11 nov ®" , ?.0* SiA ‘ MVKW^ " 0 Srl S’ 1 ’ 237 2- 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 la published Dally except Sat. and Sun. 106 N. Trade St., P. ’O. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin * (LISPS 643-360) * Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Weetom North Carolina Phone859-9151 16 Pages Today Vol. 54-No. 143 TRYON.N.C 28782 FRIDAY, AUGUST21,1981 Price 10c Per Cop/ Weather Monday: high 75, low 63, humidity 83%, rain .01. U. S. Navy pilots on patrol off the coast of Libya had no choice but to shoot down two Libyan fighters attacking them and will react the same way in the future. Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger said Wednesday. "If we had failed to act, our own aircraft, exercising legally in international waters might well have been shot down. The national economy jolted into reverse in the spring quarter, declining even faster than first thought the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The gross national product fell at a rate of 2.4 percent in the April — June period. Britain's Sebastian Coe regained the world record for the mile Wednesday night with a time of 3 minutes 48.53 seconds at the Zurich invitational track and field meet Earlier, Renaldo Nehemiah of the United States broke his own world record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 12.93, becoming the first ever to accomplish the feat in less than 13 seconds. The Grace Baptist Church, Continued On Back Page Bids Accepted For Tryon Auditorium Wednesday afternoon the Tryon School Board accepted the low bids on revised additions and alterations to the Tryon Elementary School Auditorium. The low bid of General Contractors was Powers Construction Co. of Spartanburg with $76,970 and the electrical contractor low bid was $36,300 by Pace Electric Co. in Columbus. The following General Contractors bids were submitted: Cochran Construction Co. of Brevard $89,334; Powers Construction Co. of Spartanburg $76,970; Sossamon Construction Co. of Gaffney. S. C. $80,200; Wells & West, Inc. of Murphy 5108,853 Bids from Electrical Contractors were: Atherton Electric Co of Spartanburg $37,500; Pace Electric Co. of Columbus $36,300; Ward Electric Co of Hendersonville $37.169 Mamie McIlroy Miss Mamie Sue McIlroy, 85. 217 Lyncourt Drive, Tryon, died early Wednesday morning at her home. A native of York County, S C she was a daughter of the late Tom and Lula Stephens Mcllroy. She was employed at Oak Hall for a number of years She is survived by two nieces and one nephew. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11 a m. in Evergreen Cemetery in Chester, S. C McFarland Funeral Chapel is in charge of local arrangements State Auditor Is Lions Speaker State Auditor Edward Renfrow will speak to the Tryon Lions Ladies night Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 7:30 o’clock at Pacolet River Plantation Mr. Renfrow graduated from Hardbarger Junior College of Business with an Associate Degree in Business Administration, majoring in Accounting. He has continued his education through courses at Duke University, Atlantic Christian College and East Carolina University’s Extension Program. He is serving his first term as North Carolina State Auditor He is a former State Senator from Johnston County He has been recognized by the North Carolina Order of Sir Walter for outstanding contributions to the betterment of “The Old North State" and was also selected by continued On Back Page Personnel Directory Tryon City Schools 1981-82 Vernon L. Dusenbury — Superintendent High School Teaching Staff: William C. Hooker, Principal; Franklin D. McKaig, Assistant Principal, Local Planner; Linda Gayle Adams, English; Mable R. Cowan, Librarian, English; Barry R. Flood, Science, Math; Christopher Disadvantaged; Johnson, Joseph Laorenza, Music Education, Band; Carol P. Lawrence, Business Education, Guidance; Beth H. McCallister, Languages - Margaret F. Mize, Reading’ Math; Elmo Neal, Biology^ Coach, Dr. Ed.; Doris Maxwell, Health Occupations; Michael F Pearson, Math, P.E., Soc Studies. Coach; Garland Rice Industrial Arts; Philip Preston' f^. ^j 3 ' Slud >es; Linda Sink. Home Economics; Annette Stafford, Mathematics; Geoffrev M Tennant, YOS Specia l, Guidance; Martha Ann ^er’ Exceptional Children. Elementary Teaching Staff; Donald Jones, Princinal- Connie Fortanbary ath ’ Wary 0 Grume, 8 th Grade Aldred. 7th Grade and Movemem Ed , Kenny Spencer 7th Cmd Gary Gibbs. 6th Grade Sal v ^ Carter, 6th Grade P’hnr J ° Rutledge, sth Grade L Killough, sth Grade' Young. 4th Grade Patev ? nda 4th Grade; Nancy Bo^ger 0 ^ Continued Un Back Page