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The Only Paper Published in Po!k County A Live Clean Paper for the Home
Volume
XXV1I1 No. 41
Tryon
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' June 7; 1923
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Ubf?r,
Price 5 Cents
$2.00 a Year
Sjc Improvements
Discussed by Board
? Fathers May Revise;
T?0Wrdinances.--SilentCop ,
for Trade Street I
important matters
^Yninit t" tronora1 improve
pertaim ? -poxvn were dis
n'entV,Viiu> Hoard of Corn
ed. -it its regular June
<r,;u last day
nuvtnv
^Wnoral discussion was
; ,,, the most practual
,),,?! I" eliminate stores out
"'f ' the township limits
canvass of Tryon for ,
Various methods of j
53 ? r wore discussed. The
Sffin requesting the Board
^ ,h up matter was re
ared to the town attorney. ;
dKussing the present
tlie Board referred
taXifln\o the town attorney
nnv possibly include tax
J or" 'miuired licensing of
Staters and peddlers.
h tconling to the present
Dlans of the Board, there wi
a general revision of all
traffic regulations governing
Serration of mptor vehides
t0 conform with the new state
la\ -silent traffic cop" will be
placed at the intersection on
Trade Street at the railway
Tnf will, be placed on the;
three main roads into Tryon
denoting the Town Limits;
these roads will be the Lynn
road, the Valhalla road and the
Landrum road. ? j
The Board lias been inform
ed by the State Board of.
Health that that body will in
struct the Southern Railway .
System to install . comfort
stations at the depot immedi
ately. . -
The grade crossing question
has been taken up by the com
missioneus and definite action ,
for the climation of this danger
is expected in the near future.
The attention of the Board
was called to the danger to
pedestrians at the foot of God
shaw Hill. It was decided to
determine the cost of building
a footwalk and guardrail on
the outside of the present rail
ing. No definite action could
be taken on this matter until
the Budget for this year is
completed.
The various unpaved streets
I will be placed in order as j
quickly as possible. However it
was decided that work of a
more lasting nature on these j
streets would be -delayed pend
ing the fixing of all pipelines.
This must be done before ex- ?
tensive street repair work can
be done, the Board decided.
Possibility of a new water
ordinance to regulate water
?i prices, depth of pipe, installa
tion of meters*, in certain
places, was discussed. Further
action on this question will be
taken in the near future.
A check on the ? present j
nydaulic levels over Doug :
Hill will he made soon to de- j
termine the cause of the lack ?
?f flow through the water
main. It has been found that
the water shed furnishes more
ftater than the flow shows,
work on the resevoir which
was held up due to inclement
weather was resumed this
week.
Plans for the disposal of all
yash in the rear of stores on
Irade street were discussed.
lhis has become a menace to
Properly owners, according to
the Board. An effort will be
^a(le to have the stores clean
UP ami maintain their areas in
a sanitary condition.
HE methodist and
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCHES OF TRYON.
.Sunday School at 10:00 A.
, P. G. Moris, Superinten
dent.
Reverend Fikes preaches^ on
1st and 3rd Sunday mornings
at 11 :00 A. M., and 2nd and
"r(l Sundays at 7 :30 P. M.
Reverend Yaadell preaches
on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at
11 *.00 A. M., and 1st and 3rd
Sundays at -d u
Vacation Begins
For Tryon School
Closing Exercises This Year
Last to be Held in Old
School Building.
The Tryon . Graded School |
closed its term Jast- Tuesday
evening with commencement
exercises for a- graduating
class of twelve pupils.
The exercises opened with an |
iddress of welcome by Miss
Mary Screven.; The class his
tory was offered by Franklin
Little, the class, prophecy- by
Miss Josephine Hill and the
Valedictory address by... Miss j
Geraldine Sayre.
Following this -the diplomas
wen* presented each momber j
of the graduatiing class by I), j
Wt Simmons,- principal* of the i
school.
A chorus composed cf the
. ixth and seventh grade pupils
L.ang "Open Wide the Gates of
Spring", following which
medals of merit . andt certi
ficates of promotion , were
awarded the pupils of. various
classes. . . . _
Rev. C. P. Burnett.r -spoke
a few words in appreciation of
the work of the faculty during j
the term, outlining the pro
gress of the. school and its.
future.
Following t'he closing ? exer- j
cises the school chorus sang j
' Honey Town".
Last Monday night a play I
"The Wren" was offered. The
characters were well* chosen
and the play showed both
talent and work on ^ie part of
the cast. -
All of the exercises were !
well attended. Referring to |
the recent disaster at the j
Cleveland School, Raleigh sent
out orders to the . various
schools of North Carolina that
every precaution must be
taken to avoid a repetitions of
that calamity and to avoid any
panic on the part of the' people
The fire truck, was ordered . to
be kept at the builfting at all
times when people were assem
bled there..
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Lanier Library
Adds New Books
The Lanier Library is offer^
ing to its readers some of the
newer books of fiction. Among
these Arthur Train's "His
Children's Children" easily
holds first place.
Others that are popular are
'The Enchanted April" by the
author of "Elizabeth", "The
Dim Lantern" by Temple
Bailey, "Black Oxen" by Ger
trude Atherton,'. "Where ' the
Blue Begins" by Christopher
Morley, "Captain Blood" by*
Rafael Sabitini and 1 'The -Mid
dle of the Road" 1 by Philip j
Gibbs.
In biography, "The1 Letters
of Walter Page" are seldom al
lowed to renfain on the shelves, |
two copies failing to supply
the demand of eager bor
rowers. "Memories x of a
Scottish Lady" also makes
fascinating reading.
Several new books of travel
have been added from time to
time, among which are^ "Old
Morocco",* and "The Forbidden
Atlas" by C. -E. Andrews;
"Chonicles of Chicora Wood"
and "Romantic Canada" have
also been proving most attrac
tive to patrons of the library.
The first two books of the
"Outline of Science" -by Thomp
son, have been grven by friends
and the Lanier library hopes
to supply the two remaining
volumes in the nearvfutii're.
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TRYON BAPTIST CHURC07
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Services each Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock.
For Sale : ? Good fresh milk
cow for sale/ -C.^V. ELLIOTT,
Mill Spring, N. C.r v 2w-pd
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COLUMBUS BAPTIST ,
CHURCH
Preaching Every 2nd, -3rd,
and 4th Sundays at 11 o'clock.
' Every Sunday night.
S.' A. STROUP,
Pastor.
Conference of Savings
Sale of Treasury Si
tders at Washington ;
rs Certificates to Go On
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The above photograph was taken on the White House Lawn during the
, recent conference of the Savings Directors from the twelve Federal
Reserve Districts. In the middle may be seen President Harding. The
second from his left is Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, while on
President Harding's ' right Is National Savings Director Lew Wdle
lace, Jr. S
WASHINGTON, J>. C.? (Special.)?
" That the sale of Treasury Sav
ings Certificates has become a perma
nent part of the financing program 6t
the United States government was
divulged at a meeting just held in
Washington, which was attended by
the Savings Directors from the 12'
Federal Reserve Districts of the Unit
ed States, when plans were made for
continuing the sale of these securi
ties for years to come.
The Fifth District, comprising the
District of Columbia, Maryland, North j
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia;
and West Virginia, was represented j
by Howard T. Cree of Richmond, Va., !
the Savings Director for the district, j
who appears at the extreme left of
the president in the above picture.
Mr. Cree Vent to Washington with
sales figures for the district which
showed that last year tMe people of
this district invested almost 10 times
as much in these securities as in the
year previous, more than 10 million
dollars having been invested, and the
district exceeding its quota by
three-quarters of a million dollars. !
? Lew Wallace, Jr., National Director ?
of Savings, urged the district direc- j
tors to go back home and exert every
influence and effort to increase the j
sale of Government Savings Securi
ties in order to minimize the loss from
worthless investments. Mr. Wallace
told the directors that there were
many "land pirates" these days ? "the
pirates of financ^." He declared that
there were thousands of smooth-talk
ing stock salesmen ? full of glih prom
ises? who are hard after the savings
of the people in exchange for their
get-rich-quick investments. "Go back
home and tell your people to beware
of the wild-cat stock salesman. He
is more dangerous than the old-time
pirate of the high seas ever thought
of being."
The government is particularly de
sirous of helping the people of this
country to spend wisely, save sys
tematically, and invest safely. Ia or
der that an avenue for safe invest
ment may be opened up, particularly
for small investors ? to whom safety
is the first consideration, Treasury
Savings Certificates are offered, yield
ing about 4 per cent; per annum, com
pounded semi-annually, and maturing
five years from date of Issue, or which
may be redeemed at option prior to
that date at values increasing every
month. These certificates are issued
in denominations of $25, $100 and
$?1,000, and may be purchased at ? dis
count price of $20.60, $82 and $820.
respectively. They will not fluctuate
in market value, they are always
worth more than they cost, they are
easily convertible into cash, and they
are absolutely safe. These securities
can be purchased through your local
postmaster or from the Federal He
serve Bank at Richmond, Va.
P. T. A. President Outlines Work of
Organization in Report for Past Year
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Work Accomplished by Various Committees Proves
Worth of Association.
Following is a report, of the j
work clone by the Tryon i
Parent Teachers Association j
during the school year just
closed. "It gives me pleas
ure," states Mrs:: Theodosia
J. Kennedy, president of the
association, "to answer in this
way a question recently asked,
what all has the P. T. A. done
anyway? The wording of this
[question was rather pleasing ?
'What all' I like the inference.'
ence.'
"First of all committees com
posed of members well suited
(as they afterward proved) to
their particular duties, had
charge of the various depart
ments of the association.
These capable women went on
with the work with so much
zeal and enthusiasm t-hat* one
would judge that each of them
had the committee of her
choice. This fact meant much
of coursse. Besides the Pro
gram, Publicity Membership,
Finance and others . whose
titles indicate the functions,
there was a Needs committee
\tfho looked into the' greatest j
needs of the building and
gi'ounds and reported these at
each meeting.
i "This committee secured
several splendid n^w maps at a
cost of about 3ixty . dollars,
used its influence in obtaining
pictures for the walls of sever
al of the rooms and agitated
the question of a talking ma
chine for the - elementary
grades.
: "Go the Ways and Means
committee is due the credit of
fnaking the money .for the
carrying on the work of the as
sociation. These , women es
pecially ? gifted in raising
funds, put on benefit entertain
ments from time to time
through the session , and- a
total sum of $230.00 was turn
ed into the treasury. % .
WELFARE COMMITTEE -
"The Welfare committee and
Lunch committee worked . to
gether so successfully and so
intimately that duties over
lapped in the double good they
accomplished. A milk 'cam
paign was put on and to every
child not failing to bring milk
for a single day for ten days a
reward of an ice cream cone
was given. The good results
of this series of ten-days milk
campaign through the session
can scarcely be overrated.
Several women (some of them
without children of their own
in school) provided milk for
children who. could not bring
milk from their homes. To
these interested women we
wish to give our thanks. In
severarl instances books and'
clothing were provided by the
Welfare committee, making it
possible for certain little ones
to attend school who other
wise may have been debarred
this privilege. First-aid medi
cines and bandages were sup
plied for use in cases of
scratches, bruises & etc.
Through the influence of v the
j Welfare committee the school
jwas given a pair of scales and
(weight charts were furnished
each grade. Their efforts t6
co-operate with the State
Board of IJealth in securing
clinics for schools throughout
(Polk ounty were crowned with
J success, for a clinic ,is promis
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Southern End of j
Highway Now Qpeji
Sodshaw Hill Detour Is No
Longer Necessary.--Work ;
Resumed on Lyrn
Section.
Traffic was resumed Wed- !
nesday morning on the State j
Highway between the iron i
bridge and Trade Street.
Work was started on Mon
day mornfng to place the final
stone course and tar surface. ?
Tuesday evening saw this |
section completed except for
the tar binding on a short
stretch of the road from the 1
iron bridge to the detour. This j
section will be completed at a ;
later date. Traffic coming in
to Tryon from Landrum side j
may now drive straight I
through to Trade street.
Work was started y ester- 1
day on the road to Lynn, and !
according to the Engineering
Department, with fair weather !
maintaining this section will !
be open to traffic by the latter '
part of next week..
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General Information On Gov
ernment Insurance
The Government granted in
surance to the enlisted forces
at low term peace time rates,
with the privilege of carrying
it at these rates to March 4,?
1926, or converting it into a '
permanent policy.
Men in good health can rein
state any amount not less than
51,000 and in multiples of j
?500, up to the full amount of i
;he original contract, by only
;he payment of two premiums ;
on the amount reinstated, or |
:an reinstate and . convert by I
raying only one premium on
Term Insurance and one on the :
Converted Policy.
There are six converted poli
cies i e Ordinary Life, 20
Payment Life, 30 Payment
Life and 20 Years Endow
ment, 30' Years Endowment
maturing at 62 years.
All of these policies have a
disability clause without any
restrirction as to time or cause
from which the disability may
occur. All have cash, loan paid
up and extended insurance val
ues and participate in divi
dends after they have been in
force one year.
The loan value is 94 per cent
of the cash value and does not
afFect the protection of the
policy. A loan may be repaid
at any time in one sum or in
amounts of $5.00 or multiple
thereof, at an annual interest
of not more than 6 per cent.
Premiums on Government
Life Insurance are based on
the insured's nearest attained
age and do not change during
^he life time of the policy. ^
The policy can be paid in a
lump' sum on maturity.
Information can be obtained
from Dr. I. T. Mann, High
Point, N. C., or the U. S. Vet
erans, Bureau, 202 Mint Build
ing, Charlotte, N. C., or the U.
S: Veterans, Bureati, 4o7 Allen
Building, Raleigh, N. C. _
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ARRIVALS AND
DEPARTURES
OAK HAL^...
Miss , Ethel McEwen, and j
Miss .voris Castle, . Normal
-School, Asheville, ,N. C. ; Mr.
L. Fagan, Nev^ . York City:]
M^r. W. T. Montgomery, Spar
tanburg, S. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. I
Craig, Greenville, S. C. ; Mrs. I. j
W. Lucas,' Greenville, S. C.; i
Master Tom Lucas, Greenville,
S. C. ; Miss Elizabeth Lucas,
Greenville, & C. ; Dr. and Mrs. J
Richard Wollstein and
children, Rome Ga. ; Mr. and
Mrs.Y. Kergant Charlotte, N. ;
-C. ; Mr. W. D. Callaghan New
York City.
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. <C. P. Burnett, Rector.
> Sunday Services: - - '
Holy Communion-^7 :30.
Morning Prayer' and sermon
(Holy Communion of 1st Sun
day in the m6nth.) 11 A;/kM.
| Friday afternoon 5 o'clock
Litany and Intercessions 1 for
the sick. t
TO THE BUSINESS MEN
- OF POLK COUNTY.
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My business primarily, while
acting as County Agent, is to
counsel and give aid to the far
mers in every way possible, to
make living conditions in the
rural districts better.
But while this is true, the
the duties of the County Agent
have broadened and deepened
until it has become his duty
to cooperate with Boards of
Trade, and with all similar or
ganizations pertaining to the
betterment of the county.
The time has come when
w.e derive broader and more
extensive views of life than in
days gone by. The farmer is
coming to be looked upon as a
business man, along with the
manufacturer, banker mer
chant, etc. We have come to
see that every 'line of business
must prosper or all will suffer.
The farmer is at the founda
tion of all business. Without
the products of the soil, all
would go without clothing and
perish from the earth; without
the products of mother earth -
produced by the hands of the
farmer, every factory on earth
would close. Realizing this,
the farmer should have the
.consideration ' due him. He
should no longer be looked up
on as a "hay seeder" and the
"old guv" to be made sport of,
but should ' be received into
the chambers of business,
where big business as well as
sniuli bushiess is discussed.
The time has come when the
farmer must be invited to
meet occasi6nally with the
Board of Trade of the nearest
towns and cities and hear and
participate in discussing busi
ness affairs tha? affect both
town and country. The fact is,
that the interest of all is in
j the ... prosperity" of all. The
i banks cannot prosper unless the
farmer is prosperous. The
'mercliant cannot prosper un
less he can sell to the people,
and the manufacturer cannot
prosper unless he can unload
fc$ the merchants who dis
tribute their wares. So, it is
ujd to every class of business
[man and woman to learn this
| a close relation between dif
ferent classes of business and
work out a system in our civili
sation that will be just be
jtween man and man. #
With these fundamental facts
'before us; why not get, to
! gether often as farmers, as
! bankers, as merchants, as
hotel men and lay plans where
by a better understanding can
be had of each others welfare
land benefit to each other.
J. R. SAMS
County Agent.
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TO THE FARMERS OF
POLK COUNTY
, In passing through Polk
County it is gratifying to find
' farmers in every section, im
proving their farms, and mak
iing plans to go farther with
their ynprovements. One
great troubll with farmers in
i most or the Piedmont section
I of North Carolina is the fact
that they have run their soils
down and have not had any
system of farming to build
them up. I believe I will ven
Iture the assertion, that it is
| impossible to cultivate land
continuously in what farmers
call "hoed Crops" and keep
jthem up by using commercial
fertilizer. .Growing cotton,
'corn, sweet potatoes, irish po
j tatoes, etc., year - after year
| without intervening cover
: crops is certainly disasterous
and will prepare the land to be
carried away by hard rains.
Now the purpose of this
article is; if possible, to get at
least a few of the most
| thoughtful fanners of the
county to think with me of the
'great importance right now of
rebuilding your soil and how
ieasy it can be done. There is
'tio way to rebuild run down,
land, so quickly and easily as
by growing legume crops,
which include all clovers, all
j beans, and all other vegetables
ripening their -seeds in pods.
But farmerrs must understand
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