£°« LIBRARY ,, com^r^m sJ. n ° y 90 C 28722 2nd Class Postage Paid At 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. 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 (USPS643-360) Phone 859-9151 Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina 20 Pages Today Vol. 63 — No. 152 TRYON. N. C.28782 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5,1990 20C Per Copy The Labor Day weekend weather: Friday, high 78, low 64, hum. 64 percent, precipitation 4.93 inches; Saturday, high 86, low 64, hum. 82 percent, precipitation .04 inches; Sunday, high 90, low 64, hum. 76 percent; Monday, high 90, low 70, hum. 80 percent. By Tuesday at 7 a.m., another .09 inches of rain had fallen. You might have guessed that the amount of rainfall in August (7.55 inches) was above average for the end-of-summer month — 2.32 inches above average. So far in 1990, 53.39 inches of rain has fallen. That’s 8.42 inches more than the average. The Landrum man who was killed last week in an accident along Hwy. 176 near Campobello was William David Tant, Jr., 38. His car ran off the road and hit a tree at about 10:45 p.m. last Wednesday and he died later of head injuries. A passenger in the car was taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. He was unidentified at the time, and the S.C. Highway Patrol office still could not identify the passenger at presstime Tuesday. The trooper who investigates Contionued On Back Page Despite Win Coach Unhappy “We didn’t play good,” said Polk County football coach Dennis Stokes. Though his team won its match-up with the Landrum Cardinals Friday, 15-6, and now stands at 2-0, Stokes was not pleased. The reason: six fumbles and 170 yards of penalties. “We turned the ball over too many times,” Stokes said. “The more you get into the schedule, when you turn the ball over like that you’re going to lose.” Stokes credited his defense with keeping Landrum immobilized. The Cardinals one score came when Tony Whitesides took the second half kick-off and ran 90 yards. “And they didn’t block us,” Stokes said. Shane Foy did block Landrum’s extra point attempt. Stokes said the score easily could have been 23 to nothing. The Wolverines had one touchdown called back and missed an easy two-point conversion attempt. The Wolverines’ first score came four minutes before the halftime on a 19-yard pass from Kelly Ruff to Kelly Dotson. Lamond Twitty added the extra point. Twitty ran the ball 24 yards at the opening of the fourth quarter for another touchdown, and the conversion attempt failed. Polk’s final two points came on a safety following a bad snap on a Continued On Back Page Thirteen Is His Lucky Number by Harriet Byars Peoples The road to Nebraska is a long one. Just ask Seth People. He ran all the way. His journey began in Hendersonville in early June at the first qualifying meet for the Junior Olympics. There he vied with over 9-18 year olds for the opportunity to enter the state compeition in Raleigh — and to pursue his dream of becoming a Junior Olympic runner. He cleared his first hurdle by taking first place honors in both of his events: the 1,500-meter run and the 3,000-meter run. In just two weeks he was racing again, this time in Raleigh against toughter competitors from throughout North Carolina. There he won the state champion ship in both of his events — and moved closer still to Nebraska. The regional competition lay between Seth and his goal. His rivals were the toughest in five states. He trained with persistence in June temperatures so hot that a neighbor feared he “would melt.” The heat raged, too, in Raleigh and took its toll on the determined runners. Seth placed third in the 3000-meter run on Saturday night, but on a Sunday morning bout with dehydration considerably slowed his pace in the 1500-meter run. He was out of contention in the 1500, but the top three finishers in each event Continued On Back Page Education Support Group Forming Here A new group called E.P.I.C. (Education in Polk County Is Crucial) is being formed in support of quality education in Polk County. The initial membership meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 10th at 7 p.m. in the Lecture Room of Isothermal Community College - Polk Campus -on Hwy. 108. If you want to be a part of building a community of support for quality education in the Polk County Schools, please come to this very important first meeting. If you have questions, call Emily Rogers at 859-5910 or Mrs. Bill (Rennie) Horne at 859-5849 4-H Brochure — Regional Winner The 1989-90 Polk promotional 4- H brochure, “4-H is an Experience that lasts a Lifetime” was named the State and Southern Regional Communication winner. This announcement was made at the North Carolina Assn, of Extension 4-H Agents annual conference in Durham. The 4-H brochure has been sent for competition at the national level. George Finnie, President of the Polk County 4-H & Youth Foundation, designed the layout of this promotional brochure.

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