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Vol. 24—No. 280 TRYON. N. C.. ""WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17, 1951
Weather Tuesday: High 78, low
46, Rel. Hum. 50 . . . British open
fire.on Egyptians in Suez Canal
riots. Senator Taft announces for
President. Allies continue to gain
in Korea .... Prime Minister
of Pakistan killed by man who
wanted him, to wage war against
India .... Spartanburg Herald
today has a large two column wide
picture of Ted Fox, Tryon Country
Club professional who led the pro
fessionals Tuesday in the opening
round of the Carolinas Profession
als Golf Association Tournament
Spartanburg. He had a 36,
39. The second round will
lyed today and the finals on
sday.Asheville Citi
zen reports that Mrs. ularence
Rhodes of Tryon school was elected
vice president of the music group
of the State District Teachers as
sociation yesterday .... Lee
Cowan reports that Vernon Stepp,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stepp
of Cooper’s Gap, was seriously
wounded in Korea on October 4th,
and is in an army hospital. . . . The
Tryon P.-T. A. will meet Thursday
afternoon at 3. Public invited. . .
Morganton, N, C., will have its
first Negro policeman beginning
November 1st . . . Tryon Town
Ccmmissioners are still considering
applications for membership on the
local ABC commission.
“Big Money” In Grapes
Winery Owner Declares
S. E. Tenner of Charlotte Tues
day night told some 40 Spartan
burg County farmers they could
“make big money” if they can pro
duce five and one-half tons of
grapes per acre.
Mr. Tenner, who owns a winery
in Chesterfield County and is a
large-scale grower himself, was one
of several to speak at a meeting
at Inman High, School.
Mr. Tenner said last year his
winery purchased 20,000 pounds of
grapes from three Spartanburg
County growers at $86 per ton
and added that this market price
will probably hold for a good many
years.
Chamber of Commerce Manager
Richard E. Tukey, presiding, told
the group his organization was at
tempting to bring to farmers .all
facts available on the grape indus
try.
Facts and figures compiled by
Clemson College over the past sev
eral years on the production of
grapes were cited by Clemson Ex
tension Horticulturists Roy J. Fer
ree. Mr. Ferree said “Grapes can
be grown as well or better in the
x-ieumuiu, country tnan any otner
islf of tne eastern United States.”
Urging farmers to choose the Con
cord variety if they enter the field,
Mr. Ferree said this type will pro
duce approximately 5.4 tons per
acre on the average. —
The marketing phase of the in
dustry was told by James Young
blood, commissioner of the State
Marketing Commission,. Columbia.
He said if grapes are grown in this
area they should be the variety for
wines or juices.
E. L. Love, vinticulturist of
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