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Vol. 10, Est. 1-31-28
Here They Are
Looking over the cast for Fresh
Fields to be presented tonight and
Friday night at the Parish House
we learn that Mrs. Wm. Dobbyn
of Athens, Ga. plays the part of
Lady Mary with subtle and gra
cious humor. She is always good.
Mrs. F. W. Sprague from Sinclair
Lewis’ hometown, Sauk Center,
Minn., a favorite in many plays
here and at Duluth, takes, the part
of Lady Lilian. Miss Betty Double
day of Tryon, is a talented young
lady with pep and real tempera
ment as Una Pidgeon. Mrs. E. Pue
Williams of Bel Air, Md., always
upsets the house with laughter,
and in this play as Mrs. Pidgeon,
she strikes the funny bone of the
most sophisticated. Miss Ainslie
Anthony, fi’om the North, with re
fined routine, is the dignified Lady
Strome, and gives an excellent
performance. Miss Patricia Slagle
of Tryon is the efficient, gracious
secretary, Miss Swaine. C. D.
Stevens of Colorado, is one of
Tryon’s favorite leading men with
the qualities of Robert Taylor and
Warner Baxter. He is Mr. Tom
Larcomb, a sheep rancher. John
Fuldner who has played many
leads in Tryon, and since in New
York and with the Robin Hood
players at Arden, takes the part
of Tim Crabbe. Frank Arthur,
Tryon’s woodcarver, has cut him
self a new role as Ludlow, the
butler.
Polk County’s new school board
consisting of R. M. Hall, chairman,
George E. Bell, vice-chairman, J.
Robert Foster, H. P. Sharpe, and
Belton Feagan, met this week and
re-elected County Superintendent,
P. S. White of Columbus,
TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1937
John Henry Gibbs
To Broadcast On
N. B. C. Program
John Henry Gibbs, one of
Polk county’s most prominent
citizens, and a rural mail car
rier at Mill Spring for the
past 30 years, leaves this af
ternoon (Thursday) for New
York where he will broadcast
over the radio Sunday after
noon at 5 o’clock on Phillip
Lord’s “We the People” pro
gram, presented each Sunday
by the National Broadcasting Co.
NBC wired Mr. Gibbs Wednesday
night to come to New York and
tell some of his interesting ex
periences that have happened on
his mail route. Mr. Gibbs, who
will retire on May 29 after thirty
years service, organized the two
rural routes at Mill Spring before
becoming a carrier himself. He
has had to carry the mail walking,
on horseback, with horse and
buggy, on motorcycle, on a sled
over snow and by automobile.
Friends throughout this section
will enjoy hearing him on Sunday
afternoon for Mr. Gibbs has been
very active in community affairs
for the whole county. ' He has
worked dilligently for better edu
cational facilities, better farming
programs and for church and
fraternal organizations. He is a
pi'Ogressive farmer himsHf and
has an unquenchable thirst for
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