Tryon Daily Bulletin, Fri., Apr. 3,1992
paigns, demonstrations, and
attempts to organize boycotts of
Kmart stores by the American
Family Association.
These activities have been
directed at Kmart stores, even
though the materials found
offensive by the AFA arc not in
Kmart stores - they actually are
sold through our Waldenbooks
subsidiary, which is a general
interest bookstore committed -
as the First Amendment pro
vides - to selling a full range of
reading materials.
We are monitoring AFA let
ters and publications and point
ing out errors. Recently we
wrote to Donald Wildmon
regarding a fund-raising letter
in which he incorrectly sug
gested that Kmart Corp, and its
Carlann Osborn
Attends Seminar On
Mountains' Ecology
Carlann Osborn, a fourth
grade teacher at Saluda Ele
mentary School, recently par
ticipated in a seminar for public
school teachers at the North
Carolina Center for the
Advancement of Teaching.
Osborn was one of 17 teach
ers participating in "Ancient
Ecosystems of the Southern
Appalachians," from February
16-21, conducted by Bob Sat
terwhite, NCCAT Director of
Public Information.
Osborn has a master's degree
from Gardner-Webb College in
Boiling Springs, N.C.
NCCAT, a unit of the Uni
versity of North Carolina sys
tem, conducts a year-round
program of renewal seminars
for the state's public school
teachers. Approximately 3,700
teachers from every county and
every school district in the state
have participated in center pro
grams since full-time oper
ations were initiated in the fall
of 1986.
Communication
Dear Jeff:
I wrote to Kmart to give my
support. I do not believe in cen
sorship in any form, and also
I told them that I had never
personally seen anything in
Waldenbooks shops that I
would classify as porno.
Joe Williamson
The Kmart response to Wil
liamson's letter was:
"Thank you for your recent
correspondence. Over the last
two years Kmart has been the
subject of letter-writing cam-
Chairman, Joseph Antonini, had
something to do with initiating
a lawsuit brought by the pub
lishers of Penthouse magazine
against the AFA. In the interest
of fair and accurate disclosure,
we expect to see acknowledge
ments and corrections of such
errors in subsequent AFA com
munications.
We do not dispute the AFA's
right to protest. Such activity is
protected by the First Amend
ment (as is Waldenbooks' right
to offer a full range of reading
materials). We do, however,
want to make sure that AFA is
providing its audience with
accurate information.
Jeanne M. Golly
Vice President,
Corporate Communications"
New Books At
County Library
Recent additions to Polk
County Public Library's books
include the following:
Rising Sun, by Michael
Crichton. The author of the
previous bestselling Jurassic
Park presents a new tale of
murder within the international
electronic industry. Crichton's
gripping fiction is based on a
knowledgeable depiction of the
world of international business
and science that has been
described in major media as
informative and disturbing.
Billie Dyer and Other Stories,
by William Maxwell. A master
of American fiction who has
been compared to Tolstoy and
Chekhov offers seven brief and
penetrating stories of residents
of Lincoln, IL. Stories in this
slim volume have been
described as "dazzling," "mov
ing," and "profoundly wise" by
literary critics writing for The
Wall Street Journal and J
Nen- York Times Book j^
Gate of the Tigers, by Hcnj
Meigs. A bestselling author of
political intrigue P^® 11 ^
story of a murder investigation
threatens the interests of
Japanese high society. A UA
agent and a Japanese police
officer who hates Americans
encounter seeming indifference
as they struggle to resolve the
high-stake crime.
Outcrbr 'ulge Reach, by Robert
Stone. In this intense story, a
Vietnam war veteran faces per
sonal and environmental chal
lenges in an around-thc-world
sailing race. Danger, courage,
and the fragility of human ties
arc vividly portrayed within the
context of a modem day sea
adventure.
Black Hills, White Justice, by
Edward Lazarus. This history of
the Sioux Indians extends from
their first encounter with white
settlers through a 100-year
legal battle that culminated in a
1989 Court of Claims award of
$40 million. The author's
account of "the longest ninning
legal battle in American his
tory" has been praised as
"eloquent" and "factual" by
Justice Henry Blackmun of the
U.S. Supreme Court.
The New Emperors: China in
the Era of Mao and Deng, by
Harrison Salisbury. The Pulitzer
prize winning author provides a
history of China from 1949 to
the present that shows remark
able similarities between Chi
nese Marxist and Chinese
emperors of the past 2 000
years Salisbury's history, base!!
on extensive research and inter
views, reveals extravagance ami
deadly intrigue in the Ja a c e
Secret gardens of Sn
™« author, JodaK®^
Money magazine artvic 01 ° f
ers to look at Ue r . cad -
associated with b^d" nsks "
and investments .K deposns
be s ?fe. This SfJr gh ‘’°
examines investmen L 8Ulde
tives and teaches i al,er na-
evaluate the vulng* how ,0
^ money ^ ^PWs,
Trash Pick Up
The Kiwanis Club of Tryon
has always worked hard to
serve the needs of the commu
nity, and the club's most visible
service is its Adopt-A-
Highway Program.
This past Saturday a few
hearty club members gathered
to collect trash along a 2-niile
stretch of Hwy. 108.
Although all hate to see our
beautiful Polk County highways
littered with trash, some mem
bers seemed to enjoy the early
morning get together, not only
to meet a definite need in the
community, but as rumor has it,
to take advantage of the free
cup of coffee provided by a
certain member after all the
hard work is done.
Picking up trash is never fun
but these members seem to be
making the best of it. So a spe
cial thanks to the following
Kiwanians:
Ross Fox, Eloise Johnson,
Bill Kuhn, Chan Robinson, Joe
Testor, John Vining, Chet
Willard, and Bob Worsnop.
- Community Reporter
Must Display New
Handicapped Placard
Your passport to the privilege
of using handicapped parking
spaces now has a completely
new look in N.C. The familiar
aluminum plate, similar to a
regular automobile license,
became unlawful as of Feb. 1
under legislation enacted in
1991.
, Instead, a printed cardboard
'North Carolina Handicapped
Parking Placard" is available.
It incorporates a punched
expiration date, an assigned
number and the standard
wheelchair emblem in blue ink.
Ihat's the same color used on
•he old plates, which had no
expiration date. The state issued
about 300,000 of the old plates.
Like the old plates, the new
Placards cost $5 each and are
good for five years. The change
W as enacted because there was
no system for revoking them for
,. ’"dtvidual who is no longer
ini? C f° r handicapped park-
. T 0 . ob ’ a ’n a new placard for
’” 3ny form. of motor trans-
annr 1O "’ y ° u mu st complete an
Pplication and have it signed
tinncf Ur Physician. Qualifica'
on 0t Suc h a permit are listed
on ‘ he application.
Coin 1° ’he tag office i n
ntbus for an application