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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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Phono 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
16 Pages Today
Vol. 53 - No. 184
TRYON, N. C 28782
WEONESDAY, OCT. 22,1980
Price 10c Per Cop;
Weather Monday: high 68, low
46. Tuesday was another
beautiful fall day. The leaves are
beginning to show their fall color,
but a lot of them are still green.
The Tryon Volunteer Fire
Department was called to Lake
Lanier Monday about 1:15 p.m. A
fire was reported, but it turned
out to be some brush being
burned at the site of Danny
Owens’ new home.
Ernest Burwell of Tryon died
Tuesday at 2 a m at St. Luke's
Hospital. There were no details
available at press time.
Iraq claimed troops and tanks
forged an "air-tight" ring around
the embattled Iranian oil cities of
Abadan and Khorramshahr
Monday.
St. John's Annual Fall Bazaar
is Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
Saturday at 8;15 p.m. the
Spartanburg Palmetto
Statesmen Chorus will be at the
Fine Arts Center.
Annual Meeting
For Roseland
Roseland Community Center will
have its annual board meeting
Thursday, Oct 23 at 8 p.m. The
public is invited. Refreshments
will be served following the
meeting
Bloodmobile
Successful
145 New Donors)
The Polk County Chapter of
American Red Cross conducted a
very successful bloodmobile
Monday at the Parish House
169 people came to donate and
153 pints were collected 45 of
these were first time donors.
Tryon High School students
donated 6 pints while the faculty
donated 3 pints. Polk Central
students donated 16 pints and the
faculty and staff members
donated 8 pints. Much credit can
be given to the efforts of the
newly organized Volunteer
Citizens Blood Recruitment
Committee.
Two Killed
In Auto Wreck
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Turner
of Tryon were killed in an
automobile accident early
Tuesday morning on Blackstock
Road near Bird Mountain The
vehicle hit a tree and was cut
into. According to reports, the
back end of the car passed the
front end of the car after the
impact.
No details of the wreck were
available.
Paper Drive
Saturday
The Tryon Band Boosters
Paper Drive is Saturday, Oct
25th, 9 a.m. to 1 p m. at the old
Tryon gym on School Street or
call Eloise Johnson at 859-5690 for
pick-ups
1981 Polk County
Teacher of the Year
Catherine W. Feagan
Catherine W. Feagan, (Mrs.
Charlie) of Columbus has been
selected as the 1981 Polk County
Teacher of the Year. Mrs.
Feagan, has had 30 yetfrs of
experience and teaches the fifth
Grade at Stearns School.
Saluda, Stearns, Mill Spring,
Green Creek and Polk Central
faculties nominated a member of
each faculty to be considered for
the honor Other nominees were
Larry Warren of Saluda,
Geraldine Coley of Mill Spring;
Edna D. Michael of Green Creek
and Janice Summers of Polk
Central
Mrs. Feagan, the former
Catherine Walker, taught at Mill
Spring Elementary 1946-47,
Stearns School 1947-52 and
Stearns School 1958-80 She
received her degree at Western
Carolina Teachers College and
Continued Ort Back Page
Buy Home Here
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond 0.
Wondra have bought the Danny
Owens’ home on Dogwood Trail,
Tryon. They formerly lived in
Downers Grove, Ill. Mr. Wondra
(Ray) has retired from Western
Electric and Mrs. Wondra (May)
was a former school teacher,
receiving her Bachelor’s Degree
from St. Mary's College, Notre
Dame, Indiana.
Mr. Wondra's mother, Lillian,
has moved to Tryon with them
and is an active 99 year old
quiltmaker.
The Wondra’s enjoy golf and
bridge and Mrs. Wondra also
weaves as a hobby. Mr. Wondra
was a gold metal winner and Tri
State champion in ice skating and
has traveled all over the country
in speed skating competition
All three of them are presently
enjoying the beautiful fan
weather and the colorful foliage
The transaction was handled
by Lois Reynolds of Trv^
Properties and Dean
Realty. an ““tier
“All Cat Band”
On Exhibit
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sculpture by Elaine D ' ece
among featured «
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show at the Greenvin 3 n ew
Museum of Art ^ty
around the co ^ Iron,
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for his multi-mediae *°*s
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