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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
THE TRYON DULY BULLETIN
The World's Smallest daily Newspaper. Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 24-^No. 279 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, "OCTOBER 16, 1951
Weather Monday: High 78, low
46, Rel. Hum. 46 . \ . President
Truman visited North Carolina on
Monday to speak at the ground
breaking ceremonies for the new
Wake Forest College building. He
said America was ready to talk
with Russia regarding control of
atomic energy for a genuine peace.
.... Walter Knoop reports the
rainfall on south Tryon Mountain
from January to September as fol
lows: 1948—52.32 inches; 1949—
58.75 inches; 1950—45.86; 1951—
30.93. It is very dry and many
wells and springs have become
useless’ . . . Tryon friends
^w&re congratulating M!rs. Eliza
Rh°des on her birthday Mon
October 15. Her age was
not given but she lias,been in busi
ness jin Tryon for the past 43
years, outlasting banks and large
mercantile and industrial concerns.
Today her ladies ready-to-wear
shop is the nicest and most up-to
date in its 43 years history and
in addition she operates a bargain
center and modern beauty parlor. !
.... Today is a holiday for
Tryon school students while the
teachers are attending a district
meeting in Ashevilel . . . Another
wreck has been reported at the
bad Lynn bridge. This is one of
the most dangerous places in the
whole county, especially since the
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HONOR COURT RESULTS
The r regular monthly meeting of
the Boy Scout Court of Honor
for Polk County which was held
in the school building at Tryon on
Monday night, opened with prayer
by R. H. Brady, followed wit]) the
repeating of the Steout oath.
J. T. Arledge presided as chair
man of the Court of Honor and was
assisted by R. M. Schiele, Elbert
H. Arledge, Dr. C. W. McCall,
Robert Millikin, Seth'M. Vining,
W. G. Egerton and Paul E. Cul
berson serving as members of the
court.
After a few words of welcome
to visiting troops and new leaders,
followed with announcements, the
following Scouts were advanced in
rank:
Tenderfoot: Mike Thompson,
of Saluda.
Second class: Clark Thompson,
and Frankie Ashley, Saluda.
Merit badges awarded were as
follows:
Animal h u s bandry, Shields
Flyim, Tryon. Carpentry, Jack
Thompson, Jerry Thompson, Steve
Thompson, A. G. Hipp, Billy Eger
ton, Jimmy Clippard, Saluda. -
Farm home planning, Henry Seig
fried, Tryon. Home repairs, Joe
Dalton, Tryon. Public health, Dud
ley Pace, Donnie-Seay, Saluda.
After awards were presented the
meeting adjourned with the re
peating of the Scout benediction.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Mrs. S. R.. Rushing of Tryon
was adraited to St. Luke's Hos
pital. The following patients
were discharged: Miss Stella Alli
son apt! Mrs. Mildred Hurley of
Tryon. ,