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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.
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Caroline
22 Pages Today
Vol. 64 - No. 1
TRYON. N. C. 28782
THURSDAY, JAN. 31,1991
20t Per Copy
The weather Tuesday: high
51, low 37, hum. 85 percent,
and by 7 a.m. Wednesday Rob
ert Dedmondt had recorded
another .18 inches of rain in his
gages.
Polk residents will have their
last chance to discuss the names
given their roads at a public
hearing Monday at 7 p.m. in the
courtroom of the Polk County
Courthouse.
The roads have been named to
reduce the confusion faced by
emergency crews trying to
respond to calls using the new
Emergency-911 phone system.
The computer running that sys
tem will present dispatchers
with a screen full of information
about you as soon as your 911
call is received.
However, most of that infor
mation is being gathered from
information forms which were
mailed out earlier this month.
Polk County commissioner
John Edwards said Wednesday
that about 900 families still
have not returned their infor
mation form. If you are in one
of those families, you are urged
to return your form right away.
Emergency-911 service is set
to begin Feb. 14, Valentine's
Day, in Alltel Carolina Inc.
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"Stems" Grand
Opening Feb. 4
Stems, a flower shop owned
and operated by Joy Jackson of
Mill Spring, will officially open
for business on Mon., Feb. 4 at
9 a.m.
Joy, a graduate of Polk Cen
tral High School, received her
training from Ron Poole, owner
of Twigs Flower Shop in Sal
uda. She will feature fresh cut
flowers, all occasion balloons
and will be available to serve
the community for weddings,
funerals and other occasions.
Stems is located in Arlcdgc
Building, No. 9 at the High 9
and 108 intersection in Mill
Spring. Open Mon., Tues.,
Thurs. and Fri. 9-5, Wed. and
Sat. 9 12, 894-8818.
Polk Central
J.H. Girls #1
Polk Central's Junior High
Girls Basketball team finished
their regular season Monday,
Jan. 28 with a 34-32 win over
Landrum. High for P.C. were
Tanekia Gray 14, and Tasha
Simpson and Amanda McCall
ister 8. High for Landrum were
A. Tucker 6, L. Wliiteside 6. P.
C. finished 14-0 for the season
and were number one in their
conference, 10-0,
The Foothills Invitational
Tournament began Wednes
day at Campobello-Gramling.
Starting Thursday at 4 p.m.
games resume.
16 Run Down Houses
Counted In 3.8 Miles
On a short trip through the black
neighborhoods of Tryon one can
find at least 16 dilapidated struc
tures.
It is those - a former church, a
former social club, and 14 houses -
that have concerned Councilman
Warren J. Carson for some time.
At Carson's request, the Tryon
Town Council earlier this month
instructed Town Manager Matthew
Dolge to draft an ordinance the
town could use to remedy the
problem.
I hese arc a clear eyesore,"
Carson said recently while giving a
tour of the neighborhoods blighted
by deteriorating houses. "Not only
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Red Cross
Bloodmobile Feb. 4
The next Red Cross Blood-
mobile will be Monday Feb. 4
at the Parish House of the Holy
Cross Episcopal Church, Mel
rose Ave. in Tryon. Hours arc
2:30 to 6 p.m.
Jim Jackson, chairman of the
Polk County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, said that
it is vital that as many people as
possible turn out for the Blood-
mobile.
"In addition to our usual need
for blood, we now have the
demand brought on by the war
in the Gulf," he said. "The
Asheville Regional Blood Cen
ter is relying on Bloodmobiles
to meet the quota for Operation
Desert Storm."
Jackson said that blood
donors must be at least 17 years
old. There is no top age limit.
TCC Meeting
Tire Tryon Country Club held
its 75th annual dinner meeting
at the Vineyard on Tuesday
evening Jan. 22nd. Over 100
members of the Club attended
the business meeting and the
fellowship and dinner which
followed.
After dinner, John Vining,
County Extension Director of
Agricultural Services gave a
short talk and slide presentation
on the "Difficulties of Growing
and Maintaining Grass in this
Area."
A really enjoyable evening
was held by all the club mem
bers attending. - reporter