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The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., WED., APRIL 29,
1942
PANTHER RITES TODAY
Funeral services for John T.
Panther will be conducted this
afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the
[jolet Baptist church by the Rev.
Henry and the Rev. E. W.
JJHTles.
Active pallbearers will be W. Y.
Wilkins, C. O. Story, Lee Coch
ran, Demus Chapman, Albert
Henderson and W. S. McCall.
Honorary pallbearers will be
Charlie Foster, Tom Coleman, A.
N. Kunkle, Ambrose Mills, Riley
Henson, Malley Thompson, Frank
Wilcox, T. A. Rippy, Oliver An
drews, Dr.' M. C. Palmer, Dr. E.'
E. Missildine and W. W. Ballard.
MANVILLE-LEAGUE
Edward Perry Manville, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. Perry Manville
of. Try on and Miss Mary Matilda
League, daughter of Mrs. R. A.
and the late Mr. League of Green
ville, S. C., were married at high
noon on Tuesday at the home of
^cc\ bride’s brother, Mr. John
^jfc/gue in Greenville. The cere
mony was performed in the pres
ence of immediate members of the
family by the Rev. George Far
rand. Taylor of Tryon. The bride
was educated at Flora MacDon
ald college. Mr. Manville is a
graduate of Tryon high school.
He attended Clemson college dur
ing which time he studied avia
tion, an^ is now a flight instructor
at the Camden airport, where he
and his bride will make their home
after a short weddng trip. The
groom’s best man was Gene Reid
of Gaffney, whom he met at Sa
luda while both were attending
the summer band school. Mr. Reid
is also flight instructor at Camden.
VICTORY FLOWER SHOW
Saturday, May 2, at the Parish
House. Come in the morning be
fore 12 o’clock to bring the love
liest specimens from your garden.
Come in the afternoon or evening
with 25c for war activities. See
what has been growing in your
neighbors’-'gardens. Hours from
3 p. m., to 9 p. m. As for sped-'
mens: Roses—Teas, Hybrid Teas,
Polyanthus and Climbing; Iris—
Bearded and Non-Bearded; Peren
nials, Biennials and Shrubs.
Three class of flower arrange
ments—one for Miniatures, one for
Center of Table and one for
Mantle. The emphasis is on the
sharing of the beautiful things we
can grow with a little effort.
The Garden club is sponsoring
the'exhibit in as simple a way as
possible with no scenery and no
frills. All classes are open to any
gardener, whether a member of
the club or not. The young people
are to have their Peep-Show Box
es. The Katherine Hamilton
Sweepstakes trophy will be award,
e^ for the third time and will go
to the winner of the largest num
ber of blue ribbons.—Contributed.
“FIREBUGS” CAUGHT
The Polk County sheriff’s de
partment working in conjunction
with the Forest Warden’s force,
have caught three men, who have
confessed to setting fires in the
County. Two of the prisoners were
juvenile and were sentenced to
the Jackson Training Camp on
Tuesday. One admitted setting fire
near the Railway Brotherhood’s
Home; the other admitted setting
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