These Scurlock second-graders are shown in costume shortly after they gave the play at school. [Staff photo].
S. Hoke Students Plav Book Peoole
Mrs. Darlene Clark's students in
the South Hoke School Fourth
Grade observed National Book
J Week last week by illustrating
characters of their choices from
books they have read.
A contest was held to decide who
had the best costume. The winner
was Brian Allen in his costume as
Israel Hands in "Treasure Island,"
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic
novel. Redrick Graham placed
second with his John Henry, "A
Steel-Driving Man." working on
the railroad. Ronda Chappelle .
f placed third with her Goldilocks
costume. She had a big stuffed bear
with her. playing one of the three in
the story.
The other students who partici
pated and the characters they
showed in their costumes were:
Tammy Leggett, Ceci, "Nine Days
to Christmas"; Laura Jones, "Cin
derella"; TifYiney Hollingsworth,
Mother, "They Were Strong and
Good"; Ebony McGregor, "Cin
derella"; Albert McArn, Darth
Vader of "Star Wars"; Duboris
Peterkin. James "James Jerome
Hill." and Thomas Bissett. Andrew
"Freckle Juice";
Dennis Locklear, The Rag Man;
"The Seven Sneezes"; Joy K inlaw.
Dorothy. "The Wizard of Oz";
Kevin Booker, President Ronald
Reagan. "From Jellybeans to Presi
dent"; Gina Kinlaw, Peppi Long
stocking, "Pippi in the South
Seas"; Jeff Huffman, the devil,
"Duffy and the Devil"; John
McPhaul, Buffalo Bill; Scott Ed
wards. "President Richard Nixon";
Leslie Adams, Big John, "Pirate's
Promise"; Katina Cunningham,
Japanese Woman, "The Funny
Little Woman"; John Roper, Cow
boy Small, "The Best Cowboy of
the West"; John T. Furmage,
"Paul Bunyan"; and Sherman
Purcell, "The Lone Ranger."
During class also, book reports
were read aloud, and the qualities
of "Why Some Books Are More
Spccial to Us Than Others" were
discussed.
LAW
F or Laypersons
We occasaionally hear of a per
son being charged with ihe crime
of bigamy. North Carolina
General Statues ? 14-183 provides
that if any person, being married,
shall marry any other person, be
ing married, shall marry any other
person during the lifetime of the
m former husband or wife, he or she
* shall be guilty of a felony. The
punishment for commiting the
crime of bigamy is imprisonment
for up to ten years or a fine up to
$5,000, or both.
Before the state can convict a
person of bigamy, it must prove
beyond a reasonable doubt that a
valid prior marriage existed before
the person attempts to marry the
second time. Naturaly, if the prior
marriage is invalid, only the se
cond marriage would stand, and
the person would not be guilty of
bigamy since he or she did not,
while married, marry a second per
son.
The question about the existence
Raeford Bank Merger
? Request OK'd
The Stale Banking Commission
November 18 approved the Appli
cation of United Carolina Bank.
Whiteville. Columbus County, for
authority to merge The Bank of
Raeford . into United Carolina
Bank and establish branches at all
banking offices operated bv The
Bank of Raeford.
Miss Helen A. Powers of Ashe
ville newly appointed by Gov.
James. B. Hunt, Jr.. to serve on the
Banking Commission, was admi
nistered the oath of office by
Edward B. Clark, judge of the
Court of Appeals, at the meeting.
She is a former senior vice presi
dent of Notlh Carolina National
Bank. Asheville. and is an account
executive for-J.C. Bradford &
Company in Asheville.
Accent On Agriculture
The story of American
agriculture is amazing. When our
forefathers settled this country,
practically everyone farmed. This
f was necessary to feed and clothe
* the people, but as time. -passed
farmers became more and more ef
ficient. Today, with only about 2.8
percent of our population on the
farm, we are the best fed and
clothed people in the world; and,
in addition, we export about one
out of every three acres to foreign
countries to help feed and clothe
their citizens.
Many people, unfortunately, are
( unaware that food is the best bus
i
1
"The ImI of our progreu U
not whether me add more to
the abundance of thote who
hare much j It ft whether we
provide enough for I hote who
have too llttlo
? Franklin D. Rootevelt
31#t Pretldenl
1933-1945
in this country. According to U.S.
department of C ommerce studies,
thb^verage American family spent
20.2 \percent of its disposable
incomVjn food in 1960, while the
percentage decreased to less than
17 percent in 1980.
We in the United States are one
of the very few people left on earth
that have, so far, met the problem
of successfully feeding and
clothing our people at reasonable
costs. This is one of the tremen
dous strengths of this nation, and
it represents more than just the fer
tile land of our plains and valleys.
It's a product of our system; of our
education; of our beliefs; of our
motivation and of our goals.
To those directly involved, it
seems sometimes that the
agriculture of our day presents a
great range of problems-and it
does. The basic truth of the mat
ter, however, is that the challenges
outweigh the problems. The future
of agriculture Is exciting. The op
portunity has never been greater
for farmers to help shape events,
to have a big hand in improving
the country.
The key to the future success of
agriculture is that all segments of
our society recognize that farming
is a vital link-an integral part of
our overall economy; and that
agriculture, other business, in
dustry and labor are dependent
upon each other. Each must share
the opportunities, challenges,
responsibilities and rewards in the
years ahead.
of a valid prior marriage came up
in a recent North Carolina
Supreme Court case. A man and
wife had a been married by a per
son who held the "credentials of
minister" of the Universal Life
Church, Inc., of Modesto, Califor
nia. He had obtained this cer
tificate by mailing his name, ad
dress and $10 to the church's
California headquarters.
However, he had never had been
through any further proceeding or
training with the Universal Life
Church, Inc., when he applied for
membership; apparently, the
Universal Life Church would or
dain anyone without question of
his or her faith for life. He of
ficiated at no church, was still a lay
member of a well-established
denomination, and was regularly
employed in a nonreligious job.
The husband and wife later
become separated after going
through the marriage ceremony.
Soon after the separation, the hus
band was married a second time by
an ordained minister of a well
established denomination without
ever going through any divorce
proceedings with his first wife.
Soon thereafter, the husband was
arrested on charges of commiting
bigamy.
Naturally, the whole question
revolved around whether the first
marriage performed by the person
who held the "credentials of
minister" of the Universal Life
Church, Inc., was a valid mar
riage. The North Carolina
Supreme Court recognized that in
order to have a valid marriage in
North Carolina, tl e parties must
express their solemn intent to
marry in the presence of "an or
dained minister of any religious
denomination" or a "minister
authorized by his church" or "a
magistrate." The court held that
the state had failed to establish
beyond a reasonable doubt that the
person who performed the first
marriage was an ordained minister
of a religious denomination or a
minister authorized by his church.
It decided that a ceremony
solemnized by a layman in a non
religious occupation who bought
for $10 a mail-order certificate giv
ing him "credentials of minister"
in the Universal Life Church,
Inc., is not a ceremony of marriage
to be recognized for the purposes
of a bigamy prosecution in the
state of North Carolina. Since the
first marriage was therefore not a
valid marriage, the husband could
not be guilty of bigamy since he
did not, while married, marry a se
cond person.
"This article is written as a matter
of general interest only. It is not to
be construed as legal advice, and
you should nor rely on the
statements made in the article to
govern your actions in any specific
case. If you have a particular ques
tion or problem, you should con
tact an attorney. ' '
$ FOR LITERACY WORKERS ?? These children and adults will work November 28 in the "S for Literacy
campaign to raise money to help finance the work of the Hoke Reading/Literacy Council program, of teaching
adults to read and write. L-R. rear ?? Marie Davis, Susan Townsend. Serena Oxendine. Bunkye Williams, and
Nellie Flowers; and. front. L-R ? Dio Purcell. Vincent McCormick. Travis Lawrence, and Traci Maynor. Mrs.
Flowers is campaign chairman, and Miss Townsend will work with the tabulations in the campaign office in
Marks Store Saturday. The children will go from house to house, asking for donations of at least SI from each
adult in each home. [Staff photo].
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