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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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fin is published
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Vol. 53 - No. 156
TRYON, N. C. 28782
FRIDAY,SEPT. 12,1980
Price 10c Per Cop;
Weather Monday: high 87, low
60; Tuesday: high 85, low 60;
Wednesday: high 85, low 61, rain
.40. Thursday morning was cool,
but the sun came out and things
warmed up.
President Jimmy Carter will
tour Startex Mill in Startex
Tuesday during his three hour
visit to South Carolina.
The government will let cancer
specialists prescribe “marijuana
pills” to control nausea and
vomiting in thousands of
patients. The pills contain a
synthetic form of the active
ingredient in marijuana — delta-
9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Leaders of Syria and Libya
proclaimed their two Arab
countries merged Wednesday
and vowed to confront Israel,
"liberate Palestine" and oppose
U. S. sponsored Mideast peace
moves.
New strikes erupted in several
cities in Poland Wednesday as
the Polish news agency sharply
attacked the AFL-CIO for giving
aid to Poland’s fledgling
independent trade union
movement.
The annual Weaver Reunion
will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at
the Sandy Plains ARP Church
fellowship hall. Plates, napkins
Continued On Back Page
Telephone Co.
Objects To Tax
The Landrum City Council met
Tuesday night at the City Hall.
Jerry Covil, manager of Mid
Carolina Telephone Co. which
serves Landrum, spoke against
the proposed 1% gross tax. He
stated that it would cost the
company 1'^96 to get the 1% and
that this would all have to be
passed on to the consumer. The
Council passed the second
reading of the measure but asked
that Mr. Covil be present at a
special meeting on Sept. 23rd
with a counter proposal.
The Council passed three
readings on ordinances to
refinance the Farmers Home
Adminstration loan for water and
sewer systems. First reading
approval was given to
refinancing £1,266,402.49 revenue
bond; approved first reading on
the rates and regulations and
first reading on the city budget
ordinance and tax levy
ordinances.
The total general fund budget
will be $183,584 which will require
a 75 mill tax. (same as last year .
The estimated expenditure o
the General Fund is $183,966. -
The water works revenue >
estimated at $230,750 and
estimated expenses are $213,
The estimated revenue
sharing of $31,264 is to be spe
for the following: part on G ene j
Fund, part on new vehicle, P
on new shed at park, part on
police car and part on the
Continued On Back rage
Football
Tonight
NCSD at Tryon
The Tryon Tigers open their
season tonight at 7:30 p.m. at
Harmon Field when the North
Carolina School for the Deaf
comes calling. Tryon’s Coach
Mike Pearson hopes the Tigers
are ready for the Bears who
already have one win under their
belt. We belive the Tigers can
pull it off.
Polk Central at Landrum
The Polk Central Patriots will
be seeking their second win in a
row against the Landrum
Cardinals tonight at 8 o’clock at
Landrum. After dropping their
opening game to Mitchell, the
Patriots upset Chesnee 14 to 13
last week. Landrum dropped its
opening game to Chapman 28 to
0. Both teams have hard hitting
defenses, but have had trouble
moving the ball. Polk Central
seems to have more of a threat in
the air so we’ll pick the Patriots
in a close one.
Music In The Church
Joseph Erwin, Congregational
Church of Christ Minister of
Music assisted by his wife,
Kathleen will present a program
on this subject at the Women’s
Fellowship Meeting, September
15 at 1:30 p.m. Visitors are
welcome.
Farm Disaster
Emergency Loans
Authorized In Polk
Farmers in Polk County are
eligible for disaster emergency
loans from the Farmers Home
Administration (FmHA) to
recover from losses caused by
he severe drought and extreme
temperatures that have occured
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Supervisor Charles M° u‘ C ° unt y
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Charles M H11 
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