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12 Pages Today
Vol. 53 — No. 118
No official weather report for
Tuesday, but it was hot again.
July of 1980 is now at its halfway
point and may be remembered as
the hottest July on record.
Richard Queen, the hostage
freed by the Iranians because his
illness baffled them, is suffering
from multiple sclerosis, his
doctors announced Tuesday.
The N. C. Supreme Court
Tuesday reversed four decisions
of State Insurance Commissioner
John Ingram — all four involving
rate increases that Ingram had
denied and the state Court of
Appeals had upheld.
The 33rd annual Southern
Highland Handicraft Guild Fair
is at the Asheville Civic Center.
Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
daily.
Beauford Barnette of 2nd
Street, Tryon was rushed to St.
Luke’s Hospital late Tuesday
afternoon. He was transferred to
Winston-Salem from St Luke’s
Hospital According to reports
Mr Barnette suffered bums on
his chest and arms. He
reportedly was smoking in bed
and the bed clothing caught on
fire.
Tonight from 6:30 to 8 p.m. is
the Lamb or Chicken Dinner at
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TRYON. N. C 28782
Jerry Hensley
Going To
West Henderson
Jerry Hensley, teacher and
coach at Polk Central High
School, has resigned in order to
accept a position at West
Henderson High School where he
will serve as assistant football
coach, be in charge of in school
suspensions and have other
administrative duties. He will
join former Polk Central coach,
Bernie Drake.
Mr. Hensley said that he felt
like it was a good opportunity to
work into school administration.
He said that he had really
enjoyed his years in Polk County
and felt that Polk County has the
greatest kids in the world He
said that he loved them all and
would really miss them.
Mr. Hensley is a 1964 graduate
of Polk Central High School and a
1969 graduate of Western
Carolina University. He received
his Masters in Biology from
Converse in 1971 and his masters
in Education from Western
Carolina in 1973. He taught at
Stearns School for 4 years and at
Polk Central High School for the
past 8 years.
In addition to his teaching
duties Mr. Hensley has served as
an assistant football coach all 12
years. This past year he was the
head track coach and had an
outstanding squad. He has served
as head girls basketball coach,
head baseball coach, and as golf
coach. In addition he has served
as head basketball coach for the
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THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1980
Softball Tournament
This weekend the Landrum
Softball League will hold its
league tournament. Details of the
tournament will not be determin
ed until after Thursday night’s
final regular season games.
Tentative plans are to play four
games Friday night and three
games Saturday night.
At Morgan Chapel
The Youth Choir of the First
Baptist Church of Lyman will be
coming to Morgan Chapel Baptist
Church, Sunday night, July 20 at
7:30. Ralph Hipp is the pastor and
T. J. Huskey is the choir director.
Senior League
Is Eliminated
The Polk County Senior League
All-Stars lost 7-3 Monday to
Cherryville and 3-1 Tuesday to
Harris Shiloh. Jeff Sherer and
Darrell Price pitched for the Polk
County team which committed
too many errors to win. Herman
Scruggs said that the boys did
exceptionally well for their first
venture in a number of years into
Senior League and that he was
proud of them. It was a double
elimination tournament
The Little League All-Stars will
play at Harmon Field this year in
a double elimination tournament
which begins July 21st. The first
game will be at 4 p m between
Rutherfordton and Forest City
and at 6 p.m. Polk County plays
Harris Shiloh. Green Creek drew
a first round bye.
Price 10c Per Cop;
Local Artist’s Works
At Landrum Library
Evelyn Sandels of Tryon is the
featured artist at the Landrum
Library from July 18 to 31,
sponsored by the Landrum
Friends of the Library.
Mrs. Sandels and her husband
came to Tryon nine years ago
from Hinsdale, Illinois. She was
then painting in oils and studied
with Jessie Munich of LaGrange,
Ill. and with Charles Vicqery.
Since coming to North Carolina
she has been working in water
colors and studying at the Tryon
Painters and Sculptors at the
Fine Arts Center where her work
has been exhibited.
“Overview” Project
About 50 people attended the
Overview" Project report Tues
day night at the Polk County
and Youth Center in Colum? H
Those present took
mentioned in the survey
discussed them in smaller Li,
and in some instances _ grou P s
with some recommn « m . e U P
The leaders of the vario^* 1 * 008 *
for discussion were Ha^
employment and olanni bvans .
lard Womack, educa^
^ker, government
order; Mrs. Alfred and
recreation and youth M Page .
Dobbin, health and t ’ J oel
Culberson, p^ fusing,
vices and proen,™ “ k**. se-
polution anden& and
discussions are S n ' ;nt -
“ d “ d *111 be mad?
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