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
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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
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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
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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
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