PERSPECTIVE Other views Farm-City Week observance promotes understanding By JOHN SLEDGE N. C. Farm Bureau Federation Survey after survey have shown that farmers are highly respected members of their c o m m u %Ai y and their contributiMs are properly recognized. There can be no question that agriculture has a good image in the mind of the public. Even so; it is important that there be a continuous effort to help promote a better understanding between the rural and urban segments of our society. Each group is dependent upon the other for products and services that are essential to modern living. Farm-City Week (November 16-22) is designed to call attention to this interdependence and to increase the knowledge and appreciation of each for the American way of life. It is an effort to demonstrate to the people of this country that the dynamic combination of agriculture, business and distribution have made our nation the best, most efficiently fed in the world. This special week, just before Thanksgiving each year, was established 27 years ago. The movement soon spread to year 'round activities. Today, many thousands of local groups in farming communities and cities conduct a wide vareity of farm city projects. The key to this success is volunteer workers who understand the need for rural urban understanding. It is clear that the national interest is served best when there is a free and full interchange of views and opinions between farm and city people on questions that affect the welfare of all of us. Activities of farm-city programs encourage these interchanges and create an atmosphere in which they can operate easily and effectively. Reagan's victory gives voice to the ideals of Americans If you're like me, you are glad the election is over. Maybe you aren't happy with the results, but are still glad to see it end. It was a drawn-out process with many voters tired long before November. Point? ? of View by: BILL NIXON In commenting on the huge victory enjoyed by Mr. Reagan, some have stated their belief that the American voter has given him a "blank check." I don't agree with this line of thinking, nor do I feel he does. What many Americans were saying is they believe in the principles expounded by Reagan. They believe in America, a strong America. They believe in compassion, in helping those not able to help themselves. They don't believe the answer to poverty is in hand-outs, but rather in opportunity. An opportunity for those that desire so, to work for self-improvement. They believe in the free enterprise system that has made ours the most productive and progressive nation of all times. They believe government's responsibility is to serve as a co worker with the states, not as a dictator. Mr. Reagan has been sent a very serious mesage. A message that indicates confidence in his sincertiy and in his belief that America has reason to be proud. While there are many problems that must be addressed, that working together, America can continue to prosper. The president knows government spending must be contained. He knows honest efforts must be made to curb the serious threat of nuclear war. He knows government has got to be responsive to the needs of the elderly, the disadvantaged, the poor. The president also knows, unlike many past leaders, that money is not a cure-all for all our problems. He realizes many of the failed social programs of the past have only served to keep poor Americans poor. He knows America must have a strong military, while at the same time giving equal energy to promoting world peace. Most of all, Mr. Reagan knows the spirit of America is not dead. He knows there remains much pride in that spirit. He knows Americans are not quitters. No America has not given him unquestionable authority to do as he sees fit. No president or political individual has that right or authority. Americans have simply stated their preferance for a positive leader. A leader that offers hope for all Americans for a brighter tomorrow. This is the message the American voters have sent the president and many other elected officials. It is a message we all must hope they understand. More than anything else, I believe this election has shown the need for change in our political systems. Politics needs an infusion of courage ? courage that refuses to compromise. It needs the inspiration of a person who is honest ? honest in the face of trial and temptation. It needs the initiative of a person who will work for the good of all ? even in the face of challenge and criticism. Politics has long been a suspicious endeavor. And that is understandable. Much of what faced the American voter daily during the last election only added to that suspicion. The American people see a steady parade of corruption, compromise and collapse in politics. Politics, if it is to earn respect and support, must clean up its act, put its house in order, and start rendering substance and leadership to its followers. Politics owes something more to the American people than promises and rhetoric. It owes leadership, servanthood, honesty, representation and pursuit. Few politicians have demonstrated such qualities in the past. Let's hope for improvements in the future. Political independence began ecclesiastical independence The Church of England was the established religion in several American colonies, including North Carolina. When those colonies won their political independence from Great Britain, many Anglicans felt the need of achieving ecclesiastical independence as well. Anglican polity gave bishops a central role in maintaining faith and order. For the church to grow with the new nation, America needed bishops. The clergy of Connecticut were the first to act, choosing the Rev. Dr. Samuel Seabury to be their bishop in 17S3. Seabury was born in Connecticut on November 30, 1729. A graduate of Yale, he also studied medicine in Edinburgh. He was ordained priest In 1753, after which he spent about 20 year* as a missionary in and around New York. Like many of tbe Anglican clergy, especially those in New England, Seabury remained loyal to the Crown during the American Revolution. He wrote pamphlets supporting the Loyalist position and was for a time imprisoned for his beliefs. Seabury earned his doctorate of divinity at Oxford in 1777, then served about six years as a chaplain in the British army. With the coming of independence, he cast his lot with the new nation and accepted the break with the Crown. Having been elected bishop, Seabury had to journey to Britain for consecration, the completion of the bishop-making process. However, he encountered major problems. Then English bishops raised quesitons about oaths of allegiance to the Crown required by English law, about the method of Seabury's election, about authority and jurisdiction, and about the relations between the church in Connecticut and the . civil government. All discussions and endeavours came to nought. Seabury then turned to the Episcopal Church of Scotland, a small body more independent of royal control than was the Church of England. The Scottish bishops agreed to consecrate Seabury. In Aberdeen oa November 14, 1784, Samuel Seabury was consecrated bishop by Robert Kilgour, the Primus (presiding bishop), Arthur Petrie, Bishop of Ross and Moray, and John Skinner, Bishop Coadjutor of Aberdeen. Seabury thus became the first American bishop. Soon Anglicans in America organized a fully independent church, the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America. In response to requests made by the Scottish bishops to Seabury, the new church's 1789 Prayer Book adopted certain features of Scottish worship. Seabury continued as Bishop of Connecticut (and also of Rhode Island after 1790) until his death on February 25, 1796. He did not live to see the church develop well in North Carolina. Episcopalians in North Carolina did not choose a bishop until May 1794, nearly 10 years after Seabury's consecration. The Rev. Charles Pattigrew, who had lived in Perquimans County in the late 1780s, was elected bishop, but be was never consecrated. North Carolina did not get a bishop until 1S2S. Curiously, at that time Bishop Seabury's nephew Samuel Tredwell waa Collector of Customs for the Port of Eden ton. I. . .. . ? ?* - "Weekly" announces plans This week's column contains various items of information that we'd like to share with you. We've implemented a few changes in the paper that we'd like your opinion on, and we invite you to sSare ?otir suggestions or ideas for future editions. I A Chat With Jane . By Jon* Williams A recent trip through old records * at the Perquimans County Courthouse has shown us that The Perquimans Weekly is about to entir-Us 50th Year, (in December) ?od to celebrate the event we'll begin our year with t new features and promotions for our readers. As most of you probably noticed, we began a new comic feature in the paper a few weeks ago. We have received several requests over the past few months for this type of entertainment in the paper; and depending on reader response, we'll consider adding it as a regular featute. ? During this trial period we will be featuring several different entertainment features. We request that you contact our office with your preference to the different comic features that we run, so that when a final decision is made it will be based on our readers preference. Another new feature of the paper that began last week is "Health Hints". This column will provide timely news on new discoveries in the medical field, as well as hints on how to remain healthy. Plans are for the column to appear on a bi-weekly basis. We hope to be adding several new features during the coming months and hope that you will give us your comments from time to time regarding these additions. Feel free to give us a call at 426-5728 anytime you have comments or suggestions for the paper. As a reminder to our younger readers, we will be publishing "Letters to Santa" in our Christmas edition on December 20. Letters should be written and decorated in dark colors, and the most original letter writer will receive a prize. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number on the back of your letters; and send them to: Santa Claus, c/o The Perquimans Weekly, P.O. Box 277, Hertford, N.C. 27944. The deadline for entering letters in the contest is December 7, so get busy ! o? o If your group, club or organization has a special event planned for the holiday season that you would like to have covered by The Perquimans Weekly, please call us as soon as possible to reserve a reporter or photographer. Our calendar fills very quickly during the holidays, and we have to provide coverage on a first-come first-serve basis. Looking back 20 Years Ago By VIRGINIA WHITE TRANSEAU PERQUIMANS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING UNIT: The Perquimans County Marching Unit's 34 energetic young ladies perform with percision at football games as well as parades. The girls dress as Indians to carry out the symbol of the high school football team. Amy Nixon leads the group. Therefore, she is appropriately called the chief majorette. In the unit are the following girls: Margaret Ainsley, Nancy Allen, Faye Boyce, Marcia Copeland, Pam Cox, Paulette Dail. Monnie Divers, Patsy Elliott, Virgnia Fowler, Barbara Harrison, Rita Jordan, Judy Long, Pat Long, Jo Frances Perry, Audrey Sawyer, Sandra S tailings, Evelyn Tarkington and Carolyn Faye White. Girls serving as flag bearers are Anna Chesson, Nell Cox, Bea Skips* y , Lou Vfekers and Sandra white. . marching unit began on June 1, 1964 under the supervision of Mrs. Janice Boyce and Mrs. Kitty Brown. MEETING IS CALLED CONSIDERING BAND IN HERTFORD: Sidney Harmon, chairman of the Perquimans County Marching Unit Planning Committee, announced today that Arnold Hoffman, State Supervision of Music, has accepted an invitation to meet with the citizens of Perquimans County to discuss the program of developing the Perquimans Marching Unit, and to explore the possibility of eventually obtaining a band for Perquimans High School. THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY 1 19 W?st Grubb Street P.O. 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