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UNC At Greensboro To Operate
Playhouse This Season
By John Marston
GREENSBORO The Un
iversity of North Carolina at
Greensboro will re-assume
this summer operation of
the Parkway Playhouse at
Burnsville for the first time
in more than a decade, it
was announced here.
The university is now
seeking applications from
university, college and cer
tain high school students to
act in the plays. A company
of 40 students is needed.
Ralph Kerns of the De
partment of Drama and
Speech at the university said
interested students from
North Carolina or elsewhere
may write to him for a bro
chure. A limited number of
scholarships and assistant
ships will be available.
Kerns will serve as direc
tor of the Playhouse.
The university—then cal!
ed the Woman’s College of
the University of North
Carolina—opened the Play
house in 1947. W. Raymond
Taylor, a former faculty
member who still lives in
Greensboro, was responsible
for its start. At the time he
was in charge of dramatic
activities at the university.
The Woman’s College op
eated the Playhouse until
the University of Miami in
Florida assumed operation
in 1954.
Kerns said the Drama and
Speech Department “hopes
to have a successful season
and continue with it.”
“We have p’anned a series
of five shows in six weeks,"
he noted. The season will
run from July 5 to Aug. 17,
with the first play opening
July 15.
Each play will be given for
four performances Friday,
Saturday, Monday and Tues
day.
,‘We think people who
come to the mountains
would like entertainment
and this way tourists can see
two plays in any one week,”
Kerns explained.
He noted the department
currently is considering pre
senting the following plays:
“See How They Run.” “The
Mousetrap,” “Mary, Mary,”
“I Remember Mama,” and
“Lil Abner.” Additionally
it is planned to do a show
for children on weekends—
“ The Unwicked Witch.”
Burnsville is located about
40 miles northeast of Ashe
ville in Yancey County The
centei of the small theater
community is the Playhouse
Itself, seating 400, which
formerly was a school gym
nasium. Kerns calls the
theatre ‘“exceptionally well
equipped.”
“ i'nere is a very large and
new scene workshop. In ad
dition there is a dormitory.
Students will hjalre a cafeter
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Burnsville, N.C.
ia to eat in and there are
classrooms and rehearsal
space.”
UNC-G’s major objective
in re-assuming operation of
the Playhouse is to give
drama majors experience in
working in summer stock.
College and university stud
ents may receive a maxi
mum of six * credit hours,
which Is transferable.
High school students who
will have completed their
Junior year at the end of
the current term are eligible
to apply. They will receive a
special course in high school
dramatics.
“We hope to have two full
companies so we can re
hearse each show for two
weeks before presenting It,”
observed.
The students will attend
classes during the mornings,
rehearse in the afternoons
and present the plays in the
evenings, he said.
Other staff members be
sides Kerns will include a
business and public relations
director, designer and tech
nical director and a dormi
tory counsellor and chore
grapher.
Kems said a board of lo
cal Burnsville citizens will
oversee the summer opera
tion. The community is Just
a few miles off the Blue
Ridge Parkway and is the
center of summer tourist ac
tivity. It is nine miles from
Spruce Pine
Political Bids,
Made
Last week five county men
announced themselves as
candidates for the Democrat
ticket this fall, subject to the
will of the convention.
O. W. Deyton of Qreen
Mtn. and owner and opera
tor of Deyton Farm Supply
announced as Chairman of
the Board of County Com
missioners. And James Prof
fitt of Bald Creek, member
of the Proffitt’s Store Co.
firm, announced as member
of the Board of Commis
sioners.
For Board of Education
members on the Democratic
ticket three men announced
as candidates. These were
I. E. Clevenger, Bumsviile
salesman; James Hoover of
(the South Toe section, and
Dexter Randolph from the
Egypt section.
Announcements made this
week for Eoard of County
Commissioners included Bur
nie Hunter, Dewey Robin
son, and Clay Jollier. And
for Board of Education, Z.
B. Byrd.
All announcements are
made subject to the will of
the convention which will
be held in the Spring.
Thirsday, February 24, 1946
Commissioners
To Host
Officials From
7 Counties
On Wednesday, March 2
the County Commissioners
of Yancey County will be
host to county officials from
7 North Carolina counties.
The meetings, a part of the
annual series of District
Meetings scheduled by the
North Carolina Association
of County Commissioners,
will begin at 10:00 a. m., at
the Yancey County Court
house in Burnsville. County
Commissioners, accountants,
attorneys, and other officials
from Buncombe, Burke, Mad
ison, McDowell, Mitchell,
Rutherford and Yancey
counties will attend.
John Morrisey, the Asso
ciation’s General Counsel
announced today that sub
jects scheduled for discuss
ion at the all day session
will include re-apportion
ment and the actions of the
recent special session of the
legislature, the Tax Study
Commission, new welfare
programs and the defined
services concept, techniques
of administration, new dir
ectors in county government,
and other topics of special
Interest to county officials.
Shortly after noon the dis
cussion will recess for lunch.
After luncheon the sessions
will be resumed and contin
ue until mid-afternoon.
TOE RIVER TOURNAMENT
BEGINS HERE TONIGHT
The Toe River Easketball
Tournament will get under
way tonight in the East
Yancey gym with the first
game, between Bakersville
and Newland girls, beginn
ing at 8:00 p. m. At 7:00
Cranberry and Spruce Pine
.boys will begin the second
game. Crossnore and Cane
River Girls meet at 8:00, and
East Yancey boys meet Tip
ton Hill for the final Thurs
day game.
On Friday night, still in
the round of play,
Spruce Pine girls will meet
Cranberry at 8:00 p. m. Cane
River and Bakersville boys
will play at 7:00, East Yan
cey and Tipton Hill girls at
8 p. m., and Crossnore and
Newland boys will begin the
final play of the first round
at 9:00.
In the girls division win
ners of the Spruce Pine-
Cranberry and Crossnore-
Cane River games will meet.
Also Saturday night winners ,
in the boys games between
East Yancey-Tipton Hill and
Cane River - Bakersville
games will meet.
Monday night girls win
ning the East Yancey-Tip
ton Hill game and Bakers
ville-Newlandl game wll
meet. And in the boys di
vision .winners of the Spruce
Pine-Cranberry and Cross
a
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Nursing Home personnel greet visitors at open house
Sun Valley Nursing Home Opens
Sun Valley Nursing Home
is well named, resting as it
does in a beautiful valley
about one mile west of the
center of Burnsville and
about one-quarter mile off
Highway 19E. One of the
most attractive as well as
(the most functional homes
of its type in western North
Carolina, Sun Valley Nurs
ing Home opened its doors,
to the public on Sunday,
nore-Newland games will
meet.
The finals will be played
Tueslay night March 1, be
ginning at 7:30 p. m.
?Eoth East Yancey teams
are first In conference stan
ding, with Cane River girls
and Newland boys second,
Newland girls and Bakers
vllle boys are third.
World Day Os
Prayer Friday
The prayers of Yancey
County citizens will be link
ed with those of millions
around the globe on Friday
night. February 25, at a
special World Day of Prayer
Service.
This annual observance,
sponsored by women In the
Baptist, Methodist, and
Presbyterian churches, will
be held In the Higgins Mem
orial Methodist Church at
7:30 p. m.
"You Are My Witnesses”
is the theme of this year’s
service, which was prepared
~by a group of
Scotland. Each year, the
serblce is designed by wom
en In a different part of the
world.
Participants in Friday’s
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Niablr Twaity Six
Feb. 20, with open house
from 2:00 to 4:00. Acting as
hostess to the many admir
ing visitors were the Senior
and Junior Woman’s Club
of Bumsviile.
To the left as one enters
the lobby is a spacious
lounge, furnished with com
fortable chairs, couches, ta
bles and TV. To the right is
the dining area for the staff
and those patients who are
not confined to their beds.
Immediately back of the
dining area is the very mod
ern and well equipped kit
chen.
Leading off the lobby are
15 rooms, each accommodat
ing two patients, well equip
ped with the latest in hos
pital furnishings, and with
ample closets and bath.
At all the windows are
beautiful drapes in beige,
which were made by Mrs.
Helen Wilson and Mrs.
Leone Bailey. Walls are
painted in soft green and
beige, and furnishings carry
out the same soft greens
and beige.
Plans call for a patio or
picnic a**ea back of the
home, where patients may
receive and entertain visi
tors.
The home is well staffed,
with Mrs. Luella Honevcutt,
R. n., as supervisor. Under
her are a number of aides,
many of whom have recently
completed the six weeks
training course given under
the Economics Development
Act. Mrs. Pess Street is in
charge of the kitchen, with
Mrs. Fanny Bennett as as
sistant. The staff will be en
larged as the need arises.
The first patient to be re
ceived was Mrs. Cordelia
Mclntosh, followed closely
by Mrs. Lldrie Robinson. At
this writing these two ladies
make up the census of the
home, but we predict before
too long it will be filled to
capacity.