North Carolina Newspapers

THURSDAY, MAY 13th% 1926 v :? ' .t . ' A # ~r ' ' - - '+'i * { '" * ','V '-. * ' . iSjul ^L'-' Views of Hogback and * > :* > < > v > * } > *; * * !* j ? THE P E I Kditor, Polk County News Tryon. C. lVnr Sir: Please preniit nie to say througn your valuable columns that I r have learned through Mr. Remick. President of th P.lue Ridg" Forest that some of the ladies of Tryon do not approve of the large painting of Hog Back Mountain and Rocky Spur which has been erected on the property of Oak Hill Hotel. I wish yoi would make it clear to ! the good people of Tryon that this ! ,vi.sn was erected with tin* distinct uuderstan.Iin.tr that it would he removed if any citiz n of Tryon did not think that the sign beautified the spot where II IS local (1 several lauies u<i>e stated that thi v do not wish the sign to remain an ! we have therefore decided after co su'tatiou with the President anil Treasurer of Riue Ridge For.st that the sign will be re-located, - kirmm uncover ' 1 HEATER OF 600 B.C. Excavations at Corinth Rt?* veal PIch Finds. Washington.?Among the more ira- ! portnn! nreheologie.il "tit ids" mode re- I cently are the discoveries of an American expedition which, under the leadership of Dr. T. I.i ' e Shear of Princeton is diggite; .,i the ruins of the ancient city of t'orinth The ob ective of the vo .nth n was the great theater built In ihe Si.xtli century B. C. A la'te "art of this has already been un. ov< red ;:t the same tline t total 'y at. x,r c: <1 ; iece of good fortune was the discovery of u magnlflcent Hot.an villa, wliich must have keen cue of th city's leading residences at the dawn of the Christian era. I>octnr Shear, who Is enthusiastic about litis latter "flail," d ? rihes It aa follows: "While the main excavation was In progress It became necessary to dispatch several workmen to a spot about a mile west of the theater beside the Slcyon road to clear and protect a bit of inos-'ic pavement that was In danger of being washed away by u rivulet from a fountain close by. This led to the discovery of a sumptuous Roman villa. of which five rooms were uncovered, all with mosaic floors of beautiful and Intricate patterns. In Pleasant Location. "The villa stands In a pleasant location, with the rich plain sloping In front toward the Corinthian gulf, while In the distance behind rises the citadel of Aero-Corinth. It was supplied with excellent water from an abundant spring. At one end of the house the atrium, a large room 23% feet square, has a square impluviura in Its center, t each corner of which Is a columm base. The impluvium Is a cemeatlined pool about a foot deep that was open to the sky. white a roof, support- ! ed by the four columns, protected tks rest of the room. "Opening from the southwest side the atrium Is a small room, 11 by 10H feet, which has n mosaic gem on the floor. The center of the design Is an upright panel with a standing figure of Bacchus, who holds a thyrsis In hl? hand and has an ivy wreath In the hair. This panel Is framed by tho waved circular design that is nsed | around all the pictures of the villa... "Northwest of the atrium a doorway leads down to the large triclinium or dining room, feet square. In the center of this room Is a panel picture I of Europa on the bull, four feet square. *ramed by a series of decorative hands. "From the southwest corner of the triclinium a doorway leads to a small ^rnom. 14V> bv 11 fe"t In size, of which ; | Y vn* ... ' ' - ^B SjKBEO^ft ''' sBBjSiSp HEwf-sV.' a -. j Rocky Spur, two Highest Peak; > ; : : : : > ; ; v ; : ; >+ ;> ; ;? ; + ; + ; : < : ; :OPLE'S CO / ! ** **** **** it: a spit where it will not be objeeli liable to any citizens. The peop'e of ,Trvon realize I am sure the fact that several fortunes L^' ' in this niOMMtsin paradise seven miles from the city and of course we all realize that the cooperation receive d by the Company has bet n wonderful. 1 feel no hesitaWcv therefore in making the request thtit suggestions be received by the writer. Mr. Law or Mr. Remick as to the best place the sign could be placed to ho of the greatest benefit to the development and to Tryoa. The force of men employed by the .Art Sign Company to erect the sign are busy on another job today and tomorrow but arrangements have been made to move the sign early Monday tuor.iing. We are now looking for the other location and any help that any citizen can give us will be appre- I ciatKl. Everybody realizes that it is ' necessary to call attention to the fact , me murine floor Is intact, mm pan ?? the frescoed wall is preserved to a height of one and a half foot This room is the finest discovered it: 'he villa, but the patterns are so complex that n brief dlsctt sh,n can give only an Inadequate Idea of the bounty of the designs. Bordered by decorative hands of Intricate circular, crescent : *r A .*???,t_. o onntiro nnnf>1 I BIHI milMIIMJW [?'llll- .. ? , . about seven feel square. In each corner of which a cantharns Is represented with Ivy or other vines extending from It. "The west wall of this room Is cnt by a doorway, with Its marble thresh old In place, through which one passes Into a lareer room to the west. The mosaic pattern of this floor Is entirely geometrical, with designs arranged In complex squares." Theater of Kncwn Importance. Of course, the greatest work of the year was that done on the theater, of which Doctor Shear says: "In some passages of classic literature reference ts made to the date, size and Importance of this building. It was here that the murderers of the poet Ibycus In the Sixth century It. O. are reported to havi been apprehended when they betrayed themselves by astonishment at a passing flock of cranes Here, according to preserved records, large public assemblies were held at crucial times In the history of the city. "Preparatory work at the theater was j begun early In March of the present year. A suitable place for dumping ho excavated earth existed at a ills I tance of about 450 yards to the north west. Here Is a cliff along the top of which run the medieval fortlflcntloue and. perhaps, the ancient wall of ttw city. There Is a sufficient space be lew and beyond this cliff for the disposal of all the earth from the thea ter area. From here a narrow-gauge track for the dump cars was begun above a section of the site included within the west entrance of the orchestra." The excavation of Corinth, like all j other similar work In Greece, Is conducted under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Ath ens. In the maintenance of this school 44 of the leading universities and other educational Institutions of the United States co-operate. tirenode Duel Fails In Germany two university students each seeking the hand of a comely J girl in marriage, decided they would have to fight it out in a duel. They chose hand grenades as weapons paced off the required distance when the Referee dropped the handkerchief they each threw. The gre nades went sailing tlirough the alt but nothing happened. Two other grenades were offered them and these exploded, but only spattered mud on ; the duelists. They then deddad tc 1 allow the girl to choose. p I I I I ' I jM I - ; in TClue Ridge Forest. Tryon ^ :* < ++?; :* + ;* ; ++ ! ++++< LUMN ? | P+**+^*++**+++++++*+++-l^+ that Tryon is the headquarters of the largest development in all of Western Carolina ar.d we desire only to place tlte sign where it will benefit the Company and the city which must always b> the principal city where the business affairs of the mountain will be transacted. Any suggestion as to location or any other suggestions which will help ii to make ot lilue KlUge a great asset to Carolina and to Tryon may be addr ssrd to Blue Ridge Forest Tryon N. C. , and the writer who happens to be in charge of advertising the development will receive them immediately and appreciate them immensely. Thanking yon for acquainting the people of the city with the fact that we i had no idea of leaving the sign in its present location if it offended any Tryon citizen's sense of beauty, I am Cordially yours. Win. It. Timnions, Director pf Sal s, Blue Ridge Forest. Try Sprouted Oats There Is nothing that does more to promote egg production and the general health of the fowls during the winter months than sprouted oats. This is such a cheap feed and oats are so easily sprouted that It Is surprising that there should still be some breeders who do not regularly fceo sprouted oats to their birds. A good sprouter should be considered a necessity on every poultry plant. They can be had In many forms and In any size to suit the largest as well as the smallest poultry raiser. If you have never fed sprouted oats, try It. At. luls and Insicts Prepare tor Winter Ants, bees, wasps, Hies and inuiij other insects protect themselves dur lng the winter by securing food supplies and constructing retreats. The wonderful work done by ants, bees, wasps, spiders, butterilles and worms has been studied by many naturalists and researches have been churmingly described by Lubbock, Kabre, Maeterlinck and other able writers. The underground apartments and terraced homes of the ants; their domestic life, social organization and thoughtfulness, are among the great wonders of nuture. These extraordinarily Intelligent Insects not only store away an abundance of food for winter, but also they provide aphides to be milked and they cultivate fungi gardens and manufacture many food substances while passing the winter months underground. Genius, individuality and temperament In animals enable them to solve all the problems of winter whicb they may at any time encounter. These vary in individuals of the same species. Among any group of young animals or birds or insects you may notice Individuajs varying In fear, timidity. curiosity, suspicion, sociability, aggressiveness and Initiative. Hardly two will be found with slmlar characters und temperaments. They differ as widely as the members of a single human family. The strong and fearless members of any species give the Hnroh In nnH dnirnlntt thn Aiiotnnu OIIIJI UUU IV|/ t,*?C \.UOlViM> wtilch enable them to meet the coodl t1oA8 of winter. Million-Dollar Stadium Plana for a million-dollar concrete eta (Hum, built alone the liana of tht Tale bowl and seating upward! of 100,000, wart disclosed by Tax Rlckard. This gigantic atiuctnra. the promote! aald, will be built either In Long Wand City or the Bronx and will bt completed com* time In 1037. It will provide for all outdoor aporta In tb< metropolitan diatrlet, a companloi piece to Rlckard'a near Indoor arena Madison Square garden. - " , ,#1 Jj, f ' _A.. ' . - j . f H B THE POLK COUNTY NEWS '-*f- ^jTji_ ?vfl ! >vVMBB|HH|iA ^I, -JC vi CFl J ?" ^ vPw N v ">t? w? ^H- .* * m Velcomes all who come to see this i / / Hope Nevers Will j r? I M. I I Ernie Nevers, Pa Ernie Nevers, all-American football tar, college baseball, basket ball and gridiron hero, will be the observed of all observers when the Brownies gath r at their training cump at Tarpon Springs, l'la.r lute In February. No athlete hns broken into the major leagues with more publicity than has attended the signing of Nevers by 81sler, and the baseball world will be Interested in the young athlete's efforts. I Nevers will have a sympathetic manager. George Sisler, leader of the St. Louis Americans, came to the big leagues straight from college. Sisler thinks highly of the college athlete. He believes that the college training makes the university athlete a better prospect because he can learn more aulcklv than the gand-lotter. Remember Sisler. Sisler came to the Browns from Michigan university, where he had been a star batter and pitcher. George was a great batter even then. But persons who remember Sisler's debut will be Inclined to be patient with Nevers. George swung at bad balls. He was not a finished batter, but be had the ability, the baseball Instinct end In a waple of years he was a star. Even Famous Eastern Conqueror One of the most delightful spots in the vicinity of Kabul Is the hlgh-walled garden known as the Baber Bagh. In I the corner of which Is the grave of one i of the greatest men that ever lived, Baber, "The Tiger," who founded the ! dynasty of the magnificent Moguls. This shrine Is a place of pilgrimage not for Afghans alone but' for people from all partk of central Asia It was In this garden or Just such another, | says Mr. Lowell Thomas, that Baber I made his plans to lead/ his Tartar horsemen and burly noi?ads down to the rich plains of Panlpat, near Delhi, , "where he fought one of the most de- j [ clslve battles of Asia In 1526. Such colossal booty fell Into his hands that j he was able to give $10,000 to each of i his chief offlcei?. and corresponding | rewards In silver and rare silks to everyone not only In his army but la his kingdom. '? Public High 8chool Athletic league of New York city will add hand ball to Its activities this year. ; Sixteen students were killed in China, where the state police evidently permit overcrowding automoMee on the way to basketball games. . * * * v -T j, \ . y.,, rlv,* . ? '*A MfipHH / Mountain Paradise -1- ^ - . J 1 ' \dd Needed Punch HHSgpr l-'""""^:-'-' .: .. ' cMc Coast Star. is bis case It took a long time to de termlne his proper place on the field i and It was Fielder Jones who finally decided that the young Michigan grud- \ uate was a first f> soman. Owner Phil Ball. Business Manager I Bill Frlel ar1 Secretary Willis Johnson consider Nevers a great prospect. They consider nim only that, however. Baseball always Is a Rumble and the club was willing to pay high for Nevers' signature, on the chance that he might develop into another Sisler or Frlseh. A Great Athlete. Nevers Is a sturdy athlete. He has tremendous speed and persons who have watched him in action on the mound predict thai he will rank some day with the best of the right-handers. While his greatest fame was achieved on the gridiron, his admirers say that if college baseball drew as much attention as footlmll Nevers would be aa well known for hi baseball as for his ability as a pigskin warrior. Sisler does not need a great deal of added strength to turn the Browns Into a championship team. If Nevert should deliver as a good pitcher or a hitter, he might add Just the needed bower. It certain! y was a good chuue* to taka Method of Blackening Brass Quickly Is Given ' Here Is a simple and cheap solution for blackening brasswork In motoi cars and one recommended by many automobile owners . The brass, which should ba cleau and free from grease, }a simply dipped In a boiling solution of water, one gallon; sugar of lead, eight ounces; hj-' rvnonlnhlfo nf on/In ol?ViO -> >? ?- ? ' |/vuui|/iuiv ?* Cigill UUIILUB. inc work Is allowed to remain In the boil lug solution until It turns first blut and then black, which will take about two minutes. The work should ther be removed and well washed In hot water and dried. The deposit consists of sulphite oi lead, and can be given a high luste; by being polished with a dry brash o> a soft leather. To prevent the do posit fading it must be coated wit) lacquer. Anyway, ."if the gloom propneuj are correct, the end of the world will be the death of high prices. j When reading subtitles aloud, nothing is so annoying as having someone In the vicinity cough. ^ T %. . . Dajy Barn Must Be 1 Well Built and 1 By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to tha subject of building work on tha farm, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all Inquiries to """i"- a Radfo, d. No. 1827 Prairla n 111 luin ... avenue, Chicago, III., and only Inclose two-cent stamp for reply. A dairy barn need not be elaborate in order to serve Its purpose most effectively, but It must be property planned, well built and thoroughly equipped. Attention to these three points, will usually determine the difference between a profitable and unprofitable dairy herd and all are of equal Importance. A well planned barn Is one fn which the .arrangement Is such as to afford the required space with the least expense for building and to make possible the care of the herd with the least expenditure of time and effort. A properly built barn must afford protection against cold and dampness, give first-class ventilation and admit an abundance of sunlight. A well quipped barn must be provided with those pieces of equipment which effect real saving of labor, and thereby expense, and enable the best of care to be given to the stock. They must be of first-class quality, but should never Include elaborate devices of doubtful practical value. Such a barn Is shown. First, as to construction, this barn has the lower floor walled with concrete block, and the floor Is also of concrete. This affords the necessary protection against cold ahd^ dampness and adds to the fireproof jqu&mles of the building. The upper portion Is of well-built frame construction and the roof Is covered with fire-resistant composition shingles. Ample ventilation Is secured by means of ventilators In the side walls and four foul-air shafts which carry off all the foul air i n ii i i =: i :: ! j i i> d n |!| s ? j i := if! ^ -8---i 1 $ . ? ? i I - - a through two large roof ventilators. Windows spaced closely along the walls afford an ample supply of the sunlight which Is necessary for healthy cattle. The plan of the barn can hardly be described without, at the same time, covering the description of the equipment. This building Is rectangular in shape with two rows of cow stalls extending through the greater portion of Its length. In this particular bars there are 20 stalls In each row, to provide for 40 cows, but tile same arrangement can be used as well for whatever number of stalls are required. The two rows of stalls are separated by a feed alley and a feed carrier extends down this, serving both rows One end of this carrier terminates In the silage chute which connects two large silos with the barn proper. Buck of each row of stall* is a cement gutter which makes It (Visible to keep the stalls clean and pereetly drained at all times The stalls themselves ate floored with wood as Health of Fowls The best way to keep In touch with the health of the birds and to detect digestive disorders, ate., at the earliest possible moment. Is to make a practice of Inspecting the droppings boards every morning Simple looseness of the bowels. Indigestion doe to too rich a ration. Uver troubles, excess animal food. etc.. can all be detected by the condition of the droppings, and the general tendency Do Intestinal disorders thus shown should receive Immediate attention. ProvorlyPI:.:!!e(j I lioroughly i:,1UiwB a ceir.ent floor is, for cattle to stur ' In the litter a. < of stalls ther? Is provides, for the with the least ' I labor. At the end of ,. I silos, one side 1 pens, a hull pet. the opposite s! , room with dentalley. Broad th . the barn at the doors open fp silage chute. Tt. . side door Into tl. .1 other smaller doo: .1 of the barn at , I The four f iil-Hlt I at regular luti-r- ? ^B long sides of tin- : Wood Regipt'd I>p]pc-? I the Old ' '-hv TtjB The old-style furnace heatlne ^B Into the backer..: .,B being taken by - -,B which forms alum- rt of Itself. Wood register- in'-' >^K very satisfactorily : - r.vl - for floor Installa' li. ' ,B board, and are ft: --^^B cast-Iron variety Being made o' >r nr. vB wood, these regi- k harmonize with tl.room and color so' ' 1 -B stair riser, floor, closet door, pulpit square, rectangular or curved wood. !. - -? "i :B J logically and att r: The wood used r ?? thoroughly kiln dr.-: A ! >B uniform to Insure .-h .1 tlon Is simple. Hj v: . ? I ters can he usei! tv.H metal radiators u.ri'd ::;1 place, and the co>; is vI Hints on the Proj er Care of Waxed j In order to keep w.t.xisi food condition, frequent in- :r?;H only occasional washing if If the dust Is all' H-f) m the floors. It will the waxed surface, giving : a and dingy appenrnii.v Aft -'VtM H Is once firmly at i '1 H be necessary to a H course the wax will <if?B H some time. With a dally dusting. "I'B not needed. Instead, d tfl | be cleaned hy almpit ui- in,-.: <*! I a cloth wrung out of a i'lk-far A mild soap will tec itV' I-'H J surface. If the tie. r N a'! come very wet. of . our-- :>; will be necessary. i>ut u" whdeh Is only moist ti e il :*' can be gathered u; tlvely without hanulo/ tl.e '?'J KYesh wax need r.et he a soft, dry cloth r ' I.e.! i the surface after Hushing " the original appearnrv '( 'h- I|SH Kitchen Rack Improves I I Utility of This Rtf? Little additions c' * rf5| the kitchen are a In mind. Take a rr.-k It can be made In a *h' rt ' will be used every ?1uj ' ungainly forks an-! beater and potato riiisI >t to mix well wltli 'he kitchen cabinet drawer T1' place Is on this rink Three pieces ur. cant Inch thick. T'v" !;u' ^ two Inches wide: fl wide, sixteen Inches (or a K I 1 ,?.? A T. The pieces are short blocks ffcci-ned _ ,JM through the hack to . These are then fa^'eie-l ( iH with screws and a nf' M feed nails driven In ' '"'^s front of the hori : '' . ,-fl This should h' n drain board high 1 the way, or wherever handiest Fireplac | I The housewife damper which v* v?. vfl Ing Into the rnoi of Tlew this Is as than the smoke i i realised that th'" . -1 a few months tie against fulling s year Is apparent CrvoeHs I'll ^?r'K m 'Partition!) and o-. ,f; 'ktfl ilj installed and iV ..-af'1 ' j AU builder to speed , jC rfi<> * B completing exterli * .o1"'1 Overlook V.-i/ne The value of soir -n|lk ^jB milk Is often over > ked Many times this !? 'Wv "jM ' alopa or fed to the v* r>'[( B ranch 'better he '" n "> ' ^ hens. It nrovM-s pr";,'^,^B prodacttonrtfif ,vV ul'' ' /fl nulntalnlflrfhe !. riJ> 1' jfl condition. When :h* with milk, or when ft* all the milk th^ will (i^^B Mai may be dc"^ ' ' fl third fl ifbieui..