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Thursday. May 12, mm Letter To The Editor Letter to Editor: The General Assembly will sopn consider whether to repeal legislation which allows local school districts to shorten the length of the school year on their own. That legislation, passed in the 1982 session of the General Assembly, was a response to the problems many school systems have in making up days lost due to inclement weather. Under the law, school districts can decide not to make up as many as five days. In other words, in some of our school districts, the school year has been reduced from 180 to 175 days. Our children are growing up in a complex and difficult world-far more complex and difficult than the one we grew up in. When there is so much more to learn, it does not make sense to reduce the amount of time we provide for the learning of our children. One of the arguments put forth in favor of allowing school districts to waive five days is that making up days in the heat of June is too hard. Working in hot weather is part of being a human being. Certainly, hot weather makes learning more difficult than fine spring weather. When, however, did we arrive at the notion that conditions must be perfect for learning to hap pen? I do not want my own children thinking that everything has to be just right in order for them to learn, and I doubt that most folks in this state feel any differently. We have a good state school system, one that I would put up against any in the land. Our children, however, can not compete well against children in other areas if they do not learn as much as those other youngsters. Our children need more education, not less. Reducing the amount of time they spend in school is a step backward. It is very important that the General Assembly repeal the legislation which has resulted r in less education for too many.. of our children. —.— SiftoeedlH C.D. Spangler, Jr., Chairman N.C. State Board of Education Costly Error To All Rescue Workers and brivers: Please be informed that there is more to Arrowhead Beach than where the Beach and Club houses are. There also is section L&M which is located on the Old Bandon Plantation, just on the left of Bandon Road off State Road 1222. Yesterday (May 4) a very dear friend died. The rescue squad was called and given directions to the end of Win nebago Trail. But as three times in past they made the wrong turn. Twenty minutes have pass ed before they reached my friend but it was too late. My plea is please, please learn all the roads in Ar rowhead Beach. This Bandon Plantation Section L&M is somehow never connected to Arrowhead Beach. My friend is gone, but I can’t help but wonder if the rescue squad were more in formed about us, maybe my friend would still be alive. So please get to know all of the rural roads of ALL Ar rowhead Beach. Peggy Baker Rt. 1, Box 513 Edenton, N.C. 27932 Music Ministry The Lighthouse in Elizabeth City is having a program to answer any questions that young people may have about <Jod, themselves or life in generiri. Dlories Boyd will be . answering these types- of 'questions according to God’s. : .• wnrd’otr .Friday; May 13,.ht V. .TheVtighthoqse offers - -die challenges, ‘-‘lf you don’t - ',*hkve a question - come let us ' fearn from you,-'bring your Bible,’ 1 ; ’ ; The Lighthouse will'also be y- sponsoring s music ministry on Saturday, May .14, For more inforiqtlOn call MMI4I or 335-0748. * ‘ "Good Ounfi, whan ihort, an twice m food." Bat taw Grecian I^—li^^—————PlLLSßUßV^^J Now more than ever, wete right for lp 1 1 •PRICES GOOD THRU SAT., MAY 14TH 'NONE TO DEALERS »WE RESERVE THE RIGHT . , MAV D ilti? U S * T ' V Ilk 1 TO LIMIT QUANTITIES COPYRIGHT 1983. WINN DIXIE STORES. INC. 16-OZ. BTLS. I .1”'.,. M Trl -r- 7 ™ | cm of s iH imHili A OR O 1 BS ■ 5-FUNCTION DIGITAL MEN’S OR WOMEN'S ™ DEPOSIT COUPOtTIuMIT 1) l | ■ A MBAPUP A A !£a'“'l V Wull H 12-OZ. CANS mo <* LIGHT W VAAI Bil I BLACK LABEL BEER GENUINE DIAMOND tUQ ilgf I COO * IB ® O Ji - | 14 KARAT GOLD 4|W p,.... f\ 59 E FILLED JEWELRY 1 U fe| |" l! HU ** il „ , GALLO WINES J EACH iZjm pK- CORN MUFFIN gj HHiBBI SIS° INOUR SC49 HBID REGISTER J kSSIHhBBHI tapes vjr ea rnmmmmumL • chablis • rhine • red rose ATi?i ---- A Jw D BRAND U^HOICnEMIBNL^^A INSPECTED TURKEY lAIINGS OR DRUMSTICKS lb .39 12 OZ. PKG. WO REGULAR FRANKS OR BOLOGNA 99 ~,,1.09 AfljgnA W D BRAND U S. CHOICE BONELESS / SHOULDER ROAST l. 2.59 W D BRAND U S. CHOICE ROUND BONE ''y„- SHOULDER ROAST . u, 2.29 TOMATO SAUCE 2 ~.1.00 ■ 16 OZ. CANS PRICE BREAKER CUT 9 V9B GREEN BEANS 4 ...1.00 m. W CANS PRICE BREAKER PINEAPPLE 2 for 1.00 Ml J PDADC IIIIPE p §| 16’i OZ. APPLE SAUCE PORK W j \ ¥ THIGHS OR □ • BEANS (AJ DRUMSTICKS WITH SIO.OO OR MORE ORDER AH HA EnwEß . ißbbc __ (LIMIT 4) r " ,tnU,tna * B y \. S', HARVEST FRESH SHERBET OR KMMI. r FLOUNDER \ fc-<. J «■“»■>* cream ssr VV ORANGES /T\ BISCUITS 1299 f I 99 BA \ 1 PKG. PEt'LED X DEVEINEO JERRY BOUCHER NORTHSIDE SHOPPING UNIER MANAGER EDENTON, NC the CHOWAN HERALD Page 3-B
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