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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. Bi rd, Editor and Publisher
The Tryon Daily Bulletin (U.SPS 643-3601 t'
published daily eacept Sat. and Sun lor J35 per
year by the Tryon Daily Bulletin, Inc. 106 N, Trade
St . P.O Boa 790. Tryon. N.C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
18 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 132
The weather Friday: high 87,
low 70, hum. 75 percent, and
1.43 inches of rain fell; Satur
day, high 86, low 66, hum. 72
percent and .69 inches of rain
fell; Sunday, high 85, low 66,
hum. 64 percent and .10 inches
of rain fell, and by 7 a.m. Mon
day 1.11 inches of rain had
fallen.
We received a communication
from Larry McDevitt, of Van
Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes
and Davis, a firm of 23 lawyers
in Asheville which represents
the Association of County
Taxpayers in Polk County.
Mr. McDevitt wrote to object
to any characterization of ACT
as a political action committee
(PAC). We reported in July the
circulation of an anonymous
petition seeking to have the
Polk County Board of Elections
register ACT as a PAC and
publicly monitor its activities.
And we referred to ACT as a
political action committee, a
name which certainly charac
terizes the group, if not legally
defines it.
Legally, a PAC is an organi
zation which contributes to
candidates campaigns and
endorses candidates for office,
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TRYON. N C 28782
23 Pot Plants Pulled
Add 23 more marijuana
plants to the tally of those
discovered and destroyed
this growing season in Polk
County.
Chief deputy Calvin Atkins of
the Polk County Sheriff's
Department said he pulled 23
plants Sunday in the Rock
Springs area.
No arrest was made in con
nection with the find.
Atkins said the plants were
spotted earlier from the Blue
Ridge Narcotics Task Force
helicopter.
The chief deputy estimated
the total number of plants
pulled this year in Polk Coun
ty at over 3,000, each with a
street value at maturity of
between $1,600 and $2,500
depending on market condi
tions.
I-26 Lanes Closed
Due To Fuel Spill
A tractor trailer stopped
on the side of 1-26 had leaking
fuel tanks Monday morning,
and police closed two lanes of
the road temporarily.
According to Calvin Atkins of
the Polk County Sheriff's
Department, the fuel was mix
ing with the rain and making
the road slick.
The lanes were closed while
everyone worked to stop the
spilling and clean up the road.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 13,1991
Rick Henriksen
New Owner Of
Tryon Pharmacy
Ellis Fincher Sr. sold the
Tryon Pharmacy on August 1 to
Frederick M. 'Rick' Henriksen.
Henriksen, a native of Wilm
ington, moved to Tryon July 1
along with his wife, Libby, and
9-ycar-old son, Hal.
Hal will be attending Tryon
Elementary this fall in the third
grade.
"Like 'Doc' Fincher, I enjoy
the personal aspects of helping
people in a small community,"
Henriksen said. "I look forward
to getting to know the local
people, and hope I can contrib
ute to the already outstanding
quality of life here."
Fincher will continue to work
at the pharmacy part-time, as
well.
Henriksen grew up in the
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20C Per L ops
Police Arrest Six
On Cocaine Charges
Tryon Police ended a six-
month undercover drug investi
gation by making six arrests
Friday night.
Eight more suspects were
being sought as of Monday
morning.
A total of 58 charges have
been brought against the 14
suspects.
Tryon Police Chief Nathan
Shields said those arrested
were: John Nathan Jackson,
Scott Hague, Brian Fred Beatty,
Ricky Dean Gosnell, Anthony-
Dion Constance, and Cathy-
Roper.
They were each charged with
counts of selling and delivering
a controlled substance, and
possession of a controlled sub
stance, Shields said.
Shields said, if convicted, the
suspects could face prison
terms. All six are in their 20s
and 30s.
Several were out on bond
Monday morning, while others
were still in jail, Shields said.
Shields said the investigation
began about six months ago
when a female officer went
undercover. Over the six
months, she purchased “quite a
bit" of cocaine, and capsules
of the prescription drug Xanex,
Shields said.
At times, the officer simulated
drug use to win the suspects'
confidence. Shields said.
"This appears to be a close
knit group of people who were
street level type dealers,"
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