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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
The Tryon Daily Bulletin (USPS 643-360) is
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26 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 83
TRYON, N.C. 28782
THURSDAY, MAY 28,1992
25C Per Copy
The weather Tuesday, high
76, low 57, hum. 72 percent,
and by 7 a.m. Wednesday .6
inches of rain had fallen.
Here's a riddle: Pug New-
comer lives in Polk County all
year round, but resides in two
states. How does he do it? He
spends summers in Polk
County, Nebraska and winters
in Polk County, N.C.
And these days, that combi
nation gives him a unique
insight into our national court
ing of a new BMW plant.
BMW is proposing a plant
which could bring as many as
4,000 jobs and an investment of
$1 billion. Recent stories have
reported that company officials
have narrowed their list of
potential sites down to Greer,
S.C. and Omaha, Neb.
Newcomer sent us a clipping
from the Omaha Sunday
World-Herald May 17 edition
describing the same sorts of
efforts on the part of Nebraskan
elected officials and business
leaders. The efforts of South
Carolina officials are described
daily in the Spartanburg and
Greenville newspapers.
Recent articles have cited
as South Carolina advanta
ges, lower wages, and a location
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Columbus Council
OKs Burrell
Annexation, Zoning
Harold Burrell's gas station/
convenience store property on
Hwy. 108 was officially
annexed into the Columbus city
limits and rczoned Wednesday
by the Columbus Town Coun
cil.
Dr. Thomas Bolling voted the
single 'nay' against both the
motion to annex the Burrell
property at the entrance to the
county industrial park into the
town limits and to rezone the
property to highway commer
cial.
"I'm not in favor of picking
spots here and there to annex,"
said Dr. Bolling. "If it were
contiguous zoning, fine, but not
to zone a spot here and a spot
there for friends."
Dr. Bolling reiterated that the
only reason for Harold Burrell's
annexation request is to sell
alcoholic beverages.
The two audience speakers at
the hearing both objected to a
business selling beer so close to
the entrance to Polk County
High School. Curtis Hutcherson
said further that our society
fights drugs, but alcohol is per
haps a greater harm than other
drugs.
However, Robert Ormand
pointed out that the issue before
the council was not whether or
not Burrell would be licensed to
sell alcohol, but whether or not
the property would be annexed
and rezoned. Burrell will have
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Rhonda Burnett
Awarded $24,000
Scholarship
Converse College has
awarded a $24,000 Excellence
in Leadership Scholarship to
Rhonda Burnett, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Bur
nett of Old Highway 19,
Columbus. The scholarship is
based on academic excellence
and leadership abilities while in
high school.
Burnett is a senior at Polk
Central Higli School. She is a
captain of the cross country
track team and a member of the
Drama, Beta and Spanish
Clubs. Burnett is also a member
of the Tryon Youth Center
Board of Directors, Tryon Little
Tlieatre, and her church choir.
She is interested in pursuing
classes in biology or pre-legal
studies.
Converse College, located in
Spartanburg, S.C. is an inde
pendent, four-year, liberal arts
college for women.
Care Givers
Receives
Accreditation
Care Givers, a local private-
duty nursing service, has
received accreditation from the
North Carolina Accreditation
Commission for In-Home Aide
Services, Inc.
Effective July 1st, both fed
eral and state law mandate that
all in-home aide services be
accredited and licensed by the
state. Accreditation and licensor
require an inspection and
approval by the Division of
Facility Services, under the
jurisdiction of the Department
of Health and Human
Resources.
Care Givers began planning
for these new regulations last
fall. In March the Commission
conducted an intense two-day
survey which consisted of
reviewing policies, procedures
and job descriptions and inter
viewing administrative staff,
employees and clients.
The accreditation has been
awarded for a three-year period
ending April 30, 1995 and
requires continued compliance
with the Commission's stan
dards during this period.
Care givers is one of the many
programs offered by Commu
nity Health Connections. Tlic
programs offered by Commu
nity Health Connections pro
mote optima] independence,
healthier lifestyles and well
being. Community Health Con
nections is an affiliate of St.
Luke's Hospital.
-Community Reporter