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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 Wqt ®rgon Jlailg (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) V©l. 11. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1938 To Improve School Grounds, Wall Mrs. T. L. Justice, president of the Tryon Parent-Teacher as sociation, Mrs. E. Perry Manville, vice-president, and Mrs. James Baker and Mrs. D. S. Blois of the committee made SBS through a campaign for subscriptions for the Curtis Publishing Co. This amount will go toward a fund for building a rock wall and improving the school grounds. Bank Closes For Mecklenburg Day Tryon Bank & Trust Co., will be closed on Friday, Miay 20 in observance of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Day. AlcGown at Kiwanis Attorney M. R. McCown was the chief speaker at the Tryon Kiwanis club on Tuesday at 1 p. m., at Hotel Tryon and stressed the importance of co-operative thinking in matters pertaining to the community and county or ganizations, and the value of work ing together to iron out differences as far as possible for the common good of all. L. A. Avant had charge of the program. A number of Kiwanians will attend a district meeting in Asheville on Friday evening at the George Vanderbilt Hotel. A feature of the meeting will be an address by Carolinas Kiwanis Governor Ames Halti wanger of Columbia, S. C. Major Huger Major Alfred Huger passed away at 3 a. m., today. Services and interment at Charleston, S. C., on Friday. Major Huger came to Tryon with his family in 1933. Although an invalid and unable to leave his home his noble character and keen intellect drew to him many friends from the community and throughout the Carolinas. They were friends who enjoyed an interchange of thought with an interesting personality; and they came to receive inspiration as well as to give comfort and cheer. Major Huger was born at Charleston, S. C., on October 10, 1876, son of Thomas Bee and Carolina Banks (Smith) Huger. He was educated at Porter Mili tary Academy at Charleston and Cornell University, LLB, ’O3, and was a member of the Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Phi fraternity. During the World War he was a major in the quartermaster corps and was assigned to the First Section, General Staff, S. and S. Tours, * France, Chief of Division of Staff representing the Ameri can Shipping Control division; and was First Admiralty Counsel U. S. Shipping Board. Major Huger was a member of a prominent Charleston law firm* and was a charter member of the American Law Institute and a member of the American Bar Association. He was president of the Hugenot So ciety of South Carolina and a member of other civic organiza tions. He was the author of a number of books and articles in cluding “The Carolina Low Coun try,” published under the auspices of the Society for the Preserva- Continued on Back Page
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