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CENTRAL 111011 POLK ^ u „ oSc ’^n! 2nd Class Postage at Tryon, North Carolina 287R2 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to The Tryon Daily Bulletin, PO. Box 7 90, Tryon. N. C. 18782 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 Ml-360) is published daily except Sat. and Sun. (or $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 Printed in the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Phone 859-9151 40 Pages Today Vol. 65 - No. 70 TRYON, N.C. 28782 FRIDAY, MAY 8,1992 2SC Per Copy The weather Wednesday, high 53, low 44, hum. 36 percent, and by Thursday at 7 a.m. 1.25 inches of rain had fallen. Every once in awhile, in the midst of ail the unhappiness that is America today, you hear of someone who has got it right. And you know that if only we had the will, we surely wouldn't have to look hard to find the answers. We have to be out for each other, not just for ourselves. That's it! Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity volunteer Frank Basler brought us a clipping about the leader of his charit able organization recently. Did you know that Habitat for Humanity president Millard Fuller is being paid the lowest compensation among the heads of the country's 100 biggest charities? The tea best paid executives averaged $277,050. Mr. Fuller now makes $38,000, after declining a raise to $50,000 approved by the Habitat board last year. For part of his 15 years with Habitat, he drew only $7,000 a year. "Who needs millions of dol lars a year in salary?" Mr. Fuller (Continued On Back Page) Martin Actually Top Republican Finisher; Simple Typing Error Jeannie Martin was the top vote getter among the Republi cans with 785 votes, the Board of Elections determined Thurs day morning.- The Board of Election's election night computer print out showed Martin finishing second with 695 votes, five votes less than John Edwards, who had 700, and six votes ahead of Jesse Foy, who fin ished third with 689. However, the board deter mined Thursday morning that Martin finished first with 785 votes, 85 ahead of Edwards, and 96 ahead of Foy. Elections supervisor Dale Edwards said she apparently mis-keyed Martin's vote total for Columbus precinct 8 as 91, when actually it was 181. Tlie error was caught when the Elections Board met to cer tify the results. No other errors were found, and there were no changes in the outcome. The Bulletin correctly reported Martin as having won precinct 8, along with Colum bus precinct 7 and all three Tryon precincts. However, the total vote counts reported con tained the same error as that in the Board of Elections print out. "We were in the elections office taking down the numbers as they were read out, and took down the correct number for precinct 8, from which we cal culated the finishing order in (Continued On Back Page) Camera Club To Judge Prints The Carolina Camera Club will meet on Tuesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mural Room at the Tryon Fine Arts Center. Slides and prints will be judged and critiqued after which the main program will be presented by Lee Canfield titled Nature Trails '90. He is highly regarded as an outstanding wildlife and nature photographer and we are most fortunate to have him as one of our members. He has traveled near and far to get his excellent photos. Those interested in photo graphy and guests are always welcome. Refreshments will be served following the meeting. -Community Reporter Midway Observes 52nd Homecoming Midway Baptist Church on Hwy. 108, Columbus, will observe Homecoming Sunday May 10th at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to come as the Rev. Tom Frady, a for mer pastor, returns to bring the message. Music will be pre sented by members and a cov ered dish luncheon will follow the worship services. Come join us in honor of the Lord. Meet Monday Mrs. Mary Sasser will be the guest speaker for the Polk County Unit of N.C. Retired School Personnel on Mon., May 11 at noon at Western Steer Steakhouse. Mary Sasser, RN, C, FNP, a native of New York, received her registered nurse diploma from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in New York and a Bachelor of Science and Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate from George Washington Uni«- versity in Wash., D.C. Mrs. Sasser comes to St. Luke's Hospital with over 10 years experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner in primary care, preceded by 20 years of nursing in hospital, industrial and environments. She presently is the Director of Community Health Connec- tions/Care Givers, which is an In-Home Aide Service affili ated with St. Luke's Hospital. This service, after three years of operation, presently serves 71 clients weekly with 86 well qualified certified nursing assistants. She wants to share the infor mation with local audiences that help can make a difference, even if it is as little as four hours per week. The business session will include a report of the state convention and the election of officers. -Community Reporter Read The Bulletin For Local News
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