THE YANCEY JOURNAL
VOL. 3, NO. 29
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Chamber Gives Scholarship Check To Playhouse
Cortland F. [Pete] Raby, left, and Lauren K. [Woody] Woods
receive a scholarship check for the Parkway Playhouse from Grace
Banks, Secretary of the Yancey County Chamber of Commerce, at
opening night festivities for the Playhouse’s 28th season. The
intention of the Chamber in giving the scholarship is to encourage a
Support, New Funds For
Hospital Building Program
The Building Program for
the Blue Ridge Hospital System
is still alive and progress is
being made, regardless of the
current tales you might have
heard.
Club To Hold
Barbeque
The Burnsville Mens Club is
having its annual Barbecue
Supper at the Community
Building on Monday, July 22 at
6:30 p.m. Tickets can be
purchased from any club mem
ber or at the Northwestern
Bank, Burnsville.
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The opening ceremony at Extension’s Food and Nutrition Day
Activities program provided boys and girls with opportunities for
spiritual and citizenship growth. Shown above are youth
participating In the Flag Ceremony at Bald Creek School. Twelve
days of Food Fan Activities have been held In four areas of the
While bids for the proposed
expansion of the Spruce Pine
Community Hospital and the
construction of an Extended
Care Facility in Burnsville were
exorbitantly high and were
summarily rejected, according
to a spokesman for the Hospital
System; after conferences with
the Medical Care Commission,
Raleigh, it was decided that if
the bids were broken down into
ten prime contracts that more
reasonable bids could be ob
tained.
Bids have been advertised
again but in ten categories and
are to be opened August Bth at
Flag Ceremony Promotes Citizenship
BURNSVILLE, N. C. 28/14
Yancey County male student to participate in Playhouse productions
next year. The check provides full sponsorship for such a student.
The sex of the student is specified because of the shortage of male
actors in the present Playhouse Company.
2:00 p.m. at the Spruce Pine
Public Library. If these bids will
come near the budget set for
this program, the spokesman
continued, construction will get
under way shortly thereafter.
The Medical Care Commis
sion in Raleigh has pledged its
continuing support in the
building program. The following
letter was received from them
by the hospital board on June
21st:
“Dear Mr. Carlisle: It is
pleasing to advise that the North
Carolina Medical Care Com
mission at its q aarterly meeting
on June 21, 1974 increased its
county Including Bald Creek, Bee Log, Clearmont and South Toe
Elementary Schools. The purpose of the program has been to
provide learning experiences for developing and maintaining good
food habits and the relation of good nutrition to health for boys and
girls enrolled in Extension’s Food and Nutrition Program.
allocation of grant funds to your
project by the sum of $415,695.
This brings the total grant
allocation to $1,000,000 along
with the loan commitment of
$3,000,000.
“Notwithstanding the set
back which we have encoun
tered by opening bids, the
Commission is of the continuing
opinion that the project is very
meritorious. Accordingly, we
are desirous in working with you
to bring about its fruition by
exploring any alternatives that
might be appropriate.
“If you have any questions
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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1974
Parkway Thriller ,
4 Night Watch 9 Set
By Cary Eas'ey
For its third production of
the 28th season, the Parkway
Playhouse is presenting the hit
Broadway mystery thriller Night
Watch by Lucille Fletcher,
author of the famed radio
mystery, “Sorry, Wrong Num
ber. Night Watch is a
fascinating, intricate puzzle and
its shocks and thrills are many.
Under the fine direction of
Larry Alford, who directed last
season’s A Thurber Carnival
and appeared in 1776, this
exciting play is given a very
polished production by the
Parkway company. Alford has
carefully molded all elements of
the play to form a giant jigsaw of
clues and hints leading to the
surprising finish.
It is difficult to say much
about the plot of the play
'without spoiling it for audience
members, but the acting is
certainly up to the usual high
caliber of the Parkway company. -
Gillian Didier, who appeared in
Tom Jones earlier this season,
plays Elaine Wheeler, a neuro
tic woman who hears and sees
many strange things happening
in the building next door. Miss
Didier, in a complete turnabout
from her Tom Jones role, gives
Priiaha7d\
Dies At 54 |
Warren H. Pritchard of
Spruce Pine, an attorney and
former member of the North
Carolina House of Representa
tives, died unexpectedly Satur
day. He was 54.
Mr. Pritchard attended Mars
Hill College and graduated in
1941 from Wake Forest College.
He received his law degree in
1947 and was president of his
law school fraternity and law
school class. He also attended
the school of business adminis
tration at Harvard University.
He served as a representa
tive from Mitchell County in the
1949 General Assembly and was
nominated in 1952 by the North
Carolina Republican Party as its
candidate for lieutenant gover- 4
nor of the state.
He was an attorney in
Spruce Pine for 27 years and
was counsel for both the town of
Spruce Pine and Mitchell
County at the time of his death.
Mr. Pritchard was a veteran
of World War II and was a
member of Grassy Creek Baptist
Church where he was chairman
of the deacon board and Sunday
School teacher. He was also a
member of the Spruce Pine
Rotary Club, Masonic Lodge
No. 554 A.F. & A.M., the board
of directors of Mayland Techni
cal Institute and the Chamber of
Commerce.
His father, the late Clyde
Pritchard, was once a sheriff of
Mitchell County.
He is survived by a son,
Gary Ledford of Spruce Pine;
and several cousins.
Funeral Services were held
at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Grassy
Creek Baptist Church. Revs.
R.M. Cassity and Ben Lee Ray
officiated and burial was in the
church cemetery.
Banks Creek
Homecoming
Homecoming for Bank’s
Creek Union Church will take
place the third Sunday in July,
the 21st. The Church Service
will begin at 10:00 and lasts all
day, with dinner at 1:00 p.m.
There will be special groups
for singing in the afternoon.
Sherrill Whitson, pastor, urges
everyone to come.
an outstanding performance.
John Stringer plays John
Wheeler, Elaine’s husband, and
is equally fine. He displays
great finesse in his role.
Barbara Bridgers, who gave one
of the best performances in last
week’s Picnic, also gives a
strong performance here.
As a matter of fact, the
evening is filled with good
performances. Gloria Shott, a
familiar Parkway face, is terrific
as Helga, Elaine’s German
maid; Doug Root plays Appleby,
a neighbor, with a quiet
strangeness; Jonathan Jones is
Lt. Walker; Doug Preis is
Vanelli; Nancy Shaheen is fine
as a psychiatrist; and Carl
Keator is very funny in a small
role as Sam Hoke, a storekeep
er. All of them are suspect, and
all give sterling performances.
The lovely set for Night
Watch is by Stephen Edelstein
with stylish costumes by D. R.
Edwards. Standing out, as
usual, is the beautiful lighting
by Michael Castania. Props are
by Leslie Knox with technical
direction by Eric Olson.
Who did it?? Well, you’ll
just have to catch Night Watch
at the Parkway Playhouse now
through Saturday to find out!
Curtain time is 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale at the box
office or by calling 682-6151.
Next week the Playhouse
will present Eugene O’Neill’s
comedy Ah, Wilderness!, a
warm and charming account of a
New England family at the turn
of the century. Don’t miss it!
Workers Are
Saying ‘Hello’
Ten workers of the Legion of
Mary, Baltimore Senatus, are
visiting in the Burnsville area.
They are doing the visitation at
the request of Father Michael
Hoban, Pastor of Sacred Heart
Church in Burnsville. They are
just saying “hello” to the
neighbors, pastors and people
of all churches.
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Yancey 4-H’ers To Attend 4-H Congress
During the week of July 22-26, several Yancey County 4-H member* will be attending the N.C. 4-H J|
Club Congress which Is held annually on the campus of N.C. State University. The week Is the I
highlight of the 4-H year, with 4-H’ers from across the state meeting together for state competition In
many activities, election of state officers, and lota of fun and fellowship. The Green Mountain
Heritage Band, whose members include Lisa Doyton, Debbie Deyton, Sarah Deytou, Kathy Bailey,
Earl Grlndstaff and Phillip Deyton all of the dearmont 4-H Club, has been invited to appear in the
State Share-The-Fnn Program. This gronp was s hine ribbon winner In the District Share-The-Fun !
Program. The band will be performing “That Ain’t What It Takes To Love Me” sad they accompany
their act by playing the wash tub, washboard, spoons, tambourine, and piano. Mrs. Gretcben
Robinson directs the gronp.
Other 4-H’ers who wIU attend the Congress include Peggy McQnade from the Bee Log 4-H Club,
and Debbie Miller, Susan Wilson, and Jan Hensley, ail from the Pensacola 4-H Club. Members will
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Gillian Didier In ‘Night Watch’
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Commissioners Adopt
New Tax Rate Here
The Yancey County Board of
Commissioners have adopted a
tax rate in the amount of 65c for
each SIOO valuation for the 1974
tax year. The valuation for 1974
and subsequent years will be
based upon 100% value of both
real and personal property. In
the past the rate has been $1.50
per SIOO valuation, with the
valuation based upon 40% of
the real and personal property.
The net amount of taxes to be
paid will change very little.
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For the tax year 1974 a
discount of 2% will be allowed if
taxes are paid 6n or before 31
August 1974. The 1974 taxes
will be payable at par from 1
September 4974 through 31
December 1974. After 1 January
1975 interest in the amount of
2% will be added, with
additional interest in the
amount of 3 /« of 1% for each
month or fraction of a month
after 1 February 1975.