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Jerry Colbert as Schroeder And Sharon Hamer As Lucy In Current Playhouse Production --
"You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” Is
Warm, Funny Musical - For Young And Old
By Carolyn Yuziuk
"You're A Good Man, Char -
lie Brown," an adult-oriented
children'? show, is the current
production of the Paikway Play
house crew. It is a musical
both humorous and poignant as
the audience is taken back to
the world of childhood—all the
little-but-so-important events
of an average day in the life of
Charlie Brown.
In keeping with the world of
children, props are larger than
life size—brilliantly colored
cubes and shapes provide the
primary stage settings, greatly
enhanced by a large doghouse
just right of centerj Patterns
of colored light on the back -
drop also add to the simple and
bright effect.
Six characters make up the
cast of "You're A Good Man,
Charlie Brown"—and all of the
performers excell in their par
ticular role.
Greg France plays the intro
verted, well meaning, complex
ridden Charlie Brown. His facial
Vandalism, Plea Far Help
Result In Fatal Shooting
As a result of an urgent plea
for help by the U. S. Forest
Service officials, the Yancey
County Sheriff's Department
went to the Black Mountain
Campground to investigate.
It had been reported that a
large group of campers in the
area were discharging
drinking and generally disturb
ing campers in the area. Nu
merous acts of vandalism were
also reported at the camjgrovnd
which is located about 20 miles
Southeast of Burnsville near the
Blue Ridge Parkway.
Upon arriving at approxima
tely 11*00 p. m. on Monday,
July 3, members of the Sher -
iff's Department surrounded the
group and all persons present
were placed under arrest for
disorderly conduct.
Several actively resisted aid
advanced upon the Sheriff, stri
king him and grabbing for his
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expressions and general demea
nor all make Charlie Brown
lovable and believable—it's a
good job, Charlie Brown!
Sharon Hamer, a second -
year member of the Playhouse
company, plays the inimitable
Lucy—loudmouth, crabby,over
bearing--she's a real "ball of
fire" and brings a lotto the part.
Even Snoopy—played by
Andy Greenhouse, is quite rea
listic , human or not. Whether
on his doghouse dreaming, or
singing about his dog food and
life in general, Andy typifies
the Snoopy we have come to
love in the comic strip "Pea -
nuts".
Linus has some good mom -
ents with his blanket. Wayne
Wasserman performs this role
with feeling and sensitivity.
Shroeder and Peppermint Pat
ty, played by Jerry Colbert and
Chris Miranda respectively, also
add zest and enthusiasm to the
show.
hi all, "You're A Good Man,
weapon. In the ensuing strug
gle with them a shotgun was
accidentally discharged, fatal
ly wounding Stanley William
Autland, a white male, 20 yrs.
of age, whose address was giv
en as Clearwater, Florida. He
was pronounced dead on arri -
val to the Yancey Hospital in
Burnsville by Medical Exami -
ner I>. W. A. Y. Sargent.
Warrants, were issued for 24
other members of the group
for disorderly conduct. All per
sons have been released o n
S3OO bond for their appearance
in District Court in Burnsville
on September 6.
Sheriff Banks immediately
notified the State Bureau of
Investigation, the Federal Bur
eau of Investigation and the
Solicitors Office and requested
a thorough investigation. At
this time the investigation is
continuing.
Charlie Brown" is a warm, me
lodious comedy and the Park -
way crew does it ample justice.
The evening's entertainment
will be memorable for those
who take time out to enter the
small world of Charlie Brown
and remember "the way it is"
with children.
The musical, directed by
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J. Luther Thomas Displays Gems And Minerals At Mt. Mitchell Crafts Festival
Crafts Fair To Feature Gem And
Mineral Craftsman From Micaville
Again this year, the Mt.
Mitchell Crafts Fair to be held
on the Town Square, Burnsville,
on August 4th and sth, will
have J. Luther Thomas, a local
craftsman from Micaville.
In an article mailed to the
Yancey County Chamber of
Commerce recently, Luther's
wife, Mrs, Ben Thomas, wrote
the following about herhusfcundt
"Luther Thomas has been
participating in the Mt. Mitch
ell Crafts Festival since its be
ginning. He is a native of Yan
cey County, born and raised on
the head of Cane franch in the
Micaville Township. He fol
lowed his father, Bob Thoma%
over most all of these moun -
tains, prospecting and mining
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THURSDAY, JULY 6,1972
J. Gordon Greene, opens on
July sth and will play .through
Saturday, July 8. Curtain is
at 8:30 p, m.
- Parkway third pro
duction of the season will be
"The Doctor In Spite of Him -
self" by Moliere, which runs
July 12 through July 15. Ro
bert Alpaugh will direct.
since he was barely big enough
to carry a pick or shovel. Lu
ther was collecting unusual
rocks as fai back as he can re
member.
"In 1952 he joined the Sou
thern Appalachian Mineral So
ciety, and was soon nicknamed
"Hawkeye " because of his abi
lity to find interesting speci
mens on the field trips, even
though most of the group were
having no luck. Through the
club, he has met and ma de
friends with rock collectors just
about all over the United Stata.
"Luther was very well known
as the Emerald King far some
time before the Old Emerald
Mine was reopened a few years
ago.
Day Camp Conducted By
Yancey Extension Staff
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The County Extension Staff
i and several volunteers condue
fe ted day camp on June 27 at
I South Toe School and on June
jy 28 at Cane River School for
I boys and girls enrolled in Ex -
I tension's Expanded Nutrition
f Rrogram.
Myra Miller, Area Exteisicm
f Agent, was in charge of regis -
fixation and orientation. Susan
\ W ilson and Jan Hensley, youth
f volunteers, presented the
| "Thought for the Day "and con
< ducted the Flag Ceremony.
The boys and girls were di
* vided into four groups and pre
sented name tags representing
the four Basic Food Croupe: (1)
;
a glass of milk (2) an apple
(3) a • slice of bread (4) a fish.
The groups rotated to classes in
• Fun with Food. Nature Study.
Crafts, and Sports.
Extension Program Aides,
Nelle Johnson and Faye Storia
used puppets and food games
ftp teach good nutrition. Mary
!j. F’edsoe, Volunteer, and Hugh
rate, Horticultural Aide*, used
color slides and a nature hike
to teach wild flower identifi -
cation and Conservation.
In the crafts class Carol Pyle,
Assistant Home Economics Ex
tension Agent and Mary Bhnnett,
Volunteer, assisted the boys
and girls in making attractive
plaques from native materials.
I The Sports and Recreation
Class enjoyed volley ball, soft
ball, games, juinp rope and
relays led by Pat Guyer, Asso
ciate Agricultural Agent and
"His rock collection isn't
the most valuable one, but col
lectors who have been around
and know, say that he has one
of the best representations of
North Carolina minerals in the
state. He has won first place
in several shows, one of them
being the big Eastern Federa -
tion of Minerals Show in Ashe
ville a few years ago.
"Next year, Luther has been
asked to display his collection
again in Charlotte when they
will be having a world wide
International Gem Festival..
Only the best collections are
supposed to be on display, the
best from the Smithsonian In
stitute of Washington, D.C.and
from all over the world. "
I
Allen McMuiray, Ass't. Agri -
cultural Agent.
An important part of the
day was the closing Reviews at
which time all groups met to
gether and shared achievements.
Certificates were presented to
the best boy and best girl camp
er in each group.
Mary Margaret Deyton, the
Home Economics Extension
Agent, was in charge of food
service which included a nu
tritious lunch and nutritious
m orning and afternoon snack.
Volunteers assisting with food
services included Pauline Law
hern, Joyce Powers, Shir ley
Briggs, Diane Briggs, Joy Wyatt;
Odelle Riddle and Annette
Bradley.
Bonnie McCurry of the
Health Department, served as
Camp Nurse.
Transportation volunteers
included Louise Blair, Flcrenae
Hughes, Harmie Briggp.
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Shirley Briggs And Daughter, Diane, Serve Lunch At South Toe Day Camp
Local Citizens Protest Phone Rate
Increase To NC Utilities Commission
A delegation of leading Yan
cey County citizens attended a
hearing of the N.C. Utilities
Commission held in Asheville
June 29, to protest the substan
tial increase in telephone rates
applied for by the Westco Tele
phone Company.
Local attorney Philip Tho
mas, spokesman for tire group,
stated that the delegation was
in complete accord in holding
that the requested rate increases
were unreasonable, particular
ly in view of the quality of
service being rendered in the
area.
Time allotted by the Com
mission for the Yancey County
protest permitted only six of
the delegation to testify .Those
selected by the group to take
the stand were O. W. Deyton,
E. F. Brigham, C.O, Ellis,
Bob Rhine hart, Edgar Hunter,
Jr., md Mary Ohle. The tes
timony of these six emphasized
that the quality of telephone
service being furnished in the
area is low.
Thomas pointed out that the
testimony of these six represen
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ted the views of the entire de
legation from Yancey County.
Other county citizens who at
tended the hearing were Harlai
Holcombe, George Roberts,
Clayton Whitson, Yates Bailey,
John Powers, E. L. Dillingham,
and Herbert Smith. Backing
up the testimony of the dele
gation were a number of let
Woman's Club Institute
North Carolina Federation of
Woman's Clubs District II will
hold a Summer Institute Wed
nesday, July 12& in Spruce
Pine Methodist Church.
Two State Officers* Mrs. Ra
mona Hutton of Wilmington,
First Vice President NCFWC,
and Mrs. Minnie Lou Creech of
Tarboro, Second Vice President
will speak.
Mrs. Ernest Briggs of Burns
ville, District President, will
be in charge of the
conference, Mrs. Charles L.
Ray, Black Mountain District
Junior Director, will hold the
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ters addressed to the Commis -
sion protesting the rate increase.
The hearing in Asheville re
lated not only to the telephone
rates in Yancey County, btit
concerned similar increases pro
posed by Westco for other ex
changes served by the Company,
The decision of the Com' -
mission will be announced at
a later date.
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Junior Club Session. District
Department Chairmen ahdt
Projects Chairman will eomfo&
departmental workshops. '
Registration and coffee hour
begins at 9530 a. sn, with the
meeting starting at
A luncheon will be held at lifOG
a. m. in the Country Club.
Hostesses for the day will be
Spruce Pine Woman's Club, the
Spruce Pine Jr. Woman's Club,
and Burnsville Woman's Club.
Reservations may be made
with Mrs. Claude' Greene, P.O.
Box 646, Spruce Pine,HQ2#T?7.
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