* o Pa2?s .
yiis VVc?k
RICE
5 Cts. ,
$1.50 a Year
Scouts to Affiliate
With Spartanburg Co.
W. R. Turner Addresses a
Mass Meeting at Parish
House.
Announcement was made by W. R.
Turner Scout Executive of Spartan
burg County that ; the local troop
would be affiliated at once with the
troops of that county. This an
nouncement was made during the
address made by Mr. Turner at the
Scout meeting held last Friday even
ing in the Parish House, It is plan
ned at this time to consolidate t he
Tryon Boy ScoutS with the troopft
across the State-line with a view of
working tentative plans for * a per
menant summer camp in or near
Tryon for the boys of Spartanburg
and vicinity.
The meeting Friday night was
presided over by Mayor W. S.
("Doc") Green. The meeting was
opened with a prayer by the Rev
erend C. P. Burnett Following two
selections rendered by the Dou,ble
day orchestra, Mrs. Bess Elliot
sang two solo numbers accompanied
by Mrs. Grace Clemons.
The Reyerend George W. Sheffer,
temporary scout master gave a brief
talk on the work accomplished by
the scouts thus far and outlined the
work to be undertaken by the local
troop for this year. Tools having
been provided by the Board of Trade
and the Chamber of Commerce the
scouts will at once begin the work of
cleaning up the trails in and around
Tryon.
Mr. Sheffer's talk was followed by
two readings by Dwight Smith. '
Mr, Turner was then introduced by
Mayor Green. The South Carolina
executive' save a brief history of die '
Boy Scout movement and ex
plained the nature of the work of
the scouts. One of the most Inter
esting parts' of his talk was a demon
stration of fire making without mod
ern appliances. Mr. Turner ask^d
the cooperation of the citizens in the
movement pointing 'out the value of
the work among the boys of every (
community. ?
Following the addresses a busi
ness meeting was held to which the
public were invited. Mr. Sheffer was
appointed as assistant deputy for
this district. E. P. Livingston was
elected Scout Master and Charles
Nessmith, assistant scout maste^
The Boy Scouts will meet every i
Friday evening at tfce Paris* House.
P. 0. Dept Urges Early
Christmas Mailing
Together with the annual slogan
of the merchants at this time of the
yea.t comes the equally imortant
warning Do Your Christmas Mailing
Early: |
Notices have been placed in con
spicuous places in the Post Office
lobby by instruction of Harry S.New,
United States Postmaster General,
urging the public to shop early and
mail early in order to assist that de
partment in the distribution of tike
usual heavy volume ofr mail at this
time of the year. "
All packages should be ' securely
wrapped* a&d plainly addressed both
with the address of the person to
whom it is sent and the return ad- ,
dress of the sender. Parcels may be '
marked "Not to be opened until
Christmas."
The maximum measurements of
packages that will be aceeptei ~bj
the postoffice department for mail
ing is 84 inches overall.
Packages weighing up to 70 pounds
will be acctpted for shipment up to
i and including the third zone or ,
within a radius of 300 miles of Try
on, and packages weighing 50 pounds
or less will be accepted for mailing .
to any point. * ' )
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Hens under lights, giving them ;
fourteen feeding . hours each day, I
made an extra profit of ninety cents
Per ?en above those laying only
? normal daylight hours, find poultry
workers of the State College tad De
partment
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Thanksgiving Entertainment Given By
Graded Schftol Piqnls fills Hew Mitorium
The sp!rlt of Thanksgiving and the
origin ot thjg day w.hich &&s been ^ei
aside 'annually by the Presidents of
the United States as a day for re.
Joicing and giving thanks for the
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blessings of the* past ( year! were
brought forth last Tuesday evening ;
when the Tryon Grade School pupils
presented a Thanksgiving entertain
ment to an audience which com
pletely filled the large new school
auditorium.
Following a brief welcome in be
half of the school by Mr. Schllleter,
principal, the exercises were opened
with the invocation given (by the i
"Reverend C. P. Burnett. A chorus
composed of pupils of the school
then sang Amaryllis, accompanied
on the piano by Mrs. Walter Jones.
Especially commendable was the
MRS. C. H. WILSON, EARLY |
COUNTY SETTLER, DIES
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Funtral services were held last j
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from the Green's Creek Church for
Mrs. C. H. Wilson, aged 82, Who died
last Friday morning at her home on
Tryon Route One.
Mrs. Wilson, who had been in good
health up to the time of her death,
was stricken suddenly with heart
failure. She had passed her eighty
second birthday on August 28. She
was the oldest resident of Polk
County, having lived here all of her
lifetime.
She is survived by four sons, J. D.
Wilson, C. W. Wilson, R. L. Wilson
and L. B. Wilson, all living in Polk
county, and two daughters, Mrs. J.
E. Keeter, of Leoma, Tenn., and Mrs.
J. M. Henderson.
? The Reverend J. A. Hunnicut, pas
or of Green's Creek Church officia
ted at the services.
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Card of Thanks
I wish to thank my friends for the |
kindness shown* ' m^ in the recent I
death of my dear mother, also for j
the many flowers svnt. I want es- j
pecially to thank little Gwendolyn
Edwards who brought such a beauti
ful boquet of floors prepared by
herself.
R. L. WILSON.
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During^ October, veterinarians un
der the supervision of the State Col
lege and Department of Agriculture
tested for tuberculosis 3,053 herds of
dairy cattle, In which they found 14
reactors and four suipecti.
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work of pregeng^Lg the
seasonable ^ Waifs
Thanksgiving." AH of the parts
were well given by the pupils and
showed careful training and hard
work. This play gave Tryon its first
opportunity to enjoy the benefits of
the well equipped stage of the
auditorium.
Following the play, the sixth antf
seventh grades saiig two choral num
bers.
Scenes from Hiawatha were pre
sented after a well rendered pro
logue of that famous poem, the pro
logue being given by Franklin Little.
The poem was read to pantomiixe
acting by Katherine Hardy. The
action of the poem was shown In
careful detail by members of the
school. Between each scene Indian
Scouts Enroll 132
In Annual Roll Call
Members of the local troupe of'
Boy Scouts detailed to make the an
nual canvass for the Red Cross Roll
Call Saturday brought in a total of
132 members at the close of the day.
Thlg number slwwed an Increase of
29 members over the number res
ponding to the Roll Call at this time
last year.
The majority of the memberships
were for one dollor although there
were. Several for largr amounts. The
total amount raised on Saturday was
$147.
Following are the names of the
first five scouts returning the highest
number in the drive: Sidney Sayre,
24; J. P. Williams, 21; Dan Rlon, 21;
H. W. White, 20; and Franklin Lit
tle, 18.
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TRYON CEMETERY PLACED
IN ORDER BY COMMISSION
Cleaning up of the Tryon Cemetery
was completed the first of this week
by the Cemetery Commission elected
last Spring.
Beginning "early last week the com
mission began the work of making
the Tryon Cemetery more presenta
ble. Roads were dragged and the
spaces between the lots cleaned up.
A number of lots were weeded and
the grass trimmed. vIt has been
pointed out that several of the lots
have .been badly neglected in ^recent
years and to these people responsi
ble for these lots the commission
urge %that prompt attention be given
to the lots.
One of the hits of the evening was
a short sketch given by Dan Rion
and Sidney Sayre.
The prologue "The First Thanks
giving Day" given by Rutlf Andrews
was followed by scenes from Miles
Standish. In this play as well as in
vthe first the pupils showed careful
training all parts being well render
ed. Much credit is due those who
got together the costumes for all of
the plays.
The final number of the entertain,
ment wasian epilogue given by Kate
Rose followed by the singing of "Co
lumbia, the Gem of the Ocean."
UNION THANKSGIVING
SERVICE 10 A. M. TODAY
At The Congregational Church s
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The annual nnited-churches-of
Tryon Thanksgiving Services will be
held this morning at 10 o'clock at
the Congregational Church. The
public are cordially invited to attend.
Organ Voluntary
Doxology
, Invocation and Lord's Prayer
Hymn 12
Responsive Reading No 6
Gloria
New Testament Reading No 85
Prayer by Dr. Justice
Offering (Loost Collection - for
Helping Hani Society)
Hymn 598
Sermon by Rev. P. C. Burnett
Prayer by Rev> George ShelTer
Hymn 694
Benediction ? .
Postlude
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NOTICE
D. W. Pate has been appointed by
the Geological and Enonomlc Sur
vey,, as Forest Warden for Tryon
Township, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Lit Durban).
J ^ On /behalf of the Department I
want Ho thank Mr. Durham for the
j Interest shown, and, the efficient
manner in which he has discharged
the duties of Forest Warden during
his term ofofflct.
C. M. HOWES
(Couty Forest Warden)
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A thankful heart la not only the
greatest virtut, but the parent of all
the other virtulM. ? Cicero.
Forest Warden Howes
Urges Precaution
Township Wardens Appoint -
ed.?Cites N. C. Law for
Fire Prevention
Pointing out the woodlftiidg of Folk
County as one of it* principal assets
and its greatest natural resource, Q.
M. Howes, County Forest WaNtiH
urges the cooperation of the pubUe
n preventing forest fires ani In
ighting their spread particularly at
this time of the year.
"The forests of Polk County," stat
ed Mr. Howes, "are one of the great
est natural resources of the county.
A. cut-over territory will reforest It
Bst, but a cut-over territory followed
>y fire is practically a barren waste,
rhose who have seen the combina
ion of the saw-mill and the forest
Ire, know what havoc they mak*
"I am asking the . cooperation of
tvery man and child in tho county 15.
lelp prevent and to ettlbgBflfc
Orest fires as soon as possible after
hey are discoverd. The Federal
government, the State and the conn.
tj have joined hands to stop the
wholesale destruction of our forest
areas by fire.
"At the present time we have
the following township wacdM*, to
this county: W. C. Pace, Saluda; J. J.
M. McGuinn, Cooper Gap; H. E.
Thompson, White Oak; W. C. 'Tate,
Greens Creek; J. T. Smith, CoUua
bus; D. W. Pate, Tryoo. Ekcfc of
these wardens wttl, if. they l?v? sot
already done so, appoint several
depnties in their respective town
?hips/' ,
Noting from nfc $
North Carolina as published by tks
N. C. Geological *nd 9eoti*n\ c Sur
vey, the following Jaws govern the
handling of fires and the penalties ?
for starting fi^e8 in the forests:
Setting fire to grass and brush
lands and woodlands. If any person
shall intentionally set ^re to any
grass land, brush land or woodland,
except it be his own proptrty, or. In
that case, without first giving notice
to all persons owning or in charge of
lands adjoining the land Intended to
be fired, and without also taking
care to watch such fire while burn
lng,and to extinguish it before It
shall reach any lands near to or ad
joining the lands so fired, he shall
for every offense be guilty of a <
misdemeanor, and shall be. fined not
(Continued on pa^ 4)
Drama Fortnightly To
Present Play Tonight
"The Dover Read", a " comedy,
written by A# A. Milne, will be pre
sented by the Drama Fortnightly
Club Thanksgiving evening at 8 ^
o'clock at the new Parish House.
This play according to all reports
will furnish much amusement and
entertainment Jto those who attend.
It has enjoyed a long run In New
York theaters and has been popular
on the road recently.
This will be the first of tip presen
tations of the Drama Fortnightly jto
be given in the new Paris}* House.
Parts in the play will be read by
the following members: , Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Doubledayt Br. M, C.^
Palmbr, Miss Ellzabet) Klnloch, Mr.
Mazzanovltch, and Mr*- Skinner.
The public are cordially invited to
attend the reading of the play.
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EPISCOPAL BAZAAR Oft
WEDNESDAY, DEC. It
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Those looking for distinctive and
beautiful Christmas gifts should ,
remember the Bazaar to be held on
Wednesday, Dec. 12 the Parish
House of the Holy Cross.
The ladles of the episcopal Parish
have long been celebrated for the
unusual and dainty things they
make, and it is said fehat this year
they offer the mobt. unusual and
largest variety of things for the an.
nual holiday bazaar. -
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Also When Ndt to 8e?.
There ieu*e situations In life wjieo
It Is wisdom not to ty wise.? Schiller.