Cross-stitch offers break from routine
Of all the craflers that obsess
people from time to time, counted
Cross-stitch has got to be the
neatest, most exacting one.
Each tiny tittle "x" can create as
much detail in the final piece as the
most talented artist can do with the
Jip of his paint brush. The finished
picture, beautifully matted and
framed, can be a masterpiece.
To those who love to cross
stitch, like Cordelia Purdie, a
Hoke County resident, it is a
joyous, relaxing art.
Cordelia, a Data Processing
employee with Burlington In
dustries, has been cross-stitching
since 1980 and will be one of the
featured artists during the Turkey
Festival to be held in Raeford in
September.
This summer, she has been busy
selecting finished pictures and
others to be matted and framed for
exhibiting this fall.
She has been so productive with
Hoke
Arts Scene
By Sony Falls
her craft that finding pictures to
show and sell won't be any prob
lem.
Her pictures encompass a varie
ty of subjects; birds, flowers, bob
cats, horses and religious subjects
and quotations.
Cordelia especially enjoys selec
ting and stitching quotations. She
often graphs out a particular say
ing or Biblical verse that is
tneaniful to her. One day, she says,
she would like to get her collection
of original drafts published.
In spite of this devotion and love
of craft, Cordelia is ready to
acknowledge that her present hob
by did not develop over night.
"At first, I didn't like it - cross
ing all those little x's!" she says,
with a laugh.
However, soon after her sister
showed her how to cross-stitch she
became extremely interested in the
craft. Now she admits that she
often keeps at a particular graph
until 1 1:00 at night.
"I don't need peace and quite to
cross-stitch. Some people do but I
can sit and watch TV or talk, count
and stitch at the same time," Cor
delia explains.
She works quickly and especially
likes to work on 14-count cloth
with two strands of thread. "The
14- count produces a larger picture
with good detail and 1 like the
detail to show," states Cordelia.
Relaxing hobby
Cordelia Purdie works on a counted cross-stitch pattern which will pro
duce an artful cat.
Work at Burlington provides her
with a pretty good market for her
finished pieces, but she his hoping
to broaden her territory by pos
sible sales at the Turkey Festival.
Be sure to look for Cordelia and
her creations at the Festival. She'll
be that neat person, quietly stitch
ing away, crossing every "x" and
dotting every "i".
Johnson appointed to Board of Agriculture
Four new members to the North
Carolina Board of Agriculture
were sworn into office today.
Bruce D. Cuddy of Marshville,
Jesse J. Danieley of Burlington,
House of Raeford President, Mar
vin E. Johnson of Rose Hill and
Sherry Staton Thompson of
Hendersonville were recently ap
pointed to the board by Governor
James G. Martin to serve six year
terms.
The board members were sworn
in by Supreme Court Justice
Burley Mitchell during ceremonies
in the board room at the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
"We are looking forward to
working with the new board
members. They each bring exper
tise to the board which will be used
to enhance and promote our state's
agricultural interests," said North
Carolina Agriculture Commis
sioner Jim Graham. "These new
board members will add to the
strong farm leadership already ser
ving."
Cuddy and Johnson will repre
sent poultry and marketing in
terests. Danieley will represent
general farming and agriculture
and Thompson will represent fruit
truck farming.
Other board members include:
Sam McLawhorn of Grifton, John
L. Parker, Jr. of Colerain, Calvin
L. Ross of Greensboro, Wiley W.
Shore of Yadkinvilte, James L.
Sutherland of Laurinburg and
Larry B. Wooten of Currie.
In Weeks To Come
MUSK BOOSTER - Hoke
Co. Music Booster Association
Meetings will be first Monday
night of every month at Hoke
fiigh School band room at 7
0.m. Parents arf riends of the
music association are urged to
attend.
DAV - Hoke Co. Chapter 17
of the Disabled American
Y elerans meet on the third
Tuesday of every month at the
New National Guard Armory
ft 7:30 p.m. For more info, call
Gary Wieland at 875-3576.
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Airport authority
-The Hoke/Raeford Airport
Authority will hold its regular
meeting at the Raeford City
Ball on the second Thursday of
each month at 7:45 p.m.
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AMERICAN LEGION
?American Legion Post 20 of
Hoke County meets the second
Tuesday of each month at the
Edinbo rough 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 Educa
tion meets the second Tuesday
of each month at 7:30 p.m. 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 Library Conference Room.
JAYCEES - Raeford Jaycees
meet the' 2nd and 4th Monday
of each month over Howell's
Drug Company on Main
Street. Anyone interested is in
vited to attend.
Aug. 6
COYERED DISH - The
Raeford Friendship Club will
have a covered dish supper
Ang. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Raeford
^United Methodist Church.
Aug. 6. 7. 8
LALBACH WORKSHOP - A
Laubach Workshop has been
scheduled for Augnst 6, 7, 8
from 9 a. nr .-12:30 p.m. The
workshop will be held in the
Hoke Reading/Literacy Coun
cil office and there is no
charge. To pre-register or for
'more information please
?telephone 875-2145.
Augnst 6
^UEDS TRYOUT - A tryout
?tamp for baseball players will
>e conducted by the Cincinnati
*fceds on Tuesday, Angnst 6
?toriginally scheduled Friday,
yuly 26, postponed due to
.sain), at Laurinburg. The camp
?Js open to boys from 16 to 22.
IHigh school sophomores and
-a..-1? m urged t0 attend.
Scouting Supervisor,
Daily, will oversee the
which is scheduled for
a.m. until 3 p.m. at Legion
PARTICIPANTS
Annual Christmas
Show sponsored by the
High Band Booster
Date: November 23, 9
Cheraw
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Aug. 1, 2. 3
MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL
-Again this August , dance
teams, mountain fiddlers, ban
jo pickers, dulcimer sweepers,
tune bow and mouth harp
players will gather in the
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium of
the Asheville Civic Center for
the three-day festival. Show
time begins at 7 p.m. nightly on
A?g- 1. 2, and 3. For more in
formation about the Mountain
Dance and Folk Festival and
accommodations call toll free
1-800-257-1300 in the East;
1 -800-548- 1300 inside North
Carolina; or 1-704-258-3916 in
all other areas.
thru August 7
BLACK ON WHITE - From
Wednesday, July 31, through
Wednesday. August 7 the
Fayetteville Museum of An
will show an unusual group of
photographs of blacks and
whites together and separately,
by Marie Hart of Greensboro.
A reading from literature,
folklore, and history by two
published novelists, one black,
and one white, will accompany
the exhibition on Tuesday,
August 6, at 7:30 p.m.
tfcra Aagwt
SUMMER CINEMA - The
North Carolina Museum of Art
will present a summer -long
series of feature films each Fri
day evening in June, July and
August. "Summer Cinema"
showings will be at 7 and 9:15
p.m. in the museum
auditorium. "Summer
Cinema" tickets are $17 for all
13 films; S6 each for the June
or July series; $8 for the
August series; or S2 at the
door. For information, call the
museum education department
at 833-1933, ext. 144.
thru Aag. 3
"I DO, I DO" - "I Do, I Do.
the long-running Broadway Hit
Musical Comedy at Mannie's
Dinner Theatre in Southern
Pines will play Fridays and
Saturdays for five weekends
through August 3, and will be
limited to those dates. "1 Do, I
Do" stars Jeanne Adams and
Ken Kbonce formerly of
Raeford, and seen recently at
Mannie's in "The King and I"
and "Baby." Many famous
couples have starred in the
show since Robert Preston and
Mary Martin premiered the
Broadway run, including
Robert Goulet and Carol
Lawrence who headed the first
national tour. The most
familiar Tom Jones song from
the score is "My Cup Runneth
Over" made famous by the
Ames Brothers record hit. For
resrvations and information
call Mannie's Dinner Theatre
at 692-8400 in Southern Pines.
STRIKE AT THE WIND - Lee Wiggins, Michelle Martin and
David Thaggard act out a scene in this year's performance of
Strike At The Wind, which runs through September 7 every Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday beignning at 8:30 p.m. at the Lakeside
Amphitheatre on the grounds of the Riverside Country Club in the
Red Banks Community. For ticket information call 521-2480 or
521-3112.
thru August 10
GUYS & DOLLS - "Guys and
Dolls", Damon Runyon's
Broadway Musical Comedy, at
The Raleigh Inn Dinner
Theatre, Raleigh Inn, Route 70
West. Show stars Don
Johnston, Liz Jureka, Allison
Lawrence-Smith and Jay
Thompson and plays through
August 10th. Theatre features
hors d'oeuvres and Prime Rib
or Shrimp Scampi seated din
ner by Staley's. Doors open
6:15 p.m.; Dinner from 6:30 to
8 p.m.; show following dinner.
Fridays S18.95, Saturday
$19.93 per person plus tax and
tip. Special Saturday matinee
June 29 and Wednesday even
ing special added performance
July 1? at reduced prices. For
reservations and information
call 781-3522, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Saturday.
Group discounts available
through Robin Ingram.
Aag. 16, 17, 18
TENNIS TOURNAMENT -
The Deer Track Invitational
Doubles Tournament will be
held at the Racquet Club on
Aag. 16, 17, II. Entry deadline
it Aug. 12 at 6 p.m. Entry is $8
per person. For more informa
tion call 875-4171 or 843-2581.
thru Sep*. 2
US8 NC - North Carolina's in
ternationally recognized Sound
and Light Spectacular, "The
Immortal Showboat," opens
iu 1985 season Friday, J mac 7
at the USS NORTH
CAROLINA Battlaahip
Memorial in Wilmington. The
outdoor drama wfll continue
nightly at 9 p.m. through
Labor Day, September 2. Ad
adidnu to the outdoor drama
is S2 for adult*. Si for children
6 through 11 aad free for thOM
J and under.
thru Aug. II
OUTDOOR DRAMA -"From
This Day Forward," an out
door drama which tells the
story of a colony of Waldenses
settling in Burke County in the
foothills of western North
Carolina in 1893, is playing
Thursday through Sunday at
8:4S p.m. through Aug. 11 at
the Old Colony Players Am
phitheater on Church Street in
northwest Valdese. For addi
tional information, tickets or
reservations, call the OCP of
fice at 704-874-0176 between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Special group rates are
available for groups of 10 or
more.
A>f . 25 -Sept. 22
DOG OBSERVED - Dog
lovers and photography buffs
can combine their enthusiasms
at the Fayettevilk Museum of
Art August-September exhibi
tion: "The Dog Observed:
Photographs 1844-1983."
Ihm Sept. 13
The 1985 season of the North
Carolina Shakespeare Festival
has "something for everyone,"
according to Artistic Director
Malcolm Morrison. The
season, which runs through
September 15, includes produc
tions of SCAPINO! and
AMADEUS along with
Shakespeare's RICHARD III
and THE TAMINO OF THE
SHREW. For tickets and fur
ther information please call the
North Carolina Shakespeare
Festival at (919) 889-1 544
*pt. *-29
MULE DAYS - The 36th An
nual Mule Days will ba held in
Benson. The events range from
Mult pulBag to a stmt dance.
Everyone is invited.
AUDITIONS - The Raleigh
Inn Dinner Theatre announces
auditions for all parts in
Rodgers and Hammerstein's
"The Sound of Music" on
Sunday, AugMt 4th at 4 p.m.
and Monday, August 5th at 7
p.m. Candidates for the Von
Trapp children will be heard at
6:30 p.m. on Sunday only. The
show opens on October 1 1 and
plays through December 21.
All parts are open and compen
sated. All candidates should
prepare a song and bring their
own music. An accompanist
will be provided.
Align 6
RUNAWAY - The youth choir
of Prospect United Methodist
Church in Maxton will present
the musical drama "Runaway"
in Reeves Auditorium on the
Methodist College campus in
Fayetteville on Tuesday. Aug.
6 at 7 p.m. during the North
Carolina Conference Summer
School of the United Methodist
Church. The play is open to the
public.
TM? Weekend
August 2, 3
PLATE SALE ? St. Matthews
Church of God will be having a
fish and chicken plate sale on
Fri. and Sat., August 2 and 3,
1 1 a.m. until each day on the
401 Bypass at caution light at
end of Main Street in Raeford.
Plates are $3.50. Call 875-3091
for orders.
August 3
SPECIAL SINGING - A
special singing will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Living
Faith Ministries at 7 p.m. The
program will feature Pamela
Furr, a singing artist from
Vass, Tim Nickens from
Cameron and the Living Faith
Trio, as well as other local
singers. The public is invited.
August 3, 4
BRAVES TRIP - We'd like to
"take you out to the ballgame"
in Atlanta on August 3rd and
4th. Scotland County Parks &
Recreation is lining up a group
trip to see the Braves play the
San Francisco Giants. Those
interested in going must pay a
$25 deposit by July 3rd. Total
cost per person is $72.50 single;
$65.00 double; $61.00 triple;
and $59.00 quad. The price
covers transportation by
chartered bus, one night's lodg
ing and admission tickets for
two games. For further infor
mation and to pay your
deposit, contact Parks &
Recreation, 276-0412, located
in the John Blue House, West
Blvd. Ext.
August 3
CONCERT - The St. Matthew
Church of Cod on Hwy. 211
West, Raeford, will present in
concert, the Robeson County
Youth Improvement Choir of
Lumberton. The program is
scheduled for Saturday night,
August 3. at 7:30 p.m. The
public is invited.
August 3
CRAFTSMEN GUILD
-Carolina Designer Craftsmen
Guild will hold their fall jury
ing on August 3. Five slides of
your work completed in the last
2 years are required for the
jury. For more information
and an application write
Carolina Designer Craftsmen,
P.O. Bo* 5974, Raleigh, N.C.
27650 or call (919)481-1437.
August 4
SINGING PROGRAM -There
wiS be a Singing Program at
Shady Grove Missionary Bap
tist Church (Wagram) Sunday,
Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. This program
it being ^onsored by the
Senior Missionaries of the
Church.
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