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Volume 3l jf~. A scene from ’The Pied Piper Os Hamelin’ PIED PIPER ' PLAYS TO PACKED HOUSE Friday night’s producton of “THE PIED PIPER OF HAME LIN” at the Parkway Playhouse given by children of Burnsville Elementary School, played to a packed house on Friday night. It was thoroughly enjoyed by both young and old. The crildren did a wonderful job of actng. The c stumes (period 1294) were most colorful and beautifully made. A great deal of credit should go to Mr*. Bill Hess and her Committee FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ACCEPTS PLANS FOR NEW CHURCH PLANT Plain for ;v new Baptist CHnrch plant here were accepted by the church membersh p last Sunday morning without dissent. Two meetings were held with the archtects for explanation of the plans and for questions by the Building Committee and church members. On Monday night last week the various com mittees making up the total Building Committee met w'th two members of the firm of Wilber, Kendrick, Workman and Warren, arch tects of Charlotte. Following the hour-long meeting, a motion was passed by the Kj m -ct ~ m *~ — %3k* '*» ’ j&Bk ■**%% yr FI'RST BAPTIST CHURCH THE YANCEY RECORD Burnsville, N.C. for the work and skill that went into the making of them. The sets, under the supervision of Mr. Kenneth Laughrun, were in our opinion absolutely perfect. No less credit should go to all who worked so faithfully and well in making this a perfect evening for the viewers as well as the actors and this could in clude practically every member of the Burnsville Elementary P.T.A. In order to give all the child group to accept the exterior and floor plans presented, and to present the plans to the church. On Wednesday night the en tire church membersh : p was in vited to attend a covered dish supper to see and d scuss the plans with the architects. A large number so the Church’s members were present. Much more planmng need to be made by both the architects and the build'ng committee be fore the bids are let. However, it was thought by some that ac tual work on the new structure will begin ip the late summer. Dedicated To The Progress Os Yancey County ren of the aerool an opportunity to attend “The Pled Piper” a repeat performance was given Monday afternoon for all the children. IHiss Reeve Receives Citation The Moravian Seminary for G ris in Bethlehem, Pennsylva ain, the oldest girls’ boarding school in the U. S., is celebrat ing its 225th anniversary this year. At the Anniversary Convo cation Awards dinner on May 6, Joan Reeve received a cita tion for outstanding accomplish ments in music. Miss Reeve holds an M. A. degree in music from the University of Pennsyl vania ( and is also a member of the American Guild of Organists. She was a winner of gold med als and other awards in the IMI and 1963 National Piano Record ing competitions; has given re citals in many ciities, including Asheville, N. C. and has saved as music director of the Park way Playhouse. She is presently on the faculty of Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa. Thursday, May IS, 1967 WAMY WITHDRAWS NEWSPAPER PROPOSAL Leonard Ray Killed In Vietnam Information was received Tues day that Leonard Ray, son of Mrs. James Ray of Rt. 5, Bur nsville, and the late Mr. Ray, was killed in action in South Viet Nam. Mrs. Ray was informed that her son lost his life Tuesday morning around 4 a. m. Leonard entered the Army ap prox'mately nine months ago, and has been in Viet Nam since March 1. His wife, the former Miss Shirley Wheeler, lives in Spruce Pine. The service Man’s body will arrive here within seven to ten days, Mrs. Ray was advised. Poppy Day, Niay 21 “Poppy Day" will be observed throughout the U. S. on Satur day, May 27. The Auxiliary of the Earl Horton Post American Legion is sponsor'ng the sale of poppies in Burnsville throughout the day. Funds real zed from the sale of the poppies go to help disab led veterans and their families. The popp'es are the wrk of patients in Veterans’ Hospita's. Have your change handy and be generous in helping th's very worthwhile cause. We said “change” but why not make it “folding money”? feet’s help our veterans who are trying so hard to help themselves. WKYK Completes Construction A new communication med a in Burnsville will soon become a reality. Radio Stotion WKYK has completed construction and has applied to the Federal Com munication Commission fqj in spection and program authority. WKYK will operate w'th cfj thousand watts of daytime pow er. with a clear channel ot 1540 KC. WKYK Studios, offices and tronsnrtter are located on East Main St. Extension Burnsville. Operations are expected to be r'n ]?»(e this month. Mr. Childress, a veteran broad caster for fifteen years, attend ed school in Mt. Airy, N. C., and is also a graduate of Elkins Institute of Radio and Electron ics in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Childress will serve as V. P„ General Manager and Chief Engineer. Mrs. Childress, also of Mt. Airy and a graduate of Mt. Airy H'gh School, will serve as Secretary and bookkeeper of Burnsville Broadcast'ng, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Childress and the r two young sons Terry and Timmie) now reside at Mica ville. Number Thirty-Eifht Mr. W. H. Plemmons, Presi dent of W.A.M.Y. called a meet ing of its off cers and directors, wh:ch was held in headquarters office in Spruce Pine Thursday night, the 11th, for further dis cuss on of a proposal submitted to the Office of Economic Op portunity in Washington for an experimental commun cations project in the nature of a weekly newspaper for low income resi dents in the four counties Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey. The project as proposed would provide a weekly news paper free to about 8,000 fami lies in the four county area. This meeting was brought about by the great amount of cr t'c'sm of the project by news media, interested citizens in the area and people throughout the country. After a discussion of about forty-five minutes, Dean Chri sawn, Director from Yancey County, made the motion that the proposal be w'thdrawn. The motion was seconded by Robert Helmle, Director from Burns ville. Upon being out m a tfig'tftoron BmeOlto 6 in favor of withdrawal of the pro-' posal. Revival At Faith Fellowship Fhith Fellowship Baptist Chur ch announces special evangelis tic services beginning at 7:30 each evening May 19-21 with Dr. Fred Afman from Green ville, S. C. Dr. Afman has been a member of the religion facul ty at Bob Jones UniversJty since 1946. He was graduated from Bob Jones Univers ty with the bachelor of arts degree in and the master of arts de gree in 1947. He earned his doc u.dte in me field of Old Testa ment in June, 1966. An ordained minister of the Gospel, Dr. Afman also has ser ved as pastor of the Church of the Open Door in Spartanburg, S. C., and the Jackson Memor ial Baptist Church of Campo bello, S. C. For several summers he directed Camp Reveal, a Christian youth camp sponsored by the City Rescue Mission of Evansville, Indiana. He has conducted many ev angelistic services and has been a frequent speaker at Bible con ferences throughout the Nation. He conducts a weekly Bible study on WMUU and WMUU-FM, the BJU commercial radio sta tions. This . summer Dr. Afman will conduct a party on a tour of the Holy ,Land. He is the author of the sylla bus used in the Old Testament survey courses at Bob Jones University and at several other Christian institutions. The members of Faith Fellow si! p Bapt : st Church and their pastor, Rev. Charles L. Kistler, invite you to share the blessings of these services. Faith
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