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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
Daily except Sat. and Sun.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 79G
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. 109
TRYON. N. C. 28782
FRIDAY, JULY 6,1990
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The weather Tuesday: high 90,
low 56, hum. 60 percent;
Wednesday, Fourth of July: high
94, low 58, hum. 50 percent.
It was a good quiet Fourth of
July in Polk County. Sheriff
Boyce Carswell said Thursday.
Thousands of people enjoyed the
festivities in Columbus,' while
many others stayed at home and
cooked out.
The weather couldn’t have
been more accomodating.
The Tryon firemen might have
wished for more sleep, however.
In the middle of the night, they
were called out to a grass fire at
New Market and Fairview roads.
The fire, which firemen said
could have been caused by
fireworks, or a cigarette butt
burned only a 12-square-foot
area.
Sheriff Carswell reports that
the state coroner has not
delivered any autopsy results yet
on a several mysterious deaths in
Polk County: Ben Taylor of
Tryon: and a young Greenville,
S.C. couple found at Heaven's
View Motel in Saluda weeks ago
The Tryon Town Board of
Commissioners meets Monday
night, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the
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95th Birthday
Henry I). Thompson of Green
Creek celebrated his 95th
birthday on Wednesday. July 4.
A luncheon was given in his
honor on Sunday. July 1 at the
Fellowship Hall at Beulah
Baptist Church.
He was born July 4, 1895 and
was married to the late Johnnie
Sue Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had 5
children, 19 grandchildren. 39
great-grandchildren and 11
great-great-grandchildren.
New Arrival
James and Sandra (Campbell)
Barton of Landrum are parents
of a son, Matthew Glenn, born
June 27th at Allen Bennett
Hospital in Greer. He weighed 7
lbs. : ' | oz.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Carol McAbee of
Columbus and Charles Campbell
of Landrum.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs, Charles Barton of
Crumpler. \V. Va.
Maternal great-grandmother is
Mrs. Myrtle Pace of Tryon. The
paternal great-grandmother is
Mrs. Violet Jones of Princeton
W. Va.
SASY Program
Postponed
The SASY '90 exhibition and
entertainment has been
postponed until Friday July 13 at
6:30 p.m. in the Mural Room at
the Fine Arts Center.
RED-FOX
Peterson’s Capture
Red Fox Holiday Event
Sally and Harry Peterson fired
a few explosives for a four over
par 76 to win the low gross honor
in the mixed couples Scoth
Twosome at Red Fox, on July 4th.
The tournament was played
under the “Chapman Format,"
according to Jack Leon,
committee chairman.
Helen and Fred Ellis won first
low net with a 57, followed by
Sally and Buford Bowen with a
60. Third low net was a 61 by Art
and Mimi Fisher. Bob and Wanda
Veh took fourth with a 62 and
Marge Reeves and Harold
Eggert were fifth with 64.
MGA chairman Leon reminds
all men golfers of the “Pro-Am”
scheduled for July 14. Sign-up can
be done by telephone and in the
pro shop.
TWGA Winners
The winners of Flag Day of
Tryon Country Club July 3, were:
Willa Reed, Cathryn
Helmstetter, Lucille Housh, Dot
Cleveland, Mary Irons.
July 10th will be “Better Ball of
Partner”, longest drive on No
seven by flights.
WNC Alliance
To Study Highway
The WNC Alliance has formally
organized a Highway Task
Force. The new task force will
examine the issues around
impacts of highway building in
western North Carolina. The first
specific issue that the task force
has identified is the proposed 1-26
extension (Corridori from
Asheville to its connection with 1
81 in Tennessee. This will
traverse Madison and Buncombe
counties.
The task force’s effort will
include research on the social,
economic, and environmental
impacts on the local communities
that will be affected by the
proposed interstate. West
Asheville and Leicester will be
affected by the proposed four-
lane connection from Woodfin to
the present junction of I-26 and I-
40. Madison County communities
will also be affected.
Task force members have
grave concerns about the
proposed interstate. They intend
to educate themselves and hope
to involve the public directlv in
commenting on the probable
impacts. There are also concerns
that the Department of
Transportation more thoroughly
involve the public in the decision-
making process.
Ed Hardin and Chip Smith are
co-chairs, and Rusty Sivils is the
Secretary of the new task force.
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