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5c PER COPY $2.00 PER YEAR ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 the trwhi daily mum The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor. Vol. 16. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C„ FRIDAY, FEB. 5, 1943 Mr. Erskine at Lanier Club The Lanier club again grateful * acknowledges its indebtedness Mr. Ralph Erskine for a most oyable afternoon. The speaker first paid a touch ing tribute to the club’s patron poet, Sidney Lanier, giving an appreciation of his life and work, his high and devoted patriotism; and adding personal touches re lative to the poet’s wife and sons and their visits to Tryon. Mr. Erskine then introduced his sub ject, the American hero who bor rowed his name from a noted North Carolinian of Revolution ary days. The hero was our first great Navy hero, John Paul Jones, and the North Carolinian Wiley Jones, the patriot, who, af ter the removal of Gov. Tryon and Gov. Martin, became for a time governor of the State. John Paul Jones one of our most pictuesque historical heroes, became, under «, Erskine’s skilful touch, a most ban and lovable character, the d we like to think of as having found in America a home and a land worth fighting for. North Carolina has always counted its Scottish settlers among its most staunch and patriotic ciizens, but John Paul probably owed his quick rise to fame and glory to the friendship of the man who gladly loaned his name. We were not surprised when the Tryon link of the story came out. Tryon is noted for such links. But it was pleasant to hear that one of our own war heroes, Captain Zogbaum, owns one of the famous busts of John Paul Jones and that even now it is ..Continued on Back Page_ A. L. HUNTSINGER Funeral services for Abraham Lincoln Huntsinger, 82, who died Thursday afternoon at his home following a long illness, will be conducted at 3 o’clock Friday af ternoon at the Peniel Baptist church by the Rev. Malcolm Ross. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Geo. Bridgeman, Frank Bridgeman, Edwin Bridgeman, J. Cox and Walter Huntsinger. Mr. Huntsinger’s wife died 19 years ago. Surviving are three sons, Bill Huntsinger of Fayette ville, N. C., and Eston Huntsinger and Thomas Huntsinger of Tryon; four daughters, Misses Essie and Ora Huntsinger of Fayetteville and Misses Minnie and Mildred Huntsinger of Tryon. Miss Betty Doubleday Is In North Africa A cablegram received this morning by her sister, Mrs. J. S. Blackwell, announces the safe arrival of Miss Betty Doubleday in North Africa. The message came through the American Red Cross for whom Miss Doubleday is working, having enlisted some time ago for foreign service. Miss Doubleday is a former Tryon school teacher and leader of the Girl Scout troop. Before enlisting in the Red Cross she was a field rep resentative of the American Girl Scout orgzaniation in Washing ton, D. C. Irene Ballard, nine-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ballard, died of pneumonia at St. Luke’s hospital, Friday at 3:30 p. m.
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