Volume 29
HUSKINS, ANGLIN RECEIVE
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
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Photo by John Robinson
Two Yancey County men
received honors last week
when appointments were
maae by chief Justice Emory
B. Denny and by Gov. Dan
Moore. Superior Court Judge
J. Frank Huskins was ap
pointed by Chief Justice of
N. C. Supreme Court to the
position of Director of the Ad
ministrative Office of the
Courts of North Carolina.
The appointment was made
on July l, And Attorney Will
iam E. Anglin was appointed
by Gov. Moore as Superior
Court Judge to replace Judge
Huskins.
Both men a~e well known
in Yancey County because of
their legai and civic activities
in and outside Yancey County
Judge Huskins is the son of
Mrs J. F Huskins and the
late Mr. Huskins. He was born
near Burnsville February 10
1911. He attended Mars Hill
College, the University o f
North Carolina, and the Uni
versity of North Carolina Law
School. He was licensed to
practice law in the State in
1932, and was admitted to
p agtlce in Federal Courts ln__
1933. He is a member of the
24th Judicial District Bar As
sociation and the North Caro
lina Par, Inc.
In 1939 Judge Huskins en
tered politics and was elected
Mayor of Burnsville. He re
signed this post during his
term to accept a commission
in the U. S. Navy, where he
served during World Wa* II
He Is Lieutenant Commander
(Ret.) in the U. S. Naval Re
serve at the present time.
During the term of 1947-49,
Judge Hu c klns represented
Yancey County in the Gener
al Assembly, and in May, 1949,
was appointed as Chairman of
N C. Industrial Commission
by Gov. Scott and was re-ap
pc.inted by Gov. Umstead in
1E53 In 1955 he resigned this
post to accept appointment
by Gov. Hodges aS Superior 1
Court Judge. He was re-elect
ed by the people of the dis
trict, to an eight-year
term as judge and has served
in this capacity until his re
cent appointment.
Jud<*e Huskins is a mem
ber of American Legion and
Lions Club International.
Judge Anglin, the son of
the late Mr. and Mrs George
_W Anglin, was born in Bu~-
nsville. Ho attended Yancey
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THE YANCEY RECORD
Photo by Shelia Silvers
Collegiate Institute here. He
worked two years with Civil
Engineers, State Highway
Commission, and with Pacific
Gas Electric Company In
California as a Civil engineer.
In 1934 Judge Anglin, grad
uated from the University of
North Carolina School of
Commerce ana ocnt toi of
Law, with BS and LLB De
grees. He is a member of
Theta Chi Fraternity and Phi
Delta Legal Fraternity. He
was Student Editor on North
Carolina Law Review.
Judge Anglin began his
practice of law in Burnsville
in 1934, and in 1942 this prac
tice was interrupted to accept
a commission in the U. S.
Navy where he served until
1946, attending the rank of
Commander. Since that time
he has continued his practice
of law here.
He Is a member of North
Carolina State Bar member
of the Council of the North
Carolina State Bar, and mem
ber of North Carolina Bar
Association. He is past presi
dent Burnsville Men’s Club
and past chairman oL Yancey
County Democratic Execu
tive Committee
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Winston-Salem, N. C.
Combining the traditional
studies of physics, chemistry,
and biology to show the nec
essary relationship of the dis
ciplines* in the aim of the
work in Natural Science at
the 1965 North Carolina Gov
ernor’s School.
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
Burnsville, N. C.
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Annual Gathtring
Os Clans On
Mountain
The 10th annual Grand
father. Mountain Highland
Games and Gathering of the
Scottish Gians will put kilted
pipers, dancers and athletes
through their paces before
thousands of spectators In
North Carolina’s Blue Ridge
Mountains July 10-11.
Held on the grassy slopes
of Macßae Meadows with the
rugged profile of Grandfath
er Mountain as a backd'op,
the colorful conclave trans
forms the area into a bit of
1 Scotland.
A featured attraction of
this 10th anniversary pro
: gram will be the U. 8. Air
Force Bagpipe Band, making
Its first appearance at Grand
father MountgJn. Dozens of
othe~ pipe binds in costume—
among them Carnegie Tech
and Miami will also play
and parade. In addition,
there will be costumed mem
bers of more than 100 differ
ent sdans and septs 1 from
throughout the U. S. A. Last
year, participants In the ev
ent registered from 23 states,
New Zealand, Scotland, and
Canada.
Mrs. Agnes Macßae Mor
ton of Wilmington and Lln
ville, descendervt of Scottish
highlanders who came from
their native land to North
Carolina’s Cape Fear Valley
years ago, Is founder of the
Games.
Judge Huskins took the oath
of e office, administered by
Chief Justlca Denny last Fri
day night at a N. C. Bar As
s elation banquet held In As-?
heville. Anglin will take the
oath of office today in Gov.
M ore’s office.
Shown in the picture above
is Stephen Edge, center, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Edge
of Burnsville, who is attend
ing the school, Arlene and
Marilyn Nordstrom, daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Phil
Nordstrom of Newland, and
David Wyatt of Waynesville.
Thursday, Jaly S, 1965
'Miracle Worker’ Marks
Opening Os Playhouse
" ' By: Steve Vollmer
THE MIRACLE WORKER,
a compassionate dramatiza
tion of Helen Keller’s story,
by William Gibson, Is the op
ening presentation of Burns
ville’s Parkway Playhouse.
Edward Anderson, with As
sistant * Director Rosemary
Sills, will direct Sheree Lisa
Banks of Burnsville, «n the
role of young, deaf and blind
Helen Keller.
Judith Rose Nann of Pater
son State College, N. J., at the
Playhouse for her second trea
son, has been cast as Annie
Sullivan, 20 year old Irish
gl 1, who, after graduating
from a school for the blind,
became Helen’s teacher. It
was Annie’s perseverance that
taught Helen “everything has
a name’’ and thus liberated
her from her phantom exist*
ence enabling her to become
a woman of literary and aca
demic accomplishment. >
Tha play man* a-mia month
period in the life of Helen
Keller. Annie Sullivan is con
fronted with a spoiled, head
strong, creature who makes
life miserable for everyone
around her. The dominating
theme of the play is Annie
Sullivan’s struggle to pene
trate Helen’s shrouded mind.
A forceful supporting cast,
led by Vincent Petti as Hel
en’s Well-meaning father and
Barbara Perreault as her
loving, ove'-protective moth
er, - also-features Bruce Branch
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Judith Rose Nann and
Sheree Lisa Banks in a scene
from the opening play “The
Miracle Woiter" at the Park-
Leatherwood
Succeeds Mrs.
Huskins
Thurman J. Leatherwood
has been appointed collector
In charge of the Burnsville
District Office of the North
Carolina Depatment of Re
venue. He succeeds Mrs. 8. J.
Huskins. who retired June
30, 1965.
Leatherwood Is a native of
Swain County and has been
with the Department" of Re
venue since September 18,
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as Helens snide brother, jeal
ous of the attention his sis
ter recieves.
Others in the cast are:
Maren Ostberg as the Kell
er’s maid, Viney, Jan Kelik
as Anagno3, the director of*
the Institute so- the Blind,
and Patti King, Dawn Holl
and, Nancy Beckman, and
Pat Holcombe as blind girls
at the Institute.
Burnsville’s Betty Cooper
has recieved the role of Hel
en’s Aunt Ev. Betty is a dra
ma major at Western Caro
lina College where she has
appeared in numerous pro
ductions.
Never has the Theatre ful
filled the expectations of an
audience as it does in this
stirring, heartwarming, real
life story. THE MIRACLE
WORKER Is an amazingly ac
curate account of the occur
ances In the Keller home. Set
in Alabama in the 1880’s, THE
W-iff awin'-ur
and devotion.
Season tickets are on 4 sale
for $7.50, which includes six
admissions; box office admis
sions are v $1.75.
THE MIRACLE WORKER
will be presented July eighth,
ninth, and tenth. The cur
tain will rise at 8 p. m.
After the performance Thu
rsday night the audience Is
invited out on the terrace
for coffee and to meet the
cast.
way Playhouse. In this scene
Annie Sullivan is explaining
to Helen that everything has
a name.
1961. He was assigned to tne
Department’s Newton Office
prior to his transfer to the
Burnsville office.-*
The district he will supe - -
vlse consists of Yancey and
Madison Comities. The of
fice will be located in the
Post Office Building in Bur
nsville.
He Is a graduate of Wes
tern Carolina College. HU
wife is the former Evolene
Smith. They have two child
ren. The Leatherwood family
will reside In Burnsville.
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