BUSH 4 FRASER Publishers Volume XXVIII No. 49 S w V ;V' > ? ? \ . j|- ? The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean Paper for the Home ?(act ***** f - 1 . Price 5 Cents Tryon, N. C., August 2, 1923 $2.00 a Year I tsf/luthoritiee of [three Counties Meet I To Plan New Highway IN(W Road From Spartanburg fto Chimney-Rock to Pass I Through Columbns. -t ?"Representative business men ?md farmers County I ?et last Friday afternoon with ?the County Highway Commis Ijjons of Folk, Spartanburg and ?Mherfordton counties, to dis Icass the matter of a new high ly across this county linking Spartanburg-New Prospect Iroad with Rutherfordton-Chim |Dey Rock road. Business men and farmers ?from the central part of the ?county have been vitally in ?terested in the proposed new ?road for sometime. When the ?plans for the new link were Ifrst discussed, there was con L'derable talk to the effect ?that a new road would be' cut Ijcross country from Green's ?Creek entering the Ruther Ifordton Columbus road ?near Mill Spring. The ?Columbus Board of Trade at ?once took steps to have the (Green's Creek-Columbus road I made a part' of the link and sent [a delegation to the mass meet ling to urge this. Work has al ready been started on this road by the Polk County Commis sion, with a view of widening the road and top-soiling it. At the present time the Mills Gap road has been improved from Spartanburg to New Pros pect but the intervening five miles in Spartanburg county to the North Carolina State IJne is in serious need of attention. According to members of the highway commission from across the Line, it is the inten tion of that commission to im prove that section of the road it an early date. Following speeches made by i i number of prominent men ; from various parts of the three j counties among whom were A. 1 B. Calvert, Mr. Blackwood of i Spartanburg, Mr. Gallert of j Butherfordton, and W. H. Stearns of this county, a reso lution was passed by the assem- 1 Mage as follows : Whereas Green's Creek ! Township of Polk County is the I latest township in said coun- ; fy> has the largest population ? the county, has the largest , taxable property in said county, Ms more automobile^ than all rest of Polk County and Pays more automobile license kxfis than the rest of the coun- ; ty, and Whereas, * Green's Creek Township in Polk County at j Present has no State maintain ed highway, and said township j8 the natural outlet for travel wni Spartanburg County and mountains of Western North Carolina via a practical highway now in existence from that point where the New Pros it road leaves the South Urolina, through Green's . reek Township, via Columbus, J1 Columbus Township, Mill opnng in White Oak Township, the point on the Rutherford 0n County line at or near Bud * MeGuinn's and thence in pjjtherfordton County to the harlotte- Asheville Highway, now Therefore, it is resolved at a Jla.S8 Meeting of representative ifens of Polk County, at Jch the Road Commissioners ^ Rutherfordton and Wanl.urg Counties were sent, held at Green's Creek ? ??1 House on the'' 27th. day ?t July, 102o>: ^e Highway above des the should be adopted by Highway Commis Stflf6rs .^orth Carolina for Wif A maintenance at the thof8 Pp^le date, and with Kisti in view> ^on- A. er? State Highway^ Com Southern Railroads To | Spend 400 Million New Mileage and Increase of Rolling Stock Planned I Nearly $400,000,000 is now being expended by railroads of the South in the expansion of their facilities for the handling of traffic. This includes the building of some new mileage, the betterment of existing mileage and a great enlarge ment of rolling stock, for which orders have already been placed. As shown by reports the rail roads are doing their utmost to better transportation facilities, and the work which they are now doing is indicative of their appreciation of the needs of en larged facilities and their de termination to the utmost ex tent that business may justify them in providing these facil ities to handle the ever increas ing volume of traffic. 0 Columbus Board of Trade Active j> The Columbus Board of Trade is out to show the rest of Polk County what a group of busi ness men and farmers who be lieve in their community can do. Last week the Columbus Board decided that three things were essential to the growth of the town: a modern hotel, a baseball diamond and a swim ming pool. The following * day after the meeting word was sent out that alterations to the present hotel would be made to bring it up to date [in every respect. The money was forth coming for the pool and the ball-grounds. Last Friday Columbus sent a large delegation of representa tives citizens to the Mass Meet ing held at Green's Creek in order to assure themselves that the proposed new road would go through their community. A picture show opened recent ly under the supervision of the school authorities in Stearns High School. Columbus is placing itself on the map through the efforts of their Board of Trade. o Hospital Has Many Visitorr At one of the big hospitals in i. n* don as many as 3,000 visitors >;e community are expecte^ to be brought to the attention of the Board with a view of tak ing definite action. The last few meetings of the Board of Trade have not been well attended and officers of the organization are partic ularly anxious to have every member present. o One Million Cars In i Half Year New Record Ford Plants Average Over 6,000 Cars a Day. Detroit, Mich., August 2 ? The Ford Motor Company is now on its way toward the 9, 000,000 motor it became known today when it was announced that Motor No. 8,000,000 went off the assembly line at the Highland Park plant Wednes day night, July 11, establishing a new million production record. Motor No. 7,000,000 was turned out January 17 of this year, so the companyproduced the last million motors in six day? less than six mohths. Production at the start of that period was around 4,800 motors a day and on the in crease schedule in effect since has been brought up more than 7,000. The average for the period was slightly above 6,711 a day for the 149 working days or an increased manufacturing capacity the company was able to manufacture the last million motors in two months less time than the previous million. Motor No. 7,000,000 was pro duced eight months after the 6,000,000 motor passed off the assembly line which was on May 18, 1922, and nearly a year before that date, May 28, 1921, the 5,000,000th motor was turned out. It was in 1915 when Ford Motor No. 1,000,000 was pro duced and under the steadily growing demand for Ford Cars and Trucks production has been mounting yearly, and maintaining an annual output approximating that of all other automobile manufacturers com bined. ? o : S Held Up. Some men are held up as examples ; -others for what they've got about their 4 . ^ Womanless Wedding Makes Hit of Season Hundreds Attend Marriage of Popular Couple. The School Auditorium was the scene of the season's most brilliant social event last Tues day -night, when Gerald F. Stone, popular man-about-town, became the hesitant- bride groom of "Miss" Billie Stearns, debutante of several summers. Long before the opening strains of Lohengrin's Wedding March sounded through the building there gathered in and about the auditorium, the elite, bon-ton and eclat of Tryon society. The traffic squad were j kept busy providing parking space for the long lines of auto mobiles and Fords. During the interval spent in waiting for the groom to muster sufficient courage, two courses of music were served by local "Bella-donnas." Promptly * upon the stroke of eight-thirty the groomsmen came in two by two followed by a gay galaxy of bridesmaids )vho rushed slowly up the aisle" one by each. Next came all the sisters and aunts of the blush ing bride who following tramp ed majestically to the halter in | all her glory and maiden modes ty* It must be admitted that the groom, as he tremblingly await ed his bride looked as though he meditated on the joys in cident ''to the occasion ^Bfthout | finding much comfort meditations. Great due him for the < which he concealed ancLdoubts. ? ^irter some little straightening out the B when the ceremony began, a difficulty quickly righted by the bride who thereby an nounced herself as boss of the ranch, the service proceeded marred only by the vociferous objections of Baby Pink. Following the wedding a formal reception was held for only the close relatives, friends and the town at-large on the auditorium steps. ? A collection was taken up? at the door ? for the benefit of the School Library. A substan tial sum was raised. Sunday Services at Try on Churches THE METHODIST AND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES OF TRYON. I Sunday School at 10:00 A. M., P. G. - Moris, Superinten jdent. ? Reverend Fikes preaches on 1st and 3rd Sunday mornings at 11:00 A. M., and 2nd and 3rd 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 7 :30 P. M. The Presbyterian Church of Tryon. Services next Sunday at 11 :00 o'clock at the Methodist Church The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper administered at this hour ? All are invited to worship with us. Congregational Church. W. A. Black, Misister. Sunday School at 10 a., m. Nelson Jacksop Jr. Supt. Public Worship at 11 a. m. Christian Endeavor 7:15 p.m. Alice Andrews, President. Bible Study, Wednesday, ,8: p. m.v.? ? ^ TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH. Services each Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. 0 One of Life's Ironies. It is sometimes more difficult to prove that yon are right than it is to prove the other fellow is wrong. 0 Thought for til* Dsy. ifls not success but cmtfnued effort I >fiat makes 1?s stronger Saluda Plans To Have New School Building Contract to be' Let For Structure of Nine Rooms and Auditoruim Contract bids for the new school building proposed for Sa luda were announced this week. The Saluda school will be erect ed at an approximate cost of $25,000. The building is to be complete in every detail and will be large enough to care for about 200 or more pupils, and it is to be a 8 room building with an auditor ium seating about 500 people. The new school is to be built | of stone and brick veneer. Con tracts will be let next week. o Saluda Committies AppointedFor Fair mm?mmmmmrn At a meeting called by Miss Sarah M. Padgett last Friday at Library Hall, Saluda, the fol lowing committees for the Polk County Community Fair were formed with their respective chairman : Committee on serving, Q. C. Sonner; Pantry Supplies Com mittee, Mrs. John Bushnell; Art Committee, Mrs. A. DeVere Turner; Home Weaving, Miss Wilbar Stone; Tea Room Exhib its, Miss E. R. Martin. Miss A. Nash is chairman of the Art Exhibit Committee for Polk County. The following men were ap pointed a Booster Committee: P. H. Bailey, J. Davis, Eugene Sanders. These men are re quested to accompany the other committees visiting through thacoaafcy. ^ ^ ? Miss Padgett and J. R. Sams expect to call a meeting this week at Frendship to assemble some of the joint committees and demonstrate new methods and exhibits and also to explain a booster programime for the Fair. According to present indica tions the Greater Community Fair of Polk County to be held this year on Thursday, October ftl, will be the largest ever held in the county. The Fair will be held in the County Court House from 10 o'clock in the morning until 6 o'clock in the evening. Exhibits placed in the building the day before will be carefully guarded overnight. Thanks to the merchants, bankers and other business men of Polk County the Fair Premium List committee were enabled to have anattractive Premium List printed. The List will contain forty four pages and will be bound in an attractive blue cover. The sur plus over and above the cost of printing and mailing the two thousand books will be devoted to prizes. It was at first planned to have community fairs in each community throughout the county, prize winning exhibits at each of these fairs to be sent to a Polk County Fair and the winners here to exhibit their produce or handiwork _ at the North Carolina State Fair to be held at Raleigh. After some deliberation on the part of the Fair committee it was decided to hold a Community Fair for the entire county to be known as the Greater Community Fair of Polk County. Green's Creek Township is the only commun ity that will hold an individual fair this year. i The Premium Lasts will be for warded to the List' Committee the first of next week by the News Printing Office. . o? ? . # v # ? - w Thought for the , OH en the man of ability lyisn'i nerve enough to >*ell his ability wi.Mf some men of limited ability r^ell t; eii nerve. ?< * JL 0 : ? ^ t ? Nothing to Brag Of. An advertisement reads: "The beat ?its are grown in America." True r.'i! gh, bnt why brag about 'em? \/.,V ; J > v * - ' Seminar x ,m~ Convene On Monday At Saluda Hospital Southern Specialists to Meet for Two Weeks Course. Free Baby Clinic for Polk and Adjoining Counties. The Southern Pediatric Sem inar will open its summer course in methods of diagnosis, pre vention and treatment of chil dren's diseases beginning next Monday, August 6, at the In fant's and Children's Sanitar ium, Saluda. % The Seminar offers a aplen did opportunity to the people of Polk and the surrounding' coun ties, Hendersonville and Ruth erfordton, for the treatment of ill or undernourished children. There will be present during the course a large number of physicians who are considered to be the best children's ail ments specialists in the South. The governing committee of ' the Seminar decided that it would be well to maintain a free climic for Polk and ad joining counties. The Southern Pediatric Sem inar was organized by a group of- Southern pediatrists who were interested in the advance ment of their specialty and in the diffusion of the lastest knowledge of children's dis eases among those who are brought in contact with the most children. This group of medical men have volunteered their services to create a teach ing center at which may be presented the latest develop ments in this important branch of the practice of medicine. The course ia- especially in tended for the general practi tioner. Clinical material for the course will be chosen from the sixty beds available in the In fant's and children's Sanitaiv ium. In order to put the Seminar on a self-supporting basis, a registration fee of twenty-five dollars is charged. This is the only expense connected with the course. Accomodations may be found at any of the hotels or boarding houses in Saluda, Tryon or Henderson ville- ?f. u ? The Tryon Country Cljub is offering a special rate of five dollars for the two weeks of the course. The Seminar will close Sat urday, August 18. Seven lectures will be given daily by specilists. ? -o Funeral Service For Mrs. James Brownlee Funeral services for Mrs. James Brownlee, who died last Sunday night at 11 o'clock at Oak Hall, were held Tuesday morning from the Congrega tional Church, the Reverend W. A. Black officiating. Six weeks prior to her death Mrs. Brownlee was taken ill with pneumonia. After a pro longed fight, she recovered only to suffer an attack of heart trouble during convalesence and died Sunday night. The body was taken by her son, Eugene Brownlee, to the old family home Cobleskill, N. Y., for interment. Mrs. Brownlee is survived* by four sons, Eugene Brownlee, proprietor of Ook Hall, Tryon; Clayton Brownlee of Birming ham,\Ala^; Dr. Harris Brownlee of Danburg, Conn.; and Clar ence Brownee of Vancouever, B. C. 0 Thought for ih>? O ay. It !s vastl> better to pet a mrin to *ork with "you than inprely to work for you. 0