ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE
. AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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lc per copy (The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper) lc per copy
Seth M. Vining, Editor $1.50 Year In the Carolina?
Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N C., FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1940
Try on High Downs
Columbus High 23-17
The Tryon high boys ran up
their number of victories to ten
last night when they defeated
Stearns high of Columbus 23 to 17.
The visitors brought a much im
proved team to the local court but
could not muster up enough points.
, In the first quarter they enjoyed
a brief three to two lead which
was the only time they led the
local quint. The Tryon team played
listlessly, spurting up when the
occasion demanded. McFarland top
ped the scoring with - nine points,
followed by Vining with seven.
Summitry of game:
Tryon (23) MicFarland 9;
Beatson, D., 3; Vining 7; Tavlor,
2; Mielton 2; Chapman 0; Cook
sey, 0.
Stearns (17) —Arms 3; Case 2;
Hines 5; Barnette 3; Tilley 4;
-©Scoggins 0.
Tom Referee: Culler (Appalachian).
Scorer: Eargle (Newberry).
Timer: A. Beatson (Tryon).
“Our Town” Play Tonight
The Palmetto Players of Spar
tanburg will present the long
looked for play, “Our Town” th s
evening at the Tryon high school
auditorium at 8 o’clock. Miss
Hazel Abbott of Converse college,
will direct the play, which was
1938 Pulitzer Prize Winner. The
Lanier club is sponsoring this,
and the proceeds will go for the
good cause of the “Town Library.”
Tryon For Rest and Re-Creation
CURB REPORTER
. . . Having a wonderful time.
Past District Rotary Governor
Robert F. Phillips of Asheville
was captain of our bus the first
day and Mayor S. B. Roberts of
Marshall captain today. Cold
weather from Macon down to
Ocala. You know how riding long
distances affect you. One fellow
stayed too long at a rest room and
the bus left him. Secretary Cham
ber of Commerce came to the res
cue and speeded him in hist car to
overtake the bus. A jolly bunch
of fellows. Dr. Washburn of Lake
Lure and Dr. MjcCracken of Way
nesville looking after our health.
Florida officials met us below Val
dosta. Governor Fred Cone and
Mayor George Douglas gave us a
warm welcome at Lake City where
we met with Rotary and Senator
Bacon made up his attendance.
Mayor Ben Douglas of Charlotte
was our chairman at the meeting.
Said he had been reading the
smallest daily newspaper in the
world and called on me to explain
how people living in Tryon could
have yachts in Florida. Well, I
couldn’t take up Governor Cone’s
time to tell all I wanted to say
about Tryon so I handed him a
copy of the special edition of the
Bulletin .... Governor Cone
received the homespun suit. Gaines
ville and the University are very
beautiful —stopped there for re
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