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THE THTP^irM KULLETII
7 he World’s Smallest r ■ &, Newspaper._Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 26—No. 148 n»ruN, N. C. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, 1953
SPECIAL BARGAIN EDITION
Fire Destroys Big Barn
Owned By Hubert Pack
The large, modern barn, owned
by Hubert Pack on old No. 19,
between Columbus and Mill Spring,
was completely destroyed by fire
early Tuesday morning. Origin
of fire unknown.
The loss of the barn was estimat
ed at $6,000 and the contents, an
other $6,000. The barn contained
four to five thousand bales of hay,
manure spreader, hammer mill
and other farm equipment. A pony,
owned by Ernest P. Hall, which
was in the barn at the time of the
fire, was rescued.
An adjoining concrete silo was
so badly cracked by the heat that
the damage to it has not been
estimated. It contained 80 tons of
silage.
The Columbus Fire Department
responded to the alarm and gave
every assistance possible, but due
to the distance that had to be
travelled after the. department was
notified and to an insufficient sud
ply of water the building could
not be saved. Fire Chief Bill
Burgess stated that if there had
been enough water they probbab
lv could have saved the silo from
damage. Chief Burgess expressed
his appreciation of Highway Pa
trolman J. E. Ramsey in directing
traffic during the emergency.
NURSES TO ME^ET HERE
District No. 2 of the North
Carolina St^te Norsks Association
will'meet Sept. 3, at 6 p. m., at
Oak Hall hotel. It will be a dinner
meetinp- followed by entertainment
and fellowship.
iryon merchants have gone all
the way out for a Back to School
sale to invite customers from all
[ over e county to come to Tryon
and „^ke advantage of the bar
gains being offered in Tryon
all this coming week, beginning
Friday, August 28.
The Merchants Committee of the
, Tryon Chamber of Commerce who
are promoting the campaign state
that customers will save hundreds
of dollars by buying during the
period, Lxtremely big savings are
offered in summer goods and in
the new fall merchandise that has
just arrived.
The merchants figure that cut
ting the prices to the bone is the
best invitation they carr give all
the people throughout the county.
The Tryon merchants invite all
readers to look at these ads and
pay a visit to each store until
they are satisfied with the pur
chases offered.
FOR ARMED FORCES
The following Polk County men
left Tryon Wednesday morning
for induction in the armed forces:
James Woodford Cowan, Benny
Lee Sheppard, Robert John Ruff.
The Home Friendly Club gave
tne men a iarewell sendorr. Mrs.
C. W. Nagel served coffee and
rookies. Dr. George Taylor was
the chaplain and distributed pray
er books and crosses for the club.
Cigarettes were contributed by the
Tryon Kiwanis Club.
Paul McClure, student at Berry
College, Mount Berry, Ga., is home
for a few days’ vi«it. He will re
turn to Georgia Thursday. Col
lege opens September 8.