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Vol. 8 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, NOV. 12, 1935
Est. 1-31-28
ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE
VT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
BEAT AND ROB
AGED SALUDAN
Uncle Tom Billy Pace, 81-year
old resident of the. Saluda sec
tion was assaulted and beaten by
three men and robbed of $166 on
Saturday about noon near the
main highway just this side of the
Henderson-Polk county line.
A;fter an afternoon and night
of work the Henderson sheriff’s
department arrested three men,
George Short, whose home is not
known, Fred Gibbs, of Mill
Sipring, Polk county, and Raymond
Pace. These men will be given
a preliminary hearing on Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock be
fore Magistrate J. F. Brooks.
When the robbery was report
ed, Sheriff M. N. Orr, ordered
bloodhounds from Asheville and a
search for the three men was
started. The dogs and a' large
posse searched until about dark
Saturday night.
Continuing the search, Deputy
John Drage, D. L. Worsham, con
jstable of Hoopers Creek township,
'Gurley Laughter, Saluda police
chief and Clint Pace, who is fam
iliar with the mountain section,
found a spot near the robbery
where the three men had eaten
supper on Friday night. From
this point the train was followed
to the Green Cove section of the
county, about 15 miles from the
scene of the robbery, where Short
and Gibbs were found sleening in
a haystack. The arrest was made
at 2:30 a. m. Sunday. 4
The sum of $111.50 was recov
ered from these men and they ad
mitted according to officers, that
the money had been stolen from
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White Addresses
Kiwanis Club
County Superintendent of
Schools P. S. White addressed the
Tryon Kiws>nis club today noon
at its regular meeting held in
Columbus at the Stearns school
teacherage. J. A. Wilson had
charge of the program.
Mr. White gave some of the
highlights in the improvements
mr-ide in the rural educational
system of Polk county since 1927.
He told of the gradual elimination
of the unsatisfactory small school
and the consolidation of larger
schools in order to provide better
teachers, building end equipment
for all the children of the coun
ty. The standard of the teachers
has been raised without an in
crease in sale-ry. He still sees the
need of better artificial lighting
systems for all the schools in or
der to eliminate eye strain on the
part of children in the dark corn
ers of the rooms. He is looking
forward to an enlarged curriculum
for all the schools by the addition
of courses in agriculture, business,
art, music, and manual training.
He also would like to see a. train
ed librarian in each school and
the addition of gymnasium equip
ment in order that more students
may enjoy the benefits derived
from developing their bodies, which
would be worth more to the stu
dents as a whole than having a
place just to see basketball games.
Hunt Club Meet
Don’t forget the Riding & Hunt
club will meet this evening at 8
o’clock in the Fox and Hounds
room at Pine Crest Inn, to talk
over the plans for the year’s work.
All interested in the club are cor
dially invited to be present.