POLK LIBRARY 11 n ° v 00
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COLUMBUS, N C 28722
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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
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
Vol. 53 — No. 26
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
16 Pages Today
TRYON, N. C. 28782
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1980
Price 10c Per Copy
Tryon Council
Meets Monday
The Tryon Town Council will
meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the
Town Hall.
Weather Monday: high 49, low
14; Tuesday: high 57, low 24, at 6
a.m. Wed. there had been .17 inch
of rain. During the month of
February the precipitation was
1.16 inches. The average is 5.66
inches. To date the precipitation
is 6.91 inches and the average to
date is 10.59 inches, leaving a
deficit of 3.68 inches. The
snowfall during February was 6
to 7 inches.
More Presidential primaries.
On the Democratic side, Sen
Kennedy won Massachusetts and
President Carter took Vermont —
both by big margins. In the
Republican Primary, Rep. John
Anderson surprised everyone as
he, George Bush and Ronald
Reagan finished almost in a
three-man dead heat.
The Postal Service, which
proudly announced a surplus last
year, now is operating in the red
again.
Chase Manhattan Bank raises
its prime interest rate to 17%
percent.
Secretary of State Cyrus R.
Vance took responsibility Tues
day for a “foulup” in which the
United States voted for a U. N.
resolution critical of Israel’s
occupation of east Jerusalem.
Prime Minister-designate of
Continued On Back Page
To Plant
Cedar Trees
The new Polk County 4-H
Beautifier’s Club met Saturday,
Feb. 24 and decided to set cedar
trees on Saturday, March 8 from
1 p.m. until done at the 4-H Youth
Center in Columbus. Anyone who
would like to join us, ages 9—19,
may come. — Tina Faber,
Reporter
Church League
Basketball Tourney
The Church League Basketball
Tournament will be held Friday
and Saturday at the Tryon
gymnasium. The schedule is as
follows:
FRIDAY
6 p.m. — Landrum 1st
Baptist vs Tryon Methodists-
Presbyterians
7 p.m. — Landrum Methodist vs
Big Level
8 p.m. — Columbus Baptist vs
Lynn Baptist
9 p.m. — Landrum Methodist vs
Big Level
SATURDAY
11 a.m. Boy Scouts A vs Green
Creek Scouts
12 noon — Pacolet vs Boy Scouts
B
Rest of schedule determined by
winners of Friday night’s games.
Spika Agrees
To Remain
At the request of the Board of
Trustees, Howard J. Spika has
agreed to remain as President of
St? Luke’s Hospital for an
indefinite period and until a
qualified successor is found.
The search Committee consists
of the ExecutiveCommittee of the
Board of Trustees and two
members of the Medical Staff.
Chorus Rehearsal
Is Rescheduled
The first rehearsal of the
Rotary Community Chorus which
was cancelled because of snow,
has now been scheduled for
Monday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Congregational Church.
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Welborn of
High Point are parents of a son,
Scott Allen, born Feb. 28th. He
has a brother, Robbie, age 3.
The grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Welborn of Trinity, N.
C and Mr. and Mrs. Tyree
McIntosh of Landrum, S. C.
Great-grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Millard Grogan of Todd, N.
C.
Amy Smith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Smith of
Columbus broke her arm in a
sledding accident. Amy was one
of the Van'Tropp children in
“Sound of Music” presented by
the Tryon Youth Center in the
summer of 1978.
Tryon Band Members
Place High
The month of February has
been a very busy and rewarding
month for members of the Tryon
High School Band. North Caro
lina held it’s All-State Band the
second week end in February.
This is made up of top players in
the western district of North
Carolina. In order to make the
band, students must audition.
The Tiger Band had three
members audition. Making All-
State were Martha Dye, French
Horn; and Carolyn Roff, Flute.
February 28th members of the
Tiger Band participated in the
University of Tennessee Honors
Band at Knoxville. Band mem
bers have to audition for the six
bands, and are placed according
to ability, the first band being the
highest. Tryon had an excellent
showing placing members in the
top four bands. First Band;
Martha Brady, Alto Clarinet;
Martha Dye, French Horn. Third
Band; ,Melane Butler, Clarinet;
Gini Galda, Flute; Fourth Band;
Carolyn Roff, Flute; Beth
Benson, Clarinet; Martin Las-
hua, Clarinet; Bill Leidheiser,
Trombone; Jeff Jaeger, Tuba.
Mr. Laorenza said “The Tryon
students’ conduct and perform
ance throughout the weekend
made me very proud to be their
Band Director.”
Tammy Fagan has returned to
U.S.C. after spending the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Fagan of
Landrum.