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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Vol. 9, Est. 1-31-28
Try on School Opens
Thursday, Sept. 17
jr\ Superintendent W. A. Schilletter
'Ji the Tryon District School sys
tem announced Wednesday that
the local schools at Tryon and
Lynn would open Thursday, Sept.
17th at 9 A. M. for the 1936-37
session. Dr. George F. Taylor, of
the Converse college departments
of Biblical literature and philoso
phy will deliver the chief address.
On this day all pupils are re
quested to report to their class
rooms. They will march from
there to the auditorium for the
short opening exercises. All pat
rons are cordial I'"’ 1 '"’ irv :f -'d to attend
this program. After the exercises
the pupils will return to their
class rooms to receive a schedule
of work, book list, lesson assign
ments and other necessary instruc
tions.
Pupils entering these schools for
first time, except first grade
are asked to register a\ the
superintendent’s office for classifi
cation on Tuesday and Wednesday
morning, September 15th and 16th,
from 9 to 12 a. m. It is desired to
have all pupils classified and as
signed to grades before school
opens.
One new teacher is on the Tryon
faculty. Miss Evelyn Carruth of
Landrum succeeds the former Miss
Mary Jane Andrews as teacher of
the sixth grade.
A new staff at Lynn includes
A. Frank Hamrick of Ellenboro
as principal and teach 0 ' 1 of fifth
end sixth grades; Miss Bessie Hel
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TRYON, N. C., WED., AUGUST 26, 1936.
Town Manager
Speaks Over the
Radio Thursday
Town Manager C. H. Helms of
Tryon will deliver an address on
Polk county on Thursday at 7:45 -
p. m., over the Asheville radio
station WWNC. Everyone inter
ested in Polk county resources are
invited to listen in. The Times wil
oublish a page advertisement
about Polk county af
ternoon and the Citizen will have
a page on Friday morning.
LOCAL BOYS
MAKE GOOD
Fort Bragg, N. C., Aug. 25.
The degree of _ training and the
proficiency of the candidates them
selves were demonstrated at th
Citizens’ Military Training Camo
last night when the candidate offi
cers took over the command of the
Regiment and conducted Retreat
Parade before General Manus Mc-
Closkey, commanding Fort Bragg
end the C. M. T. C... Major R. A.
Gordan, Camp Commander, and
ofher high ranking officers.
The rbilitv with which the can
didates handled their commands
indicate that the C. M. T. C. is
fulfilling its intended purpose, that
cf being a source of officer mater
ial for the Officers’ Reserve Corps,
in a highly efficient manner.
Two Polk county boys selected
for the officers staff were Comnian
der Billie B. Byers of Battery
'“C” and Commander James R.
r?rfc:ur of Battery “E”.