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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Local Rat Trap Story
Gets National Notice
The following Rat Trap story
%..|fohich appeared in The Polk Goun
'ty News recently and later in
other state papers is being sent
out over the world by the Asso
ciated Press from the Raleigh
office. Mrs. Edith Mjissildine Col
lum finds it in the Duluth, Minn.,
Herald as follows:
“Raleigh, N. C. t Aug. 28.—1 f this
story gets around, the world may
beat a path to the door of E. G.
Edney, farmer of the Pacolet val
ley community in Polk county.
“J. A. Wilson, Polk county farm
agent, reported that Edney set a
rat trap and covered the trigger
with “mash”, or cowfeed. The
rodents gathered about the trap in
a semi-circle for a feast, and when
the trap was sprung, five rats were
killed.
“Wilson said that at the same
time Edney caught two ‘grand
*|"*, addy’ rats in another trap.”
Softball Monday
The first game of the three-game
final series to determine the Tryon
softball championship will be
played on Monday afternoon at
6:30 at Harmon Field between the
Bushwhackers and Kilowatters. If
one team wins two games in suc
cession the third will not be played.
Kiwanis Tuesday
The Trvon Kiwanis club will
meet on Tuesday at 1 n. m.. at
TToM Trvon. The program will be
in charge of R. H. Brady.
At The Churches
PRESBYTERIAN: Rev. D. M.
McGeachy, Minister. Tryon, Sun
day school, 10 a. m., J. S. Kell,
Supt. Worship service, 8 p. m.
Special school sermon. Columbus,
worship service, 11 a. m. Subject:
“The Master’s Voice”.
CONGREGATIONAL: Erskine
Memorial. Rev. C. Arthur Lincoln,
D. D., Minister. 11 a. m., sermon
by Rev. W. P. Jackson, “A Shining
Face.” Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.,
Nelson Jackson, Jr., Supt. Audi
phones for the deaf.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE: 11 a.
m., at the Lanier Library. Subject,
“Man.”
METHODIST: Rev. G. F. Hood,
Minister. Sunday school, 10 a. m.,
C. H. Helms, Supt. Evening wor
ship 8 o’clock. Subject, “Faithful
Service.” Young People’s Service
J p. m., G. L. Pace, Jr., Pres.
LYNN BAPTIST: Rev. B. G.
Henry, Minister. Sunday school,
10:45 a. m., Fred Ravan, Supt.
Worship service, 10 a. m., subject,
“The Christian Conflict.” Prayer
meeting Thursday, 7:30 p. m.
Please note the morning worship
service for first Sunday of each
month.
FIRST BAPTIST: Rev. B. G.
Henry, Minister. Sunday school,
10 a. m., J. T. Arledge, Supt. Wor
ship service, 11 a. m., subject:
“The Sun of Righteousness.” Pray
er meeting Wednesday, 8 p. m.
EPISCOPAL: Church of the
Holy Gross. Rev. C. L. MtGavern,
Rector. Thirteenth Sunday after
Trinity. 8 a. m.. Holy Commun
ion; .il a. m., Holy Communion
and sermon.
CATHOLIC: Father Florian,
Celebrant. Holy Mass Sunday
morning at 7:30 a. rri.