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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
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
06 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859-9151
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16 Pages Today
Vol. 52 — No. 244
TRYON, N. C. 28782
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 23, 1980
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Weather Monday: high 58, low
38. Tuesday was cloudy with
some rain. Cold weather is
supposed to arrive later this
week.
Iowa had some surprises
Monday in the battle for the
presidential nomination. Presi
dent Carter had a 2 to 1 lead over
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and
former United Nations Ambas
sador George Bush showed
surprising strength in the
Republican race as he had a
narrow lead over Ronald Reagan
as both were out front of the other
contenders.
President Carter, asserted
Monday that “restraining infla
tion remains my highest domes
tic priority.”
Many people serve in volunteer
posts for years without any
praise, or compensation. They do
it because they enjoy serving
their fellow man.
The Landrum Volunteer Fire
Department elected officers
Monday night. For the first time
in many years, Charles Owens is
not the chief. We don’t know how
long he has served, but according
to our files he was re-elected as
chief in 1970. He is entitled to a
rest, but we doubt if he’ll take it.
We would like to add our thanks
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Delegation Speaks
For Extension
Program
Stony Knoll Community Center
was the place of the County
Commissioners’ meeting on 21
January 1980. All members were
present. Agriculture Extension
Service Director Regan Ammons
discussed the need for an
Assistant Extension Agent to
manage the 4-H program, helping
Doug Roach. The State has a
position, to fill one Polk lost, and
$7000, to be matched by the
County with $4000 which must be
used by Polk this year or lost to
this county. It would probably be
15 March before a person could
fill the job, requiring $1155 from
then to 30 June, and a
commitment of $4000 next fiscal
year from the County. Ammons
also described the duties of each
staff member. Then Roach
detailed the job of the 4-H
assistant and stated that there
was a decline in clubs and
members during the last 2 years
due to administration change-
over. (The county’s number of
clubs is still well over the state
average.) Chairman Sauve stat
ed that not all the expenses from
the law enforcement activities
related to the recently exposed
drug problem were in and she
therefore did not know how much
would be in the contingency fund.
Ruff felt firmly that the 4-H
program should be backed. John
G. Landrum, Jr. said the loss of
this position on the State level
would be a slipping back, and
Continued On Back Page
Chesnutt Files
For School Board
Arthur B. (Pat) Chesnutt has
filed for the Polk County School
Board from Columbus Township.
Mr. Chesnutt is the Carolinas
Branch Manager for Owens
Fiberglass in Greenville. He is a
graduate of the University of
Alabama and is a Lieut. Colonel
in the Army Reserves.
Mr. and Mrs. Chesnutt have
three daughters, Sally, Alice and
Katie.
Communication
Jan. 20,1980
Dear Mr. Vining,
This lettet is to everyone in the
community. Here in Boone, I
receive the Bulletin and it keeps
me up-dated on all the current
news. This news presently seems
to surround young people in the
area, and their involvement in
drugs. All I seem to be reading
about is who was arrested on
drug charges, or who was killed
in a drug related incident.
What prompted me to write
was Vernon L. Dusenbury’s
Communication of January 16,
1980. Mr. Dusenbury thanks all
who were involved in helping in
the arrests of recent drug raids,
which is fine. I quote: “Our
thanks also go out to the Tryon
Town Council and the Polk
County Commissioners for their
financial aid in this endeavor.”
My complaint is as follows:
About three years ago I worked
with Kenneth Tucker, now Mayor
of Tryon. I supposedly headed up
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A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Michael
Sheehan of Rt. 1, Tryon are
parents of a son, John Thomas
Michael, born Jan. 20, at St.
Luxe’s Hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Sheehan of Tryon
and the maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. William
Sherwood of Tryon.
Newspaper Drive
March 15th
The Tryon High School Year
book Staff will hold its second of
three newspaper drives on
Saturday, March 15, from 9:00 to
1:00 at the Tryon Elementary
School Old Gym.
TO MAKE PLANS
FOR HEALTH FAIR
All persons representing organ
izations which plan to participate
in the April 1980 .Polk County
Health Fair are invited to attend
the meeting of the Health Fair
Committee on Monday, January
28, at 7:30 p.m. at the
Agricultural Extension meeting
room.
According to the co-chairmen,
Mrs. James Hill and Reagan
Ammons, the fair is being
organized by a small committee
this year therefore it is important
for those with suggestions or
ideas to be at this meeting to
express those ideas to the
committee.
The Fair is sponsored by the
Health Services Information
Center.