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Construction Work
Progressing Daily
New School Building Has Beautiful Out
look.
Construction work on Try
on's new $60,000 Graded School
has reached such proportion's
in the past week as to afford
the people who have visited its
site an adequate idea of its size.
All of the foundation work
has been laid and the brick
work is rising rapidly toward
the second story.
To those not so. much inter
ested in the new school build
Dame Nature Teaches Far
ming.
The silent but irresistible
forces of nature have brought
the comforts of man to their
present standard and in all
probability eventually will
compel the application of a
higher science to food produc
tion. The old-fashioned far
mer may resist to the last
but Dame Nature will have her
way despite the reactionary
tendency.
The time is now at hand
when the farmer must solve
the problem of the insect. The
Agricultural Department ; has
done much to help, but in all
likelihood the farmer must
work out his own salvation.
The Hessian fly could not exist
were it not for the growing of
wheat? barley and rye; the
Colorado beetle would run
back to his native weeds were
not potato crops supplied to
him as food. The boll weevil
could not exist where cotton is
not grown.
There are few insects that
have several food plants,
though some may live a little
time on any vegetation, but
the habits and customs of the
pests would indicate that far
mer to cope with them individ
ually, theit ill effects can be
greatly overcome by a thought
ful system of crop rotation.
Not all insects can be controll
ed in this way, but many of
them can. Seemingly, once
more, natural compulsion is go
ing to give us more scientific
farming.
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Columbus Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A. M.
Christian Endeavor 6:45 P. M.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
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Keep the young pigs growing
continuouly from the time of
birth to maturity is an impor
tant item in- successful hog
raising.
DIALECTREADER
MAY VISIT TRY0N
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Janie Scriven Hayward Sched
uled as Next Event for.
Recital Programme.
Through the efforts of Miss
Rosa Box, Mrs. Janie Scriven
Heyward, the well-known read
r of Charleston, South Carolina
may visit Tryon at a near fu
ture date..
Mrs. Heyward is said to be
one of the best interpreters of
the Southern Darky ? dialect.
She has been in great demand
for some time before clubs,
literary socities and by enter
tainment committees through
out the South. ' ?
The date of Mrs. Heyward's
visit and subsequent reading
will be announced through
these columns next week.
ing itself, the view of the Pac
olet Valley and surrounding j
ridges is well worth the short '
detour up the new top-soil j
road to the site.
A number of visitors to Try
on have taken advantage of ?
the new road in the past week
or ten days to inspect the new
building and to look out over i
one of the prettiest views in :
this vicinity.
ENTERTAIN IN HONOR OF
OF MISS* STEARNS AND
MRS. DAKE.
On Monday of last week the 1
trustees of the Stearns High j
School and their wives enter- i
Itained in honor of Miss Helen
Stearns and her friend Mrs.
Dake of Cleveland, Ohio. A
! delightful two. course luncheon
?as served by the Home Econ- j
mics Departmnt Those
\ resent were : Mr. McMurry, j
) lr. and Mrs. Blanon, Mrs. Bur- j
ress, Mr. and Mrs. Cobb, Mr. !
. i d Mrs. Mcintosh, Mrs. Jack, j
i\rs. Feagan, Mr. Dill, Misses:
fiattenauger , JCelz ancj Gljiyas. j
Miss Stearns is the daugh- '
U r of the late Mr. F. M. j
S earns who did so much for j
i us community and for whom '
i e Stearns High School was j
1 amed.
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otice to Fathers and Mothers
of Polk County.
You have with you Miss I
, :rah M. Padgett doing Home
?imonst ration work.
It may be that all fathers
d mothers in Polk County
? ::ve not taken time to think '
id realize the great impor- j
? nee her work is to their chil
en. Miss Padgett comes to
t 2 county, so far, by the grace
i the Lanier Club of women
Tryon, N. C., and state aid.
!; ie is well prepared for \jthis |
ork, and is now preparing a
junty wide better Bread cam- i
;l aign. Now some olc^ "fogy" .
for fogy he is, who thinks that |
the art of making good whole- j
some bread is of little impor- j
tance in the home.
Full notice of this campaign
will be given through Polk
County News, by circular let- j
ters. Through teachers in |
the various schools and by
letters and cards from the of
fice of Farm and Home Dem
onstration work. We desire
to impress upon the farmers
and mothers one and all; both
in towns and in the county the
importance of this Better
Bread Campaign. What in this
physical life can be more of
! importance than to know how
to make good bread. Bread
is the staff of life. Bread of
some kind is used three times
a day in every home in Polk
County every day in the year.
So we hope that every woman,
agd girl in the county will en
ter enthusiastically into this
contest and see what progress
can be made in biscuit mak
| ing in our county. There will
! be number of . valuable prizes
| offered to contestants outside
j of the valuable practice and
| knowledge of better bread
; making obtained by this means.
] Let my final word be; take ad
vantage of every opportunity;
during this campaign.
Respectfully
J. R. SAMS
County Agent.
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While there is a differnece
of opinion about capital pun
ishment, all good farmers-' a
jgree that it is all ri^ht when
(applied to scrub bulls. * 1
Local Legionnaires Elect Officers. Promise
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Interesting Activities foV Post
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Butler-Lewis Post No. 83 of the American Legion held
its first meeting of the new fiscal year Thursday even
ing January 25, at 8 o'clock in -Missildine Hall.
The local Post is planning & number of interesting
activities for this year including the installation of ra
dio apparatus for the reception of speeches and con
certs Irom various parts of the country. v
Plans are under way for the locating of permanant
quarters for the Legion with reading room and lounge
available Ito its members. Through the courtesy of
Mr. E. E. Missildine, Missildin^' Hall has been- placed at
the disposal of .Butler-Lewis Post until such time as
permanant quarters can be obtained. . V
Efforts are being made to obtain a chartered Post"o?
the American Legion Auxilliary in Polk County. Mrs.' \
Thomas Rollins, DistHct Commander of the Womans 1
Auxilliary has offered her services in establishing a
local chapter. " ? v \
It was decided at thejast meeting of the Post that a
regular meeting date would be . established until the
next meeting which will be a call date. A Membership
drive outlined at the meeting and started the following
morning met with witli some degree of success. /En
thusiasm in -the local Post is reviving and it is fully ex
pected by both officers and members that this year will ?
se$ a marked change in American Legion activities in
Tryori and throughout Polk County. ( ^
An election' of officers for this .year was held- with
the following results: Post Commander, N. B. Jackson;
Vice Post Commander, H. M. Fraser; Post Adjutant, R. .
L. Pearson; Post Historian, Fred W. Blanton; Post
Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. A. L.*Fraser. f
Dr. M. C. Palmer and Julian B.. Hester were appoint
ed to act as a membership committee. Even7" member
present at the meeting' was urged to bring in a new
member or to bring in renewals of old members.
I Butler-Lewis Post, heretofore, has been conducted un
der a temporary charter issued . on probation. Appli
cation is being filed for a ^?rcnenant charter.
A series of short and to-the-point talks by business
men will be slated for future programs. The Post
will interest itself in town and county wide affairs with
a view of putting Polk County and Tryon still further
on the map.
In the local Post are representatives' of nearly every
branch of the Army and several branches of the Navy,
In its professional representation it is almost as varied.
It is unique in that there are scarcely two members in
the organization who served with the same company or
even in the same division. It has a fairly high average
Over Seas ex-service men who served with combat
units among whom are a number who returned to their
hQmes with the gold chevron on the right sleeve as well
as from one to- four service chevons on the left.
Every member of the Legion whether present or
past will be notified of the next .meeting and is strongly
* urged to bring with him any ex-service man of his ac
* quaintance.
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GOLF AND RIDING BRINGING OUT MANY
Bad Weather, What Little We Have, Does Not Seem to De
ter Pleasure Seekers.
With the,?rapid increase of I
tourists and guests in Try- j
on hotels and boarding houses I
and in spite of inclem
ent weather a number of golf J
enthusiasts are to be seen daily !
on the course at the Tryon
Country Club.
The fairways are < reported
to be in good shape and v^ithin
the next few days the entire
course should be in splendid
condition despite the bad
weather of the past ten days.
Riding is growing in popu
COLUMBUS
The Columbus Community
Club will have an oystert supper
at the school house Saturday
night of Feb. 3rd from 6 to 8
P. M. 10c "surprise packages"
will be sold. All proceeds to
go toward paying for the prizes
for the Polk Co. Better Bread
Contest.
?The Columbus ladies inter
ested in a Book Club met Fri
day night and laid" plans for
the organization of a Book
Club in Columbus The name
chosen for the club was - "The
Helen Stearns Book Club, in
honor of Miss Helen Stearns
who is now staying in Tryon
and whose father was the
founder of the Stearns High
School. Miss Stearns and her
brother, Mr. Frank Stearns Jr.
have made very valuable con
larity each day bringing out its
corps of devotees to that healih
ful out door sport. The major
ity of the trails are reported
in fair condition and probably
due to the condition of roads
surrounding the immediate
vicinity of Tryon a number of
those who might be motoring
are now gaining the benefit of
horseback- riding. It is said
that the first two days are the
hardest.
The muddy roads keep the
hikers less in evidence.
tributions to the Stearns High
School Library. The Boob Club
hopes to follow her leading and
add what they can to contrib
ute to this much needed and
worth while work.
Mrs. Green, mother of Mr.
Tom Green who has been sick
three weeks is not much im
proved.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Ormord a girl, Monday Jan. 22.
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For, Sale: Rhode Island Red
Cockrels from .? fancy stock
R. DYER, Phone 11.
Tryon, North Carolina. p.
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NEW CORONA Typewriter
is here. Longer carriage, v self
reversing ribbon, and standard
portable keyboard, price still
$50.00. See Corona first. Cal
houn Office Supply Co., Distrib
utors, Spartanburg, S. C.
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Concert Recital
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Pleases Gathering
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Music Lovers Turn Out Well for Chicago
Artists Despite Bad Weather.
; Music lovers of Tryon, in |
spite of inclement weather con- j
ditions, were amply repaid in :
ventijring forth ? to Lanier Lib- 1
rary last Wednesday night up
on the occasion of the concert
recital offered by Grace Hol
vehsheid and Helen Wing of
Chicago. # ,
This was The third opportun
ity offered Tryon and its
guests to hear the beautiful
mezzo-soprano voice of Mrs.
Holverscheild and enjoy the
clever composition's and im
personation's offered by Mrs.
Wing.,
Mrs. Holverscheid offered a
group of Greig songs among
which were: The Swan, A
Primrose, In Time of Roses,
and a Dream. These selec
tion's gave ample opportunity
to judge her clear high voice
SALUDA N. C.
Mrs. J. J. Suephen and bright
little daughter of Columbia, S.
C., are spending the winter at
Crystal Springs Inn, also Mrs.
A. E. Fulton of Savannah, La.,
1 *ancT MI?s~~AffcT Wright af W ft
mington, N. C. and others.
Last week's arrivals were
Mr. Arthur Saladino, Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Hoffenden of N. C.
Mr. Brown Homer of Homer, S.
C.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Har
ris and Mrs. A. E. Fulton enter
tained with three tables of
Bridge, at the Harris Cottage
in compliment to Mrs. C. R.
Hoffender of N. Y. Delightful
refreshments were served.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Mr. C. P. Rodgers, of ? Flat
Rock, was in Tryon Sunday.
Mr. F. S. Wilcox,, of Ashe
ville, spent a few hours in Try
on Sunday.
Mr. B. L. Ballenger was a
business visitor to Spartan
burg Monday.
Mr. W. R. Summey, of Sal
uda was in Tryon on business
Monday.
Mr. John Lindsey, of Frank
ford, Kentucky is a guest in the
Lindsey home this week. *
The Rev. John L. Yand'ell
will preach at the Methodist
Church next Sunday at 7 :30 P.
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Mr. Henry Bray spent a few
days with his daughter, Mrs.
Edwin Lindsey at Chapel Hill
this week.
Mrs. Edward Samples has
been a guest in the home of
her sister in Spartanburg this
week.
Miss Bettie Graig, of Danville
Kentucky, is visiting her friend
Mrs. Mary B. E. Lindsey. this
week.
Mrs. T. J. Kennedy left last
Saturday for a visit with
friends and relatives in and
near Greenville.
? Mrs.' S. E. Watson ' returnee!
home Monday evening after a
visit of several weeks with rel
atives__at St. Matthews, S. C.
Duford Williams and wife,
are the proud parents of a fine
son. The young man arrived
on the 23 of January.
Miss Louise Pitkin returned
home Saturday from , Wash
ington where she has spent
several weeks with friends and
and relatives.
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Misses Maggie Sue Edwards
and Wilma Livingston motored
to Mill Spring Saturday and
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and its dramatic power which
is as characteristic of her
talent as unfailing musicial
quality.
The nursery-rhyme ballads
land impersonations offered by
'Mrs. Wing carried the au
jdience b,ack to its childhood
days. In many of these songs
Mrs. Wing has set the words
so well known to people both
old and young, to her own or
iginal music.
Several duets were offered
I with such finish and artistic
perfection' that the audience
seemed rather reluctant to leave
at the end of an all too brief
program.
Tryon music lovers will have
much to look forward to if
jsuch an occasion can be made
an annual- event as it promises
thus far.
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sperit Saturday and Sunday
| with Miss Edward's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Edwards.
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Mr. J. T. Green expects
to move his family from
jColumbus to Tryon as soon as
i he finishes remodeling . his res
~f?Tfieffy occupid by -Wr^
: W. Crawley and family.
The Tryon friends of W. W.
Crawely will learn with re
gret that he has been in very
poor health since moving to'
'Greenville, S. C. We are in
formed he is suffering from
| cancer and that his condition .
{is serious. His son, Geat
worth, was called to Green
ville Sunday "because of his
i father's illness.
Monday February 5th. 3:30
P. M. Miss Racel Howland of
Asheville will speak to the Wo
! man's Auxiliary of Holy Cross
Parish on her visit to the Gen
eral Convention at Portland,
| Oregon. It is hoped that all
the woman of the Parish will
I be present. The meeting will
be in he church.
TRYONHOSTLERIES
HAVE BUSY SEASON
Winter Season Now On With
Indications Good for a
Record Breaker.
Present indications point to
one of the best seasons in Try
ons history. Nearly every
available cottage has been
taken for the remainder of the
and there are according to
and there are, according to
agents reports, inquiries com
ing in steadily each day.
The Hotels and Boarding
Houses are$rapidly filling and
reservations have been made
well into the remainder of the
winter season.
OAK HALL
Arrivials: 'Miss Ida Wal
worth, Miss Antoinette , Wal
worth, Miss Vienna Race,
Cleveland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs.
A. N. Mendlesohn, New York
City; Mr. and Mrs. P. I. Johns
ton and daughter, Oberlin,
Ohio ; Mr. and Mrs. ? Robert
Crane, Evanston, 111; Mrs. I.
Towner Coles, Detroit, Mich;
Mrs. Walter B. Carnes, Engle
wood, N. J.;, Miss Annie S.
Pilchard and Mrs. J. W. Chap
man, Petersborough, New
Hampshire.
PINE CREST INN
Arrivals : Mr. and Mrs.
William Hodgman, East Green
wich, Rhode Island; Miss
Louise Diman, Providence, R.
I.; Miss Katherine L. Little,
Chicago, Dl.
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