POLK COUNTY NEWS
C. BUSH. Publisher
H. M: FRASER. Editor
Phone 99,
Published every Thursday at
Tryon, North Carolina
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Press reports of an "earthquake"in
the neighborhood of Ashevllle, Sal
uda and Hendersonville reflect thai
sensitiveness to news which is
grandly superior to fact. There
may have been a tremor of minor
character, caused by a landslide,
even the passing of aheavy freight
train, but the geological formation or
Ithe mountain regions is not favora
ble to the occurence of a true earth
quake.
Western North Carolina mountains
are composed of the oldest crystal
line rocks, guesses, granites, schists
land diorites of preCambraln age,
greatly folded and turned on their
edges. An earthquake is caused by
a slip of rock in a fault. In the
case of these most ancient forma
tions of the mountain regions. Time
f las done with its changes and pro
duced the acme of the eternal. On
the west and east of the mountain
re^on, including the Blue Ridge and
lie Great Smokies and the interven
es country, there are younger sedi
nentary rocks, limestones, shales,
narbles, quartzites, etc., of the Cam
wain age, but all rocks of Western
"forth Carolina are old geoligic
ormations, the most ancient of
rhich is called the Carolina gneiss,
liere are formations of less antl
nity, but all of them are done with
le changes, chances and adjust
ments of which earthquakes are
orn.
t In the Peidmont earthquakes are
ossible and the sandhill section and
pastern North Carolina it is con- j
eivable that a great slip might pro
uce a considerable shaking. When j
le mountains seem to shake ? If j
jj ley really do? it is the shudder j
lat runs through their taut con- j
Paruction, by analogy as wind over a
|pre. ? (Natural Resources.)
? ? ?
With a loaf of bread inGermany \
sting five billion marts ? which j
ijould have been $1,250,000,000 in 1
| ie old days ? the intellectual Allies
beginning to set aside all ques
n of reparations. They are won- !
ring whether they can hold Ger- !
any together and prevent the ap
nce of another anrl xrorse "Rus
j The learned Harvard Professor
laler in his book on the mob dev
/
Tares that even a gatehering. of
jergymen by certain Influences!
I
Piuld be turned into a murderous
'aching mob. Our animal ancestors,
e still alive in the brains that, we |
iperit ,from them. &
ie St. Louis Star readers great '
Ice to the country In Its expo- !
of a medical diploma mill, turn- j
loose upon the country an army j
ignorant, dangerous men equipped
"diplomas" authorizing them ,
practise medicine and destroy
litor Polk County News:
Jfeeelng in your issue of Nov. 1,
|kt Mr. John G. Weaver has a copy
I the first issue of the News pub
J bed in the county, I am sending
11 a little data that might prove in
?esting to your readers. I may be
ong in some of the names but as
far as I can remember, the history
the Polk County News runs some
like this:
tablished about the year 1893 jby
V. Fowles, and printed at Hender
iville. Mr. Fowles was a great
tarter" but he soon grew tired and
ire the reins of ownership over to
f v. Mr McDowell who was then as
| dated with the Central Industrial
* ititute, now Steam's High School,
pr a year or two the paper was
d to W. W. Vandiver, a lawyer,
in turn sold to Will K. Jones,
t. .Jones purchased an outfit ?
sting of a few cases of type and
ashington hand press, and mov
tt to Columbus in 1899. The
ter, then a boy set the? type and
get out this issue; he distinctly
iembers how blistered his hands
when h^ finished with the
sg that day.
[r. Jones sold the outfit to Rev. T.
iker of the Columbus Presby- j
JJJan church. Later Mr. Croker
i kji to Mr. F. M. Stearns of Cleve
? d, Ohio, who had large real es
p jte holdings in the county. Mr.
I ^arns believed in newspapers, but
III being a newspaper man, he leas
||lthe paper to anyone who would
fci*- .
R /hen began a moving parade of
Kaltors" who never remained long
jiugh to get the paper on its feet
was then that John Caregie,
iey Corcoran, John Bierbaum
and John Louis Smith tried
game. It was during the laters
that the Steam's estate sold the
it to Geo. B. Cofl(b, who moved it
to Tryon a little over 10 years ago.
A short time later he sold It to W. F.
I
; Little who in turn sold to Messrs
Copland & Bush, and when Mr. Cope
i land retired it reverted to Mr. Bush
who is now conducting the only
i paper in the "Good old County of
| Polk."
John Louis Smith
Gaffney S. C. j
| Nov. 6. 1923
I
Many New Volumes
Added To Library
; With the increase in the numbers
i of the annual winter visitors and the \
| subsequent demand for books at !
the Library^ Miss Oliver, librarian !
! announces the placing of the follow
ing new volumes on the shelves:
Fiction.
The Lonely Furrow, Maud Diver; 1
The Fascinating Stranger, Booth
Trakington; The Garden Party and 1
Other Stories, Katherine Mans#eld;
The Sea Hawk, Rafael Sabatini; The
Alaskan, J. Oliver Curwood; The
Day's Journey, W. B. Maxwell; The j
Enchanted Garden, H. J. Forman;
Faint Perfume, Zona Gale; The In- i
visible Gods, Edith Franklin Wyatt; I
The Quare Woman, Lucy Furman; I
Mr. Podd. Freeman Tilden; Man of j
the Forest , Jane Grey, Men-Like i
Gods, H. G. Wells: The Clinton I
Twins. Marshall.
Biography.
Letters and Recollections of Alex
ander Agassiz, edited by George R.
Agassiz; The Story of a Varied Life,
An Autobiography, by W. S. Rains- j
ford; Damaged Souls. Gamaliel j
Bradford. '
Socialogy.
A Study of American Intelligence,
Carl C. Brigham; American Indivi- I
dualism, Herbert Hoover; Women at |
the World's Cross-roads, A. Maud .
Royden.
Religion and Psyohology.
Prayer as a Force, A. Maud Roy- j
den; Behaviorism and Psychology A. |
A. Roback; Life of Christ. Giovanni
Papini.
Other Volumes.
A History of the United States of
America. Henry W. Elson; Tramp
ing with a Poet in the Rockies,
Stephen Graham; and Poems of
Alice Wevwell
TREASURERS REPORT FOR
MONTH OF OCTOBER TOWN
OF TRYON, N. C.
Receipts
October 1, Balance 283.70
Water 1,104.10
License 6.00
Taxes 2,130.12
Taxes, Poll 20.00
Rent 45.00
Total 1.3.587.92
Disbursements v
J. T. Green Lbr. Co Lumber 18.44
Kilpin Motor Co. Gas & Re
pairs 1.85
Tryon Electric Co. Lights.. 69.38
Calhoun Office Supply Co 2.80
Farmers Federation, Soil
for footpath at footpath
&t foot of Godshaw Hill.. 83.40
Polk Co. Telephone Co 3.50
Stalling-Johnson Co., Fix
tures & Supplies 12.51
Polk County News Co.
Printing 28.14
Carolina Hwd. Co. Supplies 12.55
J. E. Lindsey-Blaclftmith . . . 2.00
R. W. Early-Refund of Sept.
Water Rent 2.25
H. McMilkin Refund on
on 1922 Taxes 1.75
S. B. Edwards-Postage
Stamps 2.00
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
6 Months Int. on 12,000
Street Bond 360.00
E. Jones, Treas. Firemans
Relief Fund 37.43
W. F. Swann-State Statutes 15.00
Band & White-Printing 20.89
Ednft Jones, Clerk-Salary
from 8-20 9-20 75.00
W. S. Green, Mayor Sal
ary from 5-9 10-9 250.00
W. A. Wilson, Police-Salary
for October 100.00
Bud Mills, Salary for Oct.'. . . 60.00
Pay Roll-Labor on Streets . . . 5.00
Pay Roll-Labor on water
Works 29.25
Pay Roll-Labor on Water
Extension * 88.00
Pay Roll-Labor on Intake
Repairs : 43.00
Fred Wofford- Bal. on Oct.
Salary...... 14.00
Total 1,338.14
.November 1, Balance... 2,249.78
Summary Of Disbursements
Water Works 205.31
Streets 6.75
Police 174.00
City General 452.81
Permanent Street Improve
ment 101.84
Int. on Bonds 360.00
Miscellaneous Income 37.43
Total 1,338.14
I, Edna Jones, Town Clerk do
hereby certify that the foregoing
Statement of Receipts and Disburse
i
ments for the Town of.Tryon for the
month of October 1923 is full, true
and correct as appears on record In
my o.ffice.
Witness my hand and official seal
this 6th, day of November 1923.
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Continued from page 1)
Slogans ? Visit the schools today
Hetter trained and better paid
teachers, more adequate buildings'
Illiteracy Day
Thursday, November 22nd, 1923
Illiteracy ? a menace to our na
tion -
An American's duty toward the
| uneducated
Let every citizen teach one illiter
ate ,
Slogans ? No illiterate by 1927 ? It
can be done '
Visit the schools today
Community Day
Friday, November 23(1, 1923
Equality of opportunity In educa
tion for every American boy and girl
Rural schools ? City schools ? Col
leges
A public library for every coin
mu nit; 4
Children today ? Citizens tomor
row
Slogans ? Visit the schools today
An equal chance for all children
A square deal for the country boy
and girl.
Physical Education Day
Saturday, November 24th, 1923
Playgrounds
Physical education and hygiene
The great out of doors
The country's need of forests, soil,
roads, and other resources.
Slogans ? A sick body makes a
sick mind. :
Playgrounds in every community
? Athletes all *
HENDERSON TO HOLD
APPLE SHOW FRIDAY
Henderson county is making ex
tensive plans for the poultry and ap
ple show to be held at Henderson
ville on Friday and Saturday of this
week.
John Ewbank, president of the
show organization, expects the af
fair to be one of the best and most
J
representative that Henderson
county has ever held despite the
fact that the fruit crop this year
fell short of last year's crop.
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PIANIST ENTERTAINS
LANIER CLUB MEMBERS
The lirst meeting for this year of
the I^anfer Club was held this after
noon at 3:30 o'clock at the Library.
Th?i meeting was well attended and
a delightful programme was render
ed, consisting of a piano recital by
Miss Willette Wilborne and readings j
from Hamlet by Dwight Smith.
Miss Wilbourne is a pianist of
considerable talent and her rendi
tions of a number of her own com
positions delighted an appreciative
audience.
Mr. sAitli, who' is well known for
his histrionic ability, read the soll
qui^s from Hamlet.
At the next meeting to be held
Thursday, November 22, Professor
Russell Agassiz will answer the in
teresting question "Is taajs~ Inhabit
ed?" Guests are accorded a cordial
invitation to attend.
Tea was served at th.e meeting this
afternoon by Mrs. W. F. Smith, Mrs.
A. L. Hill and Mrs. James Rion.
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NORTH CAROLINA WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
10-27-23
Kings Mountain ? City to make
sewer and waterworks improvements
costing $50,000.
Fayetteville ? Contracts let for
construction of Price Charles Hotel.
Balfour ? $65,000 cotton mill plant
to be constructed on 200-acre site In
this vicinity.
Charlotte ? Mill men and others In
terested in the textile industry in
this section do not expect curtail
ment but look for increasing deMand
at fetter prices.
Wilkesboro ? Extensive building
boom in progress, permits for new
construction amount to $297,392.
Southern Power Company com
pleting two large power plants af
Mountain Island and Mt Holy, total
cost to be approximately $10,000,000.
Wilmington ? Carolina Steam
ship Line to make sailing - of three
steamers per month from this port.
Raleigh? Contracts let for con
truction of new Thompson gymna
siam a ? State College, to cost $215,
700.
Wilmington ? Southern Gas ai^ j
Oil Company to move headquarters I
to this city.
Charlotte ? Plan considered foY j
for construction of a new road from |
this point to Lee county line.
High Point ? Thomasville and Den- I
ton Railroad plans extension of
lines.
Winston ? Largest tobacco crop in
history being harvested in this sec
handled since opening of local -
market.
Chapel Hill ? Construction of three j
new dormitories costing $336,000' to \
house 348 students, to be started on i
State University campus.
Building construction in 16 princi
pal southern cities shows ten per
cent increase over September of
last yelar. .
Do you know that the Red Cross
I spent $7,000,000 assisting thousands
of ex-service men l$st year.
Do you know that 126 Red Cross
chapters in North Carolina in the
last year have ^assisted 5,652 ex-ser
vice men.
Do you know that Red Cross nurses
made 24,562 visits to North Carolina
homes where sickness and disease
threatened human life.
Do you know that Red Cross
courses in First Aid, Life Saving,
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Are Your Eye Muscles
Functioning Properly?
?
If your eyes do not focus
properly a blurred image is
thrown upon the retina. We
can supply you with glasses
that will make your eye pic
tures clear and distinct.
Let us examine into the
causes-of your eye discom
fort and prescribe the prop
er lenses.
R. E. Biber
OPTOMETRIST
103 W. Main Si
Spartanburg, - S. C. i
and Home Hygiene are vital con- j
tributions to the welfare of your ;
State.
Do you know that the Red Cross
spent $163,592.00 aiding thousands of
disaster victims in the South last |
year.
Do you know that the Red Cross
gave nutrition instruction to 36,399
children in the South during the last
year.
The American Red Cross is the
embodiment of practical idealism,
with a deep faith in spiritual' things,
tempered by hard common sense.
"Our country could secure no
higher commendation, no greater
I place in history than to have it
truthfully said th Red Cross i3 trni
American"? President Coolly. y
The Americcan Red Cro^ u .
of the most powerful ??<???, -i l0
peace that mankind has evi r
led.
The American Red Cro,; a??ord-s
an opportunity to ev^ry inr)i\i,4 j u
I link himself with a mighty for'.- for
1 human welfare.
Wherever disease or Oi'vtsfr
strikes, there you win liml
Cross.
Help the Red Cross dr. <-? v< . vh- r?.
what you would do if you v. ?. :h.rp
l The American Red Cr<^ ? :;.w>rt<;
[the cause of civilizatiui!
The American Red Cr< , j- >t
service of all who suPer,
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ANNOUNCING
The Annual Opening of the
MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES
Sales Rooms and Gift Shop,
Thursday, November 15.
Here will be found Xmas Suggestions.
>
Santa Claus
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Will soon be getting ready for his an
nual visit. Wise shoppers will scan the
columns of the NEWS for holiday hints
and many money saving bargains will
be offered by enterprising merchants.
Patronize the advertiser first? It will
pay you to take this hint aild
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