mmm
Tryon, N. ?
. Kilpin was In
on business Tuesda
g peal tie transact
iri Spartnburg WediJ
rs. Carter P. Brown
tanburg visitor las
was
Hi*
>u
ii. MtSwain and
Creek were in
Dhar
bus
sday
a
Fri
Ifc V I v-v."
, on business,
and Mrs. U. G. Spfi
Tryon
ed of
villi spent Sunday I. Try
* Ger
urday
emain
mmer,
mmer
City,
th his
[isses Edna Jones a
|e Sayer spent , Si
Sunday in Ashevilhi
[rs. Ciias Williams, In
^ >? C., visited *her Mrs. J.
panther of Lynn Saflijrday.
ine ('rest Inn will
throughout the
special rates for -
3tS.
W Panther of Fore
bending the week
;nts, Mr. and Mrs^f 3. B.
ither.
Ir. and Mrs. J. T. GWnp of
ms Creek were . in] Tryon
gsday loking after "fijusiness
tters.
Ir. and Mrs. E. BucMner and
;ie son, of Ashevilt were
ests of Mrs. Bucknej'Js par
ts in Tryon.
Mr. Elmo Caldwell w
tiding college at Ra
iting his mother, M
ich- this week.
br. and Mrs. Arch!
spending this w
rs. Butler's part
insylvania County*
[Morgan Morris \rcai$e down !
>m Asheville Friday
sit with his parents,
rs. P G. Morris,*
>nday.
!\Ve are very sorry
^ersight on our part;
juncement of J. Ro
dnot appear in last
(e of the News.
Mrs. R. F. Thorne,
rank Throne- and
kotored over from
fynday and spent t
oon visiting friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ste\
is at
jigh is
C. J.
Butler
with
Lts in
P for a
Mr. and
f* burning
that
-?.\
by
he an
Foster
eeks is
?r son,
Wilds
tiidrum
after
lson
re
lrned home Mondayjffafter a
iree month's visit v i th rela
ves in Charleston other
ints in South Carol Jia.
Mr- and Mrs. R- M McCown,
ccompanied by Mi a , N. B.
ackson and Mrs. C. . j ush, mot
red to Landrum Fr < ay night
>o attend commencdriient ex
ises of the Seni<|* IiClass of
iandum High Schoo
Miss Helen Morgai arrived
aturday of last v < ek from
ireensboro where sh 3 has been
he past year. She ull spend
he summer vacation at home,
xpecting to reenter? Greens
boro next school ter
Mr. and Mrs. W<
tor accompied by
Metealf, Miss Cathei
and Miss Elma Du]
to Landrum last
to attend the coi
exercises of the La]
Scnool.
j Schillet
ss Clyde
|ne Hardy,
p, motors
iday nigt
faencement
drum High
Friends in Tryoijj! of little
Miss Sara Lipscomi neice of
jVlrs. Kennedy, will regret to
of her recent ninful acci
dent in an autom<l>ile wreck
r,ear her home in (r
is improving and hi
'?osppitaI. ! v
Mrs. T. T- Ballenj i r of Atlan
ta who has been 1 f siting her
SU1~ C. VV. Ballengir and other
I JVClCJ
. . .
relatives and friend
I'd to her home,
is well known in
a hose of friends
ways glad to kno
m ar on her visits
avIi*. and Mrs. W.
Mr- and Mrs. W.
rnotoreci to Sal
evening and at1
^eneement exerci
place. Mr. Schill*
cipal of the Tryon:
and takes active*
I FJUV VT X CV1V
iifney. She
s left the
hasreturn
. Ballenger
on and ha#
o are air
of her ar
this city.,
. Ward and
|. SchiHetter
Tuesday
foded com
at that
ter is prin
Jity Schools,
jrest in all
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
AGO IN POLK COUNTY
/
Locals items gleamed from
the files of the Polk County
NeWs of a quarter of & century
ago:
Columbus: Geo^ C. Justice
was sworn in Friday evening
last} as town commissioner.
Now George, get in your work,
we I expect lots of improve
ments.'
Columbus : Sheriff Robert
son, Mayor Hudgins, R. L- Gar-,
ren/and others attended the
county commissioners meeting
Monday.
Lynn: Mr. John Monroe
and Miss Inez Swann were
married last week.
/
Lynn: A few of the citizen*
met at the hotel one night last
week to select a committee ta
look after the school house lo
cation, plans, deeds, etc. F. P
Bacon, Frank Wilcox, and W.
A. Cannon were appointed a
committee.
Coopers Gap: Miss Adina
Jackson and Mr. Foster were
united in the holy bonds of
matrimony last week.
Coopers Gap: The newspap
ers will have to visit us semi
weekly if the people want to
record alt the weddings in this
community.
Saluda: Mr. J- C. Sonner,
our popular station agent has
had his newhouse painted
which adds considerable to * its
former appearance.
Saluda: There was a socia-l
ble at Mr. A t> W Garren's,
Ward's and the Grand View
Hotel. A large crowd was pres
ent on each occasion.
1
Editorial by Will K. Jones?"
If , you see ^something Jn 'this
paper you don't like, 'don't
jump on the editor about it.
Remember we are very small,
but if nothing else will satisfy,
don't forget that we keep a
club, a .44 British bulldog, and
a pile of bricks handy, and our
aim is good.
school work of Polk Couty. 1
W. C- Ward' manager of the
Southern Mercerizing Plant
with Mrs. Ward and tKeir
children, Alteene and Billy,
motored to Tarboro Friday of
last week for a brief visit with
Mr. Wjard's sister, Mrs. W. A.
Lane and family. They are
expected home the latter part
of this week.
y Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Missil
dine, Miss Edith Missildine,
Mrs- Lydia Strong and Rev. W.
O'Neift left Tuesday by auto
for Winter, Park, Fla. to attend
the v commencement exercises
at Rollins College where Miss
Eva Stuart Missildine will
graduate on June 5th. Miss
Missildine after the commence
ment exercises will accompany
the party x>n the return trip to
Tryon where she will make her
home with her parents.Miss
Missildine has been employed
as a teacher and athletic in
tructor by the faculty of the
Tryon City Schools for th?
coming year.
Mr. Morgan Morris who has
been attending school in Ashe
ville the past year was the hon
oree of a very enjoyable party
Saturday night, the event be
ing given for his birthday, by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. G.
Morris. The home was made
!ve*y attractive with flowers
and a cordial "Velcome was. ex
tended the, guests. The even
ing passed in a happy social
'way with dancing and contests,
and toward the close delicious
I refreshments were served. The
guests . list included Misses
Alice and Ruth Andrews, Miss
Lucille Smith, Miss Helen Mor
gan, Miss Catherine Hardy,
Miss Mary Sharp, Miss Clyde
Metcalf, Miss Rosa Amrosa,
Mrs. Clarence Morgan, Miss
Mary Morgan, Mr. Theodore
BalJenger. Mr- Harry Morgan,
Mr. Hargrove, Mr. Harrison*
Mr. John Fulner, Mr. Rudolph
Hardy, Mr. Hugh White, Mr.
Leon White, Mr. Jurkin, Mr.
Embury Smith, Mr. ' Mitchell
Andrews.
ST- GENEVIEVE'S GIRtS
APPRECIATE TRYON
COURTESY
The girls from St. Genevieves
in-the-Pines who visited Tryon
last Thursday to give a picnic
in honor of the graduates Miss
Elma Wilson of Asheville and
Miss Margaret Pike of Am
bridge, Pa.,, seem very much im
pressed with the > many cour
tesies extended them by The
Mountain Industries as the fol
lowing letter conclusively in
dicates :
St. Genevieve's College,
Asheville, N. C.
May \9? 1?24.
My Dear Mr. Stone:
Let us thank you again for
the lovely time which we had
in Tryon.
We appreciate very muc^ the
time and attention wlUgh you
gave us in taking us all around
the country and pointing out
th places of interest. Db not
be surprised to see us again in
Tryon- i
Thaking, you again, I am,
Most Gratefully yours,
(Signed) Margaret Turner
(written in the name of the col
lege girls)
The young ladies enjoyed a
special banquet prepared for
them by the management of
Pine Crest Inn, where delicicies
of the season were served on
tables beautifully decorated
with spring flowers.
After the banquet they visit
ed the shops of the Tryon Toy
Makers where Misses Charlotte
L. Yale and Eleanor P. Vance
conducted them through thi^
interesting establishment,
showing them the attractive
display of mountaineer craft
manship which has made the
Toy-Makers famous, > *? j
At five o'clock they assem
bled at the Mountain Indus
tries where Mrs. Stone had laid^
grate fires and arranged the
pretty tea room that their pic
nic luncheon might be attrac
tively served
After luncheon the visitors
viewed the varieties of handi
craft exhibited in Mountain'
sales rooms, and seamed very
much interested in Mrs. Stone's
description of the primitive
equipment used by the moun
tain people.
The girls from St. Genevieve's
were very enthusiastic over
the beautiful little town and
its surroundings and are ap-j
patently anxious ".to return atj
some future date.
A .
P. T. A. ELECT OFFICERS.
The officers elected for next
year at the meeting of the
Parent-Teacher. J Association
last Monday were as follows:
President, Mrs. W- C. Morgan,
vice-president Mrs. H. Double
day ; Treasurer, Mrs- W. F.
Little; secretary, Miss. Lea
Jackson. The two members to
serve as the executive com
mittee with the officers of the
association are Prof.SchiHetter
and Mrg. A. J- Jervey.
BOY SCOUTS NOTES.
All: set for the meeting Fri
day night. We are ready to
enter pur new quarters at the
Parish House- Every f^out
must be on hand as very im
portant Scouts matters are to
be transacted.
If any Scout is planning to
attend the Boy Scout Camp at
Hendersonville the last week of
June or the first week in July
he must have pis application
blank filled out and properly
signed by Friday night. These
applications wift be sent to Mr.
Turner at Spartanburg imme
iately thereby insuring 'us a
place at the table when "Mess
call" is sounded.
Gymnasium apparatus, includ
ing, four mats, vaulting and
horizontan bar, dumb bells,
Indian club* and punching bag
wilt be installed upon their arT
rival, perhaps, next week.
< Scout James Carson was the
first Tenderfoot pass the Sec
ond Class test and is now a full
fleged Second Class Scout.
James has left us, but fn leav
ing left a mighty good exam
ple by passing his test. Others
should .follow his example*,
COLUMBUS v I
? (Intended for last week)
Miss Hannah Sikes ?returned
to her home in Albemprle v Fri
day aftern an extended visit to
her brother and sister, Mrs.
Mr. Frank Sikes and Mrs. Fred
W Blanton. ^ .
Miss Birtie WaMrop who has.
been teaching in the Mill Spring
School, spent a few days last
week % with her friend, Miss
Odessa Mills. - r
Mr. and Mrs- Sam Presson of
Monroe who were recently mar
ried and were in ' Wiestern
North Carolina on their honey
moon spent a few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Sikes. 'Mrs. Sikes returned to
Monroe with them on Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Blan
ton spent last week-end in
Mooresboro^ Mrsi Mrs- {Blan
ton and little v daughter went
from there 'to Albemarle where
they will attend Redpath
Chautauqua and- visit for sev
eral weeks. ?
Among Tthose visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. N. T.
Mills last week-end were:
Misses Evelyn Austen, Lillie
and Lucile Knight* . Messrs
Lawrence Brashier, John Kink,
and Guy Henderson of Green
ville S. C.Misses Pearl Keenan,
Marietta Rogers, Ethel 1 Rem
hart and Mr. Marion B. Mills of
Spartanburg S. C. Misses 1m
Thompson, Lois Wilson ad Mr.
J. C- Craddock of Asheville. N.
C. -The party enjoyed a de
tightatful moonlight picnic at
Hemlock Shoals on Saturday
evening, on Sunday morning
they enjoyed sunrise break
fast at Basin Spring, Mill
Spring N. C. after which they
mot6red to Pearson Falls for
picnic dinner. After spending
a delightful afternoon at the
falls, the party returned to
their homes
Mrs. ft. F. Ashburg Jr. of
Charlotte is stopping at Box
wood Inn the guest of Mrs. J.
B. Doar of Charlotte who has
been spending several weeks in
Columbus with her husband
who is auditing the County
books
Mr. N. T. Wthitesides of Ver
non, Texas is spending some
time with his sister, Mrs. C. D?
Elliott. This is "Mr. White
sidee's first visit . "back home'
in thirty-seven years, # -
The Baptist Ladies Aid Soci
ety met with Mrs. N. T. Mills, ?
Tuesday evening, v
I Mrs. I>. C- Sheehan who had
charge of the Dormitory the
past year has returned to her
home near Lynp. She well be
missed in the church and
Ladies Aid having been a good
worker' in both.
j Card of Thanks
s < l ?
.
We wjsh to express our deep
est appreciation and thanks to
the people of Polk County for
their words of sympathy and
useful gifts to us since 'oiy
hofrie was destroyed by fire,
generous offering of May 25th,
at Mill Spring. Methodist
Church was was greatly ap
preciated and will mean much
to us in the future. Again we
thank you.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B- Edwards.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
Rev. George Sheffer, -pas
tor of the Presbyterian church
wilf preach Sunday night. The
subject for discussion is, The
Joy of Living Now. These Sun
day night sermons are along
popular lines. v Come Sunday
night and find out why ^one
should not worry- You are in
vited. /
Progress is being made in the
campaign for funds to build a
new house ? of worship. Mr.
McCown and Mr- Sheffer spent
Monday in Asheville and Hen
dersonville in the interests of
[this campaign. %
County Agent T. B. Brandon
recently helped to overcome an
out break of hog cholera in
Martin County by treating 228]
hogs lor 13 farmers.
;
THE LETTUCE SITUATION.
' % .
Polk County Farmers should
have ten thousand thanks and
congratulation from the banks
and other business concerns of
the county
Only six months ago they de
cided to grow head lettuce un
der the guiding hand of Mr. S
P. Squires, manager, and Wed
nesday they loaded the first car
with 400 hampers of Ibeberg
head lettuce ever shipped from
Western N .C. and this .letuce
is of very high quality.
Several other car loads will
follow on fast as the crop
matures. WJhile the markets
are some what depressed on ac
count of abundant production
and crowded condition of of im
mature and low grade stuff;
we hope the price of our better i
quality stuff will satisfy our
farmers.
The present crop is sufficient
proof that Polk County can
produce a quality of head let
tuce that cannot be excelled
by any section and the
experience, the present jeffort
to cooperatively grow and ship
a new# cash crop is a wonderful
credit on the farmers who have
so successfully put over this
project. Not withstanding the
heavy glut or rain Monday
the 400 hampers required tp fill
the car was delivered promptly
and the car will be rolling with
in a short time- Mr. S. P.
Squires is to be con
gratulated for his accurate
planning and business like
method of getting this lettuce
together and shipped so
promptly. The Southern Rail
way deserves praise for the
prompt manner in which they
handled their part 'of this
undertaking.
While the farmers may not
realize from this crop what
they reasonably expected; they
have proved to themselves that
that hey have found another
gret cash crop^ which added to
cotton, and coming early in the
season, will make every Polk
County farmer feel glad he
lives just where he does. It al
so proves that farmers can co
operate and as they learn they
will
, Respectfully, J. R. Sams,
County Agent.
LANDRUM HIGH 'SCHOOL
The Landrum School auditor
iuum was filled to overflowing
last Friday evening when the
Senior Class of Landrum
High School presented their
graduating exercises to an ap
preciative afid attentive audi
ence. The program follows:
Violin Solo, Nannie Mae Mal
lory; Invocation, Rev. J. C.
Hunnicutt; May Time, Chorus
by High School. Rev. Mr. Ne
4j93{Bads paonpoj;ui ap[iA
Rev. Mr- McSween of Clemson
College who delivered a most
elequent #addres- The diplomas
were presented by J. B. Lan
caster County Superintendent
to the following: Rachel Lee,
Mary Lindsey, Eunice Watson,
Annie Sevier, Mays Earle,
Madelon Littlefield, Talula Hall
and Broom Cantrell.
Rev- Mr. Nevelle presented to
Mr. Truluck a beautiful gold
knife which was a gift from
the graduating class and very
soon afterwards on the ros
trum and after a few pleasing
remarks presented Mr. Truluck
with a genuine leather bill fold
er which -was a gift of the;
faculty and High School pupils
Mr. Truluck expressed hi# ap
preciation to both the pupils
and faculty for their thought
fulness of him.
The last number on the pro
gram was a class chorus by
the 11th grade ? Good Night.
?- ?
Farmers in Pamlico Coiurty
recently shipped a car of soy
beans cooperatively,. The local
price for beans offered by deal- ,
ers then rose from $1-50 per
bushel reports County agentR.
W. Galphin who handled the .
shipment. \
O
^ Bathroom In Biplane.
A lnxurloos bathroom, complete
iffth hot and cold watir, wfeito ernm
elad want and tiled floR, to Pmt auod
to a new type of giant biplane r?tent?
tt . .
LETTUCE GROWING '
- i PROVEN SUCCESS
/? ?
The first carload of Iceberg
Head Lettuce left Tryon Wed
nesday morning for Birming
ham, Alabama and P. C.
Squires of the Farmer? Federa
tion says that taken as a whole
he never saw a finer lot shipped
to market from anypoint.
Well graded, adequately
packed, and shipped in perfect
condition this consignment of
419 hampers marks the begin
ning of 'a new industry for Polk
County- #
The following residents of this
community were represented in
the ffrst carload shipment, the
hampers packed by each bear
ing their individual names so
that if adjustments are neces
sary they can be easily made.
J. C. Davis- Inman, Route 5.
Stuart & John Williams, Co
himbus.
George & Gordon Gibbs, Mill
Spring. n
J. I. I. Ridings, Inman, R. 6.
Lynn Waldrop, Mill Spring.
George Aid, Tryon.
Mrs. 9. R- Foster, Mill Spring.
J.L Jackson, Mill Spring R. 2.
W. B tycSwain, Landrum, R.
1.
Walter Powell, Landrum R. 1.
C. V. Elliott, Mill Spring.
In all eleven parties contrib
uted lettuce to make up the in
itial shipment and Mr. Squires
appears ? to be exceedingly
pleased with the interest they
have taken in the effort, and
with their careful packing and
grading
The . largest single head was
grown by George C. Aid at the
old Rankin vineyard and
weighed . two and one half
pounds.
This shipment proves beyond
question that Polk County is
climatically suited to the cul
ture of lettuce, and that it will
produce just as fine crops of
the Iceberg variety as Califor
nia, Oregon, Idoho or and other
Western lettuce growing sec
tion.
T]he successful demonstration ,
of the possibilities in lettuce
growing means much to the
farmers of Polk County as it
provides another cash crop ? a
crop which cannot" be success
fully grpwn everywhere ? and
one for which there is a steady
demand at a good price.
County Agent Sams who has
cooperated with Mr, Squires
and other Federation officials is
also enthusiastic about the pos
sibilities in -lettuce , growing.
He states that few sections ex
ist where the climate condi
tions are so favorable to suc
cessful lettuce growing on a
commericial scale and that he
hopes to see T^yon Iceberg Let
tuce as weH known in the
markets of the country as Sun
kist Oranges or Kalamazoo
Celery. ?
THE STRAND THEATRE
FRIDAY
Goldwyn Pictures Present
"Brothers Under The Skin"
Another good one to hold up
the higher standard in pictures
that the Strand is showing.
. SATURDAY J
William Fairbanks &
in
"Spawn 4>f the Desert"
MONDAY and TUESDAY ;
Jackie Coogan t *
in '1.
"Oliver Twist"
Prices for this one 20 and
40 cents. Special Matinee
Tuesday at 3:30 P. M.
> ? Children 10c
; ^ o ? i ? x ^
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mor
gan, Mrs. Kittrell and Mr. and
Mrs. P G. Morris and John
Kittrell and Morgan Morris
and Miss Majp Morgan were
among ? those who attended
Commecement at Landrum last
week. * .