UPCHURCH CANDIDATES -- These girls have been nominated to
compete for the title of Upchurch Junior High School May Queen. The
winner will be crowned at the May Prom Friday. Front row. L-R Dianne
McLuurin, Carol Locklear. Amy Booker. Earlina Capps. and Darlene
Cupps. Eighth Grade; and. rear ? Kelly Calloway. Tosha McLean. Sheri
Bratcher. Novella McDougald. Felicia Cagle. and Teresa Ramsey. Seventh
Grade. Two girls were chosen from each home room of their grades to
compete. The queen will be chosen by majority vote in the student election.
The two runnersup from each grade will be in the queen s May Court. [ Staff
photo. J
SCURLOCK WINNERS -? These children and five others absent when the
picture wus taken Friday are in Mrs. Virginia Smith s Second Grade class
which won the South Hoke School "Save the Lighthouse" contest with the
bulletin board they made and car. be seen behind them. Every one of the 26
students in the class helped to make the display. Mrs. Smith said. The class
was given sea shells collected from the beach near the lighthouse, the Cape
Hatteras. on Hat I eras Island. The school also was awarded a "Keeper of
the Light " certificate, which can be seen on the wall to the right of the
I bulletin board, by Gov. James B. Hunt. Jr.. and U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms.
The class was allowed to show the certificate in its room for having won the
school contest. The sea shells and the certificate were presented by Kay
Thomas, chairman of the Hoke County "Save the Lighthouse" fundraising
campaign, which is part of the statewide campaign. The money raised will
pay for installations to prevent continuation o f t he beach erosion which is
threatening the lighthouse. [Staff photo. |
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STOR Y TELLER -? Hoke County Schools Supt. Raz Autry is shown here
with Lena McNeill on his lap and three "mice" shortly after he finished
^ telling one of the children's stories he told Friday morning in the
) McLauchlin School library in the National Library Week program. The
"mice" are, L-R, William McGregor, Wayne Lloyd, and Tamika McGill.
The children are in Miss Woodard's class. Mrs. Shuchard is the class's
teacher's aide. ( Staff photo).
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HERE WE GROW AGAIN!
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Background Scripture:
Revelation 4 through 5
Devotional Reading:
Psalm 136: 1-9
During the past ten to fifteen
years there has been a movement to
bring about renewal of worship. It
was evident that what happens in
most churches on Sunday mornings
is often dull at best or depressing at
worst. Although church going is a
habit that has managed to survive
in the nuclear age. it is also obvious
that for man), man) people,
particularly our youth, the Sunday
morning worship service is not
answering a felt need.
As a result of these perceptions
many changes have been instituted
in worship, including irtbre partici
pation by the congregation, the use
of contemporary language, music
and art forms, to name just a few.
Some Christians have been pleased
by the changes and, predictably,
some have not. In some congrega
tions the movement produced some
long-lasting changes in worship
style, while in others the innova
tions proved to be no more than a
passing fad.
If there was a failure in this
movement, I think it was to realize
that, although changes in form and
style may have been necessary,
these changes by themselves cannot
possibly transform our experience
of worship. If worship is to be a
vital force what is required is, not
so much changes in the form of
worship, but in the inner cons
ciousness of the individual.
For example, take the experience
of the author of Revelation. He
attempts to share with us his
experience saying: "After this I
looked, and lo, in heaven an open
door! And the first voice, which I
heard speaking to me like a
trumpet said, 'Come up hither, and
I will show you what must take
place after this.' At once I was in
the Spirit..." (Rev. 4:1, 2a). John
responded to a call to "Come up
hither" and as a result he was at
once "in the Spirit."
John had an experience of revela
tion from God because he allowed
his consciousness to "come up
hither," to rise above the realm of
reason and the sense world of
materiality. He let go of his inner
self and allowed it to be momentar
ily freed of his physical body and
calculating mind. His was a mysti
cal experience which cannot be
adequately defined or explained
but can be experienced by any who
will allow themselves to be lost in
the presence of God.
For a moment, John forgot John
and concentrated on God in Christ:
"Worthy is the Lamb who was
slain, to receive power and wealth
and wisdom and might and honor
and glory and blessing!" When
John lost himself in the worthiness
of God, he experienced true wor
ship.
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FIELD DAY CHAMPS ?- The children of Mrs. Hiawatha Howard's class, shown with their teacher, won the
Scurlock School Kindergarten Field Day championship last week. Mrs. Howard is holding the championship flag.
[Staff photo.)
Sasser Named President
Rhone Sasser, president and
chief executive officer of United
Carolina Bank, Whiteville, has
been elected to the additional of
fice of president of the bank's
parent. United Carolina Banc
shares Corporation (UCB).
L.R. Bowers, chairman and
chief executive officer of UCB,
made the announcement following
Thursday's board of directors'
meeting.
At its annual stockholder's
meeting held Thursday, UCB an
nounced that income before
securities transactions, restated for
the acquisition of the Bank of
Raeford accounted for by the
pooling of interest method,
amounted to $2,127,000 for the
three months ended March 31,
1982, as compared to $2,108,000
for the same period in 1981. On a
per share basis, this amounted to
$.82 in 1982 as compared to $.83 in
1981, a 1.27% decrease.
Bowers stated that "the first
quarter results were adversely af
fected by additional costs incurred
during the consolidation of our
operations functions into the new
building in Monroe. These costs
will be eliminated as the consolida
tion of our operations functions is
completed and efficiencies are
recognized."
A T CENTER -- These three men got together for this informal picture
Thursday / light at the Sandhills Youth Center. L-R ? Ronald \1oodv,
Glenn Hotbrook, and Larry Edwards. (Staff photo).
The Board of Directors declared
a regular quarterly dividend of
$.27 per share to stockholders of
record May 5, 1982, payable May
12, 1982.
Sasser, 45, has been president of
United Carolina Bank and one of
its predecessors since January,
1978. The bank currently is North
Carolina's seventh largest banking
organization with over $775
million in assets and 88 offices in
48 North Carolina communities.
Sasser is a native of Hallsboro
and a 1954 honors graduate of
N.C. State University. He is also a
graduate of The Executive Pro
gram of Professional Management
Education, the Bank Administra
tion Institute's Graduate Program,
and The School of Banking of the
South.
He serves as a member of the
North Carolina Banking Commis
sion and is a former member of the
Board of Trustees of the Universi
ty of North Carolina at Wil
mington.
He is currently a member of the
executive board of the Cape Fear
Area Council of the Boy Scouts of
America,and was recently awarded
the Silver Beaver, the Council's
highest award for leadership in
scouting.
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