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SAT.,AfL123,ini wi m.-wim ,i j: 1 V4 - MMJ-".J W..MUAl .- --. M f iwxam pent il J ll . I DURHAM DULLS: .si i; ' "I .Ot?, ? C5 s 4 1 . fe FT (wmiiimi ii iwm nrn i mw imvmiri irrin n.K.i''ii.ii wy m iiiiiwfr''-friyfr.qaw The Incredible Saga Continues Church League Champions H First Calvary Baptist Church Basketball Team won the Boys' 13-15 Church Leaguo championship of the Durham Recreation Department with a 9-1 record this winter. They won the regular season with a 7-1 record and swept through the League Tourna ment by defeating Trinity 63-31 and Gospel Center, 54-24, in the finals. Team members are (front row l-r): Dwayne Toomer, -Thomas Smith, James Mills, pete Fearrinqton; (back row) Head Coach Lee Richardson, Asst. Coach Frank Jacobs, Sr., Greg pios, Levi Holmes, Reggie Burnett and Pastor V.S. Thompson. Not pictured: Howard Hoskins, Donald Clark, Marlon Lennon, ;Bryant Pettiford, James Scott and Sean Glenn. By Ebon Armstrong, jr. After the major success that the Durham Bulls en joyed last year, nearly everyone asked after the. season ended just what can they do for an encore? Why it would be virtual ly Impossible to match the 1980 feat of a new kid on the block that drew over 176,000 fans to the park (the second highest atten dance in all of Class A baseball), won two Carolina League, Southern Division pen nants, and played an ex citing brand of baseball to boot. Could the bulls and their fans hope to even ap- proach such ecstacy the se cond time around? Believe it or not, baseball lovers, if the re cent Bulls' first home stand is any indication, they may just make you forget 1980, if that's possible. Yes, Dirty Al Gallagher is back and his product is just as exciting as ever. The Bulls are hitting and running all over the place. They cannot be counted out of any ball game. In the home pplener they trailed Lynchburg 8-0 after six innings but by the bottom of the seventh, the ; score was tied as over 4400 fans roared their ap proval. The Bulls lost that one 9-8 in extra innings but they had served notice that they were still the most exciting team in baseball (sorry about that, Billy Martin). . The fans are just as col orful and classy as a year ago. They never give up or boo the home team. They still chant, "Let's Go Bulls" and "Bulls Hit!". The Bulls' Squawker would give the San Diego Chicken quite a run for his money. The Bleacher "Bums" are back in grand style. The Ball Park has been spruced up, the wonderful ground crew has the field in great shape. Paved walkways now lead to the rest rooms and there's bet ter access for handicapped persons. The concessions are delicious and this year a Nachos Stand has been added. The Bulls continue to be the mostly highly visible Cass A team in the land. Recently an Associate Press story was written about the Bulls that's now being circulated nation wide. Channel 11 (WTVD) is telecasting three Bulls home games phis the Carolina League AO-Star Game live this season. The first telecast was on Easter Sunday when the Bulls clobbered Salem 144. With talk of a players' strike in the majors. Triangle fans can take heart the Bulb will be in town all summer. rrt. ELSON'S Super Lucky 13 Top Collegiate Teams For 1981 W'iM- - BV Elsoii Armstrong, Jr. It trtir' and eainst the national nastime. but With all the Sarin a football games winding down around this great land, I if just thought yon would like to see the teams that I think Eiirill be the cream of the crop next fall. 3 1. Southern California Yeah, IVnow I picked USC year ago and they fell right on their faces, but Coach John Robinson always follows up a bad year with an outstanding one. Troy plays a very tough schedule Swhich, when the dust clears, should find them on top of cthe heap. i ' 2. Alabama Bear Bryant will emerge as collegiate iiftoot ball's all-time winningest coach this year and he I would love to capture another national title, but he's go- jfrig to need some help to do it. His team will do it's part, "lut somebody's gonna have to beat USC. '4 3. Michigan Hey, hey, hey, the Wolverines finally iSivon that elusive season ending game plus the Rose rBowl. Now they're hungry for even more glory. They'll e the class of the Big Ten. (Sorry, Ohio State) If that f-pigskin takes a favorable bounce, they could win the na "tional championship. if 4. Oklahoma The Sooners will be just like they r": always are, deep, swift as the wind, and Big Eight pphampions. OU has a September 26 date at USC and f$his smoker could be for all the marbles! 5. Ohio State Most teams would love to finish 9-3 iiput in Columbus, where everyone was thinking No. 1 a &ear ago, that season was a real debacle!!! The Bucks Should be better this time, but they'll lose out to ichigan in the November War. 6. Penn State For a couple of seasons now, Joe IjPaterno's Nittany Lions have taken a back seat to Pitt in the East. Well, this time the power will return to the : Blue and White! : 7. Nebraska The Cornhuskers arc mean. They will blast everyone (except Oklahoma) on their way to another outstanding year. fas S. Texas When last seen, the 'Horns were getting 'kicked all over the Astrodome by North Carolina (yeah, ityhe Basketball school) in the Bluebonnet Bowl. This was jSyery hard for Texans to swallow and this year Fred . jAkers must be good Or he may be gone!!! 9. Brigham Young This team often produces scores jtjhat would make a basketball coach grin. Where do they keep getting these great quarterbacks? 3! 10. Notre Dame The Irish have hired an outstan ding new coach and he should keep them among the na tion's elite. x p 11. Houston The Cougars suffered an embarrasing I -loss to Rice but they looked tough in routing Navy in the frigid Garden State Bowl. They may find themselves in I the Cotton Bowl this year. T ' in 12. North Carolina Tar Heel Coach Dick Crum riias never lost a bowl game and last year he gave UNC fcjt's best team ever (11-1). Although not as strong this rtime, UNC will again be tough. :: .i 13. Georgia Even with Walker the 'Dogs are going T;o have a tough time defending their national title. :Everyone. I mean EVERYONE will be after them! 13-A. Stanford I'm tempted to pick the Cardinals IJiigher but you know these guys from the "farm". They -may beat USC one week and lose to Fresno State the Tjiext. Could be great if . they could avoid the roller rtf oaster. fa 13-B. Pittsburgh The Panthers will be great again, - Jbut oh, how they'll miss Hugh Greene. I. TEAMS TO LOOK OUT FOR: 3r.:5 Florida The Gaters could have the best team in the 1, Sunshine State this year. , 51 Duke The Devils with a powerful passing offense should be doing it in Durham. H Mississippi State -I Tbcy may be saying "How 'Bout bem 'Dogs" tn the Magnolia State this time. (';'.V 'V':- ; '...' Newest Bowl: The California Bowl which will match vtthe PCAA and Mid-American winners in Fresno, California on December 15. v I zl :. :B , : ' - - .... 1 Final Glance A 1 1980-81 Collegiate Cage Rankings By Elson Armstrong, Jr. post season; the ACC in Teams: Indiana, North Elson's Final the regular season. Carolina, Brigham Top Seven Teams: Most . Overrated Con-. , ; Young, Fresno State. All i; Indiana When Iference! Definitely thei Of these teams greatly ex- -thtey 'were J-7i5;'ai.ia PAOTtn: 'Eachi of tbcit ceedea. neptiQffj& a. young man's thouehts turn to basebalMhey a ways sayt Wi$ were .written orr. But when everything was on the line, Bobby Knight had his classy outfit more than ready. The way they blew past strong teams in the playoffs, they proved that without a doubt they . are No. 1 . Congratula tion's, Hoosiers! 2. North Carolina I just love to say I told you so. In case you don't remember, my pre-season forecast said, "In the ACC, the media will focus their attention on Virginia and Maryland, but don't be surprised to see Dean Smith's charges in the final four". Except for In diana, there's not a single team in the country who could've beaten Carolina after the ACC Tourna ment. (I told you so.) 3. Virginia Definitely the best Wahoo team ever. The Eastern Regional Champions gave the history-rich university a new reason to be proud they're now a national basketball power. 4. Louisiana State They keep saying that this is the final-four team that had the most talent, but they sure didn't show it against Indiana or Virginia. Still they made the final four and that's saying a lot for a school which used to be only pro ud of it's football teams. 5. Brigham Young The Cougars proved that an all-white team can still make noises in the NCAA Tourney. UCLA is still in shock over that whipping that BYU laid on the Bruins. 6. Utah The Utes had the second best front line in collegiate basketball and they could've very well made the final four if they hadn't run into the best front line (North Carolina) in the Western Regionals. No excuses for the guys from Utah the game was played on their home court. 7. Kansas State Say what you want, this was NOT a Cinderella club. All they did was break the myths of San Francisco, Oregon State, and Illinois, three highly rated teams 'en route, to a Western Regional Runner-Up title. Strongest Conferences (tie): The Big Ten in the M6st Underrated Con ference: The PCAA; This league held the nation's No. I defensive team (Fresno State), the No. 1 offensive team (Cal-Irvine), and AP All American, and three of the country's most respected coaches Boyd Grant (Fresno State), Tex Winter (Long Beach State), and Bill Berry (San Jose State) yet no one knows anything about them. None of the PCAA teams were every ranked by the two major wire ser vices this year. Most Overrated Teams: DePaul, Oregon State, Maryland, and UCLA. All year we were told how great these teams were, yet when it came time to put up, they EIFoldo. Most all did an Underrated Coaches of ihv Year: Bobby Knight-Rallied Hoosiers to the Big Ten, Mideastern Regional, and national titles after a slow start against top flight competition. Dean Smith-Took a young Tar Heel squad, which was picked third in the ACC, to the ACC Tournament, Western Regional titles and the NCAA second place. Boyd Grant-Led Fresno State to it's best season ever (25-4) which included the PCAA regular season and tournament titles and the Nation's No. 1 defen sive club. Most Overrated Coaches: Ray Meyer, Digger Phelps and Lefty Driesell. Each year these guys have all the talent, yet they don't even come close to finals. Exercise Speeds Up Loss Of Body Fat According to a recent broadcast sponsored by the Columbia-Presbyterian Medi cal Center and The Prudential Insurance Company, exercise should be a major part of any weight reduction program. Dr. Barry Franklin of Sinai Hospital in Detroit says that, in addition to increasing heart and lung functions, exercise speeds up the loss of body fat without a reduction in muscle weight. Dr. Franklin recommends three exercise sessions a week, saying, "if you do a little bit of exercise, 20 to 30 minutes every day over a long period of time, you will tend to lose weight and lose it successfully." According to Dr. Franklin, as little as half an hour of light daily exercise and turning down a sweet dessert can result in an overall reduction of about 600 calories a day. Over seven days, that adds up to 3,500 calories or the caloric equivalent of one pound of fat. "Perhaps the best exercises would include walking, jog ging, swimming, stationary bicycle, cross country skiing," says Dr4 Franklin "These exercises or any' activities in which tht individual exercises large groups of muscles for a prolonged period of time are the most effective." Dr. Franklin warns that "effortless exercise" devices are not effective. Although many people are intrigued by the idea of losing weight without dieting or exercising, he maintains it is impossible to reduce using such gim micks. One such device, an abdominal belt vibrating machine, burns eleven calories during IS minutes of use, requiring 307 fifteen-minute sessions to lose one pound of body fat. Hazel Plummer Bowling Scores The Haze) B. Plummer Bowling League scores for April 20: Ladies high game: 211-Missouri Morris. 210 Dot. 209-0ra H. Lewter. Ladies high series: 572-Fk) Roberson, 532-Nancy Rowland. 521 -Dee Plummer. Men's high game: 225. 203-Unwood Taylor. 221-Norman Johnson, 211-T-Bird Roberson. Men's high series: 571 -Norman Johnson. 563-George Thome. 556-Jim Oyer. Others: 208. 201-Flo Roberson. 205-Nancy Rowland, 209-Joe Garner. 203-Jim Dyer, 202-Joe Parker, 200-beorge - Thorns. 507-Missouri Morris. 506-Bonnie Edwards. 506-Ora H. Lewter. 540-Linwood Taylor. 536-Howard Fills, 529-Chartes Parker, 526-Joe Garner.. 507-June Winston, and 505-Jimmy Harrington. Team scores: High Game-856. Jive ; Five; High Series-2369- Screwballs. - .1 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION J Mechanics and Farmers Bank DURHAM, RALEIGH and CHARLOTTE. N.C. In the State of North Carolina and Domestic Subsidiaries at the close of business on March 31 ,1981 ASSETS Cash and due from depository institutions S4.455.000.00 ' U .S. Treasury securities 2.792.000.00 Obligations of other U .S. Government agencies and corporations . , 7,349,000.00 Obligations of States and political subdivisions in the United States 3.532.000.00 Other bonds, notes, and debentures 14,000.00 Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell 4.000.000.00 a. Loans, Total (excluding unearned income) 24,712,000.00 b. Less: allowance for possible loan losses 351,000.00 c. Loans, Net 24.361.000.00 Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises 1 ,463,000.00 Real estate owned other than bank premises 298.000.00 Other assets 732.000.00 TOTAL ASSETS 48.996.000.00 UASIUTIES ... i . - - ' ' i pamana aeposns a mainwaiiPparnersTOp. , . . - .,, V! jl,,.. .i4j64.oop.oo Tlrrw and savtrrgs tfepwltf of Inolvkftal, partnerships. ' '" and corporations 26,253.000.00 Deposits of United States Government 321,000.00? Deposits of States and political subdivisions in the United States 1.613.000.00 Certified and officers' checks 626.000.00 TOTAL DEPOSITS 43,777.000.00 a.(1) Total demand deposits 17,514.000.00 a. (2) Total time and savings deposits 26.263,000.00 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 530.000 Mortgage indebtedness and liability for capitalized leases 81 ,000.00 Other liabilities : 353.000.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES 44,741,000.00 Subordinated notes and debentures 100.000.00 EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock a. No. shares authorized 200.000 b. No. shares outstanding 142.305 (par value).... 712.000.00 Surplus 2.608.OOO.OO Undivided profits 755.000.00 TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL 4.155,000.00 . TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CAPITAL .48.996.000.00, MEMORANDA Amounts outstanding as of report date: a. (1) Standby letters ef credit, total 161.000.00 b. Time certificates of deposit in denominations of $100,000 or more 2.121.000.00 Average for 30 calendar days (or calendar month) ending with report date: a. Cash and due from depository institutions 4.203.000.00 b. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to reseU 2.024.000.00 c. Total loans 24.884.000.00 d. Time certificates of deposits in denominations of $100,000 or more 2.121.000.00 e. Total deposits 42.016.000.00 f. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 696.000.00 h. Total assets . 47.635.000.00 Total deposits to the credit of the State of North Carolina or any official thereof 1 .613.587.02 I, the undersigned officer, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Lee Johnson, Jr.. Vice PresidentComptroner Directors: J.J. Sansom, Jr. W.J.Kennedy, III C.C. Spaulding, Jr. State of North Carolina. County of Durham, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of April. 1931 and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank. ? Sheila L. L'cCnee. Notary Public. r Uyrornmlsslontx?tt40ctoter30. 1SC5.