Per sp ect i ves
On the way to work in
the morning smoke.,
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Chamber presents check to restoration association
Chamber presents check
T (^RESTORATION ASSOCIATION:
Tlf? budget, the Restoration Assoc ia
( ic?0 and the local option sales tax
w*ge the trio of three items that occu
piM the Board of Directors at the
Cumber of Commerce at the Octo
bei^meeting. Since the Restorian As
sociation will have no funds to work
wifk until they are able to conduct a
membership drive, the Chamber pre
sented them with a check for $100 and
toltf them that if more were needed,
to piake a request. The check was
presented by Chamber President Bill
Cojt to the Rev. Edwin Williams,
chairman of the association. Not only
did the Chamber sponsor the associa
tion and get it going, but it will con
tinue to support it financially, if nec
essary, and in any other way
possible.
PEGGY COPELAND IS
PLEDGED TO SOCIETY AR ACC:
Miss Peggy Copeland, of Belvidere,
has been pledged to Phi Mu, national
collegiate sorority, at Atlantic Chris
tian College, Wilson. Miss Copeland
was one of seventeen coeds initiated.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Estes
Copeland, of Belvidere. Miss Cope
land was elected President of Phi Mu
pledge class at their first meeting.
She is a junior in the school of Busi
ness Education at Atlantic Christian.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH: Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Barclift announce the
birth of their second child, a daugh
ter, Linda Carol, born October 17,
1969 in the Albemarle Hospital. Mrs.
Barclift is the former Emilie White.
MRS. PAYNE URGES VOLUN
TEERS TO SEND IN REPORTS:
Mrs. Marian Payne, President Per
quimans County Unit ACS, urges all
volunteers to please send in their
Cancer Crusade reports to her or the
Treasurer, Mrs. Steliga, as soon as
possible. Perquimans County has an
increase in cancer patients this year,
so please give generously to this
worth cause.
Author discusses discrimination and homosexuality in society
HCrhaps it was the innocence of the
tin)s and perhaps we were sheltered
fro^i many of society's illes, or per
hapa it was a simple matter of times
being different. But most of all, I be
lief it was a matter of being taught
values and morals by parents, teach
ers;;* the church, and adults in gen
erai Certain things weren't dis
cussed, but you still knew the
diff|rence between right and wrong.
Th^"ills" of society were not nearly
as roen as today.
Itwas only in my later teen years
that] began to really understand or
participate in discrimination. As
children, we don't hate until taught to
do 90 by adults or peers. I recall very
well a Jewish boy in school who was
the brunt of many jokes and pranks. I
really couldn't understand what was
supposed to be so different about
him. As I grew older, I began to learn
howl hate and mistrust can come
aboQt from a lack of understanding.
Children talk about many things
and often, especially in the early teen
yea(s, like to pretend they know
more than they do. Language is used
that isn't really understood. Though
we apply words to certain situations,
we aren't certain what they really
mean.
Homosexuality was one of those
subjects. As a child, I don't recall
such individuals being referred to as
"gay". Most often, they were known
as strange or different, and we
stayed away from them. To me, a
gay person was a happy person.
Recently, as thousands of admitted
homosexuals and their activists
marched in Washington, it was ap
parent that, while they may have
been "gay", they weren't very
happy. Led by numerous AIDS vic
tims in wheelchairs, they demanded
protection from discrimination and
more federal money for AIDS re
search and treatment.
Wearing buttons, waving balloons
and banners with messages such as
"Thank God I'm Gay," the marchers
heard from speakers including the
Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Democratic
candidate for president. Rev. Jack
son brought cheers from the crowd
by demanding an end to the AIDS cri
sis. "Let's not dwell on distinctions,"
he said.
Activists of gay rights say the
AIDS tragedy, which has hit the ho
mosexual community especially
hard, has created an increase in dis
crimination and violence against ho
mosexuals, estimated at 25 million.
They accused the Reagan adminis
tration of allowing millions to die and
demanded more federal assistance.
If you are even slightly familiar
with the AIDS tragedy facing this na
tion, then yu know it is no laughing
matter. While the initial impact has
been felt strongest in the gay commu
nity, AIDS is no longer a disease re
stricted to homosexuals. Individuals,
including children, with no ties to
sexual activity, have been stricken.
While our moral convictions may
cause us to have little pity for those
afflicted due to what we consider im
moral conduct, we can't allow these
feelings to cause us to ignore the
threat to all of society.
In the same sense, the members
and supporters of the gay community
must understand the belief of many
that AIDS is punishment from God, a
curse cast upon those who have de
fied His laws and the laws of nature.
Perhaps admitted homosexuals feel
pride in being abnormal according to
the beliefs of most people, and they
are certainly justified in being con
cerned about a disease that means
certain death.
But they must remember that fear,
regardless of the foundation, isn't
easily overcome. Nor are age-old va
lues easily changed. It's going to take
a long time for society to accept gays
as "normal" beings and few are
going to share their feelings of
"Thank God I'm Gay". It's difficult
to see the pride in being an active
promoter of a disease that is killing
thousands. And it is even more diffi
cult to accept those who have pride in
such activity.
Grave markers are only reminders of prominent Perquimans family
Although the soil of Perquimans
has received human burials for thou
sands of years, no inscribed grave
marker has yet been found in the
county any older than that of Colonel
Thomas Harvey who died in 1729.
Colonel Harvey's marker is one of
seven retrieved when the ancient
Harvey family burying ground be
side Albemarle Sound in Harveys
Neck was moved to escape erosion
into that Sound. By the time of re
moval many years ago some of the
family gravestones had already gone
overboard.
Hi* oldest known tombstone in
Perquimans reads: "Here lieth In
terred the Body of Col. Thomas Har
vey frdest Son of Thomas Harvey
Esqr* formerly Governour of this
Province By whose Side he is Layd be
was iOnt Universaly Beloved went
Thro Jeveral reputable Offices in this
Goverfcmt and his Death was much
I^maritndas A Loss to his Country he
died October ye 30 1739 AEtatis Suis
S7" r'
In me removal the bodies of father
and spn were separated, and no trace
of a Marker for Governor Harvey has
Also missing is the tombstone of
Colonel John Harvey, believed to
have been a massive granite marker
honoring that "Father of the Ameri
can Revolution in North Carolina".
Responsibility for preserving the
Harvey funereal remains now rests
with the United States Government,
which purchased much of the old
Harvey plantation for military pur
poses presently housing the Harvey
Point Defense Testing Activity.
The other six grave markers are
those for the following individuals.
Mary B. Harvey, wife of Charles W.
Harvey, died 14 January 1796. Col.
John Harvey, husband of Lavina
Harvey, died t March 1806 aged 37
years 7 months and 18 days.
Mrs. Elizabeth Caldom, daughter
of James and Elizabeth Coles, and
First married to Col. Thomas Harvey,
born 26 December 1896 and died 30
October 1761.
Col. Thomas Harvey, died 13 Jan
uary 1788 in his 42nd year. Elizabeth
Harvey, daughter of William and
Martha Baker, and wife of MaJ.
Miles Harvey, died 9 October (year
illegible) in her 37th year.
Sarah Skinner, daughter of Col.
Thomas Harvey and wife Mary, wife
of John Skinner, died 1 August 1788 in
her 23rd year.
These few markers, no longer
standing over the spots where their
subjects were laid to rest, remind us
of mortality and the inevitable km of
all worldly things. They are nearly
all that is left of what was once the
most prominent family in Perqui
mans.
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Misprints and slip-ups
MISPRINTS AND SUP-VPS
We've all made them. And, we've
?uttered enough embarrassment be
cause of tbem... .those misprints and
slips of the tongue that malt* the rest
of the world roll over oa its sids with
laughter at our expense. I've been
collecting other people's slip-ups for
a while so I could eventually share a
few of them with you. Afterwards,
you shoukhi't feel quite so badly
about your own, since it's hard to
beat these dandies. I'll begin with
three newpaper "boo-boos," via the
want add sections:
"Man to handle dynamite. Must be
prepared to travel unexpectedly."
"Temporary help. Salesgirl
wanted. Must be respectable until af
ter the Christmas season."
"Livestock wanted. Need to buy a
small horse. Must be gentle and able
to work. Also do auto repairing."
A journalist reported on a young
doctor who treated a rather wealthy
victim of an auto accident. According
to the newspaper, "the doctor felt of
the patient's purse and decided to op
erate."
On the other side of the world, a
Roman doctor proclaims himself,
"Specialist in women and other dis
eases," while a Roman laundry sug
gests, "Ladies, leave your clothes
here and spend the afternoon having
a good time."
One European hotel restaurant
(Minted a flier about their delicious
trout menu stating, "As for the trout
served at the Hotel Monopol, you will
be singing its praises to your grand
children as you lie on your
deathbed." And, the cuisine is
equally as questionable among the
delicacies on a Morroccan restaurant
menu which serves "Dreaded veal
cutlet."
In Thailand, an advertisment for
donkey rides asks, "Would you like to!
ride on your own ass?" On the desk a?
an Athens Hotel, it is publicalty,
stated, "If you consider our help in?-',
polite, you should see our manager,1?'
while at a Kowloon hotel . "Is forbic*-.
den to steal hotel towels. Please i f.
you are not person to do such, in
please not to read this notice."
But I do have a couple of favorite*;
In a Norwegian cocktail lounge,
posted sign states, "Ladies are re
quested not to have children in the; _
bar." ij =
The best came from a Methodist
Church Ladies Aid group which was;
planning to hold a rummage sale on*
Wednesday at the church. Their ad-{
vertisement stated that it was a*
"good chance to get rid of anything ?
not worth keeping but too good to be!
thrown away. Bring along your hus- '
bands."
In this mixed -up, fast-paced world J
of ours today, it's pretty likely that * .
we'll see a few more misprints and ?
slips of the tongue. And I'm kinda*
glad. So long as it doesn't happen*
TOO often to ME. After all, laughter J
is the ultimate therapy. It better ben- *
efits us to laugh at life than to lament ?
over it, for there'll be plenty time left !
for grieving. )
So, thank you world for your mis- ?
prints and slip-ups. Some days, it's .
just what the doctor ordered.
Letters to the editor
Chappell praised
This letter is to commend Susan
Chappell for a job well done on the
Rescue Retirement Dinner.
She does deserve so much credit
for all the caring things she does and
does everything not as a burden, but
a joy. I'm sure she must find great
peace knowing God gives her the
strength to do these things that make
you find inner peace and joy.
We may not always realize that ev
erything we do affects not only our
lives, but also touches others.
Her smile always brightens the day ^
and her though tf ulness creates a Ray ?
of Sunshine.
She always shows she cares and :
understands and always haa a kind '
and gentle word to give and deserves q
much praise and credit for many jobs " '
well done. *$
M
Becky and Alien Winslow
Bus drivers thanked
Every parent who has a child rid
ing a Perquimans County school bus
owes his child's bus driver a great
big "thank you". These bus drivers
did an outstanding job transporting
children to school Monday morning,
October 19th.
With so much adverse publicity re
garding bus drivers under the age of
eighteen, it is important to remem- -i
ber that our high schoolers exhibited *
maturity, responsibility and caution ;?
in performing their duties in the very -1
worst of conditions on the very worst
of days. (You adult drivers did great,
too!)
Andrea Boone *
First Baptist schedule
The First Baptist Church School
will be at 9:46 a.m. Morning Worship
will be at 11:00 a.m. Pastor London
will be preaching from the subject:
"Life's Most Important Question"
Mark 8:27, 39. The Senior Choir will
be dnginfl under the direction at
Brother Robert Thomas, Organist.
Members of the church and Pastor
London will be special guests at the
Brian Center Nursing Care at 1:30
p.m.
The Senior Choir will present a
play, The Wedding of Sloopy Joe and
Aunt Jemima, plus a Fashion and
Talent Show, at the Hertford Gram
mar School, Thursday, October 29,
1987 at 8:00p.m. Tickets are $1.00 for ?
adults in advance, $1.25 at the door.
The Perquimans NAACP Branch ?
will meet at the First Baptist Church, *
Hertford, N.C. on Monday, October ?
26, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. Attorney Ronald '
Perrey will be reporting on the 2
planned suit against Hertford-Per- V
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