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Akron Klacon Journal Local News Page A-10 Saturday, October 22, 1977 are Racetrack chaplain's only tip is Jesus thing 7 A to talk tracks and racing because that's what my flock understands. "I think they appreciate me, too. The first year I was on the circuit with them, people were a little edgy. Then they started to ask me if I was going to stick around. "I told them, 'Well, we'll see if the money situation permits This year, when they heard I'd finally bought a house in Ohio (in Grove City), the backsiders told me they were very happy.

"They said they figured that meant I was with them for good. I think that's what a ministry is all about." one of only seven serving 30 tracks nationwide. MR. EVANS was Akron last week to talk to delegates to the Ohio Baptist Convention, which met in annual session Wednesday through Friday at Arlington Memorial Baptist Church. There are 1,500 to 3,000 people "backside" at Thistledown, Beulah Park near Columbus and River Downs in Cincinnati where he serves, he said.

Most "trackers" grooms, trainers, exercisers, jockeys, owners, administrators and parking lot attendants have no real homes, Mr. Evans said. They migrate with the racing season, By PETER GEIGER Beacon Journal Religion Writer A racetrack habitue, Norm Evans haunts the stalLs, tack rooms, grooms' quarters and the paddock at Ohio's three thoroughbred ovals. So it's only to be expec ted that he'd be asked for tips on the horses. "I tell people I've got only one sure thing on the track," he replies.

"Put everything on Jesus." Evans is a man who practices what he preaches. He sold the Georgetown, N. dairy (arm which had been in his family for three generations, he says, to follow a calling into the ministry. Now he's a racetrack chaplain' moving from track to track, isolated from the community around them by their common lives, revolving around horses. Mr.

Evans, 52, was appointed last year by the Ohio Baptist Convention to the racetrack chaplaincy after serving churches in Camden, N.J., and Earlville and Randalls-ville in his native central New York. Half his support is paid, he said, by local churches and half by contributions from the horsemen and the tracks. "The most frequent question I'm asked is why church people should have anything to do with horsemen, because they're involved with gam bling," the chaplain said. "I just tell them that Jesus took his ministry to the rejected people of his day, even to the crooked politicians. All those people were loved by Jesus, and the backsiders at the racetracks are, too." THE CHAPLAIN said he had no background in racing.

"But I knew something about horses and I wasn't afraid to get manure on my boots," he adds with an easy grin creasing his wide, friendly face. "You know, Jesus talked in terms of sheep and shepherds because that's what the people of his day understood. Well, I've learned KSU rally ban Gym critics to defy order Rev. Norman Evans Frank Battisti dismissed the ACLU request for a restraining order, but university lawyers had to attend the hearing, Parisi said. Parisi said university officials tried to head off the rally earlier this week with an order by Kent State President Brage Golding against unauthorized demonstrations.

"But the orders were defaced, leaflets announcing the rally were circulated, and we had information that others were coming from off campus," Parisi said. A HEARING on a permanent injunction against unauthorized rallies is scheduled for Tuesday. In a demonstration on campus Friday, one protester was charged with indecent exposure after he dropped his trousers in front of the administration building, police said. Arrested was May 4 Coalition member William Arthrell, 28, of 426 N. Water Kent.

I MM HAVE TO REPORT HIM TO THE WAITER'S UNION! Near sellout for Bob Hope CANTON Comedian Bob Hope played to a near sellout crowd of 5,454 in a Civic Center fund-raising show for Aultman Hospital Friday night. Promoters of the show, the hospital's Women's Board, said they had no idea how much money was raised by the event. "We're just delighted he'd come," said Mrs. James Pilz, chairman of the event. Hope shared the show bill with members of the Canton Civic Opera, who sang show tunes, and soloist Margie Gibson of Chicago.

The Jack Halkides Orchestra of Canton provided accompaniment. Mrs. Pilz said contact between Hope's organization and the hospital Women's Board was first made last January. Arrangements for the show had been in progress ever since, she said. if 1 Wii 9K ml Beacon Journal photo by Ron Kuner Issue 2 foes find new ally Opponents of state Issue 2 on the Noveml)cr ballot the proposal to ban leghold animal traps in Ohio have found an ally in the Ohio Department of Health.

"Any method of animal population control that will reduce the disease potential will reduce the threat to humans," the department's chief veterinarian, Dr. Jack Russell, said Friday. "Trapping is one of the methods." Although the department itself does not trap wild animals, Russell said the work of private trappers aids the department's work. "TRAPPING is a factor that helps control wild populations," he said, "and any time the population isn't controlled, the potential of disease building up is increased." The Health Department's position is similar to the position of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, which has been one of the strongest opponents of the proposed amendment. "It's probably not as strong for us as it is for Wildlife, but our reasons are basically the same," Russell said.

The Wildlife Division has contended that the amendment's passage would make it virtually impossible to manage Ohio's wild animal populations; that it would effectively ban all trapping in the state, and consequently wipe out the trapping industry in Ohio. AMENDMENT supporters deny that it would eliminate anything other than the leghold trap and say that alternate, more humane, traps are available to trappers. "No one knows where we'd be without traps and we're afraid that the amendment would eliminate trapping entirely if it were zealously administered," Russell said. The department's primary disease-related worry is that rabies could begin spreading from wild skunks and raccoons to domestic animals, primarily dogs, and then to humans. "Once the disease was controlled in dogs, it was no longer as much a threat to humans," Russell said.

"If the wild populations start building up, the disease could spread back to the domestic animals." In addition to the department's public stand against the amendment, the Ohio Association of Health Commisioners, an organization of local health officials, has formally opposed the amendment, for similar reasons. Hoys accused in vandalism MANCHESTER Two Manchester youths were being held in the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center today in connection with the vandalism of two schools last weekend. Sheriff's detectives Friday charged each of the youths, who are 15 and 16, with two counts of burglary and two counts of vandalism and with operating a motorcycle without the owner's consent. The boys allegedly broke into Manchester Middle School, 7G0 W. Nimisila and caused more than in damage inside.

Later, they allegedly broke into Manchester Elementary School, but were scared off by an alarm. Canton theater to sell costumes CANTON A large assortment of costumes, most priced under $1, will be on sale between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. today outside the stage door entrance of the Players Guild Theatre in the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 N. Market Ave.

The pre-Halloween sale was planned to make way for newer costumes and the wardrobe for the current production of "My Fair Ixidy," wardrobe chairwoman Carol Konerth said. Costumes range from modern outfits to those worn in such productions as "Camelot" and "Gypsy." winds, the ascent of Whisper," owned by Mrs. Judy Huth, had to be confined by a tether. Mrs. Huth gave the demonstration of the balloon's operation Friday for classmates of her daughter, Monica.

Looking down. from the gondola on her classmates is Missy Williams, 11. Behind the class is the balloon's shadow. Balloon fun Fifth graders at Arnold Elementary School in Barberton look skyward at a hot-air balloon hovering over their schoolyard. Because of brisk KENT Protesters of a $6 million gym annex at Kent State University vowed they would try to hold a demonstration on campus today, despite warnings by police that no unauthorized rallies would be allowed.

University officials secured a court order from Portage County Common Pleas Judge Joseph Kaln-rad Friday prohibiting such unauthorized rallies. The May 4 Coalition, which opposes the gym construction, had been planning its rally since its last demonstration, on Sept. 24. About 1,800 attended that rally, and about 700 went onto the construction site In violation of a court order. SOME demonstrators tore down sections of a construction fence, broke windows in a dump truck and threw rocks at police.

Police estimated that all but about 200 of the demonstrators were from outside Kent. Steve Shapiro, a coalition member, said he was "outraged" by Friday's court order. "The direction of the administration is clear," Shapiro said. "They're beginning a wave of repression. It's an attempt to smash the coalition." COALITION lawyer William Whi-taker said the university and court have "restricted First Amendment rights" of freedom of speech and assembly.

"Not only is the order outrageous, they waited until an hour before the courts closed on the eve of "the rally to get the court to rubber-stamp their order," Whltak-er said. Kent State lawyer Stephen Parisi said university lawyers were unable to act sooner because lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union had gone to federal court in Cleveland earlier in the day to try to prevent the university from blocking rallies. U.8. DISTRICT Court Judge game Cervenak said Channel 5 prefers position six because it is between Channel 3, which has the number two cable position, and Channel 8, which now has the number six position. Channel 8 would be switched to position nine if Channel 5 gets position six.

THE PROBLEM, Berk said, is that both Channel 23 and Channel 5 are affiliated with the ABC television network and carry the same prime-time programs. Channel 23 is in position four on the cable dial, ideally located between Channel 3 (position two) and Channel 8 (position six), Berk and WAKR attorney Robert Gippin said. Berk and Gippin said that Channel 23, after years of losing money, finally has begun to make a profit. They said the upward trend started in 1972 when Channel 23 got the number four position on the cable dial. Berk said Channel 5 also may hurt Channel 23 by trying to move into WAKR's cable market in Stark and Wayne counties and preventing Channel 23 from receiving certain movies and syndicated programs.

MANAGER David Hamilton of Warner Cable of Akron wasn't at the meeting but Public Utilities Committee Chairman James R. Williams said he will call Hamilton Monday to tell him of the committee's change of opinion. The decision is not binding on Hamilton but he said he would abide by the committee's wishes. Other committee members present Friday were William C. Grimm (D-10), Robert J.

Otterman (D-6), Robert Goehler (D-3) and Vincent Ciraco (D-2). cable numbers WAKR wins Akron, and WEWS-TV, Channel 5, of Cleveland. "We believe WEWS is doing its best to put us out of business," said WAKR President Roger G. Berk. "It's just that clear." WEWS spokesman Edward Cer-venak said that's not the case.

Cervenak said Channel 5 recently asked for a new position on the Akron cable dial to better compete with the other two Cleveland stations, Channels 3 and 8. CERVENAK said he wants Chan By WILLIAM IIERSHEY Beacon Journal StaH Writer Who's on first? That's a line that made fans of Abbott and Costello laugh. Who's on two, four, six and nine does not make the bosses of Akron and Cleveland television stations laugh, as members of Akron City Council's Public Utilities Committee found out Friday. The committee found itself in the middle of a cable television war between WAKR-TV, Channel 23, of Canine Zin fan fails JLt to find way home nel 5 to be in relatively the sjuTie position on the cable dial as it Is on television sets which don't have cable. "I don't believe they (WAKR) will ever be put off the air," said Cervenak.

The committee, however, chose to give the victory to the home team. The five-member committee voted to rescind an earner permission granted to Warner Cable of Akron to change the position of WEWS on the cable dial from position nine to position six. mCM Ben the beagle on the field MRS. CARTER said Ben, who wandered into their yard more than a year ago as a stray, has slipped out of his collar twice before but returned within a day or two. "The last two times the children cried themselves to sleep over it, but this time we thought he would come back," Mrs.

Carter said. After Ben was cornered by the players, he reportedly was handed to a team manager who turned him loose outside the stadium. "We've never known Ben to go to the Rubber Bowl, but he might know something about football," Mrs. Carter said. "Michael is playing on a peewee football team this year and Ben was always around when he'd practice." A Wolf and a Fox corraled a beagle at last Saturday's University of Akron Zips football game at the Rubber Bowl, but the wayward pup is still missing.

A photograph of Akron guard Bob Wolf and defensive tackle Mark Fox "intercepting" a brown and white dog at the edge of the playing field was on a Beacon Journal sports page Sunday. The dog, two-year-old Ben, lives near the Rubber Bowl. "Ben had gotten off his chain on Friday and we were waiting for him to come back," said Sandy Carter, mother of Michael, 9, and Jennifer, 11, the dog's owners. "Then Jennifer just happened to glance at the Sunday paper and there was Ben. I'm positive it's him.".