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POLK COUNTY-The
Gateway
of Western North Carolina
Tryon, N. C., December 13, 1923
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PRICE
5 Cts.
$1.50 a Year
I Town Ai*d County Must
I pu!< Together To Win
I r^ade With Us and We Shall
I a!I Make Money"
By W. S. Green.
r We want to say to tne citizens of
I polk County that one of the great
( ijjns of the Town of Tryon, the town
I ^ jg your gateway to the railroad
Hid in consequence the gateway to
I ne outside world, is to he your
I town. y?ur Pride' your help? your
I ,ource oi supply and your trading
I point both for selling- and ex
I cbin&fcs
Polk County and Tryon witnessed
I the dawning of a new day in the
I risitation of the Farmers to Tryon
I eninass and ag the guests of the
I merchants and other justness
I bouses last Monday, "Farmers'
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It was a great pleasure to u? to
I ieco?nizG among the crowds such
I old time friends and neighbors as
I joe Camp, J. T. Waldrop, Asa
? Arledgt1, Granville Thompson's folks,
I the McGuinns, the Daltons, the Shee
I bins and Fowlers, B. F. Green,
I frank Jackson, Monroe Henderson,
I the Dedmonds, Wilsons and others
It bo are doing a creditable part to
? help bring Polk County to the front
In the progress of the age in which
|fe live.
These days of getting together In
I I business way do a lot of good for
I Polk County and for Tryon.
Did you ever hear the expression
"Trade with me and we shall both
Bake money?" Well this is litemlly
true of Tryon and the citizens of
Polk County.
The years old belief, carefully fos
tered by propoganda from other
towns in neighboring states and
counties, that Tryon is an aristocra*
tic town, seperate and apart from
the county, and that its business in
terests cater alone to tourists and
tourist trade and cares only for
foreign exchange is fast disappear
Tryon does care for and culti
vates its tourist trade and its visit
ing population, enjoying it socially
and financially and we sincerely
hope to see citizen and tourist homes
built and its citizenship intermingle
to the improvement of the entire
county, furnishing a market for the
products of the county, agriculture,
horticulture, labor and Intellectual
thereby directly building a substan
tial community which will gladly
pay the major portion of the county
taies and general public imprcwe
ments which will land us as a county
In the foreground with the general
North Carolina advancement
The citizens of Polk County for a
number of years have produced
wealth from the natural resources so
abundantly supplied and taken it by
ox wagon, mule team, automobile or
my other conveyance they had at
hand to our neighboring state and
have directly paid for the upbuilding
of several good towns that have In
turnpaid their tribute to their state
Sovernment, which is right.
But is this not a short-sighted
Policy from a business standpoint,
from a social point of view and from
* standpoint of home pride in its
own production and possession of its
?*n home institutions, the lack of
*hich renders any commonwealth ft
prey to its stronger neighbors, com
muting a contributor instead of a
builder which is a form of bondage
commonly recognized by us in our
everyday dealings.
Tryon is not trying to build and
^ at the expense of other Polk
tounty towns, on the other hand, it;
*&ats ih- :n to grow with us to the
ternitr.t of Polk County aa. a
whole.
Come to Tryon to trade, to get
^Quaintc: that we may like each
better, because we will better
JWerstana each other; that we may
a terg^r, better town which in,
^ *i?l He a source of pride and
^flt to the whole county.
Trado with us and we shall all
nuiuey." >
W. S. GREEN, Mayor of Tryon.
Helping hand requests
SOLICITORS BE REFERRED
The Helping Hand Society request
ti^t givell to those solicit
^8 *T the doors of Tryon home#
the holidays this year,
^il appeal 3 for help shouM t>9
or reported to Miss , Kfttherlrie
^atson, Visiting Nurse, or to- Mrs.
M 0. KeUy. '
State Baptists Meet
For 93rd Conference
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Gastonia, N. C., Dec. 18? EnrolL
ment and organization, presentation
of reports for the past year, commit
tee appointments and the keynote
address delivered by Charles L.
Greaves, of Raleigh, were the chief
matters of importance on the pro
gram for the opening session of the
93rd annual convention of the Bap
tist church in North Carolina here
Tuesday. The convention was Tues
day afternoon, 4 /
th Btate weresn gie
program for the meeting which con
tinued through Thursday evening.
More tjian 500 ministerial and lay
representatives of the churches
were hree.
I Gastonia churches of all denomi
nations are co-operating with the
local Baptist in entertaining dele
gates.
Mission, education and social ser
vice were among the matters qf
chief interest to come before tl^e
convention. Falling under the head
of in is the $75, 000,000 cam
paign which has been under way In
the state for some time. Reports
showing progress in collection of
pledges ?f this cause were one of
the features.
BAZAAR FOR METHODIST
CHURCH 13 SUCCE&8PUL
The bazaar given by the ladies of
the Methodist Episcopal phurch
heW last Wednesday afternoon ana
evening at Lanier Library was well
attended and placed a substantial
amount in th treasury.
There were many pretty, attrac
tive and useful articles displayed
especially welcome at this particu
lar season of thig year.
An appetizing chicken dinner at
tracted many in the. evening. The
dinner was serVed aa one of the
usual features ? of the Methodist
Through the courtesy of W. P.
'Little a few of the articles
left over from th? bazaar that will
make useful Christmas gifts will be
placed on sale at the Peoples Bank
and Trust Company on Saturday
December 15.
importance to
Chief Topics
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Columbus Glee Club
Will Give Operetta
The operetta "Love Pirates of
Hawaii" will be given by the Stearns
High School Olee Club, Tuesday
night, December 18, at 8 o'cock in
the school auditorium.
Light opera, Hawaiian atmosphere.
Chorus of Hawaiian girls and one of
pirates. Two leading male parts and
five female parts. Outstanding
features- the characteristic music
of the Hawaiian girl? and the irresis
tible appeal of the boys as pirates.
The Plot is as follows: Dorothy, an
American girl, has been left in a
seminary at Honolulu in charge or
Miss Primer. Lieut Billy, Dorothy's
friend, is on the Cruiser Tennessee
which has just come in. As it Is
difficult to risit the seminary, Billy
intends coming as a professor, and
so writes Dorothy. Later changing
his, mind, sends a second letter that
he will come as a pirate. This letter
falls Into the hands of Miss Primer!
And along comes a band of real
pirates. Thinking them confederates
of Billy, she bluffs them into being
capttiitod by he*, single-handed. 1
"Now they're cooks". Billy comes
along later, is discovered aid cap
tured by the "cooks", Dorothy con
trives to free him and he goes for
assistance. His return Is accom^
panied by Old Glory and patriotic
songs. '
CA8T
Dorothy Dear, Gretchen Lynch;
Miss Primer, Eunice Cloud; Billy
Wood, Ernest Gibbs; Scary, Marlon
Smith; Lehua, Dorothy Edwards ;
Es telle Walker; Lilnoe, Blanch Fea
gan; Maile, Laura Jack; (Hawaiian
Girls, Daughters of Rick Plantation
Owners) ; ?
Chorus of Pirates ? Chorus of Haw
aiian Girls.
The glee Club has planned to give
several Operttas each /ear.
Admission fees, adults SO cents,
children 15 cents.
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v Youngest Q. A. R. Member/
Warren D. Seconds, seventy-two
years of age, of New Rochelle, N. Y?
Halms to be the youngest living mem
ber of the Qraal Army el the Be
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Important Subjects
Up For Trade Meeting
Mayor to Outline a Grade
Crossing Plan.
SeveraV matters of importance to
t)ie community will be taken up by
the Board of Trade at its next meet
ing to be held next Wednesday even
ing at 8 o'clock at Missildine Hall.
Mayor W. S. Green will present to
the members of the Board the plans
for the elimination of the present
grade crossing danger as outftned
by S. J. Mulvaney, superintendent or
this division of the railroad com
pany, at the meeting of committees
of various civic clubs held last
week. The Southern Railway has
indicated its desire to cooperate
with the town in stopping this'
danger as pointed out in last week's
issue of the News by cutting off a
portion of the bank between the two
crossings in order to give a better^
view of the tracks. Every member
of the Board is urgently requested
to attend the meeting.
Howard Strong, who has for many
years been connected actively WithL
the National Chamber of Commerce
hair been invite(f to speak on the
subject of his organization with the
possible view of the locai Soard en?
tering into the national organlzaf
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BAPTIST LADIES AID TO
PRE8ENT SPARTANBURG
CONCERT COMPANY, DEC.
The Ladieg Aid Society of the
on Baptist Church have secured the
Spartanburg Concert Company for a
concert on the evening of Friday,
December 28 at Lanier Library.
The Spartanburg; Concert Com
pany is composed of M. c. Pearson,
soloist, assisted by Mrs. Louise,
Snelling, violinist and Mr. Prince,
professor of piano at Converse Col
lege. An evening of rare musical
entertainment is asured those who
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It is not the size of the poultry
flock but the way it produces 'that
determines profits from hens, says
poultry extension workers of the
State College and Department of Ag
riculture. Therefore culling and
good health are essential.
Sunday Services at
Tryon Churches
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Will O'Neill, Minister.
Church School 10:00 A. M.
J. Nelson Jackson Jr. Supt.
Morning Worship 11:00
C. E. Society .-. 4:00 P. M.
Mid-week service Wednesday," 4:00
P M.
TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH
? Cordial welcome to all
Thomas L. Justice, D. D., Pastor.
Preaching service each Sabbath at
U o'clock
9 oa day School each Sabbath morn
lag at 10 o'clock. B. Hagemea,
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EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. C. P. Burnett, Sector.
Sunday Services:
Holy Communion ? 8 : Of
Sunday School ? 10:08
Morning Prayer and sonnon(Holy
? Communion on 1st Sunday in xjhe
month.) 11 ?. M.
Friday afternoon 4: SO o'clock Litany
and Intercessions for the sick.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Sunday School 10 A. M.
Walter Jones, Supt.
Epworth League, 6:45 P. H ?
First and Third Sunday morning,
11, A. M.
Second and Fourth Sunday even
ings, 7:30 P. M.
R. P. Fike?r Pastor.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
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Rev. Geo. W. Sheffer, Pastor
Services first and third Sunday
nights. / Second and fourth Sunday
morning's.
Services next Sunday night at
7:30 Subject, Meeting My Obligation
to God. ^
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Smiles.
Ifcvett in a few smiles daily and you
Vfll always have interest in return.
New W.N.C. Corporation
Will Open Office Soon
Cistern North Carolina, Inc.
ip Have Offices in Asheville.
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f Western North Carolina, Inc., the
company recently organized to pro
mote the development of this section
of the state has leased the ground i
fcor of No. 6 Government street
it Asheville and will open head
quarters there within ' the near
future. While no announcement
Jtag been made as to when the offices
iHll be occupied, it is expected that
they will be ready by the first of the
Sear.
t Col. Joseph H. Pratt, director ot
the state geological survey, is gener
al manager of the development com
pany and wiil assume active charge
as soon a3 the offices are ready. Col.
Pratt is at the survey office in Chap
el Hill at present but is expected to
come to Asheville the latter part of
this month preparatory to taking up
his new work.
The office on Government street
will occupy a space of 21 feet by 80
feet with s ample room for the
various activities of the corporation.
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CALVIN^ COOLIDQE TO BE
ty CANDIDATE IN 1924
FrankW. Stearns announced the
candidacy of President Coolidge to
succeed himself as president to the
SUnited States in a statement on the
8th inst. Mr. Stearns is known to
be Mr. Coolidge's closest political
adviser. In the same report It is
Stated that C. Bascom Slemp, of Vir
ginia will have charge of his cam
paign in the South and W. M. But
ler, of Mass., will be his personal
came through James B. Reynolds,
former national Committeeman.
It is understood that Washington
will be the Coolidge headquarters
for the' present at least.
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Give your farm a short, easily-read
name and one that is worthy of be
ing maintained from generation to
generation. It gives the farm a bus
iness atmosphere,, creates pride in
possession, and molds stronger ties
between the family and the scene
of its toil.
Santa Claus "Radios"
Word To Junior Board
Message Requests Citiznes
to Contribute for Com
munity Tree.
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Direct word via radio was receiv
ed this week by G F. Stohe, Secre
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tary of the Junior Board to the ef
fect that Santa Claus would arrive
in Tryon Christmas Eve at about
seven-thirty o'clock, bringing with
him something for every little boy
and girl in Tryon. Incidentally he
inquired as to weather conditions in
Tryon stating that he had expected
afte^^Jearing of the heavy snow fall
in the vicinity of Mars Hill last Sun
day to be able to reach Tryon by
sleigh. Being forewarned of the
balmy summer-like weather of the
last few days he has changed his ori
ginal intention and will arrive in
one of his trusty Fords, ?
Realizing that Santa Claus at this
season of the year must be "a mucn
over worked individual and there
fore although it is undoubtedly
unintentional on his part he may be
apt to miss some youngsters homo,
the Junior feoard recently took It
upon themselves to cooperate with
him in looking after the cnildren or
Tryon and assuring each and every
; child of Christmas happiness. In
| order to do this the Junior Board
are requesting the citizens of Tryon
to cooperate with it and with Santa
Clause to the extent of making a
contribuion however large or small
it may be toward th&> Community
Christmas Tree for the youngsters.
Boses have been placed in several
of the business houses on Trade
street for the convenience of down
town shoppers and those desiifng to
make larger contributions are re
quested to forward checks to W. M.
Hester, treasurer of the 1 Junior
Board, or leave them at the Bank of
Tryon in his care.
Surplus funds over and above the
actual cost of the Community tree
will be turned over to the Helping
Hand Society to carry OEQlts splen
did work among the needy people of
the community under the supervi
sion of Miss Katherine Beatson.
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Town Council Holds
. Regular Dec. Meeting
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The Tryon town commission held
its regular December meeting last
Tuesday evening at the Mayor's of
fice. The meeting was taken up
with the usual routine business.
Application for the reduction or j
Town Tax Assesments were present
ed and allowed by the commission |
to the following citizens: R. M. Mc- '
Cown, Tthe Home Ice Plant and !
Deborah Gray. Application was sup
ported by evidence that the county
board had allowed the reductions
making it mandatory upon the town
commission to acquisesc.e.
Charles Farrington, negro, who
was appointed police officer in the
colored district last summer was
suspnded by the commission from
further duties in that capacity.
F. W. WOODELL'S ADDRESS
ON MUSIC IS POSPONED
The address of Mr. F. W. Woodell, |
Director of the Music Festival of
Spartanburg on "How to Improve
the Music in Our Public Schools"
will be postponed until after Christ
mas. Mr. Woodell, who is an un
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questioned authority and enthusias
tic on the subject of community
music, and whose advice on this sub
ject may be taken without reserva
tion, pays Tryon the compliment of
being willing, to give the result of his
years of experience.
The lecture, which It is hoped
teachers, parents, and young folks
will attend will be arranged for soon
after Christmas holidays. '
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XMAS SPIRIT PREVAILS
AT EPISCOPAL BAZAAR
Approximately four hundred dol
lars were turned over to the treasur
er the Guild following the an
nual bazaar held at the Parish
House yesterday afternoon by the
Guild of the Episcool Church.
All of the<{ useful and beautiful
articles placed on sale in "the large
auditorium were sold early in the4'
afternoon so that those who arrived j
late were disappointed in not bein$
able tOv "do some their Christmas
shopping."
Scouts To Hear Radio
Program Friday Night
The Boy Scouts will meet' prompt
ly at 7:25 Friday night at Uie home
of Mr. W. F. Little. At 7:30, over
Radio, the Pittsburg Boy Scouts will
give their regular Friday night pro
gram
Mr. Shelter extends an urgent in
citation to afiyone owning a Radio
to invite the boys on Friaay night 10
enjoy a Radio Program.
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GERMANS ARE FACING
FAMINE, SAYS HOOVER
Washington, Dec. 12 ? Twenty mil
lion German^ of the middle class
and urban populations are facing
.famine this winter, Secretary Hoover
informed Representative Hamilton
Fish, Jr., of New York, in a letter
published today declaring "<h*eatlon
|of a foreign commercial credit for
food supplies, sought by the German
government" offered the "most con
structive^ solution.'
Mr. Fish who is a member of the
house of foreign affairs committee,
expressed himself a8 being "in
hearty accord," with the proposal
"that permission be granted the
German government in order to
secure a private loan in tnis ocoun
try, and predicted that the Washing
ton overnment, would exert influence
"to secure the acceptance by the
reparations committee of priority
for this loan not exceeding $70,00,
000."
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INTERESTING PROGRAM
FOR LANIER CLUB MEET
The next meeting of the Lanier
Club, which is to be held Thursday
December 20th, will offer a pro
gramme of unusual character. It
will be entitled "Voleanos I have
Known," to which several members
will contribute. No tea will be ser
ved that day. The club will receive
friends, and all socially-minded
strangers New Years Day from four
till six.
All former presidents of the club
are requested to honor the occasion
by joining the receiving line. Those
serving wlH be Mrs. Vernor, Mrs.
Carter Brown, Mrs, Elizabeth Wil
liams and Miss Loraine Stone.
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Club Takes Interest
In Soy Held For Trial
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Newark Lion's Club's Offer
to Return Hann to Parents.
Efforts are being fciade on the part
j of several local men cooperating with
the Lion's Club of Newark, N. J.r
and officials of the Juvenile Court
department .t>f this State to parole
Andrew Hann, charged with the
theft on Thanksgiving Day of an
automobile belonging to W. H.
White, to either his parents in
Newark or to the Lion's Club of
that city.
Following the in care ration of
Hann in the county jail pending
trail, the Reverend George Sbfffer,
of Tryon, visited the boy and placed
himself in communication with his
parents in Newark. The parents
with the help of several men promi
nent in business affairs In that city
began immediate action to have Hann
paroled stating in letters to the
local authorities that the boy was
undoubtedly the victim of clrcum
stances in as much as this was hit
first crime. In a letter received
from Benjamin F. Jones, vice
president of the Lion's Club of
Newark it was stated that the
parents of the - boy were "respect
able, honorable citizens." Hann ac
cording to letter and according to
his own statement left home on
November 24 to seek wort in the
South, leaving a position he had
held with the Pennasylvanla RalL
road Company. At the time word
was received in Newark of hia ar
rest here, the Lion's Club were
seeking advice concerning his disap
pearance from home at the parents
bequest.
Hann had been working for the
railroad company In the yards at
Newark for about seven , month
prior to his coming South. He met
his companion, Logindice, according
to bis own statement, in a poolroom
in Newark about two month ago.
During the two months the boys
planned the trip which ended with
their arrest here and the latter part
of last month started Southward to
seek work in a more temperate cli
mate. Hann traveled on a pass M
far as Washington, Logindice par
ing his fare. From Washington they
went to Bristol and thence to Ashe
ville where their "money ran short.
Finding no work there they "rode
the rods" to Saluda 4nd came into
Tryon on^ foot the latter part of
their journey being in the car of
Sheriff G. L. Thompson.
According to advice from Newark
Hann will not be 16 years of age un
til the twenty-eighth of this month,
which ??automatically brings him
under the Juvenile Court Act of the
State. At the present time he Is
locked up with Logindice in the .
same cell which according to the of
ficials of the Juvenile Court at
Raleigh is not legal In as much as
juvenile offenders are specifically
not to be placed in jail where thej
can communicate with adult 'ot
I fenders. Logindice, according to
his own statement, has been before
the Juvenile Court of New Jersey
two previous occasions and at time
of his arrest was on parole after
serving some months in the correc
tion home of that State. He is, by
his own word about seventeen yean
of age. Both of his former offenses
against the law were according to
his statement for school offenses.
The Lion's Club of Newarjt have
placed In the hands of Dr. Shelter a
check to cover the costs of Hann's
incarceration here in the/ county
jail and are holding a check In
^Newark to be forwarded here to
cover his transportation back to
the home of his parents. That or
ganization have placed- themselves
on record as being willing to vouch
for the future conduct of the youth
providing the local authorities are
willing to give him another chance.
Work has been assured him ImnHMtt
Everybody Welcome.
WILL PACK BOXE8 FRIDAY
FOR OTEEN EX-SOLDI EM
Any one who wisheg to help with
the Christmas gifts for the soldiers
at the hospital at Oteen may send
their gifts of money or material to
Miss Mary Pitkin . The Lanier
Library will open at 10: SO Friday
morning of this week, and will re
main open ufetll four in theattsraooa.
All who wish i* help make the
stockings, or to fill and pack them,
will be welcome. Ladiee are re- <
quested to bring thimbles, scissors
and darning needles.'