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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
32 Pages today
Vol. 65 - No. 81
The weather Wednesday, high
89, low 68, hum. 65 percent.
The thermometer was headed
"straight up" Thursday, and
Robert Dedmondt expected to
see a high in the 90s.
The June edition of Inc. mag
azine offers a report on "The
Fastest Growing Citics in
America." No cities in North or
South Carolina made the list
when it came to "most popula
tion growth," nor "most per
sonal earnings growth," nor
"most job growth," nor "most
retail sales growth."
But ask which cities had the
most business starts from 1988
to 1990 and you'll find Char
lotte, N.C. third on the list, fol
lowed by Atlanta, then Hickory,
N.C. The Greenville/ Spartan
burg metro area tied with Riv
erside, Calif, for ninth place.
If Greenville/ Spartanburg has
enough new business starts to
rank among the top ten nation
ally, surely the Polk County
Economic Development Com
mission can entice a few
worthy companies into the
beauty of the Thermal Belt.
Just a visit or two would
convince them. After all,
where else would a busi
nessman find the local shop
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TRYON. N C 28782
Fall Steeplechase
Still Needs Sponsors
Tryon Hounds Fall Steeple
chase event chairman Bonnie
Lingerfelt has found $18,000 in
sponsorships for the fourth
annual race.
But she needs $50,000 before
there'll be anv horses running
Oct. 12 at FENCE.
"It all depends on sponsor
ships," Lingerfelt said. "At this
point the race is not fully
sponsored and without spon
sors the race will not happen."
This has been a tough year to
find sponsors, Lingerfelt said,
due to the downturn in the
economy.
Hoechst Celanese has agreed
to be a sponsor again, pledging
$12,500.
In addition, three textile man
ufacturers and suppliers have
signed up to be part of the
Crafted With Pride sponsoring
group, at $2,200 each. Linger-
felt said the Crafted With Pride
sponsorship usually includes
seven or eight companies.
Lingerfelt said she is waiting
to hear from a Greenville car
dealer, and a national soft
drink bottling company.
She said it would be a shame
if the race were to be scrapped.
"We have a permanent facility
available (FENCE)," she said.
"It is just taking time to build an
audience. We're not like the
Block House yet."
Lingerfelt said proceeds from
the sale of ads in the program
and from gate fees only cover
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FRIDAY, MAY 31,1991
Dwayne W. Bolt
Bolt Honored
In Duke Program
Dwayne W. Bolt, a student at
Polk Central Middle School,
will be honored for his aca
demic achievement at statewide
ceremony on June 6, 1991 at
Duke University.
The recognition ceremony is
sponsored by the Duke Univer
sity Talent Identification Pro
gram (TIP) to salute the
seventh-graders from North
Carolina who qualified in TIP’s
eleventh annual Talent Search.
All students invited to the cere
mony have earned scores on the
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
or the American College Test
ing Assessment (ACT) compa
rable to the average scores of
college-bound high school
seniors.
He is the son of Wayne and
Judy Bolt of Green Creek.
—Community Reporter
20C Per I op'
State Per Pupil
Funding Change May
Bring Polk $494,006
Polk County Schools stand to
gain an additional $494,000 in
state funds if the N.C. General
Assembly passes legislation to
give additional funding to
school districts with less than
3,000 students.
Polk County is one of 21 or
24 (depending on which bill i.->
passed) small school district-
who will benefit from these
funds, said Pete Leousie of the
Public School Forum.
Polk County has 2,000 stu
dents in grades K-12.
Supt. James F. Causby said
the chances are good that the
Small School Fund will pass
"I feel very positive about
it," he said.
Tire funds generated by the
Small Schools Fund have not
been included in Polk County
Schools' proposed $2,187,119
current expense budget, said Dr.
Causby.
The bill introducing the Small
Schools Fund spells out th?
positions that the money may
be used for, he explained.
He said Polk County Schools
would use the $494,000 to hire
additional teachers' assistants to
replace those recently laid off,
to hire additional teachers, and
to hire support personnel such
as guidance counselors and
library assistants.
In addition, the funds would
be used for such programs as art
and second languages, Dr.
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