THE WORLD S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER Founded Jan. 31.1928 by Seth M. Vining (Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955) Jelfrey A. Byrd. Editor and Publisher 2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina. 28782 Established January 31, 1928 The Bulletin Is published Dally except Sat. and Sun. 106 N. Trade St.. P. 0. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin * (USPS 643-360) * Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Vol 63 — No 3 TRYON. N. C. 28782 FRIDAY. FEB. 2,1990 24 Pages Todas ' 20t Per Copy Weather Wednesday: high 65, low 34. hum 67%. During January the precipitation was 7 84 inches. The average for January is 5.32 inches, leaving a surplus of 2.52 inches President Bush in his State of the Union address urges cut in troops in Europe. Mikhail S Gorbachev on Wednesday denied a report he might resign as head of the Communist Party while remaining Soviet president. Former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt filed to run for U.S Senate Wednesday, seeking to become the first black North Carolinian to hold the office. But Gantt said race will not be an issue in his campaign opened McDonald's Wednesday in Moscow with thousands of people lining up for their first taste of a McDonald's "hamburger" The Cryovac Division of W. Grace & Co. is drawing plans for a major expansion of its Duncan headquarters facilities Monday the Polk County Board of Education meets in executive session at 7 p m and in open session at 7:30 p m at the Stearns continued On Back Page McCormack Files For County Board Tim McCormack, age. 30. of McEntire Road. Green Creek, has filed his candidacy for the Polk County Board of Commissioners. He is a 1977 graduate of Polk Central High School and attended Isothermal Community College. Tim has been married to the former Sheila Henderson of Green Creek for 12 years. They have 3 children: Danielle, ages 8. is a third grader at Green Creek Elementary. Jennifer 4'4, who will attend Green Creek, this fall, and Shanna, 16 months. He is the son of Nancy Trask, formerly of Peniel Road, son-in- law of Joe and Vinnie Henderson of Green Creek, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Maltby of Green Creek and also the grandson-in-law of Ida McEntire of Green Creek Tim is currently the president of the Green Creek PTO. sits on the Polk county Community Schools Advisory Council, and is a active member of the Mill Creek Church of the Brethren. He has served as chairman of many committees, and has set on the church board He is also a former Sunday School teacher, and is a leader in the church camping program He is a member of Arrda. the American Resort and Residential Development Assn, and holds a North Carolina Real Estate License. For the past three years, Tim Continued On Back Page 99 Saturday Mrs. Walter C Horton of Rt. 1, Tryon will celebrate her 99th birthday with family members on Saturday. February 3rd at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Horace (Lucile) Durham. Mrs. Horton is the former Janie Pruitt of Spartanburg County. She has 12 children. 47 grandchildren. 98 great-grandchildren and 44 great-great-grandchildren. Other children are: Harley. Glenn. Delmar. James. John. Dean and Joe Horton; Mrs Monie Jackson. Mrs Ruth Belue. Mrs Annalee Whitesides and Mrs. Gladys Hutcherson. Here Tuesday Max Padgett. District Repre sentative for Congressman Jamie Clarke will be at the County Commissioners office on Tuesday. Feb 6th from 10 a m. to 11 a m then he will be at the Meeting Place in Tryon from 11 a m. to 12 noon If you have any matters to discuss or problems pertaining to Congress or any Federal Agency, he will be glad to help you Basketball Friday Jonesville at Landrum Saturday Woodruff at Polk County If two glasses are stuck together, try loosening them by pouring cold water into the inside glass and dipping the outside glass in warm water. Student Tuition Likely To Be ‘Nominal’ The Polk County Board of Education on Monday may approve a new policy governing the way in which out-of-county students are admitted to Polk schools, and how much tuition they are charged. The tutition is likely to be "nominal," according to Supt James S. Causby. And that upsets members of the Taxpayer's Association of Polk County. The board had a "first reading" of its proposed policy for admission of non-resident students Jan 8. After the second reading Monday, the board could pass the admissions policy. While the taxpayers assoc and other citizen watchdogs have focused on the tuition aspect of the policy. Dr. Causby said last week that tuition is not the board’s primary motivation for drafting a policy. "The tuition may be nominal." he said. “This policy is not coming about in any way because we want to turn away students The board feels a need to have some procedure in place to be sure admission of out-of-county students is handled correctly." Causby said the issue arose when he admitted some out-of- county students who were later rejected by the board The proposed policy read Jan 8 did not state any amount for a tuition. Causby said he plans to research what other North Continued On Back Page

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