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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William Feather says: “The
trouble with swell resorts is that
they're jammed with plain people
like yourself who came to see the
swells” .... John P. Lockhart
has some sand, rocks and lumber
piled on his vacant lot next ot
Tucker Shoe Shop. Rector’s has
mover out to his new dry cleaning
plant. Senator Bacon is fixing
up the former Betsy Bird place
for the Mountain Industries.
Don't know who .is going into the
place Vacated by Rector’s; look
for announcement soon . . . Tryon
high school football team will give
a welcome to Welcome of Green
ville on Friday in the season’s
first clash. They’ll miss Charles
Stewall, Charles Conrad and a num
ber of other boosters who haven’t
arrived in Tryon yet, but Edgar
Rowe, Lefty Flynn, Nelson Jack
son, Curt Eargle, Von Kahlden,
John Washburn, George Holmes,
and a number of other* college bovs
will be on hand to put the pep in
things .... Jim Perkins expected
at his Tryon home next week.
. . Rutherford County Fair is
underway in our neighboring
town of Rutherfordton . . . Plans
are still in the making to bring
the Peterborough Players and a
Little Theatre to Tryon
Refugees warn Czechs of plans
to fight. 5,000 at rally shout inten
tion to take up arms. Prague
government delays acceptance of
proposal to give up territory.
TRYON, N. C-, TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1938
Explosion Rocks
“Wagon Wheel”
Tryon Fire Department was
called out this morning about 4:30
o’clock to the “Wagon Wheel”
sandwich shop in the Valley Some
body had put a stick of dvnamite in
or under manager Hopkins’ car
near the “Wagon Wheel”. The car
was completely demolished and a
small fire developed but was scon
extinguished. No reason for
causing the explosion is known.
Officers are working on the case.
Mr. Hopkins, the owner of the
car and manager of the “Wagon
Wheel” came from Spartanburg
several months ago.
TRYON P.-T. A. HELD
SEPTEMBER MEET MONDAY
The Tryon Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation held its September meeting
on Monday afternoon at the school
auditorium with the president,
Mrs. E. E. Missildine, presiding.
Miss Irene Clark, the County
Nurse, gave a very interesting
talk on ‘‘Keeping the Well Child
Well ” Mr. B. A. Buff, County
Sanitarian, told briefly the sani
tary conditions in the county and
said Tryon school was the cleanest
and most sanitary he had visited.
The president announced that an
informal reception for the Tryon
teachers would be given at Sunny
dale on this coming Thursday
from 4:30 to 6:00 o’clock. All
the people in Tryon are invited
to come.
Forty-two members joined the
P._T. A. and paid their $1 dues
at the meeting.
The hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. W. A. Stehilletter. Mrs.
J. E. Derby, Mrs. C. H. Helms
and Mrs. Morgan Morris.
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