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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 54 — No. 98
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON, N. C. 28782
THURSDAY, JUNE 18,1981
16 Pages Today
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Weather Tuesday: high 94, low
68. A wonderful breeze was here
Wednesday morning, but the
weatherman said it would be hot
later in the day.
Secretary of State Alexander
M. Haig, Jr. said Tuesday night
that the Reagan administration
has decided in principle to sell
arms to China, and that the
United States and China agree on
the need to confront Soviet global
expansion.
Fires, floods and suffocating
heat hit lots of the nation.
Southern Railway workers who
were laid off over the past year at
the company’s car repair shop in
Spartanburg County will return
to work next month. A company
spokesman cited the end of the
coal strike as the reason as coal
accounts for 14% of Southern's
total revenue.
The Chicago Cubs, an heirloom
in the Wrigley family for 65
years, are being sold by William
Wrigley to the parent company
of the Chicago Tribune for $20 5
million.
There will be placement tests
tonight at 6:30 at the Jervey-
Palmer Building for the next
Freshman Class at Isothermal
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Register For
Jaycee-Kiwanis
Tennis Tourney
Registration is now open for the
4th Annual Polk County Jaycee-
Kiwanis Club Tennis
Tournament. Entry is open to all
residents of Polk County and
Landrum Community. The
tournament will be held at
Harmon Field in Tryon during
three week-ends in July and
August.
The 12 through 18 age division
will be played July 25th and 26th.
The Mens and Womens Open Age
Singles will be August 1st and
2nd. The Open Age Doubles will
be August 8th and 9th.
Entry forms and rules are
available at area banks.
Registration closes July 20th.
For more information contact:
Mike Collins, 457-3115; Robert
Scruggs, 859-6028 or 859-9260;
Mark McCall 859-5500 or 859-5839.
Landrum Library
Summer
Reading Program
In the first two weeks of the
Magical Mad Hatter Summer
Reading Program, 200 children
have joined and 27 have already
read at least 10 books and
received their top hat to place on
the rabbit name card. Walker
Williams, urges all parents to
provide transportation or an
opportunity for their child to read
this summer, especially the
group who have received letters
about it from him
Softball Winners
A total of 54 games was played
in the Tri-County Softball
Tournament held last Friday,
Saturday and Sunday at Harmon
Field.
Budweiser of Spartanburg, S.
C. won the Men's Championship
with Toney's of Forest City
second and Johnson and Cooley of
Chesnee, S. C. third. The leading
home run hitter was Billy
Lattimore of Toney’s who had 8
roundtripers.
The Fleet of Greenville, S. C.
won the Women's Tournament.
In second place was the Rock-
ettes of Tryon with Draper of
Spartanburg in third place.
Tammy Hensley of WHKP,
Hendersonville was the leading
home run hitter with 2.
In a game during the
tournament, the pitcher for
Jackson Latures of Bryson City
pitched a perfect game.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R.
Godfrey of Ft. Hood, Texas are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dock B.
Wilson, Rt. 1, Mill Spring.
Executive Session
For School Board
There will be a called
Executive session of the Polk
County Board of Education on
Monday, June 22 at 8 pm. in the
office of the Superintendent to
discuss personnel matters.
The Bulletin. JOc Per Copv
Four Arrested
Polk County Deputy Mack
Blanton and Saluda Policeman
James Edney arrested three
males and one female Tuesday
night. The four are charged with
breaking and entering the Saluda
Texaco Station and with doing
property damage to the Saluda
Washerette.
Polk County Sheriff Boyce
Carswell reports that three more
individuals have been returned to
Polk County to face charges for
breaking and entering and
stealing the prescription pads
from Dr. Grace Jaynes. This
makes four arrested for the
breaking and entering. They face
charges in Spartanburg County
for forging prescriptions.
Bulldozer Recovered
A stolen bulldozer from Hwy 74
has been recovered on Shelton
Laurel Road in Haywood County
according to Polk County Sheriff
Boyce Carswell.
The 450 John Deere bulldozer,
valued at $52,000 was stolen
sometime Saturday afternoon or
Saturday night from the section
of Hwy. 74 which is under
construction in Polk County The
bulldozer is owned by Industrial
Landscaping of Rt 7, Shelby.
The theft was reported to the
Polk County Sheriff's
Department at 12 noon Monday,
and a state-wide alarm was put
out.
The bulldozer was found in
Haywood County about 10:30
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