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The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., THURSPAY, MAY 28, 1942
CURB REPORTER
The Landrum Masonic lodge will
meet Monday night at the same
time the other 265 lodges in the
state meet. Dr. Joseph B. Hyde,
of Charleston, S. C., Grand Mas
ter has proclaimed June 1 “Sim
multaneous Meetings Night.” Wal
ter J. Mize is W. M. and Hoyt
O. Prince is secretary of the
Landrum! Lodge .... Creasman’s
weather for Wednesday: Low 55,
high 72, rain .30 .... A set of
flags of the United Nations is
being made to be presented to the
community. The flags will be 4x3
feet an-) as there are over 25 of
the United Nations the string of
flags will stretch for 100 «iet
acj?*l| Trade street. More about
^tii^pater.Dr. B. C. von
Kanlden reports a pileated wood
pecker at his place for several
days recently.All North
Carolina Chauffeur’s licenses will
expire at midnight on June 30. Ap
plications will be received by the
- examiners beginning June 1st.
The state urges that applications
be made early so there will be
no delay in the operation of trucks
and buses, as no extension of
time is possible under the law.
.... The federal government
“freezes” the workers in essen
tial war industries to keep them
from going to other jobs.
The Red Cross work room will
be open all day Friday.
Commencement Program
The 1942 graduation program
of the Tryon high school to be
held on Friday evening at the
Tryon school auditorium at 8
o’clock is as follows:
Processional, Mrs. Walter Jones.
Invocation, Dr. George Farrand
Taylor.
Salutatory Address, Miss Evelyn
Cromer.
Introduction of Speaker, Seth M.
Vining.
Commencement Address, Paul O.
Nafe, president of Western N. C.
Press Association.
Presentation of Diplomas, Nel
son Jackson, Jr.
Alma Mater Sbng, Senior class.
Valedictory Address, Miss Evel
yne Taylor-Tanner.
This year’s class roll includes
the following: Martha Kathleen
Andrews, Betty Louisa Arledge,
R. Holland Brady, Jr., Malynda
Jean Brantley, Evelyn. Ruth
Cromer, Jean Elizabeth Derby,
Katherine Edna Edwards, Myrtle
Carolyn Flynn, Harriet Matilda
Fortune, Claudia Sue Helms, Doris
Evelyn McClure, Lauchlin McLean
McGeachy, James Henry Melton,
Jr., Jane Meriwether, Dorothy
Millikin, Evelyn Louise Pittman,
Evelyne Taylor-Tanner, Roy Law
rence Williams, James Alexander
Pace, Benjamin Edward Samples,
Jr.
SOFTBALL RESULTS
In a double-header softball pro
gram at Adams-Millis park on
Wednesday evening Tryon Play
ers defeated Adams-Millis 15 to
13 and Adams-Millis defeated
Southern Mercerizing 20 to 15.