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Page 8-B Visiting Artists Are Being Sought For Community Residencies Artists are now being, recruited by the N.C. Arts Council for residencies in communities around the state. The Visiting Artist pro gram, which the Arts Council co-sponsors with the Depart ment of Community Colleges, places artists at technical and community colleges to serve county-wide residencies. Visiting artists are not formal teachers but work with various groups wit) the county in workshoj ec ture/demonstrations, exhibi tions, in-school act) ' =*s, readings, concerts d productions. The application deadhr March 1. Os the 58 technical and com munity colleges in the state, 52 currently participate in the program. Once selected onto the program, artists are chosen by the individual schools and may participate for up to four years. Applica tion is encouraged in all art forms. Because the intent of the program is to provide com munities with a visiting ar tistic resource, artists must be willing to relocate to any part of the state. Positions in the program are full-time. Once hired, artists cannot commute but must work and live in the community of the residency. Salaries for residencies generally range between $11,500 and $16,500 for the nine-to twelve-month period. The mininum requirement for participation in the Visiting Artist program is a masters degree or equivalent training and experience in the appli cant's art form. Applications reviewed by arts profes •nal in the appropriate uscipline; an audition may be required. Artists who pass ‘he initial screening may then DIRECTIONS: In Edenton take Hwy. 17 North to State Road 1340, turn right and go .6 miles to Snug Harbor, turn right on Dogwood Drive and follow the open house signs. asir.” wi " ** serred Gifts,wth * en - You, too, can own a new home, the easy, Jim Walter /Sm way. INSTANT MORTGAGE FINANCING TO QUALI FIED PROPERTY OWNERS. If you can’t attend but - - would lika information about building on your i" 1— 1 — property, please mail the coupon or write today. wait** homis Please send as your free I mm ■«- mmm catalog of hemes. We HIS' Jim Walter homes Ha homt dii our pfoporty* " ELIZABETH CITY, NC P.O Boi 572 Hwy. 17 South * ADDRESS Phone: 919/335-4252 CrfT STATE Telephono (or igM>nr , «) I own property in County be interviewed and selected by participating institutions.' The Arts Council is also looking for applicants for its Artis ts-in-Schools program, in which artists generally serve semester-long residencies in elementary and secondary schools. There is also a March 1 deadline for these applica tions. The number of positions is limited. For more information and application forms for either program, artists are asked to Q(\rttar*t fKo ArHcts-in* Residence Coordinator, N.C. Arts Council, Department of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, N.C., 27611; telephone (919) 733-7897. Arts Council staff will be available to help disabled people or others who may require assistance in •mpleting application forms. The Arts Council provides equal opportunities for par ticipation in its programs to all citizens regardless of race, color, national origin or disability. Lady J.V. Warriors Still Undefeated On January 11, the J.V. Warrior girls played Halifax and won by a score of 28 to 12. At the end of the first half, the Warrior led by only 1 point, 10-9. Jackie Williford scored only 4 points in the first half, but came out and scored 15 in the second half to lead the scores with 19. Jackie Tetter ton had 7 points and Tracy Lindsey had 2 to round out the score. The Lady J.V.’s are now 6 & 0. Ijggljl The average depth of the Pacific it more than two and a half miles. THE CHOWAN HERALD Hp' 5 . V j I - Ijßllf w3M ■L Jh Hh§^■. f mm i: m *• , ■■ jflH HP- IKT John P. East Students Are Back To School By Pat Halsey Students and teachers alike returned from the Christmas holidays last Monday, hear ing signs of the many presents received and having made New Year resolutions. The basketball teams at John A. Holmes were vic torious over Ahoskie last Fri day night and they will be competing against Bertie Wednesday. Mid-term exams will be ad ministered Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of next week after which the students will be given a two day break. Many English students at Holmes were given a treat Tuesday. They were enter tained with “Mountain Tales" by a trio with the Edwin Gill Company. In addition to the stories, students were also entertained with a banjo and fiddle by two of the players. I’m sure it was a pleasurable experience for all involved. Letter To The Editor To the Editor: \l wish to express to you and your readers several (there are many more) of my objec tions to the recent $29-billion federal gas tax bill. The new tax of five cents on a gallon of gas is a regressive tax that comes in a time of recession and is added to the existing four-cent federal tax and to the North Carolina state gas tax which is already one of the highest in the na tion. That is not good economics nor sound tax policy. This tax will hit the working people of this country harder than any other single group and that alone made it worth resisting. In addition, this gas tax of five cents a gallon will have an adverse effect in our rural areas. North Carolina is a ma jor agricultural state, thus this state will experience a negative impact. Sen. James Exon (D-Neb.) stated in a let ter to his colleagues and on the Senate floor: “The clear predictable effect of the cost of his program will fall disproportionately on the rural areas.” Why? Among other reasons, this tax is called a “user fee” but in fact it is not a “user fee,” for one fifth of this tax will be diverted to mass transit use in large cities of the North and particularly the Northeast. As a practical matter then you are taxing agricultural and rural users of roads, bridges, and highways to subsidize mass transmit use in other parts of the country. Call it what one will - that is not a “user fee,” and the economic impact is negative in agricultural states. Moreover, the formula used to compute what North Carolina will receive from its contribution to Washington in dicates North Carolina will not receive back a dollar for every dollar paid into the trust fund. Historically we Thursday, January 20,1983 have gotten back seventy-four cents on the dollar. We have tied with Texas and Oklahoma for the last place as a “donor” state, and under the new formula we will re main a “donor” state receiv ing for less in return than we will be contributing. Furthermore, this tax will adversely affect the trucking industry of this nation and North Carolina. Trucking is a major industry in North Carolina (we are the seventh largest trucking state in America) and many trucking businesses, particularly those of middle and small size, will fed a heavy brunt from this tax and added license fees. In this time of a weak economy it could force many of them out of business. In good cons cience, a senator from North Carolina, keeping in mind the trucking interests of this state, could not support this tax and dramatically increased license, fees this registration imposes. Beyond burdening agricultural and trucking in terests so vital to the economic well-being of North Carolina, this tax also could have a negative impact on tourism in our state. To in crease the costs of driving clearly may discourage tourist activity so critical to the economic health of our en tire state. As regards the use of the filibuster to prevent passage of this bill, Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La.) stated on the Senate floor that the North Carolina senators “had every right to do what they did. The people donU want faint hearted senators. People want senators who will fight for their position.” Finally, it is worth noting, that the fruit of this lameduck session of Congress is basics ly two-fold. One, it raised the pay of members of Congress (nearly SIO,OOO per member in the case of the House of Representatives) which I vigorously opposed. Secondly, with enactment of the gas tax, it imnosed a new tan on )hn mm.iT J try, and likewise I strongly opposed that even to the point of filibustering. I felt enough was enough. I make no apologies for my stand. I think it was right that this tax be resisted, and I trust that the people of this state, if they study this measure carefully and fully, will understand this was a carefully reasoned and principled decision, and there was no alternative but to stand and to resist. In fact, Congress should have reflected longer on this im portant and far-reaching legislation than it did. Ob viously, thirty-two other senators, who voted in opposi tion with me, agreed. Sincerely, John P. East United States Senator "Art Os Fishing” CourseToße Heidi Have you ever wondered how to catch those big-or even small-fish? Chesapeake Campus of Tidewater Com munity College is offering a course in “Art of Fishing” which covers the “how to” of surf, freshwater and big game fishing. The course taught by Bob Hutchinson, “Virginian-Pilot” Outdoor Editor-provides special infor mation on fishing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge- Tunnel and emphasizes bluefishing and fishing with light tackle. | The course will meet on Mondays from 7:30 P.M. un til 9:30 P.M. January 24 through February 28. The fee for the course is S3O. For more information, call the Office of Continuing Education at 547-9*71, ext. 279. twuwwatuwwtni ms FACTS! ! t FI6URES j AfCOrdinS to the Bureau of Labor Statistic*, thaw are more than 86 million Amer icana in the work Horn. If. j also bean estimated that nearly two-third* of these workers are anfaeed in aarvfce activities aneh as communication, finance and insurance, wboimlt md re tail trada and govammant. • *# ■PgjTSVI __ „ j**ysafr Thro y« h 6:30 p-^., I 4 Friday 9:30 a.m. UntS 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. Until 6 p.m. - Phone 482-3221 J
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