North Carolina Newspapers

8t*U Ubriry ' RALEIGH JOSH ? FRASER Publishers' The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean Paper for the Home Price 5 Cents '? :V'n N?'J^ Tryon, N. CM August 9, 1923 ? $2.00 a' Year IftT IN TO PAY SILENT TRIBUTE TO HARDING FRIDAY jte ' uneral Ceremonies Attended By All Hor >rs Accorded by a Nation in Sorrow Lple f rewell of Friends and [ Relatives to Mark Rites in Marion geials reclaim Hour of L '-" Tribute 1 3 o'clock (central standard e), Friday ;-Jl that is mortal he late president, Warren G. $ng will laid to rest at rion, Ohii the home of the sident. Wi n the hour's dif !Dce in tune, the funeral qces will hi.- hold at 4 o'clock, il time. feterday it\ noon the state eral service was held in the jitol rotunda in Washington, nation paying its silent Ate during the noon hour, business throughout the ntry ceased for fifteen min s as the final rites were held, 'reparations for the services re completed last Monday, e body of the late president, nsported across the country, m the scene of his death in iFrancisco to the nation's )itol was received at the tion in Washington by Presi lt Coolidge, the members of i cabinet. Chief Justice Taft d Senator Cummings, of fa. The body was taken at once the East Room in the White use where it remained until hour of the funeral. Var s branches of the military naval service escorted the leral cortege to the White use. Mrs. Harding, met at train by Mrs. Coolidge and es of the members of the inet, did not ride in the pro won from the station but re d to the White House to lit the body. Re funeral services in Wash ?on were conducted by Dr. [Freeman Anderson, acting ?tor of the Calvary Baptist ?arch, assisted by Dr. James ?Montgomery, chap&in of the ?& of representatives. Seats ? 800 were provided for the ?embly during the service, ?mediately after the service ? doors were thrown open to ? public to pay their final res ?? and tributes. The doors ?wined open until 5 o'clock ? evening ?or 'Marlon, the funeral ser ies will hv for the late Presi ?t as that of a private citizen ?h the recognition that he i Pthem ^' distinguished in ? nation. There will be no ?p or elv)0"ate ceromony in ?jng to v> >t the dead Presi Wha <iignity there is, I P be moi-1 through the pres- ( cl; * n^uished persons' P> journe^ i.ore to pay l'ast ?bute, th.i through any effort ?make it - The funeral, in Par as jKjy ;> will be a meet- ?? B of rela and friends to P^st far . - ]l to a loved one. ?Hs Mr-. Harding's wish, Pnerwj ill prevail. ?Orders f., simple funeral |[e rec(; ? "if late today by ? onelF. * :,,.hn, from Colon ?0- ^ ' ill. in charge of tt'al ar- vments at Wash I on- !>? ' ; for carrying out ?rd<!r ?- io be .furnished to those close he far- i v who met the ?ntri:! Chicag0 this 8 Xhr, I. _ itizens were of atid ^ 1 ,!,)on by Procla" - n tor,, y Mayor George itia6, l"' suspend all act ,sthe( of the funeral, ienJ?in a ' neighbors and 1 1* ? to *he tribute which y fell in our hearts." Trinity ^Baptist Church, of ; I which President Harding was ; ' a member, was thrown open to j ; the public today. Hundreds i | passed through in silence to ' view'the draped pew in which ' Mr. Harding sat while attend ing services. Guards are sta | tioned both within and outside !the church. Proclamation of the Governor I "Funeral.1 services over the re- j mains of the late beloved presi dent of the United States will be held in* the Capital at Wash ington, Wednesday, the eight, and I ask the. people of the state on that day and at thef hour o | 12, noon, to suspend all busi- j ness for 15 minutes. On Friday, the tenth, at some ! hour which has not been denite jly fixed at this time, the re mains of the president will be ? interred in the city of Marion, I in the state of Ohio. This hour i will be announced later, and can | become known to the people. I I At the hour of interment in Marion, Ohio, I ask the people of the state to arrange in every community of the state to have joint religious service, and pay spoken tribute to the great pub lic servant who has departed. "I am sure in this hour of sor row and sadness over the death of our president we recognize the smallness of party differ ?nces between the citizens of our great country and that in all fundamental principles and that we have sustained a un iversal loss. "The president *of the United States has set aside Friday, the tenth, as a day of mourning and prayer, and I hope upon this day the people of North Caro lina will suspend all social am usements, refrain from every thing of a festive and merry character, and in every -possi ble way make due acknowledge ment of our dependence upon God." Singed.) CAMERSON MORRISON, Governor of North ? Carolina. Proclamation of the Mayor To Tha Citizens of Tryon : I, W. S. Green, Mayor of the Town of Tryon, request that all business and amusements be suspended between the hours of 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock on Friday afternoon, in order that we as a community may, with rever ence, humbly bow in public acknowledgement of an All wise Divine Providence who has removed from our midst our be loved President, Warren G. Harding. Let us take this occasion to strengthen our National love and respect for the Almighty God of the Universe, for these United States and for our Flag. (Singed) W. S. GREEN. Mayor of Tryon. o Congregational Church. W. A. Black, Misister. | Sunday School at 10 a. m. Nelson Jackson Jr. Supt. ! Public Worship at 11 a. m. Christain Endeavor 8:00 p.m. Alice Andrews, President. Bible Study, Wednesday, 8: p. m. TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH. Services each Sunday morn iijig at 11 o'clock. Contests Arranged By Mrs. Vanderbilt Students to Compete For Prizes for Clay Modeling, Hisjory and Best Story. I Mrs. Edith Vanderbilt, presi dent of the North Carolina Ag i ricultural Society, is giving ! special attention this year to three contests which she has arranged for Students in chools and colleges. She is again offering a gold medal for the best specimen of clay modeling which is submit i ted by a pupil in a North Caro llina graded school and the best | history of any North Carolina county by a high school student Mrs. Vanderbilt offers # a standard American history. For the best short story sub mitted by a coHege student, Mrs. Vanderbilt is offering a complete set of O'Henry's books. Entries for the prizes must be made through -the office of j the general manager of the ! State Fair. The manuscripts will be judged at the University of North Carolina under the direction of Dr. Chase. To compete for the prizes the contestant must be in at tendance at some North Caro lina institution, and the article or specimen must be prepared during the school year that opens this fall. Gtjiicrol Mananger E. ?V. W^l born will furnish full particul ars for entering the contest. Letters should be addressed to him' at State College Station, Raleigh. - # Preparations for making the State Fair more representative of North Carolina that ever be fore are now under way. The premium list is being prepared and will? be ready for sending out in the few days. ? Every effort is being made to i carry out the aim of the State Fair, which is to show North Carolina. It is the purpose of the a management to have a more varied line of exhibits ? than ever before in the sixty two years that State fairs have been held in Raleigh. o Local Post Office - Made Second Class Examination to be Held Aug. 25 for Position of Post Office Clerk. Examinations for the posi tion of clerk in ..the local Post Office will be held at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, August 25, according to an an nouncement made recently by the Post Office officiate. Applications for this examina tion must be made on the pre scribed form, which, with necessary instructions may be obtained from the Civil Service Commission's loc^l representa tive at the Tryoii Post Office. All persons wishing to take this examination should secure blanks and file their applica tions with the local secretary at the Post Office in order to allow time for any necessary correc tions and to arrange for the ex amination. The Tryon Post Office was recently made a Second Class office which entitles it to a Post master and two clerks and a substitute , clferk. There has been an increase of over $1,000 per year in business in the local office, which has brought the total up to and over the pre scribed $8,000 necessary to en able this Post Office to become a Second Class Office. 1 Farm Convention , Is Great Success! Meeting Well Attended Scott Re-lected President. # With 797 ?farmers and wives registered for rooms in the Col lege dormitories on the second | day and the number swelled by j automobiles coming in loaded i with occupants on each of the I thred days, the. twenty-first an nual convention of the farm j folks passed into history last j week as one of the most sue- 1 cessful events of its kind yet j held at the State College. The program was interesting and re plete with strong topics ably | discussed by leaders in the i agricultural world. Of greater interest than anything else, perhaps were the experience meetings of the farmers them- ! selves when they told of how they did things on the farm. There were a greater number of farm women that ever be fore. The women|s section de cided to unite its program foif the future under the Home Bureaus and the Convention from now on will be, "The Farmers' and Home Bureau Convention of North Carolina." Business matters, farm fin ance, livestock and the boll weevil were the main topics for the men. Selling surplius pro duce, putting the garden into j the pantry, and beautifying the home and farmstead were the leading topics discussed by the women. A report was heard of the first year's operation % of the "Co-Ops" and the farmers gengr&Uy seemed much en Cptu c$ed by the results obtained time th ative vnarketing has been un der way. Bob Scott of Haw River was again elected President of the farmer's section after twenty years had passed since he was the first ^president and started the organization on the road to its present size and importance. Mrs. Rosalind A. Redfearn of Anderson County was elected President of the women's sec- 1 tion. James M. Gray will con- j tinue to handle matters as Gen- j eral Secretary, will Mrs. Es- ! telle T. Smith of Goldsboro will fill the position of Secretary of | the women's section for the j coming year. Is Your Name John? John's Picnic Aug. 16 John D. Weaver Issues Call to Johns to Assemble for Big B'aw-out. Mr. John D.' Weaver of Green's Creek, Polk County, has issued a call for all Johns living- in Polk County and other parts of the United States to assemble themselves at Columbus Court House, Thursday, August 16th for the purpose of uniting in one grand picnic ? the occasion to be known as "John's Picnic". Only those named John with their wives, children and sweethearts are invited, on ly those named John will be al lowed to speak, that is publicly. The pass word is John 3 :16 The badge is a piece of white ribbon worn oh the lapel of the coat or, in the absence of a coat, on the suspender or over all apron. A quartet of Johns will sing, a John will preach, a score of Johns will address the Johns present. . - All of the Johns are expected to bring a full basket of dinner. Otherdetails of this interest ing affair will be worked out and announced later. Dont forget the date, Thurs day, August 16th. Remember the place, Colum bus, N. C. JOHN. Southern To Operate Three Trains Daily For Cotton Products Increase in Textile Industry of South Necessitates More Train Service. Three special textile trains, to be loaded solidly with the products of Carolina mills, will be operated daily by the South ern Railway System beginning August 1, according to an nouncements made from the Southern's office in Charlotte. All cotton factory products for points outside the South I will be handled in these trains, i which will run on fast schedu i les and be given the ' same at | tention as has been given to the ! special trains handling peaches :and other perishables. Trains wiH-be run from. Green ville, S. C., to Potomac Yards, Va., handling textile freight, | moving all rail to Eastern des ignations; from Greenvillle to i Pinners Point, Va., handling freight via boat line to Baltimore Philadelphia, New York, Bos ton and Providence; and from Spencer, N. C., to Cincinnati, Louisville and East St. Louis, with a connecting train from Hayne, S. C., to Asheville, handling freight for the West, including twenty-five daily package cars for destinations on and beyond the Ohio River. Solid cars loaded by the mills as well: as package cars loaded at the^ Southern's assembling stations at Spencer, N. C., and Hayne, S. C., will be handled on these trains. Na ? rw-1 ? Handled on them and there will be no switching at intermediate terminals. The establishment of this ser vice exclusively for cotton fac tory products strikingly illus trates the growth and diversi fication of the textile industry in the Piedmont territory, the variety of goods now being turned out and the wide range of destinations to which they ! are moved having influenced ! the management of the ' South ern to inaugurate these special trains as a further contribution to the upbuilding of the textile | industry in the, territory it ser ves. Schedules of the special tex tile trains will be as follows: Lv Greenville 6:10 P. M., lv Spencer 4 :30 A. M., arr. Poto mac Yards 4:30 A. M. Leaves Greenville 6:10 P. M., lv Spencer 5:00 A. M., arr. Pin ners Point 4:30 A. M. Lv Spencer 12 :01 A. M., lv Hayne 5:00 A. M., Asheville I 10:00 A. M., arr. Louisville 1 :30 A. M., arr. Cincinnati, 4 :00 A. M., second morrting, and ar^. East St Louis 7 :00 A. M. third morning. o ? A N. C. Leads Cotton Belt With High Average Crop Reported an Good Con dition Except in Small Areas. North Carolina leads the main cotton producting belt 1 with a condition of 82 per cent of normal. The average of the 1 belt is 67 per cent. This fore- 1 casts a July 25th prospect of 875,000 bales for this state and 11,516,000 bales for the United States. The cotton crop is unusually promising in most parts of North Carolina as reported on a basis of July 25th conditions. Complaint is ifla.de from the Southern Piedmont area that the crop is damaged due to dry weather. Rain is needed es pecially in the Piedmont coun ties. The damage by boll weevil is Parents Killed When Car Plunges Off Road Tragedy Attributed to Soft Dirt at Edge of Road Near Green River Mr. and Mrs.Smith White, of Jonesville, S. C., were instantly killed and their seven children, ranging from eight months to 17 years, escaped with minor injuries when an automobile in which they were riding plunged over an 80-foot embankment, near Green River, Sunday afternoon about 5 o'clock. * The accident happened about four miles from Saluda, on the Henderson ville, road. Accord ing to R. L. Newman, Saluda of ficer who visited the scene, the automobile %was passing along the edge of a precipice and the bank gave way, causing the ma chine to fall to the river bank, a distance of about 80 feet. The car turned over several times before crashing on the rocks below and was almost completely demolished. The injured children were~ j rushed to the Infants' and chil jdren's Hospital at Saluda and I given medical attention. I The injured: - John H-. White, age 17, driver I of the car, severe bruises. Lucy, age 14, scalp wounds. Juanita, age 12, body bruises and broken ribs W. C., age five, broken arm | and body bruises. Pearl, age three, broken nose and cuts about face. H. Smith, Jr., age eight months, hurt about face and head. ) ? pjqjri. r. engineer on the Southern Rail way and was weM known throughout South Carolina. They were enroute home after a day- in the mountains. Relatives were immediately notified of the accident and Icame for the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. White, which were carried^ ; to Spartanburg Sunday night. The accident happened at an hour when the road is filled with Sunday afternoon autoists and hundreds stopped to view the demolished automobile and learn the details of the accident. SONG WORDS ?WRJTTEN BY TRYON VISITOR -\l . > Valhalla and the Valhalla J i Road have been immortalized m * song1 by a Tryon visitor, Miss : " Nell B. Geilheim of Howell, Michigan. The song, "Wildwing", is an Indian iove song, the words of , which were written by Miss ' ! Geilheim, to music written by John F. Ryan. . conspicuous from Mecklenburg ; to the Coast with several com plaints showing up in the Cen tral Piedmont and Northern - ?' coastal counties, although there ? ? is evidence that the damage in the latter area is not as great as * ' ; was expected. This is to a less " V' extent true in central coastal belt also. The boll weevil rav.- 'T ages usually,show up effectively' 5" 1 after July25th. ? The crop is late and the plants somewhat small, but they are . ; ... well -fruited, which after all is ?? ?> the valuable factor. The crop 'vv throughout fhe state is general ly in good state of cultivation- *>" and growing nicely, fhe stands*? are unsually good and the crops are clean. As many reported, it is the finest crop in ntany years ;;'rr* in North Carolina. Very , /feyr ^ s places report poor stands;; these being primarily in the lower Piedmont, while ? theT;uJ. northern part of the state re ports the red spider doing some damage. The old adage that; a dry June will make a good cot- w.. ton crop seems to be holding r>u a I true this year. - i I - ??. :*! . ?* . * ? i ? I ... I > ?!