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POLK L'BRARY .1 ^v ^1 , 201 LAMO; CL. COLUMBUS, N C 23/2 2nd Class Postage at Tryon. North Carolina 28782 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to Ihr Tryon Daily 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 , Si . P.O. Box790.Tryon. NX.8- The Tryon Daily Bulletin Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina 32 Pages Today Vol. 65 - No. 238 The weather Wednesday, high 42, low 30, hum. 48 percent. Norfolk Southern officials told the Hendersonville Times-News this week that they arc looking for alternative routes to the Saluda Grade. The grade, which rises 885-feet in a three mile section, with a steepness gradient rang ing from 3.7 to 5.9 percent, was shut down for a month or so starting last November. Although it is back in service, the Saluda Grade may be carry ing the last few trains in its illustrious history. "It’s certainly a formidable grade. It reouires special care, special handling of trains and special handling of the right of way because it is a demanding route," Norfolk Southern public relations officer Don Piedmont told the Times News. Speaking of that right-of- way Bill Janes of Tryon said he wondered why Norfolk Southern recently invested so much in upgrading the track the crossings, and even the expensive trestle at Melrose Junction if they were going to turn around and close the line Janes says if the line does close, there are grant programs (Continued On Back Page) TRYON. N. C 28782 Rural Communities: Use Your Hospital Or You May Lose It Radiologist Dr. Richard Gen try's resignation has raised fears that more specialists will follow and that St. Luke's Hospital is in trouble. There arc serious problems: * new Medicare fee schedules in effect since Jan. 1 have low ered the Medicare reimburse ment for many specialists by 6 * Polk County physicians and St. Luke's Hospital receive lower Medicare reimbursements than their urban counterparts because of a "rural" payment schedule; St. Luke's Hospital service area is largely populated with Medicare patients. There aren't enough full-pay patients to onset government underpay ments. But don't panic. ^ C h°l d ’ n g our own," said Luke s Hospital president Inomas Bradshaw. "We're putting forth a lot of effort to rc ( cra1 ’ doc ! ors to ‘he commu- mty," he said. S‘- Luke's Hospital Board of Trustees recently hired a physician recruitment consult- Tyler and Co - of Atlanta, Ga., to recruit another More'S 0 "' ll0spilal Aminis- irators have contacted several radiology groups in surrounding communities to pro® (Continued On Back Page) FRIDAY, JAN. 17,1?92 New Ownership At Links O’ Tryon Fore-Links, Inc. of Green ville, S.C. has sold Links O' Tryon golf course, clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts and croquet field to WWP, Inc., a South Carolina corporation in the golf course management business. Fore-Links, Inc. retained ownership in the resi dential community surrounding the golf course. "Since Links O' Tryon opened four years ago, the golf course has been recognized as one of the best in the Upstate, but the residential area did not meet with the same measure of suc cess," said Clarence Edwards, President of Fore-Links, Inc. Fore-Links, Inc. recently purchased the real estate from the Litchfield Company of South Carolina and "now that there is no debt on the project, P co ^ e will have the financial confidence to invest in our beautiful property," Edwards said. The residential property includes 69 lots, 2 villas; one patio home and 21 undeveloped acres. Lots range from .6 to one acre in size and will be priced from $16,500 to $46 500 Because of the t-shaped prop erty layout, all lots have a golf course view and most have a spectacular view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. "First, I'm offering the prop- erty 2° L !£ ks °’ Tryon Club members. Then property will be (Continued On Back Page) 20C Per ( ops County Recreation Director Hired Homer Loudermilk has been hired as the new recreation director for Polk County. Loudermilk has a degree in business management from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. and also studied at Bible College in Charlotte. He is pastor of the Tryon Church of God, and is the bas ketball coach at Tryon Middle School. Loudermilk served as athletic director and physical education *A 3C j er a *^ aij ^ Creek Christian Academy in Charlotte. No Bulletin Monday K^n ay ’ s the Martin Luther th u al,onal holida y and oh J/ 1 ^ "° P° s,al service, So there will be no Tryon Daily B T£'n P H blished tha 7day. closed i ‘b ° fficcs ^^ be XStch” 611 50 ,ha ‘ the staff catch up on its work. New Arrival Coiumbus an Jre Cathy Elder ° f ^ born ^^ 8 C m°^ and Mrs 8r „ nd P are nts are Mr. Columbus Eld °r of is Mrs grandmother orsviUe, Nr" 3 Elder ° f Ta y'- and M™^wn n ^ paren,s arc Mr Landrum. 00dr 0 w Fricks of
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