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This is the Law )w. '•A42!br^i By ROBERT E. LEE (For the N. C. Bar Association) Contracts Between Husband and Wife Way a wife enter into a valid contract with her husband ? In North Carolina the answer de pends upon the facts and circum stances of the particular case. Sotiie contracts are valid only when certain statutory formalities are complied with, others are valid without complying with these statu tory formalities, and there gre still others that are contrary to public policy and are not valid under any conditions. No important contract should be entered into between a husband and wife without a prior consulta tion with an attorney. If such is not done, there may result bitter ness and disappointment later. Such may not occur until after the death of one or both of the par ties. —o— *> Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones were happily married. Henry was a farmer and his wife, Sally, was em ployed as a clerk in a glore. Henry became sick and lie promised his wife that in consideration of emit ting her job that he would pay her one hundred dollars a month for nursing him, cooking, sewing and doing other domestic duties around the home. Sally assented to the terms of the agreement and per forat'd the agreed services up un til Henry’s death two years later. Sally has never been paid anything for her services. May she recover $2400 from the executor of Henry’s estate? No. The contract is not legally enforceable. It could not have been enforced against Henry had he liv ed, and it canno't he enforced against his estate after his death. A wife cannot recover from her husband for domestic services in the home which are imposed by the marriage status. This is true even though there is an express promise in writing by her husband to pay for such services. The husband, as head of the fam ily, ;s charged with its support and maintenance, in return for which he is entitled to his wife’s services in all those domestic affairs of the COMPLETE PEST CONTROL Jj [ k COSTS ONLY A FEW CENTS A DAY PHONE 551 ' J-: j YELLOWSTONE KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON 90 proof • 6 years old ; ’,'/"• ->’'- f ’V„'7 V- f \'''9 DISTILLEP AND BC W BY rene w : iv LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1955 AND PERCENT OF GROWTH SINCE 1929 _ $2,087 f [vzl Prepared by NAM from Gov’t Statistics The economic growth* of the vari ous regions of the United States can be measured by the per capita income of their peoples. For the United States as a whole the per capita income of $1,847 in 1955 was 163% greater than in 1929. Less than lip If of this gain was real—-the rest of it being pure inflation. However, since all re gions of the country were hit by the inflation, the relative growth shown in the chart is significant. While there is a considerable range in per capita income between the regions, there has been a strong tendency for those regions which have the lowest per capita incomes to grow more rapidly than those which are above the average. The region with the highest per capita income was only 1.7 times the low est in 1955, compared to 2.6 times in 1929. home which pertain to the comfort, care, and well-being of the family. Thfi marital duties of husband and wife cannot be made the sub ject of barter and trade. Sally’s services in the home were incident In her marital status. She did no more than that which was expected of her. The contract was without consideration and contrary to public policy. The Supreme Court of North Carolina has rightly refused to reduce the institution of marri age, or the obligations of family life, to a commercial basis. If (he contract entered into by Henry Jones had been with a per son other than his wife, it would have been enforceable against the executor of his estate. Medical Auxiliary Meets In Hertford The Chowan-l’erquimans Auxili ary to the Medical Society of North Carolina held its quarterly meet ing Thursday, October 11 at the home of Mrs. Carlton Davenport in Hertford after a luncheon at the Hotel Hertford with Mrs. Daven porti hostess and Mrs. Roland Vaughan of Edenton, presiding. The group discussed the various slate-sponsored projects, and vot ed to stress support of the Yoder and Cooper Bed Funds for their THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1956. The lowest per capita income is still to be found in the Southeast region, but this area’s gain since 1929 was the greatest. Its income of $1,292 per person for 1955 was | 3Vi times that of 1929. The South- | west and Northwest regions’ per ] capita incomes were also below ay-1 erage, though gains were much I ‘above average since 1929. The Middle East region, con-j versely had the highest per capita income in 1929, but its percentage growth has been the lowest of all areas. The Far West, with $2,189 per person income, was the high est of the seven regions in 1955. Since 1929, the various regions have exhibited a wide variation in per capita income growth, but the | relative position of the areas, ex- j cept for the Far West’s replacement of the Middle East in the top po sition, have remained the same. Fall work. These beds are sup- i ported by the North Carolina Medi- i cal Auxiliary and are occupied by j members of the medical profession and their immediate families. The Yoder Beil is at the University Hospital in Chapel Hill and the Cooper Bed is in the Eastern N. C. Sanitorium at Wilson. Mrs. Vaughan is state chairman of the Cooper Bed Fund, and gave an in teresting report on the bed’s pres-! ent occupant. The support is not i only financial, but all during the. year, Auxiliary members send gifts' and cards, and visit these patients. | The Eye Bank and its operation ; was also discussed, and informa tion given out on the steps neces sary to leave one’s eyes to’this or-1 ganization. He that falls in love with himself j will have no rivals. * —Benjamin Franklin. t styled for modem fatwing built 1o save you tfie BIG money! We've got the trucks that are de- you the BIG money—the long range signed, styled and built for today’s operating and maintenance costs. modern truck needs. The pickup and the combination ' • They’re styled for today, with stoek-rack-and-grain model you see smart new colors, including bright here, are just two from the world’s two-tone combinations. Styled for most complete line of farm trucks— functional good looks. 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Valentine, a litter bearer in the regiment’s Medical Company, is a trainer of the team, which will com pete in the Korean regimental pig skin conference. The 1954 Edenton High School graduate entered the Army in March, 1955 and completed basic training at Fort Jackson, S. C., be fore arriving overseas the follow ing August. His Heritage One rainy afternoon Aunt Sue |, was explaining the meaning of var j ious words to her young nephew, j “Now, an heirloom, my dear, i means something that has been j handed down from father to son,” | she said. “Weil ’’ replied the boy, thought : fully, “that’s a queer name for my pants.” SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON _ . r* i Continued from Page 6 —Section 2 God. He forfeits all power over himself, Hut ho becomes God’s own property: God’s valuable property, since God shows the value he sets ; upon him by the price at which he huys him. “Every redeemed soul in God’s FOR Ready - Mix Concrete and Building Needs Call 890 WE SPECIALIZE IN QUALITY AND SERVICE! CRANE AND BULLDOZER SERVICE J. D. McCOTTER, Inc. Ready-Mix Concrete Plant East End of Hicks and Peterson Streets —EDENTON flock represents the blood of the ; only begotten Son of God; and this | figure therefore is strictly in the ( line of the Apostle Peter’s thought j -—Peter, the apostle whom we should most naturally associate | with this Psalm because of I ChHst’s' charge to him to “feed”! his sheep and lambs—‘Ye were not I redeemed—bought back—with cor-1 ruptible things, but with the pre- j cious blood of Christ, as of a lambi without blemish and without’spot’ (I Peter 1:18-19).” There are ten specific things which God, as the Good Shepherd, I does for those who are his sheep. 1 (1) He is my Shepherd-—he leads me, feeds me, shelters me and! saves me. (2) I shall not want— he supplies my needs and gives me j contentment. (3) He gives me rest j —as every now and then a Ship lias | to lie up for a time to be re-fitted,j so do our souls need a time of ] quiet and rest for spiritual restora- j tion. | (4) He furnishes necessary re freshment the waters of vest and i the wells of plenty are accessible through his mercy. (5) lie effects my restoration —he re-invigorates my soul with spiritual life and health, putting new hope and a new heart in me. (6) He becomes my ' leader- and if 1 follow always his ! i leadership 1 shall always go right, | | for he leads me in “the paths of! ' righteousness.” (7) He relieves my loneliness— { ho goes with me always even where! no other person can accompany me I —through the shadows of death.! j (8) He gives me courage—consei-i ! ous of his presence, and his power;! I the forces of evil cannot frighten I me. 1 may In- hurt hut never may I I he harmed. (9) He supplies com ! panionship—no better nor more J constant companion is there in all the world than God. (10) He makes ! provision for my comfort —God is well-equipped with all the weapons j needed for my defense, therefore, | T can rely on him to take care of ; me in all circumstances. The figure of speech changes j somewhat at the end of the fourth : verse—from Divine Shepherd to Divine Host. As the Eastern host | is always gracious to his guests, i even to the point of providing a | sanctuary in time of danger, so God I is" unfailingly and eternally good , and gracious to his people. The i servant of God is more than a sheep -to be fed—he is an honored guest, before whom God spreads a feast j and protects him from danger j while he partakes of the food so ! bountifully provided. As an honor ] ed guest, his head is anointed with j oil, and so well take care of is he | that his "cup” of joy literally runs ! over. As long as the leadership of God ! is accepted, goodness and mercy lollows the child of God, and his ul timate reward is life eternal with the Good Shepherd, enjoying the fellowship of heaven as one of the flock, or household, of the Good ! Shepherd. If we really say in our hearts, ! like the Psalmist, “The Lord is Housework Easy Without . Nagging Backache Nagging backache, headache, or muscular aches an«l pains may come on with over-exer tion. emotional upsets or day to day stress and st rain. And folks who eat and drink unwisely sometimes suffer mild bladder irritation ...with that restless, uncomfortahle feeling. 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Edenton . Hertford J&W Manteo . Sunbury i -SECTION TWO PAGE SEVEN He will go with us, even through the “valley of the shadow of death.” What a promise, what as surance!
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