SAUCY LITTLE MISS FUPPER IS
HOME-MAKER; NOT BREAKER, DECLARES
NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN EDITOR
Miss Beatrice CoJiij Finds Significance in Fact that More shan 4,000,000 Young j
People a e Tak ng Courses in Home Economics
Miss Beatrice -Cobb, Secre ary of
the North Carolina . Press Associa
tion and Editor of the Morgan ton
News-Herald in a recent, article ap
uearing in a current publication
says :
The doleful refrain of wailing
pessimists ;hat thP world is going
to the demnition bow.wows and
that our young women arte in the
vanguard of the procession seems
to me an altoge foer discordant note
in this advanced day.
No doubt it is well thait we have
these vinegar-tasters with) us. They
probabiy serve more or less as a bal
ance wheels, or they curb over
enthusiasm or keep the pendulum
from swinging too far in any one I
direction ? at least they must be I
here for some purpose. But, theirs '
is a minor note. The world is mov
ing on and upward all the time and
as always the hallelujah chorus is
drowning out the squeaky discords.
There are those who would have
us believe jhal1 jazzmanias has
gripped and destroyed woman
hood; that modernity has withered
all the sweeetness and solidity of
our young women and that flaming
youth has blighted lovely girlhood.
Not so! All the hub-bub one
hears iu these latter days is not
occasioned by deterioration ? it is
merly change. So many of our so
called students of sociology fall in
to that error: anything that is
not as it always was augurs disaster
People are just different these days;
that is allf as I see it,
One of the most encouraging
signs of the times ? and it is only
on this phase of the question that
I shall attempt to comment ? is t|ie |
vast increase In the number of our
young women, who are today study
ing home-making and home eco
nomics. Co-incidentally are the
increased facilities being offered by
the schoois and colleges for pursuit
of these studies.
Possibly It was no: generally
noted, but there was asignificant
registration at Trinity College now
Duke University, at the opening
of the1 present term. It was that
of a young woman who wished to
take a course in "home-making."
Further significance is found1 v in
figures issued recently by the
United States Bureau of Education
which show that the "increase of
student enrollment in home eco,
nomics courses is greater than that
in any other subject."
At present there are approxL
mately St000 high schools ? these
courses in domestic economy with
an estimated attendance of 400,000 i
girls and 3,000 boys. Including the j
elementary schools, the Bureau es
timates that there are now more
than 4,000,000 young people learn_
ing how to keep house and cook ac
cording' to the latest improved
methods. Add to these the hun
dreds of thousands of girls and
women who are taking the cooking
courses offered by the gas com
panies of the country and the num
ber is still more impressive.
Those figures appear i;o me
worthy of consideration; especially
would I commend them to the pessL
mist. They mean that the pretty,
saucy little misses of 'today are not
given altogether to fun and frolic.
It is true they have more, time to
make themselves pretty. That is the
case with the mothers as well. For
house-keeping is not the drudgery
today that it was when some of ui
were girls. .
Improved methods and appli
JOHN PINKNEY ARLED6E
MARRIES MARY SNYDER
Last SI inday afternoon, March
15th, at five O'Clock at the home
of the bride of Mills Miver, near
? Hendersonville, Mr. John Pinkney
Arledge was united in marriage to
,Mrs. Mary Synder. The ceremony
by Rev. A. I. Justice f Henderson
ville in t,he large living room which
had been attractively decorated for
the occassion. Immediately after the
ceremony a bounteous supper was
served to those present.
Mr. Arledge has many friends in
thisj his native county, wh0 are in_
t crested ti0 hear of his marriage. For
i :any years Mr. Arledge was popu
lar clerk of Court of the County
about four years ago, moving from
Conlmbus to Henderson County,
where he had purchased a very vaL
uable farm in the Mills River sec
tion. It was here that he met Mrs.
Arledge who is a woman of much
culture.
Those present at the marriage
~ were: Mr. and Mrs. Sinclai'-. vTr and
Mrs. Cathey, Mr. ahd Mrs. Rhodes,
Mr. and Mrs J- E| Shipman and
- . children Mr and Mrs. W. B ( Ar
f ? *
ledge and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Arledge and daughter of Hen
deirsonville ? Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Ai?:edge and daughter of Asheville,
Mr Wf.lker Arledge and two daugh.
I* ' ters. Mr. John Arledge and three
childr. n of Columbus, and Mr. and
Mrs. Grayson Arledge of Mil Spring
rnce:; h^Vg relieved us of many of
the old-lime burdens. The smoky,
dirty old wood and coal stoves
have been replaced by clean, con
venient gas ranges ; the water
spigot is right at the elbow; the
obnoxious kerosene lamp is re
placed by a steady electric glow
an&>" the whole kitchen Is bright,
cfieery and easy to operate.
So it is there you will find ex
planation of the fact that girls and
women these days have more time
for play and more thought for
beauty. Modernity in the kitchen
has greatly reduced the population
of Cinderellas. Our girls are
studying how to make homes^ how
to make them bright , cheerful and
comfortable and at the same time
how to retain for themselves the
freshness and beauty of youth.
What more , encouraging condi
tion! The old saying is ever true,
despite its triteness, that the home
is the basis of our civilization. And
1 might go one step further and
i.ay that the kitchen is the keystone (
of the whole structure.
A well cooked meal served in a ,
comfortable home is a blessing of !
the gods, physically, mentally and
morally.
If the vast number of our girls I
now studying home making means I
anything to me it means that we I
are veering away from hotel and |
restuarant life and that the Ameri
can home is to mean all in our
civilization that it ever meant and
more.
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TRYON VS. FASSIFERN
A very exciting backetball game
was played Saturday, March 14,, at
Fassifem School in Hendersonville.
Due to tile weather, the game was
held on an indoor court af the gym
nasium of Hendersonville High.
Since the Tryon girls had never be
fore played on an indoor court, this
was a great handicap. In spite of this
a snappy game was staged; the
score being 28-11 in Passifern's fav
or. The star player for Fassifern
was Wilson; for Tryon. Doubleday.
After tile game, all the Tryon
guests were invi.ed to go to Fassi
fern to tea. This had been very
cleveriy planned by some of the
students. They served dainty sand
wiches, cakes, and iced tea. While
there a box of candy was given the
Tryon t^am by the Captain of Fassi
feru's team, on returning home the
the girls, though they were defeated
were given an lovely party. *
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Discovery of Quinine
I Colds of the ancients were not treat
ed with quinine, for the drug was not
discovered until after the time of Co
lumbus.
Distributing the Bouquets
According to a Welsh paper. Sir
Walford llavies writes to Mr. (Jwllym
Jones as follows: *'1 wish to thank
the splendid choir and ourself for
their and our own tine work in tb*
Mass in L? minor at Wembley." ? Bos
ton Transcript.
PEA RIDGE RT. 1.
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Mr. J. S. Wilson and Russell
Newman went back to Chany Coun
ty oday on another wildcat, hunt
and I guess wd will have ? another
race when they get back next week.
The farmers in this section,, are
still at work. I don't .think anybody
is going to fail to plant spuds a
round here^ this spring. Mr. Birck
has planted his today^ and Mr.
Thomas Thompson planted hi8 yes
terday.
Mr J. T. Wilson ate another
ground hog last Thursday^ March
12.
G. F. Phillips of Rutherfordton
made Mr. B. V, Newman a friendly
visit yesterday.
Mr. G. W. Waycaster and almost
his entire family has had the flue
this week^ but they are getting along
fine now( for E. M. Bell of *Mill
Spring is a good flu doctor.
Mrs. C. I. Russell and Miss. Sallie,
hfer oldest daughier, went to Pea
Ridge Baptiat Church today, and
reported sft very Interesting sermon
by the Reverand Tiner^ and a very
good congregation and we are glad
to hear of the peoples' interest in
the Lord's work, for there is a soul
in every one of us to save or lose.
Let's all look oat for ourselves first
and try to get the other fellow to
look out for Judgment Day and be
prepared to meet the Lord.
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COLUMBU8
The baseball schedule arranged be.
ween the schools of Polk County
and Landrum, S. C. has already
started. Saluda was obliged to post
pone her two first games on account
of her ball feild being ut of
shape. Greens Creek is also making
a very attractive field to the right of
their school buNding. Columbus is
also working on new field.
The start of each team thus far is
as follows:
Py'd Won Lost Perc't
Columbus ' 2 ' 2 0 1.000
Columbus 2.2 0 1.000
Landrum^ S. C... 1 1 0 ? 1.000
Greens Creek 2 0 2 0.000
Tryon 1 0 1 0.000
Saluda 0 0 0 1.000
The batting averages of each play. ?
er in the conference will be kept and
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If you insist on a single reason
for the popularity of this
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gives so much more for so little
money. Think of it? only $890
for a powerful L^Head engine
? Delco electrical equipment
? Balloon tires ? staunch body
and staunch chassis* And 12
months to pay for this "best
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G. R. LITTLE, Agent,
SALUDA, N. C.
OLDSMOBILE
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? ROSA PONSELLE - 4
Famous American Soloist who won her way into the
hearts of the Artist Night audience of last year s Festival
will appear again at the 1925
SPARTANBURG MUSIC FESTIVAL
which will be held ^
May 6th, 7th and 8th
th ,ifr
Iwl .
Oth#- outstanding Artists, who have been secured for this year's Festival are:
MARIO CHAMLEE AUGUSTA LENSKA LILLIAN GUSTAFSEN
Contralto
Chicago Civic Opera Co.
Lyric-Dramatic Tenor
Metropolitan, Opera Co.
MARINA CAMPANARI
Lyric Soprano
La" Scala (Milan) 1 Opera
FRANCES PAPERTE
Mezzo
/
Chicago Opera Co.
LyricI Soprano
N. Y. Oratoric Goncerts
RHYS MORGAN
Lyric Tenor
Ann Harbor Festival
OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH
Solo Pianist
DOUGLAS STANBURY
Baritone
Chicago Civic Opera Co.
FRASER GUNGE j
Baritone
N. Y. Oratoric Concerts
Philadelphia Festival Orchestra - - Fifty Players
Adult Chorus - 350 voices Childrens Chorus . 500 voices
TICKETS? Season $&00, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00
SINGLE ? Afternoons, Thursday and Friday $2.00, Evenings, Wednesday
and Thursday, $3.00, Friday, ARTISTS' NIGHT, $5.00
Sale Opens April 1st.
DuPre Book Store- - For Information and Tickets
SPARTANBURG, S. C.
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will be published in the Polk County
News each week with the esul-t of
the games. Beginnng t ext week each
player can beep up witli his batting
average.
?
Mr. Collett Owens is confined to
his bed with an attact grippe.
The Columbus Circle of the
Tryon-Columbus woman's Auxiliary
met Monday March 16th with Mrs.
Mcintosh. A very pleasant and
profitable hour was spent in the
study of Mexico, the business meet
ing followed after which the hostess
served hot tea and cakes.
Miss Ann Ridings, who has been
suffering from a broken collar bone.i
is much improved, and is able toi
walk around in the house or to sit at!