Tryon Daily Bulletin, Thurs., Feb. 7, 1980
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A Snake Story
Dr. John Preston of Tryon was
telling us a snake story the other
day. He said that one summer in
the 1940s, all the farmers, etc.
were killing rattlesnakes and
copperheads — many more that
were usually seen. He said that
the Prison Camp workers in
Columbus killed 64 just working
along the right-of-ways in that
one summer. The late Dr. J. E.
Derby had never been to the top
of Holbert’s Cover, so Dr.
Preston took him and also his
rifle. Dr. Derby wanted to know
why he took his rifle, and Dr.
Preston told him in order to kill
any rattlesnakes or copperheads
that they might see. Dr. Derby
just laughed and said that the
rifle wasn’t necessary because in
the years he had lived here he
had never seen a rattlesnake.
The outcome of the discussion
was that Dr. Preston bet Dr.
Derby $10 that he would kill a
rattlesnake before returning to
Tryon that evening. Dr. Preston
said that they reached the
Thompson place at the top of the
cove and saw Miss Annie
Thompson who was carrying a .22
rifle. Miss Thompson said that
she had just killed two
rattlesnakes that morning. Dr.
_Preston asked it she was drying
the skins and when she said yes,
he told Dr. Derby to go take a
look at them while he saw Miss
Thompson’s mother.
The road crews had been
scraping the road and there were
no tracks. Upon leaving the
Thompson’s, Dr. Preston saw a
big rattlesnake in the ditch along
the road. He thought the snake
was dead, but upon investigation
found that it was very much
alive. He said that he took his
rifle and using a hollow bullet,
shot the snake in the head.
Thinking that the snake was now’
dead, they got out of the car to
retrieve the snake, since Dr.
Preston thought that this snake
was big enough for him to dry his
skin. When they had almost
reached the snake they discover
ed that it wasn’t dead and Dr.
Preston had to hit the snake in the
head with a stick, to kill him. The
bullet had blown off part of his
head but left the fangs, and
enough head for the snake to keep
alive.
They put the snake in the trunk
of the car and came on oown the
cove and into Mill Spring where
they stopped at Egerton’s Store.
One of the men in the store
commented on how many snakes
were out this year and Dr.
Preston told him that he had a big
5’ rattlesnake he had killed in the
trunk of the car and for the man
to go take a look at it. He said that
the man came back into the store
in a few minutes and was upset
because the snake had tried to
bite him. Upon investigation, Dr.
Preston found out that he had not
killed the snake after all, but only
stunned him.
Dr. Preston said that he
couldn’t remember the exact
year that all the snakes were out,
but that Miss Thompson said that
it was the summer of 1941. The
only reason anyone could think of
for the number of snakes was that
they had had several years of
abundant food supply and had
multiplied rapidly.
He said that he couldn’t
remember how he spent the $10
he w’on, but he was sure that he
enjoyed spending it.
HEALTH WATCH
By N. C. Medical Society
Nothing could be safer than
snuggling up close to a roaring
fire on a cold winter’s night,
right? Wrong, reports the U. S.
Consumer Safety Commission in
a recent study of fireplace
hazards. Over 6,000 people
suffered from injuries occuring
around the fireplace last year,
the majority of the victims being
children. The accidents, which
ranged from minor cuts to
serious burns that required
emergency treatment, occurred
most frequently when clothing or
other flammable objects caught
fire from being too close to the
flames. Other mishaps, especial
ly burns, were blamed on
improperly loading logs in the
fireplace or in reaching for a hot
poker or other fireplace equip
ment.
A little common sense and
caution will prevent most of these
accidents, but the N. C. Medical
Society wishes to pass along
some additional safety tips for
the avid fireplace user:
1. Don’t discard old aerosol
cans or other closed containers in
the fireplace, as these will burst
when the vapors inside of them
are heated.
2. Don’t use a gasoline or other
flammable liquids to start a fire.
Not only are the vapors
dangerous to use inside, but can
explode at high temperatures.
Coal and charcoal can be used
ONLY if they are very well
ventilated.
3. Make sure the damper is
open and working properly
before you begin a fire.
4. When using artifical logs, use
only one at a time, since they
generate more heat than real
wood and can be dangerous in
some fireplaces if there is too
much heat.
5. Use a screen to cover your
fireplace. This will help prevent
fires that may be caused from
flying sparks. For this season,
it’s a wise idea to stack old
newspapers and other flammable
materials you may want to burn
in a cool place AWAY from the
fireplace.
6. Be sure that the fire is cold
and all the ashes are out before
leaving your house or retiring.
7. Encourage children to stay
away from the fireplace, and
make sure that all your family
members know fireplace safety.
This will truly make your
fireplace a center of warmth and
joy, not danger.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
MEETS TUESDAY
The Tryon Photographic So
ciety will meet Tuesday at 7:30
p.m. in the Mural Room of the
Fine Arts Center. The program
will be a comparison and
evaluation of 6 different common
ly used Eastman color films and
will be presented by James
Moore and Jack Wheaton.
Members are invited to bring a
few slides for evaluation and
comment, especially if these
slides help point up different film
types. Color film examples of
other than Eastman film will be
especially welcome. Those who
bring such slides are asked to
come early so that their slides
can be placed in carousel tray
before the meeting starts. As
many slides will be shown as time
permits.
TRYON CHAMBER
HAS BUSY MONTH
The Tryon Chamber of
Commerce had 60 inquiries
during January asking about real
estate in the area. The inquires
came from Conn., New Jersey,
Florida, Illinois, Penn., New
York, Georgia, Ohio, South
Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota,
Alabama, Missouri, North Caro
lina, Texas, Wisconsin, Virginia,
New Hampshire and California.