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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS> MARCH 3, 1879
THE TRYON DAILY BULLETIN
The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, APR. 16, 1942
Horse and Hound Show
Results Are Given
Tryon’s 17th annual Horse and
|^und Show was held on the pret
BPst" day in its history on Wed
nesday. Since moving it up one
week later the beautiful foilage,
dog wood blossoms and spring
flowers were out to decorate the
scenery. The attendance was great
er than expected on account of
the war and tire rationing. All
net proceeds were donated to the
Red Cross and the prizes consist
ed of Defense Bonds, ribbons and
trophies. Horses were entered in
the show from Miami, Fla., to j
Crystal Bay, Minn., and from
Michigan, Wisconsin,^ Tennessee,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Vir
ginia and NortK and South Caro
lina.
Judges were as follows: waddle
horses and horsemanship, Harry I
Thornton of Bradsfordsville, Ky.;
hunters and jumpers, David Rob
Tenn.
The Judge for the hound show
was Ray C. Cassell, of Thom
asville, Ga.
Winners are as follows:
Class No. 1, five-gaited, 15.2
hands and under, to show five dis
tinct gaits: First prize, Golden
Reveler, H. R. Stephenson, owner
an^ rider; second Pot-o-Gold, C.
G. Houston, owner, C. T. Case, Jr.,
rider; third, Syncopating Sue,
Lupton V. Rainwater owner and
rider; fourth, Rockwold’s Sweet
heart, H. R. Stephenson, owner
and rider.
Class No. 2, working hunters,
junior division, children under 17:
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George E. Bell Retires After
52 Years Telegraph Service
Manager George E. Bell of the
local Postal Telegraph office re
tires today after 52 years in tele
graph service. He began ait the
age of 19 in April 1889 as night
operator for the Western Union
at Newton, N. C., where he went
from. Swannanoa, N. C., after hav
ing been a station hand lor a year,
during which time he had learned
telegraphy. From Newton he went
to Norfolk, Va., and later to Los
Angeles, California, and all over
the west. He served on 21 differ
ent railroads, and was at Tucson,
Arizona during the San Francisco
earthquake. He came back to the
Southern Railroad and Tryon in
1912, and served as station agent
and operator for 12 years until
September 1923, when he opened
the local branch of the Postal
Telegraph office.
resides giving "extra special”
telegraph service for Tryon Mr.
Bell also has taken a big part in
civic affairs. He was a member
of the Polk County School Board
for eight years; trustee of the
Congregational church for nine
years; he was Master of the local
Masonic lodge^for five terms and
district deputy Grand Master for
two terms; he is a 32nd degree
Scottish Rite Mason and a Shriner.
He has been a local political lead
er for many years. He served
on the town council in 1915-16; has
been chairman of Tryon precinct
Democratic committee and a mem
ber of the county committee. In
1940 he was commissioned by
Governor Hoey to serve four years
as a justice of the peace for this
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