TOLK LIB^ COLUUBUS, “ 11 r.ov 90 2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina. 28782 Established January 31, 1928 THE WORLD S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER Founded Jan. 31.1928 by Seth M. Vining (Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955) Jeffrey A. Byrd. Editor and Publisher The Bulletin Is published Dally except Sat. and Sun. 106 N Trade St., P. O. Box 790 Tryon. N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin * (USPS 643-360) * Phone 859 9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Vol. 62 — No. 251 TRYON. N. C. 28782 MONDAY. JAN. 29. 1990 12 Pages Today 30f Per Copy The weather Thursday was sunnv. a great relief from Iwo day s of overcast and downpours. The high was 52. low 46 Hum 85% At 7 a m Friday. 31 inches of rain had fallen The Dow Jones industrial average went down more than 40 points on Thursday, reaching its lowest point in six months. People who believe in the Super Bowl as a stockmarket indicator can check out the theory today The theory is: if the 49ers won. the stock market will rise. In 21 of 23 Super Bowls, when the National Football League has won stocks have risen, and when the AFL team has won. slocks have fallen. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney is sending Congress a proposal for closing many military bases around the country and reducing forces overseas The specifics were to be released today. Fort Monroe in Hampton. Va is said to be on thelist. The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta say that winter flu this year has reached epidemic proportions Hopefully, the peak has been reached and the number of cases will Continued On Back Page AARP Tax Assistance Assistance with tax returns will be offered again this year by AARP volunteers The Federal forms have not changed much from last year: but the North Carolina form is very different Taxpayers who want assistance should call the Meeting Place 859-9707 for an appointment Assistance is being given on Thursdays beginning on February 8tli Be sure to bring your last years’s returns with you. Fire Department Ladies Night Banquet The Annual Ladies Night Banquet will be held on February 21. 1990 at the Tryon Youth Center The Social hour will be from 6:30 until 7:30 with dinner being served al 7:30. Due to the fact that we are being charged on a per person basis, we are asking that you notify us if you will be able to attend Please let one of the following committee members know by no later than Wednesday. February 7.1990 Keith Collins. 859-6772. Jack Holmes. 859-6875. Randy Greene. 859-593.5. or Jody Morse 894-2581. — Reporter Wrestling Tuesday Polk County at C D Owen Thursday Landrum at Spartanburg Together Again In “On Golden Pond” Karen Link and Dean Campbell are joining forces again in "On Golden Pond"; the comedy Tryon Little Theatre will present at Tryon Fine Arts Center March 1-4 Karen made her TLT stage debut last season in "Foxfire," in which she played the part of the idealistic, young school teacher Dean, a veteran TLT actor and director. will also be remembered as the director of "Foxfire." a production that met with wide acclaim In “On Golden Pond”. Karen has the role of Chelsea Wayne Thayer, a middle-aged divorcee, who comes from California to visit with her parents who are spending their 48th annual summer sojourn at their summer home in Maine She seems to be a discontented woman, who blames Continued On Back Page Simon Thompson To Address Daffy-Jills Garden Club When the Daffy-Jills Garden Club meets Thursday afternoon. February 1st, Simon Thompson will present his “Winter Into Spring" program. A Research Naturalist. Mr. Thompson is the well-known FENCE volunteer who conducts the popular weekly bird walks at FENCE and plans the current FENCE venture programs He also teaches classes at Polk County Isothermal Community College Mr Thompson came to Tryon from Suffolk. England His slide presentation gives a fresh insight into the enjoyment of our local flora and fauna The 1:30 p m meeting will be held in the library of the Tryon Congregational Church Hostesses are Mrs. William Kessler. Mrs George Gray and Mrs William Harbison — Reporter Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 55 will ineel tonight • Mon.» at 7 pm at the Polk County Sheriff's Dept in the basement Office Closed The Polk County Veterans Service and Emergency Management office will be closed Jan. 29 through Feb 3 for vacation