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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
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859-9151
12 Pages Today
Vol. 53 - No 247 TRYON. N. C. 28782 FRIDAY^JAN 23.1981 Price 10c Per Cop;
Weather Wednesday: high 47,
low 37. Thursday was sunny and
warmer.
Former President Jimmy
Carter held an emotional meeting
with the 52 Americans held
hostage by Iran for 1414 months
and then denounced the Iranian
government's "despicable act of
savagery.” He added, "Our
Americans in Iran were
mistreated much worse than
prevoiusly revealed.”
Colene Story Wright, 19, of
Rutherford County, pleaded
guilty Tuesday to second degree
murder in connection with the
death of William Burnette of
Sunny View in Polk County
Superior Court. The state agreed
to reduce the charge from first
degree murder to second degree
and in turn she would receive a
life sentence. The robbery charge
against her, committed during
the murder will be dropped under
the agreement.
An employee of the N. C.
Department of Transportation
has been suspended in connection
with a bid-rigging scandal among
road-paving contractors in North
Carolina. J. Preston Allen, 49,
head of the Proposals and
Contracts section of the Division
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Saturday Is
Day Of Prayer
And Thanksgiving
The Town of Tryon has set
aside Saturday as a Day of
Prayer and Thanksgiving for the
release of the American
hostages. The community service
will begin at 2 p.m. at the Portia
Farwell Memorial Gardens at the
Fine Arts Center The
Community Chorus will sing
several songs and anyone
wishing to sing in the chorus
should meet at 1:15 at the Tryon
First Baptist Church. The Tryon
Ministerial Association will
conduct a short service and
prayers. Tryon Mayor Ken
Tucker said that everyone is
invited.
Rotary Chorus
The Rotary Chorus rehearsal
for the Thanksgiving service for
the return of the hostages will be
held Saturday at 1:15 p.m. at the
Tryon First Baptist Church. The
chorus will perform at 2 p.m. in
the Fine Arts Center Garden.
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ellsworth
Fischer of Rt. 1, Mill Spring are
parents of a daughter, Reagan
Leeann, born January 12th at
Rutherford County Hospital. —
from Rutherford County News
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis James
McAbee of Rt. 1, Mill Spring are
parents of a son, James Lyle,
born January 12th at Rutherford
County Hospital. — Rutherford
County News
Democratic Women
Meet Monday
The Polk County Democratic
Women will meet at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 26 at the Court
House in Columbus. There will be
a special speaker. All women are
invited.
Singing Saturday
The Tryon Second Baptist
Church will have a singing
Saturday, Jan. 24 at7:30p.m.
Special singers will be The
Salvation Singers and The
Melatones.
The public is invited
Meets Jan. 29th
The Aging Advisory Council of
Region C will meet on January
29, 1981 at 2 p.m. in the
conference room of the
Isothermal Planning and
Development Commission. The
public is invited to attend.
Attend Inauguration
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Craig have
returned to their home on New
Market Road, Tryon after
attending the Inauguration of
President Ronald Reagan and
Vice President Bush. They spent
three days in Washington
enjoying the Inaugural
festivities. The invitation to the
Inaugural was extended to them
through the offices of Senator
John East.
Building Home
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dustin
are building a home on Braewick
Rd., Gillette Woods They are
visiting Mr. and Mrs Bill
Mayberry on Dogwood Trail,
Tryon.
Basketball
Friday
Polk Central at Rosman
Cherokee at Tryon
Oakway at Landrum
An Interview With
Our Visiting Nurse
By Mrs. Harold White
I believe that you would like to
become better acquainted with
our Visiting Nurse, Mrs. David
Neilson, who has been assisted by
Mrs. Robert Whitmire for the
past year. I caught her in her
office for a personal interview.
Her answers to my questions
will give a better idea as to her
background, training, activities
and attitude toward her work.
Where did you get your nurse's
training? Jackson Memorial
School of Nursing, Miami,
Florida.
What jobs did you hold before
becoming our Visiting Nurse?
Head Nurse, Good Samaritan
Hospital, West Palm Beach,
Florida; School Nurse — Day
School, West Palm Beach,
Florida; Staff Nurse, Saluda
Nursing Center and St. Luke’s
Hospital.,
Why did you decide to be a
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