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, $1.50 a Year N. C., June 5, 1924 Volume XXtk No. 48 8 Pa*?fi This We?k CANT HAV AND EAp COU YOUR CAKE T TOO SAYS Y CLUB SECT the wool golf ing to Gerald] of the Club a forgetting factor to the 8L for the quarterly dues first of April' Country j Club the best nine hole state and among The Tryo boasts one of courses in tho its members Jate m!any dyed in "" bugs, but accord Stone, secretary lot of them are most essential clubs continued success ? namfcfr the remit tance of quarterly dues. "I mailecjl out statements and so far onw one third of our forwarded their tit now we face a e treasury^ and if ^ operate mem pay their due? said Mr n the tone," members havfl checks. Rig shortage in till we continue tji bers MUST promptly. "Dues are payable promptly and our rules do not allow for procrastinatio i ? and niether do our financ is. Work Qn the grounds has ;o be done, and current expenses met- If every member settles promptly there will be no tro bite. "Curiously enough, among the dilatory r embers are some who use the links daily. A Country Club cannot be (run on low cards an^ par holes, and it takes a bankM balance and no# an over-draft to pay bills. "I want to ^arn every, mem ber of the se iousness of the situation, bemuse I believe that no one thing is a bigger asset to Tryo i, and I am sure every membur receives full value for moi ey expended in dues- ? Gerald Stone has given a lot of his time ai|d attention to the development of the Tryon Country Club and we [believe that he will receive the co operation his efforts Reserve. As Mr. Stone Isays "One< cannot have their ca ie and eat it too." THE RIKHT SPIRIT Tryon, Editor Polk Thinking itj those of our trying to esti; berg lettuc^* in Western N . C; June 8, 1924 (County News: might interest farmers who arc blish a great Ice grrowing industry orth Carolina, I am asking yew to kindly pub lish the foil ceived a few Winston-SaleiH to same. Yd Polk County tion N. C pwing letter re day ago from also my reply mrs Very Truly, P. C- SQUIRES WiHston-Salem. N. C. May 28th 1924 [Farmers Federa Tryon N- C. Gentlemen ; . . We notice tjhat you are ad vertising in tfie last issue of the Carolina Retailer Iceberg lettuce for ir imediate delivery We are ver; much interested in seeing Noith Carolina pro ducts sold to North Carolina merchants ani consumed by North Caroliia people land if we can be of my service^ to you in any way \* e will be [pleased to have you lit us know.; Ycurs Very Truly Retail Merchants Association By M. A. Griffith Secy. Tryon . C. May $1 1924 Retail Merchants Association Winston-Salei i N. C Attention Mr M- Griffith Secy. Gentlemen : The very pleasing ^expres sions conveyel in your] letter of May 28th, were greatly ap preciated by his Farmers Fed eration. The! spirit of- your letter appeals to us, particular ly at this tim b when we are demonstrate that Iceberg lettuce can b< grown in West ern North Carolina, and of a Quality super or to that grown in are far faned Imperial Val ley of Califor iia or in Colorado, if other Merchants Associa tions in this itate would exhibit f he same sj irit as contained in your Jettei the shipping of hundreds of ?r loads erf west ern head let ;uce into I North Carolina would soon be ! ?j the past. Polk County tion, P- C. thing Y$urs Very !Truly Farmers Federa Squires, Manager. REVIVAL MEETIING TO B?T held at first BAPTIST CHURCH Beginning June 15th a special series of revival services will be held at the Tryon Baptist Church. Dr. Justice is to be assisted by Rev. H. S . Howard, Pastor French Broad Baptist Church of Asheville. Mr. Howard is a gifted preacher and a great season of spiritual refreshing is anticipated A cordial invitation is extend ed to the entire community to attend. o Saluda Items - . Work on a road from Saluda to Lake Summit, which will parallel the tracks of th? Southern Railway, wiH be started soon This project has been under consideration for two years and more and only recently was the necessary money to complete the work appropriated. This road will be a great convenience to the people in around Saluda, espec ially during the summer when a dip in the cool waters of the lake. will be very pleasant after a hot day. This road will re duce the present road distance from fifteen miles to four miles which will be welcome to those who love water sports. Those in charge of this work expect to get together a large force of men with the necessary mod ern machinery and tools and rush the work to an early com completiop, and would be glad to have men experienced in this kind of work to come pre pared for work. This piece of work of pro gre9s for our community waf brought about >t*ax>ugh the eft forts of Mr. M.Fisher, J- H. Law and Horace Bomar. Q I NOTICE The following items of busi ness were passed upon by the Board of Education at its regu lar meeting Monday. The matter of transporting the children from the Fox Mountain school to the Colum bus school was considered both pro and con. On motion of Mr Jones seconded by Mr. Wal drop final action was deferred until the July meeting of the Board. Two petitions/ one in Colum bus Township and one in White Oak Township, were presented to the Board asking for an en largement of the Columbus Special Tax district, and the Mill Spring Local Tax Dist. Both petitions were approved by the Board of Education, and the elections ordered by the Board of County Commission ers. The school budget for the year 1924-,25 was presented to the Board of County Commis sioners for its consideration and approval or rejection. After carefully examining same it was unanimously ap proved, and adopted. It was ordered that a uniform High School Diploma be adopt ed for the Accredited High Schools in the county, and that these diplomas be furnished at each graduate paying for his own diploma as now A Reo School Bus, capacity twenty five children was pur chased for use in the Saluda School Dist. The largest In ternational Bus will be trans ferred to another district where a larger capacity is needed E. W. S. COBB, Clerk Board of Education. The following telegram was received by Mr. Squires yes terday. Asheville* June 4, P. C- Squires Farmers Federation Tryon, N. C. Western North Carolina, Inc., congratulates you on your splendid success with ship ments of lettuce. Joseph Hyde Pratt Pres. W- N. C., Inc. " Every North Carolinian is interested in the de velopment of the Highway system of the two Car olianas, and every Polk County taxpayer should attend the meeting of the State Highway Commis sion at Columbus, Thursday morning, June 12th at ten o'clock. Residents of . the entire county are vitally affect ed by the expansion of the highway system and the speakers are men who have worked faithfully to put the Carolinas on the "good roads map." Among the speakers will be Hon. Frank Page, Chairman of the State Highway Commission; A. M. Kistler, Commissioner from the Ninth District; Jim Strikeleather, Commissioner from the Tenth District ; and Messers Rhett and Hearon of the South Carolina Stete Board, together with Mr. . Morfield, Chief Jpngifieer of the South Carolina Highway Commission and Arch Calvert, the Spar tanburg delegate. The guests will outline the work under way in the two Carolinas and show its relation to the con tinued growth and prosperity of the state and nation, Many points of interest ' to the taxpayer will be discti&e* fcM Polk County residents areV urged be to present at the Columbus Court House at ten o'clock, Thursday morning, June 12th. t After the meeting in Columbus the visitors will enjoy a luncheon at Oak Hall, and spend the afternoon looking over the points of scenic interest ' in the vicinity. ? If You Are Not A Cripple Be At The Columbus Court House Thursday Horning June 12th Prominent speakers from two states to dis cuss Highway Development of The Carolinas and its Importance to Taxpayers f > BACCALEAUREATE SER MON SUNDAY AFTER NOON 4:30 P. M. Rev- O'Neill will preach the Baccaleaureate sermon to the graduating class of the Tryom High School Sunday afterr noon at 4:30 at the Congrega tion Church. Special music. The public is cordially invited. 0 BOY SCOUT NOTES The Boy Scoutes in regular session, last Friday night, in their new quarters, passed a resolution' thanking every per son who Contributed k> the equipment fund. "Be ft re solved, that we extend to our friends, who so generously con tributed of their money, to give us a place of our own, our most hearty thanks." A number of the Scouts are working after school hours on Saturday to earn their camp fees. If you have any work that needs to be done, such as sawing and chopping wood, cutting and pulMng grass, cleaning, etc., let the Scouts know it and arrangements will be made to send the boys to you. j The Boy Scout Camp nekr Henderson from June 8 to July 8. The Tryon boys accepted the dates June 16-23? and will* leave Tryon early Monday morning, June 16. If you own an auto an auto and want to render a "good turn" take a load of boys to camp. It will do you good and you will have a chance to see and compare locations- Tryon ought to be the permanent Boy Scout Camp. Let a few business ntep visit the camp at Hender sonville and then look over pro posed sites near Tryon with a view to inviting Spartanburg Division to make Tryon the future camping. FARMERS MUST THINK AND ACT ALSO. Last Saturday in passing through Polk County, I met farmers returning to their homes from Rutherfordton, Landrum and Tryon and Co lumbus. In almost every truck and wagon thre was bales of hay. This hay was purchased at a tremendous disadvantage. The freight paid per ton by the farmer was much mjore than it would cost to produce that ton on the farm. Just a little thoughtfulnees on the part of the farmer, fol lowed up by action at the prop er time will save extravagant hay bill next year: Now is the time to think and the next six weeks the time to act, so it will not be necessary to spend your good cot ton money for hay. There are so many hay crops that can be grown in Polk County that it seems foolish to mention them. The main thing to do is to determine to do it, and then follow up this determination by doing it.* \ Respectfully J- R. Saras, County Agent _ + SILVER CREEK Farmers of this section are getting along nicely with their Vork. . | Mr. W. J- Bishop was in this section on busines one day last week. 'dSHl Mr. 0. C. Bridges and others were here fox hunting last week. Mr- Frank Cantrell of, Chero kee S. C. attended services here last Sunday- j Mrs. T. C. Laughter visited her daughter Mrs. David Con stance Thurday. Mr. Ray Hill attended ser vices at Mt. Grove Church Sun day. ' f J POLK LETTUCE CROP FINDING READY SALE The movement of lettuce grown by the Polk County Federation is in full swing. To date they have shipped three solid cars and expect to start two more rolling this week. A car of this lettuce has just been received by an Asheville firm. The heads are l&rge, full firm and of good color and are finding a ready sale at a premium over Pacific coast and Western grown lettuce, it is said. The Polk County crop consists of approximately 25 acres, which was more or less of an experiment, but the crop has been grown, matured and is being shipped, and offefscon-? elusive proof that excellent lettuce can be grown in Polk^ County and Western North Carolina, say local wholesaler ? Asheville Citizen 0 CAMP ROTARY SPECIAL \ My eyes have feasted on many a thing most beautiful to behold. A deer at a brook, a lark on the wing and mountain peaks crowned with gold, statues and paintings and briglit jewels rare, vast plains that pygmy man, green virgin forest and wide cities fair and crisp bacon hot in the pan. Yes fellows, it's the bacon that carries the pack. Just remember Camp Rotary opens June 9th. All fellows must sign this application blank and have it at troop headquarters with the camp fee of $6.00 a week by Monday 26th. Wte have room for 64 boys in tents A course in Japanse Jui Jitsu, the secret art of aelf de fense invented by the Samauri of Japan wB be given by the Camp Director. This will be given the boys to strengthen confidence in themselves and make them do things for them selves Safety will be the watch word of the camp. Swimming will be in charge of Instructor and life saving squad. This squad will be the first to enter and last to Iteave the water. The motto of camp is "Be Prepar-, ed" ? Every scout must be a swimmer before he returns1 home. Camp Rotary is situated at Hendersonville, N. C., 2250 feet above sea level where the air is pure and cool. Pure mineral spring water ? rr^agnesium jand arsenic ? will supply us with! drinking water. This water* has the same properties as the . water at Baden, Germany and is splendid for the stomach. Four weeks treatment will add pounds to a boy. Charlie Dalkins will be camp cook- Charlie served as cook for the Hampton Guards for ten years and has cooked for the best restaurants in Spar tanburg. Good food is absolute ly necessary for the boy. He shall have it at Camp Rotary. Camp Rotary will be direct ed by M. M. Turper, Scout Ex ecutive of Spartanburg County who has been connected with scouting since June 1914. He has directed camps in North Georgia and North Carolina. Wheeler Johnson, Scoutmaster of troop 19, Macon, Georgia. Mr. Johnson will be assistant Camp Director and has been connected with scouting for seven years. He is an Eagle Scout and an expert swimmer and Mfe saver. Mr. Geo. P. Harper, Scout Ex ecutive of Newberry, S. G, will be , present. , Rev. Geo. W. Sheffer, Deputy Scout Com missioner, Tryon, N. C. will be camp pastor and wiH speak each Sunday afternoon using "The Great Scout of the Bible" He will conduct a series of camp lire talks pareonal problems. Messrs* Ernest Halstead, Lowry Lindsay and Scoutmas ters of Spartanburg, and Messrs. Albert and Harry Turner of Columbus, Ga., will assist the Director. Captain Steve Rammib, a graduate of Harvard Univer sity, and now connflrtari wit & SPARTANBURG Y. W. C. A* TO OPEN BATTLESHIP CAMP NEXT SATURDAY -'Battleship Camp, summer playground situated on the Ap palachian highway two mile# beyond Tryon, will be formally opened by the Y. C. A. next Saturday with an institute for delegates from the industrial departments of the Greenvilie? Spartanburg and AsheviDe or ganizations, representing their clubs at the annual summer conference to be held later in the summer > at Lake Junalus ka, N. C. The camp will be operated by the local Y. W. C. A. during thp whole of the summer for the benefit of members of the ? or ganization, but it will alsa be open to women and girls who are not members, it was ex plained. Women of the city and country are invited to make their plans to spend a week-end or a longer period at the camp and to call either Miss Margaret Heinsberger or Miss Blanche Holbrook at the Y- W- C. A. Cafeteria for regis tration and information. Use of the camp is given by E. H. Tomlinson, owner, for the third season. A schedule fojr various groups to attend the camp during the summer is be ing worked out by Miss Hol brook and Migs Heinsberger. ? Spartanburg Journal. the Youth Companion Publish ing Company will probably be with us for a few days. He is a wonder at nature study and astronomy. Bring two blankets and one heavy quilt, complete change of clothes, (jjfet shirts for camp wear) bathing suit, / mess kit, (knife, fork, cup, spoon, plate) two bath, towels, soap, 'tooth brush, paste, comb, safety pine, handkerchiefs. Bible or Flay er Book. ? Daily Program 6:45 A.M- First Call 7 :00 A. M. Reveille 7 :01 A. M. Assembly 7 :ol to 7 :20 A. M. Raising and calesthenics 7:30 Breakfast 8:00 to 9:00 A- M- Pol** grounds ? santation . 9 :00 A. M. Inspection 9:00 to 11 :00 A. Mi. Camp craft 11:00 to 11:45 A.M. Swimming 12:00 A. M. Dinner 12:30 to 2:00 P. M- Free time rest ? write home 2:00 to 4:00 P- M. Recreation, games, hikes, etc. 4:15 P. M. Swimming 5:20 P. M. Retreat 6:00 P. M. Supper 7:00 to 8:00 P- M. Twilight games 8:00 to 9:30 P. M- Camp fire 9:45 P. M. Tattoo 10:00 P. M. Taps ? All lights out. A physical examination must be given each boy by the fam ily physician and his name signed under the parents. This is to notify the Camp Director as to physical condition of your boy, so that he will know how to direct his activites. If he has a weak heart, hikes will hurt him Tryon has sixteen boys sign ed up to-date- There is room for a few more. Get bu ay and sign up before the bugli sounds. List of boys who have signed up for Camp Rotary. Bryson Edwards / Clarence Edwards Clyde Edwards v ? Allen J. Jervey, Jr. Jack Ford William Burnett Rober Burnett John Preston FrankKn Little Waldo Osteen * Leonard Osteen Dan Rion Cager Jackson Mitchell Andrews Sidney Sayre During the summer months, beginning on Saturday, , June 7th, the Lanier Library will be open to book patrons on Tues day and Saturday morning's from ten to twelve o'clock Rachel L. Oliver, , Librarian.
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