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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 55 — No. 25
Weather Wednesday: high 67,
low 37, hum. 33%. Thursday
morning was cloudy and it looked
as if it were going to rain.
Poland’s martial law
authorities on Wednesday offered
passports to interned Solidarity
union activists and their families
interested in leaving the country
permanently, the official PAP
news agency reported.
The N. C. Supreme Court ruled
Wednesday in favor of Florida-
based Nova University, saying it
could operate in North Carolina
without regulation by the
University of North Carolina
Board of Governors. It was a 4-2
decision.
Leaders of the Business
Roundtable, the primary
lobbying organization for big
business, have formally broken
with President Reagan over
economic policy, calling for
further reductions in federal
budget deficits and a slower
buildup in defense spending.
The Tryon Little Theater’s
production of “Petticoat Fever”
is tonight and Saturday night at
8:30.
Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
is the Grand Opening at
Columbus Farm and Garden
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON, N. C. 28782
Files For Tryon
School Board
Carroll Scoggins
Carroil Scoggins has
announced that he will offer for
re-election to the Tryon School
Board.
A native of Tryon, Mr. Scoggins
is a graudate of Tryon High
School and served five years in
the U. S. Navy. He was with the
Town of Tryon for 20 years and is
a member of the Tryon First
Baptist Church. He has been
active in local affairs and has
served as president of the Tryon
Boosters Club and as chief of the
Tryon Volunteer Fire
Department. He was named
Fireman of the Year for 1970. He
was recently presented his 25
years service pin.
He is married to the former
Emily Rose Brantley and they
have three children — Bob, a
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FRIDAY, MARCH 5,1982
Entertain And Inform
Polk Historians
The Polk County Historical
Association met Tuesday, March
2 at 2:30 p.m. in the Polk County
Library in Columbus.
The two young historians who
presented the program held the
audience spellbound.
Carol Murdock, a lovely red-
haired seventh grader of Tryon
gave a history of her ancestor’s
arrival from Scotland. Her
ancestors were Murdocks,
Metcalf’s and Lawters who
settled in the Tryon and Saluda
area. Some of her ancestors
helped with the Rock Masonary
of the Biltmore Estate in
Asheville and one traveled the
“Trail of Tears.”
Carol’s charm, diction, and
poise were outstanding
Brenda Gibbs, an eighth grader
at Polk Central was introduced
by her teacher, Mrs. Janice
Summers. Mrs. Summers
introduced Brenda as
outstanding student and a jewel
to work with, a student who goes
beyond routine assignments,
Brenda gave the “Highlights of
Old Timey Ways an J Day da
the Sunny View area t s t0
interviewed many 0^ much
ha / e t® n^hegave the history
information. She ga foods,
Of schools, churches.^
clothes, products, a and
According to * ‘“^ .'old
charming anything
Timers” could > h0me
from “croup to iten
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Soft Ball League
Meets Wednesday
The Tri-County Softball League
will meet on Wednesday,
10th at 7 p.m. at the Tryon Town
Hall. All men or women teams
interested please attend. 0
more information call 859-6481 or
894-8402.
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will be on view at at
reception for Two Pa 6 0pen * n g
Saturday from 8 to 10 ? ermak ers
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