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Tryon, North Carolina, 28782
Established January 31, 1928
THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Member: North Carolina Press Assn.
(Consolidated with the Polk County Nows 1955)
Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager
The Bulletin Is P u “’ ll, I'* d
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106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol 54 ^W
TRYON, N. C. 28782
Weather Tuesday: high 88, low
65, humidity 50%. Wednesday
morning was cloudy but
unfortunately no rain.
Dr. Terry Staggs reports that a
rabid bat was found in Pacolet, S.
C. He suggests that everyone
make sure that their animals are
vaccinated for rabies.
Dr Paul C. Bucy reports that
John G. Landrum, Jr. is getting
along fine and is responding to
treatment. Mr. Landrum will
have to be in the hospital a little
longer, but should be home before
long.
The nation’s airlines, faced
with long-term flight restrictions,
are adjusting to the air traffic
controller strike by cutting the
frequency of service, laying off
10,000 workers so far and using
larger planes where possible.
The merger of Piedmont
Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Spartanburg anc
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of South Carolina
was announced Tuesday. The
action requires final approval by
the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board in Washington and is
expected to take effect by Jan
1st.
The Mediterranean fruit fly
keeps cropping out in different
Continued On Back Page
Prlntod In tho THERMAL BELT ol Wettom North Carolina
Rockettes Were
2nd In Tourney
The Rockettes Softball team of
Tryon was second in the Chellys
Stockman Benefit Softball
Tournament held Aug. 21, 22, and
23 in Greenville. Lawana
Littlejohn won the two Home Run
Trophies — one for the most
home runs for the first round and
one for the most home runs
during the tournament. Named to
the All Tournament team wert
Elaine Wilkins, pitcher and
Brenda Hurth, short stop.
The Rockettes will participate
in the State Playoffs at Landis
The coaches are Cleo Booker and
Jim Twitty.
Celebrate Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. William R Davis,
of Green Creek, were honored
with a dinner party, August 22, at
the Hejaz Country Club, Mauldin,
S. C. celebrating their 21st
wedding anniversary.
Attending were Mr and Mrs.
Stan Bitting, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Gibson, Mr. and Mrs.
Carson Deck of Green Creek,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Clayton, Forest
City, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Powell
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Powell of
Spartanburg, S. C.
Tryon Scrimmage
Friday At 7:30
The Tryon High School Tigers
under Coach Elmo Neal will have
a scrimmage Friday at 7:30 with
Blue Ridge High School at
Harmon Field.
■WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25,11981
Running For Office
In Landrum
The Landrum Municipal
Election will be held November
3rd. Offices to be filled will be two
council seats and the office of
mayor. Citizens of Landrum have
until Sept. 18th to turn in their
signed petitions and paying their
filing fee. The filing fee for mayor
is $50 and for council is $25. The
Council seats open are held by
Ray Mayfield and the one
vacated recently by Calvin
Whiteside.
Presently there are two
petitions being circulated for
mayor. Mayor Dever Little is
circulating a petition for re-
election and former mayor Bob
Cogdell is also circulating a
petition, Alfard Mullins, owner of
Landrum Cleaners, is
curculating a petition for one of
the council seats.
Miss Joyce Payne and Miss
Patricia Payne have been
visiting their parents, Mr and
Mrs. Alfred Payne of Newmarket
Road, Tryon. Joyce has returned
to Harvard Law School for her
second year, and Patricia has
entered the University of
Kentucky at Lexington to study
for her Master of Economics
Degree.
Scott Arledge, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Arledge of Sunny
View, has entered Western
Carolina University at Cullowhee
where he is a freshman.
- / 20 Pages Today
( Price 10c Per Copy
Special Meeting For
Polk School Bd.
The Polk County School Board
icld a special meeting Tuesday
tight in the Agriculture
Conference Room in the
Courthouse Annex.
The Board accepted the low bid
of Biltmore milk for the schools.
Biltmore had a bid of 12c for a
half pint with an esclator clause
of going up or down with the price
of milk or 12'ic firm.
After a lengthy executive
session the Board upon the
recommendation of Supt. Ron
Singletary approved the hiring of
Billy Smothers as a teacher at
Polk Central High School. Board
members Willie Arledge, Roy
Morgan and Charles Tucker were
for the motion; Fred Earl Foster
was opposed and Phyllis Crain
abstained.
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. John Timothy
Jones of Clemson, S C are
S™b“,’h r LX Xs
a « erna l ^dparents are Mr
and Mrs. Eugene Jones of Tryon
a T‘ erand Parents are Mr
and Mrs. Andy Newton ,
Central, S. C. Maternal great
grandparents are Mr and M
Merrill Morris of Cent^ S ^'
and maternal Gr „ n( „
grandmother is Mrs 1 rM at ’
of Central. Morris
Lindsey has a two
sister, Jessica. year old