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Printed In the THERMAL BELT ol Weetern North Carolina
Vol. 65 - No. 203
TRYON. N. C. 28782
MONDAY, NOV. 25,1991
18 Pages Today
20C Per t ops
The weather Thursday, high
70, low 61, hum. 72 percent,
and by 7a.m. Friday .47 inches
of rain had fallen.
Tonight is the public hearing
on the sign ordinance. By all
indications, the courtroom will
be packed at 7:30.
Some are predicting tempers
will flare. If you're going, do us
all a favor and prove them
wrong. There is no reason to get
angry. There are no villains in
this. Everyone has a point of
view and tonight is the time to
express it.
The fact that a proposal is on
the table for discussion means
only that. It's up for discus
sion. Nothing has been done.
The commissioners are reason
able people and they'll be there
tonight to listen.
What's happening:
Tuesday School will sponsor
a Thanksgiving bake sale
Wednesday from 9 to 11:30
a.m. in front of The Book Shelf
on Pacolet Street in Tryon.
The Tryon Little Theater will
present the courtroom
drama/comedy "First Monday
in October" about the Supreme
Court Dec. 5, 6, 7 and 8.
The third annual tour of
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Positions Open
on Mental Health
Advisory Board
Three positions are open on
the Polk County Mental Health
Advisory Board.
If you would be interested in
serving on this committee,
contact County Manager John
Lewis at 894-3301.
Evening Rotary To
Hear About Ponies
Hatsie Goodrich will
speak to the Thermal Belt
Rotary Club tonight at 6:30 at
the Western Steer Family
Steakhouse.
Her topic will be the Pony
Club.
Final Days For Special
Pictorial History Price
Prepublication prices for sub
scriptions to the Tryon Thermal
Belt Chamber of Commerce's
Pictorial History, A Sense of
Heritage, are about to expire.
For a few more days these
interesting and unique books
may be ordered at $39.95 plus
$2.40 sales tax, total $42.35.
As of Fri., Dec. 6, the price
becomes $45 plus $2.70 sales
tax, total $47.70.
Subscriptions may be charged
to Visa or MasterCard. To
order, stop in the Chamber
Office, 401 N. Trade St., Tryon
or call 859-6236.
—Community Reporter
At a regular meeting Nov. 19,
the board of directors of Hos
pice of Polk County, Inc.
authorized the organization to
apply for certification under
Medicare and Medicaid.
If the application is approved
by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, a
process that will take an esti
mated 30 to 60 days, Medicare
and Medicaid will help pay for
some of the care given to
patients.
Hospice of Polk County has
been studying the desirability of
Medicare/Medicaid certification
for more than a year, president
Lawrence S. Heath noted.
Of the estimated 1,800 Hos
pices in the United States,
1,029-57 percent, were Medi
care/Medicaid certified as of
Nov. 1, 1991, according to the
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
"We believe we will continue
providing the same kind and
quality of care for our patients
that we have always given,"
Heath said. "This will not
change. But if certification is
awarded, the additional reve
nues will enable us to provide a
broader spectrum of services to
more patients, still at no cost."
A more detailed description of
Medicare/Medicaid, certified
Hospice care will be released by
Hospice here in early Decem
ber.
—Community Reporter
Quilters Guild
The Western North Carolina
Quilters' Guild will have its
annual Christmas luncheon on
Friday, Dec. 6th at the Hender
sonville Country Club.
Coffee will be served at 10:15
a.m., the meeting will begin at
10:30 a.m. followed by lunch.
Members are asked to bring
1/2 yard of fabric, wrapped to
exchange.
—Community Reporter
Communication
Dear Jeff:
Senator D'Amato's wailing
about excessive credit card
interest rates is a phony issue.
While its certainly true that
everyone prefers the lowest
possible rates, its equally true
that low rates are widely avail
able. Money Magazine lists
some of the best; the current
edition shows issuers that
charge annual fees with rates as
low as 10%. Issuers that do not
charge fees offer rates as low as
13%. These rates are below
what the senator proposed to
legislate.
The simple fact is that those
with strong credit can get good
rates with a minimum of effort.
It would be refreshing of pol
iticians like Senator D'Amato
would address the real problems
rather than politicizing the non-
issues.
Yours truly,
Vince Tenney
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