FOLK LIBRARY 11 nov 91
Ri. ^ui k/ALKER ST»
COLUHBUS, L C 28722
2nd C.1.1'' Postage at 1 non. North Carolina 28782
and additional po*t office*. Postmaster: send
address changes to The Trson Dail) Bulletin, PO.
Itos 790. Toon, N. C. 28782
THE WORLD S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Pounded Jan. 31, 1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
The Tryon Daily Bulletin (USPS 64 3 3 60) is
published daily except Sat. and Sun for $35 per
year by the Tryon Daily Bulletin. Inc. 106 N. Trade
St . P.O. Box 790.1 ryon, N.C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
20 Pages T oday
Vol. 65 - No. 177
The weather Tuesday, high
61, low 48, hum. 69 percent,
and. 16 inches of rain fell.
Polk County, sitting at the
edge of the mountains, is a
tempting treat for city-weary
flatlanders, especially those to
the south in Greenville, Spar
tanburg and Columbia. How do
we encourage them to take a
break and visit here?
We aggressively go out there
and tell them about our moun
tains, inns, restaurants and
shops - with brochures, adver
tising and the like. Perhaps
an 800 number information
line? Any effort takes money,
and a hotel/motel tax has been
proposed to raise the funds.
Everyone benefits from tour
ism. So the tax is a great idea,
right? Maybe.
Commissioner Sue Cochran
thinks Polk County may be able
to promote tourism without a
hotel/motel room tax.
At a recent public hearing on
the tax, Cochran suggested that
hotel/motel owners get together
with the chamber of commerce,
town officials and the county
Economic Development Com
mission (EDC) to decide what
can be done to promote tourism,
(Continued On Back Page)
TRYON. N C 28782
Jamacian Flag Flying
At FENCE
The Jamaican flag is flying
over FENCE to signify that half
of the Jamaican 3-Day team is
in residence. Tall and slim with
sparkling brown eyes and a
bubbling personality, Amanda
Levy thinks Tryon is wonderful.
"Such a beautiful place, won
derful trails, it's great for
horses," she says in her melodi
ous voice.
Her 10-year old marc, Silva,
must like it too. She came out
of quarantine in Miami dehy
drated and thin, having been
shut up in air conditioned quar
ters for a week. She is enjoying
her large box stall and grassy
paddock at FENCE and the
twice a day rides on the trails of
the Old Hunting Country.
They have come to spend
almost a month in the area to
compete in the Tryon Horse
Trials and to get ready for the
Pan American Games to be held
November 7 through 10 in
Chatsworth, Georgia.
Amanda has ridden practically
all her life. She says she had
lots of fun with pony club and
then began to compete seriously
in Intercollegiate competitions.
Her first international experi-
(Continued On Back Page)
THURSDAY, OCT. 17,1991
John J. Mahoney (left)
Jean Eckert (right)
Ten Years Of Care
Jean Eckert, executive direc
tor, Hospice of Polk County, is
shown as she accepts an award
from Hospice of North Carolina
recognizing Hospice of Polk
County for providing ten years
of hospice care to patients and
their families. Presenting the
award is John J. Mahoney,
president. National Hospice
Organization, Arlington, Virgi
nia. Eckert received the award
at Hospice of North Carolina's
annual conference held Oct.
2-4 in High Point.
—Community Reporter
Football, Pizza
And PTSA
Landrum High School
PTSA will sell pizza slices
and tea at the Homecoming
Game on Fri. night, Oct. 18.
—Community Reporter
21if Per 1 op\
Foundation Funds
Fire Fighters
Mill Spring Volunteer Fire
Department provides fire pro
tection not only for Mill Spring,
but for all of White Oak Town-
ship.
The Mill Spring Department
also provides mutual aid to all
fire departments in Polk
County, and last year provided
more mutual aid to other
departments than calls to its
own district.
Polk County Community
Foundation, when considering
applications for grants, looks
for projects that benefit as many
citizens as possible.
The Mill Spring Fire Depart
ment's wide ranging services
thus were a consideration in
The Foundation grant of $7,500
toward purchase of a brush
truck and a pumper.
A brush truck can get into
woods to fight brush and woods
fires. A pumper carries water to
where there is no water source.
The Mill Spring Department
has $10,000 in a reserve fund,
so with the grant can put
$17,500 down and finance the
rest.
—Community Reporter
Meets Saturday
The annual meeting of the
Polk County Literacy Council
will be held at 10 a m. Sat., Oct
19, in the Agricultural Exten
sion Building, Columbus.
Tutors, students and other
friends of the council are
invited to attend.
—Community Reporter