Bubble gum was not alone in this price hike. Candy bars and other snacks reduced in size and also reduced the buyer's change from the purchase. Needless to say, a penny became virtually worthless. While many students had jobs to support their spendings, the economic situation still held them within limits. Because some students had to buy their own shoes, clothes, etc., they found out how to balance a checkbook. This was vitally important simply because the dollar had decreased in value to such a great extent that sound money management became a must. Seniors Jeff Jones and |ohn Aylett ponder the possibilities while Bert Johnson gives his order to Big T worker Mimi Taylor and Mrs. Ann Hicks oversees the dining room. Pile Drug Store employee Tim Foltz takes a break from his duties at Pile's to check the prices and styles of shoes at Budget Shoe Store. Checker Susie McKinney waits for senior LaDonna Green to complete filling out her check to pay for her purchase of potato chips and soft drinks for a small get-together. Student Life 21

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Up, Up, At first glance, the economy of the United States was something that seemed quite remote from Nashville and NHS. However, the value of the dollar dropped an alarming amount as a result of the poor economy, and that was anything but remote from the people of NHS. Driving a car to school each day, then driving to work or home was a classic example of how the economy affected students. Rising prices soared to ridiculous heights, and hit everyone. Gasoline rose to an all-time record high of $1.35 per gallon in late March with no indication in sight of a levelling off of the prices. This increase kept many students from embarking on trips on dates and from crusing Main many times on any given night. Alternating rides to work or home helped most sudents cope with the expense of gasoline, and Away Sophomore Brenda Bissell searches through the well-known brand name merchandise offered at Robison's as she looks for a stylish purchase at a reasonable price. One of the many drivers at NHS, David Boden, pumps in lead-free Amoco premium gas and watches the price dial roll up another expensive amount. and

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» Helping Hands While students are kept occupied with academics, sports events, various organizations, and other activities, they are still able to look beyond themselves and think of others. Occasionally this takes the form of special fund-raising events for well-known charities. At other times it is a local project sponsored by a school organization, or it may be an individual undertaking. No matter what form or fashion the involvement takes, the fact is that NHS is always looking for ways to help people in need. One of the year's more notable Nitionil Honor Society member Kay Marshall attempts to find the right concentration of cleanser to use in removing the stains from the white chairs in the library. Two young primary students raise their hands to question speech class member Mitch Morrison about the evils of tobacco and drug usage. happenings was the Battle of the Sexes sponsored by the FHA and FFA. Most of the student body paid the 50$ admission charge which was donated to the Arthritis Foundation. Just prior to the Labor Day weekend, the Home Ec department manned a roadblock on Main Street to raise money and help in the fight against muscular dystrophy. The youth of the First Methodist Church, a group comprised primarily of NHS students, participated in the Halloween Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Not all of the services rendered by the students were of the moneymaking variety. More often what was generated was simply a warmth in someone's heart. Such was the goal of the FHA as they visited local nursing homes, bringing smiles and good company to brighten the day of the residents. Life