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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT .HE ,'OST OFFICE AT TRYQN, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 ©!t ®rgmt Satlg pullrfitt lc per copy (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) lc per copy Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1939 Senate Committee Kills Carroll Rogers’ Polk County Bill ) Raleigh, March 16.—The senate committee on judiciary No. 2, to day killed Representative Carroll P. Rogers’ bill to place the Polk county board of commissioners on four-year terms beginning with the expiration of the terms of the present members. Senator Ben Prince of Hender son, whose senatorial d’strict in cludes Polk, opposed the bill upon request of Polk county’s Demo cratic Chairman W. S. Green. The election law committee did not meet on the Rogers’ bill to provide for a new registration of voters. Representative Rogers said he believed the voters wanted the com missioners placed on # four-year terms rather than staggered terms of six years each. He denied that the local government commission favored six-year terms, and argu )ed the commisison suggested stag gered terms but did not specify the length. Senator Prince said he opposed both measures—to place the coun ty board of commissioners on four year terms and to require a new registration of voters in Polk county prior to'the 1940 ejection— because of a request "made by W. S, Green of Tryon, chairman of the Polk county Democratic executive committee. The senator read the following letter from Chairman Green: “This letter confirms telegram sent you this morning: * “ ‘Absolutely opposed to any bill to change terms of office of Polk . Continued tin Bach Page ... I Horse Show for Children Monday At Vaughn Creek The Junior Horsemanship Horse I Show' will be held at the ring ! near Vaughn Creek on New Mar- S ket Road at 2:30 Monday after j noon, March 27th. Mrs. David Hedekin will be in j charge. There will be classes for j beginners as well as advanced j riders. This show is not an or dinary horse show, but it is some thing entirely new, as the chil dren are not put into classes ac cording to their ages, but their ability. The more capable children must compete with those equally capable regardless of their age. The advanced classes will be re quired to answer • questions on various phases of riding, hunting, and equipment. Since this is an experimental show, we hope the j spectators will be patient. Mrs. Hedekin wants all the chil dren in towm to come out on their mounts regardless of what they are and take part. She may be reached by phone No. 102. » The only skeet course in this I section is located at Many Levels the Hunting Country place of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Hill. The course was first formally opened hv Tim McCoy, the noted cowboy actor who was a guest of the Hills during a weekend about a year ago. Many Levels will be visited by those making the Garden club pilgrimage on Saturday. Hobby Show today, 10 a. m., to 10 p. m. Amateur movies begin at 8 p. m., at the Lanier Library.
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