Page 8-A
To The Editor: Ransom
Denied Coaching Post
Dear Editor:
I had hoped to stay out of
this as much as possible but
since this entire situation is
newsworthy enough to
achieve front page coverage
I suppose it is worth my
time to clarify several
points that were stated in
the article.
First, I did not accept my
position at Holmes High
School “because I needed a
job”. I have not made that
statement and anyone who
claims to have gotten that
impression is simply
grabbing at straws.
Further I should probably
state that my major in
college was Physical
Education. I have coached
before (softball) but I have
not coached tennis. The
tennis team last year was
undefeated in conference
play. We may have another
undeafeated season but that
is not necessarily im
provement. If you look at
the won - lost column and
the team loses just one
match - then that is “going
down hill”. I resent the
inference that my in
volvement with the team
automatically makes it a
poorer team.
What is most irritating
about this matter is the way
it has been presented by the
media of our county. Most
newspapers that I read
make an effort to present
both sides, and give the
reader credit for being
intelligent enough to draw
his own conclusions and
form his own opinion. If a
person is interviewed who
makes what may be one -
sided statements or ac
cusations, they are
professional enough to
check out the other side. If
Terri Ranson said Nan
Copeland “accepted it
because she needed the
job”, then the reporter and -
or editor should have asked
Nan Copeland if that were
true; before printing the
statement.
Again in the last
paragraph of the article one
can see the same type of
insult to the readers’
mentality. Rather than let
the reader formulate his
own reaction to Dr. Hom
thal’s words, we are told
that he is downplaying the
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inexperience of the coach.
If I were involved with the
media, at the top of my
priorities list would be to
strive to be completely
objective on news and to
save subjectivity for the
editorials where it should
be.
I wonder how I would feel
if I were a student hoping to
be on the tennis team.
Perhaps I would wonder if
all those involved really
have my and the teams best
interest at heart. Perhaps I
would wonder - why?
As coach to the tennis
team I can only say what I
have already said - you have
my 100 per cent. I need and
the school needs your 100
per cent. The team was the
best last year* and can be
again this year - each in
dividuals play has room for
improvement and higher
achievement on the court.
Go for it!
I could say more on the
subject but considering past
observation on such matters
I feel that it would be to my
benefit and the teams best
interest to let those parties,
actually involved, settle
this.
In reality how can we
make valid statements if we
don’t know the whole story -
and there are only three
people that do know the
whole story.
I am not one of them.
Nan Copeland
Day Care
Continued From Page 3-A
James B. Hunt, Jr., feel that
day care is one of the top
priorities of this ad
ministration. “Day care
services are an economic
necessity for many families
with small children,” Dr.
Morrow said. “It often is
necessary for both parents
to work in order to make
ends meet, especially in
North Carolina, which has
more working mothers than
any state in the nation.”
North Carolina was the
first state to provide state
day care funding for eligible
low-income families. State
and federal funding is
allocated to all 100 counties
on the basis of population.
I
Donald Wagner
Holy Land Tour
Set For
November
A November tour to the
land of Jesus and the Jews is
being organized by Donald
Wagner, pastor of the Rocky
Hock Baptist Church.
The tour begins in Cairo,
Egypt, near the land of
Goshen, where the Jews
lived for about 400 years.
After a side excursion to the
Valley of the Kings and King
Tut’s Tomb, the tour will
follow some of the Hebrew
wanderings in the Sinai
Peninsula to Mount Sinai,
where Moses received the
Ten Commandments, and
then .travel overland to
Bethlehem, the place of
Jesus’ birth, and Jerusalem,
where so many of His ac
tivities were performed.
There will be many places
of interest, such as: the Sea
of Galilee, where Jesus
walked on the water; Mount
Hermon, the origin of the
Jordan River; the Dead
Sea; Nazareth, Jesus’ home
town; Masada, where the
Jews held out against the
Romans after the
destruction of Jerusalem in
70 A.D.; and a sightseeing
excursion to Amsterdam,
Holland.
This tour, beginning
November 2 and ending
November 15, is open for
anyone who has ever wanted
to go to the Bible Land and is
intended to be a spiritually
enriching “retreat.” For
further information, contact
Don Wagner, Route 1,
Edenton, telephone 221-4948.
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THE CHOWAN HERALD
Edenton - Chowan Recreation Report
Ten Year Olds Are Tour
nament Champions
The ten year old All-Star
team sponsored by the
Recreation Dept, were
crowned tournament
champs this past weekend in
All-Star competition in
Manteo. The Edenton-
Chowan team went through
the tournament without a
loss as they won the final
game by a 24-5 score over
the host team from Manteo.
The two coaches, Sid White
and Keith Johnson along
with all fifteen team
members are to be
congratulated for their
accomplishment.
Little League All-Stars
The Little League All-Star
team continues to advance
in State Tournament
competition as they were
victorious in two out of three
games thus far. Last Friday
night the team opened the
tournament with a 5-0 win
over Person County. Erie
Downing was the winning
pitcher and Julius Jernigan
led the team in hitting with a
three-run homer and a
single. On Saturday night,
Edenton faced a tough
group of boys from Win
terville and fell by a 22-17
score. In that game Erie
Downing blasted three home
runs including a grand
slam. Julius Jernigan also
had a home run and two
singles. Edenton then
played the Ayden All-Stars
in the double elimination
event on Sunday night.
Edenton put themselves
back in their winning form
with a 5-0 victory. Erie
Downing pitched a no-hitter
and added another home run
to lead the team from the
plate. Robert Rankins
added a triple to the cause.
The team will continue
playing throughout this
week.
Baseball Uniforms
Returned
All baseball and softball
participants are urged to
return their uniform as soon
as possible to avoid a
penalty charge. This applies
to all Little League, Babe
Ruth and Girl’s Softball
players. T-Ball and Midget
League players may keep
their shirt.
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overlooking water, wort* tor handyman. House furnished
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Underpinned washer, dryer, living room furniture, furnished.
Financing available at 14 percent.
LOT ON WEST GALE STREET Close to downtown,
churches, hospital, and school. Perfect for building.
LOT CORNER OF PARK AVE. AND JOHNSON ST.
Priced for quick sale.
LOT ON MONTPELIER DRIVE Reduced for quick sale -
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COMMERCIAL BUILDING lncome producing downtown
Edenton. Good long-term investment, tax shelter.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ACROSS FROM SHOPPING
CENTER Excellent investment, income producing.
HOME SITES NEAR COUNTRY CLUB Wooded and
clear. Low downpayment - 5 yrs. to pay.
TRAILER LOTS 5O x 150.
FOR SALE 23.22 acres, 5 miles north of Edenton, in
tersection of U.S. 17 and N.C. 37. Ideal for commercial or in
dustrial use.
WATERFRONT LOT On Chowan Golf and Country Club.
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Aerobic Dance Class
The Recreation Depart
ment is sponsoring an
Aerobic Dance class on
Monday and Wednesdays
beginning at 6 P.M. A drop
in class is also offered on
Saturday morning at 10:00.
The instructors for this class
are Julie Spivey and Terry
Rothberger. A registration
fee is charged for the class.
Contact the Recreation
Department at 482-8595 or
Julie Spivey at 482-8055 for
more information.
Football And Soccer
Outstanding Young Farm Woman
RALEIGH - Applications
for the “Outstanding Young
Farm Woman” award for
1982 are now being accepted
by the N.C. Department of
Agriculture, Commissioner
Jim Graham announced.
The award, presented
annually during the Young
Farmers and Ranchers
Luncheon at the N.C. State
Fair, is given to a young
woman who is engaged in
production agriculture. This
year, the luncheon will be
held October 19.
Women - 35 years of age or
less - who are actively in
volved in production
agriculture in North
Carolina and whose daily
decisions affect the overall
success of the farm are
eligible to compete for the
award.
“We have close to 5,600
female farmers in this state
- almost six per cent of our
total farmers,” Graham
stated in making this an
nouncement. “With that
many, we look forward to
having a number of ap
plications for the 1982
Outstanding Young Farm
Woman Award. This will be
our third year, and we want
to continue this successful
and well-received award.”
He continued, “the term
‘farmer’ has in the past been
a term attributed to males.
But moreso than other areas
of the economy, women
have always been vitally
important to agriculture. By
presenting this award on a
yearly basis, we are
recognizing the con
tributions women make to
Registration
Registration for the up
coming football and soccer
seasons will begin Monday,
August 16 for anyone in
terested in participating in
either or both of these
sports. There is no charge to
participate in either sport,
but there is a fee for in
surance. Registration forms
may be picked up at the
Recreation Department
office during office hours.
Also any adult interested in
helping coach a team in
either sport may call the
Dept, at 482-8595.
production agriculture.”
The deadline for sub
mitting applications to the
award is October 1.
Applications are available
by writing: Public Affairs
Office, North Carolina
Department of Agriculture,
P.O. Box 27647, Raleigh, NC
27611; or by calling (919)
733-4216. Applications are
also available through local
Farm Bureau offices in each
county. Completed ap
plications should be mailed
to the NCDA Public Affairs
Office at the address listed
above.
"Hatteras Light”
Continued From Page 3-A
much additional spending
which help create jobs for
North Carolina’s people.”
The tallest lighthouse in
the nation, the Cape Hat
teras structure was erected
more than one hundred
years ago in an area nearly
one-half mile from the sea.
Erosion and storm damage
have claimed most of that
area, and the lighthouse
currently stands less than
250 feet from the ocean.
The fund-raising plan to
rescue the Cape Hatteras
Lighthouse was announced
last year by U.S. Sen. Jesse
Helms and Gov. James B.
Hunt, Jr., co-chairmen of
the campaign. The money
will be used for im
provements to prevent
further erosion that
threatens the structure’s
stability.
I (ORefk Tyler
downtown edenton
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