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By Yvette Latorre pc
Assistant news editor
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Democrats discussed political fot
strategies during their monthly Do
A meeting Sunday in hopes of br- "T
inging the party into the national die!
mainstream.
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Carolina M?
Merchants en(
By Mary Jo Miller
Staff writer
This summertime, the living isn't so
easy for the nine Carolina Mall
merehants.
The handful of shopkeepers >ea(cd
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arc experiencing low visibilty, low sales
and a customer shortage.
"Business is slow, a lot slower," said
Mark Gillespie, owner and sole hairdresser
of Cut IJps Hair Salon.
Gillespie, who estimates a 66 to 75 percent
loss of clients since the spring session
ended, had temporarily closed his
shop on the day he was interviewed.
& His wasn't the only shop closed.
^ Sweet Expressions, a candy and card
shop owned by the Russell House Book
Store, was also temporarily closed. The
entrance, darkened and barred,
displayed an "out to lunch" sign.
"This summer is dead. The kids with
Carolina Challenge and journalism
workshop have saved us. They spend
their parents' money," said CatherineStuart
Bowen, School Kids Records
and Tapes manager and sole employee
five days of the week.
Shopkeepers attributed low sales, in
A part, to potential customers' difficulty
in locating the mall. Ciillesnio. Cut
Ups' owner, said this was especially
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publicans," William Bilton, this wit
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mocrats of America said. explainec
oo often people vote for can- "If w<
kites because of image." president
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)blems is now in the south the soutl
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true for high school camp and
workshop participants 011 campus.
Gillespie said he was under the impression
that signs advertising the
Carolina Mall would be up thirty days
aner ine man s opening.
"It's been five months and they have
not put signs up," said Gillespie.
Dr. Wertz, vice president of USC
business affairs, said the signs, currently
on order, will be located outside the
three mall entrances,"hopefully by
August 1." Wert/, who had no information
on the signs' delay, was op
tmustic tncy would be up soon.
"The sooner tlie signs get out, the
happier we'll all he," said Wertz.
Despite this lack of advertising and
the summer business slump, the mall
merchants are optimistic and none
regret their move to the mall except for
Diane Nance.
Nance vacated her store, Balloons by
Little Dee Dee, because of zoning ques
lions wnen trie mall tirst opened. She is
attempting to break her lease with the
university without penalties.
SAGA, however, is expanding its
dining services in the mall with a sub
shop slated to open August 26.
Ken tylcdendorp, SAGA food service
director, said the restaurant will
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AY GRONBERG/The Gimecock sponsored [
Leadership Pi
brary. tion for her
chairperson o
restoring the
r white vote to the Bill Youngbl
ans. We must change the South C;
hout annihilating our Party, reco
nal basis," Bilton gains the Dei
1. in the state.
:'re going 10 capture the During Go
;y we've got to nominate term in ol
late wno will appeal to development
lern and western votes." Youngblood
nth Carolina, however, necessary to
rant more visibilit\
feature sub sandwiches, chips, salad
and beverages.
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Store, now operating in the mall, was
doing poorly but, "it helps SAGA's
overall image to keep it open.
The Computer Source is also looking
towards expanded services to boost
business in the fall."
"We will be getting IBM computers
in and renting time on a laser printer to
students," said employee Dora Obert.
The controversy surrounding the
Carolina Mall beean in March I9RS
after zoning administrator Chip Land
found the mall in violation of zoning
ordinance C? I, which says the Russell
House basement is for university use
only.
More than 64 l ive Points and Main
Street merchants organized a netition
opposing the mall and forccd individual
merchants in the Russell
House basement to seek exemptions
from the zoning rule.
Six of the 10 stores were approvec
immediately and another four. Schoo
Kids Records and Tapes, Balloons bj
Little Dee Dec, Computor Source anc
Cut Ups Hair Salon were granted per
mission to stay in the mall after severa
delays.
nty residents
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the county, U!
Reynolds sa
f Richland County residents has at shopping c
iiv/iiing, 1151UUUI 111 iiu CI 1VJI I 11) MU|) uoor. MC ScllCl
million in bonds to build the Colum- "Win, lose
here," he said
he petition drive is T.O. Reynolds, Also collect
jesn't like to be taxed for something his own ?.nrvc\
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n't use. the bond issue
lgry, I wouldn't sec a show of so- "I'm working
; or singing," Reynolds said. ly, the council
h Richland County Council agreed Richland C<
the bonds, opponents have 60 days a strong suppc
' to collect the neccssarv niimhnr nf RevnnUlc' Hrl\
orce anovher vote. She said th;
il then remains in favor of the bond perspective" o
s of Richland County will decide if it Reynolds cam
nuhlic"
XX) signatures are needed, and "I think an
roughly two-thirds of that has been community,"
of thousands <
; are real good vhat we're going to Councilman
)ld The Slate newspaper. "I don't see the arts center
/ith that.'5* tics, but said
lion arts center "is to be funded bv against the iss
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re ly Carolina Program Unioi
tor Committee next fall.
ate Carol Altman
Summerville home "She was a hard worker (and
kept things in perspective.'
Kelvin Stroble, student govern
if death is undeter- mcnt president, said of her per
g the release of an formance as finance committe*
t, the Summerville member of student senate.
)f fice said. The
ipected to be an- "We had our differences. W
ipproximately two agreed to disagree, but we still rc
mained friends," Stroble explain
ed. "She was one of the onl
punting major, 22 finance members to make it to al
nan had plans ot the meetings. She wa
aate school at USC dedicated."
ill. She also attend- Additionally, Altman served a
lina LEAD Camp a student government senator
>y the Carolina was a member of Beta Alpha P<
roeram in nrepara- (Professional Account inu Prater
new position as nity), Gamma Beta Phi and th
f the Free Universi- Athenian Socicty.
ir party's nationa
ood, chairman of tuencies together while w
arolina Democratic broaden the party."
enizes significant
Tiocrats have made Youngblood also foresees op
portunities for the Democrats i
vernor Dick Riley's the upcoming gubernatorial cam
Tice, "economic paign saying, "the governor'
11<iN uoiii; wen, lucf on our siue is iiKCiy 10 n
said. It is now positive and exciting."
"keep the consti- "We want to let the eommun
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1 Summer business is slow, but Carolina Mall merchants
semester starts.
; hope
ts center
SC. and the city of Columbia.
id the signatures have been collected
:enters and by petitioning door-topublic
support has been good,
or draw, they are gonna know we're
ing signatures is T.A. Rich, who did
' and found "most people are against
for the voters." Rich said "Hnnrfnl.
will pay attention."
Dunty Councilwoman Candy Waites,
)rter of the arts center, is hoping that
/c will be unsuccessful.
it opponents were taking a "narrow
>f the situation and that workers in the
ipaign are "not fully informing the
i arts center is an integral part of a
she said. "It would bring hundreds
of dollars into the area."
i James Barber, also a supporter of
, is concerned about petitioners' tacthat
opponents have a right to fight
uc.
lent dies
^ "She was very outgoing, bubbly,
very energetic and had a lot
of concern for other people. She
) tried to be fair to everyone,"
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i wuj i iicw, a iiiciiu cinu
fellow graduating class member,
said.
Alt man is survived by her
parents Edward and Swan
e Altman. her brother Brian
Altman, sister Suzanne Altman,
and maternal grandmother Aline
y Wall of Georgetown.
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s Funeral services were held
Thursday, June 27 in Parks
s Funeral Chapel in Summerville
and Friday, June 28 in Morris
<i Funeral Home in Hemingway.
The burial took place in Eaddye
Ford C e me t e r y ne a r
Johnsonville.
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e ty know the Young Democrats
are a viable part of the political
community," Lendy Hinton,
?- newly elected Public Relations
n Director said.
i- mnion nopes to get me peos
pie who are members to bring a
e new person...and use that as a
start to increase membership,
i- Just come to a meeting."
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