WATER!!?
[Est. 1-31-28]
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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's Smallest DAILY Newspaper. Seth M. Vining Editor
Vol. 25—No. 64 TRYON, N. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 29~^L952
Weather Monday: high 77, low
54, rain .08, Rel. Hum. 45. . .
Water!? . . . The exclamation for
the urgent need in summer; and
the question mark for when will
we get it. We should not have any
question. We should be able to
tell our children we are providing
plenty of water for your needs,
your lawn, and in casg your house
catches on fire. If you have for
c^ten, there is still plenty of
to vote for water bonds if
read this before 6 p. m. The
voting place closes at 6:30. . .
One has to hold every copy of the
Bulletin from week to week in
order to keep up with the vari
ous public events. The movies are
drawing big crowds now at Tryon
Theatre and Lake Lanier Drive
In. Mr. Smith of the Civic Theatre
at Landrum says he is showing
“Gobs and Gals” Wednesday night.
. . . Duplicate Bridge Tournament
Thursday night at Oak Hall. . .
l ast week G. I. Henderson and R.
R. Benham were first; Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Crawford of Asheville,
second; Mr. and Mrs. Ben White,
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RED CROSS
CAMPAIGN REPORT
Over 1400 Polk County citizens
have contributed approximately
$6,000 to the Red Cross Campaign.
Although our quota was original
ly set at $5,200'. ulus an addition
al $250 , Disaster Relief requested
at the time of the March tornadoes,
Polk County’s expanded activi
ties have made it seem to set
$5950 as the amount needed to
cover our commitments to the
National Red Cross and adequate
ly carry out our local program. Of
this $5950, $250 is being sent to
meet the Disaster Relief request,
and $1943.70 (or 34.1 per cent of
the remainder) as Polk County’s
share of the National Red Cross
budget. The balance retained
locally thus amounts to $3756.30,
or approximately $300 more than
our original budget, which did not
provide for an expanded program.
Since our March campaign end
ed, renewed disaster has struck.
The story of what the Red Cross
is doing to relieve the horrors of
the unprecedented floods in the
Missouri and Mississippi valleys
will be found (but only brieflv
indicated) elsewhere in this Bul
letin. Once more the Red Cross
is obliged to ask for additional
funds to finance its relief work.
Since a successful campaign has
met our previous commitments and
our local needs, all funds receiv
ed from now until June 30th will
be added to the small remaining
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