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Vol. 24—No. 352 TRYON, N. C„ FRIDAY. JANTTAPV ok
1952
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Editor the Bulletin:
Last night I listened to a radio
broadcast discussion over WORD
concerning the recent assignment
by the FCC of TV station author
igtion to cities in this area,
^^■rom this discussion it appears
^Kt one VHF outlet has been as
simed to Greenville, S. C., two
VHF outlets have been assigned
to Columbia, S. C.; one VHF out
let to Asheville, N. C., while no
VHF outlet has been assigned to
Spartanburg, S. C. Spartanburg
has, however, been assigned UHF
cutlet which has* according to those
discussing the subject, a limited
effective range of^l2 miles. The
VHF has an effective range in a
direct line of approximately 100
miles.
The Spartanburg C. of C. and
other interested parties are now
trying to get the FCC to re-assign
to Spartanburg one of the two
VHF outlets now assigned to Co
lumb'a. Many good reasons were
advanced as to why this re-assign
|j|gnt wouM be logical and would
^■>rd better TV distribution for
xBe TV audiences in this area.
Since I believe that Tryon is
very much affected by the FCC as.
s’gnments above mentioned it is
suggested that the voice of Tryon
be added to the voice of Spartan
burg in their effort to obtain a
VHF outlet in that city.
As vou know, we are now limited
to TV reception from Charlotte,
and since we are situated in the
“fringe area" of that station, re
ception is not always satisfactory.
A glance at a map of this sec
tion will show that because of the
nearby mountains which lie to the
north and west, south-west of Try
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POLK COUNTY HAS
93,000 ACRE FOREST
By B. H. Coripening.
The North Carolina Division of
Forestry in cooperation with the
county protects the forest land
of Polk County from forest fires
and offers forest management ad
vice and service to landowners in
carrying out good forest practices
on their forest land,
j P°lk County there are about
i 93,000 acres of forest area. This
| land although privately owned is of
| value and importance to every
citizen of the county and protec
tion from fire, disease, and insects
is essential. Also proper manage
ment is highly desirable in order
to have available a close and sus
tained supply of lumber products
for local use. Other benefits every
person in Polk County enjoys is
the watershed protection, hunting,
fishing, hiking, and the aesthetic
values which the forests give to the
general public.
This past summer improvement
work in the county consisted of
construction of a new towerman’s
cabin on Tryon Peak and the im
provement of roads in this area.
The road was extended from the
Skyuka Road to the tower site. Al
though it is steep, in dry weather
this road is traveable and offers
excellent view of a big portion of
Western North Carolina surround
ing Polk County. The old road
extending' east from Howard Gap
to within approximately 1-4 mile
of Tryon Peak tower was improved
and made passable as an access
road to this area.
For efficient forest fire control
wofk, rapid travel time is of first
importance. Cooperation of land
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