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SI,OOO F. H. 4. GRANT
APPROVED FOR COUNTY
Approval of a S7,DM Farmer*
Home Administration grant for
Yancey County, North Carolina,
to promote eff c ent and orderly
development of water and sew
er systems in rural communities
was announced today by Con
gressman Roy Taylor of the
llth District.
Congressman Taylor sa d that
the Comprehensive Water and
Sewer Systems Planning Grant
will provide informat'on to avoid
overlapping, duplicator, under
design, or overdesign of the
water and sewn- facilities that
will be constructed in rural Yan
cey County.
The plans financed by the Far
mers Home Admin stratioa
grant will cover ail of Yancey
County with the exception of
towns with a popular on in ex
cess of 5,900 people. The plane
wll be developed by an engi
YANCEY DEMOCRATS l
REPUBLICANS SELECT
CANDIDATES
Five candidates for the fall
election were named Saturday
by Yancey County Democrats at
the annual convention here.
They were Fred Proffitt, dork
of superior court, incumbent
fl ag out unexpired term of
Lowe Thomas who resigned
shortly after being elected; Mrs.
Grace Ayers, incumbent, regie-,
ter of deeds; O. W. Dayton, in
cumbent, charman of county
commissioners, and Larry Byrd
and Frank Fox, commission
members.
Yancey is not under the North
Carol na Primary law, so the
above candidates, will oppose
the following Republicans in the
November elections.
THE YANCEY RECORD
neering Arm and w’U prefect
population growth with 1 provis
ions for other functions which
are essent al for orderly growth
of tha County.
Projections and provisions for
future growth will be made for
the next 5 to 10 years and for
the next 20 years or more. The
Comprehendve Water and Sew
er Plan w ll be developed in har
mony with future plans for
roads, schools, recreation*! foci
ities, private development of
land, agricultural, commercial,
and industr'al use.
By planning for orderly devel
opment of water and sewer sys
tems, the ent're Yancey County
population stands to gain by
ether direct or ind'roct benefit*.
The Chairman of the pleaninf
agency a Claude C. Vest, Bur
nsville, North Carolina.
Billy Wilson, clerk of superior
court; Wayne Peterson, register
of deeds; Dean Chrisawn, cha r
man of county commissioners;
and Earl Young and Wayne
Young, ranmiaaion members.
In other action Yancey Demi
nominated A. F. Blankenship,
I. E. Clevenger, Albert Edwards,
Garter Thomas and Ralph Sil
ver for the board of education.
The members will be cons dered
Cn the fall on tha state level.
New officers of the county
executive ccsnm t
tee include, Harlan Holcombe
chairman; Mj» Glenna Thomas,
vice chairman and Boyd Dey
ton, secretary.
Bunsville, N.C.
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Rev. Stephen Woodward
Stephen
Weed ward To
Deliver Sunrise
Service
Plans have been completed
far the county-wide Easter Sun
jr'se Service, to be held on the
square in Burnsville at 0:30 a.
m. Sunday morning.
Pastors from the dfferent
churches wIH preside over the
service. Rev. Stephen B. Wood
ward, pastor of Newdale Pres
byterian Church w U deliver the
sermon. A crmb ned choir Iran
all the churches will provide the
music. A public address ajnUm
wM be <n uee, and win he in
stalled through the courtety of
Mr. Lee Childress and Radio
Station WKYK. Mr. Helton Oar
mchael ie in charge of arrange
ments. Traffic will be handled
by the Boy Scouts. Seats will be
provided for all.
In case of inclement weather
the service will be held in First
Baptist Church.
Tbvrsday, April 11, 1968
PARKWAY PLAYHOUSE
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FROM STUDENTS
GREENSBORO The Park
way Playhouse, offering sum
mer stock for college credit and
up to seven hours of accredited
college courses to college and
hgh school drama students, is
ready to begn its 22nd year from
July 2 to August 21.
About 35 college students and
five to seven high school *►-
prentices will perform in and
produce s x shows in the Bur
nsville playhouse, operated as
an extension of the theatre pro
f»m at the University of North"
Carolina at Greensboro.
Managng directors for this
year's activities are Gordon
Pearlman, as instructor in the
UNC-G Department of Drama
and Speech and dee gner-techni
cal drector for the UNC-G
and Lauren K. Woods, of the De
part tent of Fine Arts at Mon
mouth College.
“We feet me Parkway Play
house gives drama students aa
opportunity that they could not
Cat elsewhere In tha ansa be*
muse they wll not be compet
ing with professionalls, and Hup
w’U portent in several shows
wider five different directors,’’
•aid Pearlman.
Serving as assistant director
will be Gordon Benaett (ran
the Department of Drama at
the Un versity of Miami, Fla.
HerHkn Middleton, head of the
Department of Drama and
Speech at UNC-G, will be con
suit ng director. C. Robert Jones
from the Department of Drama
at Gardner-Webb College will
be guest drector.
This season will provide stud
ent exper ence as well as audi
ence appehl wih the (days to be
presented: “Look Homeward
Angel." July 12-13, 15-16; "Tbs
Fantastiks," July 19-30, 23-23;
“Charley's Aunt," July 2047.
20-30; “Skin of Our Teeth,"
Aug. 13, M; "Barefoot in the
Park,” Aug. 9-10, 12-13; and
“Music Man,” Au*. 10-17, 1* 21.
Students will perform all ro’es
except two; Mutt Burton at
Reidsville and Blanche Kell/ of
Burnsville will perform in “Look
Homeward Angel.”
The physcal p’fent at Path
way Playhouse has seen sums
improvements this year wih
*25,000 from the 1907 legislature
allowing the re-modeling of the
two dona tories and all new
lighting equ pment for the play
house. The plant includm a
fully-equipped playhouse aaat-
Jag m w<th a forge, new ktep
for women, props and eouhuus
work. A rehearsal hall and eM
etaria art also included oa ttw
grounds, oo wall aa a rlarnwaw
building and ah apartment
house.
Tha year the outdoor theatre
next to the playhouse wll be
utilized for one summer produc
tion, according to Pearlman.
The theatre seats about 304
persons.
Student are urged to apply
before the end of tha month la
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Ngßibtr Thirty - Two
Gordon Pearlman, Parkway
Playhouse, care of UNC-G De
partment of Drama and Speech.
“We are look ng for the type
of student who is interested in '*
gett ng exper ence in the thea
tie and who is really interested
in perform ng," , expla ned
Pearlittan. He said that an equal
mixture of male and female
performers is be'ng sought.
Among the courses offend
are stage makeup, roles and
scenes, experimentaticn, a: i
production. Scholarsh ps anti as
6'stantships are available, n
format on about the sdwu.r
ships and fees may be obte -x\
from Pearlman.
Services To
Begin At Fir*i
Baptist Church
Hh
A week’s revival services will
beg n at First Baptist Church
Sunday evening, April 14, at
7:30 to continue each night
through Frday, and each morn
ing Monday through Friday
from 7:00 • 7:25 a. m. The morn
ing services w'U be followed by
a snack hrehkfmt. The morning ’
servces w H be recorded far
play-back later on the morning
devotional hour at 9:15 over
WKYK. The final aerv ce of the
revival will be Sunday morning,
April 21.
The visiting evangelist w’U be
Dr. Jchn H. Jeffers, pastor es
Hie F rat Bapt at Church of Au
burn, Ala. Dr. Jeffers is an out
standing Baptist leader in the
aheto of Alabama, hav ag safer
test fall booa awarded a D. D.
Dagrat from Judaon Cofeaga,
the Baptist Women s CoOegs of
both Howard College in Birmfa*.
Mam, Ala., and Southern Baptat
Seminary in Louisville. Ky.
Dr. Jeffers, born in Glencoe.
Alabama, is married to the for
mer Jeanette Thomason of Tar
rant, Alabama They have four
sons and one daughter.
In preparation for the revival, -
cottage praysr mcetngs were
held in sx -Manes on April 10
at 7:3* p. m.
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