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President Roosevelt
Sends Greetings To
Boy Scouts of America
In sending them his Christmas
f greetings, President Roosevelt,
Honorary President of the Boy
Scouts of America, in which he has
been active for seventeen years,
called upon the 1,221,338 Boy
Scouts, Cubs and leaders of the na
tion “to do a good deed for some
other person, especially for some
one who is less fortunate than
ourselves.”
The President’s message was re
ceived Tuesday by Scout Executive
R. M. Schiele of the Piedmont
Council, from Dr. James E. West,
Chief Scout Executive and editor
of “Boys’ Life.”
The message follows:
■“The White House,
‘“Washington.
“To the Boy Stouts of America:
“As a member of the Boy Scouts
of America, I am happy to extend
i to fellow members, my sincere best
/ wishes for a Merry Christmas.
This is a time in which it seems
particularly appropriate for all of
us to do a good deed for some oth
er person, especially for someone
who is less fortunate than our
selves. To Boy Scouts who are
steadfast in the principles em
. 'ihasized by their organization I
look for future leadership in com
munity and national life. May the
year 1939 be a happy adventure
for you in the service of others:
“(Signed)
“Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
Tryon Methodist pageant Thurs
day night at 7:30 at the church.
Public invited.
TRYON, C., WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 1938
Flat Rock Defeats
Tryon High School
The powerful Flat Rock teams
kept their record clean for the sea
son by defeating the Tryon boys
and girls in a doubleheader last
night at the Tryon gym. The local
teams fought hard and put up a
good fight but could not matcii
the all around play of the visitors
who have for many years had one
of the best teams in this section.
In the girls’ game which ended 3J
to 13, the forwards, Gibbs and
Hull of Flat Rock were outstand
ing in their goal shooting. The
boys’ game ended with the score
of 35 to 17 and was marked by
the fast floor work of Flat Rock.
The following boys took part: Mc-
Farland, Vining, D. Beatson, Jones,
A. Beatson, Green, Taylor, Melton
and Chapman.
The game was efficiently refereed
by Sandy McCullough, a North
State official and former Appala
chian and Oak Ridge star along
with Joe Heiser, a New England
official, and player on the Provi
dence college team.
Mass Patricia Pensinger will be
the guest soloist tonight at the
Christmas Cantata presented by
the choir of the First Baptist
church. '
The Adams-Millis and Converse
Mills boys and girls basketball
teams will play a doubleheader to
night beginning at 7:30 at Tryon
gymnasium.
Mike H. Kelly, 80, prominent
Asheville contractor, and native of
Ireland, died yesterday. He built
the Tryon Water Works system
and was well-known here.