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16 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 192
The weather Tuesday, high
49, low 26, hum. 55 percent.
Wasn't it just a few weeks ago
that we were sweltering through
80 degree days?
The merchants of downtown
Tryon are planning an evening
on the town Dec. 6. Shopkeep
ers will stay open until 9 p.m.
There will be music in every
store, and every store will be
featuring sale items. In addition,
area charities will be decorating
Christmas trees in each shop
and these will be sold to benefit
the charities.
Volunteers and officers at
FENCE report that the nature
and equestrian center's annual
fund drive is behind schedule as
of now. Donations are being
sought to keep this community
asset healthy, and plans are
being made to even further tap
the resources it offers to the
entire region. Stick around.
There is a burning ban in
effect in Western North Caro
lina. All burning permits have
been revoked, and unless people
observe this ban, we miglit find
Polk County kindling adding to
the smoky haze over southern
Appalachia.
What's happening:
The annual Home Economics
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TRYON. N C 28782
Smith Takes
Mayorship By One Vote
One vote can make a differ
ence in an election, as Colum
bus incumbent Mayor Paul
Smith proved Tuesday by win
ning the mayoral election over
challenger Kathleen McMillian
by one vote.
Smith had 180 votes to
McMillian's 179.
Mark West was the top vote
winner for Columbus Town
Council, 271, qualifying him
for a four-year term.
Incumbent Dr. Thomas Bol
ling received 196 votes, allow
ing him to complete a second
two-year term.
Voting results for the other
two candidates in Tuesday's
Columbus Town Council elec
tion were James Christopher
with 180 votes and Robbie
Hutcherson with 41 votes.
Over 50% of Columbus vot
ers, 370 out of 600 registered
voters, cast ballots Tuesday,
said town election chairman
Kathleen Culbreth.
The Columbus Board of
Elections will verify Tuesday's
election results Thursday, Mrs.
Culbreth said.
—C. Wharton
Thrums And Threads
Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m.,
area weavers will meet at Cate
Hall to work on projects for
Tryon Crafts Christmas Sale.
Ideas, fibers and helping
hands are all needed. For
information, call 859-5930 or
859-9642.
—Community Reporter
THURSDAY, NOV. 7,1991
George P. Masologites
Tryon Rotary
Meets Nov. 11th
Members of the Rotary Club
of Tryon will learn how to
"Maximize Your Car Mileage"
at their noon meeting next
Monday, Nov. 11, at Holy
Cross Episcopal Church.
George P. Masologites will
explain how fuel economy is
affected by items such as car
speed, (rip length, tire pressure,
weight load, lubricant selection
and others. Gasoline and its
production, consumption and
cost breakdown will also be
reviewed.
Masologites is a Minneapolis,
Minn, native and holds a degree
in Chemical Engineering from
the University of Minnesota.
His professional career is cen-
terea on research and develop
ment in the fields of petroleum
and petrochemical processing
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20f Per t ops
Manager Question
Tied In Landrum;
Brannon, Williams
Re-Elected Easily
Landrum voters were exactly
divided on the question of
whether or not to hire a town
manager and change their form
of government.
Tire vote on the referendum
question was 240 to 240, and
for now at least, no one seems
to know whether that represents
a victory or a defeat for the
measure.
Joseph E. Hines Jr., director
of voter registration and elec
tions for Spartanburg County,
was checking with state offi
cials in Columbia Wednesday
morning to determine the
meaning of a tie vote.
The town residents, however,
were very clear about the other
referendum question: They
want to expand the size of their
council. By a vote of 301-188,
the voters decided to increase
the number of councilmen to
six.
Mayor Bob Cogdell said the
U.S. Justice Department will
have to approve the addition of
two council members. He was
unsure when a special election
would be held to fill those seats.
City Council incumbents
Doug Brannon and Fred Wil
liams each garnered roughly
two-thirds of the 594 votes cast
Tuesday.
Brannon was the top vote
getter with 389, followed by
Williams with 373. Both wi'l
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