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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 (LSPS 643-360) is published dads
except Sat and Sun. for S35 per scar by the Trson
Daily Bulletin Inc. 106 N. Trade St . P O Box
790. Tryon. SC 28782
The Tryon Daily BuUetin
Phone 859-9151
Vol. 65 - No. 70
The weather Monday: high
81, low 62, hum. 67 percent. By
11 a.m. Tuesday, the tempera
ture had risen to 79 degrees,
but the humidity was only 40
percent.
NeigJibors on Melrose Ave
nue have asked us to remind
everyone that the posted speed
limit on Melrose is 25 m.p.h.
There arc many pedestrians -
kids from the Tryon Day
Schoo], residents walking dogs,
visitors to the Lanier Library
and the Tryon Fine Arts Center
- all on this one little street.
Please observe the speed limit
and keep one of Tryon's nicest
neighborhoods safe.
Saw an sadly humorous polit
ical cartoon from Duffy of the
Des Moines Register recently:
Three donkeys gathered in the
1992 Democratic Party cam
paign headquarters. One is
reading Paul Tsongas' applica
tion for the party's presidential
nomination. "Here's the back
ground on our first applicant for
the nomination: He's Greek and
he's from Massachusetts." One
of the two donkeys listening has
his foot-long chin flat out on
the desk, next to a bubbling
glass of Alka-Seltzer, and the
other is leaning out the window,
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON, N C 28782
Tryon All School
Art Show Thursday
Over 420 pieces of artwork
will be on display Thursday
night when the Tryon Elemen
tary Schoo] PTA meets in the
school cafeteria.
Every child in the school, in
kindergarten through eighth
grade, has at least one work on
exhibit.
"All the students have worked
hard and the results arc great!"
said Clara Rogers, the school
art teacher.
Children have worked with
crayon, tempra paints, oil pas
tels, chalk, paper mache, wat
ercolors and clay.
"The art education curriculum
has placed emphasis on painting
this year," Rogers said, "so
many of our art pieces arc pain
tings."
Students have painted Georgia
O'Keefe style flowers, jungle
scenes in the Rousseau style,
Grandma Moses landscapes’
impressionistic clowns, birds,
nature, and cityscapes among
other things.
"I urge all parents, family, and
friends to come the students'
work," Rogers said. "When a
parent values what a child does
it is extremely important to that
child.
"Since all our artists arc first
place winners, we will display
their work without the need of
ribbons. In art there are no
wrong answers!"
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For Local News
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15,1991
Tryon Raises Fees,
Will Consider Taxes
Tryon residents will pay
at least $3.95 more per month
for water, sewer and trash col
lection services starting in June.
That much of Town Manag
er Matthew Dolgc's emergen
cy budget proposal was
approved by the Town Coun
cil Monday night.
Still to be discussed in
upcoming budget meetings is
his recommendation that the
town tax rate be increased by 15
cents, from 39 cents per $100
valuation to 54 cents. This
would raise an additional
$103,065 for the town.
"I realize what I'm asking,"
Dolgc told the council. "This is
a huge tax increase. But we arc
in a bad enough situation with
our genera] fund that we will be
operating hand-to-mouth for
the next several months. In
good conscience I couldn't say
to you that things are rosy.
"I realize the council is
elected to safeguard the public
trust, and in large measure that
means safeguarding the public
pocket book. But we need to
move decisively."
Mayor Bob Necly reminded
the council that the state
requires the town to maintain a
substantial savings account in
order to meet any emergency
needs. He suggested that any
tax increase might be reduced
once the town's dwindling
operating fund is replenished.
The council tabled any dis
cussion of taxes, but did move
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Rowdiness On Trade
Concerns Merchants
Six plate glass windows along
one block of Trade Street have
been broken, several in just the
last few months.
People are drinking beer on
the sidewalk. Others arc spilling
out of Preston's of Tryon into
the warm summer night air like
spring break revelers at Myrtle
Beach each weekend night.'
Intoxicated persons walked
into the Village Restaurant and
erased the menu board for a
laugh.
People are fighting on the
street. Some are even urinating
on the sidewalk around the cor
ner from Polk Insurance or in
the doorway of Village Restau
rant.
That's what several merchants
told the Tryon Town Council
Monday night.
"In recent months, there have
been outbreaks of violent
behavior resulting in damage to
business properties," said Bar
bara McKenzie of Earthtones.
"When the police arrive, the
street is clear and nobody
knows nothing."
McKenzie told the council her
plate glass window has been
broken twice, and had blood
smeared across it. The Fox
Horn and Village Restaurant
also have had windows broken.
"We ask that solutions
actively be sought," she said.
Mayor Bob Neely said the
town council is aware of the
problem. "We are as upset
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