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Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28
Cole L. Gosnell First
From Polk Under The
Draft Volunteer Call
Tryon Daily Bulletin.
J)ear Mr. Vining:
P Cole L. Gosnell, who holds order
number 1170 with our local draft
headquarters, was the first white
man to volunteer for immediate
induction before this Board. The
local Board classified him in Class
1-A. Dr. Palmer has examined
Mr. Gosnell and advises that he
has passed his examinaion. He
will report for duty December 10,
1940, at Fort Bragg, N. C., for
final examination.
Mr. Gosnell has formerly been
in the Army Air Corps from 1936
to 1938 and holds an honorable
discharge. We are sure that he
will conduct himself in such a
way as to reflect honor on this
County,
Cordially yours,
Julian B. Hester,
Chairman Polk County Local
Board No. 1.
War Relief
The gala dinner at the Auberge
last evening was a great success,
the guests numbering sixty-seven.
Mrs. W. Sassoon was the winner
of the evening coat donated by a
friend. The workrooms will be
close 4 on Thursday, November 21,
and Thursday, November 28. Mrs.
Helen Harwood has taken charge
of the knitting section and will be
at the workrooms every Mondav,
Wednesday and Friday from ten
o’clock until twelye o’clock, to
give instructions in knitting.
Wool may be obtained and
knitted articles returned to the
workrooms at any time.
TRYON, N C., WED. NOVEMBER 20, 1940
Child Dies In Fire
At Landrum, Tuesday
A nine-year-old boy was burned
to death and seven other members
of his family were burned badly
enough to require hospital treat
ment about 9 o’clock last night.
The flames left their three-room
farmhouse near the Joseph Walker
school, four miles east of Land
rum, in a smouldering mass of
ruins.
The fatally-burned child was
Marion Abernathy, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Abernathy, who
live on the Campobello-New Pros
pect highway near the Joseph
Walker school.
The child’s parents and six
brothers were brought to the Gen
eral hospital here, where at least
one of them was believed in a
“dying” condition early this morn
ing.
The injured: Marion Abernathy,
45; his wife, Mrs. Mollie Roddy
Abernathy, 49; five sons, Oscar
Abernathy, 25; Robert Abernathy,
21; Jessie Abernathy, 13; Roy
Abernathy, 11; and Baylis Aber
nathy, 4.
All of the injured suffered burns
of varying degrees—Jessie the
most serious. In addition, Robert
suffered a badly-lacerated arm
from broken window glass.
Three members of the- family
escaped serious injury in the fire
which leveled their frame dwelling
home and which investigating offi
cers reoorted apparently was
started by an exolosion of gasoline
or kerosene in the kitchen of the
house.
Escaoing serious injurv were:
Miss Gladys Abernathy, 17; Miss
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