Lew
Hege
Henderson Gets 'A'
In Summer School
David Henderson, the former Norlina and Warren
County star, who surprised many by cracking
Duke's starting lineup as a freshman last year, has
achieved another milestone in his basketball
career.
The 6-5 guard-forward helped the South team to
the championship in the National Sports Festival
tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo. Blue Devil
coach Mike Krzyzewski coached the South to the
title and praised the play of Henderson.
"The most pleasing thing was that David was
consistent throughout the Festival," Krzyzewski
said. "He's a good complementary player. He
averaged about 10 points, played smart basketball,
and played excellent defense," added Krzyzewski.
Krzyzewski's assessment of David's play in the
Festival sounds like a summary of Henderson's
freshman season with the Blue Devils, when the
Manson native averaged nearly 10 points per game
and was the Duke's top defender.
While Henderson was competing in the Festival, a
couple other Blue Devils were starring in the World
University Games in Edmonton, Alberta. Forward
Dan Meagher, the fireplug of the Duke team, paced
the host Canada team to a surprise win in the tour
ney, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in
tlie title game, a win over Yugoslavia. Guard John
ny Dawkins played on the American team that
finished a disappointing third and won the bronze
medal.
Forward Mark Alarie will join fellow ACC stars
Matt Doherty, Sam Perkins, and Michael Jordan of
North Carolina, and Mark Price of Georgia Tech in
other international competition this month. Alarie
and Doherty will be on the U. S. Select team that
will play in tournaments in Korea, Kusala Lumpur,
and Japan.
Perkins, Jordan, and Price will play for the U. S.
in the Pan American Games. Also on that squad are
Vern Fleming from Final Four team Georgia, and
Michael Brown of George Washington University.
Henderson and his Iron Duke teammates must
also bone up on their French, as the entire Duke
team will tour France for two weeks in August.
THE "SUMMER CLASSIC:" Did you join the
hundreds of other rabid football fans who tuned to
the USFL championship game last Sunday night?
The league's first title game featured the Phila
delphia Stars and the Michigan Panthers. I contac
ted our resident football guru, Fearless Forecaster,
prior to this sports classic — to see if he had a
prediction on the game's outcome.
"Stars and panthers, I ain't no astrologer and I
don't mess with politics either," was the reply from
Fearless, who seemed to be more concerned with
his fishing. Fearless, who admitted he's getting
"worked up" over the approaching college gridiron
season, did have one observation about the new
league.
"Herschel Walker should have been the MVP.
Kelvin Bryant had a good year, and his team went
15-3, but look at the statistics. Walker was first in all
of'em, and the Generals didn't even have a quarter
back ranked in the top 14 in the league. That makes
running real tough," added Fearless.
Just for the record, Bryant rushed for 1,442 yards
and caught 53 passes for 410 yards, a total of 1,852.
The Tarboro native also scored 16 touchdowns.
Walker played on a weaker New Jersey (6-12
record) team. The Heisman Trophy winner rushed
for 1,812 yards and caught 53 passes for 489 yards, a
total of 2,301 yards, one of the best in the history of
football. The Georgia native scored 17 touchdowns.
His rushing and touchdown totais led the USFL.
Only a handful of backs have ever topped the 2,000
yard total in pro football.
With Walker the lone threat, New Jersey finished
fourth in offense among the 12 league teams.
Philadelphia was ninth offensively.
EARLY COLLEGE FORECAST: The Sporting
News has tabbed Notre Dame as the top college
football team in the country in its early forecast.
Despite the mediocre 11-10 record of Irish coach
Gerry Faust, the tabloid is banking on Notre
Dame's outstanding recruiting season to boost them
to the top of the pack. This is a fool hearty pick by
TSN, and the Irish will be fortunate under Faust to
finish better than 8-3 in any season! Not until Faust
is gone will Notre Dame have the opportunity to
return to its former pedestal of superiority among
college teams.
Carolina and Clemson again will be hovering
around the top ten or fifteen teams in the country.
The Tar Heels have a magnificently easy schedule
again, while Clemson's biggest chore will be
Georgia — but they meet the Dawgs at Clemson this
year, and the Big Dawg (Walker) won't be in
uniform, so Clemson is favored.
SMU Is Jop Team In Football Recruiting
By LEW HEGE
The Sporting News tes tabbed Notre Dame as the
preseason favorite to win the NCAA football cham
pionship next season, figuring the Irish recruiting
class will propel them to the top of the polls.
While the Fighting Irish did land three, of Ihe
country's 'Top 30' recruits, the team that did the
best was the new kid on the block, Southern Metho
dist.
The Mustangs have emerged as the top team in
the Southwest the last two seasons, and have pushed
traditional power Texas into the number two spot
among teams from that region. This season, SMU
signed four of the Top 30 in the land, to just one for
the Longhorns.
After SMU's four, Notre Dame and Southern
California each got three of the elite group, as did
national champion Penn State. Pac-10 power
Washington and SEC championship Georgia each
signed two from this list.
Texas was not the only long time power to have a
lean year. Oklahoma, UCLA, Ohio State, Pitts
burgh, and Stanford — schools that usually get
several top players — managed just one each from
the cream of the crop. But that was better than
teams like Arkansas, Clemson, Arizona State,
Alabama, and Michigan, who were shut out this
year.
Among the top players in this area, North
Carolina and Wake Forest each signed one from the
list. The Tar Heels got All-American QB Mark
Maye of Charlotte, and didn't have to use an athletic
scholarship to sign him. Maye will attend UNC on a
Morehead scholarship. The Demon Deacons got WR
James Brim of Mt. Airy, whom Carolina wanted
badly. Brim is rated one of the two top receivers
this year.
Among the trio of players Penn State got was RB
D. J. Dozier of Virginia Beach, who chose the Nit
tany Lions over UNC and Georgia. Notre Dame got
Virginia's other "blue chipper," inking DL Robert
Banks of Hampton.
The only other players on the roster from the ACC.
area were two Georgians, LB Steve Boswell and LB
Henry Harris, rated as the top defensive player in
the country. Both signed with Georgia.
The retirement and death of Alabama legend
Bear Bryant caused a crack in the Tide's recruiting.
The state's top player, DL Curt Jarvis, signed with
Oklahoma. The Tide did outrecruit rival Auburn,
coached by former ECU boss Pat Dye; but Auburn
has been picked in the top five in the preseason
polls.
In the ACC, North Carolina was easily the top
team in recruiting. The Heels got Maye and a host
of top talent within the state.
NEXT WEEK: A REVIEW OF RECRUITING
BY ACC SCHOOLS.
Resident Superior Court Judge of the 9th Judicial
District Robert Hobgood (left) is shown adminis
tering the oath of office to two new members of the
Vance-Granville Community College Board of
Trustees. They are (left to right) Mrs. Elizabeth T.
Currin of Oxford and Mrs. Ellen P. Stainback of
Henderson. John K. Nelms (right) of Oxford, board
vice chairman, was reappointed for another eight
year term.
"I want lo see how you manage to use every
utensil in the kitchen to heat a can of beans."
Two Women Installed On VGCC Board
Two women, one a Vance County resident and the
other from Granville County, were sworn in as
members of the Vance-Granville Community
College Board of Trustees at the monthly meeting of
the board Monday.
Judge Robert H. Hobgood of Louisburg, resident
Superior Court Judge of the 9th Judicial District,
administered the oaths to Mrs. Ellen P. Stainback
of Henderson and Mrs. Elizabeth T. Currin of Ox
ford. John K. Nelms of Oxford was reappointed for
an eight-year term.
Mrs. Stainback was named by the Vance County
Board of Education to replace George T. Wilson,
former board chairman who did not seek reappoint
ment. Mrs. Currin was appointed by Gov. James B.
Hunt to replace Mrs. Michele B. Scott, also of Ox
ford, whose term expired June 30. All terms on the
board are for eight years.
For her long-time service and leadership on the
board, Mrs. Scott was presented a service plaque in
appreciation for her work and contributions to the
college. During her tenure, she had served on a
number of committees and was chairman of long
range planning at the time her term expired.
The board also approved the hiring of four new
persons, two of whom will serve in new positions.
New positions will be filled by Brenda Louis Dunn,
history and social studies instructor, and by Helen
Cotten, nursing instructor.
Dr. David V. Martin was named new chairman of
the college transfer department, and Robert A.
Miller will be student placement coordinator.
VGCC President Dr. Ben F. Currin informed the
trustees that the college has received a grant in the
amount of $15,803 from the recently-enacted federal
Jobs Bill supported by the N. C. Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development.
The funds will be used over the next three months to
employ persons who have exhausted or are
ineligible for unemployment benefits. Part-time
workers employed by VGCC under this project will
assist in the area of landscaping, grounds im
provement and beautification of the campus and its
environs, the president noted.
Dr. Currin also announced that Second District
Congressman I. T. "Tim" Valentine has accepted
an invitation to be guest speaker at the college's
commencement exercises September 11. The
graduation ceremony is slated at 2:30 p. m. in the
courtyard area on campus.
That the number of students attending classes
this summer at VGCC is running almost equal with
the total enrolled during the 1982 summer quarter
was revealed in enrollment information shared with
the board members. Dr. Currin pointed out that
enrollment in technical and vocational programs
accounts for approximately 72 percent of the total
enrollment. In addition, 61 percent are women
students and 32 percent are new freshmen. Part
time students outnumber full-time students by 53, a
difference of eight percent.
In other matters, the board approved reaffirma
tion of VGCC to cooperate fully in supporting a state
plan to ensure racial equality in the community
college system.
Local Teachers Named Writing Fellows
Five Warrenton area
teachers have been
named fellows in the
Capital Area Writing
Project now underway
at North Carolina State
University. They are
among 23 teachers in
the three-week work
shop sponsored by
NCSU and Peace Col
lege. The workshop
began July 6 and goes
through July 27.
The Warrenton area
teachers are Betsy
Clark, eighth grade
teacher at Norlina
Middle School; Rebec
ca Corbett, seventh and
eighth grade teacher at
John Graham Middle
School; Janest O.
Honeycutt, high school
teacher at Warren
County High School;
Lois Eddy Welker, 3rd
grade teacher at
Mariam Boyd Elemen
tary school; and Berta
dean Baker, kindergar
ten teacher at Mariam
Boyd Elementary
School.
The workshop pro
vides stipends from the
North Carolina Depart
ment of Public Instruc
tion to the fellows, all
public school teachers
who use writing in
grades ranging from
kindergarten through
high school. This pro
gram, modeled after
the highly successful
National Writing Pro
ject, is one of the nine
North Carolina projects
aimed at improving
writing statewide.
The project operates
on two assumptions —
tnat the best teacher of
teachers is another
teacher and that writ
ing teachers must write
themselves. In the
intense, residential
workshop the fellows
make presentations il
lustrating their own
successful writing ac
tivities as well as write,
critique and edit their
own work. They are
also attending sessions
on topics such as the
evaluation of writing,
use of computers in
teaching writing, and
the relationship be
tween reading and
writing.
During the - next
school year the teach
ers will act as consult
ants for the schools in
their districts by shar
ing with their col
leagues what they
learned at the work
shop.
Co-directors of the
Capital Area Writing
Project are Dr. Ruie
Jane Pritchard, assist
ant professor of curri
culum and instruction
at NCSU, and Dr. Sally
Buckner, coordinator of
English Studies at
Peace College.
Industrial Group
Move Is Planned
The Warren Industrial
Commission, which for
years has shared an of
fice with the Warren
County manager in the
Johnson Building on
North Main Street, is to
have an office of its own.
Monroe Gardner,
chairman of the Indus
trial Commission, said
Monday that the com
mission had obtained a
lease on offices in the
Johnson Building for
merly occupied by the
Fanners Home Admin
istration. These two of
fices will be used by Jim
Whitley as industrial
director and Mrs. Betty
Jean Capps as recep
tionist and secretary.
Until a recent decision
to have a full time in
dustrial director,
Whitley had served as
an assistant to Glen
Newsome, county
manager and Mrs.
Capps has served as sec
retary and receptionist
in the joint office.
In announcing the
lease of office for the In
dustrial Commission,
chairman Gardner
remarked that Whitley
is doing an excellent Job
as full-time director.
Whitley said that he
and his assistant would
move into their new of
fices as soon as the of
fices can be painted and
carpeting installed.