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THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager
The Bulletin Is published
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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10 Pages Today
Vol. 54-71
TRYON, N. C. 28782
TUESDAY, MAY 12,1981
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Weather Thursday: high 75,
low 52. Rain at 7 a.m. Friday was
.09. No official weather report for
the weekend, but a much needed
rain came Sunday and early
Monday morning.
Socialist Francois Mitterrand
defeated President Valery
Giscard d'Estaing in Sunday’s
French presidential election,
ending 23 years of conservative
government.
A giant sinkhole — already
several hundred feet wide after
swallowing a three-bedroom
bungalow, half a swimming pool
and six Porsches — nibbled away
in Winter Park, Fla.
The Greenville News recently
had a special section on music.
On the cover was a picture of Phil
and Gaye Johnson of Green
Creek and there was also a story
by Lynne Lucas and photos by
Fred Rollison in the center of the
section. "The kind of radio
entertainment that provided
diversions for the pre-television
generation can still be heard on a
station broadcasting from Greer
Each Tuesday, Phil and Gaye
Johnson, a folk duo based near
Tryon. N. C., do a revival of the
Cornbread and Sweetniilk shows
as ‘they used to do' on old time
Continued On Back Page
Move Here
Mr. and Mrs. John Lenox,
formerly of Shaker Heights, Ohio
have bought the former Hart
Gibson Foster house in the
hunting Country from William
Kessler.
Mr. and Mrs Lenox are both
from Minnesota. Mr. Lenox is
from Minneapolis and is a
graduate of the University of
Minnesota and Harvard AMP. He
is building a computerized
machinery plant at Shelby for the
Acme-Cleveland Co. and will
retire in June.
Mrs. Lenox is the former Mary
Dougherty of Austin, Minn. She is
a graduate of Wellesley College,
Wellesley, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs Lenox have two
married daughters, Anne Lenox
Sersich and Mary Lenox
Oussayef both of Boston, Mass.
They have three grandchildren.
Mrs. Lenox enjoys golf and
gardening while Mr. Lenox likes
to do wood working and play golf.
They are Episcopalians.
Polk Striders
Are First
Polk County Striders Tom
Foster and Carolyn Roff
competed in the sixth annual
Clean Air Road Races May 9 held
in the vicinity of Warren Wilson
College in Swannanoa.
Carolyn Roff was the first
woman to finish the 5 mile race.
Her winning time was 34:42.
Tom Foster completed the 13.1
mile half marathon in 1:22.20. He
came in first in his age group and
twelfth overall.
Children On TV
This Saturday
A group of O.P. Earle students
will be featured on TV Saturday
at 7:30 a.m. on the program. "Kid
Sizzle” on Channel7. Robin Little
will interview the students who
wrote the school play, "Behind
the Third Tree." and also other
students who participated in the
play. They were originally
scheduled to be on TV last
Saturday.
It’s Saturday
Not Sunday
Brannon’s at Stott’s Corner has
Saturday breakfast at 6:30 a.m.
Call 894-8088.
Mrs. Margaret DeSiena has
moved to White Oak Terrace.
AARP Meets
Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The Tryon Chapter A.A.R.P
will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the
Meeting Place. Mrs. Betty Wilson
from Carolina World Travel will
discuss the opportunities and fun
of travel. All meetings are open
to all retired persons. Following
the meeting light refreshments
will be served.
Ms. Alison Blaine, former
Tryon resident now living in
Phoenx, is visiting her parents,
Mr and Mrs. George Blaine of
Warior Drive.
WNC Prep Track
Honor Roll
The following local track
performers are on the WNC Prep
Track Honor Roll:
Long Jump — Jeff Kelly, Polk
Central 22-8^.
High Jump — Jeff Kally, Polk
Central in a tie with David Hyatt,
Sylva-Webster 6-4.
200 Meter Dash — Randy
McDaniel, Polk Central 22.4.
3200 Meter Run — John Janulis.
Tryon 10:12.0.
Green Crefek
Little League
Officers Named
The 1981 Little League Officers
are as follows: Sandra Clary,
pres.; Linda Cantrell, co-pres.;
Coy Painter, vice pres.; Bob
Holbert, sec.; Gerry Brown,
treas.; MorrisRuff,player agent;
David Cantrell, chief umpire;
Preston White, safety officer;
Jane Edwards, fund raising
chairperson; Loretta Collins,
scorekeeper-announcer; Diane
Davis, vice pres. T-Ball, Ronnie
Champion, vice pres , Senior
League; Brenda Champion,
player agent Senior League.
Tryon Lions
Meet Tonight
The Tryon Lions Club will meet
tonight at 7:00 o’clock at the
Pacolet River Plantation.
The program will be on
‘Energy”. Marion Brock is in
charge of the program.