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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. O. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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26 Pages Today
Vol. 63 — No. 199
TRYON, N.C. 28782 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14,1990
20$ Per Copy
The weather Monday: high 71,
low 40, hum. 61 percent.
New members of the Polk
County Board of Education and
Polk County Board of
Commissioners will be sworn into
office next month.
But, before they are, we should
all take a few minutes to
remember and thank the
“veterans” who’ve already
served. Whether or not we agreed
with them on the issues, and
whether or not we gave them our
vote, we owe them a debt of
gratitude.
It is certainly no picnic
stepping out front and taking on
the role of a community leader.
They didn’t do it for the money,
and they didn’t do it to inflate
their egos. (There were probably
precious few inflating moments
— maybe none past election
night.)
They put in many, many hours
sifting through the public
business, attending public
functions where their presence
gave credence and moral
support, and listening on the
other end of a phone line to
problems large and small, from
callers nice and callers rude and
irate.
So when you see Ken Faulkner,
Continued On Back Page
Topless Bars
May Be Restricted
There will only be one, relative
ly small area of Tryon in which
an “adult" business can locate
after Thursday at 5 p.m. if an
ordinance passed by the Tryon
Town Council Monday goes into
effect.
Papa’s Bar & Grill, a topless
bar recently reopened under new
management, is not in that area
and would have to close down or
drop its topless dancing
entertainment.
Town Manager Matthew Dolge
was double checking Tuesday
with the N.C. League of
Municipalities to be sure that the
ordinance passed by the council
will stand up to any legal
challenges. If the league agrees,
the ordinance will go into effect
Thursday at 5 p.m.
In order not to cross swords
with constitutional issues, the
ordinance does not address the
legality of topless dancing, or
other adult pursuits, but rather
addresses the “secondary
effects" of those businesses and
restricts where they can be
located, Dolge said.
Adult bookstores, movie
houses, massage parlors and
topless dancing establishments
will no longer be allowed within
500 feet of any residential zone,
within 1,500 feet of any
elementary or secondary school,
nor within 1,000 feet of any other
“adult” establishments.
The only area of Tryon not
restricted under those guidelines
would be South Trade Street near
Continued On Back Page
New Psychologist At
Polk Mental Health
Rutherford-Polk Mental
Health, Developmental
Disability, and Substance Abuse
Program recently welcomed a
new part-time staff psychologist.
Lisa Brewer, MA, joined the Polk
Mental Health Center staff on
October 1. She assumed this
position after vacating a part-
time private practice position in
Goldsboro, N.C. She also held a
part-time position with an
inpatient psychiatric facility in
Wilson, N.C. for 2V Z years.
Ms. Brewer completed her
graduate training in clinical
psychology at Appalachian State
University in Boone, N.C. In 1985,
she completed a clinical
psychology internship at
Broughton State Hospital. She
received her undergraduate
degree from Western Carolina
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Danny Ledford Is
County Nominee For
Morehead Award
Danny Ray Ledford, a senior at
Tryon High School, has been
elected as the Polk County
nominee for the Morehead Award
to the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.. Danny
will now enter the District
competition. He is the son of the
Rev. and Mrs. Carl Ray Ledford
of Lynn.
Danny has won academic
awards in computers, biology
and health occupations. He
serves on the board of the Tryon
Youth Center as well as the
membership committee. He was
chosen by the faculty to represent
Tryon High School at North
Carolina Governor’s School. He
has been an active participant in
teaching computers to
elementary school students.
Danny has been a member of
the cross country and track
teams and has been team captain
of both. He has been a member of
the North Carolina State Small
Bore Rifle Team and a member
of the North Carolina State
Junior Olympic Championship.
He is a member of the Beta
Club, Interact Club and Key Club.
He received the D.A.R. Citizen
ship medal in 1990 and the
Dartmouth College Book Award.
— Reporter
No Bird Walk
No Bird Walk at FENCE on
Thursday, Nov. 15. Simon
Thompson is leading a group in
the Amazon. — Reporter