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WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHl'S — JANUARY 14, 1988 - PAGE 5 The Greatest Running Back Recently I was interviewed by Fnink Gifford during the halftime of a Monday Night Football broadcast. We talked about great run ning backs and I gave my opinion that the top running back of all time was Jim Brown. Fans love to debate who was the greatest player at each position. Naturally Pvc heard from some who would pick Tony Dorsett, O.J. Simpson. Walter Fayton. or any one of several other fine running backs over Jim Brown. It was a reminder to me that a lot of people just don't remember Jim Brown. If you arc 30 years old today, Jim Brown quit playing when you were ten. Another factor is that because of expansion to new cities and increased television coverage, the National Football League has attracted many new fans who never saw Jim during his great years with the Cleveland Browns. When you consider the conditions Jim played under, his records are even more phenomenal. He played in an era where the defense's primary purpose was to slop the run first and the pass second. To day. it's the other way around and that helps the running back. When Jim look a handoff, he was likely playing on a frozen or muddy field, 'fhere were no domed stadiums or artificial turf fields back in the 1950s and 1960s. I feel the good track artificial turf pro vides adds 25 to 50 yards per game to a great running back's total. Back then the hash marks were out where the college hash marks are today. Officials spotted the ball on the hash marks and there was always a short side of the field. Defense slanted to the wide side. You simply didn’t run to the short side because the sideline is the best tackier a defense has going for it. Jim ran from a split backfield where he started from about three yards behind the line of scrimmage. He didn’t have the luxury of startiog from seven yards deep, as in the “J” formation, and the advantage that gives you in picking your holes. And. of course, he played when the NFL season was just 12 games. Even with those disadvantages. Jim set records that lasted for nearly two decades. He was that rare player who combined all the talents desired in a running back. He had moves and speed, and he also had the power to run over defenders. Of today’s running backs, 1 would choose Eric Dickerson of the Indianapolis Colts as the best of those still at the lop of their game. Waller Payton of the Bears will be retiring this year after a great career, and Tony Dorscll has had many fine years with Dallas. But there's no doubt in my mind that Jim Brown was the greatest of all lime. Ill Gale Sayers b considered one of the greatest ranning barks of all time. The former Chicago Bear b a member of the Natkauil Footbail League*s Hail of Fame. • 1967. PM EdOonal Scmcos Eagle Boys, Girls Lose Both West Craven's boys' and girls' varsity teams were handed conference losses Tuesday night by cross-county rival Havelock. The girls’ basketball teams from Havelock, East Carteret, Bear Grass, Columbia and Pun- go Christian Academy were win ners Tuesday night as the Coastal Conference schedule got under way while the Tobacco Belt Con ference schedule continued. In Coastal boys' games, Have lock beat West Craven 62-49 while North Lenoir upended East Carteret 74-64. In the Coastal girls' games, Havelock ran its record to 10-1 with a 73-59 victory over West Craven, while East Carteret won its league opener by easing past North Lenoir 35-19. In Tobacco Belt girls' games, Columbia routed Jamesville 68- 18, Bear Grass beat Bath 39-33, Chocowinity beat Mattamuskeet 56-36 and Aurora beat Creswell 52-19. In Tobacco Belt boys' games, Columbia beat Jamesville 66-55, Bear Grass topped Bath 86-62, Creswell topped Aurora 75-67 and Chocowinity beat Matta muskeet 76-53. In Northeastern games, Roanoke swept past William- ston, winning the girls’ game 55- 48 and the boys’ contest 63-48. 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WoMCrovmi 4131220-49 Havolodr 7 1610 29-62 King -FVom Page 1 Ala. public bus system.-In this boycott the full force of his perso nality, deep spiritual convic tions, leadership and intelligent preaching against violence and for justice, "made him (an) inter nationally known Christian proponent of nonviolent social change" In 1957 he founded the South ern Christian Leadership Confer ence, resigned from Dexter Ave nue Baptist Church, and became co-pastor of his father’s church, Ebenezer Baptist Church so that he could work fUU time on his SCL£ activities. Dr. King delivered the historic "I have a Dream” speech as the keynote address during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. He received the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. The acts of nonviolent civil disobedience created pressure in the legisla ture to guarantee the rights of black citizens through the enact ment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In the brief span of his life time, the United States experi enced a moral, religious, and political revolution whose tre mors were felt around the world. “Martin Luther King Jr. was the conscience of his generation. A southerner; a black man, he gazed on the great wall of seg regation and saw that the power of love could bring it down. From the pain and exhaustion of his fight to free all people from the bondage of separation and in justice, he wrung his eloquent statement of his dream of what America could be. He helped us overcome our ignorance of one another. He spoke out against a war he felt was uruust, as he had spoken out against laws that were unfair. He made our nation stronger because he made it better. Hon ored by kings, he continued to his last days to strive for a world where the poorest and humblest among us could enjoy the fulfill ment of the promises of our founding fathers. His life informed us, his dreams sustain us.” (Citation of the posthumous award of the presidential Medal of Freedom to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 4 July 1977.) The annual community service is planned on January 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church, 102 W. Fourth St., Washington. ”^ond From Page 1 ate classroom space. Plans are to build a large addition, say school officials. Plans for West Craven High School include a large addition to help prevent overcrowding ex pected if the addition is not built Nine classrooms on the campus are housed in trailers. The current high school in New Bern, if the proposed new high school is built, will be reno vate and converted into a middle school. Brin son Memorial Elementary School, built in 1930, is considered beyond renovations or repairs, says school officials. Plans call for the main building to be replaced, they say. Student population in Havelock is expected ex- ^elebrate “Z” Day Attention all Zieglers, Zimmer mans and Zukes: The first day of 1988 has been declared “Z Day." The purpose is to recognize "all per sons and places whose names begin with the letter *Z' and are always listed or thought of last in any alpha betized list." The day was founded by Tom Zager of Sterling Heights. Mich.. for obvious reasons. "The alphabet was supposed to start with a 'Z.' and they messed up." claims Zager. lil ceed classroom space in the near lUture and plans are to build a new elementary school to meet the increased student population. In the county's cen tral area, the student population is also expected to increase. School officials say a new elementary school is needed there also. The board of education says it realizes the pas sage of the bond will not meet its long-range building needs, but it feels it will help meet the school system’s most critical needs. The board of education is emphasizing that the bond referendum will not require increased taxes and that the bond will be paid off by revenues already available to the board of education. 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The lowest rates were in Pamli co County, 1.9 percent; Orange, 2.1 percent, and Union, 2.6 per cent. Schools From Page I Bryant of Mrs. Joy Russell's fifth-grade class. Mandee Sawyer, David Garris and Chuck Wetherington earned honorable-mention awards. To find the answer for the second part divide one million by 8,040. The answer is 125. Palace VUl Beth Gaskins’ third-grade class toured the ’Tryon Palace complex in New Bern in De cember. The class toured the former colonia capitol during its study of Craven County his tory. The trip was planned to help students understand what life was like in colonial times. Students were served hot cider and cookies and were able to see the palace deco rated for Christmas. GENERAL MANAGER/Advertising Diroclor wanted for growing weekly newspaper. Duties include generol man- ogement of operations and odvertising soles. Honds on opprooch needed. Exp. in news paper monogemenl ond adver tising soles preferred. 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