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POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
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Tryon, N. C., March 26, 1925
26 pages
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L,ndalr"ady.a hundred home
be.* ;'?rcbased hy Tryon
-per South Carolina residents,
L Wright has lot a contract for
tiroctton of live residences
urtritetiual type peculiar to his .
Mjor developmment, Druid
at Hendersonville.
instruction of Uie dam witt cost j
ornately 160.000, and street,!
j line and sewerage facilities |
tost more than $100,000. These |
jiements will immediately be I
|led Indeed graders and gan*s j
ukinpnen already are at work |
stjeets.
ties office this week was opened |
tutaxiburg with R. E. L. Goddard
i^e Working under Mr Godd
jirection will be approximately
esmen. Busses will be operated
lie Lanier from Spartan
Gaffney Greer and Green
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iter on from Asfcflville^ __
he. Saluda and BreTard, :
Lg to Lake Lanier hundreds of
pectiTe buyers.
;e Lanier has attracted much
m not only in Tryon but
igt.T.t the surrounding cities and
and it is only na'ural that
i should be interested in the
personality of the man who had
roraee to tackle Tryon's first
Qui estate development.
!a recen issuo of hhe Henderson
jKEWS Noah Hollow ell in an ar_
on Builder's of Hendersonville
tile record of I'reston LambeQi
t which we reprint below.
Wright was born in Johnston,
on January 1 S92. Both his
aid :..'-r di^l when he wa?
lis years Oi ; !!?? was taken to
OB, ?. ar.d ::iude his home
H?ji<ttT ai.d b.uther-in-law. He
th? puhi ? schools of Johns
T:-!,- :i > r At 15 he en
;? "f Sou h Car.
11 ? "? :?! h"';:rship there for
-a. ; brought up with
- !? ? ;? ,poon and it
? hard work
i'i >'v . . through college
v'-> !?> coaching, repre
r c'? ii ; ' us.' "S and reading.
J ! i : . K. Swearingen^ who
wcame super in t indent of edu
1 of So.;th Carolina. Necessity
his way through school
Iffiean that he couldn't find
to make himself useful at other,
r beside earning money and
"*over text books. He was presL
#fthe college Y. M. C. A.f presL
'Of the Euphralian Literary soc
l?ng and interesting history
p ton founded in 1S01, and roaa
university basebal team, In
to engaging in various other
B81 activities.
? .
the summer of 1911 Mr.
frt traveled tor the University ot
to Carolina) visiting throottSh
%? staie and raising a toan tund.
P?t poor but. deserving boy#,
ph the university.
ph t in public schools ot Qnft"
\ Georgia, 1911-1912. ? ^
Pttde4 the University ot Virginia
p the summer ot 1912.
F*Sht mathematics in higb school
fhmoiLSalem in 1912-1913.
to teach mathematici to
|*hool ot Columbia. S. C. in 1?1?,
|p ?nd vas ottered scholarship
r ^ersity, R ochester,
I ^ *hlch were declined on
I ^ physicians who advised 0P?n*
fork ,
I El*er? Real Estate Field
tor more outdoor *0"
r him into the real estftt?
^ Winston. Salem in 1911
1 tu! Temaine(1 until September
^Scarcity ot malt' teachers on
'he var and his physical t We
r? 1 Bvihtary service cani?4
IS*** to high school work
^ seT1tember t vox.
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a few months of this and he resigned
and entered the army Y. M. C.VA. Jan.
1( 191$. A physical breakdown follow.
' . d in April and 'he entered Trndean
Sanitarium, and remained until Apri^
I 1919. I
Ciiraa'ic advantages of Henderson
ville made its appeal and he respond-,
ed. He lived on the farm near Hen
dersouviUe for a year and entei^d the
real ejstate field here just tive years
, years ago. The ^Hendersonville Real
I Estate company was organized. He
has had a number pf associates but is
now sole owner of this company.
The HetadersonviJiie Investment
Company, which buys and sells real
estate, improved and unimproved, and
builds homes, was organised by Mr.
Wright, thereby giving salaried and
young business men an opportunity
to make profitable real estate investr
ments cooperatively. He was made
exclusive sales agent and results
GEN. F. W. WARD *
Brio. Gen.
Now Vork National Guard, who
jn montlonod as a auocoaaor to
. Q on. George 0. Rlckarde, chief
of the militia buroau of the War do?
pertmont ,
been gratifying to stockholders,
an annual dividend of .46 per cent
hartojf been declared last year,
Mr." Wright and A. R. Hanson or
ganic* d or established Drnid Hills.
Mr. Fanson retired last year, Mr.
Wright went foward with what was
Hendnrsonvilie's first subdivision dev
e!opment with the finished touches of
a city, including paved streets.
Mr. Wright's latest activity In
Hendbrsonville was organization of
the Druid Hills Home Builders, of
which he is president This organiza
ion is now in its formtive period.
Mr Wright's remarkable success
led him to Tryon where he was in
duced tp resurect the dreams of the
Tryoi lites who to the number of 100
received him witb open arms last
Monday night, banqueted him and
purchased % 7 lots before leaving the
festive board He expects this to be*
[Come a $2,000,000 development.
Some Guide Poets
Being made an orphan at six did
not make Mr. Wright shiftless. At 15
ho "lima full of college ambitions and
learned the great lesson of self reli
ance. He M no faftier and mother to
discourage or encourage him in hi%
enterprises. The high spots in Ms <
biographichl sketch show that lie
chose the better side and influences
of life. Coupled with hit indefatigable
energy was the ambition" to be honor,
able with Christain boarlnga. Though
a very busy man, he has found time
for civic and rellgous endeavor. He
recently finished a term if president
of TS Kiwanis club; la rice jrerf
dent of the Chamber .of Commerce
?ffaresident of Oie newly organL
Men's club *of the Methodist
ohufch. .. ;
H luiiufiT^p5Wip; .j
1 The ten scheduled tot the benefit of
Lanior Library has been indefinit*W
postponed from ?n acoount by
those in charge of the proposed enter
tainment Ottier means of raising
fund* for -the benefit of the library
are being consideered instead. One ofj
Tryon'a ' prominent sbclt e
suggest that thpje entertaining gneetii
arrange to Have luncheons served
ln the library, which can be done M
moderate" cost, thus assisting jln the
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Most Exclusive Club in die World
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The Jekyl Island Club, near Brunswick, Georgia is known as the most exclusive club in
the world and news photographers have always been rigidly barred from the island! Recent
ly an enterprising camera man was admitted to this* beautiful spot which is frequented by
many people high in society. The proposed Blue Ridge Club of Try on wi^|? conducted along
similar lines catering to the same class of .people and.it will in time be just a$ famous.
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POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS
HOLD COMMENCEMENT IN
COUNHBm EIGHTH
rimw rme dm n nn rune. unas.
J. Lyid ?< Tryw, Cblcj Mifdal. Dta
Hir Mi GvMMriSi Elflfj^Ody
MM ti Cm
Tki children of all the schools in
tak County will m octal Columbus,
Wednesday, April tth tor County
Commencement This Will be a gala}
day for everybody in Polk Gouty, *
A fifteen piece Brass Band , Saxon
occasion. TMi in^llsjlf ll|B MlttMf:
while tor YOU to ho here. Then there
will bo a. number of both literrry and
athletic oon tests between the various
schools Of the County. As teacher
and committeeman see that your
school is here in fall force, and is
taking part in some or all of the con.
tests. The program for this occasion
9:48 Parade of the children of all
the schools led by Brass Band. Each
school is asked to provide a banner of
18X36" with the name of the schools
on it to be carried in the parade. - ?
10:00 Grammer Grade and High
School Declamation Contest. In court
house, also Grammar Grade and High
School Recitation Contest in Court
house and School Buildings.
11:00 Story telling Contest of Pri
mary Grades and School Chorus Con*
test in Court house and School
Buildings.
11:30 Commencement Address. v
12:30 Dinner on grounds. Every
body is asked to bring a well filled
basket and spread dinner together
and have one big picnic feast. . .
1:30 Third Grade Spellfeg Contest,
in school building 1 and ' Grammar
Grade spelling Contest in Court house
One Contestant from each school
in the. following:. ,
T:00 50 yd. dash, . Grammar Grades
and High School
2:15 100 yd. da&h, Grammar Grades
and High SrhooL
2:80 Broaft jump, Grammar Grades
and High School.
? 2:45 Basket Ball Throw, girls and
boys,
8:00 Potato race, girls
3:00 Three legged race, girds, Two
from each s^hooL .
3:30 Bate Ball Game, Tryon vs.
Greens Creek.
In each township thert wlu be one
representative each tor the follow
In* contests: Declamation, recita
tion, story telling, chorus, third grade
spelling Grammar Grade spelling
contests'. There will be a preliminary
contest in each township at the
high school bonding, April 3rd at 1:80
O'clock to*seleet the above named
tovbshlp representatives. /.
We are confidently expecting every J
school in tile oooity to be present
and ttka an active part in this com*
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mencemem. ^ -> ,
J. W, Mcintosh, Chr. Program Com;
Char. J. Lynch, Chief Marshal {
, B. W. 8. Cobb, County Supt ? ; |
JAMES k. LEONARD DIES I
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James A. Leonard, for more than
i tea years & resident of Tryon, died at
(his home about 8:80 a. m. Thursday.
Mr. Leonard who came to North Caro
lina from Lake Geneva^ Wis., where
he was a member of thOar and pro
minently politically, engaged in the
rnaljMtata business in Tryon shortly
after his arrival, and won a i>lace in
the lifc^fthe community which made
1 ? J '"nbl11 f0**- '
Arch Calvert Comnits Suicide
, Arch B. Calvert of Spartanburg,
well known in Tryon as the. owner
ot the Skyuka Hotel property pn
Tryon Mountain committed suicide in
Spartanburg:, Wednesday morninf.J
The ne#? came as blow Ho lis
many friends here who have had no
inkling of any rassnns which might
cause such a tragedy.
it Is reported 0m Spartalburg
that, financial wonfc*, aggravated by
falling health proWMy resulted In
Mr. Calvert's rash SeUon.
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Devotees of the spoken drama in
Tryon will be gratified by the anjtoun
cement of the Tryon Community
Flayers that rehearshals will. com.
mence next week for an evening's
program of well balanced one act
plays to be staged before the close
of the present tourist season. The
plays selected are, "The Green Coat"
by Alfred de Manser one of Prance's
gieatest poets, it' 11 delightful comir
uictch of the <11 of the Bohemian
?artists in Parte. "On Vengeance
Heights" by Allen Davis, a splendid
character play, laid in the mountains
of Tennessee, with a wild atmosphere
pervading the action throughout. And
"Twenty Minutes Under an Um?
breila", a very interesting little his
tory of what happened to Cousin
Frank and Cousin Kate jvhile a show
er compelled them to speuu twenty
minuses together under an umbrella.
The casts are as yqj incomplete and
there are several vacancies for ama
teurs possessing marked histronic
ability, these plays are to be produced
under the able direction ^of Mr.
Dwlght Smith, whose efforts in the
past have contributed largely to the
nuccess of the many local entertain''*
ments in which be participated.
The necessity of Community co
operation cannot be overs tressed. The
success of the nundertaklng depends
upon it Mr. Smith and his supporters
are and have been for some time de
voting much time to- this project and
U is hoped that the reception accor
ded this first attempt ot-the Com
munity Players Organisation to func
tion/ will justify the outlay, in time,
trouble and expense. ?L. G.
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MINES mm THEATRE M
TRAOE STREET LQMTIW Tl
RE OPERATED BY Ejtftf
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Wright Q?SBM?t who has won a local
reputation as an erector of high class
homes, his had plans prepared for j
the construction of a. modem fire. J
proof theater building which be will j
build on the Trade Street property
lying between the Postefflee and
William's Store. '**??,? V.
The theater will be handsomely
furnished and equipped, with a seat,
lng capacity of 500 and a stage large
enough to acoomodate any leveling
show. A washed air rentHatllating
system will be Installed and the lobby
attractively arranged
R. W. Early, Proprietor of the
Strand Theater has leased the. new
[ building and states (feat the beat Pic
tures and shows obtainable will be
bo6l^ jftgtiteriy.. The 0$ Strand will
"be continued as a moving picture
Theater for the use of colored psqjle
\juibe* i g jg H
SENATOR OtCON ELECTED I
MEMBER CHMNET ROCK I
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
'&?? $'i. .is* -
Local i hfcirntil fei Rnvt
Devefaanft of Lai if Skv ad
The election ^ of Francis Pickens
Bacon of Tryon, president of the
Southern Mercerising Company, to
membership on the Board of Direc.
ton of ftitimiKT Mountain*, Inc.
r. Bacon takes tti? atftfclde that
ahrthfng which Will help develop
Western Noth Carolina .It
a paradise for those seeking re
creation and pleasure lp every
city and town in that fortsnate reg
ion and his participation in the
Chimney Rock development which he
is liberally supporting is to indica
tion that he is big enough and broad
enough not to let imaginary lines blot
out the real advantages which this
section may gain through*' cooperation
with our neighbors.
The Asheville Citizen says:
Mr Bacon is a representative in the
General Assembly from Polk County,
and is prominent in ? the Hogback
Mountain development and the Lake
Lanier project at Tryon. In. a state
ment made yesterday* he declared
hat he considers his connection with
Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc., one
of the moat important he has made.
He plansto take an active part in af
fairs of the company which,, he said,
will mark an active co-ordination of
interests between Polk Coun y and
the balance of Western North Caro
v. ?. ? j * ' tif'
lina.
EffOJtf-wjjfebe made by Mr. Bacon,
he said, tp secure construction of a
hard surface highway connecting
Tryon with Lake ? are at Chimney
l^ock. This road would be the main
link for traffic from Greenville, Spar
tanburg and points South, to the re
sort developing at Lake Luref ^
The proposed Lakes to the Gull
Highway as originally planned enters
the State at Mount Airy, thence to
Lenior, Morganton, Rutherfordton,
Columbus, Tryon, Spartanbrrg and
on to Columbia. There has been an
attempt made to divert this highway
to point* east but with Senator Bee? j
on actively interested In bringing it
fw-wigh chimney Bock and Tryon
those who live hi Polk County can
rest assured that 'hey will hST* real
lepeeentwBMh when the natter]
comes up for action,
teackb* mam nsmm
On accouat of fe pp? County
Oonmencement oomfag** 8rd
the regular - date for our County
? vrhis meeting
will be heM at Ooiotfbtts, Thujsdsy,
April 2nd, at 10:00 a. ni? No County
school will be in- session on this date
and all the Cohhty teachers are ex
pected to attead this meeting.
':i & Cobb Bupt
The Livingstone Hotel Is off to a
good stsxt . Since its opening last
Mohday the demand for accomada
toins has exceeded the availalbe room
space. W. T. wAkins says that he
intends erecting a new dining room
? Am**.
A GOOD USELESS CITIZEN
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There is a certain type of
man 1q . every community who
poses as a good citizen. He
breaks no laws, lives morally,,
pays his- honest debts and is ^
never tangled up with the law
in any manner. But he lives of -
himself, by himself and for
himself exclusively. When the
call is issued for volunteers
to put across a community
? movement and give it a boost,*
he never answers. When cala
> mity has befallen people in cer
tain localities and charity flies
to their rescue, he is never one
of their number. When money
is needed for a public en'er
prise hi3 name is never on the/
list. When he see's some neigh
"bor stuck in the mUd he^ <le?
p, tours to avoid him.
In face, if he stood on the x
shore and saw the ship of state
sinking^ he would never offer
to throw out a line; And it all
mankind was fashioned from
this same kind of chapf wfyit ,
would happen? Tbire would'
be no churchto?,. no hospitals
for the sick^no institutions fdj .
the unfortunate, no progress.
If you are about t? bcome a
useless "good citizen" read
this again.
Julian Calhoun of Tryon and Spar,
tanburg purchased the old LeMont
vineyard site from Nina Morgan Web.
ster and P. Q. Morris during the past
week. This place which wes famous
for the. quality of its wine In pre
Volstead days has been! hawked back
and forth on the market for the past
year. The asttfte office supply man
scented an opportunity and grabbed
It by the horns. Certainly Mr. Caf&oj jp
hag one of the finest residence sites
hi thls sectlon.^v'
TnM Traversed By Oamt Boone ami Jack
Sorter will their Kentucky aid Tennes
see Rangers Reeks with Memories
of Pioneer Days.
Oone of the most beautiful rides in
this section ^is in the direction of
Saluda over the old Howard Gap road
which was a well recognised avenue
when Daniel Boone hied himself to
the happy hunting grounds of the
Dark and Btociy Land.
While the French and English bat
tled for supremecy along the border
lines of this country painted war
rior haunted the laurel hedged hills
ambushing those who traveled the
highways
On this trail Major Howard mat
ched streng h with the wily Chero
kee and a stone marker designates
the spot where he fell the victim of a
speeding arrow from a six foot bow.
Ha f way up s' and a the site of the
old post-house where coaches drew
up in- Colonial days to change horses
and there the planters from the Caro.
linas rubed shoulders with the buck
skin clad rifle_men from Tennessee
and Kentucky
Over thi8 trail marched the rang
ers of "Nollichucka lack" Sevier In
pursuit of fleening warriors of the
forest and on the/same path the Im
prints- of those bold "poineers f^om
Tennessee and Kentuck who hasten
ed to the Land of the Rising Sun to
join those who defeated Ferguson
King's Mountain.
Rich In historic loref rich in trad
ition?beautiful beyond mere words
this trail winding along the moun
ain side is well worth your seeing.
Ride, motor or walk but be sure and
travel the How*rd>.Gap trail while in
Pryon. < f 'r.
GRADY SUI-DIViSMN OFFERS
chuce building sites for
niSKCTIVE BUYERS HE
The beautiful knoll belonging' to
Dr. Grady and situated just n<grth of I
big residence has been subdivided'
I Into lot* 100X105 feet, which are
being offered < at very reasonable
prices by Blake and Calhoun, real
estate dealers. ' ^
This most desirable property which
consists of several acres command,
lng splendid views of the mountains
has been dlflded Into eight beauti
ful lots and no where in Tryon can
more desirable sites be found.
The demand for building v sited of
this character has been exceedingly
heavy during the past two yogs* and
{he sub-division of the Grady tract
simply marks another step In the
of
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TRYON CHORAL SOCIETY
IN ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT
PLEASES CRITICAL AUDIENCE
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Lawrencc Mananovfch Shows Exceptional
Ability as Musical Director and Well ,
Trained Ctents Proves Tltat Local
Talent Has Ability.
The 2nd concert of the Tryon ?
Choral Socitey, brought a capacity
audience to the Parish house Mon
day evening. Of the firdt portion of
the programme rendered by the en
semble, conducted by Mr. Lawrence
Mazzanovich^ we thought the "Volga
Eoatmen's Song particularly impres
sive. ,
- The charm of this number^ with the -
majority of foik-ttjnes^ resides in its
simplicity, primitive" appeal, sensous
ftersuasion . The chorus interpreta
tion was beautifully done^ a-complete
and finished rendition.
r Of the evening's entertainment, Mr.
John Lindsejr's several violin solos
appealed to us most, and to judge J
from the ear splitting applause which
followed each of her numbers, we
weren't a.one in this ^opinion. The
connection between music and lan.
guage is very much closer than most
people imagine. Music is the expres
sion of thought in sound of one kind,
language the expression ?f thought
in sound of another kind. Like an ac
tor with a new role, Mrs. Lindsey
strained every nerve to make the in
terpretation of her selections as im
pressive and attractive as possible,, .1
miHng advantage of contrast^ climax
es, pauses, emphasis, efc., in order to
play upon the emotions of the aud
iance. Her capacity for feeling, imagi
nation and analysis, her sincerety in
rendering with every movement, the
emotion that is called fort h in hei
together with excellent phrasing and
to modulate on her instrument
us feel the presenoe of the beau \
, the advent of a new creation,
IrreBia table appeal to the "highest
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th an ? fanpreaslon
brings to utt t^e
beauty Of the .electa.. -
^Mullyberry Tree", a o tpinfc.
oal, we are sorry to ?ay was slovenly
executed by the chorus. It was lack*
tng entirely in rythm and awing. But
immediately they exonerated them
selves with as pretty a rendition of
"Deep River" as we were ever for
tijnate enough to hear.
We were very sorry Mr. Arthur
Carver was unable to fill his end of
the programme^ due to illness^ and
only those who have heard Mr.
Carver sing on pervious occasions can
feel the extent of our dissapointment
when the announcement of his* de
fault was made. However, Mr. Maz
zanovich gallantly strived to fill this
gap in the evening's entertainment
with several . numbers which he
sang without preparation. He has a
natural s^eet, volumous voice and
the ladies applauded so vociferously
(as usual) that we men-folks, were
jealous and didn't applaud at al-1
''Wake Thee My Dearest", a Czecho
Slovak Folk Song by > the Woman's
Chorus pleased immensely and was
repeated by request This was also
the case with "The House and The
Road"'.
- "Tho colored Band" * by ensemble
had a good deal of the punch that
the rendition of "Mullyberry * Tree"
acked and the' floor* of the Parish
House rang wi h the feet of the aud
lance which couldn't resist the urge
bf the tune to keep step? marking
time.
"Old Family- Clock" tick-tocked to
the amusement of the ga hering and
was followed by " My Love Dwelt to
a Northern iAhd*, which work to
it*elf is a fine one, original, strong
terse and racy. It was sad, very sad,
but there wa? a; magnificent eleva
tion throughout which raised It far
above a mere complaint, gave a depth
to its tragedy while it pointed to hope
lnterpeted by the Chorus whose parti
cular mood it seemed to suit at the
time, held the hall-full of people at
attentive? more than attentive? veri
tabiy enthralled. . v. ,
Pinsutl's "Spring Song" was a re
freshing and enjoyable light selec
tion to end the evening's programme.
The programmer * very well
chosen and Mr. Mazsanovichand his
chorus deserve^to be commended* tor
the spirit that moves them to give
their tim*to the promotion of musi
cal Interests and -inHlerstandtog in
the community. As Mr. Mazzanovich
intimated the organisation is wyw
permanent on# and tie cooperation o%s
Tryonites earnestly solicited, for
its future maintenance.
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Charles J. Lynch^ir StM^ag
"it can be done" The live- wire deal*
er in Mother Earth has managed to
sell. Tryon to several new residents*-. '
and selling 'em Tryon lfceans selling/
slice of Tryon^dlrt with