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WET-Jutv was a wet month, as can readily be seen by the rainfall record.
Theatre In Library
By Peggy Howe
From a livery stable to an
automobile dealership to a library
and little theatre - all in just 75
years.
This is the story of the sparkling
new Anson County Library and
Theatre in Wadesboro, Co. the only
known facility of its kind in the
Southeast. And to the Anson County
citizens the transformation is little
short of miraculous.
The new library, occupying the
upstairs portion of the building on
South Greene Street, was finished
and proudly dedicated in the spring
of 1973. In addition to the spacious
well - equipped reading room, the
library boasts several meeting rooms
which are used by community groups
as many as "five nights out of
seven," according to Henry Hall,
county librarian.
The Little Theatre downstairs is in
reality a "Little" theatre - donors
are Mr. and Mrs. Hal W. Little of
Wadesboro, and the theatre is named
in their honor.
Mrs. Caroline Hardison, library
trustee for many years and presently
chairman of the board, tells the story
of how the theatre was born.
"We were all enjoying the new
library, and had wondered what use
we might make of the vast
undeveloped area downstairs.
Various suggestions were considered
by the board - and the idea fof a
theatre) just grew from there. "Mrs.
Little, who has always been
interested in live theatre, learned of
the project, Mrs. Hardison related,
and offered the additional funds
necessary to complete the playhouse.
"It grew like Topsy," die smiled,
glancing fondly at the comfortable
lobby.
Hampton Allen, also a longtime
trustee, added that "someone heard
of some threatre seats to be bought
cheap." "Of course we had them
refinidted, repaired and rearranged,"
he explained.
And about a year from the original
idea there was a production in the
theatre, he said.
The very successful playhouse is a
cooperative venture between the
Anson County Library and the
Anson County Technical Institute.
The institute supplies the direction
through an artist ? in ? residence
program and the facilities are
furnished by the Anson County
Library, part of the library's program
of cultural enrichment.
"Once you've been on stage -- the
lure is here. I think that come next
fall, they'll all be back - there'll be
repeaters backstage and on stage."
Then Beard ventured into a facet
of the theatre project for which he's
found no answer. At the end of June,
his year was finished and another
artist - in - residence will take his
place at the beginning of the fall
school term.
"Just when you get to know some
of the community members, it's time
to go," he observed sadly. "It might
be better if there were some way to
keep the director a little longer." He
emphasized, too, that there's enough
talent in the community for a
fulltime community director - a
member of the community who
would know the citizens better, and
possibly get a wider participation.
"They're just not coming forward,"
he said.
"However," he went on, "it is
good for the theatre to have different
directors and as time goes on, more
and more people get to know about
it. and will take a greater part. He
noted that directors prefer not to use
the same people on stage over and
over again, but hope for a cross
section of the community taking
part.
Beard is enthusiastic about the
spectators who have come to the
performances. "The plays are well -
attended - people enjoy coming." he
commented. He explained that the
community is just awakening to the
idea of live theatre.
"The primary objective is to
entertain," he stressed. "Many have
been to live theatre before, so we
must make it accessible and
entertaining. It's not pap, though,"
he hastened to add. "Each (play) has
some validity as a work of art, on
however small scale. This last play
(Man With a Load of Mischief, June
5 -6-7-8), was a lot of fun, but has
a moral - even a hero, which is rare
these days.
"It's been a good year," the
director declared, "but it's gone (by)
so fast. The Little theatre is
definitely a positive thing for this
community."
Anson County with 24,000
population, and Wadesboro proper
with a count of 4,000. are justly
proud of their accomplishment. They
point with pride to the fact that the
property was paid for before the
renovation of the building began, and
the pledges far outpaced their
original goal of 5320,000.
'This showed_overwhelming)y that
the community really wanted a good
library," Mrs. Hardison said. State
Librarian Phil Ogilvie adds. "The
theatre is the unanticipated bonus
for their eenerous resoonse "
Rock fish News
by Mrs. AA. Mclnnis
No news from Tabernacle Church
except attendance was very good
Sunday a the morning and evening
services.
Attendance was also very good at
all the services at Pittman Grove
Church last Sunday.
No news from Parker Church,
except the usual services were held
and attendance was very good.
Galatis Church had a layman. Sam
Johnson, of Fayetteville to speak at
the morning worship service Sunday.
Mrs. B.B. Bostic got home last
Friday after going on the Pembroke
State University Bicnetennial tour ot
North Carolina, Virginia and to
Washington, D.C. from the first to
the eighth of August.
Fred Wood of Greenville, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wood, who had
back surgery and was unable to
resume his duties in the Health
Department for a long time has
recently been permitted to do part
time work now.
June Rogers took his mother, Mrs.
Alma Bryant home last Sunday,after
a visit with them.
Mrs. A.W. Wood's guests last
Friday, were Mr. and Mrs. Laval
Ostecn of Dillon and their
granddaughter, Lesslie Grey of
Myrtle Beach.
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Monroe and son, Bryan of McCain
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas Monroe and his
grandmother, Mrs. A.W. Wood.
Mrs. Alma Moseley who was a
patient at Highsmith-Rainey
Memorial Hospital for some time got
home last Saturday and will be
recuperating at her home for a while
before going back to stay with Mrs.
Wickline.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wood and
son Todd spent last week touring
around in the mountains of Western
North Carolina. Among the
interesting places they visited were
Maggie Valley and Cherokee and
ended up in Nashville, Tenn., where
they attended the "Grand Ole
Opry". They enjoyed it all very
much.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Terry visited
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Forbis of
Lumber Bridge Sunday.
Mrs. Terry's Sunday School class
of Tabernacle Church met with her
Monday night with 13 members of
the class present.
Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Gibson and Joy
and Ricky spent the weekend at
Cnrnlina Rpach
Mrs. M.B. Culbreth of Selma,
visited Mrs. Ethel D.Gibson Sunday.
Mrs. Barbara Johnson of
Tennessee and Mrs. Virginia Bounds
of Red Springs were guest of Mrs.
Ethel D. Gibson Monday am.
Mrs. Homer Terry, Mrs. Hunter
Forbis and Mrs. Elbert Forbis visited
their aunts, Mrs. Ola Kornegay, Mrs.
Ruth Martin, and Miss Flora
McLaurin of Mount Olivve Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. P.C. English returned
home Sudnay after going home with
their daughter Ellen, Friday to
Jacksonville, Fla., after she and her
sons Ronald and Samuel had visited
them for a week or two.
Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Bundy and Mr.
and Mrs.Ervin Beasley visited, Mrs.
Bundy's brother - in - law and her
sister Mr. and Mrs. Charles McDonald
of Charlotte, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Denver King of
Wallace have taken Mrs. MaryDorr of
Fayetteville Florida, to spend a while
with her sister. Mrs. Dorr was at one
time a resident of Rockfish and she
has many friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. M.L. Wood and son
Randy spent two or three days with
Mrs. Pauline Leiuster of Ohio, the
past week.
Mrs. Tracy Garner and her
granddaughter of Carthage spent
Saturday with her mother, Mrs. R.H.
Gibson.
Mrs. W.A. Fowler spent the past
weekend with her daughter Mrs.
Oliver Powers of Rennert.
Mrs. Jessie Livingston of Arabia
and Mrs. Mary Skinner of Richmond,
Va., visited Mrs. R.H. Gibson
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Moore of
Greensboro stopped by to say hello
and goodbye to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Tillman Monday ajn. as
they were enroute to Charleston,
S.C., where they will be making their
home and teaching muac as they are
both music makers and teachers of
music.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruel Johnson and
son Charles spent the past week
visiting interesting places in Florida
including Disney World.
Mark Overton of Fayetteville is
spending this week with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Overton.
Roy Shockley got home last
Monday after being a patient at
Veterans Hospital, Durham for two
weeks. He is doing fine since
returning home.
Mrs. Herman Koonce visited Mrs.
Furman Martin of Fayetteville the
past week and found her improving
since her recent illness.
On top of his own illness Roy
Shockley has heard that his brother
Hugh Shockley of Washington, D.C.
has suffered a heart attack. The old
saying is 'Trouble never comes
Singlely".
Mr. and Mrs. William Brock were
guests of Mrs. Nelia Brock and Mr.
and Mrs. June Rogers and sons Keith
and Craig Sunday ajn. Keith Brock is
spending this week with the Rogers
boys.
Miss Nellie McFadyen is on
vacation this week.
Mrs. John Garrison of Burlington
spent last Thursday and Friday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K.P. Ritter.
Tom and Catherine who came with
her stayed for a longer visit with
their grandparents and Mark who had
been here for some time went home
with his mother.
F.C.H.
Mrs. Jesse Lee reports that
everything is fine at the Rockfish
Family Care Home. Mr. and Mrs.
Lee, their daughter Carol Ann and
Duncan Bunnell and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bunnell and children, Tammy
and Bobby, Jo Ann Lanbon and
Rooster went to Carowinds on
Friday and came back Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell King and
children Roda and Jesse, John,
visited relatives in Georgia last week. *
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Fair of
Greenville, S.C. spent the weekend
with her mother Mrs. Lonnie Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Plummet of
Puppy Creek and their granddaughter
Mitzy of Lillington visited Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Plummer of YadkinviDe
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lovette of Puppy
Creek have as their guest since last
Saturday, Mrs. Laura Egoroff of
California, who will be with them for
some time.
Mrs. Jim Maxwell returned home
last Saturday after visiting with
relatives in Charlotte for a few
weeks.
Thomas Mclnrtis and his mother
and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mclnnis and
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Mclnnis and Mrs.
Jim Maxwell attended the Samuel
Thomas and Catherene Elizabeth
Smith Family Reunion at Wagram
last Sunday . Misses Carrie and
Maggie Smith, Mrs. J.D. Mclnnis of
Wagram, Mrs. A.A. Mclnnis or
Rockfish, Mrs. C.B. Oliver of
Fairmont, and Mrs. T.J. Russell of
Rocky Mount were present.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mclnnis of
Fayetteville also attended the Smith
Reunion at Wagram last Sunday.
GRANGE
Wayside Grange met at the home
of Mrs. Ethel D. Gibson and Mr. and
Mrs. M.S. Gibson last Friday night.
Attendance was small, because some
of the members were busy with
things that couldn't be put off.
Others had no way to come or didn't
hear about the meeting. But it was a
very good meeting. The worthy
master, Mrs. Marshall Newton was
present and the lecturer Mrs. W.H.
Schell, and the Sec. Treas., Mrs.
Ethel Gibson were also present. Mrs.
Schell gave a reading on "Robbers"
which was very interesting. A lot of
things were discussed and plans made
for sending in resolutions to the
National Grange, which meets in
Greensboro this fall. The meeting
was informal and opened with prayer
and closed with ice cream, cake and
coffee, as the final suggestions etc.
were made.
COMMENT
We can't be truly happy while
holding a grudge, so let's try to get at
least one beam out of our own eyes
everytime we are tempted to find
fault with someone else.
Accent On Agriculture
The short - term outlook for the
world food situation has improved
significantly since the bleak picture
painted at the World Food
Conference in Rome last November,
according to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Food aid shipments from the U.S.
and other countries have improved
the situation in the most severely
affected countries. And there is
optimism over prospects for sharply
improved crops this year, barring bad
weather in the major producing
areas.
Although the world was not as bad
off last November in regard to world
food supplies as some people would
have us believe, many basic problems
facing the less developed nations
have nol disappeared during the past
nine months. World population
continues to grow; low productivity
continues to plague the countries
that need food the most.
The world can produce enough
grain to provide largely cereal diets
for the expected population in the
less developed world - if there are
stong enough economic incentives
for the farmers who produce the
food. This holds true whether they
farm with an ox or a $30,000 4 -
wheel ? drive tractor. Some experts
predict that per capita consumption
in less developed countries will be 4
percent greater in 1985 than in 1970.
The long term solution to world
food problems lies in increased
production within the countries
which now depend on other nations
for food.
There is also need for continued
emergency food aid for needy
nations. A number of ideas have been
proposed, however, the one that
seems the most acceptable to farmers
involves the establishment of an
international monetary food fund.
Such a fund would be supported by
all nations of the world and the
money would be used to buy what is
needed at the best prices available in
the world market.
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