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FRIDAY A SATURDAY
VOLUME NINETEEN
Playhouse Gives Third _
Production This Week
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This Friday and Saturday
* evenings at eight o’clock, the
Parkway Playhouse will present
an earthy comedy entitled,
“Suds In Your Eyes.” This
heart-warming comedy includes
a cast of twenty-three people,
the largest cast to appear on
the Playhouse stage so far this
season. This riotous play is
being directed by George C.
Crocker, director of the first
Playhouse hit production of
this season, “Lo and Behold.”
The play itself was first
written in the form of a hilar
• - ious novel by Mary Lasswell.
J It swept the country during the
tragic years of World War ft
and helped to ease the heavy
tension of our nation’s fighting
men and women with its rollick
ing humor. The book was so
successful that it was adapted
to a riotous stage play by Jack
Kirkland and first opened on
Broadway in 1944, and enjoyed
’t* a most satisfactory run,
Leading roles will include
Sharron Frye as “Mrs. Feeley,”
the owner of a junkyard in
which the action is set —you
will recall Sharron as the girl
in the fire-engihe red dress in
“Lo and Behold.” Cupid’s in
terests will be motivated by
Vince Marclay, as “Danny
Miller,” and Jeannie Hotard, as
“Kate Logan.” Vince appeared
in “Lo and Behold” as “Dr.
Robert Dorsey,” the apple-eat_
ing romantic interest. Jeannie
appeared in the same show as
“HoneycHile Wainwright,” the
lovely ghost from south of the
Mason-Dixon line. Bill Ferris
is cast as “Chinatown,” the
New Hanger
Assistant Placed
Charles Alford Blankenship,
new Assistant Forest Ranger
working with Ranger
George Vitas, assumed his dut
ies on July 19. A University of
Michigan graduate in forestry,
specialized in tim
- Ser He is a native
of Richmond, Virginia, where
he received his earlier school
ing. He is making his home in
Burnsville.
FUNERAL JiERYICES
HOWARD W. DAVIS
Funeral services for Howard
W. Davis, B Z, whose body was
found in the woods near Pensa
cola Tuesday, will be held at two
Thursday afternoon at the Pen
sacola Free Will Baptist Church
The Rev. E. T. Blevins will of
ficiate. His body was found by
tourists about ”50 yards off the
Burnsville-iPensacola road. He
had been dead 18 te-24 hours
when he was found. The body
was identified about ten o’clock
Wednesday morning at the
Holcombe Funeral Home.
He is survived by his wife;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.
W. Davis of Pensacola; five
children, Carolyn, Mary Ann,
Sharon, Ronnie, and Ray; two
sisters, Mrs. Pauline Jackson
of Swannanoa, and Mrs. Mary
Adkins of Barnardsville; and
four brothers, Brack, Nat, and
Carroll of Pensacola and Char
les of Democrat. j
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teen-age Oriental that plays
r spch an iuportant part in the
s lives of “Mrs. Feeley” and her
: friends. Bill was last seen as
, “The Mad Musician of Mount
j Ivy” in “Lo and Behold.” Pat
i Clark, who portrayed “Rena
, Leslie’’ in “George Washing
i ton Slept Here,” is playing the
i role of “Miss Tinkham,” the
, proverbial oldmaid schoolteach
, er. Natalie' Roge’, who also ap
; peared in “George Washington
• Slept Here,” will play the man
crazy vixen, “Conchita.”
“Suds In Your Eye?’ will show
[ two performances at the Play
house, Friday, July 29, and
, Saturday, July 30. Curtain
at 8:00 p. m.
First Two Plays Marked
By Excellent Acting
The Drama Workshop’s sec
ond production, ,‘George Wash
ington Slept Here” was a good
(play, well directed and with
acting ranging, from good to
excellent. - r
Although the play provided
an evening of excellent enter
tainment at the Playhouse,
there were a few possible im
provements that could be point
ed out. In the first place, there
were too many characters with
out real roles. Nothing would
have been lost if authors Hart
and Kaufman had not dreamed
up Leggett Frazer, Tommy
Hughes, Sue Barrington and
Miss Wiloox. Secondly the play
dragged shortly after the intro
duction of Uncle Stanley. This
was the only dull part of the
play, but it is certain that here
is where George Washington
would have slept if he had seen
the play. And finally, it seems
that the casting would have
been improved if Pat Clark and
Robin Roberts had traded
parts. Pat would have been a
better Hester than Robin was
and Robin would have done bet
ter cast as Rena Leslie. For the
most part Miss Roberts played
her part well,,but at times her '
acting showed. |
Home talent showed up well '
again. Steve Royals played his '
bratty part so convincingly that
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A revival meeting will begin
' Monday, August 1 in the Laurel
1 Branch Baptist Church of Pen
l sacola. The Rev. 0. B. Williams
• of Shelby will be the visiting
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“DEDICATED TO THE PROGRESS OF YANCEY COUNTY”
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MISS UNIVERSE 1955
Chosen by a panel of judges
from representatives of world
beauties, the winner of the In
ternational Miss Universe con
test at Long Beach, Calif., Miss
Sweden, Hillevi tßombin, 21, 5
feet 7 inches, is shown being
crowned by the last year’s win
ner, Miss Miriam Stevenson.
many people may get the wrong
impression of him. He seemed
to have a clear understanding of
the nature of the part he play
ed and he built the character
well. The typical Burton talent
was shown by Tommy Burton
as Steve Eldridge.
It is just about a toss-up
whether the Oscar goes to
Noralyn Bailey sis ‘ Annabelle
Fuller, Bryon King as Uncle
Stanley or to Robert Gwaltney
as Mr. Prescott. It is true that
Andrew Prine, was good as Mr.
Kimber (He received the biggest
ovation), but the character was
sp far divorced from reality
that one could not tell whether
he was being portrayed well or
not. Mr. Kimber was a carica
ture of a rustic and it is easier
to burlesque than it is to build
a real character. On the other
hand, Annabelle and Uncle
Stanley were real characters.
Miss Bailey and Bryon King
were naturals for tneir roles. It
was not a display of natural
ness however that made Robert
Gwaltney rate high. He defi
nitely looked like an actor play
ing a part when he turned from
the audience and walked stiffly
off the stage. But he showed
real skill in the way he changed
from an indignant, self-right
eous scold to a crest-fallen,
apologetic individual.
One more thing. When a cup
of tea is used as a prop, it
should be a cup of something—
not an empty cup. It’s always
obvious that it is empty and de
tracts from the action.
“LO AND BEHOLD”
The comedy “LO and Behold”
which was presented two weeks
ago was an excellent choice for
opening the season. While it
was filled with laughs and
parts of it were hilariously fun
ny, the penetrating thought
provoking observations of the
elderly author, Milo Alcott, gave
real substance and life to the
play.
This difficult leading role
was played by Paul Burton
whose manner and speech were
most convincingly that of the
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weaver and
daughter Audrey Lynn of Chi
cago and Mrs. R. P. Osborn of
Weaverville are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. George Anglin.
BURNSVILLE, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 28,1955
LADIES’ NIGHT MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
Sixty eight persons including
ten visitors attended the Burns
ville Men’s Club Ladies Night
supper meeting held at the
Community Building Monday
evening.
The buffet style supper was
prepared and served by the
Yancey County Home Demon
stration County Council. The
meeting was concluded with
square dancing and informal
conversation.
New Traffic
; Rules Passed
By Town Board
An increase, in traffic on
Burnsville streets, creating
more hazards to public safety,
has necessitated some new traf
fic and parking regulations.
Ordinances have recently been
passed by the Town Board gov
erning parking, speed, and the
erection of traffic lights, ac
cording to Mayor Reece Mcln
tosh.
It has also become necessary
to ask the people of Burnsville
not to throw grass, weeds, or
any other trash into the streets
■ and ditch lines as this causes
the ditch lines and tiles in
: driveways to become clogged.
“We are asking, you to coop
erate with us in observing all
town regulations# We think
these regulations are for the
benefit of all,” stated Mayor
Reece Mclntosh.
“Please don't ge| mad at the
Town Board or policeman i£
you are caught and fined for
not observing, these regula
ttWra;* 1 Hie -mayor rSjereßff "***
Health Services
Available To
i School Teachers
. As in the past, the District
, Health Department is njakdng
• its services available without
charge, to all teachers wishing
to have their annual physical
examinations there. Yancey
County teachers wishing to
avail themselves of this service
before the opening of school
are asked to come to the Burns
ville office on the following
schedule if they can:
Friday morning, July 29
Burnsville School; Monday
morning Aug. I—Bee Log
School; Wednesday mornling,
Aug. 3—.South Toe School;
Friday morning, Aug. s—Pen
sacola and onejteacher schools;
Monday morning, Aug. 8—
Clearmont School; Wednesday
morning, Aug. 10 Micaville
School; Wednesday afternobin,
Aug. 10 —those unafble to come
at other times. Morning office
hours are 8 to 12, afternoon
hours 1 to 5.• Dr: Mcßae will
be away at the National Guard
camp Aug. 14-28.
Pvt. Griffith
Stationed In Ky.
Private Thomas E. Griffith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Grif
fith of Burnsville Rt. 2, is
stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky.,
with the 672 d Engineer Com
pany, Light Equipment. He is
company clerk.
Before entering the service,
, Private Griffith was a student
at Burnsville High School. He
i took his basic training at Camp
Gordon, Georgia.
Miss Chrisawn
Wins Talent Award
Cynthia Anne Chrisawn,
winner of the Arthur Smith
popularity award at the recent
talent hunt in Burnsville will
appear on the regular TV show
Thursday night. The Pilgrim
Quartet, who won the judges
award in the same contest de
clined the Arthur Smith offer
to appear on TV in favor of
Cynthia Anne.
Twelve year-old Miss Chris
awn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Emony Chrisawn of Celo won
the popular applause when she
sang Tweedle Dee Dee. The
Pilgfim Quartet, consisting of
Mr. and Mrs. Ra y Boone, Mark
Hall, and Mack Branton won
the judges award by singing
“Climbin’ Up The Mountain.”
Cynthia Anne will appear on
Channel 3, Station WBTV in
Charlotte at seven o’clock with
the regular Arthur Smith show
scheduled for that She
was accompanied at the piano
by Janice Murphy.
Community Club
Organized In
Green Mountain Area
Approximately 40 people turn
ed out for a meeting at Zion
Church, near Green Mountain,
on Friday night, July 15, to or
ganize a community club. They
represented 19 farm families.
The importance of commun
ity organization was discussed
by John Randolph, president of
the Brush Creek Community
Club, and by Lewis Dameron
and Phillip J. Howell of .the
‘Yahcpy County Agricultural
Workers Concil.
The following officers were
elected: E. B. Bailey, presi
dent; Cecil Deyton, vice presi
dent; Mrs. Fred Hall,, secre
tary-treasurer; and Boyd Laws,
reporter.
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Art Demonstration
Next Tuesday
Frank Stanley Herring, dir
ector of the Burnsville Paint
ing Classes will give a portrait
demonstration at Seecelo on
Tuesday night, Aug. 3rd. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend this demonstration and
others which will* be annuonced
later.
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LAUNCHING A “SEAWOLF” The r/omic-powered
submarine USS Seawolf slides into the Thames River at
Groton, Conn., after its christening at the Way* of the General
Dynamics shipyard. Mrs. W. Sterling Cole, wife of the Con
gressman from New York, failed to break the champagne bot
i Me as she performed the christening, but an automatic device
[ broke a second bottle.
Y.C.I. Plans Reunion
At High School, Campus
Superintendent H. M. Roland,
head of the Wilmington City
Schools will, be the principal
speaker at the seventh annual
Many Activities
Planned For Groups
In Yancey County
A number of church and
other social activities are plan
ned by groups in Yancey Coun
ty for the near future. Among
these are the following:
The Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the Hig
gins Memorial Methodist Chur
ch will have a covered dish sup
per meeting at the church on
August 4 at 7 p. m.
The. annual home-coming and
decoration service will be held
at the Estatoe Baptist Church
July 31. There will be singing
and services all day with dinner
on the grounds.
A square dance, sponsored by
the Bald Creek Lions Club will
be held in the Bald Creek
School Gymnasium Friday night
at 8 o’clock, July 29, Music will
be provided by the Boone Bro
thers String Band of Mars
HilJ. Admission fifty cents.
Ed Ball and several groups of
his singers will be at the IVy
Gap Baptist Church Sunday,
July 31, at 8 p. m.
Local Ranger
Developes Cartoons
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District Forest Ranger Geor
ge Vitas is the “idea man” bafck
of the cartoon series entitled
“Forestry USA’’ which the
Yancey Record will run beginn
ing next week. The series con
tains 26 informational cartoons
based on ideas developed hy
Vitas and drawn by T. S. Cul
verwell, U. S. Forest Service
artist.
The U. S. Forest Service,
this year celebrating its 50th
Anniversary, had the cartoons!
prepared as one means of fur-1
thering a better understanding
of the problems, benefits, and
accomplishments in Forest Con
servation. The cartoons will ap
pear in some 500 newspapers in
the U. S. and Canada.
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reunion of the Yancey Collegiate
; Institute and Stanley McCor-
I mick Schools which will be
held at the Burnsville High
School campus August 13. Mr.
E. E. Hawkins and Mr E. F.
Watson are also planning to
attend. Hawkins, who was a
previous principal of the Yan
cey Collegiate Institute, and
. Watson were among the found
ers of the institute.
Registration will stars at ten
o’clock Saturday morning, A
: short program will follow pre
. sided over by Monroe Mclntosh.
Following the program, a pic
nic lunch will be held on the
campus. All who attend are
asked to bring a lunch for the
1 picnic. There will be a short
business session after, the picnic
for the election of officers and
pther minor items of business.
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Bird House, Poster
Awards Made
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Cecilia Coletta of Burnsville
1 and Joe, Bennett of Micaville are
i winners in the poster and bird
house contests, ‘ respectively,
sponsored by the Burnsville
'Garden Club. Each has receiv-
I ed a five-dollar prize, according
to Mrs. Dover Fouts, chairman
of the club’s Contest Committee
1 -i A 7th grade pupil, Cecilia is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Coletta, Joe, a 6th grade
pupil, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Bennett. The win-
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c Judges foT the contest were
1 Miss Ossie Bennett for the pos
; ter contest and the Rev. H. M.
. Alley for the birdhouses.
s Free Swimming
[ Instruction Given
The intermediate class in Red
Cross swimming instruction
’ will begin August 8 at the
1 Crestview Swimming Pool, ac
j cording to James Proffitt, Red
i Cross Water Safety instructor.
Beginning classes have been
.in session since July 25 and
will continue for aoother bwo
weeks, more«or less. Classes be
i gin at ten a. m. and continue
for one hour. Although the be
ginners class is full, Mr. Prof
fitt stated that the intermed
iate class would be larger and
it is expected that it will be
possible to provide training to
all who register. There is no
charge for the lessons since Mr.
Proffitt is donating his time
and W. A. Banks is donating
the u se of the swimming pool.
Churches Announce
Home-coming Day
Two churches of Upper
Jack’s Creek ’ ill unite in a
Home-coming Day next Sunday,
July 31‘. The Rolling Hill Bap
tist Church will have a morn
ing service at 11. Boehring’s
Chapel Methodist Church will
have an afternoon service at 2, „
preceded by a picnic lunch on
the church lawn.
Guest ministers and several
guest choirs will be present at
the two services. All friends of
the two churches are invited to
corte and bring a basket lunch.
A special invitation is extended
to all members and former
members, and .to singers.