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 is published Dally except Sat. and Sun. 106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin (USPS 643-380) * Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina 16 Pages Today Vol. 54 — No. 185 TRYON, N. C. 28782 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21,1981 Price 10c Per Copy No official weather report for Monday, but it was a nice day. Tuesday was sunny and nippy early in the morning. The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Montreal Expos 2-1 Monday to win the National League. Now it is the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series. The government imposed new flight restrictions on private aircraft Monday to ease the burden on non-union air traffic controllers, prompting outcries from business and individual fliers. The new FFA rules generally put the same restrictions on small private planes and corporate aircraft that use the air traffic control system as has been imposed on the regularly scheduled air carriers. Public Service Co. of N. C., Inc., has requested an overall 6.4 percent increase in natural gas FdtCS We would like to welcome the delegates from the District I meeting of the Garden Club of North Carolina to this area. They are meeting this morning at the Fine Arts Center. Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is the Fall Bazaar at St. Continued On Back Page Punt, Pass & Kick Is Saturday The Punt, Pass & Kick Competition will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Harmon Field. It is open to boys and girls from the ages of 8 — 13 by Dec. 31st. If you are 8 by Dec. 1st your are eligible and if you will be 14 by Dec. 31st you are too old. The event is sponsored by the Polk County Jaycees. Short Meeting For Commissioners The Polk County Commissioners had a short meeting on 19 October, 1981. Earl Barnette explained the zoning request for Fairlane Estates on Hwy. 108, in preparation for the public hearing on Monday, 9 November, at 7:00 p.m. in the courthouse. There was only one bid for an office microfilm printer. It was from Eastman Kodak for $13,215 plus tax of $528.60. It was decided to accept it on condition that County Manager investigate it more fully. The Commissioners reported on their tour of St. Luke’s Hospital, which was very impressive. Hospital director Swicegood wants as many grouos as would like to take the tour The next commissioner meeting will be held in the Agriculture Extension Room at the usual time. — League’ of Women Voters Observer Woman Of The Day Mable R. Cowan Named as Women of the Day during the week of Oct. 18 — 24 by the Thermal Belt BPW was Mable R. Cowan. She is a graduate of Tryon High School and Western Carolina University. She is English teacher and librarian at Tryon High School. She is a member of the Tryon United Methodist Church and its choir as well as the Pastor- Parrish Relations Committee. Mrs. Cowan has been sponsor of the Beta Club at Tryon High School for 12 years and was sponsor for the Methodist Youth Fellowship for 7 years. She has served as vice president and as treasurer of the NCAE. She is married to Charles Cowan, owner of Polk Insurance Co. and they have one son, John, a senior at Wofford College. Farm Bureau Meets Nov. 2nd The annual meeting of the Polk County Farm Bureau membership will be held Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Polk Central High School Cafeteria. The meeting will consist of a covered dish supper ^ith Polk County Farm Bureau furnishing the beverages, followed by a brief business meeting, entertainment and door prizes. A New Arrival Mr. and Mrs. Charles Poore, Jr. of Landrum are parents of a son, Brannon Ray-Charles, born October 18th at St. Luke’s Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray McClure of Landrum and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Poore of Gramling. Weavers To Meet The Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. in the library at Weaverville where they have an exhibit. Ruth Mondquist Myers of Downers Grove, ID. is conducting a 3-day seminar on Scandinavian Art Weaves at Opportunity House in Hendersonville Oct. 21 — 23. Registration is filled. Interested weavers are invited to attend Saturday. For rides caU 859-6732 or 859-9642.

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