Mrs. Carlton Niven, Social Reporter, (75-3785 McKeithan Clan Has Reunion The family of Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. McKeithan, deceased, gathered at the old home place near Rockfish, now occupied by one of their sons, Cecil McKeithan, his wife and children, for their annual reunion. There were nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. McKeithan, eight still living. All but one of the eight, Merle McKeithan Jerret of Albu querque, New Mexico, attended with their spouses and members of their families. Mrs. Jerret was unable to come on account of sickness. Eloise McKeithan Shockley, who married Roy Shockley, is the only deceased member of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. McKeithan. The remaining seven members of the family attending were: Wesley McKeithan, Winston Salem; Blanche Stevens, Morehead City; Eunice Mottley, Burkeville, Virginia; Willie McKeithan and Lelia Butler, Fayetteville; Sara Neil Key, Albuquerque, New Mex ico; and Cecil McKeithan of Raeford. Approximately 63 members of the clan started gathering from far and near on Friday afternoon for the weekend festivities. Some stayed with relatives, some in motels and some camped on the banks of Rockfish creek just behind the home place, where they all gathered each day for the daily activities and reminiscing. They came with coolers filled with food and chairs to enjoy the coolness of the tree shaded area and the huge parachute, hung for unshaded areas. The highlight of the occasion took place Saturday afternoon with a cookout and picnic. Group entertainment and live music made this a festive affair. After the Sunday morning breakfast on the banks of the creek, worship services were con ducted by Ronald Stevens, son of Blanche Stevens, and grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. McKeithan. The group disbanded and head ed for Emerald Isle for several days before returning to their homes, and looking forward to gathering here again next year the first Saturday before July 4. Miss Donna Scarboro of Chapel Hill visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scarboro Jr. and other relatives Sunday, and attend ed the 25th anniversary dinner honoring her parents held at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Martin Scarboro Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Frederick visited with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Norton in Sanford on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Lundy, Sr. visited with their son, Bobby, and daughter-in-law in Sanford on Sunday. Guests of the week of Mrs. J.D. Tapp were her daughter and son in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John McPhaul of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. A.D. McPhaul, J.D. and Kelly of Spartanburg, S.C., Mr. and Mrs. George Hoagland, Justin and Ashley of Sarasota, Fla. Barry Inman of Cary spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Inman. Bridge Mrs. Lester Mrs. T.B. Lester was hostess to her bridge Thursday evening of last week. Visitors were Mrs. Horold Stone, Mrs. Carlton Niven and Mrs. Chandler Roberts. Delicious blueberry pie, made by the hostess, was served before the game. Mrs. William Lamont was high scorer for members, and Mrs. Roberts was remembered with a gift for visitor's high. Mrs. Wright Mrs. Julian Wright was hostess to the Wednesday afternoon bridge club last week. Mrs. Bennie Kelly was the only visitor. ? - A dessert course was served before the game and other goodies daring play. Mrs. J.C. McLean was high scorer, and was presented a pound cake made by the hostess. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatlin returned Sunday after spending several days in North Myrtle Beach as guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Bethune. Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Wilkes visited her brother, H.B. Pate and family in Wilver Springs, Maryland. While there they visited the Smithsonian Museum, the In stitute of Technology and other points of interest in Washington, D.C. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Neeley and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatlin recently spent a weekend in Brevard where they attended the Brevard Music Festival. Mrs. Nancy Lindsay and two daughters, Michelle and Christy of Arlington, Texas, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Rouse and two children of Richmond, Virginia, and Miss Sal ly Bray of Chapel Hill have return ed to their homes after an extended visit here with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bray. While here they accompanied the Brays and another daughter, Miss Pat Bray, to Lake Waccamaw for several days at the Bray cottage. Michelle and Christy Lindsay re mained for a longer visit with their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Marty Jones and son, Ricky, spent the weekend at Carolina Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Karshner and Mark spent several days last week in Griffin, Georgia. They went especially to attend the wedding of their niece on Saturday. Publication Rules For Social Page The deadline for submitting wed dings and engagements lor publication to The News-Journal is noon on the preceding Thursday . Photographs should be in black and white. The deadline for personal items, bridge Jubs and all other social news is 5 p.m. Monday. Forms for weddings and engagements may he-puked up Mon-, day through Friday during business hours. All news may be turned in at The Sews-Jnurnul. 875-2 121. or by calling Ha/el Niven, 875-3785; Monday through Friday. 9 a.m. ? 5 p.m. tmS7GEHHD Box 42 Ounce Punch Regularly 1.49! All temperature laundry detergent. Limit 2. 84* Exxon Plus Or Extra Regularly 94' To 99*! Exxon Plus HD30 or Exxon Extra 10W30. Limit 5 quarts. For Delta Paper Towels Regularly 67'! 11S count paper towels by Coronet. 1.4 Oz. Colgate Regularly 39'! Choice of gel or toothpaste. $ 'For 1 Diamond Foil 12"x2S' Diamond aluminum foil. By Reynolds. Storewide Clearance ! $ Rompers Or Short Ea. Sets ?Rompers in bandeau pinch front or nautical styles. Solids, stripes and tone on tones. Sizes S,M,L. ?Short Sets in crop top, suspender, tie front or split shoulder styles. Solids, stripes and tone on tones. Sizes S,M,L> Play wear Skirt Sets .4 Prices Good At AH Family Dollar Store* Through This Main cl.. Weekead While Qualities Last. Qaaatltles United T . . ^ _ . P? ? _ ^ ^>i^Sow^ 29 SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL The Norih Carolina Shakespeare Festival, the resi dent company of the High Point Theatre, will celebrate America with plays by three of this country's most important authors: John Steinbeck, Moss Hart and Eugene O'Neill The shift in emphasis to three American plays and one Shakespearean is an affirma tion that the company is com mitted to the performance of American as well as European classics. Steinbeck's OF MICE AND MEN will open on July 15 and will be directed b> Festisal producer Mark Woods. Moss Hari's LIGHT UP THF SKY will open to the public on July 23 and is directed by Festival managing director Pedro Silsa The final show, Eugene O'Neill's LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT will open July 29 and is directed by Malcolm Mor rison. Season nckeis are now on sale Single tickets are on sale at the High Point Theatre. 220 E. Commerce St. <9l9>-887-300l from 12:30 to 5 p.m.), the Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, 310 S. Greene St. (2'5-2537 from 12-5:30 p.m ) and Artsline in W inston-Salem. 610 Coliseum Dr. (723- im/i from 10-5:30 p m ) thru Sept. 5 VC. ZOO -- A lads boa con strictor named Clyde and a handsome Military Macaw will meet the public evers weekend in the amphitheatre at the en trance to the African Section at the North Carolina Zoological Park Zookeepers will in troduce the macaw at I p.m. and the boa constrictor at 3 p.m. esers Saturday, Sunday and holidays through Labor Day weekend There is no charge. The North Carolina Zoological Park is located 5 miles southeast of Asheboro off U.S 64 The too is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 6 p m weekends and holidays. Admis sion is S3. 00 for visitors 16 years and older. $1.00 for children 2-15 and senior citizens Children under two, North Carolina Zoological Society members and the han dicapped are admitted free A trackless tram ride ihrough the African Section costs SI. 00 a day. For information call (9I9| 879-5606 Julv 23 l(K CRfr.AM n\\ - The Raeford Jaycees will be spon soring an ice cream day Jul) 23 ai (he Edinborough Shopping Center from II a m. uniil 6 p m. Proceeds from the home made ice cream sale will go towards the purchase of child safely seals The public is urged lo attend August 5 A 6 WRITfrR ROlSDTABI.fr. ?? A writing contest for registrants and 1.1 speakers discussing various aspects of creative writing will feature the 19th Annual Tar Heel Writers Roundtible August S and 6 ai the Sheraton C'rabtree Inn in Raleigh. Highlights of the con ference will be a get-acquainted party, poets' continental breakfast, and awards lun cheon Contest deadline is July 21 . For information write: Ber nadette Hoyle. Director, Tar Heel Writers Roundtable, P.O. Box 5393, Raleigh, N C. 27650 Jaiy 24, 27. 2S FOODS WORKSHOP - There will be a 4-H Foods Workshop J?lj 26, 27 lad 21 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lester Building on South Magnolia Street. The basics of cooking will be covered and youth will get a chance to help prepare simple dishes. The class is open to all youth 9-19 years old. The workshop will be limited to 12 people. Interested persons may register by calling 875-2 162. The cost is SI. SO to cover sup plies, and may be paid on the first day of the workshop. July 21-22 SUMMER THEATRE SHOWCASE - The Hoke County Arts Council and the Hoke County Schools present Hoke County's Summer Youth Theatre in "A Summer Theatre Showcase" featuring music, dance, comedy and cabaret with George Cohen as director. Performances will be Thursday and Friday evening July 21 and 22 at 8: 15 p.m. in the Upchurch Junior High Auditorium. Ad mission will be SI. The theatre showcase is sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program. WILMINGTON ?? North Carolina 's Cape Fear River flows from i he Piedmont to meet the Atlantic Ocean at the state's most en joyable vacation destination, Ca/>e Fear Country. The area offers a magnificent array of superb beaches, historic buildings and homes, some of North Carolina's most fascinating attractions, and a wide variety of accommodations and restaurants. Jul) 20 FOOT CI.INIC ?? A free fool clinic 10 create awareness and provide early detection of foot problems will be held on Wednesday. Jul> 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. at the Medicine Shoppe, 121 South Main Street tn Raeford Local podiatrist. Dr. Kent VanBelois. has volunteered time to conduct the tests. The podiatrist will iden tify such foot problems as corns, bunions, callouses, athlete's foot, and plantar warts. Food clinic participants will also be informed on how io properly care for their feet and how to prevent serious foot problems. Diabetics arc en couraged to attend the fool clinic. A podiatrist can educate the diabetic on ways to prevent foot complications. A well lunctioning. careen; foot can add years to , the .lite of a diabetic. Events thru July ANNIF: - Direct from Broad way. the national dinner theatre premiere ol the musical "Annie" will open at Mannie's Dinner Theatre in Southern Pines. Mannie Shaw has an nounced substantial discounts for children under 12 and groups of 24 or more adults ai all Thursday through Sunday evening performances, For more information and reserva tions call I -692-8400 July 21 ROTC (AMP CI.OSK.S - Closing ceremonies for this year's ROTC Advanced Camp will be held July 21 on Pike Field at Fort Bragg This marks the finish of a grueling six weeks of training in military skills and leadership lor over 4,200 cadets from New Fngland. the eastern and southern United States and Puerto Rico The ceremony will begin at 8:.W a m with over 200 cadcts receiving then commissions as U.S. Army Se cond I ieutenants from I icute nam General Jack V Mackmull, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg This will be followed by a parade at 10 a nt with General William R Richardson as the res lewing officer and guest speaker. Gen Richardson is the commander of the Army Training and Doc trine C ommand (TRADOC) at Fort Monroe, Virginia TRADOC is responsible for all ROTC activities throughout the Army. The ceremony is open to the public. Jul* 29-31 HORSK SHOW - AQHA shows with two Jackpot open shows Friday and Saturday night, with 70*o payback and a Super Barrel Race. This is sponsored by the Border-Belt Horsemans Ass to be held in lumberton. N.C. Classes will be $8.00 for amateur and per formance; SI 5 a das for youth; stalls will be $38 for three days; for stall reservations contact Roger Brill at 919-739-9623 thru August 27 STRIKE AT THF. W1M) -- The Eighth season of "Strike At the Wind" opens with changes Come view for the first lime the hanging of Henderson Oxendine. which has neser been done before in an outdoor drama Witness the most successful outdoor drama in America, under the stars at the lakeside Amphitheatre 3 miles west of Pembroke just off Highway 74, showing every Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights through August 27 Ad mission $4. Adults $2. C hildren under 12 $3.50 Senior Citizens $5 preferred. For more infor mation call 919-521-3112 or write P.O box 1059 Pem broke. NC 28372 thru Aug- 30 "SWORD OF PKACF." - A cast of over 60 actors, dancers, singers and musicians are beginning rehearsals lor "The Sword Of Peace" which opens lis gala 10th anniversary season at Snow Camp. North Carolina The play, written b> William Hards of Chapel Hill, is based on the earls history of a nearby quaker settlement The season extends through August 20 Curtain time is at 8 30 p m with regular perfor mances scheduled Wednesday through Saturday For ticket information, show dates and reservations write: The Sword of Peace Summer Celebration, PO Box 535. Snow Camp. N.C 27349, or phone (919) 694K thru Sept. 5 I SS NORTH CAROLINA - North Carolina's iniernational Iv recogm/ed Sound and 1 ight Spe ctacular. "The Immortal Showboat," opens its 19th season al the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial in Wilmington The outdoor drama will connnue nightlv at 9 p m. through labor Das. Sepi ember 5 ihru StpKmbff 17 "OKI AHOMA" ~ The musical opens at ihc Bordeaux Dinner Theatre in Fayettesille on Saturday. July 23. It will then play Wednesday through Sunday evenings for an eight week run Call early for reser vations for this uniquely American Rodgers and Ham merstein musical A delicious gourmet buffet dinner is served prior to the show Prices are reasonable and senior cili/en and group rates are available The box office is open esers day from noon to h p m at 323-11 14 August 13 Fl'N DA\ -? Parents of members of the Hoke County High School band will sponsor a Fun Day at Fdenborough Shopping Center. Raeford on Augiixl 13 Funds raised will go to the band A color TV will be given away. Tickets are on sale from band members Sports August 26-2* PRO AM TOI'RMF.Y -? The IJth Annual Lee Elder Celebri i\ Pro' Am Golf Tournament will be held at the Pinehurst Country C luh August 26-2*. Approximate^ 100 amateurs will team up with 35 profes sionals for the two-day esent. Mrs Elder said The entry fee for amateurs is 4400 and covers green fees, tarts, and social ac tivities. The professional fee is 195 The pros will be playing for a $10,000 purse All pro ceeds go to the Lee Elder Scholarship Lund to help deser ving students around the na Hon A practice round is set for Lridav, August 26, with tour nament rounds following on Salurdas and Sunday Par nopants will be guests at recep tions and dinners on Saturday and Sunday. For further infor mation, contact the tourna ment office at 1725 K Streei, N.W., Suite 1201 . ashington. D C ? 200(>6 or telephone 202 U|-8?2V Call The News-Journal or bring calendar Hcm? to the office before noon on TnewJay. August 29-31 FABERGE TOURNEY - The Third Annual Faberge Ladies Golf Classic to benefit Camp Easter-in-the-Pines will be held July 29-31 at Mid-Pines Resort in Southern Pines. In conjunc tion with the Ladies Classic will be a Celebrity Amateur Tour nament July 27-29 including such stars as Larry Storch and Forrest Tucker of "F Troop" Fame, Claude "Sheriff Lobo" Akins, and Band Leader Buddy Rogers. Also attending will be Jeff Mullins, Red Wilson, Enos "Country" Slaughter, Bones McKinney, Leslie Neilson, Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice, and Former Governor Jim Holshouser. Playing golf with these celebrities will be spon sors and other special friends of Camp Easter. All proceeds from both the Celebrity Amateur Tournament and the Ladies Classic will be donated to Camp Easter. Owned and operated by the Easier Seal Society, Camp Easter is a residential camping facility for the physically and multiple handicapped, serving hundreds of children and adults each year. For more information, contact Easier Seals toll-free at 1-800-662-7119 or Linda Hub bard, Tournament Chairman, at (919) 692-2114 at Mid-Pines Resort . Gatherings Jul) 20-23 REVIVAL -- There will be a revival ai the St. Mary Pentecostal Holiness Christian Church on Jul) 20 lo 23. The speaker will be Evangelists and Ministers of St. Marv. Service begins at 7:30 nitely. Jul) 22-23 BBQ PLATE -- McLauchlin Chapel AME Zion Church's Stewards and Trustees will sponsor a Bar-B-Que and Chicken plate sale on Jul) 22 and 23 from II a.m. -6 p.m. The plate sale will be held in Buie Funeral Home parking lot Blazons RAEKORD COMMl'NIl V CHOIR - Efforts are being made to organize a Community Choir for the summer and pre sent a program during the month of August. The music selected includes a wide variety of sacred contemporary music ranging from spirituals and ar range'ments of hymn tunes to music in a more cultivated style The C'ommunit) Choir has already started and is meeting each Sunday at 4 p.m. at various churches. We hope to have a large group par ticipate in this activity For fur ther details, please contact Ashley Burell (5-2839), Tim Sessoms (5-2312) or Lester Southern (5-3483). Jul) 26. 27 DINNER THEATRE ADDI TIONS ? Manme's Dinner Theatre, Pennsylvania and Bennett Streets, Southern Pines, will hold open auditions for the m usical -corned v "Thev're Playing Out Song" bv Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlisch on Tuesdav and Wednesdav evenings Jul) 26 and 27 at 7 p m at the theatre Available roles are the prin cipal leads (played bv Robert Klein and I uci Arnez on Broad** av) and three male and three female excellent suppor ting chorus roles All can didates musi sing and move well The show, directed bv Ed 1 illard. will play three to four nights per week in September and October Rehearsals begin Saturdav, July 30th \ugusl I KOOTBAI.l. STARTS -- hoot ball practice for the 1983 season at Hoke High will begin Monday August I at 5 : 30 p.m Those interested should be at the McDonald Gym at ? p.m on August I for an important meeting before practice begins. Those interested should bring with them to practice football shoes, (tennis shoes in case of rain), shorts, tee-shirts, prac tice socks, towels and a S5 athletic fee Candidates should also have had their physicals b\ the time practice begins, For more information contact Coach Jones at 875-2 1 V> or J69-267V Coach Barnhill at 8"5-8f>54 or ( oach Fdwards at 8"><-M>IO. August I. 2 FIT ADDITIONS The Fayetteville I ittle Theatre an nounces auditions for a unique, entertainment fashion ex travagaiwa which is being cosponsored by Belk Adult singers, dancers and models arc encouraged to audition as well as children who both sing and dance Fashions by Calvin Klein. John Anthony, Albert Napon and other New York designers will highlight i lie September production. Ml pro ceeds from this production will be used for the Little Theatres Capital Building Fund Audi tions will be held August I and 2 at 7: JO p m. al the l ayet tewlle I ittle Theatre