North Carolina Newspapers

fen 7x,A No. 10 X ir iTT The Only Paper Pufc&shed m Polk Comty A Live Clean Paper for the ? '? ? ft m 'I " " -????'? ' - . > y - m J, - , Tryon, N. C., November 1, 1923 $1.50 a Year jjpn-CoM'bus , Highly Now Open He* $16Qf ?00 Road Short - el1s Distance to County fi eat. w . Traffic ^ing "v< ? ? (i last Tuesday ^ ' 'w har(1 surface j between ? * >Iuii!'?us and Tryon. 0 jtoiii if- :>s one of the pest <lri\ ? v !'??? county sklrt the bas' ?? i'-y-"1 Mountain, the road nn il'k ;,?<I easy ac t0 Tr\v:i rail head of the ^[yfroni :? -unty peat. H'ork ')!1 f'' " u highway was Kjrted on 'K-': ' ' Jusr nineteen goiths a.e?? "?? ;1 the Dunn and (oodall O'mp.Mi) pi' Atlanta, began pjjinc about ? m?le beyond Lynn. ^ iirst str? !( ; : mad to be corn ed was ti-. > r.weu the Lynn ^office a mi! i itiiibus detour. The irter pan this year the IgUayMw'-n the State-line and; $e sreei -a !?- opeued for traffic, I uhitli work .ill a Ions the road ifter t ?! Tbe Atlanta c.mtravtors worked a serious handicap throughout, fcjrst sunutf r with the railway | hold in- ?P materials and the | ' .j.y du,. u? >?>il conditions of J bnI1g to ^nilii ap many parts of : ^road with v lay and rock. It was j jaied that the road cost approxim jelv $15.iH'0 more than the original I M of about due to these j ^editions. Tie new highway is of penetra- . odd macadem variety and should ac- | tcniing to R. W. Morgan, State En- < peer. resident ? supervisor here j during the construction or the road, i list indefinitely with normal usage! ud care. -This road that we have just com pleted,' stated Mr. Morgan, "is a j first class road. There Is no shoddy j tori in any part of it. It will be I maintained by the State Highway j Department and resurfaced with top dressing when ever necessary nil particular kind of road - con duction has proven to be lasting j Md durable under average traffic. We would Lik- to thank the property owners for their consideration and cooperation throughout the work. We realize the inconvience. to the JobL;c of the enforced detours but all la/e stated since that the new hard (arface road was well worth the noble." Although tratiii is to be permitted 'drive on the new road there Is a smali amount of work to be tee in cleaning up along the WWders pf th?* road, ditcching and made. This work will con !* the great, i- part of this montn ?to^ng which th<- road will be *Jed over re rh.- state for main touce. I Strict conference OF WOMENS CLUB HELD iJProximat'-i;. 1 :.?> delagates from | -r the firm district were in at l^ce wht-n th? h meeting of the fttion i>t V.'oi- i-n's Clubs open* "ttdtr.th" ?!:-?'?! mn of Mrs. . II. p Hav oi k Mountain, dis l1Sti President . at the Kenilworth j kst Mond,: y 'morning. ^rts irom Ui? the the luii ? l0On Wy . ^te Offic.r J5* iistri. ? at ,w Stress v ?tf *rn,a, 1} th- St s,a,?, , Strict Si Mr< Clar! ?? >? Mm* ace to various clubs - session and fol ?n at the Inn the ?J'Mi to addresses "i? I greetings from ?:?irmen present. i?-n began Monday !?"( lock. The prin ts livered by Mrs. tfaleigh, presl '?'-?deration. Mrs. work of the ? ts relation to ionizations. Mrs. -tale vicce presi AlcKee, record - i>oke during the iiirh brought the >r, ,V p, J W v. i,'4UU; trh ; winter. Cir Is better than Looks nice l'a<l. '? W ,ap^ I No, j,,. Ch ^ Wainiv 1 that the cotton '? ; 1'low up his cot 'or and plant *nd feed for next '?'??nig disaster. CJ" **?, Ck:i ' v ? ? ' ; ' ? Dukes reports !|i carpet grass v,re planted in ?JH' week recent ?l iesn't like grass ia<1 Poultry do. To Urge Hard Surface Road Across County With the completion this week of the Tryon-Columbus highway plans are already being discussed by mem bers of the Tryon and Columbus Boards of Trade as well as by busi men of Lynn to urge the State High way Commissiou to continue the hard surface road to Rutherfordton linking up the Asheville-Charlotte highway with the Appalachian high way through Polk county. An invitation has been extended to State Highway Commissioner Kistler to attend a joint meeting of the buf?ness men of Tryon, Lynn and Columbus together with merchants of Mill Spring, the meeting to be held sometime in November as 'Mr. Kistler is expected to be in this vicinity early "this month. o HALLOWEEN PARTY AT SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT The first live grades of the Tryon Graded School will give an entertain ment Friday evening at eight o'clock in the school auditorium. The en tertainment will be in the form of an Hallow'en party and a charge of five and ten cents will be made for ad mission. o J. G. Weaver Owns first County Printed Paper John G. Weaver of Green's Creek j township is the possessor of the I Jirst issue of the Polk County News to be published inthe county. The issue bears the date of January 4, 1899 and was printed at Columbus by \\ ill K. Jopes, editor and proprie- 1 tor. T*he ofhce of thV Polk county | News at the- time was in a building directly opposite the court, house, the building having since been de stroyed. We learn among other things from this paper that the county expend!- j lures tor the -year 1898 were includ- , ing all warrants issued $2,746.36. According to an advertisement in this paper the "Bad Roads in tne county did not prevent Livingston's j teairts of Tryon from getting tnere. j C. C. Hampton, a merchcant inCo- i lumbus held a big reduction sale that week. George A. Smith was the proprie tor of the Tryon Bargain Store. fM. T. Hammett was selling fresh meat and sausages. J. P. Arledge, proprietor of the Co lumbus Hotel furnished transporta tion to guests from the railroad In fryon if notified in advance of their arrival. According to the Lynn locals John Monroe and Miss Inez Swann were | married December 23. The roof of the hosiery mill re ceived an new coat of paint and the citiztois of Lynn were urged to meet at an early date to discuss the Lynn school. Coopers Gap section recorded the fact that, there had been a number of marriages in that' vicinity. Saluda had a number of holid.' y entertainments and a number of students returned to collegs. Q. C. Sonne* had his house painted and the firm of Morris and Garren dis olved each merchant to continue business under his own shingle. The earliest edition of the News that we have received thus far is that of. Mrs. R. G. Hamilton, the copy having been printed in October of 1895. It bears the date October 16. This iss'ie is devoted entirely to a history of Polk County from its earliest days down to the date of the paper. The paper was not print ed within the county. It is filled with cuts of building* and citizens of the county prominent in the set tling of the county and in county business affairs. % Splendid response was given on the part of subscribers to the News to^lhe query for the oldest paper printed in the county. Due to the complete destruction of the News plant by fire on March 25, 1920, the only issues of the Polk County News now in existence are those in possession of subscribers. The News is particularly anxious to obtain at this time any copper plate cuts of Polk County interest that mfly be in the hands of indivi duals firms within the county. Any individual or firm in the county having these cuts are requested to communicate with the News at their earliest convenience. ' . . D . Jo eph Hyde Pratt To Address Meeting Board of Trade to Have Din ner at Oak Ha)g Tuesday, November 13. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of tlie North Carolina State Geological de partment and directors of Western Carolina Incorporated has accepted and invitation . from the Board of Trade to attend a meeting of that body to be held Tuestlay evening, November 13, at Oak Hall. Dr. Pratt will be the guest of honor of the meeting and the princi pal speaker of the occasion. He will speak on a sjoject of vital interest to this immediate section of the State and public Is urged to at tend the meeting which will be held in the form of a dinner. The entertainment committee is making plans lor music and singing during the dinner which will be fol lowed by the addresb of Dr. Pratt and talks by local business men. 0 A VISIT TO OVERBROOK ORCHARD NEAR SALUDA A visit to the Overbrook Orchard, j lit a^ Saluda, is a very interesting j experience. With the lirst install- I ment of the programme, after leav the railway station, you receive kind j and polite replies to injuries in ! reference to the orchard "highway." j TUe only thing, of which you have ! to be ware is not to take the instruc- j tions literally. "Just turn at -the next corner and i go straight on", means "on", but not "straight". After meeting various folks in the road, and being directed to the right one, you at last liud yours?4t in the orchard at the top of the Jiill, or small mountain. "Apples to right of you", Apples to left of you", while the apples ^ in front of you grace the side of ano tlfcv' small mountain across'' a steep I valley, which forms a near view of a I beautiiul prospective, the exquisite blue of these wonderful mountains. As a substitute lor the usual not ices "Don't do this this' "and Don't do that", you observe signs embody ing tact, precaution and politeness, reading thus: "Please let us pick the fruit", and "Let us pick the fruit, j please." To resist temptation, you have to j imitate the little boy by putting your i hands in ?rour pockets. to*keep away j from the "goodies". You visit the packing house where you *are allowed to be a "sightseer", | V and Are given a kind welcome, pro- j vided you do not ask more than a ! few hundred questions. Then a visit I to Mr. Corwitli, the owner of the or- | chard, who will stop in the midst of J his busy work and give you the benefit of his valuable information. Mr. Col* with lived, at one time, in j Itockford, Illinois. Itockford is an important furniture fnaHufacturing : town of the middle west. The lure of the manufacturing did : not entice Mr. Corwitli, so on he | came to North Carolina, and now j takes as much pride in the advan- 1 tages of this country as if he were a ; native Tar Heel. His orchard embraces ' twenty- 1 eight acres with seventeen hundred trees. Mr. Corwithlias given to his work, his best efforts, with thorough- i * ly.. equipped intelligence in the apple j industry. ? He laments the fact that the best j efforts, toward perfecting the fruit, i arc not given to all* the apples in this section of the country. Were this done, he said ,it would mean the added distribution through out the section of two million dol lars. At a meeting of the National Po inological Society, at Council Bluffs Iowa, in 1922, the apples * of North Carolina were given the first prize for richnes^ in flavor. Mr. Cor- j with's apples being the prominents ones which caused the decision. ? Western North Carolina Times, Hen- ' dersonville. . ' ~ ? ~o ; j "If you can't win, make the one \ ahead of you break the record" is a good slogan for Tarheel farm club members. Comprehensive Apppeal. A street car conductor called out shrilly to the passenger? standing In the aisfles: "Will tliim in front plaze to move up. so that thim behind can take 'the places of thim in front an' lave room for thim who are nayther In front nor behind?" , j E. A. Hart, Prominent Railroad Man. Dies i ? r , " 1 Many Attend Funeral Ser - vices Held in Saluda Last Sunday. i \ ? . . Funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon in Saluda for Ed ward A. Hart who died last Thurs day in Raleigh. Thursday morning J. L. Hart father of the deceased was notified of the serious Illness or l^is>son. Mr. Hart hurried to Raleigh from Saluda but arrived too late. Thfttfeuiains were brought to Saluda on ijw*iday. ! Hart has been in ill health for several years following an injury re ceived while in the employe of the Southern Railroad. Realizing some month ago the hopelessness of his condition he requested that upon his deafp. his body be taken to Saluda for jburial in the family plbt. Tpe services Sunday were con dudjfed by the Reverend M. C. Luns lord* pastor of the Baptist church of , Saluda, assisted by the Reverend R. 1^. Fikes of the Methodist church. The pall- bearers were Charles W. Ward, R. A. Rand, J. E, McCall. P. A. Whi taker of |3aluda, " W. C. Ward of Tryon, and Briscoe Bishop of Asheville. The love and esteem in which Mr. Hart was held by the community was evidenced by the great number of people who attended the service. The deceased is survived by - his widow, a son, R. P. Hart, Savannah, Ga., and iniaut son, James, his lath er, J. j-.. Hart and three sisters, Mrs. L. H. Cox of Belmont, Mrs. Dr. J. O. Hooper and Mrs. Hattle McLfcan of Saluda. HELEN STEARNS BOOK CLUB HOLDS OGTOuEK Mt.fc.TiNG Mrs. H. H. -Edwards entertained the Helen .Stearns book Llub o i LO xumbus at their October fueetipg. of the inclemeni weatutr nearly all of the members of the club were present. The programmes for the meetings ior th^. next three months will be de voted to "American \vomen." 'ihe subject lor this last meeting was i^ouisa M. Oleott with the tollowing programme: Roll call answer with the name of the favorite book of the above auth or. Reading from Little Women, Mrs. j Fred Blanton. Incidents in the life of Louisa Oleott, Mrs. J. W. Macintosh. Reading of Poem, Mrs. D \V. Mc- 1 Lhesney. Music selection, Mrs. Nell Mc Hugh. Discussion of the work of 'Louisa 1 Oleott by club members. Following the serving of refresh ments the meetin adjourned to meet this month with Mrs. J. W. Jack. DEATH CLAIMS "WIZARD" In the death of Charles P. Stein metz the world has lost one of its foremost students of electrical phen--f omena as well one of the ir^ost learn-' ed electrical engineers and chemists. ; Born in Breslau, Germany, ~Dr. Steinmetz came to this country many years ago seeking the adv^n- j tages of the "New World." To his < credit goes a great share of the sue- j cessful expansion of the General Electric Company at Schenectady, ' N. Y. Through his research work especially in very recent years he has given to the world many electri cal inventions of untold value in various fieulds. Dr. Steinmetz flied last Friday! morning at his home in Schenectady : following a brief illness from which up to the. last moment he was fully expected io recover. Thousands of people paid their re spects to the Ti mains of the d6ad scientist during the intervening time before his burial in Schenectady on Monday. Scientists throughout the world have paid tribute to this man who has been accorded the^ title "Electrical Wizard." Antiquity of Glass. The Egyptians are said to have been taught glass-making by Hermes. Glass houses were built in ancient Tyre and giass \va? used by the Romans in the time of Tiberius. Ruins in Pompeii show glazed windows. Use Only Portion of -Brain. Not ? one p rson in fifty, of the pres ent populai :i *.i.-e^ his or her brain to half Its full canity, says a famous specialist ? r? v Columbus Mercantile Begins New Warehouse i ? > Work was started this week on the new warehouse for the Columbus Mercantile Company at the foot of Godshaw Hill near the Polk County Farmer's Federation building. The ware house "Will be erected at a .cost of approximately $1,500 and will be a two story structure. It is planned to have the building completed with in the next thirty days. The foundations have been laid for the new Wilkins building at the corner of Maple and Trade streets. This building will 'be a one story brick building built on a foundation of sufficient size to carry a two story building in the event the owner de sires to add an. additional story at any time in the future. Work is progressing on the new residence of W. C. White. W. J. Gaines is remodeling the Ken worthy house on Melrose Ave nue. This property was * purchased last summer by Mr. Gaines and F. C. Bacon. * The new residence of Miss Helen Stearns is expected to be completed by the middle of December. This property formerly known as Jones' Folly gives one of the finest views of , the Pacolet and Lynn valley in this ! vicinty. o ? ? Sunday advices at i I'jfou cnurches CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH I W. A. Black, Minister ^ ? Public Worship at 11 a. m. iiible School at 1U a. m. 1 christian Endeavor, 4 K M. I ; I>iDic Study, VvedncSday 4 P. M. ? ?? . i TRYON' BAPTIST CHURCH ? A Cordial welcome to all. 'Ihomas, L. Justice, 1). D., Pastor. Prcacnmg service each Saubaih at ' 11 o'clock . Sunday School each Sabbath morn ing at 10 o clock. E. llagenien, Supt I EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. , C. P. iiuructt, Hector. Sunday Services: Holy communion ? 8.00 Sunday School ? lu. U0 Alorning Prayer and sermbn (Holy CoinniUUion on xst Sunday .in the month.) 11 A. M. Friday aitcrnoon 6 o'clock Litany and Intercessions lor the sick. * -o ANDREW BONAR LAW, - FORMER PREMIER, DISS Andrew Bonar Law, for seven months prime minister of Great Britian, died last Tuesday morning at his home in London following an acute attack of pneumonia. ? Five months ago, on May 20, he resigned the premiership of his nation , because of a throat malady which had been troubling him for some time. He, however, retained his. seat in the house of commons where he made several (appearances prior to his death. -Often galled "Rqsevelt of Eng land"/ because of his tremendous following from all parties and all waiks of life he was accorded to be one of(th^most powerful figures in political Europe during and follow ing the world war and became prime minister of Great Britian . OcioDcr 40* 'ti 23, 1[)'Z2 upon the resignation o~ David Lloyd George. .. * -o WEATHER REPORT Meteorological Rtcord For Tryon ? Gendall Brownlee, Official Ob server of the United States Weather Bureau. For Week Ending Nov. 1. jiuuiporature Day iiiax. min. Wed '. ....59 ,? 3& Thurs '. .. ...70 33 Fri 79 52 Sat. . ..l 70 39 Sun * 71 39 Mon. ........ >;T;v......73 ' 44 Tues ????;? 73 47 Maximum temperature for week 79. Minimum 33. Prevailing Winds and Character of Uay Wed. N. W. Partly Cloudy; Thurs. W. Clear; Fri. W. gieJr; Sat S. Clear; Sun. S. E. Clear; Mon. ' S. dear; Tues. S. W. Partly Cloudy Fire Warning Issued By District Warden Peterson .Urges Hunters to Take Precaution in Woods. Hunters and other individual* tramping through the woods ? are warned to be careful about leaving fires burning in the woods it this season of the year in a statement is? sued recently by L Pe'tersdn, Dis trict Forest Warden of Western North Carolina. "At this season", stated Mr. Peter son "of the year with the fire hazard at its height and hunters taking . to the woods, the importance of forest fire prevention cannot be over em phasizd. Uncontrolled fires are a menace whether running at large In the forest or in a city. They leave a trail of destruction in their wake. "Statistics show that the hnnter is responsible for a large number ot fines in the western counties of the state each year.. Instead' of his presence in the woods being a sign of increased forest fire danger, it should mean an alleviation of that risk. Fire burning thru the woods drives out game and in the spring of the year destroys the eggs of game birds and th young of game anamils. The hunter diminishing ' supply of game an opportunity to survive. One essential step In this direction is to stop forest fires. "The prosperity of the western counties of the state is wrapped up in the preservation of a growing crop of timber on their forest lands. The lumber and wood using indus tries, if they ars to be retained in this section of the state, must be fur nished with a continuous supply of trcegrowth. "lifccreational possibilities and im portant water power development! are sure to unioid in the future. But^ if the charming beauty of our tree ciad niiis anil niuuiiuuns, which at tract the tsarist, is to be retained Lorest nres must be kept out of them. The part that toresta piay in regulating streams flow is common knowledge. ??'ihe responsibility for keeping our immense amount of forest land prouuctive devolves upon each in Uividual cituen, since the common weiiare is concerned. The primary step in this direction is the preven tion of torest ures. ?Forest nres have been outlawed in the state of North Carolina, and every other progressive state in the Union has recognised the fallacy of burning the woods by declaring it iligal. And the citizen who is con cerned with the welfare of his County, State and Nation will do his bit toward preserving one of our most important natural resourcs by keeping fire out of the woods." COUNTRY CLUB BEGINS PLANS FOR FALL MATCH With the usuai Fall Increase in visitors at the Tryon Country Club, a new feature Is to be added this year in the serving of tea on the club veranda under the supervision of Aiiss Ann Healy. The Country Club is one of the real beauty spots of this section, surrounded on three sides by moun tains and within easy walkin g dis tance of any 01 the hotels or boarding houses. Many visitors to Tryon even though they do not enjoy golf ing take delight In spending sonup of their time walking about the links on the close cropped turf or rambling alpng the trails that lead off In dif ferent directions from the golf course. Beginning about the middle of this month* it is planned by Miss Healy to serve tea each afternoon from three to live o'clock. This feature should prove most attractive to "hikers" and to the visitors who may motor or drive to the club house in the after noons for recreation or golf. Invitations will soon be sent out - to neighboring clubs for the annual Thanksgiving tournament The match plays at the local course have for several years proven an attrac tion to players from surrounding , cities. Definite plans for the tour nament and for the entertainment of visitors will be announced at a later date. ? ? Make some brush dams in the gullies this fall and keep the fertile soil at home. Better still, prevent the gullies from forming by planting winter cover crops and by terracing, say extension workers c College.