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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 65 - No. 106
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the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON, N.C. 28782
TUESDAY, JUNE 30,1992
12 Pages Today
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The weather Friday, high 84,
low 68, hum. 65percent, preci
pitation .23 inches; Saturday,
high 88, low 65, hum. 50 per
cent, precipitation .47 inches;
Sunday, high 83, low 65, hum.
55 percent.
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 register last
week. ART ATTACK [will be
held July 20-24 at the Mill
Creek Church of the Brethren in
Green Creek. ART ATTACK
II will be held Aug. 10-14 at
Discovery House in Tryon.
Call 859-7691 to register or for
more information.
A special meeting of the folk
County Board of Education will
be held on Thursday, July 2 at
5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of
Stearns Education Center for
consideration of construction
bid awards.
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)
No Change In
Columbus Budget
Columbus Town Council
Monday morning passed its
final 1992-93 budget with no
increases in taxes, water and
sewer rates or General funds.
The General Fund Budget
calls for $378,180.67 in reve
nues and expenses. The Enter
prise Fund (water and sewer)
budget totals $360,650.
Columbus Town taxes will
continue at 30 cents per $100
valuation of property. Water
rates will continue inside the
city limits at $7 a month for the
1st 3,000 gal. and $1.25 for
every 1,000 gal. after. Deposit
charge is $35. Outside the city
limits, water rates are $50
deposit, $18 a month for the 1st
3,000 gal. and $1.50 for every
1,000 gal. after.
Sewer rates continue at 75%
of the water bill. Garbage
pickup inside the city limits is
still $5.75 a month.
The breakdown of the cost of
operating Columbus's Town
Government is as follows:
-Administrative Expense-
$65,282.38;
-Public Safety: $111,281.37;
-Fire Dept.: $14,100;
-Public Works: $55,866.92;
-Street Dept.: $28,000;
-Refuse Collection: $85,400;
-Non-Departmental: $18,250.
Wages and salaries, outside
services and utilities take the
biggest chunk out of the Enter
prise Fund. Among revenues
expected in this fund are
$55,000 in 1/2% sales tax
(Continued On Back Page)
Ted Proudfoot
Named Rotarian
Of The Year
of
At the June 29 meeting
Tryon Rotary Club, Ted W.
Proudfoot was awarded the
Jospeh W. Wells Memorial
trophy as Tryon Rotarian of the
year.
Allen Neighbors, president of
Tryon Rotary, in making the
presentation recognized many
of Ted Proudfoot's accomplish
ments since moving to Tryon
with his wife, Abie, in 1984.
Prior to that time, Ted was
National Account Manager for
Unocal Corporation in New
York where he was employed
for 40 years.
Proudfoot is best known in
this community for his work in
founding the World Federalist
Association of Western Caroli
nas as a part of the World Fed
eralist Association of Washing
ton, D.C. of which Ted is a
director. In addition, he is a
member of the Congress of
(Continued On Back Page)
Final School
Construction Bids
Awarded Thursday
A special meeting of the Polk
County Board of Education will
be held on Thursday, July 2 at
5:30 p.m. in the Board Room of
Stearns Education Center for
consideration of construction
bid awards.
Community Reporter
Storyhour At
Polk Library
Polk County Public Library's
Summer Storytime programs
are offered each Thursday at
10:30 a.m. Join us as we dis
cover "The whole work in a
book" through stories and pic
ture books from different coun
tries.
This week's program will fea
ture traditional and contempo
rary classics from Japan,
including Taro Yashima's
delightful Caldecott Award
winning Crow Boy.
Children ages 3 and up are
invited.
VBS At Calvary
Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church, S.
Church St., Landrum will have
Vacation Bible School July
6-10, 7-9 p.m. The theme is
Aboard Noah's Ark.
Gasses available for pre-school
through teens.
-Community Reporter