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_At tryon, n. c. under the act of CONGRESS, march 3, 1879
THE TRYON DAILY BlILLETI
The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper.
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Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 25—No. 136 TRYON, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 1952

Different parts of the Tryon
area received rain Wednesday and
some only a sprinkle. A small
rain began again about 10 o’clock
this morning. Spartanburg report
ed a high of 85 and a low of Q9.
.... South Carolina ^Democratic
convention Wednesday" voted to
support the national ticket, but
promised to do everything possible
to put Republican nominees on
another ticket to permit the peo
ple to vote for the men of their
‘choice . . . North Carolina has
been declared in the disaster area
on account of the drought ....
Commissioner L. R. Fisher has
fired Colonel J. R. Smith of the
4nte Highway Patrol and has
j^'moted Captain W. B. Lentz
to take his place . . . The Hen
dersonville Welfare Club is having
an Estate Tour, Saturday, - Aug.
9th. Buses will leave St. James
Episcopal Church at 10 a. m.,
promptly to visit the homes of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McCabe and
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben B. Robertson
and St. John’s-in-the-Wilderness
Episcopal Church. Buses leave the
same place at 2 p. m., to visit the
homes of Henry Middleton, “Wood
field Inn, Col. James C. Smoot,
and Dr. Edward Jones. Tickets are
$1.50 for one tour or $2.50 for
both (advance sale only) and may
be procured at the west side branch
of the State Trust Co., through
Fr;day, from 10 to 4.
SALUDA NEWS LETTER
By Julia Ann Johnson.
Miss Lou Emma Humphries of
Mayo, S. C., and Miss Jeane Ivey
of Cowpens, S. C., and Mr. and
Mrs. Adger M. Pace of Lawrence
bur^ Tenn., are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy L. Johnson.
Mrs. Henry Davis, who has been
at her cottage for most of the sum
mer has gone to Columbia for a
visit.
Saturday night, August 9th,
the big singing will be held at the
Saluda High School building. Mr.
and Mrs. Adger M. Pace of Law
renceburg, Tenn., will attend. Mr.
Pace is said to be one of the best
music writers in the United
States. Lots of visiting quartets
and singers from several states
will be there. Everybody is wel
come. No admission charged. All
singers will be given a place on
the program. On Sunday, August
10th, there will be an all day sing
ing and dinner on the ground at
Moutain Page Church. This is
called a Pace reunion. Mr. Pace
from Lawrenceburg, Tenn., attends
each year. On Friday night. Aug.
8th, Roy L. Johnson will close a
10 nights’ singing school at Cedar
Springs Church in Henderson
County. That night there will be
all singing and no lesson. The pub
lic is invited.
The deacons of the Baptist
church will hold their monthly
meeting Friday night with Mr. and
Mrs. Burgie Pace.
Mrs. Jane Henderson is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Snell at Fruit
land this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dana of
Columbia, spent last week-end at
their cottage, Stoney Lodge, on
Columbia Heights.
The Ladies of the Presbyterian
.Continued on Back Bage