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The World's Smallest Daily Newspaper. Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 16. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 1943
CURB REPORTER
Weather Thursday: High 60, low
38, rain .49 .... If you plan
to burn brush, grass, etc., in get
ting your garden ready, you must
have' a BURNING PERMIT. It
is required by the Town of Tryon
Ordinance for those living with
in the city limits to notify the
Fire Department. That puts a
number of qualified people on
guard. The state law requires that
a permit be secured from the fire
warden or his deputies. In Tryon
township permits may be secured
from Police Chief W. Y. Wilkins,
Sr., Arthur Reynolds in the Hunt- ,
ing Country, or Arthur Pack,
game protector. 0. C. Feagan of
Columbus is the County Forest
^Akrden .... Negro music is
J^p.ys entertaining and Tryon is
fortunate in having a lot of tal
ent among the colored people of
the community. Sunday afternoon
at St. Luke’s C. M. E. church an
interesting program will be put on
by Colored Junior choirs and solos
by Marguerite Agar, Carroll Way
man, Mamie J. Walker, Lillie
Talley, Roy Berry, Eva Holmes.
Josephine Cooke will give a short
biographical talk on Lawrence
Dunbar, and Dunbar poems will
be read by Rhoda Mills and j
Beatrice McClure. White friends
are invited .... Ballotting is
going on to name the North Caro
lina State Bird. So far the '
Cardinal leads with over 4,000
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Tryon School Children
Give $10-61 to Paralysis Fund
Tryon school children gave over
1,000 pennies to Polk County In
fantile Paralysis Fund the past
few days. Donations listed accord
ing to grades are as follows:
First grade, Sue Johnson, teach
er, 6v5c.
Second grade, Mrs. Eunice S.
Watson, teacher, 42c.
Third grade, Julia Canaday,
teacher, 55c.
Third grade, Mrs. M. B. Cald
well, teacher, 65c.
Fourth grade, Addie Daniel,
teacher, 52c.
Fourth grade, Thelma Mills,
teacher, 67c.
Fifth grade, Estelle Pace, teach
er, $2.00.
Sixth grade, Mary E. Gamble,
teacher, 28c.
Seventh grade, Elmina Wages,
teacher, 65c.
Eighth grade, Ada B. Viele,
teacher, $1.56.
Ninth grade, Anrife Sevier,
teacher, $1.51.
10th grade, Myrtle Baldwin,
teacher, 75c.
Eleventh grade, Martha Mason,
teacher, 40c.
Total donations, $10.61.
PIANO RECITAL
On Saturday afternoon Mrs.
Walter Jones’ piano pupils will
pive their private recital at her
home beginning at 3:30 o’clock
The following pupils will take
nart: Arminta Barber, Carolvn
Blanchard, Sylvia Gaines, Sally
Goodyear, Ruby Hayes, Joan Lank
ford, Earline McGraw, Cecil
Owens, Barbara Shields, Norma
Spanp-le, Stanley Spangle, Bar
bara Todd.