North Carolina Newspapers

Mr ?At??i?H '"!W^ Kcounty First, to.' ? ? ft, Last and all the { &H IT GROW! | , " 28 PAGES ' : ? 2 XXX No. 17 An Independent Weekly Published in an inde pendent part of these FIVE CENTS PER GOPY POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western North Carolina Try on, N. C., December 4, 1924 Jf DISASTER YEAR (fPT BED CROSS BlISV L |92 Places in United States Its Relief Operations Cost $737,603. ~ I One hundred and ninety-two dlsas Lft resulting in 735 deaths and injury 1.932 persons, rendering nearly ufCO bomelt^s and causing property estimated at more-than $44,750, established a new record In th* a i.yo- v UtOD homeless and causing property p " *K??. ?|( 7Kn Slat"" rjjted states in the year ended last (j-ug 20. according to reports of the ierican Red Cross In all of these liters immediately relief activity I rv ' gpe DUtru t-- ? H.mai organization and ^tfce local nolied by the Red Crosp, which fl3 aPP. Mmn? u thrnnph the na tnded $737,603.37 through the na gauization and ^the local spiers ?n assisting stricken com t OU3;';eS AS ;{!<? nation's chief relief agency those service covers over 43 years. ^ Red Cross is expected to be on 4?ty almost as soon as disaster urikea any locality. This trust and (oafidence is amply justified by the ^creasing equipment of the Red ^55. whfch recently organized a mo Ule disaster unit of experienced work ifg ready in all parts of the country ig respond on the instant to a call [ iar active duty This unit is capable jf operating in several disaster areas jtder one general direction, and re gently was at work in seven commupi; ties In five states at the 8ime time. ' Ability, alertness and increasing ifcjjl of volunteer workers in more than 3.500 Chapters ye reasons for the preparedness of Red Cross for disaster operations, be thtf call for a disturbance in a restricted local area or for millions In relief funds foj- a ittggenng catastrophe such as the earthquake in Japan. The Red Cross, however, is far (rem being self-satisfied, for the or ganization is giving the most serious consideration to measures for pre venting disasters. Its relief adminis tration , and rehabilitation policies hare won for it naiionrwidte regard. That this important work can always measure up to every demami uceds the continued support of the Amer ican people through Red Cross mem bership. The annual enrollment will begin Armistice Day, November 11, tod every American Is urged to Join or renew membership .in the Red Cross. ~ : " - Help yourself by helping others with your dollar Red Cro68 member ship The dividend in good works it purantPfd. Tryon Gets Laundry -Modern Equipment H. B. Jackson to Install Laundm and Maintain Call and Delivery Service. Rough and Finished Work Handled. A new industry, and o&e SU a long-felt want in Tryon and surrounding territory, is the new laundry which will be in operation by early Spring. This welcome addition t0 Tryon business enter prises is being established by the Home Ice Plant, which has operated s0 successfully under the , capable management of N, B. Jackson, who will also assume management ot the laundry. It was established in answer to the urgent demand from Tryon housewives and from tourists who have found hand laundry work here a problem hard to meet. The new laundry will meet every demand, for all classes of modern laundry services will be offered to the pub lic at moderate charge. There wll be maintained a regular <*11 and delivery service with Prompt and efficient drivers/ Bun dles will be returned finished the same day as received if deslreft. The plant will be steam and electri cally operated by experienced laun dry operators. ' Contracts for the machinery,, which is the last word in modern equipment* have been awmfled to The Willey Company of PhiladeL Phia, who will soon begin installa tion and the plant will be in opera. tlon within the next few weeks. The Home Ice Plant and Mr. Jack. s?n, deserve a lot of credit for their Progressiveness and initiative in Piping make Tryon a ? better place to live, . o Wingo Visits Tryon Mr. R S. Wingo, of - the Wlngo ^erstick Company, was looking ai ter business matters In Tryon Thursday. The Everstick Com paQy, starting in a small way, has built up a splendid business In a comparatively short time, and their ^ertisement* "Wingo ' Everstick} Etching Saves A Tube" appears in the News Roto section as well , as ^er leading papers the South, he name and trademark has been re?&tered and the product patented m toe United States and foreign countries, and Is said to be one of he finest articles of ita kind u?ed In wo*. , ? ? ? ? '' ? I Join Your Red Cross Chapter * J. ?V , # ? K ' ' . . * . ? ..." , . . - Drive for Members Now In Full Swing in Polk County. Delayed Because of Illness, Local Executives Get Busy. ' Membership Buttons and Cards In All Business Houses. Ask Any Clerk In Any Sfore for Information ~ \ . Cornell Music Club Visits Greenville, S. C. Lawrence Do u bit day of Tryon Member of Famous Organization. A rare treat, a& well as a wonder.' ful opportunity for Tryon music lov.j ers, will be the c?ncert given by Cornell Musical Clubs at Gresnville, S. C., which city is included in. this organizatibn's itineary when its 31st annual tour win take it through the South . The concert will be given New Years eve, ^nd will fit In beau tifully with other New Year festivi ties for our people. This is Cohiell Musical Clubs' first tour into the South for - six years , and is one of the most extensive ever taken by them. Over 60 men will partici pate in the trip, and the cities to be visited are Wilmington, Del,, Balti more, Birmingham, Atlanta, Green ville, and Washington, D. C. Many elaborate social functions have beeh planned for th? clubs in these varl*, ous cities. In Greenville, Anthony F. McKissick, Cornell '91, state Sen. ator from South Carolina will have charge of the prog, am and subse-, quent entertainment. At Washing ton, D. C. the concert be will given in the New Willard Hotel, flowed by a ball and in the afternoon, a tea danCe in honor of Alfred Sze, Ccnell '01, Chinese Ambassador to the Unit.' ed States. This ann6uncement car. ries with t a local feature, in that Lawrence Doubleday, son of Mr. ! and Mrs. H. Doubleday, of Tryon, Is a Valued member of thhr famous musical organization, and many Tryon folk look forward with pleas. I ure of spending New tears night in! Greenville. Get Together Meeting In Columbus Friday Ttyon-Columbus Business Men To Discuss Plans for Futu e Development. A meeting of utmost importance and one which will doubtless result n inestimable good to Polk County will be held in Columbus, Friday, December 12tht This will be in the nature of a get together meeting, and the famous Boxwood Inn will be a scene of act. ivitie& at 7:30 P. M. Thfe purpose of this meeting will be to get repre sentative citizens from every town and township in Polk County to find out what can be done by co.op. erative planning and working to mu tual advantage for the best interests of our county. , Agriculture, banking, merchandis- J ing, ? manufacturing, hotel interests, and every other line of business will have right of way at this meeting. Business men of Polk, it is not dnly your pleasure, Lfct your out. standing duty to home, town, and community to attend this meeting and give freely of your experience and your progressive ideas to better our splendid county. Those who intend to be present should notify Boxwood Inn of their intentions at 0nce, so that a place will be reserved in "The Birds' " diningroom. A first class dinner will be served at the moderate cost of one dollar, and an interesting program will furnish entertainment along with the business features. This meeting is not alone for men. Every business woman , or women who are interested in the welfare or our community and its work, should turn out in a body and liven things up with their suggestions and ideas. Don't forget the date ? Fritilay, De cember, 12, at 7:30 P# M. Boxwood Inn, Columbus, , \| 0 I The work on Mr. and Mss. Oliver Andrews' home is progressing nice, ly, and they expect to occupy the new house by the first of January. In the meantime, they are guests at Pine Crest Inn. ~ i , Miss Clara Edwards, of Tryon, R 1, who has been taking a secretarial course in King's Commercial College Charlotte, arrived in , Tryon this week and will assist In the .post office until after the hdllday rush. After the first of the year, Miss Ed. wards will return to Charlotte to finish her course and take advanced work. , err* It--.- *?* ry g ' t XCU XI V. Serves Humanity Mrs. W. E. Kilpin Heads Local Drive The local Red Cross membership drive is under way and practically ever person in the community is enrolling for 1925, Have you done so? Owing to illness of executives of the local chapter the drive has been delayed, but under the management of Mrs. W. E. Kilpin, wh0 won her spurs as a Red Cross worker during the Great War, things are buzzing, and committees are working day and night. Membership cards and buttons may be secured in any Itore in Try on and there is no excuse for yottt not joining in this important work for the good of the community, and nation. Miss Marjy Capps spent the day in Spartanburg Wednesday visiting friends and doing Christmas shop ping. ? - ? - :ajfr . ? . ... Wm. B. Herriott, of Saluda, was looking after usiness matters find shaking hands wich Tryon fri<n<^f. Thursday. Mr: Herrictt ls: frav&K ing for a cement company out of Chattanooga and has made many friends along his route. ? * | . ' Mr. and Mrs#' A. M. Law and fam ily who are now at* Pine Crest Inn expect to be in their new home by. Christmas. The Law houdri' is < tW>e of the ? most * imposing hbihes^ttp Western North Carolina, -incl&ttrig among other features, a handsome diningroom, the beams of which were hauled from White Oak Moun. tain, and hewn from the s jjidyo logs. The Mantle pieces, as well as a handsome hall chesty are of solid walnut, and s hand carved by the Tryon Toy Makers. Every com fort and convenience is incorporated in the plans of this splendid home. John Kittrell has gone into thC Radio business, and has the agency for several of the finest and most popular makes. John is one of Try on's most promising and j^og|feflL sive boy^ and with his push and ambition, is sure to succeed In his undertaking. % - I ? f Recent arrivals at Pine Crest* Ini* are Mr. and Mrs. Chas. P. Grimes^ of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus R. Jeffrie, 0f Chicago, Mrs. G. W. WiiJU iams of Charleston, S. ... C -Misa Myrtle K . Beach, of Holland, and Mr. Frank R. Goodell, of Phila delphia. '*! jjr v 5% v ? Asfs r**f i Taxpayer Wants; Information r ? vjj / .-??= "ft?1 <r ; <> Citizen of Pcdk County in Signed Letter Requests Enlightenment Regardifcg.f inancial Status ^ A # * i * , .. . of. County Affairs 'U n J; n. 1 ;; $/ , ? Tq Jthe'Bdarq of Gpimty. Commissioners, v o'f Foliy. County, N.''C|J / ? Honorable Sirs: -- - ? - ? . ?, > \r' ... ?%?"<? ? 'V\ it * i? 1 '** * Vtsfc ? ' As a- citizen arid taxpayer of Polk County I am very ahjaoiaB't&^kseerfiain certain facts and I am respectfully 'reqct&stin? yohr ftSnbrSble' bddy to answer the following questi^rjs f&f fch&.te n efi t, of-dhe tax payers of the county. V First; {low. much did it cost to audit the County 'i i Mtt V< iajhSTW present total indebtedness of ?fSHWscWr**' \ ^ '* ? f ^ if L. - ? /* '. V - i . r'jBtoirefc PLefcse give th.?- names of all present and past. *\>fficfafi o? $e county who are indebted to t^e county, (stating nature of tne otyigfttfon. amount of indebtedness, and^ether it is due tfr mistakes through misapplication oflf^s- 4'^iv.? -f - -? ' * ** * i v ' ' ' * - .* Fourth: Have these parties Settled, their obligations Z!X't *21 ll J " m ^ i^uf)i|V, and ifvnot'why nptj? ir?w of those parties, if there are any |m$ suisifc vi^edile l^s^tH#?ta|j|in the manner in which ' they hav? tep&their f ^orite^ handled county funds? ' and if such violations. haVe occurred w;H your body ask an mdictment ? \ y f?r-^ il & W ' ,'>v^ Vf z J, ^ ? y ,:. Sixth:. It; is generally understood that the certified ? ' ? ' auSi tj&s? Report will be filed wrth the Register, in his office, and published in {Jig Pol&tCduhty News, but on account of the enormous volume and endless detail it will take an Adulated Derson a long time to get at the facts in the case, Nvews ? . ' . , 4 , \ :i. \m C<ir.: .? ,H"'4 I*4' '% - w ?? } ajfo sure that thi$ will meet with the approval of every taxpayer in Polk County, and I assure you that my t reason fpr making thi^ request is in the interests * % saidf taxpayers. ' . ~ < } > . ^ Signed J. T. SMITH, v &?\s'~i ''*'%$%?: ? - ^ Columbus, N. C. - ?r v.' ;li n - ? ? . .ft* ^ ? t /*''*? - ? ' ? ' ' *? I ? ? 1 1 mm I ?? w >, , ?. ? ? '-P^ziS +W-i. : . Tuberculosis Associatian ? Sells Christmas Seals A. T. Whittlesey Heads Local Drive j The annnal drive for the sale of Christmas Seals- fa now on, and. as in previous years, Tryon, as' well as Polk *, county and its prosperous towns, will go the limit to aid the stamping out of tuberculosis with Christmas Seals, As ia well known, there is an or. ganiied war against tuberculosis carried on by the Tuberculosis Asso ciation. Its v object is to keep you well and strong, and stamp out the disease so that others will not be in. fected. This war is financed by the annual sale of Christmas Seals. I Christmas Seals save the lives of nearly 100,000 people every year. Indirectly they have been the means of saving yours. And, in buying Christmas Seals, you not onlv pro. tect yourself, bat you help others not o fortunate. | The design this year is both at tractive andd purposeful, that of Victory, holding aloft the torch in the right hand, and the shield in the left, while the words "Health Christ, mas, 1924" appear in the upper right hand corner. Placed on every out going parcel at Christmas time these seals mean that the sender has a thought for suffering hamanity, as well as for the happiness such gifts will bring the recipient. Christmas Seals are used in hundreds 0f ways, and many large Arms stick one on| every statement rendered the 1st of December* Dtanr *rms ^nse them on milk bottles. Theatre manager* stick them on all tickets sold on one day during the sale. Other original uses may be thought of individually, but the point is to bay them Buy Thenw-BUY THEM! Mr. A. T.| Whittlesey is head of the Christmas Seal sales in Tryon, and hopes that this may be a banner year in the history of this great and worthy cause 1> Miss Lyda Aldrich, of Saluda, was in Tryon this week visiting Mrs. LeRoy Williams, who has been very sick. Mr. and Mn^ Walter Porter, of Asheville, were In Try on thi? week to be with Mrs.- Foster's brother, Grady, who is in the Tryon Infirm ary. Grady was the lad who lost his leg in the horrible Saluda Bus disaster several weeks ago, but con. sidering his condition* is getting along splendidly. \ Misses Mable and Sybil Capps spent Thanksgiving Day in Tryon with their jmother, Mrs. B. P. Capps. Mrs. R. A. Carruth, of Landrumj was a dinner guest Thanksgiving Day of Mrs. R. A. Leonard, in the Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Jackson were in Spartanburg Wednesday, at tending the DuPre-Cates wedding which was one of the social events of the season. Young Nelson Jack, son, 3rd was one of the junior ush. t ers. ' i T v " Mrs. Wayne McKinney, of Chica go, is in Tryon, the guest of Mrs. Gertrude Stone, of Mountain Indust ries. Mrs. McKinney with her hus band, spent their honeymoon at the old Mimosa Hotel twenty years ago, and this is her first visit htre since then. The McKinneys are locating in Palm Beach, Fla., and after her visit here, Mrs. McKinney will re turn to Chicago, to complete prepar ations fOr moving to that charming Florida city. o ' CHAIRMAN CLEM SHAVER of J the Democratic National Committee lost no time in cleaning house at headquarters here after the election. Some two hundred employes, all drawing fine fat salaries were dia. charged, and only a skeleton force ii taking care of the odds and ends left over from the > campaign. The National Committee finished its presidential campaign on Nov. Sro. with a deficit of 1200,000,/ which Sha. ver guaranteed to pay. 'When this debt is wiped out he itlans to rsu i sign from the Chafrmiifihlp. JUNIOR AMERICAN RED Children of 29,942 School? Now Enrolled in Movement of%' s Service to Humanity. , > Tbo American. Junior Red Cross, which was. organised u a children's auxiliary during war-times especially to help the jroang refugees in Europe, and to exemplify in peace-time th? Red Cross Jdeai.of service, has now a membership of-5.596,663 in the schools of ths United ^States and the insular possessions. This. Junior movement gives oppor tunity for (ft?; Children to share in Red Cross effort parallel to that of the parent organisation. Juniors are t therefore* identtfed in varying degree with the health ''Services, disaster re ,1'ef work, salvage and other suitable activities of value to the operations of the Red Crpss. ? , It is a valiant host' marching on under its "f Serve" banner in the cause of happier childhood every where and particularly wherever the American flag Hies The enrollment embraces 29.942 schools and 147,486 school rooms, a gain over 1923 of 5.655 schools and 22.414 school rooms The year's gain in membership was 769.402 children, or nearly 80,000 for each .month' -of the school year. The educational and social values of tho Junior rfted Cross movement is thus evidencing the firm and cordial endorsement of school authorities. The government has added the weight of recognition by extending the Junior Red CrbsS in the schools for American ; Indian children-? The American Red Cross is also planning to develop the Junior programs in 600 rural schools ' in isolated- sections?; There is no abatement of the ex change ot correspondence between schools -lh ftilS United States and schools in' the insular possessions and foreign lands. During the year the Junior Red Cross in pr.rt support ed operations in twelve European oountriee. It is a potent influence for ?, , the cultivation of International good will and its example has been the means of stimulating the formation of Junior 'Red Cross societies in mors than thirty countries. RED CROS^RAJSES *10,000,000 IN 21 DAYS FOR RELIEF -?S* r/r Tttrl-ibld catastrophes, such as the Japanese earthquake. prove the wis dom of the people in maintaining the American Red Cross as their national and International relief agency. The readiness of the Red Cross for duty in the greatest of emergencies was also proved by test The record shows: Sept 3, Presi- - dent Coolidge assigns the duty of rais ing |5,000,000 l to the American Red Cross; Sept. 4, Red Cross Chapters la over 3.500 communities given fund al lotments; Sept 12, fund totals $5,563, 000; Sept 17, fund nearly $8,000,000 and Cresiden|... announces formal clos ing pf campaign; Sept 27, fund passes $10,000,000 mark. In 21 business days the Red Cross doubly performed the duty entrusted to it ? all the; while keeping a steady flow of relief supplies going out from many Pacific ports to the stricken areas in Japan. Thus was the confi dence of the American people in their Red Cross ^jtfstifled and the wisdom of led Cross- prepare ness to cope with an unprecedented relief emergency ^nfirmed.-. ... , In the MMmtain Industries yon will find tasty suggestions which wiD undoubtedly simplify your Xmai shopping. We, have just received delayed Shipments 0f hand made Jewelry, new lines of hand decorated glass, ' and pottery, including tils Holland Gotkda ware. Also hand wo* ven sport scarfs, and woolen hand bags, yes and many other articles that wilT save you an oat of tows shopping tour. - ' Chas, Ei.'Hagaman who has been head book keeper for Jadpon 6 Jackson, left, for his home in Hick, ory the first of t&e week. Mr. Hag. aman was an expert accountant, and made many friends, both in a bust. ness and personal way, during his stay in Tryon. In Hickory he will have charge of the auditing depart, ment <of the Hickory Furniture Com. pany. Mrs. Nornjan has 'returned from Dewy Rose, 0a., where she had been < the past few weeks visiting her mother. ?; Y Mrs. Sheppard and daughters) Misses Susan and Cella, have taken "Wren's Nest" for the winter and w^U remain here during the season instead of gdlng to Florida as has been their frustom. Tryon ia rapid, ly making in enviable place for her. self as a winter resort. 4 Mr. and M*s. Geo. Cathey spent the week ettft in Charlotte, guests of M^. Cathey'8 parents, Mr. and Mrs Chas. A. Cathay, . . ' -a 8 .??