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THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
16 Pages Today
Vol. 53 — No. 101
Weather Friday: high 81, low
66; Saturday: high82, low69, rain
.22; Sunday: high 87, low 67;
Monday: high 90, low 67. The
calender says its fall, but the
temperature shows that it is still
summer.
The Iran-Iraq border feud is
turning into a full scale war.
North Carolina's
unemployment rate fell by more
than a percentage point to 7
percent last month as the number
jf jobs in the furniture, textile
and apparel industries rose.
Fears of a full-scale war
oetween Iran and Iraq sent gold
prices soaring past the 8700 an
ounce mark Monday for the first
time in seven months.
The Postal Service began
operating an electronic message
system between the United States
and Canada Monday in what
likely will be the forerunner of a
similar service linking the United
States and Europe. The Postal
Service started up the Interpost
service - designed for business
users - even though the Federal
Communications Commission
has refused to grant tariffs
needed to exchange the messages
with Europe.
Tanya Denise Lawson, 5, of
Campobello Rt. 2, was struck and
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TRYON. N. C. 28782
Homecoming Court
At Tryon High
The 1980 Homecoming Court at
Tryon High School has been
selected and will be presented
during ceremonies prior to the
Friday night football game with
Rosman High School. The
ceremonies will begin at 7:00
p.m. and the game will start at
7:30 p.m. at Eargle Stadium. The
court consists of ten young ladies
and they are:
Miss Kim Burrell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burrell, who
was nominated and will be
escorted by Kevin Pack.
Miss Alison Meares, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Meares, who was nominated and
will be escorted by Randy
Buckner.
Miss Donna Arledge, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Robert
Earl Arledge, who was
nominated and will be escorted
by Mike Moffitt.
Miss Sherrie Covil, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ned
Covil, who was nominated and
will be escorted by Ricky Lowe.
Miss Tammy Goodwin, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Benny
Goodwin, who was nominated
and will be escorted by "Chico
Vazquez.
Miss Laura Mills, the daughter
of Mrs. Norma Mills and Bo
Mills, who was nominated an
will be escorted by John Metcal
Miss Lisa Preston, the
daughter of David W. Preston,
Sr. and Mrs. Frances Preston,
who was nominated and will
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WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 24,1980
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Pruitt of
Landrum are parents of a son.
Travis Lee. born Sept. 21st at St.
Luke’s Hospital. The paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Pruitt of Inman, S. C.
and the maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Pittman of Landrum.
Singing Saturday
There will be a singing
Saturday night at 7:30 at the Blue
Ridge Free Will Baptist Church
near Landrum.
Featured singers will be the
Golden Valley Crusaders from
Casar, N. C., and the Psalmist
from Union Mills, N. C.
Everyone is invited.
Reynolds Tops
Tryon Girls
The A. C Reynolds girls tennis
team squeezed by Tryon 5-4
Monday afternoon at A. C.
Reynolds. The results were as
follows:
Singles: Karen Crouch (R) d.
Sherrie Miller (T) 8-1; Beth
Scronce (R) d. Pam Scoggins (T)
8-4; Pam Flynn (T) d. Janet
Riddle (R) 9-7; Kim Kauffman
(R) d. Sandy Pruette (T) 8-4,
Michelle Bailey (R) d. Eileen
Teal (T) 9-7; Denise Radford (T)
d. Lita McLemore (R) 8-5.
Doubles: Crouch and Scronce
(R) d. Scoggins and Flynn (T) 8-
5; Miller and Lonnes (T) d.
Riddle and Kauffman (R) 8-6;
Teal and Pruette (T) d. Vega and
Burgress (R) 8-3.
Price 10c Per Cop;
Tanya Lawson
Tanya Denise Lawson, 5, of
Route 2, Campobello, S. C.,
daughter of Albert lee and Joyce
Wilson Lawson, died Monday.
Native of Greer; kindergarten
student at Holly Springs-Motlow
Elementary School.
Also surviving: maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Wilson of Campobello;
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Glenn Lawson Sr.
of Campobello; paternal great
grandmother, Mrs. A. D. Lawson
of Spartanburg and Mrs. E. L.
Mitchell of Greer; maternal
great-grandmothers, Mrs.
Myrtle Wilson of Landrum and
Mrs. Tessie Howell of
Campobello.
Petty Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Kuykendall Reunion
The descendants of James and
Delta Kuykendall will hold a
nm"'^^’ Se P‘ ^ at 1
p.m. at Harmon Field.
Moss Rites
M^T^^k Manuel Cletis
Cooper m'oss of r??^^ Mary
he held today ( vL C ? Iu ™ bus
Pm. at McFall at 3:30
Chapel withS a ^ n d Funeral
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^M^^Cemetery.