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Hwwfoy, JuMtlW I P°^ nt °f view BY BILL NIXON 9 i It was 1981, but the events ere still very much worth remembering. > It was one of those tough, soul-disturbing decisions. The hind with prickly tentacles full of implications and reper cussions. Six men and six women in Ebensburg, Pa. made the decision. They deliberated two hours and 10 minutes before finding William and Linda Barnhart guilty of involuntary manslaughter and endanger ing Urn life of a child. The child was their two year-old son Justin. The Barnharts, fundamen talist Christians, were on trial for denying treatment for Justin, who (bed in September *Bl of a 5-pound abdominal tumor. The Barnharts, members of the Faith Taber nacle Congregation, interpret the Bible as renouncing medical treatment in favor of divine healing. Sentencing in the case has been delayed pending the fil ing of post-trial motions, but the couple could get up to seven years in prison and $15,000 in fines. Justin had no choice in his destiny. William Barnhart isn’t con cerned about the possibility of a long prison term. "That’s up to God," he said after bearing the verdict “If I’m sentenced to prison, I’m willing to go." Want to exorcise demonic spirits in a child? Then beat him to death like the parents of a six-month-old baby in a West Coast city did. In New York, a 5-year-old boy was hospitalised with severe burns because his father put him in a hot oven in hopes of "burning the devil out" of him. The common thread in these cases is fervent Homecoming Continued From Page 2-B cheated on stations in many SS. cities. *As part afcM SMH: egpanding television to Italiain speaking people around the world, the Graziosos regularly videotape programs in that language for Trinity Broadcasting Net work in California, and also the PTL network in Charlotte. These programs are reaching a vast audience on dozens of stations all over the country and represent one of the most significant breakthroughs for mass evangelism in the history of Italy. Mr. Grazioso is head quartered in Raleigh where be lives with his wife Gret chen, and his two children, Tommy and Valerie. I Don’t 1 I ■ DON T CRY OVER ■ ■ SPILLED MILK is on* 9 ■ very common picture ot 9 ■ speech B B Where d it com* 9 ■ from? Most of us Know 9 9 what it means "milk 9 fl or whatever, in the past. K ■ that has been spilled or 9 ■ lived. cannot be 9 ■ replaced or taken back 9 ■ to do all over again 9 B Many of us have cried 9 9 over the pest only to 9 ■ discover that hasn't 9 9 changed a thing 9 B But there is an answer 9 9 to what has been 9 I spilled in your past! ■ ffi It s called FORGIVE- 9 9 NESS! You might need E 9 to be forgiven or you Eg 9 may need to forgive H 9 Forgiveness is some- 9 9 thing that our church Eg 9 can help you with 1 Do 9 9 not cry over the past 9 9 do something about il l 9 Ml'** 9 1 Brst Assembly Os God I | US. 17 S. Bus. v I 1 Edenton, NC 9 religious briefs...the chain which pulls those assorted miseries into a tragic mosaic that, in one way or another, affects us all. What is our responsibility as a society to intervene in such cases where the life of a child hangs in the balance? If we think none, then there is little hope for the future. The jury in Ebensburg was correct in convicting the Barnharts, even though the action came too late to help young Justin. He was already dead before society did anything. Where were we when, in this period of so called “civilised times”, two year-old Justin was dying because a tumor that could have been removed was not? Who was there to stick up for that little one? Who was sup posed to be there? Somehow, we must believe we all were. It’s hard to deter mine exactly how, but Justin was the responsibility of each of us. We must never become so unaware of our respon sibility that we let our respect for die rights of individual beliefs create such situations as described hoe. We can assure individual freedoms, and we must, but at the same time, there are certain responsibities required of each of us. We can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines. It’s time to get into the game., .the game of accepting our part in making this socie ty a society that continues to respect the rights of each in dividual to free expression, free thought, and the right to live. The Barnharts may not pay for what happened to Justin in this life, but each of us must. **• Some time ago, Ted Turner I had some interesting thoughts I on today’s news media. Says Ted: News is when you go out and try to find out what’s happening and report NORTHSIDE AUTO PARTS THESE SPECIALS RUN THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE THESE PRICES ARE TO CELEBRATE 13 YEARS OF BUSINESS AND TO THANK ALL OUR CUSTOMERS OIL & FILTER I WE CHANGE BUY TRANSMISSION $1725 & FLUID & FILTER SELL r A DC CHANGE ANY MAKE & MODEL CARS AUTO OR PICKUP $ 1 ft 75 lube^c c e luded front end 1 ° Ancc ALIGNMENT WIPERBLADES $"1199 SPIN BALANCE INSTALLED WHEELS $ 5" COME SEE OUR FULL SAOO bring YOUR car in LINE OF PARTS & ACC. ** each AND WE WILL check AT WHO LESALE PRICES * WE CARRY A LIFETIME AM , ICDI= „r TUNE UP ON MUFFLER & ALSO A ANTIFREEZE CARS BEFORE ECONOMY MUFFLER INSTALLED 1974 BRING YOUR CAR IN FOR $4® 5 8 cy *37** FREE HOSE & BELT 6 cy *32** INSPECTION - *OT»S IF ASKED CRUISE CONTROL 4cy. WE WILL ALSO CHECK installed for Filters Extra YOUR FILTERS American cars AND trucks BRAKES ECONOMY SIIQOO TUNE UP INSTALLED MUFFLER ON CARS SOAfifi CLAMPS AFTER 1974 & INSTALL FREON With Electronic PRICE INCLUDES LABOR AT PARTS COST ignition parts N 0 LABOR 8 cy. *28 7# labor $3995 CHARGE 6 cy. *24 7 « PER 2 WHEELS [ ADDITIONAL CHARGE §g i AUTO IF AIR CONDITIONER 4 Cy. , AND TAX ON PARTS HAS ANY OTHER FILTERS EXTRA PICKUP ARE NOT INCLUDED PROBLEM should not be bigger than the news. And we have that in America today. I think it’s a disgrace. If Walter Cronkite was going to get up after I’m through speaking and com ment on my speech, I wouldn’t be here. And yet that guy gets on after the Presi dent makes his speech and says, “What did the President really mean?” We didn’t elect Walter Cronkite President of the United States. You’re right, Ted, we didn’t. But maybe we should. If not Walter, perhaps we could interest Dan Rather, David Brinkley, or one of the other seemingly experts to handle the job. Then, we wouldn’t have to have some news person tell us what was said. In their total wisdom, any of these candidates or any other member of today’s media could tell us all the facts without us needing an explanation. Mr. Lassiter Is Awarded During the 194th Com mencement at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on May 15, Donald Tinkham Lassiter was award ed the Doctor of Education in Administration and Supervision. His dissertation is titled “Inequality of Distribution of Educational Resources in North Carolina”. This work was done under the supervi sion of Drs. Julio George and William Self (Retired). Dr. Lassiter is Associate Superintendent of Instruction for the Nash County Schools. He and his wife Fran, former ly of Edenton, and their two sons, Donnie and Geoff, make their home in Rocky Mount. A Hidden drop in water pressure in the neighbor hood can cause garden hoses and swimming pools to back up into a home’s drinking • water system. r * a - a -wine.. - .a THE CHOWAN HERALD Farm Ponds Overstocked Yet Under Fished by Tony Short Disctirct Conservationist Farm ponds provide hun dreds of hours of enjoyment to North Carolinians each year. Both young people and eld take pleasure in an afternoon of fishing. While ponds can provide water for stock or for irrigation, fishing is their primary use. There are over 67,000 ponds in our state. These are either embankment ponds (with dams) or the dug type. In eastern North Carolina there are mostly the dug pond kind, since the water table is usual ly high enough to fill the pond. After a pond is constructed it should be stocked with fish. The usual stocking is of bass and bream. These two species provide a good balance. The bream are stocked in the fall and the bass are introduced the following summer. Fish for stocking are pro vided at no charge to any pond owner. Although this program has a chance of be ing eliminated by government officials, applications for stocking are still being taken. These can be obtained at your local Soil Conservation Ser Student Council News The yearly baccalaureate for graduating seniors along with their family and friends will take place on Sunday at 7:30 P.M., at the Edenton Baptist Church. The speaker of the night will be the Rev. Gerald Perry. Two clubs at John A. Holmes, the library club and HOSA, had picnics this week to say good-bye to graduating members and to commend themselves for having had another great year. The library club has had several successful lunch brunches at Holmes and HOSA was par tially responsible for a suc cessful bloodmobile at John A. Holmes. The Senior class at John A. Holmes will be taking a trip to Busch Gardens on Friday. We of the student council certain ly want to commend the graduating ajmoij fpr having vice office. Stocking rataffor. the fish are 500 bream dndtt bass per surface acre of water. This 10 to 1 ratio keeps the fish population in the pro per balance. A yearly maintenance pro gram is necessary for good fish production. Fertilizer can be applied from February to October at a rate of 100 pounds of 8-8-2 per acre. Repeat this application at a 7 -10 day internal until the col or of the water prevents the sight of a white object held 12 to 18 inches below the surface. Liming is also required. It is one of the most overlooked parts of a good pond manage ment program. A water pH factor from 7.0 to 9.0 is best suited for fish. Most of our dug ponds are to acidic for fish production. Lime should be applied at a rate of at least one ton per acre per year or until correct pH levels are reached. Fishery Biologists say the biggest problem with farm ponds is that they are under fished. Ponds can easily become overstocked with small bream if these fish are made it through thirteen years of school. DECA members visited Military Circle in Norfolk, Virginia on May 25. The members, who were con ducted on a tour of the mall, were studying various win dow displays in the mall. Win dow displays help to sell the goods in a particular store which is very important to DECA students who study marketing and distribution. The world is not round. It is an oblate spheroid, (fattened at the poles and , „ bulging at the equator. ':j M A Mt removed. Fishing them out is the best way to do this. The bass however, should not be removed until about a years growth. Areas around ponds should not be left bare. Spoil dirt from dug ponds shoud be spread and seeded to grass. This material is acidic and re quires liming. It should not be allowed to wash back into the pond, where it can make the \ | JeP * f • FARM PONDS—Farm ponds provide hours of enjoyment to North Carolinians. Uses in clude irrigation and water for stock but mainly they are used for recreational fishing I CHOWAN BEACH...NEW LISTING! I ON OKISCO TRAIL kitchen/family room combination, plus screened-in side porch, oil-fired c, jfl wall furnace, on County water sSPh' system, includes refrigerator, range washer & window air-conditioning! jflL |^^^CHOWAN J ''-L I REALTY 1 I y° u have property to sell or lease ... if you have rental ■ property you want managed ... or if you want to buy a ■ home, commercial property or farmland .. .CONTACT ME ■ DAY OR NIGHT! Prompt, efficient, thorough, professional ■ service! I ALTON G. ELMORE, REAL ESTATE BROKER I 211 S. EPOAD STREET PHONE: OFFICE 482-8419 EDENTON, N. C. 27932 HOME 482-3577 I (Located With Edenton Furniture Co.) ■ _ * jp N rimm-.. 2 hathv 1 1 . slorv. hot water ■ iP'-rft-if. j hrM ' • :>,t ' ii'-’ fi i<>t is ft \ .•(! ft. II ” ■ 1 MMfmni *hit: nice front porch. \ard and neißh- M 9■ I ('ng’ftftH horhood: large den and fireplace; ■ ANk occupancy in :tn days. I 8 Acres Off Paradise Road Between I Dillard Ave. And Radio Station WCDJ 9 Excellent open field for development into needed house or mobile home park. Im mediate possession! „ I $ 32,000 j I Reduced! At Arrowhead! ■ ON SHAWNKK TRAIL |H . ■>"' v 1 -’O’ lot aiming the trees 88V989 and only a block from the park 1 99H9F fl * r area. 2 bedrooms, living room - HmwhE9B9 kitchen, bath and screened porch with refrigerate-, range and air-cond., also storage shed. Small pier on canal leading to Chowan River, on county water B system. mmti *22,500 On the Albemarle Sound at Chowan Golf & Country Club...home building let. already bulkheaded and landscaped. 000 On the Albemarle Sound at Chowan Roll A Country t tub .hoin ■ huildine j lot among the pines, already bulkhead.il and well vleared. $42 000 " ■BB9BaBBH9KBSK water acidic and murky. Grassed areas around the pond’s edge also act as filter ing systems to remove sedi ment and chemicals. In addi tion. it makes the pond more attractive. Many people will be around farm ponds when warm weather arives. Safety cannot be over emphasized. There should be some type of life saving devices located around A .* i Page 3-B the pond. Long poles or floata tion devices should toe available to reach someone who gets into the water. Most pond owners discourage swimming, but someone could accidently fall in and dug ponds, especially, can he very deep. ’>!» - : Ponds should be a source of enjoyment to their owners" and by proper managementf they can be just that.
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