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VOLUME 34
Summer Art
Classes Held
"Painting in the
summer art classes conduc t ed
by John Bryans of Washington
D.C., and Everett Kivette of
New York and Burnsville, open
ed its fifth season here last week
Both amateur and semi-profes
sional artists from a variety of
states are already hard at work
on landscapes, still lifes, and
portraits in a number of dif
ferent media.
Mr. Bryans a native o f
Ohio has been an instructor in
private classes in Arlington,\6.
and Washington, D.C. for the
past 19 years and is a member
of the faculty of the Me Lea n,
Va., Arts Center.
Everett Kivette, amtiveof
North Carolina, divides his
time between his studios in
metropolitan New York and
Burnsville.
Mr. Bryans and Mr. Kivette
have both had one-man shows
in cities in various parts of
the country. They have parti
cipated in group shows: Mr.
Kivette in New York and North
Carolina and Mr. Bryans in
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'Summer And Smoke' Now Playing
By Carolyn Yuziuk
"Summer and Smoke", the
Broadway hit by Pulitzer Prize
dramatist, Tennessee Williams,
is playing this week at Park
way Playhouse. William? is
.
Claire Marty And Steve Beckner Star
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| Ml. Mitchell Saddle & Bridle Club
j Horse Show Draws Record Crowd
The Mt. Mitchell Saddle &
Bridle Club gained more inter
est and recognition this past
weekend. The annual Horse
Show was held at the new show
grounds located 11/2 miles
East of Burnsville. A record
Bids Asked On
Road Projects
The State Highway Commis
sion has released details of 30
road projects in 38 counties of
North Carolina containing 372
miles on which it plans to ask
for bids this month.
In Yancey Comity, bids will
be asked for 27. 20 miles of
bituminous concrete surface for
surfacing 3 sections of Secon
dary Roads and resurfacing 2
sections of Primary and 4 sec -
tions of Secondary Roads on
hjc. . miLiaz.
The announcement said that
bids on the projects will b e
opened on July 28 to determine
the low bidders.
considered one of the greatest
American playwrights and this
poignant drama, described by
one New York critic as "by all
odds the best play from Wil
liams", is a brilliant example
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1970
crowd was in attendance with
well over 200 horses shown in
* 37 classes. There were horses
and riders from all parts of N.
Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
and even one horn Louisiana.
And again our local young peo
ple made a good showing tak -
ing many first, second and third
place winnings.
Gerald Styles won second in
two pony classes with his pory
named "Baby". Gwen Tom -
berlin won first in 2 English
Pleasure classes and Open Sad
dle Seat Equitation Class with
'Gypsy Rover". He also won a
second and first place in the
three Gaited classes with "Mt.
Mitchell Princess". Vickie
Slagle won second place and
first place championship in
the Racking class with "Copper
S. Sun". Warren Hughes won
first in the Open Walking Horse
class with "Sun-Sun B" and se
■JfQajl.iia.lha It. Walking Hnrea—
class with "Hillside Souvenir".
Belinda and Rhonda Robinson
won second in two English Plea
sure classes with "Glory B". Dr.
of his work.
"Summer and Smoke"is di
rected by J. Gordon Greene who
apparently is able to raise the
actors to the height of their
acting ability. Claire Marty
and Steve Beckner, the stars
of this production, are realistic
in their roles as a lonely mini
ster's daughter and a worldly
young doctor. Miss Marty does
justice to the play and is quite
capable of bringing tears to
one's eyes in one or two scenes.
She had a difficult role and does
a job a professional could be
proud of. Her voice, rather
falsetto in her part, gets a bit
tiring, but this may be neces -
sary for realism in portraying
a very nervous, highly unsett
led young women of that peri
od. Steve seems a bit young
at first, but matures nicely in
his role, giving a very believ
able performance.
A few of the others in the
cast include Gloria Shott, who
is a real "character" as the mi
nister's wife (slightly off her
rocker); Petrina McGowenrstes
special notice because she gives
something special to a small
part, that of Mrs. Bassett; and
last, but not least by any means,
Mike Coyne (who did such a
terrific job as Capt. Fisby last
week) plays Dr. John Buchanan
Sr. and really gives the play
the'zing' it needs at the very
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Jeannette Maddox took first
place in the Western Equita -
tion class with *Rusty". Danny
Hughes won-second in the Wes
tern Pleasure class with "Pep -
piconi" and William Simmcns
won first jn the Halter class
with "Tocco Prince".
The date for our next horse
show has not as yet been set.
But we are hoping that the next
one will be bigger and better
than ever. The show grounds
will be available for rent for
any organization that woul d
like to sponsor a show of any
kind. Contact the
Ralph Tomberlin or LeeSlagla
The Mt. Mitchell S addle &
Bridle Club would like to per
sonally thank each and every
sponsor who helped make this
show possible.
EulLHouse
The second free concert of
, "Music in the Mountains", un
der the Honorary Chairmanship
of Mme Tali Krais, was per
formed before a full house of
enthusiastic listeners on Sunday,
July 12th, at the Reeve Studies
Burnsville, North Carolina.
Chamber Music, brilliantly
executed by the well known
harpsichordist, Eve Lynn Joan
Reeve, Sandra Miller, Flutist,
and Michael McCraw, bassoon
ist, was tremendously enjoyed
by a capacity house on the
scenic mountainside.
The third concert of the 19-
70 summer series will be held
at the I‘resbyterian Church in
Burnsville on July 19th at 4:00
p. m. Temple Painter, harpsi
chordist. Casual dress accep -
table.
The fourth concert wi 11
again be held at the Reeve Stu
dios in Burnsville, on July 26,
casual dress. Sam Citron,fbr
many years the principal vio
linist with the Charlotte Sym
phony, will play violin sonatas
with Miss Eve Lynn Joan Reeve,
harpsichordist and pianist.
Temple Crockett Painter,
one of the world's greatest harp
sichordists, from Pulaski, Va,
after graduating from the Curtis
Institute of Music, made his
debut in Philadelphia in 1962.
The recital created somethiig
close to harpsichord concert his
tory in that city by drawing a
standing room only audience,
Mr. Paldterhas since given
numerous recitals throughout
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NUMBER TWENTY-NINE
Child Dies
In Accident
In a tragic accident last
Sunday morning, 11:45 a. m.
Tommy Atkins Jr., 5-yearold
son of Thomas Edward Atkins
of Burnsville Route 6, lost his
life. ‘Tommy was crushed to
death under his father's auto -
mobile when it partially over
turned after a collision at the
intersection of N.C. 197 and
State Road 1100.
Johnny Atkins and Lee At -
kins, both 7 years old, were
also in the car at the time of
the accident. Johnny was ad
mitted to the intensive care
unit of Memorial Mission Hos
pital in Asheville in critical
condition from a head injury,
and was found to have a frac
tured skull on examina t i on.
Although Johnny is still in cri
tical condition, he is reported
as "holding his own" and has
remained conscious. He re
cognizes his family who are
allowed to visit him.
Xffg-mmns- waa wrirm - w
Yancey Hospital where he was
treated end released the next
morning.
Also injured in the accidmt
was Henry Paul Branton, 25 ,
of Pensacola, identified by
State Trooper A. T.Canipe as
driver of one of the cars in -
volved. Branton was taken
to Yancey Hospital where he
was treated and released Mon
day morning.
Thomas Edward Atkins, fa
ther of the boys, was hot in
jured.
Trooper Canipe .said that
the Branton car was turning left
onto the rural road and struck
the left side of the car being
driven by the older Atkin%par
tially overturning it. Tommy
Atkins was thrown out of the
car and crushed beneath the
trooper said. Branton has
been charged with "failure to
see before turning".
Surviving Tommie Atkins,
in addition to the father and
two brothers, is the grandmo -
ther, Mrs. Bertha Atkins of
Route 6, Burnsville.
Funeral services were held
on Tuesday in the Pensacola
Free Will Baptist Church with
Rev. Horace Poole officiating
Burial was in the Led fore Ceme
tery.
Notice v
Amberjack Restaurant will
remain open until... ?on Wed
nesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights, during the
Parkway Playhouse season only,
to provide an after - theatre
snack for Playhouse-goers.
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