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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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16 Pages Today
Vol. 64 - No. 42
TRYON, N. C. 28782
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3,1991
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The weather Monday: high
72, low 33, hum. 45 percent.
The Columbus Town Council
meets tomorrow night at 7:30 at
the Town Hall.
State Senator Clark Plexico
will be the main speaker at the
Polk County Democratic Con
vention Saturday at 10 a.m. at
the Polk County Courthouse.
The Democratic Women's Club
will be providing biscuits, rolls
and coffee starting at 9:30 a.m.
For more information, call
859-9837.
The Green Creek Ruritans
will hold an all-you-can-eat
breakfast Saturday, April 6 at
the Green Creek Community
Building. For $4, between 6:30
and 10 a.m., you can have your
fill of sausage, pancakes, bacon,
eggs, grits, biscuits and bever
age.
The Little Miss and Mister
Polk County Contest being
sponsored by the Polk Jaycees
has been extended through
April. For more information,
call Anne Crowell at 859-5800
between 4 and 5 p.m. week
days.
Tickets are on sale at NCNB
in Tryon and Columbus for the
April 11 Polk County Commu-
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Road Given Name
Of Luther Durham
A pillar of Polk County dur
ing his lifetime, the late Luther
Durham was honored with a
road name by the Polk County
Board of Commissioners Mon
day night.
The commissioners held their
last hearing on giving new road
names before beginning a
six-month moratorium on road
name changes. The issue has
been lingering for over a year as
part of the county's preparation
for Emergency-911 phone ser
vice.
Durham built the three-
tenths of a mile long road in the
shadows of Williams Moun
tain which connects Peniel
Road and Golf Course Road.
He did it to provide a short cut
for school children headed to
Columbus everyday. >
"He (Luther Durham) was one
of the best farmers ever lived in
Polk County," said his son,
Burley Durham. "Anybody
who's been in Polk County over
20 years would remember
Luther Durham."
Jim Cochran, Polk County
emergency management
coordinator, did.
"I remember riding to church
with Luther Durham in a horse
drawn wagon," Jim Cochran
said. "He had a box built over
his well where he kept cold
watermelons for after church."
Some residents along the road
argued for a different name,
Higli Meadows Road. But the
commissioners chose to honor
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Stephanie Bundschuh
To Compete In
State Geography Bee
Stephanie Bundschuh, a sev
enth grade student who won the
Geography Bee at Tryon Elem
entary in early February, will
compete in the State Geography
Bee on April Sth in Durham.
To qualify for the State Bee,
Bundschuh had to take a written
test of sixty questions on both
physical and cultural geogra
phy, including questions on
current events. In Durham she
will compete against some 100
winners from all over North
Carolina. The winner of the
State Geography Bee will enter
the national finals.
—Community Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Chip Forrester
of Nashville, Tenn, were Easter
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jeff Byrd in Tryon.
Hole-In-One
At TCC
There was no foolin' around
for Russ Ouarles on April 1st,
(April Fool's Day) when he
scored a holc-in-one on No.
5 at Tryon Country Club.
Russ used a 3 wood from
the green tec to accomplish
his first ever H-1-0. He was
playing in a foursome that
included Dick Sarpolis, Bob
Curran, and Dr. Mike Karsten.
—Community Reporter
Zoning Classification
Added To Ordinance
Polk Countians who live
along busy roadways now have
a new tool to control the growth
of their neighborhoods.
After a public hearing Mon
day night, the Polk County
Board of Commissioners agreed
to add a "neighborhood com
mercial district" zoning classi
fication to the county's zoning
ordinance.
The new district would limit
some types of commercial
development - those deemed
too disruptive to residential
areas - while allowing neigh
borhood services to be offered
along main thoroughfares.
For instance, doctors offices
would be allowed while car
dealerships and drive-in movie
theaters would not.
The new zoning classification
was not applied to any area in
the county, only added to the
county's zoning ordinance
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