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5c PER COPY $2.00 PER YEAR SNTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICB AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 TIIE mm limr IHMEM The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor. Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1943 Bill Ward Made Major Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20,—U. S. Marine Corps headquarters an nounced today the promotion of Capt. William C. Ward, Jr., of ^^on, N. C., to Major in the ^^Hted States Marines Corps. Ma ^r Ward had been recommended for the promotion by his command ing officers for distinguished ser vice in the Solomon Islands fight ing. Major Ward is one of the youngest majors in the service. He was 23 years old on December 25th, and has been in the Marines a little over two years. He en tered the officers training school a few months after graduating from Georgia Tech in Atlanta. His progress has been very rapid while serving in the important commu nications department. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Ward of Tryon. “Bill” as he is known to Tryon friends was an Eagle Scout, the highest rank in Scout ing; and he made an excellent record during his high school and college career. ^Beutenant James Rion Here “Fort Monmouth, N. J.—Second Lieutenant James H. Rion was a graduate of the Officers Candidate Dept, of the Eastern Signal Corps School, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army of the United States on Jan. 19.” The above news bulletin was received from the public relations department of the Signal Corps his morning. Lieut. Rion has al ready arrived in Tryon for a visit with his mother, Mrs. J. H. Rion. Lieutj Rion is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and before entering the army was with Eastman Co., of Kingsport, Tenn. HOSPITAL REPORT Russell S. Walcott, treasurer of St. Luke’s hospital, submitted to the Board of Directors at its January meeting, a report of the work of the hospital for the year 1942. During that year, 695 pa ; tients received 5,040 days of hos : pital care. Of this number, 92 were “part-pay” patients, and 105 were “free”. Reckoned in days of care given, 39.9% of the care was free. These figures do not in clude the “out-patients” treated in the hospital clinic. There were 78 major operations, 108 minor operations, and 110 births during the year. l ne income ior tne year includ ed $15,686.19 from patient’s fees; $1,937.00 from the Duke Endow ment Fund; $1,200 from Polk County and $7,466.42 from dona tions. Expenses include $22,125.00 for operating costs; $1,147 for re pairs and improvements; $1,133 for insurance, and $997 added to the Endowment Fund. Contributions were made to the hospital last year by about 320 generous friends, in amounts ranging from 20c to $1,000. Of all the pledges made, there are only six which have not been paid in full or in part. The Directors feel confident that St. Luke’s hospital has the confidence, and will re ceive the continued support, of the citizens of Polk county, and pledge to all who are interested in its maintenance their diligent efforts to make it increasingly ser viceable to the community. There were many other valu able donations during the year, which do not appear as cash items on the report, such as a new coal _Contivued on Sack Page——
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