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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
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
(USPS 643-360) *
Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Caroline
10 Pages Today
Vol. 54 — No. 73
Weather Friday: high 75. low
45; Saturday: high 78, low 39;
Sunday: high 84. low 49 — a
beautiful weekend.
A father-son team, Maxie
Anderson 45. and his son, Kris, 23,
of Albuquerque. N. M. became
the first to cross the U. S.
non-stop in a balloon.
The shattered wreckage of a
Greyhound bus and a mangled
automobile were pulled out of
Tampa Bay Sunday as more
bodies are found in the Sunshine
Skyway bridge disaster. Twenty-
five bodies have been found.
Two elederly women were
injured when fire broke out early
Sunday at Carolina Village, a
large retirement complex near
Hendersonville.
Alligator Found: A 7 ft 4
alligator was found in front of
Brannon's Country Store at
Stott’s Corner Saturday morning
There were no bullet holes and
the gator was apparently hit by
a car. No one knows how the
alligator got there or where he
came from. None of the zoos in
the area have reported one
missing.
Still Smashed: The Greenville
County Deputies destroyed a
distillery Monday morning in the
Lake Lanier area. 550 gallons of
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TRYON, N. C. 28782
Polk Central
Junior Marshals
Eight students from the junior
class were chosen marshals for
this year's graduation ceremon
ies. A junior marshal must have
an average of 90 or above.
Chief Marshal — Jonathan
Maynard Poston, son of Rever
end and Mrs. R. E. Poston of
Lake Lure; Susan Elizabeth Bell,
daughter of Mrs. Rachel H. Bell
and the late Edward M. Bell
Jr. of Mill Spring; Elizabeth
Dawn Callon, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Calton of
Rutherfordton; Cheryl Ann
Clontz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Clontz of Columbus;
Heidi Dee Faber, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Faber of Green
Creek; Mark Jennings Mabry,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mabry
of Green Creek. Perry Preston
Price, son of Jessie Price of Mill
Spring. Vicki Annette Robertson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Robertson of Massape
qua. N Y.
Lost Child
The Polk County School System
is seeking assistance from all
residents in Project Child and
Find and Project Adult Find
If you know of any child or
adult' age 0 — 21. who is
handicapped and not receiving
appropriate services, please
notify Susan Dobbins. Coordina
tor of Programs of Exceptional
Children. Polk County Board of
Education. 894-8249.
TUESDAY. MAY 13, 1980
Honor Students
At Polk Central
VALEDICTORIAN
Stewart Brian MacWilliam
The valedictorian of the Polk
Central class of 1980 is Stewart
Brian MacWilliam, son of
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
James H. MacWilliams of the
Peniel Community. A member of
the Bela Club, Stewart is
treasurer this year and was
Western District president last
year He is editor of the school
newspaper. The Patriot Press,
and a member of the Pep Club.
Since 1977 he has worked as a
vounteer in the Polk County
Library. Among his many honors
and awards are the Woodman of
the World social studies award
for two years. UNC Alumnae
Book Award for mathematics
and science, and attendance at
Western Carolina University
School for Gifted Students in the
8th, 9th. and 10th grades and at
Governor's School last summer.
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Tryon PTA
Meets Thursday
The Try-on PTA will hold its
final general meeting of the year,
Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Tryon
Elementary School Auditorium.
A brief business meeting will bo
held to examine the budget
allocations and to elect officers.
There will be performances by
the Tryon School Band and the
Young Peoples Choral Groups of
the Elementary School. The band
is directed by Joseph Lorenza
and the Choral Group is directed
by Mrs. Helen Hilyer and
accompanied by Mrs. Carole
Blackburn. Everyone is invited.
TRYON LIONS
TO HEAR OF
GIRL SCOUTING
The Tryon Lions Club will meet
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Pacolet
P n n K lO r? The guest speaker
will be Barbara A. Orr, Field
Executive for the Pisgah Ciri
c™ n° uncil - she * ^ ^
st h M lrec » r for Cam P Pisgah
She holds a s s. in Business and
Pisgah Council cl™ o' ^
accompanied by slid^ sh' 58 ^
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ZmkMromX Cadet, ^"n 1 '"
Columbus will tell ^ Tro ° p in
scouting exDprin a k ou t their
Aileen Pa^ Mrs.
Chairman for p ol t Association
also be present mL C0Unly will