2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina, 28782 Established January 31, 1928 POLK LIBRARY RI'. 204 TALKER ST. COLUMBUS, N 0 28722 BOV 90 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 (USPS 643-360) * Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina 111 Pages Toda' Vol. 63 — No. 88 TRYON, N. C. 28782 TUESDAY, JUNE 5,1990 20c Per Coin The weather this past weekend: Friday, High 77, low 57, hum. 68 percent; Saturday: high 73, low 65, hum. 75 percent; Sunday, high 83, low 67, hum. 64 percent, and .04 inches of rain fell. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared President George Bush “a man I can do business with,” as the superpower summit ended Sunday. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said that the two men looked across the table at one another, they saw a mirror image. ‘‘They even have a similar sense of humor. They make fun of things. They tease each other.” But there was no teasing on the issue sof German reunification, Lithuanian independence, or Jewish emigration. Closer to home, the Hendersonville Times-News on Saturday reported that a grant has been received by a Raleigh engineering firm allowing it to complete its environmental impact study of the 1-26 corridor between Asheville and the Tennessee line. In addition, $366,000 was allocated for land acquisition for Continued On Baek Page Tryon Fire Fund Tax Hike Proposed Tryon taxpayers will see a 1- cent increase this year for the Fire Fund if the Town Board of Commissioners approves the budget proposed by Town Manager Barry G. Richards. But this may be the last year that such low tax increases occur, Richards wrote to the board in his budget message. He said the cost of state and federal programs is being borne more and more by local government. The general fund revenues this year will increase by $105,256 even without a tax increase because the tax base in the town has grown by $5 million, Richards said in an interview. The tax rate, 39 cents per $100, will raise $259,709. The rest of the general fund revenues, which Richards estimates at $778,783, will come primarily from interest on investments, utilities franchise taxes, intangible personal property taxes, local option sales taxes, ABC net revenues and refuse collection fees. The Fire Fund this year is projected to have revenues of $126,702, Richards wrote, based on an increase in the first tax from 6 cents to 7 cents per $100 valuation. Richards said he and Fire Chief Jimmy Lankford are aiming at winning a better fire insurance rating for the town when the next recertification occurs in 1994. In order to do this, he said a new equipment truck and tanker Continued On Back Page Greens Celebrate 60th Marvin T. Green and Elizabeth Green celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary recently. The couple moved here from Connecticut in 1977. Marvin was formerly the owner of an advertising agency in Chicago, and also published three magazines. They met in Chicago while at a hotel “house" dance. Local Shooters Win At the 50th Annual Blackhawk Smallbore Prone Rifle Match in Asheville Memorial Day weekend, local shooters were winners. With almost 80 shooters entered in the two day event, Robin McCall won the junior championship and Brent Edwards was first intermediate junior. Both are members of the Polk County Junior Gun Club. Students Should Apply Now For Financial Aid Students planning to enter Isothermal Community College next fall quarter who are interested in applying for financial aid need to begin the application process now. “We offer many need-based financial aid and scholarship programs to eligible students,” says Kelly Ashley, Financial Aid Counselor, but students need to apply early in order to receive awards by fall quarter." A Family Financial Statement must be completed before eligiblity can be determined for most grant and loan programs. The FFS should be submitted before July 1, to ensure processing by the fall quarter. For application forms and information about the financial aid programs available at Isothermal, contact Kelly Ashley. Spindale Campus, 704- 286-3636 or Barbara Moffitt, Polk Campus 894-3092. — Reporter Thompson Reunion The Thompson Reunion will be held Sunday, June 10 at the Fireman's Hall, Saluda. Lunch will be at 1 p m. City Lodge Tryon City Lodge No. 518. PHF&AM will meet tonight at 8 p.m. asking all Master Masons to please be present. Robert Fox. W. M.; Geo. R. Fant, Sec.

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