THE YANCEY RECORD
VOLUME 34
Singing And Fireworks To Mark July 4th
Yancey Countians have a
rare opportunity to join in a
good old fashioned In d e pen
dence Day celebration this
Saturday when George
one of the country's foremost
guitar players and folk singers,
will appear on the town square
in Burnsville to lead vis itors
and residents of this area in
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Mr. Key,
It Sure Does
Patriotism is not dead. In
fact, if sales of the American
Flag are any indication, it's
on the rise.
Flag manufactures around M
the country report increases of
40 to 70 per cent in sales of
Old Glory in the last year. The
demand has grown so fast, in
fact, that manufacturers can't
meet it.
William Spangler, an offi
cer of Dettra Flag Co. of Oaks,
Pa., put it this way: "Sales
are up 60 per cent over last
year. They could be up 100
per cent if we could supply %ni'
Even the government is hav
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Old Printed Material Sought For ETSU Archives
Anyone who may have
saved old boohs, ledgers, auto
graph books, journals, manu
script song books, hymn books,
collections, and other related
items of interest may now
find that their efforts to pre
serve a part of their family's
past will be appreciated by
historians, folklorists, teachers
and students.
These materials are being
sought by Virginia David, as
sistant paof—or of English at
East Teonw* State Universi
ty, who has received a grant
from the university's Research
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singing patriotic songs and folk
songs. The celebration will
begin at 7:30 p. m.
Mr. Britton, classical and
folk guitarist and singer o f
Philadelphia, Pa. ,head of the
Britton Music Studios with an
enrollment of around 300 stu -
dents, has delighted audiences
throughout the United St at es
Touring Youth Choir From First Baptist Church, Fordyce, Arkansas
Sacred Concert By Youth Choir
The Touring Youth Choir of the First Bap -
tist Church of Fordyce, Arkansas, under the
direction of Mis. Cline D. Ellis, accompanied
by Mrs. Jack Crowder, will sing a Sacred Con
cert in the Fist Baptist Church, Burnsville, N.
C., Sunday night, July 5, at 8:00 in the sanc
tuary of the church.
Ms. Ellis, the director, is the sister-in-law
of Ms. C. O. Ellis of Burnsville. Her
Rev. Cline Ellis, is pastor of Fist Baptist Chinch
in Fordyce, Arkansas, and led in a series of
printed materials that will be
useful to scholarly research.
Some people are careful to
preserve old bools that have
come down to them in the fa
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mily but many owners may '
not be aware of their presence
These materials are increasing
ly being destroyed. They
may be stored in the attic s
where they may be damaged by
rats, insects or destroyed by
fire. Even if they are discov
ered, the fragile papes axe
many times subject to the cur
ious fingers of children.
Because of sentimental at
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THURSDAY JULY 2,1970
Honor America Daw'
for the past 25 years. He has
been guest soloist with the Biit
adelphia Orchestra in concerts
at the famed "Academy Os
Music" and the outdoor Amphi
theatre, Robin Hood Dell.
In addition, he has records!
for the major motion picture
studios, and has published Folk
Mass and Ecumenical and Eco
times will not share them with
those who could use them in
research. Even if the owner
were willing to share thethe
scholars would have no way of
knowing about the books. So
if an owner wants to keep his
material but is willing to make
it available to researchers ,Mxs.
David will make records de -
scribing the material and giv -
ing the name of the owner and
place it on file in the archives
at ETSU which will be open
to the public and researchers.
Mrs. David says the archies
already hora good collection
of fblkldfo’ tongs and dialect*
logical Services.
The Girl Scouts of Yancey
County will be present in force
for "Honor America Day" and
an Honor Guard consisting of
one senior girl scout and three
Cadette scouts will present the
American Flag at the begin -
ning of the program.
After the group singing and
Revival services in the First Baptist Church hie
several years ago.
The choir is composed of Junior and Senior
High School students. The program they will
sing is a worship, evangelistic presentation
which has been planned to touch and changp the
lives of those to whom they sing. These are
dedicated Christian young people who sing to
glorify the Lord and project Him through a mes
sage in music. The public is cordially invited
to attend.
recordings.
One of the most interesting
items already collected in -
chide a ledger kept by a Sgt.
Slagle during the Civil War.
It tells about the movements
of troops of Company B of the
Tennessee Cavalry and includes
a roll of the names of men in
the company. There is also
a hand written song book that
is over 200 yean old.
Anyone who has an item to
donate or a lead she could fol
low up, may write Mas. David
at East Tennessee State Univer
sity or call her collect in Bris
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NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN
vocal and guitar solos by the
master guitarist, aspe ci al
treat has been planned for Yan
cey Countians and others who
may attend the celebration. A
gigantic fireworks display will
bring the program to a fitting
end.
Owners of The Yancey Re -
cord and Yancey County Coun
try Store, Ed Yuziuk and Capt.
George Downing, have contri
buted the fireworks for this
Fourth of July celebration. The
Burnsville Fire Department has
generously volunteered to assist
with the fireworks display and
will also have their truck stand
ing by on the square to guaran
tee a safe Fourth.
So bring a pillow or a blan
ket to the Village Ckeen i n
Burnsville on Independence Day
The festivities will begin at
7:30 p. m. when the Ya ncey
Girl Scout Honor Guard wi 11
present the American Flag.
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White Oak
Parade Set
The White Oak Creek Com
munity Club will hold its an
nual Fourth of July Parade and
Picnic again this year!
The younger members of
the community, Mends and
relations are now planning cos
tumes and floats for the parade.
They will gather at the
upper end of White Oak at
10:30 a. m. The Parade is to
start moving down toward Rte
80 at 11:00 a. m. ,tum around
and return to the Ramsey resi
dence. If your children or
group would like to take part
in the parade, please phone
Kore MeWhirter,67s-4559.
The adults are getting out
their favorite recipes for the
covered dish picnic. This will
be held, as usual, on Mary
Jane Ballew's lawn. (If you
need information on this part,
please phone Patricia Cooper
675-4271.) Mr. CarlEricson
and Jim Me Whirter are i n
charge of the watermelon cut
ting.
Also planned is a scavenger
hunt and soft ball game for the
active ones. For the young in
heart, there will be music and
Uagkg to Join in with or jot
to w|oy.
We hope that all White Oak
residents jivijl come and bring
their Mends.