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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
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Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Caroline
Phone 859-9151
12 Pages Today
Vol. 63 - No. 238
The weather Thursday: high
53, low 37, hum. 76 percent. And
by 7 a.m. Friday, a drenching 1.3
inches of rain had fallen.
The Church of the Holy Cross is
in the process of forming a search
committee to find and hire a new
rector for the church. The Vestry
was informed in a meeting with
the Bishop Jan. 8 that the process
will likely take six to nine
months.
The old Duke Power building
was up when the crowds went by
on their way to Tryon
Elementary School in the
morning last Wednesday, and
down before the final bell rang
that afternoon. The new building
sure improves the scenery in that
part of town, and the final
landscaping isn’t even done yet.
St. Luke's broke ground for its
new Intensive Care Unit in a
ceremony Thursday. It is reas
suring to everyone to know the
hospital is growing and becoming
better able to serve the
community with each passing
year _ an d doing so under some
tough circumstances.
For those of you who have
always wanted to attend a
meeting of the Polk County Board
of Education, but had to attend
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TRYON. N. C. 28782
Fire Injuries
Children In Pea Ridge
A tragic afternoon fire leveled
a Pea Ridge home on Wednesday
afternoon and sent two children
to the hospital with burn injuries.
The home, which was occupied
by Larry and Betty Ann Denton,
burned at about 4 p.m.
The Denton's 16 year old
daughter. Glenda, had just come
home from school with her 8 year
old brother, Lewis. Glenda said
that she was cold and decided to
build a fire, finable to get the fire
to start, she says that she
sprayed a small amount of
kerosene onto the wood and lit it.
just as a draft came down the
chimney and blew the fire into
her and her brother.
Glenda says that the first thing
that went through her mind was
what she learned in school, to
stop, drop and ’'oil, which she did,
taking her little brother with her.
The children are in stable
condition at St. Luke's Hospital.
Lewis suffered burns to the
chest, arms and face, and Glenda
was burned on her arms and face.
A Community effort is
underway to raise money and
clothing donations for the family,
who lost everything they owned
in the fire.
Anyone interested in helping
should contact the pastor of the
Tryon 7th Day Adventist Church
at 894-3677; or Mrs. Kutcher at
894-2341 or Mrs. Strickland at 803-
592-2152. — Reporter
MONDAY. JAN. 14. 1991
Shepard Heading To
Presidential Classroom
Ladd Wilkie Shepard, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shepard. Jr. of
Tryon, will be attending the
Presidential Classroom in
Washington, D.C.. January 19-26,
1991.
The Presidential Classroom is
a program designed to enable
students to interact with
government leaders and elected
officials. The students attend
seminars that are instructed by
leaders in government, the
military, the media, and the
foreign diplomatic corps.
Crossfire sessions allow students
to debate current issues. Cacus
meetings allow students to
exchange ideas and disucss the
seminars. Capitol Hill visits
allow students to converse with
their Representatives and
Senators.
Ladd is a Senior at Tryon High
School. He is the President of the
Student Council, the Secretary
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FENCE Fund Drive
Draws To A Close
Help! As the year 1990 drew to a
close, we at FENCE (Foothills
Equestrian Nature Center*
became increasingly aware that
the FENCE Fund Drive Horse
just may not make it over the
Fund Drive hurdles in 1990. In the
last communication, we were
able to report that we were 2 a of
the way over the hurdles
Unfortunately, we have fallen
short this goal. At the close of
1990, we had received a total of
$25,000. That is $5,000 short of our
$30,000 goal.
We are making a final plea to
the Tryon community. Help bring
our Fund Drive horse over the
financial hurdles and bring it
safely to ground. To those of you
who have already contributed,
whether it was a gift specifically
designated for a special project
or a copntribution to the general
operating fund — Thank You!
Those who have just not had the
time to sit down and write that
check, please do it now! We need
your support.
Send your contributions to:
FENCE, 500 Hunting Country
Road, Tryon. N.C. 28782 —
Reporter
Meeting Place Bridge
The results of the Wednesday
afternoon Meeting Place Bridge
Club are: 1st Jack Davis. 2nd
Thelma Anderson. 3rd Elizabeth
Davis