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Entered as second-class mail matter August 20, at the Post Office at Tryon, N. C. under the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879 tSdje tErjwit Hctilji Bulletin Vol. 4 TRYON, N. G TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1931 Est. 1-31-28 Polk Gains In Population Tabulated figures published in this morning’s Citizen show that many western North Carolina counties have decreased in population, but places like* Buncombe and Mecklenburg gained considerably. Swain county within the past ten years decreased over 18 percent in white population. Polk increased over 18 percent in whites but a little over 2 percent in Sy negroes, which brings our total increase to 15.7 percent. Total population ) of Polk county according to last census was 10,216 of which 8,635 are white, 1,530 are negroes. The figures don’t balance, and we don’t know where the error Was made. Good roads and better schools are making it easier for our native children to seek better opportunities elsewhere, where formerly they were shut in by mountains and never received the inspiration to seek new fields. It is gratifying, however, to know that Polk had a good gain which cap £e attributed to homeseekers and not to any industrial or agricultural development. Contract Let For Sewers * •> • Contract was let yesterday for the installation of a sewerage system in Columbus paid jointly by the county and town. Ten contractors made bids. Cochrane & Ross of Charlotte were low bidders. Burglars Visit Trgon Jackson’s store was entered early this morning about 4:30, it is thought and about $25 worth of merchandise and change taken. Entrance was made through a show window which the thief broke. Evidently an at / tempt was made to enter Andrews, Inc. for the back window was broken open, but no merchandise missing. Local Bogs at C.M.T.C. -Special to The Bulletin- Fort Bragg, N.C., June 29—Polk County is represented at the Citizens Military Training Camp at Ft. Bragg by Laurence H. Holmes, Billie B. Byers and Marion C. Palmer, of Tryon, and Lewis C. Barber and Uel Kirk Jones, of Saluda. All are members of Battery “B”. Laurence is a Corporal of his Battery, and a member of the Track, Tennis and Swim ming teams. Marion is a member of the Track, Horse-shoe pitching and Tennis teams and also represents his battery in the boxing bouts. There lire 138 men in Battery “B”, all from the western part of the State.
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