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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
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon. N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daly Bulletin
(USPS643-360)
Phone 859-9151
Vol. 63 — No 223
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
24 Pages Today
TRYON, N.C. 28782 WEDNESDAY,DEC19,1990 ZOtPerCopy
The weather Monday: high 56,
low 45, hum 83 percent, and by 7
a m. Tuesday .08 inches of rain
had fallen.
Stott's Ford has set up a
collection point for those wishing
to help Randy Greene after the
recent tragedy in his family.
Greene's wife. Pamela, was
killed in a car crash Saturday.
Dec 8 and his daughter. Kelly,
was seriously injured.
A moonstruck Jim Jackson
reports a rare phenomenon will
occur this month • there'll be a
Blue Moon That is the second full
moon in one calendar month. "On
Dec. 31, we will have a Blue
Moon." Jackson says. "Is there
someone in our midst who can tell
us the last time we had a Blue
Moon on New Year's Eve? Or.
perhaps you can tell us the next
time this will happen."
The Polk County Historical
Museum in Tryon now has VCR
tapes available for sale of "Tryon
Early On.” and "The Visitor."
Call Richard E. Cannon at the
museum, 859-2211. for more
information.
Talk about a heart rending
story: the Chicago Tribune
recently sent a reporter out to
talk with a 71-year-old man who
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County Begins
Revaluation Process
Polk County Tax Supervisor
Clarence Wilson on Monday
began the two-year revaluation
process which could see taxable
values on county property rise by
over 25 percent.
Although new lax values will
not be effective until bills go out
in June, 1993, Wilson told the Polk
County Board of Commissioners
that they must begin their work
now.
Wilson received permission
from the board to solicit bids
from contractors interested in
gathering the revaluation data.
County Attorney It Jay Foster is
reviewing the bid specifications
now. Wilson said.
Polk County has been setting
aside $12,500 each year since the
last revaluation to pay for the
next. Revaluation contractors
charge between $12.50 and $13 per
parcel. As of Monday, there were
11.541 parcels of land recorded in
Polk County.
Wilson said the county's
savings for revaluation total over
$100,000 now. With interest and
two more years' savings, he
estimates $150,000 will be
available for the work - just
enough.
At least every eight years, all
North Carolina counties must
update the tax assessments to
bring the recorded, taxable value
of every property up to current
market value The values
established during Polk County’s
last revaluation in 1985 are now
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Landrum High School
Sophomore Featured
Ellen Petty. Landrum High
School sophomore, has been
featured in the 24th Annual
Edition of Who's Who Among
American High School Students.
1989-1990. High schools across the
nation are invited to nominate
students who have achieved a
“B" grade point average or
better and demonstrated
leadership in academics,
athletics, or extracurricular
activities. Five percent of the
nation's high school students are
honored each year.
Ellen is the daughter of Jimbo
and Janice Petty of
Landrum.—Reporter.
Tryon Fire Dept.
Christmas Dinner
The Tryon Fire Dept.
Christmas Dinner will be on
Thursday, 6:15 p.m December
20, at Harmon Field Log Cabin
All active and retired members
are urged to attend. Please bring
a covered dish.
Tryon Man Cleared,
But Accuser Charged
The dispute between Charles
William Morgan of Tryon and a
former partner continues to
confound legal authorities.
Morgan was arrested on a
sworn criminal complaint last
February claiming he had
attempted to sell stolen property.
In July, a Polk County grand jury-
dismissed the charges, returning
"Not a True Bill" of indictment.
Thus, Morgan's case did not go ta
court.
The Travelers Rest Monitor
last week reported in the first of a
lengthy, two-part series, that Ron
Ayers Jr , one of the persons who
swore out the complaint against
Morgan, was indicted himself
Ayers was reportedly indicted in
Rayburn County, Ga. on ten
counts of misrepresenting the
true ownership of vehicles when
applying for registration
Ayers, of Greenville, S.C told
the Monitor that he was "between
a rock and a hard place" after
Morgan took the paperwork on
the cars. Morgan and Ayers were
partners for about 14 months in a
business selling antique, "muscle
cars, a business which had $2
million in inventory, accor ding to
the Monitor.
The judge in the civil su j t
between the partners told the
Monitor, "1 will announce my
findings in about two weeks This
case was a complicated case with
just about every point bei
contested by each side."
The teaser for the Monitor's
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