^0 '1 2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina, 28782 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 Dally 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 Vol. 63 — No. 205 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina TRYON. NC.28782 FRIDAY, NOV. 23,1990 14 Pages Today 20C Per Copy The report of Tuesday’s highs, lows and humidity was unavailable Wednesday morning. Harold Stott w_s featured in a long article in the Sports section of the Spartanburg Herald- Journal Wednesday. Stott has for 20 years been a Winston Cup pit crew member, the last 15 with Spartanburg’s Bud Moore Engineering racing team. Herald-Journal staff writer David Green talked with Stott about his reaction to the death of Bill Elliott’s pit crew member last Sunday at the Atlanta Journal 500. Rich, 32, changes rear tires — the same job that Stott does for driver Morgan Shepherd. Rich was killed when Ricky Rudd’s Chevrolet slid out of control into Elliott’s pit area. “It makes you think,” Stott said. “It could’ve been me instead of him." Stott said he is thinking about quitting, something his wife Barbara encouraged during the interview. “I am a competitor." Stott said. “I don’t like to give up. That’s not to say I won’t." Stott said he told Moore after last week’s race that unless NASCAR makes new race Continued On Back Page Wolverine Boosters On Thursday, Nov. 29,1990, the Wolverine Booster Club will host a banquet for student-athletes who participated in Women’s Tennis, Volleyball, and Men's and Women’s Cross Country. The banquet will be held at the Tryon Youth Center in Pacolet Valley and will begin with a meal at 6:30 p.m. Following the meal, representatives from the coaching staff will speak about their individual teams and their respective achievements during the 1990 season. Special recognition will be given to those student-athletes whose individual efforts merit special consideration. The student-athletes are provided tickets to the banquet without cost. Tickets will be available at the door of the Tryon Youth Center on the night of the banquet for parents who would like to attend. There will be a charge of $5 per person for parents. An outstanding meal has been planned and all athletes and parents are urged to make plans to attend. A banquet for the junior varsity and football teams will be held at a later date. Hospital Reports Two Polk County men are recouperating after recent stays in the hospital. Robert Dedmondt of Tryon was moved Wednesday from Continued On Back Page Curmudgeon In “Steel Magnolias” Liz Norstrom, who made her TLT stage debut 3 years ago playing the title role in “Mame." is cast as Ouiser Boudreaux (pronounced Weezer) in the coming attraction at TFAC, “Steel Magnolias." When we first meet Ouiser, she has stopped in at the beauty shop on her way to the vet. She says, “I have to take my poor dog to the vet before he has a nervous breakdown. The dog, I mean.” According to Ouiser, the dog’s hair has fallen out because of the noisy disturbance her neighbor had created shooting birds nesting in trees in the yard. She enjoys making the worst of a situation. Describing herself, she says, “I look like dog food.” When one of her friends, describing her own troubles, says that she doesn’t think things can get any worse, Ouiser tells her, “Of course they can.” Also, she Continued On Back Page Financial Condition Fine, Auditors Say Polk County closed out the 1989- 90 fiscal year June 30 with $834,000 cash on hand, reported Bob Beam, from the accounting firm of Crisp, Hughes & Co., to the Polk County Board of Commissioners Monday. The county had money in the general fund, and $429,000 in its savings account, or “fund balance.” That fund balance equaled a healthy 8 percent of the county budget. Beam said. Beam said the county’s financial position was much improved over its condition just a few years ago. He did point out a few areas for improvment, including increasing the rate of tax collections, now 94 percent, and more carefully and quickly accounting for funds shifted from one account to another within the budget. County Sports The Polk County Varsity Wrestling squad will host a meet with Chase High School Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. The Tryon Middle School basketball team will host a game with Flat Rock Monday, Nov. 26 at4:30 p.m. The Saluda Junior High School basketball team will travel to Rosman Monday at 5 p.m. The Polk Central Junior High School basketball team will host a game with Rugby Monday at 4:30 p.m.

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