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Shown obove ore members of the Youth 1
Symphony Orchestra They ore left to
right: Bassoon, Billy Cheek, 12 Yrs. old;
Ray Dunton, 2nd Violin, 12 yrs. old;
and Cello, Barbara, Tuant, 12.
YOUTH SYMPHONY TO
GIVE CONCERT APRIL 15
The Asheville Youth Symph
ony Orchestra, directed by Jam
es E. Fisher of Asheville, will
give a children’s Concert in the
gymnasium of the Burnsville Ele
mentary School at ten o’clock
Saturday,. April 15th.
The concert is sponsored by
Girl Scouts of Yancey County
and their leaders.. ,„
There are 40 children in the
band, all of elementary school
age, and is a part of the Ashe
ville Symphony Society. The
music played by the band, is li
mited to short, sprightly pieces
that can be appreciated by all
children as well as adults.
The orchestra appeared in the
Burnsville school last year, and
was well attended and much
appreciated.
In preparation for the concert,
the schools are getting the child
ren oriented by playing symph
ony recordings and wnrk : ng on
research projects in the field of
music. In order to encourage
attendance, Mr. Hunter, Princi
pal of the Burnsville Elementary
School, has promised the class
with the best attendance a spec
ial social event. Let us that
other principals and teachers
will be equally as interested and
encouraee the'r students to take
advantage of this opportunity to
hear some really fine music,
played by children their ace,
and on. 1 a level that can be ap
preciated by them.
There will be no admission
charge. The county school acti
vity bus will be availab’e for
transportation, but arrangements
for its use will have to N» made
through Mr. Justice’s office.
Members of the orchestra w'll
arr've by chartered bus, and
win be served lunch in the scho d
cn'etm-'a before returning to
Asheville.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County
Burnsville, N.C.
Renfro,
Member of
Airlift Wing
CHARLESTON, S. C. - A U. S.
Air Force flight engineer from
Green Mountain, N. C., is a
member of the airlift wing cited
for setting an unofficial world's
record for low-altitude airdrops
by C-161 Lockheed Starlifter
aircraft.
Master Sergeant William S.
Renfro, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William S. Renfro, Sr. of Rt. 2,
Green Mountain, supported the
437th Military Airlift Wing at
Charleston, AFB, S. C., in its
recent test airdrop of 34 tons of
cargo.
The payload, a string of 28
loaded pallets connected by cab
les, was paradropped from a
500-foot altitude at 160 miles per
hour. The cargo hit a 120-foot
square bullseye on the Starlift
er’s initial flight over the tar
get zone.
Wing members conducted the
test—part of a demonstration
for a Military Airlift Command
(MAC) htadquarters inspection
team—to prove the vast poten
tial of the huge new C-141. The
test, combined with other capa
bilities demonstrated by the ser
geant’s unit, brought the wing a
soccessful rating from MAC
headquarters observers.
Sergeant Renfro's wing was
the f ! rst unit on the East Coast
to fly th C-141 on operational
minsions.
Thursday APRIL 6, 1967
Town Election
To Be Held
IHay 2
The Town Board of Burnsville
has announced that the bi-annual
election of mayor and commis
sioners will be held in the Town
Hall on Tuesday, May 2nd.
The town board has appointed
Ed Banner as registrar for the
election. Registration books for
new qualified voters will be op
en for seven days beginning
Friday, April 14„ from 9 a. m.
to 5 p. m., except Sunday, and
except Saturday, April 15, when
the books will be open until 9 p
m. On Saturday, April 15, regis
tration will be at the Town Hall.
On other days the books will be
open at Mr Ed Banner’s home
on Pensacola Road.
Challenge day will be on Sat
urday, April 22, on which day
challenges may be entered from
9 a. m. until 3 p. m. at the Town
Office.
Under the election laws of
North Carolina governing mu
nicipal elections, candidates are
not limited to those nominated
by mass meetings. Candidates
may file to have the ; r names on
Ore ballot up until noon on Sat
urday, April 22.
The resolution of the town
board covering further details
of the flection is posted in the*
town office.
Miss King,
Winner
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Miss Katy King, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. King of
Burnsville, has the honor of sell
ing 136 boxes of Girl Scout cook
ies during the cookie drivei last
month.
This is the third year Katy
has sold over 100 boxes of Girl
Scout cookies. She is a member
of the Junior Girl Scout Troop,
under the leadership of Mrs.
Ben Banks and Mrs. Gerard
Butner.
Katy will receive a pin and
award for her good work in
selling cookies for her troop. As
far as is known she sold more
cookies than any other Scout
in the county this year.
PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE
WILL OPEN JULY 18
After a highly-successful som
mer last year, the Parkway Play
house at Burnsville, N. C. will
reopen July 18th for another
season of summer stock thea
tre, under the management of
Ralph Kerns, of the Drama and
Speech Department of the Uni
versity of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
The UNC-G sponsorslvp was
resumed last season after a hia
tus of several weeks. The Play
house opened in 1947 under the
directorship of the school when
it was Woman’s College of the
University. Raymond Taylor,
head of drama at W. C., was in
charge of tthe first season. Tay
lor returned to Parkway last
summer to direct a 20th anniver
sary production of OUR TOWN,
which he had directed during
the ’47 season. Recently the new
Drama and Speech building at
UNC-G was named in honor of
Mr. Taylor.
Parkway has a unique objec
tive in its operation. It offers
courses in Drama to drama and
speech majors while giving them
actual experience in working on
stage and backstage in summer
stock plays. Classes are taught
by instructors from various col
leges and univers ; t es, and dra
ma majors from different areas
of the U. S. are given an oppor
tunity to work together. Last
summer students from s : x states
and the District o f Columbia
made up the company.
Credit for courses is given
through UNC-G’s Extension Di
vision. Seven courses and a high
school dramat’cs course are
being offered this summer. As
many as six semester hours
may be taken. Prospective col
lege students, undergraduate and
graduate college students may
enroll, as well as in-service tea
cher’s who need added credits.
The high school dramatics cour
se is open for next-year’s sen
iors. Information concerning
courses is conta : ned in the sum
mer session bulletin, obta : nable
from the Director, Summer Ses
f’on, UNC-G, Greensboro, N. C.
27412
Applications from prospective
high school or college students
are be : ng received now, and the
deadline is set for April 15. Those
accepted will be notified by May
1. Interested students may write
the Parkway Plavhouse, care of
UNC-G for a brochure about the
summer. Tuition covers room,
board and fees for courses. A
limited number of scholarships
and four technical ass<stantsh ; os
are available. In addition to the
375-seat Playhouse, one of the
best in the country, there are a
large scene shop, a dormitory,
a cafeteria, and a staff residence
Five plays are to be presented
at Parkway this summer, with
opening night on July 28 when
POOLS PARADISE by Phillip
King will be presented. This is
the successor to SEE HOW
THEY RUN which is also by Mn
King and proved to be the per
NUMBER THIRTY-TWO
feet opener a year ago. Then on
succeeding weeks a new show
wilT je presented each Friday,
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday.
Staff will again include, in ad
dition to Mr. Kerns, Gordon
Bennett, of the University of
Miami, Fla., who will return for
his 20th year, with Uarkway;
Lauren K. Woods 111, of Mon
mouth Coollege, N. J., return
ing for his fifth season; and
James Thomas of Mars Hill (N.
C.) College, who has worked
with the playhouse in previous
years. Technical and backstage
staff will complete the Parkway
roster,
Presnell
Selected For
Governor’s
School
Hk 18
Gary Lester Presnell, a junior
at East Yancey High School, has
been selected to attend Gover
nor’s School in Winston-Salem
this summer. Gary, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Presnell of
Newdale, was selected on the
basis of his academic achieve
ment, particularly in the field
of science. To be selected to at
tend Governor’s School is a
great honor for any boy or girl,
but in our opinion even more so
in Gary’s case, who has from
birth been visually handicapped.
In spite of this handicap, Gary
has led a very normal life. He
is an honor student, and has
been me throughout his high
school career. He is interested
in all extra-curricular activities.
«nd finds time to play "The
Grapes of Wrath”, a combo
made up of 4 East Yancey High
School boys, and a twelve year
old boy from Mkaville Elemen
tary School.