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Established January 31, 1928
THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Founded Jan. 31 1928 hv Seth'M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd. Editor and Publisher
The Bulletin Is published
Daily except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Phone 859-9151
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
Vol. 63 — No. 19
TRYON. N. C. 28782
TUESDAY. FEB. 27.1990
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Weather Friday: high 62. low
55, hum. 57%, rain .95; Saturday:
high 58. low 31, hum. 50%;
Sunday: high 45. low 24, hum
42%.
A surprise in Nicaragua.
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro of
the United National Opposition
apparently defeated Daniel
Ortega, which will end the 10-
year rule of the leftist
Sandinistas.
Saying politics is “too brutal
for me," Gov. Jim Martin has
vowed not to run for any elected
office once his term ends in 1992.
Martin, in a letter to The News
and Observer of Raleigh
published Sunday, said he was
embittered by what he viewed as
unfair, partisan attacks by
Democrats.
Malcolm Forbes, the multimil
lionaire magazine owner, died of
a heart attack at age 70 at his 40-
acre estate in Far Hills, N.J.
In Charleston a cocaine trans
action led to the arrest of two
men and a cash seizure of
$750,000 the largest in South
Carolina history.
The Red Cross Kick-off
Breakfast is Wednesday al 9 a.m.
at the Holy Cross Episcopal
Church
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. the
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State Champions
Marjorie Vining and Adam
Vining of Gainesville won the
Georgia State Championship in
their age group of the Elks
National Basketball Free Throw
Contest held Saturday at South
Georgia College gym in Douglas,
ga.
Marjorie won the girls 8-9 age
group. She tied for first with 15
free throws out of 25 and then won
the title in two shoo toffs.
Adam wen the boys 10-11 age
group shooting 22 out of 25 free
throws.
They will compete in the
Southeast Regional on March
17th at Valdosta College in Val
dosta. Ga. against the winners
from Mississippi, Alabama.
Florida, S.C. and Georgia.
Marjorie and Adam are the
children of Mr. and Mrs. Seth A
Vining of Gainesville and the
grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs
Ellis Fincher and Mr. and Mrs
Seth M Vining. Jr. of Tryon.
Ash Wednesday
At Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church in Tryon will usher in the
penitential Lenten Season with a
special service on Ash
Wednesday. February 28. at 7:30
p m. It will be a celebration of
Holy Communion with the
Imposition of Ashes Ashes are a
sign both of penitence and of
human mortality: "Remember,
0 Man, that thou art dust, and to
dust thou shall return."
All are invited to share in this
service beginning the forty days
of Lent.
Community Cash
Closes Its Doors
The Community Cash grocery
store in Tryon Plaza will close its
doors for the last time at 6 p m.
today, becoming the second
major tenant of the shopping
center to close this month.
Super 10 closed Feb. 15.
Bobby Turner, manager of the
Tryon Community Cash, said all
but one of the approximately 20
employees at his store was being
placed elsewhere with
Community Cash, or had found
other work.
Barry Garrett, a principal with
Garrett & Garrett of Fountain
Inn. S.C.. owners of the Tryon
Plaza, said Monday that he hoped
to find another grocery for Tryon
Plaza.
"It takes a little while to come
up with that kind of tenant," he
said
Lenten Services
Trinity Lutheran Church,
currently holding services in the
Seventh-day Adventist Church on
Hwy. 108 in Lynn, will hold their
mid week Lenten services each
Thursday evening at 7 p m .
according to the pastor, the Rev
Ray Weber. All are welcome.
During the season of Lent, the
regular Wednesday evening
Bible Class, which was conducted
at the Weber residence, will not
be held, the Lenten serices
replacing this study time The
regular Wednesday evening
Bible classes will resume after
Easter.
New Pastor
Called in Landrum
The Rev. Jerry Glenn Long
accepted the call to become the
new pastor at First Baptist
Church of Landrum Sunday
After hearing the Rev. Long
preach about prayer, the
congregation voted to offer the
Rev. Long the pastorate The
Rev. Long, 39, is currently the
associate pastor of Shandon
Baptist Church in Columbia. S. C
When he starts March 26. he
will be replacing the interim
minister, the Rev. James R
Bruce The Rev. Bruce has filled
in since September, when the
Rev. Ronald C. Sumners left
after five years to accept a call
with a church in Whiteville, N. C.
The Rev Long graduated from
Greenville High School and
Clemson University. He earned
his Master of Divinity degree
from Southwestern Theological
Seminary in Fort Worth. TX
He and his wife. Lynne, have
two daughters. Rebecca, 12. and
Amy. 11.
Mr and Mrs. Edward
Delehanty have returned from
Atlanta having attended a baby
shower for their daughter Robin
Fisher, and a Cerebral Palsy
banquet where their son-in-law.
Andrew S. Fisher, was receipienl
of the Independent of Spirit and
Life Award. Mr. Fisher is Vice
President/General Manager of
WSB-TV in Atlanta.