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VoL 53 — No 235
TRYON. N C 28782 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7.1981
12 Pages Today
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Weather Monday: high 42. low
16 More cold weather is
predicted
Bitter Cold has gripped the
eastern half of the nation
South Carolina Senator Strom
Thurman was elected president
pro tempore of the U. S. Senate
Monday as the 97th Congress was
convened. Thurmond’s new
position makes him third in line
to the president. Republicans are
in control of the Senate for the
first time in 26 years. Democrat
Thomas P. O’Neill was re-elected
speaker of the House of the
Representatives where the
Democrats still outnumber the
Republicans.
The Lamb or Chicken Dinner at
St. Luke C.M E Church is
Thursday from 6:30 to8 p m
Evangelist Lester Roloff is at
the Grace Baptist Church tonight
at 7:30
A name omitted from the Two-
Gallon Club list at the recent visit
of the Red Cross Bloodmobile
was that of William C. Hague.
Tryon.
Mrs Lillie P. Owens has
returned to her home in
Columbus after visiting her
daughter and son-in-law'. Mr. and
Mrs Tom Hall and children,
Page and Todd, in Eden.
Freshman Program
At Isothermal
The Polk County Campus of
Isothermal Community College
will offer a complete Freshman
(daytime) program this fall Dr.
Gordon Pyle, Vice President of
the college and campus director
announced today. There will be a
core of full time, highly qualified,
broadly educated faculty
members who will teach and
assist in the coordination and
quality control of courses offered
on the campus and at various
places throughout the county
Plans have been made for the
development of a library and
some new classrooms-
construction will start within the
next two weeks. “Parking space
will be our biggest problem” Pyle
said. “We are studying ways to
make maximum use of existing
parking areas.”
Courses are presently being
planned for the fields of business,
social science, music (including
piano), English. foreign
languages, mathematics,
psychology and the humanities
Students will be able to take a full
16-18 credit hour load during the
five day week. Saturday classes
may also be offered if the
demand is there All college
parallel courses and programs
will be transferable The college
will initially emphasize
programs in Business
Administration and the Liberal
Arts Later, in the occupational
fields, experiments with
"related” on the job training will
Continued On Back Page
School Board Hears
Of Auditorium Plans
The Tryon Board of Education
met 5 January 1981 at 7:30 p.m.
with all present The audit report
was presented and the
recommendations were read.
Carroll Scoggins reported on
the building program; he met
with Mr. Brannon on 16
December, 1980 and the following
action was proposed: 1. Modify
the loading dock by making it
narrower and putting stairs
beside it; 2. Study a complete
new sound system, and a lighting
and projector room; 3. Drop
ceilings, add catwalk for
changing light bulbs and monitor
speaker; 4 Discuss ticket booth;
5. Complete rewiring in
auditorium and classrooms; 6.
Modify heating system
Action was taken on the
Trowbridge Trust Dissolution,
tabled last meeting to enable the
Board to study the
recommendation James Cowan
moved to accept the dissolution of
the Trust, which would give
Tryon Schools and the Lanier
Library each $500
Work has progressed on the
new heating system in the Middle
School during vacation and will
progress over the teachers'
workshop January 15 and 16. and
upon the weekend following
After a brief executive session,
Mr Scoggins moved that the
Board meet on the first Monday
of each month at 7:30 p m This
was passed. — League of Women
voters Observer
Heart Chairman
For Corporation
Malcolm Wiltshire, president
of the Polk County Heart Associa
tion announces the appointment
of Carroll Brady as Corporations
and Industries Chairman in the
1981 Heart Fund Campaign in
accepting the appointment Mr.
Brady commented, "At a time
when Government is expected to
reduce its funding of many
research and development
projects, the Heart Association
will become increasingly
dependent on support from
private industry Private
Industry in return receives the
benefit of programs to reduce
premature death and disability
from cardiovascular disease, as
well as rehabilitation programs
designed to return heart attack
victims to an active life."
Mr Brady and his family have
been a part of the Tryon business
community for many years
Countv Fund Raising Chairman,
Vernon C. Johnson, in comment
ing on Mr Brady's acceptance of
the appointment said. "The Polk
County Heart Association is
fortunate to have Mr Brady
accept this - phase of the
campaign."
Ray Pace and family have
returned home to Michigan after
visting his mother. Mrs. Myrtle
R Pace and family in Tryon
7th & Sth Basketball
Thursday
Polk Central at Campobello
Landrum at Tryon