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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28
Rev. J. M. Walker
Funeral services for the Rev.
John M. Walker, 70, retired Bap
§tist minister who died Sunday
flight at his home in Boiling
Springs, N. C., were conducted
at 11 o’clock on Tuesday at the
Boiling Springs Baptist church by
the Rev. J. L Jenkins.
Mr. Walker was well known in
Spartanburg, having led Baptist
pastorates at Beaumont and Ark
wright and also others in near-by
• towns.
Survivors include his wife, Mfs.
Alice Jackson Walker; and two
sons. Carey Walker and Wister
Walker. —Spartanburg Herald.
Mr. Walker was well known in
Polk County. His wife is a native
of this county and a sister of Frank
Jackson of Mill Spring.
Shocking Mother Nature
Shocking plants to juggle their
arran«73ment is the
latest “stunt” in plant magic.
<!)ne that opens a brand-new vista,
not only for the plant breeder,
but for gardeners as well. It not
only enables the plant builder to
cross distantly related specimens,
but it also increases the percent
age of mutations, or sports, a
thousandfold. Every good flower
in your garden has been bred from
a sport that occurred somewhere
... In my father’s time a “break”
as the plant breeder usually calls
a sport, was supposed to occur
once in every 900,000 plants. But
now, by artificial stimulants, we
e»n turn them out once in every
900 plants. —David Burpee, in the
Rotarian Magazine.
TRYON, N. C., WED., JULY 24, 1940
Soumerco Blanks
Bushwhackers
Soumerco, playing airtight ball
behind the three-hit pitching of
Swaffer, shut the champion Bush
whackers out on Tuesday by a score
of 4 to 0. This was the first loss
for the Bushwhackers in several
games, and the first shut-out ever
suffered by a team under Manager
Nessmith. Only one Bushwhacker
reached second base during the
game, while the Soumerco boys
were collecting 8 timely blows,
good for 4 runs, off the delivery
of Pitcher Honeman.
A record crowd witnessed this
game, and every one agreed that
the game was one of the best of
the season.
The High School will play
Adams-Millis today at 6:15 and
Soumerco will be after Landrum in
two games Thursday beginning the
first game at 5 p. m. Don’t miss
these games.
ROTARY MEETS FRIDAY
The Tryon Rotary club will meet
on Friday at 1 p. m. at Sunnydale.
The program will be in charge of
Julian B. Hester.
SMITH AT KIWANIS
Dwight Smith, retired actor, was
the guest speaker at the Tryon Ki
wanis club on Tuesday at 1 p. m.
at Hotel Tryon, and gave several
entertaining stories. The program
was in charge of C. M. Howes.
Kiwanian J. E. Shipman of Hen
dersonville was a guest at the club.
The next meeting will be in charge
of Dr. C. Arthur Lincoln.