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^Wf LIBRARY cwaiBus 04 ‘''''‘ ! '" ER » N c ^1 noy 91 ST. 28722 2nd Class Postage Paid at Tryon, North, Carolina 28782 and additional post offices. Postmaster: send address changes to The Tryon Daily Bulletin, P.O. Box 790, Tryon, N.C. 28782 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 (USPS 643-360) is published daily except Sat. and Sun. for S35 per year. 106 N. Trade St., P.O. Box 790, Tryon, N.C. 28782 The Tryon Daily Bulletin Printed In the THERMAL BELT of Western North Carolina Phone 859-9151 12 Pages Today Vol. 64 - No. 55 TRYON. N. C. 28782 TUESDAY, APRIL 23,1991 20e Per Copy The weekend weather: Friday, high 77, low 53, hum. 68 per cent, and .81 inches of rain fell ; Saturday, high 71, low 47, hum. 65 percent, and .42 inches of rain fell; Sunday, high 64, low 47, hum. 48 percent, and 1.16 inches of rain fell. The weatherman favored the 45th running of the Block House Steeplechase. Even the last to pack up and head home after Saturday's Block House Steeplechase had time to get indoors before the rain started falling Saturday afternoon. Jamaica Bay of Augustin Stables of Pennsylvania won the featured race and most of the $20,000 purse before a crowd estimated at somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 spectators. The Sierra Club has given Glenn Otto Mittelstadt a plaque in recognition of his owning the largest tree in Spartanburg and Union counties. Mittelstadt's tree, a beechnut with a 170-inch trunk circumference, has shaded a homeplace in Gowansville for an estimated 175 years. "That tree has been the only air-conditioning that house has (Continued On Back Page) Operate State Line Nets 31 Arrests A cooperative effort between law enforcement officers of two states and six public agencies netted 31 arrests for alcohol and drug-related offenses Friday in Tryon. Tryon Police Chief Nathan Shields said the special, two- slate operation was put together by N.C. Alcohol Law Enforce ment officer Tim Swain. Shields said Tryon officials had asked for help with problems including drinking and driving, sales of alcoholic beverages to minors, and drugs. "It has been happening a lot and people have been getting away," Shields said. "If a Tryon officer stops one car, he has to work on that case for two hours. During that time, a lot can basically get away." Friday night from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturday, Shields said the odds turned sharply in favor of law enforcement officers. Officers with the N.C. Alco hol Law Enforcement Division, District X, and S.C. ABC, Dis- tric IV, conducted the oper ation. They checked estab lishments selling alcoholic beverages to detect sales to minors and any other illegal sales. Meanwhile, the N.C. and S.C. highway patrols each had offi cers patroling, as did the Tryon police. The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation also had offi cers involved in Operation State (Continued On Back Page) Phil and Gaye Johnson Johnsons To Perforin At I.C.C. Campus Day Phil and Gaye Johnson, well known local musicians, will perform at I.C.C. Polk County Campus Day, Sunday May 5 at the Polk County Campus of Isothermal Community College, on Hwy. 108 in Columbus. Hours of the outdoor event are from 2 to 5 p.m. The public is invited. The Johnsons play everything from traditional country music to Western swing, bluegrass and country rock. Gaye plays guitar and does lead vocals and Phil plays guitar, mandolin and har monica. Phil and Gaye Johnson are nationally famous, having appeared on national radio and TV. They also have released two albums, Cornbread and Sweetmilk and Mountain Flower. The free entertainment will include many other talented (Continued On Back Page) Lady Wolverines In Volunteer Classic The Polk County Lady Wol verine Track Team traveled to Knoxville, Tenn, on Saturday, April 20 where they partici pated in the Volunteer Classic head at the University of Ten nessee. Karen Godlock took Sth place in the Mile Run with a time of 5:17.07. The 3200 Meter Relay Team place 6th with a time of 10:07.90. Team members are Karen Godlock, Pat McEntyre, Lesley Carter and Jenny McGrane. —Community Reporter Radio Club The Thermal Belt Amateur Radio Club will meet at noon on Wednesday, April 24 at the Western Steer on Hwy. 108 in Columbus. All members as well as those interested in Ham Radio are encouraged to attend. The TBARC Net is held on Mondays starting at 7:30 p.m. using the NOSARG repeater on 145.150 mHz. Hams in the area are asked to participate in this important emergency commu nications program. —Community Reporter Meet Tonight Tryon City Lodge #518 P.H.F. & A.M. will meet tonight (Tuesday) at 8 p.m. All master masons are asked to be present. —Robert Fox, WM; George R Fant, Sec.
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