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Founded Jan. .11. 1928 by Seth M. Vining
(( oitsolidated with the Polk County News 19551
Jet trey A. Byrd. Editor and Publisher
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The Tryon Daily Bulletin
Phone 859-9151
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16 Pages Today
Vol. 64 - No. 37
The weekend weather: Fri
day, high 78, low 55, hum. 82
percent; Saturday, high 77, low
65, hum. 58 percent and .03
inches of rain fell; Sunday, high
80, low -13, hum 76 percent and
.05 inches of rain fell.
In the continuing saga of nat
ural oddities, Van V. Dye of
Columbus brought out a walk
ing stick he owns last week for
our inspection. It has a face on
the handle. Mr. Dye collects
walking sticks as a hobby. His
collection consists of 400 sticks
from 12 different states, one
from Canada and one from
Portugal. Over 50 kinds of
wood are represented in his
collection.
Tlie Tryon Hounds will meet
at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at Fair-
view Grain Bins.
The Kiwanis Travelogue
Series continues Thursday night
at 8 p.m. at the Tryon Fine Arts
Center. The film to be shown
"attempts to dispel the myth of
a sunken continent and in so
doing, we discover that the real
story of Lost Atlantis is a
hundred times more mysterious
and fascinating than any myth
or legend." For more informa
tion, call 859-9016.
Clarence Wilson, Polk County
(Continued On Hack Page)
TRYON. N. C. 28782
Peach Blossom Alert
The peach orchards are now
in beautiful pink bloom in
South Carolina. Better see them
quick before the blossoms fall.
Good places are S.C. Hwy. 11
and on 1-26 heading toward
Spartanburg just before the
Hwy. 11 exit.
—Community Reporter
Area Sports
The Polk County men's tennis
team will play at R-S Central al
4 p.m. tomorrow.
The Polk County women's
soccer team will host a match
with Madison at Harmon Field
at 4 p.m.
The Landrum High School
baseball team will play Whit
mire in Landrum at 4 p.m.
tomorrow.
Landrum tennis team will
travel to Pendleton for matches
beginning at 4:30 p.m.
Easter Services
At Holy Cross
The Episcopal Church of the
Holy Cross will hold special
Easter Services at both the usual
service times of 8:30 a.m. and
10:30 a.m. A Solemn Proces
sion will take place at the 10:30
a.m. service. Joe Armbrust has
announced that the Easter Day
Anthem will be Come, ye faith
ful by R.S. Thatcher.
The public is invited to join in
this joyous celebration on Eas
ter morn.
—Community Reporter
TUESDAY. MARCH 26.1991
Sharon Elizabeth Stott
Stott-Gilliland
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Stott
of Columbus announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Sharon Elizabeth Stott to Wil
liam Keith Gilliland of Inman,
S.C., son of Mrs. Peggy Gilli
land of Inman, S.C. and the late
Bill Gilliland.
Miss Stott works at J.M.
Smith Corporation in Spartan
burg, S.C. She is the grandd
aughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Bcluc of Landrum and Mr. and
Mrs. W.H. Stott of Columbus.
Mr. Gilliland works at Mack
Fulbright Distributing Company
in Spartanburg, S.C. He is the
grandson of Betty Turner of
Cherokee Spring and the late
Tom Turner, and the late Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Gilliland of
Greenville, S.C.
The wedding is planned for
April 20, 1991 at the Hickory
Grove Baptist Church.
-’tie Per Cops
Senator Lists Info
On Jobs In Kuwait
On March 14, Senator Robert
C. Carpenter released informa
tion which may help those
interested in getting jobs or
contracting business in connec
tion with the estimated 100
billion dollar task of rebuilding
war-ravaged Kuwait.
"There’s been a lol of talk
about the massive effort it's
going to take to rebuild Kuwait,
and our office has been asked
by many in the district how the}
might become involved," Car
penter staled." The Kuwaili
government says it will favor
U.S. companies as it begins its
rebuilding program.
According to information
received by Carpenter’s office
from Sen. Helm's office in
Washington, the Dept, of Com
merce has established the Gulf
Reconstruction Center to serve
as an information clearinghouse
for businesses. The Center
number is: 202-377-5767.
The Army Corps of Engineers
is also handling much of the
contracting for the rebuilding ol
Kuwait's infra-structure Their
Wilmington office lists the fol
lowing numbers: Individuals
Seeking Employment
703-665-3935. Contractors
Seeking Design Work
703-665-3989.
Contractors Seeking Construc
tion Work 703-665-3683.
For more details, contact
Carpenter's Raleigh office
Monday evenings, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, at
919-733-5881.