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The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol.,15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., FRIDAY, NOV. 6, 1942
A Report To The People
With such illustrious examples
as Roosevelt, Willkie, and Elmer
Davis, in making reports, (though
far be it from us to put our
•res in their class—we just
tit to do a good job), we feel it
wise to make use of the press to
give as much information as pos
sible to the public on plans, prog
ress, and accomplishment of all
Citizens’ Service Corps war effort
in Polk County. So here, in brief
form, is an outline of the pur
pose, personnel, and requirements
of this new division of the Office
of Civilian Defense:
The Citizens’ Service Corps
covers all civilian service in war
effort except actual defense or
protection work. Hence all vol
unteer work done for the Salvage
Board, Rationing Board, local
Emergency Food and Housing,
Red Cross Production, Nutrition
Program, First Aid, Nursing,
Motor Corps, Service Clubs, etc.,
should receive recognition and be
^^corded in the Citizensr Service
ps office.
^Rlvery citizen who can perform
any such service should enroll
and record his hours, so that
badge may be *■ awarded fairly
and so that volunteer tasks may
be wide spread and not fall al
ways on the same shoulders.
The coordinating of Citizens'
Services will help to avoid over
lapping and duplication of work;
iron out friction if such should
arise, and mobilize our county so
that if disaster befall we can meet
it efficiently and adequately.
The personnel of the new Polk
County Citizens’ Service Corps
comprise an Executive Boar3; an
Advisory Council made up of a
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CURB REPORTER
Weather Thursday: Low 29;
high 58 ... . Julian B. Hester’s
picture was thrown on the scrap
pile several days ago when the
North Carolina Banker’s Maga
zine threw away all their old zinc
and copper cuts. The picture of
Mr. Hester, president of the Try
on Bank & Trust Co., was pub
lished in the current issue of the
! magazine before the cut was
thrown away . . . Dr. Joseph Pla
cak, now senior lieutenant in the
Navy, is some where in the Paci
fic Islands, probably Caledonia . .
Lawi'ence Thompson has been pro
[ moted to sergeant at Smyrna,
! Tenn. . . . Charlotte will not have
[ an elaborate street decoration this
Christmas on account of the war.
Officials ai-e asking all other com
munities to do likewise .... If
you would like to give a Camp
Croft soldier that touch of home
life Sunday by having him as your
guest at dinner, telephone Mrs.
F. P. Bacon. Your soldier might
be one of the men to help invade
Italy or Germany or drive the
Japs back to Japan. . . . Major
Bernard Sharp and Rev. B. G.
Henry have swapped jobs. Major
Sharp has conducted religious ser
vices and Preacher Henry has in
structed young men who became
soldiers, but this swap concerns
Civilian Defense. Major Sharp
who saves every pin and string
instinctively; and even old maga
zines which he gives freely to
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