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afeTHEkYAMCEY; RECORDM VI ICE Volume 33 13™ ANNUAL MT. MITCHELL fdfasf By Carolyn Yuziuk Thousands of people from all over the country are licading for Burnsville once again to attend the Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fo.sti val which is held annually on the Burnsville Town Square .This exciting event has become one of the most entertaining to be found anywhere. For two full days, the Sth am! ‘'th ot August, Irotn !0 . in. until 5 p,. m. , ex hibits v. ill be belli, there will be. demon t rat ions by expert craftsmen, games and contests, folksongs, square dancing and every' other type of talent ima ginable - all scheduled in such a manner as to enable the visi - tor to enjoy all the wonderfu 1 events. Tlie 1 estival culminates at S:3O p. m. on Saturday when ..lIIL ODD ■-* coti l'l.l w ill Tie perforhVed by Ijje superb actors at the Park - w ay' PlayhpiLSe. • The Park#ay Playliouse star ted the Crafts Festival over 12 years ago to give local crafts men a chance to display and sell their crafts. The Fair grew to be such a huge event that in 1965 the Playhouse requested tin Yancey County'Chamber of Con unerce to assume sponsor ship, which they agreed to da ! shibitors at the festival come ODD C°'^ > L e Last night the Parkway Play house opened its fifth production of the season, Neil Simon's hi - larious comedy, TIIF ODD COUPLK.. My hat is off to the | ABC Store | | Defeated f X The ABC Store Issue was defeated in the August sth >1; election by 47 votes. Out of >•; y‘ the bOO registered voters in X Burnsville, 553 east the irhtl- >;j ;X lots. The vote was SI 5 against and 208 for the estab- v I;".; lishment of an ABC Store. * from Watauga, Avery, Mitchell and Yancey Counties and their displays and demonstrations in - elude wrought iron works, wood carvings, hand made dulcimers, pottery, chair making, lapilary, basket weaving, candles, lea - jjj^ w eT v % ~k Edd Presnell, Renowned Craftsman At Wood Carving Parkway Company for this shew, which is surely destined to be the hit of the season. The pro duction's fast pacing and wry humor kept the opening night audience in stitches. Lauren K. (Woody) Woods, no ncwccrrerto the Playhouse stage, and Bob Waldron are responsible for much of the play's success. Mr. Woods' Oscar is both sensitive and jovial, the perfect complement to Waldron's ner vous Felix with his comical idio syncracies. Marsha Gitkin and Carol Dreescn are alluring and believable as the two British playmates from u|«tairs. Other (cont'd on ] a t;ei 4) Thursday, August 7,1969 tlier work, spinning wheels, rug making, weaving, needlework, quilts, knitting, dolls and bon nets. 31 craftsmen have en tered their wares at the Festival tliis year. One special event in this year's Crafts Festivalwill JAJAB6RE.L Presented in conjunction with tire Crafts Fair is the 2nd An nual Yancey Youth Jamboree which will begin the night be fore the Festival. Mrs. Hubert Hayes, director of Mount a i n Youth Jamboree of Ashevillq will light a candle to get the Jamboree underway tonight, Au gust 7, at 7:30 p.m. and there will follow the most talented and expert folk dancing, squaredan cing, clogging, and singing the young people of Yancey County have to offer. Tonight will fea ture Ist tlirough 7th grade stu dents and tomorrow night at 7:30 p. m. our talented Bth thru 12th graders will give a like per formance. A Grand Champion Trophy will be awarded each night in addition to awards in several divisions: Folksong, folk ballad, religious singing, buck dancing, smooth square Western square dancing and be the Edd Presnells with their dulcimers. Mr. Presnell is a master craftsman at making dul cimers and has won manyribbons for his art. Mis. Presnell is well known for her impressive talent on this instrument and we are folk dancing. Certificates will be given to each participant in the Jamboree. The Edd Presnelk will be present with their dulci mers on Fridt.y night, August 8. All of the judging of the local talent will be done by judges of other counties. The judges arc: Mr. and Mrs. James Mallory of Union Seminary in Richmond, \h. who are very interested in folk music; Mr. Woody Rhodes of Arden, N.C,, who is a band di rector at T.C. Robertson High School, and his wife; Mrs. Anna Hancock of Asheville, who is a longtime associate of the Mt. Youth Jamboree; Mr. Artus Mo ser of the Parkway Playhousq who Note Os Thanks We appreciate Frank Moody's assistance with the art work X in this special Crafts Festival issue. -Ed. X Nnwbnr Forty-Eight looking forward to hearing her on Friday, August Bth, on the Square. Contests and games include the sack race, three-leg race, egg race, egg roll, horse shoe pitching, bicycle race ( bring your own bicycle ),egg throw'irg contest, hidden treasure search, knife throwing contest ( bring y'our own knife ), spitting con test (spit a seed), balloon blow*- ing contest, feather race, leap frog race and sweeping contest (sweep up ping pong balls). A trophy and prizes will be awardil ft inners. Also on tlie Square, the Yan cey County Country Store will be open for browsers of all ages to look and marvel at their uni-* que collection of antiques* and old timey items on display'; and the Chamber of Commerce wjll have Concession Stands, with ice cream, soft drinks and other re freshments, open during both days of the Crafts Fair.Tluy will be operated by Yancey County teenagers. A gala undertaking on Satur day, August 9th, will he a chicken Barbeque by the Cham ber of Commerce. As in past years, a6O foot Barbeque Pit will be set on the street in the (cont'd on page 4) has received wide recognition in the field of folk music and has recorded N.C. folk ballads; and Fred Koch, also of the Parkway Playhouse, who is well known in the theatre world. Approximately IGO young px>- ple will be in competition duriip the two nights. Many of them are returning again from last yeat Many more are making a first appearance. Bill Banks,lo cal businessman, will emcee tie program again this year. The Yancey Youth Jamboree is sponsored by the YanceyCbun ty Chamber of Commerce to attract attention to the talented (cont'd on page 4)
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