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VOLUME TWENTY FIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL SATURDAY Teachers Named For j Yancey County Schools Yancey County Schools will officially open August 24. The following calendar has been adopt ed for Yancey County Schools for the 1961-1962 school term. Principals will report for duty on Friday, August 11, and will be at the schools daily for conferen ces with parents and students. Teachers mil report for work on August 21, and registration for students will be held on August 23, buses will operate and school will run for half day. School will open on August 24 and class es will bgin for students. The following holidays will be observed before Christmas. Octo ber 13, North Carolina" Education Association meeting, November 23 and 24, Tdanksgiving holidays, and December 19 through Decem ber 30, Christmas holidays, j In case one school day is lost beiore Christmas due to snow, schools will operate through Decem ber 19. If two days are lost, schools will run through December 20, and New Years day will be a holiday and school will reopen on January 2,1962. The State Board of Education has passed a rule increasing high school rental book fees to $4.50 Presbyterian Bible School The Vacation Bible School of the First Presbyterian Church here will hoi their closing exer cises at the church on Friday, August 11th at 7:30 p. m. Everyone is is invited to attend the commencement exercises. Obituaries JESSE BAILEY Jesse Bailey, 58, of Rt. 4 Burns ville, died Tuesday afternoon in a Washington, D. C- hospital after a brief Illness. Services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday In Jacks Creek Baptist Church. * j The Rev. A. Z. I&merson —offi- ciated and blurial was in the ' family cemetery. Surviving are the widow, four daughters, Mrs. Andrew Colan dress and Miss Noma Bailey of Washington, Mrs. James Tallant of Oxen Hill, Md., and' Mrs. Rob ert Carver of Johnson City, Ten®.; two sons, Scott and Remit of Washington; one sister, Pearl Bailey of-Arlington, Va.; four bro thets, Gus and Gene of Arlington, . John of Washington and Grover of Asheville; and 10 grandchil- I ren. | MRS. ELIZA GIBBS Mrs. Eliza Westall Gibbs, 83, of Celo, died Saturday afternoon in a Morganton naming home after a long illness. > Services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday in South Estatoe Presby terian Church at Celo. The Rev. Frank Chapo and the Rev. Jeter Hensley officiated. Burial was In Ballew Family Cemetery. Surviving are six sons, George, Dock and Johnny of Marion, Jaek and Floyd of Charlotte itndl Paul of Auchorage, Alaska, six daugh ters, Mrs. David Jolly, Mrs.'Duard Bradley and Mrs. Mildred Davis of Marion, Mrs. Merrett Smith and Mrs. Lewis Edge of Celo and 1/ . W. L. Jones of Lake Toxaway; 41 grandchildren; 22 great grand children; a brother, Billy Westall of Burnsville; and three sisters, Mrs. Dora Simmons of Marion, . Mrs. Rita Byrd of Asheville and Mrs.. Laura Westall 0 f Celo. See “The Late Christopher Bean” Subscription 12.50 Per Yea per year. The full amount must be collected from each pupil who enters school any time during the first semester. There can be no exceptions to this rule unless spe cial arrangements are made with the Division of Textbooks. The teachers for the Yancey County Schools are: BURNSVILLE Edgar ,F. Hunter, Jr. Principal; Zula C. Wilson, Willie Molt Hensley, Ottis S. Gibbs, Mildred W. Hun ter, Margaret M. Ferguson, Pearl H. Ranodlph, Nelle V. Bailey, Maglee Ray, Elizabeth E. Stam*y, Hettie H. Price, Sara W. Hens ley, Madlyn L. Bailey, Ruth Hens ley, Ollie S. Young, Janet P. Banks, Lois M- Anglin, and Jea nette B. Fox. PENSACOLA Dawson G. Briggs, Principal; Luna E. Ray, Una C. Maney, and Qrlena J. Williams. BALD CREEK Principal, Jack Mclntosh; Lillian S. Tombei lin, Paula M. Higgins, Bemie F. Deyton, Sarah W. Proffitt, Lucy E. Randolph, 11a P. Mclnturff, Eloise S. Mclntosh, Virginia P. Bailey, Le nora Madge Carter, Nancey E. Foxx, Doris G- Tomberlin, Eva R. Robertson, Noma R. Pate, Vera E. Ray, Lola Ann Hensley, and Harmie B. Briggs. BEE LOG Ernest J- Ban ner, Principal; Wade Holloway, Myrtle I. Peterson, Baxter Sil ver, Opha S. Hykmon, Lois W, Byrd, Virginia G. Howell, Shirley W. Edwards, Louetta R- Mc- Intosh, Maphra B. Bennett, Bessie W. Randolph, Bonnie H- Morrow, Judith Ledford, Irene H. Pen land, and Lena R. Tilson. CLEARMONT Vemie R. Wil son, Principal; Ora D. Byrd, Rich ard H. Howell, Thelma P. Gomto, Joyce T. Fox, Ruth Jobe Rice, Thelma J. Howell,- Betty Young Buchanan, Ruby R. Wheeler, Ola B- Edwards, and Enola P- Wilßon. MICAVILLE Garrett D. Ang lin, Principal; Phillip Wi Young, Lois G. Anglin, Charles M- Jus tice, Sara H. Silver, Claude C. Hughes, Help Elizabeth H. Clapp, Alberta Campbell, Map hra R- Wilsorv Exam M. Lewis, Doris L. Young, Artie Lee Peter son, Elma P. Griffith, Elma H*> Young, Gladys S. Gillespie, Mar garet Y. Thomas, Bernice H. Jus tice, Kate B. Robinson, Elizabeth F. Bennett and Ben L. Deyton- SOUTH TOE Monroe Mcln tosh, Principal; Colonel B. Ben nett, Winnie C. Murphy, Hazel S. Dellinger,. Tensie Bailey, Bess R- Lewis, Boyd C. Deyton, Clara B. Byrd, Lillian E. Mclntosh and Mae H- Chrisawn. EAST YANCEY HIGH ✓ Woodrow M. Anglin, Principal; Coy F. Bailey, Juanita B. Wallace Joyce K. Howell, Burl G. Maney, Vinlta P. Robertson, Kate R. Zuver, Louise P. Morphy, Dorothy S- Ray, Robert C. Howell, E. B. Bailey, L. B. Ray, Loujoe Hughes Margaret B. Griffith, Sally lalean Ray, Bob L. Thomas, Herbert D. Allen, Rebecca T. Gillespie, J. Martin Tutterow and Bruce L. Phillips. CANE RIVER Robert F. Peterson, Principal; Pauline B. Hensley, Anastasia Tomberlin, James T. Randolph, William David Peteraon, Cara W. Cox, Louis Donald Wilson, James E. Mcln tosh, Horace H. Cox, William Walton Angel, Jack Buckner, Phyllis P. Bailey, Erma L. Peter son, Billy Ray Bailey, Jamea R. Neill, Frank Robinson, Lloyd Per kins, Katie McMahan and R. M. Proffitt. OAK CREST Fredrick L. Smith and Maggie P. Brown. UNIT WIDE PERSONNEL Ethel Boone, Supervisor. DRIVER TRAINING Char i les B. Tomberlin. The Yancey Record I ..-*, “ A Voice From The North” By. Edith Sozio Public Re lations, Rutgers • The State University, Newark, New Jersey Everyone longs for Shangri-La. The character in James Hilton’s novel found his but he was a fictional craracter. How many of us in real life find our Shangri- La. I believe I have. Americans are known to hop all over the world in search of a better vaca tion land and I have been among these. To think it was here">t my back door. To me, Burnsville is Shangri-La the perfect vacation land. Fortunately for me, Professor Lester L. Moore of the department of Dramatic Arts at Rutgers Uni versity in Newark with whom I am associated and who is also the director or the Parkway Play house here, first introduced me to this lovely spot. Each September when he returned to New Jersey we would discuss the plays pre sented at the Playhouse and the arts and crafts colony here in this lowly town. Suddenly.l was aware that the perfect vacation is a combination of the beauty of natural beauty of landscape, the theater and the arts offered here. Too, a “phrase” came to life, “Sou thern hospitality.” I know the true meaning of it now because I have had a taste of it these past two weeks. One asssociates the north with cold and south with hot. I found the reverse to be true. On leaving New Jersey, my home state, the temperature Was a boiling 97 de gree in the shade. As we drove through the beautiful Blue Ridge Monuntains to Burnsville, I left the tensions of the northern city behind me- What unravelled be fore my eyes were lush green valleys and bubbling mountain streams, colorful wild flowers and peaceful pastoral scenes. The smoke, soot and noises of the big cities were forgotten.. Honesty is the best policy. I was taught that at home and at school. My first reason for coming to Burnsville was to see some of the plays directed by Professor Moore at the Playhouse. I knew what he had done at Rutgers and I want ed to make a good comparison. I must say, -the plays presented here are as good as anything the larger cities offer, and I under stand they work with a limited budget. I discovered here the beauties of the natural resources of your region. The gems and the timber fascinated me. I could spend hours looking at rock specimens. And where else could you line your walls with cherry wood panel ling certainly not where I come frem. This is an exciting place. Saturday, August 12, will be the climax of my slay - the Arts and Crafts Festival. How fortunate to have chosen these two weeks. A perfect ending to a, perfect va- Locals , Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ford naf *»ughter, Linda Belgarde, have returned home to Fort Myers, Floridp after a two weeks visit with Mrs. Lewis Briggs here. Frank Briggs of Wagejtter, S. G spent the past week-end with his mother, Mra, Briggs, and Kathryi Lynn Griffith of Tipton Hill also sj*nt the past week with Mrs. IJriggs. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ballty here during the last few weeks have been Mr. and Mrs' Robert Johnson and daughters, Kim anti Kara, from Huntington, Mr. and Mrs .W. Stanley *nd son, Brent, of Cin cinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Everette Nq Williamson of Huntington; and Mrs. Bailey’s uncle, Mr. S. S Bowman, of Tucson, Arizona. "WteW To Tkt Progress Os Yancey County* aiCTMiariftm n. c» Thursday, august to, i96i Camp For Girls To Close Season V. Camp Mt. Mitchell for Girls brings to a close its 1961 season Saturday, August 12. On this day girls from several states over the South and east will head back to their respective homes after a I most happy and successful sea son for them. Closing activities for the week includes the following: Water Show on Thursday beginning at 2:30 p. m. using the tehrne, “Life in Old Athens.” The judges for this show will be Mrs. Bill Banks] and Mr. Ralph Adair. Craft Exhibit will be held from 10:00-5:00 on Friday, with Mrs. Max Penland, Mrs. Harlon Hol combe, and Mrs. Kenneth Robert son serving as judges. The Horse Show will be at 11:00 a. m. on Friday with Mis. Melvin Webb, Rev. Charles B. Trammel and Dr. Clyde M. Whisnant serv ing as judges. The closing events of the season will be a banquet and campfire on Friday evening. The camp authorities wish to express appreciation to all who are assisting in these activities. Mayland Boy Scout District Will Moot Boy Scout leaders of the May land District of the Da n iel B6one Council will hold a program planning, meeting at lf:30, p. m. Wednesday night, .at the Ameriran Legion 'Scout Hut in Spruce Pine. All Scoutmasters, assistants and troop committee men of the Boy Scout troops in Avery, Mitchell and Yancey coun ties are urged to be present. District Scout Executive, Frank Gay, will show a film on how to plan the troop program for the coming year and will follow the film with a discussion. New pre gram notebooks and planning charts will be presented to all Scoutmasters present. The roundtable meeting will > also include a discussion of several district and council events plan ned for the fall, including a Scout field day and rally, a basic tltiining course and 1 the council “Showando.” cation. I will be in the Town Square looking and buying some of the charming crafts of the area. Thank you, Burnsville, for a happy vacation. I’ll be anxious to come back again. ShoWn Rbove is Mrs - Betty Vaiden Williams, singer 0 f Folkßallads, from Raleigh, N. C. Mr*. Williams delighted residents, as well a s visitors, with her ballads at the Arts and Crafts Festival here four ago Kelly To Share Lead In Final Play Parkway Playhouse presents its final play of the Summer on Thursday, Friday, and . Saturday evenings of this week. Curtain time is 8:00 p. m. for “The Late Christopher Bean” which will pre sent a cast headed by Blanche Kelly and Ernest Albrecht, direct ed by Lester L. Moore. Anthony Maltese, Harry Calla han, Herb Cox, and Charles G. Renn will perform in the ma|r supporting roles, while Bambi Long, Virginia De Angelis, and Karen Lachewitch will handle the female roles in this suspenseful comedy of greedy New Eng land yankees attempting an unfair advantage of, their . house-keeper. This play is definitely “family fare” without any of the vulgari sms which-, have infected too many of the so-called modern plays. In this three-act comedy, true situa tion drama comes forth, and au dience identification with the characters comes about, i As in past years, the final play runs for three evenings and, since the weather-man has been less than kind to the Playhouse this season, a large attendance is expected. If anyone has not seen a pro duction this season, there is yet time to make up a party of fri ends, or come by yourself and meet friends there. If you con duct an Inn, Motel, or Restaur ant you might mention to your customers on ; those evenings that the Playhouse has a production on those evenings and in that way help the economy of your Town. Make an effort to see the last show of the sfeason and insure the Playhouse success. This year’s cast and company have given unstint ingly of their time and effort and deserve your support. Annual Election of ASC Commun ity Committee Instructions in regard to the annual election of ASC County and .Community Committeemen have been received and plans for the forthcoming election are being made. The election procedure has changed in many ways from prior ways. The County Committee will be the County election board. Incum- THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SAT AT PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE Pri«o Per Copy: lira CM Reeves to Give Piano Recital Miss E. Joan Peeve, daughter of the late Rev. Warren S. Reeyg, and Mrs. Reeve of Burnsville, will give a piano recital in the Pack Memorial Library, Pack Square, Asheville on Tuesday evening, August 15 at 8 p. m. Miss Reeve has been on the faculty of Lebanon Valley Col lege, Annville, Pennsylvania si n ce 1959. A graduate of Moravian Seminary for Girls in Bethlehem, Miss Reeve earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from Beaver College, Philadelphia in 1952 and has db n e graduate study at the., University of Penn sylvania, also in Philadelphia. Miss Reeve has studied piano with Mrs. Grace Potter Carroll of Asheville, with Dr. Charles De- Bodo of the Philadelphia Musical Academy. She also holds an Artist Diploma from the National Guild of Piano Teachers. _ Miss Reeve, is a member of the Pennsylvania and the National Music Teachers Associations, hav ing received her certification as £ Pennsylvania piano teacher in 1960. She also holds memberships in the National Guild of Piano Teachers, the American Guild of Organists, and the Leschetizky Association. Miss Reeve has given many concerts throughout the New Eng land States, New York, Pennsyl vania. Delaware, Maryland New Jersey and the South. She was awarded two First Raating Gold Medals and a cash prize in the 1961 Biennial Piano Recording Competition in which there were 57,980 entrants throughout the nation. Miss Reeve’s program next Tuesday will consist of- cSrnppsi tions of the great masters, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt; De bussy and Chopin. The recital is open to all inter ested friends, and admission is free. bent Community Committees will be the nominating committees and the polling place Committees for their respective Communities. The polling places will be the same as last year and the Com munity election will be held on September 11, 1961 between the hours of 8.00 a. m. and 6:00 p. m Petitions signed by 10 or more eligible voters nominating persons for membership on the Community Committee will be received at the County A.S. C. S. office no latei | than August 21, 1961. NUMBERFIFTY-ONE Como, Como, To The Fair By: Harry Greene Saturday August 12th is Fair Day. Inaugurated by the Parkway Playhouse and proclaimed so by the Mayor, Mr. Robert Helitle. On the inside section of this paper you will find the Proclamatipn, the Program; a&d the list of Craftsmen. The Fair is a time ot fun and celebration. There are Square Dances and Puppet Shows, de monstrations and exhibitions of the crafts and their products- Spinning, Weaving, Rug Making Chair Bottoming and Potting. You will find for sale hand craft ed brooms, wooden utentials, quilts, and things .made from nat ive material. Add to the list fiddles, jellies, jams, marshmallow forks and hamburger turners, things made of wood, iron, day and straw. Rocks and stoqes, many of them native to Yanegy County, some from other parts of the world - all are to be seen at the Fair. The Fair is also a time of fare well. The play at the Parkway Playhouse, “The Late Christophar Bean" and the Fair, mark the end of the Playhouse Season at Bur nsville —a very successful sea son thanks to the cooperation of the people of .Burnsville and the country as far away as Johnson City and Asheville. It has been a successful season for the Play house and another stimulating season for tHe people of the Play house, who now scatter to ♦II points of the compass. -North, South, East and West they go to spread the glories of the moon tains,*tFe beauties of the eajriy the cool nights, the friendliness of the people, the taste of fresh picked vegetables, the smell of new cut grass and odor of honeysuckle. Our season is at an end and we have seen only a few of the people, gone to see a few of the places and done only a few of the things we thought we would do. Maybe it is just as well; we have a rea son to return next year. Lettormon Fatally Injured By Auto Murray Letterman Jr., 24, of Rt. 1, Spruce Pine, formerly of Rt. 3, Marion, died of head injuries at 7:50 a. m. Sunday morning while e n route to a Winston- Salem hospital, State Highway Patrolman C. L. Radcliffe saidt Radcliffe said the victim, who was lying on U. S. 19E half a mile west of Spruce Pine, waa struck by a car driven by Romney Norris Gomto, 16, of Rt. 1 Green Mountain. *'* Letterman was taken to a Spruce Fins hospital where physicians were able to restore his breathing, according to Radcliffe. He was later sent to a Winston-Salem hospital but died en route. The accident occurred *4 4:21 a. m. No charges had been filed Suti ’ay, Radclffe so id. letterman was the son of Char les Ransom a tid Willie M"»e Mi'- Ji ll letterman of Spruce Pine. Also surviving are the wlAow, Mrs. Bernice Branch Letterman; two sons, Rickey and Mitchell, both of the home; two sisters, Hca. Leona Briggs of Burnsville nd Mrs. Lucille Palmer of R£, 1, ' ogansville. Ga.; four brothers, A Wen a nd Tom, both of Charlotte, .Jackson and Charles, both of Spruce Pine and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Melllssa Let terman of Rt. 1, Spruce Pine. Serv ice* were held at 2 p. m- Tuesday in Crabtree Free Will Baptist Church, of which he watt Burial was in Liberty
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