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faoe t-jtte Perquimans Weekly, Hertford. N.C.. Thursday, July n. 1977 SAYS t By NELLIE M. SANDERS Director, Pettigrew Regional Library BOOTS FUNNY WORDS The English language is so full of peculiarities that the study of words can be endlessly fascinating. Vocabulary-building is a very important part of education but words can also be a source of fun and games. Ask any crossword puzzle nut. Host everyone knows what synonyms are. They are words with similar meanings that are not similar in spell ing. Examples are chatter: prattle, talk, gab; and praise: commend, honor, laud, compliment. There are special -books which compile these similar words Roget's Thesaurus is the best-known. Not so familiar is the name given to words with opposite meanings antonyms. Examples of antonyms are chatter: silence, quiet; and praise: blame, reprove, censure. A new book has just been published which concentrates on the most interesting but most confusing category of words in the English language homonyms. These are words that sound alike but are spelled differently. The flyer advertis-. ing this Encyclopedia of Homonyms is the souce of informa tion for this coiumn. The author of the Tumbleweeds car toon comic strip must know most of them since one of the characters uses them exclusively, or hadn't you noticed? Some good examples of these interesting words are given J-Jn the poem (0) "Homophones" which formed the most i attention-getting part of the advertisement. It began: "Wood you believe that I didn't no About homophones until too daze ago? That day in hour class in groups of for, We had to come up with won or more. Mary new six; enough to pass, But my ate honophones lead the class. Then a thought ran threw my head, 'Urn a living from homophones,' it said. I guess I just sat and staired into space. My hole life seamed to fall into place. Our school's principle happened to come buy, And asked about the look in my I." There are two more verses, but this is enough to illustrate the point. Other variations on confusing words are also listed. The English language contains words which are spelled alike but have very different meanings such as dear-meaning beloved and dear meaning expensive. These are called homographs. And then there are heteronyms which are also spelled alike but have different meanings when pronounced differently such as bow meaning a weapon and bow mean ing to bend. SCREECHES FUNNIER STILL The funniest words are the palin dromes. These are words which are spelled the same backward and forward. Several years ago, John Ciardi ' wrote an article about this curious phenomena in The Satur day Review and listed the few that he knew (nine in all beginning with eve and madam). Phrases can also be palin dromic and he soon discovered that there were many of them when readers began to write to him, so he had to write another article acknowledging their contributions. The classic palindrome, quoted in Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is said to be Napolean's sentiments when be ex ' iled, "Able was I ere I saw Elba." Many clever shore ones were included in Ciardi's summary of his correspondence, such as "Pa's a sap" and "amoral aroma." But the best one liad to be, "A man, a plan, a canal Panama'" Direct Flights Offered NORFOLK -The current schedule of direct flights serving Norfolk Interna tional Airport is now being distributed. United Airlines has added a third DC-8 departure from Norfolk - Flight 75 - to Los Angeles via Cleveland, Ohio. This departure marks the second daily direct flight from Norfolk to Los Angeles, the other operating through Baltimore. YARD & PORCH SALE SAT, TO A.M. til 2 BILL COX RESIDENCE JULY 23 Tandem bicycle exerciser Record cabinet Sterophonic Hi Fi -with speakers Desk, hairdryer, chairs Curtain draperies, curtain rods bedspreads, window shades, dishes Ladies long dresses & pants suits dungarees, shorts, coats Sizes 5-7-1113-14-15-16 MENS SHIRTS & LOTS OF OTHER GOODIES Stone CHURCH 4 MARKET ST. HERTFORD 3 polluting agents that normally enter into streams and rivers. (SCS Photo) CONSERVATION AT WORK - Conser vation practices such as field borders can help to filter out sediment and other Noh-Pbirit Just As Damaging Norfolk is served by Allegheny, National, Pied mont, and United Airlines. Wheeler Airlines commuter service also operates from Norfolk International Airport. Anyone desiring copies of the Direct Flight Schedule may contact the Informa tion & Services Department, Norfolk Port Authority, Nor folk International Airport, Norfolk, Va. 23518, (804) 857-3351. Pollution By JAMES H. CANTERBERRY State Resource Conservationist USDA-Soil Conservation Service Most city folks take con siderable pride in their well-manicured lawns. And most farmers take equal pride in the crops that grow in their fields. However many people don't realize that an attrac tive, green lawn or that productive farmland could be a source of water pollution. To use a technical term, either one could be a non-point source of pollution. What is a non-point source of pollution? Simply a source of some polluting material including sedi ment, or mud that cannot be traced to a specific point. The drain pipe below an in dustrial plant, where in dustrial chemicals may pour into a stream or ditch, is called a point source. But it's hard to say exactly where a chemical comes from, if, for example, a resident has a large, well fertilized lawn and heavy rains wash part of the fer tilizer into the storm sewer. It might come from that lawn or from a neighbor's down the street. Similarly, a 500-acre field might have fertilizer, pesticides, and sediment particles that wash into a stream. It's difficult to say what part of the field or even which field the pollu tant comes from. That's why it's called a non-point source of pollution. Realizing that the nation needed to improve water quality of surface waters for the common good of all, Congress has enacted Public Law 92-500, the Federal Water Pollution Control Ace Amendments of 1972, which is administered by the Environmental Pro tection Agency (EPA). This law says that the United States is committed to a "broad and comprehensive area wide control of all sources of water pollution." It goes on to say that the legislation aims "to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological in tegrity of the nation's waters." This is a technical phrase meaning to keep the water clean. The act further sets an in terim goal of water quality where attainable by July 1, 1983. This interim goal is normally referred to as "swimmable and fishable" waters. The act categorizes non point sources of pollution and requires states to in clude in their water quality management plan a process to identify, if appropriate, non-point sources of pollu tion and to set forth pro cedures and methods (including land use re quirements) to control to the extent feasible such sources. The categories of non point pollution are: 'Agriculture the farmland referred to above; Sivilcultural activities forests and other wooded areas; Mining activities of all types, surface or under ground; Construction activities that shopping center or residential area; Urban runoff front lawns and many similar activities; ' Hydrologic modifications working on surface and underground water; Sources affecting ground water excavating and many other activities; Residual water disposal the way throw away items are handled. Section 208 of Public Law 92-500 deals specifically with point and non-point pollu tion, and the law says that the Governor of each state shall be responsible for planning activities under Section 208. In North Carolina, the Governor said there will be no areas where Section 208 planning will not be required. So this has been the law in North Carolina since December 1973. Two planning regions Region J, in the Raleigh Durham area, and Region B, at Asheville, have been approved and funded by the EPA for this water improve ment work. The remainder of the state is also covered, but by the Division of En- (See POLLUTION, page 7) WE CLEAN AND REPAIR RADIATORS. TURN BRAKE DRUMS. DIXIE AUTO SUPPLY HERTFORD, N.C. PHONE 426-5716 A rri UJ m EWE rn from mtmm oil company WE HAVE IT ALL FOR YOU Now offering Air Conditioning Service Repair for Central and Window Units Call 426-5216 "DON'T BE WITHOUT GOOD COOLING THIS SUMMER" Centra! Air Conditioning and Room Air Conditioner, Too? r- a l V. 'A U Sure! There are times when you won't need to cool the .w- uiknU hmiAA Thot'e (ha t i ma to save on energy by switching to a room unit. Come see our selection of high quality, high efficiency Carrier Room Air Conditioners. , : -Call Window Cil Co. toiy! People In The News Mrs. Lloyd Ray Morgan, Deana Morgan, Daryll Morgan, of Winfall, and Mrs. Jimmy Stallings of Hertford were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Stallings in Greenville on Tuesday of last week. Lynn Boynton of Rock Hill, S.C. was a weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Felton, Jr. Charlie Harrell is spend ing several weeks on a trip to Europe. Dave Fuller of Gainesville, Fla. was a guest of Mrs. F.T. Johnson on Wednesday of last week. Mr, and Mrs. Jimmy Stallings spent a few days this week at Nags Head with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ray Morgan. Dwayne Proctor of Harvey Point is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Gil Underwood and Jim Underwood. WORK AHEAD Prepare some foods ahead so you will have more time to enjoy yourself while camping. Spaghetti sauce, chili or goulash that have been prepared ahead and frozen serve a daul purpose. They last longer and act as ice in your cooler or ice chest. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy White, Mr. and Mrs. George Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kirby, Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Stallings, and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Chappell spent last weekend in Asheboro and visited Mr. and Mrs. John V. Winslow. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bass and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison left Saturday for a f, trip to Canada. : Dr. and , Mrs. Frank Ainsley of Wilmington were . weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Ainsley. They v. were accompanied home by ' their daughter, Susan, who spent last week here with her grandparents. now do you get social security chcclis? mo best information is trco. Accurate, up-to-date publications on social security are available at any social security office. Ask for: "Your social security" "Estimating your social security retirement check" T "You can work and still get social security checks" Single copies free on request. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Social Security Administration This space donated as a public service. APvlANA MAYTAG KELVINAT0R SPEED QUEEN Ml AGIC CHEF TAPPAfl "We Carry These Brands, We Service All Brands" LASSITER'S APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICE HARRIS SHOPPING CENTER HERTFORD j GAS STOVE 1 C T-P HARDWICK I 1 F ! , SAVE ON ( I I 21 Apartment Size I I I bpfS' STOVE 1 I s 1 8995 j I Many of our others on sale also. C : . SHOP BY PHONE PTS imicr,; . I I 42M556- 426 5631 VLJl f" ;' I ( EDENT0N HERTFORD RD. HERTFORD, N.C I rLisTvoro I William F. Ainsley ; Realtor , Hertford, N.C. Diazinon 14G (... tte Y"y rT7k4 L afVAl DON'T FORGET THE o)DaZ2QrQ(o)Als .; Just a reminder that, if you grow peanuts, , don't forget the Diazinon. There's no surer or better way to i 1 control rootworms. :i And without it, there's no surer way , 1 to lose a peanut crop. . , Order it now. We'll have your Diazinon 14Q ' . ' when you want it. " mUS L70DD L7G 2-si". i. .1 0 o pzn pais r i r r r -.n n V r; "
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