ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3,1879
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FILLERS
Reading a statement of Fred
Blanton’s M&J Finance Corpora
tion for June 30th we note that it
has assets of over a million dol
lars—a gain over last year of
$129,353.23. This corporation be
gan at Columbus in 1928 and has
had a remarkable growth. C. P.
Rogers of Tryon is chairman of
the board of directors and F. P.
B?ccn of Tryon is a member of the
board.
Meeting Miss Alice Martin on
the street yesterday we learned
that Miss Mary Drew reports hot
weather in Canada where she
went on a cruise for her vacation.
Temperature there went over 100
degrees and there were no air
conditioned trains. So she will
go to Detroit to get an air-con
ditioned train home.
Another happy meeting was the
greeting of Mr. John Orr on Trade
|t, street Wednesday. Mr. Orr is
\ running John D. Rockefeller a
J p ose race for age and all indica
tions point to his hundredth birth
day celebration in Tryon. For the
beat way to live these two men are
good examples. Mr. Orr has lived
a life of usefulness all hisl life and
it is reflected in his face and in
his spirit. Mr. Rockefeller, after
living a cold-blooded business life
earlier in his career, changed over
to Mr. Orr’s way of living and is
making his money serve humanity.
When one gets lost in the woods
and comes across a path he fol
lows it as a known way out. So
in life when a young man gets
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Baseball Today
Tiyon and Beacon play baseball
this afternoon at Harmon Field at
3:30 o’clock.
HE ADL'NES
W. L. Clevenger, North Carolina
college professor is being held in
Asheville jail for investigation in
connection wth the murder of his
18-year-old niece, Helen Clevenger,
of New York University, who was
travelling with him at the time of
her death at the Battery Park
hotel in Asheville on July 16. A
negro bell boy and a white night
watchman are also being held.
Mark Wollner, well-known violin
ist, first suspected has been re
leased.
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Spanish rebels were repulsed
Friday in their war against the
government at Madrid. San Seb
astian again in hands ~of govern
ment troops.
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Father Goughlin apologizes call
ing President Roosevelt a liar, but
does not apologize for calling can
didate Roosevelt a liar, and thinks
he should be replaced.
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The North Carolina American
Legion is holding its annual con
venion today in Asheville.
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American Federation of Labor
headquarters report that signs in
dicate an upward trend in busi
ness this falll. Businessl leaders
report the same thing.