90 ro^ 1 Koi ^ hi- U 0 c ol.'J’‘ B ' )S, 23122 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. O. Box 790 Tryon, N. C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin * (USPS 643-360) * 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 20^ Per Copy 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 Contionued On Back Page 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 Continued On Back Page 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 Continued On Back Page

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