North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XIX- TRY ON, POLK COUNTY, X. C, FR1 DAY, JANUARY 23, ldU. 30.37. i polk own s m Published every Friday at TRY ON ite most populous town in POLK COUNTY v The Land of the Sky, . North Carolina. TRYON. Et. H. (OBB, Editor. , " Trvnn K f!. PnstnffiCfi jitemi ai i" as second class mail matter .imiinniAv Ttmi?Q SI KMniriiUii nAiJid l'ajable in Advance. . One Yfar. . . Sis Month. Three Months. ...$1.00 . . . ,.0 The proposed discussion of women;s suffrage on Tuesday evening. January 27, has been postponed to a later date. :o:- There will be a public meeting held ednesss of tne cmn and the urgent needs of the Library. f Remembering with1 grateful "appre- I ciation tne generous patronage ac corded to similar efforts in the past the ladies offer a cordial invitaton to J everybody to COME AGAIN! COLUMBUS. Tho Trvnn XUn in the K. of P. Hall on Saturday night, L ; , " J rnT, 94h l s plant Jan.. 24th at 8 o'clock, for the discus sion of fire protectfon and the organi zation of a volunteer fire department in Tryon. r 2 "communications- intended for publi cation must be signed by the sender, name and address. . ; ; We are not responsible for the opin ions or expressions of our correspon dents. r'.- Advertising rates quoted upon re quest, v :v , : ;': . Make all checks, drafts, and motley orders payable to The Polk County FH1DAY, JANUARY 23, 1914. (UTTON (SHOWING IN FOLK CO. The Southern half of Polk County has enjoyed for many years thereputa tion of growing a remarkably excellent quality of lint cotton and buyers, usual ly ay from a half to one cent a pound above the ordinary market price for it, tl is should encourage every grower to put in niore. cotton every year and it would' doubtless be so, were there gin ning facilities adequate to the require ments convenently located near the growers. Were ginning facilities bet ter there is no doubt that more of our farmers would take up cotton growing to a limited extent, as .it. is a money , wop that appeals to '.'the s ratter .-..prack tiring diversified, farming as about all the m6re enterprising farmers are do -of late years. v " , - " As ginning conditions now are, many giowers have to haul their cotton a clay's journey down into South Caro lina and then have to waite a day or more before they can get attention and then its an all day or all night trip to return home. . ' '" If some enterprising experienced finner will at once publicly announce tnat he will install a ginning and cot ton oil outfit at some central point in Folk County -South of the mountain trere would be hundreds of acres pro. cueing cotton this very year, that have heretofore stood idle or produced or dinary farm crops. Up' to Jan. 1st, 1914 the government reports show that there 'were ginned" in Tolk county 234 bales more in 1913 than in the year 1912, but this is far short of what was actually grown in Polk County, because our growers are forced to go over the State lineinta South Carolina for, their ginning and 3 those baes get ' counted in with the South Carolina crop, to the disadvant, age of Polk County, that actually prb - dtice them. ' . ' ?.';'".;'? . ' ro: - -There will be a choral service at the Episcopal church in Tryon next I Sunday Jan. 25th at 4: 30 P. M. This will be continued each Sunday, afternoon at the same 1 hour, until further notice. You are cordially welcome. . V -, " -. ; :o: - . ' : .' Among the late arrivals at Oak Hall Hotel, Tryon, is, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F. Klemm, Philadelphia; Mrs. Paul Davis and sonDetroit, Mich.; Mrs. Brownell Detroit, Mich.; fseil Gray, Jr., Oswego, N. Y.; Karl Kellogg, Oswego, N Y.; Mrs. C. A Lightner, Detroit, Mich r:o: ..""'.-.. '!'".'. .. Mrs. E. W. Peattie's new novel "Th3 Precipice" will be published Feb. 4th. The book deals with the psychology of women, the diversity of their inter ests and their goals. - . . :or : ' ': -: : .; Mrs. E. G. Holden will give ah in . terpretation of the poet John Mase fiejd at the Lanier club Jan. 29th. The club is urged to join in an open discussion of the poet, afterw;ards. :o: , '. .... : Mrs. Kersehner gave a social danc ing party, at the Library on Friday night, Jan. I0th.v to a number of her friends in J Tryon, twenty-five couples participated, making it a most enjoy, able affair. TJie Tryon orchestra rendered the music. . : with the view of increasng the Eupply, these changes have interf erred with tfco supply somewhat lately which was really unavoidable, but, soon as the repairs are finished the company are confident of adequate supply fo" everybody regularly. :o: Mrs. D. S. McCoy and daughter, Mrs. Ohlmecker of Detroit, Mich; with Miss Meade of Pennsylvania, ' are - at the ) k V Mrs. , Elizabeth Arledge wife of' Mr. John P., Arledge, clerk: of our Supe rior court; died at hef home here Sun. Cay morning, January 18th in the 54th year of her age, after a sickness of feeveral weeks. ' I . w,umuua hany years and wap - most affection ately esteemed by all who were ac quainted "with her. s'he was the moth er of a very interesting family of three daughters arid seven sons, now grown to mature years, nine of these1 children yttre in atendance .at her funeral Which was very largely attended on. Monday afternoonf at the Baptist church here, conducted by Rev. J. M. ROADS Kennedy House on the Howard Gap.'Valker assisted; by Prbf. Cobb of the I ouiie mgn scnopi, and a choir of sing. Lfcrn. Interment was, in the church load, where they expect to remain for some time. 1 Among the new arrivals at the Stearns cottage . on Melrose avenue, ave Misses Reed of Danvilie, Ky., and Mrs. Fonda of Washington, D. C. . :o: :x : ' ' ' Don't forget the series of "Lyceum entertainments the second of which, is to be at the Library, Teb 17th, when the celebrated Four Bostonians are to give one of their rare musicals.' Tick, cts are obtained at the drug store. . THE LOXGEST WAT AROUND IS SOMETIMES THE MOST ECONOM. JJCAL WAY HOME" IJf -ROAD IpUILDIXG. OLE SCPOOLS. yard by the church.! :o: - Mountain Industries Association. - There will be a meeting of the Mounl tain Industries Association on Monday evening the tweaty " sixth, at eight o clock in the sun parlor at Oak Hail Mr. Ralph Erskine,; Mrs. Washburn, Mrs. Wynne, f . and Miss -"Large will speak of the work of the association and of the plans for further usefulness....:.,- - :-..':'.. All are cordially .invited. Sugges tions or criticisms are welcome. If possible a representative of the moun tain people will be present to advisee as to the best way of . conducting th Death of Mr.?Waldronn. ., It has been learied that Mr. Ther cn Waldroup, whowas injured in an accident at Sunburst several days ago, died ,at the Mission hospital Tuesday night. ' J Mr. Waldrourj- was employed by. the Champion Lumber 'company and was severely injured vinl an accident while tvt work. He; was taken to Ashe vil le and given every possible attention but his life could not be saved.; The de ceased is related t a number of peo l'le in this sectionhe having come to Sunburst from Polk county. The fun. eral occurred Wednesday, at his form er home. Canton-f Observer.' LADRUM. TRYOX ROUTE. 1. Air. Staley Herschery of Asheville, spent the. week-end :4nxlowau-at- Ih-knHkhltttore? Stearnes cottage on Melrose ave. V - ''.,'" V.; :o: .. ", . -j; "... :.i' The Ladies Home and Foreign Mis sionary Society of Tryon M. ETchurch, will hold their regular meeting at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon Jan. 26th at the jresidence of, Mrs. W. J. Ford, all are .. cordially invited. - :o: Mr. C. A. "Lightner who has been suffering from the effects' of a cold for past week at Oak Hall Hotel Is convalescent. Mrs. Lightner came in Tuesday afternoon and joined him at the hotel. Their, elegant new home at "Overlook" is' n earing completion. n ' . - i to hang first 1-cused in. the rear' of the building oc cupied by Mr. F. P. Bacon by the de po, this will serve as fire house until the city's new building is erected. :o: Mr. J. W. Washburn i3 making many changes at his place since his arrival The former stable has been removed and a gravel drive way laid to hi3 fine new ; stable from the macadam road, and into the solid red clay banks east of the stable workmen are cut ting in a tennies court. The garage It is reported that a fertilizer com pany of Anderson ,? S.C, has leased th? Finger Lumber Co's new store house here, from which-they will distribute fertilizers to our farmers. . Grove school in Greenville county.' ' We are glad to note , Mrs. E. H. Ed wards is improving from a serious illness. t v 1 ; ::o: Mrs. Hubert Lowel is visiting at the, home of her deceased sister, Mrs. Joe C- Edwards this week, .. - :o: Mr.' R. G. Hamilton is beginning to walk today, for the first in two weeks. Mule crippled was the cause. Mrs. Jack's school is. getting on fine, each pupil wants his of her paper - - :o: . - : Born to Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Jackson, a. girl. ,t :o: , ' Mr. William Henderson and Miss vJannie Holbert was married recently. Bill says he's as well to, marry as any of- them. . ' ' T. W. Waldrop : a prominent Polk County farmer was in town Saturday last. ''""'. 1: '" v . The Methodist Sjunday school teach -ers have formed a Bible study class to meet every week, to prepare them, selves for their Sunday classes. The members t our town council v ere .socially entertained at a suppei Friday night at the Imperial Hotel. , M . s i 1. 1 - . - - "The average life of horses and auto-, mobiles may; be Increased and the cost o hauling reduced, according to the Office of Roads, of, the Department of Agriculture, by relocating many old roads and the more scientific laying out. of new ones. The natural ten dency in road building is to build a straight road, whether it r goes over steep hills, or not,' and pulling1 over these grades naturally adds to the wear and tear on horses and vehicles. The doctrine of the Office of Roads is that the longest way around may often be the shortest - and most eco nomical way home, and that frequent, ly by building a highway around a hill or grade, but little appreciable distance is added and this is more than offset by the reduced strain of hauling. The chief, drawback from the farm owner's point "of view is that the lay ing out of roads on this principle of avoiding : grades necessitates, in some cases, running the road through goo J form land or orchards or pastures, in stead of going around . the larm line and building the road through old worn-out fields and over rock knolls. This, of coursej must raise "a question in the mind of the indivdual land own.. er as to ( Whether the cutting up of his property by a road yields him individ ual x advantages and so benefits his community as t6 offset the use. of such land for a road, or to overcome, the in- ain bfrfcncv -of ttangMgntnaTvia'- ed. In this connection the Office of Roads points out that the running of a road and the resulting traffic through a good farm, where there are good sheep, cattle, horses, grain, fruit, or vegetables, has a cef tain advertising value and in many instances makes the land more valuable In other Folk County Superintendent, E. W. S. Cobb, Columbus X. C. : MEETING FOLK COUNTY TEA IXC i ERS ASSOCIATION. The next ' meeting of the County Teachers' Association will be held In the' County Court House in Columbus, Friday, January 30, begiRa-'ag-av:!V c'clock-sATM . , v ' ' The following is the program,"viz 1. A paper on some vital lieed of? the rural schools, . by Mss Bertha Ledbetter. 1 ( ':A 2 A paper on the first turee chap-' tefs in Everyday Problems iavTeach ing, by Miss Delia Green. - 7 , 3. A paper on the first tb'ree chap-, ters in Growing a Life, by tliss Wini fred K. Henderson. . . v 4 A paper on the first three chap ters in Country Life and the Country Scho6r, by Miss Creola Guffey. . General discussion will bd called for on each of the above papers. 5 Question. Box; by Superintendent. The , School Library Oo.e of tho most important factors in cur educa tional system is a well selected and widely used school library, via many " instances, however, teachers and sup erintendents have been slow in giving the library its due place n the work of education. The . child wto leases school without knowing ho w to ue' books, and without a;genuiae love ol good literature is not well prepared to : make the most . of his'tlfe. This ; knowledge of books and lo ve of , good literature can only be obtaiaed by use, -of and familiarity witli a well equip ped, w?ell organized and well adminis tered library. In towns having good public -libraries the' school libraries need only -"haye a few works of refer- ' ehce' and books for - supplementary jeadingras all" books for-general ratl-f ingxati-and- siicmldbe isfUppt'exr by 'the'" public libraries. But school libraries in small towns and in rural commuiu tes are called upon to Tender a mere extensive service and to supply all do mands for reading materials. - t There are hundreds of puUs in our schools each year who hunger and thirst after, good reading, v.ko wjnie leases, the importance of such a level- away the long winter .evening; longing road to the community is so .great , for something to read and without th LYNN. 1- With a good graded road across our j is finished ready for his big tourng county from west to east that will be finislred before cotton picking time, running as it does, through a section 11 adapted to cottop growing, the farmers all along this road will be giad to put in cdttton this spring if thfy know to a certainty a gin will be l&caed within reasonable distance of th'.m ready for business this. fall. Now is the time for the gin men to m busy. : O.OPERATION WINS. A single snowflake falling upon "the '. "j'oad landscape ultimately melts and aves no visible trace; but -when Joined to millions of oihers the earth js soon covered with I white mantle. A single brook wending its , way through the valley is weak and impo tent; but joined wfth others if; forms a great stream whose flow speeds the Wheels of industry. A single man in a f0imunity can do little by himself; fclif by joining men of kindred aims tbe uoion can do much for the moral, ntal and physical betterment of .the "munity. Neighborhoods cease to frcm when the people cease to labor 1,1 nion and workat cfoss-purposes. Therefore, it is essential for thecoml munity's advancement that all pull to snher; There should.be no room in ay neighborhood for pullbacks? - ' car that has just but in it3 appearance here. , ;";.;,. ' '';;. ' "" '"'.'' :o: ' :-: While theeather north has been reported as very severe for some time, it has been ideal winter: weather here. L and farmers and ' gardners have been very busy plowing and putting their ground in order for crops and sonsid- erable early cabbage ; plants, onion. sets', etc., have been pet and are, now j looking well. :o: The regular session of the Lanier club was held ai the Library Thurs day afternoon Jan. 15th. Prof, von Kahiden read a paper on The German Empire, old and new, that held the attention pf the appreci ative audience throughout Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Kennedy were the hosteses of the occasion. 7 :o: A duck awning of . improved design to roll up, is being fixed to the fronr. of the Missildine Drug Store on Trade street. :o: ' . The ladies of the Lanier club will give a supper, on. Tuesday ' January 27th. at the .. Library building, from 6 to 9 P. M. ' Oysters and other good things, will be served. .Tickets 50 cents. Proceeds' to meet the' indebt- TRYON C03I5IISSIONERS MEET. The adjourned meeting of Boar of Tryon commissioners was held Monday night Jan. 19th, 1914 in the K. of P. Hall. - ;;.'? i; '.' 'i: The sewer committee reported, and the board voted to accept the bid of Mr. J. C. Cagle of Rutherfordton, to furnish the labor and do all the work, the city to furnish the tile, cement, etc, Mr. Brannon an expert of Boston, Mass., was engaged to superintend the sewer work. ; ;' ; , . $700 cash was ordered paid on the fire apparatus and a note of $675.00 au thorized for the balance. ., The mayor was empowered to put on a night watchman to patrol the streets ! at night, in. place of the present 'day- martial, if the businesss interests in town would share the expense! A new building was authorized to be erected on the city's plot for use as fire house, lock-up, mayor's court and .council room, and contract for its erecr tion was awaraea 10 me lowest uiuuci, Mr. W. J. Gaines for $1,829.00. A requisition from Chief Anderson for supplies for the firedepartment was approved, and several small ' bills for material ordered' paid. , ,; , . . , Miss Emerson, 'the secretary of the. A. M. A. has ipeen yisitin? Miss Schwarberg this week. . .. .. -- -in L- 0 - - 'Ti '-"-. Rev. H. N. Bowne filled his regular appointment here! Sunday afternoon. v ,: . v - if - v., , - - r ;:o: -. The Mimosa Htel is filling up with guests. . : I The Misses Cook of Flat Rock visit ed Mrs. Gray Thompson last week-end. ; -f: ;-f- ' :: "'., . Rev. Mr. Morgan - of 'the Congrega tional church in; Tryon will hold ser vices in the-school house next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Rev. Mr. Rankin of Rutherfordton in the even ing at half past even o'clock. that it might welL repay thpse using he road to give the farmer the equiv alent in land equally good in place of what he has sacrificed to the common welfare. ' ' At any rate, the Office of Roads is now taking special pains to mak3 clear the economic advantages of avoiding steep grades in their roads, even at some sacrifice of "bettpir land. Investigation shows that the laying of such roas over hills has resulted more from , attention to the preserva tion of farm lines than from scientific attention to the problem, of road build ing. --; ; '; . ' - : ;-;,;r ;,': ' . ', . Accordingto the testimony of farm ers consulted, where a horse might be able to pull 4,000 pounds on a level road, it would, have difficulty in pull ing 3,000 poundsup a steep hill. Th. size of the load, therefore, tends to bV measured by the grade of the largest hill on the road to market In a num ber of cases actual experiment show 3 that the relocating . of roads' around hills has been accomplished, either with no addition in road length In some instances, and with the adding oi only a few feet' to the highway in Theodore S. Averill, JrM son of Mr. ; others. The office knows of no case and Mrs". Theo. S. Averill, died Mon- ' where a properly relocated road which day. A M , and was buried at Friend-1 J has cut out grades hasV led to any ship church semetery. . r quesuon as to its material reduction. of hauling costs. lonpotrunity to satisfy that .longings - "Library Day" in the 'Schools Teachers and students cannot be re, minded too often of the part tliat books and reading play in human life and in education, and in some states 4. spec ial day is set apart each year to bo observed as ''Library Day" or "Book Day'. Such' an' observance not culj'"1 emphasizes the importance of reading and loving good books, but it-also af fords an excellent opportunity for f x plaining the variou s Interests and needs of the school library ind'enlj st-. ing the co-operaton and help of the" patrons, Although no special time has been appointed in North Carolina lor the! observance of "Library Day!' "r?e' suggest that every school in the" state make books and libraries the -subject ' of the exercises held on the last Fri day afternoon in January: The Li brary Commission vill gladly make suggestions and furnish material for' the program. N. C. Library -Bulletin, SALUDA. -1- 4 SILVER CREEK SCHOOL. THE TRYON YOUNG PEOPLES' SO C1EY. The, third meeting of the Tryon Young Peoples' Society was held at the Congregational church on Friday night January 16tri, at 8 P. M.: The subject was a Hat; Debate. Many topics were discussed, by speakers elected from tlp audience, i Mr. E. G: Holden,' winning 1st prize, his subject Davoe's Robinson ' Ci usoe. Among the speakers ; follow ing him were, Mir. Wm. Hawley Smith, Mr. and Mrsl Johjn Oirr, Mrs. E. G. Hol den, Mrs! E. E. Misildine, Mr, and Mrs WVE. Parsons, Urs. P, Campbell Mor gan and- others; The 'judges were Rev., P. Campbell Morgan; and Mr. ' W. MASONS PKOYIDE $500 FOR CUR ING NEEDY TUBERCULAR ' . ; BRETHREN. . Start the season's . work right, by having the chores done beforce-dark, j E. . Parsons. Te next- meeting will Farming is but drudgery where ten hours are spent in the fields, followed by a few mbre - hours of puttei ing around the barn with a lantern. ; be held at the :above church, Friday night' Jan. 23rd at 8 'o'clock, The subject for debate will be, "Music, is it The Supreme Urt?" ; , At the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Masons at Raleigh, one of the most significant -actions taken was the pro. v5ding of $500 to pay for the treatment of needy and worthy tubercular Ma sons at the State Sanatorium at Mon trose, and also tne appointment of a .' " ...... ;- .... committee to devise some plan for. per manently endowing beds at the insti tution. - ' - This action on the part of the Ma sons is especially commendable, as it doubtless marks the beginning of such benevolence- among other fraternal or- Miss Bertha E. Ledbetter, teacher. 1 Such lovely weather as w$ have had during the past week for school . days. Our. "attendance has been . unusually good. We had a glad surprise early Friday morning by a visit from Supt. E. W. - S. Cobb. He did J30t tarry long, butTong enough to impress upon' us that "Esse Quam Videri" should be uppermost in our minds . - A PUPIL. We "want citizens. And the public school 'and the public library are the places where citizens are made.Tb ere-, fore we must labor for and support these institutions firpt and foremost To a very great extent, the librarian is the custodian of public morals and the moulder of public men. -Winston Churchill."' . ' ' . BUILDING UP. -.. ..." . -I , - . T , A.man goes-away to build up his ders; clubs; churches, etc.' To the j run-down physical system ana comes Masons, however, belongs the credit of j back to build up a run-down financial taking the initiative in this good work. - system.Jndge. , 1 M