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wE^miu Bumm The Wo:>, i^maMeat daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor. 5c PER COPY TRYOK, N. C. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1944 PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT Est. 1-31-28SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Vol. 17—No. 195 ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER^&IUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFIC* AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER . C^*F CONGRESS, MARCH 3. 1879 WITH OUR ARMED FORGES Lloyd A. Edwards, a resident of Tryon, has been chosen by the Navy to serve aboard an LSM (Landing Ship Medium), the Speed Carrier of Attack that has been especially developed for Pacific duty. Now stationed at the Amphib ious Training Base in Little Creek, Virginia, Edwards is going through the rigorous training pro gram to prepare for duty as Cox swain on the swift new invasion vessel. The amphibious ship on which the Tryon bluejacket will serve has been designed with a shallow draft that enables it to negotiate the coral reefs of the Pacific Islands. It can cross the ocean with its cargo of tanks and machines and discharge them di rectly onto enemy-held shores over its landing ramp bow. Edwards worked for a local manufacturing concern before he joined the Navy in June of this year. He graduated from Stearns High School in 1941, and is the son of E. H. Edwards of Tryon. * * * * Fort Monmouth, _N. J.—Lt. Elliott F. Metcalf of Paris Road, New Hartford, N. Y., arrived at Fort Monmouth this week from Drew Field, Fla., to resume his duties as aide-de-camp to Brig. Gen. S. H. Sherrill, who recently -Continued on Back Page_ SALUDA NEWS NOTES The Saluda Book club met with Mrs. Roy Baisden, hostess, on Tuesday afternoon. The subject of the occasion being poetry. Miss Elizabeth S. Thomas was invited to read some of her poems but she being unable to be present, Mrs. Dan Pace read selections from Miss Thomas’ latest book, “Mists of Day BreaV’.- Miss Thomas |s associated with Saluda. Her fam ily having resided here for sever al years, and her first book “A Star Shines”, was published here by the Excelsior printers. J. W. Heatherly, also a Saluda poet, one of his present poems was read by Mrs. Pace. Mr. Heatherly’s son, Philio, navigator of the U. S. Army Air Corps, being present, kindly answered questions about his impressions of the countries in which he ha^, been stationed to the enjoyment of the club. Fayte Thompson, who has been seriously ill at his home, is im proving. Brinkers Thompson is on the street again. G. L. Thompson is in Saluda on a visit to his father, who is quite ill. He is stationed at the Char leston Navy Yard. Bud Seay is at home on a short | furlough. Also H. D. McCallister, both of the Army, j Nelson Pace, young son of Mrs. | Etta Pace, who was seriously in ! jured by an automobile several i weeks ago is now at home, after j having been in the Biltmore hos pital under the care of a bone specialist. He is doing as well as could be expected. H. W. Ammons, Jr., spent last week-end with his sister, Mrs. Bill Pace, in Hendersonville. L-aJL'&Z's
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