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Published Daily Except (Est. 1-31-28)Saturday and Sunday5c Per Copy ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICB AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 THE TRYON DAILY BULLET! The World's Smallest daily Newspaper.Seth M. Vining, Editor Vol. 24—No. 93 TRYON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. 1951 Weather Tuesday: High 80, low 04, rain .01, Rel Hum. 80 . . The Chief of Police of tihe Town of Tryon has been made a special tax collector and has been instructed to seize all personal property up on which taxes have not been paid, and to offer it to the highest bidder for cash, according to due process of law. This includes auto mobiles, says Town Manager C. O. Smith .... Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bostain have returned from a trip to Roan Mountain and report that the rhododendron is not in full a and that it will be a week i days before it will be at eight of its beauty . . . Mrs. James Littlefield reporting for the Weeders Garden Club which held its June meeting at the home of Mrs. G. R. Carruth, says the chief speaker, Mrs. Arnold Mer chant of Spartanburg, gave an in teresting talk on “Arrangements and Containers” for the home and flower shows. Others taking part in the program were Mrs. R. B. Thomson, president; Mrs. R. L. Broome, who announced plans were under way for the Spartanburg 'Flower Show and Mrs. McAllister of Spartanburg. Mrs. Judson Woodruff was welcomed as a new member, and during the social hour year books were given the members, and the arrangements .•continued on Back Page___ NEW MILL FOR TRYON The Kilburn Mills of New Bed ford, Mass., have completed ar rangements for the purchase of a mill site and water rights on Vaughn Creek between the Lanier Drive In Theatre and the old rail road trestle site. The land was bought from Virgil Henson and Vincent MacKenzie. ueorge is. Knowles Jr., assistant treasurer, and Janies Knowles, superintendent, are in Tryon iron ing out some of the details. George B. Knowles Sr., is president of the parent mill at New Bedford, which was founded in 1905 and is well known in textile circles throughout the Nation. He and other officials of the mill have been to Tryon investigating the oppor tunities offered by the locality. The company made a survey of the area two years ago, and through contacts with W. C. Ward and other friends made the deal here. The State Department of Conser vation and Development also con tributed its support in furnishing information and proper contacts. The mill at Tryon will be a fin ishing plant for sewing thread for industrial uses, to supply other mills that use sewing thread. Be tween 100 and 150 people will be employed in the beginning. About 80 per cent will be women. Work on the plant is expected to begin the latter part of the sum mer. George Knowles Jr., stated that the plant in Tryon would be a credit to the community, and as attractive as possible, surrounded by trees and native shrubs. James Knowles of New Bedford, will be the superintendent of the new mill. He has a wife and a seven year old daughter. They will _Continued on Back Page_
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