ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST zO, 1928, AT THE POST OFFTCR AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3.1579 ®ht' fflrmm Jatlu %xAh\m * V. (The Smallest Daily Newspaper In The World) Vol. 9, Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1936 The White House Washington, D. G. TO THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: W Yours has been a worthy record upcn the pages of which are writ ten courage, dependability, faith, loyalty and service. You have won a signal piece in the life of the youth of America. As today you are the Boy Scouts of America, so in the years to come may you be the men to whom your country can look for the realization of un selfish devotion and civic right eousness. I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Nice Christmas The following interesting Christ mas Greeting was received by M. R. McCown, end we pass it on to readers that they may enjoy Hie spirit it expresses: Dis is Crismus Hold de fone! Who dat sav dey aint No Sandy Claus, nohow? Cose dey is. Aint us liven in de bestest and peacefullest country in de world? We aint in no trouble cept what we make ourself, is we? Aint us enjoyin mo of God’s blessings all de time? Course we’se po but we can be happy jes de same, cant we? Anyhow I beleeves in Sandy Claus. God bless you alwavs all ways. 0. K. (Laßoque). Week-end Closes The Tryon Bank & Trust Co., Mutual Bank of Landrum, New York Stock Exchange and the Polk county officials will close their offices all during the week-end un til Monday morning. Beautiful Tree One of the most beautiful Christmas trees in Tryon is the holly tree in the Congregational church yard. It has been attrac tively decorated by the Avant Electric Co., with beautiful color ed lights and is the talk of the town. GREETINGS The Bulletin has received many greetings from friends in Tryon and throughout the United tSates, for all of them we are deeply thankful. In addition to the greet ing expressed in the London Let ter received from Miss Graham, an attractive folder wasi received fv om J. Foster Searles in Africa. They have made it a Merry Christ mas. The London Letter was stamp ed with a King Edward stamp and the editor’s boy who is collecting stamos burst out for joy, because the King Edward Stamps will be more valuable later on for future will bear the picture of King George VI. Dr. Helen Rob erts, who is saving stamps for a friend received a King Stamp to day mailed in Scotland on the day the king abdicated.