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Established January 31, 1928
THE WORLD’S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
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(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager
The Bulletin la published
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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TRYON, N. C. 28782
MONDAY, FEB. 8,1982
12 Pages Today
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Polk Democrats
Meet Tonight
The Polk County Democratic
Executive Committee will meet
tonight at 7:30 at the Courthouse
in Columbus.
Weather Thursday: high 57,
low 36, hum. 69%. Friday
morning was cloudy and cool.
Blue Ridge Weavers in Tryon is
remodeling and an unusual
accident took place Friday
morning. The front of the
building was being painted and
the workers had their ladders on
the metal awning. The owning
gave way and Clyde Calhoun,
Billy Mills, ladders and paint,
came tumbling down to the
sidewalk in front of the building.
Mr. Calhoun broke his ankle and
Mr. Mills was also painfully
injured, but not seriously.
Motorists passing by must have
wondered what Bob Richardson,
Nancy Trask, Louise Hilton and
Eunice Powell were doing out
front with brooms and water
hose. They were trying to remove
the paint from the sidealk.
The Tryon Town Council meets
tonight at 7:30 at the Town Hall.
The Polk County School Board
meets tonight at 7:30 at the
Agriculture Extension
Conference Room.
The Tryon Kiwanis Club meets
Tuesday at 12:45 p.m. at the
Pacolet River Plantation.
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. the
public hearing on the Town of
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Mrs. Odom’s Talk
Was Interesting
The Polk County Historical
Association met Feb. 2nd at 3:30
P m at the Polk County Library
in Columbus. Mrs. Barbara
Odom of the Green River Planta
tion was the guest speaker. Mrs.
Odom gave a most informative
history — past and present — of
this famous Polk County
landmark.
Mrs. Odom’s
intensive
research on the original owner,
Joseph McDowell Carson
inspired many to do some extra
reading about this outstanding
landowner.
A large crowd attended
meeting. — Reporter
the
A New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Hoy
(Laura Jackson) of Myrtle
Beach, S. C. are parents of a son
Thomas Nelson, born January
13th. He has an older sister
Kathryn, and and older brother
William Winston Hoy, III.
The maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Jackson, II of Myrtle Beach and
the maternal great
grandmother is Mrs. Nelson
Jackson of Tryon.
BU
&
BISISI
TUESDAY
Rosman at Tryon
Polk Central at Madison
Oakway at Landrum
FRIDAY
Polk Central at Cherokee
Tryon at Edneyville
Landrum at Dixie
SATURDAY
Tryon at Chapman
Roff For
Tryon School Bd.
William T. Roff, Jr.,
50,
a
resident of Howard Gap Road.
Tryon City School District has
announced for the Tryon School
Board. He has lived here since
1957.
Mr. Roff received a B.S. degree
in textile chemistry from
Philadelphia College of Textiles
and Science and an M.S. degree
from Clemson University in
chemistry. A two year tour of
duty with the U. S. Navy in
radiological medicine was done
at the Naval Medical Research
Facility in Washington, D.C.
At present he is a self-employ-
Win Dinners For Two
Over 450 people attended the
open houses for the Oak Hall
Condominiums held Friday, Jan.
29th and Sun., Jan. 31st. A
number of local residents who
registered won dinners for two
Friday, Mrs. Helen Bridges
recieved a certificate for dinner
at The Hearthstone Inn. Sunday’s
winners included: Walt Keffer
dinner at Caro-Mi; Ms. Janice
Blackwell, dinner at the Lake
Lanier Tea House; Ms. Raye
Dusenbury, dinner at the
Hearthstone Inn; Mr. and Mrs
Philip Voso, dinner at the
Stone Hedge Inn; Ms. Martha
Cecil, dinner at Pine Crest Inn.
Aid Poles
According the Stanislas
Czetwertynski, the Polk Countv
Red Cross has recieved $1 645 in
donations for Polish relief
International Red Cross
increased its appeal for funds
$22.5 million from $12 million 1
The Poles being held under
detention are being interviewed
by the Red Cross regarding S
treatment. The International Red
Cross Committee, comSj
Swiss Nationals, is helnina f
Polish Red Cross expedfl he
worldwide effort to 5 te a
elderly poor, hand? 1 the
children and the newborn cap p e d
the winter months. SUr vive
ed consulting chemical engineer. n^pp^ m nn i„L.
Previously he was employed by lomght
at the Tryon United M ^ at 7
Church. Anyone who i s
may attend. Inter ®sted
Milliken and Co. and W. R. Grace
Co. He is the holder of several
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