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Published Daily Except
_Saturday and Sunday_6c Per Copy
CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE
C. UNDER THE ACT OP CONGRESS, MARCH 3. 1879
THE TRIOS DAILY B11LLET1S
The World's Smallest DAILY Newspaper._ Seth M. Vinivcj. Editor
Vol. 24—No. 323 TRYON, N. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 1951
Weather Friday: High 45, low
30, rain .41, Rel. Hum. 90; Satur
day high 47, low 30, rain .60, Rel.
Hum. 43; Sunday high 35, low 15,
Rel Hum. 28 . . . The big headlines
today tell about 56 people killed
in an airplane crash at Elizabeth,
N. J., and by the bitter cold that
has gripped the nation with below
zero weather in many places. Doro
thy Dix, 90, noted columnist, died
Sunday .... Tryon Kiwanis Club
will have its toy program Tues
day at Oak Hall at 1 p. m. Each
membei is to bring another mem
ber a toy which will later be turn
ed over to a worthy cause . . . Ad
ditional contributors to the Trade
2 vLeet Decorations to wish every
oiie a Merry Christmas have come
in from Mr. and Mis. A. R. Ford,
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Mitchell,
W. L. Hague, Miss Eunice Kirt
land, Mrs. C. W. Higley, Tryon
Federal Savings & Loan Assn.,
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ferguson
and .Timmy Ferguson, Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Guilbert . . . Buz Milli
kin of Charlotte writes that st e’s
coming home for the holidays and
for Weatherman Creasman to
nlease have some snow . . . The
Eastern Star will meet tonight at
the Masonic Hall .... Tryon
women have shipped over 900
pounds of clothing to Korea. Miss
-—Continued on Back Page_
Wilcox Leads Nation In
Barred Rock Production
Raleigh, Dec. 17.—Two North
Carolina poultry breeders using
the new 300-day plan of trapnest
ing made excellent records for their
breeds during the 1950-51 year,
according to C. J. Mauoin, poul
try specialist for the State Col
lege Extension Service.
T. N. Wilcox, Tryon, who pro
duces Barred Plymouth Rocks, led
all other breeders in the United
States for this breed during the
300-dav period. Wilcox not only ob
tained the highest per cent egg
production for his entry, but also
had the highest percentage to quali
fy with official R. O. P. (Record
of Performance) records.
Beamsdale Farm, Shelby, ranked
sixth nationally in per cent egg
production in a group of 42 White
Leghorn breeders using 300-day
trapnestinir. This farm had an
averas-e of 68.9 per cent produc
tion for all birds entered in the
R. 0. P. test.
Per cent egg production for the
Wilcox flock of Barred Rocks was
62.7 for all birds entered.
i Mill Spring Musical
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 8 P. M.
The Mill Spring Glee Club will
present a Christmas Musicale Wed
nesday night at 8 at the High
School auditorium, under the direc
tion of G. J. Bemisderfer.
Recent arrivals at Pine Crest
Inn include Col. Lewis Bredin,
Detroit; Capt. and Mrs. Walter
M. Strong. Carmel, Calif.; W. B.
Hazzard, Barbourville, Ky.; Mr.
and Mrs. H. R. Schemm, Grosse
Pointe Farms, Mich.