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THE TRm mr MUM
The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 16. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C„ WED., SEPT. 29TH, 1943
CURB REPORTER
As there will be no Bulletins
published on Saturdays all min
isters wishing to have their church
notices in Friday’s paper must
send them in by Thursday after
noon. Many towns much larger
than Tryon don’t even have a
weekly paper, and we wouldn’t
have a weekly or daily here if
it weren’t for "the splendid cooper
ation and thoughtfulness of so
many kind people. Every news
item sent in helps to make a bet
ter newspaper. We don’t want
something to fill up the paper. We
take out a bean basketfull of that
kind of copy each day. We want
to know what is happening to
you and your family, especially
in the armed forces. We want
Bulletin to be just like a
lmer from home. One of the
nicest things said about the Bulle
tin was from a new subscriber
who had been reading another
person’s Bulletin. She said, “It
is such a1 comfort to me, I’ll have
to subscribe for myself.” .... A
number of North Carolina State
°raduates in Polk County want to
form a local N. C. State Alumni
society. All State graduates in
this section are requested to get
in touch with J. A. Wilson of
Columbus, or W. R. Hoots of
Tryon. Among the State men
listed here are Saint Elmo Cald
well, ’26; Charles A. Hall, ’39;
E. P. Livingtson, ’25; Harry W.
Morgan, ’30; M. C. Palmer, Jr.,
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With Our Armed Forces
| Big events always bring to
| mind other events of former days,
i The news that Dr. Joseph C.
I Plaeak, St., is due in Tryon for
! a visit soon, reminded Tommy
Costa of a newspaper clipping
about a train ride during World
War 1. Dr. Plaeak, even then a
i well-known Cleveland tuberculosis
specialist, was serving in the army
as a major. He had been in train
ing at Camp Greene, and during
his stay there his family lived in
Charlotte. Orders came to go to
Washington. Mrs. Plaeak took
their youngest baby to Cleveland
to close their home while Dr.
Plaeak took Joe, Jr., age 10, (now
a Lieutenant Commander and sur
geon in the Navy, somewhere in
the Pacific), 8-year-old. Fred (now
living in Tryon), and Robert,
age 4, and went to Washington
to make arrangements for the
family’s new home while Major
Plaeak would be in Washington.
But no sooner had the Major
! arrived in Washington than he
■ received further orders to sail for
j France. He did not have time to
take the children to Cleveland; so
the little Placaks were put on the
train at Washing-ton and after a
hug all around, the good doctor
looked into the interested faces
around him and said, “May I put
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