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Editorial Two Strikes On Yogi Hali of Fame catcher and modern philosopher Yogi Berra is credited with coining the phrase, "It's not over until it's over." The phrase has great significance in this age of nuclear weaponry, but now Berra may find that, although it may not be over until it's over, sometimes things can be over almost before they've begun. Berra is in the unenviable position of working for George Steinbrenner, the Yankee owner known for changing managers the way most men change their neckties. With the Yankees currently occupying the cellar of the American League, Yogi's tenure as the Bronx Bombers' skipper would seem to be in serious danger. Further aggravating the situation is the sur prising success of the Yanks' cross-town rivals, the usually lowly Mets. Steinbrenner is not known to enjoy taking a back seat to his Na tional League counterparts from Queens. It's not Berra's fault that the Yankee management let the best relief pitcher in baseball slip away and it wasn't Berra who traded away the Yankees' captain, Graig Net tles. Berra can't be blamed for the Detroit Tigers' early season hot streak, or the Mets' in explicable rise to respectability, but that won't matter when the axe falls. There's no question that Berra will soon face unemployment. The only questions are when it will happen and who will be the next victim. Baseball has a rule prohibiting owners from managing their own ballclubs. We'd like to see that rule overturned so owners like Steinbren ner and Atlanta's Ted Turner could pilot their own teams. Perhaps a month in the dugout would cure these owners from meddling into the day-to-day affairs of managing a professional ballclub. Baseball fans could then look forward to the day when George Steinbrenner announced that he was firing himself. Berra 's job as the Yankee skipper must be considered a temporary position, even if he should succeed in turning the club's fortunes around. Berra, it should be recalled, has twice been fired from manager's jobs after leading his club to the pennant. Both times, he was fired when his club lost the World Series in seven games. Mourn not for poor Yogi, however. He's pro bably the only member of the Yankee organiza tion with more money than the boss. Tom Shook Is Remembered Dear Editor: My daughter lost a friend this week, one she had known ail her seven years of life. When she was just a small tike, he would come to our home, take her in his arms along with the sipper cup, diapers and teddy bear, and off on an adventure they would go. Returning hours later, they would give out bellies-full of fried chicken. Pepsi-Colas and a heart full of love and sweet memories. Then one day, her friend got sick and she watched as he suffered many days of pain, but always he had a hug and much love for his girl. When she could not stand to see him suffer anymore, she came to me and said these precious words: "It hurts me bad to see Papaw sick and in pain. I wish he could go on to Heaven and be .with Jesus where he'd never have to hurt again." ? That's what Tom Shook did. He went on to be reunited with the Lord, and he suffers no more. My daughter's sorrow is great and she misses her dear Papaw, but her love for him was even greater. She knows in her heart, one day she will be with him again. She cherishes the love and sweet memories that re main with her. Tom Shook brought many smiles and hearty laughs to the people of Madison County, but through him, he brought life and we were blessed with two beautiful daughters, one ' that knew him well and one who knew him for only a short | period of time, but loved him just the same. He will truly be missed. For each person that brought food, sent flowers and for all the love and prayers, we wish to thank you from our hearts. The family of Tom Shook. History Day Helpers Receive Thanks Dear Editor: As parents and teachers of the History Day contest par ticipants, we would like to take this opportunity to ex press our sincere appreciation to those in the community who have volunteered their time and expertise to assist the students in their competition. Space does not permit us to mention the names of all who have helped, but the studenst will never forget your kind pa tience and understanding. With the richness of our heritage and historical treasures in Madison County,, we feel it is extremely impor tant for our students to become aware and ap preciative of these things. The National History Day contest is one way of accomplishing this. For those who may wonder about the value of such an extra-curricular ac tivity, they can rest assured that in the past three years, Madison County has been represented well by some outstanding young people in our nation's capital. Don Banks and the parents and friends of History Day. The News Record ' Serving The People Of Modison County Since 1 90 1 P.O. Box 369 ? Marshall. N.C. 28753 Telephone (704)649-2741 Robert T. Koenig Editor Cheryl W. Koenig Advertising Mgr. Judy Brown Ad Representative Brenda C. Parker Office Mgr. ^^^1. "Pop" Story , Joseph Godwin Columnists Ottiy B. Shupe Dear Editor: In this day and age there is so much to complain about but this is an entirely different situation. This is to express our sincere gratitude for the Madison County school system. Twelve years ago a little girl was diagnosed as a mental retarded person. The doctor toM us she would never walk or talk. The first five years of her life were very difficult for her. At the age of six she started kindergarden, she had < severe speech and motor skills problems The special educa | lion program of Marshall ! Elemnetary school has done Therapists. Physical Therapists and aides have done so much for her. Today that little girl is in the fifth grade at Marshall and is doing extra good in her school work She now can read, write and do math. It hasn't been too long ago when kids had pro blems in school were put in special education. They had to pick up trash but today with a principle like Mr Haynie and teachers like Mrs. Kathryn Boone. Mrs Hussain, Mrs. Samara, Mrs Shiela West along with all the teachers and tides at Marshall Elementary , School, children like her have , a fighting chance. They have , gone the extra mile for her , the family of Suzamte Holder I Heard And Seen By POP STORY MAY DAY FESTIVAL SUCCESSFUL Saturday was a pretty day for the fourth an nual May Day Festival at Madison High School. The day-long event began at 10 a.m. and con cluded at 11 p.m. with a dance. The festival is sponsored each year by the Madison County Association for Retarded Citizens. A wide variety of activities entertained the crowds, including a tug-of-war contest, volleyball and a pizza-eating contest. Association officials and members of the Marshall Lions Club called the event a success. The success of the program was helped by the cooperation of many merchants and individuals throughout the county MRS. CHANDLER IS HONORED Frances (Mrs. Moody) Chandler was honored on April 30 by the members of her Sunday School class at the First Baptist Church of Mar shall. The class escorted her to the worship service in the sanctuary and announced that the class name has been changed to the Frances Chandler Sunday School Class in recognition of her many years as a faithful teacher. She was also presented with a plaque and flowers. The Sunday School class was known as the Business Women's Class when Mrs. Chandler first began teaching. It was later called the Deborah Class. Mrs. Chandler now serves as the assistant teacher of the class. Congratulations, Frances, on a well-deserved honor. EVERETT'S LATEST RIB-TICKLER Gribble and Sons, Wholesalers, sold a bill of goods to a J.B. West, a merchant at a tiny crossroads village in Missouri. When the goods arrived at the village, Mr. West refused them. The wholesale company prepared to file suit for collection and wrote to the railroad agent in the village for information about the arrival of the merchandise. They also wrote to the president of the local bank concerning the financial standing of Mr. West and to the village mayor, asking hin to recommend a good lawyer to handle the case. They also wrote to Mr. West, threatening suit if he did not make payment at once. Mr. West answered: "I have received your letter telling me I had better pay up. As I am also the agent at the Crossing railroad station, I have also received the letter you wrote to the agent. I am also the president and sole owner of the local bank and can assure you of my finan cial standing. As mayor of the town, I hesitate to refer you to a lawyer since I am the only member of the bar in this vicinity. If I were not also the pastor of the Methodist Church, I would tell you to go to hell." Know Comment By JOSEPH GODWIN Since nay son completedhis Four years at the university sixteen years ago, it is too late tor what I am writing to apply to me. Yet, I have just completed my fifty-fourth consecutive semester of college teaching, and this occasion brings to me sober reflection. If my son were just now graduating from college, his iiother and I would have in zested a great sum ? time, :oncern, prayers, money ? in >rder for him to attain his legree What would he have to ihow for it? These questions nay be either difficult, em >arrasing. or saddening. If my son were in the Class of '84. let me tell you some of the things I would hope that he had learned somewhere along the way. Since words are the most reliable and effective vehicles for expressing the greatest number of ideas, I would want him to be able to express himself readily in clean English. And I would want him to know enough mathematics to solve relative ly complicated problems for himself without the use of a calculator. He Should be able to relate socially and intellectually to a member of the opposite sex, as a person, without regarding her as a sex object or a goal for sexual expression. He should hold as sacred the boundary between mine and thine where property rights are concerned." Also, I would want him to have the deepest respect for all human beings ? regardless of their relative social or economic standing in the community. My new graduate should show deep appreciation for his parents, his teachers, and all others who have helped him make his education a reality. He should consider his graduation a commencement in the highest sense of the term; for, by now, he should have learned how to learn. He should now be teachable without being gullible ? yet confident without being cocky. I would hope that he has developed an insatiable desire for knowledge and an in curable curiosity about con temporary happenings. He should have a mean ingful knowledge of geography and a practical knowledge of the geography of our country. My son should have an ?p preciable knowledge of World History ? especially the history of Western Civilization ? and more particularly, the history of the United States. Without knowing whence we came, how can he possibly know where we are or where we are going? This new college graduate should be aware of Man's various artistic and literary creations; and he should be able to verbalize this awareness concerning (at least) Western Man's greatest masterpieces. He should have learned not to wear headgear inside ? especially while eating his meals. Nor should he remain barefoot in the presence of ladies ? except at the swimm ing pool or at the beach! My educated son should know how to maintain per sonal cleanliness and how otherwise to care for his physical health. After all, he will have only one body; and it will serve him better, longer if he takes proper care of it. Our graduate may frequent ly have the privilege of doing what is not right, but he will never have; the right to do what is wrong. Also, let him remember that nothing can be economically right if it is morally wrong. Oh yes. There is something else every graduating son or daughter should know: Nothing is free; with every privilege, there is a correspon ding responsibility. THose who fail to recognize and honor this relationship have always been known as deadbeats. They still are! Of course, I'm dreaming! At the risk of getting my nose scratched, or of facing the ac cusation of being a wicked bird who fouls his own nest, I must say that the most in flated money Americans spend is spent on "education." Here, except for wonderful isolated cases, we do not even come close to getting our money's worth! On all governmental fronts, efforts are finally being ex erted to make us more aware of the generally poor quality of work being done by American schools and colleges. If our country is to survive, changes in our educational structure and curriculm must be made. Since our nation must survive, these changes will come! Living And Growing It's unfortunate but true (hat we all need help sometimes. Life is too com plicated for us to function without some outside sup ports Tartan may have lived an admirably indepenriam lifestyle, but even he sometimes needed the help of i friendly monkey, elephant >r grapevine. If Tarzan can't mil U off alone, how can we Tarzan aside, ill a fact that I we all need help. The impor tant question is what kind of help do we require. Essential ly. there are two kinds of help. One, is help that we use to get by with. This sort is designed to assist us in maintaining our lives with lints emphasis on personal responsibility. There is a second form of help that has the word growth ittached to it This is 'issislsncp we rccfivf in order to get ahead in our lives. A parent's offer of financial help to newly weds, a teacher's push to bring the best -out in students or a missionary shar ing his agriculture expertise arc the kinds of help that is designed to bring the beat out in us. The first kind holds us back by encouraging us to passively survive life The latter feeds opens doors on an independent future. When help cornea your way, don't be afraid to embrace it. It's a necessity for a healthy life. Take care, however, that it is of the sort that facilitates your personality, not robs it. What sometimes mas querades as help may be a hand tha will pull you down.
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