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Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., TUESDAY, JAN. 21, 1941
CURB REPORTER
Sometimes the curb reporter is
teased about being enthusiastic
about Tryon. There is a misun
derstanding in the use of the
name. Tryon in name is just a post
office for the convenience of the
public. Physically speaking the
majority of the store buildings
in Tryon are owned by people
living in Spartanburg, Hender
sonville, Mill Spring, Rutherford
ton, Asheville, Washington, Mar
ion and other places. Over 25
of our business men on Trade
street live outside the city limits
an<j some in other communities,
so that they are not even available
"‘for efection to our Town council.
the TRYON SPIRIT which
we always have in mind when
writing knows no city limits or
boundary lines. The true Tryon
spirit is not jealous or envious
or selfish. It wants all communi
ties and peoples to prosper and
get happiness out of life and in
vites all who will to join it in
spirit of fellowslhip and friend
ship for humanity in general. The
Tryon spirit lives in people from
coast to coast and in foreign
countries. We are linked togeth
er by correspondence, personal
visits and through the medium of
the Bulletin. Some of us scarce
ly know one another except as an
other kindred spirit seeking com-
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ALL OUT FOR DEFENSE
The Committee to Defend Am
erica by Aiding the Allies is send
ing out an important letter to it§
members and friends which we
hope will bring forth a charac
teristic Tryon response. A neigh
bor town has recently won ac
claim by sending 400 letters to
its representatives in Washing
ton endorsing the President’s
lend-lease bill. Our chapter has
over 400 members, let us rise to
the occasion, for it is an occasion
of grave crisis. We do not have
to be told every day that time is
precious; that Britain needs our
support NOW not five years
hence; that every day of delay
may cost the world more than
any nation can ever pay.
The facts that back such state
ments were most ably presented
Friday night in a radio broadcast
by Senator Byrns of Sbuth Caro
lina. It is to be hoped that all
the hesitating, the weak-kneed,
and those who cannot see the for
est for the trees were listening in.
The President’s plan may not
be ideal, but so far no one has
proposed a better one. What we
want is to see a great job done
and done quickly.
Senator Gibson of Vermont, the
new chairman of the committee,
followed on Saturday evening
with a speech different in tone
but equally clear in meaning—a
deeply earnest call for unity,
promptness and courage. He
brought out some facts that most
of us had n °t heard emphasized
so often concerning the present
activity of the Nazi agents in
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