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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
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St.. P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
18 Pages Today
Vol. 53 — No. 61
TRYON. N. C. 28782
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1980
Price 10c Per Copy
No official weather report for
Wednesday, but it v.as summer
time Thursday was more of the
same.
Exxon Corp, the world’s
largest oil company, reported
Wednesday that its earnings
doubled to $1,925 billion in the
first quarter from a year ago —
the largest quarterly profit ever
for a U. S. Corporation. Other oil
companies also reported huge
profits.
The cost of business borrowing
fell for the second time in less
than a week Wednesday when
Chase Manhattan cut its prime
rate to 19 percent.
Marshall Tucker Band bass
player Tommy Caldwell remain
ed in critical condition in the
neurological unit at Spartanburg
General Hospital late Wednes
day He was injured in a Tuesday
afternoon traffic accident.
Daylight savings time goes into
effect Sunday at 2 a m Saturday
night when retiring, move the
clock up an hour. So if it is 10 p.m.
move the clock forward to 11 p m.
Master Sgt Samuel K. Doe who
was the leader of the group which
toppled the Liberian government
was one of about 170 Liberian
officers and non-commission
officers who were trained by the
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Wins Scholarship
Donna Teresa Champion, a
senior at Polk Central High
School, has won a four-year
Scholarship from the Lutz-Yelton
Foundation. The scholarship is
based on Scholarship, Leadership
and Participation, and is award
ed to seniors from Pdlk,
Rutherford and Cleveland coun
ties.
Miss Champion is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Champion
of Rt 1, Tryon and plans to attend
UNC-Charlotte in the fall.
Tryon School Bd.
Budget Meeting
The Tryon School Board will
meet Monday at 7:30 p.m at the
high school for a special meeting
on next year’s school budget.
Singing Sunday
The Golden Trumpets of Forest
City will sing Sunday at 7:30 p.m.
al the New Testament Church of
God in Tryon. The public is
invited.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson,
HI ‘Kaki Jackson) of Denmark,
S. C. are parents of a daughter.
Kathryn Salley, born April 21st at
Baptist Hospital in Columbia
Maternal grandparents are Mr
and Mrs. Nelson Jackson, II of
Myrtle Beach, S. C and the
paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs John W. Williamson of
Denmark. The maternal great
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Jackson of Tryon.
Carolina Birders
To Meet At Boone
The Carolina Bird Club will
hold its spring meeting in Boone,
N. C. on the week-end of May 9-11
The CBC is composed of
interested bird watchers from
both North and South Carolina.
The Tryon Bird and Nature Club
is one of its club members.
Registrants will meet in Boone,
Friday afternoon. May 9. A
number of different bird and
nature walks are planned for both
Saturday and Sunday morning It
is expected that the meeting will
coincide with the end of the
migrating season and that many
wildflowers will be in bloom
Among other scheduled events
will be a dinner Saturday
evening.
The Club headquarters will be
the Holiday Inn in Boone. All
members of the community are
invited to attend Registration
forms may be obtained from Mrs.
Robert G. Paterson, 859-9329.
Mrs. Raymond M. Safford,
859-5731, is serving as coordinator
for persons desiring a ride to and
from Boone Anyone planning to
attend the week-end meeting and
having extra seats is requested to
notify Mrs. Safford.
Mr and Mrs. Frank Washing
ton and Mrs Washington's
mother, Mrs Faurett, all of
Daytona Beach. Fla. are here for
a month's stay at the L’Auberge
of Tryon The Washingtons’
daughter arrived last Thursday
to be with her parents and
grandmother for a few days.
“The Animals
Are Crying”
"The Animals Are Crying” is
the title of a short film that will be
run repeatedly at the Polk County
Health Fair today. Paul Toney,
Animal Control Officer of the
Rutherford- Polk- McDowell
Health Department, will present
it during the morning and early
afternoon hours primarily for
groups of young students.
It deals with one of the less
recognized health hazards of our
area — the abandonment of
unwanted pets.
The Health Department will
also have a booth depicting the
other services it offers to Polk
County residents. Fair hours are
from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
MEN'S BRIDGE
Results of the Mens Duplicate
Bridge Tuesday night at the
home of Fred Margolf were as
follows: 1st. Earl Riber and Ed
Delehanty. 2nd. George Stotoff
and R. B Scruggs, 3rd. Russ
Gratner and Charles Stratford.
Game next week will be at Lou
Pettit’s.
DECLARES DIVIDEND
Charlotte, N.C - The NCNB
Corp board of directors today
declared a quarterly dividend of
18 cents a share, payable June 27
lo shareholders of record June 6
NCNB Corp, is a Charlotte-bas
ed holding company which has
North Carolina National Bank as
its principal subsidiary