POLK LIBRARY 11 r.ov 91 KY. , P.U4 h'AI.W! ST. COLUMBUS, K 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 28 Pages Today Vol. 63 — No. 204 The weather report for Tuesday was unavailable. Several weekend newspapers carried reports on Polk County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. James S. Causby. Causby won statewide recognition after being named the N.C. Superintendent of the Year. The Charlotte Observer featured Causby’s story on the front page, including a color picture of the superintendent walking with 13-year-old Derrick Stover. The Asheville Citizen and the Observer cited Causby’s achievements as leading a school merger, passing a $14 million school bond issue in a community heavily populated with retirees, overseeing a 30-point gain in SAT scores, and cutting the county drop-out rate in half. The Tryon Crafts Christmas Sale will be held Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Shop in the Fine Arts Center. Tickets are now on sale for “The Many Faces of Christmas,” the 1990 Christmas Concert of the Tryon Community Chorus Inc. All proceeds go to the Rotary Scholarship Fund. The box office is now open for Continued On Back Page TRYON. N. C 28782 Polk Sign Panel Reports A committee charged with updating Polk County’s sign ordinance made its first report to county commissioners Monday. Leo Baird, co-chairman of the 12-member panel that the planning and zoning board appointed several weeks ago, made the report. It was the last meeting for a majority of Polk County Board of Commissioners, however, and Baird said he will most likely have to brief the board again when the new members are seated next month. W. Kenneth Faulkner and Rachel Ramsey, who were defeated in the Nov. 6 election, and Henry S. Huntsinger, who did not seek another term, will all step down at the next commission meeting. Tim McCormack, Sue Cochran and Carson Deck will be seated on the newly organized board. “A new sign ordinance is something Polk County really needs,” said Jeannie R. Martin, who chairs the board. “It’s a time-consuming thing this committee has undertaken, to try to meet everyone’s needs. “They are trying to be sure that the needs businesses have for signs are met and at the same time protect the general citizenry’s right to have the aesthetic qualities of their area protected.” A chairman and vice chairman for the board of commissioners Continued On Back Page WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21,1990 Protective Mother In “Steel Magnolias” Inky Cloud Inky Cloud, in her 16th performance with TLT, is cast as M’Lynn Eatenton in “Steel Magnolias," the coming attraction at TFAC. Inky last appeared in the highly acclaimed “Call Me Madam,” playing the title role. The role of M’Lynn is a difficult one, perhaps the most challenging Inky has faced as a dramatic actress. As portrayed by playwright Robert Harling (who says M’Lynn is a true-to-life rendering of his own mother), she is a no-nonsense, socially prominent career woman with three children, including a lovable yet headstrong daughter who is a diabetic, and a difficult husband. We first meet M’Lynn in the Continued On Back Page 20C Per Copy Seminar On Prayer The Rev. Buddy Freeman, associate director of admissions for Gardner-Webb College, will lead a seminar on prayer Sunday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at Columbus Baptist Church. Buddy Freeman is sharing with others what he has learned from over three years of studying about prayer and participating in praying. He firmly believes that praying is the most important work of the Christian. He teaches that prayer is life’s valuabk resource for victorious Christia 1 living. Buddy is invited to lead youth, adults, and singles prayer retreats for churches in both Carolinas, he is in demand as a speaker about prayer during church services and conferences as far away as Orlando. Fla. In his presentations, he instructs how to have a more meaningful prayer life as well as encouraging people to walk more deeply with God in prayer. His sense of humor, along with his deep convictions, are always appreciated by those who participate in his conferences and worship services. You are invited to bring your Bible and to enter into this seminar. — Reporter. Thanksgiving Service The churches of Tryon invite you to a community-wide, ecumenical Thanksgiving worship service to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve at the First Baptist Church in Tryon.

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