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Vol. 65 - No. 131
The weather Thursday: high
01, low 69, hum. 72 percent,
and by Friday at 7 a.rn. 1.43
inches of rain had fallen.
The storm which pelted Polk
County with heavy rains for a
brief period Thursday afternoon
knocked out power to the water
and sewer plants, and took out
the transmitter for the fire
department's radio frequencies.
Betty Jones, operator in
charge of the water plant, said
power was off from 3:55 to
4:30 p.m. while Public
Works director Clarence Hen
son went to throw the breaker
switch and restore power.
The shut down could have
caused problems, Jones said, if
the operators of the water plant
had not anticipated increased
demand for water.
The recent heavy rains have
muddied the ponds and rivers
which normally supply water
for Grover Industries and Caro
lina Yarn Processors Inc.
(CYP). Both industries have
been pulling town water,
instead of processing their own.
To keep up with the demand,
the town water plant has been
processing water around the
clock, going from two to three
shifts.
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TRYON. N C 28782
Landrum High
Registration Today
Landrum High School stu
dents arc urged to register on
the following dates, prior to the
start of school August 22.
Registration for Sth grade
students will be held from 4 to
5 p.m. today, and 7th grade
students from 5 to 6 p.m. today.
There will be a special orien
tation session and tour ,pf the
building for new 7th graders at
6 p.m. tonight.
Students entering the 11th and
12th grades will be registered
from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 14.
Students entering the 9th and
10th grades will be registered
from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday,
August 15.
Vosburgh Breaks
(World Records
Betty Vosburgh, formerly of
Tryon, was born on the 4th of
July, and turned 60 during the
first day of the Athletics Con
gress/ USA National Masters
Track and Field Championships
in Naperville, Ill.
"Betty Vosburgh personified
every masters athlete's dream
by entering a new division on
the first day of a national meet,"
National Masters News pro
claimed in its August edition.
She followed through by
breaking seven W60-64
records, and beat the M60-64
record in the 100 with a time of
15:39.
MONDAY, AUGUST 12,1991
Rev. Don C. Davis
New Minister
At Tryon Methodist
The people of Tryon United
Methodist Church recently
welcomed their new minister,
Rev. Don C. Davis, and his
wife, Mary Davis. The Davises
came from Hickory where they
had been at Highland United
Methodist Church.
Don has held various posi
tions on the district and confer
ence level, giving leadership in
stewardship. His primary
emphasis is on the local level
where friendship and being
truly human are important.
Don is a native of East Bend,
North Carolina. He holds
degrees from John Wesley
College, Guilford College and
Emory University.
Mary is a professional musi
cian and has worked exten
sively with many music groups
in churches, schools, commu-
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Inman Man Pleads
To Accessory Charge
In Trucker's Death
Jonathon Arlo Schuler, 18, of
Inman last Thursday pled guilty
to being an accessory to murder
in a deal cut with the 7th Circuit
Solicitor's Office in Spartan
burg.
In return, the solicitor dropped
murder charges against Schuler,
who was with convicted mur
derer Timothy Lee Waldrop the
night Waldrop dropped a
dumbbell from the Landrum
Mill Road overpass into the
path of an oncoming truck.
The trucker, Philip Earl Reed,
was killed instantly when the
weights ripped through his
windshield and into his chest
March 21, 1990.
Thirteenth Circuit Judge Larry
Patterson sentenced Schuler to
the maximum 10-year sen
tence, but suspended it to five
years in prison and five years
probation.
Two other young men
charged with murder in the
case, David Earl Alverson, 18,
and William Roy Camp III, 17,
both of Inman, were also
expected to face lesser charges.
New Student
Orientation
All students in Grades
1-8 who will attend Tryon
Elementary School for the
first time are invited to an
orientation meeting Thurs
day, August 15 at 7 p.m. in
the school library.