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POLK LIBRARY 11 nov 91 h-. „ , LU-i TALKER ST. COLUMBuS, K C 28722 2nd Class Postage at Tryon. North Carolina 28782 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to The Tryon Daily Bulletin, PO. Box 790,Tryon, N. C. 28782 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. lor S35 per year by the Tryon Daily Bulletin. Inc. 106 N. Trade St.. P.O. Box 790, Tryon. N.C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Phone 859-9151 © Vol. 65 - No. 173 The weather Tuesday, high 67, low 35, hum. 60percent. We understand that the Saluda Police Department is running yet another "Drug Awareness" fundraising campaign. It's called Lenny the Lion, and it is the same sort of fundraising operation that the Polk County Sheriff signed up for earlier this year and very quickly ran off after learning about its complete lack of merit. Most of the money goes out of the county with the profes sional fundraisers, and very little "awareness" efforts result. Handbooks arc passed out to sponsor advertisers? That will really get kids off drugs! There's a real advertising value for your dollar! Get real. This "awareness" program is not worthy of support. How ever, the Saluda Police Depart ment is worthy of support. In fact, we have heard that a con tract with Lenny the Lion was signed before the Sheriffs experience, and Saluda officials reluctantly felt bound to go ahead. Neither the chief nor the police commissioner was available for comment. Our suggestion is this: when asked to contribute or "adver- (Continued On Back Page) TRYON. N.C 28782 Truck Wrecks On I-26 Saluda Grade A truck carrying welding rods went out of control on the curve halfway down the I-26 Saluda Grade at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. The driver was treated and released, and the highway patrol was still on the scene cleaning up at 10 a.m., according to Sheriff Boyce Carswell. The area where the wreck occurred is the same one where several other wrecks have occurred. "I know they've replaced the guard rail there five or six times," Carswell said. "That rail has kept many trucks from rol ling down the mountain." Home Purchase Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sams of Knoxville, TN, have purchased the home of Gregg and Karen Fagan on Laurel Drive in Tryon. Mr. Sams is with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Mrs. Sams, Har riet, is associated with the Uni versity of Tennessee. They will be moving here sometime next year. The transaction was handled by Alan Pruette of Century 21 and Associates, Inc., who was both listing and selling -Community Reporter New Arrival A daughter was bom Sunday Oct. 6 at Park Ridge Hospital to Greg Shouck and Linda Jones of Mill Spring. 18 Pages Today THURSDAY, OCT. 10,1991 20C Per L ops Hall Of Earners Shown above are the newly elected officers and board members of the Tryon Chapter, Second Wind Hall of Fame. The new board will serve two-year terms which began October 1st. Reading from left to right they are: Robert "Skip" Morse, Ann Harvey, Jessie Wiltshire, President, Homer Carder, Vice- President, Ivan Kuster, Margaret Swann and Nell Deaver, Trea surer. Absent when the picture was taken were Margaret Pexton, the new Secretary, and Anne Boas. The Second Wind Hall of Fame is a national non-profit society whose objective is to give recognition to retired persons who have given generously of the time and experience to the benefit of their communities. The Tryon Chapter was founded in 1974. —Community Reporter Landrum Business as Usual The Town of Landrum will contribute up to $600 for Christmas decorations, the same as was given the year before. Landrum Town Council, the Beautification Committee and the Chamber of Commerce all have contributed to upgrading and extending the town's Christmas decorations. This year additional decora tions will be placed on the other side of the railroad tracks up to Randolph St. Next year. Christmas decorations are planned toward O.P. Earle and Landrum High Schools. In other Landrum business, the police chief reported 93 cases and a total of $10,967 in fines. The police chief asked the council to consider new police cars, as the department is presently spending over $800 a month for repair costs. Fred Williams reported that street paving plans will soon be (Continued On Back Page)
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