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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Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28
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CURB REPORTER
. . . Tampa gave us royal en
tertainment with reception and
dinner at the Columbia Spanish at
Ybor City restaurant. It was
seasoned so nicely that I never ate
as much in m.y life. Our meal
was served in the exclusive patio
room, rhumba music, Spanish
songs, fountain, palms growing
within the building made us feel
as if in another country. Tampa
Mayor Clancey was very hospitable.
C. B. Wade of the Utilities Com
mission gave a talk on North
Carolina, but no one wanted to
hear speeches last night. The at
mosphere was not right for them.
The accordion palyer, an English
inan, who had been on the stage
many North Carolina cities,
familiar songs and kept the
crowd singing. Later we were
guests at the dog racing. All the
guests were presented cigars made
in Tampa .... Bradenton was
our first stop this morning. Nice
reception at the Chamber of Com
merce; beautiful town. Called up
Dr. and Mrs. John Brittan Clark.
They asked to be remembered to
Trvon friends . . . Lunch at Sara
sota as guests of the City. Mayor
A. E. Smtih of Sarasota and our
Mayors Bryson. Douglas, Senator
Bacon were sneakers. We were
driven in private cars about the
c ty. Our host here was Maxwell
E. Cook. We called it a Cook’s
tour in his honor. Visited Ring
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TRYON, N C., MONDAY, FEB.
Dr. Sevier Speaker at
Kiwanis Ladies’ Night
The Kiwanians and their ladies
will celebrate Washington’s birth
day tomorrow night at a dinner
at the Oak Hall hotel with souve
nirs, songs, entertainment and
speeches. The souvenirs will be
distributed by George Cathey, the
music directed by Charlie Ness
mith, the entertainment furnished
by W. P. Jackson, and the speechi
fying will be done by Dr. Joseph
R. Sevier, former governor of the
Carolina District of Kiwanis. Rev.
C. Arthur Lincoln is in charge of
the program.
Garden Club Meeting
The Tryon Garden club will
meet with Mrs. Julian Calhoun on
Wednesday, February 21st, at 3:30
p. m.
Mrs. L. T. Blake of Spartanburg
will address the club on the sub
ject of Modern Iris Aristocrats.
$615 for Finnish Relief
Chairman C. P. Rogers of the
Finnish Relief Fund, reports that
the total amount subscribed to, the
fund to date amounts to $615. Re
cent donors are: Dr. and Mrs. D.
L .Edsel, Jerrv D. Drew, Mont
gomery Whaling, Miss Agnes
Campjbell, Mrs. G. Calhoun and an
anonymous donor.
Washington, Feb. 18.—Setting
back speedometers of used cars
and exaggerating the mileage an
automobile will travel on a gallon
of gas would be outlawed under
a proposed code of ethics forth"
automobile industry made public
today by the federal trade com
19, 1940