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Contests Bring County Schools Together
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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 <y be remem
fered in Polk County/' declared
\V. Simmons, Superinten
ent of the Try on Graded
chool." that day a vast host of
epresentative people from all
cf the County met to take
>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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. < ;
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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.