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 Dslly 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. 91 Printed In the THERMAL BELT ol Western North Carolina TRYON, N. C. 28782 TUESDAY, JUNE 9,1981 12 Pages Today- Price 10c Per Copy No official weather report for the weekend, but the humidty was high. Monday morning was sunny with a nice breeze. The United Mine Workers voted to end their 72-day strike and went to work Monday. President Reagan has decided to seek a second term in office in 1984, White House Chief of Staff James A. Baker III said Sunday. Federal and local authorities seized a plane carrying about 400 pounds of cocaine in New Hanover County early Sunday morning. Slate and Federal officials say it is the largest cocaine seizure ever in the state and one of the largest in the country. Arrested were Kevin Joseph Power, 32 of Massachusetts and Roger Maurice Rivard, 31, of Maine. Bojorn Borg of Sweden beat Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 Sunday to win the French Open Tennis Title for the 6th time and the 4th in a row. Pleasant Colony’s bid for the Belmont Stakes and the Triple Crown failed as Summing was the upset winner. Everytime we pass Harmon Field, we are amazed at how many people use its facilities. Tryouts for the Tryon Youth Continued On Back Page Wreck Thursday at 3:50 p.m. there was a two vehicle accident on Hwy. 108 2.8 miles northeast of Columbus. The wreck involved a '77 International delivery truck and a ’78 Chevrolet station wagon The truck driven by James Edgar Sowell of Charlotte going toward Mill Spring tried to avoid hitting a car pulling a trailer which pulled out into the road in front of it and skidded into the car going west on Hwy. 108 by Mrs. Marion Hughes McEntire of Columbus. The driver of the car pulling the trailer didn't stop. There were no injuries, but Mrs. McEntire's car was totaled Little damage was done to the truck according the Patrolman David Satterfield who investigated the accident. Gets Diploma John Bradshaw of Tryon received his diploma Sunday, May 31 from Deerfield Academy, Deerfield. Mass, at the School’s 182nd Commencement Exercises. He is the son of Mrs. Laura C. Bradshaw of Tryon. While at Deerfield, which Bradshaw attended for three years, he was president of the architecture club a dormitory proctor and a member of the varsity track team. At Commencement, he received an award “for excellence in the study of Fine Arts." He will continue his studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall. UNC-C Graduates Charlotte — Three Polk County students received degrees during commencement exercises for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on May 16. Dr. E. K. Fretwell, Jr., Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was commencement speaker as 1751 UNC-C students were awarded graduate and undergraduate degrees. Polk County students earning degrees are: Deborah Karen Bishop, 189 Warrior Dr., Tryon, B.A. in English. Nancy P Kennedy, Rt. 2, Columbus, a B.A. in psychology. Patricia A. Payne, Rt 2, Tryon, a B.A. in economics. Clement Buys Tryon Lumber An announcement has been made that Tryon Lumber Co is now an affiliate of Clement Lumber Co., Inc. of Spartanburg. S. C. Tryon Lumber Co. will keep ■ its present name and operate as a division of Clement. Injured Michael Hamrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hamrick of Gowensville was injuried in a two vehicle accident late Friday afternoon on Hwy. 414. Wayne Morgan, driver of the other vehicle was also injured. Both men are patients at Greenville General Hospital Move Here Mr. and Mrs. William B. Harbison of Indianapolis, Indiana have moved here and are occupying the Rogers guest house near Morgan Chapel while they are building a home on a 6 acre track on Hogback Mountain Road which they purchased in 1979 Mr. Harbison retired as secretary-treasurer of Haag Drug Co. He is a graduate of Purdue University where he was a Sigma Chi. He enjoys geneology and history. Mrs. Harbison is the former Pauline Judd She recently retired from teaching business courses in a junior college. She is a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis where she also received a masters in business education. She enjoys needlework, reading, and all types of arts and crafts. Mr. and Mrs. Harbison are Episcopalians. They have two children — a daughter, Andrea, Mrs. Richard Mandel, of El Toro, Calif, and a son, William Judd Harbison of Chagrin Falls. Ohio. They have five grandchildren. They heard of Tryon from Bob and Lee Mueller. Mr. Mueller and Mr Harbison were fraternity brothers at Purdue University. Polk County Little League Tuesday 5 — Mets vs Indians 7 — Dodgers vs Pirates

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