ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
Site Organ ®<rilu Jiulletm
(The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper)
Vol. 11. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N C., MONDAY, AUG. 8, 1938
Polk County Is Not
Represented In Senate
In Special Session
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Due to the resignation of Sen
ator F. P. Bacon of Tryon, Polk
county will not be represented in
the upper house during the special
session of the State Assembly, con
vening today at the call of Gover
nor Clyde R. Hoey. Senator Bacon
resigned as Senator from this dis
trict to accept a position on the
town council of Tryon, and his
resignation had already been ac
cepted by the Governor.
Representative T. J. McDowell
of Polk county, left Sunday to
attend the special session in his
official capacity.
“Boggey” Golf Match
Is Postponed
Pro Larry Brooks of the Tryon
Country club stated this morning
vthat due to unfavorable weather,
Pthe “Boggey” Golf Matches at the
Country club had to be postponed
until next weekend.
Kiwanis Tuesday
Carroll P. Rogers has charge
of the Tryon Kiwanis club program
Tuesday at 1 p. m., at Hotel Tryon.
Frank W. Eubank of Henderson
ville will speak of his experiences
in Germany and on the continent.
Masons Meet Tonight
The Jeff L. Nelson Masonic
Lodge No. 605, A. F. & A. M.,
will meet tonight at 8 o’clock. All
visiting Masons urged to attend.
Tryon Woman Is
Seriously Injured In
Automobile Accident
Miss Helen Scruggs of Tryon
was reported resting comfortably
r.t St. Luke’s hospital this morn
ing where she was carried after
being run down by a car at the
Howes-Conner bridge here late
Saturday night. Attaches at the
hospital reported that Mjiss Scruggs
suffered a broken leg, a broken
arm and a dis-located shoulder.
The car was driven by Marion.
Chapman of Inman, S. C., who
carried Miss Scruggs to the hos
pital immediately after the acci
dent. He was held under techni
cal arrest by Sheriff Hines of
Polk county sending the outcome
of Miss Scruggs! injuries.
Columbus Woman
Wounded Saturday ,
Mi's. Burt Edwards, 35, a resi
dent of Columbus, was carried to
St. Luke’s hospital Saturday after
noon suffering from a bullet
wound in the leg. According to
Sheriff W. D. Hines, Mrs. Edwards
was hit by a bullet from a small
calibre rifle in the hands of her
husband, Burt Edwards. The
Sheriff also stated that an inves
tigation had failed to reveal the
cause of the shooting, and that
a warrent had been issued for the
arrest of Edwards, but at a late
hour Mionday he had not been
apprehended. Mrs. Edwards was
reported to be resting fairly com
fortable at the hospital at noon
today.