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16 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 90
The weather Wednesday,
high 71, low 55, hum. 72
percent and 2.2 inches of rain;
Thursday, high 76, low 62,
hum. 60 percent, and by Friday
at 7 a.m. another .43 inches of
rain had fallen.
Polk County's proposed
1992-93 budget will go to pub
lic hearing tonight at 7:30 in the
county courthouse.
One of the interesting ques
tions regarding the budget is
what happened to all the extra
money which came through this
year. Intangibles taxes were
budgeted at $650,000 and came
in at $980,000, a windfall of
$330,000.
In addition, the county tax
base was estimated at $595
million and actually came in at
$610,000, producing another
$90,750 in unexpected revenue.
So where is the money now?
Most of it is headed into the
county's "fund balance," that is
the working capital the state
requires counties to keep on
hand in case of cash shortfalls.
The state requires at least an 8
percent fund balance, but in
smaller counties they ask that a
larger percentage of the total
county budget be set aside in
fund balance. Polk has in recent
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TRYON, N.C. 28782
Prayer Breakfast
The men of the Garrison
Chapel Baptist Church will host
their annual Prayer Breakfast on
Sat., June 13, from 8 to 9 a.m.
The speaker for the breakfast
will be Stacey D. Mills of the
Smith Chapel Baptist Church in
Campobello, S.C.
Mr. Mills is a student at
USC-Spartanburg where he is
majoring in Elementary Educa
tion. He is active in many areas
of campus life, including the
Model United Nations, Upward
Bound, and the USCS Gospel
Choir.
Additionally, he serves as a
Junior Deacon at the Smith
Chapel Baptist Church and is
active in the Sunday School and
the Youth in Fellowship Choir.
He works as the coordinator of
the After School Tutorial Pro
gram at the Bethlehem Center
in Spartanburg.
His topic will be "Men in
Prayer Challenge and Over
come the World."
Tickets for the breakfast arc
$5 with all proceeds going to
support the annual Men's Day
program at Garrison Chapel.
Tickets may be purchased from
any of the men of the church, or
you may make reservations by
calling 859-6793 or 859-5706.
-Community Reporter
Meets Tuesday
The Saluda Woman's Club
will meet Tuesday, June 9th at 3
p.m. in the activity building of
Saluda Episcopal Church of the
Transfiguration. Bill Nelson
will be the speaker.
MONDAY, JUNE 8,1992
New Columbus Fire Station Underway
The new Columbus fire station is under construction at the cor
ner of Peak and Ward Streets. The new building is adjacent to the
Columbus Post Office. -Community Reporter
Lynn Homecoming
We would like to invite you to
attend our annual homecoming
services at Lynn First Baptist
Church, on Sun., June 14.
John Crabbe will be speaking
in the 11 a.m. service, followed
by a covered dish meal at noon.
The Rev. Crabbe has worked
with many churches in their
youth programs. He has also
been involved for several years
in Bible camps for young
people. He has visited Romania
and Bulgaria on past mission
trips and has recently returned
from a trip to Romania, bring
ing fresh news of God's work
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there. He is an accomplished
pianist.
The Rev. Crabbe will be
teaming up with Paul Travis
with some musical numbers in
the afternoon, following our
fellowship dinner. We will also
enjoy music from several mem
bers of our congregation.
Please come and enjoy the
preaching, food, and the music
as we give recognition to for
mer pastors, officers, and mem
bers, fellowshipping with those
who have been away, and wel
coming all our friends.
- Community Reporter