/ ? % ?<; ^ BUSH & FRASER Publishers /ft ? The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean Paper for the Home Price 5 Cents YoliuiK' XXIX No. 4 Try on, N. C., September 20, 1923 $1.50 a Year Commission Adopts Budget For 1923-24 Hotels, Soarding Houses and paciarics to be Placed on Water Meter System. . r, .^liar September meeting of lioaril of Commissioners V.,< hie.. Monday night Sept 3rd. ,;1(, <.;;ice of Mayor W. S. Green yj,r tii numbers of the board in the regular ? business 0i t;i'r :ting there being no pro ' , on the fiscal annual bm-i.ot proposed at the meeting of his' ,1 line, the budget was adopt ,,i ' a copy of the. budget is on file it t'1' Mayor s office. ? Cir.rley Harrington was appointed siK-eiii! police officer to work among tlu ir -v* population and to receive no sa.iar> except as earned through th?* Th- pa> rt'll for labor from July 1 {0 :i including September 1 amount inn to $2C>6.20 was approved and payment authorized. The ft *1 lowing building permits were approved: Lynn Carson, three room dwelling on McMakln Hill; Bui!.;. Williams, five room dwelling on th I'acolet Road; W. S. Green, gan-e on woodyard premises. Application of T. A. Rtppy for pur chase ? >!' water for use in the Shields water line be granted with specified conditions. Authorization was granted to publish (Mill month hereafter a fin ancial statement of the Town's re ceipts and disbursements, and to publish a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the past fiscal year as well as for the past three months. The Mayor was instructed to order ten additional water meters with necessary meter boxes and to install them at the hotels, hoarding houses and in as many commerical enterprise^ as possible. The following ordinance, intro duced by Commissioner P. G. Mor ns was adopted by the board: An Ordinance authorizing as- i signment of the Town of Tryon's bid for the old school house of Tryon Graded School District The Board of Commissioners of the Town of T^yon, 4J0 ord^ia:? . That whereas, at the public sale of the old school house and premises of the Tryon Graded School District on the 30th. day of April, 1923 the said property was bid in for the town by T. W. Ballew, Commission er. in the sum of $6,000, and Whereas, the Town of Tryon has not sufficient funds in its treasury to purchase said property and no available funds in sight which can be used for such purpose, and whereas the Board deems it inadvis able to attempt to issue bonds for said purchase at the present time, the Town having already gone al most to the limit in issuing bonds for water and street improvements and whereas, no part of the purchase mon^y was paid for said property by the Town, and Whereas, W. Y. Wil kins and W. O. Hines have offered to purchase property at the price bid for the same by T. W. Ballew, Com missioner, for the Town, N'ow Therefore, W. S. Green, and Edna Jones Town Clerk, be, and they an- hereby authorized, empow eredund directed to assign the bid of the Town for said property to said ? W'ilkins and W. O. Hines and to join in a deed to same with the oard of School Commissioners of the Tryon Graded School District, conv?ying such title and interest as e Town <>f Tryon may acquire by virtue of said bids of T. W. Ballew, vomniissioner. JJ Cotton Planters of Polk County to Meet TIh-jv win a meeting of the cot ton ^rowers of Polk County who have sien<*(] contracts to sell cotton throutrh ih,- North Carolina Growers Axslnm bus, next Saturday afu-njM,!:. September 22, at 2 o'clock. ]i urpose of this meeting will fonn ;? County Association, instruction on the raising of cotton *r!< t boll weevil conditions an present. ? v ILLY SUNDAY CLUB AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH bu '' -'!!y ^unlay Club of Spartan Pr-|W,i' (0I1(^uct services at the mQ "S /l' 'r,:'n Church next Sunday vi-- r,'hf! public is cordially in t^r?'. t0 service as an in !>roirramme is assured. P(l . " r!l!1y Sunday Club has attract viC(ar^ c,,nL'regations at all the ser nfljJ ;v''i?lt it has conducted in cauh(J rriftf"' communities and has tofcnt ( ' ? ?ra^^e favorable com tive '*s interesting and instruc varirPr? rammos as rendered in the ^ou^churchea School Teachers Of County Hold Meeting The first County Teacher's Meet ing for the school year 1923 and 1924, was held at Steam's High School last Saturday morning. Fifty one teachers and several vis ' itors were present. After the Devo tional exercise, Supt E. W. S. Cobb made a short talk, etating the pur pose of the meeting. Professor F. M. Hollister, chairman, introduced the speakers. W. Wingo, Instruc tor at Stearns High School, spoke of the "Importance of consolidated Schools". The second speaker was Prof. W. A. Schilletter of Tryon High School who spoke of the "Value of Physical Education". The third speaker was Dr. T. L. Justice pastor of the Tryon Baptist Church whose topic was "What Truth Is." Rev. J. L. Yandall pastor of the Presbyterian Churches or Tryon and Columbus, made additional com ments on the last topic mentioned. These addresses, made in such a splendid manner, were instructive, as well as uplifting. W. A. Cannon revived the subject of the Soldier's Momument that Polk County has contemplated erecting in honor of the soldiers of the recent war. Aid in this project, was prom ised by a large majority of the teach ers present. ? . The following officers for the en suing school year were elected: Professor W. A. Schilleter principal of Tryon High School, president; Professor O. J. Zeigler, principal Greens Creek High School, vice president; Miss Esther Gibbs, gram mar grade teacher at GreensCreek School, secretary. Superintendent Cobb made a gen eral talk mentioning certain require ments of the teaphers.He urged that as many as possible attend the Dis trict Meeting at Asheville Septem ber 21 and 22. The organization voted unani mously to become members of the North Carolina Teachers Associa tion. All High School teachers were asked to meet again 'Saturday Oct ober 6, at 10:30 o'clock for the pur pose of reorganizing. Plans for conducting the Reading Circle were given by ? 9?pt. Cobb. The Townships will meet in groups as formerly. Directors of Columbus Township to meet at Stearns High School, Professor J. W. Mcintosh; of Saluda Township, at Saluda High School, Professor F. M. Hollister; Tryon Township at Tryon High School, Professor W. A. Schilletter; Greens Creek Township to meet at Greens Creek, Professor T. C. Ling erfeldt; Cooper Gap Township to meet at Sunny View School, John T. Ammons. The book to be studied has not yet been adopted. Follow ing the suggestions made by Profes sor Schilletter in his address on Physical Education, he and W. F. Wingo were named as a committee to report at the next meeting the plans they have worked out for bringing this type of education into the schools. The next meeting will be held Saturday morning December 1, at 10 o'clock. Every teacher In Polk Countv is urged to be present. ESTHER GIBBS, Secretary. n ? R. A. LEONARD TREASURER OF RUTHERFORDTON CLUB R. A. Leonard, former golf profes sional of the Tryon Country Club, now connected in the same capacity with the Rutherfordton Country Club was recently elected by the Board of Governors of that club as treasurer. According to the announcement from the Rutherfordton club a large part of the success of that club is due to Mr. Leonard's efforts. The club now has a membership of over eighty and is increasing. Mr. Leonard is planning a series of 3inall tournaments for the Ruther fordton club to which members of clubs in this vicinity will be ex tended invitations. 0 POSTAL TELEGRAPH WILL OPEN OFFICE THIS WEEK. The Postal Telegraph and Cable Company will open an office in the Bank of Tryon lobby the latter part of this week with G. E. Bell in charge Mr. Bell who has been with the Southern Railway System for the past twelve years as operator and dispatcher recently severed his con nections with the railroad company to accept the' management of the local interests of the Postal Tele graph. The new office will be open for service to the public from 7 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night. Messages will be received from patrons by telephone as well as by personal visit. Messenger ser vice will be maintained daily and where possible messages will be telephoned to patrons immediately upon receipt County Baptists to Meet at Mill Spring Interesting Two-Day Pro gram to be Held Next Week. The fifth Sunday Meeting of the Baptist Churches of Polk County will begin Saturday morning, Sep tember 29 at 10 o'clock at the Mill Spring church. Foil/owing is the .entative pro gramme as announced by the com mittee for the meeting which will be held for two days, Saturday and Sun day of next week: Saturday \ 10:00 A. M. ? Devotional 10:30 A# M. ? A word of greeting with a brief report from each Church by the pastor. 11:00 A. M. ? Organizing a Church for efficiency in its work. . What organization should it have? 11:45 A. M? What has the W. M U. Society, B. Y. P. U. done for your Church? A brief report from these organizations 12:15 P. M. ? Adjourn for lunch. 1:30 P. M. ? Song and Praise Service. 2:00 P. M#? What steps can be taken in this meeting to help the con dition of our Churches in Polk County? 2:30 P. M. ? The Church Survey. . 3:00 P. M. ? Round Table Talks ? An open conference. Adjournment^ Sunday 9:30 A. M. ? Song Service. 9:50 A. M. ? S. S. Lesson Taught 10:30 A. M. ? S. S. Equipment 10:50 A. M. Teachers Training 11:15 A. M. Sermon. 1:30 P. M. Song Service 2:00 P. M. Song Service. 2:00 P. M. ? Great World Program for Kingdom Work; Relation of the 75 Million dollar Campaign to it 3:00 P. M. ? Round Table. Adjourn. m The entire meeting* will be an Open Conference andffall who will are earnestly urged tomke part in the discussions. Local Power fiiRpan^ , Extending Service The Tryon Electric Service Com pany and the Polk County Telephone Company are gradually extending their services to include the greater part of Polk County. Within the past two months power and light service have been extend ed to Columbus and intermediate points, Lynn has had both power and light service for the past six months. In Columbus about fifteen dwellings have been completely equipped. Within a short time new poles will hav'e been placed throughout Tryon replacing the poles now in use. It is the plan of the company to use straight clean poles on all streets and eventually to paint them. Plans are now under way to co operate with the town commission in placing attractive standards the length of Trade street at specified intervals that will make that much tourist traveled street a veritable White Way. These standards will be placed about every 100 feet along the street. The loss of service that has been suffered in the past due to severe electric storms is now reduced to a minimum by the organization through its competent trouble crew. New features and equipment are constantly being added to the local plant to insure the best of service to Tryon and Polk county Sams Urges Exhibits for Polk County Fair Fair time is rapidly drawing near. Fairs have been held at harvest time from time immemorial. The Hebrews in ancient times had their sheaf offering and other festivals corresponding to our present day Fairs. It was a time of rejoicing and of giving thanks to God for his wonderful blessings during the year. And so we set aside one day in the year for the purpose of gathering to gether the richest and best of all our harvests of the year for comparison with the offering of our neighbors. J. R Sams, County Agent of Polk County earnestly requests and urges every farmer, banker, merchant and manufacturer in this county to have an exhibit at the coming county fair, inorder that it may be the biggest and most successful fair in the his tory of Polk County. The Fair committees have gone to considerable expenditure of time and money this year to make the Fair the best that has ever been held. An attractive Premium List Folder has been distributed among the farmers, merchants and other citizens of the county giving the awards for the Fair which are generous. Interest ing programmes are being arranged for the entertainment as well as the instruction of the many people who will attend the Fair when it opens October 11 at Columbus. Appoint Committees For Parent Teachers P. T. A. Holds First Meeting of Year in New School. The Parent Teachers Association held its first meeting of the current year last Monday afternoon in the new school auditorium with Mrs. Theodosia Kennedy presiding. The meeting was devoted to the appointment of committees to plan and carry out the work of the organ- ! ization for this year. The following committees were appointed: Ways and Means: Mrs. C. W. Morgan, Chairman, Mrs. Hugh White, Mrs. Lois Preston, Mrs. W. P. Little, and Mrs. E. Pue Williams. Membership: Mrs. L. A. Avant, chairman, Mrs. W. C. Ward, Mrs. Emma Nessmith, Mrs. Ralph Jack son, Mrs. J. H. Rion, Mrs. W. W. Creasman, and Miss Lea Jackson. Library: , Miss - Lucy. Monday chairman, Mrs. R. E. Peattie, and Mrs. George Morton. Publicity: Miss Adell Hamlin, chairman, Mrs. C. Bush and Mrs. Florence Averill. Social Mrs. R. H. Milliken, chair man, Mrs. Harry Doubleday, Mrs. A. J. Jervey and Mrs. T. L. Justice. Welfare: Miss Catherine Beat son, chairman, Mrs. W. P. Smith, and Mrs. W. Y. Wilkins. Programme: Mrs. Walter Jones, chairman, Mrs. J. B. Hester and Miss Grace Peters. Needs: Mr. W. A. Schilletter, chairman, Mrs. C. W. Klttrell, and Mrs. E G. Holden Lunches: ^ Mrs. George Holmes, chairman, Mrs. Howard Strong and Miss Eunice Stockard. The association will purchase a Victrola for the elementary grade for marching , educational music, etc. 0 MRS. GRIFFITH SUES ASHEVILLE TAXI CO Mrs. J. H. Griffith, wife of Arch deacon Griffith, of Asheville, former rector of the Church of the Holy Cross of Tryon, instituted suit in su perior court in Asheville last week against J. A. Corpening and others doing business as the Indendence Touring Car Line/ \Mrs. Griffith asks the court to award her $2,000 damages due to al leged injuries resulting from an automobile accident on Pack Square on July 9. It was said that Mrs. Griffith was standing on the sidewalk in front of the Library building when an auto mobile struck her, knocking her down and breaking her arm and causing her serious injury it is al leged. 0 A. R. C. DIRECTOR LOGAN CONGRATULATES COUNTY Tryon and Polk County were con gratulated by Joseph C. Logan, Divi sion Manager of the American Red Cross, for the generous manner in which they responded to the call for funds for Japanese relief in a letter from Mr. Logan received this week by Dr. W. W. Gray. Polk County was asked to raise $150 toward the Southeastern Divi sion's quota. Considerably over $500 was sent to headquarters within a few days of the call and a few of the communities in the county who are still busy raising money have not as yet made their remittance Tryon alone forwarded $375, Sal uda $140.56 and other sections cor responding amounts in proportion to their size. Following is the letter from Mr. Logan : My dear Dr. Gray: Congratulations to Tryon and Polk County for your splendid and gen erous response to the appeal for help for the needy Japanese. The need is indeed great, and the utmost that we can do can only mitigate some of the unspeakable suffering following this great disaster. Please express our appreciation to your workers, and your whole com munity for their splendid concerted action in raising more than their share for the Japanese relief fund. - Sincerely yours, JOSEPH C LOGAN, Division Manager. 0 SPARTANBURG'S TRADE EVENT TO BE NEXT WEEK The plan to give prizes of equal value to people residing outside the city of Spartanburg adds consider able interest to the second trade event to be staged here September 25 to October 6. The executive committee of tl*e Retail Merchants Bureau has de cided that the citizens of Spartan burg shall not win all the prizes, ac was the case in the June event. Ac cordingly a double set of awards will be given, and when someone residing within the city gets an automobile some one else residing without the city will get one of equal value. Merchants in all lines are signing up for participation in the second big trade event. No matter what one wishes to buy they will have op portunity to get in on ? the benefits offered. Official Report Town of Tryon June 1922 to June 1923 JUNE Rectlpts June 1st, Balance 62,861.52 Water Rents 120.51 LinceAse 25,00 Taxes 81.85 Total 227.36 Balance 63,088.88 Disbursements Freight 4.07 Fixtures (water) 58.43 Telegrams (Bonds). 3.38 Columbia Iron Works, Hyds.. .320.02 Stalling & Johnson Co, lo6.32 Stamps & Express 11.00 Miss L. V. Bland (Book Audit) 10.00 W. A. Wilson, Salary 80.00 Bud Mills, Gen Labor) 60.00 Walter Jones, Atty. Fee 83.40 Interest on Bonds 240.00 Tryon Elec. Co. (Lights) 120.90 General Expense 173.64 Pay Roll 306.39 Total 1.577.55 Balance 61,511.33 JULY Receipts July 1, Balance 61,511.33 Water Rents 1,093.96 Taxes 179.23 Lincenses 129.00 Total 1,402.19 Balance 62,913.52 Disbursements C. M. Brice, Telegrams 3.81 Pay Roll, Road Work 14.00 Pay Roll, Streets & Sewers . . 36.00 Pay Roll, Labor ft Material on Water System 558.16 Tryon Elec. Serv. Co. June . . 56.50 Polk County Tel. Co. June . . . 11.00 W. A. Wilson, Salary June 15 to July 31 . f 120.00 Bud Mills Wages June 15 to July 31 90.00 M. G. Blake, Salary for June . . 100.00 Fred Wofford Salary for June 20.00 E. B Cawthray, Register Health Department to July 17.50 J. C. Fisher, 3 Trips around the water shed in 21 6.00 Portage Stamps,, ... . v.f v_vv S.00 Weight ft Express on tube, box and acid 15.84 Bruce Craven Balance on at torney fees 75.00 National Park Bank account principal on Bonds 300.00 National Park Bank account Interest on Bonds 54.00 National Park Bank account Charges 1.00 Bank of Tryon Note due May 6th 1,000.00 Two Cars 4 and 62 Water Pipe and Freight 2,407.07 Carolina Engineering Co. June ft July 1,000.00 Southern Paving Construction Co. June ft July 22,602.20 Total 28,491.08 Balance 34,422.44 AUGUST Receipts Balance July 31st 34.422.44 Water Rents 121.25 Fines 12.50 Co&ts 5.00 Taxes S1.04 Sewer Connection 100.00 Licenses ? 102.00 ? . ? Total 371.79 Balance 34.794.23 Disbusements Water Works 951.20 Streets 56.30 Sewers 54.58 General 199.60 Police 100.00 Total 1,361.68 Balance .S3, 432.55 SEPTEMBER Receipts Sept. 1, Balance 33,432.55 Water Rents 54.70 License 20.00 Taxes 11.32 Total 86.02 Balance 33,518.57 Disbusements Carolina Hardware, Fix tures Q.65 Southern Construction Company 12,543.89 Stationery 12.60 Dunn A Woodall, Paying.. 1,375.00 Pay Roll (water) 123.05 Int on Water Bond 900.00 Sewer Pipe i 22.68 Pay Roll (streets) 74.35 Fred Wofford, Watchman ... 40.00 W. A. Wilson, Policeman... 80.00 Bud Mills, Gen labor 60.00 Insurance on Town Hall 34.80 Paving, Brownlee to Raleigh 63.00 Carolina Engineering Co 250.00 Henry Construction Co 375.00 Elec. Co. Light Aug. ? Sept 111.60 Telephone Co. 3.05 W. B. Stone, Salary s 70.00 Stationery & etc 3.75 Caro. Engineering Co: 500.00 Southern Paving Co 16,753.06 General Expense ... 10.05 . f* (Cottoned ion mute 4) School Opens With Record Attendance Fall Term Begins With 264 Pupils. Few Changes in Faculty This Year. Two hundred and sixty four pupils have registered in the Tryon Graded School for the Fall term. School opened formally last Friday morning at 9 o'clock with opening exercises in the auditorium of- the new build ing. A large assembly of pupils, parents and the faculty gathered in the new auditorium for the exercises which were brief due to the fact that the opera chairs have not as yet ar rived. The exercises were opened by the Reverend C. P. Burnett who led the assembly in prayer. Addresses were made by the Reverend Mr. Yan dell, J. R. Sams, County Agent, W. S. Green, Mayor of Tryon, and the Reverend Dr. Justice. W. A. Schil letter, principal closed the exercises with a brief outline of the work for the fall term and a few announce ments pertaining to the school Following the exercises the pupils were marched to their respective rooms where grades and books were assigned. School was dismissed for the day at noontime. Monday morning the routine work of the Fall term was taken up and recitations started. The faculty this year is composed of the following members: Principal and High School classes. W. A. Schilletter, Mr. Schilletter is a graduate of Clemson College, and former principal of Union Buffalo School in South Carolina. He was a captain in the army during the War and was with a combat division in France. During the training per iod in the army he served as director of athletics. High school mathematics, Miss Grace Peters. This is Miss Peters' second year with the local school faculty. She was formerly director of mathematics at Hunters Teachers College, New York and is a teacher of wide experience. Language a?d History , Miss Lucy Monday. Miss Monday is en tering her second year with the Try on faculty, having been formerly connected with Martin College In Tennessee. Seventh Grade, Mrs. Lois Preston. This is Mrs. Preston's third year in Tryon. She has taught school In this vicinity for a number of years. Sixth Grade, Mrs. Hugh White. Mrs. White was formerly connected with the grade school system of Asheville, this being her second year on the local faculty. Fifth Grade, Miss Lea Jackson. Miss Jackson was on the Tryon faculty several years and has been teaching for the last two years in Eastern North Carolina. Fourth Grade, Miss Adell Hamlin. Miss Hamlin who formerly taught in Georgia has been a member of the Tryon Faculty for the past three years. Third Grade, Mrs. A. J. Jervey. Mrs. Jervey is a graduate of Win throp College and recently \omplet ed a teaching course there. Second Grade, Miss Eunice Stockard . Miss Stockard, a gradu ate of St. Mary's College, Raleigh is entering her second year with the local school. First Grade, Mrs. C. W. Kittrell. Mrs. Kittrell has had considerable experience teaching in . schools In North and South Carolina and is entering her third year here. Mrs. Walter Jones has charge of the music department of the school and is beginning her third year In that capacity. Equipment for a home economics department will be installed soon according to Mr. Schilleter. Miss Stockard will be relieved of part of her second grade duties and will direct this new department. Miss Stockard has recently completed training for instruction in home economics. Tryon Toy Makers To Be At Exposition Tryon will be represented by the Tryon Toy-Makers at the Made-in Carolina Exposition to be held in Charlotte beginning next Monday, September 24 and ending October 6. W. W. Creasman who has been connected with the Toy-Makers for the past several years made a trip to Charlotte recently to complete ar rangements for the exhibits of his firm. Miss E. P. Vance, Miss Mary Lindsey and Mr. Creasman will stay in Charlotte tl^roughout the Exposi- - tion. ^ The Tryon Toy-Makers has gained an enviable reputation for itself in the past few years throughout the county for the novel hand carved toys, book racks, desk sets and other useful novelties turned out by the wood carvers. This year over three thousand Made-ln-Carolina will be displayed at the Exposition. Elaborate, plans' have been arranged by the various committees for the entertainment of the thousands that will visit the^la- 1 plays during the two weeks.