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Founded Jan. 31, 1928 by Seth M. Vining
(Consolidated with the Polk County News 1955)
Jeffrey A. Byrd, Editor and Publisher
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32 Pages Today
Vol. 65 - No. 82
The holiday weekend weather:
Friday, high 83, low 43, hum.
35 percent; Saturday, high 89,
low 44, hum. 40 percent; Sun
day, high 88, low 62, hum. 45
percent; Monday, high 83, low
64, hum. 55 percent, and by 7
a.m. Tuesday .10 inches of rain
had fallen.
From time to time, other
writers working for the Bulletin
will offer their thoughts in the
Curb Reporter column. What
follows is a column written by
Claire Wharton, who covers
Polk County Schools:
Grumblings have been heard
in the Tryon and Green Creek
communities over recent and
ongoing placement of Polk
County Schools' teachers and
administrators for the next
school year.
Most of the letter-writing and
phone-calling centers around
choices, or non-choices, of
school principals. The fact that
only three principal positions
have been announced hasn't
limited the amount of specula
tion and public tongue-
wagging over who ought to fill
what position.
The only official action taken
by the Polk County Board of
Education has been to approve
Gerald Eubanks as principal
(Continued On Back Page)
TRYON, N.C. 28782
Hospital Recruits
New Staff Surgeon
St. Luke's Hospital announces
the addition of Martin J.
Fischer, MD, a general and tho
racic surgeon, to the hospital
medical staff.
Dr. Fischer will be relocating
to Tryon from Asheville where
he was a medical staff member
at both Memorial Mission and
St. Joseph's hospitals. He plans
to open his office in the St.
Luke's Professional Building on
Aug. 1, 1992.
"Recruitment of a surgeon and
an internist has been a high
priority for St. Luke’s Hospital
for several months," said Tlio-
mas Bradshaw, hospital presi
dent. "The addition of Dr.
Fischer to our medical staff will
complement our surgical exper
tise. We are pleased to have
recruited someone with Dr.
Fischer's skill and experience.
We anticipate the addition of an
internist in the near future."
Dr. Fischer, a native of Ohio,
received his medical doctorate
from Washington University.
He completed a general surgery
residency at Akron General
Hospital in Ohio and a thoracic
and cardiovascular surgery
residency at Wayne State Uni
versity in Michigan. Dr. Fischer
is board certified by American
Board of Surgery and the
American Board of Thoracic
Surgery.
"The recruitment of a surgeon
to the medical staff is certainly
key to us reaching our goals,"
said Brad Wliitney, MD, chief
(Continued On Back Page)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27,1992
Amanda Lynn Ligon
Inducted Into
Gamma Beta Phi
Amanda Lynn Ligon, a junior
at Appalachian State University
was recently inducted into
Gamma Beta Phi national hon
orary society. To be inducted a
student must have attained a
3.25 grade point average lead
ing to a bachelor's degree and
be in the top 20 percent of the
class.
Amanda is also a member of
Beta, Beta, Beta, the univer
sity's biological honor society.
Amanda graduated from Polk
Central and is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Ligon of
Tryon.
-Community Reporter
The Lake Lanier Civic Asso
ciation will hold its annual
meeting June 7 at 4 p.m.
2SC Per Copy
Wolverines Advance
To Baseball Playoffs
Polk County pitcher Larry
Fagan helped himself out with a
homerun in the bottom of the
sixth inning to tie the score with
Rosman at 1 Thursday after
noon.
Shannon Randolph got the
game winning hit in the bottom
of the seventh. The 2-1 victory
over Rosman advances the
Wolverines to the first round of
the state playoffs.
With the bases loaded in the
top of the third inning, Larry
Fagan walked in the first and
only run for Rosman.
In the bottom of the sixth
inning with two outs, Larry
pounded one over the fence to
tie the game at one.
Tommy Thomas doubled,
Lenny Kirkendoll walked
intentionally and Barry Foy was
hit by a pitch to load the bases
in the bottom of the seventh.
The stage was set for Shannon
Randolph and he came through
with the game winning basehit
to give the Wolverines a 2-1
victory.
Larry Fagan struck out thir
teen and gave up only one hit in
the pitcher's dual.
"We played tight but hung in
there and good things happened
to us," stated Coach Butch
Hopkins. "We've had some key
players hurt this season, John
Maddox, Eric Lookadoo,
Tommy Thomas and now Kelly
Ruff, but the team came
through in the clutch."
-Patty Aldred