POLK LIBRAS COLUMBUS, M C KER ST. 2 07 22 11 n° v O'. 2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina, 28782 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 (USPS643-360) Phone 859-9151 Printed in the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina IK Pages Today Vol. 54 — No 89 Weather Wednesday: high 80. low 67. rain at 7 a.m. Thursday was 25. Tornados tore into the Denver, Colorado area Wednesday injuring at least 40 people. The N. C. House of Representatives gave tentative approval Wednesday to a constitutional amendment giving state legislators longer terms Because the Senate already has approved the measure, final House approval would put the amendment before the voters. With a three-fifths majority of 72 votes needed to pass, the House voted 77 to 38 to approve an amendment doubling legislators’ terms from two years to four years A study comparing the health of people who quit smoking and those who keep puffing provides new evidence that kicking the cigarette habit will cut in half the risk of dying from heart disease. America’s biggest killer An interesting item in today’s paper is about people in the Lynn area wanting to re-establish the Lynn boundaries to keep from being taken in by Columbus or Tryon. One-fourth of the 4 mile radius (west of the river) would Continued On Back Page TRYON. N C 28782 Town Of Lynn Bill Dobbyn, loca correspondent for the Asheville Citizen had an article ir Thursday's paper that some 60 to 70 citizens of Lynn met Monday night at the Pacolet Baptist Church to begin procedures that would lead to the reincorporation of the Town of Lynn A temporary slate of town officers are Phillip A Pleasants, mayor; Norman Foster, Bill Wilson and Mrs. Mike (Georgia, Burrell as council members, and Mrs. Bob (Peggy) Constance as clerk. Mr Pleasants is quoted as saying that Lynn citizens felt they were being threatened by the proposed annexation by Tryon, and the already accomplished annexation of Columbus in a direction toward Lynn on Hwy. 108. Additionally, he said, his point of view coincided with that of others that there was entirely too much government. "What we want”, he said, “is the original boundaries of Lynn.” The group has decided to establish the old boundaries of Lynn which extended ’a mile east and west of the bridge over Pacolet River and 14 mile north and south of the bridge over Pacolet. These boundaries were disolved in 1965 by a legislative act after the town government had been non-existent for many years. Read The Bulletin For Local News FRIDAY, JUNE 5,1981 Engaged Miss Janet Evelyn Davis Announcement has been made of the engagement of Janet Evelyn Davis of Tryon, N. C. to Aaron F. Harrison of Rt. 3, Inman, S. C. Miss Davis is the daughter of Mrs. Betty L. Davis of Tryon and C. D. Davis of Albermarle, N. C. She is a graduate of Tryon High School and attended Blue Ridge Technical College. She is employed by Milliken & Co. of Spartanburg. S. C. , Mr. Harrison is the son of Mrs Charles Hammett of Rt. 3, Inman, S. C. and the late Dewey F. Harrison. He is a graduate of Landrum High School, Spartanburg Technical College and Limestone College. He is employed at Milliken & Co., Spartanburg, S. C. The couple will be married August 8 in Tryon Presbyterian Church. Price 10c Per Copy Polk County Heart Unit And Bulletin Are Honored Winston-Salem — The Tryon Daily Bulletin received an award from the American Heart Association, North Carolina Affiliate during its 32nd annual meeting and scientific sessions in Winston-Salem May 20-22. The newspaper received the Willard G. Cole award, which is given to selected news media throughout the state for outstanding support of the Association's programs and fund raising efforts. The award was named in honor of the late Willard G. Cole, Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper editor of Robeson County. The Polk County Heart Unit received recognition as a finalist for the Heart Association of the Year award, which is given to one Unit in the state each year for overall excellence. Hundreds of scientists, health professionals, and non-medical volunteers from throughout the state attended the three-day meeting at the Winston-Salem Hyatt House and Benton Convention Center. A Graduate RALEIGH — Ellen Deere McCown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W Vance McCown of Tryon N. C., was graduated from the college division of St. Mary's College, Saturday, May 16.

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