THE TRVOI DULY BULLETIN
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Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 25—No. 73 TRYON, N. C. MONDAY, MAY 12TH, 1952
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[Est. 1-31-28]
Published Daily Except
Saturday a/nd Sunday
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*TERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3. 1879
Curb Reporter
Weather Friday high 90, low
55, Rel. Hum. 40; Saturday high
83, low 58, rain .25. Rel Hum. 63;
Sunday high 69, low 58, rain .30,
n^Hum. 65 . . Heavy windstorm
WMF down some trees in this area
and blocked the highway for a
shortwhile. .Electric and telephone
lines were down in some sections.
Observers estimate the wind blew
85 to 90 miles per hour. Two peo
ple were killed in Spartanburg
county . . About 200 people attend
ed the Democratic precinct meet
ing in Tryon Saturday, and the
following executive committee was
elected by vote of 141 to 57: Thurs
ton Arledge, chairman; Mrs. John
Preston, vice-chairman; Miss Ge
nelle Scoggins, secretary; W. H.
McDonald and Lee Cochran mem
bers. The secret ballot was used
for the election following the nom
inations. The losing ticket inclu
ded C. C. Tharpe, W. L. Roach,
Donald Flynn, Mrs. A. G. Merrick
m
Mrs. M. E. Jones . . Names of
elegates to the county con
on will be published Tues. . .
K. Jj. farthing's rather, William
Dudley-Farthing, 76, died Sunday
at his home at Boone. He was a
prominent civic leader there; cash
ier of the bank for 20 years, post
master 5 years, clerk of court 12
years, and in the legislature 1908.
Funeral services Monday at 3 p.m.
Jeff L. Nelson Masons meet to
night at 7:30 The Masons are get
ting ready for their annual pic
nic at Harmon Field, May 28.
Tickets through Roy Dalton or
Paul Smith . . Frank Snyder, an
International Trustee of the Key
clubs will be guest speaker for
K. A. Bowen Tuesday at Kiwanis.
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Traffic Problem Discussed
At Luncheon In Tryon
A luncheon was held at Oak Hall
Friday noon which was attended
by members of the Southern Rail
way Co., State Highway and Pub
lic Utilities Com|mdsaion repre
senatives, the mayor, members of
the Town Council and a group of
private citizens.
The object of the meeting was
to hear the proposals of the Op
erating Department of the Rail
road and the Highway Department
for solving of Tryon’s vital traffic
problems. The State is involved
because much of the local traffic
either flows from or into High
way 176, which is State maintain
ed and controlled.
The meeting voted to request the'
Town Government to take such
steps as are necessary to cooper
ate with the Highway Depart
ment and ascertain their recom
mendations for traffic routing, etc.
E. E. Kemper, assistant engineer
of Highway Department agreed
to send his traffic engineer to
Tryon in the near future to con
sult with the town officials and
advise them as far as he felt
that he should.
Edward N. McMahon, chair
man, of the state Public Utilites
Commission presided; E. R. Oliver
Jr., the operating department of
the Southern Railway and Mayor
Clement D. Stevens the town.
Isham Henderson, Craig Furr and
Orville White from Rotary, How
ard Frankenfield Jr., from the
Chamber of Commerce and Clyde
Tharpe from the Lions Club, and
many others were present.
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