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I j I DEAR MR. PUBLISHER, I I Vi PARSON JONES Dear Mr. Publishers For the last several years I been trying to find out what is wrong with the human race. I think I finally located the cause - human beings are bom backwards. When they're young they got lotsa energy , and no sense. When they get old they got lotsa sense and no energy. If you don't believe this, Mr, Publisher, just look at the American scene. When the younguns can take over their elders and run the hole shoot ing match somebody is pushing and somebody is sleeping-and I think I know which is which. You take our last P.T. A, meeting for example. Some of the school officials explained a new program that will go into effect next fall. It seems that from now on the kids will be allowed to decide for theirselves what they wa.it to study. From now on they'll only have to do what they want to doi I can just imagine my nine year old youngun picking his stu dies. They would run something like this: ice cream baseball, wrestling, water fighting and bubble gum blowing. There's a hole heap a things that worry me about this ap proach but there's a few that really upset my stomach. I always heard that a kite goes up against the wind - not with it. And a muscle gets strong only by opposition. In the first place I don't see how a fella could go through life just doing as he pleased, and in the second place somebody would knock his block off if he tried. Another thing. If a kid is never taught to look up to his elders, how do we ever expect him to look up to God? Folks have got to learn So look up somewhere in their lives. And, I was just wondering how a fella could support a fa mily on a bubble-gum diploma. Mr. Publisher, I've heard tell that education is the salvation of a nation. If that's true* we're sunk. I've gotta close now and try to figure out if there is anyway to get this machine out of reverse -or at least how to slow the motor down. Dnve carefully! Parson Jones Don’t Miss 'Straw Hat’ (Cont'd from page 1) able success as Sakini in "Teahouse" plays the starring role. He is apparently a na tural comic to judge by that role and his role as Major Pet koff in "Arms And The Many" and seems to effortlessly pro - voke sidesplitting laughter by his actions and his "asides" to the audience. We hope to see a lot of him in future Play house productions. Sybil Rosen plays Helene, the young bride. Without say ing more than a few sentences in the whole show, she is the cause of a great deal of laugh ter, much of it caused by her facial contortions. Frank Fuller Jr, director of last weeli show, reveals his talent this week as an acto& He plays a deaf man who makes frequent unexpected & untimely statements which are truly uproarious! Almost every character ac tor really should be singled cut for their contribution to the production: Randy Buck, fun ny as Col. Purdy in "Teahous# is hilarious as the father ofthe bride; A1 Mlynarski does a fine job as Bobin, the kiss in ' cousin; Petrina received mention as Mrs. Bas sett in "Summer and Smokqf does justice to her larger role as the Baroness and Mike Coyne (yes, again!) lends his very able talent to the part of Beau perthuis. Space does not per mit naming more , but the Wedding Party must be men tioned! They will have the audience laughing every time they race across the stage, a not infrequent happening! To get to more serious mat ters, Susan Hensley is at the piano and also provides the musical direction for this pro duction. Costumes,as always, a superb job by Susan Tucker. Choreography by Sybil Rosen and the set is designed by R. C. Torn—several changes of scenery this time, and all of them very good. Once again, I heartily re commend an evening of thea ter. "Teahouse" was a must; 'Summer and Smoke" well ac ted; "Arms And The Man" worth seeing; but "An Itali an Straw Hat" goes, right back to the must category. It is guaranteed to leave you laugh ing! And by all means, bring the kids and tell the baby s it ter to come too. "Straw Hat" will run July 29 , 30, 31 and August 1. Next week at Parkway Playhouse is "Never Too Late", a domestic comedy directed by J. Gordon Greene, Managing Director of the Playhouse. What a lot of ten year-olds JfAfi are wearing this year. Muscular VM Dystrophy. l \LI Muscular Dystrophy WIN hk Associations of America B 1790 Broadway, New York. N.Y. 10019 Fair And Jamboree Will Run Aug. 6-8 (Cont'd from page 1) be baibequed at the Fair and served with all the trimmings. One of the finest displays of mountain talent for singing dancing and playing is the Youth Jamboree to be held on Thursday and Friday evenings. An outgrowth of the Hub ert Hayes Mountain Youth Jambo ree in Asheville, the local program each year features more than one hundred and fifty local young people dan cing, playing and singing as their parents and those before them did. Trophies will be awarded in two classes of five categories of dancing on the second nigjit of the Jamboree. Clogging smooth square dancing and Concert Sunday (Cont'd from page 1) Philadelphia and Salzburg Fes tival orchestras. The program in addition to containing works by Bach, Vi valdi and Van Vactor, will also include the Youth Suite by Ja nacek and Three Shanties by Malcolm Arnold. Come to the First Baptist Chiuch of Burnsville, N.C. in beautiful Yancey County next Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p. m. and enjoy this delightful con cert with us. Casual dress is acceptable , admission is free, though con tributions are welcomed so that Music in the Mountains, a non profit organization may cover the many expenses of this first successful season. AĹ YOU NEED IS THIS CERTIFICATE ——— — ■uni SORRY Because Os The Overwhelming Response To Our "Portrait” Offer On July 25, We Ran Out Os Film! We Repeat The Offer Os A (T huge 11x14 Bust Vignette if HANDLING CHARGE LIMIT ONE PER FAMILY H GROUPS 1 .00 PER PERSON Jmam Jm A ' 99st 8 Fnm 9t °s ■ No Age Limit & Family Group A Specialty CAROLINA TIRE COMPANY IF YOU CAÑOL USE THIS CERTIFICATE PLEASE GIVE IT TO A FRIEND THE YANCEY RECORD bucking will be judged. Indi vidual or group performances will be judged in folk and reli gious singing and instrumental. Along with awards in these categories a grand cham p i o n will be selected by a panel of judges including Mrs. Rayrrorri 'King, Spruce Pine; Mrs. Betty Jolley, Mars Hill; and Mis. La uren K. Woods, Monmouth Col lege, New Jersey. The Jamboree will begin each evening at 7:30 p. m. at East Yancey High School and will be emceed by Mr. Bill 11 ■ A NEW WrlnKiE "Same old story," they jeered. "Can't be done," said another. Let them laugh. They're wrong. We'll prove it by taking a fresh look at your insurance program. Very refreshing. ROBERTS Insurance Agency Burnsville, N.C. IISE flflSSlflEDjysl JULY 30, 1970 Banks, local businessman. Ad mission is $1.25 for adults and $. 50 for children. The Crafts Festival will begin at 10:00 a. m. and last until 5:00 p. m . on both days. Admission is free. Topping off the events of this big weekend is the Satur - day nijjtt performance of "Ne ver Too Late," a sidesplitting domestic comedy presental by the University of North Caro lina at Greensboro theater group. The play will be seen at the Parkway Playhouse in Burnsville. PAGE 3 PORTRAITS * LIVING COLOR PORTRAITS
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