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Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1939
CURB REPORTER
Thanks to Charlie Lynch I was
guest of the Executive club at
George Vanderbilt on Monday
to hear Will Durant the noted
philosopher and author. The large
banquet hall was packed with busi
ness and professional leaders of
Asheville, Hendersonville and oth
er cities in Asheville vicinity. It
was ladies’ night, and only two
widely scattered seats wei*e left.
The Bowens and Manvilles were
there from Tryon. And at my end
of the table were Dr. and Mtrs.
SL P. Gay of Waynesville and Dr.
and Mrs. Carey T. Wells of Canton.
Os course they knew our Drs. Der
by and Bishop. MV. and Mrs.
James I. Mason of Asheville cn my
right knew the Pettigrews; and
Wythe Peyton on my left, post
master of Asheville and former
Kiwanis lieutenant governor of this
district, knew me. It made you
that it is hard to have a
*s/ yieeting of strangers within a
radius of 50 miles of Asheville.
Julian Hester was the only Tryon
member absent. These local men
who belong to the Executives club
are doing a good service not only
to themselves but to their commu
nities. It is the outside contacts
that make local leaders worth more
to their communities, especially
when we need outside cooperation.
The Executives’ club makes it pos
sible for local leaders to contact
national and international leaders
from time to time. Only the large
centers can afford to have such
organizations. Durant gave the
same address in Charlotte on
Tuesday before the Charlotte Ex
ecutives’ club. He thinks a na-
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Winners of Football
Contest Announced
When the tied winners in the
Ballenger-Jackson football contest
drew for the prizes J. Frank Rich
ardson won the first prize, a sport
coat. Marion Green, iryoo *rar
football player, received the sec
ond prize, an Adams Hat and Mrs.
Fred S. Owens drew for the third
prize, $1.50 in merchandise. An
other guessing contest is on again
this week and anyone may enter
by applying at the Ballenger-Jack
son Co. for a blank. There are no
requirements; nothing to buy; no
red tape; it is all free!
Knows His Chickens
Sam Dobson had charge of the
Tryon Kiwanis program on Tues
day and had as his guest speaker,
T. N. Wilcox, who started several
years ago with a few chickens that
his mother gave him and built up
a breed of chickens that have won
for him the state championship
and national recognition. Mr. Dob
son stated that Mir. Wilcox is one
of the three outstanding poultrv
raisers of the nation and that
when he tried to get better stock
to improve his chicken flock, in
vestigaiton proved ’ffiat he had them
in his own yard. The talk and
discussion that followed was very
interesting.
Country Club Directors
Meet Tonight
President B. L. Ballenger of the
Tryon Country club states that
the directors of the chib will meet
tonight at 8 o’clock for an impor
tant discussion on cluh affairs.