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VOLUME TWENTY SIX Playhouse Announces Season Os Plays Burnsville’s own summer Thea tre, The Parkway Playhouse, an nounces its season of plays. The Playhouse in its 15th year of op eration, his received great critical Young Appoint ed Area Chair man Os Auto Dealers Assn. Raleigh June 21 Joe C. Young, Young Auto Sales, Inc.; Burnsville, .has been appointed Area Chairman of the N. C. Auto mobile Dealers Assn., for Yancey County, acording to Arthur P. Harris, president. Young will act as liasion officer between new car and truck dealers id Yancey coun ty and the NCADA and the Nat ional Automobile Dealers Assn. It will be Young’s responsibility to keep his area informed of af fairs affecting the automobile in dustry and to advise the state and national associations of events on the local scene. He will also head a county wide membership cam paign for both organizations in the fall. i Locals Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Shepard, Miss Linda Laughrun and Miss Martha Bradshaw spent' the past week end with the Ronald-Kisers! in Chapel Hill. Miss Laughrun and Miss Bradshaw remained in Chapel Hill for a lrnger visit. Obituaries CHARLES E. REX SR. Charles E. Rex Sr., of Miami, Fla., diel in an Asheville hospital Thursday after a brief illlness. Services were held at 3 p. m. Saturday in Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home chapel. The Rev. R. F. Hilliard oificiat ed and burial was in Academy Cemetery. Pallbearers were Joe, John, and Oliver Lewis, W. O. and Claude Riddle, Monroe Tha cher, Dean Chrisawn and Roy Waycaster. / Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Phyllis Riddle Rex; two sons, Charles E. , Jr. of Miami and George Rex of Tampa, Fla., and two grandchildren. FRANK TIPTON Frank Tipton, 74, retired far mer of Bee Log passed away Saturday night in Yancey Hos pital after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:00 p. m. at Bald Mountain Free Will Baptist Chrurch. The Rev. Quince Miller, Rev. Niram Phillips and Rev. Theron Wheeler officiated. Burial was in Hensley Cemetery. j Surviving are two daughters, l Mrs. Royce Johnson of Asheville and Mrs. Fred McCurry of Erwin, Tenn.; six sons, Oscar of Mica ville; Bouner of Weaverville, Clo man and Clyde of Asheville, and Worley and Tom Edd of Burns ville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Haskie Honeycutt of Burnsville and Mrs. Bayles Mooro es Asheville; one sister, Mrs. Martin Blanken ship of Erwin, Tenn.; two bro thers, Tom Edd Tipton of Rt. 4, Burnsville and John H. Tipton of Erwin; 43 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. I CLING BRIGGS Cling W. Briggs, 55. of Burns ville died in Marion Hospital Tues day afternoon. Funeral services were held to day (Thursday) at 2 p. m. in the Windom Baptist Church. The Rev. Aster Buchanan, Lee Woody, Frank Ellis, and Mack Hodge of ficiated. Burial was In the Pete Young Cemetery. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. “Ebimie Wyatt Briggs; onq daugh ter, Mrs. Kester Branch of Ashe ville; two sons, Don of Marlon and Glen of Burnsville; one sister, Mrs. Luther Ayers of Green Moun tain and one brother, Charles Briggs of Burnsville. THE YANCEY RECORD “Dedicated To The Os Yancey County" Subscription $2.50 Per Year acclaim for its productions. Called , America’s Unique Summer Thea tre. the Playhouse was cited by the state for the quality of its con tributions to the cultural life of Western NorLh Carolina. This summer a program of five productions, culminating in a mus ical comedy, has been planned. The first production wil 1 be the justly famous comedy by Oscar Wilde, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. EARNEST will be presented in its original version under the able direction of Annetta Wood, Chairman of the University Department of Drama tic Art, Rutgers University in , New Brunswick, and Guest Direc tor at The Parkway Playhouse this summer. The IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST will open the Playhouse season, playing for j three performances: July 12, 13,J and 14. It will be followed the next' week on July 20 and 21 by the j psychological melodrama, NIGHT MUST FALL, under the direction of Lester L. Moore. The third production will be the GRASS HARP by Southern writer of! BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S and other works, Truman Capote. THE GRASS HARP will be pre sented July 26, 27, and 28, under the direction of Anthony M. Mal tese. The next week will see the delightful play, BREATH OF SPRING, a zany, situation com [edy, directed by Ernest Albreeht BREATH OF SPRING will be pre sented August 3 and 4. For its last production, which coincides with the Arts and Crafts Festival on The Village Green in Burnsville, The Parkway Playhouse will pre sent one of the most exciting mus ical comedies of recent years, Sany Wilson’s THE BOY FRIEND. This song and dance frolic will be presented on August 9, 10, and 11. THE BOY FRIEND will be directed by Lester L. Moore with choreography by Michael Penta. Designers for the season will be . Vern Smith and Joe Allen, with' technical direction handled by Harry R. Callahan. Season subscription tickets will go on sale shortly through local merchants and at the box office at consideraole savings over individ ual tickets. Recordings Pre sented To Library By Columbia Records A collection of 66 long-playing recordings of classical and semi classical music has been present ed to the Avery-Mltchell-Yancey Regional Library as a gift of i Columbia Records, a division of the Columbia Broadcasting Sys tem, Inc. The records will be prepared for circulation as soon as possible in order to be available for cir culation and use. They will be available to any responsible bor rower in the tri-county area. The collection includes such re cordings as: BACH Organ music played by Albert Schweitzer; BEETH OVEN Concerto Number 2; HANDEL Water Music Suite; BRAHMS First four sympho nies; FRANCK Symphony in D Minor; DVORAK New World Symphony; RESPIGHI Pines of Rome; and RIMSKY KORSAKOV Le Coq d’Or. Other composers represented 1 include: Mendelssohn, , Mozart, Berlioz, Strauss, Haydn, Bartok, ■ Copland, Debussy, Ravel, Bizet, ■ Perfo 1 mers include E. . Power ! Biggs, Pablo Casals, and the lead ing orchestras of the present. None of the libraries in the tri ‘ county area own a record-player ' -but it is hoped that Friends of the 1 library in all three counties may • be interested in helping to provide * one for library use. Contributions 5 for this purpose will be most wel come. Hhhß| n n jjBL J|gL 1 1 jb 1 REV. W. C. PATE A series of revival services will be held at the Bald'Creek Baptist Churgh at Bee Log, beginning July l and lasting through July 15. Services will begin at 7:45 each night. The Rev. W. C. Pate, pastor of j the Buffalo Baptist Church of j . Kershaw, South Carolina, will be ' the visiting evangelist. Rev. Pate is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Pate of Bee Log. He graduated from Bee Log High School in 1930 and attended Mars Hill College, Furman University and Fruitland 1 Baptist Bible Institute. He has, , been a successful pasto*evangelist in North and South Carolina, and has been pastor of the Cross Mm Baptist Church at Marion, N. C.; Marietta Street Baptist Church, Gastonia, N. C.; .the Central Bap tist Church, York, S. C.; the Tuca pau Baptist Church, Startex, S. C., and a number of rural churches. At present he is finishing up his seventh year as * pastor of the Buffalo Baptist Church in Ker shaw. Buffalo is one of the larger rural churches in South Carolina, where recently they entered a spacious new sanctuary , that is valued at one hundred thousand dollars. The pastor, Rev. Niram Phillips, extends to the public an invitation to be in any or all of the services. Motor Club Predicts July Fourth Accidents CHARLOTTE;, N. C The N. C. Motor Club predicts that four per sons will lost their lives in traffic accidents on North Carolina streets and Highways during the one-day July Fourth holiday Wednesday. The traffic fatality count will be gin at 6 p. m. Tuesday and extend through midnight Wednesday, a period of 30 hours. The 1961 July Fourth holiday extended for four days and took a statewide toll of 18 lives and 428 injured in a total of 707 acci dents. Leading driver violations were: speeding, 118; driving on w'ong side of road, 108; failure to yield right of way, 90; and following to closely, 73. “Just because July Fourth this year is a one-day holiday and falls in the middle of the week, we urge North Carolina motorists not to be lulled into a sense of false security and thus become careless while behind the wheel," cautioned Tho mas B. Watkins, president of the N. C. State Motor Club and the National Automobile Association. “We hope everyone helps keep it a happy holiday by letting death take a holiday, too.” Film To Be Shown At Library A film, EGYPT AND ISRAEL, will be shown at the Yancey County Library on Thursday, June 28,' at 8 p. m. This film is a docu mentary film made by Edward !R. Murrow on the history and background of the Arab-Israeli : dispute. I) is 90 minutes long; re i freshments will be served between ■ reels. The film is sponsored by Friends of the Library. BURNSVILLE, N, C., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1962 _ - - ■*- ' "' P UUm ' m »■=» ! Craftsman's Fair Os Southern Highlands Asheville, N. C. The thing you notice at the Fair is the hands.! Watching them at work you real ize what a true Craftsman's Fair this is. The hands come in all sizes and stll ages, some with youthful, supple fingers clever ; fingers that quickly weave the | baskets, string the beads, shape the bit of clay on the potter’s ■ wheel, sew the tiny dress in doll . making and skillfully move J£e 1 shuttle to and fro as the colorful, earthy hues of the wool emerge in an intricate pattern of cloth. Time and age have wrought their way with other hands, slowing them in their.. work'-but denying none of the skill learned from years of practice. They still hold the knife to carve the small ani mals seen daily in the forests and along the ridges Os the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These animals little bushy tailed gray squirrel, the hulking black bear, the delicate deer, the long-eared rabbit and a variety of knowledgeable looking owls line the shelves at the Craftsman’s Fair. They are carved by people who (have observed at first hand the humor of the wild life of the mountains. This inborn ability to interpret the natural humor shows in the shape of the small wooden figurines, the angle of a tiny ear the set of the eyes, the long curv ing tail of the squirrel, all com bine to bring a sndlfc Jo the. sag e of the beholder. The Craftsmen of tt* Fair are as different as their Ifhds. There are the capable bifvn hands of the Cherokee Indips, the wea thered and wrinkl/1 hands of the descendants oflhe early set- | Hers or portions J;e bagds of a ,w f * mil newcomer to tn(s scenic moun tain area one of the modern young craftsman \ drawn by the true creative spirt of the mem bers of the Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild to live in Wes tern North Carolina and ply a trade that is a *y of life. These with their cos mopolitan outlook,itheir fresh ideas their new methods, give a fluid, ever changing quality to the more recently inovatd craftwares. Creativeness Ukes new forms such as wall pi ques in briliant colors, woven f>m cloth, carved from wood, ha! hammered out of metal. Mobile sway and tinkle gently in the t^eze. Mixed with tpj modern at the Pair are the aCient cane bottom ed chairs, vet table dyeing of | wool, spinning, leaving and . other ’ i' • -.'''' • j&’‘ ”SMmS^i^bHßE^b'- ; %63rS3Bßß&v&s' vf-i-^*&s!s*• : ■■*•■,• . . : - m ' ■ Hr im MW *s*JHHH HHh ggfffP? ,<# v <|&ragKSgEE/fw • ®a»' y M .fflMuEi s *^Tic v h^r&^ ; •; v ' B& -j r H&lllllliyH[ IgwjoM ’ % Vi .>_ ’ • jr/jflf.: W#i 1 4 ■ i ' :^HWl^-; WBSP ; r w MIMLigM PM#H Blfi'-'"! aPy \ = i^s|Kp^B||ii'^- I Sy'yT^HWEESEIjp WWH aKTjffff * 1. &£' % . ’ 4 s •'s&•-’ vSwffi&i&Si? This opliinir scene or "Unto These Hills" depicts the arrival of the Hernando DeSoto expedition in the Cher tee Country and the Great Smokies in 1540. the first historical mention of the Cherokoe Na«on is f nd in the records of this first "tourist” in his travels from the coasts of Sooth Carolina and Georgia west and north into the Great Smokies, then directly south through Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico i Florida. • . c “Unto iese Hills", America’s foremost Indian play portrays dramatic highlights of Cherokee history froi the advent of the whjt e man j n 1540 through the tragic day* of their removal from «*»«>»- homeland (er the infamous "Trail 0 f Tears" in 1838-39. The drama j g scheduled for 99 performances to be shl n nightly, except for Mondays, until Labor Day. Registration For Classes At Park way Playhouse | Announced The Parkway Playhouse, Ameri j ca’s Unique Summer Theatre, has announced registration for its special community/ workshops. I The famous Children's Theatre Workshop will again be held for young people from elementary , through high school grades. A new workshop designed to be of inter est to young, adults is the Work ! shop in Da|Ce. Registration for \ both of tljrse special programs I I will be hq# Thursday, July 5, all , I day at C&e Parkway Playhouse, r 1 BurnsvillA j The Children’s Theatre Workshop L was iqjtiated by The Parkway I Playhoise in 1959 as a community servicFor two days a week [ young people have the opportunity t of important creative experiences in tibse phases of theatre which r congibute to their personal grow , th./Emphasis is placed upon crea , tiw dramatics, with special exer r ciibs in the uses of the body and vice as instruments of expression. . »is Wo-c,hop will ia held l.nde; ie direction of Prof. Anthony j jlalte.se of Paterson State College | a t> New Jersey. As in past years, ; t: the end of the Workshop, the 3 Children’s Theatre will present its Jpvn production, open to the public ,if Because of the special interest r pn the values to be obtained from exercises in dance and movement, I The Pfhyhouse is instituting this ; summer a new Workshop in Dance. This Workshop is designed for the 5 young adult with no experience in , dance as well as for those who [ would like to continue a program . of study already undertaken. Spec . ifically it is designed to afford the j student an opportunity for* work leading to improved body and older skills. " *’ The Craftsman’s Fair of the Southern Highlands is held in Asheville every year and is spon sored by the Southern Highlands Handicraft Guild. In 1962 the , dates are July 16-20. During this time members of the Guild, which covers 8 Appalachian states, tra vel to Asheville’s City Auditorium bringing their looms, their potter’s wheels, native gemstones for jewe-! lry making, silver to hand shape into the beautiful dogwood brace lets and pins and other patterns. For five days the craftsmen de light visitors from near and far who come to watch the making , of the fine handicraft items and to purchase these to enhance their, y own daily lives with the unique I, I and imaginative arts of the South- * ( ern Highlands. j i ’ Price Per Copy Five Cents -j£ • ; —— - Warrenton Native Writes Book The story of a child’s growth to maturity under the influence of a delightful, remarkable and incou- Z< . ' warn x sistent father forms the back ground of a new book entitled The Way We Were by Mary Polk of Warrenton, North Carolina. The time was the beginning of the j twentieth century, and the place Feed Mill De stroyed By Fire Hughes Brothers Milling Com pany, operated by Howard Hughes, was destroyed by fire early Wed nesday morning. The fire was reported by Ashton Ramsey who noticed the flame from his house around 4:00 a. m. When the Fire Department reach ed the site of the fire the building and contents were badly damaged. The firemen quickly brought the blaze under control, but the build iijg. which is owned by Mrs. Henry Lewis is almost a’ complete loss. No information has been report ed as to the amount of the loss of fertilizer and feeds inside the l building. muscular controls, a sense of time and rhythm, and general health and poise. We are pleased to an nounce that the Workshfp in Dan ce will be conducted by Mr. Mich ael Penta, Professional Dancer and Instructor in. Theatre at Rutgers University in Newark, Mr. Penta is Choreographer for The Parkway Playhouse production of THE BOY FRIEND this summer among his other duties. Registration for both of these Workshops will be held Thursday. July 5. For further information, drop by or call The Parkway Play house, Burnsville. NUMBER FORTY-FIVE •rn-mmmmmmmmrnmmm a small Southern town where the word aristocracy still held mean ing. although a family’s prestige was' kept up mainly on its own personality. The book will be pub lished June 30 by John F. Blair, Publisher, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mary Polk’s impressions of red purple roses, a comfortable meal, the flight of dishwasher, Pansy the cook, the maiden aunt, a higher education, and borderline aristocratcts reflect the character of the people and of the age as well. Her father made the family’s living practicing law, and occasio nally he would be called upon to ” help the local law-enforcement officers bring in a wayward citi zen. It was said of the towns people that if they couldn’t have Lawyer Polk defend them/ they would have Lawyer Bushes. He was an orator at heart and delighted in making speeches, es pecially at Confederate reunions, much to the chargrin of his wife, who simply had no patience with wars but would send the author along to recite patrotic poems to the old soldiers and the unemot ional U. D. C.’s. It was time for leisure, the end of the scraggly period which stretched between General Lee and Sergeant York. The city fath ers would not let the railroad run through the town, and the populat ion rarely changed except through births and deaths. It was safe to let the children have the run of the town when they were quite small, “imbibing wide-eyed its light and shade and color, taking with its maximum of good its minimum of bad.” The author » a sister of the late William T. Polk. widely known (and writer of Greensboro, North | Carolina, and a great-niece of President James K. Polk. Although a number of her short stories and poems have been published, this is her first full-length book. Ordination Ser vice At Presby terian Church The Ordination and Installation of Mr. Woodward Nelson Finley as pastor of Burnsville Presby terian Church will take place at a special service at the church at 7:30 p. m. on Sunday, July I. The Rev. Wesley M. Hyde of Swannanoa. Rev. A. Alden Pratt of Banner Elk and other mem- I bers of Holston Presbytery will take part in this service. A social hour will be held in the basement of the church im mediately after the service. The public is invited to attend. King, Sheep Shearing Veteran Monroe King, 66-year old sheep shearing veteran of Cane River Community has added 575 head to his number of sheep sheared. This brings his 20 year record to 10,000 head. According to E. L. Dinninghani. County Agricultural Agent, this is thought to be one of the best; if not the best, record for a man of King's age in the state. Mr. King said that unless the price of lambs increases that there will not be as many sheep to shear in ti».s and other counties as there has been in the past. urasmilraiE j ON M.C. HIGHWAYS *. RALEIGH The Motor Vehi cles l/epartment’s summary 0 1 traffic deaths through 10 A, M. Monday, June 25, 1962: KILLED TO DATE 543 KILLED To Date Last Year 501
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