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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
(USPS 643-360) *
Phone 859-9151
Vol. 54 - No. 22
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON. N. C. 28782
TUESDAY, MARCH 3.1981
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Weather Thursday: high 76.
low 37; Friday: high 76, low 28;
Saturday : high 76, low 40. During
February the precipitation was
5.62 inches. The average for
February is 5 66 inches. The
precipitation to date is 6.01 inches
and the average to date is 10.59
inches, leaving a deficit of 4.58
inches since Jan. 1.
Sunday was another pretty
day, but no official weather
report. Monday was more like
March — sunny and windy.
A young Rutherford County
man was injured Sunday when he
fell from a spot on Shumont
Mountain near Lake Lure.
Authorities said 25 year old Jeff
Rollins was found about 600 ft.
below the peak of the mountain,
although it was not believed he
fell the entire 600 feet. Rescue
Squads were forced to work their
way down the mountain, strap
the man into a basket-like
stretcher, then climb back up the
mountain. He was taken to
Rutherford Hospital and then
transferred to a Spartanburg
Hospital.
The Polk County Historical
Association will meet today at
2:30 p.m. at the Polk County
Library in Columbus. The
program will be on old Post
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■Model Train
Club Meeting
The Western N. C. Model
Railroaders will hold their
bimonthly meeting Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. at the City Building 17th
floor) in Asheville.
The program will be a
structures contest and two slide
shows on models.
For information call 859-5387.
Woods Fire
The Tryon Volunteer Fire
Department was called out
Saturday about 8:30 p.m. to a
brush fire near Keith
Kuykendall's off old No. 19 Hwy.
Some sparks escaped from a
trash burner and set the woods on
fire. The fire had been put out
with a garden hose when the
firemen arrived.
Visits Converse
Jane M. Schairer, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Schairer of
Tryon, participated recently in
Converese College’s "Insight '81"
activities.
Jane is a senior at Tryon High
School.
"Insight '81" is a program for
students who nave been offered
fall admission to Converse. They
are given the opportunity to
become acquainted with future
classmates, talk with faculty and
students about current
programs, and to meet with the
Converse Women’s Center staff
for workshops.
Two Polk Teams
In District Finals
The Polk Central girls and the
Tryon boys will play in the
District 1-A basketball finals
tonight at Tuscola High School al
Lake Junaluska. Both teams will
play Hiwassee Dam with the
girls game at 7 o’clock and the
boys at 8:30. The winners of the
these games will go thte State
Tournament at Elon College.
This is the first time for the
Polk Central girls, who have
surprised everyone with their
upset wins over Robbinsville and
Edneyville.
The Tryon boys captured the
District two years ago and were
upset by Cullowhee in overtime
last year in the finals.
A large number of fans should
be on hand tonight pulling for the
two Polk County Schools.
Landrum Boys In
Playoff Tonight
The Landrum High School boys
basketball team will play
Jonesville tonight at 7:30 at
Landrum in the first round of the
State Class A playoffs.
Revival At
Oak Grove
The Oak Grove Baptist Church
near Landrum will hold a revival
March 8 — 12 at 7:30 each night.
Evangelist Donny Gray will do
the preaching and there will be
special music each evening
Rev. Ralph Jett is the pastor.
Civic League
Meets Friday
The Civic League of Landrum
will meet Friday, March G at 3
p.m. at the Civic Center in
Landrum. Mrs. Leo Frank, Pres.,
will preside over the business
meeting. Dr. Dudley Stroup,
retired pastor of the Holy Cross
Episcopal Church of Tryon will
be the guest speaker. He will
explain the "Hospice Program"
as it relates to people today
Mrs Lillian Banta is in charge
of the program. Hostesses for the
afternoon will be Miss Anne
Sevier, Mrs. Nell Fitch, Mrs.
Lorena Spratt and Mrs Marie
Wilson.
Guests are welcome.
VFW Meets Tonight
VFW Post 9116 and Ladies
Auxiliary will meet tonight
(Tues.) at 7:30 p.m. in the
Columbus Town Hall.
Daffy Jills
Meet Thursday
Daffy Jills Garden Club will
meet Thursday. March Sth at 1:30
p m. with Mrs. R. H. Blanchard
Mrs. Elizabeth Austin from
Greenville, S. C. will have the
program on birds.
Members are asked to bring
their horticulture report.
Clogging Tonight
There will be clogging tonight
at 7:30 at Stearns School gym in
Columbus.