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T ? ?? ^ atati Lttnrf " : .. ' HHI Polk County First, Sec ond, Last and all the WATCH IT GROW! ??? v#? POLK COUNTY-The Gateway of Western North Carolina Volume Tryon, N. C., October 2, 1S&4 i r An Independent Weekly" Published in an inde pendent part of these United States. FIVE CENTS PER COPY ' " ? *-? ? ,r>f ' < $1.50 a Year Deed Dated 1785 Signed by First Governor of S. C. Unique Document Strangely Worded In Old English Script to be Ex hibited by NEWS at Mimosa. Mrs W. J- Ford of Tryon has kindly* loaned the Polk County News 3 deed drawn in Greenville County South Caroina in tlie ninth year of .ho independence of the United states transferring a tract of some 119 acres from the commonwealth to Samuel Fowler. The land lies along Vaughns Creek, on the Pacolet River, in Ninety Six District and was then surrounded on all sides by vacant land, and brought the State two pounds, tifteen shillings and six teen and one half ? pence. The document is in a good state of preservation and bears he signature 0I- Bonjiman Guerard, Governor and Commander-in-Chief over said State at Charleston on the 21st of January 17S5 Mrs. Ford also has a deed trans ferrin? this patent to Ohoro Barton for a consideration of $300.00 on the 6th day of February 1824. These old deeds together with autographed letters of George Wash ington, General Nathaniel Greene, and copies of old newspapers will be exhibition at the Tri-Township Fair and may be seen at the booth of The Polk County News along with other interesting relics of other days. o ? Thirty Thousand To Be Expended On A. M. Law Home Spartanburg Investment Broker Builds One of the Finest Homes in Section Tryon is logically the play-ground tor Spartanburg people and during the year many thousands from that -city visit us for short periods. Some of these are so vividly impressed with the desirability of living in the shodows of the purple Sill?- that they become permanent residents. A. M Law, well known Spartan burg investment broker is one of the last of these to purchase hold ings in the vicinity and proceed tith construction. His new home overlooking the course of the Tryon Country Club, affords a splendid view of the sur rounding mountains from its perch on tht. top of a commanding hill a suIa north of town. The house of modern construe tion has an oak beamed living room aad dining room, oak beamed porti cos, and every convenience includ es a built in garage which connects directly with the house. The massive oak beams used in toe building were secured on "White Oak mountain and hauled across tofc ridges to Tryon. Wright Gaines aa? charge of construction. Thf, bed-rooms are large and well d'htHl and each has an individual kth room A sleeping porch on to* second floor affords one of the fi^st views of the surrounding mountains to be found in the vicin ity. Law is having the grounds j-iracei] and seeded in grass^ and as aniple space for flowers and ^rubbery. has carefully re raiM from cutting the forest trees Grounding the house, merely trim 7^8 away interfering limDs so that 6 is unobstructed. The Law residenc will be one of ?e finest in this part of the country, ? *e hope that many other Spar ^ business men may follow example. The hard surfacing oi Dte 19 will permit Quick communi 011 with Spartanburg by road or gand We expect to see hundreds ^ Partanburg folks living in Tryon ^ar 'round after the Appalao Highway has been completed. Meekin In Polk. Qty?N Meskin of Elizabeth ' C., addressed a ? large J??"* at. Columbus, Tuesday ^ lnR. Touching on topics of jan ? to every North Carolin *ith ^ee^m had the 'crowd % Jtm fr0m the very start* A ity t ,IC s"P6iker he has the abil Cdel,ver a forceful and in teQdpjng ta'^ and those who at ^nied Columbus meeting in wl , exeeGdingly interested say. count! ents ^rom over everv V Hre present, practically ^nt^mmun^y beiug well rep 4f?MtheaddressMr. Meekin b?pP pjeftu,'ne(^ Boxwood Inn fojof n ^amrick and 0. ?. 1 Rumbus. n jfl Thermal Belt Basket Ball Championship To be Decided at Mimosa, October 10 FREE! To Paid Up Subscribers 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. ~ Chritan Dub To Be Formed Tryonites to Organize Civic Club if Plans Carry Through The Tryon Chamber of Commerce realizing the need for a business men's club which will cooperate with that body in working for better conditions, heartily endorsed the suggestion of F P Bacon that a Civitan Club be organized in Tryon, and Pres. B. L. Ballenger appointed a committee of three, headed by Mr. Bacon to select the requsite mem bership, which is limited to one man engaged in any given line of busi ness or profession. - Twenty members must be secured to form a local club, and more than halT that number - have already shown their willingness to join. Organized in 1917, in Birmingham, Ala, the motto of the organization la "Builders of Good Citizenship", Founded at the_ outbreak of the World War and dedicated ta unsel fish service to the city, state and nation, the Civitan organization launched its activities at a time when the hearts and minds of men? were most receptive to the high ideals for which it stands. Among other activities the Civit ans have inaugurated a nation wide campaign of education on foreign af fairs, a movement which has receiv eded the strong endorsement of such men as the late Presiden, Mr. Harding, ex-^resident Wilson, Sec retary of State, Hughes, Senator William E. Borah, ex-Governor Cox of Ohio, and Dr. Charles W. Elliott Another resolution provides for a concerted effort to require the teach ing of "American Citizenship" as a distinctive course in the public schools throughout the United States, in order that Bolshvik and Socialistic teachings may be Gaunt ly eracted. The constitution of the Civitans allow associate memberships, to others engaged in similar lines as charter members, and such assoc iates enjoy all the privileges of act ive members except the holding of , the office of President. Civitan Clubs have already been organized in Asheville, - Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Raleigh, Gastonia, High Point, Canton, Sails bury, Thomasville and Wadesborro in North Carolina and if Tryon sue- j ceeds in establishing a club it will be the smallest city in . the state to maintain membership. , ' i , ; 0 ~ - Miss Goodwin has returned to Tryon. Tryon has no lack of odd and in teresting articles many of them in use "befo' de wah", the question be ing only to assemble and arrange them in a pleasing manner at the coming Tri-Township Fair, The Denison family ^nd Miss J Faucet will arrive this w^ek and the ' school will open. Martha Lightner comes with the Denisons from Cape Cottage, Maine, where she has been since her camp closed. Mr. and Mrs Lightner will meet her here. . Mrs. Braswell of Charlotte, with her clildren, took possession of the Jones Cottage Wednesday. She finds Tryon much to her liking. Mrs. W. W, Wade (Miss Frances Bell) Is at Pinecrest with her two children. Mr. Wade Is to play his team against Furman College at Greenville Friday of this week. Cooperation Needed To Attract Industry Says Charlotte Man President Chamber of Commerce Says It Pajs to be Fair to New Industries. j ^ A short while ago there came to me from a mill promoter in Cali fornia an inquiry regarding electric j power development in this section and the availability of that power for manufacturing ?enterprises, j It was a knock at the door of i Carolina a knock by industry seek ing location. ! In replying to that inquiry, I did i not hesitate to say that in large the growth and development of the Piedmont section of North and South Carolina were attributable to the abundance of cheap electric power. The industrial growth of jthis section in the last two decades has been nothing short of marvelous. To the Californian's ihquiry also I did not fail to reply that rates for power were fixed by a state com mission, for I regarded that as a I very important point; a point which big enterprises consider carefully when they are seeking location. I am citing this letter of inquiry as typical of what is going on in the I Carolinas every day. There is no question as to the movement of in . dustry from the crowded centers of jthe North to the more inviting Southern fields. They are coming With a rapidity that is almost un believeable. Aand the question pre sents itself to my mind; what is the attitude of our communities and our State legislatures toward these big enterprises? j - North and Sotitfi Carolina have as much in natural advantages and geographical location to offer in dustry as any of the Southern States; more than many of them. It only remains to assure industry of fair and just treatment and their es tablishment here is a certainty. Enterprises conducted by the astute business men of today are not going into the city or State whose legislative bodies continually and consistently harass them and place upoj^ them unfair burdens In the form of taxes and impose unjust regulations and restrictions These enterprises have no claim for special consideration, nor do I believe they desire such. To be treated on the same basis with others and with in dividuals is all they are asking. Growth and development are what all our communities are striving for: it is the goal toward which we are all aiming. And I do not hesitate to say that this growth and develop ment will be guarded by the growth and development of public utilites. A community cannot grow faster than its utilities ? a true saying. If then? our progress depends in such large measure upon the effi cient and healthy condition of our ulilities, particularly upon our sup ply of cheap power, it behooves us to see that these utilities are allow Saluda, Columbus, Landrum and Tryon To Battle For Supremacy v ed to grow and expand and pave the way for growth and expansion In other lines of industry, o Resolution of Respect. i Whereas Mr. Harry A. Wilkie, j our esteemed fellow-citizen, af- j ter years of painful disease, on the 21st day of September, 1924, passed into life eternal. Be it resolved that we, the Chamber of Commerce of Tryon, N. C., extend to the bereaved family our heart-felt sympathy, we feel with them that death was a happy release, still the parting brings the sense of loss, and the regret that in this life we shall see his HMly faee no more, nor enjoy his genial com panionship. Mr. Wilkie was a man'who quickly won the re spect and love of those with whom he came in copt^ef His i charming personality, lively in erest in whatever pertained to the welfare*of the community, and his re^dinesp to help bv in fluence and deed any worthy cause will endear his memory to us, while his splendid manhood will be an example for the years to come. Resolved that this resolution be spreji?l on the minutes of this body, and a copy be sent to ths bereaved family, v T, h. Justice, Will B. O'Neil, C. P. Burnett, Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, Try on, N. C. o Mrs. R. T. McFee's many friends will be glad to know she is better after an Illness. Mr. and- Mrs. J. Foster Searles have 'returned from their foreign tour during which they flew over the Eqglish Channel, probably the only Tryon people who have risked their lives in what is still a novel means of transportation. Crushed Prizes Offered Winning Ag gregations I* The sun is shining and it looks , as if we are sure to have good ! weather for the coming fair at Mimosa. Friday, October 10th. The prize lists have been ar ranged, booths constructed, the 1 program outlined and everything | possible done to assure a big day with a big attendance. The Committees have worked faithfully to interest the people of the different localities, and the exhibits will represent ever} section of the Thermal Belt. A platform has been construct ed just outside the Casino for the | musical programme, but in cast i of bad weather it will be render ed from the Casino stage. Mr. Schilletter announces the prizes for the athletic con tests will be as follows; The Athletic Committee has every thing arranged to have one good time! at the Fair October 10th. The following prizes will De awarded: One Brand New Reach Official Basket Ball No. lx Price $9.00 will . be given each of the three winning teams. This is certainly something worth trying for 'and every team is coming determined to win. The winner of the races will be given a blue ^bbon and one dollar ^In cash. Second and" third place will get a red or a white ribbon. The winning teams of the horse shoe pitching contest will receive two dollars -In cash. Do not miss one minute* "of this program because the bqys and girls of Polk County are ready to show the people of the county what t&ey can do in Athletics* o Kings Mountain Celebrates Defeat of Ferguson's Men Even Though They Never Paid For the Powder Consumed, Colonials Used il to Good Advantage The 144th anniversary of the Bat . tie of Kings Mountain will be cele brated at Kings - Mountain, N. C., (October 7th. An elaborate program is rapidly taking shape and there Will be a full day of entertainment for old and young. Hon. John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for Pres. has been invited as he chief orator of the day." It is now expected that he will be present Governor Morri son of North Carolna) Governor Mc Leod of South Carolina, and a num ber of other state and nation cele brities have indicated their inten tion of attending the great Celebra tion which was the turning point of the American Revolution in favor of the colonists and which signal vic tory marked the birth of American religious and politcal freedom. The celebration machinery is well organized and preparations are go ing forward to take care of at le^st thirty thousand people who will hail from every quarter of this great commonwealth to tlo homage at the shrine of American liberty. The Battle of ^Kings Mountain was fought October 7, 1780^ and was an undisputed victory for the lovers oi liberty who were striving to found a government upon the Golden rule. There were about eleven hundrea soldiers of the British Empire under Colonel Patrick Ferguson in the en gagement and about the same num ber of Americans hailing from all walks o( life with every sort of fighting implement that could be had in a primeval country on short notice. Chief among the weapons of war of the hungry and ragged Americans were the old muzzle load ing squirrel guns of the neighbor hood together with tho semi-organ ided forces coming from across the Blue Ridge in the Watauga county. The -battle started at three o'clock in the afternoon and at the end of one hour Colonel Ferguson, the com manding officer of the Crown forces^ fell dead. His second in command Colonel De-Peyster? took immediate command and in . fifteen minutes raised the white flag. Three hun dred of the British forces fell in the engagement while only 27 of the Americans lost their life. The rem Burglars Loot v Landrum Store Arrests Made in SpartanMg Hay Uncover Organized Gang Op erating in Carolinas. The general merchandise store of J^ss Brown, one of the principal es tablishments of Landrum ^ was en tered, the safe opened and burglar ized of cash and Liberty bonds to the amount* of $150 to $250, at some time Friday night by yeggmen, be lieved to be members of a profes sional gang operating in North and South Carolina, according to the report received from the owner of the store and members of the sher iffs 's force . today^ The burglars, after filing away the combination of aie safe and effecting entrance with steel bit and cold chisel, carefully sorted papers, scattering some $20f 000 in mill stocks and other non negotiable holdings about the floor making away with one Liberty bond for $50 and an undetermined amount of cash, according to the report. That the burglars . were profes sionals .is believed proved by the nature of the tools which they left in making their get-away and by the cool and methodical manner in which they went about their work. They are believed to have carefully studied the store before executing the robbery and to have been well acquainted with the difficulties which they would meet They succeeded in making their escape without leavning the slight est clue as to their idently, accord ing to Mr. Brown and to officers who were detailed to lnveseigate the affair. TRYON PRARMACY ? ' TO GIVE SCORE8 Baseball fans interested in the coming World's Series will be pleas ed to hear that the scores of each gam$ 'Will be given out at the Tryon Pharmacy by Dick Watson himself an eighteen* carat fan, each evening not later than 6 P. M, Arrangements have bei^ made to handle the 'scores ly radio phone for the accomodation of those who want for keep in touch ! with the daily doing3 of the Senators and Giants WILKINS APARTMENTS BEING COMPLETED, v* Believing tiiat Tryon needs an up-to-date apartment house W. Y. Wilkins, is remodeling the old Tryon School House into modern living quarters for four families. The building will he divided 'in to four apartments, containing .five rooms each, with sanitary plumb ing. bath fixtures, and steam heat ' The grounds will be improved, and the Wilkins Apartments made a creditable addition to Tryon's housing facilities. > ? The Tryon Chamber of Com merce met Friday night and elected officers for the coming year. L. Ballenger was elect ed president, F. P. Bacon vice president, and W. B. Weigel, secretary. M. G. Blake, the secretary for the past six years declined a r? nomination on the grounds that business kept him from attend ing to the. duties the office involv ed. It was agreed to hold semi monthly meetings to be held in Missildines Hall on every alter nate Friday night. A tenative program calling for increased activity of the organi zation with a possibility of open ing a down town office with the services of a paid attendant was outlined and a membership drive will be staged shortly in order to raise the necessary funds. nant of the British forces were cap tured. One hundred years from the day of the famous battle the patriotic cltr izens of many sections met on the _ battlefield and commemorated the battle by unveiling a monument which was erected by the states of* North and South Carolina. After that celebrations wereheld almost every year. October 7th, 1909, an other and more imposing shaft was unveiled amid appropriate ceremon ies. This monument,, stands 89 feet high and is made of Vermont grin ite at a cost to the national govern ment of thirty thousand dollars. Pilgrims from practically ? every state in the anion journey to this Battlefield cach year and gather souvenir:- ;.nd take historicals notes. olumn alter column in th^ nation's leading newspapers is devoted to it* cause. There is a general move ment rapidly gaining impetus throughout the commonwealth to have the United States government take over the grounds and develop it into a national park. The govern ment already owns the land, forty acres. * Everybody everywhere Is invited to the big celebration October Sev enth. ? \ 1 ? rr falAamja ^ ?
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