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POLK COUNTY-The Gateway of Western North Carolina
Volume
XXX No. 4
Tryon, N. C., August 7, 1924
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County Commissioners
Condemn Law Permitting
Transfer County Funds
Pass Resolution Creating
Coupon Fund?Sell County
Jail To Highest Bidder
...Select Jurors for
Superior Court
Session
The County Commissioners in
their regular monthly meeting at
Columbus uninanimously passed a
resolution requesting that the prei
ent statu to allowing transfer of
county funds from one -department
tice be discontinued
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author be repeated, and resolved
that *ut'h l>rac*
jjV polk County officials.
\V. Y.. Wilkins explained that it
was unfair to taxpayers to issue
bonds to build roads or to tax resi
dents for that purpose and then
utlize the funds for other purposes.
Fred Vf. Blanton, asserted that
while this had been done in the
pjst. the practice had been discon
tinued by mutual agreement some
years ago iu Polk County.
Mr. Dunbar Certified Ac
countant. of Charlotte stated that In
auditing the books he had found
many such transfers as matter of
record, and that it had been almost!
impossible to complete the audit be
cause of the endless work of running
down such ? transfers and getting
them correctly charged. He strong
ly recommended the repeal of the
law allowing: such transfers and
stated in no uncertain terms that it
was both unbusinesslike and un
safe.
On the motion of Fred B. Blanton
it was resolved that a coupon fund
be established in order to take care
of interest payments on outstanding
bonds, and that all cancelled coup
ons be kept on tile in the office of
the County Treasurer.
(Continued onpage 4)
Freckled Flappers
Op Against Stiff Game
Say Beauty Experts
For those frenzied maidens who
seek freedom from freckles, the
world remans sad. For the plain
truth is that, once freckles have
blossomed into the rich brown of
their maturity there is no way of
getting rid of them^ says Hygela,
popular health magazine, in Its July
issue.
Nor {or those individuals who, in
the summer sun. tend to freckle In
stead of tan. is there any sure way
of prevention. Unless, of course,
*ith Yicorian admiration of pallor,
^e young lady shuns the sun's de
termined gaze.
Ordinary freckles that come on or
become exaggerated after exposure
to sunlight are a deposit of normal
I Jtement in the skin. This sort of
freckle corresponds to tanning. In
^e person that tans evenly, this In
leased deposit of pigment in the
^ in evenly diffused; In the per
1011 ^at deckles, the pigment oc
0118 irregularly f usually in spots.
e difference represents a con
*** difference in the sructure of
8kin. For some reason or otherr
* We do not know, In the indi
that freckles the pigment
are irregularly dis
aJnf' aDd UD(lfer the 8tImulaa 9*
[tionl? 1 pr0(iuce irregular pigmenta
Mo
tionsV1- the pigment in these condi
fcin h? ^ ouler layer of the
deep* Ut 80010 ot ^ is down *n the
Dje * part- wtlat would be called In
fWi Macular, thu ?flaow *
I -'uacuiar. the "fleshy" part.
^ by destroying the skin down
i the point where it is sensitive and
Per* distiuct wounds would
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Produced could this color
k removed. Even In the sup
erficial part of the skin the pigment
i seated relatively deep, and there
1 110 of getting rid ot it with
in causing an extreme peeling off
^ superficial layers. No
, ?Utal NVay in which this jean he
8Uctessfully exists.
^ ^^ilkins, who is located
milea south of Mill Spring, was
Rumbus Monday. Mr. Wilkins
^al hoth the cotton and corn
l ^ ^is vicinity are exceptional*
m and lhat indications poiut
prosperous year for the
ot ^at part of the county.
Ifuj J ^T- Wilkins was nominat
. ^reaentaUve for his district
* ^Publican- primaries.
Publicity Stunt Gets
Tryon Front/Page
In Dailies
Gerald Stone/ Sales Manager for
The Mountain Industries, distributor
of Tryon Homespuns received a let
ter from H. Q. Rhawn of the Clarks
burg, (W Va.) Exponent stating the
story of the presentation of the
material for a homespun suit to
John W. Davis, Democratic nominee
for the presidency, had been re
printed in that paper exactly as It
appeared in the Polk County News.
Mr. Rhawn further stated that the
story had been filed on the Associat
ed Press wire in Clarsburg for trans
mission all over the United States.
The following article appeared In
the Exponent in Mr.Rhawn's MLook?
ing Around" column: . !
Mr. Stone, sales manager for the
Tryon Weavers, of Tryon; North
Carolina, has sent us a bunch of
samples of the homespun woatau
made by the Tryon weavers. Among
thepi is a piece like the cloth tfhlch
was sent John W. Davis. It If a
beautiful shade of dark gray, and Its
"feel" indicates that it would wear
like iron. Mr. Stone did not exag
gerate at ajl when he said Mr. Davis
might wear such a suit througb
four years in the White House.
The letter from Mr. Stone, accom
panying the dozen or more samples
of woolens suitable for men's attire
and for women's skirts and suits
says that the Tryon product is a
purely western North Carolina pro
duct, even from the sheep raised to
the finished woolens. The Tryon
Weavers have been operating over
three years- employing mountain
boys as weavers. * Under the direc
tion of a skilled weaver these
mountain youths have become ex
pert weavers and dyers* says Mr.
Stone. The samples of the woolens
bear out what he says.
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Not only are woolens pproduosd at
Tryon, i>ut Mr. Stone also sends as
a folder from Polk jConnty Diva,
which first published the stoi7 of
the gift of Tryon woolens to Mr.
Davis, and in this paper is shown
a full page of articles in basket
weaving done in the Tryon shops.
Besides the basket pieces and work
in wood crafts, the Tryon folki
turn out hand-woven luncheon sets,
sport scarfs, beautiful homespon
bedspreads, and even hand-made
rugs; all "old-timey" things, such as
endure for generations
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Stearns High School
Term Begins August 25
About 200 wide-awake boys and
girls will be on hand bright and
early Monday morning, Augnst SStfc*
in Columbus, as this date marks the
opening of the^fall and winter tana#
of the Columbus schooL Columbas
has one of the handsomest and best]
equipped school houses in this seo
tion, and the principal and his staff
of teachers are exceptionally well
qualified as educators. ' The 1?
composed of J. M. #McIntosh, Prin
cipal; Miss Vida McMurry, Miss
Elizabeth McMurry, Mrs. J. A.
Feagan, Mrs. J. W. Jack, Miss Kath
erine McChesney, Miss Margaret Mc
Daniel, Mrs. Roy McHugh.
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Guests At Oak Hall
Dr. H. F. Sterling and Mrs. Sterl
ing, Misses Bee Hamin Sterling off
Greenville, S. C.; Rev. and Mm. EL'
N. Bowne, Miss Elizabeth Bowne,
Miss Ruth Bowne of High Point;
Mrs. N. A. Coleman, Miss Nell Cole
man, Miss Margaret Robertson of
Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. P.
W. Lyon^ Miss Virginia Lyon of
Spartanburg, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Carter of New Orleans, La.; Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Milam, Mrs. M. As
Robinson, Greenville, S. C.; Miss
Marion Manfleld and Miss Martha
Bo wen of Atlanta, Ga.; Bryon P.
Parry, H. O. Day, W. M. Twomley,
J. J. Bany, Washington, D. C.; A( H,
Phillips, Lousville, Ky.; Mr. and lira, j
Brachman, Wisconsin; Mr. W. M.
Semmes and Miss Myitis Semmes,
Jacksonville, Fla. ; Mrs. Wm. B.
Davis and Miss Elinor Davis of
Houston, Texas.
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Mrs- Sharp and daughter have !
left for Odgensburg, N. Y.I
where they will spend the sum- i
mer with Mrs. Sharp's parents,
Mr and Mrs. George Darrow.
Items of Local Interest About
Tryon People and Their Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Honour of
of Timmonsville, S. C., were week
end guests at the Kennedy home
while enroute to Waynesville.
Mrs. W. L. Lamb of Columbia, S.
C., arrived in Tryon the latter part
of last week and will spend the
summer with her mother Mrs.
Johnson. '
Miss Natalie Green left Monday
for her home in Spartanburg after a
pleasant visit of several weeks dura
tion in Tryon with her aunt, Miss!
Mary McCowan. *
Mrs. T. J. Camp of j^atadrum,
No 4 will act as the NEWS corres
pondent for that section.
J. H. Qase of Ashevllle and
Miss Mamie Kell of York,
inding a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. James Lankford. Miss
Lenora Lankford will accompany
them to Mrs Gaze's home in Ashe
vllle for a two weeks stay.
Miss Rose Wilcox of Henderson
ville spent the week end with her
cousin, Miss Elizabeth Grady.
Prank Wilcox of Union S. C. was
looking after business matters in
Tryon Saturday.
Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Kirkpatrick
who occupied the Richards cottage
during their stay in Tryon have re
turned to their home in Orange,
Mass.
Mrs. T. J. Kennedy went to Marion
8. C. the first of the week to visit
several days with her friend, Mrs.
M. C. Hunter.
Mrs. Inez Lamb, and son Waller
Louis Lamb of Columbia, S. C.f are
visiting in Tryon, guests of Mrs. A.
IL. Johnson at the Strong cottage.
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Mrs. McNaughton and daughter,
[Miss Muriel, who have been ocukt
the Bacon residence while
? Bacon were abroad, hate
d to their home in New York.
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Miss Nan Bell and Alberta Lips
comb of Gaffney, S. C. are in Tryon
! visiting Mrs. Brian Bell.
Attorney Ralph Basher of Brevara
stopped in Tryon Monday on his
way home from Columbia S. C., vis
ited among his friends, and looked
after business matters.
W. C. Ward, superintendent of the
Southern Mercerizing Company, was
looking after business matters in
Forest City, Tuesday.
Grant C. Miller, Tryon's architect
and President of the Farmers Feder
ation. is in Knoxvllle this week
i looking after business matters.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Camp, from the
Green's Creek district were inter
ested participants in the meetng of
the Farmers's Federation at Coltim
bus^ Monday. Mrs. Camp took an
active parti in the discussion con
cerning the future plans of that or
ganization of which she is a stock
holder ? and charter member. In
order that her section might be re
presented in the columns of the Polk
County News, Mrs. Camp agreed to
act as our correspondent and it is an
assured fact that anything she has to
say will prove interesting to her fel
low agriculturists thoughout the
country.
Several of our county correspon
dents expressed their approval of
THE POLK COUNTY NEWS, but as
one expressed it, "we want corres
pondents from every little corner in
this grand old County".
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Jackson Family Reunion
One of the most enjoyable
family affairs held in this sec
for a long time was the big re
union of the Jackson family, in
Mill Spring, August 3. A large
-crowd of relatives gather
ed at the home of Mr. Frank
Jackson and his mother, and
various towns in both North
and South Carolina were repre
sented- An elegant dinner
was served, and the day passed
pleasantly with social chat.
Members of the family present
Mrs. J. M. Walker and family,
and Miss Bessie Jackson of
Boiling Springs, N. C., Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Jackson and son of
Piedmont, S- C., Mr. and Mrs- J.
Jackson and son of Boiling
Springs, S. C., Mr. and Mrs.
John L. Jackson and family,
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Jackson,
Mr/ and Mrs- R. S. Jackson, Mr
and Mrs. James Jackson and
family, and Mr. "fend Mrs. W. S.
Green of Try on, Mr. and Mrs J
Landrum Jackson of Duncan,
S. C., Mr- and Mrs. F. S- Jack
son and family, Mr. and Mrs. N.
E. Willjams, Mr. and Mrs- Will
Williams, of Landrum, S. C.*
Mr and Mrs. J. W. Thompson
and Mr. Wallace Thompson of
Salucja, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Prince of, Holly Springs, S. C.
Mr- and Mrs. Clarence Elliott
and family, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Price and daughter, Mr- T., M.
Ruppe and family, Mr. 'and
Mrs. F. C. Jackson and family,
and Mrs Matt Gibbs of Mill
Spring
Children From Polk
lit farm Club Summer Camp
Boys and Girls From Every. Township Spend Week
At Bumcombe County Farm School Where
Encampment Was Held
Eighty-four Polk County girls and
boys will return to their homes from
Buncombe County Farm School where
the annual encampment of the Polk
County Boys and Girls Farm Club
was held this week.
Leaving Columbus Monday a care
free crowd under the supervision of
Mrs. Sarah Padgett Smith motored
to the Farm School in buses and
trucks furnished by the Polk County
School Board.
Bobbed haired, knicker clad, the i
girls were up on theirr toes and teem
ing with enthusiasm over the trip,
while the boys in khaki and over
alls looked just as happy.
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Through delay in presenting their
applications several youngsters had
to be left behind ? and while It was
hard to disappoint them it couldn't
be helped. In any case they will
remember to have their applications
on file early next year. ?
| Every township in the county was
represented and it is an assured
fact that the Club is becoming a
real factor in the life of the young
boys and girls of the section.
The programme included a sight
seeing trip to Ashevllle, where the
Vanderbllt Hotel, the Central Bank
& Trust Company, and the Biltmore
estate were visited in turn. The re
turn to the school was made via
Chimney Rock and The Hickory
Nut Gap.
Lectures by outside authorities
along agricultural lines featured the
courses for boys, which included
judging dairy cattle , poultry and
scientific crop rotation.
The girls took courses in sewing,
cooking, and canning. Athletic
sports for boys and girls included
swimming, baseball, tennis, an(d
hiking. Prizes donated by various
interested parties were contested
for.
J. R. Sams, Polk County Farm
Agent; Mrs. Sarah Padgett Smith,
Polk County Home Demonstra
tion Agent; Mrs. Clara Wallace,
Graduate of the North Carolina Col
lege for Women, and a Polk County
girl; together with John W. Good
man, District Farm Agent of Ashe
ville and Professor Cobb of the Co
lumbus Schools were instumental in
organizing the encampment and ar
ranging the programme, t j
Among the prizes offered was one
of Five Dollars in Gold for the best
story of the trip written by any mem
ber of the club, and a prize of One
Years Subscription to the Polk
County News and Southern Planter
for the second best devcrrption or
the annual outing donated by this
publican.
The story winning first prize will
be printed in the Polk County News
together with the photograph of the
prize winner.
Watch for it!. s
FREE!
To Paid Up Subscribers
Beginning August first
every paid up subscriber
to the Polk County News
will receive without ad
ditional cost The South
ern Planter, the oldest
agricultural journal in
America, twice every
month for a year. This
subscription is paid by
this paper as a part of
its program to'help the
agricultural de v e 1 o p -
ment of Polk County.
Representative Morgan
Off For Raleigh
C. W. Morgan, Polk County's re
presentative in the State Assem
bly, left Tryon, Tuesday morning for
Raleigh to attend the special ses
sion of that body. ,
Mr. Morgan before leaving assured
a NEWS representative that he
would keep Polk County people port
ed on legislation affecting their In
terests through this paper.
A weekly letter from Mr. Morgan
will undoubtedly attract much at
tention and the News takes pleasure
in announcing that service.
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Trade Event Brings
Big Business To
Spartanburg Stores
Spartanburg merchants who staged
their annual trade event the last
week In July report an anuasually
large volume of sales, especially to
out-of-town buyers who thronged the
streets of the South Carolina city
during the entire period.
It is stated that the Trade Event
will be made a regular annual affair,
and both those who participated as
customers and those who promoted
the merchandising program have
every reason to feel that It was well
worth the time and effort expendefl.
Many Polk County people were in
Spartanburg during the days of the
event, and returned well pleased
with the courteous treatment ex
tended them by Spartanburga pro
gressive merchants.
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Conducting Revival ?.
At Columbus
Rev. J. A. Snow, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Lincolnton,
Nr C. is conducting a revival meet
ing in Columbus with services every
day at910:30' a. m., and 8 p. m. in
the Columbus Baptist Church,
Mr. Snow is a forceful exponent ofj
the Christian religion, an eloquent:
speaker and a man with personality
and charm. He is Well worth listen
ing to, and people from all over Polk:
County are invited to attend the ser-j
dees.
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Mr. and Mre- Teague fo
Goldsboro, together with their
two children spent an enjoya-;
ble week with Mrs. Teague's j
classmate, Mrs. H. B. Conrad. '
Mr. and Mrs. Hibbard with
their little daughters a1*e oc
cupying the Poppe apartment
during the summer. I
Manufacturers Record
Says Democratic Sheep
Need Protective Tariff
Famous Trade Journal Com
ments On Tryon Hand
weavers Gift To John
W. Davis Presi
dential Nominee
The Manufacturer's Record of
Baltimore, Md. possibly the most
influential trade paper published In
the South in commenting upon the
presentation of a home-spun suit to
the Democratic candidate for the
presidency by The Tryon Hand
Weavers says:
F. P. Bacon, owner of the Tryon
Hand Weavers, Tryon, N. C., sends
us copy of a letter which he ad
dressed to the Democratic Presiden
tial candidate, Hon. John W. Davis,
when forwarding to him a bolt of
homespun cloth made at Tryon. In
his letter Mr. Bacon said:
"This cloth is made of democratic
wool from democratic sheep, spun
and woven by democratic men in
the altogether democratic Old North
State. The industury which pro
duces this wool is endeavoring to
return to the handicraft of our
democratic forebears when whereoL
man ate and clothed himself.
We do not know what the last
sentence means, but we do know
that the world cannot return to the
simple ways of olden'days when the
population was small, industry of all
kinds was light and people were con
tent with condititions which would
not be tolerated todayT But when
Mr. Bacon refers to the wool of this
cloth being from democratic sheep,
we wonder if he h^s taken into ac
count that a protective tariff is essei
tial to the sheep industry. Is he
aware of the fact that the sheep in
dustry in the South which once flour
ished abundantly is now almost dead
when compared with fifty or sixty
years ago? Does he not know that
under a Democratic free-trade bill,
the sheep industry of the South
west was almost destroyed, but that
under a protective tariff this indus
try has been reviving and the sheep
growers are rejoicing in prosperity
j which they could never under Demo*
I cratic Fee trade?
As it happens Mr. F. P. Bacon
didn't send the copy of his letter to
The Manufacturer^ Record? the
story was ; secured from press re
lease sheets issued by the Polk
County News aqd forwarded to
every trade publication and large
daily in the south-east.
Evidently the Record has Republi
can leadings and so far as their de
fense of the protective tariff goes we
will leave the reply to Mr. Bacon
himself who is the Senatorial nomi
nee on the Democratic ticket from
this district. He is the kind of a
Democrat who can stand to his
Democratic guns as well as produce
Democratic Cloth from Democratic
Sheep.
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Confederate Veterans
Seek Lost Records
of Old Souths Navy
' An effort is being made by the
navy department, United Confeder
ate veterans, under the directions of
Admiral A. O. Wright^ to rescue
from oblivion the records of the men
who served in the Confederate navy
during the Civil war. Captain W. H.
McElroy will be in HendersonviUe
ten days for the purpose of securing
the names and records of the men
who went from this part of North
Carolina into that service.
Captain McElroy asks that any one
who has ever heard of a man claim
ing to have served in the Confeder
ate navy get in touch with him at
that point
The work which the department
is doing has been endorsed, it is
said, by the governor of North Caro
lina and the mayor of Henderson
viUe and all . organizations of the
Confederacy.
These records when compiled will
be placed on file in the archives of
the state capitol alongside these of
the men who served in the Confed
erate army. When Richmond was
evacuated in 1865 the naval records
were lost and the survivors and
their dependents who are entitled to
pensions and admission to the Con
federate soldiers' home are having
difficulty on account of the lack of
records.