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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. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
The Tryon Daily Bulletin (USPS W-W 1
published daily except Sat. and Sun-
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 tho THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
Vol. 65 - No. 246
The weather Tuesday: high
57, low 39, hum. 69 percent.
President Bush in his State
of the Union address on Tues
day night said he just "can't
accept no for an answer" when
it comes to cutting the capital
gains tax.
Some members of Congress
immediately began rallying
themselves to see if they can
force him to accept a 'no.'
It will be an interesting fight.
A reader awhile back brought
us a clipping from the Wall
Street Journal that I imagine
Swell sums up President
s thinking on capital
gains.
The dean of students at
Genessee College in Batavia,
N.Y. wrote a column describing
how he and his wife attempted
to demonstrate for their kids the
American enterprise system.
As an investment, they bought
a beaten down house in an old
neighborhood and as a family
set about fixing it up. They
hired a plumber and electrician,
bought supplies at the lumber
store, home improvement cen
ter, fabric store, building store,
drug store and pizza shop. They
were on a first name basis with
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TRYON. N. C 28782
Girl, 16, Assaulted
A 16-ycar-old girl was
beaten Saturday night behind
Bryan's Store on Markham
Road, Tryon Mayor Bob Neely
reported to the town council
Monday.
The council was discussing
crime in the town. "We're going
to have to get more coverage on
Friday and Saturday night,"
Neely said.
Mobile Home Zone
To Be Considered
A public hearing will be held
Feb. 17 to discuss the establish
ment of a mobile home park
zone in Tryon.
The proposed zone would run
from Grover Industries down
Capps Road to Thompson &
Daughter.
The town zoning ordinance
does not now provide any area
for mobile homes.
"If you don't have one (an
area designated), you pretty
much open up the door to prob
lems," Mayor Bob Neely told
the council Monday night.
The council agreed to set a
public hearing for 6:45 p.m. on
Feb. 17, its regular meeting
date.
In other business:
* The council decided to set a
public hearing at the same time
as the mobile home hearing to
consider a zoning amendment
restricting the location of any
adult establishments.
’ The council approved a
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THURSDAY, JAN. 30,1992
Jim Jackson
Jackson Featured In
'Come Blow Your Horn'
Jim Jackson, well known local
civic leader, is featured in the
comedy Come Blow Your Horn,
Tryon Little Theater's next
attraction, that will be presented
at Tryon Fine Arts Center
March 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Come Blow Your Horn is the
tale of a father who wants his
two sons to settle down to being
good businessmen, in his busi
ness and to getting married and
providing him with some
grandsons. The sons, however,
do not see eye-to-eye with
their father.
Making his fourth TLT
appearance, Jackson will por
tray the father, known simply as
Mr. Baker. Incidentally, eleven
years and ten hits after the
opening of Come Blow Your
Horn in New York, playwright
Neil Simon admitted that the
character of the father in the
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12 Pages Today
2oc Per t opy
Communication
To All the Fine Citizens of
Landrum:
I'm writing in reference to a
story that appeared in the Tryon
Daily Bulletin Monday, Jan.
27th. In the story it is pointed
out that the Landrum water sys
tem is a separate entity from the
city operations. Thus statement
is true, however the water
department is still under the
control of the whole city coun
cil. I believe that you the voting
public elected all council mem
bers to protect your rights and
interests throughout all aspects
of city government.
In a regular council meeting
held on Jan. 17, 1990 a resolu
tion was brought before council
that stated, "Approval by
Council is required for the pur
chase of any goods or services
in the amount of $500 or more."
This resolution was passed by a
unanimous vote of council. In
another regular council meeting
held Nov. 12, 1991 a motion to
impose a spending freeze "on
ill new purchases" was voted
in by council, again this motion
passed by a unanimous vote.
It is with the voter's right to
know and these two actions by
council in mind that I asked
questions as to why a purchase
of $1,300 for inventory parts for
the Landrum water works was
made. At no point in the pre
viously mentioned council
actions does it state "with
exception" to the water depart
ment.
I would like to thank you the
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