PAGK 2 — WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHTS - DECEMBER 29,1988
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Careers and Football
You t>t'lcn hear ihe woal *‘caa'cr“ used lo describe a prufe&sional
hMtiball player's lime in ihe Ni l. hut prittessional liKtihall isn't a career
al all. It's aall) svhal I call a "slopping oil place.”
I see a career as soinelhirig that spans 25 lo 40 years and allows a
person u» grow. That's m\ delinihon of a caa'er. Not pntfessional fK«*
ball, where a player can go in al age 21 and he ihnut^h at 22 or 2.if The
aserage life of a pro player in the NI L these days is three years—//kj/’j
all. I don't call that a career.
So it’s a stopping off place You stop off for a little while and play and
yt>u smell the rxwes Before Unig. Iviter players come along, or you gel
hurt. No\s you se got to gt> i>ut into that real wtirld for Ihe career you
slu'uld ha\e prepared li»r m college.
Unldrlunalely. many of the fellows who are playing f(K)lhall. or for
that mailer basketball or baseball, don't prepare for life after spi)rts and
they w iiul up as failures That’s wliy I think the most important thing for
athletes to lemeinher is that as you prepaa* to play, you ntuM prefwre lo
tfuii. And not oitly in pro ball. In high schiH)l \ou pa'paa to quit by
getting your diplmna In college you pa*pare ti> quit by getting your de-
ga*e. In pni ball you pa’paa* by getting off-season employment lo be
ready for that day when\ou lune to (fuii.
Of course hHHball can be an inq>»>rtani part of that preparation. I
learned a couple of things through fiuMball that have carried over into the
real world and helped me throughout my life. One is the value of team
work. working together and depending on teammates. When you go into
a pib. you’re going to have work with other people, so that’s very
important.
I he either most important ihiirg you learn is hard work. You learn that
nothing c«»mes easy in s|sorts, that it takes a lot of hard work to succeed.
And once you'a' in the real wiirld of work, nothing comes easy out
there. You have lo coiiqvle against other companies, and you may have
to c«impete against irulividuals w ho want yonr job.
I prepared for my career after hunball by going back lo schtH)l and
getting not only the degree I didn't linish before I was drafted by the
Bears but also a master s degree Now in my business I get just as ex
erted about beating out another company for a SI(X),000 order as I did
about making a 15-yaid run where I had lo run over sornebtHly. It’s a
little dilterent. but it's still the same type of thing—a feeling of true ac
complishment III
(•all- .Siiscrs iscoiiskicn-dunv of the nri-airsr runnin}* barks of iitl lime. The former
( firur is a nuTiiber of the \alionBl KtMitball I.enKue’s Hall of Fame,
I98d PM Edtofia'Servccs
Obituaries
Bonnie L. Waters
Bonni^ fester Waters. 71, of Rt.
1, Pinetow^, died Saturday at
Beaufort Cotinty Hospital.
Services were Monday at 11
a.m. at Paul Funeral Home. The
Rev. Maynard Waters ofTiciated.
Burial was the Waters family
cemetery.
A native of Beaufort County,
Waters was the son of the late
James E. and Nancy Waters. He
was a retired construction work
er. Waters was a veteran of the
U.S. Army, a member of
Washington Masonic Lodge No.
675 A.F. & A.M. and of the Christ
ian Voice Ministry.
Paul Carrow', Wiley Walker,
William Earl Woolard, Mark
Bowen Jr., Mark Woolard and
Ronnie Godley served as pall
bearers.
Waters is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Edith Helen Waters; a
daughter, Mrs. Peggy W. Boyd of
Rt. 1, Pinetown; three brothers.
John E. Waters of Vanceboro,
Marvin P. Waters of New Bern
and Josh Reed Waters of Green
ville; three sisters, Mrs. Irene W.
Waters of Bridgeton, Mrs. Doris
W. Woolard and Mrs. Dorothy W,
Walker, both of Rt. 4, Washing
ton, and a grandchild.
ley Pines Retirement Home in
Lumberton.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Friday in the First United
Methodist Church of Vanceboro
with the Rev. Claude Wilson offi
ciating. Burial was in Celestial
Memorial Gardens.
She is survived by two sons,
Jerry Laughinghouse of Rock
Hill, S.C., John “Jack"
Laughinghouse of Reelsboro; a
sisters, Mattie P. Purcell of New
Bern; and two grandchildren.
Charles R. Nicely
GOLDSBORO — Charles Ray
Nicely, 56, of Goldsboro died last
Wednesday at his home.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Seymour Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. Charlie
Stuttz and the Rev. McDonald
Bennett officiating. Burial was in
Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
with full military honors.
He is survived by his wife, Pat
ricia Williamson Nicely; a son,
Charles David Nicely of the horn-
e; two daughters, Terri Jamieson
of Vanceboro, Catherine Nor-
bury of Honolulu; two brothers,
Joe Nicely of Grove, Okla.,
George Nicely of Tulsa. Okla.; a
sister, Nell McDowell of Yukon,
Okla.; and three granddaughters.
A retired master sergeant with
the U.S. Air Force, he was a char
ter member of the Sunrise Kiwa-
nis Club and on the board of
directors, a member of the VFW
and the Goldsboro Board of
Realtors.
Neva P. l..auglunghou8c
Neva Peed Laughinghouse, 75,
a former resident of Vanceboro,
died last Wednesday in the Wes
Sarah L.L. Jones
Sarah Lewis Lancaster Jones,
82, of Vanceboro died Saturday
in Craven Regional Medical Cen
ter in New Bern.
A memorial service was held at
11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church with the Rev.
Kenneth R. Townsend and the
Rev. C. Edward Sharp officiat
ing. Interment was in New Bern
Memorial Cemetery.
She is survived by a sister,
Edwina McMillan of Vanceboro;
a brother, John Laws of Vance
boro; two stepchildren, Hayden
Jones of New Bern, Kenneth
Raynor Jones III of Garner; two
nephews; one niece.
She was a member of St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, served as
church treasurer and was presi
dent of St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church Women. She was a re
tired postmaster, past president
ofN.C. Postmasters, past worthy
matron of the Vanceboro chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star,
and a former chairman of Craven
County Hospital Board of Trus
tees.
Contributions may be made to
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
A Gift to the
AMERICAM CAMCER SOTIFTY
MENORIAI ■
PROGRAM
AT ISSUE
English As Our Official Language?
C'ocigraswonun Viifiiila
Smith tR-Ndt.i b ■ mem-
b«r of the House Appropri
ations Commiltn and b a
rankbi, nMnsber o its
Apriculturr and Related
Afcnrics Subcommittee.
Why do you support a conslitutional
amendment designating English Ihe official
language of Ihe United Stales?
By custom for more than 200 years. English
has been recognized as the common language of
the United Slates, and it has served to unite the
most diverse nation on earth.
The English Language Amendment I support
does not seek to make English our exclusive lan
guage. but only the official language of govem-
nienl. The amendment in no way seeks to deny
the inherent right of people lo retain and speak the
language of their ancestors. The amendment
would reverse the two- lo Ihiee-decade-old trends
in government policies—bilingual ballots and li
censing exams, misdirected bilingual education
programs, and such—that promote official bilin
gualism and. thus, bicullumlism and isolate im
migrants from Ihe economic, social and political
mainstream of American society.
Is a common language needed for this to be
a unified nation?
Yes! We are a nation of immigrants, coming
together fn>m every ancestry, every race, every
religion, culture and language. Despite their
fiercely diverse heritages, immigrants of past
years found a common bond—the English lan
guage—through which they communicalcd and
worked side by side as Americans to build this
great country. They treasured their heritage,
allowing it to enrich their lives without estranging
them from the greater stKiety. Only if we retain
and reinforce this fundamental bond of a common
language for today's immigrants will this country
remain united as "one nation . . . indivisible."
Would such an amendment constitute preju
dice against non-English speaking Americans?
Exactly the opposite! It is the fragmentation of
society along language lines that will drive a
wedge between English and non-English speak
ing Americans and foster discrimination. It is.
ihrough a: comihon langduge. that ud exchangef
ideas and Icam about" one another, peaceably re
solve our differences, and shape the rich tradi
tions of our diverse religions and cultures.
Marcrio Femander-iU^as
b a nationally noted Jour-
nalba speciali/init in social
and economic bsiws.
Why do you oppose a conslllulional amend
ment designating English the official language
of the United Stales?
The United Stales has always been a multilin
gual. multicultural nation. Publications in more
than too difrereni languages appear regularly in
our country, adding lo the knowledge of our strei-
ely. On the other hand, the English language is
recognized as Ihe de facto national vehicle of ex
pression in this country. The English language is
very secure and docs not need Ihe Constitution lo
continue its existence. There is a popular saying
that advises us not lo lix something that is not
broken. The aiiicndmcnt creates more resentment
than hcnclils. Let's not try to mandate Ihmugh Ihe
Constitution what is already accepted as a fad of
life.
Is a common language necessary for this lo
be a unified nation?
Our national unity is inlad. and members of all
ethnic groups are working together toward com
mon goals. The effort lo pass this amendment
will create xenophobic feelings and emphasize
differences more than similarities. This proposed
amendment dctinitcly will divide more than
unite.
Would such an amendment constitute preju
dice against non-English speaking Americans?
Most memhers of the Hispanic coinniunitics
oppose the intention and actions of the propo
nents of this amendment, spccitically members of
Ihe U.S. English organizalion. Recently. Linda
Chavez and Walter Cronkite resigned their posi-
lions in this organizalion when confronted with a
memorandum signed by one prominent member
ol Ihe group. The memorandum is. by itself, an
exercise in ethnic and religious prejudice. The
resignations of Chavez and Ctxmkite were not
motivated hy their personal opposition lo the
aincndmenl. but rather by Ihe hidden agenda of
.many behind this initiative. What needs to be
jalfiended iK the way of thinking of those who see
■in'lhc ethnic, cultural and religious diversity of
this nation a threat rather than a blessing. Iil
c 1968 PM EfMonal Setvees
Up By 17.9 Percent
Ethel B. Cowan
Ethel Boyd Cowan, 55, of Emul
died last Tuesday.
The funeral was held Friday at
2 p.m. at Gotten Funeral Home in
New Bern. Burial was in Green-
leaf Memorial Park.
Surviving are her husband,
Thomas Cowan; four sons, Billy
Cowan, Tommy Cowan, Robert
Cowan and Douglas Cowan, all
of Ernul; a daughter, Mrs. Bar
bara Khoury of New Bern; two
brothers. Sammy Boyd of Emul,
Jimmy Boyd of New Bern; a sis
ter, Mrs. Phyllis Sharp of New
Bern; four grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Kitt
Swamp Christian Church.
Flue-Cured Leaf Marketing Quota
Increased To 890.4 Million Pounds
The 1989 national marketing
quota for flue-cured tobacco will
^ 890.4 million pounds. This is a
17.9 percent increase—135.4 mil
lion pounds — over the 1988
quota.
tinue for the next three years.
In other ASCS news:
The level of price support for
the 1989 crop has been set at
$1,468 per pound, which is 2.6
cents more than the 1988 support
level of $1,442. Notices showing
the 1989 crop quotas and allot
ments for individual farmers will
be mailed from the county Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation Service office in
January.
—The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has announced that
the 1989 peanut national pound
age quota will be 1.44 million
short tons (2.88 billion pounds).
The quota is 37,800 short tons
higher than last year’s quota.
There will be a referendum
Jan. 9 through 12 to determine
whether marketing quotas on an
acreage poundage basis will con-
The 1989 quota will be allo
cated to each state based on the
states share of the 1988 quota. In
a 1986 referendum, peanut grow
ers approved poundage quotas
for the 1986 through 1990 crops.
—The 1989 wheat and feed
grain program signup began
Dec. 19 and will continue
through April 14. The projected
deficiency payments are 89 cents
for com and 50 cents for wheat.
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Selections
With the equal access balloting
process just months away, tele
phone customers served by
several county exchanges will
begin seeing publicity flom long,
distance companies.
Equal access gives competing
long-distance companies equal
connections to the local tele
phone network, allowing cus
tomers to choose the long
distance company with the rates
and services they like best, and to
make calls through that com
pany by dialing 1, plus the area
code if necessary, and the tele
phone number. In areas which
do not have equal access, cus
tomers have had to dial as —gpjr
as 20 digits to use certain long
distance companies.
Betsy Newton, district com
munity relations manager for
Carolina Telephone, said, "Some
of these companies may send
customers sign-up cards for
long-distance service before the
equal access balloting begins.
However, these cards should not
be confused with the official
equal access ballot, which will be
mailed by Carolina Telephone
The 0/92 provision is available
and the deficiency rates will app
ly as guaranteed payment under
the 0/92 provision. There is a 10
percent acreage reduction re
quirement for both the wheat
and feed grain programs.
There is also a 10 to 25 provi
sion offered. It allows a producer
to plant 10 to 25 percent of his
program permitted acreage in
soybeans and get base history
credit. No deficiency payments
are available for this portion of
land.
No crop will allowed for har
vest on ACR-set aside land in
1989. Producers may receive 20
cents per bushel advance pay
ment for wheat and 35.6 cents per
bushel advance for corn
program.
Mrs. Newton said, “The official
ballot will list all the companies
offering one-plus long-distance
service in these areas. Customers
will be asked to choose one of
these companies for their one-
plus calls that cross state borders
or the customer’s Carolina Tele-
phone calling zone (called a
LATA).
“Long-distance calls within
the customer’s Carolina Tele
phone calling zone are not
affected by this balloting and will
be provided as they have been in
the past. LATAs are shown and
explained in Call Guide 9 in the
front of Carolina Telephone
directories.”
She said customers will have
ample time to choose their long
distance company before equal
access is implemented in May.
After receiving the equal ac
cess ballot, customers will have
about a month to make their
choice and return their com
pleted ballot, she said. Those
who fail to return the ballot be
fore the deadline and who have
not signed up with a long
distance company directly will
be assigned ajong-distance com
pany through a random selection
process ordered by the Federal
Communications Commission.
A second ballot, signifying the
assignment, will then be mailed.
If customers want to change
their assigned long-distance
company, they simply mark their
preferred company on the ballot
and return it.
Mrs. Newton said customers
with questions about long
distance service should call the
long-distance company. Tele
phone numbers for each com
pany will be listed on the equal
access ballot.
Carolina Telephone offers a
program about equal access to
civic groups, clubs, and other
organizations through the com
pany’s speakers bureau. Prog
rams, for which there is^no
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pany’s business office.
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