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Couple celebrates 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. HE. (Buddie) Batton celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary July 29 at Parkers Methodist Church. Hotting the occasion were their children, Virginia Mae Willis, Howard Batton, Clarence Batton, and Buck Batton, all of Raeford. Wedding cake was served to the honored couple and their 120 guests. Later, gifts were opened and displayed. N-J Social News forms, deadlines The deadline for wedding write-ups is noon on Thursday. We require thai brides use the form which we have available at our olltce Black and white photos are pre I erred forms are also available tor engagement announcements Bridal showers and parlies should be gisen to the newspaper as they happen and not with the wed ding write-up The deadline lor engagement announcements, parties, bridge, personals, births, club news. etc. is Monday at S p.m. for mo rt i*formaik>? caM 175-2121 I a.m. ? 5 p.a. or Mr. fe)ce fa* at S7S-4942 In Weeks To C ome Meetings Ang. 16 HILLCREST 4-H - The Hillcrest 4-H will hold regular meeting on A?g. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Hoke County Agricultural Extension Office. Aag- 21 DAV - The DAV will hold its monthly meeting at the Edin borough Restaurant on Aag. 21 at 7 p.m. For additional in formation call 875-2898. AIRPORT AUTHORITY ?The Hoke/Raeford Airport Authority will hold its regular meeting at the Raeford City Hall on (he second Thursday of each month at 7:45 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION -American Legion Post 20 of Hoke CoUnty meets the iccond Tuesday of each month at the Edinborough Restaurant at 8 p.m. Those interested in join ing are invited. COUNTY COMMISSION -Members of the Hoke County Commission meet the first Monday of each month at 9 a.m. and the third Monday at 7:30 p.m. Pratt Building located at 227 N. Main St. in Raeford. The public is invited. CITY COUNCIL -? The Raeford City Council meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The public is encouraged to attend SCHOOL BOARD - The Hoke County Board of Eduoa tion meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. at the board offices on Wooley Street. The public is encourag ed to attend.' AL ANON - Meetings are held every Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Hoke County Health Department Conference Room. Gatherings Aug. 18 GOSPEL NIGHTS - The Glory Tabernacle Church of Raeford will hold six nights of Gospel singing and preaching Aug. 18. Evangelists E.M. and Bill Moss and the Celestial Singers will be featured. The public is invited. Aug. 17, 18. 19 IO-YEAR-OLD EYANGE I.IS1 ?Evangelist Tracy Wat son, 10, will be the featured speaker during revival services held at the St. James United Church of God in Raeford on Ant- I"*, 1'. 19. The services begin at 8 p.m. Events Sept. 15-23 MULE DAYS - The 35th An nual Mule Day Celebration will Iw held in Benson Sept. 15-23. The event includes a mule pull ing and judging on Sept. 21. a parade and street dance on 5?pt 22 and winds up with a Rodeo on Sept. 23. The public m encouraged to attend. SqM. 2M-M AIT SHOW - The I9?4 Nep tune Festival Art Show spon sored by the Virginia Beach Arts Center, fete underway in September. The show is a juried competition ||m| consists of artists and crafUoersons. fnb, show runs oontnmouily ior 3 Mocks, from 18th Street to 23rd Street, along Virginia Beach's Boardwalk. The dates for the show are Friday. September 28, through Sun day, September 30. Friday the hours are noon to 6 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday the hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For addi tional information call or write to: Virginia Beach Arts Center, 1711 Arctic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, Telephone: 804/425-0000. Oct. 6 CLASS REUNION - Hoke County High School class of 1959 will hold a' reunion on Ocl. 6, at Edinborough Restaurant. For more informa tion call 875-3335 or 875-2100. Doings Aug. 22 FAMILY WORKSHOP ?Alcoholics and drug addicts need help to help themselves. As a public service. The Life Center of Fayetteville will pre sent a new series of workshops for family members and signifi cant others to educate them about (he disease of alcoholism/drugism, and to train them in an intervention method designed to lovingly confront the alcoholic/addict with his/her disease, and to cause him/her to seek help. This new series of workshops will be held at The Boys Club of Cumberland County, 391 1 Cumberland Road. Fayet teville, NC, August 22 at 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. To register, or for further information, con tact The Life Center. 485-7188. thru Aug. IS HORN IN WEST - As always, the HORN in the West offers excitement and fun for the whole family ... along with a little dose of History served up in a way guaranteed not to hurt. The HORN blows each night, except Mondays, at 8:30 p.m. through August 18 in Boone. Information is available by calling (704) 264-2120 after 12 noon. Aug. 28 SMOKING CLINIC - A stop smoking clinic will be held Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital in Fayetteville. The clinic will be conducted by Dr. John D, Wayne Whetsell, medical ditrctor of Cardio Pulmonary Services at the hospital and is free and open to the public. Call for reservations at 483-7400 ext. 163. Aug. 28-29 AT FSU - The Fayetteville Area Cultural Theatre and the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at Fayetteville State University will present Rem nants directed by Dr. John T. Wolfe, Jr. on July 28 at 8 p.m. and on July 29 at 4 p.m. at the Butler Little Theatre on the FSU cwnpus. Admission is free. tfcra Aug. 30 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL -? The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival will pre sent it* eighth season at the High Point Theatre through Aagwt 39. The season includes A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, opening July 14. THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR opens August 23 in High Point before embarking on a fail tour. Plans for this production will be announced later in the summer. Season tickets and group rates are availabk. Single tickets go on aale at the High Point Theatre, 220 B. Commerce St. (91MT-300I) at 10 June 13. Ticket outlets are Belk at Friendly (292-0960) in Greensboro, Lexington Civic Center (249-7875). Stevens Center (721-1945) and Rain bow News (723-0858) in Winston-Salem and Scott's Bookstore (625-5101) in Ashcboro. For additional in formation contact the Festival office at 919-889 1544. thru Aug. 25 TOl'R KENANSVILLE -Visit historic Kenansville on the LIBERTY CART lour and finish your summer evening with a performance of the out door drama THE LIBERTY CART or WAR BRIDES. The tours are arranged bv the staff of THE LIBERTY CART through August 25. To book a tour, or for additional infor mation contact THE LIBER TY CART, P.O. Box 470, Kenansville. NC 28349 or phone (919) 296-0721. thru Aug. 25 AT BORDEAUX -"Carousel" will play at the Bordeaux Dinner Theatre in Fayetteville Thursday through Sunday evenings for an eight week run ending August 26. Call early for reservations for this uniquely American Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Prior to the show a gourmet buffet dinner is serv ed Pric? are reasonable. On Thursday and Sunday night the cost for dinner and show is SI 6. and on Friday and Saturday night $18. Senior citizen and military discounts are available on Thursdays and Sundays but group discounts are honored any night. The box office is open daily from noon to 6 p.m. at 323-1114. Ask about our new and improved setting ar rangements. Aug. 30-Sept. 4 WORLD'S FAIR TRIP - A six day, five night trip to the World's Fair in New Orleans is planned for Thursday, August 30 through Tuesday, September 4. The trip, coor dinated by Scotland County Parks & Recreation, is open to anyone. The tour includes the first night in Birmingham, Alabama, Two Day Admission tickets to the World's Fair, Ad mission to Bellingrath Gardens and Home in Mobile, Alabama, five nights motel ac commodations, transportation aboard a luxurious highway motorcoach. Tour Health In surance Coverage and Baggage Handling. Cost of the tour per person is S298 for a double, $260 for a triple or $235 for a quad. A deposit of $30 is due immediately if you plan to go. For further information and an itinerary, contact Scotland County Parks A Recreation, Laurinburg. Telephone: 276-0412. Sept. 8 ART FORUM - Hilton Kramer (former chief art critic of The New York Times and presently editor of The New Criterion ) and 10 of North Carolina's most prominent and respected visual artists will discuss various issues in con temporary art and the North Carolina art scene, as it relates to otehr national trends and concerns, in a free-to- the public forum on Saturday, Sipkaki S from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. at the Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art in Greensboro. Following the forum will be a gala preview of the "Ten Years/Ten Artists" exhibition and the Tenth An niversary Celebration of the Green HiB Center. The Center It located in downtown Greensboro at the Greensboro Art Center, at the corner of Friendly A Davie Streets. For infomation. call 919- 373-4515. Sports Aag. IS lady bucks VOLLEYBALL - Hoke High ladies volleyball practice will begin at 3 p.m. on August 15 at MacDonald Gym. Aug. 22 WATERFOWL MEETINGS -North Carolina waterfowl hunters are urged to attend public meetings on proposed waterfowl regulations for the upcoming hunting seasons. These meetings will be held in each of the nine wildlife districts throughout the stale. Cumberland County new Courthouse in Fayetteville on Wednesday. August 22. Sept. 22 TRIATHLON SET - Fayet teville and surrounding com munities, are invited to com pete in Fayetteville'i Adventure Triathlon - which is set for September 22 at the Woodlake Country Club. This endurance event is open to both individual and team competition; male and female: and all ages. There will also be a military team category ? The Commander's Cup ? in which the events will be the same except the run will be completed while carrying an unslung M-16 rifle. Teams may be all male, all female or mixed. The age group for the team will be the age of the youngest team member. The three events will be a 1.2-mile freshwater swim in Woodlake, a 31 -mile bike course and an 8.4-mile run. There will be a special high carbohydrate pre race dinner on Friday, September 21, from 7-9 p.m. at The Sports Center for all par ticipants, as well as a post-race party at Woodlake Country Club. The entry fee for the triathlon is S20 for individuals and S45 for teams. Checks should be made payable to Adventure Triathlon and sent (along with entry form) to: The Sports Center, Fayetteville Adventure Triathlon, 5951 Cliffdale Road. Fayetteville, N.C. 28304. Blazon ARTICLES SOUGHT -Donations of articles for the DAV yard sale are being sought. If you want to donate, call 875-2898 or 944-1716. The items will be picked up. FIRE STICKERS ? Anyone living in the North Raeford Fire District can pick up their phone sticker by contacting Elwood Baker. All fire districts have the stickers and may be obtained by seeing local firemen. Aag. 16-17 GENEALOGY WORKSHOT - Applications are now being accepted for the summer, 1984, "Archives Workshop for Beginning Genealogist*" scheduled for Aag. 14-17. The popular workshop for novice genealogists offered by the N.C. Sute Archives will be held in the Archive* and History/State Library Building in downtown Raleigh. Admis sion is open to the public, and the first 80 people to apply will be admitted without further qualification. Tuition is SIS per ttudent; $12.50 for members of the Friend* of the Archive*. For details contact N.C. Stale Archive*, 109 E. Jones Street, Raleigh. 2761 1; telephone (919) 73J-39S2. N*w*-Journai ** *??? C Ilato It? lo 5 offk* before 10 I.a. om Tuesday. Sessoms-Hinshaw vows said in Kentucky wedding June 16 Heather Anne Hinshaw and Timothy Leon Sessoms were mar ried at 3:30 p.m. on June 16. The ceremony took place at Estas Chapel in Wilmore, Kentucky. The Reverends Bob Baldridge, Bill Sessoms, and Ronny Sessoms of ficiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hinshaw of Farmland, Indiana. She graduated from Monroe Central High School in 1982 and is presently attending Asbury College in Wilmore. She is employed by Vimont and Wills At torneys at Law. Jannle Lee Blue Engaged Mr. and Mrs. James Shaw, of Raeford, announce the engage ment of their daughter Jannie Lee Blue, to Norman Smith Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Z. Smith, of Raeford. The bride-elect is a 1981 graduate of Hoke County High School and Sandhills Community College with a degree in Human Services Technology. She will be working with handicapped children in Southern Pines. Smith is a 1980 graduate of Hoke County High School and is a veteran of the Army. He is employed by Simmons Realty and Auction in Raeford. The couple has selected August 25 as a wedding date. The ceremony will be performed at 3 p.m. at Freedom A.M.E. Zion Church in Raeford. The groom is the son of Mrs. M.K. Sessoms, Sr. and the late Mr. Sessoms of Raeford. He graduated from Hoke County High School in 1980 and is attending Asbury Col lege. He is employed by Southern Evangelical Church in Lexington, Kentucky. Wedding music was provided by Albin Whitworth, organist and Debbie Roof, pianist. Solos were presented by the bridal couple. Music selections included "Flesh of Flesh," "Wedding Prayer," "One and Only Love of My Life," and "Make of our Hands." The bride wore a long gown of ivory satin. The maid of honor was Karry Ireland of Ohio. Bridesmaids were Kelly Weatherly of Jacksonville, Florida, Shannon H ins haw, Cindy King and Debbie Roof of Muncie, Indiana and Carla Hendrix of Florida. They wore long gowns of blue satin. The best man was Mac Sessoms of Raeford, brother of the groom. Ushers were Phil Johnson of Elizabeth City, Paul Lawler of Guntersville, Alabama, Dwayne Thorne of Pittsburgh, Penn sylvania, David Cummings of Hartselle, Alabama and Tommy Wright or Raeford. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Stssonu Lori Sessoms of Kernersville, N.C. served as flower girl. A reception followed the ceremony at the Salvation Army Student Center. The rehearsal dinner was hosted by the groom's mother at the Ramada Inn following the rehear sal. The couple will make their home at 213 N. Maple #8 in Wilmore, Kentucky. Hoke man is named teacher of the year Rick Singletary, a 1977 Hoke County graduate, was selected Teacher of the Year in Burlington City Schools. Singletary is a teacher at Turren tine Middle School. He has been employed with Burlington City School since 1981. While teaching, he has developed a curriculum that has been given much attention from the Department of Public Instruc tion in Raleigh. From time to time, he has given presentations to other educators from other school systems. Mrs. Helen Clark, principal of Turrentinc commended Singletary for searching "... for ways that make students want to succeed at their individual pace, and en courages them to perform at their maximum potential." He was presented a plaque and honored with a luncheon. He is a 1981 graduate of North Carolina A & T. He is married to the former Valerie Wilson, and they have two children, Kevin, eight and Freda, two. Singletary is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McLaughlin and the grandson of Mrs. Dorothy Singletary and Mrs. Hannah McDuffie. "TtlccteL m ? Hi ? ? ? m i ? Hill J B C MOORE & SONS INC EDENBOROUGH SHOPPING CENTER 9-9 Mon - Sot BELINDA 99.00 I LOTIDOTI TcmmE Quality crafted coats by London Towne? , designed to perform for you, year after year . Several beautiful styles and colors to choose from. BELINDA Shell is made of 55% cotton and 45% polyester. Zip-lining is 100% nylon. 99.00 BRENDA Shell is 65% polyester and 35% cotton. Warmer is 100% acrylic. 99.00
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