fEst. 1-31-28] Published Daily Kxce.pt Saturday and ~'unday [5c Per Copy] entered as second class matter at TitYON C. UNDER THE . 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICE CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 The World’s Smallest - Newspap Vol. 26—No. ' Seth M. Vining, Editor 38 .A? <tx ON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1953 Weather Tuesday: High 75, low 57, rain .40, Rel. Hum. 33 . . . TO DAY is BLOOD BANK DAY at the Parish House . . . The big headlines in today’s papers tell of the death of Great Britain’s Dowager Queen Mary at 85. She is the grandmother of Queen Eliza beth who will be crowned in June; she is also the mother of the Duke of Windsor. When this writer was a little boy in 1910 the motion picture theatres featured Hie cor onation of George V and Queen Mary. Alexandria was known then as the Dowager Queen. She was the widow of Edward VII. Fol lowing George came the Duke of Windsor as Edward VIII, but he was never crowned as he preferred to be the husband of the Ameri can girl, Walk's Warfield Simplon. ne was lonoweu nv nis orotner, George VI, who died last year and was succeeded bv his daughter, Elizabeth, who will be crowned in June. Well. I was born during the Victorian Era; ant so was Mr. Penney and he is 103. Times are changing . . . The Chinese Reds have driven the Allies from Old Baldy Mountain in Korea. Savage battling is underwav . . . For delightful recreation Friday the Puppet Show at the Tryon School auditorium will have two performances. One at 2 p. m. for .Continued on Back Pape_ FIREMEN HONORED Three members of the Tryon Volunteer Fire Department were honored at Kiwanis Tuesday at Oak Hall. Wayne Creasman, Jack Ford and Eb Fisher, for their 25 years’ service in the Fire De partment and to the community. Mr. Creasman gave a brief sum mary of his 25 years in the Fire Department, telling of the organ ization and of the hours spent by firemen in learning to prevent and fight fires. Mr. Creasman said that although the town owns the equip ment, the manpower is voluntary and the firemen elect their own members and officers. R. H. Brady, speaking from an insurance standpoint and Elbert H. Arledge, speaking for the Boy Scouts, commended the firemen for the work they do for the commu nity in many ways. The Fire De partment in Tryon lowers insur ance rates, and the members take part in civic and philanthropic affairs, and also are instructors to Boy Scouts. Guests of the club were Bob Turner, Wayne Creasman and Jack Ford of Tryon. Seth M. Vining was in charge of the pro gram. The Fashion Show at Stearns School Tuesday night brought in $130 for the Stearns P.-T. A. pro jects. These projects include supplements for the public music teacher, books for the library and a piano for the gymnasium. The goal was $1,000. All but approxi mately $200 has been raised. Any public spirited citizen unable to take part in the activities of the school is invited to donate direct to the program.

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