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Vol. 8 TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 1936
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
Funeral Services For
Senator Fisher on Sat.
{Stores Close During Funeral)
Funeral services for Senator
James C. Fisher, who died Thurs
day afternoon, will be held Satur
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at
the First Baptist church with the
following ministers officiating: Dr.
E. E. Bomar, Rev. L. J. Keels, Rev.
C. P. Burnett, Rev. L. R. Akers,
Jir.
Interment in Tryon cemetery.
The pallbearers will be formed
from the Tryon Fire Department
of whi^h the deceased’s son, Jim
Fisher, is chief. They have been
named as follows: W. W. Creas
man, B. B. Bishop, Jr., Homer Ar
ledge, J. W. Teiylor, Archie P.
Butler, J. S. Arledge. The honor
ary pallbearers are Dr. Earl Grady,
W. H. Stearns, C. J. Lynch. C. P.
Rogers, Nelson Jackson, Jr., Car
ter P. Brown, W. R. Mehaffey, Dr.
E. E. Missildine, George E. Bell,
J?!mes Lankford, C. W. Ballenger,
B. L. Ballenger, George A. Cathey,
W. Y. Wilkins, W. S. Green, F. P.
Bacon, J. B. Hester, Sr., Ralph S.
Jackson, Maj. Bernard Sharp, W.
C. Ward, Seth M. Vining, J. M.
Early, H. H. Thompson, E. B.
Cloud, John A. Arledge, C. D.
Davenport, W. C. Hague, Dr. E.
M. Bell, R. M. Hall, J. T. Coates,
R. F. McFarland, Fred E. Swann.
Honorary pallbearers are asked
to assemble at the church a few
minutes before funeral time.
In recognition of his services to
the town, county and state the
business houses of Tryon will close
their doors at 2:30 during the
time of funeral services.
Town to Improve
Roads and Streets
At a special meeting of the
Tryon Town Commissioners held
on Thursday, January 9, the Com
missioners authorized Town Man
age C. H. Helms to go to Salis
bury and purchase an entirely new
read scraper and to make some
kind of deal either for a new or
rebuilt rock crusher in order to
start repairing the streets of Try
on by Monday, January 13. The
manufacturers have assured the
Town officials that they can deliver
the machinery Monday. The roads
all over Tryon are in a very bad
condition on account of the recent
snow and heavy rains. The rock
crusher and scraper are practical
ly worn out and cannot do the work.
The town officials wish to assure
-Continued on Bf^k Pap*
Dr. Sewall Lectures
At The Lanier Club
A very forceful and able ad
dress was given by D>r. Charles G.
Sewall on Thursday afternoon at
the Lanier library. Dr. Sewall had
for the subject of his address “The
Limits of Liberty.”
Prior to the address the presi
dent, Mrs. C. P. Rogers, welcomed
ten new members into the organ
ization.
During the social hour following
the lecture, tea was served in the
Holden reading room with Mrs. E.
E. Missildine and Mrs. H. H. Par
melee poring tea. The hostesses for
the afternoon were Mrs. S. T. Cra
po, Mrs. M. O. Kelly and Mrs.
Eric Lubeck.