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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
THE Trail DAILY BULLETIN
The World’s Smal 05 daily Newspaper
Seth M. Vining, Editor
Vol. 26—No. 125! -g TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1953
Weather Thursday: High 60, low
40, rain .39, Rel. Hum. 48 ... .
WELCOME to Tryon is extended
the out of town bridge players
at Oak Hall this weekend and
to Mr. and Mrs. Corydon Bell
at the Book Shelf who will auto
graph books this afternoon from
2:30 to 4:30. The Christmas tree
lights on Trade Street wish you
and all strangers within our gates
A Merry Christmas from many
people in the community. They are
put up by contributions from chil
dren,'visitors, business people and
others who believe in spreading
tne Christmas Spirit to all. No
gift has been too small .or too
large. Contributions are unsolicit
ed. They come from the heart from
people who have sent them through
the mail, or delivered in person
to the Bank, Chamber of Com
merce or Bulletin offiffice. So far,
no one has said, in the language
of old Scrooge, “Bah, Humbug!
I don’t believe in Christmas Spir
it.” So, there is hope of raising
the balance needed to light the
-trees. Not many of the merchants1
have been heard from. They are
begged so often for so many things
they are not accustomed to being
left alone to volunteer their sup
port to start anything even when
its for their own interest. These
Christmas trees go to all of you
from the desire of many indivi
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Merry Christmas To You .
There has been contributed $122
this year to the lighted Christmas
trees on Trade Street which is
about the half way mark to take
care of this year’s expenses. A
surplus is always raised each year
to carry over to help out the fol
lowing1 year, because trees have
to be cut, hauled and put up be
fore the current year’s donations
come in. It cost $81 to cut the
trees this year and have them
put up -with the lights on. This
money was paid from last year’s
surplus. New wire and bulbs have
to be bought from time to time
to replace those worn out, stolen
or broken. The electric biH last
year was around $133. This bill
varies according to the number
of trees lighted and the number
of days they are used. In wishing
everyone A Merry Christmas con
tributions Thursday came from
Arledge Hardware, Mrs. Robert
Erskine, M3r. and Mrs. Russell
Walcott, Mr. and Mrs. R. O. An
drews, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fel
lows, Mrs. C. W. Kittrell, Mrs.
Harkness Smith, Elbert H. Ar
ledge, Printer, Mrs. J. H. Rion,
Hubbard Arledge, Dr. Edmund
Wylie, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Jack
son, Rion and Claudia Sue Mac
Donald, Carroll P. Rogers, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur W. Britton, R.
H. Brady Insurance Agency.
Bridge Tourney Opens
Today In Tryon Hotel
By Dick Kwplam..
- With the vanguard of the south
eastern area’s leading masters on
hand, the Tryon Pall Sectional
Contract Bridge Tournament was
ready -lor opening play here to
day at the Oak Hall hotel.
A sectional tournament of the
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