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The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1942
Victory Observance on 4th
Raleigh, N. C.', June 11.—Vic
tory Day celebration in each of
the 100-counties of North Carolina
is.the goal -of the State Office of
|fP|lian Defense.
Ooen Douglas, State OCD direc
tor, said today that in accordance
with Governor Broughton’s pro
clamation of the Fourth of July
as VICTORY DAY, he was urg
ing chairmen of Civilian Defense
in all 100 counties to proceed im
mediately with the organization
of suitable VICTORY DAY pro
grams which would, bring about
a demonstration of the scope of
the volunteers organized for home
front defense.
1 regard as most iortunate this
opportunity to combine patriotic
celebration of the birthdate of our
independence with recognition of
the vast army enlisted in home
front protection and of parents of
men and women now on duty with
our armed services,” said Douglas
in announcing that in a number of
«es the Civilian Defense or
zation was planning, a parade
he morning of the Fourth of
of July immediately preceding
Town Meetings and the meetings
would be followed by picnics or
barbecues.
Douglas said the idea was popu
lar because of limitations on travel
that would prevent many people
from making customary Fourth of
July excursions an^ would give
them something to do at home.
The American Legion and other
patriotic and civic organizations
will join the Civilian Defense or
ganization in participation. The
observance in different counties
will be fitted to local conditifns
rather than to a uniform program
for the entire state.
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CURB REPORTER
The weather on Wednesday was
70 low, 84 high; rain. 62 .... P.
R. Brown, station agent for South
ern Railway here, is on his va
cation this week .... Rev. B. G.
Henry, Burch Arledge, Dick Tay
lor, Jack Ford, and Brock Henry,
Jr., celebrated the opening of fish
ing season Wednesday by catching
a big string of bass at Lake Lure.
The preacher’s fish was 20 inches
long and weighed 5% pounds and
Burch had one weighing 7 Vi
pounds. Police Chief Claud Scog
gins carried his family to Lake
Adger and caught a lot of crappies,
but he reports they weren’t so
large.Today’s Greenville
News carried a front page picture
i of Major W. A. Schiletterl inter
viewing one of the first South
Carolina women to volunteer for
Woman’s Auxiliary Army. The
woman was Miss Painter of
Greenville. Major Schilletter is
the induction officer at Fort Jack
son .... Willie W. Carson of
Tryon, who volunteered for the
Navy in December after Pearl
Harbor, is now a mechanic at the
U. S. Naval Operating Base aC
Guantanmo Bay, Cuba, P. O. Box
13, CM 31C. A new subscription
to the Bulletin going to him to
day. He wrote his parents to
send him old Bulletins or Polk
County News, just anything about
Tryon anj home .... The Wm. R.
Jacksons are moving from Batavia,
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