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The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., MONDAY, OCT. 26, 1942
Weather Saturday: high 69, low
54, rain .08; Sunday high 60, low
53, rain .02.Remember if
you are interested in getting
social security benefits, a field, rep
resentative from Asheville will be
at Mr. Helms’ office Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock. Some peo
ple who have paid funeral ex
penses of a person over 65 have
been reimbursed. Look into it. . . .
Tryon Township Democrats will
meet tonight at 8 o’clock in the
office of McCown and ArledgC.
George W. .Comer is chairman. All
Democratic leaders are expected
to be present to make plans for
the coming election .... The Rev.
Wilbur Caswell has started some
thing. Most ministers-preach on
the old or new testaments, but he
r^feks on the part in between the
cr^/testaments which is not found
in the average family Bible. He
had a large audience Sunday
night at the Methodist church;
and will speak every night this
week at 7:30 at the Tryon First
Baptist church. Christians listened
to some things they had never
heard before, lie speaks on the
Apocrypha, a Greek word meaning
hidden or spurious. All those peo
ple who have a lot of curiosity or
desire for learning something new
or different, will enjoy the lec
tures at the Baptist church. They
call it a School of Religion, but
if the speaker sticks to the
Apocrapha there will be more in
terest than found in school.
Dudley Smith Resigns Ration
Board to Enter Army
Chairman of Civilian Defense
Chas. J. Lynch, has announced
with regret the resignation of
Dudley C. Smith as chairman of
the War Price and Rationing
Board. Mr. Smith has volunteered
for Army se/vice abroad and will
receive a commission as major.
He has been ordered to report to
the West Coast. He leaves Tryon
Wednesday. Major Smith was a
first lieutenant in World War 1.
He is a graduate of the Univer
sity of Wisconsin. Since coming
to Tryon about ten years ago
*he has taken an active part in
civic affairs as well as make an
outstanding "record in the poultry
business. He has served as secre
tary and director of ^he Rotary
club, chairman of St. Luke’s Hos
pital association, treasurer of the
Horse Show and a leader in other
activities.
Civilian Defense Chair man
Lynch has named Harmon B. Van
derhoef to succeed Major Smith as
chairman of the War Price and
Rationing Board. Mr. Vanderhoef
who also has been a leader in
various civic affairs since coming
to Tryon, has been serving on the
Rationing Board for some time.
Congressman Bulwinkle
Here Wednesday .
Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle
of Gastonia, who will be the Con
gressman of the new 11th district
of which Polk County is a part,
will speak Wednesday night at
8 o’clock at the court house in
Columbus. The public is invited.
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