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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
THE TRYON DAILY BULLETIN
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Sleth M. Vining. Editor
Vol. 14. Est. 1-31-28
Richard Arthur Receives
Boy Scout Eagle Rank
Richard Arthur, 13-year-old
son of Frank D. Arthur, received
the highest rank in Scouting at
I the Polk County Boy Scout Court
of Honor on Monday night at the
Parish House. In an impressive
ceremony emphasizing the impor
tance of Scouting and the achieve
ments necessary to become an
Eagle Scout, Executive R. M.
Schiele of Gastonia presented the
gold eagle to Richard’s step
mother who in turn pinned the
emblem on Richard. The new
Eagle Scout then pinned a smaller
emblem on her in recognition of
the part a mother plays in help
ing a boy to become an Eagle
Scout by encouraging him and
helping him to study for it.
The Court of Honor was pre
sided over by R. H. Brady, as
sisted by Mr. Schiele, M. B.
Caldwell, Rev. B .G. Henry, Nel
son Jackson, Jr., K. A. Bowen,
Ik. H. Helms, Lawrence Massan
ovich, Dr. William McCall and
Robert Dick. Mrs. Schiele served
as secretary.
Scouts were present from Co
lumbus No. 1, Tryon No. 2 and
No. 1.
After the Court, Rev. Chas. L.
McGavern held a short meeting
with a group of Cubs which will
soon get underway with about 16
members. All boys 9 to 12 want
ing to be Cubs should see Mr.
McGavern as soon as possible.
Steouts advanced in rank at the
Court were: Second Class, Doug
las Helms; athletics, Paul Butler;
carpentry, Brock Henry, Paul
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CURB REPOilrera
Five babies within 24 hours
were born Thursday and Friday
at St. Luke’s hospital. A doctor
couldn’t be found in his office . . .
Thanks to Tryon friends the
Bulletin keeps informed on many
things of interest concerning Try
on people. Returning recently
from Charleston a Tryoite brought
back a newspaper picture and
story about Miss Jeanne Huger,
who has changed from dancer to
actress and gives an interesting
account of her experiences at Try
on, in New York and Charleston
. . . . Another clipping from the
Minneapolis, Minn., Star Journal
in which Virginia Safford writes:
“Were hearing more and more
about North Carolina. Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Carpenter have a
winter home at Tryon. ‘We like it
particularly for the wonderful rid
ing,’ Mrs. Carpenter says: Mar
garet Culkin Banning alternates
her time between her home in
Duluth and her home in Tryon,
which is described by Mrs. John
S. Dalrymple as being located
‘like a hole in a doughnut on a
little hill, overlooking beautiful
valleys in every direction, with
the Blue Ridge mountains forming
a hazy background.’ Mrs. Dal
rymple occupied Mrs. Banning’s
home for awhile this springtime
as the owner returned immediate
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