UNCLE REMUS CRITTER LIV1N' DE LIFE, a stage
production of the Uncle Remus tales, premiered Sunday at
the William R. Kenan Memorial Amphitheatre in
Kenansville. LIVIN1 DE LIFE, by Ed Graczyk, will run
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again August 7 and 14 at 3 p.m. in the amphitheatre and is
produced by the cast of the outdoor drama THE LIBERTY
CART. Pictured, left to right, Br'er Bear, Br'er Fox, Br'er
Tarrypin and Br'er Coon.
Uncle Remus
Tales Performed Sundays
The stage of the William
R. Kenan Memorial Amphi
theatre in Kenansville was
turned into the Briar Patch
complete with the critters
from the tales of Uncle
Remus, Sunday as the
second annual LIBERTY
CART children's show
opened.
The cast of the outdoor
drama THE LIBERTY CART
presented the first of three
performances of LIV1N' DE
LIFE by playwright Ed
Graczyk. The show opens
Sundays at 3 p.m. in the
Briar Patch on the stage of
the Kenan Amphitheatre
through Aug. 14. Karen
Griffin, technical director for
THE LIBERTY CART is di
recting the 1983 children's
show.
"LIV1N' DE LIFE helps
preserve the folk tales of
Uncle Remus which have
become an important and
well-known part of our na
tion's heritage," Griffin
said. "The Uncle Remus
tales have been part of every
Southern family for more
than 100 years. And. the
philosophies handed down
through the Uncle Remus
tales hold as true today as
when they were first re
corded in 1880."
LIV1N' DE LIFE is a play
adapted from the tales and
characters in the Uncle
Remus stories first recorded
by Joel Chandler Harris in
the b(H)k "Animal Stories."
The cast from THE LIBERTY
CART appear as Br'er
Tarrypin, Br'er Cook, Br'er
Rabbit, Br'er Fox, Br'er
Bear, Miss Meadows, Aunt
Mammy-Bammy, Sis
Buzzard, Miss Goose and
Doc Crow.
Karen Griffin is in her*
second season with THE
LIBERTY CART. Last sea
son. along with her duties as
assistant technical director
for the outdoor drama dnd
scenic designer for GOD
SPELL. Karen acted in the
1982 children's show GOLLI
WHOPPERS. She comes to
THE LIBERTY CART from
Crossnore and is a recent
graduate of Appalachian
State University with a
bachelor of arts in com
munication arts concen
trating in theatre arts.
Duplin Area Men
Named Outstanding
The board of advisors for
the Outstanding Young Men
of American awards program
announced that several
Duplin area men were named
on the listing of the 1983
edition of "Outstanding
Youne Men of America.
Included in the 1983
edition from this area are:
Helton and Leslie Daughtry
of Kenansville, Dennis Perry
of Warsaw, Junius Maxwell
II of Pink Hill and Robert
Kornegay of Mount Olive.
These men were selected
from nominations received
from senators. Congress
men. governors, mayors,
state legislators, university
and college presidents and
deans as well as civic groups
including Jaycees, which
endorses the OYMA pro
gram.
In every community there
are young men working dili
gently to make their cities
better places in which to live. a.
These men are outstanding a
and deserve to be recog- ai
nized. The criteria for selec- ai
tion include a man's volun
tary service, professional f(
leadership, academic
chievement, business
dvancement cultural
ccomplishments and civic
id political participation.
The men listed will be
:atured in the publication.
Pageant
Association Meets
On July 19. the Duplin
County Pageant Association
met at the Graham House
Inn. This association consists
of representatives from the
county dedicated to reorga
nizing the Miss Duplin
County Pageant and mem
bership is open to anyone
interested in working with
the beauty pageant.
Tentative plans have been
set for the Miss Duplin
County Pageant to be held
Saturday. Nov. 26. Any girl
between the ages of 18 and
25 who is interested in
competing may contact
Janet Williams, president of
the association, at 298-3675
or Donna Sue Williamson,
chairman of the Miss Duplin
Pageant at 293-7561 for more
information.
The next meeting of the
Association will be held at 8
1p.m. at The Graham House
Inn in Kenansville on Aug.
16. All interested are invited
to attend.
NCSU
Alumni
Fund Sets
Record
J. Michael Moore of War
saw was one of the alumni
volunteers who helped the
North Carolina State Univer
sity Alumni Association raise
more than three-quarters of a
million dollars in contribu
tions during the association's
fiscal year just ended. Moore
served as Loyalty Fund
chairman for Duplin County
during the fund campaign.
According to G. Smedes
York. 1982-83 president of
the alumni association, the
year marked the first time
alumni contributions have
exceeded $800,000. York also
noted that for the first time
membership in the associa
tion exceeds 11,500.
Howard E. Bollinger of
Lenoir, national chairman of
the Loyalty Fund campaign,
reported that strong efforts
by volunteers through the
state and across the nation
resulted in 11,739 alumni
and friends contributing
$662,3% during the year.
He also noted that cor
porate generosity in the form
of matching gifts added
another $167,174 to their
efforts for a grand total of
$829,570, an increase of 24
percent over the prior year.
Funds raised by the asso
ciation are used to support
academic programs at the
University. The associations
main program, the John T.
Caldwell Alumni Scholarship
program, provides 44
scholarships for students at
the University. Thirty of
these scholars are supported
by the endowment from
alumni contributions and 15
are "adopted" by alumni
who have agreed to pay the
stipend for a scholar for four
years.
The scholarships, awarded
to incoming freshmen on the
basis of academic achieve
ment and leadership poten
tial, are renewable for four
years of study. The Alumni
board recently set a goal to
have 100 Caldwell stholars
on campus for the univer
sity's centennial.
In addition, the
Association supports profes
sorships, awards for out
standing teaching, reasearch
and extension work, a stu
dent loan program, and
need-based scholarships.
BARBEQUE SUPPER
The Pleasant Grove Fire
Department is sponsoring a
barbecue supper Sept. 3
beginning at 5 p.m. Plates
will be available for $3.
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