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Established January 31, 1928
THE WORLD'S SMALLEST DAILY NEWSPAPER
Founded Jan. 31.1928 by Seth M. Vinlno
(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. 0. Box 790
Tryon. N. C. 28782
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Vol. 63 — No. 30
TRYON, N. C. 28782 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14,1990
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Weather Monday: high 86, low
53, hum. 60%. Tuesday was
another summer day. It seems
strange to have the air
conditioner going instead of the
furnace.
The governorship in North
Carolina is the third weakest in
the nation, just ahead of Texas
and Rhode Island, according to a
study released Monday the N.C.
Center for Public Police
Research.
Haitian disposed ruler Lt. Gen.
Prosper Avril flew into exile in
Florida on Monday and the army
indicated he would be replaced
by Supreme Court Justice Ertha
Pascal-Trouillot. She will be the
first woman president in Haiti’s
troubled 186-year history'.
A former Food Lion employee
filed a federal class action
lawsuit against Food Lion
Monday, alleging the company
has illegally denied workers
retirement and health benefits.
The N.C. State Parole
Commission has denied parole
for the third consecutive year for
William Fred Constance, who is
serving a life sentence for the
1976 murder of Saluda Police
Chief Andrew Williams,
according to William’s daughter.
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Moratorium Placed
On Lake Lanier
The relationship of cross-state-
line neighbors has become a
challenging one in Tryon in
recent days.
It was tested further Monday
night when the Tryon Board of
Commissioners decided to place
a moratorium on Lake Lanier
building and cease fire protection
in Greenville County by July 1991.
Recently the Polk County
School Board considered another
aspect of the relationship and
decided to charge a modest
tuition to South Carolina transfer
students.
The moratorium on Lake
Lanier building was effective
Tuesday.
Mayor Robert M. Neely told the
commissioners that he and Town
Manager Barry G Richards had
met at Lake Lanier Tea House
with Greenville County planning
director and county attorney to
discuss the town’s concerns with
protecting the quality of its
drinking water source. Lake
Lanier.
The town has for some time
been concerned about small lot
owners taking liberties with their
boat houses by building on party
rooms and installing portable
toilets.
The lake bed is owned by the
Town of Tryon, and the town
might take control of the
situation by beginning to issue
building permits, Richards told
the commissioners.
However, he said Tryon and
Greenville officials agreed at
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Polk County Spelling Champions
Zeke Graves, an eighth grader Polk County Spelling Bee,
from Tryon Elementary School, champions and runners-up from
won the Polk County Spelling Bee spelling bees conducted at their
on March 7 by correctly spelling ° wn schools during the month of
“volatile” and "lectern." He will February, competed in the
compete against champions from auditorium at Stearns Education
school systems throughout the Center before an audience
state on March 30 at the annual composed of students and
Charlotte Observer Spelling Bee Parents.
at Discovery Place in Charlotte. John Calure, managing editor of
Seventh grader Hannah the "Thermal Belt News," was
Rogers, winner of the Tryon the caller. Judges were Elizabeth
Elementary Spelling Bee in Correll, retired school
February, came in second, administrator, Edna Michael,
missing the word, "volatile.” ’ retired teacher, and Phyllis
Third was Evalena Breedlove, Rutledge, chairman of St. Luke's
the eighth grade Polk Central Hospital Auxiliary. Polk Central
champion, who misspelled, librarian Tom Edwards served
"suffocate.” asrecorder.
Other words missed by the Each contestant was awarded
contestants, all in grades four 3 tr0phy fr0m Charles Neff,
through eight, included, representing the Tryon-Thermal
''selectivity,*’ ''genetic '' Belt Chamber of Commerce,
“threaten,” ''governor,” The champion received a
"belligerent," and "chalice ” plaque from Jeannie Martin,
The twelve contestants at the Continued On Back Page