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POLK COUNTY-The Gateway of Western North Carolina
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, Tryon, N. C., April 3, 1924
$1.50 a Year
Spartanburg C. of C. ! |
Talk Tryon and W. N.C.
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Will Appoint Committee to
Help With Lake Project
Requesting that the Spartan
burg Chamber ? of Commerce
appoint a committee to confer
with the Tryon Chamber of
Commerce with respect to the
developing of a lake in Try
on, Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt,
director of Western North
Carolina, Inc. addressed the
members of the Spartanburg
Chamber of Commerce at their
annual banquet held . last Fri
day evening in the dining room
of the Cleveland Hotel.
In spite of the fact that tfhis
meeting was an annual "get
together" occasion at which
time it is the custom of the or
ganization to review work done
for the past year and discuss
future development of civic af
fairs, Ihe Spartanburg Cham
ber of Commerce devoted al
most the entire meeting to
Western North Carolina In
genera) and Tryon in particu
lar A special invitation was
received by the local organiza
tion to send a representation to
the banquet. Those represent
ing Tryon were B. L. Ballenger,
Carter Brown, Eugene Brown
leee, Oliver Andrews, W. H.
Stearns, Charles J. Lynch and
G. H- Holmes. During the
dinner, Horace . L. Bomar,
president of the Spartanburg
organization presented the
guests of the evening among
whom were Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Reynolds of Boston, iMr.
Reynolds being president of
Lockwood, Greene and Com
pany, Pierce Horn, of [the
Southern Railway System
Washington offices, and Paul
H. Norcross, head of the At
lanta Chamber ot Commerce,
and one of the speakers of the
evening, and B. L-Balteiger of
Tryon who in turn was request
ed to present his delegation.
Mr. Ballenger wound up his list
with the name of A. M. . Law
which caused considerable
mirth.
Mr. Bomar, acting as toast
master of the dinner upon, in
troducing Col- Pra?t as the
principal speaker of the \ oc
casion paid a high tribute to
both the speaker and to West
ern North Carolina. | "
Col. Pratt reviewed the worl
to be carried on by his organiz
ation throughout the twenty
five counties already enrolled
in .Western North Carolina,
Inc. laying particular stress
upon the value of this section
both commercially and as a
plavgound for our neighboring
State. He pointed out the
road program as outlined by
his office and showed its value
to South Carolina for pleasure
drives and for .easy access to
the merchants of that State.
In speaking of Western North
Carolina as a recreational
feature for Spartanburg people
lie outlined the lake develop
ments planned for this section
and strongly urged the mem*
bers of the Spartanburg Cham
ber of Commerce to give their
support to any developments
that may arise especially in the
vicinity of Tryon. With the
use of a map he showed the
relative positions of the var
ious lake enterprises now inthe
making or as planned.
Col- Pratt's talk was receiv
ed with a great deal of enthus
iasm and interest on the part
of the members. v" I
Following this speech, <PauI
H. Norcross of Atlanta told of
the work being carried on by
that progressive organization
and of work planned for the
future. [?
Mr. Ballenger responded
briefly to President Bomar's
request for a few words from
Tryon in which he thanked the
people of Spartanburg for their
interest and constant visits to
Tryon, urging them to continue
this interest that both cities
might prosper in friendly and
neighborly relations.
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Real Sportsman.
A real sportsmafr shoots ft few birds,
leaves a few for the other fellow, and
ft few more to raise broods for n mt
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Mrs. Miliier Jones, 72,
Laid To Rest Monday
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Funeral services were . held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
frbm the Church of the ;fioly
Cross for Mrs. Jones, age 72,
who died last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Jones, before her - carri
age to Mr. Milner Jones was a
Miss Watkins of Texas.
Mr. and Mrs- Jones came to
Polk County in the early '80s,
Mr. Jones being actively en
gaged in missionary work
throughout the counties o t
Western North Carolina. Hte
was one of the first of tfhe Epis
copal missionaries in this sec
ton of the country and became
widely known in many parts of
tht region for his earnest end
eavors and many sacrifices in
furthering his work. Mr.
Jones died in February 1915
and was buried in Baltimore,
his family home. Mrs. Jones
returned to Polk County where
her husband had been so active
to make her residence.
Mrs. Jones is survived by
three daughters, Mrs- Mary J.
Camp of Green's Creek, Mrs.;
Ford Brown and Mrs. A., Alex
ander of Seattle, Washington,
and four sons, Clem J. Jones
and Cyrili W. Jones of Athens,
Tenn-, Ezekiel F. Jones and St.
Augustine Jones of Fresno,
Calif, and Hays Jones, raiding
in Italy.
Many beautiful floral offer
ings were sent by friends of
the family. Interment was
made in the Tryon cemetery,
the Reverend C. P. Burnett of
ficiating.
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County Teachers Witt
Meet Saturday, Apr. 12
Miss Susan Fulghum, director
of the teacher's ti^nlar de
T^artmlfflt GlTln^
lina department of' education,
will address a meeting of the
County Teacher's Association
to be held on Saturday April 12
at 10:30 o'clock in the auditor
ium of the Tryon Grade School.
Miss Fulghum will talk on the
subject of "Standard Elemen
tary Schools" following which
there will be a general discus
sion on that subject Arrange
ments are being made by E. W.
S. Cobb, County School Super
intendent and W. A.Schilletter,
Tryon shool superintendent,
for several other speakers for
the two sessions, one in the
morning and the second in the
afternoon. Miss Fulghum wift
address^ the morning session.
CARPENTER HOME IN
LANDRUM DESTROYED
The residence of- Cleve Car
penter of Landrum was burned
to the ground last Monday
morning at about ten o'clock
The house was a frame dwell
ing, one of the oldest in the
community.
By the time it was noticed
that the house was on fire the
lames had gotten such a start
that it was impossible to check
them.- Attention was centered
on neighboring dwellings that
they might not catch from the
sparks in the wind that was
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Notice Or Board Of Education.
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As per the 1923 School Law
the school committeemen are
appointed the 1st Monday in
April, instead of the 1st Mon
day in July as per the old law
The patrons of aU the dis
tricts in Polk County will here
by take notice that If any
changes are desired iir the per
sonnel of the school committee
men in your respective dis
tricts, to- make such recom
mendation to the board of Ed
ucation on or before Monday
April 7th, 1924.
E. W. S. Cobb Clerk to Board
of Education.
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! A western court hands down
a decision to the effect that a
pedestrian has the same rights
on the streets as a motorist.
Let him try to get 'em. ^
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Trap Shooters Will ;
Have Demonstration
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i Inventor of Steel Pigeon Will
Hold Match Here Wed
nesday, April 9.
Trap-shooting enthusiasts will
?be afforded an opportunity to
display their skill next Wed
nesday afternoon when Mr. E.
E. Thresher of Hendersonville
will give a demonstration of
his stpel passenger pigeon.
?The meeting and shoot will be
held - Wednesday afternoon ' at
1:30 o'clock on the fopner bfcU
diamond near the residence of
Dr. A- J. Jervey.
Mr. Thresher has given his
assurance that he will bring
his apparatus s here for that
date will have /the system
erected in time for the match
and demonstration. A latge
number of local hunters and
trap shooters as well as several
from Landrum have signified
their intention of attendng the
match with the possibility ! of
Organizing a trap-shooting club.
This new game as originated
by Mr. Thresher is claimed by
fche inventor to be a decided
Improvement over the old s|yle
clay pigeon shooting in that it
gives all the sport of live bird
shooting .with, the unknown
speeds of the skimming bird
and the variations of curved in
ascent and descent that clay
pigeons do not afford.
The public are cordially in
vited to join in the shoot, (pin
ners desiring to shoot are re
quested to register theirnames
with Dr. A. J. Jervey, Dr. M. C.
Palmer or C. W. Ballenger.
i SPARTANBURG WILL
HAVE FASHION SHOW
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Spartanburg April 3- On
Tuesday and Wednesday, of
next week The Standard Cloak
Co. and Wriffht-ScruggR^^iw*
Co. of Spartanburg S. C., will
stage a great Spring Style
Show with live models, at the
Rex Theatre in that City,
jointly with the showing of the
big Paramount Picture "The
Society Scandal" in which
Gloria Swanson plays the lead
ing role- *
The above two concerns are
making elabrate preparations
for their big style show. Mr.
Morris of the Standard Cloak
Co. is now in New York having
gone there to select garments
especially for this - occasion.
The very newest creations, of
American and European de
signers in Ladies Apparel for
evening, Street and sport wear
will be displayed on live models
as well as fashion's latest dic
tates in footwear and hosiery.
This style show will be held
at four o'clock in the after
noons and at eight-thirty in
the evenings, in connection
with the showing of the above
picture and at the regular ad
mission prices.
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We think all are through
setting lettuce in this vicinity,
being a long \ and wearsome job,
no one is sorry that they are
through.
A birthday dinner was givpn
at Mr. Jam<es Byers' last Sun
day, in honor of uncle Andrew
Byers, ali enjoyed the dinner
very much.
- Mr- Grover Thompson at
tended services at Green's
Creek last Sunday.
Mr. Bert Edwards and small
son Avery Lee, together with
Misses Gilreath and Pantha
Edwards called at the home of
Mr. Arthur Thompson' Sunday
and spent several social hours.
Miss June voorhies visited
Miss Lizzie Dalton Sunday who
is in very poor health, but
hopes to be out again soon.
Mr. Ewell Taylor made a buai
ness trip to Landrum S. C., Fri
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Mr Terrell Green of Try on
also Mr. Albert Waldrop of
Landrum, S. C., were in this
section Sunday.
Mrs. William Wilson is ill
this week.
Miss Katy , Spurlan was in
Pea Ridge Sunday.
CASH PRIZE
COTTO
Methods of
Records,
S OF $700 FOR
N. CLUB BOYS
Through
the Eastern
assume the
opep to all
bers in th^
Boll Weevl Central,
Story and Yield,
Basis of Award
(the cooperation of
Carolina Chamber
of Commerde, cotton club work
n North Carolina this year will
form of a contest,
cotton club mem
State, in which
$700 in cash will be offered as
prizes. The club member Is
to plant one, two or three acres
of cotton and to Use the moiit
approved methods in prepara
tion of the seed bed ?nd fertil
izing the crop; plant pure seed
of a standard variety; use
thick spacing and practice
frequent,^ shallow cultivation*
In other words, he is to use
those methods Avhic/h have
given the bsst results so far
discovered in cotton culture.
Groups and Prises
The cotton producing coun
ties of the State are grouped
into four zones, based upon the
probable boll weevil damage
anticipatedduring the coming
year, and in each of the zones
prizes will be awarded as fol
lows : First $100; second $50,
and third S25., Local business
men and b inkers will be en
courged to offer additional local
county prizes to encourage this
work.
? The Basis of Award
The basis given below willvbe
used to determine the winners
in each of the zones.
1. Thoroughness of both
direct and indirect methods
used for -ball weevil control 25
per cent. - !
2. Records 35 per cent.
3- Story of written record
of project 15 per cent.
4. Yielq of seed cotton 25
per cen.
Total 100 per cent. / .
--The purpose /of the work is!
to demons' A
growing communities
State the
principles
under any
rate in the <&ttOB
of the
best methods and
of producing cotton
and allf conditions
and to proye the value of these
in producing cotton in the
presence of the dreaded boll
weevil.
The Eastern Carolina Cham
ber of Commerce is making ar
rangements with banks in the
several coiton-producting coun
ties so that the club members
may secure a loan with which
to buy the fertilizers, pure
seedof standard variety, aslgn
board to be used in designat
ing the_ demonstration patch
and poison with which to com
bat the weevil should it become
necessary to use poison.
Contest Open To AO
The club boys in each cotton
producing county are eligible
to enter this contest, provided
ten or more are willing to go
in. It is quite probable that
some plan wll be worked out
for countiesthat do not have
an agent to give interested
boys an opportunity to, take
up^he work. . Girls will not be
debarred from the contest. As
in other clubs, that part of the
work they cannot do they will
be permitted to employ some
one for the purpose and to
keep records of same- We
should have 500 to 1,000 mem
bers enter this contest this
st
year.
The si
the conte
doing the
lished in
which ^o^
course of
mple
rules governing
with directions for
work, are being pub
an extension folder
Id be out within the
|a few days.
Mercerizing Plant
Makes New Additions
Recent additions contemplat
ed or under way at the South
ern Mercerizing Company's
plant include the installation of
a sprinkling system for the en
tire plantl to be installed by the
Glpbe Sprinking Company.
The system works automatical
ly in case of fire and is fed
from a thirty foot supply
reservoir to be situated on the
hill north- east of the plant near
the new community house.
The pla:it is also addingspace
to its warehouse facilities at a
cost of about $1,000.
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Queena Mario To Sing j
At Music Festival
Queena Mario, ; coloratura
prima donna of the Metropoli
tan Opera Company, who will
sing at the Spartanburg Music
Festival on the opening night,
Wednesday May 7, has sung
her way into the hearts of the
very critical patronage of the
world's most renowned opera
house. The present season,
she has been heard frequently,
and in such widely contrasted
roles as Gilda (Rigoletto), Ah
Yoe (L'Oracolo) and Juliette
(Romeo and Juliette)- In the
lovely, flute-like velvet musical
quality of her voice she is
more like her great teacher
(Sembrich) than any of ' the
sopranos who have come from
her studio. Mario is an Ameri
can. She received her train
ing in this country and made
h?r debut here. Miss Mario
sang in a special matinee of
"Traviata" in Brooklyn, before
an audience- of Italians, really
to let FQrtuno Gallo, of the San
Carlo Opera Company, see
could do before ,the
footlights. ' She says that W
knees were knocking together
through the first act, but that
did not prevent her singing in
so delightful manner as to win
a noisy ovation from the Ital
ians, and an immediate en
gagement with the San Carlo
Company. <
The season ticket sale for
the Spartanburg Music Festi
val will open April} 9 at Dupre's
Book Store, Spartanburg, S. C
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MISS PADGETT TO TALK
^ TO LANIER CLUB TODAY
Miss Sarah M. Padgett will
address the members of the
Lanier Club this afternoon at
the Library. Miss Padgett will
give a general outline of her
work throughout the county in
its many varied phases, a
talk which should be of in
terest to the visitors In Tryon
as well as to the members of
the club.
Folk-lore x ballads 1 of the
mountains will be sung by two
mountain girls from a Tennes
see weave shop.
The Clean-Up Committee of
the Lanier Club wish to an
nounce that steps will be taken
at once to cover the dump at
the foot of Godshaw Hill that
has been an eye sore to the
community for sometime.
SPRING OPENING
BY SPARTANBtRG
FURNITURE STORES
The furniture' dealers of
Spartanburg will observe
Spring Opening at their res
pective stores next Friday
April 4th from 4 to 9 P. M.
These merchants have spent
a great deal of time and efforts
in arranging for this great oc
casion when they will display
their lines of high quality fur
niture consisting of the very
latest creations produced by
America's foremost furniture
manufacturers. The following
Spartanburg dealers are parti
cipating: Maxwell Bros. &
Jones, Vogel & Son, Herring,
Furniture Co-, Sowell-Taylor
Co., Reams Tate Furniture Co.,
and KimbrelTs Home Furnish
ing Co.
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Governor Invited To
Attend Road Moot.
Invitations were issued Wed
nesday to Governor Morrison of
North Carolina and Governor
McLeod of South Carolina to
attend a joint meeting of the
Highway Commissions of both
States to be held in Tryon at a
date to be mutually agreed up
on by the ' officials. The invi
tations were forwarded by
Eugene Brownlee, chairman of
the? committee on arrange- *
ments of the Tryon Chamber
of Commerce. Indications thus - .
far point to the probable
bringing about this meeting of
the two executives of the sister
States sometime during the
present month.
The invitation to Governor
McLeod was forwarded through
the courtesy of Mr. Charles 0.
Hearon, member of the South
Carolina State Highway Com
mission, who has shown con
siderable interest in the im
mediate hard-surfacing of the
Appalachian Highway of ,
his portion of that main artery
between the i North and South
and is anxious to have this
State bring about the linking
up of Tryon and Henderson
ville with % the hard-surface
road now under course of
construction between the latter
city and Ashevillte. Should
the present plans be brought
about, it is expected that prom
inent men and organizations
throughout this section will be
represented at this road meet
ing Mr. Frank Page and Mr.
A. M. Kistler of the North
Carolina State Highway Com
mission have already signified
their, willingness to come
to Tryon at a date to be
decided upon. Mr. Hearon has
assured the Chamber of Com
merce of the attendance of
representatives of his commis
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Raise $125 For Near
East Relief at Sale .
Proceeds from the rummage
sale held last Saturday for the
benefit of the Near East Relief
fund netted sixty one dollars.
Persons interested in the cause
contributed an additional sixty
four dollars giving a total of
$125 which will assist material
ly in raising Polk County s
quota of $360 for this fund.
This fund will be devoted to
assisting in the support of
about sxty thousand orphans
in the Near East. A quantity
of clothing was sent in for
the boxes.
\ The committee wish to .ex
press their thanks to all those
who contributed in any way or
assisted in the White Elephant
Sale, especially to thank Mr
Wilkins for the use of the space
in his new store building and
the Ballenger Company for the
use of chairs and tables for the
sale.
To Begin Work On New
Pool At Country Club
In spite of considerable in-,
clement weather during the
past month the Try on Country
Club records show a total of
225 players, the largest num
ber that have ever played the
links in one month in the his
tory - of the organization.
Ground fees for the month of
March totaled over $816.
G. F. Stone, secretary and
treasurer of the club requests
that all dues for the first
quarter be remitted not later
than the tenth of this month.
Work on the new swimming
poo) for the club will be started
soon according to the officers.
It is expected that the pool will
be ready for the use of the
members in time for the v hot
weather.
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ARRIVALS AT OAK HALL
Mrs. R. P. Moseley and Miss
M. A. Long of Boston, Mass.;
Mrs. Earnest Bowditch of Mil
ton, Mass.; Mrs- W. 6. Pater
son and Kent Paterson of De
troit, Mich.; L. B. Ordwa j of
Chattanooga, Mass. ,