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POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western
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Tryon, N. C., February 28,
Carolina
m Of Tryon Spread
First By Dr. McAboy
Irmet Owner Of Mimosa
?irst To Advertise This
Section
iy J. B. Cleveiand
'he oiu> landing figure of -the
iv (lavs 01 Tryon was /Dr.
lAbov who came south soon
er "the Civil War and
ight the beautiful home of
I Columbus Mills, known as
imosa". was
'laim' ' ' H.1 merits of Tryon
la Walt:' resort. Converting
[larjre houre into an hotel, he
claimed ami advertised far
near the merits of the Iso
?rmal Belt. I have seen him
?n surrounded by an admir
crowd as he talked of the
and the sunshine . and
essing the Iso-Thermal Belt
one of the wonders of
ture, suitable for all kinds of
kits, especially for grapes.
was an impressive figure,
|] knew him, well knit frame,
whiskers, the typical Pres
terian Minister of that time.
took great interest in the
(lding of the railroad frpm
irtanburg to Asheville ind
[de speeches all over the
inty advocating the sub
iption of $50,000.00 in bonds
the county if the road was
!llt by Columbus which
ange to say. was defeated,
ho, at that time, Dr- McAboy
tie thought that ultimately,
would be built much nearer
his home. He was by far the
it citizen of Tryon and did
kre for the growth of the
m and advertising that sec
n than any other man. His
thusiasm was such that ' he
luced several other families
jcome down and buy homes
|and near Tryon.
Trs. Dr. Earle G^ady. is
grand-daughter Her fath
Mr. Wilcox, was also a man
I culture, a good civil-engl
jr, who urveyed - and built
feral goo,' roads in and near
town.
I The Thermal Belt
a good many years ago the
lited States Government
Ited Dr. McAboy's theory of
I Iso Thermal Belt and by
1-ious observations extending
fcr several years, defined the
lit as running up on the side
I the mountain. From my
Collection, the report in sub
lince was that the hot air
lm the valley rose up to cer
In height and was there met
I a counter-current from
love which made the warmer
Irrent stationary so that it
Is several ' degrees warmer
fcn down in the valley or on
le top of the mountain.
I understand there Is a move
mnt on foot to make the new
fch way from Try on to Co
in bus a memorial to the soU
fcrs in the late great W.orld
mv and it is proposed to erect
lsome point on the road a
?mument in commemoration
?their service. I think this is
? most worthy object and
fculd by all means be carried
? It would take only a few
Jts from each one of the
?jool children of the county to
B^mplish this result
I R. K. Carson
? have taken several trips
Bh the late R. K. Carson thru
?k County- ARho he lived
? Spartanburg, he was ever
?al to the county of his an
?tors- On one occasion in
?ving thru the country, he
?ddenly stopped the buggy in
?uch we were riding and said,
?nis is the place in which my
?jndfather, John Moore, was
His horse ran away and
?e^' him against a tree.
?Jn Moore was in some res
ets a man ahead of his times.
I'arkre land-owner in both
?^erfurd and Polk 'Counties,
? uved in a large, four-story
?use, which afterwards was
?j^ed. { think his place was
?*r hi to Oak Creek. He was
?p'tat merchant and had three
Pi'es, one of which was man
Bed by Mr. James Nesbitt at
?oree, in Spartanburg county
?& will was in some respects a
?J'arkable illustrations of his
?jctical sense and sound
?dement. Among" many de
MANY LIVES ARE SAVED
BY CAROLINA STOP LAW
Raleigh, N. C-, February 28,
Deaths and injuries from grade
crossing accidents showed a
marked decline following the
enactment of the North Caro
lina law requiring drivers of
motor vehicles to stop before
Crossing railroad tracks, ac
cording to figures just made by
the Safety Department of the
Southern Railway System.
Thtjs decrease in casualties
was |n the face of an increas
ing volume of automobile and
trucl^j travel, 247,612 motor ve
hicles having been registered
in the office of the Secretary of
Statq of North Carolina during
1923i as against 182,060 in
1922.
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REV. E. E. CHITWOOD TO
GIVE LECTURE SERIES
A s(^jes of Stinday night Bible
lectui-es, promising to be of un
usual; interest, will begin next
Stindiiy night, March 2, at the
Strard Theatre at 7:30 P. M.
The lectures will be given by
Rev. prnest E. Chitwood, the
opening subject being, "Civil
ization's Future ? Will It Be
Peac^j or Pieces ?" -
ReVi Chitwood is from Los
Angejies. California, but has
spent several years in the Caro
linas.j He has had marked
success in meetings held in
Greenjville, Cohimbia, and Char
leston It will be of Interest to
our readers to know that Rev.
[Chitwood is so pleased with
Try on that he has bought prop
erty here, expecting to make
this his home when he is not
away holding meetings.
! One) feature of the services
Mr Chitwood will conduct here,
is thajt the congregation will be
given opportunity to ask quea
. tions any -Bible subject, and
the answer to the question will
be read from the Bible at the
; same meeting, in every case
| that ifhis is possible.
Thejl public is invited to at
tend these free lectures.
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tails, |(ie directed that his exe
cutors should employ the best
tutorsj for his children but that
they should not be taught eith
er Latin or Greek, as he re
garded* this a waste of time.
Mr.l R. K. Carson always re
garded himself as a citizen of
Polk County as well as of Spar
tanburg. I can not end this
letter j better than by showing
the hijgh regard and esteem In
which he was held, as evidenc
ed by the following resolutions
adopted at a meeting of the
Board i of Directors of Chesnee
Mills:;
RESOLVED: That by the
death of Mr- R. K. Carson, who
has long been a director in this
Comp&iy, we have lost a use
ful and faithful member, al
ways ready to render valuable
and efficient service, seldom ab
sent from any meeting. Al
ways by* his presence there was
an atmosphere of cheerfulness
over cjur deliberations.
Naturally of a cheerful and
happy i (disposition, he was a
welcoiie companion of any
ng, and often \ bought
[meetings a story or an
which relieved the rou
rk and illustrated so
e matter under consid
by personal experience
made our paths more
le.
gathe
; to our
ecdote
tine w
well t
eratio
which I
agreea
A sincere, able, candid and
truthf# citizen has passed to
the great beyond. One whose
reflections expressed in. perfect
candor ! were free from malice.
Mr. Carson's greatest quality
was sincerity- He never failed
to express his opinion freely
and openly. He neveil gave of
fense and was popular with all
the humblest as well as those
who held high stations in life.
Our campanion in business, we
wish to put on record . our
greates ; appreciation of his
qualities of mind and heart and
extend to his family our deep
sympaljiy and love at their, as
well as) our, loss.
RESOLVED: That these
resolutions be spread on the
minutes and a copy be sent to
his family."
Columbui Mercantile
Holds Annual Meeting
Power Co. Suit-Club Meet
ings-Senior Class Party.
?Locals.
The Stockholders of the Co
lumbus Merchantile Co., held
their annual meeting in the
Polk County Bank building,
Monday evening Feb. 11th- A
six percent dividend was paid
and the following directors
were elected: ? J. R. Sams, T.
M. Lynch, Fred W - Blanton,
Frank Jackson, Ed W. New
man. The directors then met
and elected the following offic
ers: ? Fred W- Blanton. Pres;
T. M. Lynch, Vice Pres. and
Treasurer; Ed W. Newman Sec.
The case of the Blue Ridge
Power "Go., Vs. Clarende Jus-i
tice of Rutherfordton was tried
in the court house here Feb. 14,
15, and 16, before W. S. Green,
J. H. Gibbs and A. M- Lynch as
commissioners.
The Power Co., had offered
Mr. Justice $12,500 for land be
longing to him that would be
covered by the lake at Green
River Where the Bhie Ridge
Power Co., is building a million
dollar power dam. Mr. Justice
demanded #33,000. The Com
missioners decided that the
Power Co., should pay $20,050
for the 169 acres that will be
covered by the lake. So far
neither side has given notice of
appeal
Mr. J. E. Shipman of Hen
dersonville and Mr. Horace
Bowman of Spartanburg repre
sented the BJue Ridge Power
Co. Mr. Solomon Gallart and
Mr-. Fred Hamrick of Ruther
fordton represented Mr. Jus
tice. .
W- 4 Senior Clasg Party >??
. Mr. and Mrs^E- W. S. Cobb
aelightfuHy entertained the
Senior Class of the Stearns
High School at an elaborate
five course dinner last Friday
evening at six o'clock. It being
Washington's birthday the
place-cards and decorations
were symbolic of the occasion.
Covers were laid for the follow
ing Seriors: Miss Gretchen
Lynch, Laura Jack, Alice Mc
nie Edwards, Mable Thompson,
Eva Davis, Lillian Pack, Eunice
Cloud, and Messrs. Hubert
Gibert Gibbs, Elbert West
brook. After dinner was served
the Senior class repaired to the
living room where they spent a
most enjoyable evening indulg
ing in games, contests and
music- Each Senior was given
pencil and paper and asked to
draw a likeness of George
Washington from a picture of
him which was placed on the
mantle. (Miss Lillian Pack
proved to be the artist of the
class and received the prize, a j
large apple. The hour of de
parture arrived all too soon for
this happy bunch of Seniors
who left declaring they had
spent the most delightful
evening of all their Senior year
The transmission crew of the
Blue Ridge Power Co., that has
been encamped at Columbus
since last July have moved
their camp near Landrum
since completing their work
here. The crew will be greatly
missed by the people of this
community.
Miss Gertrude West is at
home after having completed a
business course at Cecil's busi
ness CoHege in . Asheville.
Book Club Meeting
Miss Sarah M. Pagett was
hostess to the Helen Stearns
Book Club last Wednesday
afternoon. At present the
club is studying North Carolina
writers and poets and a very ;
interesting program on Walter,
Hines Page was carried out at
this meeting. At x the next
meeting the life and works of
Benjamin Sledd are to be
studied- Miss Padgett, assist
ed by Miss Gluyas, served tea
and cakes at the conclusion of I
the program.
The recently organized Mis
sionary Society of the Baptist
Church met with Mrs. Fred W.
Blanton ? last Tuesday after- j
noon.
the
have
of
con
The
now
the
dam
Power Dam At Turner
Shoal*
Bad Weather Cautas Slight
Delay in Construction
Work,
In spite of some little delay in
construction work at the Turn
er Shoals project oE the Blue!
Ridge Power Company due to
inclement weather, work on the
various structures is progress
ing, according to H. Bakes,
resident engineer.
About sixty percent of
piers for the huger dam!
been completed several
which have already been
nected by the arches.
South end of the dam is
about complete ? A! of
foundation work for the
has been finished as well as the
penstock foundations. The
continued cold we& ;her since
Christinas has delayed much of I
the concrete work.
Excavating for ti e founda
tions for the power ] louse was
started recently and the stone
excavation for the tail race at
the power house is new well un
derway. The greater part of
the machinery and steel struct
ural work for the p<pwer house
has arrived.
Three crews are hieing kept
busy clearing the like banks
and bottom throughout its en
tire length. Surveying parties
are now working along the river
above the present project
which will be started immedi
ately after the completion of
the Turner Shoals dam* It is
undecided as yet, according to
recent reports, as whether the
second project will be started
at Fishtop or at Foster's
The steel towers for trans
porting current from
into the mills in the
^ction have been erected and
twamissidn/ crews lire string
ing the lines. The crew that
has been encamped
lumbus during the
months has now beeii
ed to a camp near
work having been
that far. Several ml
near Co
past few
transfer
Landrum,
completed
Ambers of
the Board of Directors of the
company made a tour
tion of the project last week.
Miss Alice Lockhart
Funeral services
Alice Lockhart Petti
died at her residence
day morning following
illness were held
afternoon from the
the Holy Cross, the
C. P. Burnett officialt
terment was made in
Cemetery.
this plant
Piedmont
of inspecr
Pettigrew
for Miss
grew, who
last Mon
a brief
Tuesday
Qhurch of
Reverend
ing In
the Tryon
Mr. Frank Green, who has
beenspending a few weeks with
his parents returned to his
work in Detroit Saturday.
Miss Sarah M. Padgett had
her tonsils removed by Dr- Al
len J. Jervey at the Tryon In
firmary last Friday a] id is get
ting along nicely.
Mr. Robert Landis of the U.
S. N. is spending a tHrty day
furlough at home with his par
ents Mr and Mrs- J. !!. Landis.
Mr. W. C. Hague, Register of
Deeds of Polk County who has
been very ill with small pox is
improving and expects to back
in his office the first of Marofefc)
C. L McFariand has t een acU
ing in the absence of 'Mr.
Hague.
Mr. C. L. Wingo of the High
School faculty has b(?en con
fined to his roof at t ie boy's
dormitory for several iayswith
a severe cold.
Mr and Mrs. Fred W. Blan
ton and little daughter, Mary
Lillian, went to Mooresbora
Saturday and spent the week
end with the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. 6. Blanton.
| The many friends of Mrs. L
;H. Cloud will be glaa no learn
that she has return =d very
much improved after taking
treatment at the chiropractic
hospital in Tryon for two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W- S. Cobb
and Miss Ruth Cobb motored to
Spartanburg Saturday and
spent the day shopping
Mr. Frank Sikes of the Sikes
Motor Co., went to Spartan
burg
ness
last Thursday on busi
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.M*- "B?b" Reynolds of Aahe-I
ville addressed a large and aD-'
preciative audience in the Prin-i
cess Theatre last Friday, after
noon- He was Invited by the J.
Hi u'-lJ- m commemoration
of the birth of our -national
iS9, Seorge Washington.
? % C" Sonner returned re
cently from Florida. While
away Mr. Sonner took occasion
to make a short trip to Cuba
He reports that the weather
h^ been unpleasantly cold in
Florida this winter and that he
wore his overcoat every dav hp
was there. ' y e
ir?ri?^ ? Foster, of our
Hagh School faculty spent the
week end at Landrum,S. C
Saluda is having a touch of
rf 4. ^n^er* ft has rained,
sleeted and snowed this week!
We have already had four sleet
storms , which caused heavy
losses to the telephone, tele
graph and power companies,
however, this is the first snow
of the season. We have had a
great deal of cold weather but
without snow until the present
one.
?4jG: Lunsford pastor
of the Saluda Baptist Church,
is running a unique contest be
tween the ihen and boys on one
side and the ladies and girls on
the other side. He has them en
gaged in the reading of the
tfibie and each Sunday calls for
a report on the number of
chapters of the Bible read dur
ing the previous week by the
members of each side. It is in
teresting to note the reports
and to consider the work that
is being dohe for some mem
bers report reading as many as
two to four hundred chapters.
00 far the ladies and girls are
leading .the men. and boys in the
total number- of chapters read.
1 On account of the serious ill
|"ess of their daughter Mr. and
Mrs. W. H- Pace were called to
New Bern, N. C. They found
her better and she is still im
proving. While away they
stopped over at Goldboro, Al
liance and Bayboro. Mr. Pace
lis agent of the Sojuthern Rail
!way at this point.
regular meeting of the
Mother s Club was held at the
usual place Thursday aftrnoon.
six dainty little kimonas were
finished for the layette and
three little dresses were added
to finished articles- Mrs.
Thomas^ kindly offered the use
of a trunk for an emergency
chest in which finished work
can be locked until needed. - A
box of used clothes is expected
fi om Philadelphia, in the near
future,^ which will be greatly
appreciated by the ladies of the
Mother's Club as these things
can be placed to good advan
tage.
The Girls Club, an auxiliary
of the Mother's Club is pro
gressing. The Club consists of
the following members, Gladys
Pace, Birdie Johnson, Lila May
Hobert, Sara. Pearson, Alice
Pearson, Felicia Johnson, Edna
Thompson, and Grace Wineken.J
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PEA RIDGE
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J. T. Edwards was in Ruther
fordton last "Saturday after
noon on business. -
Mr. and Mrs- W. M. Fowler
visited Mrs. Ewell Bradley Sun
dayday morning
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Gibbs of
South Carolina were visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.
Z. Fowler on Sunday. -
Miss Ola and Lucy Byars,
and Thurman Taylor motored
to Flat Rock last Sunday to
visit C. F- Byars.
Msig Sallie and Julfa Byars
of Spindale spent the week-end
at their home in Pea Ridge.
Miss Elsie Byars of Chesnee
spent a r few days visiting
friends in Pea Ridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Linn Conner
spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs- Ewell Bradley.
Miss Rose and Thalma Fowle^
visited with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
PhilMps Monday evening.
Wiley Spurlin visited Linn
Conner last Thursday night.
Col. Pratt Urges Tom
To Develop Lake Sto
Points Out ValiM of Lake in
Letter to C. of C.
Urging the necessity of
lakes as a recreational feature
for Tryon and vicinity, Col.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, director ot
Western North Carolina, Inc.
has written the Chamber of
Commerce of Tryon in regard
to the development of such a .
resort attraction.
CoK Pratt briefly points out
the value of an artificial lake to
this community in attracting
visitors. He spent some time
in .and around the vicinity ot
Tryon several yars ago, it wis
learned recently, and is in a
position to have the topogra
phy of this immediate section
in mind when he states that
there are a number of localities
here that "offer possilities for
the developing of a lake."
Following is Col. Pratt's lettr:
February 21st, *1924!
Mr. M. G. Blake, S^'y,
Tryon Board of Trade,
Tryon, N. C.
My dear Mr- Blake:
Since the conference held in
Asheville with the members of
your Board of Trade and th?
Spartanburg Chamber of Com
merce, we have given consider
able thought to the develop
ment of Tryon and community.
One of the things that we'
think ' should be developed if
possible is the construction of a
lake. We believe that there ar?
several localities that offer pos
sibilities for the developing of a
lake and that these should be
investigated and the most fa
vorable one selected and then
every effort made to bring
about the construction of the
Lak6. .
~ One thing -file mountain re
gion of North Carolina has
lacked has been lakes, which as
you know do not occur here .
naturally by reason that the
big glacial blanket, which was
largely responsible for the lake
formations of the Northern
States did not extend into this
section of the country.
The development of a lake ...
means boating and other .
aquatic sports, lake fishing and
bathing, etc., which appeal to .
the greater nurftber of guests
who visit Tryon and commun
ity. The lake will also attract ?
a good many people to build
'summer homes around the
lake. I believe the construc
tion of a lake would mean the
building of another hotel al
most at once. Tryon and com
munity offers many attractions
different in many ways from
those offered by other Western
North Carolina communities
and will attract a great many
more people than now visit it if
the lake is constructed and
other facilities and accom
modations are provided for
their benefit.
We sincerely hope that the
Chamber of Commerce will
give serious thought and con
sideration to the construction
of: a lake in your community,
and we can assure you that
Western North Carolina, Inc.,
will assist you in every way
possible in determining upon a
satisfactory location.
Very truly yours,
J. H. Pratt
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A. M KISTLER WILL NOT
MAKE DEFINITE DATE
Replying to an invitation on
the part of the Chamber of
Commerce of Tryon to attend
a meeting of representatives of
the South Carolina State High
way Commission and others in
terested in the hard-surfacing
of the Applachian Highway, A.
M. Kisfler, NorthCarolina State
Highway Commissioner for the
Eight District stated that it
would be impossible for him to
set even an approximate -date
;for his attendance.
Mr. Kistler indicated that it
| might be possible for the or
ganization to obtain the atten
| dance of Mr. Frank Page,
I Chairman of the State High
way Commission
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