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Established January 31, 1928
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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Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
16 Pages Today
Vol. 63 — No. 144
TRYON, N. C. 28782
THURSDAY, AUG. 23,1990
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The weather Tuesday: high 93,
low 68, hum. 75 percent. The
Tryon rain gauges of Robert
Dedmondt registered .41 inches
of rain and more appeared to be
on the way at presstime
Wednesday.
The Bulletin received a letter
recently about a boating accident
on Lake Lanier, wondering why
there had been no news stories
about it yet in local papers.
We tracked down some facts
today, but first a message. Often,
you, the reader, are the one we
local reporters rely on to tip us
when something has occured.
It’s just a fact of life in a small
town that regular citizens, not
“official sources," are often the
ones who bring out the news.
No one mentioned the Lake
Lanier accident to the Bulletin
staff until a week ago.
So, if you find yourself
wondering why something has
not appeared in our columns, ask
yourself if you thought to call us.
We would appreciate the
courtesy and the tip and will go to
work on it.
Now, about the Lake Lanier
boating accident. A report was
filed with the S.C. Division of
Wildlife and Marine Resources
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Medicare Adjustments
Cost Hospital Millions
On August 16, St. Luke’s
Hospital Board of Trustees
unanimously approved an
$11,700,000 revenue budget for
fiscal year 1991 which begins
October 1.
The proposed budget projects
$2,600,000 in Medicare
contractual adjustments.
Contractual adjustments are the
difference between hospital
charges and the amount actually
paid by the Medicare program.
Additionally, the hospital
projects $235,000 in indigent care
will be provided next fiscal year.
This means that between
Medicare adjustments and
indigent care, the hospital will
“write off” nearly $3 million. “I
believe this is clearly an
indication of our commitment to
the community,” said Joseph
Claud, board chairman.
Total expenses for fiscal year
1991 are projected to be
$8,575,000, with over $3.5 million
allocated for salaries.
In addition to the operating
budget, the board approved
$422,000 capital expenditure
budget for next year.
The trustees discussed at
length the problems imposed by
the Medicare program. “It is
impossible to know at this point,
what we can expect in the way of
payment from Medicare,"
explained Thomas Bradshaw,
hospital president. “Typically,
Congress has used Medicare cuts
to reduce the federal deficit. With
Medicare recipients comprising
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Communication
Dear Jeff,
The problems with the
Middle East affect us all in one
way or another. I’d like to share
my feeling with anyone who will
take the time to read this and the
time to say a prayer for all the
sons, daughters, aunts, uncles,
mother and fathers who are being
sent over there! This letter is to
our daughter Cpl. Tonya D.
Durham.
Dearest Daughter,
When your call came Friday
night, your dad and I had just sat
down to eat “the Friday night
special.” We don't have it very
much anymore since you kids are
gone. Dad seemed real happy
when he first started talking, but
he got real quiet and the
expression on his face grew
troubled. The more he talked to
you, the more I understood what
you were saying. I started to cry
and he finally handed the phone
to me.
Our family has been through
tough times, but my heart has
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Tryon Colored
School Reunion
The first two day annual school
reunion of Tryon Color Schools.
Edmond-Embury School and
Good Shepherd School was held
on August 18-19th
The very successful Satuday
event consist of a teacher’s roll
call of which seven former
teachers were present. During
the class roll call many former
students were present
representing the years 1926-1966.
There were former students
attending from New York.
Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Georgia, South Carolina.
Virginia, Ohio and North
Carolina.
The program closed with a
delicious buffet dinner provided
by the community.
The keynote speaker on Sunday
was Miss O.B. Wiggins of
Asheville, a former teacher of
Edmond Emburry School, for
eighteen years. Her speech.
“Remember the Past with Vision
for the Future.” was an inspiring
message well recieve by former
students and guests Music was
provided by St Luke Male
Chorus.
The festive occasion ended with
a tour of the former Edmond-
Embury School building where
refreshments were served on the
ground.
Chairpersons for the event.
James Griffin and Lucy King
wish to thank their committees
and the community for their
support and cooperation