Bookmobile Schedule
July 17 Oelo, Bowditch and Mlcavttl®
July 18 Jacks Creek
VOLUME TWENTY-TWO
School District Divisions
Under Consideration
The Yancey County Board of |
Education, W. H. Peterson, Mark |
W. Bennett, and J. Leland Rob
inson, along with Superintendent
Hubert D. Justice, visited Raleigh,
North Carolina on Monday, July
1958 for the purpose of holding
a conference with Dr. Charles F.
Carroll, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Factors, that
should be considered in dividing
Yancey County into two high
school districts, wer e discussed.
The first rule set up to be used
as a guide was that tde welfare of
all the people of Yacney County
COMMUNITY CLUB
News
NEWDALE CLUB CARRIES
OUT PLANS FOR COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT
The Newdale Community Club
met Wednesday evening, Jun e 25,
at 7:30, with Mrs. True Elliott,
vice president, presiding. After
a short devotion, Mrs. Shirley Ann
McAlister, secretary read the
minutes of last meeting.
During th e business session, the
men decided to make signs to de
signate entering and leaving New
. dale community. Plans for con
structloh of picnic tables were
discussed, and the ladies made
plans for serving food at 'Mica
villle School on June 28th, during
th e election. A location for gar
bage disposal for the community
was discussed.
The sign for Martin's Chapel
Chiuxh has been completed and
erected. This project was sponsor
ed by the Youth group.
HORTON HILL COMMUNITY
CLUB MEETS
The members of the Horton
Hill Community Club held their
regular meeting at the Horton
Hill Church, Thursday night,
June 26.
The meeting was conducted by
Frfed Anglin, president.
For devotion, the Scripture was
read by James Byrd and the invo
cation was given by Noah Hughes.
Plans were made to improve
the mail boxes of the community
members by having all boxes j
constructed alike and potting
name signs on them. It was de
cided to put signs at the Fair
view Cemetery and a,t the com-|
munity entrances.
Lemonade and were ser
ved for refreshments.
The next meeting scheduled is
for Thursday night, July 10 at
9 p. m. S'J f| |
'ramsaytown CLUB HEARS
GUEST SPEAKERS
The last Ramsay town Commun
ity Club meeting was held June
:20. The program was opened with
a devotion and th e thought for the
week. I'
The main discussion was on ag
riculture, and present for the
discussion were two guest speak
ers, Roy Spawn and one of his col
leagues .-'from Pet Dairy Co., Jon
esboro, Tenn. They showed an in*
teresting film on better dairy cat
tle, better barns, and modern
dairy stalls for milking.
Refreshments were sreved at
the clos e of the program, followed
by cake walks. The proceeds from
the cak e walks went to the 4-H
Club.
The next meeting will be on
July 11 at 7:30 p. m. The empha
sis will be on Home Demonstra
tion work. Guests will be Miss
June Street, Home Agent, and
Miss Virginia Cox, Asst. Agent.
A covered dish supper will be
served, and the proceeds will help
with club projects. Everyone is
invited to attend this meeting.
SINGING CONVENTION
■w
The Yancey County Singing
Convention will be held Sunday,
July 13, at the Pensacola Method
ist Church. The program will be
gin at 2 o’clock in the afternoon,
and the public is cordially invited
to attend.
THE TANCEOECORD
Subscription: ~<2.00 Per Year
I should be considered in an objec
tive, impersonal manner, and what
is best for all should be done.
Secondly, the condition of tde
routes by which the children
would be transported, along with
the time element necessary to
transport them, were agreed upon
as being important factors in as
signment.
Community interests and pride
were discussed, and it was agreed
that children of the sam e commun-'
ities should be assigned the same
school, as far as is practical and
in keeping with all factors.
The capacities of the two high
school holdings should not be
exceeded, it was decided;
and the children should be so di
vided that one building would
not be crowded. Another import
ant point established was that if
any building exceeds twenty tea
chers, ther e would not be enough
classrooms.
t . I
The present and prospective
growth of Yanoey County will be
given careful consideration before
dividing the two high school dis
tricts.
One of the last rules agreed up-'
on was that natural boundaries,
such as rivers, creeks, highways,
mountain ridges, etc., 'should Be
considered.
The Yancey County „ Board of {
Education found the conference j
very beneficial and worth th e time j
and effort necessary for holding
the conference. Further, the
Board members would appreciate
W f
any constructive suggestions that
would help them in making the
division.
A‘ careful survey of Yancey
County has been made by the
Stat e Department of Transporta- J
tion. Maps have been made show-’
ing the residence of every child j
in Yancey County. This survey
will prov e valuable in making thej
divisiofi. - i \ )
i'
U. N. President To Be Guesi Os Honor
At Gathering Os Scottish Clans
President of the United Nations,
Sir Leslie Knox Munro, K.M.M.G.
K.C.V.0., and Lady Munro will
be guests of honor at the third |
1 annual Gathering of Scottish Clans
at MaciFtae Meadows on the slopes
of Grandfather Mountain this
Sunday, July 13th. Sir Leslie, tm
bassador from New Zealand, is
president of the- United Natisns.
His ancestry dates back to the
ancient Clan Munro of Scotland. ,
Last October, Queen Elizabeth
II conferred on Sir Leslie the hon
or of Knight Commander of the
Royal Victorian Order, Earlier, in
1955, ho was a Knight Com
mander of 'the Order of St. Mich
ael and St. George. H® was desig
nated New Zealand Ambassador
to th e United Nations in Decem
ber, 1951. At the same time, he
was..appointed the permanent re
presentative of New Zeafand to
th e United Nations.
Governor and Mrs. Luther H.
Hodges, North Carolina's first
citizens, will be present to wel
come the world’s first citizens and
officially greet them at the fam
ed Scottish Highland Gathering:
Guest Scottish minister at
outdoor worship services will be
the Rev. Dr. S. M. Lindsay. A
native of! Prestwick, Scotland, Dr.
Lindsay has been described by the
Boston Herald as “one of the 10
outstanding preachers living in
the United States today.”
He was bom three miles from
Ayr, birthplace of Robert Burns,
the Scottish poet.
Dr. Lindsay will speak at the
interdenominational services on
Macßae Meadows, beneath tower
ing Grandfather Mountain.
A choir singing psalms
from the old Scottish Psalter will
oome from Weatover Hills Pres
byterian Church, In Charlotte.
The worship service precedes a
program of Scottish flolk songs, a
parade <#f bagpipers, contests in
ii
“Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County”
BURNSVILLE, N. -O, Til UR* DAY, JULY 10, 1058
I What! ! :
(From the Greensboro Daily News)
By T. H. Wingate
THE HILLS are ringing with
the racket of a new feud Partici
pants are Malcom Ross, f whose
article • • • recently appeared in
National Geographic Magazine
and Miss Hope Bailey, of The
Yancey Record, Burnsville week-'
ly . . .
Meanwhile, according to a
“local” in The Record, Mrs. Ross
and son have arrived in Yancey
County to spend a few weeks at
their summer home, and they will
be joined soon by Ross. That will
shorten the range for the sniping,
which has been carried on so far
via typewriter and the U. S. mail.
(Editor’s Note: This clipping
from the July 7th issue of The
Greensboro Dally News came to
us via our old friend, “Mutt”
Burton, columnist for The Greens
boro Daily.)
Miss Janelle Wins
“Miss I. Q.” Title
I
! Miss Harlene Janelle, of Little
Rock, Arkansas, won the “Miss
I. Q.” title at the Dixie Frolics in
Daytona Beach last Friday and
Saturday. Sh e was sponsored in
the contest by* the Little Rock
Junior Chamber of Commerce.
y\
Miss Janelle, a... rising sophomore
at Arkansas,-,, Polytechnic College
vin Russellville, was officially
j chaperoned by her mother, Mrs,
1 Harley W. Janelle, of Burnsville.
], Miss Janelle’s prizes for winning
the “Miss I. Q ” title were a
trophy and. a portable typewriter,
The Dixi e Frolics are sponsored,
by the Daytona Beach Junior
Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Janelle also holds the title
of “Miss Hospitality of Arkansas”
and will be a contestant in the
j “Miss Arkansas” contest next
week, to be sponsored by the
1 Johnson County Peach Festival
( Board, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
S '
■* . '
. Up. • S& Jggwt i
'sIlPP ' gUg&j
A uu.N.Mi unao nujii umogOW,
Scotland, Miss Sadie Simpson, will
judg e the Highland dancing con
tests at Macßae Meadows this
Sunday, July 13, when the Scot
tish Highlanders gather for the
third annual Highland Games and
Gathering of Scottish Clans. Miss
Simpson is ex-world lady champion
of Highland dancing. She left
Glasgow by ship on June 20th, for
a trip to Canada before arriving
here on July 12th. Miss Simpson
is a member of the British Asso
ciation of Teachers of Dancing
and is a member of the Official
Scottish Board of Highland Danc
ing.
highland dancing, solo piping and
track and field events. The full
day’s program is directed by Don
ald MacDonald, commissioner of
the Carolines branch of the Clan
Donald Society of America.
The most unusual event in the
athletic program will be the
tossing of the caber, a 17 foot log,
which is raised and tossed end .ov
er end. The sport comes from an
cient times In Scotland and is un
known In this country, except for
Scottish clan gatherings.
1 ' -
Inside Reading
Read the new' feature, “Words
of Life” which will appear
every week on page two of this
newspaper.
** a •
“Overlook On life”, by our
weekly columnist, the Rev. War
ren S. Reeve, deals this week
! with the Geographic -ritory about
this area.
# » '# *
Those of you, who have been .
following the current “feud”
over Malcolm Ross’ story in the
June Geographic, will want to
read “Th e Last Word”, which
appears on page two of this is
sue of The Yancey Record.
“The Last Word” is our asso
ciate editors reply- to Mr. Ross’
“Open Letter To 11. B,”, which
was published in the June 26th
issue of this newspaper.
<* f'.'i 'Jf
—
Evening Classes For
Adults At Parkway
Playhouse
narry Greene, Director of
Crafts at the Parkway Playhouse,
announced this week that even
ing classes for adults\vill be con
ducted this summer. These classes
will meet Tuesday and Thursday
evenings from 7:30 to 9:30.
The classes will be in native
gem-stone t polishing and silver
smithing and will cost five dollars |
for each two week unit.
A similar program was carried
out last summer with much suc
cess. The items created by last
season’s student’s were on exhibit
at the Playhouse during the last
show, and, included such pieces as
tiger-eye rings, silver bracelets,
polished gem brooches of silver
cuff-links. People seeing the ex
hibit were amazed at th e many
intricate and beautiful designs.
Dr. Greene again will be in
charge of these informal classes.
Registration is on the Bth and
9th of July, and classes will be
gin on Thursday, the 10th of July.
This summer, why don’t you
tear yourselvesjE&way from the
one-eyed mortsteiT* television, and
spend two evenings a week learn
ing an interesting and construct
ive hobby? It’s here for you - take
advantage of it!
Local Men Named
To Forestry Post
RALEIGH L. A. Ayers and P.
D. Ayers, of Burnsville, have been
named Yancey County Public Re
lations Representatives by the N
C. Forestry Association, President
G. E. Jackson, of Washington, N.
C., announced today.
Their volunteer duties, Jackson
explained, will consist of further
ing in Yancey County the N. C.
Forestry Association’s purposes to
promote protection, development
and wis e use of North Carolina’s
forest, soil, water, wildlife and
other resources; to increase for
estry’s total contribution to North
Carolina’s living; as well as to
cultivate and maintain a public
acceptance, appreciation and un
derstanding for Tar Heel forestry.
Membership in the N. C. Forest
ry Association is open to any Tarj
Heel citizen interested in the wise
us e and development of North
Carolina’s resources.
Volunteer Firemen
Entertain Guests
Members of the Burnsville Vol
unteer Fire Department entertain
ed their families at a steak-fry
Tuesday night at the firemen’s
club room. The event was to have
been held out-of-doors on the
spacious lawn at th e home of Mr.
and Mrs. Troy Ray; but due to
rain, the firemen moved their
guests (and charcoal grills) in
doors to the club room. -
The guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Yelton, of Williston, S.
C., and former residents of Bur
nsville. Mr. Yelton was a member
of the Volunteer Flr e Deparmtent
here before he and his family
moved to South Carolina.
Hostesses for the event were
Mrs. Troy Ray, Mrs. Norman Bar
nette and Mrs. Bob Hilliard.
Still Time
The first grading of • the flower
box contest has been completed.
It was a real joy for the judges
to see flowers at: The Faith
Fellowship Mission, Wyatts Up
holstery, The Yancey Record, The
Hampton Guest House, The. North
western Bank, Center Barber Shop,
Yancey Barber Shop, Nu Wray
Inn, iTay’s Beauty Shop, Ran
dolph’s Beauty Shop, The Court
House, The Telephone Buildng,
Yancey Hospital, Mt. Mitchell,
Motel, and Roberts Chevrolet, Inc.
However, in Checking the ori
ginal list of entries we found there
are several who do not have their
flowers out yet. There is still
time, so please do it soon.
We are happy our program to
promote flower boxes was started
before B. N. G. A. (before Nat
ional Geographic article). Th e gay
flowers in your window boxes are
' outward and visible signs of your
appreciation and pride in your ■
cpmmunity. A second reason for
them is because “mountaineers”
like to have pretty things. Yes,
“mountaineers” are consciously
or unconsciously Influenced daily
by the abundance of natural
beauty and the strength of the
mountains.
Mrs. W. A. Y. Sargent
'President, Garden Club
Escapee Seized
One of three convicts, who es
caped Wednesday from a road
I . ‘
gang in Yancey County, was cap
tured near Pensacola, Friday,
July 4.
John J. King, 18, o? Henderson
ville fled the road gang along with
Harry E. Davidson, 29, of Cincin
nati, and Leroy Matthews, 29 of
Charlotte.
The other two escapees are still
at large.
King was sentenced in Hender
son County to 3 to 5 years for at
tempted arson.
Playhouse Graduates Contribute To
,* Theatre In Many Lands
By Paul Burt an
HifVe you ever wondered what
happens to summer stock actors
and technicians alter theatre doors
:lose at the end cf the season?
Usually the only way to keep
up with ll.eso many individuals
is through the “grapevine”, and
the Parkway Playhouse in Burns
ville has a fine communicative
system of this type.
The “grapevine” during the
past year has keen especially act
ive. In this way it was first learn
led that Andy Prine of Valdosta,
Ga., who ‘ was at the Playhouse
in 1955-56, had won for himself
the lead role in LOOK HOME
WARD A NGEL on Broadway, re
placing Anthony Perkins. In
Burnsville Andy displayed his
acting ability i n roles ranging
from “a country bumpkin” in
DIRTY WORK AT THE CROSS
ROADS to “Touchstone” in Shake
speare’s AS YOU LIKE IT.
Another Playhouse graduate
making a name for himself is
Tommy Rezzuto of .Asheville,
jN. C. Tommy worked with the
company in 1950-51, returned as
Technical Director and Designer
in 1954, and now holds the same
titles with the U. of North Caro
lina’s famed Carolina Playmakers”.
Wu.-ren Hansen and Sharron
Frye, from Watseka, 111., and
Miami, Fla., respectively, both
troupers in 1955-56, are in fi fiew
York studyng drama and
reports their futures look most
promising. Perhaps the most beau-,
tlful portrayal ever presented at
Major’s Proclamation |
T Th e iown of Burnsville heartily ‘supports the Burnsville
Women's,Cub In welcoming all visitors anj summer resi
dents to the town and county. The people of the Town of
BurnaviLe nope that toe', of y. u will attend the 18'h annual
reception given by t:* Burnt* |!l c Woman’s Club for visit*!*
and summer residents. This reception is to be given tonight.
July 10th, at th e Community House from 8 o’clock until 10
o'clock.
Janmr W. Ray, Mayor 1 '
Th* Town of Burnsville
A i
Price Per Copy* Fly* dents .
Playhouse Corporation Is
Owned By Yancey Citizens
Orvelle Revelle’s “Pass In Re
view”, reprinted ip __ last weeks
Yaneey Rfecord from the Fort
Lauderdale Daily News, was read
with interest.
In consideration of the last two
paragraphs of the column however,
it appears that some clarification
may be in order. In these passages
the columnist links Malcolm Ross
with the ~U. of Miami, through
which college credit is offered
at the Burnsville Playhouse.
His final comment is, “What
REA Engineer Aids
Telephone Service
E. P. Holmes, telephpne engineer
with the State REA in Raleigh,
arrived Monday in Yancey Coun
ty to assist thjj Rural Telephone
Committe e in completing the sur
vey that has been under way for
some time. -
Mr. Holmes will b e available to
work with community leaders in
getting additional applications
find in explaining the program to
community clubs, civic groups,
and others.
The committee reports that
around 200 paid applications are
already in and that a goal of at
least 350 paid applications has
been set as the minimum.
Those interested In contacting
Mr. Holmes can'reach him throu
gh th e Yancey -- County Agent’s
office.
DECORATION SERVICE
A decoration, service will be
held at th e McClurd arid Young
Cemetery, Bolens#Creek, on Sun
day, July 27, at 2 o’clock in the
afternoon.
the Playhouse was created by
Sharrpn when she appeared as,
“Emily Webb” in' OUR TOWN.
Those remembering CAROUSEL
in 1956 will immediately associate
the show with Joan £'ena, of.
Miami, Fla., who sang the role
of “Nctt:e Fowler.” J*an finished
her degree in music at the U.
of Miami and is preparing herself
for the/ Metroplitan Opera ky fur
ther training i r . Scala, Italy.
Spain is Carol Turner’s new
home, where she is studying their
native Flamenco dance. In Burns
ville for the 1956 season only, she
appeared in CRADLE SONG and
danced in CROUSEL.
There are, of course, many others
just as important as the ones
mentioned, but space does not
permit thejr inclusion.
Sponsor of the Playhouse in
Burnsville is the Drama Depart
ment of the U. of Miami. This
theatre has likewise made many
"name” contributions to the en
tainment world. Among these are
the movie and television stars,
Robert Horton and Phil Carey,
and the late Mike Todd's product-’
ion assistant, Richard Towers.
This summer the Playhouse com
pany of thirty aspiring dramat
ists will ply their talents in THE
RAINMAKER (July 18, 19),
STAGE DOOR July 25, 26), A
ROOMFUL OF ROSES Aug. 1.
2), DR. FAUSTUS Aug. 8,9),
aSd finally, TEAHOUSE OF THE
. AUGUST MOON (Apg. 14, 15, 16).
[ Wonder what tomorrow’s “grape
i vine” will have to say about the
successes of thes e people?
Yancey County Library
son**: WEDNESDAYS,- 9-1 3 . 8
(CLOSED FOR LUNCH 1-2)
------ SATURDAYS, (M 2 NOON
HiauaiiaHaiia l | B ii a ii a i taw9uailMM(|BuailMimM9 - .
NUMBER FORTY-SIX
action will U. -of M. take should
i (audience) attendance fall off
this year?”
. First of all, it sliould be pointed
out that the publication of Ross'
My Neighbors Hold to Mountain
Ways” was carried out independ-*
ently and was in no way
endorsed by the U. of Miami Also,
it seems the theme of the resulting
National Geographic article was
far removed from the original idea.
It was generally understood in
Burnsville that the feature was
to be on culture in this mountain
ous area. A theme illueidating the
ways irl which w e have p.-seived
the cultures of our forefathers
and yet welcomed the introduction
of classical and modern influence
As it was, the final product was
not at all representative of this
area, and it is felt that it was
n6t meant to be. The unforunate
part, and the point upon which
the friendly “controversy” is
based, is that Ross did not make
it clear in his piece that h e was
not trying to be representa
tive!
Now to. get back to the Play
house. The Drama Deparment of
the U. of Miami, it must be re
membered, is primarily a means
whereby college credit can be
I given the students of the
Playhouse.
Because of its affiliation with
the Playhouse, the University
receives an invaluable amount of
fine publicity and prestige.
sufficient corporation owned by
the citizens of Yancey County and
was built and is operated by
them through two administra
tive groups, the Yancey County
Board of Education and the Play
house Board of Directors. These
local groups obtained the necessary
capital for its construction from
the citizens and the Rockefeller ~
Foundation.
The Board of Directors contrac
ted the administrative abili
ties of Gordon Bennett in 1953,
when Woman’s College lost spon
sorship. Bennett' had been an
integral part of the operation from
its conception in 1247.
Appointed Director of the pro
gram, Dennett's tusk v. as to reor
ganize th c theatre operation and
negotiate with qualified colleges
and uni .c reifies in order to offer
sch' lastie credit. Since he was an
Assistant Professor of the U. of
Miami, it was nrriy lexical that he
''ttempted to link this institution
with ■‘the Burnsville Playhouse.
I Succeeding in this, he has since
built the summer theatre into one
of the finest in the South.
The Playhouse continues to
flourish and L a direct tribute to
the efforts and foresight" of' the
Yancey County Board of Educa
tion, the Board of Directors and
Gordon Bennett. •. t
Services At
Presbyterian Church
On Sunday, July 13th, there
will be Divine Worship in the
Burnsville Presbyterian Church at
II A. M, The minister, Warren
S. Reeve, will preach on the sub
ject, “The Preparation of dk>d”.
Sunday School, under the super
intendency of Mr. George Robin
son, precedes this service, and
begins at 9:45. Visitors welcome.
Burnsville Lions
Install Officers
Lewis Dameron was installed
ar. president of the Lions Club at
a Ladies’ Night, program last Thu
: rsdny night Everett Dillingham, /
j deputy district governor, served as /
irttai’injj officer. ■ ‘ / •
Other officers and directy
elected were J.' N. Barnett, /
rico-prp.sidert: Hubert Ju/
2n f l vioe-preskV.tl; Hcrma J
turn, 3rd vice-president; M.
S. Reeve, secretary; luuyM
ter; Dr. J. C. Co rowel# ,
ton 11 Rntpr u va *i JK. jßf
I c f
mm 0