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AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, r V ?H 3, 1879
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Vol. 11. Est. 1-31-28
Two Welfare Bodies
Consider Full-Time
Health Program
The meeting of the Polk County
Unit of the American Women’s
Hospitals at the Parish House
Tuesday afternoon discussed its
future work in relation to the ac
tivities of the full time health ser
vice which is. being established un
der the State Board of Health.
Dr. H. C. Whims, the newly ap
pointed District Health Officer,
was present by invitation. While
the details of adjusting the ac
tivities of the American Women’s
Hospitals to the new program have
not been fully determined, it is
clear that an even greater piece
of work can be accomplished by
this valuable organization. Dr.
John Z. Preston will be retained
as Director and will continue his
pre-natal and post-natal service.
Miss Irene Clark, who will be
transferred to the new District
Health Department as public
health nurse, will be detailed by
Dr. Whims to continue assisting
Dr. Preston in his clinics and oth
er free maternity service.
Further plans for the American
Women’s Hospitals in assisting
expectant mothers and mothers of
newly' born children, women of
this section who are unable to pay
for proper medical care, will be
announced as soon as they are
sufficiently developed. The need of
the continued assistance of the
women’s societies of Tryon in pro
viding layettes and other supplies
is as great as ever and their hear
ty cooperation in the expanded
health program of the county is
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WEI 3 JULY
TRYON, N, C.,
Seth Vjmpg To Get
Eagle Award Friday
At the Piedmont Boy Scout
Council Court of Honor at Lake
Lanier on Friday evening at 8:15
Seth Vining, Jr., of Tryon Troop
No. 1 will receive the Eagle Rank
badge for having met 21 major
requirements in Scouting, including
first aid, life saving, camping, and
other accomplishments that make
boys more useful Seth
joined the Tryon troop on his 12th
birthday in August, 1936. He went
to the National Boy Scout Jam
boree at Washington, D. C., last
year and attended the Piedmont
Boy Scout camp last summer and
this season. He has been a mem
ber of the Tryon Boys’ club for
the past four seasons and a group
leader for the past two years. He
has been active in school athletics
going out for football, basketball,
baseball and tennis.
During the past ten years only
about ten boys have reached the
Eagle rank in Tryon. They in
clude Edgar Hendry, Charles
Stackhouse, Jim Little, Edward
Sayre, Robert Little, Nelson Jack
son, 3rd, Anson Merrick, Bill
Ward, Priestly Conyers, 3rd. Scout
master W. A. Schilletter states
that interest in Scouting is the
highest it has ever been in Tryon
and that a number of. boys have
reached the Life Rank and have
only a few more requirements to
meet before they become Eagles.
They include Lock M'cGeachy,
Frank McFarland, Bill Detby,
David Cromer, Harold Taylor,
William Elfrink. A number of
boys have passed the Star Rank
Continued on back page
20, 1938