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The World’8 Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11, 1942
Men Sent to Army
The following men were induct
at an army camp this week from
the Polk County Draft Board:
Barnes Eston Swain, Columbus;
J^fes Alexander Hipp, Saluda;
ilKnys Travelyan Cary-Elwes, Sa
luda; Charlie Hugh Edwards,
Tryon; Tollie Marion Rhodes, S'a
luda; Hurbert Price, Mill Spring;
Rosie Bvinkes Thompson, Saluda;
J. T. Foster, Tryon; James Cald
well Kinloch (transferred to
Aiken, S. C-); R“lph Livingston
Monroe, Lynn; Daniel Stevenson
Rion, Tryon; Clarence Thomas
Cox, Tryon; Stewart Holbert
(enlisted in Navy), Tryon; Thom
as Jefferson Langford, Tryon;
George Gordon Tate, Chesnee, S.
C.; Russell Jefferson Holbert, Sa
luda; James Virgal McCrane, Mill
Spring; James Paul Kuykendall,
Landrum, S. C.; Horace Belue,
Tryon; William Thomas Cole,
Landrum, S. C.; Earl Calvert,
Tryon; John Earl Porter, Tryon
(enlisted in Navy) ; Edward
«ander Fisher, Tryon; Horace
nond Raines, Columbus; Hoyt
_ nas Pigg, Welford, S. C.; Ray
Arledge, Inman, S. C.: Colon
Henry Lyles, Rutherfordton, N.
C.; Alexander Davidson Beatson,
East Flat Rock, N. C.; Aullie
Garland Carr, Nebo, Ky., (trans
ferred) ; Louis Antnie Odell, Mill
Spring; Charles Henry Foster,
Mill Spring; Douglas Hague Wal
ker, Mill Spring; Carl Hughes
Jackson, Mill Spring; Fred A.
Wilson, Melvin Hill; Volly Dean
Williams, Tryon; William Otis
Thompson, Tryon; Frank Jennings
Lanning, Columbus; Joel Clyde
Hensley, Tryon; George Saleeby,
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Mindful And Generous!
During the past six months the
good people of Tryon have not
been unmindful of St. Luke’s hos
pital and have contributed gen
erously to hospital needs. A few
items have been solicited, but for
the most part, the improved con
dition at the hospital has come
unsolicited, through the generosity
of friends. -
Room service has been made
much more efficient because of add
ed equipment. The superintendent
let it be known that thermos pitch
ers were greatly needed in the
different rooms. Very soon there
had been received from interested
friends, seven used thermos pitch
ers and two new ones. Also there
was donated, for the ward, enam
el water pitchers with trays.
i One double-burner electric hot
plate has been given. Another very
useful gift, especially for summer
weather, was the gift of two lat
ticed screens to be placed in front
of doors. (Space does not permit
to give in detail the expressions
of gratitude that came irom pa
tients whe were made so much
more comfortable because of this
chance of increased ventilation due
to these screens).
Four chairs in the private rooms
have been re-upholstered and the
bill has been paid by good friends
of the hospital.
In the operating room, dua to
very generous gifts there have
been added to the equipment a
very much needed new suction
machine of the latest model, a sur
gical retractor and fifty dollars
worth of metal splints.
For the nurses’ dining room
which has recently been redeeorat
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