THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, October 8, 1995 TAG: 9510060186
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 04 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 LENGTH: Medium: 96 lines
They fight the traffic and walk across the driveway as a clerk heads toward them from the opposite direction.
``Closed,'' he says. ``We close at 10.''
``But it's only 10 minutes till,'' the husband says.
``Sorry,'' says the clerk. ``We go by the clock on the wall.''
They turn away, noticing the clock inside that reads ``9:57'' - about seven minutes faster than their wristwatches.
``Seems they really do roll up the sidewalks at night,'' says the husband as they head home, deciding to have eggs in the morning.
- Susie Stoughton Monday, Sept. 25
2:15 p.m. - Courtroom No. 1, Municipal Building, Suffolk
Judge Rodham Delk tells the 150 or so potential jurors they will be paid $30 a day for each day they report for jury duty - including today, which is an orientation session.
But remember to call a recording the night before you're to report, he says, to see if the case has been settled out of court or continued.
``If you don't call and you come anyway,'' he says, ``you won't get paid.''
The stipend - which was recently increased from $20 - cannot compensate for a juror's time, but maybe it will pay for gas and lunch, the judge says.
Naps, however, seem to be an added bonus, at least for today.
A man in the back row of the juror's box has been asleep, his chin nearly touching his chest, for about 15 minutes.
Hopefully, he will have caught up on his rest if he's picked for a jury panel.
- Susie Stoughton Wednesday, Sept. 27.
10:24 a.m. - Smithfield
Some motorist in Isle of Wight county must have been sleep-driving late Wednesday. The sheriff's log indicates that a driver was arrested for ``restless driving.''
Eileen Smith, secretary to Sheriff Charlie Phelps, has a quick explanation for the unusual charge: ``I guess the driver was anxious to get where he was going.''
- Linda McNatt
1 p.m. - U.S. 58 near Holland
He is waiting for a kind soul to pick him up and give him a ride. He is dressed in typical hitchhiker's attire - clothes with history and holes, a tailor's delight.
He looks like so many people who stand by the side of the road, smiling as a car approaches, frowning as a car passes.
There is one difference. This hitchhiker is accompanied by a good, loyal friend.
A beagle is by his side, lying down, looking contented, also watching the traffic go by - hoping for a comfortable back seat.
- Frank Roberts Wednesday, Oct. 4
11 a.m. - Leggett Outlet Center, Suffolk Shopping Center, Suffolk
As a woman browses through racks of sale items, she finds the perfect jacket for her college-age daughter. It's lightweight, reversible, waterproof, with a hood - and at a really good price.
Waiting in line to pay for her purchase, she glances outside and realizes that the skies - merely overcast a few minutes before - have opened up to dump torrents of rain on the parking lot.
``Let's just skip the bag and clip off the tags,'' she tells the startled cashier.
The customer takes the jacket and slips it on. It will be a much drier dash to her car.
- Phyllis Speidell Wednesday, Oct. 4
1:10 p.m. - Holiday Inn, Suffolk
Nurse and writer Glenda Revell has a great love for the Lord. It shines through her demeanor when she speaks. It shows in the crinkle of her gentle smile as she recites scriptures from the Bible. With all this serious devotion, it's almost surprising to find out she has a sense of humor to boot.
Revell is in Suffolk speaking during the Peanut Fest prayer luncheon. She recently wrote a book - ``Glenda's Story'' - about her trials and tribulations through faith. Yet she sprinkled bits of humor through her message:
``It's amazing that people are now paying me to speak,'' she says of her book tours. ``And to think of the time my husband would have paid me to keep quiet.''
- Terri Williams ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by MICHAEL KESTNER
So much to look at . . .
While Brian Wolford watched the Peanut Fest parade last Saturday,
his little cousin was far more interested in watching him.
by CNB