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f $1.50 a Year POLK COUNTY-The 10 Paees This Week Volume XXIX No. 30 ' ,|1JV ' ? ===^ Tryon, N. C., January 24, 1924 H W. White Buried In Rock Hill Cemetery Commissioner Died Satur< day Night After Long Illness. Death claimed Hugh Walker White a?ed a member of of Town Commis sioners last Saturday night at 11 o'clock . following a pro traded illness Mr White, who has been in failing health since an- attack 0f influenza sometime ago wheii he was a resident of Charleston, S. C., removed to Tryon with the hope of regain- j ing his health. This had been accomplished when he was stricken ill late last Fall, an ill- j jiess from which he failed/ to recover despite a hard prolong ed tight for his life both on the part of the patient and his physicians. A brief service was held at the residence on "Saturday afternoon prior to th^ removal of the body from Tryon to Rock HiH for interment. The; services were in charge of Rev erend George W. Sheffer assist ed by the Reverend C. P. Bur nett and Dr T. L. Justice. choir accompanied by Mrs. Walter Jones sang "Lead Kind ly Light" and "In the Hour of Trail." Services at Rock Hill * were held at the Moore residence. ! former home of Mrs- White and interment was made in Laurelwood Cemetery. Mr. White is survived by his wife, who was before her mar-i| riage, Miss Eva Moore, of Rock Hill, and four sons, Leon Moore, 16, W. H. Jr-, James Benjamin, and Richard, age 6, the youngest of the sons. , Three brothers - also survive, t J;.?L WJifte ^Wfltftafton* George W. White of^sJSrk? burf, and Richard G. White of Charleston, and an uncle, the Reverend Arthur Walker ol Orangeburg. o SERIES OF SERMONS ATTRACTS ATTENTION A spendid audience assem bled in the Methodist Church, Sunday night, to hear the second of a series of sermons being preached by the Rev* George W. Sheffer, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, upon the Fundamentals of the Chris tian Religion. The subject under discus-r sion Sunday was, "Who is Jesus Christ ?" Mr. Sheffer said in part: ? "The present day at tack upon the virgin . birth of Jesus Christ, which is an at tack upon His Deity, ^ is not something new, but simply a revival of attack upon God's plan of redemption which start* ed in the Garden of Eden when God announced His purpose of redeeming men through "the seed of woman".; + After a brief discussion of the numerous attacks upon the "seed of woman", Mr. Sheffer undertook to prove from the Scriptures and from the lead ing theologians of . the Chris tian Church that Jesus Christ was all that He claimed to be, the Son of God. "Jesus Christ is the Son of God", said Mr. Sheffer, "or He was the great-, ost of all deceivers- If Jesus Christ is not the Son of _God, then we are worshipping a <lead Jesus and a dead Jesus is a useless thing. I would rather have the friendship of| any person in this audience than to be tied up to a dead man. "In the Scriptures there Is every evidence that Jesus Christ! was what He claimed to be. ? The prophets looked for ward to his coming; His enemies declared Him to be the Son of God; His friends all de clared, Thou art the Son of the living God'; God, the highest authority in heaven and in earth declared, This is my be loved Son in whom I "MH we^ pleased " Turning from the Bible, Mr. Sheffer, brought the testimony from many sources, the Roman BOWLING TOURNAMENT . WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY yj ; -r-* Two teams were organized recently to participate in a bowling tournament at Mimosa beginning next Monday even ing. Sixteen games will be bowled for elimination, the two meij from each team bowling the J highest score will repre sent their respective teams in an eight game final>match Team Number Gfne is com posed of C. W- Morgan, Ray mond Jackson, C. N. Sayre and G. W. Sheffer; Number Two, o t W. A. SchiHeter, Archie But ler, Tom Lynch, W M. Hester, and W. B. Weigel. The alleys have recently been renovated, sanded and shellac ed and are in splendid condi tion. f CHURCH RAISES QUOTA ERE AND IN COLUMBUS In keeping with the general spirit of Tryon, the Presby terians responded to the call of the Synod for Church and Manse Erection Fund and went over the top by raising the full amount of the quota fixed by the Synod The Columbus Church follow ing the example of Tryon rais ed considerably nlore than the quota assigned. o J. Nelson Jackson,, Jr., Jieft last week for a business trip to Schenectady, New York. o Sams Urges Growers To Plant Cash Crops Urging- cotton as a major cash crop, together with the seasonal maturing crops of head lettuce, potatoes, apd to matoes and beans, J. R? Sams wanfcs the farmers of thl$ tac tion to, take warning . *and - not plant too much cottonth^ydlfc. "The fact that cotlon bringing a high price this year, "declared Mr. Sams, "does by no means indicate that that price will maintain next year. The farmer should remember from experience that a cotton crop means a heavy fertilizer bill and a short cot ton price." Taking up the matter of cash crops, the county agent sug gested three crops maturing seasonally during summer months that will assure the grower of a steady Income, namely, head lettuce, Irish po tatoes, tomatoes and beans. "Head lettuce," pointed out Mr- Sams, "can be grown dur ing March and April and mark eted about May. Those who have taken the necessary pre cautions in starting the young plants will reap a substantial cash crop early in the season. These plants are still obtaina ble at the Federation In Tryon. Irish potatoes can be pttmted in February and harvested- in July. Farmers may obtain seedlings from the warehouse. Beans and tomatoes follow and will bring a ready market either in the markets of West ern North Carolina or at the cannery in Columbus. There wiH undoubtedly a greater de mand for vegetables thitf year in the resort towns that the CWnl growers can supply. * So, I strongly urge the were of) Polk County to supplement their cotton crop with the other crops and take advantage of the benefits that can be obtained through co operative marketing. I ?' 0 TAKE OVER SALES OF, i HAND WOVEN PRODUCTS | Announcement was made re cently that the Mountain In dustries had taken over "the sales distribution and local sales room of the products of the Tryon Hand Weavers- * I The Tryon Hand Weavers, which up to the past six months, had confined its ma terials to mercerized cotton fabrics, recently began the weaving of woolen materials which have proven attractive to the public in various sec tions of the country where Establish System To Check Forest Fires Appoint Look-outs to Main tain Fire Control. In order to check the spread ing of forest Ires ard to pre vent fires in the county, thefol owing system has been in durated in Fjik County by die [State Forestry Depart ment, according to C? M. Howes, county forest warden. Wardens and deputy' wardens (the names were published in an earlier issue of the News) have been appointed in , etch .ownship. In addition to these ookouts have been appointed as follows. The caretaker at .he Bannon place on the north ide of White Oak mountaot W. E. Ludlum on the point of the same mountain, and Joha \ Smith at "Ben Craigen", the ;outh side of the mountain. These men will report any sus picious smoke or signs of fir* ,hey may see in the vicinity of Jolunabus to W. C- Hague, /ord will be forwarded by Lindsey Smith, from Mr. Hague lO the deputy wardeft nearest to the point threatened or to ;,ome responsible man in the vicinity who is authorized to 3ecure assistance to check the spreading of the fire. Any fire in the vicinity of Tryon is to be reported to N. B. Jackson at the store of John L. Jackson, who will relay the message at once to the nearest fire warden. Wardens or deputized fire fighters are requested to make complete report to the town ship warden as soon after the fire has been checked as possi ble, this report to consist of the following items of informa tion: date, hour fire started or was discovered, time measure* were taken to arrest fire pro gVe&s, diltfe afld hour fire iwte Extinguished and the munber of men fighting, together with their names and address and the number of hours they work ed. Also by whom the alarm was given, number of acres burned, whether virgin forest, cut-over land or brusn land, es timated dfimage per acre and method used in extinguishing fire- These reports are then forwarded to the State Depart ment for statistical purposes in establishing more complete information as to futur^ meth ods of combatting this menace to the area. The department urge that the expense accounts be kept as low as possible in view of the fact that the funds for this de partment are not large. "THE MOUNTAINEERS" HERE TUESDAY NIGHT. The Mountaineers, group of five melody makers, will appear oefore a Ttyon audience at the Parish House on Tuesday even ing, January 29, at 8 o'clock. Saxaphone and stringed in strumental numbers as weli as vocal will feature a well diver sidied programme. All five of the company are said to be ver satile and an* * exceptional con cert is assured. FRENCH VICTORY MEDAL GIVEN TO LOCAL MAN Eugene Brownlee was the re cipient recently of the French Victory Medal for service with the American Field Service which was doing volunteer am bulance duty for the French Army. - Mr. Brownlee was advised of the granting of the Medal by the French Embassy in Wash ington where he went last week to receive the decoration. I ? o There are now fifteen cream eries in operation in North | Carolina. In 1920 only 989, 713 pounds of butter was mai* ufactured; in 1921 this amount had grown to 1,345,628 pounds, in 1922 a total/ of 1,530,994 pounds was manufacl This Agricultural activity been promoted and fostered the dairy extension specialist of the State College and T>< jpartment of Agriculture. Form Choral AtWl Mrs. Caroline| r Net New Lecture! Fry Will Di ?ty Advocating tike teaching of ent part of] schools and W. Wo he^ Spartan addressed of music ml, music as a pei che curriculum I of colleges, Dr. lei* director of .urg Music Fei a larcrjre eath lovers at the^ Parish House last Monday afternoon. The occassion was opened by #he rendering of selections by the Tryon Hign School chorus under the direction of Mrs. Walter Jones followed by m Jextet composel of Miss Stone, Miss Stockard, Miss Hudson, Mr. Mazzanovitch, Mr. Weigel Mi*. Lowdnes, Accompanied by Mrs- Clem.ons. Dr. Wodell bjegan his address jy pointing out the value o ? che study of music in the ele mental school in developing character. He strongly urged parents to bring before the at tention of school boards the *ecssity of th> study of music *s a regular part of the school arork, and to stimulate singing ^ggividuaMy and in groups mong children in the home and -t play. charter. He strongly urged parents to bring before the at cention of s c\ necessity of music in the in developing strongly urged . # n _xi ool boards the the study of elemental schools character. He parents to bring oefore the attention of school joards the necessity of the study of music as a regular part of the sohppl work, and to stimulate sin rag individually and groups among children in che home and i. Turning thjen members of t orM Resting its che children play. to the adult audience, he ition of cIhnH ^society, sug -in teaching value of music. In conclusilonl Dr. WodeD in vited any :horal groups or singing classes in Tryon or In che county to participate in the annual Soul hern Choir and Choral Competition to be held at Converse mi Saturday, Aprif ! 12, copies of Syllabus and En try Forms for which may be obtained frcmDr. Wodell at Converse College Immediate y s following the address, depute steps were taken to form A number volunteered' the gpciety a choral society, of those present to participate and Was matte up at once, the seifviees of Mrs. Caro line B. Fry, for several years connected with the training of choirs in NeW obtained for) the society. The - first] society will York City, being | le direction of meeting of the be hekl next Mon day evening at 8 o'clock in the Parish Home. All those who wish to tak< i part in the sing ing are cordially invited to be present aid J register their names with Mrs. Fry. Tribute To D- E. Conner. To the Editbr, We were made sad last week by the newti of the death of Mr. Conner. The Valley wiH not be the same without the smile and cheery greetings of this old sehuol gen ;leman. - It did one good to step and have a chat with him and the day was brighter just to hail him and hear his bright "Good morn ing". We will miss Aim and others who knew him for miany years will miss him. The pity of it is that in this rushing, bustling age, when we are all in such a hurry, men like Mr. Conner seem to be fast, disap pearing. The world Is poorer, too, for h s taking away. But we have the consolation that it is richer fpr the life h& Mved* E. W. DABBS Mayesville S. C. eaf;:*> warou Tom Tarheel says that this cold - weather recently gave him a powerful good appetite and he winders if he gave his chickens tpd cows enough to tlfiey too would keep ii CHURCH GUILD TO HAVE ^EVENING OF GAMES An "Evening of Games" at the Parish House is being plan ned by the Parish Guild of the Church of the iHoly Cross. A definite date for the entertain ment had been announced sev eral days ago but due to its con flicting with the series of en tertainment, scheduled for the Graded School there is a possi bility that this date will be 1 3et later in the week. ,The public will be cordially Welcomed to join in the games, admission for which, including Refreshments will be $1. Mah Jong, dominoes, checkers, par :hesi and crokinole may be layed. Players desiring to :hoose their partners or make up tables may do so. ; - ? OFFICERS GET LARGE STILL IN COUNTY RAID Federal prohibition agent M. L. Hutchinson, together with William Sheehan of Sal uda, Lindsey Smith of Colum bus and C. C. West of Colum jus, captured an 85 gallon stiH and a considerable Quantity of mash last week in this county. As a result of the capture arrests may be made at a later iate according to Mr. Hutchin son. o ? Born to Mr. and Mrs. James VIoore, a boy on Tuesday. Drama Club Will Give Another Milne Play The recent reading, of a group of English plays written by A. A. Milne has met with sueh success that th Drama Fortnightly Society have de cided to give one more, Milne's The Great Broxapp," a i comedy satirizing the advertis ing mania. This play will be reao-at the next meeting of the club, Thursday, January j 31, at 8 o'clcock atr the Parish House. 1 This play which will probab ly be the last of the English plays to be read this season will be under the direction of Mr. and Mrs- G. H. Holmes and will include in the cast Mrs. Millikin, Mrs. Holmes, Miss Putman, Mr. and Mr&: Double day, Dr. Palmer, Mr. Lowndes and Mr. Stone- * | 1 TO THE MEMORY OF HUGH W. WKI.E : 1 Resolved: That we, as Mayor and Commissioners of the lown , of Tryon, in reverence and sorrow do humbly bov\ to the will of an all wise Providence in removing J from the governing b<d> of our city one of cui Ct n, I missioners, Hugh Vv . Vv hite. 1/ That Tr.von has lost cne I of its best and most progr* s J sive citizens as weil as an I able, conscientious Commis ? sioner. Thvt in his official assc I ciation with us he was al ways courteous, kind ar.d I heipful. That he had a larg.?- vision. I a big heart and a manly I view point. I That he was always ready I to champion the right, fear I Jess of criticism when con I vinced that he was in the ? 'right, but always willing I and ready to listen to the I other man's argument with I a mind open to conviction. That his fertile brain al I ways pointed to the hand I of progress, and he believ I ed in Tryon and did give I unstintingly of his time and I brains to the conduct of it's I affairs without hope of re I ward. That we respected him I for his ability, revered him I for his honesty, appreciated B him for his worth, and lov I ed him for himself I Signed I P. G. Morris. I W. C. Ward, W. S. Green. ? , - Boy Aged 17 Shot In Quarrel With Uncle Altercation Over Negro Re sults in'Shooting of W. B. Fowler A quarrel of several weeks standing resulted in the serious ' shooting of William B- Fowler, aged 17, of Pea Ridge, by his uncle Barzitte Fowler last Sat urday afternoon at the home of the latter in Pea Ridge. ? it was stated that there had been an altercation between the two for sometimer prior to the shooting, the younger man having threatened to kill his uncle repeatedly. Saturday afternoon, William Fowler is said to have gone to the home of his uncle with the fotention of attacking him. According to statements made following the shooting, the boy made an at tack upon his uncle with a knife, Barzille Fowler drawing a .38 calibre Smith and Wesson revolver shot his nephew twice, one bullet entering the lung under the heart the other pierc ing the neck. The buy was re moved at once by a ndgro, nam ediiobison, to the hospital in nutnerlordton wnere lie is said lO oe in a serious condition. Barzille bowler surrendered iiimself Sunday morning to Sheriff G. L. Thompson 7and was placed in the county jail at Columbus According to advice from Pea Ridge, the quarrel was the result of interference on the part of Barzille Fowler three weeks ago when William Fow- x ler is said to have cut a negro. o ? PRACTICAL TALKS TO FEATURE SCOUT MEETS A series of practical talks on subjects of interest to boys has been arranged for future Boy Scout meetings, the first of which will be given -Friday evening when W. jS . KUpin win address the members on signal ing. - . ' Dr. A- J. Jervey will "give a First Aid demonstration and talk at the following meeting next week to be followed by an address on Thrift at the third meeting by W. F- Little, cashier of the Peoples Bank and Trust Company. i Last Saturday the members . of the local troop began work on the Piney Mountain trail which is nearing completion. Next Saturday this work wiH be continued. Signal practice will begin for the members re porting for duty. All of the scouts of the troop have now passed the cooking test. Two new members were added last Friday evening.' FIRST OF LANIER CLUB TEAS WELL ATTENDED . The first of the Saturday afternoon teas given by The f Lanier Club was excellently at tended and the occassion was one of the old familiar friendly social affairs, which invariably has characterized these gath erings. Tea was served by Mrs. Earl Grady, Mrs. Young, Mrs. Fry and Misa Tabor, the three lat ter ladies being guests in Try on whose genial spirit of co operation prompted them to volunteer their services Tea this next Saturday will be served by these s4me ladies under the direction of Mrs. Clarence Morgan. [ Sixteen cats of sodatol have been bougnt by cooperating farmers in thirteen ; counties, reports Assistant Director J. M. Gray who handled this pro ject for the State College and Department of Agriculture. \ I For over twenty yean, the North Carolina Experiment Station has been testing and standardizing cotton vari eties. Over 200 testa have been made of the different varieties and results show that two or three are beat suited to North Carolina conditions. , These are the ones to be planted for most profit with cotton says Dr. R. Y. Winters of the Dirt* sion of Agronomy. * ' , * "j 'i * r