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Vol. 65 - No. 205
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The weather Monday, high
50, low 27, hum. 35 percent.
There were 210 people seated
in the courtroom Monday night
for the public hearing on the
proposed sign ordinance.
Another 37 were standing along
the walls, 10 sat in extra chairs
in the aisle, 10 in the jury box,
and 16 on the lawyers benches.
Up front were four members
from the sign committee, the
county manager, the county
attorney - and five county
commissioners.
They were all in one room
and, saints be praised, no one
was rude to anyone else. They
stated their diverse opinions
openly and with respect.
"The most important thing
that happened tonight was that
we found out Polk County can
get along with Polk County,"
said commissioner Tim
McCormack.
The old arguments were still
there. Beating strongly in some
chests was the feeling that those
"damn Yankees" are trying to
tell "us" what to do. But these
opinions were expressed
directly, frankly, and with
humor on both sides. That’s a
start.
The Hall of Fame statements
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TRYON. N C 28782
Most Speakers Say
'Yes' To Sign Law
"Say 'No' To Sign Ordinance"
signs were posted in the hall
way and inside the Polk County
courtroom before the public
hearing Monday night.
When the hearing began,
however, most speakers said
"yes."
Polk County Board of Com
missioners chairman Jeannie
Martin called nine opponents of
the proposed sign ordinance to
the podium, alternating them
with nine who favored the mea
sure.
After that the opponents were
done, while another 12 speakers
stood up in favor of the ordi
nance.
Nonetheless, commissioners
Sue Cochran and Carson Deck
said they believe the county is
about evenly divided on the
question.
For that reason, both Deck
and Cochran said they might
favor Vivian Searcy's sugges
tion that the sign ordinance be
put to a referendum.
However, after the meeting
County Attorney R. Jay Foster
said state law only allows the
commissioners to hold referen
dums on certain types of ques
tions, and sign ordinances are
not included.
"The intent is that you don't
have every issue decided by
voters. Otherwise, why have a
board of commissioners?" Fos
ter said.
He said he doubted Polk's
state delegates would consider
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 27,1991
Community Chorus Prepares For Concert
Well into rehearsals, the
Community Chorus is rapidly
shaping up its Christmas Con
cert to be presented at the Fine
Arts Center on Friday and Sat
urday, Dec. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m.
and Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m.
Joe Erwin, director of the
Chorus, has designed a concert
that includes a major choral
work with instrumental accom
paniment, as well as many
familiar and traditional carols,
including selected numbers for
which he has composed new
arrangements specifically for
the Chorus.
The enthusiastic response of
local area singers to this annual
Christmas event and to the spe
cific program was measured by
the fact that the 100 prepared
music books failed to acccn-
modate the unexpectedly large
turnout. Says Joe, "I wish there
were more of these unpredict
able, but happy and easily
solved, problems. You can per
form a broader selection of
music with a large number of
singers and perform it better.
It's true that small groups of real
professionals can and do 'bring
it off with distinction, but with
amateur choruses you need
numbers to bet the best blend.
With this group we have the
opportunity to being the com
munity great music sung in a
manner that should reach the
hearts and true nature of our
audience."
Reserved seat tickets are
available at $7 each by mail
order to the Tryon Community
Chorus, PO Box 54, Tryon,
N.C. 28782. (Please state your
seat area preference and enclose
a self addressed stamped enve
lope.) Beginning Dec. 4, tickets
will be sold at the Fine Arts
Center box office from 10-12
a.m. and 2-4 p.m. on weekdays.
—Community Reporter