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&NTEKED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER At GUST 20, 1028, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 ©je 3rgan IJailg bulletin. Seth M. Vining, Editor $1.50 Year In the Carolina* lc PER copy (The Worlds Smallest Daily Newspaper) le PER copy Vol. 12. Est. 1-31-28 TRY ON, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 1939 Our London Letter November 16th. 32, Cambridge Square, W. 2. London, England. tDear Mir. Vining: * The war continues its peculiar way, and none of us can- make j head or tail of it. Every week | the Germans tell us they are about i to fall on us with a frenzy as yet unheard of in the annals of war- { fare, but nothing, absolutely noth- j ing happens* Boredom, of course, is acute, but! if we suffer nothing worse we shall count ourselves fortunate. The nights are still as black as pitch, but we are becoming quite accus tomed to stooping about with tor ches and getting slightly run over. The battle to raise the blackout continues, buUf'so far the only re laxation has to allow shops to light their windows an hour be fore sundown, when it is fairly dark, but hot yet light. The effect is so dazzling, one almost has to •screw up one’s eyes! W Rationing has not yet begun, but we have been issued milk cards, and we await the word go. Coal was rationed for a short time, but as it was pointed out that there were 80,000 miners unemployed, yearning to mine coal for us, the restrictions have been abolished. So von see, we are still warm- and well fed, which is more than can ! be said for those unfortunate Germans. The grumbling is enormous and superb. With nothing to do except i “stand by” we each think of our smallest discomfort and magnify it a thousand fold. We all enjoy Continued on Back Page Erskine Church Elects Officers for 1940 The annual meeting and dinner of the Erskine Memorial Congre gational church was held on Wed ! nesday evening at Sunnydale. The ! pastor, Dr. C. Arthur Lincoln pre | sided. A musical program was I rendered by the church choir. Sev , eral vocal solos were given by Allen Rogers of Spartanburg, and the congregation sang a number of hymns. Encouraging annual reports were given by the officers of the church, Sunday school and Women’s society. Officers for the coming year were elected as fol lows: Deacons Wlaiter Howell, Car l , oil P. Rogers. Holding over, T. E. Brown and George Ei. Bell; Trustees elected, Ralph C. Erskine, Edgar C. Rowe. Holding over, K. A. Bowen, L. A. Avant, Baxter Haynes,.E. Perry Mjanville. Clerk, Miss Louise Moore; Treasurer, K. A. Bowen; Auditor, C. Mi. Eargle; Sunday School Superintendent, Nelson Jackson, Jr.,‘ Seth M. Vin ing, Assistant Superintendent; Primary Superintendent, Mrs. L. A. Avant; Historian, Mrs. Carroll Rogers; Music Committee, Miss Frances Hudson, Mrs. W. R. Con diet. Mtrs. R. S. Jackson. Mrs. E. E. Miissildine; Publicity, Mrs. Seth V ? ning, M*rs. Carroll Rogers; Nom inating Committee, Walter Howell. C. M, Eargle, ‘ Mrs. Raymond Dodge, Mrs. Ashworth, Mrs. John L. Brown; Ushers. R. S. Jackson, Seth M. Vining, Fred E. Swann. i
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