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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, AUG. 29, 1939
Flag Tourament
Handicap Results
In the Flag Tournament held at
the Tryon Country club during the
weekend the following scores were
turned in:
Dan Rion: score 75; handicap 5;
net, 70. Finished on first green.
Nelson Jackson, Jr.: score 81;
handicap 8; net 73. Finished six
inches from 18th cup.
Birch Arledge: score 86; handi
cap 12; net 74. Finished six feet
from 18th cup.
George Brannon: score 101;
handicap 29; net 71. Finished 10
feet from 18th cup.
ONE VARIETY COTTON
ASSOCIATION GROWS
Since the organization of the
One Variety Cotton Association of
Polk County the membership has
grown from 90 members to 176.
his list of farms includes a ma
jority of the best farmers in the
county. Wiith these good farmers
and the ginners and buyers all
boosting the One Variety Coker
100 it is expected that practically
all cotton grown next year will
be of the accepted variety.
N. C. Turkeys Get Reprieve
Press announcements from Ral
eigh stated this morning that Gov.
Clyde R. Hoey will not decree a
change in the date for Thanksgiv
ing for North Carolina. In reply
to President Roosevelt's sugges
tion that Thanksgiving be celebrat
ed one week earlier Governor Hoey
issued the following statement:
“The reasons for a change are
not impressive. For 75 years, the
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Tryon District Schools
Open Monday, Sept. 4
The Tryon District schools will
open for the 1939-40 session
promptly at nine o’clock a. m., on
Monday, September 4. On this
day all pupils are requested to re
port to their respective class
rooms. They will march from
there to the auditorium for a short
opening exercise.
After the program the pupils
will march to their class rooms to
receive a schedule of work, book
list, lesson assignments and other
necessary assignments.
All pupils entering these schools
for the first time, except First
grade pupils, are asked to please
register at the superintendent’s
office for classification on Friday
morning, Setpember Ist, from 10
to 12 o’clock. We wish to have
all pupils classified and assigned
to grades before school opens.
'Hie opening program on Mon
dav will be as follows:
Song, “America”—Audience.
Invocation—Rev. D. ML Me-
Geachy.
Violin Solo—Margaret Sprague.
Address—Dr. W. P. Jackson.
Instructions—Supt. W. A. Schil
letter.
•Song, “Onward, Christian Sol
diers”—Audience.
The State of North Carolina will
furnish free textbooks for elemen
tary grade pupils. Each child in
the elementary school will be re
quested to pay a small fee for the
purpose of renting supplementary
readers, buying note books and
other necessary materials that are
not furnished bv the State.
Hi"h school books will be rented
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