School Lunches Higher
The Tryon School lunchroom has
a rather large accrued deficit on
this year’s operation. This is due
to the fact that food prices have
advanced considerably during the
last year. Consequently it is ne
cessary that the price per meal
be raised from twenty to twenty
five cents.
There seems to be considerable
misunderstanding concerning the
amount of aid given to lunchrooms
by state and federal agencies.
This aid varies somewhat with
the size of the school. In the case
of the Tryon School the actual
cash reimbursement amounts only
to four cents per lunch. This re
imbursement was as high as nine
cents a couple of years ago but
has dropped to the present four
cents. In addition to this cash re
imbursement, some foods are giv
en free, with the exception of
transportation or storage charges,
through the North Carolina Dept,
of Agriculture.
With only this limited aid it
is impossible to continue to meet
the rising food costs and the costs
of preparing and serving meals
with the lunch price which has
been charged up until Christmas.
I know of no other school with
the same reimbursement rate as
Tryon’s that has charged as little
for its meals during the fall. The
new price of twenty-five cents
will go into effect on our return
to school, January 7, 1952.
Brank Proffitt, Superintendant.
Speaking of New Year resolu
tions I would not object should
the Polk County highway folks, re
solve to finish that section of the
Howard Gap Road on the moun
tain back of Tryon. Besides that
road stands a monument of William
Howard, commander of the forces
in the last battle with the Chero
kees. The battle gave Warrior
Mountain its name, perhaps. Then
again I could not locate the “Ken
nedy Place” the last time I was
over the road, formerly a substan
tial house and an extensive vine
yard, all gone back to nature.
The Howard Gap Road is the
original trail or road from Ten
nessee and this part of the Caro
linas on the old location stood the
first Tryon postoffice, before there
was a railroad or a Tryon.
Miss Janie Thompson, at Saluda
last summer told me she wrote love
letters for the girls at that post
office, something she said she never
did for herself.—C. O. Hearon in
The Spartanburg Herald.
Patrolman and Mrs. Edward
Samples and son, Jerry, have re
turned to Arden-Skyland, after
spending the New Year holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Samples
in Tryon and Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Hipp in Saluda.
A kangaroo, standing tall a^T
man and weighing 200 pounds when
full grown, is only an inch long
at birth—about the size of a bee.
FOR SALE: Gray coney fur
coat, practically new, at half price.
Tel. 120-M.—Adv. 3, 4p.
APARTMENT FOR RENT;
furnished with oil furnace and
electric hot water system. Phone
362-J. Adv. 3, 8, c.
One good Breakfast Room
Suites in our Bargain House,
only $35. Andrews Furniture
Co.—Adv. tf.
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