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pov^ ZU 4 CONUS’ » 2nd Class Postage Paid al Tryon, North Carolina 28782 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to The 1 ryon Daily Bulletin, P.O. Box 790, Tryon, N.C. 28782 I HL » ORLD’S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER Pounded Jan. 31. 1928 by Seth M. Vining (Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955) Jeffrey A. By rd. Editor and Publisher The Bulletin (PSPS 643-360) is puslished daily except Sat. and Sun. for $35 per year. 106 N. Trade St.. P.O. Box "90, I ryon. N.I 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin Phone 859-9151 Vol. 64 - No. 44 The weather Wednesday: high 73, low -13, hum. 65 percent. We ran two letters yesterday about the "Sheriffs Annual Drug Education Program" fun draising going on right now in Polk County. One writer drew some conclusions on his own from a story we ran last Friday, the other seemed to want us to draw some conclusions for him, which we will do here. It is hard to say what this fun draising program is all about. Officials for the Nashville, Tenn, firm, Benefit Shows, won’t return phone calls and the Nashville Better Business Bureau has no record of the company. The operators hiring people to get on the phone and ask for our money, a father and son from Concord, N.C., arc "indepen dent contractors" and claim not to know anything about the finances of the campaign. Sheriff Boyce Carswell didn't seem to know much about the campaign he signed onto either. It is much easier to say what the fundraising is not - it is not about any sort of real "drug education program." No people are actively involved in any sort of education "program," beyond (Continued On Back Page) orlnted In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina TRYON. N C. 28782 Trio To See Big Apple Bond Raters Three of Polk County's top officials will travel to New York City sometime this month, before the May 1st sale of Polk County School bonds. They hope to make presenta tions to Standard & Poor's Corporation and Moody's Investor Service, both bond rating agencies, that could win Polk County a more favorable interest rate. "If we could win just a one-quarter of a percent rate drop, the money spent going to New York would not be a drop in the bucket," said Jeannie Martin, chairman of the Polk County Board of Commission ers. Martin will be joined by County Manager John Lewis and Polk County Schools Supt. James F. Causby. The trio will attempt to con vince the N.Y. bond raters of Polk County's financial sound ness. If they arc successful, it could mean huge savings. A quarter of a point drop in the interest rate on the $14 million of bonds would equal a savings of approximately $27,000 per year over the 20-year life of the bond, or about $540,000. "If we make any difference al all, it could make a huge dif ference," Martin said. Polk County Finance Officer Rowena Swcezy said Polk's school bonds will go to the printer April 17th. She said she (Continued On Back Page) FRIDAY, APRIL 5,1991 Tri-County Softball League Practice Schedule Friday, April 5 ((W) 6:30 Preston vs S.C. Elastic: 7:30 Brown Oil vs S.C. Elastic; 8:30 Bun Men vs S.C. Elastic. Monday, April 8 ((W) 6:30 Coopers Chev. vs Bk's: 7:30 Brown Oil vs. Pre ston’s; 8:30 Brown Oil vs S.C. Elastic; 9:30 Bryan Collins vs Bud Men Wednesday, April 10 ((W) 6:30 Preston's vs Bk's; 7:30 Cooper Chevrolet vs Bryan Collins; 8:30 Henson's vs Bud Men; 9:30 Prestons vs S.C. Elastic. Friday, April 12 (W) 6:30 S.C. Elastic vs Cooper Chevrolet; 7:30 Bud Men vs Prestons; 8:30 Henson's vs Brown Oil. —Community Reporter White Earns Honors Ms. Barbara P. White, a par ticipate in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOS) Program, has been identified as one of only forty-eight students at Blue Ridge Community Col lege who have achieved a grade point average (3.75 or above) high enough to be considered for membership in the Alpha Rho Upsilon Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, national scholas tic honor organization. Barbara is graduating in August in Administrative Office Technology. She is the only student in this field to be selected for this honor. 32 Pages Today 2iic Per Copy Yvonne Lee Borgia Borgia-Bruce Mr. and Mrs. James E. Borgia of Landrum, announce the engagement of their daughter, Yvonne Lee, to Kevin Lee Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Bruce, of Landrum. Miss Borgia is also the daughter of Ms. Veronica Savage of Richmond Hill, N.Y. Miss Borgia attended Rich mond High School, Queens, N.Y. and was graduated from Landrum High School She also attended the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg and is presently attending Spar tanburg Technical College. She is employed with Specialty Electronics. Mr. Bruce was graduated from Landrum High School. He also attended Spartanburg Technical College where he graduated with an Associates Degree in Machine Technology. He is employed with Beverage Air, Spartanburg. The wedding will take place this September.
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