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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POET OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 (Et[ t (Ergmi (Sailg lc PER COPY Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 Shelnutt Is Given i 3 Year Sentence Judge Wilson Warlick this morn «|ing sentenced Harold Lee Shelnutt, - convicted late Friday on a charge of forgery, to serve three years in the state penitentiary at Raleigh. Sentence was passed immediately after convening of the fall term of Superior court for the second week of the session. Shelnutt’s attorneys immediately took an ap peal to the State Supreme Court and were given 75 and 30 days by Judge Warlick to perfect the ap peal. Appeal bond was set at SIOO and appearance bond was continu ed at SSOOO. In setting the ap pearance bond, Judge Warlick ad vised Sheriff Hines not to accept bonds signed by bonding companies, stating that most of the bonding companies were insolvent. A part of the bond put up by the defen dant heretofore has been furnish ed by a bonding company. Polk Grand Jury Makes Court Report The Polk County Grand Jurv finished its work for this term of Superior Court last Thursday and made a lengthy report to the pre siding judge. Some of the recommendatoins of the body were that all school bus drivers be examined as to their qualifications as drivers, and that the county commissioners make an effort to pay the drivers other than student drivers, the same amount paid them by the state. An in spection of the schools of the coun ty, both white and colored, by the —Continued On Back (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) TRYON, N. C., MONDAY, AUG. 28, 1939 Mace and Watson Get 2 Years On Hold-Up Charge In Polk Court Bertha Watson and David Mace entered a plea of guilty to a charge of highway robbery in Polk coun ty Superior court this morning and were sentenced to two years each in the state penitentiary. They were charged with the hold up and robbery of John Edwards of Tryon early last fall. Neither of the two defendants went on the witness stand in their defense. The state put up Sheriff Hines and former Night Policeman Amos Foster. Sheriff Hines recounted to the court the circumstances sur rounding the releasing of the de fendants shortly after their ar rest, and of the re-arrestimr of the pair near Chesnee, S. C-, after considerable search. Ballew Grocery and Boys’ Chib Meet In Softball Finals The local league softball finals are scheduled to begin this after noon at 6:30 at Harmon Field. This first game of the tournament will be between the Ballew Grocery team and the team of the Boys’ club. Tuesday Soumerco and the Kilowatter* meet at the same place and time, with the BaH-the- Jacks and the Bushwhackers play ing on Wednesday. The two teams left after these elimination games will play for the league champion shin. Umpires for these games will be secured from Plat Rock, lc PER COPY
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