2nd Class Postage Paid At
Tryon, North Carolina, 28782
Established January 31, 1928
11 nov
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 !• Pub ' 1 *^!
Dally except Sat. »° ^
108 N. Trade St., P- 0- 80
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859-9151
Vol. 55 - No. 27
Printed In the THERMAL MELT of Western North CeroHna
TRYON, N. C. 28782 TUESDAY, MARCH 9,1982
1Q Pages Todays
Price 10c Per Co py
Weather Friday: high 78, low
36, hum. 38%; Saturday: high 72,
low 48, hum. 62%; Sunday: high
52, low 38, hum. 45%, rain 1.08
and at7 a.m. Monday there was a
.12 of an inch of rain.
The weather went from spring
to winter. Sunday there were big
gusts of wind and snow fluries.
Average gasoline prices
nationwide have dropped more
than 2(2 cents a gallon in the past
two weeks.
John Belushi, 33, was found
dead Friday in a $200 a day
bungalow of the elegant Chateau
Marmount Hotel on Sunset Strip.
His death is believed to be of
natural causes. He won acclaim
on television’s “Saturday Night
Live.”
The Unitersity of North
Carolina basketball team
defeated the University of
Virginia 47-45 Sunday to win the
ACC Championship. In addition
to the two finalists, Wake Forest
and N. C. State also received bids
to the NCAA while Clemson and
Maryland were invited to the
NIT.
Margaret Moran taught a Red
Cross CPR course Monday night
at the Side Street Pizza.
The workmen remodeling the
Continued On Back Page
John Vining
New Extension Agent
Joining the Polk County
Agricultural Extension staff is
John Vining, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Seth Vining, Jr. of Tryon. John’s
primary responsibilities will be
in the areas of horticulture and 4-
H. He has had experience in
nursery management.
John is a 1981 graduate of
Clemson University and received
a BS degree in Ornamental
Horticulture. His main interests
include basketball, tennis,
football, gardening and
handicrafts.
Break-In Here
A burglar or burglars broke
into Years Ago Antiques in Tryon
sometime Thursday night. The
break-in was discovered Friday
morning when the store was
opened for business.
Items taken were 8 gold pocket
watches, 1 old silver watch, 1 tea
pot and 1 sugar bowl, 1 clock in
porcelain case, set of sterling
silver, Town cap and ball pistol, 1
Japanese reproduction of a cap
and ball pistol, miscellaneous
silver. Tryon Police Chief Jerry
Ross said that the estimated
value was $2645.
Meets Thursday
Precinct 3 Democrats will meet
Thursday, March 11 at 8 p.m. in
the Tryon Elementary School
Cefeteria. All interested
Democrats are invited.
Wagner-Hammett
Miss Kimberly Dawn Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin J.
Wagner of Route One Tryon N_
C. anounce the engagment of
their daughter, Kimberiy Dawn
to Mikell Lynn Hammett, son
Mr. and Mrs. William Glenn
Hammett of Spartanburg, S. C.
The bride-elect is a
j Polk Central High
graduate of Po1 u a senior
School and is preset J si[
at Western CarohM U stude ^ t
She is n °f W Fa d st Henderson High
teaching at Eas aduate from
School and will g iri
WCU in May with a
Education.
The tutu 7 B « r ^
graduate of Bo«p employed
School and is P p roc essing, a
divisionof JM wU i take
The I*®?' *^ home of Mr.
and Mrs-J* 11
1-A Playoffs
(at Eastern Wayne High)
Girls (Thursday)
Prin’tn (17-7) vs. Chocowinity
(19-4)
J. Wilkinson (25-1) vs. ENCSD
(20-4)
Boys (Friday)
Prin’ton (20-5) vs. Chocowinity
20-3)
J. Wilk. (25-3) vs. Card. Gib’ns
(17-10)
1-A WEST
(at Swain High)
Girls (Thursday)
Hiw. Dam (27-1) vs. Tryon (19-8)
7
Ed’vile (24-2) vs. Robb’vie (13 71
8:30
Boys (Friday)
Hay’ville (16-10) vs. Ed’viUe (18-
Tryon (19-7) vs. Cullowhee tn
15), 8:30. - AshevilUr.^ (13 '
Lake Lure Lions
The Lake Lure Lions ri, u
meet Thursday, Mareh^ Wil1
The Lake Lure Munir - ^ a t
Club at 7:30 p.m. n Clpal Golf
The program for
will be presented I ^ing
Lancascer of The H;^ W - G
Lions Club. He is e^ 0 ^ Grove
District Committee a ' an ■' the
Alert and win ve °n Maj-
Medical AlertprogP!^ on J
Gu ests and 6
welcome. V >sito rs
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Tryon City 2 nt
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