POLK LIBRARY
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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 published
Dally except Sat and Sun.
106 N Trade St.. P. O. Box 790
Tryon, N C 28782
The Tryon Daly Bulletin
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Phone 859 9151
Vol 54 No 163
TRYON, N.C 28782 MONDAY. SEPT. 21,1981
8 Panes Today
Price 10c Per Copy
Weather Thursday: high 74,
low 60, hum 37% Friday
morning was chilly, but it felt
good Just letting us know that
fall wasn't far off.
President Reagan declared
Thursday that "we re going to
cut all pensions" — including
Social Security - paid by the
government next fiscal year.
Other officials reported that this
new $16 billion round of budget
cuts includes the elmination of
revenue sharing.
Divers recovered the first
seven gold bars Thursday from a
torpedoed British warship that
took a Russian gold shipment —
valued as high as $83 million to
the bottom of the icy Barents Sea
in World War II.
The Polk County
Commissioners meet tonight at 7
o'clock at the Sunny View School
The Tryon Chamber of
Commerce meets tonight at 7:30
p.m at the Tryon Town Hall.
Directors and officers will be
elected.
The Postal Rate Commission
rejected another request to boost
the price of a first-class stamp
from 18 cents to 20 cents
Thursday, discounting the Postal
Service’s claim that new labor
Continued On Back Page
Water Smells
In Columbus
Water users of the Town of
Columbus began noticing
something strange about their
water last Thursday Some
thought that it smelled and tasted
a little like kerosene Upon
investigation, the city officials
found that the trouble came from
White Oak Mountain where a
section of the road is being paved.
Columbus Water
Superintendent Ronnie Pack
stated Friday morning that the
men at the paving site said that
one of the hoses on the truck had
burst and some of the spill had
gone into the creek. Mr. Pack
said that there were crews
cleaning up the spill and that the
water had been tested by the
State and found safe to drink He
said that the water plant at
Columbus had stopped taking in
water until it cleared up. but that
there probably would be a slight
smell for several days.
Buy Home Here
Mr and Mrs William
Richardson have bought the Wald
House on Highway 108 Mr. and
Mrs Richardson are from Juno
Beach, Florida The
Richardson's have a son. Troy,
age 11. and a daughter, Karin,
age 10.
The Richardson's are planning
to build a new house on the 12
acres. Pat Martin of ERA The
Walker Agency was the broker
Killed In
Jeep Accident
Mrs Mary May of Leland, N
C. died as the result of injuries
received in a jeep accident late
Thursday night
Mr and Mrs Don May and 2-
year-old daughter. Donna, were
in a jeep on 1-26 pulling a trailer
with another car on it The jeep
overturned about 2 miles south of
Hwy 14 in the westbound land
The Landrum Rescue Squad
responded to the call at 11:56
p.m Thursday and they took the
Mays to Spartanburg General
Hospital. Captain Bruce Cogdell
of the Landrum Rescue Squad
stated Fri. morning that Mrs
May was dead on arrival at
Spartanburg General Hospital
from head injuries. Mr May had
back injuries; their two-year-old
daughter had a few cuts, and
otherwise was all right
Wreck
A wreck was reported at the
intersection of Hwy No 9 and the
Chesnee Hwy. Friday morning.
No one was hurt, but no details
were available.
Tryon Girls
Tennis Team
The Tryon High girls tennis
team had 2 matches rained out
last week Today they play
Brevard at Harmon Field and
Wednesday they travel to A.C.
Reynolds High School, Asheville
Youth Board
Meets Thursday
The Tryon Youth Center Board
of Directors will meet Thursdav
Sept 24th at 7:30 p. m in ( | ;
conference room of N C N R
Tryon. ' ' 'n
Tryon Chamber
Meets Tonight
The Tryon Chamber 0f
Commerce will hold tu .
meeting tonight at 7 30
Tryon Town Hall Three he
directors and officers . i, new
elected at his time Wl be
Meet Tonight
The Polk County
ers will meet tonight U^'^'on-
at the Sunny View School ° Clock
A Personal Encon^
With Dale Car,^
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