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ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
_AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
Vol. 26—No. CO
TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH. 1953

Weather Thursday: High 91, low i
4G; Rel. Hum. 47 . . . Exchange of j
prisoners of war continues in |
Korea . . . Kent Miller, the noted i
trainer of Elkridge will not be j
at the Blockhouse Steeplechase !
Saturday as a steward. He had
been in 111 races without falling
until a few days ago. So he wiil
not be able to make the trip . . .
did you vote for mayor and com
missioners last time? You can’t
do it this time, unless you regis
tered again last year. There has
been a NEW REGISTRATION.
Even though you’ve been voting
here for 50 years you must regis
t again unless you registered for
bond election last year. SAT
DAY is last day . . . TODAY
ic a full day in Tryon with Rotary
at 1 p. m., at Oak Hall; Steeple
chase Spaghetti Supper at Sunny
dale; Men’s Garden Club at 6:30
and Duplicate Bridge Tournament
at 7:45 p. m., at Oak Hall; and
last performance of Little Thea
tre group at the Parish House.
Better Living Show in Spartan- j
burg Wednesday through Satur- j
day .... The Tryon Police De
partment has arrested a number of
’teen-age boys for breaking in
school, stores and houses. This is
the time for parents to check on
their children and save them from
more serious trouble when they
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STEEPLECHASE RACES
SATURDAY AT 2:30 P. M.
By Monte Declman.
(United Press Correspondent)
At the close of the entries for
the Block House Steeplechase races
to be held Saturday at the Pla
mondon course in the Hunting
Country, over 50 horses have been
entered in the 5 races scheduled
10 start for the day.
The races will begin at 2:30
p. m., with the featured race be
ing “The Blockhouse.” This race
will end the season’s equestrian
activities here. “The Blockhouse”
race is the covered one of the en
tire race card.
A member of the Midwest Hunt
Race Association, these races are
under the sanction of the Hunts
Committee of the National Steeple
chase and Hunt Association and
is sponsored by the Tryon Riding
& Hunt Club.
Horses from several states in
the Union, and one foreign coun
try are entered in this year’s
races. Some of the nation’s top
jockeys, both professional and
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Speaking of Tryon Mountain.
Down from Tryon Peak to the
West is “Rickshaven,” the former
home of Mrs. Ben Ricks, a com
fortable home in a wondreful set
ting, built more than 40 years ago.
where she lived until her death,
which the folks up there said was
from the “milksick”. Dr. Grady
of Tryon said acute indigestion,
that never satisfied her neighbors.
Mrs. Ricks was a vigorous indi
vidual, who drove her own team
and on occasions drove the hay
rake in the lower field of her
place.—C. 0. Hearon in the Spar
tanburg Herald.