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XXIX No- 1
The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean Paper for the Home
Tryon, N. C., August 30, 1923
Price 5 Coats
$2.50 a Year
Boys and Girls
Jt Club i icampment
Irefl Enjoy Four Day
? at Co'urtibus. To
w of thf younger genera
rV polk faulty were as
ff, .VethtT last Tuesday
?f h,fs U> 'orni the first
rlrment of Polk Coun
ef 'nd P^is linfier the su~
VfS forty Agent J. R.
0 Vh,)"H' Demonstration
iStfs i>w.
i?'8? Sl':'t out tw0 weeks
Cng the encampment to
Erects of ti;e county that
Krould be an encampment
L boys and girls of this
?t to be hi-id irom Tuesday
> "i to Friday August 24
L" At ti=e same time it
led of the business men
"t,zell< of the county that
cooperate with the move
_[o make it a success. Ac
K. t0 Mr. Sams, the re
je was generous ana sup
came in from all parts of
flonty.
?sdav morning of the en
imeni two uf the school
s cruised about the coun
pick up the club mem
One, driven by E. W. S.
county school superin
at; assisted by Mr. Sams
the rounds of the Greens
district and returned to
ibus with twenty seven
iers, the majority of them
The other driven by Mr.
n. with Miss Padgett as
^ started at Sunny View
detoured through Pea
and Mill Spring gather
up 23. the majority of
L were girls. At five
Bck that evening the entire
pmpent of 50 boys and
were assembled at ? the
itories in Columbus and
first club encampment was
irway. Meals for the en
iment were prepared by
!. B. Cloud and Mrs. Shea
assisted by a group of
Torn Columbus.
[ednesday morning was
over to detail- work, club
?aization an entertainment
piss Flentye of Tryon and
issociates. The afternoon
devoted to exercise class
lectures, driMs, singing
i instructive demonstra
knot tying by Major
of Tryon. Three agri
Continued on page 4)
Pi Country Club
i
To Have Tournament
Ml Fall Golf Meet to Be
gin Saturday.
qualifying rounds for the
tol Fall <;olf Tournament j
icTrvon Country Club will
^ Saturday of this week.
fe tournament committee j
' received a number of in
ks and applications from |
&f-to\vn nlayers who wish I
topete i;i t he local match j
% An," n it these are golf I
from Spartanburg, Green- j
' Colunvija, Uutherfordton
other ei' i?-> in this vicinity.
^ usual ' rophies will be
J! accon : i * . -_r to the number
w. Ti," Focal course is
fted to ,;v in excellent con
and it is thought that
e \vill? U several good
play. It; fore the end of
tournar: .1,! next Tuesday.
B,SHui'.FORD.
; dnu \i r>- u
dav? ''ishop spent a
Iness. *'1 ' nisnop is in j
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Peterson Reviews
Polk County Forests
There was a time when
forests were considered* a- bar
rier to the progress of civiliza
tion. The early pioneers re
garded them as an enemy to be
removed by the quickest and
.easiest method. Those were
the days when the vast terri
tory stretching from the At
lantic to the Pacific with the
exception of the prairie country
of the west was an unbroken
wilderness. The very state of
Pennsylvania which was called
Penn's Woods is today spending
over $300,000 annually in her
effort to restore those woods
that were laid to waste by cut
ting and repeated forest fires.
What a change in conditions!
With the growing scarcity of
lumber thruout the country and
the attendant high prices of
forest products people are be
I ginning to see that our forest
I lands must be made to produce
timber. And, when we stop to
i realize that from the cradle to
the grave we are dependent up
on wood for a comfortable ex
istance, we see how vitally im
portant it is that we keep our
forest lands producing a con
! tinual supply of trees.
We find that Polk County has
! a total area ? of about 160,000
acres. Of this territory it is
[estimated that about 40 per
i cent is forest land. That is,
40 per cent of the total area
will always be more valuable
for growing timber than agri
cultural crops. That is a very
conservative figure and at the
present time there is a larger
percentage of woodland J A
large number of the citizens of
the county are realizing an in
come from forest products such
as acid wood, ties, poles, , posts
and lumber, and unless som?
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VETERANS OF SPANISH
WAR HOLD ANNUAL MEET
The Nationl Emcampment of
Sparish War Veterans will be
held this year in Chattanooga,
Tenn., September 16-20.
Every effort is being made to
make this, the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the Spanish War a
notable event. It is the first
time that the encampment has
been held in the South.
The Encampment will open
officially Monday September 17,
but on Sunday evening there
will' be a patriotic program
under the supervision of. the
Chattanooga Music - Club at
which time Col. W. B. Miller
representing Col. Alvin Owsley
National Commander of the
American Legion will be one of
the speakers.
Elaborate preparations are
being made to entertain the
veterans during their stay in
Chattanooga.
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information Bureau
Installed By Mayor
On account of the number of
Inquiries that are received by
the Mayor's office from1 time to
time from people seeking infor
mation concerning Tryon,
Mayor W. S. Green has recently
installed an information bureau
with the idea of cooperating
with house owners of Tryon and
this vicinity and with the visit
ors..
Mayor Green has urged the
public to list all information In
regard to houses to let, or
rooms for rent at his office.
The followings information is
sought for his records:
Size, location and rental of
house by month or by season,
whether furnished or unfur
nished, whether modern or not
and if for sale so state.
Rooms, whether with or with
out board, and rental with or
without board.
| ? "If the people of Tryon will j
place this information In my
hands at their earliest conven
ience and will keep these lists
up to date, notifying m? when
cottages or rooms have been
taken," stated Mayor Green, "I
shall1 be glad to incorporate
these facts in my letters in
answer to inquiries form pros
pective visitors."
Prisoners Pry Way
Out Of County Jail
Three Escape From Jail in
Broad Day Light.
Three prisoners, James Black
well, Charles Webb and Edgar
Searcy, made their escape from
the county jail at Columbus
last Friday afternoon during
the absence of the jailor, 0. L.
Wilson, by frying up the floor
ing in the cage room on the
second floor of the building and
dropping down through the
jailors quarters thus making
their exit.
The three men were being
held in the county jail awaiting
trail at the Fall term of Super
ior Court. Blackwell was
charged with violation of the
prohibition law; Webb and
Searey on seperate larceny
charges.
Mr. Wilson stated that he
had "been in the habit of allow
ing the prisoners in that sec
tion of the jail to exercise
through the day in .the large
room in which the cage was
situated, returning them into
the cage every evening at sup
per time." Friday, Mr. Wilson
was called away to attend the
funeral of his sister shortly
after releasing the prisoners
into the main room. Mr. Wil
son left the jail Jc^ys with Joe
Owens, a laborer in the lumber
yard next to the jail. About
four o'clock Friday afternoon,
Owen's attention was attracted
by yelling from one of the jail
windows on the second floor,
i There wre six other prisoners
in the building at the time of
the jail delivery. Answering
the call, Owen's was told of the
escape by one of these six who
stated that a prisoner named
Richard Pitts had seen the men
leaving the building and had
told him to warn the lumber
man, because Pitts was on the'
far side of the building. .
| The warning was sent out.
within ten minutes after the
escape but a complete search of
the vicinity failed to discover
the escaped prisoners.
Investigation of the escape
by the authorities indicated
that an iron bar used to lock
the cage at night had been used
by the men in prying up the old
flooring in the cage room, the
three men dropping to the floor
beneath after knocking out the
ceiling. They ran across the In
tervening space to the woods
near the jail and disappeared.
It was stated Saturday that
Blackwell and Webb, had been
seen near Oak Grove Church
Friday night.
Every effort is being made to
apprehend the men and return
them for trail.
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NEW FRUIT EXCHANGE
OPENS AT CINCINNATI
I Fruit and vegetables grow
ers throughout the South will
be interested in the formal
opening of the new Cincinnati
Fruit Exchange building here
as it will provide better facil
ities for handling the liarge
volume of perishable products
from the South destined for
markets of the Middle West
which moves through Cincinna
ti.
The new building was built by
the Southern Railway System
and has been leased for a long
term to the United Fruit Auc
tion Company, composed of the
principal fruit and vegetable
firms of Cincinnati. It s of re
inforced concrete construction
and has every modern facility.
The lower floor will be used as a
warehouse and has Southern
railway tracks on one side and
a paved teamway on the other.
The auction room and the offic
es of he various dealers are
located on the second floor.
Both telegraph companies have
their own offices in the build
ing.
The location of the exchange
building on the Vine Street
terminal of the Southern makes
it very convenient both for the
prompt handling of cars arriv
ing from the South and for the
delivery of produce to Cincinna
ti dealers.
School Opening Date
Delayed For One Week
School to Open Friday Sept.
14. Plans Being Made
for Dedication.
One more week of vacation
for the pupils- of the Tryon
Graded School according to an
nouncement made by the school
board.
Due to the fact that all of the
equipment for the new school
building has not been placed as
yet plans which called for the
opening of the local school on
FViday September 7 have been
delayed for one week. School !
will* open according to the new
schedule on Friday September
14 for grading and general
classification and the formal
opening the following Monday
with all classes in session.
Seats and desks for the new
building will be placed during
the coming week. The seats '
for the auditorium are expected
to arrive soon.
Plans for the dedication of |
the building are being made by j
the school board, It is expected |
that the dedication will1 take '
place soon after the beginning
of the Fall term. Several men I
prominent in educational circles j
have been invited to make ad
dresses upon that occasion in- 1
eluding a few local men..
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S. C. Governor Speaks
At Big Co-op Meeting
Featured with a forceful ad
dress in behalf of Cooperative
Marketing by Governor Thomas
G. McLeod, a "cotton farmer
as he styled himself and a man
of ' deep conviction. Farmers
from four counties gathered at
reasons for being on the plat
form in favor of orderly mark
eting the statement ^
through this method alone!
would the farmers find financial j
salvation. General Manager U# ;
B. Blalock of the North Caro
lina Cotton Growers Coopera- 1
tive Association was another
speaker.
Really it was a gain occasion.
No man can tell how many peo
pie were there? 798 automo
biles were counted parkedwith
in two blocks of the Court house
and entire streets were roped
> off for the parking. N<#rthamp
ton, Bertie, Halifax and Warren
counties were represented with
visitors from Hertford, Wilson
and even across the state line
in Virginia. The arrange
ments were superb and there
was barbecue, fried chicken,
sandwiches and cake for the
multitude and plenty over.
Mr. Blalock was presented by
Mr. W. H. Joyner of Garysburg
and Governor McLeod was In
troduced by State Senator W.
H. Burgwin of Woodland.
Mayor Eric Norfleet of Jackson
made the visitors welcome in a
graceful speech after the invo
cation by Rev. B. P. Robison of
the Methodist Church. Joseph
C Jones, Field Representative
of the Cotton Growers, whose
territory covers Warren, Hali
fax Herford and Northhamp
Eon was in charge of the pro
gram and really it was under
his immediate supervision that
the picnic was arranged by the
Cooperative Association locals
of the four counties.
In his address, Mr. Blalock
reviewed the years work of the
Association and told of the
plans which have been ma<*e
for the coming season. AK
ready $14,511,412.66 has been
naid to the members of the Cot
ton Growers Association, said
Mr. Blalock and just as soon as
the auditors can complete their
work, a final statement of the
years business will be sent the
membership. The well known
Sm of Ernst & Ernst, have
heen engaged to make the a
audit Of the Association
books and are busy at this task.
With enlarged warehouse f acil
ities and a larger force of claa
Mrs, the members will be given
Btill better service the coming
season.
Town Commissioners
To Meet Monday Night
The budget for the fiscal year
1923-24 for the town of Try on
will be taken up for adoption by
the Board of Commissioners at
their regular meeting to be held I
Monday, September 3, at 8 i
o'clock in the office of Mayor W. i
S. Green.
The budget has been delayed
this year, according to mem
bers of the commision, due to
the fact that the town records
j havebeen in the hands of the I
auditors for the past several
weeks. The budget was pre
pared in June as specified by
law, but fina) adoption was de
layed until the commission
could determine the exact
nature of the town's ex
checquer. ,
Work was started this week
on the laying of the new water
line to the negro school house
over Cemetery Hill. Approx
proximately 3,000 feet of pipe
will be placed from Grady
avenue to the end of the new
line.
I Street work has been some
what delayed due to the ex
cessive dry weather, but Mayor
Green stated that repair work
would proceed as soon as - the
streets could be worked to ad
vantage. Several culverts
have been repaired about town
in addition to thecontpletion of
the lowering of all water mains.
It is urged that the citizens
who have not yet paid their
taxes for the past year or who
owe water rent make payment
as soon as possible at the office
of Mayor Green. Miss Jones,
newly appointed. Town Clerk
will be on duty at that office
from 9 to 5 o'clock daily to ac
cept taxes, or bills payable and
to file complaints for the con
sideration of the commission.
MRS. POWELL, MOTHER
, OF MRS.G.E.BELL, DJES
Word was received here Mon
day of the death of Mrs. E. B.
Powell, mother of Mrs. G. E.
Bell, at her home in Peters
burg, Virginia.
..Mrs. Powell, who was 81
years of age at the time of her
death, has been a visitor in Try
on upon several occasions, her
last visit being about a year
ago.
She died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Burleigh. Fun
eral services were held Wednes
day afternoon from the old
Powell homestead in Windsor,
Va.,
Mrs. Powell is survived by one
son and five daughters.
Mrs. Bell left Monday noon to
attend the funeral of her moth
er.
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BENEDICT-JACKSON.
A wedding of interest to a
wide circle of friends was sol
emnized on Wedntesday after
noon at 4 o'clock at Central
Methodist Church in Asheville,
when Miss Jessie Wingo Jack
son, of this city, became the
bride of Mr. Paul Benedict, of
Flint, Mich. The impressive
ring ceremony was used. Rev.
Dr. Ashley Chappel officiating,
in the presence of a few
friends.
The young couple left on an
evening train for a honeymoon
in the North, after which they
will be at home in Flint, Mich.
Miss Jackson is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs James Jackson
of Tryon, and has many friends
here who will be interested to
learn of her marriage.
TO PATRONS oFtHE
MILL SPRING SCHOOL
The school bus will trans
port all the graduates from the
seventh grade and all high I
school students, to Columbus
school until the Mill Spring
School opens. This will make it
easily possible for * these ;
students to do a full year's
work during this school year.
The bus will leave Mill
Spring Monday morning Sept
3rd for Columbus. I hope every j
parent wi^ll see that his child ;
takes advantage of this special j
opportunity to make his grade !
this year.
E. W. S. COBB, Supt. 1
S. S. Association Of
Polk County To Meet
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Pennant to bt Given School
With Largest Attendance
Convene at Mill
. Spring.
One feature of the approach
ing Polk County Sunday School
Convention to be held at Bethle
hem Methodist Church, Mill
Spring, Thursday and Friday,
September 13 and 14, will be
the presentation of a beautiful
pennant, 18 by 36 inches, to the
Sunday School having present
the largest number of represen
tatives over sixteen years of
age, according to the number of
mites traveled. The number of
representatives from % given
Sunday School will be multi
plied by the number of miki
from that church to the con
vention church, and the school
having the largest total will re
ceive the pennant. The Sun
day School with which the con
vention is held, and any other
school within one mile, will not
compete for the pennant.
There will! also be a roll call
of townships, when a record
will be made of the number of
Sunday Schools represented
from each township, as well as
the number from each school,
and the number of pastors, su
perintendents and teachers
present.
The County and Township ?
Sunday School Association Of
ficers who are promoting the
plans for the convention are
County President: Nelson Jack
son, Jr.; County Secretary, W.
W. Creasman; Township Pres
idents: S. E. Sloan, G. L.
Thompson, J. H. Gibbs, E. W. S.
Cobb, J. D. Weaver and T. P. '
Mills.
These officers are requesting
the co-operatfon of all pastors,
superintendents and other Sun
day School leaders in the effort
to make the convention a suc
cess.
The two out - of - county
speakers on the convention
program will be D. W. Sim*,
General Superintendent North
Carolina Sunday School Assoc
iation, and Miss Flora Davis,
Asst. Superintendent. Both
Mr. Sims and Miss Davis are
well trained and -experienced
Sunday School workers. With
these two outside speakers, and
the splendid local taltent, the
county officers felt that an in
teresting program is assured.
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Sunday Services at
Tiyon Churches
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 month.) 11 A. M.
Friday afternoon 5 o'clock
Litany and Intercessions for
the sick.
THE METHODIST AKD
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCHES OF TETON.
Sunday School at 10:00 A.
M., P. G. Morris, Superinten
dent.
Reverend Fikes preaches on
1st and 3rd Sunday mornings
at 11 :00 A. M., and 2nd and
3rd Sundays at 7:S0 P. M.
Reverend Yaadeil preaches
on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at
11 :00 A. M., and 1st and Srd
Sundays at 7 :30 P. M.
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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.
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TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services each Sunday mark
ing at 11 o'clock. ?#*'!
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