Health officials encourage flu shots
SUtc health officials are urging
older adults and people with chronic
illnesses to get their flu shots now,
before the influenza virus makes its
annual invasion into North Carolina
Flu usually arrives in late (all or
early winter, but immunisation must
be given well in advance for the
immunity to have time to develop.
"It's particularly important for
people in the high risk group ?
persons over the age of 65 or those
with chronic illnesses such as
diabetes, heart, lung or kidney
disease ? to get their flu shots now,"
according to Dr. J. N. MacCormack,
head of the North Carolina Depart
ment of Human Resources' Com
municable Disease Branch.
Flu is usually a mild disease in
children, young adults and middle
aged people who are healthy.
However, flu can be life
threatening for older adults or
persons with chronic illnesses
because flu lower* the body's
resists nee, making a person more
susceptible to secondsry infections
like pneumonia.
Pneumonia is one of the five
lending causes of death among
people over the age of <S.
MacCormack said flu is a viral
infection of the nose, throat and lungs
which can be confused with the
common cold. Flu is normally ac
companied by a fever which is
usually absent during a cold.
Nasal congestion, however, is
more often associated with a cold
than with the flu.
"Most people can fight off the flu
with a few days in bed, a few more
days of rest, aspirin and plenty of
liquids to drink" MscCormsck said.
"Because the elderly or people
with chronic illnesses are more likely
to develop pneumonia or other
secodary Infections, many doctor*
recommend that those people get ?
fin shot early in the fan."
Side effect* may roault from the
Infection, such as a low-grade lever
or redness around the injection, but
the risks associated with the flu and
pneumonia are considered greater
than the side effects of the flu shot
MacCormaek noted that people
who are allergic to eggs could get
some additional reaction* to the flu
vaccines because they are made
from egg products.
The IMS vaccine is somewhat
different from previous years
because there is a new component
which immunises an individual
against a new strain that was
discovered last year. This new strain
is part of the Hong Kong family of
viruaes.
Accident limits raised
Effective October 1, a driver in
volved in a colliaon that cauaea at
least $500 total damage is required to
notify local law enforcement officers,
the North Carolina Department of
Transportation's (NCDOT's)
Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
haa announced.
The 1983 General Assembly raised
motor vehicle accident reporting
limits from $200, which was set in
1971, to $900 to increaae efficiency
within each law enforcement office
by reducing the amount of paper
work that police have had to deal
with in accident situations, according
to R. W. Wilkins Jr.. DMV Com
missioner.
Area obituaries
RIDDICK
NORFOLK ? Mrs. Lillian Blaine
Riddick, 66, of 351 Fort Worth Ave.,
Safe Roads
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Norfolk, Va., lifelong resident of
Norfolk, died Friday in a hospital.
She was a Baptist.
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beverage.
1 ?an underage person aids or abets
another to attempt to purchase or
purchase an alcoholic beverage,
?an underage person attempts to
purchase, purchases, or possesses
alcoholic beverages by using or at
' tempting to use a fraudulent driver's
license or other I.D., or by lending his
driver's license or any other I.D. for
that purpose.
Any store that is charged with
selling alcohol to a minor is subject to
revocation of license. To sell spirits
to a minor is a misdemeanor
carrying a penalty of up to a $2,000
fine, imprisonment of up to two
years, or both.
An underage person that pur
chases, attempts to purchase, or
possesses alcohol is guilty of com
mitting a misdemeanor and is sub
ject to a fine of up to (500, im
prisonment for not more than six
months or both.
According to Captain Robert K.
Morris of the Hertford Police
department drugs seem to be on the
decline and alcohol popularity on the
increase in Perquimans County. "We
get a lot of complaints from parents
concerning alcohol use among youth.
It's not a matter of parents not being
concerned enough to handle the
problems, it's not knowing what to
look for or recognizing the problems
when they see it," Morris said.
"Some of the warning signs that
parents should look for are declining
grades and changes in attitudes. If a
young person ordinarily does well in
school and his grades begin to drop,
you can assume that something is
taking away from his studies. If the
problem is large enough, the parents
will see it at home and should
question the child as to what is going
on," Morris said.
In an effort to educate the public
about the new Safe Roads Act
statute, the Hertford Police
Department is available to talk with
any civic group and explain any and
all phases of the new law.
Earlier this month they spoke with
all of the students at Perquimans
High School and explained the new
penalties and provisions of this
statute.
(Editor's note: See related story on
page two concerning color coding of
drivers license. All state and national
survey data provided courtesty of the
Hertford Police Department. )
Survivors include (our daughters,
Margaret McDonald of Hertford;
Mary C. Skinner of San Diego;
Barbara A. Brinson of Virginia
Beach and Patricia E. Lowe of
Chesapeake.
Other survivors inc.) ide four sons,
Harvey Elliott of Virginia Beach,
Joseph G. Elliott of Columbia, N.C.,
Danny R. Elliott of New Orleans and
James T. Elliott of Chesapeake; a
sister, Mary C. Montague of Wan
chese and 26 grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 12 noon in Chesapeake
Memorial Gardens by the Rev.
James G. Holloman.
Information was provided by
Swindell Funeral Home.
DAIL
Stephen Addison Dail, 83, of 707 S.
Church St., died Tuesday, September
20, in Chowan Hospital.
A native of Chowan County, he was
the son of the late Patrick and Mrs.
Sarah Boyce Dail and the husband of
the late Mrs. Laura Belle Ashley
Dail. He was a Baptist and a retired
poultry farmer with Lancaster
Farms.
Survivors include one daughter,
Mrs. Lynn Smisek of Minneapolis,
Minn.; two sons, Floyd Ray Dail of
Wilmington and Wayne Dail of
Hertford; two sister* Mrs. Ebbie
Lamb and Mrs. Emily Lane of
Tyner; two half sisters, Mrs. Lucy
Bunch of Suffolk and Mrs. Vivian
Griffin of Edenton; five grand
children and one great-granchild.
Graveside services were con
ducted Monday, September 26, at 2
p.m. in Beaver Hill Cemetary,
Edenton, by the Rev. George Cook.
Williford-Barham Funeral Home
of Edenton was in charge of >
arrangements.
BAINES
SUFFOLK ? Mary Dail Baines, 62,
of 1624 Cypress Chapel Road died
Sunday in Louise Obici Memorial
Hospital. She was a native of Chowan
County and the widow of Wallace
Kilby Baines Jr.
She was a member of Cypress
Chapel Christian Church.
Survivors include four sisters Lucy
D. Bunch of Suffolk, Vivian D. Griffin
of Edenton, and Ebbie Lamb and
Emily Lane of Tyner.
Funeral services were held at 2
p.m. Tuesday in Sidney F. Harrell
Funeral Home by the Rev. Willis
Dowling. Burial followed in Cypress
Chapel Cemetery.
Information provided by Williford
Barham Funeral Home.
Colored backdrops to be used
in coding driver's license
The 1983 General Assembly
recently enacted legislation that will
require drivers' licenses, permits
and special identifaction cards to be
color-coded according to age, the
North Carolina Department of
Transporation's (NCDOT's) Division
of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has
anounced.
This legislation becomes effective
October 1.
DMV Commissioner R. W. Wilkins
Jr. explained that any driver's
license, learner's permit or iden
tification card issued on or after
October 1 will reflect age by the
following colored photographic
backgrounds: "yellow" for ages 15
18; "blue" for ages 19-20; and "red"
for ages 21 and over.
As of January 1, of the 3.9 million
North Carolina licensed drivers,
216,000 individuals holding drivers'
licenses are under 19 years of age;
50,000 individuals holding permits
are under 19 years of age; and 4,000
individuals holding identification
cards are under 19 years of age.
Wilkins noted that any individual
may obtain a duplicate of his driver's
license, permit or identifation card
for a fee of five dollars.
Duplicate copies are available to
those individuals whoae drivers'
licenses have been lost or destroyed,
whose name or address on the license
has been changed, or whoae age has
changed so that he is etitled to a
differently colored background.
DMV Director of Driver License
Section Zeb Hocutt said, "To prevent
fradulent use of drivers' licenses, we
have rigid requirements as to what
constitutes satisfactory proof of
Identification in order to obtain a
duplicate license, permit or Iden
tification card.
"The best proof," continued
Hocutt. "Is a current or recently
expired photographic driver's
discharge DD-214, copy of census
report, US passport, driver education
certificate (if the name is correct)
and a family Bible, commented
Hocutt.
Telephone repair
number changed
Beginning Saturday, October 1,
Carolina Telephone's number for
repair service will change for
customers in the Albemarle and
Outer Banks area.
Beginning October 1, customers in
the Albemarle Metro Area, Kitty
Hawk, Buxton, Hatteras, Waves, Kill
Devil Hills. Manteo, Nags Head and
Ocracoke areas will need to dial the
digit "1" plus 977-7100 to reach the
company's repair service. There is
no charge for these calls.
Terry Daniels, district commercial
and marketing manager, said, "The
number change is necessary (or
more efficient access to our repair
service."
"Please write this new number in
the front of your telephone directory
for easy reference."
"SKIN CARE isn 't just something you buy
It's something
you learn.
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Call for a complimentary facial.
Peggy Rohrer at 426-92 1 7
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT
AND CIRCULATION OF
THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY
Statement required by the
act of October 23. 1962:
Section 4369 Title 39
United States Code
Published on Thursdays
at Hertford, 1.C., September
29, 1983.
The names and addresses
of the publisher, general
manager and circulation
manager arc Publisher
David R Dear. Washing
ton. DC.: General manager
Jane B. Williams, Edenton,
H.C.; Circulation manager,
Ken M. Castelloe, Edenton,
H.C.
The owner of The Perqui
mans Weekly is Dear PuMi
cation S Radio. Inc.. Wash
ington. DC.
Average number of copies
issued during preceeding
12 months and single issue,
nearest to filling date, are
listed respectively
On Thursday, September 22,
Sheriff Julian H. Broughton
received information as to
where some Marijuana plants
could be found growing in
Perquimans County. Upon
further investigation by
Sheriff Broughton, with
assistance from the State
Bureau of Investigation, 11
I ~
Marijuana plants were
located in Perquimtns
County. These plants wfere
confiscated and were found td|
be approximately 10 to 12 feet
in height and also have an
approximte street value, of
$10,000.00 Further in
vestigation is to be macde.
(Photo by Ken Castelloe)
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Community Calendar j
Band Boosters to meet y
Perquimans County Band Boosters will hold their regular
monthly meeting Monday, October 3, at 7:30 in the High
School Library. Various business and upcoming band events
will be discussed.
Bike-a-thon scheduled * ^
A combination Bike and Walk-a-Thon on behalf of Cystk
Fibrosis research has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon,
October 9 at 2:30 beginning at the United Methodist Churdh,
Market and Covent Garden Streets. '*
All youth of the county are urged to participate. Sponsor
sheets are available from the church office or by calling
426-5467.
Contact Rev. Irving E. Cook at 426-5467 if you have any
questions.
THANK YOU \
Our 2nd Indian Summer Festival was a tremen
dous success. This didn't just happen. It took a _
great deal of time, talent and plain hard work to*
to produce this event. So many people were in
volved and helping in many areas to give Perqui
mans County a weekend to be proud of. This ,
proves what can be accomplished when we all .
work together. It is great to have an event in our.
County where we see people of all ages bustling "
and having an exciting good time. All of this was
possible with your help and cooperation and the-*
Chamber of Commerce says "Thank You" to the '
many willing workers and contributors to the''
Indian Summer Festival. Your response was over-';
whelming and greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Mary C. Harrell '??
^ President
Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce
NOTICE
Save a buck!
Annual subscription fees to
The Perquimans Weekly
will increase by *1" effective
October 1, 1983
In-county subscriptions will be *8*50
Out-of-county subscriptions will be *9*50
?HOWEVER?
Subscribers may renew their
papers at the old rate from
now through October 1 5.
Newsstand prices will increase
to 25' per copy. Effective
with the first issue in October.
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