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Vol. 11. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON,N. C., THURfIMIf JULY 7, 1938
“CURB” REPORTER
Yesterday we wrote about Sam
uel Taylor winning a prize for
inventing a (“humane”) trap to
catch and hold alive and unhurt
animals. It came out in the paper
<“human”) trap. Then the other
uay we wrote about Miss Berta
Hofer of Germantown being at
Mill Farm. It came out in the
paper as (“Bertha”). You see if
I never made any errors the
printers wouldn’t be trying to
correct my copy. One of my weak
nesses is to write (“gold”) every
time I want to say (“golf”) and
sometimes (“thing”) a (“think”)
. . . . Henderson county is going
to celebrate its 100th birthday this
month .... Tax collector W. C.
Hague is urging the people to pay
their taxes before the first Mon
day in August in order to save
penalty and cost of advertising.
.... Alf Landon speaking at an
lowa Republican meeting yesterday
said that he believed in Roosevelt’s
aims but not in his works .... Le-
Gette Blythe in the Charlotte
Observer gaid today: “Democracy
in America may be on the way
out. But it won’t be because of
German bayonets or Italian bombs
or Japanese battleships. It will
he chargeable to the carelessnr ss
and indifference of the American
citizen who fails to realise the
value of his heritage and the neces
ritv for guarding it with intelli
gence and honesty.” .... Flood
. Continued on back page
Gowar \ Jle Girl Dies
In Greenville Hospital
Emily Wright, 12 year old
daughter of Mrs. Annie Wright,
of Gowansville upper Greenville
county, died at the General hos
pital at Greenville early Wednes
day morning after an illness of
nearly three months. The deceas
ed was a member of the Gowans-.
ville Baptist church and a student
of the Gowansville graded school.
Besides her mother she is survived
by one brother, Arthur Wright,
one half-brother, Earle Rainwater,
i sister, Mrs. Clayton Pace, all of
Landrum route 2. Also one
ister, Mrs. Ed. Searcy, of Polk
ounty.
Funeral services will be held at
the Fairview Baptist church at
1 o’clock (today) Thursday with
pastor, Rev. T. E. Reid, in
charge, assisted by the Rev. Dr. E.
L Bomar of Landrum. JBurial will
ollow in the church cemetery.
Washington, July 6. —President
Roosevelt received some cheering
business news today on the eve
bf his departure for an ambitious
transcontinental speaking tour.
The federal housing administra
tor Stewart McDonald, reported
to the chief executive that new
government-insured home construc
tion would total about $1,000,000,-
bOO this year, or more than double
fast year’s figure.
The president, holding a round
hf last-minute conferences, had a
"r*al word" of advice for officials
administering the snen ding-1 end
ing program, discussed the monop
\lv investigation with Chairman
Villiam O. Douglas
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