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THE WOOD'S BMALLEBT DAILY NCWBPABCR
Member: North Carolina Pratt Attn.
(Consolidated with the Polk County Newt 1966)
Seth M. Vining, Jr., Editor and Manager
The Bulletin la published
Dally except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
* (DSPS 643-380) ^
Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT o4 Western North Carolina
Vol. 55 - No. 65
TRYON, N. C. 28782
TUESDAY, MAY 4,1982
12Pages Today
Price 10c Per Copy
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Geoffrey Tennant
Elected To
NCHSAA Board
Geoffrey Tennant, Athletic
Director for the Tryon City
Schools, has been elected to serve
a four year term on the Board of
Directors of the North Carolina
High School Athletic Association.
The election of Coach Tennant
and three other new board
members took place during the
annual meeting of the NCHSAA
last week in Chapel Hill.
The primary function of the
Board of Directors of the
NCHSAA is to govern the athletic
activities of the member high
schools in the State of North
Carolina. Coach Tennant has
been involved with athletics at
Tryon High School on a full-time
basis since 1966. He has served as
an assistant football coach f
assistant and head ' »
coach, an assistant and head
track coach, and ac j eaa
coach. For the past severs 8 ° If
he has also se^ed as th ^
City Schools athletic dirX^ 0 "
10th Reunion""
The Polk Central
will be having a 5 ° f 1972
12th. Anyone that ha 01011 June
contacted, call been
2678 or Write Carohm7 0r 863 -
2, Box 368, Landrum o^ 101 ' Rt-
—S. C. 293^
^ Thursday
St. Luke's Board r
meeting is Thurs M ^tees
noon (concerning °t 6th ' at 12
complex). 8 ret irement
Gov. Hunt Praises
Theo Burrell
In a telephone call to The
Bulletin Saturday morning, Gov.
Jim Hunt expressed his sadness
at the death of Theo Burrell as a
friend and as a leader in Polk
County and North Carolina. Gov.
Hunt said that he would like to
make a statement about his
friend for the press. His
statement was as follows:
“I am deeply sadened to learn
of the death of one of North
Carolina’s leading citizens and
one of my best friends, Theo
Burrell. Theo Burrell was the
leader in my campaign for
Lieutenant Governor in 1972 and I
have relied on him for advice in
improving North Carolina for the
last ten years.
“He was one of the most deeply
dedicated Christian men I have
ever known and I am so thankful
for the example he set for others
to follow. Our State is a better
place for his leadership and Polk
County owes much of its progress
to him and his family. I exten
my deepest sympathy to his wife
and their son, Harold and his
family.”
Landrum Lions
Meet Tonight
The Landrum Lions Club will
meet tonight at 7:30 at the Civic
Center. District Governor Joe
Pitts will make an official
presentation of the No. 1 Clu
Award. The speaker wi 1 be Dr.
Paul H. Gulley who will discuss
“Nuclear Health Problems.
Tryon High School
Students Selected
For Governor’s School
The staff of the Governor’s
School of North Carolina has
notified Superintendent Vernon
L. Dusenbury that two Tryon
High School students have been
chosen to attend the 1982 session
of the Governor’s School. Miss
Carolyn Roff, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Roff, Jr.
of Tryon, has been selected to
study in the field of English at the
Winston-Salem campus. Carolyn
is a junior at Tryon High School
and in addition to an outstanding
academic record she has been an
active and productive participant
in the extra-curricular life of
Tryon High School. Carolyn has
participated in Varsity Tennis,
Varsity Track, and Varsity Cross
Country during her three years at
Tryon. She has been a member of
the band and has received
recognition for her achievements
with that organization. Miss Roff
is a member of the Beta Club as
well as the yearbook staff.
The second Tryon student to be
selected was Miss Sarah
Bollinger, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bollinger of
Tryon. Miss Bollinger will study
in the field of Natural Science at
the Laurinburg campus of the
Governor’s School. In addition to
her outstanding academic
record, Miss Bollinger has been a
member of the high school Beta
Club of which she is currently
vice-president. Miss Bollinger
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