2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina, 28782 Established January 31, 1928 P:LK LII^HY 11 n ° v 0 $ hX . BOX 11 COLUUBUS, N C 23722 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 Ie published Dally except Sat. and Sun. 106 N. Trade St., P. O. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin * (USPS 643-360) * Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina ^ Phone 859-9151 8 Pages Today Vol. 53 — No. 37 TRYON, N. C. 28782 MONDAY, MAR. 24, 1980 Price 10c Per Copy No official weather report for Thursday, but it rained off and on all day. Friday morning was beautiful. Later in the day, the wind began making itself felt and it was a typical March day. The Trade Street area will be beautiful when the azaleas bloom. Additional azalea bushes have been planted along the railroad tracks at the turn around spot opposite the Tryon Theatre. Work on the stone steps up the bank where the Rock Grill used to be located will begin soon. Flowers are something that all of us can enjoy. No matter who plants them or who owns them — when they bloom all of us get to enjoy them. The Extension Homemakers BAKE SALE is Thursday at 10 a.m. in front of G&K in Columbus and the Book Shelf in Tryon. Thursday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. is the Lamb or Chicken Dinner at St. Luke’s C.M.E. Church. Saturday from 4 p.m. until ? the Ham & Chicken Supper will be held at the Pea Ridge Club House. Sunday at 8 p.m. the Wofford College Glee Club and Ensemble will be at the Fine Arts Center. New Arrival Mr. and Mrs. James Christo pher of Landrum are parents of a son, James Joshua, born at home Friday morning, March 21. Both baby and mother were later carried to St. Luke’s Hospital. He weighed 8 lbs. and has a sister, Jodi, who is 4 years old. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Chulik of Campobello. Paternal grandpar ents are Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Christopher of Landrum. “Operation Pride” March 24—29 The following is a schedule of the Clean-up Campaign (called "Operation Pride") for the week of March 24 thru 29. Large litter bags will be provided by the State. They may be obtained at the Highway Department throughout the week. On Saturday, March 29th (the Big Push Day) they will be placed in every school parking lot, Pea Ridge Community Clubhouse, Stony Knoll Community Clubhouse, The Co lumbus Courthouse, Tryon Town Hall and the Highway Depart ment. When filled these bags should be tightly tied and returned to any of the above points where they will be picked up by the Highway Department at 4 p.m. Should you have too many full bags to carry to these points, please call the Highway Depart- Continued On Back Page Died Thursday J. L. Petty J. L. Petty II, 67, owner of Petty Funeral Home and Ever green Memorial Gardens, Inc. in Landrum, died Thursday at 3 p.m. in St. Luke’s Hospital following a heart attack. A native of the Gowensville area of Greenville County, he was a son of the late Tolly W. and Annie Sue Reid Petty. He attended Campobello High School and Furman University and graduated from Gupton Jones School of Mortician Science in 1932. He was a member and served as president of the S. C. Funeral Directors Association and was a member of the N. C. Funeral Directors Association. He was a former member of S. C. Funeral Services Board from 1961-64, president from 1963-64; member of S. C. Cemetery Association; former chairman of Piedmont Group of S. C. Funeral Continued On Back Page Rotary Chorus Rehearsal Schedule The Rotary Community Chorus will have rehearsal tonight at 7:30 prompt. There will be NO rehearsal on the 31st. Every following Monday the rehearsals will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregational Church in Tryon. Becky Michel Wins Spelling Bee ®“ k y M * hel ' dau 8 ht « of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Michel of Lvnn won the Tryon Spelling Bee Friday morning at the Elemen. Sch001 Auditorium. Billy Barham son of Tryon Postmas ter and Mrs. Bill Barham runner-up. 4 was Beck, who is in Mr Aldr.^. Sixth Grade, spelled "m^de” correctly after it was Billy and then correcUy spelled harmonize." Billy is Grume’s sth grade m Becky will represent ~ School in the 26th l p3 ryon i Spelling Contest which , ?‘ 0nal held in Charlotte on AnriM The contestants n 18th - spelled 234 words. C0rr *ctly GOLF Monday Tryon at Sprindale Country TENNIS Monday Polk Central at Tryon Thursday Tryon at Edneyville

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