The Tryon Daily Bulletin
The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper. Seth M. Vining, Editor.
6c PER COPY TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 194g
Est. 1-31-28
Published Daily Except
Saturday and Sunday
Vol. 18r—No. 12
ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
Columbus News
Tuesday evening Rev. and Mrs.
Homer Brady were pounded by
members of their congregation
here. It was a liberal pounding,
surprise to the Bradys was
^Pmplete. Punch and cookies had
been provided and a “good time
was enjoyed by all.”
The singing at Midway last
Sunday afternoon, was well at
tended, and in addition to the
singing it was an opportunity to
see friends and acquaintances.
With the scarcity of gas we do not
get around as much now.
The death of little Jackie Bur
nette was a shock to relatives. He
had been ill only a short time, had
been at St. Luke's only a few
days. The sympathy of the com
munity goes out to the young
mother, Mrs. Conway Burnett. Mr.
Burnett has been overseas in the
South Pacific for sometime.
Today, Wednesday, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Gibson are moving
to Marion, N. C. Sorry to lose
j^us nice young couple,
j^pirs. Noah Feagan spent the
^MPst week end with relatives here.
Mesdames C. E. Blanton and E.
H. Gibbs were guests of the C.
C. Bays in Hendersonville Sat
urday.
Mrs. James Swain made a bus
iness trip to Spartanburg Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Moore
were up for the week end with
Mrs. Frank Bishop, sister of Miss
Moore.
Miss Ophelia Shields accompa
nied by two little nieces, came
up from Columbia Saturday for
the week end with her mother,
Mrs. Mollie O’Shields.
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I Pvt. Hicks McAbee is in the hos
pital in England and to his sur
prise he met Pvt. Vart Conner.
They spent the night together, and
were so happy to see each other.
Pvt. Ray Arledge wrote his sis
ter, Mrs. W. L! O’Sullivan that
he is improving in the hospital at
Thomasville, Ga. He has been ov
erseas.
Pvt. James Troy Morns has
completed his course as radio'me
chanic ^t Madison, Wisconsin and
has been moved to Illinois.
Sgt. Robert H. Gibbs now sta
tioned at Detroit, Michigan, was
home on a few days leave, re
cently, with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Burgin Gibbs.
Pvt. Robert J. Hamilton of Day
tona Beach, Fla. is home on a
23-day leave. Bob says, “We Amer
icans do not realize how lucky
we were, in not having our homes
and country destroyed by bombs.
He has just returned from Italy.
Pvt. Albert Roddy wrote his
parents that he was in Luxem
bourg, and they were having a
lot of snow. He is with Patton’s
3rd Army.
Pvt. J. D. Williams has been
visiting friends ^ and relatives in
and around Sunny View. *
Pfc~Ben T. McAbee wrote and
said he had a chance to visit Ger
many.