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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 Ie published
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
108 N. Trade St., P. O. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859 9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT ot Western North Carolina
28 Pages Toda)
Vol. 54 - No 233
Weather Tuesday: high 51, low
34, hum. 23%. Wednesday was
sunny and a nice day.
President Reagan banned high-
technology sales and imposed
other trade sanctions against the
Soviet Union on Tuesday "to
speak for those who have been
silenced, and to help those who
have been rendered helpless" in
Poland.
Solidarity union leader Lech
Walesa has ended a previously
unconfirmed hunger strike and
agreed to negotiate with Poland's
military government, according
to reports reaching the West from
Warsaw Tuesday.
Former N. C. labor leader
Wilbur Hobby was sentenced
Tuesday to 18 months active
imprisonment, five years
probation and fined $40,000 for his
conviction on fraud and
conspiracy charges involving
federal job-training jobs.
Attorneys for Hobby
immediately filed notice of
appeal.
President Reagan wants
Congress to authorize a charge
for care given to poor people
under Medicaid and to cut more
from the federal subsidy for
school lunches.
The registration for the Tryon
Continued On Back Page
TRYON, N. C. 28782 THURSDAY, DEC. 31,1981
Price 10c Per Copy
Announces For
Polk County Sheriff
Ray Jones
Ray Jones, 38, of Warrior
Mountain Road, Tryon, became
the first candidate to officially
toss his hat into the race for
Sheriff of Polk County this week
as a Democrat.
Jones, a native of Polk County
who is presently employed by
Columbus Amoco, is a former
Polk County Deputy Sheriff,
having served under former
Sheriff H. M. Shelton.
Jones, a Baptist, attended
Tryon City Schools and is
married to Kathy Price Jones.
They have a daughter, Cricket, 9.
The Landrum Library will
close tonight at 6 pm. and
remain closed Friday and
Saturday. It will re-open Monday.
1 ne Bulletin — 10* Per Copy
House Entered ;
Two Vehicles Taken
The largest larceny in the
history of Polk County took place
between Saturday and Monday
morning on Mountain Range
Road. Taken from the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Neal
were a 1982 Cadillac, a 1982
Toyota Pick up (4 wheel drive).
16 guns, sterling silver, jewelry,
pocket knife collection, tools,
cameras, etc. Deputy Allen
Rickman said the property taken
was approximately $70,000. H
stated that the larceny was th
largest since he had been 1
member of the Sheriff’s Dept
The investigation is continuing.
Polk Republican
Meeting Jan. 7th
A Republican meeting will be
held Thursday, Jan. 7th at 7:30
p m at the courthouse in
Columbus. Chairman Jim
Rutledge said that offices that
will be up for election will be
discussed at this time.
Covil-Fenner
William (Bill) 0. Fenner and
Denton Covil were united in
marriage on Saturday,
December 26th at the Columbus
Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred
Rhodes was the officiating
minister.
Mr. and Mrs Fenner will make
their home in Winter Garden,
Florida.
Ramsey-Morrison
Miss Christy L. Ramsey
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Ramsey
of Columbus have announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Christy Lee, to Duane John
Morrison of Charleston, South
Carolina. He is the son of the late
Wayne C. and Betty Morrison.
Miss Ramsey, a graduate of
Pine Forest High School in
Fayetteville, N. C. and the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, is employed by
Milliken and Company at the
Midway Plant in Union, S. C.
Mr Morrison, a graduate of St.
Andrews Parrish High School in
Charleston, S. C. and the
University of South Carolina in
Columbia, is employed by
Milliken and Company, Gilliland
Plant in Laurens, South Carolina.
Their wedding is planned for
February 14, at the Presbyterian
Church in Columbus, N. C.