Published Daily Except [Est. 1-31-28]Saturday and Sunday[5c Per Copy] 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'8 Smallest daily Newspaper.Seth M. Vining, Editor Vol. 25—No. 310 TRYON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31, 1952 Weather: Weatherman Creasman has returned to Tryon from his holiday vacation and those of you who are keeping a record of the temperatures and rainfall can rec ord that 61 was the highest for the period and 19 the lowest. Most of the time the weather was 40 to 50 something. Not had. Rainfall only .06. Not reported is the rain fall last night which will be given in Thursday’s paper. Over an inch has fallen. . . . Treasurer John G. Landrum Jr., reports the fol lowing contributions to the Cru sade for Freedom: Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Mapes, Mrs. C. W. Kittreli, Mi’, and Mrs. Seth M. Vining, Mr. Mrs. James B. Hester, Mr. ^Pl Mrs. James A. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch C. Prather, Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow L. Hague, Mrs. F. W. Sprague, Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Laidler Jones, Mrs. C. M. Gottfried, Rev. and Mrs. Robert C. Falconer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Mr. and Mrs. James R. Trowbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Waterman, and the Misses Susan and Elizabeth James. A little over one third of the goal has been reached leaving about $80 yet to he_ raised. Donations may be sent to the bank or The Bulletin office. The Betty Sturgis Shop will be closed from Wednesday night to Jan. 5th, for inventory taking. LIST YOUR TAXES James E. Johnson, county ac countant and tax supervisor, spoke on county taxes at the Kiwanis Club Tuesday at Oak Hall. Mr. Johnson stated that every 4 years there is a re-valuation of proner tv and that the property in Polk County will be re-valued in Jan. The speaker stated that the Coun ty Commissioners had appointed a lister and two assessors for each township in the countv and that everyone must list both real and personal property. Mr. Johnson said that in the past, only 33 per cent of the people in Polk County had listed their property and the rest were re-copied irom tne tax books, but that if they didn’t list their prop erty this time they would be assessed a penalty of 10 per cent of the property value. The speaker stressed the fact that the cooper ation of everyone is needed to make the re-valuation a success. Guests of the club were Fred Schairer, Pittsburgh. Pa.; Joe Kerby, Tryon, and Michigan City, Ind.; Arthur Carlson, Chardon, Ohio; Lloyd Carlson, Tryon; and Rupert Koch of Hendersonville. Craig B. Thomas was in charge of the program. BUYS HOMESITE HERE Miss Helen Kettredge of New York has purchased through W. M. Hester a homesite on Hogback Mountain road near Mrs. John Darnall, and expects to start building in January. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnard, r>ee Ann Brundage of Winston Salem, N. C„ are parents of a son born Monday. Dec. 29, at 8:26 a. m. The baby is a grandson of Mrs. D. C. Brupdage of Tryon.

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