Volume 30
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A scene from “See How
They Run”. The production
Playhouse Opens With See How They Ku r
Friday Night
Preparations are in full
swing for this week's open
ing at the Parkway Play
house. The season begins
this Friday night with the
farce-comedy, See How Th-ey
Run, and runs Saturday,
Monday and Tuesday. The
play is a rib-tickling story
about an American actress
who marries an English Vic
ar. The pot becomes ridiuu
lously involved when her
American actor friend shows
up on a week-end that the
Vicar is away. The actor is
mistaken for a visiting min
ister, when he dresses in
clerical garb. An escaped
prisoner-of-war adds to the
confusion when he a'so
the clerical garb. Ad
ding to the general chaos is
an old maid of the parish
and the actress’s Blshop
unc’e.
This production is directed
by the Managing Director of
the company, Ralph Kerns.
Mr. Kerns has been involved
in summer theater for many
years as well as being the
director of the young peo
ple’s theatre at the Univer
sity of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Familiar faces from last
year’s productions include
Lauren Woods m who ap
pears in this production as
the actress’s Bishop-uncle.
anas starred in num
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THE YANCEY RECORD
Barasvilla, N.C.
will be given Friday, Satur
day, Monday and Tuesday
erous productions during his
four years with the Park
way Plavhouse. Another re
turning actor is Bill Cwlkow
ski, who p’ays the prisoner
of-war, He stared as Lach
lem in the Hasty Heart last
season.
This season for the first
time the seats at the Play
house wi’l be reserved. This
means that to have the best
seat for the productions, It
Is adv'soh'e to call in advan
ce. It will also be nossibie to
reserve seats for the entire
season at anvtime. The Box
Office is open for reserva
tions from g-9 everyday ex
cept Sunday.
NOTICE
A meeting will be held on
Ju y 15 at the County Court
house in Burnsville for all
persons interested in Rural
Road Improvement. Points
of discussion will be rules
and regulations of the High
way Commission and what
can be done to improve our
of getting roads.
These points inc’udw discus
sions on right-of-way, point
system, hard topping, etc.
er
For information concern
ing the meeting contact Ouy
Boone Scotty Hughes or
John Burleson.
Didicotid To Tfci Proprtss Os Yoacty Comfy
nights at the Playhouse here
4-H’ers Make
Good Showing
There were 21 4H’ers, lead
ers and parents who attend
ed the Western District De
monstration Day at the West
Henderson High School in
Hendersonvl.le.
Yancey County 4-H’ers
participated in the demon
strations and the talent con
test.
Ramona Bowdltch won the
sewing demonstration and
received a blue ribbon.
Glenda Robinson was one
of the six girls to represent
the Western District in the
state contest tat Raleigh.
Daryl Boone was one of
the district winners on the
talent contest. Daryl played
the drums.
Claudette Wilson received
a b'ue ribbon in the Girl’s
Public Speaking Contest.
Marlene Mathis received a
blue ribbon in the poultry
barbecue demonstration.
Anita Hall participated in
the dairy foods demonstra
tion and received a red rib
bon.
Vickie Lynn Btyles receiv
ed a red ribbon in the egg
cookery demonstration.
Alice Thomas participated
in the vegetable use dem.
and received a white ribbon.
Darius Robertson and Mor
ris Byrd participated in the
talent contest.
The winner in e*ch demon
stration wl'l go to Raleigh
JuV 25-29 and compete for
state honors.
Thursday, July 14, 1966
Yancey Boys Attend Camp
At Valle Crucis
“It was just like one big
happy family. . . ” said
camper Johnny Byrd with
arms outspread. He was de
scribing tne fcur weeks’ ex
perience of 25 Yancey Coun
ty boys aged 10-14 who at
tended Camp Broadstone in
Valle Crucis, N. C., under
the sponsorship of W.A.M.
Y. Community Action, Inc.
The boys were picked up
on June 11 by camp buses
and taken to the 53 acre
site 5 mi’es southwest of
Boone where they were set
tled in their cabins and in
troduced to the camp by
Appalachian state Teachers
College personnel and coun
se ors who are responsible
for its operation. And ex
citement reigned on Monday
when the boys came home
and were picked up by par
ents and Friendly Home Vis
itors to tell of all that tided
the four weeks In between.
The purpose of the cmo is
stated “to provide education
al and otherwise beneficial
experiences to chi’dren who
will benefit most from them”
Th's purpose was fulfilled
according to the boys. They
abundance of food “more
even when we
en'oyed the sch&tf 1
hours of remedial education
at the Elementary School of
Appalachian State Teach ers
College. “We got to change
casses like in high school”
said David and Drennon
Henson. Special tutoring
sessions were also held be
fore supper each night.
Bringing immunizations up
to date, checking eyes and
teeth and any other psysical
problems was a part of camp
life. Many of the chi dren
received g’asses and had
dental work done—all free
of charge to the parents.
Organized softball with
team competition seems to
have been the favorite
—though Johnny Byrd from
Three Quarter Creek proud’y
disp ays a shiny Ist class
swimming badge. ! -
The Saturday night movies
the group singing a->d the
story-telling were c’imaxed
by a trip to Role'eh for the
boys an evening at Horn in
the West, and perham most
exciting of all—a ride on
Tweetsie, resplendent old
timer, complete with black
smoke and Ind'an attack.
Things prov'ded bv the o
camp included b'annets,
sheets (which the Carolina
Hemlock Junior Women’s
Club of Burnsville helped to
provide), towels, toothpaste
and brushes, gym shoes and
suits, school supplies, and
books, stationery and stamps
daily laundry service, all
sports equipment, all trans
portation, all meals, and 50
cents a week spending mon
ey. And out of this has come
Nvabtr Forty Six
more excitement and more
happiness than that gener
ated by 50„000 fans of the
pennant-winning team in a
Wor d Series. These boys
have been somewhere; they
have done something; and
they wanted to tell about it.
On Sunday, July 17 at
2:20 p, m. twenty-five (or
more) girls in the ten to
fourteen a°re group will be
leaving f~r Broadstone to add
some of the same experien
ces to thir livs—and to them
the b'-ys say—We wish we
were there.
Earl Robinson, son of Mrs.
Ceo Robinson, of Mitchell
Branch, one of the 25 boys’
who attended Camp Broad
stone at Valle Crucis. He is
wearing new glasses bought
for him at the camp.
Local Talent
Sought For
'Our Town’
Local talent is being soli
cited for one of the plays to
be produced at' the Parkway
Playhouse here scon, accord
ing to an announcement
made by the director this
week.
Tryouts for local talent to
appear in the production of
“Our Town” will be held at
the Playhouse Saturday af
ternoon, Juy 16, .at 1:30
o’clock’ Several adults will
be needed for the production
as we ! i as two children, a
hoy and a girl’
“Our Town” was giv,en at
the Playhouse about twenty
years ago under the direc
tion of W. R. Taylor, with
several local people t*ktn g
part. Mr. Taylor will direct
the pay this season and
has requested that he get as
many of the same persons as
possible for the production.
“Our Town” is scheduled
for July 29 and 30, and Aug
ust 1 and; 2.