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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
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., MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1942
No Sugar After Tonight!
Applicants for sugar rationing
books today were cautioned by
Dudley C. Smith, chairman of the
Polk County rationing board, to
prepared with full informa
' tjffl^when they register at elemen
tary schools in their vicinity May
4, 5, 6, 7.
Stores, institutional and indus
trial users of sugar will register
April 28th and 29th at high
schools in their communities be
tween the hours of 10 a. m., and
5 p. m. They will be required
to file detailed records for two
years. In the meantime, they will
not be permitted to make any
sugar sales after April 28th, ex
cept upon surrender ol sugar cer
tificates. Hence, retail sugar
sales will be suspended for a
brief period.
Only one member of each family
may register fur the family unit,
but he or she must have with
them data regarding the other
members of the family. Ration
M&8 will not be issued until all
S© data are furnished, it was
made clear.
Here is the information which
should be furnished at the time
of registration:
1. A list of the members of
the family an^ their exact names.
2. An exact description of each
member of the family unit—
height, weight, color of eyes, color
of hair, age and sex.
3. The exact relationship of
each member of the family unit
to the person who is registering
for the family unit.
4. It is necessary to know to
the pound just how much sugar
is in possession of the household.
_Continued m Back Page
CURB REPORTER
Weather during the weekend:
Saturday, low 43, high 91; Sun
day, low 48, high 90 ... . Today
is registration day for all men in
America between the ages of 45
and 65. In Tryon the first man
to register was L. F. Buchanan
followed by Charlie Simms and C.
N. Sayre.You can’t get
any more sugar after midnight to
night until the rationing cards are
issued . . . . John Constance has
been promoted to technical ser
geant in the Army .... New
voters in Polk County, those who
have become 21 years of age since
last election or who have moved to
Tryon or any other place the re
quired length of time aryl who
desire to become citizens of their
respective communities, may reg
ister at their voting places on
Saturdays May 2, 9, or 16th, be
tween the hours of 9 a. m., and
sunset. Challenge day will be
Saturday, May 23rd, from 9 a. m.,
until 3 p. m. Primary election
will be held on Saturday, May 30.
The Rev. B. G. Henry won the
Directors trophy golf tournament
at the Tryon Country club during
the weekend. This makes the sec
ond time Mr. Henry has won the
trophy. His score Saturday was
79-18—61. Edwin Beach was run
ner up with an 85-25—63. Two
other low scores were Julian Cal
houn, 84-18—66 and J. M. Bak
er, Sr., 95-27—69.