11 no 7 01 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 PolkCounty News 1955) Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager The Bulletin Is publlsh« d Dally except Sat. and Sun- 106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin (USPS 643-360) * Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Phone859-9151 16 Pages Today Vol. 54 — No. 167 TRYON, N C. 28782 FRIDAY. SPET 25.1981 Price lOcPerCop)' Weather Wednesday: high 78, low 59, humidity 38%. Perfect weather. The state Attorney General’s office ruled Wednesday that the upcoming General Assembly is a continuation of the Legislature’s last session and should not be restricted in the types of bills it can consider Mobile home sales in North Carolina are up 39 percent over last year’s figures. High interest rates and the rising cost of buying a conventional home have forced many North Carolinians to turn to mobile homes. A representative of Spartanburg County Registration Board will be at the Community Cash store in Landrum on Thurs., Oct. 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. to issue registration certificates for voting in the municipal election on Nov. 3rd. "Tod Waldrop Day" is Saturday in Landrum Lots of different activities are scheduled during the day which begins with a pancake breakfast at 8 a m. From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. there will be a Clemson Tiger Show featuring the Clemson Tiger Mascot, Clemson athletes and a Clemson Blue Grass Band. Saturday at 8 p.m. is the annual Hunt Appoints 8 Residents To Transportation Council Governor Jim Hunt has appointed eight Polk County residents to the county’s Transportation Efficiency Council. The Governor established the councils in all 100 counties by Executive Order this spring to help insure wise and efficient use of the additional highway dollars provided by legislative approval of his "Good Roads" program. "These councils will advise me and the State Board of Transportation on how we can improve efficiency and productivity in our Department of Transportation," Hunt said "This will give local people the chance to examine and review the work of the Department of Transportation on the roads where they live. "Local residents will be able to go to their county’s Efficiency Council when they have complaints about a maintenance crew wasting time, or not doing a thorough job, or whatever it may be,” Hunt said. The Governor’s appointees to the Polk County Council are Harold L. Burrell of Tryon, Ellis M. Fincher of Tryon, Tom E. Foster of Tryon. Kay McCall of Columbus, Barry Miller of Columbus, Joe Miller of Rt. 1, Rutherfordton, Harold Phillips of Saluda and Charles H. Tucker of Football Tonight All three area schools play away from home this week. Landrum goes to Blue Ridge; Polk Central to Madison and Tryon to Rosman Landrum at Blue Ridge The Cardinals have been an up and down team this year. Blue Ridge is usually an easy win. but this year they have one of their best teams in a long time. It should be a good game, but since it’s being played at Blue Ridge, we will pick the Tigers Kickoff is al8p.m Polk Central al Madison The Polk Central Patriots haven’t been able to move the ball this year. The defense has played well enough to win. but they can't score. Madison should win this one. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. Tryon at Rosman Over the years the battle of the Rosman Tigers and the Tryon Tigers have had some good games. This year it looks as if the Rosman Tigers have too much Women Play At Maggie Valley Tryon women golfers: Gwen Hamrick, Dot Girardeau, Jane Snowden, Phyllis Prout and Nancy Steuerwald participated in the Blue Ridge event held at Maggie Valley C.C. recently. Gwen Hamrick won Low Putts, Dot Girardeau, Low Net and Phyllis Prout, Low Net, in their respective flights. Going To Charlotte Singing Xmas Tree Tom Grenfell will head up the annual trip to Charlotte for the Singing Christmas Tree o^n Friday. Night, Dec. 11th. This will be the 8th time for the local group, Ken Smith headed up the previous seven trips. Softball Winners The Last Chance Softball Tournament was held Sept. 19 and 20 at Harmon Field. The Rockettes of Tryon won the Women's Tournament with the Hairbenders of Rock Hill, S. C. were runner-up and Durham Construction of Tryon was third. McCurry & Son of Shelby took the men’s title and Palmetto Machinery of Spartanburg was runner-up and Melton Brothers Paint of Forest City was third. On Saturday, the Rockette’s pitcher, Elaine Wilkins, pitched a perfect game to beat the Aces of Marion 12 to 0 The Rockettes won first place with no loses. Democratic Women Meet Monday The Polk County Democratic Womens Club will meet Monday Sept. 28th in the Extension Conference room in the Courthouse Annex at g p m District Judge Lota J. Greenly of Marion will be the guest speaker 1

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