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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.
106 N. Trade St., P. 0. Box 790
Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
(USPS 643-360)
Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina
Phone 859-9151
32 Pages Today
Vol. 63 — No. 154
The weather Wednesday: high
88, low 63, hum. 67 percent.
Attorney General Lacy
Thornburg will be in Polk County
Saturday evening to speak at the
Democratic Party’s “Elephant
Roast” dinner, to begin at 6:30
p.m. in the Polk Central High
School cafeteria.
The newly formed pro-
education group, E.P.I.C.
(Education in Polk County is
Crucial) will hold an
organizational meeting Monday
night at 7 p.m. at Isothermal
Community College.
Sunday is Grandparent’s Day
in the U.S.A. What wonderful
people grandparents are. If yours
are living, let them know you love
them. If your children’s are
living, make sure they let them
know.
I reached Col. John Torbet
after presstime Wednesday to
ask about the Polk County
Republican Club picnic and the
apparent snub of several ranking
Republicans last Saturday night.
Torbet said he had not known
Board of Commissioners
candidate Tim McCormick was
in attendance, and that he meant
to announce Board of
Commissioners chairman
Jeannie Martin, but forgot in the
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Talk On “Vision Of
Quality Education”
E.P.I.C. (Education In Polk
County Is Crucial) will present
Mr. Clyde Ray from Western
North Carolina Tomorrow
(WNCT) as its guest speaker
Monday night.
E.P.I.C. is holding its first,
organizational meeting Monday
at 7 p.m. at Isothermal
Community College. Ray's topic
will be, "A Vision for Quality
Education in Polk County."
Western North Carolina
Tomorrow is a long-range
regional planning committee
made up of directors from North
Carolina’s 17 westernmost
counties. Its main focus is
economic development, natural
resources and pride in the region.
The board of commissioners in
each county appoints one director
and the directors then elect
another member from each
county. Jane Culberson is Polk
County’s appointee, and Paul
Culberson is the elected director.
Clyde Ray has for the past 11
years been the senior research
associate on the WNCT staff,
which is based at Western
Carolina University in
Cullowhee.
Ray works directly with
WNCT’s Task Force on
Education and the Pride in the
Region Committee. Ray has been
a classroom teacher in
Tennessee, Virginia and
Haywood County and served on
the school board in Haywood as
well.
He has a master’s degree in
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 7.1990
Celebrates 40th
Mill Creek Church of the
Brethren in Green Creek had a
surprise for the Rev. and Mrs.
Charles F Rinehart on Sunday,
Sept. 2. Declaring the day
“Charles and Betty Rinehart
Day," the church hosted a special
celebration of the Rinehart’s 40th
anniversary in the ministry.
The Rev. and Mrs. Rinehart
were presented letters of
congratulations and appreciation
from members of the various
churches they have pastored.
Mill Creek presented the
Rineharts with a plaque, a
framed photograph of Pastor
Rinehart, a cross-stitched
sampler listing the churches they
have served, and a love-offering
Tribute was given to the
Rineharts work in the
brotherhood, district, local
churches, community and
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Varsity Girls
Tennis at LHS
The Landrum High School
Girls varsity tennis team was
defeated by Riverside High
School (Greer. S.C.) at Brushy
Creek Recreational Park on
Tuesday evening, Sept. 4 after a
courageous effort against a 3-A
class school. Scores ranged from
0-6 to 3-6 in singles and doubles
matches.
Members of the Landrum Girls
varsity tennis team are Carolina
Greene (Sr.), Denise Gosnell
(Sr.), Julie Prince (Jr.). Beth
Nichols (F), Mandy Nichols (F),
Rebecca Pryor (F). Lori Turner
(F), Holly Dare (7th grade).
Team manager is Angie Price
(F). and the team is coached by
Mrs. Lisa Marley.
Next week matches include
host Woodruff High School on
Monday, Sept. 10 at 4:30 p.m and
at home on Thursday, Sept. 13,
hosting Christ Church. —
Reporter.
Energy Conservation
Program Offered
Energy conservation is very
important to everyone at this
time, in your car and home
The public is invited to hear
some ideas on how to conserve
energy with window treatment.
Sept. 13, at 2 p m. at the 4-H and
Youth Center in Columbus. There
is no charge for the program. Call
894-8218 by Sept 12 to register
Wilma Hammett, extension
interior design specialist with
N.C. State University, will
present the program.