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POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
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Volume XXIX No. 29
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R. r7 Will Advertise I
Farm Accomodations
Southern Will U?t Farm
Homes Suitable for
Vacationists
PArm homes suitable for va
cationists desiring ^boaniing
ntares in Western North Caro
Fina will be listed in folders to
be sen tout by the Southern
Railway this Spring, according
tr> an announcement made last
Saturday by Col. Joseph Hyde
Pratt, director of Western
Carolina, Inc., at a meeting of
the editors of this section. ? ? .
In making this -announce
ment, Col- Pratt pointed out
that the homes must be recom
mended by the county an4
home demonstration agent
in this case, J. R. Sams and
Miss Sarah M. Padgett. % Mod
ern sewerage disposal, running
water and clean, good cooking
are the essential points insist
ed upon. ' "
Information regarding these
homes must be forwarded, to
gether with the endorsement
of the proper agents to West
ern North Carolina, Inc., 6
Government St., Asheville
and shall include rates, dis
tance from railroad, highway
facilities, the number of people
that can be accommodated as
well as any other available in
formation.
It has been suggested that
farms producing their own
milk from inspected dairyixows
would be desirable for the list
provided they couldS maintain
the other standards.
NEW VOLUMES PLACED
AT DISPOSAL
OF LIBRARY
.
Among the benef Settei?
the hate Mr. Carroll ? Penn Mer
riott, is the gift of a book case
tilled with valuable volumes
which he bequeathed to the
Lanier Library. These com
prise a new Encyclopedia
Britannica and numerous vol
umnes of biography and poe
try; also a new Webster's Un
abridged Dictionary in its case*
These will soon be in place
and at the service of patrons of
the library, j
E. W. DEDMOND
HEADS NEAR EAST
RELIEF COMMITTEE
Mr E. W. Dedmand of Co^
. lumbus has been appointed
chairman for Polk county of
the Near East Relief for the
current year and will put on an
intensive drive for funds for
this great humanitarian cause
in the spring.
This announcement was made
following receipt of informa
tion from Col. George H. Bel
lamy, state chairman, at Char
^ lotte. Mr. Dedmond and memk
bers of his committee, when
appointed, will receive funds
for this cause and forward
them to John M. Scott, state
treasurer of Charlotte, at all
times
However, in order to assure
the six children assigned - Polk
county from North- Carolina's
iuota of their lives during the
iiext fiscal year. Polk # county
^ asked to provide $360 tofeed,
clothe, shelter and educate six
of the state's quota of 3,384.
dollars is needed to keep
& child for a year. .
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SOME MAIL SERVICE.
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Columbus, N. C.
rr> January 14, 1924
To the Editor:
Just a word to call your at
tention to the wonderful man
ner in which Our Uncle Sam
andles mail, yesterday I re
ceived a letter signed by Mr.
^aul T, Schooley, Raleigh, N.J
v., plainly addressed to J. R.
Sams, Columbus, N. C The
letter was dated April 8, 1920,
and post marked Raleigh, N. C.
April 13, 1920. The wonder in
my mind is how thatletter ever
I^me from Raleigh to Colum
ns in thre years eight months
and twenty four days? that
was going some? rT? !
- J. R. SAMS
County Agent.
WORK BEGAN MONDAY
ON NEW CHIMNEY
ROCK RESORT
Actual work commences Mon
day upon the creation of what
is destined to become one of
the finest mountain lake re
sorts in the United States, at
Chimney Rock, 26 miles east
of this city, when three seper
ate groups of engineers take
the field under the direction of
E. S. Draper of Charlotte,
prominent landscape architect
and engineer.
Negotiations are pending with
Donald Ross, nationally known
golf course architect, for the
creation of at least one 18-hole
golf course, with the possibil
ity that a second corse of like
size will al&o be laid out at the
same time.
"COLUMBUS" WILL BE
AT STRAND NEXT WEEK
Opportunity will be given
the public of Tryon to see "Co
lumbus" the first of the thirty
three Chronicles of America
Motion ' Pictures reproducing
incidents in the history of
our country, which is to be
shown at The Strand Theater
January 23 and 24th.
What the decision of the Yale
University Press to release
pictures in the Series, through
the motion picture theatres
will mean to every community,
and to our country as a whole,
was emphasized in an editorial
published by the World's Work
for December 1923.
Several of the scenes for this
moving picture were made in
N6rth Carolina. Press review*
from various parts of the na
tion indicate "Columbus" to be
one of the finest of motion pic
ture releases- '
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ADORES LANDER
Et CLUB
MEETING
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The next meeting of the
Lainer Club, which will be held
January 24th will be a meeting
of particular interest for both
men and women. Mr. E. W.
Frost will speak on "Our Inter
national Responsibilities and
the Bok Prize." Guests are wel
come.
Sutler-Lewis Post
Wll Meet Wednesday
American Legion will hold its
first meeting of the New Year
on Wednesday night, January
23, at 8 o'clock in the offices of
Jackson and Jackson
Several prominent legion
naires from Spartanburg have
been invited to attend, among
whom is Mr. Brice, State ? Ad
jutant of South Carolina, who
will make an address.
Every member of the post is
urged to attend as several mat
ters of importance to ex-ser
vice men will be discussed. All
ex-service men eligible to the
Legion are cordiaHy invited to
be present.
Refreshments will be served.
FISHTOP
To the readvs of the News, v I
wish to say that I wrote items
every week but failed to get
them in on time, so I am send
ing them in earlier.
Jessie McCraW has sold out
all his lands in this county and
at Flat Rock and will move to
Clear Creek where he has
bought a farm.
Terril Steppe has also sold his
place and has moved his family
to the Sherman Jackson place
in Henderson County.
Ras Hallifield has moved to
Walhalla, Ga
Ernest Laughter was, home
Christmas nursing a bruised
shoulder. He fell from off a
house- , i ?
An unuasualfy cold wave
struck us on the seventh, the
most seyere for many years
past. -It froze the river over
in places. _ \ (
C. C. Jones visited his uncle
John Murray who is very ill,
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Margaret Bryant, our
school teacher who was taken
ill will not return to finish her
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Butler-Lewis -Post of the
W. N. C. Inc. To Divert .
V Traffic Thru Tcyon
Immediate, steps will be taken
by the officers of Western
North Carolina, Inc-, to divert
as much ^of the automobile
traffic as possible by way of
Salud^ and Tryon in an effort
to up-hold Tryon as the "Gate
way of Western North Caro
lina, M according to Col. Piiatt,
director of that organization.
It was pointed out to the or
ganization that considerable
motor travel has been directed
out of the State via the Hen
dersonville-Greenville Highway
in recent months. Col. Pratt
stated that immediate steps
wouM be taken to remedy this
trouble especially in view of
the fact that the Flat Rock
Saluda road, or Appalachian
Highway is the logical outlet
aside from scenic value.
RENEWING EFFORTS TO f
RAISE MEMORIAL FUND
Efforts are being renewed to
complete the fund for * the
Soldiers Memorial of Polk
County. When the fund was
first started following cessa
tion of . hostilities several of
the schools agreed to raise a
definite amount of money to
ward the fund- Some of this
money has been turned over to
the committee, according to W.
A. Cannon, Secretary and
treasurer, but there are still a
few who have not remitted.
Following is a list of all
schools and their quotas:
Stearns High School ? $75 ;
Pleasant Hill ? $10; Morgans?
$15; Prince? $10; Sandy
Plains ? $10; Tryon? $100;
Lynn ? $45; Fork Creek? $10;
l^t Lehapoir-$5; Mt
-$5r6alucte High SchOol^$f00;
Green River ? $45; New' Hope
?$20; Greens CCreek High
School ? $75; Cox ? $5; Melvin
HiM? $20 ; Hickory Grove ?
$20; Grays Chapel ? $5; Silver
Creek? r$5; Mill Spring? $70;
Coal Grove ? $5; Lebanon? $5;
Rock Springs? $10; Red Moun-,
tain^? $20; Brights Creek ? $5;
Sunny View ? $25; Sand Hill ?
$5.
MILL SPRING
All Patrons of the Mill Spring
School! are requested to com
municate with the Principal
concerning their childrens
school work, attendance, etc.,
and not the grade teachers.
The making of public an
nouncements in individual class
rooms is prohibited. Visitors
are not allowed to enter the
class rooms during study and
recitation periods without the
consent of the Principal.
Those wishing to see the
Principal on school mattrs moy
observe the following hours
and comfe to the office only at
these hours:
11 :30 A. M. ? 1 :30 P; M.
3:00?4:00 P- M.
The Principal
On account of the illness of
so many of its members, the
Epworth League has postponed
last Sunday's program until a
later date. An announcement
of the meeting will be made
later.
Mr. Freeman filled his regu
lar appointment at Bethlehem
the second Sunday.. The Grad
ed School Lessons are being
used in this Sunday School now
which is the result of the Sun
day School Convention held
here last summer.
M2ss Esther Gibbs, who has
been ill with measles, is better
and expects to return' to her
school at Green's Creek next
week. ' n
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Tarheel farmers are begin
ning to want better buildings.
During the past year 1,364 sets
of plans and bills of (materials
have been applied to farmers
in 79 counties by E. R- Rancy,
farm engineer for the State
College and department of Ag
riculture.
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Tom Tarheel says that now is
the time for self -inquiry. In
what way was failure made on
the farm last year and how can
it be remedied this season?
F. W . Wodell Will Make
Address Next Monday
ival
he
the
iid
^in
of
?ing,
Try on is tc
ilege of hear;
House on Mo 1
4 o'clock Direlc
Wodell of
Musical Festi
who^enjoys 1
J)eing one of
organizors a
choral work
will talk upoij^
such as the
the teaching
munity sin
choral work.
Seldom has
portunity of
authoritative
music. The
free, and ever
ested in the
ment of our
ed to come,
the school
and pupils of
mmbers of c
all vocalists
ed to be present
f There will be
musical progr
bers of church
others.
Tryon had an op
listening to so an
bok
Two Fast Fr
From
daily fast
trains from
Carolina terri
e the priv
ng at the Parish
day the 21st at
tor Frederick W.
;he Spartanburg
Mr. Wodell
reputation of
most effective
directors of
the country,
various matters,
fundamentals of
music, com
choir and
an
expositor
of
lecture will be
yone who Is inter
sical (Jevelop
tomm unity is urg*
The members of
rd, the teachers
the public school,
3urch choirs and
specially are urg
an interesting
ampie by mem
choirs and
?igli
est
w
Asheville> m. (L Jan 2, Two
t Trains
To Carolinas
through freight
Central West to J
torv have jufct
been inaugurated! by the South
ern Railway System to provide
quicker movements of automo
house products,
anq other high
biles, packing
merchandise,
class freight.
One train bonies from East
St Louis and Louisville; the
jpther from Cincinnati. . . Both
run via Danville.TEr., Hairl
man, Tenn., and ! fCnoxville to be
broken up an|d cars sent over
tes to all points
Has. From points
AuheviHe these
the West
diverging rou|
in the Caroli
of origin to
trains fronti
handled thrpug
senger trains
They are the
the Southern'
running from
which have
great success.
ing at intermediate terminals.
era ^ and Western gateways,
are
(i like pas
wjithout switch
counterparts of
^ textile specials,
Spencer to East
proven ;such a
i
LANIER' CLMB
? TO BE RE
For years th
noon teas servi
Club have be*
ular, and it is
nounce that
ed Saturday
the Lanier L
gan, Mrs- Yo
Miss Tabor
The three
not residents
guests whose
co-operation
assist in this
e
ed
ley
he
Saturday after
by4The Lanier
n immensely pop
a pleasure to an
will beresum
nineteenth, at
fbrary, Mrs. Mor
Mrs. Fry and
in charge,
latter ladies are
|of Tryon, but are
helpful spirit of
prompts them to
mg,
being
means, among
new books
They will con
ities for two
PEA
We are glac
Johnie Fowle
proving
Mr. Russel
arm ' broken
cranking a Fbrd.
Theodore Ed
our school bus,
Inman S. C.,
Miss O- A.
ON
TEAS
SUMED
SATURDAY
activity, which
other things,
for the library,
jiuct the hospital
successive weeks.
RIDGE
to hear that Mr.
ir's baby is im
,!
Newman got his
last Saturday
Iwards is driving
taking the place
VU* UVilVVA ? w
of Fletcher Edwards.
Mr. Calvin Phillips moved x to
ast Monday.
Price returned to
Spindale wheije she is working.
"? TT-J and Katie Spurl
Misses Una
school at Mill
ing have retu rned to Hill Crest
where they are attending
school.
Mr. CharMe Taylor left last
week for Florida to spend the
winter.
Miss Elizabefth Newman spent
iMss Edisto Phil
the day with
lips Sunday.
Miss Mary
Bobby Russd
afternoon. ? ^
There are seventy-seven stud
ents from Pe^ Ridge going to
IMills visited Mrs.
last Sunday
Spring
HICKORY GROVE TO v
HAVE GOOD ROAD
TO COLUMBUS
Arrangements were complet
ed recently to build a short
conecting road into the Greens
Greek-Columbus ' road thus giv
ing Hickory Grove a good
road; to the county seat
This community which ties
partly in Greens Creek town
ship and partly in Columbus
township has up to the "present
time been almost a* lost
province, ? according to J, R.
Sams, county agent.
In commenting on the above
improvement fo* that section
of the county, Mr. Sams, de
clared that there are evidences
of . marked improvement
throughout the county as to
road conditions, farm homes
and care of equipment. t:
SOUTHERN WILL BUILD
, SHOP IN SPARTANBURG
Spartanburg, S. C., January
8- Accepting the proposal of
Fairfax Harrison, president of
the Southern Railway, Spar-^
tanburg gets shops at Hayne
in the northern suburbs of the
city costing $2,500,000, em
ploying from 700 to 1,000 skill
ed \yorkmen and representing
an increase in population of
from 3,000 to 5,000 with; a
monthy payroll of $125,000.
The proposition made by Mr.
Harrison also includes the re-;
moval of the East Main street
grade crossing of the Southern
Railway from the heart of the
business district, which ? ;the
have been fighting for more
than a quarter of a century.
The removal of this grade
crossing means that the South
ern will build a belt line around
the city of 3.22 miles at a ctfst
of jqttore than $600,000, opening
a new industrial area and
creating many new industrial
sites, especially adaptable to
the location of more cotton
mills.
In accepting Mr. Harrison's
proposition Spartanburg, thru
the city council, the Chamber
of Commerce and leading-citiz
ens, agees to put up $250,000?
one-half of the cost of remov
ing the East Main street cross
ing. ' Mr. Harrison was noti
fied of the acceptance of his
proposal the evening of Jan.
7th, following a meeting held
at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Re-elect Vestrymen
At Parish (Meeting
All of the members of the
vestry of the Church of the
Holy Cross were re-eleccted for
the ensuing year with the ad
ditional election of J. N. Jack
son and Julian Calhoun at the
annual Parish meeting held
last Monday evening in the
Parish House.
Reports of finances and of the
various church organizations
Tyere heard following which j
several musical, Selections were
rendered.
Refreshments were served
after adjournment of the busi
ness meeting and entertain
ment
Those serving on the vestry
are G. H. Holmes, J. F. Searles,
Henry Bray, Dr. M. C. Palmer,
Dr. Earl Grady, Dr. A- J. Jer
vey, Oliver Andrews,. M. G.
Blake, F. P. Bacon, ^ J. Jaek-j
son, and Julian Calhoun. -
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Card Of Thanks v-"-:
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We wish to express ou^ ap
preciation for the love and
good will shown us in our re
cent bereavement, as evidenced
by the kind words of sympathy
and the floral offerings - We
especially appreciate the broth- 1
erly love shown by the Masons
of Tryon, who, at the cemetery
in a pouring rain, perfprme^
the last sad rites as though1 the
sun was shining.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Howes t
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C. A. Ballentine of Cardenas
in Wake County won $57 with
two ton-car exhibits of corn at
various fairs held in the State
this past fall , . j
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Miss Margeret Mortey
Formerly a Try on Citizen,
Widely Known as Scientist
and Teacher.
While residing here, the 1st* '
Miss Margeret Morley had
greatly increased her weB
founded reputation as an eru
dite scientist and educator as
well as adding to the number of
her friends and admirers.
Miss Margeret Morley vat
an impressive woman; of grave
dignity of character and de
meanor, not austere or aio
gant; of genuine modesty,
never exploiting bier work and
tne reputation it had brought
ner. One had only to touch
the springs of her humor to
illuminate her countenance
with a charming and confer:
gious smile; and from her eye ,
a lurking glance- of quaint and
piaytul mischief ,as in strict
conndence between herself and
friend- An appeal to her aym
patny brougnt equally instant
response of aid and comfort.
Her tireless devotion to her
profession, indoors and out,
made her something of a re
cluse, but only in enforced
nabit not in spirit or mood,
she was helpful to friends and
neighbors and she was never a
a narrow devotee to her en
grossing work.
All important happenings
town, State, nation and the -
world, from water-works and
Highways to the World War,
were vital to her and thorough
ly mastered by her alert and
vigorous intelligence
Among the many distinguish
ed personages who (have visit
ed in Tryon, few were more ,
active and eminent in their
work and fame than Miss
Morley. That she will never
return to her once loved and
cherished heme adds a special
sorrow for her loss.
E. G. H
P. T. A. TO HOLD
JANUARY MEETING
NEXT MONDAY
The Parent Teacher's As
sociation will hold its January
meeting next Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the school
building.
All members of the organiza
tion and others interested are
urged to be preseiit.
V
N. C. FORESTERS
TO HOLD MEETING
IN FEBRUARY
The North Carolina Forestry
Association will hold its 13th
Annual Convention in coopera
tion with the North Carolina .
Geological and Economic Sur
vey and the local Chamber of
Commerce at Washington,
North Carolina, on Wednesday,
February 20, 1924. The pro
gram willl deal largely with the
various problems involved In /,
reforestation.
' The Washington Chamber of
Commerce is making all local
arrangements- It has promis- *
ed an oyster roast for. Wednes
day; and for those who can
stay over, a boat trip down the ?
river on Thursday to a logging
operation of the Eureka Lum
ber Company. Here will be
seen the good effect of prevent
ing fire after logging; for this
company, which has for a
number of years used effective
spark arresters on its engines,
has secured in ipany places
abundant young growth.
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Presbyterian Church Notes.
The Rev. George W. Staffer,
pastor, preached his first ser
mon, of a series f upon the sub
ject "Pigmies Pecking at the
Fountain", last Sunday morn
ing. In this sermon he explain
ed the position of the Moder
nist and the Fundamentalist
llis text v was: "If the foun
tains be destroyed, what can
the righteous do?" The second
of the series will be preached
Sunday night, and the subject
will tbe: "Who . Is J eras .?
Christ?"^ Those interested In
the present day discussion
filling the religious and secular
press are cordially Invited. -