THE YANCEY JOURNAL
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YOL. 4, NO. 28
Production Staged At Local Church:
‘Godspell’ Retells Parables
Godspell is here!!! You
have heard about it, and now
is your chance to bask in its
glory as thousands before you
have. Godspell has been
called wonderfully refreshing,
happy and bright, and de
lightfully exciting. It is all this
and more. Brad Munson of
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‘Godspell’ Actress Part Os Dramatic Production
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Back’s Wedding Cantata
On Concert Program
Julie Fonney, soprano,
will be the featured guest
soloist in a performance of
Bach’s Wedding Cantata in
the second group of concerts
presented this weekend by
Music in the Mountains. The
program will also include
Bach’s Sonata in B minor
played by Benjamin Hudson,
violinist, and Ruth Geiger,
pianist. The Cantata will also
include the Celo Chamber
Players, with Benjamin Hud
son as violin soloi&.and Basil
Reeve, oboe soloist.
The program will be
presented in Burnsville at
3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13 at
the Presbyterian Church, as
well as at Warren Wilson
College in Swannanoa at 8:00
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License Bureau Moves Office
the Yancey County branch of the N.C. License Bureau recently moved to a new location. It Is
now operating from a new office In the renovated “old” courthouse building on the town square,
■OOBrdlng to Grace Banks, Branch Manager. The new location Is not the only change made In
1975; legislation enacted by the 1975 General Assembly which became effective July 1,1975, has
Increased Motor Vehicle Registration as follows: Application for Certificate of Title Is now $2,
Application for duplicate or corrected title $2, Application of repossessor for Cert, of Title $2,
Transfer of registration $2, Replacement registration plates are $5, Application for duplicate
registration certificate Is 50c, Application for recording supplementary lien $2, Application for *
removing a lien from a Cert, of Title Is $2, Restoration Fee for a registration plate when revoked
for lapse of Insurance Is now sls. In addition, Driver Education on every passenger or property
carrying vehicle Is $2 now, a certified copy of an Accident Report h $2.50 and the Anto Inspection
Fee Is now $3.10. ’
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“Dramatics” Magazine sums
it up like this: “Kow do you
explain Godspell? Simply put,
it is a modem musical
retelling of the story of Christ
and His parables, taken from
the Gospel of St. Matthew. It
is neither a revival meeting or
a pitch for Christian conver
p.m. on Saturday, July 12.
Julie Fortney, a native of
Washington, D.C., holds a
Master of Music degree from
Indiana University, and a
Doctor of Fine Arts degree
from the University of Colo
rado. She is presently an
assistant professor of music at
Mars Hill College and soloist
at All Souls Episcopal Church
in Asheville.
Music in the Mountains is
a non-profit organization
headed by a board of local
citizens. Proceeds are used to
promote interest in chamber
music in this area, and to
provide instruction and scho
larships in addition to the
annual series of concerts.
Single tickets are $2.50
BURNSVILLE, N.C. 28714
sion; by using outrageous
staging techniques Godspell’s
message of love and happi
ness denies any real sectarian
boundaries that might be
expected in a play about
Christ and His teachings.
During its incredibly success
ful professional run, it was
(students under 18: $1.00)
They may be obtained at the
door, or, in Spruce Pine at the
Wilma Eloise Shop or the
Office Supply and Equipment
Company. More information
may be obtained from Music
in the Mountains, Burnsville,
N.C. or by calling 675-4060 or
675-4659.
Dividend
Declared
The Board of Directors of
First-Citizens Bank & Trust
Company have declared a
common stock dividend of
$1.25 per share payable
October 2, 1975 to share
holders of record Sept. 1975.
applauded by all denomina
tions-not just Christians-for
it brings life and beauty to
some powerful ideas. Live,
don’t merely survive. Love
yourself and love your neigh
bors, friends and enemies
alike. And be joyful-above all
things, be joyful.”
Godspell, a self-supported
production sponsored by l the
Mayland Technical Institute
and the newly formed Toe
River Arts Council, will be
appearing throughout the
Tri-County area this summer.
The company of performers is
composed of actors, actresses
and musicians and techni
cians from Mitchell, Avery
and Yancey counties. The
music and lyrics of Godspell
are by Stephen Schwartz, and
the show was originally
conceived and directed by
Michael Tebelak. Information
concerning performance dates
and sites may be obtained by
watching area newspapers or
by calling Mayland Tech in
Spruce Pine.
After two gratis perfor
mances at the Yancey County
Correction Center on Wed
nesday and Thursday, July 9
and 10, Godspell will be
presented to the public at the
First Presbyterian Church is.
Burnsville. Curtain is at 8:15
p.m. on Sunday, July 13.
Admission is by contribution.
What more can be said?
Just come and enjoy God
spell.
Yancey
Jamboree
Audition
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Slated
The audition, or rehearsal,
for the eighth annual Yancey
Jamboree, a local program of
folk music, singing, and
dancing, is scheduled for
Saturday, July 19 at East
Yancey High School. The
purpose of the audition is to
give participants an oppor
tunity to rehearse on the stage
at East Yancey and to help the
participants and directors
know each other better. It is
emphasized that in order to
perform in the Jamboree on
July 31 and August 1, all
entrants are to be present on
July 19.
\ A schedule for rehearsing
will be made, and all
participants and directors will
be contacted in the near
future.
Crafts Fair Will
For the first time since the
Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair
began in 1956, it will not be
located directly on the Town
Square this year, k but will
surround the outer walkway of
the Square, with the ctafts
booths facing outward and
will extend out one of the
streets leading from the
cpnter of town. This change
had’ been made in order to
givp the new grass a chance to
continued growth and
not be subjected to possible
damage during the Fair.
Craftsmen from Yancey,
Mitchell; other mountain
counties; thp piedmont sec
tion of North Carolina; and
other states are to exhibit,
demonstrate, and sell at the
Fair on August 1 and 2.
Among the craftsmen are:
Samuel Smith, Greenville.
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New Locomotive For Yancey RR
Numerous people celebrate the Fourth of July in various ways. Some watch sports, some shoot
fireworks, some eat watermelon, some like barbecue, while others Just screech tires on the
highway. The Yancey Railroad had the good fortune this year to celebrate the 4th with the
nostalgic sound of a 3-chime steam whistle from Its newly acquired Locomotive #9. The Yancey
Railroad #9 has the appearance to some people of being just another “Old” steam locomotive.
Quite the contrary, as the age of steam locomotives go, she Is still quite young for she was built by
the H.K. Porter Company of Pittsburg, Pa., In 1941. In keeping with the Yancey RR slogan,
“Always Customer Oriented”, it Is hopeful that the Yancey #9 steam locomotive will be placed in
service in the future transversing the South Toe River pulling trainloads of happy rail enthusiasts.
Since the Yancey instituted its passenger service on a limited basis earlier this spring for the
Yancey County school children, it is their desire to be able to farther serve Yancey County with its
own railroad tourist facility for friends both local as well as distant. Come to see us.
Game Technicians Thin
Timber On Flat Top Mtn.
BY LARRY D. MORROW
Game Technician
The Burnsville Game
Management crew led by
Technician Joe McFee and
two other members, Don
Wilson and Larry Morrow,
were aided by three Yancey
County men from the emer
gency employment program,
J.B. Fender, David Haney,
and Mickey Gouge. These
men have thinned fifty acres
of timber in the White Creek
section of Flat Top Mountain.
" A crew of men from the
United States Forest Service
marked the timber to be left
standing. All other timber and
laurel and ivy were cut by -the
Game Management crew.
If you were told that the
amount of light reaching the
forest floor has a bearing on
the number of deer an area
can support, you might think
this statement is far-fetched.
The fact remains that light
rigidly controls both the type
and quantity of fOrage avail
able to deer. More light
means more forage. The
S.C., woodwork; Connie
Mitchell, Asheville, pottery;
L.V. Gosuell, Brevard, wood
work; Mrs. Robert Best,
Lexington, painted pictures;
Joyce McElrath, Swannanoa,
Homecrafts; Donald Smith,
Merritt Island, Florida, metal
sculpture and silver craft;
Gwen McKinney, Burnsville,
handcrafted dough sculpture;
Toe River, Craftsmen, Burns
ville, variety of fewsderafts;
Bertha Black, Burnsville,
quilts; Sena Hughes, Relief,
needlework; Pearl Presnell,
Burnsville, homecrafts; and
Wanda Tipton and Juanita
Gouge, Burnsville and Relief,
needlework.
As usual, there will be the
giant chicken barbecue with
around 1500 chicken plates
being sold to fairgoers on
Saturday of the Fair.
THURSDAY, JULY 10^1975
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thinning of this area will
produce more browse. The
Oaks will produce more
acorns. The deer will have
more to eat. Through scienti
fic stand management, the
timber grower can look
forward to a stand of healthy,
‘Story Theatre 9 Is
Fine Family Treat ■
The second production of
the 1975 Parkway Playhouse
season is the recent Broadway
success Story Theatre and the
Playhouse production is as
delightful a family treat as
you could find. It will play
through Saturday at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are available by
calling 682-6151.
Under the direction of
James S. Reynolds a troupe of
eight actors and two musi
cians weave an enchanting
spell with their improvisatory
version of Grimm’s Fairy
Tales and Aesop’s Fables.
The result is riotous fun. The
ensemble cast includes: Jason
Solomon who stands out with
a hilarious Jerry Lewis imper
sonation in one sketch; Gene
Stewart, fine as The Little
Peassm ants as in
‘‘The Miller’s Daughter”;
Pam Giannasio as Henny
Penny in the well-known
fable; Denise Stockert as The
Miller’s Daughter; Maria
D'Amico as the donkey in
“The Bremen Town Musi
cians”; Lea Batzold as several
zany matron types; liana
Bar-Levav; and John Giase.
Kris Anderson (who was
last week’s Maria in The
Sound of Music) and Brian
McPherson accompany the
actors with guitar and flute
respectively and do excellent
work.
/" Scene Designer James
Parker has created a charm
ing patchwork atmosphere for
the tales and fables of Story
Theatre and Director Rey
nolds staged the production
with verve and spirit. All in
all, Story Theatre is pure
entertainment that will please
adults and children alike. The
vigorous trees, and the
wildlife manager can look
forward to a healthy deer
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By letting a little light in
on the forest floor it appears
possible to achieve more of
both.
Playhouse has a special offer
for Friday night: each child
accompanied by a parent will
be admitted free (only one
free child per parent). Don’t
miss Story Theatre now
through Saturday at The
Parkway Playhouse.
Future productions in
clude: Little Women (July
16-19), Come Blow Your Horn
(July 23-26), Harvey (July
30-Aug.2), and Annie Get
Your Gun (August 6-9).
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Complete
First Aid
Courses
BY ASHTON CHAPMAN
Mrs. Lillian W. Hollifield,
Executive Secretary of the
Mayland Red Cross Chagfcyr
which serves Mitchell, Atfciy
and Yancey Counties, reports
that she recently mailed
certificates to 47 persons who
successfully completed First
Aid Courses. Three different
classes were conducted, with
William H. Hall of Spruce
Pine the instructor in each
case.
Those completing the
course in Standard First Aid
and Personal Safety conduc
ted at Mayland Tech in
Spruce Pine included Kermit
Banks, Roger Shepherd, Car
roll Hensley and Erwin
Higgins of the Yancey County
Sheriffs Department; F.L
Adkins of the Burnsville
Police Force; Lee Thompson
of the U.S. Forest Service;
Jack D. Young and Stokes W.
Bailey of the Bakersville
Police Force; Thomas Case,
Burdell Richardson and Clin
ton Phillips of the Avery
County Sheriffs Department;
Ben Taylor and Sampson
Gwyn of the Crossnore Police
Force; Richard Buchanan of
the Newland Police Force; *
Jerry A. Squires of the
Marion Police Force; and
Clyde E. Husted, Rodney
Holloway and Emmett Buch
anan of the McDowell County
Sheriffs Department.
Those completing the
course in Advanced First Aid
and Emergency Care conduc
ted at the Seventh Day
Adventist Church in Banner
Elk included Frank A. Buch
anan, Ruth Cayer, Denver
Eggers, Agida Henderson,
Kenneth Richardson, Wanda
Hodges, Ernest Norwood,
Sherry Perry, Donny Russell,
Miriam Russell, the Rev. Ray
Russell, Jim Sword and
Lucy Sword.
Those- who completed the
course in Advanced First Aid
and Emergency Care conduc
ted in the Fire House of the
Grassy Creek Fire Depart
ment on NC-226 near Spruce
Pine included Hoyle Aber
nathy, Reid L. Duncan,
Ronnie Presnell, Ralph Stam- , T
ey, Phillip Trivett, Virgil
Stafford, James Trivett, Reu
ben Trivett, Guy Shuford,
Eugene Shuford, Richard
Hollifield, Charles Wiseman,
Douglas Wiseman, Donald
Shuford, Nolan Shuford and
Monroe Bridges.