[Est. 1-31-28] ENTERED AS SECON Published Daily Except Saturday and Sunday [5c Per Copy] CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 WL Ml DAILY BlILLETHI The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper. Seth M. Vining, Editor Vol. 25—No. 91 T/^YON, N. C. THURSDAY. JUMP KTH iqko Weather Wednesday: high 90, low 61, Rel. Hum. 60. . . General Eisenhower says the Democrats have ruled long enough. Time for a change. In Raleigh 150 convicts riot in State prison against con ditions and hold 10 persons as hostages until relief was granted. . . The Tryon ABC Store sold over $50,000 worth of merchandise dur May according to Chairman R. E. Brantley. Profit to the local and county taxpayers amounts to about $5,000. If the store is permitted to continue as is, the county and town will get about $50,000 the first year and the state and federal ^wrnments will get even more. appears to be much more profitable than bootleg and moon shine whch has been sold and manufactured all over the county even during prohibition days. Of ficers report less drunkeness since store has been established. . . The Duplicate Bridge Tournament tonight at Oak Hall hotel. . . Any former patient wishing to express appreciation of the work of the Nurses at St. Lukes Hos pital have another opportunity by contributing to the fund for the purchase of a television set for the Nurses Home. The fund total todate is $56. Miss haircloth is superintendent of nurses. . . About' -Continued on Back Page__ MRS. MARY CASE Mrs. Mary McCurry Case, 73, wife of the late Luther Case, died Wednesday at 6:15 a. m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Roy West, in Columbus after an ill ness of about three years. j Mrs. Case was born in Polk County. She was a daughter of the late Harvey and Mary Jane Smith | McCurry. She was a member of | Columbus Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conduct ed Friday at 2 p. m. at Columbus Baptist Church by the Rev. Leroy Leppard. Buriel will be in the church cemetery. Grandsons will be pallbearers. Surviving are: five daughters, Mrs. West and Mrs. Lewis Denton of Columbus, Mrs. Them Johnson of Asheville, Mrs. Jim Newman of Blowing Rock and Mrs. Andrew Steadman of Landrum; five sons, Virgil, J. B. and Proctor Case of Columfbus, James Lee Case of Washington and Paul Case of oparcanourg; a sister, Mrs. W. B. Connor of Columbus; two brothers Walter McCurry of Chimney Rock and Joe McCurry of Columbus; 41 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. The body will be at the home of Mrs. West after 10 a. m. Thurs day. MicFarland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. HOSPITAL NEWS New patients at St. Lukes Hos pital include Mrs. Lloyd Ravan of Tryon; Mrs. Whitson Edwards, Tryon Route 1; Mrs. William Horton, Tryon. Patients discharged include Mrs. Paul High, Campobello and Mrs. Fred McKaig and baby daughter.

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