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P0:,K LIBRARY iX ,, 07 cj --- ? , 204 I'/AL^E. ST. CO AL'I BUS, II C 23722 2nd Class Postage at Tryon, North Carolina 28782 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to The Tryon Dail) Bulletin, PO. Box 790, Tryon. N. C. 28782 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 Tryon Daily Bulletin (USPS (^43-360) 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. 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. 220 The weather Tuesday, high 60, low 22, hum. 45 percent. James J. Kilpatrick wrote his "The Writer's Art" column Sunday to praise good writing and picked among his examples none other than Tryon's own Mary Ann Claud, a columnist for the Hendersonville Timcs- News. Kilpatrick chose a 1990 col umn by Claud written to con trast big city and small town life. Of that piece, Kilpatrick wrote in part: "Now and then she has guests from Metropolis, (quoting Claud) 'The sounds of silence which delight me make them fretful; my leisure translates into their boredom; the crickets keep them awake.' She loves her small-town lifestyle, and she worries about these alien and exotic creatures. What if they catch on to what they have missed? 'What if they trade their urban alarm clocks - the percussive pre-dawn clatter of city garbage trucks - for the whistle of our train puffing up the Saluda grade? What if they invade our mountains en masse and noise up our peace and solitude?' Life in a small town has its (Continued On Back Page) TRYON. N. C 28782 Tryon Finances Look Healthier Tryon's mayor and town council complimented manager Matthew Dolge for bringing the town's finances into line and putting them back into good shape. "I'm very happy how it (finances) came out this year; I expected worse," Dolge told the council. Susan Bishop with Crisp Hughes and Co. auditors reported that the town is up $25,000 in undesignated fund balance funds, up $38,000 in retained earnings in propitiatory funds, down $16,000 in expen ditures and up to 96.9% in col lection rate for taxes. However, Dolge said that the town is not out of the woods yet in water and sewer finances. Two big projects are underway now, but tens of thousands of dollars will be needed to fix a leak at the dam. He added that the leak is not presently dan gerous. Another problem the town faces is a major storage plant leak around the top, another tens of thousands of dollars cost for the future, Dolge said. "Right now we can't absorb these costs and we're floating along," Dolge told the council. "The General Fund is stronger than we thought, but the water and sewer is in bleak shape. We're paying the bills, but not much more," Dolge reported. Even with a 15% increase in (Continued On Back Page) THURSDAY, DEC. 19,1991 James R. Bowyer Receives Doctorate James Robert Bowyer gradu ated from the University of Tennessee Dec. 15, 1991. He received a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Degree. Dr. Bowyer is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Edgar Bowyer of Spartanburg. He is the grandson of the late Jason and Bertha Bishop of Campobello. His paternal grandparents are Mrs. Addie Bowyer of Sandy Plains and the late Finch Bow yer. —Community Reporter OP Earle PTA Meets Tonight OP Earle PTA will meet for !^ ir Christmas Program tonight (Thurs.) at 7:30 p.m. al the Landrum High School Gym. There will be door prizes. —Community Reporter 2he Per t ops Columbus Lions Light Cross The Columbus Lions Club have lit the cross on Tryon Peak for the 23rd consecutive year. The entire cross has been checked and refurnished with new heavy duty, long life bulbs that should prove much more durable to withstand the long hours and service weather con ditions that are possible on top of the mountain. The Columbus Lions light the cross for the Christmas and Easter seasons for all the people of the Thermal Belt area. As a symbol of the true meaning of those seasons. They express sincere gratitude to everyone who has contrib uted time, effort and money to this project. Contributions to help main tain the cross on Tryon Peak may be sent to: Columbus Lions Club, P.O. Box 121, Columbus, N.C. —Community Reporter Men's Bridge Results of the Tryon Men's Duplicate Bridge Club match at the home of Tom Dustin on Tues., Dec. 17 were: 1st tic Dick Petura and Glenn Webb with Joe Doti and Dick Long, 3. Charlie Francis and John Thompson. The next match will be at the home of Dick Petura on Tues Jan. 7, 1992. —Community Reporter
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