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16 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 147
The holiday weekend weather:
Friday, high 90, low 67, hum.
60 percent, and .10 inches of
rain; Saturday, high 91, low
64, hum. 70 percent, and .01
inches of rain; Sunday, high
82, low 66, hum. 75 percent;
Labor Day, high 74, low 64,
hum. 60percent.
Make your guesses now. Did
we have more rain, or less than
average during August? If you
said 'more', put on your gal
oshes and come on down.
Robert Dedmondt measured
9.17 inches, nearly four inches
more than the August average
of 5.23. So far this year, 52.65
niches of rain has fallen, 7.46
inches more than average. By
this same time last year, though,
we had a surplus over the
average rainfall of 8.42 inches.
Ihe hottest days of the month
were the third, fourth and sixth
when temperatures climbed to
94 degrees. The coolest night
came August 23, when the tem
perature dipped to 57 degrees
An anonymous poet shared
the following thoughts with us
about the replacement for the
Hickor y Nut/Oak tree
which stood next to NCNB in
Tryon:
"When the roads and streets of
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TRYON. N C 28782
Board Of Elections
Questions Whether
ACT Is Political
The State Board of Elections
has written to Polk County's
Association of County Tax
payers (ACT) with questions
regarding its activities.
Deputy Director Yvonne L.
Southerland of the campaign
reporting office, said she
received a query regarding
ACT’S activities from an "I.R.
Thompson” in Polk County.
In a mysterious twist, Sou
therland said she had reason to
believe there is no such person
as I.R. Thompson. However,
she said her agency is charged
with investigating such situa
tions, and would do so regard
less.
The letter from "Mr. Thomp
son" included a copy of ACTs
January, 1991 Newsletter in
which ACT leaders stated their
goals.
The newsletter indicated a
possibility of political activity "
Southerland said. "But it is not
complete proof."
Southerland emphasized that
political activity in itself is fine
but that North Carolina law
merely requires disclosure.
Southerland cited ACT's
stated goals as "indicating sup
port of certain candidates and
opposition to others."
Some of the listed activities
are seeking to influence an
election, or political parly or
candidate,'" Southerland w^ote
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4,1991
Dr. Willard H. Parsons
Tryon Rotary
Hears New Theory
Geologist Dr. Willard H.
Parsons will explain a new
theory as the major extinction
of the dinosaurs and most other
life forms at the end of the Cre
taceous Period.
This involves the rise of mol
ten material from a hot spot
deep within the earth's interior.
This is not a simple volcano but
a flooding of lava to the surface
with its associated gases such as
COz, sulfur compounds and
others Every major extinction
period is associated with a
major lava plateau.
Tliis Tryon Rotary program
will be at the Vineyard Restau-
rant at 12 noon, Monday, Sept.
2iif Per  opx
Revival and
Homecoming
Revival services begin tonight
(Wed.) at 7 p.m. at the Landrum
Wesleyan Methodist Church
and continue through Sunday,
Sept. 8 (at 6 p.m.) The speaker
will be the Rev. James C. Gen-
nings of West Union, S.C.
Sunday, Sept. 8, the church
will observe homecoming.
Dinner will follow the morning
worship, around 1 p.m. Special
music will feature the Hughey
Family of Chesnee, the Con
nor-Cash family of Landrum
and others.
Rev. Harold Jones, pastor, and
congregation invite everyone to
attend this special week of ser
vices.
—Community Reporter
Columbus Lions
Meet Sept. Sth.
The Columbus Lions kick-off
their fall meetings with
Anthony Womack as the guest
speaker.
Anthony was a participant at
Tarheels Boys State this sum
mer, held at Wake-Forest Uni
versity in Winston-Salem. Tlie
public is invited to hear
Anthony tell of his weeks stay
t Boys State and answer ques
tions about their activities
?!v er s,ar,s 31 6:30 pm. at
the Western Steer in Columbus
the program will start at
p.m.
-Community Reporter