ri 9 2^ ' 2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina, 28782 Established January 31, 1928 THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER Member: North Carolina Press Assn. (Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955) Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager The Bulletin Is published Daily except Sat. and Sun. 106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin * (USPS 643-360) * Phone 859-9151 Printed in the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Vol. 53 — No. 7 TRYON, N. C. 28782 FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 1980 14 Pages Today Price 10c Per Copy Weather Wednesday: high 39, low 29. At 6 a.m. Thursday there was 1 inch of snow and .09 precipitation. The area got a little more snow Wednesday, but the main roads were kept clear. Schools were closed Wednesday and Thursday. The life of a fireman is not very pleasant on a cold night with snow and ice on the ground. The Tryon Volunteer firemen were called out at 2 a.m. Thursday when the home of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Starling was destroyed by fire. All clothing and furniture were destroyed. The Starlings have a girl five, who wears a 6X dress; a girl 13 who wears a woman’s size 8 or 10 dress and a son, who wears a size 12 or 14. Mrs. Starling wears a size 12 or 14 dress and Mr. Starling a 42 jacket and pants with a 38 waist. They have no furniture, if you have something that you can donate, leave at 106 N. Laurel Ave., Landrum or call 457-4471. The Children’s Theater Pro duction, “The Lion Who Wouldn’t” has been rescheduled for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Tryon Elementary School audi torium. The Household Furnishings Sale at 410 Newmarket Road has been rescheduled for Saturday at Continued On Back Page McEntyre Files For County Commissioner Hubert McEntyre Hubert McEntyre has filed as a candidate for Polk County Commissioner subject to the provisions of the Democratic Primary. He is a native of Polk County. He grew up on a farm and has been a farmer all his life. In addition to being a farmer, he is in charge of the second shift operations at the Toledo Scale Plant in Inman, S. c. He is a member and deacon of the Columbus Baptist Church. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps during WWII and the Korean War. He retired as a Lt. Col. under the provision of the Reserve Retirement Program. During the past twenty-five years, he was in the grocery business in Columbus, for nine years; served as Personnel Manager for Stonecutter Mills Polk Plant seven years; and Continued On Back Page Lee Atkins Files For Commissioner Saluda Attorney Lee Atkins has filed for Polk County Commis sioner subject to the Democratic primary. A native of Polk County, he is a graduate of N. C. State University (1967). While a student there he was a N. C. State Government intern with the Board of Health and was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He is a 1972 graduate of the University of North Carolina Law School. Mr. Atkins has been engaged in the family apple business in Saluda. He worked for Milliken, Inc. for two years and teaches business law for Isothermal Community College. Mr. Atkins served as Assistant District Attorney for the 29th District from 1973 to ‘76 and Assistant U. S. District Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for two years. He is now in private practice of law in Saluda. He is a member of the Episcopal Church of the Trans figuration in Saluda. Home Destroyed By Fire Here The home of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Starling of Tryon Country club Road (the former Butler place) was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The Tryon Volunteer Fire Depart ment received the call about 2 a.m. and the house was in flames Continued On Back Page Sauve Files For County Commissioner Opal Sauve Mrs. Opal Sauve of Green Creek has filed for re-election to the Polk County Commission, subject to the Republican Primary. She is a native of Polk County and a graduate of Green Creek High School, attended Isothermal Community College and Spartan burg Methodist College. She holds an associate degree in Business Administration. Mrs. Sauve has done volunteer work with the Red Cross, Salvation Army, military hospi tals, PTAs, Scouts, Extension Service, 4-H, Sunday School and other church groups. She has served as Vice- President and director of the Polk County unit of the American Cancer Society, as Director and Secretary of the Polk County Chamber of Commerce, and has been coordinator of the Polk Continued On Back Page