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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.
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Tryon, N. C. 28782
The Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Caroline
Phone 859-9151
24 Pages Today
Vol. 63 — No. 196
TRYON. N.C. 28782
THURSDAY, NOV. 8.1990
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The weather Election Day was:
high 71, low 45, hum. 84 percent
and .12 inches of rain fell
overnight Monday.
Pearson's Falls will be
featured on TV tonight at 6:30
p.m. on the Carolina Journal
Show, South Carolina ETV
Network, Channel 49 or Channel
11 on Cencom Cable. This will be
‘he second appearance on TV this
fall for the local attraction.
Since the postal service will be
closed Monday for Veteran's
Day, there will be no Bulletin
published Monday and the
Bulletin office will be closed.
However, the Bulletin staff will
be working part of the day to
complete Tuesday’s paper so that
weekend news will be included.
There will be a ham and turkey
supper at the Pea Ridge
Community Building Saturday
from 4 to 8 p.m.
That same night, the
Thermal Belt Rotary Club will be
hosting its annual Potato Bake
from 5 to 8 p.m.
William E. Leverette Jr., a
retired professor of history from
Furman University, will discuss
the Victorian era today at the
Lanier Library 11 a.m
Dr. Douglas Rayner of Wofford
College will describe a survey he
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No Bulletin Monday
The U.S. Postal Service will be
closed Monday in honor of
Veteran’s Day, and there will be
no Monday Bulletin published.
The Bulletin Office will be
closed Monday as well.
The Bulletin staff, however,
will be working part of the day
Monday to complete Tuesday’s
paper to be sure to include
weekend news.
Ordination Of
Keith Crain
Sunday evening of Nov. 11th at
6 p.m. Keith Crain will be
ordained to the full ministry of
The Church ol the Brethren by
the Mill Creek Church of the
Brethren.
Those participating in the
service will be Rev. Jeff Parson,
the Conference Chairman on
Ministry, Rev. Joe Rinehart,
pstor of The Spindale Church of
The Brethren and pastor Charles
Rinehart. Rev. Rinehart states
what a joy it is to be able to
ordain one of our own.
Pastor Rinehart gives a cordial
welcome for attendance for this
special event.
Clarke Plans Party
Jamie Clarke has invited all his
supporters to a “Thank You”
party Friday, Nov. 9, 7 p.m. to
10:30 p.m. at the National Guard
Armony in Asheville, which is
Icoated on Brevard Rd. (NC 191)
and Sardis Rd.
For more information, please
call 859-9837. — Reporter
Employee Of The Month
Rachel 0. Underwood has been
honored by Kangaroo Products
Company, Columbus as
Employee of the Month for
October.
She is a native of Columbus,
and graduated from Stearns
School and Polk Central High.
Her secretarial diploma was
earned at Cecil’s Business
College in Spartanburg. She is a
member of Peniel Baptist
Church.
Rachel joined Kangaroo in
February, 1982 and has risen
through the ranks to become
Executive Secretary. She
administers Kangaroo’s Special
Representative program for field
sales and manages Inquiry
Entry. She is legendary for her
accuracy and for her efficiency in
operating computer programs. In
customer relations, she is
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It’s McCormack,
Deck, And Cochran
No one rang the courthouse bell
in Columbus election night.
Usually the Republicans, or the
Democrats, after the final tallies
are in, parade over to the historic
courthouse building and yank the
belltower rope, sending the
message of their victory peeling
out for all within hearing
distance.
Not this year. For the first time
Registrar Dale Edwards can ever
remember, Polk County voters
split their decision, sending one
Republican and two Democrats
to sit on the county board.
“I didn’t even think about the
bell until I got home,” board
chairman Jeannie Martin, a
Republican, said Wednesday.
“It’s just something that’s
always been done. But who really
won? No one rang the bell,
because no one really felt they
could.”
The Republicans, with Tim
McCormack as the top vote
getter, retain a majority on the
Polk County Board of
Commissioners.
The Democrats, with former
commissioner Carson Deck
finishing second, and Sue
Cochran winning the third seat,
won two out of three seats in this
election year.
McCormack and Deck, by
virtue of their first and second
place finishes, won four year
terms. Cochran won a two-year
term and will stand for" re-
election in 1992, along with
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