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The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 1942
Congressman In Polk;
He Speaks Tonight
Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle
arrived in Polk county today for
a two days visit. He hopes to
/|igit every section of the county
\»he wants all the people to feel
^nrat he is their congressman and
is eager to serve all the people
to the best interests of the na
tion. Major Bulwinkle who will
be the congressman for all Polk
county people after the Novem
ber election, will speak tonight at
8 o’clock at the county court
house in Columbus. He wants all
his new friends to be present so j
he can meet them and discuss the j
important issue in America today, j
“Our War Effort”. Major Bul
winkle will be accompanied by
his newly appointed secretary,
Charles Z. Flack of Forest City,
who is well-known in this section.
Saluda School “Goes Over
Top” In Scrap Collection
Much friendly rivalry has exist
"M in the school during the past
wee weeks in which each grade
ribs tried to collect the largest
amount of scrap. Local prizes
were offered to the winning grades
in the contest. At the close of
the first week, the sixth grade
was highest, with the fourth
grade running a close second. A
number of interested parents
then came to the rescue of the
second graders which raised their
total to first place at the close
of the second and third weeks.
Winners in the finals were:
First place, the second grade, with
a total of 11,981 pounds; second
place, fourth grade, with a total
of 7,390 pounds. Collections by
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CURB REPORTER
Weather Tuesday: high 59;
low 33. . . . News has been re
ceived in Tryon of the rapid pro
motion of Miss Nellie Rushing
who was inducted into the Wo
man’s Auxiliary Army Corps on
October 3. She was promoted to
the WAAC band a week before
completjpn of basic training. She
is enjoying army life at Des
Moines.Mrs. James H.
Perkins of Tryon and Greenwich,
Conn., was the first here to donate
extra automobilet tires to the gov
ernment, according to F. E. Wor
thington, Tryon station and ex
press agent for the Southern
Railroad. The express company
collects the excess tires and ships
them free of charge for the gov
ernment to central warehouses. The
Express Coippany gives a receipt
to the person giving up the tires.
The government will not allow
anybody to have more than five
tires after November 15th.
Davidson College News bureau
sends out a story and picture of
nine new members of the Beaver
club, an honorary leadership club
chosen exclusively from the sopho
more class. Among the nine is
listed the name of Bob DuRant
of Tryon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. DuRant. Bob has seen a
lot of action in every football
game Davidson has played this
year and is one of his team’s
outstanding players .... The first
detective story ever written will
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