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Opinumg On The Street — _ How Will Westside Residents With all the billboards, newspaper end TV commercials to votefoTBueb-tBd or issue. It’s pretty realising them's an soon. next Tuesday, --urg voters will have the opportunity to decide who their Pest soegror will be, who win be « CUy Council, who will HU the vacant seat on the School Board, bow long the County Commission <n should hold their seats, snd whether bonds should be told to fund a variety of projects. The Poet recently went to the west side to ask residents if they're plan ning to vote and If their mi«h are made up on candidates and issues. Here are their responses SYLVIA PRATT of Woodruff Plneeis employed as counter help at Bojangles. Pratt it registered to vote, but whether or not ahe goes to the polls “depends if I have time,” she says. She hasn’t yet made ig> her mind on the candidates and con fesses she doesn’t know much about the bond issues-“Just a Httle-I listen to the news and go to sleep.” ROBIN HOWARD, a nurse who lives on Hughes Drive, to a regis tered voter and plans to cast her ballot on Tuesday. Her mind is made ig> on the mayoral race. “I’m going to vote for Harvey Gantt He has a proven track record. With Bsrry hUl, it’s *■ toss-up. Ws realty don’t knew him. Politicians always m»h» a lot of promises. Gantt’s record gives us the opportunity to ape tthat type of issues he’s for and agaiurt.” About the bond issues, she says, “I’m going to vote yes for the school bonds. The ethers, we’re still de bating in my household." Marie Hamilton *ay” MARIE HAMILTON, a Beatties Ford Read housewife, plaiw to vote. “I haven’t made up my mind, except for Gantt.” she stated “IcaoTsiy new about the bends. They say they’re going to do this and that” ’ JAMES SIMMONS of E. 17th Street works for Carostate Ice on W .Trade Street Simmons is not re gistered to vote, but says, “If I was voting, I’d vote for Harvey Gantt I don’t know the other one at all. I don’t know about the bond issues.” MICHAEL CALDWELL of Wal nut Street is not registered either. He says, “Harvey seems like a idee fellow.” Caldwell doesn’t know much about the bond issues. - RODNEY HOPPER of Merri man Street is a local high school student An IS year old, Hopper is registered and plans to vote for ' • Michael Caldwell v. • ."Unsure about bands” Gaptt because he knows him. “He’s the person for the Job,” be states. :-.v£ James Sbamoos ..•...“Far Gantt” •$<-. > : it Hopper it unsure about the bond! Public Library To Place Variety Of Books On Sale A wide variety at books and documents, to entice the collector and intrigue browers, wiQ be on sale at the Public library's annual An tiquarian Book Fair on Saturday, November 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the auditorium of the Li brary, 310 N. Ttyon St. Of 15 exhibitors, six from the Charlotte area and nine from snob locations as Knoxville and Kings port, Tn.; Leadnghm, Ky,; Wat kinsville, Ga.; and lfargniton, Troy. Raleigh, and Chapel Ofl, N.C, some will in mo dern first editions, others in Sou thern States Americana bad the Civil War. Hwre will be children’s hooka, Illustrated books, maps, prints and many general editfcaw of TSSSfc. * **, ^ documents will be availabfe in a price range suitable for gifts and ————— - - ■ 1 '• : *" fairgoers may bring their own book treasures for oral appraisal. Gordon Briscoe Jr. of the Carolina Bookshop in Charlotte will be avail able from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. for appraisals at the cost of H per book or set. He has agreed to waive the fee if he judges the hook to be without value. At last year's fair, John Glover of ' - Glover’s Books in Lexington, Ky., coanted among Us sales eight N.C. ^ 1#8°’ The Antiquarian Book Fair will be boated by the Friends of the Public library and the organisation’s pre sident, Eleanor Morris reports, “If last year’s experience mease any thing, this yearc fidr should be a bis success/’ Elaborating on last yeart attract*1 book lovers aB through the day and ear " 11 - I''- i jYf vif/i'iiViTHsin I weald like to eeatiaae to Mm. aad am Meldaf ?m * ».***: • responsive to the la this regard, my ckygrrantof eat t laHy In the North aad Weal of "Sim Meckleaharg; —develop a more adegaate road system threadhoat the city aad eeaaty; -«comage more private participation la eeastraetton of pubHe facilities (each as nrsessale to axaaad the Ceaveattoa Center aad halld a hew baseball park aad perfermiag arts ceater); —establish a better process for toag-rdage ptaantos by oar City Ceaaeii. -gepmaamgiy, tol “* U,to tbaake Committee. Southern Beil Long Distance is a great way to stay in touch with friends and _family at reasonable rates. A 10-MINUTE CALL FROM CHARLOTTE TO: Gastonia ^ a a ^ 32 4. Boone / . ; • $2.67 Salisbury $^99 a Rutherfordton $2.44 % 9 m •** nw». already in touch with the future? I
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