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Published Daily Except Est. 1 >31-28> Saturday and SundayVol. 17—No. 226 ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE _AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879_ The Tryon Daily Bulletin The World’* Smallest daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor. 6c PER COPY TRYON, N. C. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1944 History of Adams-Millis In State Magazine An article of local interest in Goerch’s State Magazine of ^ ^current issue, is a brief his tory of the remarkable growth of the Adams-Millis Corp., which has a branch plant at Tryon that gives employment to 194 persons under war-time conditions. Ex tracts from the article are as follows: “The Adams-Millis Corporation of High Point are the largest manufacturers of medium-priced hosiery in the world. During nor mal times, they manufacture as high as 100,000 dozen pairs of hose a week. Their present output is about 75,000 dozen pairs. They have made more than twenty mil lion r>airs of hose for the Army and Navy since Pearl Harbor. “This industry is the outgrowth of a single little hosiery mill with scanty machinery equipment which started forty years ago by . Adams and J. Henry Millis, men who were endowed with a vision of promoting a great in dustry; a vision whieh was fully materialized. ‘About jourteen people became fnancially interested in the new venture. “And so it was that before 1904 faded into history, the High Point Hosiery Mills, Inc., was in actual operation. “Forty knitting machines had been purchased and lugged up a steep stairway to the second floor, where they were installed. These machines weighed more than 250 pounds each and cost $125 per unit. It is interesting to note th«t the same tvpe machinery, including Continued, on Back Page—_ POLK OVER QUOTA IN WAR BOND SALES Chairman Julian B. Hester of the Polk County War Finannce Committee announced Saturday that Polk County had gone over the top in the Sixth War Bond campaign. The County quota was $226,000. Sales of bonds Satur day had amounted to $280,000. The quota for Series E Bonds had also i been reached. Average sales of Series E Bonds since the campaign started amounted to $12,000 daily. TRYON SCHOOL CLOSES DEC. 22 FOR CHRISTMAS On account of the loss of time during the infantile paralysis epi demic which delayed the opening of school in September, .the Tryon graded school system will have only one week for^ Christmas holi days, closing Friday. Dec. 22, and re-opening Monday, Jan. 1. A long er vacation now would mean that the school would have to run longer into summer when so many children would be needed on the farm or other summer work. REAL ESTATE DEALS E. O. Buckner of Tryon Process ing Go,, has bought from Mrs. J. H. Lavne, a seven room house on Columbus road. Sale through G. Hrrrison Bridgeman. Louie McCarter and Ed Wag oner have bought the J. S. Wag oner farm of 113 acres near Peniel church. Sale Through G. Harrison Bridgeman. Both of these properties were advertised recently in the Bulletin. Flight B of CAP will meet Tues day night at 7:30 at Tryon school.
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