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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Caroline
12 Pages Today
Vol. 6S - No. 213
The weekend weather:
Friday, high 60, low 27, hum.
58 percent; Saturday, high 65,
low 28, hum. 60 percent; Sun
day, high 71, low 34, hum. 62
percent.
The Candlelight Stroll Fri
day evening in Tryon drew, by
some estimates, nearly 2,000
people to town. Look for more
downtown festivities in the
future.
The books, A Sense of Heri
tage: A Pictorial History of the
Thermal Belt, were shipped
from the printers Friday and are
expected at the Tryon Thermal
Belt Chamber of Commerce
offices later this week. When an
exact arrival time is known, a
distribution schedule will be
announced.
A letter arrived Friday in
response to a Curb Reporter
column on out-of-state stu
dents attending Polk County
Schools. The writer, however,
did not want his name used "in
view of the insulting phone
calls I have had after publica
tion of two previous letters to
you."
On this rare occasion, we will
share the letter in this column
(Continued On Back Page)
TRYON. N C 28782
Merry Christmas’
At Green Corner
Come one, come all and join
in the fun this coming Saturday
at high noon at Green Corner on
the Melrose Avenue. Jointly
sponsored by The Lanier
Library and the Fine Arts Cen
ter, "Caroling in the Park" is
another of Tryon's traditions
you won't want to miss.
Everybody is invited to par
ticipate in this holiday commu
nity sing and this year it will be
particularly exciting with
Wayne Fellers' "brass" adding
backup music including two
trombones, two clarinets, two
trumpets and a flute. Chuck
Dunn will be directing.
Following the sing hot wassail
and cookies will be served in
the Fine Arts Center Lobby,
Mollybelle Schwab and Pat
Fryer in charge.
—Community Reporter
Christmas Carols
At McDonald's
The Silver Creek Baptist
Church Choir will sing Christ
mas Carols at McDonald's of
Columbus tonight (Tuesday)
from 6-6:30. Please join us.
—Community Reporter
Name Omitted
The name of Mary Lancaster
was inadvertently omitted as a
co-hostess for the Thrift-y
Garden Club Christmas Party to
be held tonight at 5:30.
—Communitv Reporter
TUESDAY, DEC. 10,1991
McFalls Gives
Confession To
Landrum Police
Frankie Dean McFalls,
charged last Friday with murder
in the death of Angelia Brown,
made his first appearance in
Polk County Circuit Court
Monday and was given a court-
appointed attorney.
Meanwhile, graveside ser
vices were held Saturday for
Brown, who was McFalls'
common law wife. Her body
had been found in the woods of
Green Creek Nov. 22.
McFalls told the story of her
death to police Friday. He
called Landrum Police Chief
Gary Laughter and Polk County
Sheriffs Deputy Sgt. James
Carter to his cell in the Spar
tanburg County jail Friday
morning.
"He advised us he wanted to
get this off his chest," Laughter
said Friday afternoon. "Frankie
Dean had a violent temper. He
said he had regretted this ever
since it happened. He said he
didn't mean to do it and he
wanted her father to know that."
Laughter said he stopped by
Tom Brown's house Friday to
convey McFalls' message.
McFalls did not describe the
killing in his confession. "It was
too traumatic. Either he can't
say how he did it, or maybe
there is a block in his memory,"
Laughter explained. "We will
have to talk some more about
that."
What McFalls did say is that
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Hospice Tree
Shines At Stearns
Tlie Hospice Christmas Tree,
a Norway spruce which has
already taken root and is thriv
ing in Stearns Park in Colum
bus, will he formally presented
to the park on Sun., Dec. 15 at
1:30 p.m. in a brief ceremony.
The public is welcome.
This particular tree has been
placed in Stearns Park to be a
visible symbol of the compas
sionate care offered by the
Hospice program to brighten
that phase of life when recovery
is no longer anticipated. A
plaque recognizes the people
who provide that special care.
The Hospice Tree has been
planted in the park for the
enjoyment of the community
year round. Hospice will deck it
out with lights each Christmas
season.
—Community Reporter
Tryon Antiques Club
The Tryon Antiques Club will
have their Christmas meeting at
the Old Farm owned by Wil
liam Janes on Page Road. This
meeting will be held on Dec.
17th at 2 p.m. It is recom
mended club members form
their own car pooling.
The hostesses arc Mrs. Ray
Carson, Mrs. Nelson Page and
Mrs. Burton Miller.