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34 Pages Today
Vol. 64 - No. 48
The weather Tuesday: high
81, low 59, hum. 52 percent,
and .13 inches of rain had
fallen by 7 a.m. Wednesday.
Quote for the day: "There arc
two kinds of people in the
world - those who like to say
there are two kinds of people in
the world, and those that don't."
The Polk County Community
Foundation's Dutch Treat
Luncheon is tomorrow at noon
at The Vineyard.
Golfers are registering now
for the 3rd Annual Kiwanis
Golf For Youth Tournament to
be held at Red Fox Country
Club April 29. Applications are
available at The Tryon Daily
Bulletin and from any Kiwa-
nian. Deadline to register is
Friday, April 26.
"The Dynamic Breakers" will
return to the Tryon Youth Cen
ter Saturday, April 13 for a
rhythm, beach and blues concert
performance sponsored by the
Polk Jaycees. For more infor
mation, call Hov McClure at
457-4405.
The Foothills Humane
Society Annual Auction will be
held Saturday, April 13 at the
new Antique Mall in Landrum.
The Polk County Planning
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TRYON, N. C. 28782
Polk Central
Principal Resigns
Polk Central Principal
Richard Hitch resigned effec
tive June 30.
Hitch's replacement will be
the principal of the new Polk
County High School when it
opens, Polk County Schools
Supt. James F. Causby said
Tuesday.
"He's a very fine principal and
we're pleased with the job he
did," said Dr. Causby of Hitch's
three years as Polk Central's
principal.
Dr. Causby declined to dis
cuss the details of the resigna
tion which were taken up in
executive session with the Polk
County Board of Education
Monday. Hitch could not be
reached by presstime.
Whoever is hired as Polk
Central principal for the
1991-92 school year will go on
to be the principal of Polk
County High School when it
opens in 1992, Dr. Causby said.
Tryon High School principal
Johnny Summers plans to retire
by then, he said.
Dr. Causby also could not
comment on reasons for reliev
ing Polk Central wrestling
coach Larry Foster of his extra
duty as wrestling coach. Foster
is also an In-School Suspension
teacher at Polk Central.
Other resignations accepted
by the school board following
executive session are: Carl
Neely, Tryon Elementary cus
todian; Stokes Shehan, Indus-
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THURSDAY, APRIL 11,1991
Sue Hipps
(Photo by Robert F. Hunter
Favorite TLT
Commedienne Returns
Sue Hipps, long a mainstay of
Tryon Little Theatre, is cast as
Mrs. Akins, a cemetery-plot
salesperson, in Call Me Madam
Active in Tryon Little Tlieatcr
from the time of its inception,
Sue has played 27 roles,
directed two productions,
served as a board member for
several terms, and as President
for two years. Asked about her
role in Send Me No Flowers,
Sue says, "It is a fun part in a
fun show."
Selling cemetery-plots
doesn't sound like a fun-filled
occupation, but see the play and
watch how a talented com
edienne handles such assign
ments with aplomb in an unor
thodox manner.
To obtain tickets by mail prior
to the opening of the box-
office, please use the order form
printed in this paper.
—Community Reporter
20e Per Copy
Tryon Estates Has
Loan Commitment
The parent company of Tryon
Estates, ACTS Inc., has
received a loan commitment
and company officials say con-
struction on the Columbus pro
ject should be underway again
by early May.
Construction had slowed
nearly to a halt on Tryon
Estates, the "lifecare" commu
nity being built on 215 acres off
Peniel Road, after construction
financing with First Union
National Bank was pulled last
fall.
Concerned residents gathered
in February at the Tryon Fine
Arts Center were told by corpo
rate officials that new financing
would be in place in April. It
now appears that is the case.
Ed Romanow is vice president
for development with Total
Care Systems, the firm which
manages ACTS' 14 other reti
rement communities. Roma
now said Wednesday that "a
binding commitment" has been
signed for a large financing of
ACTS' corporate debt.
Letters mailed Wednesday to
the 157 families which have
reserved apartments at Tryon
Estates say that financing
agreement is with "a leading
Pennsylvania pension fund."
Romanow said the agreement
signed specifically forbids the
disclosure of the lender's name
until after closing, which is
scheduled for the last week in
April.
"Based on my knowledge ... I
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