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Yancey Youth Jamboree
Stage Rehearsal Scheduled
The audition, or rehearsal
for the 6tli annual Yancey "'fcuth
Jamboree is scheduled for Satur
'72 Jamboree Winner
Selective Service System
Local Office Will Move
Mr. Phillip Wes tall, Chair
man of Selective Service Sys
tem Local Board No. 101 in
Yancey County, announced
that local board No. 101 will
move from its present location
at Northwestern Bank Building,
Burnsville, N.C. to 16-18 Fed
eral Building, Asheville.
"The move of the local
board office will be effective
July 11, 1973," Westall said,
"and registrants who desire to
visit the local board office af
ter July 11 should contact fire
office personnel at the new lo
cation. " Westall further statsl
that the office hours at the new
location will be from 8:15 a. m.
until 500 p. m. Monday througi
Friday. The telephone numb er
for this office will be (704)254-
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Scholarship Chock Awarded By Chamber
The Yancey County Chamber of Commerce recently awarded a check for $325.00 to
the Parkway Playhouse to be used for their scholarship fund. President Ardell Sink presen
ted the scholarship check to Greg France and James Fisher. Looking on from left to right,
Dr. Herman Middleton, Chairman of the Department of Drama and Speech, UNC-G; Dr.
9 avid Bate heller, Director of the Division of Drama, UNC-Gj Chamber of Commerce Pre
sident Sink, Greg France, James Fisher, Lauren K. Woods, Managing Director of the Park-
Way Playhouse and C. F. Pete Raby, Managing Director of the Parkway Playhouse.
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THE YANCEY JOURNAL
day, July 28, beginning at9sOO
a. m. in the gymnasium of East
Yancey High School, Burnsville.
The purposes of the audition,
which has been a part of each
Jamboree, are to give the parti
cipants an opportunity to do their
selections on stage, to give
everyone involved a chance to
get acquainted, and to give the
directors better insight into the
programming of the two-night
event.
In a short while, letters will
be mailed to participants and
directors giving the exact time
the performances are scheduled
on Saturday.
Around forty entries have
been received for the Jamboree,
which is scheduled for Thursday
and Friday nights, Augist 2 and
3, beginning at 7:00 p. m. each
night at East Yancey.
There will be competition in
folk music, singing and dancing
as the young people come forth
on the stage and platform before
an audience which many times
will be clapping and foot- pat
ting with hearty excitement as
once again the Jamboree is re
newed.
0961. "This move, " Westall
said, "is being necessitated by
a reduction in funds allocated
to the Selective Service System,
and as a result, many local
board offices are being centra
lized in a single administrative
unit. For example,the Yancey
County Local Board office even
tually will be combined with
the local board offices of Madi
son, Henderson, Transylvania,
Polk and Buncombe Counties at
the new location in Asheville. "
Westall emphasized that even
though the local board office is
being moved to Asheville,local
board members of the Yancey
County local board will contin
ue to serve the young men of
Yancey County in classification
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New Lions Officers (i.tor.) Dillingham, Thomas, Woden, McFee
Parkway Playhouse Presents Thurber;
Hilarious And Outstanding Comedy
By Harry Maussen
Parkway Playhouse op>ens its
second production of the season
this week and it will run July 11
through 14. It is the delightful
comedy "A Thurber Carnival".
It is a revue filled with comedy
and music based on the writings
of James Thurber. It has many
of Thurber's fables, most not -
ably "The Unicom in the Gar
den" and "The Little Girl and
the Wolf". Also, the "Secret
life of Walter Mitty" is involv
ed and a parody of the AndrewV
sisters. The entire production
is thoroughly charming.
The excellent ensemble cast
is led by W. C. "Mutt" Burton
who played Benjamin Franklin
in last week's hit, "1776". Bur
ton is wonderful in a number of
the Thurber skits, especially as
Walter Mitty and General Ulys
ses S. Grant. Gloria Shott ap>-
pears opposite Burton as Mrs.
Mitty and in a sketch "Mr. Pre
ble" and adds greatly to those
scenes. Another strong scene
is the "Macßeth Minder Mys -
tery" which features good per
formances from Jim Fisher and
Pegi Dick, Other standouts in
the cast include Rick Rawitz,
who is excellent as the Wolf in
one of the fables; Mara Sage
and Janet Masker who along with
Miss Dick are hilarious as the
Andrew's Sisters; Don Treat,-who
gives an affecting reading of a
fable; and Chuck Vick, JeiTy
Longe, Cindy Sherman, and
Bonnie Berman who lend fine
support in several skits.
The sets by Michael C, Voss
and the lighting by Michael Cas
tinia do a great deal to enhance
the production and bridge the
many scenes together and the
costumes by Lynn Emmert are
also strong points.
The production has been dir
ected by Larry Alford who ap
peared as Richard Henry Lee
last week in "1776". Mr. Al
ford has also given the show an
extraordinarily fine adaptation
and paces the production mar
velously. The success of the
production is greatly due to his
fine work.
This is a don't miss show for
the entire family.
Next week the Parkway Play
house will stage Arthur Miller's
chilling drama about the Salem
witch-hunts, 'The Crucible"
which will play performances
Wednesday through Saturday,
July 18-21 with an 8:30 cirtain
Shott And Burton Highlight ‘A Thurber Carnival'
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THURSDAY, JULY 12,1973
time. Tickets for all produc -
tions are available at the box
office or by calling 682-6151.
The Circes
Is Co siting
The "Circus is Coming To
Town". Circus Days at the
old Yancey Ball Park will be
Friday and Saturday, July 13,
14 according to Roy Wyatt,the
Newdale Fire Chief.
The Royson Bros. 3- Ring
Big Top Circus will present two
one-hour and a half performan
ces each day starting at 6 p.m.
and again at Bp. m. More
than a dozen circus and trained
animal acts will be offered,ac
cording to the show's advance
representative. Clowns, an
Indian elephant act, and a Wes
tern Horse Show Exhibition are
part of the program.
Sponsors of the two-day
show point out that the SI.OO
Advance Sale tickets they now
have on sale, good for adult or
child at any performance, ad
mit purchaser to any seat un -
der the circus Big Top, on a
first-come-first-served basis,
and also earn sponsors,the New
dale Fire Department, their
big gest profit.
lions Club
Banquet Held
The Burnsville Lions Club
held their installation banquet
last Tuesday night in the com
munity building. The new
officers for the coming yea” are
Bob Thomas, President; Paul
Wooten, First Vice President;
Paul Btanten, Second Vice Pre
sident; Lee Thompson, Third
Vice President; Everett Dilling
ham, Secretary; Jack Gouge,
Treasurer; Joe McFee, Tail
Twister and Byrl Ballew, Lion
Tamer. The new directors are
Ed Hunter, Yates Bailey and
Johnny McLain.
The Lions and their wives
were entertained by Mrs. Boyd
Deyton and her three daughters.
The group sang several folk
songs they plan to do on an up
coming trip to England.
Lions Club voted to give them
SIOO to help finance their tri;..
T he club presented Mr. Ar
dell Sink, owner of WKYK, a
certificate of appreciation for
his support of club activities
over the past year. Particular
ly noteworthy was the use of
the station for the Lions dub
Radio Day last November. The
club also presented Lion John
OUis with a certificate of sen
vice for his efforts in various
club projects. Lion John was
top salesman for the second
year in a row, of fruit cakes.
_ The club received a plaque
from District Governor Hotch
kiss for adding the most new
members in District 31-B. The
club had 14 new members join
during the 1972- 73 year.
The guest speaker for the
banquet was Mr. Fred Brum -
mitt of Bakersville. Mr. Brum
mitt was the charter president
of the Bakersville Lions Club
which was farmed in 1949. He
also installed the officers for
the coming year.
Two Grants
For Yancey
U. S. Rep. Roy A. Taylor
announced Monday the appro -
val of a grant of SIO,OOO from
the National Endowment for the
Arts to the "Music in the Moun
tains, Inc." of Burnsville.
The money will be used for
the costs of chamber and folk
music workshops, concerts, in
school music programs, and
children's music classes.
Another grant was announcol
byU.S, Rep. Roy A. Taylor
for fire Appalachian Health Car
een Program in fourteen WNC
counties, Avery, McDowell,
Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford and
Yancey being file counties in
the 11th Congressional District.
This grant, for $22,648, is from
the Appalachian Regional Com
mission.
The objective of the project
is to expose high school students
to health careen and to offer
guidance in selecting training
programs. Included in the
plans of the program will be vi
sits to -bur large health educa
tion institutions, the Univesity
of North Carolina, Duke Uniier
sity, Bowman Gray and East
Carolina University.
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Pageantry Os Highland Games Attracts Thousands
Highland Games This Week
At Grandfather Mountain
The pageantry of the High
land Games and Gathering of
Scottish Clans will return to
Macßae Meadows on the slopes
of towering Grandfather Moun
tain next Saturday and Sunday,
July 14 and 15, and advance
interest promises that the 18th
annual event will draw a record
crowd of spectators and parti -
cipants to the scene.
In excess of 25,000 persons
are expected to witness the gala
ceremonies which will be as
authentic and traditional as any
similar event held anywhere in
the United States. The two-day
gathering is a rebirth of an an
cient legend of Scottish folk
lore, staged in a setting which
almost identically matches the
highland countryside of Scotland.
Bagpipe tunes will kick off
the 1973 Highland Games as
piping competition begins at
9:30 a.m. on Saturday.
on the morning program is the
Sunfish Sailboat Regatta an
Loch Doane at nearby Grand
father Golf and Country Club.
At 1:30 p. m. the field will
become a beehive of activity
Playhouse
To Audition
The Parkway Playhouse will
hold an open casting call to
fill the role of Harlan in 'life
With Father", the fourth show
of the current season. The au
dition will be held this Friday
morning at 11:00 a. m. at the
Playhouse.
Lauren K. Woods, Managiig
Director of the Playhouse, dis
closed that he is looking for a
7 or 8 year old boy who looks
closer to a six year bid. The
boy must be blonde or red
headed, read well, and have
considerable free time between
now and the end of July.
Parents who have boys that
fit this description are urged to
bring their children to file Play
house this Friday at 11:00 a. m.
Information concerning au
ditions for local youths who sing
well and would like to try out
for "Oliver" will appear in next
week's paper.
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as the track and field contests
commence, the Highland Dan
cing starts, and the piping and
drumming continues.
One of the fust events to
reach a conclusion will be the
Mountain Marathon in which
runners will be reaching Mac-
Rae Meadows to complete a 26-
mile race which began some
three hours earlier in Boone.
Athletic competitions sche
duled for Saturday afternoon in
clude the dashes of 100 , 220,
440 and 800 yards, the one and
two-mile rims, the long jump,
the pole vault, and the triple
jump. The formal T artan Ball
for officials, sponsors, clan re
presentatives and invited guests
will be held on Saturday night.
A worship service and the
Kirking d the T artans launches
the official festivities on Sunday
morning. The guests of honor
IjtfULhe introduced at noon, fol
lowed by the archery oompeti -
tion, exhibition dancing, and
the fencing competition;.
The inspiring Parade of T ar
tans, featuring the matching of
the clans and guest bands, is
scheduled for 2 p, m. Sunday.
At 2:30 o'clock, the Old
Scottish athletic contests begin,
with the contestants attired in
kilts. The cabar toss, the sheaf
toes, the broad jump, wrestling
and the weight-tossing events
pits the mirthful tug-of-war
will bring on the gleeful leaps
of victory and the slumping
agony of defeat.
Over 200 trophies and medtls
will be awarded to the first, se
cond, the third-place finishers
in practically all evens. In
addition, cash prizes await the
champions of piping and drum
ming categories. «
A wide variety of food is
available from numerous out
door kitchens, and authentic
Scottish goods are offered by
the many souvenir and giftshqx.
Cterd Sdu.l
Vacation Church School
will begin July lfr- 20 at Hig -
gins Memorial United Metbo
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