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Founded Jan. 31. 1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
34 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 154
The weather Thursday, high
90, low 65, hum. 60percent.
"What is the use of a house, if
you haven't got a tolerable
planet to put it on?" wrote
Henry David Thoreau. Buzz
Coren sent the quote along for
your consideration.
There is plenty going on these
days, so we'll conserve your
time and get right to it.
What's happening:
Jeanne Parker will be the
featured artist at the first special
exhibit of the fall season at the
Arts Palette on Melrose Ave.
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Trade Street Gallery and
Photo Graphia will present an
exhibition of rugs, tapestries
and paintings by Ronald Keith
Mosseller at Photo Graphia
Sept. 14 to Oct. 10. An opening
reception will be held during
Tryon's Gallery Stroll Saturday
from 6 to 8 p.m. For the
stroll, the Upstairs Artspace will
feature art from Asheville Art
Museum's permanent collec
tion. Earthtones will feature
earthenware and clay vessels by
Leslie Betz Malone.
Mosey on over.
The Polk County Board of
Commissioners meets Monday,
Sept. 16 at 3 p.m. in the cour-
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TRYON. N. C. 28782
Petition Asks County
To Rescind Gun Law
A petition asking the Polk
County commissioners to
rescind a new firearms law is
being circulated around the
county.
Don Pittman of Mill Spring
drafted the petition and has set
them out in about a dozen
businesses throughout the
county.
"I want the county commis
sioners to get rid of the new
ordinance and forget it ever
happened," Pittman said
Wednesday.
"The way the ordinance reads,
I cannot shoot clay pigeons
right on my own property," he
said, "because of where the
missile (bullet) might land."
Pittman said he sees the
county ordinance as unneces
sary because he believes most
of its provisions are already
included in state law.
Furthermore, he said he is
worried that the county could
over the years amend the ordi
nance to completely outlaw
guns in Polk County.
"This is a mild form of gun
control," said Pittman, who has
been hunting since he was 12
years old. He has competed at
trap shooting, and dove hunts
twice each year.
"About all the land in Polk
County is posted now," Pittman
said. "I have to go to South
Carolina or Rutherford County
to hunt."
Pittman said he has always
loved guns, and would buy
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 13.1991
20C P
Up On Tryon Estates
Neil Miller, construction superintendent for ACTS Inc.'s Tryon
estates "lifecare" community in Columbus, pauses for a moment
\vhile looking over the progress of roofing on a section of the Phase I
apartment building. Phase I will include 141 residential units, of
which all but 16 are sold, and a "central" building housing a dining
hall, recreation activities and other amenities. A picture and story on
Tryon Estates' construction progress is inside today's Bulletin.
County, Sheriff
Agree To Cooperate
In Handling E-911
The Polk County emergency
radio communications center
will remain under Polk County
Sheriff Boyce Carswell, it was
announced Thursday.
However, after a meeting
between Carswell and the
county commissioners Wed
nesday, it was decided that
County Manager John Lewis
and Communications Director
Ann Gibbs will handle day-
to-day operations and person
nel matters.
This agreement will satisfy
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Landrum Expands
Water Lines
Landrum area residents, now
is the time to hook up to city
water, because water taps into
the Landrum Water Works line
are being offered at a 40% dis
count until Nov. 30.
During the sale period, Sept. 1
to Nov. 30, water taps are
offered at $600 for residents
outside the town limits and
$300 inside. The regular charge
is $1,000 outside of the town
limits and $500 in Landrum.
More water taps are expected
this year because of the water
Works expansion to Blackstock
Road, Bird Mountain, Earl's
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