THE TRY0H1 DULY BDLLET1
The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper. Seth M. Vining, Editor
(Vol. 22—No. 189) TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 17TH, 1949
> Published Dailjf ISxpept ~
(Est 1-31-28) ' •' Saturday and Sunday_5c Per Copy
ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
Weather Wednesday: High 64,
low 47 .... A large number
of attractive "girls wearing dresses
they ma^e themselves will be on
the Tryon Rotary Club program
Friday at 1 p. m., at Oak Hall.
Mrs. Paul Culberson, High School
Ec. teacher, will show „the finished
results of the home economics
course . . . .* Special suppers
tonight at Oak Hall and The Au
berge . . . Duplicate Bridge at
7:45 at Congregational church
house .... Mr. and Mrs. Neville
Holcombe will put on the P.-T. A.
program at 8 p. m. at Tryon
school .... Solicitor Clarence
(^^Ridings will address the Mill
Jj^Bug P.-T. A. tonight . . . Jack
sSPCurley, radio entertainers will
be at, Columbus High School at
7:30 tonight, benefit Woodmen of
the World .*. . Tomorrow (Friday)
will be busy too, with Rotary at
1 p. m.; Football at 3:15, at Har
mon Field, “The Womanless Wed
ding” at Tryon school and Person
al Appearance of Ray Whitley at
Tryon Theatre. The Womanless
Wedding will be shown two nights,
the second performance on Satur
day night. It promises to be a
scream! . . . Buffalo, N. Y., reports
16-inch snowfall Wednesday. Mar
quette, Mich., received 8 inches and
snow fell in northern Minnesota,
Illinois, fowa and Indiana.
I FEDERAL COURT NEWS
The Asheville Citizen reports
that liquor cases predominated ac
tions heard in the U. S. District
Court Wednesday and that among
the cases disposed of was that of
Russell Lockhart, Louis Lockhart
and Rubben Lockhart, all of Polk
County, who answered to charges
of- manufacturing non-tax paid
liquor. Each was given the alter
native of serving 18 months in
prison or paying $750 fine and
going free under three years pro
bation.
William M. Spivey pleaded nolo
contendere to charges of embezzle
ment and making false entries and
was sentenced to 18 months in
prison. However, he was given un
til January 2, to arrange his affairs
and was released on $2,500 bond
for his appearance to begin serving
sentence at that time.
. Hugh D. Gravitt, taxi driver,
whose car killed Margaret Mitchell,
j author of “Gone With The Wind”
t was sentenced to 12 to 18 months
for involuntary manslaughter.
BLOODSHED BOXSCORE
ON N. C. HIGHWAYS
Killed November 12 through
November 14.- 11
Injured November 12 through
November 14_ 86
Killed through November 14,
this year ^- 707
Killed through November 14,
1948 _ 620
Injured through November 14,
this year - 7,834
Injured through November 14,
1948 -___377
Under our state law, first cous
ins, can legally marry one another
but double first cousins cannot.