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Founded Jan 31,1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
2nd Class Postage Paid At
Tryon, North Carolina, 28782
Established January 31, 1928
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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Phone 859-9151
Vol. 63 — No. 99
The weather Monday: high 92,
low 63, hum. 68 percent.
It was a ludicrous school
budget. No one believed it could
pass, but it did.
Not one plausible explanation
was given. One hidden issue was
clear though: Payback.
Well children always wind up
being the ones hurt when adults’
passions collide. This collision
was over America’s passion —
money.
The Curb Reporter will observe
silence to mourn the damage
that’s been done to children in
Polk County and to pray for the
return of trust among neighbors
and friends.
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON, N. C. 28782
Polk Team Wins
On June 14 for the first time in
history, an FEA team from Polk
County won the State Dairy
Judging Championship in
Raleigh.
In November, the victorious
team members, all students from
Polk Central High School, will
advance to the National Dairy
Judging Contest in Kansas City.
They are Matt Davis, Scott
Tresslar, Mitch Davis and
Chauncey Barber.
In addition to team honors,
Barber won first place in
Individual Scoring at the State
Contest. All are students of Polk
Central agriculture teacher
Richard Smith.
In recognition of their success,
the Polk Central team received
two plaques and a check for $750
to help pay expenses for the trip
to Kansas City in November.
Reporter
50th Year
At Midway
Midway Baptist Church,
located between Columbus and
Mill Spring on Hwy. 108, will
celebrate their 50th year June 24.
A variety of activities is
scheduled for this weekend.
Friday, June 22 will feature an
old-fashioned hymn sing and food
at 6 p.m. Testimonies and a “Big
Birthday Party" is scheduled for
Saturday, June 23 at 6 p m. The
celebration will climax on
Sunday, June 24 with preaching,
singing and barbecue dinner on
the grounds.
Everyone is welcome.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20,1990
New 2nd Wind Hall
Of Fame President
Jessie Wiltshire has been
elected President of the Second
Wind Hall of Fame to succeed
Joseph Thurber, who resigned as
president and director for
reasons of ill health. The action
was taken by the Second Wind
Board of Directors at its regular
meeting last month.
Mrs. Malcolm Wileshire was
elected to the Hall of Fame in
October 1981 and has served as its
secretary since November of
1988. Before and since her
election she has been cited for her
extensive volunteer work as
coordinator of costumes for the
Tryon Little Theater for 39
performances, her work as a
"Wings” volunteer at St.
Luke’s Hospital, her vocal
services to the Tryon Community
Chorus since 1980 and “The
Carolines” since its inception in
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20 Pages Today
20C Per Coin
County Board Passes
$6.4 Million Budget
The Polk County Board of Com
missioners passed its $6.4 million
budget without change Monday
by a vote of 3-2.
A group of concerned citizens
presented 719 signatures asking
for reconsideration. The
petitioners asked that the school
funding be increased to avoid
laying off 16 educators and
combining classes across the
county.
The county school board had
asked for $1.9 million in current
expense and $158,550 for capital
outlay. The county’s budget
provides no capital outlay and
$1.68 million for current
expenses.
Board chairman Jeannie
Martin and commissioner John
Edwards voted against the
budget.
But the three commissioners
voting for the budget — Ken
Faulkner, Rachel Ramsey and
Henry Huntsinger — defended
their decision against heated
accusations made during the
citizen comments portion of the
meeting.
“Everyone is looking at us like
a bunch of ogres,” said Ken
Faulkner. “Most North Carolina
counties spend between 25 and 30
percent of them budget on
schools. Polk C ounty spends 42
percent Polk County Schools are
not underfunded. Schools have
been our highest priority for
years.”
Fred Schairer of Tryon said he
wished everyone would move on
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