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_ AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS? MARCH 3 1879
THE THEM MILT BULLETIN
The World’s Smallest Daily Newspaper, Seth M. Vining, Editor.
Vol. 15. Est. 1-31-28
TRYON, N. C., MONDAY, DEC. 28, 1942
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CURB REPORTER j
Weather for the Christmas j
weekend: low 31, high 60, rain
.32 . . . It is not too late to
report how much coffee you had
on November 28th. And you must
REPORT whether you had any or
not, if you want to get some
more coffee on the new ration book.
So just write on a postal card
now' these words: “I had (a
pound, half pound, or no coffee as
the case may be) on November
28th.” Then address it to the
Polk County Rationing Board,
Tryon, N. C. That’s all there is
to it • Lee Collins writing
from North Africa to his mother,
• Mrs. Mae C. Collins of Tryon,
says, “The people here speak either
French or Italian, and they dress
just like y*u have seen them in
the National Geographic maga
zine.” Lee formerly lived in Land
rum. He trained in Oklahoma as
a machine gunner in the air corps
and is now in French Morocco.
His letter was dated November
24th, and wished his mother a
Merry Christmas. It arrived here <
December 24th, just in time to de
liver his message .... Sgt. Ralph
J. Metcalf has been transferred to
the Air Field at St. Simons Is
land, Ga.Lieut. Nelson
Jackson, III, has been transferred
from Camp Wolters, Tex., to
Phoenix, Ariz., the Montgomery
Whalings are getting theirs at
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. New Bulle
tin subscriptions for Mrs. R.
—Continued on Back Page
I TRYON BANK IS THIRD
i IN NATION DEC. 26TH
j The American Banker, the only
t daily banking newspaper, publish
j ed in New York, reported a list
i of banks selling over 10 per cent
| of its deposits in War Bonds. Of
I those reported on December 26th,
the Tryon Bank & Trust Co., was
third in North Carolina, but the
three in North Carolina lead the
nation. Rocky Point bank had
sold 39.9 per cent of its deposits,
the Bank of Wayne at Goldsboro,
39.3 and the Tryon Bank & Trust
Co., 35.8. The Coldwater, Mich.,
bank had 28.6 per cent. President
Julian B. Hester of the Tryon
Bank is chairman of the Polk
County War Bond committee and
a member of the district Victory
Loan committee.
COMMUNICATIONS
My dear Mr. Vining:
I enclose a small cheque to add
to the Flag Fund started by Mr.
Erskine. To me it is for the
Tryon boys and for my son, Lt.
Richard G. Kirchner, Jr., of the
U. S. Army Signal Corps. My
mother, Mrs. Kilpin, also encloses
a contribution. With out best wish
es that the flag may soon be flying,
I am sincerely yours,
Vita Campau Jarvis.
December 26th, 1942.
KIWANIS TUESDAY
Edwin Beach will be in charge
of the Tryon Kiwanis club pro
gram on Tuesday at 1 p. m., at
Oak Hall hotel.
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