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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Founded Jan 31,1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
The Bulletin Is published
Daily except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
Vol. 63 — No. 83
TRYON. N.C 28782
TUESDAY. MAY 29. 1990
20 Pages Today
JocPei Cop*
The weather last Thursday:
high 79, low 35. hum. 59 percent.
In his Smack Dab column in
The Bulletin Friday. Rick
Drazien suggested that Florida
give up repairing 1-95 to Miami
until fall, as its too hot right now
to consider traveling there.
Last week, at a conference on
Business Opportunities in an
Aging Society, a leading expert
on retiree migration from the
University of Miami offered
additional insights into the
Dolphins' playground Of Miami,
Charles Longino said:
“It's about as far south as you
can go without leaving New York,
and it's rapidly becoming our
nearest Carribean neighbor."
Ahhhh, the Thermal Belt
The conference, held at UNC-
Asheville, was quite interesting.
Rather than summarize last
Friday's news for a Tuesday
Curb Reporter. I’ll share with
you some of the conference
material today
On Friday, the Curb Reporter
told you about the study released
that showed the average Western
N.C. retiree's household
spends nearly $17,000, before
major purchases.
H. Wilson Worley, an officer
with National Retirement Corp
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in Greenville. S.C., said in the
past he's been part of seminars
given for cities interested in
attracting retirees. He said
busloads of state and local
representatives have come out to
try to learn how to repeat the
experience of Western North
Carolina.
Twenty five years from now.
roughly 17.5 percent of the U.S.
population will be over 65 years of
age. But seeking this market is
not something business is putting
off.
Already, today, in America the
50-plus population:
• Has an annual income of $865
billion
• Owns 77 percent of all the
financial assests in the U.S.
• Owns 80 percent of all the
money in U.S. savings and loan
associations.
• Spends more on quality
children's clothing than the
grandchildren’s parents do.
• Accounts for a whopping 40
percent of consumer demand
Today's older folks are more
consumption minded than
preceding generations of
retirees, who were more
influenced by the Great
Depression, Longinosaid.
"This population — I call them
the World War II foot soldiers —
have spent their entire adult lives
in an expanding post-war
economy." He said the
difference between the economic
status of today’s retirees, and
that of their parents, represents
the biggest gap between
generations of anytime in our
history.
(’onlinued On Buck Pam.
Gibbs To Head
Woodlane Environmental
Technology Venture
head of a new business in
Columbus. Woodlane
Environmental Technology,
which will operate a division of
Kangaroo Produces Company.
The firm will market indoor air
quality enhancement products to
both businesses and consumers
“We have discovered there are
excellent products available that
really work to improve indoor air
quality." says Gibbs. "After
thorough research, we have
learned that few people are
aware of them A healthy indoor
environment will become a big
issue in the 1990’s, and we intend
to harness Kangaroo’s marketing
capabilities to distribiute very
effective new products on a
nation-wide basis."
Mr. Gibbs moved to this area
in 1987 to become President of
Pet Logs Inc.
His wife Marty is controller for
the World of Clothing in
Hendersonville. They make their
home in Sunny View. — Reporter
Wallace Watson
William Wallace Watson. 67, of
Route 3. Forest City, died May 23,
1990 in Rutherford Hospital.
He was a native of Polk County
and was the husband of Lena
Toms Watson and the son of the
late Edward and Lizzie Abrams
Watson. He was a member of
Shiloh Baptist Church, a U.S.
Navy veteran of World War II
and former owner of Watson's
Store
Also surviving are one son.
Eddie Watson of Forest City; one
daughter, Wanda Kingery; two
brothers. Mack Watson of Forest
City and Floyd Watson of
Gaffney; three sisters. Doris
Hardin of Forest City. Mary
Hamrick of Ellenboro and Opal
Packard of Mooresboro and three
grandchildren
Services were held Saturday at
Shiloh Baptist Church by the
Re vs. Michael Sepaugh and Paul
Brock. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Memorials may be made to
Shiloh Baptist Church Building
Fund. Route 4. Rutherfordton.
N.C.28139
Narcotics Anonymous
NA meeting schedule Tuesdays
and Friday, 8 p m., Church of
Holy Cross Contact, 859-2272 or
894-2668 for more information.
Duplicate Bridge
i ryon Duplicate Bridge played
Thursday at the Meeting Place:
1st Joe Doti and Dick Long; 2nd
Jeanette White and Eva Barker;
3rd Mr and Mrs. J Stuart
Shough