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pluggo provides fatherly protection for Miranda and family ? note to w? readers: For several ?ears Jean's favorite friendly foe in ?e garden is Sluggo. who is a you know-what. He first caught her at tention when he drank all the beer she had put out to do him in. It didn't. He loved it, the lush. Every summer he returns to her squash patch for a vacation from his winter's ad ventures.) Miranda had always heard from the other mallards in her family about the pleasant summers of North Carolina coastlands. Poppa ex plained to all the children that once they took flight from the Gulf of Mexico and landed in the spring, each was on his or her own. Oh, they'd pretty well stay together, but it was time to establish new relationships, new families. And that's what happened. It wasn't the first time the Sullivan s.Winslows and Johnsons had played host to incoming flights of ducks who liked the combination of green grass, calm river and adjacent swampland. It was there, consequently, that Miranda landed, loved and lost. It's BEYOND THE WEEDS b> Jean Winnlow an old story- Naive maiden taken in by a river-wise domestic dude, you know how it goes. The courtship was quick, and she paired off with the same ardent devotion she had ob served in her parents. It was when she told him about being in a family way he took flight. Parenthood would have ruined the free and selfish life he loved. By this time I began to notice her visiting the yard, but paid no mind. Sometimes six or eight ducks would visit in the morning, relishing worms and insects, quacking in the sun. In fact, we didn't know anything about her until Julian found the eggs. As I said, Dude Duck dumped her. ASCS update: Spring seeded crop deadline nearing By TOMMY RIDDICK ? CROP REPORTS - May 10th was the final date for producers to file their reports of acreages planted to small grains. Small grains on conserving use acreages (set-aside) has to be disposed of by May 10 or the producer must have filed a request with us by May 10 to leave on the land for reseeding purposes and pay for a field visit to later determine use of. Producers in the programs that have small grains on set-aside, and failed to report such by May 10 are out of program compliance at this time. To get in compliance, he may report now and pay late report charges assessed, plus the cost for a field visit June 15 is the deadline for repor ting spring seeded crops and August l.for summer seeded crop (milo). These are important dates. CONSERVING USE ACREAGE ? North Carolina will have in excess of 840,000 acres in conservation use acreage this year. We can't over emphasize the importance of com plying with program requirements. There will be a lot of farm checks made to determine compliance for program benefits. Producers are reminded that this land being devoted to conserving use acreage, must have been in a row crop or small grains in two of the last three years The land area for partial fields must be a minimum of 5 acres in size and 66 feet wide unless-the set aside requirement is less than 5.0 acres or it is finishing out the acreage requirement. Whole fields are ac cepted regardless of size. This acreage must be devoted to an approved conservation use, can't be harvested or grazed from April 1 through September 30 and protected against erosion, weeds and insects. PEANUTS The final date for leasing and transferring peanut quota is June 1. Producers are reminded that when certifying, they need to have a copy of the seed bill to show seed purchased for this crop year as in the past. FIXED RATE MORTGAGE LOAN MONEY AVAILABLE 60 Years Of Serving the Area Hertford Savings & Loan Assn. 121 N. Church St. Hertford, NC Telephone 426-5403 ^ r- 'l When she realized he was gone for good the tried to reasaemble her Ule. I can't leave now. ahe thought. At leaat I have my brothers and sisters, even if ther's no one to mate with at this late date. I'm in a delicate condition. I'm going to have to pull myself up by my golash-straps and get through this thing. She bravely carried on, feeding conscientiously because she had to maintain her health. She was pecking through the grass one sunny Sunday, seeking an ear thworm or two for breakfast. "Madame, desist, I implore you!" She looked up, around, and down. The vocalization, though, had emanated from her own beak which was full of something. Somebody, apparantly, and she immediately released the vocal object. She didn't know Sluggo, like you and I do. She was too new to realize that instead of a worm she had picked up our imminent beer loving mollusk acquaintance who comes up from the rain forests of South America to summer in my zucchini. It was his only respite during the year from the tribulations of running the country of Canopy, a haven for the misunderstood of the animal world. "Please forgive me," she cried. "I don't even notice what I'm eating, actually. It's just that I hardly know what I'm doing lately. While it is necessary to find sustenance, I myself have been treated so shab bily, I would not willingly be cruel to another creature. You will not be eaten, sir." "Your eyes are sad, ma petite bochas. In repayment for my life, perhaps I can help." His tone of sympathy unlocked pent-up sorrows of the last few weeks. He was visibly shaken by her lament of abandonment, and listened quietly until the last sad word was spoken. She nestled in the grass beside him, exhausted. After long silent moments, Sluggo knew what must be done. This was, after all, not the first time his protection was needed by the destitute. "You spared my Ufe, Madame. For this you will be amply rewarded. Your children must be cared for, and I intend to see they are provided with the finest. We will find you a home ? immediately, and in the absence of your ex-husband, I shall protect you always..." f Julian came up from the boathouse without the battery he had gone down to retrieve from the cruiser for charging. "Miranda has established her family in the engine hold", he ex plained. "There are 14 eggs under the left cushion. I can't move anything for a while. It's just..." "Why are you shaking your head?" I asked. "The furnishings. They're in credible. First of all, the whole cradle is cushioned with tiny bits of boat insulation. There are soft grasses, pieces of moss. A curtain of magnolia leaves have been strung over the back, as if to provide a private area. There are two lily pads absolutely chock-full of Duck Chow. One of our old gourds from last year's harvest holds drinking water. We both know she's been alone for the last two weeks. Who could be showering such gifts? "Sluggo!", we both said at the same time. And so we knew that the Godfather was once again in operation. I ran down to fertilize and water the squash, and there he was ' reclining under a brick, since the Walkers Construction SpBelallxIng In r?mod?l Ing, and rmpalrs. 25 years of pleasing people. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED FREE ESTIMATES John Wolksr 297-2307 7Ka?tti*<) I****. MrirTlf M. A THOMAS K. PWITCHAHD (15 E. MAIN S1KET P.O. SOX 3SS ELIZABETH CITY, N.C 27W1 PHONI 339-7777 Be sure to stop by our booth Saturday, May 21, during RIVERSPREE and visit one of TRAILWAYS' finest buses, the EXECUTIVE bus, the perfect bus for those special charters. COMPLIMENTS OF TRAILWAYS and CAROLINA TRAILWAYS the official bus for all of MANNING TOURS, INC. bus tours. INVITATION TO BID The Hertford Housing Authority Hill receive bids for Compr*hens1v? Improvement Assistance Program Project NC31-901 (FFY82) at existing Low-Rent Housing Projects NC31-1 and NC31-2 In Hertford, North Carolina. Bids will be received until 1:30 P.M.. Local Time on the Wth day of June, 1983 , at the main oft ice of the Housing Authority at 104 White read aloud. ' * Proposals submitted by mall should be addressed to the Housing Authority at the address set out above and plainly marked as indicated In the "Instructions to Bidders', Section B. All proposals submitted by mall will be collected at the above mentioned mailing address at 1:00 P.M.. Local Time, on the day mentioned above and held unopened at the office of the Housing Authority uitlt 1:30 P.M., at which time they will be opened with those that have been hand delivered. Bidding Documents, Including Plans and Specifications, are on file at the office of the Architect, Francis B. Sheetz, Jr., A.I. A., Sheetz, Aiken aid Aiken, Inc.. 2722 Piednont Road. I.E., Atlanta, Georgia X30S, Post Office Boa 52639, Atlanta, Georgia X3SS and at the office of the Housing AiJitority at the above address. Plans and specifications may be ordered from the Architect's Office In Atlanta. Two copies of the documents may be obtained by prime contractors by depositing {2S.OO with the Architect for each set of documents so obtained. Prime contractors may purchase additional sets aid subcontractors and material suppliers may purchase sets of the docunents for the cost of reproduction which is SIS. 00 per set. This S15.00 Is not refundable. Each request for plans aid specifications should Indicate that the request is for a prime contractor or "herwise. Crime Contractors who return thb plans and specifications within ten working days after the bid opening will be refunded their full deposit for plans and specifications that have not been defaced. If the plans and specifications of prime contractors are not returned within the above ten day period the entire deposit will be forfeited. In the event a prime contractor orders plans and spec if ic at ions and does not submit a bid, or does not Inform the Architect of hts intention to submit no bid within 72 hours prior to time of bid opening, ha will forfeit his entire deposit for plans and specifications. A certified check, or bank draft, drawn on a bank or trust company Insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation made payable to the Housing Authority, Owner, U.S. Government Bonds, or a satisfactory I1d Bond, e?ecuted by ai acceptable surety on the lid Bond Form contained In the Specifications in en amount equal to five percent (St) of the bid shall be submitted with eech bid. The successful bidder will be required tp furnish aid pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond(s) la the amount of 100* of the contract Mount . la lieu of the Performance and Pa/men I Bond the successful bidder caa furnish a 201 cash escrow, or e Letter of Credit subject to the requirements , of Stata and Local laws. Km Housing Authority reserves the rl^it to reject any ar all bid* m4 te waive any Informalities la the bidding. Ha bids may be withdrawn for a period of sUty ((0) days subsequent ta the opening of bids without the consent of the Housing Authority. All can tree tart shall be required ta comply with the equal employment requirements of the federal Bonn?at. Attention (s called to the fact that salaries not lets than the Oavls-Bacon wage rates as published by the U.S. Department of Labor and as set forth m the Specifications must be paid a? this Project. Please address all questions regarding plans and specific at tans, ar blddln* procedure to Ma Architect ?d not to the Moustnq Authority. THt HERTFORO HOUSING AUTHUKITT Sluggo provides nursery for Miranda. ? zucchini leaves were still a mite small. "We know about Miranda, Slug," I said. "Merely doing what I do best, m'dear, taking care of the down trodden. Which, by the way, is more than I can say tor you. Not one pan of beer and I know Julian stocks Coon, Schlitz and all that good stuff at the C-Store. I would think you'd have at least a little generic in a pieplate by the water pump. "No sooner said than done, Slug. You just watch after Miranda and the children, and I'll watch out for you." I He sighed contentedly ai he heard duck wingi fluttering against thej indoor-outdoor casement. "Fine, I'll be right here. By thej way Jean, when you come back with, my Schlitz, bring me the rain; forecast, would you please?" Modern postage stamps came into use in 1840. t AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE FARM EQUIPMENT ESTATE OF RICHARD S. JONES SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1983 - 10:00 A.M. SALE LOCATED: Richard S. Jones Home: Between Sunbury, N.C. and Corapeake, N.C., off Hwy 32 on State Route 1325. FOLLOW AUCTION SIGNS. TRACTORS * John Omt* Trador 2840 Otoaal * I H C Tractor 1066 - Um* ? Turbo * I H C Tractor ? Dwa* ? 656 * I H C Tractor ? 656 ? Hyrdroatotic ? Gas * I H C Tractor Gat - 606 * I.H.C. Front-End Loadar ? #2350 * I H C (km n Combina ? #61 5 ? Gaa Hydroatahc 4 Row Com - 4 Row Baan Haadar * I.H.C Rotory Oiac Hay Mowar #3106 H*h Spaad a I H C Hoy Bator #430 * Alto Chatmars Hay Raha ? 3 Pi Hitch a Oat* Sfega Cuttor a PauR Paanut Oiggar Invartar 2 Row a Farguao" Paanut Oiggar - 2 Row a McCtonny Paanut Miar - 2 Row a Long BacM Hoa 3 Pi Hitch V a Buah Hog Oiac - 6 Row ' a I HC Otac -4 Row a I.H.C Saad0rti'#5l0 a Wft A Baddars 4 Row with Hyd Row Marfcar* ' and Gauga Whaata a Kaig Baddara ? 4 Row a K M C CtoaaiPtow ? 12 Tong a UKaion RoRng Cultivator 4 Row a I.H.C Curator 4 Row ? #63 a I H C Mkttafcuotora - 4 Row a 9Wk Cuttor 4 Row 3 Pt HRcft a I HC Plwtara #266 ? with ARa Oatmara No-TB Coultora and Qwtdy Happan on OH Tool tar 4 Raw a I H C Piantara #2?5 4 Row wtfh R6w aftaoara - HARVESTING EQUIPMENT MACHMERV * I M C GnrxJer Mixer * 1 050 on Rubber * Rotary Cutter - 4 Row * Fertifcrer Applicator with Stainless Steel tank Appro* 200 Oat on Rubber * Johnson Sprayer ? Ftoerglesa Tank Appro* 150 Gat .i pr mch * Lane or Fertilizer Or# ? 4 Row on Rubber * Lety Spreeder 3 Pi Hbch - #1250 e Deri Tractor Bade ? Front Mount e IMC Bottom Plow 4 Bottom #411 * Super-Rhino Blade - B Ft e Ufteton Rotary Cutter ? Ft * I H C Sickle Mower 7 Ft Bar 3 Pt H?ch * Gram Traier with Auger * Long Conveyor on RuOber with Motor * Hammer Mfl * Whi. iwmd Mixer Appro* V? ton * 2-Augers on Rubber 6 Inch - with Motors ? Appro* 40 Ft Eech * Auger on Rubber 3 Inch - wNh Motor App^H 15 Ft * Hay Fork - 3 Pt Hitch * Seed Dri on Iron Wie?a e Ciiti Packer 2 Row * VNteodSew - yi e Tractor Boom * Bek Harveater Convey* ? with Motor * 4 ? Pig Feeders e 2 Portable Fuel Tanks for Pick Up * Ar Products Qednc Wetoar e Speed Are Compressor e Long Dryer ? Air-Flow ? 7H H P e 1 Lot Hand Toots and Mac Kerns * 1 **ge Lot Peanut M* , J - * * Large Lot Feecue Peatire Cuppings e 1 - large Lot Wmeet 9?aw _ * 1?79 Fgrt Mck up Easlorar f 1SOCu?om V-S UnnK *r C8 ? HH I? <noo-V-? 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