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entered as second class matter august 20, 1928, at the postoffice
at tryon, n. c. under the act of congress, march 3, 1879
THE TRYII,\ DAILY BIMJ1I
The World’s Smallest daily Newspaper._Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 26—No. 13Q TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 31ST, 1958
SENATOR TAFT DEAD j
Radio news broadcast states
that Senator Robert A. Taft of
Ohio died this morning. He was
the Senate leader and right hand
of the Republican Party, although
he had lost the nomination for
president several times. Respect
fully known as Mr. Republican, his
honesty, integrity and knowledge of
facts made him outstanding in ]
government circles. He was a son
of the late President and Chief
Jus'tice William Howard Taft.
Weather Thursday: High 95,
low 70, Rel. Hum. 62 . . . Senator
Taft had a turn for the worse
and is reported sinking fast ....
President Eisenhower asks for a
15 billion dollar increase in the
national debt limit despite all ef
forts to cut expanses . . . Mad dogs
in Reidsville, Spartanburg County,
bite four persons. . . . Dry weather !
has forced restriction on use of
water in Asheville which had one
of its hottest days Thursday ....
Traffic deaths over the nation are
more this year than last year by
470 persons ... An East Germpp
girl was sent to prison two y^rs
for stealing three cigarettes , . .
Tryon Methodists have raised in
cash or pledges $8,760 toward their
$10,000 goal of Phase Two of the
—Continued on Back Page_
Rotarians To Choose Between
“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
'And “Dangerous When Wet”
Manager Jacoby of Tryon Thea
tre is in charge of the Tryon
Rotary Club program today and
following the luncheon at Oak
Hall will offer the club members
an hour and a half program:
their choice of two technicolor pro
grams. One is Esther Williams in
“Dangerous When Wet” and ‘“Gen
tlemen Prefer Blondes” starring
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe.
The movie will be shown at
Tryon Theatre to the club mem
bers and their guests.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Lawless Talley is a patient at
St. Luke's Hospital. Patients dis
charged include Mrs. Betty Sellers
and daughter of Columbus and
Mrs. Lewis Kimbrell of Landrum.
FOLK FESTIVAL
The “grandaddy” of all folk
festivals will get underway Aug.
6 at Asheville’s City Auditorium
and continue through Saturday,
Aug. 8. This annual mountain
dance and folk festival is celebrat
ing its 26th year with Bascom
Lamar Lunsford as founder and
director.
Fiddlers, banjoists and ballard
singers will come from the ridges
in the surrounding Blue Ridge
and Great Smokies—from places
with names like Hangover Moun
tain, Soco Gap, Max Patch, Hang
ing and Jump-Off Rocks, Bent
Creek. Standing Indian, Chunky
Gal, Hominy and Pigeon. There
will be more than 600 participants
at the Asheville’s “hoedown.” v