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Aiivtisiißiiaiimnauaiiaiiaiwiistniitciiaiiviiattaiimiafiauraßiis VOLUME FOURTEEN SUB. RATES $1.50 YEAR. Famous Musical Comedy Will Be Given at Playhouse , ♦ ■■■— “Mikado” Will Have Three Night Run Fifty-five members of the dance, music, and dra ma departments of the Woman’s College sponsored Burnsville School of Fine Arts here will combine ef forts this week on the Park way Playhouse production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous musical comedy, “The Mikado”. The show will be present ed for three nights, Aug ust 10, 11, and 12, instead of the usual two perform ances given other Play house productions. “Tht Mikado”, the most • popular of the famed musi cal comedies written by the collaborators, has held -the stages of every major na tion since it was produced in England in 1877, at a time when the English speaking world knew little of true Japanese life. The musical comedy is the season highlight at the Parkway, since all depart ments of the Fine Arts cen ter work together in a con centrated effort to stage the show. The cast is com posed of music, dance and drama students, while dra ma and art students work on the sets and lighting. William C. DeVeny of the Woman’s College faculty, who handles the music de partment here, is serving -as music director, and Vir ginia Moomaw, also of the Woman’s College faculty, is directing the dance sequen- LAST RITES FOR MRS. TOM DELLINGER, 81 Mrs. Tom Dellinger, 81, passed away at her home in the Concord Community Tuesday nighi, She was a life long resi dent of Yancey County and was widely known through out the section. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Concord Baptist Church with the Rev. R. H. Hinson officiating. Burial was in the; Concord Ceme tery. Surviving are three dau ghters, Mrs. B. L. Buchan an of Newdale, Mrs. T. B. Hensley and Mrs. Walter Gibbs of Burnsville; five sons, John and Ralph of Burnsville, Claude of New dale, Ebb and Henry of Asheville. v . J • • v> <T *~ ¥ See'" “THE MIKADO" Tonight, Friday Night, Saturday Night i at the " PLAYHOUSE ■ - • *- - - • - - - - - wmmirnmmmmmmmtmmirn . The Yancey Record ces. Miss Moomaw is in charge of dance classes here. Frascis M. Casey, of the Playhouse staff, is general director of the production, apd Gordon R. Bennett, technical director, is de signing the scenery. Staff designer Ruth Groce is sup ervising costumes and make-up. The principal roles will be filled by Claude H. Ray born of Greensboro, as the Mikado; Harrison Taylor of Johnson City, as Nanki-Poo Harold Van Day of Spruce Pine as Poo-Bah; Lawrence Thorp of Rocky Mount, as Pish-Tush; Larry Lambeth of Greensboro as Ko-Ke; Betsy Howard of Salem burg as Yum-Yum ; Peggy Sutton of, Clinton as Pitti- Sing; Louise Hobson of Spruce Pine as Peep-Boo; and Florabel H. Wolff of Gainesville, Fla. as Katisha. Members of the chorus are: Ted Dent, Ross Bailey, Dick Clare,Jim Guy, Tom my Burton and Philip Ken nedy. Ann Whitesell, Joan Vail, Louise Riddle, Carolyn Ju nker, Sally Bell, Margue rite Sparks, Joanne Holt, Dolly Davis, Corrine Bis-! sette, Bette Barksdale, Anne Edwards, Anna Gra ham, Hertha Homuth, Eli. zabeth Dent, Peggy John son, Gayl Schaffert, and Margaret Kennedy. The orchestra will be composed of Susan Deyton, Louise Erickson and Bar bara Gavin, violins; and Duane Kline, trumpet. Styles-Booth Miss Audree Booth, dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. How ard M. Booth of Amityville, Long Island/N. Y., and D. R. Styles were married in Amityville on August 3 and are now visiting relatives and friends here. Mr. Styles is the son of Mrs. D. Z. Styles and the late Mr. Styles of Burns ville. He is manager of the McClelland Store in Amity villei. Mrs. Blanche Hamilton and Mrs. Julia Lyon of Asheville, Mr. and Mrs. M. B.- Hamilton and children of Buffalo, N. Y. visited in Burnsville last week. Mr. and Mrs. James Ram sey, Mrs. Troy Mclntosh and Mr. and Mrs. McClell and Roland are spending a week at the beach. “DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY" BURNSVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10,1950 County Schools Will Open August 28 All schools in the county j system except Bee Log will r open on August 28 for the 1 1950-51 session. Work is going forward rapidly on the new building at Bee Log which replaces the one destroyed by fire in 1949 and this school is ex- >i pected to open within a K short time after the others, 'i Principals will begin i work on August 14. * i NOTICE i A Republican meeting will be held Monday night, August 14 at 8:00 p. m., in the Roberts & Johnson j Club room. All members ! are urged to attend. Directors Will Meet Directors of the Burns ville School of Fine Arts and the Playhouse will hold the annual meeting at 4 p. m. today (Thursday) in ‘the High School Library. Committee Will Meet The arrangement com- 1 mittee, for the second Y. C. , l. reunion will meet at 8 p. ( m. tonight in the Record Office to plan for the reun | ion which will be held on 1 Saturday, August 19. MR^LESm^ESOI^ , ■ . . ( Mrs. Leana Wilson of < Swiss passed away at her home at Swiss late l Wed nesday afternoon. Funeral services are plan' ned for Friday afternoon at 2at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The Rev. E. J. Hall will officiate. Surviving are the hus band, Nelson Wilson; two daughters, Mrs. Edna Hen sley and Mrs. Hazel Wilson of Swiss; four sons, Dan, Horace and Baccus of Swiss and Ross of Burnsville. t Born to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Huskey a daughter in Marion Hospital on Aug ust Bth. • Born to Mr. and Mrs. Billie Brooks Wilson a dau ghter on August 9 in Bilt more Hospital. Louise Robinson who is employed in thei Northwes tern Bank is on vacation Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mead Mrs. Marie Young, Mr. and JMrs. Harry Schmieding and Miss Sandra Schmieding of Dayton, Ohio were gues ts of Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Wicker last week. NOTICE - A - Dr. Webb will be away from his aeffioe from noon Thursday/August 10th un til 9:00 Monday, Aug. 14. Receives Degrees at A. S. T. C., Boone Among those who receiv ed M. A. degrees at A. S. T. ’•C., Boone ! last week were 'Garrett D;' Anglin and Lois Gentry Aiiglin of Forest City, Miss Bess Lewis of Marion and Margaret Eng lish Gragg of Boone. NOTICE — ■ Dr. E. R. Ohle will be away for three weeks, July 30th through August 17th. The Health Center at Celo will be closed. SEARCH CONTINUES FOR “ MISS YANCEY” _ Much interest is being shown in the search for “Miss Yancey” which will be held on; the stage of the Yancey Theatre Tuesday night, August 22nd. This is the annual beauty hunt staged in Yancey County each year and girls from all parts of the county may enter if they are sin gle and over 10 years of age. Enttg/fekn be made rfWllv #XBSfKu'K - of some merchant, business or. professional man of the county. Every girl wishing to en ter the contest and any business man who would like to sponsor a girl should make application now to Iliff Clevenger, manager of the Yancey Theatre. The following girls have already entered: Miss Mary Vance Rob ison, sponsored by Carolina Coffee Shop; Miss Zulu Smith, Ray Brothers Gro cery ; Miss Doris Styles, Styles & Company; Miss Nelda Peterson, Western Auto Store; Miss Wanda Johnson, Town & Country Shoe Store; Miss Rheta McCurry, Blue Ridge Hard ware Co.; Miss Billie Jean Ramsey, Pollard’s Drug Store; Miss Louetta Ran dolph, The Economy Cen ter Miss Louise Banks, Hilliard’s Jewelry Shop Miss Barbara Ellis, Anglin and Westall Dept. Store; Miss Betty Fox and Miss Virginia Caldwell, Burns ville Super Market; Miss Gloria Ramm, Robtrts and Johnson Lumber Company; Miss Virginia Dare Chase, THANKS! “Our sincere thanks to members of the Burnsville Fire Department” say all members of the W. K. Banks family. At 4 a. m. Tuesday Mrs. Banks awakened to find that smoke was coming up the stairs and that fire which started in the base ment had gained much headway. Within minutes after the alarm was turned in the Fire Department was on hand. Most of the actual damage from fire was lim ited to the basement al though the entire house was badly damaged by smoke. Much credit is due the volunteer fire fighters for, as Betty Ann said: “If they’d been a few minutes later we just wouldn’t have had a house!” “The l ate Christopher Bean” Will Be Given For Last Play Rehearsals are now un der way for the seventh and final production at the Parkway Playhouse entit led “The Late Christopher Bean. ’ This show will be directed by Fred Koch, Jr., head of the Drama Depart ment at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. “The Late Christopher ,XU»M.V Au Irnmmm, .Juwum comedy that depends on clever situations, surpris twists of plot, the piquant developments of character, and the bit-by-bit unfolding Os the history of Bean him stlf. This production wi]l be presented on Friday and| Saturday evenings, August 18th and 19th at 8:15. This will close the fourth and most successful season at the PLAYHOUSE. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Bailey and Hope Bailey are visit ing relatives and friends in Franklin. At present,' North Caro lina has a million and a half acres of so-called pasture, but only a third of a million acres are inLadino Clover , or pasture of similar qual ity. Some 1,500 boys and girls from practically every cou nty of the State attended 4-H Club Week. Burnsville Furniture; and Hardware Ce?; Miss Helen ■ Westall, Burnsville Dept. Store; Miss Elizabeth Ann Roberts, Wilson’s Florist ; Shop; Miss Bttty Sue Gib , son, Auto and Home Center Superior Court Session] The regular berm of Sup- j erior Court convened this 1 week with Judge J. CJj Ridisill presiding. W. E. Anglin, Burnsville ] attorney, acted as solicitor a't the request of Solicitor , Clarence O. Ridings, who is , ill. Several cases docketed I for this term of court were I continued, according to' Fred Proffitt, Clerk of , Court, because Anglin was 1 , dtfending attorney in those [, cases. i According to Proffitt, the greater part, of the cases disposed of consisted of motor vehicle violations, with a total of 30 cases. There were eight cases of drunken driving, nine of reckless driving, seven of driving without a license, and three after the revoca tion of licensts. Other cases disposed of TURKISH TOBACCO IS TRICKY’ CROP “Tricky” is the word for Turkish oramatic tobacco, says William D. Lee, soil specialist for the State Col lege Extension Service. In fact, says Lee,' Turk ish leaf '-probably is the “trickiest” crop grown com mercially in the State. It is far more responsive to ni i trogen and organic resid . 3l#.s.Jaa-. sniltkan aiie any other crops. FINAL RITES FOR J MRS. ESSIEYOUNG Mrs. Essie Young, 55, passed away at her home Tuesday morning following an extended illness. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the A M E Zion Church. The Rev. J. H. Vaughn of ficiated and burial was in the Horton Cemetery. Hen ry Funeral Home of Ashe ville was in charge. Nephews served as pall ! bearers and nieces as flow er bearers. 1 Surviving are the hus ; band, Emmett Young, two ’ sisters, Mrs. Pearl Griffeth ' and Mrs. Sally Young of Burnsville; and two broth -1 ers, George Horton of Franklin and Rome Horton of Mars Hill. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all those who extended to .us expressions of kindness and sympathy in our recent be , reavement. Emmitt Young and Fam ily. -■■ ■ 1 NUMBER FORTY-FIVE were three cases of larceny, two of violation of the pro hibition law, one of tres pass and one of abandon ment. Defendants in all cases except one s"hmitted to the charges received fines ranging from $13.20 to $234.85. The defendant, tried by jury was acquitted: on a charge of drunken driving, but was found guilty on the reckless driv ing count and was fined. BURN SVILLE— “So They Say” \ Brief comment: Nothing like it—Court week, we( mean. Crowds in town ev ery day and the weather clear. Saving up the show ers for next weeks session perhaps. . . Coming events:* “The Mikado” tonight, Fri day and Saturday, and rave reports from all those who’ve stopped by -to see and hear rehearsals ... On Tuesday night our-“greet ings to newcomers. and summer folks” in the Ltg ion Building, and please give a personal invitation ito all the new people and visitors you can contact . then last play of season at Playhouse next week end Y. G. I. reunion on 19th and. Home- Coming for Baptist Church on 20th . . . and school starts August 28! .. . D. R. Styles and attractive bride here from Long Is land . . . Wilma Allen in St. Jostph’s Hospital for infec tion of both ears, and Mary. L. Butner in Biftmore forf operation . . . Many inquir ies about draft board office, calling of reserves, etc., soi here’s the latest: equip ment for office not received yet but the office will be? open over bank in few days. No reserves have been call ed to report for active duty but 15 Co. E. 518th Parachute Infantry Regi ment (form Yancey and Mitchell Counties) report ed to camp on August 6 for 2 weeks training . . . The* Blue Gems won another game Sunday with large crowd of fans on hand. One suggestion: We hear from, some of the managers that! the collections have not, been sufficient to keep the team in balls, and other needed equipment just; can’t be purchased. If you enjoy the games give a lit tle more active support, please, say those who are interested in the team! . .
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