bush, Publisher Volume XXVIII No^35 The Only Paper; iPublished.'in Pollr County A Life Clean' Paper for the Home JL \ W v'-" ? v. : v st8t? kbnuy RALe/GH Price 5 Cents $2,00 a Year( Contests Bring County Schools Together v : ? iedals and Prizes Awarded at Couuty Seat Gathering Contests for the Graded .lnH,ls of Polk County were last Saturday at Colum ' ' pupils from every school county took part in the kereises. ?Saturday, April 21, 1923 L a day long t rt in County Commencement. Possibly the attendance was lot altogether as good as it light have been if the day had teen fairer, but any failure in [hat direction was more than [ompensated for by the excel ent behavior of those present. (}v .way of encouragement, I ake pleasure in saying, that I lave never seen any where a set of people who were apy bet ter behaved and seertied to foork harmoniously together For a common cause, although [ ha\V been over this State from one end to the other. " 'Prom ply at ten o'clock, Supt. Cobb started off the program by having the Columbus Music Class entertain us with musical selections which certainly did credit to that school and its (efficient teachers. "Then -the crowd was divid ed. Those who wanted to hear the girls recite stayed in the School Auditorium; while the I boys and their admirers march ed over to the Court House to see who would win. Both con tests were enthusiastically en tered into. ^ However as the judges were compelled to make a decision, the medal for the best recitation was given to: Nannie Walker of Greens Creek; and the declaimer's medal went to Franklin Little of Try on. At the close of the Recita tions, pupils from the music class of the Try on School en Flag And Bible Given to School Splendid Program Offered by Junior Council at Sa luda Ceremony. M. presented an American flag and Bible to the Saluda School last Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Princess Theater, Sal uda. A splendid programme was of fered by the members of the ' McKinley Council including speeches made by prominent men from various parts of the-+ State. The programme was vas follows : Opening Song, "America;'' Prayer, Rev. J. S. Hobert, Chaplain; Address of Welcome, C. A. Lord; Song, Saluda High School; Introduction of Speak er, J. F. Trexler ; Address, ?Judge P. S. Carlton, State Councilor; Presentation of Bible, Rev. J. S. Hobert; Pre sentation of the Flag, Waynp W. Creasman ; Acceptance, ~ F. M. Hollister; Song, Saluda Quartette; Introduction of Or ator ? Robert R. Reynolds, J. C. Thompson; Prayer, Rev. R. P. Kikes; Star Spangled Banner, j Assembly; Lowering of Flag; Benediction, Rev. M C. Luns t'ord. Representatives from the various Polk County schools at ? ended the ceremopy. Robert R. Reynolds, attorney ? f Asheville, took the place on the programme of 0. Max Gar dner, who was unable to attend for business reasons. o Plants Store Sun's Heat. FMants, by means of their greenness., are able to collect and store the heat the sun. An Extremist. "Mrs. Exe is a great stickler for f'?rm and ceremony, isn't she?" "I should say so. Why, that woman insist on dressing up to emter *010 an idea." ? Boston Transeript tertained the audience with two well chosen, well rendered se lections. Immediately following these the Reading contest was con ducted in*i^ie High School Aud itorium. At the same time the spelling match was conducted in the Court House. Jennie Barber of Mills Spring won her fame by being the best speller in Polk County. This is an honor tolbe proud of. Florence Moore, Fourth Grade, Try on; Sarah Millikin, Third Grade, Tryon ; Betty Clymer Second Grade, Tryon, Reading. For the encourgement of those who took part I feel that I ought to say that many of those children were excellent readers, and showed splendid training. "A basket dinner was the next item on the programme following which a brief time was given for relaxation and rest before the beginning of the afternoons entertainment. "At one fifteen the day's pro gram was resumed; the first thing on the program being in spiring music by pupils from the Saluda School, then the stunts. Each township vied with the others. All tried their best to entertain the crowd to the best advantage. In the end the prize was given to "Ritcher Orchestra froiri Greens Creek." "The next and last thing on the program was the awarding of prizes, medals and diplomas to the graduates of the Seventh Grade. There vwere in all eight-four graduates. This means that the High Schools of Polk ought to be greatly -in creased next year. "F^om every view point, from the County Superinten dent down to the one Teacher School, I wish to congratulate ourselves on our County Com mencement." D. W. SIMMONS Retired Pastor Goes to Reward Well Known. Minister Buried Ylere Last Monday. Reverend Abraham Hender son Bates aged 81 who died last Sunday morning in Hen dersonville, was buried Mon day afternoon in Try on, the Reverend W. A. Black officiat ing. Mr. Bates was born in Jack sonville, Illinois, December 30th., 1842. He was the son of the Reverend Joseph H. Bates, a Presbyterian minister. He is survived by his widow Mrs. Laura S. Bates, a brother, M. C. ates of Galesburg, Illinois, and a sister Mrs. Leland Breeze of Pomona, California. The deceased was, for forty eight years, a minister inactive work in the Presbyterian church, serving several prom inent churches in the Middle West, one in California and one in Florida. Due to ill health, Mr. Bates recently resigned from active church work and fpr the past year has been liv ing in Tryon. His health fail ing rapidly in the last two weeks, he was finally removed to a hospital in Henderson where he died. Shortly before his death he made the request that his body be interred in the Tryon cemetery. He was the author of several books, among these a book of poems. 6ame Chara^tariatici. A story will hold a child bj the ear for hours tofether and men are hoi grown children. ? R. OedL Punlsfiment to Fit the Crime. "Could any one get anything now for a long poem, in the epic form?" asks a correspondent. Well, he mlg^t get ten years from the judge ? if the judge had to read It ? Atlanta Con stitution. DELLA BAKER Music Festival, Spartanburg, May 2, 3rd and 4th. V From St. Louis came Delia Baker tOxNew York City about one year ago. Her father is a well-known newspaper man in the Mid-Western city and here Miss Baker had studied with various local teachers, who pre dated a brilliant future for her as a coloratura soprano. Her father had heard of ^ev* eral famous voice experts in New York City, one of whom he was particularly anxious that his daughter should study with. She came to New York and sought an interview with him, but found *t was hard to obtain. Finally an appoint ment was made; she called and waited for hours in his recep tion room, pnly to be told that no appointment was on record with the teacher's secetary. Miss Baker took the indications to mean thaf this maestro was so distinguished that he could not be reached any earier than the Pres. of the United States. Therefore coming from Mis souri, she decided to "show him". She. moved to an ap partment in the house next door to the teacher. Fearing not the wJntry blasts she vocal ized daily with the wjndows open, and it was not long be fore the elusive teacher sought the owner of the voice. The result was that Miss. Baker soon began taking les sons with him and in a few months made her memorable debut in New York City with Stadium Symphony Orchestra where she scored one of the J Carter Gives Second Recital Known Character , ider to Appear at | Library is once again to have ilege of hearing Mrs. Carter in her character r when she appears to night, Friday, April 27fj o' clock at the Library i a Dramatic Recital in f Modern Stories and * Carter according to the best critics in this is one of the few wo o have been thoroughly ul in the art of imper the great characters ture a^id history. Any tion for community is rtunate in securing Mrs. for recitals. SMiias just finished a pro duction of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice," with the senk# class of the Wolcott Sctofc# Denver, Col., in the cast, re coming to Try on Mrs. was assobiated with the :d Science Department Simbia University, and The V American Academy of Dramatic Arts. MMfe BABER SUCCUMS TO LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Bessie Dempsey Baber, wife of Joseph Baber of Spar and sister of Mrs. ~W. son of Tryon, died Tues ening at 6:30 o'clock In tanburg hospital. . Baber who has been ill for the past five months, was taken to the hospital in Spar tanburg about a week ago. Ityneral services were held yesterday at 2:30 o'clock. In terment was in Oakwood ceme ter? Spartanburg. Baber is survived by usband, Joseph Baber, and three children. -Tk_ Epworth League The Epworth League of Try jon held its regular Devotional | Prayer meeting last Thursday I evening with a large attend jance of young people. A fine ! programme was rendered by Miss Drewery. Everyone is urged to attend the meeting this evening at 8 | o'clock. Miss Minnie Owei^s is I leader, fpr the evening service. There will be a special busi j ness meeting next Thiysday I evening at 8 :00 o'clock for the (purpose of the installation of i officers and members. Foint tc riemenuber. The fact thai it is easier to do ri^ht when others are doing it is one reason for choosing good company. notable successes of the sea son. The single tickets to the Festival are now on sale at DuPre's Book Store, Spartan burg. Highway Work Beings Rushed . i1 t Godshaw Hill Detour Soon. to be Eliminated Completion of the road from the North-South Carolina State Lin^to Trade Street will be made within the next month according to th State Highway Engineering Department. Weather and soil conditions on that particular stretch have made work impossible during the winter months it was stat ed. Every effort is being made to complete the road and have fl? ready for surfacing. Assur ance was given that this short stretch of the Spartanburg Asheville Highway woulc^ be complete and ready for traffic by June 1. It was stated; that, with fair weather conditions, work on the section between* the iron bridge and Trade Street would be open within trie next week thus eliminating the detour around Godshafr Hill. Except for rough grading which has already been started. Work on the short stretch of road from the State Line to -the iron bridge will not be started until the completion of the remaind er of the Voad into Trade Street. It was stated that in order to pass the heavy steam roller over the bridge it was necessary to brace that struc ture. By completing the Try on end first, the contractors will avoid the necessity of pass ing the roller over the bridge so often. Anticipating the heavy sum mer traffic to and from the mountains, the South Carolina Highway Commission are plac ing the . Spartanburg-Tryon road in excellent condition. Spring work on the Ashe ville-Tryon end of the highway has placed the top soil part of that re ad in good condition. Work on the hard surface road between Flat Rock and Hen dersonville will be started soon it was reported. Real Estate Sales Keep Agencies Busy Mew Allotments Interest Tourists Seeking Resort Homes Mrs. E. P. Williams has pur> chased the property on Melrose Avenue known as the Margie Smith House. It *s under stood that she will make ex tensions and improvements. Prof. Cv D. Walker of Wof ford College, Spartanburg has bought two lots in Lincourt and has now has a modern bungalow under construction thereon. - Mr. J. N. Parks of Grennell Iowa, an artist, not unknown in Tryon, ^has bought a lot in the J. P. Lockhart tract and with in a short time expects to build a studio and living quarters combined. These three sales were made thrrough the Blake Calhoun Agency. ? i Superior Court Begins Session Spring Term Has Heavy Docket? Edwards Trial ' Opens Today. With one hundred and twenty-two cases on fhe docket, the Spr*ng session of the Polk County _ Superior Court opened last Monday morning at 9 o'clock, Judge P. A. McElroy of Marshall presiding. About thirty five cases came before the Court the first three days the majority of which were nolle prossed. for lack of evidence. Crises tried thus far include opering automobiles withoout license, manufacture and sale of liquor, affray, etc.. A special venire of seventy five men was drawn Tuesday afternoon for the case of the State vs. Ralph Edwards, who was indicted at the last term of court for the alleged killing of Richard Turner. Trial for this case will be opened at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon. Considerable commotion was created aboijjt the court house for a few moments last Monday afternoon during the storm. The heavy gale threatened to blow in the windows of both the court house and the jail. Au tomobile tops in two or three instances were torn from the bodies of the motor cars parked around building , and were blown to some little distance. According to the statement of several men, . last Monday's wind storm attained the high est velocity of any dtorm in this section for some time. * o Leonard Resigns - Golf Club Work R. A. Leonard, Golf Pro fessional at the Tryon Country Club, has resigned his position with that club to take up sim ilar work with the Rutherford ton Country Club. Mr. Leonard has been con nected with the local club for the past . eight years during which time he has succeeded in placing in excellent condition one of the best courses in this part of the country. His work as a teacher of the game has been highly recommended by large numbers of tourists tak advaritage of his services. Mr. Leonard's resignation will take effect May 1. He ex pects to leave his family in Tryon for the present, return ing to them for week-ends. , ? o * Problem Before All. The comuioD probl^n, yours, mine, everybody'?, Is no* to fancy what were fair fn life, provided if could be-^ut first find what may be, then find how to make It fair up te oar meanau? Browning. f Chinese Telephone Exchange. The "China" telephone exchange of San Francisco is unique. The build ing is of Chinese architecture, the op? erators are Chinese girls, and the Chi nese subscribers call by name Instead of numbers. The operators handle be tween seven and eight thousand call! daily.? Youth's Companion. W. F. Sprague of Duluth, Minn., bought property on Jones F^Jly, adjacent to that upon which Miss Nellie Stearns will bu^d her home. Mr. Sprage expects to begin build ing soon. Both sales were made through George Holmes. Andrew M. Law bought sev eral acres of land near the en trance to the Tryon Country Club. Mr. Law - rented ^ Villa Barbara last season and ex pects to spend the summer in Tryon this year. He will build his home in the near future. Oliver Andrews recently pur chased a lot from Carter Brown at the entrance to the P*ne Crest Inn property. Commencement at S. H. S. Commencement Exercises at Stearns High School will be held from Friday, April 27 to Monday, April 30, inclusive. The programme will be as fol lows : Friday- April 27. 8:00 P. M. Exercises by the Grammer Grades. / ? Saturday- April 28. 8:00 P. M. Recitation and Declamation contests. Sunday-April 29. 11:00 A. M. Bacculaureate Sermon, Dr. T. L. Justifce, Pas tor of the Try on Baptist Church. Monday-April 3 (L 4:30 P. M. Class-Day Exer cises. 8:00 P. M. Commencement Address. The Honorable Rob ert R. Reynolds, Asheville, N. C. Presentation of Awards, Diplomas, etc. < ; ' - o Tourists Buying Tryon Property Building Operations Now In dicate Another Record Year. A number of cottages ,are be ing planned, several of which will be built at once. Real estate transferss and sales in the past month, a number of which have been made to tourists, indicate building oper ations among the annual vis itors population of Tryon. Building anck reaL estate transactions during the Spring months indicate another record year. With the completion of the Wilkins building occupied by two stores, M- C. Butler & Co.* Groceries, -and Mrs. Rhodes' Exclusive Ladies Shop, Trade Street is gradually lengthening its retail section. Another new building is be ing contemplated, to be erected between the Post Office and the Peoples Bank and Trust" Com pany. H. H. Edwards will erect this new building, mater ial for which has already been ordered. Work , has been started on the Parish House of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church, also on the new parsonage rfor the Baptist Church. The Meth odist Church has been com pletely renovated in the past month and a 'Sunday School room added to its equipment. < Work on the Tryon Grade School building is progressing rapidly, the structure now rear ing above the tops of the trees in plain view of the approaches to Tryon from the North. Local Boy to Go to Quantico, Virginia J. DeWitt Lockhart, Who is completing his training at the United States Naval Phar maceutical Schodl in 4 Ports mouth, Virginia, will be trans fered . after graduation to Marine Camp at Quantico, Virginia. , Mr. Lockhart enlisted several months ago and was sent to the training school at Ports mouth for duty.