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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 Bvid Eifik’i and Publisher
The Bulletin Is published
Dally except Sat and Sun.
106 N Trade St., P. 0. 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
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Vol. 63 — No. 72
TRYON. N. C. 28782
FRIDAY. MAY 11,1990
2»C Per Coin
The weather Wednesday: high
72, low 58 . 82 percent hum. And
2.32 delicious, soaking inches of
rain had fallen by 7 a m.
Thursday.
Isn’t the rain nice when the
temperature is warm and the
water just pours out steady and
strong? One just hopes, in this
decade of heightened
environmental consciousness,
that Wednesday’s rain also fell
clean and pure It sure felt good
As you probably know already.
Joan Nash was edged out of the
Republican primary nomination
by eight votes Tuesday The three
winners were Tim McCormack,
Ken Faulkner and Bill Crowell.
"The best men won.” Nash said
Thursday "I Plan to support
them in November In
November, the Republican
nominees will square off against
incumbent Rachel Ramsey.
Carson Deck and Sue Cochran
In the Democratic U.S Senate
nrimary. second-place finisher
Mike Easley called Wednesday
for a run off First place finisher
Harvey Gantt appealed to Easley
io change his mind
-Now should be a time to move
on to the campaign against Jesse
" Gantt said Think
" , ’think carefully, choose
Continued On Hack Page
No Bulletin
Memorial Day
The Tryon Daily Bulletin will
not be published Memorial Day,
May 28, so that the staff may
have a day with their families.
All regular Monday news and
advertising will be placed in the
Friday. May 25 and Tuesday,
May 29 issues.
Rock & Mineral Club
Isothermal Rock and Mineral
Club will be in Tryon May 15th at
NCNB. Meeting starts at 7:30
Anyone interested in the study of
Rock and Minerals and
Collecting Rocks are welcome
Exchange Students
Will Speak
Miss Nadia Cabrera from
Mexico and Jean Francois Noulet
of Beglium will speak of their
countries and the exchange
program at Kiwanis May 15 at
Western Steer at 12:45pm
Louis Brinson is in charge of
the program
Buys Property
Mr and Mrs. Richard A.
Jackson of Green Creek. N.C.
recently purhcased a parcel of
property adjoining their home on
Hwy. 9 from Mr and Mrs J. W
McDowell
Rick Viehman of Foothills
Realty was the listing agent and
Myrna Viehman also of Foothills
Realty was the selling agent.
Elected To Heart
Association Board
Pierce A. Cassedy, a former
textile executive from Charlotte
and a Tryon resident since 1983,
has been elected to the Board of
Directors of the Polk County Unit
of the American Heart
Association He was nominated
by Dr Ben Woodward. AHA unit
president, and was elected by the
directors at their latest meeting
on Apr 26
Mr Cassedy, an Amherst
College graduate in 1943, served
as a U.S Navy pilot during World
War II in the Pacific Theater.
flying at various times the Meghan Corcoran and Michael
complete repertoire of U.S. Navy FitzSirrtipons both in second
planes grade-at Tryon Elementary
An avid sailor, golfer and received First communion May
skiier. he met his wife, Ursulas sth at St John The Baptist
while skiing in St Moritz. Switer Catholic Church
land in 1969 They have four' A reception was held
children: Corinne Maier of^f terwards for . their fami | les and
Columbus. 0., Marsha Griffin of , o nds catechists and children
(iiiitiiiiii-il tin Hack Pane ’ Parish — Nine Wolfe, ere
Landrum To Host
Battle Of Brains
WSPA Radio with Bill Drake
will broadcast the finals in the
Spartanburg County Battle of the
Brains contest from the Landrum
High School Media Center on
Wednesday, May 16th at 10 a m
Landrum will serve as host to
Fairforest Junior High in the
contest. — Reporter
First Communion