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The World’8 Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12, 1942
UNCLE SAM NEEDS
SCRAP METALS NOW
0 scrap metal reception place
by Mrs. T. W. Ballew is
now ready for us to make our
donations. It is opposite the
Chevrolet automobile sales room.
Mr. Helms for the Town (and
Uncle Sam), has chained up this
place and made a wonderfully at
tractive sign. Mr. Smith of the
Chevrolet company, has donated
the handsome banner across the
street. The Duke Powe$ Co., has
put it up. It is now up to you
to bring in your scrap metal and
deposit it on this lot. No piece
too small or too large to help,
Washington reports that war pro
duction is being retarded for lack
of steel. Do your bit NOW. BEAT
THE JAP WITH SCRAP. If
you desire further information
contact F. P. Bacon or Claude
Helms.—Contributed.
CURB REPORTER
Two bushels of nice Irish pota
toes were brought in on subscrip
tion this week by James L. Smith
of T^yon Route One. And on
one of the potatoes was marked
a large “V” for victory. Evident
ly it had grown between two roots
or sticks in “V” formation . . . .
Weather Tuesday: high 83, low
62 ... . Chicken is Victory Food.
And for one dollar you can get a
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“NO IMPROVEMENT”
The following excerpts from a
bulletin just issued by our State
Rationing Officer on Tire Ration
ing should be of general interest:
“The Tire situation shows no
{ improvement, on the contrary it
looks dark and - we may expect
shorter quotas in the future. We
received a slight increase in the
August quota, present indications
are this will be cut in September.
We again repeat, quotas will not
permit tires to all eligibles, there
fore, hold your tires for the “Top
tribute directly to the war effort. «
“It is the duty of every citizen
to save rubber. If we were to
return to our 1941 rate of pur
chase the present rubber supply
would last sixty days. Had we
gone in our present rubber saving
program on January 1, 1942, we
could have up to now, increased
our supply of rubber by six
montns.
“Any individual, overloading,
speeding, using tires with improp.
er inflation, or driving tires be
yond the recapping stage becomes
automatically ineligible for tires.
Rubber conservation should be giv
en publicity in your county.
“Many people, thoughtlessly,
carelessly or otherwise continue
to ignore, the President’s request
for reduced speed. Solicit the aid
of local police, county officers and
patrolmen to report to you indi
viduals guilty of willful waste of
rubber due to speeding. Reduced
speeds and loads, naturally, chang
es our way of living, but this is
War, the outcome of which hangs
heavily on rubber.
“Yours, is a grave responsibi
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