PAGE 2 — WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHTS — SEPTEMBER 16. 1988
Eastern
Echoes
By
Gail Roberson
I recently read of an instance of neighbors helping neigh
bors. There was a mudhole 15 feet wide, smack in the middle
of a gate path leading to a neighbor's wheat field. A man was
sitting in front of it on his brand new combine, revving the
engine. Then suddenly, he entered through the gate, with mud
flying in every direction. The headers of his new combine
barely missed the thick hedge posts. Behind him came two
other combines, slipping and sliding. These men would prob
ably never have made it through the mud or even tried such a
valiant charge if the field had been their own. But it was not. It
was a neighbor's. And so they revved the engines and steered
their way firmly beyond.
The impersonal hand of government can never replace the
helping hand of a neighbor. We do not so much need the help
of our friends as the confidence of their help in a time of need.
All across the country, neighbors are helping neighbors. Here,
in this state, baled hay is gathered on large trucks to be driven
to those in adjoining states that are suffering from the drought.
Last year, many of those farmers hauled it here to some of us.
This time, we're returning the favor to our now needy neigh
bors across the way.
There can be hope for a society which acts as one big family,
and not as many separate ones. As Lyndon Johnson once said:
"As man increases his knowledge of the heavens, why should
he fear the unknown on earth? As man draws nearer to the
stars, why should be not draw nearer to his neighbor?” After
all, the salvation of mankind lies only in making everything
the concern of all. We would do well to remember that the
entire population of the universe, with one trifling exception,
is composed of others.
Much has been said about neighbors through the years.
Some people believe it is easier to love humanity than to love
one's neighbors. I think it is wise to love our neighbor, but not
pull down our hedge. The best kind of neighbor is the one who
smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it.
While he doesn't make himself a nuisance, you know he's
there if you need him. Like all good neighbors are.
You may fool a lot of people, but you cannot fool your
neighbors. As George Ade once remarked: “Every man is the
architect of his own fortune, but the neighbors superintend
the construction.”
Once, while I was being inter\’iewed, the journalist asked,
“what kind of person do you think you are? How would you
describe yourself?” I thought for a moment, and then replied
... “Ask the neighbors. They'll capture the real me.”
My own safety is at stake when my neighbor's house is in
flames. Prosperity is full of friends, but real friendship is
shown in times of trouble. You may not see them for a while,
but when it's necessary ... they are there.
Neighbors helping neighbors. It’s a good way of life. Let’s be
there wheA thiy need Us. Let^ offer.:;What Aye c^n. B)J^ let’s
keep the hedg^ up too. It makes the best neighbor of them all.
Eagles From Page 1
on a first-and-lO play. Rick Gor
man's extra-point attempt was
good and New Bern led 7 0.
West Craven look the kickoff
and appeared stymied, but on
third-and-lO, Keveii Holzworth
connected with Kip Bryan on a
34-yard pass to the Bear's 39. But
the Eagles were unable to con
vert a fourth-and-seven situation
when Becton was stopped short.
After the half. New Bern con
tinued to dominate West
Craven's offense and frustrate
the Eagle defense as Henderson
scored on runs of seven and 15
yards to put the game out of the
Eagles’ reach.
After the Eagles took the
second-half kickoff and punted,
New Bern marched 47 yards in
seven plays for its second score
and 42 yards in the opening mi
nutes of the fourth period for its
final score.
The Eagles threatened late in
the last quarter, but a halfback
pass from Colvin Sanders just
missed the outstretched hands of
fullback Chuck Bandy at the
New Bern 20.
New Bern fumbled away
another chance to score when
Henderson coughed up the foot
ball at the Eagle 14 and West
Craven recovered.
E^gle head coach Clay Jordan,
sporting a bandage over his left
eye—injured when a spraycan of
paint exploded as he was lining
the field earlier Friday — said he
was disappointed in the “poorest
effort” of an Eagle team in many
years. “We didn’t block, we
didn’t tackle.”
“They ran three basic plays
and we couldn’t stop them,” said
Jordan.
The Eagles face “an intense
week of football practice” next
week and Jordan wants to find
out how much desire to improve
his squad has. Jordan said he is
not worried about next week's
opponent Pamlico County.
“We’re going to have to work on
West Craven,” he said.
Jordan said he entered the
game planning to run his full
back and other tailback more
than he did in the first two games
of the season. Jordan said his
oftensive line was unable to open
holes for Becton and that Bccton
had trouble himself when he had
the ball.
“We thought our defense did a
super job,” said New Bern Coach
Ted Perr>'.
Perry said he had four players
keying on Becton. “He’s going to
be great, but not tonight,” said
Perry.
“We wanted to be where he
was. It worked,” said the Bears’
coach.
Perry said the dominance of
his oftensive line over the West
Craven defense and the running
of Brown were keys to the Bears’
win. He was pleased with “the
lOO-degree turnaround” of his
squad.
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This American bald eagle has long be thought of
us a symbol of freedom. But this eagle is anything
but free at the Virginia Living Museum in New
port News, Va. Of course, it may have more
chance of surviving in captivity than in the wild.
Bald eagles have been killed and maimed by so-
called “sportsmen.” Federal law prohibits harm
ing them, but many die each year.
(Ric Carter photo)
By MIKE IIHGIIES
Americans, by and large, have
enough trouble with English (a
fact the readerfs) of this column
discerned long ago) so we’re not
too tolerant of other languages.
which was made famous on TV
by the Cisco Kid’s blithering
Latin sidekick, Pancho, who
often uttered such authentic
Castilian philosophical tidbits
as:
We like to assume everyone
else in the world, from the dawn
of time through 1988, has spoken
our tongue.
This explains the origin of Ger-
mish, the language of World War
II Nazi movie generals:
GEN. VON SHULTZ (using a
pointer to instruct the men):
“Achlung! Schnel! Ve must stop
ze Americans from crossink ze
bridge at Weinerschnitzel, unt
den ve vill attack zem viss tanks
unt planes at Cheeseburg unt zen
ve vill drink schnapps unt eat
bratwurst unt dans oompas viss
our vimmen, yah?”
NAZI SOLDIERS (looking at
one another, dumfounded):
“Vat?”
Thank God only the generals
spoke Germish because if the
soldiers had been able to under
stand their commands, the Allies
might have lost the war.
And then there is Spanglish,
“Ju know what, Cisco? I was
theenking de oler day wan we
was riding over doze potholes—I
chure weesh I had a saddle for
dees horse.”
To which the Cisco Kid would
reply: “Ah, Pancho!”
To which Pancho would reply:
“Ah, Ceesco.”
To which the viewer would re
ply; “Ah wonder what’s on chan
nel 13.”
In Frcnglish, on the other
hand, the speaker purses his
mouth like he’s just tasted an ex
pensive wine or swallowed an in
sect and utters silly-sounding
phrases, like “Helleau, mon pous
pous, how air yeu?”
Frenglish can make even the
most macho conversation sound
like something in a baby’s di
aper.
According to movies. English
has been spoken since the first
caveman, though he, of course.
had limitations:
THOG: “Had rough day. Mo
and Dag fell in big hole with
tiger.
MRS. THOG: “You mean Dag
and I.”
THOG: “You no there. Was me
and Dag. What for dinner?”
MRS. THOG: “Chipped dino
saur on toast. And stop talking
like an idiot.”
THOG: “Had that yesterday.
Me want something new.”
MRS. THOG: “Something
new, he says. So spear me a cow
and we’ll have pot roast.”
Prehistoric women were noto
rious naggers.
Movie Indians used a form of
Grogish but augmented it with
key Indian phrases, such as
“many moons,” “stinking pale
face” and “firestick.”
Movie Japanese, of course,
spoke Engrish.
Even creatures from outer
space have always had an Amer
icanized language, called Alieng-
lish, which is basically plain old
English spoken in monotone.
This language also is a favorite of
preachers, especially on hot Sun
day mornings.
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To Aurora Spikers
AURORA — Tonya Jordan
propelled the Class l-A Aurora
High School volleyball team to a
9-lS, 15-3, lS-4 win over Class 3-A
opponent West Craven last
Wednesday.
She scored 11 of her 13 points
in the second and third games to
steady Aurora, which had en
countered early service prob
lems.
“In the first game, we had 10
bad serves," said June Zurface,
the Aurora coach. However, Jor
dan’s serve buoyed the Lady Tro
jans. With the service problems
ironed out, Aurora cruised by
Class 2-A opponent Pamlico IS-6,
15-8 toemerged from the tri-meet
wih a 4-2 worksheet.
Leadingthe Lady Trojans were
Viva Jordan, who finished with
19 points and seven aces and 22
sets for spikes; Micki Zurface,
who finished with 10 points, six
aces, 10 spikes, six kills and two
blocks; Lee Montgomery, wKo”''
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and Jeannie Carrow, who note-
jed 11 points with five aces and
added 13 spikes and five kills.
Harris
From Page 1
Movie Engri^sh, Make Tkut English,
Shows Great Disdain For Languages
A.M.E. Zion Church of Cove City
honored Mrs. Harris on Aug. 7 by
designating that Sunday as Doris
H. Harris Day. Mrs. Jacqueline
Walston presented Mrs. Harris 12
long-stemmed carnations and
Mrs. Frances H. Boomer pre
sented an engraved plaque on be
half of the church. Both women
congratulated Mrs. Harris for
years of service to public eduS^
tion and Christian education.
She also received the honor of
being named Bryant Chapel’s
Teacher of the Year. She is the
first member of the church to re
tire from teaching with 32 con
secutive years, but still young
enough to accept a positon in in
dustry.
Rev. J.C. Franks, pastor, called
the honoree an outstanding lead
er and a “dedicated Christian
lady.”
Mrs. Harris is a native of Cove
City and a graduate of the former
Newbold High School at Fort
Barnwell. She received a B.S. de
gree from Livingstone College
and an M.A. degree from North
Carolina Central University. She
has done advanced studies at
East Carolina University and the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
. Her affiliations include mem
bership in the NCAE, NEA, New
Bern-Craven County Unit of
NCAE, Craven County Literacy
Council, Fort Barnwell Better
Community Club, Pride of Fort
Barnwell Chapter 515 Order of
the Eastern Star, contributing re
porter to the A.M.E. Zion news
paper, The Star of Zion^ vice
president of the New Bern Dis
trict Laymen’s Council, member
of Bryant Chapel A.M.E. Zion
Church where she serves as pres
ident of the Pastor’s Aid Club,
secretary of the Trustee Board
and treasurer of the Building
Fund.
She is married to Edward
“Joe” Harris and they reside in
Fort Barnwell.
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