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The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N, C., MONDAY, DEC. 21, 1942
LATEST WAR MEASURES
Kerosene Rations: It will not
b jb^cessary for North Carolinians
x^Kreceived kerosene rationss last
ntOTth to make another trip to j
their local rationing boards. The .
boards will duplicate these ra- i
tions, allowing the same amount
of kerosene for the period Janu
ary 1 - March 31. The boards will
mail kerosene users ration cou
pons for the first three months
of 1943 soon.
Less Camera Film: North Caro
lina’s thousands of snapshot fans
and amateur motion picture mak
ers will get less film from now
on. The WPB has ordered the
production of film—for both snap
sshot fans and moving jpicture
amateurs—cut 50 per cent below
the 1941 output. At the same
time, professional film production
is cut 24 per cent.
Ration Book No% 1: The deadline
for application for War Ration
No. 1 has been extended
t^^anuary 15, 1943. In order
to get War Ration Book No. 2
when it is issued early in 1943,
applicants must have Book No. 1.
The book is now used for the
rationing of sugar and coffee. |
Local rationing boards will issue
Book No. 1 until January 16. i
County Offices to Close
For Christmas Holidays
County Accountant W. Y. Wil
kins, Jr., states that the county
offices in the court house will be
closed from Wednesday noon of
this week until Monday morning,
December 28th.
: HE BULLETIN—6 months $1
MRS. N. A. HAMPTON
Mrs. Nannie Arnold Hampton,
79, passed away Sunday night at
8:45 at the home of her step
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Feagan, in
Columbus.
The deceased is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Rachel Cannon, of
near Spartanburg and a number
of nieces and nephews and sev
eral step-children.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
Pine Hill Baptist church, near
Spartanburg on Charlotte high
way. Burial in the family ceme
tery. Rev. D. M. McGeachy of
Tryon will officiate.
Surgical Dressing Notice
The Red Cross surgical dressing
room will be open every day this
week and Tuesday night, except
Christmas Day.
Large Crowd To Attend
Rotary-Kiwanis Party
Plans for the joint meeting of
the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
for a ladies’ night program to
hear former Governor Clyde R.
Hoey, have been completed and
approximately 100 persons will en
joy the event according to the
committee on arrangements. Ed
win Beach will be in charge of
the music and Mrs. Beach will
play the piano. Among the out
of-town guests to be present will
be Lt. Colonel Wm. A. Schilletter,
a former president of the Tryon
Rotary club. C. W. Nessmith,
chairman of the Inter-club pro
gram committee says that the
former governor will be introduced
by Carroll P. Rogers, incoming
president of the Tryon Kiwanis
club.