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THE TRM IIIILUlUim
The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON; N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 5, 1942
CURB REPORTER
Weather Wednesday: High 60;
low 29 ... . Thanks to Mrs.
George J.' Droll of Wichita, Kan.,
for a copy of the special edition
of the Wichita Sunday Eagle, pub
lished in honor of the Boeing Air
plane Co., on being presented the
Army-Navy E flag for high
achievement in war production.
Mrs. Droll is a sister of Hoyt O.
Prince of Landrum ... A large
number of Tryon business men
are going to make a special effort
Friday afternoon to see the foot
ball game at Harmon Field be
tween Tryon and Christ school.
This is the last home game on the
*‘dule.Fort Bragg Army
^quarters report that Sgt. Ted
enger has been promoted from
Technician 5th grade to Technician
fourth grade in the fighting unit
of the “All-American division of
transport and glider planes . . .*.
Lieut. James F. Gilreath of Fort
Lewis, Wash., Army Mail section
writes that Sidney G. Smith’s
Tryon Daily Bulletins have been
forjvarded from Camp Forest,
Hnn., to 129 Inf., APO 1195, San
Francisco, Calif. This is publish
ed to let our readers know that
some Army Posts make every ef
fort to keep the Bulletins follow
ing the men in service. We read
in the Columbus news that S!gt.
Keith Arledge has been transfer
red to Fort Fisher, but we have
received no change in his address.
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ROTARIANS TO HEAR
INTERESTING SPEAKER
Harry L. Wallace, acheologist,
will be the speaker at the Rotary
club on Friday at 1 o’clock at
Sunnydale. He will speak about
excavations in Oaxaca, Mexico, and
i civilizations of the Toltecs
and Aztecs. Mr. Wallace will also
show specimens taken from the
excavations. E. Perry Manville
! will be in charge of the program.
Carroll Rogers Elected
New Kiwanis President
Carroll P. Rogers, former Ki
wanis lieutenant governor of divi
sion one and the first president of
the Tryon Kiwanis club when it
was organized in 1927, was chosen
again Tuesday to head the Tryon
club as president for 1943, and
will take office on January 1. Other
officers elected are Fred Swann,
Jr., vice-president; C h a s. J.
Lynch, treasurer; K. A. Bowen,
J. N. Jackson, J. A. Wilson, Dr.
Wm. McCall, C. W. Nessmith, Tom
Collum and Herbert Butler, direc
tors. President George A. Cathey
will also be a member of the board
as immediate past president when
his term expires December 31st.
The office of secretary now' held
by Seth M. Vining will be named
by the board of directors.
Miss Marian Shepherd Added
To Polk Welfare Office
Miss Marian Shepherd of Zir
conia has been added to the staff
of the Polk County Welfare office
as at case worker. She is making
her home with Mrs. James Swain
in the Cobb house in Columbus.