mwm< i ? /rwws./. '? ?' landing figure of -the iv (lavs 01 Tryon was /Dr. lAbov who came south soon er "the Civil War and ight the beautiful home of I Columbus Mills, known as imosa". was 'laim' ' ' H.1 merits of Tryon la Walt:' resort. Converting [larjre houre into an hotel, he claimed ami advertised far near the merits of the Iso ?rmal Belt. I have seen him ?n surrounded by an admir crowd as he talked of the and the sunshine . and essing the Iso-Thermal Belt one of the wonders of ture, suitable for all kinds of kits, especially for grapes. was an impressive figure, |] knew him, well knit frame, whiskers, the typical Pres terian Minister of that time. took great interest in the (lding of the railroad frpm irtanburg to Asheville ind [de speeches all over the inty advocating the sub iption of $50,000.00 in bonds the county if the road was !llt by Columbus which ange to say. was defeated, ho, at that time, Dr- McAboy tie thought that ultimately, would be built much nearer his home. He was by far the it citizen of Tryon and did kre for the growth of the m and advertising that sec n than any other man. His thusiasm was such that ' he luced several other families jcome down and buy homes |and near Tryon. Trs. Dr. Earle G^ady. is grand-daughter Her fath Mr. Wilcox, was also a man I culture, a good civil-engl jr, who urveyed - and built feral goo,' roads in and near town. I The Thermal Belt a good many years ago the lited States Government Ited Dr. McAboy's theory of I Iso Thermal Belt and by 1-ious observations extending fcr several years, defined the lit as running up on the side I the mountain. From my Collection, the report in sub lince was that the hot air lm the valley rose up to cer In height and was there met I a counter-current from love which made the warmer Irrent stationary so that it Is several ' degrees warmer fcn down in the valley or on le top of the mountain. I understand there Is a move mnt on foot to make the new fch way from Try on to Co in bus a memorial to the soU fcrs in the late great W.orld mv and it is proposed to erect lsome point on the road a ?mument in commemoration ?their service. I think this is ? most worthy object and fculd by all means be carried ? It would take only a few Jts from each one of the ?jool children of the county to B^mplish this result I R. K. Carson ? have taken several trips Bh the late R. K. Carson thru ?k County- ARho he lived ? Spartanburg, he was ever ?al to the county of his an ?tors- On one occasion in ?ving thru the country, he ?ddenly stopped the buggy in ?uch we were riding and said, ?nis is the place in which my ?jndfather, John Moore, was His horse ran away and ?e^' him against a tree. ?Jn Moore was in some res ets a man ahead of his times. I'arkre land-owner in both ?^erfurd and Polk 'Counties, ? uved in a large, four-story ?use, which afterwards was ?j^ed. { think his place was ?*r hi to Oak Creek. He was ?p'tat merchant and had three Pi'es, one of which was man Bed by Mr. James Nesbitt at ?oree, in Spartanburg county ?& will was in some respects a ?J'arkable illustrations of his ?jctical sense and sound ?dement. Among" many de MANY LIVES ARE SAVED BY CAROLINA STOP LAW Raleigh, N. C-, February 28, Deaths and injuries from grade crossing accidents showed a marked decline following the enactment of the North Caro lina law requiring drivers of motor vehicles to stop before Crossing railroad tracks, ac cording to figures just made by the Safety Department of the Southern Railway System. Thtjs decrease in casualties was |n the face of an increas ing volume of automobile and trucl^j travel, 247,612 motor ve hicles having been registered in the office of the Secretary of Statq of North Carolina during 1923i as against 182,060 in 1922. -o REV. E. E. CHITWOOD TO GIVE LECTURE SERIES A s(^jes of Stinday night Bible lectui-es, promising to be of un usual; interest, will begin next Stindiiy night, March 2, at the Strard Theatre at 7:30 P. M. The lectures will be given by Rev. prnest E. Chitwood, the opening subject being, "Civil ization's Future ? Will It Be Peac^j or Pieces ?" - ReVi Chitwood is from Los Angejies. California, but has spent several years in the Caro linas.j He has had marked success in meetings held in Greenjville, Cohimbia, and Char leston It will be of Interest to our readers to know that Rev. [Chitwood is so pleased with Try on that he has bought prop erty here, expecting to make this his home when he is not away holding meetings. ! One) feature of the services Mr Chitwood will conduct here, is thajt the congregation will be given opportunity to ask quea . tions any -Bible subject, and the answer to the question will be read from the Bible at the ; same meeting, in every case | that ifhis is possible. Thejl public is invited to at tend these free lectures. 1 _ tails, |(ie directed that his exe cutors should employ the best tutorsj for his children but that they should not be taught eith er Latin or Greek, as he re garded* this a waste of time. Mr.l R. K. Carson always re garded himself as a citizen of Polk County as well as of Spar tanburg. I can not end this letter j better than by showing the hijgh regard and esteem In which he was held, as evidenc ed by the following resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Board i of Directors of Chesnee Mills:; RESOLVED: That by the death of Mr- R. K. Carson, who has long been a director in this Comp&iy, we have lost a use ful and faithful member, al ways ready to render valuable and efficient service, seldom ab sent from any meeting. Al ways by* his presence there was an atmosphere of cheerfulness over cjur deliberations. Naturally of a cheerful and happy i (disposition, he was a welcoiie companion of any ng, and often \ bought [meetings a story or an which relieved the rou rk and illustrated so e matter under consid by personal experience made our paths more le. gathe ; to our ecdote tine w well t eratio which I agreea A sincere, able, candid and truthf# citizen has passed to the great beyond. One whose reflections expressed in. perfect candor ! were free from malice. Mr. Carson's greatest quality was sincerity- He never failed to express his opinion freely and openly. He neveil gave of fense and was popular with all the humblest as well as those who held high stations in life. Our campanion in business, we wish to put on record . our greates ; appreciation of his qualities of mind and heart and extend to his family our deep sympaljiy and love at their, as well as) our, loss. RESOLVED: That these resolutions be spread on the minutes and a copy be sent to his family." Columbui Mercantile Holds Annual Meeting Power Co. Suit-Club Meet ings-Senior Class Party. ?Locals. The Stockholders of the Co lumbus Merchantile Co., held their annual meeting in the Polk County Bank building, Monday evening Feb. 11th- A six percent dividend was paid and the following directors were elected: ? J. R. Sams, T. M. Lynch, Fred W - Blanton, Frank Jackson, Ed W. New man. The directors then met and elected the following offic ers: ? Fred W- Blanton. Pres; T. M. Lynch, Vice Pres. and Treasurer; Ed W. Newman Sec. The case of the Blue Ridge Power "Go., Vs. Clarende Jus-i tice of Rutherfordton was tried in the court house here Feb. 14, 15, and 16, before W. S. Green, J. H. Gibbs and A. M- Lynch as commissioners. The Power Co., had offered Mr. Justice $12,500 for land be longing to him that would be covered by the lake at Green River Where the Bhie Ridge Power Co., is building a million dollar power dam. Mr. Justice demanded #33,000. The Com missioners decided that the Power Co., should pay $20,050 for the 169 acres that will be covered by the lake. So far neither side has given notice of appeal Mr. J. E. Shipman of Hen dersonville and Mr. Horace Bowman of Spartanburg repre sented the BJue Ridge Power Co. Mr. Solomon Gallart and Mr-. Fred Hamrick of Ruther fordton represented Mr. Jus tice. . W- 4 Senior Clasg Party >?? . Mr. and Mrs^E- W. S. Cobb aelightfuHy entertained the Senior Class of the Stearns High School at an elaborate five course dinner last Friday evening at six o'clock. It being Washington's birthday the place-cards and decorations were symbolic of the occasion. Covers were laid for the follow ing Seriors: Miss Gretchen Lynch, Laura Jack, Alice Mc nie Edwards, Mable Thompson, Eva Davis, Lillian Pack, Eunice Cloud, and Messrs. Hubert Gibert Gibbs, Elbert West brook. After dinner was served the Senior class repaired to the living room where they spent a most enjoyable evening indulg ing in games, contests and music- Each Senior was given pencil and paper and asked to draw a likeness of George Washington from a picture of him which was placed on the mantle. (Miss Lillian Pack proved to be the artist of the class and received the prize, a j large apple. The hour of de parture arrived all too soon for this happy bunch of Seniors who left declaring they had spent the most delightful evening of all their Senior year The transmission crew of the Blue Ridge Power Co., that has been encamped at Columbus since last July have moved their camp near Landrum since completing their work here. The crew will be greatly missed by the people of this community. Miss Gertrude West is at home after having completed a business course at Cecil's busi ness CoHege in . Asheville. Book Club Meeting Miss Sarah M. Pagett was hostess to the Helen Stearns Book Club last Wednesday afternoon. At present the club is studying North Carolina writers and poets and a very ; interesting program on Walter, Hines Page was carried out at this meeting. At x the next meeting the life and works of Benjamin Sledd are to be studied- Miss Padgett, assist ed by Miss Gluyas, served tea and cakes at the conclusion of I the program. The recently organized Mis sionary Society of the Baptist Church met with Mrs. Fred W. Blanton ? last Tuesday after- j noon. the have of con The now the dam Power Dam At Turner Shoal* Bad Weather Cautas Slight Delay in Construction Work, In spite of some little delay in construction work at the Turn er Shoals project oE the Blue! Ridge Power Company due to inclement weather, work on the various structures is progress ing, according to H. Bakes, resident engineer. About sixty percent of piers for the huger dam! been completed several which have already been nected by the arches. South end of the dam is about complete ? A! of foundation work for the has been finished as well as the penstock foundations. The continued cold we& ;her since Christinas has delayed much of I the concrete work. Excavating for ti e founda tions for the power ] louse was started recently and the stone excavation for the tail race at the power house is new well un derway. The greater part of the machinery and steel struct ural work for the p