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16 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 225
TRYON. N. C 28782
MONDAY, DEC.30,1991
20C Per ( op'
The weather Thursday, high
53, low 24, hum. 58 percent.
Drive-time radio listeners in
Denver, Colorado recently had
a chance to contemplate small
town life while staring out their
windshields at holiday traffic
jams.
Copley Radio Network edi
tor Kevin Mahady sent out on
Copley's 1,100 station Wireless
Hash Dec. 19 an item on the
World's Smallest Newspaper:
"If there were a daily newspaper
Printed in Andy Griffith's
layberry, it would probably
look a lot like the Tryon, North
Carolina Daily Bulletin." It
continues with such startling
revelations as that the Bulletin
is "full of small town news."
Denise Henley, afternoon DJ
of a Peoria radio station, called
and did a pleasant interview
with us, as did Modesto, Cal.
and San Diego, Cal. on-air
personalities.
The hi-out-therc-in-radio-
land award, though, goes to the
"drive time" pair in Denver. In
that hey-aren't-we-exciting
voice, the one dude read the
script. "If there were a daily
newspaper in Andy Griffith's
Mayberry....
"And with us now is Jeff
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On Dean's List
Tlie following students have
qualified for Appalachian State
University's Dean's List. Stu
dents must attain a 3.25 grade
point average on a 4.0 scale and
carry at least 12 hours of aca
demic credit to qualify for this
honor.
From Tryon: Leigh Renae
Dusenbury, sophomore, major
ing in English, Secondary edu
cation; Amanda Lynn Ligon,
junior, majoring in Biology/
Preprofessional & Paramedic.
From Lynn: Misha Lynn
McEntyre, freshman, majoring
in Mathematics, secondary
education.
—Community Reporter
New Arrival
Mr. and Mrs. James A. War
ren of Lake Lanier, arc parents
of a daughter, Kayla Morgan,
bom Dec. 22 at Pardee Memo
rial Hospital. She weiglied 4
lbs. 14 ozs.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas A. Warren of
Tryon. Great-grandmother is
Mrs. Thelma "Beth" Helms of
Landrum.
Maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin A. Gardner of
Charlotte. Great-grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Zenus Tarlton
of Matthews, N.C.
Bids are now being accepted
on pottery from Little Mountain
Pottery in a silent auction at the
Polk County Library. The pro
ceeds will enable the library to
purchase books and eauioment.
Lady Wolverines
Win Classic Opener
The Lady Wolverines won
their opener of the Blue Devil
Classic Thursday afternoon,
defeating Swain 44-42.
Polk's Jenny McGrane scored
the first basket at the 7:16 mark.
Swain went ahead 5-4 at the
4:38 mark. Leah Justice tied the
score at 5 with a foul shot with
3:56 to go in the quarter. Swain
tied it again at 7 at the 1:32
mark. The Wolverines pulled
ahead 12-10 to the end first
quarter scoring.
Swain tied the score at 12 in
the first minute of the second
quarter. The Wolverines made a
run on three straight baskets by
Jenny McGrane at the 5:03
mark to go ahead 22-15. Swain
was able to narrow the lead to
three at the end of the quarter,
giving Polk Co. a 22-19 half-
time edge.
Swain scored the first basket
of the third quarter to make the
score 22-21. Polk County
pulled ahead 28-21 on baskets
by Jenny McGrane and Leah
Justice and free throws by Amy
Dotson and Blythe Edwards.
The Wolverines held Swain
scoreless until the 19 second
mark, ending the third quarter
28-23.
In the fourth quarter, Swain
closed the gap quickly on a
basket and foul shot to make the
score 28-26. Three scores in a
row by Jenny McGrane and
Neysa Callahan put Polk
County ahead 34-26 with seven
minutes left in the game. The
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Wolverines Lose
A Heartbreaker
The Wolverine men fell to
Swain 75-74 in the closing
seconds of the opening round of
the Blue Devil Classic Thurs
day afternoon.
The first quarter was one of
playing catch up for Polk
County. Swain jumped out to an
8-2 lead with 3:59 remaining in
the quarter. The Wolverines
fought back with baskets by
Otis Miller at the 3:26 mark and
William Burnett at the 2:29
mark. Dwight Canady tied the
score at 8 with 2:03 to go on
foul shots. Swain pulled ahead
again, ending the first quarter
with a 13-8 lead.
Polk County came roaring
back in the second quarter,
going ahead 14-13 at the 7:18
mark on a basket by Rob Phil
lips. Swain took the lead again
at the 6:37 mark, 17-14. Then,
Otis Miller hit a three point
basket to tie the score at 17 and
it was all Polk County the rest
of the quarter. Otis had another
three pointer at the 5:25 mark,
Larry Fagan hit three pointer at
the 3:11 mark and William
Burnett had a three pointer at
the 2:43 mark to help put the
Wolverines up by 10 at half-
time, 42-32.
The third quarter saw Polk
County maintaining their lead
until Swain held the Wolverines
scoreless for the last three min
utes of the quarter. Polk held
on for a 53-52 advantage going
into the final period of play.
The first basket of the fourth
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