F 01 ^ ' ^ 28722 COL^ 03 ’ 2nd Class Postage Paid at Tryon. North Carolina 28782 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to I he Tryon Daily Bulletin, P.O. Box 790, Tryon, N.C. 28782 THE M ORI O S SM ALLEST 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 (USES 643-360) is puslished daily except Sat. and Sun. for S35 per year. 106 N. Trade St., P.O. Box 790, Tryon, N.C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Csrollns 28 Pages T oday Vol. 64 - No. 39 The weather Wednesday: high 80, low 54, hunt. 60 percent. By 7 a.m. Thursday .25 inches of rain had fallen. A "Polk County News Sur vey" has been sent anony mously to several area resi dents. It asks questions about where you get your news, and if you followed the Tucker mur der case. It also asks if you are following the Paul Acker mur der case, and how you feel about the death penally. The survey was not sent out by Tlie Tryon Daily Bulletin. The State magazine April edition carries a feature on Tryon and the upcoming Blockhouse Steeplechase. The article describes Tryon, the history of equestrian events in the area and even lists places to stay. Extra copies will be available at The Bulletin next week if you would like to pur chase one. Virginia Smith called in a "green pledge" idea for this Friday. She reports that Mail Boxes Etc. in the Walmart Shopping Center in Hender sonville recycles those styro foam peanuts that come from packing boxes. Better to recycle (Continued On Back Page) TRYON. N. C 28782 Kuwait Jobs N.C. State Senator Robert C. Carpenter reports that some of his constituents have had trou ble with the phone numbers he provided for Kuwait job infor mation. Mrs. Helen Carpenter, the senator's secretary, said some callers to the Army Corps of Engineers have been given no information, or even told they've called the wrong num ber. "Not ail the people who answer the phone there are helpful," Sen. Carpenter said. "We have been told that you can leave your name and address and they will send you a list of people hiring." The Army Corps telephone number for individuals inter ested in Kuwait jobs is, 703-665-3935. Individuals also may call the Department of Commerce at 202-377-5767. Red Fox Ladies Bridge Results of the Red Fox Ladies Bridge played Tues., March 26 were: 1st. Wendy Carder, 2nd. Brenda Merkel, 3rd. Barbara Keffer. Closed Half Day The Tryon Daily Bulletin will close today at 12 noon in observance of Easter. There will be a Monday paper as usually. FRIDAY, MARCH 29,1991 Charlie Garrett Wins District Automotive Contest Charlie Garrett, a senior at Polk Central High School, won the Region 8 Automotive Ser vice Technology Competition at Asheville-Biltmore Technical College on Feb. 28. Garrett will participate in the State Automotive Contest to be held April 11-12-13 in Ashe ville. In the Region 8 Competition, contestants were required to accomplish objectives which included checking the compo nents in an alternator, measur ing a crankshaft, arranging plug-in wires in correct order on a live engine, and measuring a disc brake rotor. —Community Reporter 211? Per Copy Sheriffs Drug Fundraising Raises Community Concerns A Nashville, Tenn, firm's telemarketing fundraising cam paign underway in Polk County has raised the concern of some area residents. On behalf of the Polk County Sheriffs Department, callers have been soliciting .donations of up to $100 from businesses and individuals to help with the "Sheriffs annual • drug education program." Using a phone bank in the Century 21 Alan Pructte & Associates building in Tryon, two or three callers have been working for the last few days. "The toll that drugs arc taking from our children, the citizens of tomorrow, is a severe loss that we can no longer afford," the callers say. "In addition, 70 percent of all crimes are drug related... "We feel that this problem is a war and we need as many sol diers to help fight this war as possible. Our goal is to educate every man, woman and child in the county on the seriousness of drug abuse... Please open your heart and help." Danny Watson of Concord, N.C. is the drug education pro gram fundraising project man ager. He said he has worked for the last six months as an independent contractor with Benefit Shows of Nashville. Watson said the money raised here will be used to deliver an (Continued On Back Page)

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