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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 643-360) is
published daily except Sat. and Sun. for $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
Phone 859-9151
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12 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 105
The weather Thursday, high
89, low 62, hum. 62 percent.
Precipitation at 7 a.m. Friday
was .23 inches.
What’s happening:
ART ATTACK, the summer
arts program for children ages
6-14, sponsored by Discovery
House of the Arts, Inc., has a
few more slots open for kids
who weren’t able to regisler last
week. ART ATTACK I will be
held July 20-24 at the Green
Creek Church of the Brethren;
ART ATTACK II will be held
Aug. 10-14 at Discovery House
in Tryon. Call 859-7691 to
register or for more informa
tion.
There will be a public hearing
today at 9 a.m. at Columbus
Town Hall to discuss the pro
posed budget. Written and oral
comments are welcome.
The Polk County Board of
Commissioners will also meet
today. The 5:30 p.m. meeting
at the Columbus Courthouse
Annex is to close out the
1991-92 Budget.
Dr. Joe Dunn, Professor of
History and Political Science at
Converse College, will present
an update on events in the
countries that made up the
former Soviet Union at the ICC
(Continued On Back Page)
TRYON, N.C. 28782
Neff Recognized
As Sales Leader
Charles Neff, Branch Man
ager of Comprehensive Finan
cial Services' Tryon office, was
recognized as the General
Securities sales leader of the
year at the CFS annua] sales
meeting held recently at Hilton
Head, SC.
Mr. Gordon H. Loetz, CFP
and president of CFS, presented
Neff with a plaque and thanked
him for his efforts which were
instrumental in CFS having a
record sales year in 1991. Pre
viously Neff achieved member
ship in Oppenheimer Funds
Management, Inc.'s Presidents
Club as a top mutual funds pro
ducer in 1991.
Neff is president of the Tryon/
Thermal Belt Chamber of
Commerce and serves as a
member of the Polk County
Economic Development Com
mission. His office is at One
Tryon Place, Tryon.
Bulletin Closed
Friday For Fourth
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
office will be closed Friday,
July 3 for the Fourth of July
holiday.
The offices will reopen
Monday, July 6, but there will
be no Bulletin published that
day.
New Arrival
A daughter was bom June 24,
1992 to Nancy Henson and
Michael McAbbe of Saluda.
MONDAY, JUNE 29,1992
Joan Nash, Sue Rhodes
Reception
For Joan Nash
A reception for Mrs. Joan L.
Nash in appreciation for ten
years of service on the Polk
County Social Services Board
was given by the Agency Staff
on June 22.
Mrs. Nash served her first
term on the Board from
1981-1984. She was reap
pointed to fill an unexpired term
in 1985-1986, and has served
two full terms from July 1986
to June 1992. She has served as
Chairman of the Board for the
past five years, and also served
as Chairman in 1983-1984,
during her first term as a board
member.
Mrs. Nash has worked with
three Directors in her service on
the Board. According to Sue
Rhodes, Director, her leadership
has been exemplary and her
contributions to the Agency and
to Polk County have been com
mendable.
25C Per Copy
Employment Up,
Poverty Down In
Polk County Census
The N.C. Rural Economic
Development Center, Inc., rev
eals interesting changes in Polk
County since 1980, based on
the 1990 Census.
In addition to a 11.03%
increase in population, Polk
County has seen a 22.41%
increase in the number of
people employed, a 99.70%
increase in median family
income, and a 44.09% increase
in high school graduates.
The same report shows a
22.41% decrease in the number
of persons living in poverty and
a 58.88% decrease in substan
dard housing in the county.
The official count of Polk
County residents April 1, 1990
is 14,416. Of that number,
6,511 are employed in the civ
ilian labor force, 9.63% live in
poverty and 69.64% of those
adults are high school gradu
ates. The median family
income in 1990 was $31,864.
Substandard housing made up
2.77% of the county's housing.
Weight Watchers
A Weight Watchers class is
scheduled to start on June 30 at
O.P. Earle Elementary School.
The 10-week class will meet
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Cost for members will be $65
nonmembers $75. Jill Hostetler
will be the instructor. Registra
tion deadline is June 30.
-Community Reporter