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Volume XXV1I1 No. 25
fryon, N. C., February J.5, 1928
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Legionnaires, City Council and School
Board Meet to Discuss Purchase
of Present School
FIRST RADIO CONCERT PLEASES GATHERING
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City fathers, the school
board and the Butler^Lewis
Post No 83 of the American
Legion met in joint session
Monday night at 8:00 o'clock in
Missildine Hall to discuss the
purchase of the present school
house for use as a municipal
building.
Following a brief business
session of the Legion, the meet
ing was turned into a general
discussion on the part of mem
bers of the city council, the
school board and members of
of the legion. The majority
of the opinions- advanced by
various speakers indicated
that sentiment in so far as
those present at the meeting
was concerned favored' the
purchase of the old schooT
building.
The present city hall, ac
cording to various speakers
has already become inadequate
for Tryon's needs. At the
present time, and for the past
year, the present building has
been used but very little. The
present city council have found
it more convenient to meet
elsewhere, where better heat
ing arrangements can be found
during the winter, months.
One argument of special in
terest to Tryon was advanced
to the effect that with the pur
chase of the school building
and the subsequent placing of
the lire apparatus ^ therein,
there would undoubtly be p
large saving to buildings
threatened by fire. Under the
present system, it was pointed
out, that the fire truck has the
steep grade on Maple Street to
climb with a cold motor before
it can be in position to gather
THE TRYON
GRADED SCHOOL
Professor D. W. Simmons Gives a
Message for the Patrons
and Pupils.
Declaring that lack of ap
plication on the part of stu
dents during the past school
term is to blame to a large ex
tent for the low grade average
of the Tryon Graded School
following the recent examina
tion schedule, D. W. Simmons,
superintendent of the schoc7
gave out the following state
ment for the consideration of
pai'ents and guardians.
At the beginning of the new
term of our school year I wis1,
? to have a personal heart-t^
heart talk with every parent
and patron of the school ; there
fore T resort to the columns or
our town paper. After yor
have read this, if you will senr1
your copy to me, I can send V
on to some friends who do not
subscribe to the paper.
Did you ever take the time
kind friends, to consider what
it costs to run a school? Why
even in a small community like
Tryon, there is a daily e.xpen
diture of from $60 to $75 r
day, something like $1,500 r
month or $14,000 a year. Let
us further consider who paT*
this large amount of money
At once any school boy or gir1
will answer, "It is paid by th.p
taxes of the people." Now
since these people are paying
our burdens, (Joes it not reflect
great discredit, lack of appre
ciation and eyen disgrace upon
us if we do not use this money
to the best advantage by pre
paring the - minds of these
young people to meet the de
mands of modern society?
On the other hand, what are
we doing? Although I have
the speed necessary to fire ap
paratus for effecient work.
With the location in the school
building there would be ample
opportunity for good speed to
ue maintained direct from the
station to the fire.
it was also pointed out that
there would be an ultimate sav
ings to the citizens of Tryon of
approximately $20,000 in the
purchase of the school building.
Tiie\ speakers pointed out the
fact that Tryon can at this
lime purchase the school build
ing at a cost of about one-fifth
of the amount it would take to
erect a similar building. With
the passing of the school house
into the hands of some one in-,
dividual or a company, the op
portunity to purchase a build
ing suitable for a city hall at
such a figure would never re
peat itself. The loss to Tryon
would amount to in the neigh
borhood of $20, 000.00.
The old school building has
good heating \ facilities and
would tiius make a splendid
gathering place for various mu
nicipal or private social or bus
iness gatherings.
It was further pointed out
that with the purchase of the
building, this property abut
ting on the main highway be
tween Asheville and Spartan
burg would never become an
eye-sore or a detriment to the
community. School chilth^n.
from two sides of Tryon will
pass the site of the old school
house twice daily.
It is planned that within the
next few days petitions will be
circulated among the tax pay
ers of Tryon for their approval
of the project.
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I urged the parents time and
j again to see that their child
iren stay at home week-night?
'to study their lessons, yet I
know that a large number of
those who are doing poor work
are loafing on the street cor
ners, or visiting when they
l need the home study.
i In the examinations through
! which we have recently passed,
'a large per cent, of the pupils
| failed. I do not believe this is
because of lack of ability, but
lack of real application. It
has long since been an exploded
fact that school is play. Or
the other hand, we try to con
vince the students that schoo1
work is real work, that we wil1
be happy when we succeed, anr"
miserable when we fail. Won't
you help us to convince these
boys and girls that they arc
treating very frivolously, r
most serious side of life?
There is so much good, even
looking at it in a selfish way.
to be derived from the mastery
of these text books, to say
, nothing of the most excellent
'training which comes from
gaining power to think. How
can the coming generation solve
the problems of life, if the
problems of young life, or let
me say preparation are over
looked?
I am sincerely interested in
the progress of this school, and
I shall be glad to have your co
operate with us in bringing the
coming men of America into g
full realization of their duty.
When we succeed in that, most
of them will pass on all exami
nations. Otherwise we may
grow from bad to worse.
| The honor roll will be pub
lished next week.
You'll Like This One
Tourist in R. R. Restraurant
? Two ham sandwiches, please,
to take with me.
Waiter (yelling to kitchen) -
Traveling pigs ? a pair.
BOOSt TRYON 1
The majority of the people living in Tryon to
day came here from some other part of the coun
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try? North, East, South or West.
Why did they stay? ?
What did they do to better their personal N
property conditions, to make their home attractive.
Tryon is just as much their personal property
as their own home and yard.
Make it a better | Tryon, a more congenial
Tryon.
Tryon has a wide reputation for its congenial
spirit and its democracy. i?
Mr. and Mrs. Citizen, write to these friends
and acquaintances telling them why you like to
live in Tryon.
TRYON ROUTE ONE
Valentine Greetings to * all.
' Lets not forget to plant sweet :
I peas this month. "Say it with
| sweet \peas."
I "You betcha," some of our
i folks made a business trip to
Rutherfordton Saturday, that
! almost disappeared in a cloud
| of mud," realized the need of
! the new German invention a
walking car.
Many on route attended
church Sunday.
? Misses Sallie Carpenter .
Grace' Hamilton, Mi^i Otis
Pack and children called at the
.home of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
, Childress Sunday afternoon.
The women, girls and school
(children enjoyed Thursday af- :
i/ternoon at Fox Mountain, huge
ly laughing over our biscuit1
'prospects of the various prem
iums etc.
We hear Miss Lela Thomp- !
son recently got married, don't
i know the name of whom she ;
married but a fellow from
| "Sunny Tenneesee," is the
I news.
Misses Pearl and Essie Ed
. wards, teachers of Melvin Hill,
spent the week-end at home. j
Misses Thelma andy Jettie
|Heague spent the Sabbath af
ternoon hours with some of <
| their chums think t'was the
! Misses Feagan.
Success to the News and the
road work.
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"THE VIRGINA HEROINE"
"The Virginia Heroine" to be
given at Stearns High School.
Eleven of the girls of the
Philathea Class, of the Colum
bus Baptist Church will give a
thre-act play entitled, "The
Virginia Heroine/' Friday Feb.
16th, 7:30 P. M. at the Stearns
High School, Columbus, N. C.
The proceeds of the play will
go to help pay for the piano at
tfre church. Th* admission
fee for chfMrai nj 15c,
adults 25c. Public cordially
invited.
K OF P'S ATTENTION.
Dear Brother : ? ,
I wil be in Tryon Monday
morning, February 19th, at
nine o'clock, and wish to meet
you, and every member of Try
on Lodge No. 118, K. of P. in
the drug store for a conference
as to the status and future of
Tryon Lodge. ? Please arrange
so you can be there! for about
one hours time, as I must catch
the noon train for Henderson
ville. Please give this pub
licity among the members, and
let's have a conference over the
situation.
Yours fraternally,
W. M. LYLES.
ADS PAY!
Mr. Editor: *
The many letters I receive proposing to take
my faithful friend "Dixie," s^ows that the Polk Coun
ty News is a good medium for advertising.
I had tried by personal offer and by letters to
dispose of "Dixie," but got no response. The one lit
tle notice in your paper brought stacks of offers to
take and treat her well. And now I desire to thank
every one who so kindly offered to provide a home for
"Dixie," but only one could have this pleasure, and
Mrs. J. T. Camp, Landrum Route 4 ? first responded,
and consequently got "Dixie." "Dixie" and I' have
been friends long and true. I never had cause to give
her a short word In emergencies, and they came,
she appeared to have more sense than I, and > some
times knew better what to do t^an I. On ladt Wed
nesday as I turned her over to Mrs. Camp, I stroked
her mane and put my arm over her neck and with a
gentle pat on the cheek said good bye, "Dixie;" and
w e parted, the best of friends, as we had lived for the
last seven years.
Respectfully,
J. R. SAMS, County Agent.
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, P. S. I am getting phone calls and ! letters
from Spartanburg to Saluda, and round about; all
from that little notice in the Polk County News.
J. R. S.
Tryon Country Club
Begins Campaign
Club Opens Active Drive to Increase Their
Membership.
Carrying on the spirit of
"Boost Tryon, the Tryon
Country Club has begun a new
drive for members. The repu
tation for a splendid golf course
of the Tryon Club has spread
over a large part of the coun
try and to such an extent that
it is felt that the club should in
crease to such an extent as to
warrant the addition of new
attracting features for the en
tertainment of its increasing
membership. This according
to officials to the club can only
be done by an "every-member
get-a-member- campaign."
"Any person who has given
the matter the least thought,
must realize the great value to
any community of a good golf
course, "declared H. A. Wilkie,
of the membership committeee.
"This is especially true of Try
on, for liere gather people from
every part of the United States
,for rest and recreation. The
Board of Trade, the Town
Clerk, the hotels and boarding
houses say that one of the most
important questions asked . by
prospective visitors is "Have
you a good golf course?" Hun
dreds have come here be
cause the above question could
be answered in the affirmative.
Some have remained but a few
week8, ?tt?er? haye remain#}
for good or returned another
season to become property
owners, but all have spent
money here no matter whether
the stay was a long or short
one. s ? '
"The Tryon Country Club at
it's recent Annual Meeting
elected new officers who are
taking hold of it's affairs in
earnest and are out for mem
bers, for they realize that to
make the Club the success it
deserves, a greater interest
must be taken in it by all our
citizens whether they play golf
o t not.
"We are informed on good
authority that Tryon really
never began to grow in the best
sense until the advent of the
Country Club, and since it's or
ganization the property values
have increased very much and
through no special force nor
reason than because of good
golf being offered as a pre-^
requisite to prospective visitors
or citizens.
"Those to whom the Mem
bership Committee have writ
ten, setting forth the value of
'increased membership both to
! them and the town, should re
spond whole-heartedly by join
| ing? not only from civic pride
j but for the selfish reason, if you
will, of making the citizenship
and their property of greater1
value.
"Under a new ruling of the
Board of Directors dues may be
paid quarterly. ,J
^^Let us all $et behind and
help those who are giving of ^
their time and efforts, and
boost this project which is of
vital interest to everybody in
in Tryon."
Temptation Great to Show to
the Winds
The sign of the times are all
mighty good, and everybody
is optimistic over the future
outlook. An^ everything is
going to turn out all right, pro
vided we face the facts as they
are and act accordingly.
In the face of high price cot
ton at planting time and what
looks like good prices this fall,
it is going to take more than
ordinary courage to do the sen
sible thing, and yet we must do
that or ultimately go down to
defeat. There was never
greater temptation to sow to
the winds thai* confronts the j
Southern farmer this year.
Therefore, every man ought to
sit down and calmly figure out
a plan that will make him safe.
This should be done irrespec
tive of what any other man in
the South is going to do. . If j
each will meet the demands of J
good farming, the promise of j
good times was never brighter.
If on the other hand we throw
reason to the winds, we are go
to suffer the consequences.
Reason demands that we grow
a living at home, and then all
the cotton that can be ferti
lized, cultivated and poisoned
well.
Our people all love cotton.
It is the South's greatest crop.
Indeed, it is the world's great
est crop, and it can be made to
serve the South as a wonder-*
ful blessing. It has cursed the
South, however, because we
have not backed it up with a
living at home. The end of any
one-crop system is poverty ?
poverty of the land and poverty
of the people, as we have al
ready. seen. Even in the face
of this, a fact known to us all,
a lot of people are going ^ to
plunge. In this connection,
however, we might keep in
mind the fact that the crop of
1922, while one of the smallest
on record, has outsold every
crop in history except four.
DR. JUSTICE
COMING
Will Arrive in Tryon Today and
Preach at the Baptist
Church Sunday
Services will be conducted
Sunday morning, February 18,
at the Tryon Baptist Church
by the Reverend Thomas L.
Justice, D. D. Newly appoint
ed pastor.
Dr. Justice and Mrs. Justice
will arrive today and will make
their residence in the Jones
house on Godshaw Hill. .
The new Baptist pastor is a
descendant of the well known
Justice family of North Caro
lina, distinguished in legal and
ministerial work. It will be
remembered that Dr. 'Justice
was pastor of the local church
about a quarter of century ago.
Dr. Justice is a graduate of
Pennsylvania State University,
and received his training and
subsequent Doctors degree at
the Moody School of Theology,
Chicago.
He has been called here from
the Enfield Baptist Church,
Enfield, N. C.
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Holy Cross
Episcopal Church
Rev. C. P. Burnett rector. .
Lenten Services :
Sunday :
Holy Communion 8 A. M.
Morning prayer and sermon#
11 A. M.
Evening song 5:30 P. M.
Week Days
Wednesdays Evening prayer
and address 4:30 P. M.
Fridays, Litany, address and
intercessions for the sick 4:30
P. M.
Confirmation instruction,
Thursday 4 P. M.
All are cordially invited.
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