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Yol. 8 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, OCT. 8, 1935 Est. 1-31-28
ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
. WINTER PAYS
EARLY VISIT
TO NEW YORK
Albany, N. Y., Oct 7. — New
York state folk wei'e beginning to
believe in the old axiom about Oc
tober’s clear cool weather tonight
after a day and night of shivering
in temperatures that in some places
dropped halfway from freezing to
zero. Readings of 15 and 16 above
zero were reported in several sec
tions.
The unprecedented cold snap had
. its serious side tc>o, with its dam
age to grape crops in central
southern New York and to vege
table crops generally in the north
ern part of the state.
The temperature of Owl’s Head,
traditionally the spot where the
weather man makes his cold waves,
was 18 above zero last night. The
ground was reported frozen to the
depth of two inches and thick ice
formed on pools of water.
-v At Malone, a few miles alway, it
\was 28 degrees, four below freez
ing when the milk man made his
rounds this morning. At Moun
tain View and Lake Titus it was
reported 20 above zero. What
produce wa<s left in gardens was
frozen and leaves tumbled from
trees.
At Dansville, N. Y., near the
Finger Lakes grape region, the
drop loss was estimated at 200
tons. Thermometer readings were
28 degrees here. Batavia, N. Y.,
reported readings of about 20 de
grees also.—Asheville Citizen.
Polk County Apple Show in
Tryon on Oct. 11 and 12, next
to Slack’s Pharmacy.
McKee-W alker
Miss Maggie McKee, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. McKee of Mill
Spring and a teacher in the Mill
Spring public school, was married
on Saturday noon to Mr. Yates
Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
M. Walker of Mill Spring. The
groom is employed by the Duke
Power Company at Turner Shoals.
Tea-Lecture
The Lanier Club tea and lecture
was the outstanding program
scheduled for this afternoon. The
t-ea is to be served at the library
from 4 to 5 o’clock. Following this
social hour Mrs. A. L. Berry, a
world traveller, Bible scholar and
author, will give a lecture on ‘‘Lost
and Buried Cities of the East.”
MASS MEETING
FOR TONIGHT
All citizens interested in help
in to sell the assets of Tryon are
urged to attend the mass meeting
tonight at Missildine’s hall prompt
ly at 7:30. Everyone welcome to
make suggestions.
HEADLINES
Emperor of Ethiopia to take
command of his army against
Italy today.
Work ha® been started on the
North Carolina part of the Smoky
Mountain National Park. $6,000
000 allotted for the project.
Twelve people killed in aiirlane
crash in Wyoming on Monday
night.