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Sybil Rosen, Mike toyne in ‘Teafiouse arm August Moon’
By Carolyn Yuziuk
Yancey County had a bang
up, old fashioned Fourth of
July Saturday when reside nts
and visitors turned out in large
numbers for a patriotic singing
Parade And Picnic Well Attended
By Kore McWhirter
The promised rains did not
come, so over 130 spectators
from the South Toe Area and
beyond clustered on the edges
of White Oak Creek road as the
6th Annual Fourth of July Par
ade marched by.
Our country's flag,cf course,
led the column, carried by
Doug Ballew and "police" es
cort Peter McWhirter. Next
came the Queen of White Oak
and her attendants: Diane Lof
tis, Keith Biddi- ai d Eugena
King. They w ei; . ollowed by
the court jesters and clowns..
some leading their dogs. Clowns
and jesters were Patricia Ballew,
Moses and Joseph Awe (of Kor
ea), Mask Mabe, Audle Loft is,
and Steve Ramsey.
The Christian Endeavor Float
held three lovely young ladi e s
Kim Wsstall, Tina Harrison aid
Vivian Robinson. Sylvia lass
Independence Day Celebration Draws Large
Crowd To Burnsville Town Square
Loftis tossed candies to children
watching.
Another float carried Candy-
Stripers Linda Carol and Vicky
Gurley attending to the needs of
well bandaged Dennis Grindstaff
and Larry Ballew.
Deborah Harrison had a live
ly crew of headstarters under
her care in the next float: Jer
ome Harrison, Mark Harr
and Benjie Thomas.
Driving tricycles, toy irac -
tors and trucks were Eric Vess,
Derrick Murphy, Kent and Kirk
Biddix.
Uncle Sam was there,
driving John Ramsey Sr! s trac
tor. The Statue of Liberty on
the float looked surprisingly like
Laura Lee Kinchloe.
Pop Warner's car was decor
ated in honor of. anti -pollution
Occasionally Billy Fairchild
jumped out to pick up trash
#% £ -
and fireworks display on the
Burnsville town square. Him -
dreds of spectators atte n ded
the "Honor America Day"cele
bration. *
The program, enjoyed by
THURSDAY, JULY 9,1970
Parkway Playhouse Opens
With Hilarious Comedy
By Carolyn Yuziuk
A real treat is in store for
anyone who attends the Park -
way Playhouse for its opening
play of the 1970 season, "Tear
house of the August Moon". It
will be hard for the players to
surpass their performances in
this hilarious comedy during
the rest of the season. You've
heard that before? Well, be
lieve it, or you'll miss a won
derful evening of entertainmait
Steve Seyfried, as Sakini,
couldn't be cast in a role more
suited to his talents. As the
Japanese interpreter (you may
remember Marlon Brando in
the movie role) he is terrific
and nearly steals the show in
all his scenes.
Captain Fishy is played by
Mike Coyne, whom you may
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in tii® 1969 season of the Park-
youngsters and "oldsters"alike,
began with a brief speech by
Bob Helmle, former Mayor of
the City of Burnsville. The
Girl Scout Flag Ceremony fol
lowed, as the Cadette Scouts,
along the parade route. Jimmy
Fairchild "policed" the area on
his Trash Cop bike.
Juanita and Marquita Harri -
son of Girl Scout Troop 19 car
ried the North C arolina flag.
Angie Robinson in her uniform
carried the flag of troop 19.
The family of Wm. Tuller
waved flags from all windows
of their well-decorated car.
Rock Creek was represented
by Claude Vess's red-white and
blue microbus and Francis Mur
phy on an appropriately colored
tractor.
Floats were driven by Fred
Loftis, Woodrow Kinchloe John
ny Johnson, Earl Gurley and
Clarence Harrison.
Many stayed for a well pro -
visioned picnic on Mary Jane
Ballew's shady lawn.
It was pronounced a success
ful day by all.
way Playhouse. Mike does well
as the earnest young Captain
who is trying to make good on
his assignment and is embar -
rassed to have a Geisha (played
by Sybil Rosen) presented to
him as a gift. Throughout the
play he is besieged by such
problems and turns in a good
performance.
Sybil Rosen makes a beauti
ful Geisha, and her dance is
one of the highlights of the
play.
Others in the cast deserve
mention and certainly contri -
bute much to the hilarity .of
the performance. Would you
a goat helps too!
Costumes are believable -
tiie Geisha costume is superb
Susan Tucker is responsible fcr
costuming this year as in the
lighting, by Paul Bowen,is
in full uniform, presented the
American Flag. Sherri Banks
was flag bearer, LuAnn Banks
and Sharon Presnell were the
color guards and Pat Holcorrfce
gave the orders from the plat
form and led the spectators in
the Pledge of Allegiance. The
girls are all rising senior Girl
Scouts. Then, with the flag
on display, everyone unit ed
in singing "America The Beaut
iful" and "This Land Is Our
Land".
Mrs. Joan Reeve, one of
the sponsors of Music In The
Mountains, gave a short his
tory of its beginning and plans
for its future before introdu -
cing the featured guest,Georjp
Britton, celebrated guitarist
and singer from Philadelphia.
Mr. Britton,who with se
veral assistants teaches folk
guitar and classical guitar to
mare than 300 students in the
Britton Music Studios, Phila -
delphia, began his concert in
a warm and humorous manner.
He performed many songs with
audience participation, includ
ing some old favorites such as
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot? hid
"Down By The Riveaide". A
song about pollution, which Mr.
Britton composed, was an im
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NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT
used in a very effective man
ner.
In short,"l heartily recom -
mend this play for your view
ing pleasure. It will run July
8,9, 10 and 11. Don't miss it!
A tender and haunting drama
by one of America's grea t est
playwrights is the second show
at Parkway Playhouse. Tennes
see Williams' "Summer and
Smoke" is the story of the ill
fated love of a lonely minister's
daughter for a reckless young
doctor. It will open Wednes -
day, July 14 and continue thru
Saturday, July 17.
Claire Marty of Auburn,Ala.
will be seen as the
daughter, and Steve Beckner of
Horseheads, N. Y. is cast as
the young doctor.
J. Gordon Greene, Manag
inftJHiantot »t Ptikway, *is
directing "Summer and Smoke"
Tickets are on sale at the
box office Monday through Sa
turday. For reservations call
682-3964 or write the Play
house box office.
(Reviews will be wr i tten
each week after observing the
final Dress Rehearsal of the
forthcoming play)
Wolf Laurel
Opel Hoise
On Tuesday of last week a
gala Open House was held at
Wolf Laurel, the 6,000 - acre
resort that spreads over three
counties and two states. The
•by invitation only*Cpen House
was held by the developers of
Wolf Laurel and was attended
by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Briggs
of Burnsville.
The Briggs said they were
very impressed with what had
already been done at the re -
sort and the plans contempla -
ted for its future. "The place
has unlimited possibilities" re-r
ported Ernest Briggs on return
ing from his tour of the facili
ties.
The Bam, which is the first
building in sight as one goes
through the entrance into Wolf
Laurel, is an authentic one
which has been completelyre
novated for use as a sales of
fice. It has wall to wall car
peting, paneling, and a snack
bar in the rathskeller down the
stairs. It is a very warm and
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