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Founded Jan 31. 1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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The Bulletin is published
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Vol. 63 — No. 194
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TUESDAY, NOV. 6,1990
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The weekend weather: Friday,
high 77, low 40, hum. 70%;
Saturday, high 78, low 39, hum.
75%; Sunday, high 76, low 42,
hum, 83%.
Today is Election Day, be sure
to get out and vote.
And while you're out to vote,
stop by the Polk County 4-H
Center in Columbus for sausage
and pancakes. The extension
homemakers and 4-H will be
serving from 7 a.m. to7 p.m.
The Polk County Historical
Assn, will hear John Vollmer of
Tryon discuss the history of his
family today at 2:30 p.m. at the
Stearns Educational Center
auditorium.
Lanier Library members and
guests are invited to hear a
scholar’s lecture on eminent
American Victorians Thursday
at 11 a.m. in the library. William
E. Leverette, Jr., a retired
professor of history at Furman
University, will describe the
Victorian age and the individuals
who helped to create it.
The Thermal Belt Rotary Club
Potato Bake will be held
Saturday night from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tickets are available from club
members and at Mimosa Carpet,
Public Gas Service, The Fox
Horn, First Union, ACE
Hardware, and the Flower
Cottage.
Bob Dole Says:
“Keep Jesse Helms”
Sen. Jesse Helms brought his
campaign to Polk County
Saturday for about 150 supporters
and curious onlookers.
Helms, who arrived from
Hendersonville over an hour
behind schedule, was warmed
into the crowd with handshakes,
cheers and pats on the back after
getting off the large mobile which
carried his entourage to the
courthouse steps in Columbus.
Along with him were Sen. Bob
Dole, former football star Rosie
Greer, Charlotte Mayor Sue
Myrick, and candidate for
Congress Charles Taylor.
Helms showed a calm, friendly
face. He spoke softly, and was
repeatedly asked to speak up. At
one point during the festivities he
asked Charles Taylor to deliver a
chair to a mother standing
holding her baby,” that beautiful
child.”
“Jesse Helms is one of those
who does work in Congress,”
Dole said taking the podium first.
He urged supporters gathered
there to use every ounce of their
energy to turn out votes for
Helms Tuesday.
“Some people say, ‘Aww, it’s
just politics.’ But this is serious
business. This is serious
business," Dole said.
Dole pointed out that the Senate
has upheld President Bush’s veto
of the civil rights bill, which he
called “not a civil rights bill, but
a job quota bill,” by 34 votes.
“Thirty three votes would not
have done it,” he said. “Gantt
Continued On Back Page
Godlock Wins
State Title
Karen Godlock won the state
championship and set a new
record for 1A/2A schools in girls
cross country competition at the
state meet in Charlotte Saturday.
Godlock ran the course in 19:30,
helping Polk County to a team
finish of seventh in the state.
Other top finishers for Polk
were: Katie Malone, 11th,
(21:39); Jennifer Owens, 61st,
(25:40); Rhonda Burnett, 63rd,
(26:04); and Kelly Sparks, 79th
(28:52).
Also running were Wendy
McCall (29:40) and Earron
Lewis (34:12).
Middle School Parent
Workshop At PCHS
Parents of students in the
seventh and eighth grades at
Polk Central HighSchool are
invited to a workshop Nov. 13.
Dr. Barbara Capps of Western
Carolina University will lead a
session on “The Needs of
Adolescents” and Nancy Randall
will lead another session on “Why
a Middle School?”
Refreshments will be served,
and Dr. Jim Causby,
superintendent of Polk County
Schools, will speak at the end of
the meeting.
All parents and seventh and
eighth graders are urged to
attend. Susan Howell or Carol
Gardner may be contacted at
Polk Central High School for
further information.
Habitat’s
Business Appeal
The goal for the Habitat
Auction scheduled for Saturday,
Nov. 17th at the Habitat stores in
Landrum this year is $20'000. Bud
Carson, auction chairman, and
his committee are confident that
this goal can be met.
The Habitat Auction
Committee has been expanded
this year to include the following
29 volunteers who will personally
call on local businesses and
professional offices between now
and November 14th: Frank
Basler, Lou Blair, Paul Boyd,
, Charlie Cairns, Irene Carson,
Jim Casey, Joseph Claud,
Thomas Connell, Tom Dustin,
Art Fisher, Bob Henderson, Andy
Hinshaw, Milt Ward, Clara Ward,
Jim Jackson, Dick Johnston,
Jack Leon, Charlie Lovelace,
Marjorie Lovelace, Betsy
Milsteen, Ted Proudfoot, Don
Sasser, Ken Schwab, Bill
Stoddard, Tom Thorne-Thomsen,
and Sam White.
“Since this is the only appeal
which Habitat makes each year
to local businesses, we expect
greater support for the 1990
auction than we had last year,'
said Chairman Carson. The gifts
from business and professional
offices last year ranged from an
office air conditioning system,
office furniture, new carpeting'
like-new typewriters, TV sets,
nursery trees, numbered art
prints, framed pictures, gift
certificates, and cash
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