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The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, JAN, 8, 1943
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CURB REPORTER
Weather Thursday: high 38,
low 30, rain .04 . . . Clyde Ed
wards of the U. S. Navy must be
somewhere in the Pacific as he is
getting- his Bulletin in care of
the San Francisco postmaster. New
Bulletin subscriptions entered for
Pvt. Clyde W. Pittman, Co. A.
654, Tank Destroyer Bn., Camp
Gordon, Augusta, Ga., Pfc. Tollie
W. Rhodes, 4th Service Command,
Ordnance Automotive School, A.
66, Sumter, S. C., E. M. Hart,
route one, Saluda . . . New con
tributions to the Community Flag
fund have come in from Mrs. C.
W. Kittrell, Mrs. B. B. Turck and
Mrs. J. C. Kimberly amounting
to $20.50, making a total of
$45.50 received todate. . . Through
trs. George Cathey’s Raleigh
_ fews and Observer we learn that
Polk County was given a nice
boost by the Agriculture Dept, for
the progress made in raising beef
cattle. Practically the same ar
ticle appeared in The Polk Coun
ty News recently and the Raleigh
paper lists the following cattle
raisers: Dr. M. C. Palmer, W. C.
Hill, R. N. Golding, Ernst Mah
ler, Frank Johnson, Clarence
Whitesides, J. M. and L. A. Miller,
W. H. Ledbetter, G. C. Skipper,
H. E. Thompson, W. C. Freeman,
Mrs. A. H. Rzeppa, Birchie Camp,
Mrs. Sophie Landford. County
Agent J. A. Wilson was quoted
as saying: “Low labor require
ments in raising beef cattle and
-Continued on Back Page_
: Representative McDonald
I Cites Points Pertaining to
I His Legislative Work
Representative W. H. McDonald,
i Polk county representative in the
! State legislature said:
“I am opposed to any legisla
tion that is not absolutely neces
sary and beneficial to the public
as a whole. And I would like
for the people of the county to
let me know their desires for such
laws they deem necessary.”
Mr. McDonald also said that the
proposed nine months school term
was the first bill introduced in
the legislature, and was introduced
by John W. Umstead, Jr., of
Orange county. Mr. McDonald
stated that he was in favor of
the 9-month school term.
The Polk representative also
said: “I am in favor of a pay in
« crease for the teachers in the
schools of the state, and will vote
I for such legislation.”
McDonald, who is the newly
elected representative of Polk
county, concluded in saying that
he was also in favor of putting
up the 20 million dollars for post
war purposes.
Rev. Malcolm Ross, New
Pastor of Lynn Church
Rev. Malcolm Ross, pastor of
the Midway and Big Level Bap
tist churches was called recently
to be also the pastor of the Paco
let Baptist church at Lynn. Mr.
Ross succeeds Rev. B. G. Henry,
at Lynn, who is now full-time pas
tor at Tryon First Baptist church.
Mr. Ross held his first service in
the Lynn church Thursday night
at prayer meeting.