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Daniel Taradash, Academy Awards President, Relaxes With Friends in Yancey County
‘A cade my A wards' President
Enjoys Vacation in Yancey
By Carolyn Yuziuk
"This area would be a great
location for a movie—a spec
tacular background," said Dan
Taradash, whose face is fa
miliar to millions of Americans
who watched the 1971 Academy
Awards program on TV recent
ly. Taradash, as president of
the Academy of Motion Pic -
ture Arts and Sciences, opened
and closed the Awards program.
On a visit to Yancey Coun
ty last week as the guest of Mr.
and Mis. Milton Weiss attheir
home near Burnsville, Taradash
and his wife, Madeleine, en
joyed the mountain scenery.
"A beautiful place to write,"
he remarked, "I could really
learn to relax here." Ap -
parently relaxation does not
come easily to this man who
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Festival Os Friendship Attended By Large Crowd Os Senior Citizens And Friends
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recently won the 1971 Valen
tine Davies Award "for bring -
ing dignity and honor to writers
everywhere". He is enjoying
his brief vacation, though not
Hospital Consolidation Set
Milton E, Burleson, Chair
man of the Board of Trustees
Spruce Pine Community Hospi
tal, Inc. and James A.
Chairman of the Board ofTrus
tees of Yancey Hospital, Inc.
jointly announced today plans
to consolidate Spruce Pine and
Yancey hospitals into the Blue
Ridge Hospital System, In c.
effective June 1.
They said the consolidatioi
will provide greater utilization
of existing facilities, provide
THURSDAY, MAY 27,1971
without a typewriter to keep
his ideas flowing.
A warm and friendly person,
Daniel Taradash is modest
(Cont'd on page 24)
a sounder basis for future ex
pansion, reduce costly duplica
tion of facilities and services,
on page 24)
Piano Recital
Mrs. Garrett D. Bailey will
present her piano pupils in re
cital Monday evening, the
thirty-first of May, at seven
o'clock, in the First Baptist
Church of Burnsville.
Bluegrass Festival Planned
To Aid Volunteer Fire Dept.
A Blue Grass Festival will
be held starting Friday, May
28 at 6:00 p. m. at Mountain
Wilderness, Pensacola, N. C.
with proceeds going for the
Volunteer Fire Department for
Pensacola Community.
Bill Banks and Ron Eubanks
will be M.C.'s on both days,
and the featured attraction on
Friday will be an Amateur
Band Contest which will last
until 12 midnight. First place
winner will receive $100.00;
the band winning second place
will receive $50.00. Judges
for the contest are Joe Denney
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Jim And Jesse From The “Grand Ole Opry" To Perform
Festival Os Friendship Was
Huge Success; 300 Attend
Despite the gloomy skies
and periodic showers, Yancey
County's first Festival of Friend
ship was a huge success. Over
300 persons turned out for the
festivities, demonstrations and
food.
With Mr. Harvey Carver as
Master of Ceremonies, many
of the people present entertain
ed themselves with old timey
fiddling and singing. Also the
Yancey County Country Store
Notice
French Broad Electric Of
fices will be closed Mon
day, May 31 for Memorial
Day. (Y-M)
of W. K. Y. K. in Burnsville,
Scott Johnson and Merl Davis
ofW.T.O.E. in Spruce Pine,
Fred Brown of W.W.N.C. in
Asheville and Dean Sheilds of
W.B. R.M. in Marshall, N.C.
Competing in the Amateur
Band Contest will be the fol
lowing:
1. Barbara and the Happy
Valley Boys, Old Fort, N.C.
2. Jenny Vance and The
Linville River Boys, Crossnore.
3. Hot Springs Ramblers,
Hot Springs, N.C.
4. Virginia and The Lazy
(Cont'd on page 24)
Cloggers and the
provided entertainment for one
and all.
Though not being able to
use the Town Square was disap
pointing, the hospitality of the
First Baptist Church made this
affair a great success. To all
who gave time and energy the
Yancey County Department of
Social Services says thank you.
Bloodmobfle
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be at the
Armory on Wednesday, June 2
from 1:00 to 6:00 p. m. Every
one is urged to come aid give
a pint of blood.
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