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The Foothills View
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1983
BOILING SPRINGS NC
Town Left Hanging On
Cable Television Service
Cable television is informally
promised to some Boiling Spr
ings residents by the end of
April, although the company
franchised by the town, Vision
Cable of Shelby, has failed to
provide a map showing its cable
installation progress as required
by the franchise.
Boiling Springs mayor Jimmie
Greene confirmed Wednesday
that in an informal conversation
earlier in March the manager of
Shelby’s Vision Cable, Ed
Palumbo, had promised that his
company would offer service to
some town residents by the last
week of April.
Under the terms of the fran
chise granted last June to Vision
Cable, the company has up to 12
months before providing the first
cable hook-up within Boiling
Springs. The franchise specifies
that cable television must be
available within the entire city
limits within 24 months of its
June, 1982, approval by Boiling
Springs’ town council.
The June franchise also re
quires Vision Cable to “file a
map with the Town on or before
January 31 of each year, show
ing the areas of the Town being
served by the CATV (Communi
ty Antenna TV or cable televi
Vision Cable informal
ly promises some ser
vice by April, but has
not provided a promis
ed map of service.
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sion).” The map is also required
to show “any areas around the
perimeter of the Town.”
Town employees confirmed
Thursday that no such map has
been filed by Vision Cable.
Both Mayor Greene and
councilman Max Harmick noted
that “a lot” of town residents
had asked them when cable
would be available and which
areas of the county near Boiling
Springs’ town limits were being
wired for cable.
The manager of Vision Cable
of Shelby, Ed Palumbo, declin
ed to discuss the Boiling Springs
franchise when telephoned at his
house Wednesday evening. He
had not returned a reporter’s
telephone call to his office
Wednesday afternoon.
The promised service
presumably would be first to
town residents on Highway 150
West, along which Vision Cable
said in June it would run cable
from where its service then end
ed in Shelby at Highways 18 and
150.
Boiling Springs’ town govern
ment will collect money as soon
as the cable hook-ups begin. The
terms of the franchise specify
that the town will receive 3 per
cent of revenues collected by Vi
sion Cable for subscriptions and
other pay services such as Home
Box Office. The Federal Com
munications Commission (FCC)
set the percent at a maximum of
3 percent in 1973.
In 1977 the FCC ruled that
towns such as Boiling Springs
may collect 3 percent on “any
and all” revenue generated by a
franchised cable television com
pany, including fees such as for
installation and for advertising
on a cable channel. The fran
chise originally adopted by Boil
ing Springs in April, 1982, had
called for the 3 percent of “any
and all” revenue. The percent
collection was reduced to
subscription and pay fees in June
after objections by Vision Cable.
Non-performance of franchise
agreements by cable companies
“has become a common
concern,” according to Grainger
Barrett, a cable television
specialist formerly with the In
stitute of Government at the
• University of North Carolina
and now town clerk at Chapel
Hill.
In addition to the “big stick”
of awarding a franchise to
another company in the event of
non-performance, Barrett says,
he advises municipalities such as
Boiling Springs to write into
their franchises such “little
sticks” as “per diem fines for
non-performance.”
The Goddess Iris Isn H ‘ Tussy
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Iris was, in Greek myth, the
goddess of the rainbow and
special messenger of the gods
who flew about with gold and
multicolored wings. She must
have traveled far and wide
because iris, the rainbow-colored
flowers that grew from feathers
she dropped, are found on every
continent of the world.
Records of interest in these
plants go back to antiquity. The
Egyptain Pharaohs overran
large areas of the Mideast in the
15th century B.C., and staff
botanists, designated to collect
plants in the conquered regions,
returned from Syria with iris
roots for the royal gardens.
The iris design in celebration
of the victory can still be seen to
day on the walls of the Temple
of Karnak. It also was Used on
the brow of the Sphinx and on
the scepters of the Egyptain
rulers.
In other ancient kingdoms,
Babylonia and Assyria, the iris
also was a symbol of royalty.
The Byzantine Empress
Theodora wore a crown bearing
a stylized iris.
The fleur-de-lis, though
etymologically “flower of the li
ly,” usually referred specifically
to the iris in medieval heraldry.
It appeared in the French coat of
arms as early as 1179, and the
white-flowered Florentine iris
Was chosen in 1364 by Charles V
(the Wise) as the royal emblem.
The Florentine iris was known
as Orris, and its root was widely
used in medicine and perfumery.
The fleur-dedis was long used in
the English coat of arms as well,
between 1340 and 1801.
The Japanese are devoted to
the use of iris in their gardens,
and it frequently can be found in
their art and design. During the
Iris festival in June, public
vehicles once were decorated
with the flowers.
Iris were, at one time, planted
on roofs of houses, a practice
stemming from a time of famine
when use of the ground was for
bidden for all but edible plants.
The first Virginia colonists
brought bearded iris from
England but found native
species along creeks and mar
shes. They called these “blue
flag” because they resembled the
English “yellow flag” varieties.
As the settlers migrated
westward, they encountered the
native dwarf iris of Apalachia.
There were two species still occa
sionally found in the Piedmont
and the Sandhills: the eraly iris
Iris are not fussy plants, being
generally tolerant to varied
climates and cultural conditions,
so it is not surprising to find
diverse varieties from all over
the world-bearded, Siberian,
Japanese and Ixjuisiana types-in
perennial gardens.
There are more than 200
species of the flower known, and
breeders and botanists have
created thousands of new
cultivars so that gardeners and
viewers may enjoy all the colors
of the rainbow.
State Biologists Hope To
Tell Some Whopper Tales
A “whale of a survey” is
underway at the North Carolina
State Museum of Natural
History in Raleigh. Actually, the
survey is taking place in the
Atlantic, but David S. Lee, a
biologist at the Museum, is par
ticipating in spotting and track
ing Right Whales off the North
Carolina Coast.
As few as 100 Right Whales
are thought to remain in the
North Atlantic, ranking this
species of whales highest on the
endangered species list.
Biologists are tracking the few
remaining Right Whales to gain
information on the distribution
and movements of the mam
mals.
Biologist Lee and Dr. Frank
Schwartz with the Institute of
Marine Sciences, University of
North Carolina, are the two con
tact persons in North Carolina
responsible for data collection.
The search, supported by the
Marine Mammal Commission, is
being coordinated by the Univer
sity of Rhode Island.
The western North Atlantic
Right Whale spends its summers
in the area from Cape Cod to
Nova Scotia, but scientists are
unsure where the whales spend
winters. Sightings of individual
whales in the past few years,
however, make it appear that the
Right Whales may overwinter in
waters off the North Carolina
coast.
winter away from shore on the
Continental Shelf, but calves
and mothers may venture into
shallower waters closer to shore.
Spotters of the Right Whales are
often treated to a long view of
the whales, since they move
slowly and play close to the sur
face. The Name “Right Whale”
was attached to the mammal in
the 1800’s due to its slow speed
and ease of hunting, which led to
its near extinction.
The Right Whales can be
identified by light-colored
growths, called callosities, on the
top and sides of their heads. The
pattern of growths is unique to
each animal, though, and can be
used as an identification tool.
Observers of Right Whales are
asked to photograph the whales
to aid in the tracking process.
It is thought that these whales
Identification of the whale is
easy, due to its large size, dark or
black color with the contrasting
light patches around the head,
the absence of dorsal fins and a
blow that erupts in the shape of
a “V”.
Anyone who spots a Right
Whale this spring should contact
David Lee at the N.C. Museum
of Natural History in Raleigh at
(919)733-7450 as soon as possi
ble so tracking efforts can begin.
Rabies
Clinic
Scheduled
The Cleveland County Health
Department and area
veterinarians are co-sponsoring
clinics at various locations
throughout the county in an ef
fort to have dogs and cats vac
cinated against rabies. The N.C.
General Assembly enacted a
rabies law which states that
clinics must be held once yearly
and that it is an owner’s respon
sibility to have his dog vac
cinated. Area veterinarians and
the Cleveland County Animal
Shelter advise dogs and cats be
vaccinated if 4 months old or
older.
Clinics Scheduled are:
Saturday, April 9
Flay Willis’ Store - Belwood
1:00-1:30, Glenn Meade’s Store
-Mountain View 1:45-2:15,
Buffs Supermarket - Highway
10 2:30-3:00, Casar Vol. Fire
Dept. 3:15-3:45, Jerry’s Mini
Mart -Polkville 4:004:30.
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Lottery: Most
Want A Vote
Cleveland Countians may not
want a state lottery, but they cer
tainly want the chance to vote
on one.
That’s the finding of an infor
mal telephone survey taken this
week by the Foothills View
asking the question whether the
state should establish a lottery as
a revenue-raiser.
A bare majority, 32 people,
said “yes” to a lottery, while 29
of those asked said they would
not favor a state-run lottery.
Among the 29 nay-sayers, nine
gave as their reason for opposing
a lottery their opinion that the
state did not need the money; 14
opposed a lottery on moral
grounds; and six were against
the idea for fear that it would fall
under control of organized
crime.
But a large majority of those
called, 41 to 15, said they
wanted a referendum to decide
by popular vote whether to
establish a state lottery.
Passage of a lottery bill is con
sidered likely to be the current
session of the legislature. The
Rules Committee of the state
senate is expected to report two
lottery bills to the floor by the
end of the week.
One bill would call for a study
of the feasibility of a lottery to be
reported to the legislature in
1984. The other bill would either
establish a lottery or put the
question on a May, 1984,
referendum. Lotteries are cur
rently run in 17 states and the
District of Columbia. A North
Carolina lottery is estimated to
return about $ 110 million in pro
fits to the state and hence a lot
tery is seen by some legislators as
an alternative to raising taxes.
Senators from the 25th
district, which includes
Cleveland County, told the
View they feel that the commit
tee will recommend that a
referendum be held on the issue.
“I would personally be against
a bill for the lottery, but would
be for a referendum,” said Sen.
Ollie Harris of Kings Mountain.
“I feel there is a pretty good
chance that it will pass,” said
Sen. Helen Rhyne Marvin of
Gastonia. “People play bingo
and are actively involved in the
stock market and the feeling is
that the lottery really is no dif
ferent,” she said.
Sen. Marvin has discussed the
issue with legislators from
Maryland, a state that is current
ly using a lottery. ‘Trom what I
known now, I would support it,”
she said.
verna with 3-to4 inch-long
stems, slender leaves, and in mid-
March, pale lavender flowers
with orange bands; the later
crested iris with wider leaves and
the white crest near the base of
the flower appears in moist soil
and semishade in April and May.
Lions Hope To Make
A Clean Sales Sweep
The Boiling Springs Lions’
Club annual broom sale is under
way. In addition to a variety of
brooms, other sale items produc
ed by the visually handicapped
include sponges, trash bags, and
ironing board covers.
Lions’ club members will be
selling these items door-to-door
. in the community. Any person
desiring information or products
may also call the broom sale
chairman at 434-7698 (after 4
p.m.).
Proceeds from the sale will
enable the club to give full sup
port to local programs sponsored
by the Lions.
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TONYA BRADLEY
Tonya Bradley won the title
“1983 Winter Princess” at the
Brookford Community Center,
Hickory, North Carolina.
Tonya was judged on her
modeling ability, evening gown.
and a personal interview with
the judges.
She is the 15 year old daughter
of Roger and Louise Bradley and
a student from Vicky Arrowood
School of Modeling and Baton.
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