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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Seth M Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
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Vol 54 - No. 7G
TRYON. N. C. 28782 TUESDAY, MAY 19,1981
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Weather Friday: high 77, low
53; Saturday: high 73. low 45;
Sunday: high 74. low 55. rain 01
Pleasant Colony won the
Preakness Saturday to add it to
his Kentucky Derby title Now he
will try for the triple crown at
Belmont Park.
John Janulis of Tryon qualified
for the Western Regional Track
meet when he was third in the
3200 meter run at Hendersonville
Friday. The event was won by
Asheville with 76 points. Tryon
was 11th with 18 points and Polk
Central was 17th with 8 points.
The hearings on the Tryon
annexation continue tonight at
the Town Hall at 7 p m The first
hearing was last night and they
will be held each evening through
Friday night.
Everyone reports that the
Rotary Community Chorus,
“Spring Fever" was excellent
and very enjoyable.
A large crowd attended the
Polk County Jaycees Antique
Auto Show at Harmon Field
Sunday.
Harmon Field was a busy place
Sunday. In addition to the
Antique Auto Show there was a
softball tournament (men and
women’s) with both fields in use,
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Gay Blades
Elect Officers
The annual meeting of the Gay
Blades Garden CLub was held on
Thursday. May Nth at Pine Crest
Inn. After the luncheon a short
business meeting was held
followed by the election of
officers 1981-82. They are as
follows: President, Mrs.,
Freeman Brooks,; Vice Pres.,
Mrs. Stuart Forbes;
Corresponding Sec., Mrs. Robert
Kohlbry; Recording Sec., Mrs. J
W. Austin Woody; Treas., Mrs.
Clifford Fardig.
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Williams
of Anderson, S. C. are parents of
a daughter. Rebekah Hope, born
May 12th at Anderson Memorial
Hospital. Little Hope has a
sister, Mary Elisabeth. 3' 2 .
The maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Benji Smith
and the great grandparents are
Mr and Mrs. Raymond Fratwell,
all of Anderson.
The paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Williams,
Jr. of Tryon and the great-
grandparents are Mr and Mrs.
H. P. Williams, Sr of Green
Creek and Mrs. Ray McFee of
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Singing Sunday
The Rock of Ages Gospel
Singers and others will sing at the
New Testament Church of God on
Sunday, May 24th at 7 p.m.
Tryon P.T.A.
Meets Thursday
The Tryon PTA will meet
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the
Tryon Elementary School
auditorium. The program will be
music by the Tryon School Band.
Election of officers for 1981-82
will be held.
Mill Spring PTA
Meets Thursday
Mill Spring School PTA will
meet Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. This
will be the last meeting for the
1980-81 school year Officers will
be elected for the 1981-82 school
year.
The program will be Mrs.
Lynch’s 2-3 grade class, a
musical, “Elephants, Clowns and
Circus Sounds."
Art Exhibit
Landrum Friends of the Arts
continues to sponsor art exhibits
in the Landrum Branch Library.
Lt present, the works of John J.
Smith, E Brookwood Dr.,
Landrum are on display for a
period of two weeks.
Mr. Smith, a Landrum native
and a graduate of Landrum High
School, is retired from the textile
industry, having been employed
as a draftsman by Jonathan
Logan.
From early childhood, he
enjoyed drawing wildlife and
today finds painting his chief
hobby, though he considers
himself a dilettante.
Bass To Speak At
Mens Garden Club
The Tryon Mens Garden Club
will meet in the Conference Room
at NCNB at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 21. Reagan Ammons, Polk
County Agriculture Agent will
introduce Larry Bass,
Horticultural Specialist at N. C.
State who will present a
discussion on vegetable
gardening, transplantings, etc.
There will be an open discussion
with questions and answers after
Mr. Bass concludes his talk. —
Reporter
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. John Knox of
Columbus are parents of a
daughter, Elizabeth Renea, born
May 15th at St. Luke's Hospital.
The paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Knox of
Chapin, S. C. and the mater
grandparents are Mr and Mrs.
Charles Bridgman also of
Chapin.
$83,953.32 In
Sales Tax For Polk
The first quarter of 1981 found
$83,953.32 being returned to Polk
County for the 1% local sales tax.
This amount was distributed on a
per capita basis as follows: Polk
County $66,189.73; Columbus
$4,544.54; Saluda $2,896.75 and
Tryon $10,322.30.