Perquimans
Gardening
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Man Wins low
I was strolling around the yard,
munching a Bean-sprout on Cracked
Wheat and swilling a raspberry diet
Fago when
"Sluggo! Lordy, I know it's summer
now! Why, I didn't even have a pan of
Schlitz out to welcome you. How was
your winter vacation? Let's see. you
visited the rain forests of South
America, didn't you?"
; "Jean! Yes. I'm back, and what a
story I've got to tell!
"The whole thing started when I got
in with that Snail Set- to cootinental
we started at Caracas and just slid
our way on down. The Amasonwas
pimply packed with bored French
escargots. Remember that terrible
drought in Burgandy last February
and March? Well, they all fled la belle
France and since then have been
drifting from one resort to the other
following the rain."
; "But drifting just ain't your style. I
know you've been up to something.
Vou look so prosperous-fat as a, well,
pig. Let me ask you, Slug-"
; "Prex."
; "Prei?"
"Actually, I'm called El
Presidente."
! "I'm all ears."
"Well, it seems that until I got
there, bo one had introduced video
games to the sub-fomt-canopy
population. They were ripe for it. Oh,
it waa a piece of cake. I found this 1
giant mahogony tree, see, with a huge '
cavity in it, and set up shop. 1
"Of course, since no one had ever '
created a video market, there were no
game supplies at all, so I built my |
own: Mr. and Ms. Saltman; Slime ,
Alert; Super Slug; Mud Waller; SliU
Sipper-they went wild! It was the ,
biggest thing since decay that oT ,
forest had ever seen. (I invented little
tokens you buy to play the machines
with. Named them after myself. In
fact, they even call them 'slugs' over
here in the States.)
"When the business started showing
a profit I began to offer other ser
vices. I warned butterflies when I saw
pith helmets and nets lurking in the
foliage. I offered protection to parrots
and macaws against pet merchants
from Marseille. Crocs willingly paid
my price to keep poachers out of the
territory.
"The fame of being both a game
king and godfather came to the at
tention of Juan Allesandro y Castillo
del Lorica, a typical latin strong man
who ran four corner* of the world.
Even for a python he wu mean
'He imposed a choking tax on all
video parlors in the area, of which
there was ooe. When I refused to pay
lie sent thugs-young anacondas
trained to wind terror around any
jffender.
" Enough was enough. I called upon
Friends and patrons alike for help,
which resulted in a full-scale junta.
We fought from vine to vine, tree to
tree, and finally freed the forest
canopy. Juan has been in hiding
somewhere close to Lake Titicaca, I
hear. But Canopy was FREE!"
"Then why did you leave?"
"What! Miss summer in Northeast
North Carolina? Do you think I would
leave you to raise your squash alone?
I've left the Canopy in the charge of
my capable young generalissimo Dr.
Miguel Molluscs, a zoology graduate
of Slippery Rock, '79. He can handle it
for three months whilst I languish
beneath this butternut leaf.
"So bring me my pan of beer, m'
dear, sit here when it isn't quite so
slick, and tell me all about your
winter."
Kec Happenings -
ADULT AEROBICS ? Register June
1-11 at the Rec. Dept. Teens-Adults.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
morning classes for six weeks costs
$20. Tueday and Thursday evening
classes for six weeks costs $15.
CHILDREN'S AEROBICS ? Register
June 1-11 at Rec. Dept. Ages 5-teens.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
classes for six weeks costs $8.
SUMMER ARTS AND CRAFTS -
Ages 5-12. Classes held once a week
for six weeks at 5 locations throughout
the county. Classes start June 28.
Locations are Durants Neck Ruritan
Club, Whiteston Community Building,
Belvidere Fire Dept., Hertford
Grammar School, and Holiday Island
Club. Cost is $2 per location for six
weeks. Register beginning June 14.
JUNIOR BABE RUTH - On Monday.
Brinn-Reed Oil defeated Swindell
Peoples 11 to 3. Jackson and Thatch
were 2 for i for the winners. Lyons
was 2 for 4 for Swindell-Peoples.
At 8:30, Hollowell-Winfall defeated
One Stop-Don Juan. Dizon was 3 for 3
for the winners as John Evans threw a
no hitter.
On Wednesday, Swindell-Peoples
defeated One Stop-Don Juan 4 to 3. K.
Gillispie was 3 for 4 for the winners
while G. Madre was 3 for 4 for One
Stop-Don Juan.
In the second game, Brinn-Reed Oil
defeated Hollowell Oil-Winfall 14 to 5
to take over first place. Jackson was 2
for 4 for Brinn-Reed as D. White was 1
for 2 for Hollowell-Winfall.
SENIOR BABE RUTH - In Senior
Action last Thursday, Perquimans
destroyed Camden 7 to 2. Wayne
Corprew and Jim Underwood led
Perquimans going 2 for 3 each. B.
Forbes was 2 for 2 for Camden. John
Winslow pitched a 4 hitter for
Perquimans. Mack Sawyer got the
loss for Camden.
ADULT SOFTBALL - Last Tuesday.
American Legion defeated Natural
Light 16 to 10. Griswould was 3 for 3
for American Legion. Elliott was 3 for
4 for the losers.
Next Hollowell Oil defeated Bank of
NC 9-3. D. Banks was 2 for 3 for
Hollowell and Bunch 2 for 3 for BNC.
At 8:30 Albemarle Chemical beat
the Rangers 8 to 2. Russell Lassiter
was 3 for 3 for the winners. B. Eure
lead the Rangers going 2 for 2.
At 9:30 the Outlaws defeated
Palmerstown 6-4. S. Dail was 2 for 2
for the winners and six people had no
hits for Palmerstown.
On Thursday, Natural Light
defeated Bank of NC 3-2. Dail and
Elliott 2 for 3 for Natural with Nixon 2
3 for BNC.
Then Hollowell beat American
Legion 10-5. D. Banks was 3 for 3 for
Hollowell while the losers picked up 6
hits.
At 8:30 the Rangers upset the
Outlaws 15-14. D. Eure was 3 for 3 and
B. Winslow was 3 for 4 for the losers.
Lastly, Budweiser destroyed
Palmerstown 11-0. Roberson and
Woodell were both 3 for 3 for the
winners. The losers only got 4 hits.
SCUBA DIVING CLASS ? First class
at Rec. Dept. Monday, June 14, 7:00
p.m. Come to find out more.
For more information, call 426-5695.
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Parker signs with Chowan
Donny Parker, a senior at
Perquimans County High
School, signed an athletic
grant during the Athletic
Banquet held recently at the
High School, to attend Chowan
College in Murfreesboro in the
FaU.
Marine facts
To learn more about the coastal life of
North Carolina, visit the Marine
Resources Centers along the coast at
Fort Fisher, Pine Knoll Shores and
Manteo.
A sand dune isn't just something
you climb over, it's a very important
piece of natural engineering, ac
cording to the N.C. Office of Coastal
Management.
Dunes trap sand, absorb storm
energy and protect inland areas from
flooding. Visitors should use walk
ways over the dunes whenever
possible and protect the beach
grasses which help stabilize these
important natural buffers on our
coast.
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? One ad per family
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