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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
Daily except Sat. and Sun.
108 N. Trade St., P. '0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
(USPS 643-360) ^
Phone 859-9151
Printed in the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
Vol. 54 — No. 159
TRYON, N. C. 28782
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15,1981
12 Pages Today
Price 10c Per Copy
Weather Friday: high 86, low
58, hum. 37%; Sat.: high 85. low
60, hum. 47%; Sunday: high 84.
low 60. hum. 50%. Monday was
more of the same — perfect.
John McEnro defeated
Sweden's Bjorn Borg Sunday,
capturing his third consecutive
U. S. Open tennis championship
4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3. He is the first
man to win three straight U. S.
Championships since Bill Tilden
in 1925. On Saturday Tracy
Austin defeated Martina
Navratilova to win the womens
title.
“Hill Street Blue", the NBC
police station drama in serious
ratings trouble, had a record
eight Emmys Sunday night,
including the best drama series
and top performers at the 33rd
Television Academy awards.
University of North Carolina
President William C. Friday
blasted as “inadequate and
incomplete” a CBS-TV news
story aired Sunday about the
UNC desegreation dispute with
the federal government.
Elizabeth Ward, “Miss
Arkansas” was named “Miss
America” Saturday night in
Atlantic City.
The special meeting for the
Polk County Commissioners
Continued On Back Page
Tucker Files For
Re-Election As Mayor
Kenneth L. Tucker
Kenneth L. Tucker has filed for
re-election as mayor of the Town
of Tryon. Mr. Tucker is the
Consumer Credit Officer at
NCNB. A native of Spartanburg,
he attended Spartanburg Junior
College and Wofford College,
studying Business Administra
tion.
He came to Tryon 12 years ago
and has been active in
community affairs. He has
served as president of the Polk
County Jaycees, State Chairman
of the Cystic Fibrosis, President
of the Tryon Boosters Club and
President of the Polk County
Little League. He was given the
distinguished Service Award in
1977 by the Polk County Jaycees
and has served as a member of
the Tryon Youth Board. In 1977 he
was nominated to be one of the
Continued On Back Page
Gets Masters
Dean Mills of Tryon received
his Masters degree from
Appalachian State University in
August and is in the Milliken
Management Training Program
at Taccoa, Ga.
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Choya McEntire
of Rt. 1, Tryon are parents of a
daughter, Heather Cecilia, born
September 13th at Spartanburg
General Hospital. Heather
weights 6 lbs., 8 ozs.
The paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McEntire of
Rt. 1, Tryon and the maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Blackwell, also of Rt. 1,
Tryon.
Homecoming At
Friendship Ch.
There will be a Homecoming on
Sept. 27th at the Friendship
Baptist Church, Saluda. All
singers and friends are invited.
Antique Club
The Antique Club will meet on
Tuesday, September 22 at 2
/clock at the home of Mrs.
Kenneth Smith on Carolina
Drive.
Plans will be discussed for a
trip to the Charlotte Antique
Show. Also plans for Appraisal
Day in October.
Phillips Seeks
Council Re-Election
Melvin G. "Monk” Phillips
Melvin G. "Monk” Phillips has
filed for re-election to the Trvon
Town Council. y0n
Mr. Phillips, a native of Trvon
is a veteran of World War IT and
has served as chief of the Trv^
Volunteer Fire Department He
was named “Firemen nf’
Year” in 1968. 1 th e
He was manager of the Tv
ABC Store for a number y ° n
and then was with V ears
Federal Savings & * y ° n
until he retired. He h Assn >
active in the Polk CounL S I 6 ® 60
League since it started y blttle
years ago and has serv V M 20
manager, umpire and J as
of the league. P res ident
Mr. Phillips has served
Council since 1973. ° °h the
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