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Bronze Star
Specialist Fair Steve W.Whit
son has been awarded the Bronze
Star with "V" device for hero
ism in connection with ground
operations against a hostile
force in the Republic of Viet
nam. Major General James
L. Baldwin, Commanding Gen
eral of the 23xd Infantry Divi
sion, presented the medal to
the young soldier during a
recent ceremony held at Chu
Lai, Republic of Vietnam.
Specialist Whitson distin -
guished himself by exception -
ally valorous actions on 28th
of March, 1971 while serving
as a member of a liaison team
attached to Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 3rd
Battalion, 82nd Artillery.
On this date during a fierce
enemy ground and mortar at
tack at Firebase Mary Ann,
despite the danger involved,
Whitson maintained tactical
operations until the center was
destroyed, after which he es -
fectively engaged the enemy
with small arms fire.
"His personal heroism, pro
fessional competence and de
votion to duty are in keeping
with the highest tradition of
the military service and reflect
great credit upon himself, his
family, his unit and the United
States Army." "
His parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Whitson, make their
home in Green Mountain.
Communities
In Contest
The Brush Creek, Green
Mountain, Jack's Creek and
White Oak Creek Community
Clubs are among the 59 organ
ized community clubs enter -
ing the 1971 Roadside ImpoAe
ment Contest, according to
Morris L. Me Gough, executive
vice president of the Mteville
Agricultural Development Gain
cil, area sponsor of the contest.
For the past seven years,
since the inception of this
contest, something special has
been going on in way of road
side clean-up and beautifica -
tion in Western North Caro lira,
primarily in the rural areas.
All the approximately 80
organized community clubs
entered in the Community De
velopment Program are wrkiqg
on various improvement pro
jects to improve their areas.
However, those in the roadside
contest are undertaking to
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Playhouse Stages ' Lovers'
By Theresa Coletta
"Lovers," the Broadway
comedy success by the author
of "Philadelphia, Here I
Come! " is the current produc
tion showing at the Parkway
Playhouse. The bill of two
short plays on a single theme,
both by the much admire d
playwright Brian Friel, re
volves around the universal
questions What is love? A
kind of "Our Town" narration
is interwoven as the stories of
two pairs of ill-starred lovers
are brought to compassion ate
life.
Miss Shelley Reciniello ty
pifies "young love" in her bub
bling and delightful portrayal
Quarantine
Yancey County and North
Carolina are under Japanese
Beetle Quarantine. Restric
tions are imposed on certain
soil, sod, plants and equip -
ment movement from this
area to certain other areas,
now subject to inspection and
permit by the U. S. Depart -
ment of Agriculture.
For information call the
County Extension Office in
Burnsville.
THURSDAY, JULY 15,1971
of Meg, and Robert Rutland
plays well the studious role of
Joe, Meg's lover. Bev Thomp
son deserves mention for her
toe-wiggling performance as
Mrs. Wilson. Although dry
narration is seen by Rob Jarvis
as Andy Tracey, Mr. Jarvis '
better acting is seen in his
hilarious recitation of Grayfc
"Elegy in a Country Church
yard. " Marilyn Knowles comes
across well as the spinster,
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Bev Thompson And Sara Dryden In "Lovers"
Famous Gospel Siagers To
Give Special Performance
The nationally famous gos
pel singing and music festival
group of thirty Florida Bible
College students will give
another of their outstanding
performances at Harris High
School auditorium in Spruce
Pine next Wednesday evening,
July 21st, at 7:30 o'clock.
Led by Reverend Jim Greer,
who gave up his highly success
ful New York Orchestra and
dance band to become an or
dained minister at Florida Bi
ble College, this unique or
ganization has sung and
played its way into the hearts
of thousands from coast to
coast who have heard their
inspirational concerts.
Their music is young, vi
brant, colorful, particularly
appealing to high school and
college students because it is
written for them by young peo
ple. Much of the music and
lyrics is composed by the "In
ternationals" and dedicated by
them to the glory of God.
The Florida Bible College is
located on the Atlantic Ocean
Hanna Wilson.
Taking the characters in
dividually, their roles are well
played and merit being seen
on this basis; however, I found
the play somewhat boring in
places due to the numerous
narrative broadcasting inter -
ruptions of the play's many
tender moments. Taking the
play as a whole, it is an un
usual and thought provoking
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at Hollywood, Florida, having
recently purchased the large
Hollywood Beach Hotel and
Towers Apartments for some
six and a half million dollars,
mainly through the donations
of its friends. Non-sectarian,
its aim is to prepare yjung men
and women to preach the word
of God throughout the world,
and its graduates are now en
gaged in this service as mission
aries both in America and in
many foreign countries.
With an expected enroll -
merit of 1000 students in the
fall it will be one of the lar
gest Bible Institutes in the
country.
Under the leadership of its
president, Dr. A. Ray Stanford,
it brings the message of salva
tion to a million high school
and college students a year
from New England to Califor -
nia. His colorful career as
former bomber pilot in active
combat and now, as he says,
a pilot for his Savior, has at
tracted national attention
among the young men and wo
men of America.
Because of the request of
the number of Florida
Bible College students from the
Burnsville and Spruce Pine area,
the "Internationals" have macfe
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Miss Moyland
Pageant Set
"Talent, bathing beauties,-
charm, young ladies, music,
dance... all of these and much
more will be congregating on
the stage of the H arris High
School auditorium this July
22nd and 23rd," according to
a joint statement issued by
the Spruce Pine Jaycees and
Jaycettes this week. "On these
dates the preliminary and final
nights of the 1971 Miss May
land Pageant will be held. The
curtain will go up at 8:00 p.m.
on both nights with Thursday
night ending with the announce
ment of evening gown compe
tition winner and the corona -
tion of Little Miss Mayland and
| Friday night, of course, with
the crowning of Miss Mayland
who will represent the Tri-
County area in the Miss North
Carolina Pageant next June. "
The reigning Miss Mayland,
| Miss Linda Margaret Deyton,
daughter of Mr. and Mb. O. W.
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