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The Bulletin Is published
Daily except Sat. and Sun.
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Tryon, N. C 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
(USPS 643-360)
Phone 859-9151
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Vol. 63 — No. 33
TRYON. N C. 28782
MONDAY. MARCH 19.1990
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Weather Thursday: high 76.
low GO. hum. 66% At 7 a.m
Friday the precipitation was 07
and it continiued to rain
The U.S. Postal Service, which
recently announced plans to
charge 30 cents for a stamp
because it is losing money, spent
as much as S10 million on
conferences last year, including
SlOO-a-person meals and a $12,000
reception, a government study
reported Thursday. According to
the General Accounting Office
the conferences were held at
plush resorts in Hawaii. Arizona
and Florida — usually during
winter months.
If the tropical rain forest is
felled in the Amazon River basin
of South America, the loss of
trees would permanently changc-
local weather and a sharp decline
in area rainfall could, in turn,
change the global climate, a
study says
Tonight at 7 o'clock the Polk
County Board of Education will
hold a Public Hearing in the
Saluda School Auditorium to
consider public input on the
continuation of the Saluda
Special Supplemental School
Tax Individuals wishing to speak
may sign-up beginning at 6 p m
The Polk County Commission-
Continued On Back Page
Writing Contest
Deadline March 31
Deadline for entries to The
Upstairs Student Writing Contest
for area students in grades 4 to 12
is 2 p m. Saturday. March 31.
Entrants are reminded that
submissions should be double-
spaces. on one side of the page
only, and the entrant's name,
grade, school, home address and
telephone number on the back of
the last page of the submission
Teachers have the contest rules.
— Reporter
Photographer
Here Tomorrow
On Tuesday. March 20 from 2-7
pm a photographer from
Enterpress Studio's will be at
Miss Marion’s School of Dance in
Landrum taking pictures of
children to appear in the Tryon
Bulletin at a later date. Each
child photographed will be used
in a feature article Group
pictures may also be taken, but
only children photos will be used
in feature articles According to
an ad there is no charge and no
one will be obligated to buy
anything, although photos will be
available for purchase
For more information or to
make an appointment please call
Joyce Jones at 457-2607 after 6
pm
Read The Bulletin
For Local News
Heads Red Cross
Canvassing
Porter Morgan is heading the
canvassing of industry and
business in the 1990 Red Cross
Fund Drive in Polk County
He reports that contributions
are coming in nicely at the half-
way mark of the month-long
drive The Polk County Red Cross
fund drive extends through
March. Red Cross month
Morgan stated that 80 percent
of the contributions collected
locally will stay in the county —
being used for disaster relief,
blood bank, safety instruction,
youth programs, the Oteen VA
hospital and military families.
Over 100 volunteers are
participating in the canvassing.
— Reporter
Communication
an Open Letter
To Parents:
Tryon Elementary’s parent
seminars have been rescheduled
for March 20. March 27 and April
3.
On March 20 - Gordon
Schneider — Director of Mental
Health for Polk County will do the
first seminar on "Building Self-
Confidence in your Child and
Improved Communication
Skills "7 p.m. Library-
On March 27 — Dr John
Carter. Jr. M.D. — Child
Psychiatrist of the Polk Mental
Health staff will conduct the
second seminar on "Solving
Family Conflicts with Love and
Limits."7p.m. Library
Stan Bayne — Drug Prevention
Specialist with Polk Mental
Health will conduct the third
session on "Talking with Your
Child About Drugs." 7 p.m.
Library
I look forward to seeing all of
you at the seminars. I'm sure you
will benefit from the expertise
offered by these mental health
professionals.
Sincerely.
Lynette R. Willis
Tryon Elementary School
To Go To Washington
And New York
The seniors of Landrum High
School will leave Wednesday
night for their Senior Trip to
Washington. D.C. and New York
City, N. Y. They will return on
Monday. March 26.