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The ,World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
TRYON, N. C., MONDAY, JUKE 29, 1942
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
Hines Wins Democratic
Sheriff Nomination
Sheriff W. D. Hines of Columbus
defeated former Sheriff W. Y.
^Wilkins of Tryon for the Demo
' %tic nomination for sheriff of
folk County in Saturday’s run
off primary by a majority of 140
votes according to unofficial tabu
lations. The total vote for Hines
was 1,142 and for Wilkins 1,002.
In the first primary Hines led
the ticket with 990; Wilkins next
with 780 and Kiser third with
485. Each candidate evidently re.
ceived almost half of the available
Kiser vote. .
The vote by precinct in the run
off primary was as follows:
Wilkins Hines
TRYON - — 432 379
COLUMBUS _- 125 269
WHITE OAK 129 159
GREEN CREEK... 123 183
SALUDA _ 185 68
COOPER GAP - 8 84
TOTALS_1,002 1,142
Mrs. Woody Buys Home
Mrs. Samuel S. Woody has pur
chased the E. W. Willard home
on Lindcourt drive and expects
to move in sometime this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard are now
living in Ottawa, Canada, in order
to be near their son, who is in the
Canadian Army. Mr. Willard was
here the past week closing up
affairs. Sale through E. Perry
Manville.
KIWANIS TUESDAY
The Tryon Kiwanis club will
meet on Tuesday at 1 p. m., at
Oak Hall hotel. The guest speaker
will be Dr. Geo. Farrand Taylor. |
Better Library Facilities
For Polk County
Better public library service for
Polk County’s 11,874 residents was
the object of a visit last Friday
from the Field Worker of the
North Carolina Library Commis
sion, who discussed the matter
with interested groups and indi
viduals in Saluda, Columbus, Mill
Spring, and Tryon. At the present
time there is no publicly supported
public library in the county, in
contrast to most of the other
counties in J;he State. »
The 1941 General Assembly
voted $100,000 for each year of
the biennium 1941-43, for State
Aid for Public Libraries. During
the first 10 months of the admin
istration of this fund, 76 of the
State’s 100 counties worked out
plans for receiving 'their share
of this money. As a direct result
of this stimulating fund, many
new county-wide libraries have
been organized, and many new
bookmobiles are providing good
books fn rural areas formerly
without such service. Already,
1,000,000 more North Carolinians
have access to free public library
facilities, than was tKe case a
year ago.
Unfortunately, Polk County did
not receiv* any of Jills STatg' $.id
fund during 1941-42, since no
county appropriation was made,
and no plan for service was work
ed out, in spite of requests that
this be done. Chief requirements
for sharing in the fund are: 1)
Local interest as evidenced by lo
cal (county) appropriation; 2) A
plan for serving rural areas of
the county as well as urban cen
ters; 3) Trained supervision of
the program. Details of service
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