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The Pied Piper off Homelin , played by Mark Warner, is showa
with the village children In a scene ffrom the forthcoming play.
BURNSVILLE ELEMENTARY TO PRESENT
’THE PIED PIPER’ FRIDAY NIGHT
The Burnsville Elementary
Schol P.T.A. is really pulling
together in the forthcoming pro
duction of “The Pied Piper of
Hamelin”, which is to take
place in the Parkway Playhouse
on Friday night at 8:00 o’clock.
The principal characters are
played by Mark Warren, Charles
Metcalf, Marsha Banks, Bobby
Byrd, Carolyn Allen, Marilyn
Laughrun, Harrison Tyner, Wes
ley Hensley and Janet Burhoe,
all from the 7th and Bth grades.
There are the villagers
Ronnie Biggerstaff, Dennis
Wooten, Sharon Cr sp, Paula
Woody, Elvira Choate, and Ag
nes Burhoe; also the village
THE CRUCIBLE’ SMOOTH
PRODUCTION
The young people and drama
coach of East Yancey have a
reputation for "rushing in where
angels fear to tread” in the.r
rejection of the'r yearly produc
tions. Two years ago ‘‘The
Diary of Anne Frank”; last year
‘‘Look Homeward Angel”, and
th s year “The Crucible”. The
manner in which the plays have
been carried out and the almost
professional acting of the cast
have proved that they knew
what it was all about.
This year’s product on, “The
Crucible”, by Arthur Miller,
was a smooth running produc
tion of a most difficult play for
a group of amateurs. The fact
that the subject and the acting
kept the attention and nterest
of a large audience for two
n ghts proves the ability of the
actors and the coaching staff—
Mrs. Elizabeth Westall assisted
by Ramona Bowditch, Student
D rector.
The play is based on the
Witchcraft Tr a’s in Fo'cm.
THE YANCEY RECORD
Burnsville, N.C.
children Ann Hess. Diane
Wamprer, Anna Warner, Lee
Warner, Vicki Edge, Julienne
Young, Sherrie Laughrun, Mare
Hunter, Mary Crisp, Gregory
Edge, Scott Carmchael, Mich
ael Moore, Randy Laughrun,
Jerry Lewis and Andrew Wamp
ler.
Kenneth Laughrun is heading
the mak ng of the sets, assisted
by Woody Finley, Helton Carmi
chael and Joe Crisp.
Bunny Bennett and Jean e Ray
are in charge of l'ghting. Cos
tumes were designed and made
by Mrs. Bill Hess, Mrs. D. H
Carmichael, and Mrs. Paul Lau
ghrun. Mrs. Garland Wampler
Mass., in the early days of col
on alsm. A West Indian slave,
“Tituba”, played by Irene Col
etta, is accused of tellng vodoo
tales to several children. The
parents accused the slave of
castng a spell cn the children.
The children in turn accused
several women of the commun
ity of witchcraft. This resulted
in the arrest and impr sonment
of approximately 150 people
mostly women, and death by
nc of 19.
Arthur Miller in h’s play mak
es the children, teen age girls,
led by Abigal Will ams, played
beautifully by Ramona Penland.
Abigal, who had been hav ; ng an
affair with a local squire, John
Proctor, played by John Pen
land, enraged by having been
> turned from the Proctor home
by John’s wife, Elizabeth, play
ed by Linda Wilson, and fnally
scorned by John, set cut to get
even, and was the ring Reader
in the accusations, hav'ng got
ten several of her girl friends
Dedicated To The Progress Off Yancey County
• and Mrs. Earl Young are in
charge of the props. Mrs. Jack
Edge has done a fne Job of
publicity and Ticket Sales. Mrs.
Wallace Edge heads the Pro
gram committee. Mrs. Paul Bg
gerstaff has done an outstand
ing job as Business Manager; as
have Mrs. Joe Young and Mrs.
Hubert Justice in the Make-up
Department.
And what in the world would
you do without the Directors.
Mrs. Joe Warner, ass sted by
Mrs. T. M. Tyner. Mrs. D. I.
Burhoe, Mrs. Ed Hunter and
Mrs. Jack Biggerstaff have done
a wonderful job of drecting,
as you will see by com ; ng to the
Parkway Playhouse Friday night
at 8:00 p. m. We assure you it
will be an evening well spent.
- in on the act.
The a'most flawless acting of
the entire cast reflects the ab
ility of Mrs. Westall, as well as
the talent shown by the students.
It would be hard to say wh : ch
of the characters played the
lead, since several had promin
ent parts.. We have already
mentioned John. Penland, Ram
ona Penland, Linda Wilson and
Irene Coletta. Other prominent
parts were played by John
Wheeler as Rev. Samuel Par
ris, Sandra McMahan as Mrs.
Ann Putnam; Larry Brewer as
Thomas Putnam; Sharon Young
as Mercy Lewis; Vrginia Bod
ford as Mary Warren (whose
testimony played a prominent
part in the trials, but who later
denied her testimony and joined
up with Abigail. Rebecca Nurse,
played by Ida Jane Maney, play
ed a strong role, as did Gary
Presnell as Giles Corey; Dean
Hicks as Rev. John Hale, Mke
Silver as Francis Nurse; Ken
neth Nelson as Ezekiel Cheever,
Sheriff; Keth Harris as John
Willard; Dennis Howell as Judge
Hathome; Jerry C evenger as
Deputy-Governor Danforth; De
na Brooks as Sarah Good: and
last but not least Claudette Wl
son as Betty Parris, the g ! rl
Thursday, May 11, 1967
DR. GRAHAM, SARGENT
SHRIVER TO VISIT AREA
Roy Ray
To Head U.F.
Organization
A* a luncheon meetng held
at Blue Ridge Cafeteria Tuesday
at noon, Roy Ray was elected
to'head the Yancey United Fund
organization for 1967. Dr. Gar
land Wampler was named as
V ce-Chairman of the organiza
tion.
Paul Wooten, manager of West
co Telephone Company, was
named as chairman of Fund
Drive this year. He is active
in Scouting, Lions Club and oth
er civic and church affairs here.
Renamed to offices in the
Yancey County United Fund or
gan zation were Mayor R. K.
Helmle, secretary, and Arney
Fox, treasurer.
Oscar Anderson, F eld Repre
sentative for Carolinas United,
attended the meetng and out
-1 ned seme of the ahns for ft|i
year. He presented Dr. Wampler
a plaque for his work as head
of the organization in the county
last year. Another plaque was
to be presented to Rev. John
Powers for his work as chair
man of the Fund Drive last
year. Rev. Powers was not pre
sent at the meeting, however.
who started it dll by claiming
to be bewitched.
Credit would also go to the
P'-oDert'es Committee, Chair
maned by Robert Young and
Jean Holcombe; the Costume
Committee, Lynn Butner, Chair
man, and Anita Angl'n, Co-
Chairman; Make-up, headed by
Deanna Parker, Cha’rman and
Glenda Rob ; nson, Co-Chairman;
Light ; ng, David G lleT>'e and
Continued back page
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Oscar Anderson, F'eld Repre
sentative for Cantinas United,
making a presentat on of a
plaque to Dr. Garland Wampler,
Pa-t President of the Yancey
Number Thirty -Seven
Dr. Billy Graham and Sargent
Shriver, Director of the Office
of Economic Opportunity, an
nounced plans Tuesday to tour
some of the community action
projects in Avery County that
are being operated by W.A.M.Y.
Communty Action, Inc.
The tour is aimed at giving
Dr. Graham a first hand look
at how the community action
program is being operated, ac
cord ng to Herbert Drainer,
Public Affairs Director of OEO.
Dr. Graham has been interest
ed in meeting with Shriver for
some t me, Dramer said, and
the two are expected to confer
on how churches can most ef
fectively be involved in anti
poverty efforts.
After the tour, Dr. Graham
and Shriver are expected to
speak at the Toe River Commun
ity Center in western Avery
county, which is located in the
old Toe River School.
Local W.A.M.Y. officials sa : d
they were pleased with the news
of the visit, which had been in
the making for about a month
and a half.
cb"f<-Ves ! n this area
have been gettng deeply invol
ve . n t.,e community acc.on ef
fort in the past few months,
sad W.A.M.Y. Director Ernest
Eppley, “and we are pleased to
learn of Dr. Graham’s deep in
terest in helping our low- ncome
citizens f.nd a better way of
life.
“Naturally we are also pleas
ed that W.A.M.Y. was chosen
as the site of this tour by Dr.
Graham and Mr. Shriver." Ep
pley concluded.
Although no final schedule for
the tour has been announced,
the public meet ng at which Dr.
Graham and Shrivers are expect
ed to speak should take place
about 3 p. m. Saturday at the
Toe R ver Center, according to
W.A.M.Y. officials.
County Un : ted Fund. Paul Woot
en, looking on, is chairman of
this year's United Fund Cam
paign.