Automobiles ........................... 86

Filling Stations .......................... 92 First Snowmobile ......................... 93 Aircraft .............................. 94 Communication ........................... 98 Post Office ............................ 98 Number Please .......................... 99 Organizations ........................... 102 Farmers’ Institute ........................ 102 North Tryon Women’s Institute ................ 103 4—H Club ............................ 1 1 1 Tryon River Watershed Cooperative Association ....... 112 Recreation ............................. 1 15 Sports Activities ........................ 115 North Tryon Rink ....................... 116 A Community Remembers .................... 124 Frances Roberts Recalls .................... 126 Enid Thomas Recalls ..................... 128 More Recent Times ....................... 131 North Tryon Canada Day 1992 ................ 134 Education ............................. 136 Religion .............................. 149 Military Service ........................... 155 Politics ............................... 162 General Interest .......................... 163 Housewife’s Diary ....................... 163 Washday ............................ 165 Electrical Power Outages .................... 165 The Cold Cider Party ...................... 167 A Chilling Dip ......................... 169 Haunted House ......................... 169 Mad Killer ........................... 170 All’s Well That Ends Well ................... 170 Appendices ............................. 171 Notes ................................ 190

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