VOLUME TWENTY-EIGHT Eighth Annual Arts And Crafts Festival Scheduled Saturday i-. ? i p ... iilßil W , „1L m \ sa& 4 J§ MBBBBmk w ** 'v - I'HHIIM \ ■ 41* jllP'.JKr M€|| 1 * Jgjpttn jv' Jb '-jfl i *£* C f~-<^* . ■ 1 JBT , / IHK;' , , \ gpl| J ■ ■ JL*'f _ _.; •-■ % "'^lltS ; r ’ Kttfl 1 |l '■ 'x-&v --_, Photo by John Robinson Shown above are members of the puppet show. They are left to rijht. seated: Denise Piercy anseaton, Mr. Besoyan wrote music, lyrics, and story himself for the smash hit that * opened at the Orpheum Theatre on New York City’s Lower East side and later refused offers to move uptown. LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE will run for five nights, Friday, Satur day, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday—August 7,8, 10, 11, 12—to conclude the 17th season of .‘iimmer theatre for the Playhouse. August Bth on the town square in Burnsville the Bth Annual Arts & Crafts Festival will take place, sponsored by the Playhouse under the direction of Dr. Harry f Greene. Local craftsman will ex hibit their handmade products and demonstrate the craftsmaking . process,- whewer possible. An en tertainment program will include quare dancing; musical select ions from LITTLE MARY SUN- 1 . SHINE under the vlinectlon of ‘ 'Douglas Therell of Mars Hill Col * legie, musical director for the show; and folk singing) by Mayon Weeks of Fayetteville, N. C„ and - Patricia Powers of Miami, Flor. . Ida. Reminiscent of the Nelson Eddy ; Jeanette MacDonald old-time dra-1 t .mas, LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE 1 Contains all tht- nostalgic makings lof operettas popular in the early 11900’s. Sweet young ladies from I a finishing school sing and dance I with a troop of brightly uniform £ed forest rangers: Little Mary Sunshine, prop: letress of a Colorado | inn in the Rockies who, is in love * with Bli Jim Warlngton, leader |of tre tnx/p, sings “Colorado love with him and “Look for a f.Sky of Blue’’ with the troop, | white dancing trrough their ranks, a Barbara Powers will play the |part of Little Mary Sunshine, "and i Jack Rich-, who was Morgan in last vH.-ek’s snow, THE 4 CORN IS GREEN, appears opipo isite hfer as Big Jim Warlngton. I- " - ----- “LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE” Curtain 8:00 P. M, B ' I ‘ 9 9 THE YANCEY RECORD "Dedicated To The Proarrswi Os Yancey County* Subscription $2.5? Per Year | phief Brown Bear, an Indian chief who has adopted Little Mary Sou shine, will be played by La.urvn K. Wools. Carol Ann Mtndoza has the ingenue role of Nancy Twinkle, Little Mary’s flirtatious maid who sings “Once in a Bins Moon” with Cpl. Billy Jester Played by Jon Cutaia. Pat Powers portrays an operatic singer named Mme. Ernestine Von Liebedich who cavorts and sinr.s numbers as ’’ln Izzenscihn-ook) in on She Lopely Esa.inzook Sue”. Mayon Weeks wiil be the amiable and willing General Fairfax. Forest rangers are; Mervyn Deskins, Jan 1 Kelik, Allen Miet.ette, Kit Wil son, Robert William Taylor and Michael Higgins. The young ladies from the finishing school are: Leslie Charleson, Ellen Woods, Eleanor Smith, Judith Nann, Bunny Bennett, and Suzanne Hen dry. 1 Edward Anderson, a staff mem ber of the Parkway, will direct LITTLE MAjRY SUNSHINE, as sisted by Suzanne Hendry, a mem ber of the Drama Workshop. 1 Musical director is Do-uLtas Ther ! i'ci'l cf Mars Hill College; choreo grapher is Earle w. Bagaley of 1 Jacksonville, Florida, §§&>. - ■ IB|k /i cJ j "m jmn '”33JMSK|p| “ ''Tjd| : f W»|m i^ni mamHmr mml^^^H|Hß^(%^P ! J —" 11 —Z3»k* 3 Photo by A. T. Schneider - Shown above are the lathes from the finishing school in a scene 1 from “Little Mary Sunshine” j Gcrl Scouts To Present Puppet Show at Festival The Girl Scouts and their an *mt Tupprtr alwvns," tttvnyr vjtuf teresting part of the entertain ment at tba Craftsman’s Pair. This year the Scouts will present an unusual type of puppet show. The title is “Animal School Drop outs’.’, and the puppets represent animals with over-sized -heals. Yes, even Grandma Cow goes back to school and learns to read (re presenting Adult Education), and Fluffy and Duffy Rabhtt (the teen-aged married -couple) re sum: their education at a Trade School. This puppet show -has been presented many times recently in the Pisgah Girl Scout Council and has received wide acclaim. Mrs. P. C. Coletta will direct the pro duction at the Fa r. Rev. Williamson Guest Speaker At Methodist Church Sunday Guest speaker at the 11:00 o’clock service at Higgins Memor ial Method st Church here Sunday will he the Rav. V/. E. Williamson, pastor of Christ M thodist Orurch, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Rev. Mr. Williamson will have as his sermon tope “A Single Purpose”. The scriptural baeground is Philip pans 3:1-21. BURNSVILLE, N. C.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1964 Fouts Appointed Assistant County Supervisor Os FHA » *y. & William F. Fouts, native of Macon County, has been appointed as Assistant Supervisor of the 1 ' Farmers Home Administration in I l Yancey County and began work' here Monday morning, August 3. | | L3J4. His appointment was tf-' fective June 8, 1934 however, he | received his .Eduction training in the local office of the Farmers! Home Administration in Lawin-I burg. He graduated from Frank: n i.il fir School in 1937 and Nortli Carolina State Co-laie in January! 1962 with a BS Decree in Agricu) . tural Education.-* 1 Since 1962 he has been emp'.oy- I e;i by The Nortli Carolina Exten sion Service as Assistant Count .t in L&oringburg, Scotland C vnty. N. C. He is the soil of Mr. and Mrs Milton Fonts of Frankli n | anu a cousin of.Dover R. Fonts of Burnsville. ■Mis. Fouts is the former Rose mary Casha, daughter of Mr. an I Mrs. John A. Casha of Rocky > Point, N. C., Pender County. She is a graduate of Peace College, Raleigh, N. C. She has been em ployed by the Fairway F nance Company in Laurinburg and prior to that by the North Carolina State College, Office of Alumni 1 Affairs. I Both Mr, and Mrs. Fouts have i been active in civic clubs and !^inaucatr^-h-itb.^gs^^ri ' Baptist ar.'i *fSr"mnrm>&rs ofTF ■ ’ First Baptist Church, Laurinbo , N. C. They have no children. They are now living in the new house rwsontly constructed by B. R. Fenland In West BurnsviTn Mr. Fouts replaces W. Ratph .Bechler who transferred to Macoii County as County Supervisor in I January 1964. Bloodmobile At i l Armory Tuesday, i August 11 Tre American Red Cross BLOOD MOBILE will be at the Arm iry in Burnsville, Tuesday, ■ August lltih from 12 noon until 5:30 PM.! This will be the first visit of the: fiscal year. The quota for Yancey' County has been raised to 430 pints, which means it will be 1 ne cessary for us to collect 112 Vi pints of bicod at each of the four , visits. The Junior Womans Club will i I i be In chargt of the Canteen, and ' | the Gray ladies will .assist the I j Red Cross staff. Dr. SLanky P.' Urquhart wfl be the doctor c-n ' duty and tie nurse will he Mrs. | Benny Fend*. According to the Asheville Re ’ gionl Blood Center, Yancey C un-| ty made ha quota for the 63-64 fiscal year with a total of 402 pints. This Is a reeard of wh'ch , all of County should be proud. Yans*y was one of twelve chapters w» exceeded her quota. * There word fifteen chapters that did not rdph their quota. Avery and Mitchell counties were includ ed in this numiber. Yancey (minty has once again done what was requested of her. If each citfctn over eighteen years of age wii assume his share of the respiisibility for keeping blood uvagbl'a for those who need it, County can contin ue to fulfil her obligation and be proud of sih a record. f jo TI C E EACH JERSON GIVING A PINT OF LOOD AT THE BLOOD MOBILE IISIT TUESDAY WILL; RECEIVE A FREE TICKET TO THE MU|CAL TUESDAY OR! J WEDNESJftY EVENING AT THE ! I PARKWAI PLAYHOUSE. I Troy Hilliard Honored At R&flsrement Mr. Trey Hilliard of Mica villa, N. C. retired last week after 16 h-brs service to Glen Raven Silk I,; I’s, Inc. 1 In rcognitton of his years of ! I'dtl s-icrice he was presented l v. :1a a g eld pocket watch inscribed ! "Trey Hil’ ard-1346-1C34, For Loyai service, Glen Raven Silk Mi.ls, | Inc.” Hi - was also presented with a . rocking chair by his fellow em -1 plcyecs. Me. Hilliard's cheerful disposi tion will pc greatly missed at I Glen Rav n. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilliard of Burnsville were hosts to a birtih (\iy party given at thr r home 5a i. Jay nljit honoring Mr. Hil- I'ara's father, on his 65th. birth day. G-ncets were Mrs. Troy Hiitiard, j the Hilliard’s daughters, Mrs. Richc.d Williams and family of Chaiott.e, and Mrs. Glen HoLshou r blacksmith shop ot Daniel Boons wihvere he has re stored the sword and hand and made ether repairs on the statu . Around 1947 vandals cut Capt. Bums swoid away servering the left hand above the wrist. The sword was found and presid'd. The monument was a gift from | Walter Francis Burns, a grandson | of the Capt. Burns, i The Burnsve.lle Garden Club has done much to beautify the square I over the years. Members have set the young trees on the square and have also k»?pt the flowers each ) summer aroud the base of the statue. Members of the Garden Club are also responsible for th~ attractive street signs throughout * the town, . „ . t <»■ • - j - ' numbejT fifty-one “LITTLE MARY SUNSHINE”. i Both 4ha Fair and a musical tra ditionally take plaea the last weekend of the summer session. Plans foi* both these everts, how ever. were being laid at tha vea beg nnlng cf the season early in July. Singing and dancing try-outo an® held as early as possible to en abi* s*ont rehEjarsailst for th« musical under the drection of a choreographer and music director, even as plays are being cast and rehearsed. In the meanwhile, Dr. Harry Greene, the Director of the Fair Is busily onganizing—lnter viewing pospeotive exhibitors, say ing heßo to did-timers, and trying to pin down the illusive mountain craftsmen. By the time the musi cal is in full-time rehearsal, h« is reassambing the festive fair booiiis in front at the school building. This year a storm intervened, tossing about the booths—which proved quite sturdy—and darken bi the thetaitra (during valu able rehearsal time, but the Com pany sang numbers from the show until the lights came on, and went scavenging the next day for the segemenus of fair booths scat tered around the schoolhouse. E>r. Greene is a familiar figure in Burnsville, this being his eighth season at the Playhouse. An artist in his own right noted for bis sculpting, Harry Greene is knowladgable about each craft represented at the Fair, and it t 3 hie who makes the many personal contacts each year With the local craft-artists. | When thte preliminaries -for the Fair are over, and the musical, which is the biggest, most elabor ate stage production of the sum mer. has opened, the whot- Play house Company pitches in early l (very early) Sat or da ay morning to set up the Fair in thk 1 town square—transporting the booths, Toviding electrical current, and helping the exhibitors to move in and assemble thrir tools. The Fair provides the Drama Workshop members with the op portunity to learn about era: ts maklng skills In the area, sea Ihem demonstrated, and work with the townspeople. The Impetus of the Playhouse in sponsoring the Festival has been increasingly successful in drawing to Burnsville more and more people interested in encour aging authentic folk arts and crafts. We welcome both visitors and [craftsmen to the Eighth Annual Burnsville Arts and Crafts Festi val Saturday, all day, at th* Town Square. Service At Ivy Gop Church The ivy Gap Baptist Church will hold their regular second Saturday Night Singip;' Saturday night, Aug just 8 at 7:20 p. m. I Aid singers and the publiq are cordially invited to attenJ. Y. C. Red Cross Chapter To Meet Tb? Yancey County Ri Cross Chapter will have a very impart aant meeting in the County Court house on Monday, August 17 at 7:30 p. m. A5 members and interested ! cdtisens are urged to attend. Any -1 on- who has contributed as much as SI.OO to the Unite! Fund is entitled to membership in tha chapter. “suiSaaSr TO Tht Reocrd