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. 11. Est. 1-31-28
Stearns Hi
Held
Columbus, April 25.—Stearns
High S-chool held their closing ex
ercises last night before an aud
ience that packed the commodious
auditorium to capacity.
Judge Thomas L. Johnson of
Asheville was heard in an unusally
happy vein as he charted the gates
through which the pupils must
pass to successful, fruitful life.
After the address the following
medals were presented; Science, to
Howard Landis, Scholarship, to
Dorothy Gilbert, English, to Helen
Cole, Atheletics. to Harlan Mcln
tyre, Citizenship, to M'ary Eliza
beth McFarland Debaters Medal,
to Janet Holbert, while the reci
tation medal won on last Thursday
night was presented to Vallie Rae
Ashley. First prize for first year
Economics was won by Enola
second by Geneieve Gos
nell, second Year Home Economics
first prize to Mjeryle Constance
and second prize to Dorothy
Thompson. The most coveted of
all the awards, the “honor” trophy,
went to Miss Helen Tallant of the
graduating class. This trophy is
a handsome pedestal of wood, with
nlobe and torch of metal topping it
off. On the wooden base is a
bronze placque on which the name
of the honor student will be etched
each year. The trophy was
rented to the school by the Hurff-
Jones Co., internationally known
jewelers, thru their Mr. O. E.
Bass of Hendersonville. It will re
main the property of the school
and each year the name of the
honor student will be added to
the scroll.
TRYON, N C., TUESDAY, APRIL 26. 1938
Young O’Shields
Landrum. April 25.—Funeral
services for Young O’Shields, 69
well known farmer of Landrum,
route 2, who died at his home yes
terday. will be conducted at 4
o’clock Tuesday afteroon at the
Fairview Baptist church by the
Rev. C. B. Prince, the Rev. T. E.
Reid and the Rev. Broadus Belue.
Interment will be in the church
cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be C. Y.
Carruth, C. E. Carruth, Elford
Barnett, O. C. Brady. Grady Set
tle and Broadus Woffard.
The honorary escort will be com
posed of the following men, who
are asked to meet at the church
at 4 o’clock Tuesday: Fred S.
Jackson, J. G. Landrum. B. F.
Thompson, D. W. Lowe. A. G.
Barton, C. S. West, R. K. Walker
and Robert Carruth.
Mr. O’ Shields was born and liv
ed his entire life in the Landrum
community. He was a deacon in
the Fairview Baptist church for
25 years, and for the past nine
years had been a member of the
First Baptist church of Landrum.
He had been in declining health
for about ten years but had been
seriously ill for only four days.
Survivors include his wife; four
sons, Theodore and John O’Shields
both of Landrum, route 2, and Paul
and Stroud O’Shields, of New York
city; three daughters. Mrs. W. S.
O’Sullivan of New York, M*rs. J. L.
Wilson of Campobello and Miss
Willie O’Shields of Landrum route
2; three sisiters, Mrs. M!artha Mior
ris of Polk county, N. C., and MVs.
Mamie Wofford and Mrs. Emma
Barnett, both of Llandrum. route 2;
and three grandchildren.