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Vol. 65 - No. 127
The weather Friday: high 85,
low 66, hum. 60 percent, and
.35 inches of rain fell; Satur
day, high 94, low 67, hum. 60
percent; Sunday, high 94, low
67, hum. 62 percent.
William Woody is a year
older, (forty three) and his
friends surprised him with a
party at Jerrie Beresford's house
Saturday night.
Tim Brannon, who along with
William was one of the original
"well dwellers" in days of yore,
attempted with his present to
solve William's house hunting
problems. He gave him an
inflatable house, to be plunked
down wherever the wind blows.
The Stone Hedge Inn was the
site of an exhibition of indoor
and outdoor sculpture by
Daingerfield Ashton, Mayo
Mac Boggs, Philip Dusen-
bury, and Winston Wingo Sat-
urdav afternoon.
Among the highlights:
Daingerfield's charging for his
sculpture "by the pound."
Bill Hague has been head
ing up a project for the Tryon
Kiwanis Club's in which resi
dents are asked to donate extra
grocery coupons for distribution
to families with children.
Hague says the Polk County
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TRYON. N C 28782
Arson On Peniel Rd.
Being Investigated
Arson is suspected in the fire
which destroyed the interior of
a Peniel Road house Friday.
The owners of the home at
622 Peniel Road, Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Kempton, had left town
Thursday evening al 6 p.m.
On Friday evening at 8:16, the
Polk County Sheriffs Depart
ment received a call about the
fire.
When investigators arrived,
they found a trail of liquid from
the kitchen door to the burned
out bedrooms, and a newspaper
which was used to start the
blaze, Chief Deputy Calvin
Atkins said Monday.
"The fire had smothered itself
out," he said. But smoke, fire,
and heat damage had claimed
about 90 percent of the interior
and contents of the house,
Atkins said.
Atkins said some sort of liq
uid was poured in each bed-
room, on the beds, and a trail of
liquid was poured through the
hallway to the kitchen door,
where the fire was apparently
set.
Tlie State Bureau of Investi
gation and Polk County Sher
iffs Department are investigat
ing. Atkins said they have no
suspects at this time.
Kempton works in construc
tion management with Tryon
Estates.
New Arrival
A son was born Saturday,
Aug. 3, 1991 to Earl and Jean
nie Chandler of Saluda.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 6,1991
4-11 Mini-Campers
Annual 4-H
Mini-Campout
Michael Goodwin (left) is
checking off items during the
scavenger hunt, while Hannah
Wolfe, Tanya Beaver and J R.
Page keep a "close eye" on their
progress. This activity was part
of the third annual 4-H Mini-
Campout held at the 4-H Cen
ter in Columbus.
Seven Seek Office
In Columbus
Five men have filed for two
scats on the Columbus Town
Council.
They are: the incumbent, Dr.
Thomas Bolling, James Chris
topher, Mark West, Quinton
Arledge, and Robbie Hutcher
son.
Mayor Paul Smith will be
challenged by former mayor
Kathleen McMillian.
20C Per I opt
Tryon Incumbents
Face No Opposition
The only real question before
Tryon voters in the upcoming
town council elections is: Who
will win a four-year term.
Incumbent councilmen Ellis
Fincher and William McFarland
Jr. have no challengers. The top
vote getter of the two will win a
four year term, and the other a
two year term.
Mayor Bob Neely also faces
no opposition in the upcoming
election.
S.C. Man Charged
In Moonshine Sale
Tryon Police officers Curtis
Abrams and Mike Lawing
arrested a Spartanburg man
Saturday night after discovering
moonshine.
The officers were driving by
the gravel parking lot off Maple
Street when they noticed two
individuals acting suspicious,
Chief Nathan Shields said.
When the officers approached
the men, they saw two gallon
jugs which turned out to be
illegal liquor.
While at first the men denied
any knowledge of the jugs, one
man eventually admitted that
they belonged to him.
James Curtis Zempel of
Spartanburg was charged with
possession with intent to sell
and distribute non tax-paid
liquor.
When police searched Zem-
pel's car, they found 14 more
gallon jugs of non tax-paid
liquor, Shields said.