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Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28
Last of Polk’s Volunteers
Called To Service
The Polk County Draft Board
has been instructed to send seven
men to Ft. Bragg on January 17th
l£vJ>r the selective service in the
There are seven men reg
istered on the volunteer list as
follows:
Order No. 49, Austin Robert
son; 124, James Leroy Jackson;
333, Virgil Albert Bridgman;
816-A, Raymond Fortenberry;
957, Goshen Landrum Ross; 1215,
Oscar McQueen Hjipp; 1231, Ldo
nell Byers.
If one or more of these men
fail to pass the examination for
any reason, substitutes will be
sent from the following alternate
list after five days notice:
Order No. 5, New ton Pace; 23,
Rufus Olen Harris; 63, Roland
Padgett Gilbert; 64, Kelly Abbott
Pittmpn; 68, John Norman El
liott; 74, Walden Greene.
The last man on the alternate
>. y st is 74, which means that the
with low numbers will soon
be in the next call as many of
the men called are placed in
other classes or exempted for va
rious reasons.
Annual Meeting Holy Cross
Church, Tuesday, Jan. 14th
Holy Cross Parish will hold
their annual meeting in the Par
ish House on Tuesday, January
14th, at 7 p. m. Dinner will be
served. All members and friends
of Holy Cross church are in
vited. Those desiring to attend
are asked to please notify Mrs.
F. Pickens Bacon not later than
Monday, January 13th.
TRYON, N. C., SATURDAY, JAN. 11, 1941
THE TIDE TURNS
“There is a tide in the affairs
of men”. Some times it seems
almost periodic. In the recent
months of struggle and world
events, we notice it particularly.
Six months ago, after the fall
of France, at the high tide of the
year, we experienced the lowest
ebb in the hopes of all people
who looked for the triumph of
good.
But at the turn of the year,
with the coming of the Christmas
tide, there came a change. Hope
was reborn, and the tide of good
will and courage that swept the
country was unmistakable. Per
haps the light came out of the
Elast again, with the unexpected
resistance of the little nation of
Greece. Daring to oppose the
“grandure” of Rome, she is still
standing, and deserving all the
help we can give.
To oppose the powers that have
so swiftly carried death and de
struction to the very hearts of the
most free and civilized nations of
Europe there must need be a
gathering up of all the strength
and resolution and effort that can
be assembled to catch this turn
ing tide and swell it on to victory.
Yes, we are at last able to use
that word with confidence. The
President has used it in closing
his address to the Nation and
with a ring- that inspired and
heartened. He did not, however,
if we read him correctly, mean
the crushing out of any nation or
people; but the crushing of the
power that they are using in the
destruction of life and hope in
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