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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
THE TRYON DAILY IUJLLETIN
The World's Smallest DAILY Newspaper.
Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 25—No. 252 TRYON, N. C. THURSDAY, OCT. 9TH, 1952
Weather Wednesday: High 65,
l«nv 50, rain .11, Rel. Hum. 76. . . .
All the world is shocked over the
train wreck in England that killed
85 people and injured 170 others
when two speeding express trains
crashed into a commuter bringing
workers, to London . . . Fire de
stroyed Richbourg’s Super Market
at Woodruff Tuesday night. Esti
mated damage $125,000 . . . Presi
dential candidates and other speak
ers continue th-' verbal battle from
platforms all over the nation. In
suite of calling one another liars,
thieves, incompetents, companion of
crooks and communists, etc., no
jitter who wins on November 4th
UB next day the loser will con
^Wtula*e the other and wish him
well and call on the nation to put
up a united front to defeat our
common enemies . . . One of the
common enemies of Tryon is litter
on the streets by thoughtless peo
ple who throw paper drinking cups,
cartons, wrappers and even bottles
and cans on public streets or on
other peoples’ property. Some of
them are getting aroused and com
plaining to officials. No friend of
Tryon will throw drinking cups
on the streets. ... No man who
wants to keep ABC stores and beer
dealers in operation will throw
empty cans and bottles on other
peoples’ property. These people
Continued on Dark Pncje
POLK PROBED
Four members of the State Board
of Elections arrived in Folk Coun
tv Wednesday to investigate the
disappearance . of approximately
•ihO ballots during the spring run
off primary. Thursday’s Asheville
Citizen has a long article concern
ing the investigation and a picture
of the State Election Board mem
bers including Charles M. Britt
of Ashevifle; Harry Forebee of
Camden; P. E. Brown of North
Wilkesboro and ,T. Eugene Snyder
of I/oxington. Howard Robbins of
Charlotte was absent. Another pic
ture showed Democratic Chairman
W. H. McDonald and Deputy
Sheriff Sellers Edwards who were
witnesses. There were 17 other
witnesses but no evidence was re
vealed to tag the person who took
the ballots from Deputy Sheriff
Edwards’ car while it was parked
near the Trvon polling place.
Some of the missing ballots
were found at various places over
the county but no evidence was
shown that any had been voted.
Am one the witnesses quoted in
The Asheville Citizen were Election
Chairman Ned Anderson, County
Commissioner C. O. Story, Harri
son Bridgeman Sr.
Chairman Anderson testified that
Deputy Sheriff Edwards accom
panied him for protection because
“There are people here who would
do anything to you at election
time.” C. O. Story told the State
Election Board that he lost a house
bv fire a few weeks ago because
of the political situation in the
county.
Most of the witnesses stated they
ha'i no knowledge of the missing
ballots, who got them, or why.
The State Board will complete
its investigation at Columbus bv
Thursday afternoon, it is reported.