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THE The World’s try on t Smallest daily Newspam ,-oA Seth M. Vinina. Editor Published Daily Except T Est. tw/1-28]Saturday and Sunday_ [5c entered as second class matter august 20, 1928, AT THE _at ^ryon, n. c. under the act of CONGRESS, M' H 3, Per Copy] POSTOFFICE 1879 Vol. 26—No. 81 TRYON, N. ? -jNDAY, MAY 25TH. 1953 Theatre Manager Murdere ^ In Tryon Sunday Morning What people usually see in make believe on film took place in real life Sunday morning when Pro jectionist Phletus Pressley went to Tryon Theatre about 10:30 to get the film ready for the day’s show ing. He found Manager Edward Ball, 31, slumped over in a poql of blood near the counter in the theatre lobby. He called the police and others who sent for Coroner i Otis Dalton. The dead man had been shot in the chin and the bullet went through his brains. In opening Mr. Ball’s shirt it was revealed that he had been shot a few hours before in the right shoulder and the wound had been dressed with gauze and covered with cloth W. Y. Wilkins Sr., at whose home Bell had an apartment said he left the Wilkins house about 10 a. m., and he seemed to be all right then. 30 minutes later he was dead. The town officials sent for the SB! agents to aid the local police in a thorough investigation and they now have charge of the case. Something is expected to develop in a few days. The murderer is unknown at present. _ Manager Ball’s automobile has six bullet holes in it. These are thought to have been put in the car at close range early Sunday morning about 2 o’clock on Mark ham Road near the Tryon cemetery and at that time Mr. Ball was wounded in the right shoulder. Following the attack on Mark ham road, Ball drove to the Drive Tn Theatre which he also manag ed, and called Edward R. Good year to help him. Goodyear took _ _. Continued on Back Page_^ Mr. and Mrs. Powell Drowned In Green River On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Melville Powell, ages 35 and 34, were drowned Saturday shortly afternoon in Green River near Womack’s bridge in the Pea Ridge section. Mr. and Mrs. Powell and two sons, Steve, 13, and Robert, 11, went to Green River to cool off. The boys were the only witnesses to the tragedy, and according to friends, young Robert could not go in swimming on account of having had a heart attack twice this year. Steve was the only one swimming in deep watei’. He seem ed to be strangling and the father, fully clothed, jumped in to save him and never came up. The moth er, unable to swim, jumped in during the excitement, to help out, and drowned in the attempt. Young Robert went to the rescue of his mother and managed to pull her ashore. In the meantime Steves had reached safety. The boys went for help. Doc tors, ambulances, resuscitators, police, sheriff and highway patrol officers ail answered the call. Mr. Powell’s body was recovered down streami. Mr. Powell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Quincy M. Powell of Mill Spring. He was a former sanitarian for the Polk-Rutherford Health District, and lectured on health problems to various civic groups. He was well known throughout the countv and was active in young people’s work and had coached a number of basket ball teams. Besides his parents and children he is survived bv one brother, William Powell and one sister, Mrs. M. G. Browning, both of Spartan _Continued on Back Page_
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