5c PER COPY $2.00 PER YEAR ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POSTOFFICB AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS> MARCH 3, 1879_ THE mm MILT ElillEm The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor. Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C., WED.. JULY 15, 1942 600 Attend Farm Picnic Tuesday In Polk County Approximately 600 persons at tended the annual Polk county E^miers’ Federation picnic, held l, '^y)lumbus on Tuesday. A total of $452.60 in war bonds and stamps was bought or pledged ' during the all-day event. The bond and stamp booth is a regular feature of the federation events this summer. , James G. K. McClure, president of the cooperative, presided and stressed the importance of the farmer in the war effort. Several other persons spoke and a number of musicians and entertainers ap peared on the program. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, with nine children, had the largest family present. Mr. and Mrs. W. -H. Pritchard were the oldest mar ried couple on hand, and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Chapman were the youngest. 0. C. Harrison, with 29 .persons, hauled the largest -Vmm load to the event.—Asheville C?S*en. SOFTBALL NEWS The Bushwhackers defeated Sou merco 24 to 4 on Tuesday after noon. Trvon Players and Adarns Millis play this afternoon. On Thursday the Bushwhackers will play Adams-Millis at 6:80. The Baptist Business Women’s Circle will meet at the Wilkins home Thursday evening at eight o’clock with Miss Minnie Arledge and Mrs. Beaufort Barnette as joint ’hostesses. Mrs. Rucker Durham will he program leader. The topic for discussion, “What soever Things are of Virtue.” Executive Board Meets Here On Sunday The next meeting of the Execu tive Board of the Piedmont Boy Scout Council representing eleven counties, will be held at the Boy Scout camp* on Lake Lanier on Sunday morning, according to an announcement by Scout Execu tive R. M. Schiele. Special Sale of War Savings Bonds and Stamps on July 17 The Treasury Department will conduct a campaign for the sale of War Savings Bonds and Stamps on July 17, in cooperation with the Retailers of America. It is understood that retail mer chants will arrange to provide for the sale of War Savings Bonds and Stamps until 9 p. m., on July 17th. Postmasters are instructed to cooperate with local committees where such campaigns are in prog ress, and where the merchants keep open for the sale of War Savings Bonds and Stamps, postmasters are authorized to provide window service up to tht hour for the sale of War Savings Bonds and Stamps. A Knight At Rotary The Tryon Rotary club program on Friday at 1 p. m., at Sunny dale will be in charge of William E. Knight. He will be assisted by Rotarian R. M. Schiele of Gas tonia. Keesler Field, Miss., July 15.— Pfc. Myron E. Rion, son of Mrs. J. H. Rion, Tryon, N. C., recently was promoted to the grade of Corporal at the nation’s greatest Army Air Force* Technical School here.

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