Page 4 i- The Perquimans County Weekly, Hertford, N. C, Thursday, September 3, 1970
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WEEKLY
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EDITORIAL
Labor Dav
The first man to suggest a day
be set aside In honor of labor -the
working man the the spirit
of industry in the nation - was'
probably Peter McGuire. He was places of this Administration
The week ending Aug. 29 saw
the U. S. House of Represen
tatives still in the summer
recess. During the recess I have
had the pleasure of visiting many
parts of the Congressional
District.
I find that our citizens are still
gravely concerned as to the
school enrollment practices
being forced upon them by this
Administration and the Federal
Courts.
Certainly there is no reason or
justification in forcing the small
children of both races to travel
great distances merely to
achieve some hypothetical
numerical degree of integration.
In spite of Attorney General
Mitchell's advocation of the
"neighborhood concept," the
practices of the Department of
Justice and HEW are quite
different and belie the promises
and statements of many in high
President of the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America in 1882 when
his suggestion was adopted by the
Central Labor Union in New
York.
The first Labor Day, then, was
observed in 1882. In 1884 the
Federation or Organized Trades
and Labor Unions, which later
became the American
Federation of Labor, adopted the
suggestion and states (Oregon
was the first) began to declare
the first Monday in September a
holiday. McGuire had chosen
September because it was about
midway between July 4th and
Thanksgiving.
By 1894, when Congress
declared the day a holiday in ail
federal offices and territories,
some thirty states had acted to
make Labor Day a legal holiday.
After Oregon, Colorado,
Massachusetts, New Jersey and
New York were the next to
declare the holiday.
One good feature of Labor
Day, the traditional last weekend
of summer in many areas, is
that it always falls on a Monday,
thus creating a long weekend.
.This has been so popular the
proposed world calendar fixes
several traditional holidays in
the year on Mondays - though
this calendar hasn't yet
adopted of course.
This year Labor Day is on the
7th, as late as it can occur. As on
other holidays, there will be
many accidents; in observing it
this year take care to see that
,. you live to observe other Labor
Days.
Friday, Aug. 28, I had the
pleasure of greeting the am
bassador from Great Britain, the
Honorable John Freeman, and
welcoming him to the First
District at which time he made
September National
Sight-Saving Month
Young and old, rich and poor,
men, women and children -- an
estimated 34,200 more in
dividuals in this nation will be
blind before another year is out.
For some, blindness will come
slowly, from disease. For others,
sight loss will be immediate, as
the result of accidents. For
many, ignorance and neglect will
be contributing factors. And the
worst part of it is that half of
those 34,200 people need never
become blind.
September is Sight-Saving
Month, the annual intensive
campaign of the National Society
for the Prevention of Blindness
to alert the American public to
this fact: fully half of all blind
ness can be prevented.
Although activities continue
year 'round, during Sight-Saving
Month the Society and its state
been ; affiliates step up efforts to in
form people all over the country
about the causes of needless
vision loss.
BIBLE VERSE
"Cleanse your hands, yr
sinners, and purify your hearts,
yr double-minded."
1. Name the author of this
admonition.
2 What position did he hold in
the early churcJi?
3. To whom was he writing?
4. Where may this verse he
found?
Aiswtts To Bible Verse
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1. James-probably James,
half-brother of Jesus.
2. If this James was Jesus'
half-brother, he was head of
the early church in Jcmsu
lem. 3. To "the twelve tribes scat
tered abroad."
4. The last part of James 4:8.
The Society's programs focus
on glaucoma and cateract, which
blind more adults than any other
cause; on vision testing of
children, especially during the
preschool years, the critical time
for successful treatment of some
vision disorders; and on eye
(safety in schools and industry,
where eye injuries as the result
of accidents are most acute. The
Society has informational
materials on these and many
topics, available for the asking.
Founded in 1908, the Society is
the oldest voluntary health
agency nationally engaged in the
prevention of blindness through
a comprehensive program of
community services, public and
professional education and
research.
This paper endorses the
programs of the National Society
for the Prevention of Blindness
in its continuing efforts to detect
and fight the causes of needless
sight loss among the people of
the United States.
CAUTION -Please!
This weekend will be the last big one of
the Summer season. There won't be
another until Thanksgiving.
It will be happy, fun-filled and . . .
DEADLY. For too many, it will be
the last big weekend of their lives.
If you're traveling, please use a little
good sense and a lot of caution.
Hurry can hurt in heavy traffic.
Remember, you won't lose five minutes
driving with the traffic Fighting
traffic could lose you a lifetime.
The Norfolk & Carolina
Telephone & Telegraph Company
an official visit to Dare County to
view "the Lost Colony" pageant,
and later to visit Ocracoke Island
and the graves of the British
sailors who were killed off the
North Carolina coast during the
Second World War.
The ambassador was high in
his praise of the "Outer Banks."
More and more this section of
our state is becoming a major
tourist attraction. Our office in
Washington has directed several
members of Congress and their
families to the eastern shore of
the First District for vacations,
all of whom have been very
lavish in their praise. Certainly
for the First District, as well as
all North Carolina, tourism is
becoming a major industry.
Congress will finish this
summer recess on Sept. 8 with no
prediction in sight as of now as to
the final date of the sine die
adjournment.
Savings Bond Sales
Near $39 Million
Sales of Series E and H United
States Savings Bonds in North
Carolina during July amounted
to $4,914,527, an increase of 11.2
percent over sales in July of last
year. .:.
Cumulative sales in North
Carolina for January through
July amounted to 138,053,345,
which is an increase of 3.? per
cent over the same period a year
ago. This represents 60.1 percent
of the state's 1970 dollar goal of
$63,300,000. V
R. L. Stevenson, Perquimans
County Volunteer Chairman, in
making this release pointed out
that the new one-half percent
bonus on U. S. Savings Bonds
makes a good product even
better. This bonus brings the rate
on Series E Bonds purchased on
and after June 1, 1970, to 5-1 2
percent when held to maturity of
5 years and 10 months, with a
first-year rate of 4 percent. All
outstanding Bonds will also be
improved, starting with the first
interest period after June 1, 1970,
if held to maturity or beyond.
MID-WAY CHEVROLET, INC.
SERVICE
SALES
PHONE 465-3621.
SUNBURY, NORTH CAROLINA
LONG TERM LOANS
TO FARMERS
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To purchase, improve farm land, buildings, new
construction and facilities.
To refinance indebtedness.
To provide a home for the owner or his family
on or off the farm.
To provide facilities for processing, storing and
marketing farm products.
For Further
Information
Contact:
Federal Land Bank Association of Ahoskie
Elizabeth City Branch
806 W. Ehringhaus St., Elizabeth City, N. C.
Phone 335-2158
Chowan Go. Courthouse, Edenton, N. C.
Each Thurs. from 1 1 to 1 P.M.
For Your Information
Dear Friends,
We wish we could convey the horror of high
way deaths as we too often witness the gruesome
results. Death is so final. The tragic effects on the
family are often so appalling.
W May we join our law enforcement officials in
again urging less speed and more courtesy in driving.
Sincerely,
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SWINDELL
FUNERAL HOME
HERfFORD. N C.
Phillips Furniture Co.
FACTORY OUTLET FOR YOUR
FURNITURE NEEDS!
20 DISCOUNT OFF OUR ALREADY LOW
PRICES FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 31st.
ITEMS ON OUR
SHOWROOM FLOOR
DINETTES
HUTCHES
DESKS
CHAIRS
Living Room Suites - Bedroom Suites
Deacon Benches - Corner Cupboards
Ladder Back Chairs - Tables - Gun
Cabinets - Mirrors.
We Invite. You To Visit Our Showroom
Open Daily From 7:30 a.m. 'Til 5:00 p.m.
Phillips Furniture to.
LOCATED ON U.S. 17 BY-PASS
HERTFORD, N. C. PHONE 426-5639
THESE RELIGIOUS
MESSAGES
ARE MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FOLLOWING
BUSINESS
FIRMS ...
Let's Go To Church Sunday
Make Church Going
A Habit
J. F. HoUotcell &
Son, Inc.
LIVESTOCK AND
FARM PRODUCE
Phone 426-3411
WINFALL. N. C.
Pi W Hardware
Company
Phone 426-5531
HERTFORD. N. C.
WinsloivBlanchard
Motor Company
YOUR FORD DEALER.
W". M. Morgan
Furniture Co.
.HOME FURNISHINGS
PHILCO APPLIANCES
Cannon Cleaner
DEPENDABLE
SERVICE
Phone 426-5491
J. C: Blanchard
& Co., Inc.
"BLAN CHARD'S"
SINCE 1832
Blanchard'
Barber Shop
Gerald W. Blanchard and
ward Blanchard
Proprietors
Keith" h Crocery
PHONE 126-7767
. HERTFORD. N. G.
One Stop Service
Station
BILL COX, Owner
Tires Greasing;
Accessorial
CALL 426-6870
HERTFORD, N. C.
Lane' Woodwork
Shop
"Custom Built Kitchen
Cabinets"
PHONE 426-7225
Route 3, Hertford. N. C.
(White Hat Road)
Winfall Service
Station
GAS ' OIL - TIRES AND
REPAIRS
FIRESTONE TIRES
Thomas E. Morgan, Winfall
CALL 426-8843
People Bank &
Trust Company
Member F.D.I.C.
HERTFORD. N. C.
Byrum furniture
Company
Phone 426-5263
HERTFORD. N. C.
Joe's I. Q. is 85, Sam's is ISO. Alice is fair as a lily; Lynn is ruddy and.
freckled. Carl plays great football, but Robert writes lyric poetry. Sue likes
to cook, and Liz wants to program computers. Bill becomes a detective while
Jack flies a plane for his country.
What can all this conglomeration have in common?
Nothing, you may say no two people in the world are exactly alikel
But they do have something in common, you know something very
important they are alf human beings. No matter how different, the point is
they have the same hopes and ambitions and frustrations as you and I.
You and I like to think we are a little different, of course. But
you and I share something with all other human beings
something very precious. We are all loved by God,
and we should all return a little of that love to
Him every Sunday in the church of our
choice.
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Hertford Livestock
V Supply Co.
Phone 426-5591
HERTFORD. N. C.
Dixie Auto Supply
Distributor of Goodyear
Tires
Automotive Parts
Phone 426-7118
HERTFORD, N. C.
T owe Motor (.o.
CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH
SALES & SERVICE
Reed Oil Company
ESSO PRODUCTS
Hertford, N. C.
Baker Oil Company
KI'PPLIERS of
SINCLAIR PRODUCTS
GOODYEAR TIRES
Albemarle
Chemical Co.
Phone 426-5587
HERTFORD. N. C.
Robert Bon' Cleaner
fc Laundry, Inc.
QUALITY WORK
COURTEOUS SERVICE
PHONE 426-5230
HERTFORD, N. C.
LIVING PEACEABLY WITH OTHERS
International Sunday School Lesson for September 6, 1970.
MEMORY SELECTION: "If it be possible, as much as
lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." - (Romans 12:18)
LESSON TEXT:. Genesis 26; Matthew 5:9; James 4:1-3.
Today's Lesson is built around the exhortation contained in
our Memory Selection for this week. It is not an easy feat to
accomplish - and if we are in any doubt about that, then a
mere glance at the headlines in our newspapers day after day
will dispel the illusion!
Strife and dissent are everywhere - in our own country,
and abroad. Unrest,' distrust . . . these are the signs of the :
times our times!
In this story of Isaac perhaps we, as individuals, will come
near to discovering his precious secret ... the ability to live
at peace with himself , his fellow men, and God.
For, for this great man, living in peace was not simply a
cessation from war between countries; it was, rather, a
consistent attitude of good will towards those with whom he
dwelt, even though they were of different faiths and
backgrounds. You might say the secret was contained in one
word - "tolerance". A thoughtful, obedient boy, who honored
his father and his father's beliefs, (as witnessed in the ac
count contained in our last lesson) Isaac grew to manhood in
a way that was pleasing to God. A man of peace, he was
undaunted by setbacks, persistent and patient. And God
rewarded these virtues. There was, at last, hope for Isaac's
people!
Throughout Biblical history we have seen men of great
strength and great feats emerge as messengers of
Christianity. In contrast, now we see Isaac - peaceable Isaac.
... almost unremarkable Isaac - impress his enemies by his
. fortitude in the midst of persecution. We see a simple man of
God prosper, and bring prosperity to his people; not by
spectacular acts, but by practical faith. Surely that should
give us renewed confidence in our roles as Christians? An
ordinary man with a purpose can be a shining example to
those around him!
Isaac attained greatness because he dedicated himself to .
exemplifying God's will for mankind. He took up the work of
God where his father, Abraham, left off; he did it quietly and
without fanfare. He had been an apt student, quick to follow
the example that had been set.
When Abraham turned towards Canaan after Lot had left
him, God promised to Israel possessions of great wealth. But (
the gift had to be earned. Isaac quietly and unobtrusively did
his part to bring this about ... and with success.
God still proffers to us His gifts of peace and brotherhood
and innate prosperity to us today - but, like Israel, we must
earn them. We must work hard for the furtherance of God's
way, and we must not be discouraged. We must keep faith.
Isaac was brought to manhood under the guidance of a .
father who had unshakable faith in the word of God. That he
proved to be an apt pupil testifies to the value of example.
Thus it is that we are constrained to pause and reflect on the
influence we might have on others by our own actions! Our
lives, as Christians, should be dedicated to being a living
example of the influence of God in the world, in the hearts of
man, and in the destiny of mankind.
Isaac "turned the other cheek" towards his enemies. This -
if we are completely honest with ourselves - is not always
the easiest thing to do! It is not necessarily an exhibition of'
cowardice - it is, more often, an act of great personal
courage!' It is an act of self-control, of maturity that is quite
often beyond the ken of lesser mortals. It is part of the
challenging and demanding role of a Christian believer!
(These comments are based on outlines of International
Sunday School Lessons, copyrighted by the International
Council of Religious Education, and used by permission).