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POLK COUNTY ? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
Tryon, N. C., April 23, 1925
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i t bearnd his protrait in bas ro.
? ! lYrahing at the Kei h-Albee Hip
?>:h as a testin^onial of the esteem
,, the nationi An elaborate eeremo
and concert hall will depict
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alio Kilenyi, noted American ^culp
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nako the presentation address In
To Honor Pershing
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDINGS
IN CHARLESTON SUNDAY
DRAIN
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At New York, evening of April
&>, the American Legion will pre
sent General John J. Pershing with
a bronze tablet of himself, a na
tional tribute. The ceremony wiil
be broa.lca-ted. Commander Drain
and forr.ier Sec'y of War Newtou
Dakjr will preside. Sousa will di
rect a great military band.
Throe firemen were injured, hun
dreds of people were rendered homo,
less and damage estimated at ap
proximately $200 000 was caused by
fire of undetermined orgin which
lat<? Sunday swept a section of Char
leston t at Kijpg and Line streets.
The fire, whir^ is believed to
have started in the rear of a furni
ture store on one of the principal
business streets of the city, destroy,
ed five other mercantile establish
ments and 37 dwelling houses on ad
jacent s reets before being
brought under control.
The injured are Fire Capt. A.
West and Fireman T. Turner and P.
D Morris. They were rushed to a
hr.snit^, where it was stated their
in/ujuej would not prove fatal.
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Miss Le!a Wilson Entertains
Miss Lelia Wilson entertained a
nurobe;* o!' her friends in a most de
lightful manner la.;t Saturday even
inp, - The young percnlo enjoyed '
lic.msclvt.fl pl:?ying game* and guess-*
i./ cr<j:te ts :i'ul the party cl*>s"d
j with the serving of dainty rc.rre::h- j
'??:tS# The guest:: Wf/M M ?' v:? ,
Pearl McCb're^ Km:-!
i":n <'Vuin llt Mamie Thojnpsr.j. Eu
I. Wilnui lavin.r h.n,
4 ?:.?? ..-il's. Maw.* ? S'lt !3d- ,
' \ vjiils, an I .\;'~s::rv \V.?1 er Edw^rd^
Priyson r>5\vf?r:ls Cephus Owens
, Ajjk'ie 'Vilsoii and Isham Jlender ;on.
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The Spring term of "court opened
j inj Columbus Monday with Judge Og
j lefiby of Concord presiding.
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SUCH IS THE FAITH OF MEN
By A. B. CHAPIN
Tryon People Participate
In Asheville Horse Show
and Capture Many Prizes
Horses and Riders from Tryon Play
Important Part in "Land of The
Sky" Annual Sporting Event.
Tryon, home of thoroughbred ,
horses and expert horsemen and
horsewomen. was well represented
he A: Show both as spec- 1
rators, and as exhibi ors and riders J
The entrvs included Mrs. W. R. Me. j
haffevf Miss Julia Dennison, Mr. and :
Mrs. Carter Brown, Miss Martha |
Litrhtner Miss Marv Lincoln Denni
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son. Miss Betsy I-a^, ^r. Ralph |
Streadwick. In competi ion with j
rhe best horseflesh and equestrian
ship in this section, Miss Martha
Lightner, on Tennessee, carried !
;iway the second prize in the worn.
?n's jumping even . Miss Julia ,
unison on Topsy, the third prize I
in same eventt and Mr. Ralph i
Streadwick. on Tennessee third in
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men's jumping event. Mary Lincoln ^
Dennison mounted on her pony Trix- ,
le, won third with ponies.
Other Tryon folk at ending the ^
.show were: Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Law, i
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dennison^ ;
Mr. and Mrs. Chas# J. Lynch, Mr.
ind Mrs Hume Frasert Mrs. Fraser^
Dr. Earle Grady, Miss Elizabeth
Grady, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wagner
of Detroit Mr and Mrs. Gilbert De
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morest of Long Island, Miss Minna
Fassett Miss Genevieve Washburn^
Miss Elibabeth Meash, Miss Loraine
Stone and Mr. B. L. Ballenger, Mr.
Gerald Stonet Miss Frances Tarry.
John Dennison> Sam Bingham, Jr.
Grayson Newman and M. P. And_
rews.
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Prominent Campobello Farmer
Laid Away Sunday Afternoon.
Funeral services for G. B. Brady.
r,7 prominent farmer of Campobello
who died at his home Friday morn
'ng at 11 o'clock after a lingering 111
ness, were held Sunday afternoon at
the Bethel church near that city, the
Rev. O. L. Burr officiating. Inter
ment was in the church yard.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Candace Brady, and
the following children: G. W Brady
of Hendersonville, N. C. and O. G.
Brady of Landmm, Mrs. J# T. Phil
Hps Mrs C. M. CaBsells and Miss
Laura Brady of Campobello.
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Miss Elizabeth Marsh Entertains.
Miss Elizabeth Marsh entertained
v.-! Ive ai a dinner party giv_
?u n the Moun ain Industries Tea
Room on Monday evening of thi<;
Veck. Aft r a most enjoyable and
daintily served five course dinner.
unangem.'nLs were made with the
Strand Tiieatre o re-run the "Nav
igator" as a special "Theatre Party"
howing for Miss Marshs' guests.
Buster Keaton brought laughs and
provided a happy climax to the
evening's party.
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| For Governorship
Miss Julia .Alexander, lawyer
tad member of the North Carolina
legislature, wants to be governor
of her state. She has announced
her candidacy for the Democratic
nomination.
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STATE WAR MOTHERS
CONVENE IN LENOIR |
The War Mothers of North Caro
( Jina will hold their annual conven
tion in Lenoir, May 15 and 16. The
ripening day. The convention will
have as its guestt the national war
mother, Mrs. H. H. McCleur, Kan
sas Ci y Mo. Delegates are ex
pected from all the ten chapters in
the State. Two are allowed for
every 25 membership. The Legion
Auxiliary of Lenoir will assist the
war mo hers there in entertaining
their guests. By order of Mrs. M.
M. Courtney, state war mother^ a
cordial invitation is issued to all t he !
war mothers of the state, according
to Mrs. J. M. Bernhardt, s ate corres
ponding secretary.
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Mr. A. J. Carey, President of the
Interna ional Typographical Union,
was over from A.^heville Wednesday
looking after business matters.
COLUMBUS EXCITED
OVER FOREST FIRE
WHICH THREATENED TOWN
Tryon Fire Department to the Resj
cue. Citizens Mobilized
and Fire Extinguished.
Columbus had no little excitement j
las Sunday afternoon. Just as the
people were going home from church
smoke was noticed in the woods be
tween the County Home and the
new lumber plant and cotton gin.
Mr. A. A. Edwards, keeper of the
conn y home has been clearing up
'and and burning It oft' for several
mon hs and it is supposed that fire |
blew out from burning stumps when j
the wind got up Sunday morning.
Mr. Edwards together with his
crew managed t0 keep flames from
the county home and no doubt
thought he had the fire under con
frol tin ii Mr. John Carpenter Pres- 1
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ident of the Citizens Planing Mill |
Compr.nyt noticed the fire in the j
woods on his way home from church
and when he investigated found that |
surrounding property was in imme- j
dia e danger. Citizens were notified j
; nd moholized to fight fire. For a i
while it looked as if the fire would
take everything around it so the j
Tryon Fire Department was called j
upon for he'p. In less than twelve
minutes from he time Thief Wilson I
; nswered the telephone in Tryon he' j
had the fire truck in Columbus and j
tlie hose -connected to a hydrant.
The fire was soon under control
Thief Wilson was highly pleased
with the pressure Columbus's new
water sys em affords for fighting
fire and needlesa to say the citizens
of Columbus feel very grateful to
( Tryon for the services rendered by
their efficient fire department^ man.
aged by Chief Wilson and Mr. Mc
Elhaney.
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Mrs. Florence Hewitt Callender of
Hollywood Calif, arrived on Wed
nesday? April 22, to spend several
t weeks in Tryon, the guest of Mrs.
Harold Doubleday. Mrs. Callender
is a cousin of William Gillette's, and
will be remembered by many Tryon
people.
Will Fly MacMillan to Pol*
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Above are the four U. S. flyers who have volunteered to fly Vac
Millan to the North Pole this summer, "which event," says the noted
?xplorer, "will result either in success or death on the great ice waste*
on the north." The flyers are, (above) E, E* Reber and A. C. Nold.
(Btlcw) Commander Richard E. Byrd aad JU. G. T. Own,
WHERE .THE "ADD" .PAYS
AND WHERE IT DOESN'T
One Step won't take you far^
You've got to keep on walk
ing.
One word won't tell folk who
you arej
You've got to keep 0n talking
One inch won't make yf>u very
tall
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You've got to keep on grow
ing.
One little ad won't do at ail,
You've got to keep them
going
Because
A constant drop of water wears
away the hardest stone
The constant gnawing towsser
masticate^ the toughest
bone
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The constant gnawing towser
ries off the blushing maid
\nd the constant adver. iser is
the one that ge s the
trade.
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Rhys Morgan Noted
Welsh Tenor to Sing
at Spartanburg Festival
Annual Event in Southern Musical
Circles Has an Attractive
Program lor May.
Spartanburg, "S. C. April 22, 1925?
Rhys Morgan ^ Oratorio and Festival
Tenor, will sing at the Spartanburg
Music Festival on Opera Night,
Thursday May 7th. Mr. Morgan has
made a record of Festival, oratorio
and concer appearances with the
mojt important Societies in the
country that is truly remarkable.
Rhys Morgan is gifted with a
voice , of rare beau y a platform
(presence that is commanding, and
marked artistic judgment. He
sings in six languages> and with
poetic spiri', dramatic fervor and
simple charm. In the "Messiah" he
will have opportunity to show the
usual Welsh command of the show
Oratoric style, and in "Martha" he
will give an illus ration of that lyri
isin that has made more than one
critic think of him as surely Italian
in his origin and training. Mr. Mor
gan has sung the "Messiah" with the
Chicago Apollo Club recently wi h
RHYS * MORGAN
great success. He is to sing at the
Ann Harbor Mich. Festival, May 21
next.
Pittsburgh Post (Harvey B. Gaul);
A flaming voice virile and soaring.
He will be the leading Welsh singer
\vi hin a year.
Chicago American (Herman Dev.
ries); A master of delivery who un*
der^tands the classic linens and tra
dition of Oratorio.
Chicago Journal; A glorious in_
strument^ golden at the top, vibrani,
youthful, exultant
Chicago News; His voice has the
bright tone of a silver :rumpet, alive
with warmth and glow.
New York Sun; Aroused the
a'idlence to prolojkged demonstra
tions.
New York Times; "Sound an A
larm" sung with martial ardor and
swiftness.
Chicago Tribune; Sings well in
any language. His voice rings re
sonantly. Spirited manner of deliv
I ery.
New York Telegram Mall; His
voice is clear his words most dia
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Uinctly articulated; his ut erance
most natural.
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George W. Wettling, Scranton, Pa#
Rhys Morgan Concert tremendous
s iccess. Deligh ed capacity audi
ence insisted on numerous encores
und rose in a body in homage to
your artist. His voice and artistic
singing have not been equalled since
Evan Williams. Kindly reserve re.
turn date for next season.
| LAKE LANIER BUILDING
BEGINS-FIRST RESIDENCE
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
FULLY 500 PERSONS MOTORED UP
< SUNDAY TO SEE LAKE PROJECT
STORAGE OF WATER SHOULD
BEGIN IN THIRTY DAYS
Greenville Office to Open Ma? First
Early ^myers of Lake Lanier prop
erty this week are selecting their
sites, engineers having nearly com
pleted staking and numbering the
Holmes section#
Ir. is announced by L. A. and C. M.
Eisele, sales directors, that nearly 150
sites have been bought to date. Sell
ing, they say, has been delayed some
on account of engineering forces be
ing rushed and unable to Ket sites
staked and marked fast enough.
This phase of work, however from
now on will go forward with greater
dispatch, and on May 1, when the
Greenville sales office is opened the
Messrs. Eisele believe that during
hat month fully 250 sites will be
spld
FIRST HOME BEING BUILT
The first residence in Lake Lanier
is now under way. It will be used
as an executive office temporarily
by the development company. At
least four other homes will be start
ed at a very early date.
Last Sunday, which marked the
close of the first three weeks of con.
struction activity, fully 500 persons
mo'ored to Lake Lanier from points
south, mainly from Spartanburg.
?P. L. Wright, president of the com
pany, is much gratified over the pro
gress so far made. He has received
congratulations from many unexpect_
ed sources and word has come to
y
him from way down near the South
Carolina coas' that the people down
that way look upon Lake Lanier as
South Carolina's own development
and that they are going to seize it
with much vigor.
Tryon is bound to receive greater
publicity through the development of
Lake Lanier than through any other
medium thus far begun.
ADVERTISING ON BIG SCALE
The advert isijgdirector of he pro.
! ject L. J. Penney said today he had
almost completed preparations for a
campaign calling for a tremendous
expenditure of money? and that he
had been promised co-operation
through many agencies. Newspapers
he .said, will get the bulk of the copy
The Polk County News has just
published 5,000 copies of a pamphlet
carrying many illus' rations of Try
on's beauty> to be mailed to Spartan
burg people through the sales office
in that city.
Tw0 large busses are expected each
day, he cars having been ordered
more than a month ago. They will
have a 15 passenger capacity, and will
be used to bring prospects to the
property from Spartanburg, Unionf
Gaffneyt Greer, Greenville, Anderson^
Columbia Greenwood^ antf the inter
mediate towns and cities.
SPECIAL TRAINS SCHEDULED
During the latter part of the sum
mer the Sou hern Railway will oper
ate special trains into Tryon tq bring
people personally tseiected by Lake
Lanier salesmen to view the project.
These trains will come from points
south of Columbia, north of Gaffney
and west of Greenville.
Landscape architects are now
working on Lake Lanier property,
j particularly the entrance from the
Spartanburg highway ^ and the foliage
hey plant will give the property a
beautiful appearance from the high
way vantage point in a short time.
If work goes speedily forward in
the next 60 days as it has during the
past three weeks, Lake Lanier will be
peopled ;his summer, and the storage
of water will begin definitely in 30
days.
MOTHERS
of this community are the buy
ers of most of the goods requir
ed for the home^ themselves
and the children? and? in large
measure for the men as well.
These women are the closest
readers of the local newspa
per. A ? r-s age in the NEWS
is ceri to be read by the
very pe- pie tfie home mer
chant must reach with his
"store newj.''
ADVERTISING is the bond
of confidence tha ties your
store to the homes of the com
minity. The homemakers ex
pect to be invited to yorr
store. Are you willing to ?> ?
shown hat
An Advertisement Is
An Invitation.