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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Vol. 24—No. 339 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 8. 1952
Weather Monday: High 56, low
56, Rel. Hum. 37 . . . The Eisen
hower boom for President is grow
ing and boosters all over the na
tion join the cavalcade. The form
er West Point football player who
played against Lefty Flynn of Yale
will probably be called on to be
captain of the greatest team in the
world, to battle against commu
nism. In the midst of war news
and Presidential nominations at
tention is also centered on the
struggle of Capt. Kurt Carlsen’s
hurricane-shattered ship trying to
«ch the English coast 100 miles
|ty. The ship almost capsized
urday .... The Kiwanis Club
meets today at 1 ; the Country Club
Bridge tournament at 1:30; the
Bird Club meets with Mrs. H. Lan
Moore on Howard Gap Road at
3 p. m. Subject, “Birds in Our
Garden and How to Attract Them”.
I,ions Club meets tonight at Oak
Hall .... Holiday Magazine is
interested is taking pictures of
Tryon’s spring events including the
horse and hound show, steeple
chase, teas, dances and other spring
life in Tryon .... Landrum Mas
onic Lodge meets tonight at 7:30.
. . Tryon will soon have connection
with WSPA, Spartanburg, by re
mote control, according to plans of
a local advertiser.
i Miss Faircloth Appointed
On 2 District Committees
Miss Esther P. Faircloth, R. N.,
Superintendent of Nurses at St.
Luke s Hospital, was appointed on
the publicity and finance commit
tees of the North Carolina State
Nurses Association for District No.
2 at a meeting’ held on Jan. 3rd
at Lenoir.
The topic for the meeting was
The Growth of Nursing Service in
India with Miss Mary Lefener,
and Dr. William Hopper, both of
the Caldwell County Public Health
Department as chief speakers.
There were 41 nurses and six
guests present.
HOSPITAL GRANT
WINS APPROVAL
Washington, Jan. 3.—St. Luke’s
Hospital, Tryon, N. C., has re
ceived preliminary approval of a
Federal grant of $66,000 towards
construction of a 43-bed hospital
costing $150,000, Senator Willis
Smith of North Carolina an
nounced.
Clement D. Stevens is chairman
of the board of trustees of the hos
pital, which will receive the funds
from the Public Health Service un
der the Hill-Burton Act.
Organ -Meditation At Holy
Cross Church Wednesday, 9th
The half hour of organ medi
tation at the Episcopal Church of
the Holy Cross will be held on
Wednesday from 4:30 to 5 p. m.,
with David Cromer at the organ.
The period will be one half hour
only and not to 5:30 as was er
roneously stated in the advertise
ment.