North Carolina Newspapers

This Week Volume XXIX No. 41 POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western North Carolina Tryon, N. CM April 17, 1924 .*? PRICE S Cts. $1.50 a Year Son Mercerizing Co. At Textile Exhibit D-spiay of Pioneer Mercer izing of South Attracts Knitters at Convention ? > exhibit of the Southern :,i, / erizing Company, accord ed ly Textile World to be thi Piuncor mercerizing company t ho South, at the annualcon w-i.'<>n of the National Hos iery and Underwear Manufac ture held last week in Phila delphia attracted textile men from all parts of the country. TIic display case . contained cones of yarn, both in colors and natural1, as well as hosiery manufactured of local yarn by the Hole-Proof Hosiery Com pany. one of the largest con cerns of its kind in the coun try. and was attended by F. P. Bacon. president of the South ern Mercerizing Company. W C. Ward, general manager and and (J. J. Loerzel, manager of tiie Chicago offices. Due to its unique position as the first mercerizing company in the South, the local display was one of the centers of Interest at the exhibit known as the Knitting Arts Exhibition Pioneer in South The Textile World in its edi tion for February of , this year points out the fact that F. P. Bacon, president of the mer cerizing company was the pion eer mercerizer in the South, stating that "it is a distiction of no small importance to have been the first to visualize the possibiliites of the very large branch of the industry that has been developed in th* southern states within the past fifteen years." Growth of Plant W ith initial "capacity of about 10Q. pounds of ^yarn a Bacon began operations as Y mercerizer in 1909 in a smali building adjoining the Try on Hosiery mill at ' Lynn. That concern used his total output until its failure .some time later. In spite of this reversal Mr. Bacon continued to de velop his industry gradually buikling up a southern market for his yarns, until he found it necessary to seek larger quart ers. He moved his equipment to a new building in Try on (now being used by the Tryon Hand Heavers) remaining there un til further expansion became essential and in 1919 the plant was established in its present buildings on the outskirts!) of Tryon. The past two ybars have seen many addition# ? the equipment of the plaiJ! well as the construction of settlement of homes for ft jose employeyd therein. AtfiTthe present time there are approxi mately 175 hands on thei pay roll as compared to the ? jfttle nandful (about six or se ren) which the first mercerizing in ?be south was carried on. j to as a Employes Well Cared For The plant is ideally situ&ted, lying among a little groupj of hills away from the towrij itself and yet within a few htjndred yards of the State Highway and within easy trucking dis tance of the railroad. J very possible care is taken off the employees including theft jimat of entertainment and diver sion for them. Recently a < ommunity house -hast] completed for the use q1 employees. Fire risks '>een reduced to a mij }>y the recent installatioi Sprinkling system. The thoroughly humidified at [regu lar intervals which also r< duces the amount of lint flying n the air (accored to be one jo ! the principle dangers to heal ;h In these plants) to a negligent ?I'dantity. Single mercerized yarn i for hosiery splicing and plaiting ave been the specialty :>f the ( ;jmpany and its capafijy on 'his kind of work is, according Textile World, the argest in the country. Ply yarns in ?hie counts are also meijjerized and the plant is equipt ;f6r gas hing, bleaching and dyeing- Its capacity at the present, ;Jme Is ap]>roximately 65,000 to 75,000 pounds of yarn per mojith in ' f ' III Tryon Has Display in W. N. C. Inc. Office I ji ; | Products representing four I of Tryon's industries are on| I display in the offices of West 'ern North Carolina, Inc., in] | Afeheville, according to an- ! | nouncement made by G. F. Stone, chairman of the com ntittee appointed by the Cham ber of Commerce to make necessary arrangements for ; this .exhibit. An attractive mahogany dis play case was installed last Tuesday by Mr. Stone in the front of he Ashevilie office showing he products of the Mountain Industries, the Southern Mercerizing ' Com pany, the Toy Makers and the Tryon Hand Weavers. The dis plays were neatly and attrac tively arranged in the case which is about ten feet in length, allowing each exhibiter about two and a half feet of j space. This exhibit is the first! to be shown in these offices and will, according to Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, director of the or ganization have a permanent place in their office- Literature forwarded to the offices recent ly has been exhausted by the inquiring visitors and tourists seeking information concerning the mountain resort towns,* it being found necessary to ship more of the pamplets to Ashe ville. The Tryon exhibit will be seen by large numbers of people who daily come Into the offices of Western North Caro lina, Inc. ? . ? LANIER CLUB WILL GIVE A ROOF PARTY XJ?e evening of Wednesday April 23 the Lanier Club pro poses to give a roof party. Not that- it to-be 01* the ropf . It is given to help pay a new roof for the club building. Bridge and Mah Jong will be played. Those wishing to make their j groups for Mah Jong may re port to Mrs. J. Foster Searles;! those desiring their groups fori bridge may report to Miss Ann; Nash. Admission will be $1.00 This includes refreshments, which will be served under the super vision of Miss Elizabeth Grady. Mrs. G. H. Holmes will have charge of the decorating. Gen tlemen are urged to be present j and everyone is expected to come and have a happy time. TJie Library, bought and sup ported by The Lanier Library, is, the year round, at the ser vice of the community. The Lanier Club keeps open house at all of its meetings for who ever wishes to come and listen: to its programmes and partake ! of its hospitalty. Just now its! needs a little lift. 0 COUNTY DEMOCRATS APPOINT DELEGATES Delegates to the North Caro-I lina State Democratic Conven-i tion to be held in Raleigh ! Thursday of his week were ap-| pointed last Saturday at the county convention held in the court house at Columbus. Following the meeting the ex ecutive committee went into session and elected A. L. Hill of Tryon chairman of the Democratic Committee of Polk County. I The delegates appointed to go to Raleigh are as foHows: A. L Hill, Mrs- J. A. Feagan, Marie Lynch, E. J. Thompson, Claude Tate, K. M. Davis, R. M. Hall, Miss Mae I. Flentye, and W. H. Stearns. eluding its capacity for tinting and dyeing as wett as merceriz ing. A little over a year ago, Mr. Bacon, at that time sole owner of the concern, admitted W. C. Ward to partnership. Mr. Ward was sales manager of the Chattanooga offices for the corrtpany' and is now in charge of the manufacturing end of the plant. Beside its offices in' Tryon, the Southern Merceriz ing Company maintains offices in Chattanooga, Chicago and Philadelphia. H COLUMBUS Book Club Meets The Helen Stearns Book Club was delightfully entertained by Mrs. H. F. Sikes Wednesday afternpon at her home in the Barnes Cotage. The large sit ting room with its rustic fur? nishings was attrastively dec ored in dogwood and apple blos soms. The regular study of North Carolina writers was resumed, and the following program on Isaac Erwin Avery was given: Biographical sketch, Mrs. E. W. S. Cobb; Avery's Journalis tic Career, Mrs- NeNe McHugh;j His interpretation of Life, (with reading) by Mrs. H. F. Sikes; His Prose Style (with reading) by Miss Viola Johnson; Music, Mrs. D. W. McChesney. ' After the exchange of books of popular fiction the hostess served delicious chicken salad and sandwiches. Miss Hannah Sikes of Al bemarle was special guest at the meeting. < ? Ladies Circle To Meet The ladies circle of the Pres bytertain church will meit with Mrs. J. W. Jack the 21st of April. At this meeting a representative will be cho?en to represent the circle at the Presbyterial which meets In Lowell the 23rd and 24th of April. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. ' C. Prince, Saturday April 12th, ? son. Ladies Aid Society The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church met with Mrs. VV. S. McDoweN Tuesday after noon. Despite the inclement weather quite a number of ladies were present. ^ Flans were perfected for the sale lunches at the Court House the first two days of court, April 21st and 22nd. On account of this, it was^decided to postpone the regular meeting next Tues day until Tuesday April 29th. when Mrs Herman Walker will be the hostess Boyd-Feagan The many friends of Miss Corinne Feagan will be inter ested to hear of the marriage in Spartanburg last Saturday, April 12th to Mr. Claude C. Boyd of Maiden N. C. This is the culmination of a romance started last July when Mr. Boyd was encamped at Co lumbus with the construction crew of the Blue Ridge Power Co. Mrs. Boyd is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Feagan and is a young lady of attractive personality. She graduated at Stearns High school in last year's graduat ing class and this year has been a successful teacher in the school at Rock Springs. After the wedding which was attended by the bride's two sisters, Misses Janette and Blanche Feagan, and Mr- E. C. Atkins, the happy couple left for Hendersonville for a short honeymoon. After the close of school at^Rock Springs Mr. and Mrs. Boyd will make their home at Landrum where Mr. Boyd is located with the con struction crew of the Blue Ridge Power Co. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Walker and children spent Sunday with relatives in Green's Creek. ' Miss Minnie Arledge has re sumed her duties in the Polk County Bank & Trust Co. after having been sick with lagrippe for two weeks at the home of her sister, M*s. J- E. Shipman, in Hendersonville. Miss Hannah Sikes of Al bemarle arrived Tuesday to spend some time with her brother and sister, Mr. H. F. Sikes and Mrs. Fred W. Blan ton. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cantrell of Spartanburg spent Wednes day and Thursday with the lat ter's sister, Mrs. N. T- Mills. Prof. E. W. S. Cobb was in AsheviWe Wednesday and Thursday attending the West Lake Plans Interest Big Hotel Syndicate Power Concerns Also Watch ing For Developments Inquiries are being received by local men interested in the new lake project from hotel operators syndicates in various parts of the i country con cerning the proposed plans. A large hotel operator in this section of the country recently wrote stating that the moment the plans for the lake went through he desired to be gin building operations for an extensive establishment in Try on. Several firms interest ed in hydro-electric power de velopment are keeping their eyes on this section, one hav ing sent a representative here recently to ascertain the facts in regard to thei possible power output of the new lake. It was pointed out by Major Hall as well as I by the engi neers who made the survey of the Pacolet project that ap proximately 300 horsepower could be developed from this prospdsition with a maximum one foot draw down on the lake. It is believed from re cent development thatthispow er can be disposed of readily upon completion of the project. Spartanburg people have for sometime been loking toward Tryon for summer residences that are within easy commut ing distance of that city. With the devolopment of any lake proposition in; this vicinity there would undoubtedly be a large influx of cotton country business men and their fami lies. o HOLY CROSS CHURCH EASTER DAY SERVICES Holy Communion 8 A. M. Children's service 10 A. M. . Morning prayer, Holy Com .munion, sermon 11 o'clock. ft ' i TRYON P. T. A. TO MEET MONDAY AFTERNOON The regular April meeting of I the Tryoyn Parent Teacher't Association will be he)d next Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the auditorium of the Grade School building. The meeting will be devoted to committee reports and to discussion of plans for further work to be carried out this year. Members of the organ ization are urged by the presi dent- Mrs. T. J. Kennedy to be present. - ? ? ? o NOTICE J . Sealed bids will be received by the TownJof Saluda, N. C., unti) 2 P. M May 1, 1924 for the laying of 11,600 feet 6in,, 8 in., and 10 in., water mains, furnishing and placing 225 water meters and meter boxes and making house connections. Bidders check of $500 ? ,made payable to Town Clerk of Sal uda, N. C,', will be required. Specifications wiM be forward ed on request to the Town Clerk or the Engineer. P. H. Bailey, Mayor J. B. Cullipher, Clerk Harwood Beebe Engineer Spartanburg, jS. C. -tf? * ? Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lynch and Mrs- Herford of Baltimore motored to j Asheville last Thursday.' ,Mrs. Herford re turned last Friday to her home after a visit Of two weks with Mr. { and Mrs. Lynch. ern Regional Sunday School Convention. ! He presided ^ at the session Thursday morning. The teachers of Stearns High School who attended the Coun Tryon Saturday are most en thusiastic in their praises of the delightful way , in which they were entertained, not on ly by the. P&rent-Teacher As sociation whjch served them such a well ^ prepared dinner, but by Tryon people as a whole. Those who attended from Columbus were ? Supt. Cobb, Mr. Mcintosh, Mrs. Jack,.; Mrs. McHugh, Miss Gluyaa, I Miss Johnson, and Mrs. Fea gan. j ( Bakery Opening Date Postponed Few Days Due to a delay in the arrival of special materials for the construction of the oven for the quality Bakery announce ment was made yesterday by George S. Thrue, proprietor, that the opening date set for today would be postponed un til next Wednesday. Shipment of the special fire brick and structural iron was made in time for the bakery to have opened on schedule but were delayed enroute to Tryon. Final work in completing the remodeling of the store adjoin ing Andrews Brothers was made this week. Mr. Thure as sured the many ? people who have dropped into the new es tablishment during the course of the remodelling that every effort would be made by him to have the bakery in readiness for opening next Wednesday. o INTEREST SHOWN IN COUNTY CLUB WORK The schools in hat making which were conducted in the county last week by Miss Mar fn\23yh^who was here in behalf of Home Demonstra tion work proved most bene naal to a large number of peo n Thrfe meetings were held? One at Mill Spring on Tuesday, one at Green's Creek Wednet nnu^' one at Columbus on u ^ County Supt. Cobb showed his hearty spirit of co operation in this project by gIuin? ?ver ^e use of the fu <?i busses in transporting p makers" to school. Each of these meetings was well attended and quite a num ber of attractive hats were made. Some were made out of jPew materials while othozs were made of old materials. One lady at Mill Spring made a good looking hat from an old opera coat ? While a high school girl at Columbus made a beautiful one from the side pannels of an old crepe de chine dress.. Other materials used were ginghams, linen, silk, and braid? aM of which were made for about one hatFth the PFiCe ?f an average Miss Padgett, Home Demon stration agent, states that the greatest draw back in the mak ing of hats at home is lack of material. Prior to these meet ings she made trips to Spartan burg and Asheville and purch ased about $ 2.00 worth of ma terials? most of which have been used. Miss Creighton, who is from Charlotte, has had supervision of Home Demonstration work in 50 counties in Western N. C. and Piedmont district for four years. She came to Pied mont district for four years. She came to Polk County from Buncombe and Mecklingburg counties where she had been holding meetings similar to the ones held here, but she said she found the people in Polk, county more interested in work and more people attended the meetings here than in a ny place she had ever been. Hitherto her largestclftsseshad been from 40 to 50 while the average attendance was about 12. But at Green's Creek in Polk Co., she had a record breaking class of 150 members She said she was impressed with the en thusiasm exhibited in theclass es- At Mill Spring one woman walked five miles to attend a meeting and -she made a good looking silk hat. Another girl only 12 years old made a very becoming hat for herself. Some of the ladies at Mill Spring! were were so interested that they not only attended the meeting there on Tuesday but also came to Columbus again on Thursday. Miss Padgett says that due to this aroused interest she is planning to continue this course ' in hat milking thru April and i part of May. j o W. Y. Wilkins transacted-' business in Spartanburg Wed-' nesday nine in Nojrt sun and last Record Crowd Visits . Tryon Country Club Many Out-of-Town Golfers Play Course.-Pool Progreesing Thi lure of a Spring day in thtj jnountains together with holes of the sporties golf his section of Western i Carolina proved too miich for a number of Spartan burg and Greenville people last Suncay as well several from othe:* cities in this vicinity. A partv of half a dozen or more cam*f down the mountain from Hendersonville to try out the course and decided to make Hfc uav of it playing until nearly dusk before returning to the up-nkountain city. Nestled down between moun tains on three sides, the course these days presents an ever changing mass of color aa th* strikes the new foliage, incidentally natures colors Sunday were ctooely rival ed By the sports clothing of the feminine devotees of the game. It was a record day in the his tory of the club, it being es timated that in the neighbor hood of sixty people played the course during the day. At one timu iji the afternoon there were about forty players on the course. Tryon people and visitors macjle the walk to the club and return their Sunday afternoon stitutional not a few taking antage of the veranda of club house to rest for a few mobents and enjoy the view of jithe surrounding mountains that can be obtained from that poi^it. Work on the swimming pool is j progressing although the raip the last two days of the we^k held up the digging of the large pit to some extent. It is thought that concrete work will be started soon. Out of-town visitors evinced a grpat deal of interest in the popl remarking that it was the onp thing lacking on the part the local club to make them constant visitors on the con ad\j the of be course. Teachers Of County Hold Final Meeting Stressing the necessity of sajne thinking during the pres ent up-heaval' in the national capital, E. W. Frost addressed the members of the Polk Coun ty Teacher's Association at its final meeting held last Satur Idiiy in the auditorium of the T yon grade school. Mr. Frost pointed out the position of the teacher in the schools of today ir guiding their pupils to\^rd righteous and sane thought on the problems of youth as a fore-runner toward the same level headedness in the greater problems that confront the adult in later life. The speaktr gave a brief summary of na tional and interntaional affairs urging the necessity of careful1 thought on all issues that are constantly arising at this time. Miss Susan Fulgham of the State Board of Education re viewed the Elmentary School system pointing out the n?td of study of the pupils on the part of the teacher among other things. Miss Fulgham paid a splendid tribute to the new school building and the Jocal board for its efforts in i bringing its construction. ! The meetig adjourned at (rfoontime for dinner served in the school building by members of the Parent Teacher's As sociation. The afternoon ses sion convened promptly at 2:30 o'clock and was first addressed fcfy Mrs. R B. Peattie, following which the, organization went into business session. j Opening exercises for the morning session were conduct ed by members of . the Tryon high and grade school who of fered musical selections, a lfeading and a group of physic al training exercises that were much enjoyed by the members.