00 11 nov 2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina, 28782 Established January 31, 1928 P0’- K ^T'S 1 Kus ’ ' ,COUUllBU s ’ 287 22 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 16 Pages Today Vol. 53 — No. 22 TRYON, N. C. 28782 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1980 Price 10c Per Copy Weather Tuesday: high 55, low 23; Wednesday: high 60, low 25. Thursday was sunny and mild, but on the windy side. Guerrillas shot their way into the Dominican Republic Embas sy in Bogata, Colombia, Wednes day, seizing Diego C. Asencio of the U. S. and at least 15 other ambassadors hostage. They demanded $50 million, release of all political prisoners and safe passage from the country. George F. Kennan, a Russian scholar who served as ambassa dor to the Soviet Union in 1952 told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that putting open pressure on the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan is only making it difficult for them to do so. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that wives and husbands cannot block their spouse from testifying against them in federal court. Prosecu tors cannot force spouses to testify against each other, but left the question of testifying up to the potential witness. The State Department fears that Cuba may stop jailing skyjackers unless the U. S. begins prosecuting refugees who Continued On Back Page All-Conference Basketball Team The Appalachian Conference All Conference Basketball teams have been announced. On the girls team, Edneyville placed three; Tryon, Polk Central and Cherokee ' each had two and NCSD one member. The champ ion Tryon boys had an unprecend- ent five selections on the All- Conference team. NCSD had two members and Rosman, Cherokee and Edneyville, one selection each. The teams were as follows: GIRLS ALL-CONFERENCE Janice Connor — Edneyville Dina Smith — Polk Central Robin Simpson — Tryon Pam Ensley — Cherokee Kelli Sheehan — Polk Central Becky Nesbitt — Tryon Bobbie Mitchell — NCSD Sherry Waters — Edneyville Dee Owle — Cherokee Shanel Baldwin — Edneyville BOYS ALL-CONFERENCE Tony Cunningham — Tryon Stacy Rogers — NCSD Jeff Whitmire — Rosman Sam Miller —- Tryon Tiny Taylor — Cherokee Tony Williams — Edneyville Buddy Hill — NCSD. Bruce Butler — Tryon Warfield Kirkendoll — Tryon Barry Skipper — Tryon IT’S TWINS Paul Westbrook of Rt. 1, Campobello (Green Creek) has a Black Angus cow that gave birth to twin calves Monday, Feb. 25th. Both calves are living and doing well according to Mr. Westbrook. Pastor At Landrum Church Rev. Donald H. Post, Jr. A commission of the Calvary Presbytery will ordain Donald H. Post, Jr. to the gospel ministry and install him as pastor of the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church of Landrum at 4 p.m. on March 9. The public is invited to attend. The Rev. William Benchoff, pastor of the Mt. Airy Presbyter ian Church, Roebuck, S. C., will serve as chairman of the ordination committee. Post, of St. Albans, W. Va., earned his Master of Divinity degree in 1979 from Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Miss. He is married to the former Connie Burke of Dunbar, W. Va. They have one son. The Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, a member of the Presbyterian Church in America, was founded March 17, 1974. It is located just south of Landrum on S. C. Rt. 14. Making Plans For 10th Reunion The Tryon High School Class of ’70 is now in the process of planning their tenth reunion to be held in June. Would any members of the class who have not yet been contacted please call Judy Pittman Kell at 859-9496. Anyone who has information about classmates who have moved away is also ’requested to call Judy. Want To Help? The home of Ethel Miller was destroyed by fire last Saturday. If you would like to help, you may. leave clothes, household goods, etc.” at Cowan’s Supermarket. Clothing sizes are: ladies size 18-20; boys size 29-30 pants, med. shirt; girl’s size 5-6 and size 8. Or give to members of the Ladies Auxiliary, Tryon Fire Dept. Want Adult Students The college transfer students of Isothermal’s Polk Campus are recruiting students. This small group wants other adults to join them in studying the general education courses that will apply to a university degree program. Five or six additional students will insure sufficient enrollment to form such a program. Western Civilization is the first series of classes planned. The first class, HIS 101, will be offered this spring and registra tion will be held Monday, March Continued On Back Page

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