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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 Drily Bulletin (USPS 643-360) Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina 20 Pages Today Vol. 54 — No. 219 TRYON, N. C. 28782 THURSDAY, DEC. 10,1981 Price 10c Per Copy Weather Tuesday: high 62, low 35, humidity 14 percent. An explosion ripped through a coal mine shaft Tuesday in Whitwell, Tenn., killing 13 miners 1,200 feet underground. It was the third mine disaster in the Appalachian coalfields in the past five days. The U. S. Justice Department Tuesday rejected new maps for North Carolina’s Congressional and State Senatorial Districts on grounds some of them made it more difficult for blacks to elect candidates, thus violating the Voting Rights Act. Once a state university allows its facilities to be used by student organizations, it must open its doors to students who wish to worship on campus, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. At the same time the court continued to recognize the right of universities to regulate the time, place and manner of campus activities and to exclude those that interfere with the overall educational good. The Polk County Planning & Zoning Board meets tonight at 7:30 in the Commissioners Meeting Room. The Rotary Community Chorus will give performances at 8 p.m. Continued On Back Page White Elephant Sale A Success The Green Creek Ruritan Club reports a successful White Elephant Sale last Saturday night at the Green Creek School. Floyd Fagan won the beef on the hoof. Barn Burns The Green Creek Volunteer Fire Department was called out Tuesday out to the Charles Pittman place where a barn burned. Burned with the barn was some hay, a lawn mower, planter and some country hams. Some of the woods near the barn were also burned. The fire was started by an electric fence. Storyhour — Tree Trimming Party Boys and girls ages three and up who attend Storyhour this week will be invited to trim the Christmas Tree in the Landrum Branch Library. Featured will be the book “Christmas In The Forest” by Jan Whal and pictures by Eleanor Schick “It Is Christmas Eve. In the forest the animals are waiting expectantly...the elephant arrives - carrying the giant fir .ree...Deer and tiger, lion, and lamb work together in harmony and love...Soon the tree is complete. Both artist and author capture the wonder and excitement of a forest Christmas y oun 8 re fde r s can share.” Also the 2i n Str T Rudol Ph the Red- nosed Reindeer” will be shown. Basketball Friday NCSD at Polk Central Landrum at Tryon Saturday Chesnee at Polk Central Greer at Tryon Blue Ridge at Landrum Tryon Council Meets Monday The Tryon Town Council will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Polk School Board Meets Monday The Polk County Board of Education will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Agriculture-Ex tension Conference Room. Spaders To Have Christmas Party The Spaders Garden Club will meet Friday, Dec. 11th at 7 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Bob Walker for the annual Christmas party. Promoted Herman Hannon of Ft. Lee, Virginia has been promoted to Sergent Major (E9). Sgt. Major Hannon, is the son of the late Wilham and Mabel Hannon of Trvon and is a graduate of Edmund Embury High School. Ray Swain Dedication Service There will be a dedication service Sunday for Ray Swain at the Green Creek First Baptist Church following the service Sunday. A bronze marker, furnished by the Veterans Administration has been placed in the church cemetery. The service will be to dedicate the marker in remembrance of Ray Bailus Swain, Coxswain, United State Navy, who gave his life in the tradition of the Naval Service, gloriously, fearlessly and proudly. Ray entered the Navy in 1939 while our country was still at peace, but was in the midst of the beginning of World War II as he was serving on the bat tleship U. S. S. Oklahoma, which was torpedoed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th, 1941 and capsized within 13 minutes. He was then assigned to the Cruiser U.S.S. Helena which was sunk in the battle of Kula Gulf on July 6, 1943. Ray was one of the 161 survivors to reach an island held by the Japanese and was later rescued in what stands out as one of the most heroic deeds in the history of our navy. Most of the survivors of the Helena were placed on board a new commissioned ship, U. S. S. Houston. The Houston was engaged in battles in the Pacific near the Island of Formosa on Oct. 14 — 16, 1944. The ship was Continued On Back Page
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