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Bt'Si-i & FRASER Publishers ' ? ? / V The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean Paper for the Home Price 5 Cents Volui ? . XXIX No. 8 X Tryon, N. C., October 18, 1923 $1.50 a Year PolK Cwwfr T? Participate In Publicity Campaign Of Western Korth Carolina, Inc Buncnmi! County Subscribes Hal? of ?sn nnn 1 <*,,!.? for Fi.. Year Peri,,,. ??? *"?Ml <? "aise Ran ^SvoSSS' """" Wt'Strv.1 North Carolina, Inc., ha* m it- work for the season of J923-4. '?'nis is an organization of . . n-en and others interested in the lopment of this section from tl> viewpoint of settlement, .oiua.i-' education, religion and pleasure. . Twriny one counties including polk comprise the organization. It remain^ bo seen if the business men an" other citizens of this county wish f" join in a movement which ha? for its object the exploiting of ' thi> section so that its many advan tage* sisal! become generally known to the country at large. The Trvon Board of Trade, the merchant* of Saluda and Colufhbus desirt- tiiis object to be realized. They wish spread before the world the fact that Polk County offers un rivaled opportunities for industries of almost every sort, that its beauti ful scenery and- its ?delectable cli mate have attractions not surpassed even by some of the most noted re sorts anywhere in the country, and they wish to number among its cit izens many of those of other parts who arr set-king places for homes either permanent or temporary. To do this effectively is costly. Better no advertising at all than that which is not attractive or which is badly placed. The chance to avoid the greater part of the expanse and the errors mentioned ? seems to lie in joining forces with Western North Carolina Inc., which with the staunch support of the whole region will have the means and the organ iiation to perform the task in the most effective manner. At the head of the organization is Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of the State Geological Survey, who knows the rewuicea van? the people of ifee region intimately, and who, as pres ident has the enthusiastic support of the Board of Directors comprised of men from each county. Dr. Pratt organized the Carolina Products ex position which holds a successful ex hibit each year at Charlotte and NORTH CAROLINA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Hieh Point ? Willis Cotton Mill Company constructing new mill. State Hospital for colored insan# under construction. Murphy? New electric lights in st?ilU'ii on Hiawassee river bridge. Ashoskie ? Tobacco manufacturing concern looking for plant site at this point. Washington ? Construction ' of new central fire station nearing completion. M'.rsranton ? Contracts awarded thn. new buildings at State Hospitjii Hock ilifl ? Building ana Loan A? so< :a : ..n formed here to encourage horjjf i iiilding. I; !n ? Masonic temple under ( rtion at this point. H :?! sfjoro ? Construction of big miJlii.': lollar cotton mill progress ing rapidly. i'(,f 1 in^Iiam ? Contract awarded for . n ation of 24 four-room cot ta?es ot local mill village. : rsonville ? New pasteuring ; ned at this point. ^irnt of Agriculture fore ,J)H of 10,126,000 bushels* or : "tatoes this season. ? )int ? New school building COJlip!, ; ,rJ ! i/ Bank & Trust Company, v 1 000, starts business in Mional Bank building, i: l; point ? Plans under way for Giant Furniture Com v pah- ' i: lit. Ml > / -Contract let for modern ??scapes on school build in^ Contract awarded for r now courthouse here. J , ! t-- Smyrna township con building completed, mills of both Carolinas " ' Really all resumed full uni< , .... 1 ' tion. 1 -Monroe-Jackson Stand arc i * # ? ? ,r' :i Mills being operated by dovv " ^ aft0r ?ne y6ar j0r ^ <lt"rviiie ? Plans being prepared elfc. "'ction of 150,00 h. p. hydro Clnv piant on Great Pigeon river. which has done splendid work of its kind. He is an ideal man to head the new organization and the way In which* he has already taken hold promises well for its success. The headquarters will be at Asheville and will be a clearing-house for in formation of every sort. It is proposed that a fund of $50, 000 be raised as working capital, the subscription pledges to be spread over a term of five years.. Half of that sum has already been pledged by Buncombe County, the re mainder to be subscribed by the other counties in the district. At a meeting of the directors in Asheville last week the representatives of the various counties mentioned the sums they thought it possible to raise. Even the smallest and least popu lated sections were confident that their quotas would be forth coming. We think that herein lies Polk County's chance and one which 'should not be overlooked. The county ie given an opportunity to ex ploit itself along with the whole region of which it is a part. Polk County needs industries; they mean increased prosperity. It needs set tlers on its lands and more residents in its towns. It needs to let the country know its advantages for health and recreation which here awaits those who crave them. 1 These things mean prosperity also. By affiliation with Western North | Carolina Inc., these needs will be met. By advertising in newspapers, and magazines and through the medium of railroad publicity, Tryon, Saluda. Columbus and the rural territory will have their reputation spread as no local means could ever do. The result Is certain to be an influx of capital and visitors both of which are n*oe?sajr to the con tinued piospe/i t-he cou H is up to Polk and its merchants In town and country to say whether they are willing to go on As they have been doing or by affiliating with and supporting Western North Carolina 7 Inc., to ride in on the crest of the prosperity wave. A8heville ? Asheville Power & Light Company to spend $200,000 on expansion of street car system. Southport ? Shrimp Industry at this point thriving. Charlotte ? Contract awarded for erection of new $150,000 plant of Carolina Bakery Company. Burlington? $50,000 being raised for site for proposed Junior Order orphanage. ? Lumfeerton ? Cotton ales big on local market ? gins running over time. N Charlotte ? $300,000 building per mits issued for month of September. Williamston ? Harris Oil Company plans to double capacity . of local plant. ' Zebulon? New road to be built from here to Selma. High Point ? Plans completed for erection of new station on site of old C. & Y. station. Rutherfordton ? New school build* ing beinfe rushed to completion. High Point ? New machinery be ing installed at "Morning Herald" plant. ^Rowland ? Erection of new cotton mill at this point planned. High Point ? Thomasville & Den ton Railroad trackage and equip ment to be improved. Wilmington? Atlantic ? Paint ? Varnish Company completes new plant. o APPOINT NEN MEMBERS ON P. T. A. COMMITTEES. The October meeting of the Parent Teachers Association was held last Monday afternoon at the school building. Committee reports were made and tentative plans for the winter activities of the organiza tion outlined. r W. A. Schilletter, principal of the school was appointed on the execu* tive( committee. Mrs. Schilletter wag appointed to serve with the Welfare committee and Mrs. Butler with the Ways and Means commit tee. Twenty-seven dollars were paid In to the treasury for annual dues. Spartanburg Fair To Begin October 30 ? Railroads Offer Rates to Sixteenth Annual Fair Spartanburg, S. C., Oct. 12. The sixteenth annual Fair of the Spar tanburg County Pair Association be gins Oct. 30th and ends November 2nd. The railroads are offering re duced rates from neighboring cities and towns, and with , hundreds of miles of excellent highways leading into Spartanburg, there should be a record-breaking attendance. The Spartanburg Fair won 4 place among the great flairs of the South. It has been financially successful and is able to stage an exhibition Oft a scale smaller fairs could not at tempt. The 1923 Fair will be * the biggest and best show ever put on in the Piedmont; and Spartanburg merchants, farmers and buaneBS men generally join in inviting' the outside world to visit the cityv iHjd the fair-grounds, October 31 ember 2. Besides horse racing and amusements shows, there will great array of agricultural e: poultry, swine dairy cattle, mules, etc. There will also varied exhibit by the home stration dpartment, boys clubi clubs, flower clubs, etc. N The price of admission will for adults and 25c for 'children Oc cupants of vehicles pay for personal admission. There is no chaffee for autombiles, but parking space on the fair grounds is limited. ? . Spartanburg invites her friends from the old North State and from counties to the South, East^ North, and West to come and be her guests Fair Week. BAPTIST LADIf AID HALlJ fEEN FESTIVAL The ladies of^e Baptist church are making elabgptB prepartfotea for an Halloween f?S!KaI to be"?el? the Lanier Libraryron Wednesday I October, U. o Quartet Concert Delights Audience Splendid harmony and a diversified programme were the outstanding qualities of the concert offered by the LaSalle^Bell Ringing Quartet at the school auditorium last Monday night. The entire programme was well rounded out with a diversion of songs by the ensemble, solos, read ings and the novel, feature of bell ringing, interspersed with instru mental music. This concert is the first of a series of five that will be rendered at the 'school building for the next four months. All of the concerts are said to be on a par with this first. * It is expected that the "fault with the acoustics of the auditorium will be remedied before the next concert An expert will go over the hall and make the necessary changes at once. Tickets for the series may be ob tained from J. N. Jackson or Eugene Brownlee. ? 0 Card of Thanks. ,, ;?? | 1 We cannot express our thanks in words for the kindness of our friends during the sickness and death of our baby boy, Duford Wil liams, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Duford Williams Mr. and Mrs. M.^'Waters. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Williami. -o? r WEATHER REl Meteorological Tor Tryoit PORT Record Gendall Brownlee, Official Ob server of the United States Weather Bureau. For week ending October 16. Temperature Day Max. Min. Wed ? ,,.....75 37 ^ Thurs .In, 83 Fri ...... 80 15 SatL 85 45 Sun 81 47 Mon. ^ 82 50 Tues... 78- 51 Prevailing Winds and Character of Day Wed. S. W. clear; Thurs. S. W. clear; Friday E. Partly cloudy; Sat W. clear; Sunday S. clears Monday S. clear; Tuesday cloudy. I Maximum tempi? Inn for week 85. minimum temperature 37. Pour Concrete For First Pier At Dam Aeroplane Taking ' Views Starts Rumors of "Still"' Hunting. The giant booms on the derrick! at the Blus Ridge Power company'! Turner Shoals - project swing from fifteen to twenty cubic yards of con crete into place every hour# of the day as the first pier of the power dam rises from the bed of the* river. The first concrete was poured last Friday afternoon. Friday morning saw the completion of the huge rock crusher which is loqated within a short distance of the quarry. Ford one ton trucks are kept busy haul ing# sand from the sand pile a thousand yards distant from the dam. The rock is hoisted direct from the quarry to the crusher and passes into the mixer beneath It. Eleven of these piers will be con structed between which arches will be placed to hold back the waters of Green river in order to convert it into power to be sold to industries many miles distant. In approximately a years time the Turner Shouls project will be furn ishing power. Upon the completion of this dam a second and larger pro ject will be started near Fishtop to cost in the neighborhood of four and a half million dollars. The aeroplane working under the supervision of Mize and Mize, En gineers, making aerial maps of the Oreen river has created no little sensation among many of the resi dents of the county living in that section. Various rumors have gone forth among which was one to the effect that the ship was searching the mountain sides for "stills," this rumor being based on the fact that the Federal Prohibition officers have been active in the past week or so in that section of the county. Officials of the Blue Ridge Power company who have visited the pro ject recently seeril satisfied with the progress made. r."\ O ? ? . Complete Survey To Be Made Of Water System Authorization was grantid Mayor W. S. Green by the Town Commls soln at a meeting held last Monday afternoon to procure the services of an engineer to make a thorough sur vey of the Tryon . water system with a view to taking prompt action on the resolution passed at the special meeting of the Board of Trade. The Board of Trade as a represen tative group of Tryon citizens as sured the commission of Its support in any undertaking it might assume to alleviate the present water short age. Acting upon the recommendations made by Engineer White who was employed by the former commission the council will employ a compe tent engineeer to make a survey of the system and to supervise the necessary changes to increase the water Supply. o Honesty, the Wiser Policy. Most men are liars, but a few of the wiser ones are discovering that the habit is a foolish and damaging one, and lie as little as possible. ? E. W. Howe's Monthly. lisndsy Services at Tryon Churches CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH W. A. Black. Minister Public Worship at 11 a. m. Bible School at 10 a. m. Christian Endeavor, 4 P. M. Bible Study, Wednesday 4 P. M. ^ TRYON BAPTI8T CHURCH A Cordial welcome to all. Thomas L. Justice, D. D., Pastor. Preaching service each Sabbath at I 11 o'clock Sunday School each Sabbath morn- , lng at 10 o'clock. E. Hagemen, Supt EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. C. P. Burnett, Rector. Sunday* Services: , Holy Communion ? 8:00 Sunday School ? 10:00 Morning Prayer and sermon (Holy Communion on 1st Sunday in the >? month.) 11 A. M. Friday afternoon 5 o'clock Litany . ? * Intercessions for the sick. Many Hundreds Of Exhibits Make Fair Most Successful In History Of County County People Pack Court Hbuse Throughout Day. Booths Attractively Decorated New Departments. Prize Winners Announced. , By J. R. Sam# ' ' We never know what will happen j on an eventful day, until the day has come and gone.. Last Thursday Oct 11, Pair day in Polk County, was an eventful day filled - with pleasant events. The morning was auspicious; bright with a clear sky, t>almy sun shine, and bracing October atmos phere. From an early hour; until late afternoon citizens from every section in the , county and visitors from abroad poured into Columbus. At 11 o'clock all entries were clos ed and jjidging begun, Whije there has been in proceeding fairs as much and perhaps more exhibits than were displayed Thursday it was extremely gratifying to- see the great progress that has Deen made In the grading of farm products. There were people from every township in Polk County and from each township came products that reflected credit upon those who grew and brought them to the fair. A few things need special mention among which are H. P. Corwith's display of apples from Ovcjr Brook Orchard a display which ?'would do him or any other orchardist credit in any State Fair. It took time and money to accomplish such an ex hibit, and his only remuneration is the consciousness of having done his full duty in advertising his county as a good place to grow apples. J. C. Davis and James Horn deserve special mention for their farm ex hibits. George Gibbs- a Pig Club Boy, deserves great credit for bring ing to the Fair his pig. This pig'i name is Joe and has made an envi able record, and George .should have credit for having the "Know how" to grow^ a pig and partriotism enough to bring his pig to the Fair. There were hundreds of merltor uois exhibits of corn, cotton, Irish and sweet potatoes, apples, garden displays, truck, field an<^ garden seeds. x ^ ? Mrs. R. G. Hamilton's field and garden seed display should have special attention. Taking every thing into considera tion, I would pronounce it the best Fair since I have been in the county. The social feature was the best part of the Fair. People met, and greeted each other as friends and brothers. A great and joyful day, spent in a great and joyful way. By Sarah M. Padgett. . / Fall foliage in all its attractive coloring decorating the booths and displays in all departments was one of the outstanding features of the Fair this year. This is the first year that any attempt has been made to decorate the building for the Fair. The women of the county gave their hearty cooperation in making the Fair building attractive with foliage and paper hangings in Fall colors. . . Wednesday, the day cefore the Fair, the County Court House was swarming with men and women placing decoration., .bout the rooms and arranging the exhibits in an at tractive manner. , Throughout the week of the Fair there was a spirit of cooperation that made for the success of the occasion. Two new departments were added to the Fjrfr this year that are worthy of especial mention: the Art Department, Nfostered by the Misses Nasi , and the Domestic Science repartment featuring School Lunches under the super vision of Miss Gluyas o^the Colum bus school. There were between 150 and 200 paintings displayed In the art de partment, all by artists living In and about the county. This depart ment attracted many people for the paintings were mostly of scenes in the county. The domestic science class under the direction ofr Miss Gluyas packed several different school lunch boxea for that booth. The booth was at tractively decorated with instuctlve posters. 1 There has been a decided improve ment' in the canning exhibits in the last two years. Although there were many exhibits this year, qual ity was the outstanding feature rather than quantity. All of the ? \ ... "displays were of the highest qual iity and well put up. | Eleven year old Evelyn Cole of j Melvin Hill who attended ! her first course at the summer club encamp ment was awarded two prizes in her department, first prize for soup mix ture and second for beans. She i also won the prizes at the Green | Creek Fair. * , Miss Hattie Neil, Home Demon stration agent of Rutherforchon ! county ?was the judge for the Horn? Economics department. Mrs. Ludlum who offered two prizes for fine thread weaving , judged this department. We are already making plans for next year. ^Classes will be organ ized in various courses of home ec | onomics for the winter months. J The F^ir gave us an excellent op portunity to judge the progress of ( the county and we feel that rapid 1 strides have been made in many j things pertaining to our work. Those who registered the entries j and those who recorded the decisions of the judges desire the cooperation | of the exhibitors in correcting ' any mistakes that may have occured I in the confusion of the crowds sur rounding the entries at the Fair. | Corrections or ommissions in the list given below should be reported as soon as possible to either J. R. Sams, Miss Sarah M. Padgett or m/ss M. I. Flentye. Checks will not be mailed to the premium winaers for several days and the committee are desirous of sending the cheeks to the right persons. Following is a list of the premium winners.: FARM DEMONSTRATIONS DEPARTMENT 1 .J5e?t ^Single ear corn, -white (prolific)*, 1st' 341 J. C. Davis, 2nd 340 J. C. Davis. 2 Best single earn corn white (single ear); 1st 686 T. E. Walker, 2nd 959 J. W. Wilson. 4 Best 10 ears corn prolific 1 stalk with ears attached; 1st 451. , J. C. Davis, 2nd 367 J. C Davis, 3rd ! 649 T. E. Walker. I. 5 Best ten ears porn single ear white; 1st 585 T. E. Walker, 2nd 835 J. A. Feagan, 3rd 463 T. A. Clark. ? 6 Best ten ears corn yllow; 1st 520 Jack Abrams, 2nd 519 R. N. Hunter. 7 Best 10 ears o{, pop corn white rice; 2nd 222 Mrs. R. G. Hamilton. j 9 Best peck wheat any variety; | 1st 951 J. P. Horn. 10 Best Peck rye any variety; 1st 168 James L. Smith, 2nd 710 Gor don Gibbs. 11 Best peck oats; 2nd 709 Gordon Gibbs. 12 Best peck soy beana mammoth yellow; 1st 762 D. J. Lawter, 3rd 952 J. P. Horn # 13 Best peck soy beans any var- . iety; 2nd 339 J. C. Davis. ? ? 14 Best -peck money beans, 1st 962 J. M. Davis. 16 Best single stock bean; 1st 760 D. J. Lawter, 2nd 264 R. L. Col lins. 26 Best single stalk cow peas any variety; 1st 228 J. C. Davis, 2nd 501 Geo Pack. | -31 Best and most- prolific stalk of cotton; 1st 865 W. H. Whiteside, 2nd 464 T. A. Clark, 3rd 505 Geo. Pack. 32 Largest, best arranged and most attractive Farm exhibit; 1st 502 J. C. Davis, 2nd J. P. Horn 33 Best plate apples Virginia Beauty; 2nd 796 Ifattie Bridges. 34 Best plate apples Wine Sap; 1st 758 Lynn Waldrop, 2nd 967 H. E. Flynn. 35 Best plate apples Limber Twig; 1st 874 J. A. Feagan, 2nd 849 Mrs. Lillie Taylor. 38 Best plate apples Grimes; 2nd 828 C. V. Elliott. 40 Best plate apples Stayman; . , 1st 622 B. C. von Kahlden, 2nd 613 B. C. von Kahlden. 41a Best exhibit private orchard; 1st 454 B. C. von Kahlden, 2nd 453*, B. C. von Kahlden. 46 Best plate pears any variety; 1st 385 Mrs. H. H. Edwards, 2nd 964 Dorothy Edwards. 47 Best basket mixed fruits one peck or more; 2nd 800 Mrs. Lillie- ; Taylor. i ? (Continued on page 5)
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