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Vol. 11. Est. 1-31.28 TRYON, N C., WEDNESDAY, JAN. 11, 1939
Campbell Rites
A short service for John A.
Campbell, 72, who passed away at
hospital on Tuesday afternoon
JjßLt one o’clock, will be held at the
Funeral Home on
Thursday morning at 11 o’clock.
The Rev. Chas. L. McGavern, rec
tor of the Church of the Holy
Cross will officiate. Mr. Campbell
was a native of New York. He is
survived by his two sisters, Miss
C. F. Campbell and Miss Jennie
Campbell, at the Normandie in
Tryon.
Miss Ball Entertains
Interested Audience
The first of the series of recitals
and talks on music by Miss Fran
ces de Villa Ball, was well attend
ed and much enjoyed at the Lanier
library on Tuesday evening at 8
The rest of the course
V-v'promises to be even more interest
*'■' ing. Course tickets for the re
maining programs have been re
duced to $1.50 and ate on sale at
the Lanier library or Mjssildine's.
• Basketball Tonight
Adams - Millis Corp., basketball
team will play the Greer Mill team
tonight at 8 o’clock at the Tryon
school gymnasium.
Dancing Tonight
The regular weekly dance by the
“Town Hall” friends will be held
tonight at Sunnydale Log Cabin.
Admission 50c couple.
Julian Hester Heads
Tryon Bank
Julian B. Hester, for nearly
eight years, executive vice-oresi
dent and cashier of the Tryon
Bank & Trust Co., was elected
president of the institution at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
on Tuesday afternoon. The nom
ination was made by the retiring
president, Dr. E. E. MSssildine,
who has been the head of the bank
since its organization. Dr. Mis
sildine was elevated to the chair
manship of the Board of Direc
tors composed of W. C. Ward, J.
S. Massenburg, N. R. Rector, Ju
lian B. Hester, C. M. Howes, L.
A. Avant.
Other officers elected were W. C.
Ward, vice - president; John G.
Landrum, Jr., cashier; Miss Alva
Jackson, assistant cashier.
The statement of the bank
showed that the instiution had the
best year in its history which has
recorded a- steady growth from
year to year. Organized in 1931
(during tb* depression) with a
capital of $25,000 and about $15,000
in the new bank with a
clean sheet, and its quarterly state
ments as published in the Bulletin
from time to time have 'showed re
markable progress. The statement
published last week showed in ad
dition to the capital of $25,000,
a surplus of $50,000 and deposits
of nearly half a million dollars.
Total resources and liabilities were
listed at $533,273.21.
The Tryon Bank & Trust Co.,
is a member of the State Bankers
Association and of the Federal Re
serve System and the Federal De-
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