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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.
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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol 63 — No. 137
The weekend weather: Friday,
high 82, low 63, hum. 74 percent,
and .13 inches of rain fell.
Saturday, high 88, low 60, hum. 82
percent; Sunday, high 90, low 60,
hum. 55 percent.
Charles Cecil reports that his
wife, Alice, is home from the
hospital now after being injured
in the accident last month at
George’s Restaurant & More. She
is still recuperating from the
head injury she recieved.
Mr. Cecil noted that the
outpouring of support from
friends and neighbors has been
overwhelming, and that he and
Alice are very grateful to all
concerned.
The St. Luke’s Hospital Board
of Trustees will meet Thursday
night at 6:30 in the hospital
library.
The Landrum Town Council
has postponed iLs meeting from
tonight to Tuesday, Aug. 21 at
7:30 p.m. in the town hall.
President Bush has gone on to
vacation in Kennebunkport,
Maine, crisis in the Middle East
or no crisis in the Middle East.
From there, however, using
phones even placed on golf carts,
he has been working to express
his appreciation to Middle
Eastern leaders joining in the
Continued On Back Page
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
TRYON. NC. 28782
Malone Wins
Triathlon
On August 11, Katie Malone
competed in the Carolina
Triathlon al Table Rock State
Park. She was required to swim
.62 miles, bike 24 miles and run
6.2 miles With a total time of 2
hrs. 30 minutes. Katie won her
age group (16-18 yrs.) and was
fifth overall in the women's
division. — Reporter
Scrimmage Went Well
The scrimmage between R-S
Central and the Polk Wolverines
Saturday went well. Polk Coach
Dennis Stokes said Monday.
"We accomplished what I
wanted to accomplish," he said.
“I saw what I wanted to see to
know what we need to work on.”
He said score matters little in a
scrimmage. But for those who
like to keep scores at all times. R-
S Central scored four times, Polk
twice.
Duval At Elon
Jack Duval of Saluda will wear
the number 91 for the Elon
College 1990 Fightin' Christian
football team this fall.
Duval is a junior. He plays on
the defensive line, where his 6-
foot-5, 240-pound build is mighty
helpful.
TUESDAY. AUG. 14.1990
Celebrating
90th Birthday
F. G. Tilley, born in Greenville
County on August 1, 1900 moved
to Polk County in 1928, was
janitor at Stearns School in
Columbus for 23 years then was
janitor at Polk County Court-
house for 28 years He retired in
1980.He resides at White Oak
Terrace, he has 2 living children
and 8 grandchildren.
He is marreid to the former
Bessie Henderson. Pictured with
Mr. Tilley is Paul Smith, owner of
Columbus Launderette, where
Mr. Tilly worked for three years
after his retirement
Beautification
Commission
The Beautification and
Appearance Commission will
meet at 5 p m. Tuesday. Aug 21,
in the conference room of the
Agriculture Extension Building
— Reporter
16 Pages Today
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N.C. State
Touts Bollinger
The N.C. State Football Media
Guide has profiled each of the
team's players in its 1990 edition.
It has this to say about David
Bollinger, a 1987 graduate of
Tryon High School and son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Bollinger of
Tryon:
"David was beginning to excel
after his first season along the
defensive line before injuring his
knee during spring drills... A
hard-working player, he reeded
the work during spring drills to
gain experience and challenge
for playing time...Played
offensive guard for the first two
seaons of his Wolfpack career ...
Joined the Pack following an out
standing career in high school. ..
A four-year starter at defensive
end and tight end for Coach Elmo
Neal at Tryon High School...
Defensively, he recorded 120
tackles along with six fumble
recoveries and a pair of blocked
punts as a senior . Also had 25
catches for over 500 yards and
two touchdowns Named the
squad's most valuable lineman in
1986....An honorable mention all-
Western North Carolina
selection, he also maintained a
3.8 grade point average Tallied
16 points and 10 rebounds per
game for the basketball team .
Enrolled in political science with
his eye on law school Born on
September 17,1968.