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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
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16 Pages Today
Vol. 53 — No. 20
TRYON, N. C. 28782
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 1980
Price 10c Per Copy
Weather Monday: high 73, low
46. Monday night there were
snow flurries and early Tuesday
morning strong winds hit the
area, causing some building to
loose their roofs, trees to fall
across power lines, etc. Duke
Power Co. had called all of their
man in by 5 a.m. and in addition
to the local crews had the
services of three out of town tree
crews and 5 out of town line
crews, helping restore electric
ity. Bill Hillhouse of Duke Power
Co. said that the Gillette Woods
area was the hardest hit followed
closely by the Hunting Country.
Another hard hit area was
Warrior Drive and Pacolet
Valley. He stated that there was
one trouble spot in Landrum, two
in Columbus and 1 in Lynn.
The Tryon Fire Department
was called out about 6:45 a.m.
Tuesday to a power pole near
McRae Manor on Laurel Ave.
This was one of the trouble spots
during the high wind.
President Carter honored the
U. S. Winter Olympic team
Monday.
Thursday from 2 to 7 p.m.
Interpress Studios will be at The
Dean Butler Realty to take
pictures. Photographs of the
children will later be published in
Continued On Back Page
Landrum Girls
Beat Calhoun Falls
The Landrum girls defeated
Calhoun Falls 48-42 Monday night
in the first round of the
conference tournament. Thurs
day at 6:30 p.m. they will play
Tamassee-Salem at Erskine
College at Due West.
The Landrum boys were
scheduled to play Oakway
Tuesday night and if they win will
play Thursday at 5 p.m. at
Erskine.
Jessie Scott
Here Friday
Jessie Scott, wife of Bob Scott,
Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor will be at the Democratic
Candidates Night Friday at 6
p.m. at Polk Central High School.
George Breece, candidate for
Secretary of State has also sent
word that he plans to be here for
the occasion. All local Democra
tic Candidates will be recognized.
The Democrats are having a
free spaghetti supper at Polk
Central.
Polk Central
Class Of ’70
The Polk Central Class of ’70 is
having a reunion June 14, 1980. If
you plan to attend and have not
received a letter, please contact
Gwen Sain at 863-2555, Rt. 1,
Campobello, S. C. or Brenda
Smith at 863-2688, Rt. 1, Tryon, N.
C. We need some important
information, if you plan to attend.
Noted Journalist Is
Red Cross Speaker
Paul Jones
Red Cross will launch its 1980
Fund Drive at a 9:00 a.m.
breakfast meeting at the Hearth-
stone Inn, Tryon, Monday, March
3.
Sixty campaign workers will be
there to hear Paul Jones of
Hendersonville, and to learn why
support of the Red Cross is so
important to the people of Tryon
and the surrounding communi
ties. The Drive’s goal is to raise
$13,900 during March.
Jones has been a writer and
editor who also has made more
than 2,000 talks to groups in every
state of the union, but one, and in
Canada, Saudi Arabia and
Australia.
He has been city editor and
managing editor for newspapers
in Kansas City, Toledo and
Cleveland. His editorial column
was syndicated to more than 800
newspapers in the U. S. and
Continued On Back Page
O. P. Earle PTA
Meets Tuesday
O. P. Earle Elementary .PTA
meeting is Tuesday, March 4 at
7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
Following the business meet
ing, a physical education pro
gram in recognition of National
Physical Education Sports Week
will be presented by the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd grades under the
direction of Dan Young in the
elementary gym.
Mrs. James Aungst, (Myrna)
sister of Mrs. Stanley Barnett of
Overlook Drive, Columbus, died
February 19th at her home in
Canton, Ohio. Through the years
she was a frequent visitor in this
area and had many friends here.
Gymnastic Classes
Cancelled
The Landrum Parks and
Recreations Department has
cancelled the gymnastic classes
for Saturday, March 1. Class will
resume on Saturday, March 8.
“ESPECIALLY FINE”
John Habich, in a review of
“Albert Herring” a comic opera
put on at Florida State University
in the Tallahassee Democrat
stated that “Especially fine
performances are rendered by
Judith Cloud, Larry Gerber in the
title role, swaggering Thomas
Palmer and Harsanyl, whose
face is stern enough to sink a
thousand ships.” Miss Cloud is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Cloud of Tryon.