2nd Class Postage Paid At Tryon, North Carolina. 28782 Established January 31. 1928 '’““"rUrt’ st. S^»‘ 28722 go 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. O. 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. 173 TRYON, N. C 28782 THURSDAY, OCT. 4,1990 20C Per Copy The weather Tuesday: high 82, low 53, hum. 84 percent. There are still seats available for the Tryon Crafts bus trip to Cherokee Oct. 11. If you would like to go along, view the beautiful scenery at the height of fall color and do some shopping on the reservation, call 859-8323. On Sunday. Oct. 7 at 3 p m. WLOS-TV will broadcast a debate between Congressman James McClure Clarke and challenger Charles Taylor. If you want to be a part of Picking the winner Nov. 6, you must register to vote no later than Monday, Oct. 8. A list of voter registrars for each precinct is inside today ’s Bulletin. If you have not voted in the last two consecutive presidential elections, or any time in between, then you need to register to vote. If you have, you will be on the voting rolls already. The Columbus Town Council fleets loinight at 7:30 p m at the town hall. The most important item on the agenda is the appointment of a replacement for the late Grover Hutcherson. A story previewing the meeting and that decision is on the front page today. The Carolina Carriage Club’s Continued On Back Page Smith May Choose Next Councilman Columbus Mayor Paul T. Smith may be called upon to choose the newest member of the Columbus Town Council tonight. The council must appoint a member to replace Grover Hutcherson, who died recently, Town Administrator Butch Smith said A special election cannot be called. But the two remaining coun cilmen have different ideas about who should be appointed, and the mayor may have to cast the deciding vote. Dr. Tom Bolling said he believes the replacement ought to be Kathleen McMillian since she was the next highest voter getter in the last election. The vote totals were: Paul Smith, 266, Robert Ormand, 189, Tom Bolling, 184, Kathleen McMillian, 180, and Charles Blackwell, 148 Robert Ormand said he intends to nominate Charles Blackwell, his running mate in the last election. "He served four years (on town council) before,” Ormand said. “He is a businessman in town." Ormand said he believes Blackwell would be good for Columbus. “We are trying to work for the betterment of the town," he said “We are trying to get people to work together ” Mayor Smith said he hopes Bolling and Ormand will come to an agreement. “If they can’t, I’ll have to decide," he said. “I don't know whether they'll get together Continued On Back Page Engaged Christine Ellen Alpert of Milford, Michigan and Kevin Michael Weis of Roy Oak. Michigan are engaged and planning an April, 1991 wedding as announced by her parents, Paul and Carol Alpert of Tryon. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Charles and Joan Weis of Royal Oak, Michigan. The bride-elect is a 1985 graduate of Milford High School and attends Oakland Community College part time, where she is majoring in business. She is employed as a salesperson for Sherman's Shoes Her fiance graduated from Royal Oak Shrine High School in 1983 and earned his bachelor of arts degree in 1988 from Michigan State University. He is a second grade teacher with the Harper Woods School District and coaches football and baseball at Royal Oak Shrine High School. Bulletin Closed Columbus Day Because there will be no pasta! service, there will be no Tryon Daily Bulletin published Monday, Oct. 8, Columbus Day and the office will be closed. New Arrival Lisa and Scott Poteat are parents of a girl, Tabetha Dawn. She weighed 9 lbs. 315 oz, born Sept 15 at 8:38 a m. at Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville. She has a brother Jonathen Keith who is 2 years old. Maternal grandparents are Alton and Mary Lou Forrester of Columbus. Maternal great- grandparents are the late Jeff and Irene Hembree of Columbus and Raymond B. and Faye Forrester of Campobello, S.C. Paternal grandparents are Wanda English and Ronnie Poteat of Spartanburg, S.C. Paternal great-grandparents are Jessie and Ervin Poteat of Spartanburg, S.C. and Lucille English of Landrum, and John English of Land of Lake's. Men’s Bridge Results of the Tryon Men's Duplicate Bridge Club match at the home of Boyd Dunbar on Tuesday, Oct. 2nd were 1st, Tom Dustin and Tom Kofodimos, 2nd Bill Bley and Lou Pettit, 3rd Joe Doti and Bill Mayberry. The next match will be at the home of Tom Dustin on Tuesday, October 9th

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