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Vol. 65 - No. 206
The weather Monday, high
50, low 30, hum. 60 percent.
O.K. Hope you had a nice
Thanksgiving. Now, back to
business.
Did you notice something
about Robert Bates' comments
at the public hearing on the sign
ordinance Monday night. He
said he opposed any ordinance,
and urged people to "stand for
what's right." But did he really
oppose any rules?
What's right, he said, is that
he should be able to put a sign
on his property. It's his business
alone, he said, "as long as it
doesn't stand in front of a
neighbor's business."
Well, Robert just proposed the
first item in a good sign ordi
nance. County Attorney R. Jay
Foster would put it in legalese,
but it would say, in Robert's
words: "You shall not post your
sign in front of your neighbor's
business."
Think about it. If you think
long enough, and are honest
with yourself, you'll come up
with other simple rules of com
mon decency and neighborli
ness which protect everyone's
rights.
That's what Polk County has
done in proposing a sign ordi-
(Continued On Back Pago)
TRYON. N. C 28782
Runners Enter
Kinney Regional
Five Polk County runners
have entered the Kinney Cross
Country Championships to be
held in Charlotte Saturday.
They are Karen Godlock,
Jason Denton, Natalie Jackson,
Chad Lanford and Seth Peoples.
The Kinney Championships,
the first national championship
meet in all of sports for high
school athletes, are sponsored
by Kinney Shoes. The races
constitute the yardstick against
which the nation's top high
school runners measure them
selves against their peers.
St. Lukes Foundation
Director To Speak
Charles E. Dunn, executive
director of St. Luke's Hospital
Foundation, will speak at the
Tryon Kiwanis Club meeting
Tuesday Dec. 3 at Western
Steer.
He will explain why the foun
dation has been formed and
why a paid professional staff is
needed.
Dunn is former vice chancel
lor of the N.C. School of the
Arts in Winston-Salem.
Terrific Kids
The following First Graders
were omitted from the Tryon
Kiwanis Club November Ter
rific Kids in Green Creek
article:
Mrs. Bradey's Class/Gretchen
Jackson and Amanda McClel
lan.
FRIDAY, NOV. 29,1991
32 Pages Today
20C Per t ops
Tryon Students Pick Up Trash
A joint effort of the Tryon High School Interact Club and Tryon
Rotary Club members was recently made to pick up trash on
Hunting Country Road as part of (he "Adopt A Highway" pro
gram.
Pictured above are sophomore students Minda Howze and Mar-
cie Erskine with school sponsor Loretta Hembree.
—Community Reporter
Advent Celebration
pie Congregational Church
will usher in the holiday season
with a special advent celebra
tion this Sunday, Dec. 1, from 2
to 4:30 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall.
The program will include
crafts, Christmas carols, and a
claymation film about the
meaning of the season. The
theme of the celebration will be
"Christmas as a Time to Give."
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, opportunities will be
provided for those who would
be willing to add a needy indi
vidual or family from our area
to their Christmas shopping list.
Sign Ordinance Vote
On Monday Agenda
The sign ordinance proposal
is on Monday's agenda for the
Polk County Board of Com
missioners.
The board meets at 7:30 p.m.
Monday night in the courthouse
annex.
Commissioner Tim McCor
mack said it is likely that the
issue will be put to a vote.
Tickets are on sale for
FENCE'S "Home for the Holi
days" concerts to be held Dec
21 and 22.