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THE THVIII1I 5.4Y BULLETIN
The World's Smallest daily N y*per._Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 26—No. 137 TRYO? C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1953
CURB REPORTS* |
Weather Monday: High 88, low
66, Rel. Hum. 52. . . A lot of
publicity is being given a 42 year
old woman who walked 2,000 miles
to lose 110 pounds of fat. Hiking
in the mountains around here
should become popular again ....
Mayor C. D. Stevens states that
the Town Commissioners have
named Lewis Clary, 45, of Gaffney,
S. C., to serve on the Tryon police ;
force. Mr. Clary has had 13 years 1
of public service, eight of them i
on the Gaffney police force. A
check on his record was very com- i
mendable. He was also a member
of the Gaffney Fire Dept. . . . The
Town Commissioners also accepted
the low bid for construction of
a water main from Five Points
in Gillette Woods to Highway 176
near the Hospital Road. Mid-State
Construction Co., got the job.
Town Manager C. O. Smith says
the town’s water supply is now
doubled since the new source has
been tanped and sent into the new
reservoir. The tax rate has been
reduced to $1.75 per hundred, the
lowest in manv years . . . Former
Polk Countv Acent John W. Artz
of Gatesville brought his wife
and son through Polk County
Mondav whil“ enroute to Old Fort
to vi«it relatives. Former Assist
ant Agent Sam Dobson was here
last week-end. Friendship t’es
made in Polk Countv are verv
strong and always bring back
friend^ whenever opportunity pre
sents itself.
President Joe Stockton, Vice
President John W. Cowan -and
Secretary Floyd Evans of the
TJons Club attended the district
cabinet officers meeting at Pisgah
Sunday. t...
Salesmanship At Lions Club
Dr. Herbert Warren Orr, Inman
druggist, will be the guest speak
er at the Tryon Lions Club to
night (Tuesday^ at 7:30 at Oak
Hall hotel. Jimmy Griffin will be
in charge of the program. The
druggist will speak on the im
portance of salesmanship.
Pat Griffith Wins 7th Title
Mrs. Walter T. Lyons, nee Pat
Griffith of Rye, N. Y., daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Griffith of
Tryon R-l, won the Rye, N. Y.,
Women’s Tennis Championship
Saturday for the 7th time. There
were 64 women competing for the
championship and Mrs. Lyons de
feated six of them in reaching the
final bracket.
HINES RELIEVED OF
PRISON CAMP POSITION
Walter D. Hines, steward of
Polk County Prison Camp No. 909,
has been released indefinitely by
the btate Department ot Prisons.
This shakeup in the Polk Coun
tv prison system was made on
Thursday, according’ to official
sources. Walter P. Anderson of
Raleigh is director of the State
Prison System. B. H. Freeman
of Brevard. N. C., is the super
visor of this district. The release
from! the State Department of
Highway and Public Works Sys
tem was made through Mr. Free
man. who serves this district.
Amos D. Foster i® superintend
ent o-f the State Prison Camp
at Columbus.
Mr. Hine<5, who served Polk
Counts for four terms as sheriff,
and also served the state prior
to beromino- sheriff of-Polk. He
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