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Perspective 'Love.. .Life with a heartbeat' ?? soon we'll be purchasing choco late, lacy cards, teddy bears and rosas (or those we will remember at Valentines. It's that season of the v. : year when love and romance take ? "-priority... when we show those we , love how much we care just because ..j .we want to. Just because love and -7: those who bring love into our lives are so important to us all. John Ciardi said that "love is the "...word used to label the sexual excite " ment of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual de <??? pendence of the old." According to Franklin Jones, "love _ .doesn't make the world go 'round, it's - what makes the ride worthwhile." 1 ;We all know that sometimes that ride ! ? -can be both bumpy and as smooth as Isilk, but I'd rather know love in all its ? ; tromenting glories than never to ; ;have known it at all. I'd rather have \ ? inhaled the perfume of one single ! Vase, though been pierced by all its ' JBorns, than to have an entire bou ; ; ?et without the fragrance love ? J brings. I ? Love is sort of like a heart monitor J ' ing machine. Every time your heart ? beats, the machine registers an "up j and down" motion on the screen. The ? ? Tile of a person who has never known ' ' real love is simply one straight line J ! across the screen. Without the ups ? J ?fid downs. Just the same thing all ? the time. Life, without a heartbeat. ?' Through the years, many things ? 1 Have been said about love that bear ? *. Vfepeating. Sometimes those philo | spphical lines help ease the pain of ? ? losing. The most comforting of these I I verses is the favorite: "If you love { * s&hiething, set it free. If it comes ? J back, it is yours. If it does not, it 1 \ never was." But, it still hurts when a I ?; freed love finds lodging someplace . / else. J J They say that all is fair in love and ? ? war, but love is never fair. Not ! v really. And never easy either. Like I I living, loving is as dangerous as lick ? !; ing honey from a thorn. To survive, . ? we must have love, and that means | ? accepting the thorns along with it. It ? ! was Robert Browning who wrote, "take away love and our earth is a J ; tomb." Life without a heartbeat. ? ? Again. !j!_Ernest Hemingway said that "peo f EASTERN I ECHOES | OK GAIL R06ER50N | pie fall in love, but they have to climb out." It's so easy to fall in love.. .as easy as falling in a hole, and usually just as unexpected. It's a wonderful, almost hypnotic state that heightens every sense. But, if the hole becomes a tomb, you have to claw your way back out again. Back to the heart beat. Back to life. Back to love once more, and the thorns as well. And maybe even another hole to claw your way back to the top of. "People who are sensible about love are incapable of it," Douglas Yates once remarked. A person who always makes decisions from the head instead of the heart will cheat themselves of love. These are the same people who have never ven tured into a summer rain for fear of a cold, or picked wild flowers in a meadow for fear of a snake. Their "sensibility" robs them of life itself. In the scriptures, love is presented as the greatest of virtues. It is su preme expression and essential to our relationships, also finding ex pression in service to our fellow-men. It tells us that our love must be "without hypocrisy" and "in deed and truth." And, "let there be spaces in your togetherness," Kahlil Gibran be lieved. A mother can hold a baby so tightly to her breast that she can smother it without realizing. Re member that all love can suffocate if the cord that binds is pulled too tightly. There is no greater gift in life than love. Show it and share it and never forget Edna St Vincent Millay's heartbreaking realization: "It's not love's going hurts my days, but that it went in little ways." Remember Valentine's Day, for someone else may remember that you forgot. And real love never forgets. : Nicholson purchases home On May 9, 1860, Josiah Nicholson purchased from Jeptha White a half acre lot south of the Belvidere road junction across from the William Nicholson residence. On that lot Jo siah would make his home for the re mainder of his life. His house, part of which may have been built prior to his purchase, still stands. Josiah's house is a rambling two story structure frequently enlarged and altered. Tradition says he added to it every time he remarried. According to achitechtural historian Drucilla Haley: "Originally the two story house was probably a three-bay double-pile side-hall-plan dwell ing... Certain early features are still evident, such as the flush sheathing and 9-6 sash beneath the porch shed roof. The exterior end chimney is laid in 1:5 common bond with single stepped shoulders." ' Josiah would augment this house ? lot by purchases from David White in ' 1867 and 1871 ; inheritance from Har ' riet Nicholson in 1888; and purchase ? from Harriet A. Bundy in 1897. During the Civil War Josiah's fam | ily spent some time in Rhode Island j (among his wife's relatives), where MIS third child was born in July, 1863. J After their return to Perquimans, his ? Wife Ellen was recorded as a min ? ister by Piney Wood Meeting in No J vember 1865. i In 1866 Josiah acquired two posi ? tions. On February 3rd he became an ? elder of Piney Woods Meeting and on ? April 24 he was appointed postmaster 'for Belvidere. He would be poetmas ? ter until June 23, 1893, and again from June 10, 1897 until his death in 1913. Ellen Nicholson went north again in the summer of 1867, visiting the Yearly Meetings of Friends in New York and New England. With all the changes in North Caro lina's society and economy wrought by Civil War and Reconstruction came a new form of government for the counties. The state Constitution of 1868, drafted by a Convention in which Jo siah's brother William represented Perquimans, established a county commission system. With much of its population consisting of freed slaves and pre-war white Unionists, Perqui mans County would be controlled by the Republican Party for many years. Since they were both Republicans and persons untainted by wartime partianship, the Quakers were called upon to participate in political affairs to a greater extent than in any period since the early eighteenth century. Josiah Nicholson would be a leading participant in this new political era. jj A note from Gina V This weekend I learned a great deal about being patient. t I spent the weekend skiing with 14 5 teenagers. My husband and I have jj the youth group at our church and he came up with idea to take the kids to ? Penn. skiing. Then he conveniently C had to work over the weekend. h This was not my first trip away with this group of youngsters and as a general rule they were wonderful ; however there were moments when I wondered if I was insane. I truly learned that patience is a virtue, and that I need to work more on developing it. L Business Builders If you are a new business or a business who does not advertise frequently You can advertise weekly for as little as *1.50 Weekly for 52 Weeks *2.00 Weekly for 26 Weeks *2.50 Weekly for 13 Weeks (Copy Changes Will Be Once A Week) CaM Anzie at 428*8728 i cm\s rcw>?e>fW ?ti. Frestt winter strawberries - beautiful but tasteless Vietnam war finally receives well deserved attention ' They are finally beginning to be recognized for what they were. Men and women doing their job despite unbelievable odds. For the 58,000 killed, the pain ended, but for the thousands who returned, the tragedy has been hard to forget. It's been nearly 15 years since the fall of Saigon signaled the end of American involvement in Southeast Asia. The war that no one wanted to remember is finally receiving the at tention it deserves. The confusion, anger and pain that divided our na tion is slowly giving way to a more accurate view of what really hap pened in Vietnam. For years we attempted to forget the experience by ignoring those in volved or by depicting the war in an unrealistic manner. Anti-war films such as "The Deerhunter" and oth ers only caused us to misunderstand the real events more. Now Hollywood is finally produc ing quality films that tell it like it was. Acclaimed one of the better of these films, "Platoon" has already grossed nearly $4 million after play ing at 174 theaters. Written and pro duced by Vietnam veteran Oliver Stone, critics claim this is one of the few films that really reflects the truth. Others are in the making that will continue to give a clearer picture of the war. While it is doubtful Vietnam will ever receive the exposure in films accorded the "Big War," the efforts to provide the truth is an indication of changing attitudes. Whereas WW II is often represented as an American struggle for all the right reasons, Vietnam's story is more difficult to understand. Many will continue to question our involvement in the war and the sudden popularity of movies portraying the war will open old wounds. For those of us who were a part of that period, it may be a bit difficult to understand the sudden interest in the war. For years, we have attempted to forget. But we have to realize there is a new generation of Americans too young to remember and they want to know about Vietnam. It has been dif ficult for them to learn about the war a nation has tried to forget. They are showing an eagerness to learn and many school systems are beginning to provide an indepth look into the pe riod. In many schools, teachers are in viting veterans to discuss the war with their stuents. The reality of hearing first hand from someone who was shot at is having a greater im pact on the students that would occur from reading about it in textbooks. Most veterans still retain very vivid memories of the war and can relay their experiences to today's kids in a manner that won't be forgotten. More importantly, the kids will see that everyone involved in the war wasn't a killer, maniac, or drug ad dict. ' ^ We should not view this renewed S interest as an indication that all the wounds have healed. Those who were there, those involved at home, and those who lost loved ones have not forgotten the reality. And for those Americans still trapped in Southeast Asia, the horror continues. But the fact we are finally beginning to put this national tragedy in perspective is an indication the healing process has begun. As we become more will- g ing to live with the truth, perhaps the ? lessons of that war will have a posi tive effect on our nation. And perhaps we'll learn enough from the experi ence to cause us to be more cautious in the future. If so, it will not have all been in vain. ? Hollowell named to board 18 YEARS AGO Hollowell Is Named Director Of Hank: W.H. Stanley, President of Peoples Bank & Trust Co., Rocky Mount, N.C* today announced the election of Robert L. Hollowell, Hert ford Chevrolet Dealer and real estate developer to the Banks Board of Di rectors at the annual stock holders meeting in Rocky Mount, N.C. held January 31, I9(j9. Hollowell is a grad uate of Duke University with a B.A. degree in Business Administration and of the Nay Business School Har vard University. He served aboard ship in World War II as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. Riverview American Station Opens Saturday: Review American Service Station will have their grand opening on Saturday with the new operator's Mr. and Mrs. James Cope land. It is located acroulrom Albemarle Elec tric Membership Corp. building in > 1 lit 13?C 197? LCCWNC PACK BV VIS6INIA WHtTE TAANSE/MJ Winfall. The grand openning party will begin Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with free hot dogs, drinks, ice cream and plenty of music. One local band will participate in th? opening. Variety Show Is Slated Feb. 28th: A variety show featuring Roy Askew as a master of ceremonies will take place this month at the Perquimans County High School, proceeds to be donated to the Heart Fund. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY Established In 1932 Published Each Thursday By The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, N.C. Second Class Postage Paid at Hertford, N.C. 27944 USPS 428-080 Gina K. Jepson ' Editor S Carol A. O'Neal Advertising Manager ONE YEAR MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES In-County Out-Of-County *9.00 *10.00 119 West Grubb Street P.O. Box 277 Hertford, N.C. 27944 Member North Corolina Press Association National Newspaper Association North Corolina Association of Community Newspapers JUo NEWS COUPON ; The news and editorial staff of the Perquimans Weekly would like you to tell us what kind of stories you like to see in the paper. If there is something or someone you feel is impor tant ? or some provocative issue you would like us to exam ine ? please, let us know. Just clip and fill out this coupon. Include as many details as possible (Names, addressses, telephone numbers, etc.) It may not be possible for us to use some of the stories sug gested but we are always looking for new ideas. 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