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rolume XXX No. 20
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POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
Tryon, N. C.^Peeembe&lS, 1924 X (y^J v
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$1.50 a Year
OIL* HILL HUNT CLUB
HOLDS FIRST MEET IN TRYON
Barter Brown, Well Known Local Sportsman Originates Club and Works
I Hani to Make it a Success. Horse Lovers Enthusiastic Over Plan
The Holly Hill Hua$ Club held'
i first dra? hunt on Saturday 1
)roing of last week. About a
sen riders followed the hounds,
trnnd the cqurs?. Weather con. |
editions were Ideal with enough
*p in the air to be viery inrigor. I
ng to both rider and horse. The
irse run was through th0 Gillett
& Fisher properties with a race
ting about an hour. All attend, j
; the hunt were enthusiastic
d expressed themselves as being
xioas to go again. At a meeting
Id later in the day, it was decid.
to bold tyunta every week until
) weather became too warm j
e iunts this year are to bs held
>r comparatively easy courses
h but flew small jumps which
iy or may not be taken as the t
er wishes. As riders and horses
coma more at ease, there will be
rp Jumps taken and the course
t is hoped that by^ next fall the
Db will hate a' small pack
its own. The hounds are
presen being urnished by
ch well known local fox hunters
Welton Cappe, Buriey Williams
e Moss, Lit Sheban, and Irvin
adsey.
The Clu? has {rtans for opening
i old trails which through disuse
d at present, unridable. They aL
expect to get maps made of al]
I various trails and roads which
II be useful to the tobrist.
Through the kindness of Messrs
rw, Ballenger and Bacon, the Club
I be?n able to Ax up a small ring
the Oillet property Hear the Fish
Spring. Here the members may
e( jumpt and play games on
bofr'seback.. Various jumps have
been provided consisting of a wall
post, rail, rail fence, gait and wa
ter jumpa. This layout will give
both horse and rider a pretty good
idea of wha* thev may expect in a
hunting field or show ring. There
are it present only about a half
dozen members who have taken
jumping, but more have expressed
a desire to own their own horses
and have them trained.
Carter Brown, host of ' Pino Crest
Inn, and originator of thQ Club, la
giving lots of time to it in the hope*
of developing it int0 a decided at
traction to the tourist. He ex
pressed himself as willing to help
anyone who wish to learn to Jump
and get started on the "right foot.
The Club ha8 not gon0 far in its or.
ganization so anyone who is inter
I
ested may become a charter mem.
ber by expressing their desire to dc
so. It is planned to have junior and
senio'i} memberships, also non-res
ident memberships for the tourists^
The dues will be small ? Just
enough tQ cover the running ex
penses.
Tryon is famous for Its saddle
horses. There are few towns like
it in North Carolina. It is safe
to say that seventy-five per cent of
the tourists which come here ridf
hors? back. Some come because oi
the unexcelled opportunities for
riding ? others become enthusiasts
after spending a season here
Both liveries feel that they must
get more and better horses for the
coming season aa they are receiv
ing many reservations for horses
this 8pring#
OCAL ARTIST TALENT
STAGES SPLENDID PROGRAM
t Hawkins, Lawrence Mazzanovitch Arthur Carver, Helen Johnson,
Miss Brooks and Mrs. Lindsey Combine to Entertain
Representative Tryon Audience
ie of the rare treats of the
ing holiday season was the mu
entertainment 8lyen Parish
?e Tuesday afternoon "at 3:30
a group of Tryon artists^ by
iption^ assisted by Miss Brooks
Mr. Arthur Carver, of Hender
le.
concert was in tie nature of
leflt performance, and it was
gratifying to see the house
with appreciative people whc
on every word or note til]
close of the program. We tak
liar pride in making special
of the readings of Mrs. V
Jbert, whof a8 Iris Hawkins
amier danseuse in England
actress of rare genius. It
Mrs. Hebbert in mind
ie8 Barrie originally pro
[the famous play( Peter Pan |
ne Solo j Arthur Carver ?
felice" (Krnaa#), Verdi ? (b)
mio ben". Glordanl.
8olo; Miss Brooks? im.
u ? Rhinold.
0 Solo; Miss Helen Johnson 1
"Thistledown." Ashford, (b)?
Butterfly/' Hawley.
ing; Mrs. V. S. Hebbert?
'A Smuggler's Song," Kipling?
"Little Boy Blue," Field.
tone Solo; Lawrence Maszan
l ? (a) "Two Grenadiers,"
-'(b) 'Salt Water Ballads"
>lin Solo; Mrs John Lindsey ?
"Adoration" Berowski ? (b)
lette/' Beethoven,
PART TWO
o Solo; Miss Brooks?
ennoi," Rubenstein. t
olin and Voice; Mrs. Lindsey?
Carver^-'Tiddle and K"
Goodwe ? (b) "Top to' the
ing/'Eagan,
Joprano Solo; Miss Johnson ? (a)
Nil o* tW Wisp r JB prose ? (b)
e in my Heart/' Woodman.
Btritone Sole ; Lawrence Mussan
pch ? (a) "On the road to Manda.
Speaks ? (b) "Requiem" (St?
on) Homer. " |
^olia ^olo; Mrs. Lindsey? (a)
neitte/' Friml? <b) ^Lullaby"
program waa doted with, a
group of Negro Spirituels arranged
by Mr_ ? Harry Burleigh, of the St.
George'8 Choir. New York and sung
by Mr. Carver. The accompanists J
for th-i afternoon's program were:
Mrs. Clemens. Mrs. Misslldine. and
Miss Brooks.
0
Harry Harrison, formerly employ,
at Missildlne's, "but now In the
cafe business In Inman, visited
friends in Tryon and looked after
looked after business matters dur
ing the holidays.
George Bradford Remick, who j
has been attending the Blue Ridge j
School for boys, near Ashevlllej
spent the holidays In Tryon with j
his parents, Mr. and Mn# R. C j
Remick; The first of the year
Master George will enter tfie Co.
lumbia Millltary Acadamy in
Columbia, C.
D D Watson, of Wilson, N. C#
who is a traveling salesman out of
Baltimore for a big electrical firm
j of that city, and Mr. and Mrs. G
[J. Watson of New Orleans, La.
have returned to their homag after
a pleasant holiday visit in Tryon
with their mother Mrs S T Wat
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son, and brother Dick of the Tryon
Pharmacy.
Apropos t.0 our news story in the 1
News Holiday Edition with regards
i to Lawrence Mazzanovitch and his
growing fame as a Painter of nxe
genius, comeg the following item in
the section of New York Times de
voted to art and music:
"A collection of thirty paintings
by Lawrence Mazzanovitch is on
exhibition at the Howard Young
Gallery, where it was displayed
throughout December. The group
includes pictures of the Blue Ridge
Mount- Ins painted last year while
the artist was at his summer home
In Tryon, N. C., and other land
scapes. Mr. Mazzanovttch. exhibit,
ed at the Paris Salon in 1909, and
one of hi8 pictures was purchased
for the permanent collection at the
Chicago Art Instil tute."
Blue Ridge Club Will Erect!
Two Million Dollar Structure
Chicago Hotel Operators Secure Site on Tryon-CoMus Highway
and Announce Plans forjGigantic Development
TRYON BUSINESS MEM
PLEDGE COCRPORATION
Tryon promises to become one j
of the most popular ^ear round
resorts of the court try if the
plans iof certain interests are
carried out to completion.
Chas.JJ. Lynch, acting as agent :
for the McGuires of Chicago, j
welP known Windy City hotel !
operators, announces the closing
of a deal involving five hundred
acres lying on the Tryon-Colum
bus Highway, two miles north- 1
east of Tryon.
At this point a modern three
hundred room resort hotel will
be erected, with an eighteen
hole golf course, tennis courts,'
and traps, by the Blue^Jiidge
Country Club." '? ? ; '
A famous golf architect who
recently surveyed the proposed
golf course which will extend
along the winding Pacolet river
amongst the rocks and pine
trees, exclaimed ? "This will be
a St. Andrews of the Sky.'%.
The fairways are straight' and
true, the hazards are natural
trees, boulders, rocks, hills and
streams. Each tee will offer a
charming view of the surround
ing Blue Ridge.
The Clubhouse will be a comod
ious building of architectural
beauty rivaling in appearance
and furnishings the best known
resort hotels of the country.
Draperies and furnishings will
be of native workmanship so far
as it is possible to secure them,
it is said.
Special servant's quarters, a
chauffer's club, play rooms for
children, bowling-alleys and bil
liard rooms, together with a
magnificent dance floor will make
the Club house particularly at
tractive to the wealthy people
who-may secure membership in
the exclusive organization..
Daily market quotations from
New York and Chicago will be
received by special leased wire,"
and one of the best knowji^ or
chestras in the country will be
engaged permanently.
For something over a year the
McGuires, father and son, have
been regular visitors in, Tryon
and it has long been rumored
| that they would engage in the
/
hotel business here. Unexpect
ed delay in securing the neces
sary land held them up and their
plans hung fire until Mr. Lynch
was retained as local represents- ,
tive.
He secured the assistance of
local business men and managed j
to bring the recalcitrant prop- j
erty owners to terms. Now all j
details have been successfully!
terminated and the Blue Ridg-jj
Club becomes an assured fact !
rather than a remote possibility, j
In addition to the erection c a j
the Blue Ridge Club, R. C. Rem - ,
ick announces that he will pro- j
ceed with development of the;
Ho? pack Mountain Club on an
extensive scale. .
Hog Back, rising 3,200 feet,
looms high on the horizon and ,
offers one of the finest views of j
of the Appalachians to be fourd j
anywhere. Mr, Remick's plaj;:
call for a golf course, polo grourd
and club house. It is asserted
that a hard surfaced road will
be built from Tryon to the moun
tain top by| the Hog Back inter
ests, and probably on over the
mountain to the Greenville-Hen
personville Highway. .
These developments, together
with the purchase of a school
site by the management of St
Genevieves-of-the-Pines of A3he
viile, and the possibility of im-.
mediate action on their part has
created a spirit of optimism in
Tryon which it would be hard to
equal in any city of its size in a'l
America.
Located at the very foot of the
Blue Ridge in the far-famed
Thermal Belt; Tryon enjoys a
mean temperature for the year
of seventy-one degrees, ft is
never excessively cold in Tryon,
nor is it excessively hot.
In the early spring peach tree*
in lavish blossom, dogwood, magr
nolia and tulip, vie with laurel
and rhododendron for the glory
of the hills which rise the color of
fine tobacco smoke against the
sapphire sky.
Blessed with every natural ad
vantage, Tryon and the country
surrounding it will eventually
rank with French Lick, Saratoga,
and White Sulphur as a popular
gathering place for discriminat
ing people.
WERCrRiZING COMPANY
i CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS
; The ? uthern Mercerizing Com
pany, ev r looking to the best In.
tireatfl <? its employees, made a
(Jhrlstmn; pift to each of
sixty ..wo mill workers that will
tie appr :iated the ? flfty-two weeks
<jf tho coming | year. This Present
In tfr e form of subscriptions to
the P'^lk County News and Inter.
**ting hems from the Mill Village
be /eatured henceforth in oar
Aluirns This enterprising con
cern likewise ipsued Christmas
ijin^mb.-. nces to its business
fiends t.i the slip,pe of a wound
tobbin "ith base, made of copper j
uai -ul for a paper weight I
Tfce!r f ade mark, "Somerco" is
e?ibos^e<i in red letters. Such a
81$ will >e a daily reminder of the
pr>Tpo?< and prosperity, not only
of^hc Southern i Mercerizing Co,
but<>f all, North Carolina.
GENTLEMAN JIM"
( HAS A RIVAL
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last a heavyweight champion
Uppcsred who . likes to wear
i clothes even better than "Gen
In Jin '* Corbett. This new pic?
lof Jtcjk Dempsey show* 'h*
'<? in oi3 "open faced" frock.
I
EDWARDS-SHERFEY WEDDING
EVENT OF THEJOUDAY SEASON
Popular Tryon Couple Married lo Saluda Day before Christmas will
remain in Tryon for some weeks before leaving for East
A wedding of marked interest j
to native Tryon and Polk County
people as well as new residents
who -remember the bride pleasantly
from business associations, was
that of Mr. Marvin D. Edwards and
Miss Virginia Sherfey, which was
soleminized Wednesday, December
24, at 3 o'clock, p. m. in Saluda,
The beautiful ring ceremony
was read by their pastor, Rev. P. B.
Parker at the Methodist Parsonage.'
The attendants were Mr. Walter
Edwards, a brother, and Miss Clara
Edwards, a cousin of the groom and
Miss Grace Holbertj a close friend
of the bride. ?
The bride who is a very handsome
young woman was charming in a
navy blue velvet dress with gray ac
cessories and hat to match. After
the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
wards came to Tryon and started
their honeymoon at the home of tjie
bride's sister, Mrs. Curtis Garrett
who resides at Kennedy Vineyard,
just west of town/
Marvin Edwards is a son of
Postmaster S. B. Edwards, and is i .
native of Polk County. He left Try.
f
on last May and took a mechanlc'i
course In Rahe'g Electrical School,
Pittsburg", After finishing his stud
ies, he accepted a position with the
Ft Thomas Auto Shop^ of Ft. Thom
as, Ky., as an expert mechanic
which place he held until hU return
to Trvon last Tuesday.
The bride is a native of Johnson
City, Tennessee, daughter of Rer..
and Mrs. Joel Sherfey^ who are now
occupying their cc^untry home near
Saluda. Prior to coming to Tryon
Miss Sherfey spent several seasons
with a sister in Dade City, Florida
and also held a position in Monte
Claire N. J.f where she spent the
year i921^ making many friends in
both cities. She has been T. A
Hippy's chief assistant in Tryon'g
Cash and Carry Store for the past
tw0 ^ears^ and in that capacity will
be missed ^7 th0 hundreds of cus
tomers who appreciated her helpful
service and friendly smile.
The Newlyweds will ljemain *n
Tryon for several week#, after
which they will make their homje
in some Eastern city, possibly Cin
cinnati, Ohio.
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Helen Leonard, the little daugh
ter of James Leonard, who is at
tending school at Saared Heart
Academy spent the holidays in Try.
on with her father.
Miss Marie McGowan. of Spartan
burg who made many friends in
Tryon last summer while managing
Mrs. E. P, Williams' boarding house
will open the Mountain Industries
tea room on January 5th. Miss Mc
Gowan will cater to Parties of all
kinds as well as giving regular ser.
vice throughout the season.
A publication of decided merit ie
The Skyland Banner, pomplied by
Principal E, J, Hayes, and the pu
pils of the Tryon Colored Schools
The Banner is issued monthly^ and
the Christmas Edition was a very
attractive ai well as creditable pro
duction.
Mr, Rufus/Durham and Miss Bes.
sie Parker, Doth Employees of the
Southern Mercerising Company- and
residents of the Mill Village, were
married ^-Saturday December 20th.
Miss Cora Fisher of Henderson
ville spent several days this week
visiting in Tryon, the guest of her
i sister, Mrs. F. K# McFarland, She
was accompanied home by little
Betty and Mary McFarland, who
made a vjsi^ in Hendersonville be*
for their return home Thursday.
Tryon and Polk County friendp
i will find interest in the engagement
of John Washburn, this city to
Miss Martha Hooker, of Belmont
| Mass.
The of friends and acquain.
tences of Mrs, Mate T. Cobb will
be gratified to learn that she If
recovering from a severe attack
of grippe, Mrs. Cobb is advanced
in Tears, but her wonderful vitalltj
is & great advantage in pulling her
through safely.
A O. Culbreth, of Ionian has ac.
cepted a position wit ti the TryoD
Pharmacy and will beljin his duties
the first of the year .J
Mr, Joe T. Edwards. prominent
farmer and citizen of Polk County
whose residence '8 on Route 1,. Mil]
Springy was married on December
18 to MtSg Sue Shehan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Shehan, of
Rutherfordton. The bride is very
popular in her town, having worked
for sometime with R. P. Geer &
Co at Rutheirfordton, and is known
as a charming and talented young
woman. Their- friends wish them ?
long married life and a prosperous
| Major J. C. Mehaffev stationed
at Baltimore with the Arco-Englneer
ing Corps and head 6f- River and
Ilarbor Work, spent tfce holidays
| in Tryon with his parent!, Mr. and
j Mrs. W# R. M chaffer.
| At the awarding o^ priies by the
Balienger Company on December 20 ,<
Birch Arledgef a local plumber held
i the luoky number which won the
hadsome kitchen cabinet Two
previous numbers were called with
i absentee ticket holder*
! ?
Mr Harry C. Brad thaw, Ut
I Chas. T. Cobb. Mr. Lawrence Ooelet
and Mr. Reginald Etheridge were
j dinner guesta of Mr. and Mr?. H. A
I Shannon, on Christmas Bay.
Mr. Hugh Selbela, of Columbia
S. Cif and Dr. Robert Durhamf of
Henry Ford Hospital^ Detroit, are
spending the holidays In Tryon with
Mr. and Mrs. James Vernor, Jr.
t
Mr. and Mrs. R. C, Remlck and
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Brown were at
Ashevllle Tuesday attending the
horse show.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Klipln were
I among the guests at ' the George
Vanderbilt Hotel In Ashevllle for
several day8 during the holidays, -
Miss Syble Gaze and Miss G
,Gaze, Mrs. G. E. Gaze of Greenville
S. Cff and Mrs. Knight, of Atlanta
Ga.; visited their sister. Mrs. Jas.
Lank ford, during the holidays.
john Gray of Gastonla, N. q.,
spent the holidays in Try on as a
house guest of Dr. W. W. Gray,
Chas. A^ Hagamati, of Hickory ^
has been In Tryon on business
for the Dast few days.
Mr. Rhodes, of Anderson, 8. C.;
a well known hosiery mannfactur.
er of that place and a native of
Polk County, spent the holidays in
Tryon vlalting old ^friends.
Etna Caldwell who Is attending
State College, spent the holidays
with ihla mother Mrs^ Chas. J.
Lynchj and Mr. Lynch near Tryon
Miss Elizabeth Grady who is at.
tening college at Cleveland, Ohio,
spent Christmas holidays in Tryon
vith her parents Dr., and Mrs.
E&rle Grady.
Mr. und Mrsf R. M. McCowan
will leave the first of January for
an extended tour of the Hawalan
Islands In 'company wltji their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Clement and family.