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^ nfV First, Sec f'C'and all the 10^' An Independent Weekly . Published in an inde dendent part of these United States. POLK COUNTY ? The Gateway of Western North Carolina Five Cents Per Copy Tryon, N. C., May 7, 1925 $1.50 a Year j[?SE? 1 ' n CURE FOR DIVORCE. jj /i mm, . *-'y to Untangle Crossed Mot, m s*s u-m mm * i Nil jve ?: '? oi i ? .ii i icu ; ^ UV Ot ? I \ ? it'tlKO : .! UiljJO X. , The ; "u.iilivn j :m>hile ?vuntrv, i i ?: nature i 4. - ".'Hilling j ? as. ..t ;ruent i v>i lu'iui; ' ? : iulig but j i- look at J ! ..uarrel . ,n:i ih.it man :it (i.t the1 v. .md family ( j ? ar i A>lih-y preach. ! r ;>r:u t.cmj; what | iris a- h?* tau. I MtCfj down k j Decisions ir or .wars that Martin f I t fj aa? he! i ii >wi the job as ; ( jr Wr.-dt'r; . h?- has handed z> i-it ? ? ' ' jutiicial decis- ' sa.;- t iht'::. a rding mari and in all that time C: iutuiu has ever been : h:-h?T court. Jsc-t .1 bachelor. Yet he :'J. r<jir of settling hun_ d -irwffti h ??bi.nd8 :tr? *r. . . h;iu:#i * und ? ..A..;; i?.<y >( who go i iheir pent J !.* ?- * rihfd home sur. * ' ' r a lark than -r .i come be says they by climb. ! !?? with their v. nt rv m the ' "l r-bukes from ; pie co be ? yeart ex. ' '! ball roll ? 't with the iT^nerally ? i- r.-ti.ndinus '.'?:.ng pair to ; ? ek happi IMIEGE SI AGES mm ART EXHIBIT DURING MM IN SPARTANBURG |fcpi)jFamc'js Artists on Exhibition Hi] I to Ma$ 20. including Work SijMDi/Hey iOldi and Others. exhibition of paintings of old masu-rs a. 1 by held in i ?ttibitioa rot:;>' of converse Col fey 3 20 It is the fir^t oppor tor some the city has Ho see works of -a :? merit. The is compos'.-d of thirty-three seltcti-ii ;r ;n the Metro MuBe ;m ot \rt and obtained i^e Amtriciu F- - ; at i >n of Art ^ organization ;?he local club Member. artists as <]r?u/e. Sir Joshua "to Anton M,uve William ^ Van D- v. ;<!<? are repre ' should '? , v fc public a laamPle of the us-8 of art and '?*My one wouK ; ssess in hav_ examples i-i tL?; household. sPartanburc Art. Club is con trying to 1.: the interests *?T> to its K' . - vel and the exhibitu n j,. of the ef ^ excite inter.* - ,vih1 apprecia ^''ru' -A ? ' Homes and j uildlnKs nr. \<.? built and . of a P't-' i..-! v,?ression in ^absolutely ... . iiry ln order tk*UtiCllUleia al': lor human ffcC'1!!" ; ? '""n to the tin v ' s 1 'he paint ^ oa S |l" ;'f r a small tor i?10^ (CI'' 'r Spartan. e PfcetiVui f>r other pur cordially u. ,ited to the ikj^il'?a : open to the W. '? W 1 'Mil 6:00 p. Urn, r"1'- 1 " wiU be ) fcjjS "?Ur ' performance '8 vHlue.i by the Met tu Hr>,0OO. Judge M. C. Ashley of Wood bridge, N. J. says the automobile is a cure for the divorce evil. He has sent hundreds of husbands and wives away from his court recon ciled ? and resolved to go buy A. cms. n?83 together in the haunts of na_ cure. Judge Ashley has old-fashioned deas about marriage. He thinks hat when the matrimonial wires of husband and wife become tangled, ! they should be straightened out, not tjut. He does not believe in divorcef axcept as a last resort. Patching up these little differences between mis. understanding couples, therefore, hlas become quite a specialty with :*im As a flfcrmt HUVbfCe ft a phenomenon in his jurisdiction. His automobile philosophy has un doubtedly worked well. time to investigate is before Marriage This judge is also authorized to marry people. Although he does not tiave a rush of business with Cupid's Victims he does some splicing up oc casionally. He is very particular About the job of making one out of tjwo people also. In other words Jhose who come before him to be ''hooked.up" are obliged to show a flean bill of health first in the way previous marriage alliances. He idheres to the principle that mar riage is a very solemn thing, and jhat two people so joined together Bhould not be lightly rent asunder. When the marriage yoke begins to rub ihe fur the wrong way, it is fre titiently caused by bad air and the monotony of the four walls In the jiverage home, s^ys the Judge, and that is when he prescribes the auto mobile cure . ? O BUCKSHOT FLIES WHEN NEGROES FIGHT AND LITTLEJOHN MAY DIE Dolpfi Littlejohn in Columbus J il While Brother Jim Decorates Hospital Cot A shooting affrry in which Jim Littlejohn^ a negro farmer of Green Creek township managed to stop a load of flying lead from a two-bar reled gun wielded by his brother Adolph Littlejohn of the same com munity occurred Tuesday evening. The two negroes became involved in a quarrel over a quantity of corn, grain; not liquor j and the wounded man drew a pistol according to his brother who in turn cracked down with a twelve gukge loaded with small shot. The charge struck the wounded ne_ gro in the face and mouth, and may result fatally. He was rushed to the Rutherfordton hospital for surgi cal attention and his condition is reported as being critical. Sherfff Bob . McFarland, " placed Adolph under arrest and he is being held in the Polk County jail pending a definite report from the hospital authorities in Rutherfordton. ? O ? TRYON BOY HONOR STUDENT Keith Grady^ son of Dr. Earle Gra dy of Tryon^ was awarded a fellow_ ship for study at the State Univer-. sity at Chapel Hill during the past year^ in Physics. This is a high honor which reflects credit not only j to himself and family^ but to Tryon L as well. ? I VOICES FROM MEMORY LANE By A B CHAPIN Lake Lanier Sets New tad in Real Estate De;e!opment InW. N.C. Twenty-four Hour Coustruction Program Speeds Up Work on Big D3m Wtytli Will be Completed in Thirty-five Days Says P. L. Wright. 1 fn tlr- construction of Lake La lier new records have been written n real estate development of West rn North Carolina, if not the entire . o intry. To illustrate, night shifts are at vork. Electric wires were strung Pueoday to furnish workmen far town in the earth light by which to .vork during the dark hours. The pouring of the concrete began A'ednesday. By working 24 hours a day, the levelopers believe that the dam con duction will be complete within 35 nore working da^s. li is believed that n0 other real Estate development in this section jver before employed night shifts. This is due to the quick demand 'or home sites on Lake Lanier, the like of which the developer, P. L. Wright, never dreamed of. A sales organization brought to gether from all parts of the United States by Eisele Bros, is due large credit for this unprecedented record. It is impracticable for 'engineers to stake out^and number home sites without first establishing the topog raphy of the entire property. Not withstanding the fact that the engi neer in charge, George Kerjhaw, has six engineers on the ground, each in charge of a crew, there has been staked and numbered to date only about 100 home sites. More than 200 nome site orders have been taken by the salesmen, and many prospec tive buyers are eagerly awaiting the moment when they may select their ;ite^ before placing orders. "This is the fastest moving realty project in the mountains today" said C. M. Eisele, "a fact due to the splendid property and the low price Mr. Wright is asking fo* it. "One considers the value of water front property in the mountains, for example, and cannot escape the thought that acreage may be added to most any sub division but once a lake shore line is established It Is impossible to add more water fron tage. "People want water. They want a permanent shore line. They want to live in a climate such as Tryon has. I aak, "What additional sell ing points does a good salesman need?" And believe me, we have a sales forec second to none recruited irom the best talent in America." C. M. Eisele makes his headquar ters .in Tryon. His brother, Lewis A. Eisele, spends much of his time on the road, visiting the offices al ready established, in Hendersonville Spartanburg, Greenville and Union and making arrangements for ex pansion of the field. Next week he expects to go t0 Anderson, Green wood, Laurens^ Newberry, Columbia and Charleston. I A temporary property office will be completed near the dam site by Saturday. The executive sale:. or. ganization the will be transferred from the Bank of Tryon building di rectly to the property. ROSA PONSELLE ROSA PONSEILE TO SING (N SPARTANBURG ON ARllSTS NIGHT, FRIDAY MAY 8th Noted Metropolitan Grand Opera Star Made Decided Hit in Atlanta Appear ance. Will Draw Crc.vd in Spartanburg Rosa Ponselle^ prima donna sop rano, lias been suffering from the ef fects of viceination in Atlanta and while indisposed has filled her en gagement.; there in a splendid man ner according to her manager. Miss Ponselle is booked to appear at the Spartanburg Music Festival on the night of May 8, and the pres3 re ports stating that she was suffering from tonsilitij caused many maisic lovers of this section to fear that her appearmce in Spartanburg might be cancelled. . Prof. F. W. Wodell the director of the festival states that Miss Ponselle is sure to appear on that date and those in nearby cities who count on hearing her need eel no aiprehension concerning her ability to fill her con_ tract there. PRESBYTERIANS GET CHURCH SITE At a joint congregational meeting of the Tryon and Columbus Presby terian churches Sunday night the exchange of the present church site on Grady Avenue for one of the R. M. McCown lots on Trade Street^ was ratified arid plans for a new church la inched. Mr. Hugh White, of the architect firm of White^ Streeter & Chamberlain, Ga.itonia, went over the ground last week and will return this week with plans and specifica tions for the new church which will be of the Colonial type of architec ture. Mrs. L. J. Penney came down from Hendersonville Wednesday to spend the day &ith Mr. Penney and to look for suitable residence as they expect to move down as soon as they ear able to locat e. t W. S Green Re-E e^eJ Mayor Of Tryon In Hotly , Contested Race. C W. Ballenger, W C. Ward and Fred E. Swann Commissioners. Hotly Con tested Election Brings out Big Vote. Green Won by 15 Plurality. Tuesday wr.s election day in Try on, Saluda and Columbus end much interest was displayed and a Urge vote returned in each ct mmunity. W. S, Green and E. E. Missildine candidates for Mayor of Tryon staged a sensational race^ the re sult being; in do ibt until practically every vote had been counted^ the present city executive winning by the narrow margin of fifteen votes. Claude W. Ballenger, candidate for commissioner polled the heaviest vote of any individual nom inee, and with W. C. Ward and F. E. Swann will constitute the new board . R. O. Andrews C. W. Ford, W. J. Gaines and G. E, Bell other entries in the race for commissioners devel oped considerable strength but not enough to win. .[ W. S. GREEN T. H. Coggey, Alice K. Missildine ariTl J. B. Hester were elected Ceme. tery commissioners^ and M. G. Blake A. L. Hill and James Lank. 9 ford will comppse the School Board for Tryon township. G. R. Little of Saluda and E. B. Cloud of Columbus* were reelected without opposition. Fred W. Blan ton. Lindsey Smith and E. W. 8. Cobb were elected City Commissio ners for Columbus and John T. Coates Joe Johnjon Red McAllist * ? er and R. M# Hall were selected to fill similar offices in Saluda by the voters at that point. O KILPIN BUILDS Kilpin Motor Company, one of the first firms to fall in line wit 1 the spirit of progression, has this week begun remodling their gar age in order to handle the increas ing volume of business, and to give the utmost in expert service. When completed, Kilpin Motor Company will /have one of the best equipped plants in this sec tion. I LAND OF SKY IN BLOOM ON PENNSY RAILWAY LINES. Glowing Description of Western North Carotin? Printed on Dining Car Menus Which Have Big Circulation. That Western North Carolina Is comjpg in for its share of publicity as the playground of the nation is proven by the fact that the PenbsyL vania Railway System is featuring "The Land of the Sky in Bloom" on all of its dining car menu cards in the following words: THE LAND OF ?THE SKY IN BLOOM The healthy glow of the early peach bloom might well be accepted as a symbol of the wonderful cli >mate and colorful scenery of that de lightful mountainous resort section of Western North Carolina adjacent to Anheville and popularly known as "The Land of the Sky." Yet the bloom of the peach blos soms as a symbol is but one of the numerous tokens, In this majestic land of purest air, which seem to ex press a redolent gratitude for Dame Nature's having so generously set her beauty and so bountifully afford ed many ready opportunities for wholesome recreation in this region of splendor. "The Land of the Sky" is delight f ilt especially in spring and summer, when the mountains' sides seem all ablaze with the fire of flame-colored azaleaj, and glowing masses of rho dodendrons and laurel blaze forth in splendor to burn with a varied co. Tore^ brilliancy. Those of us up North who seek the cooler clime will find it in these refreshing mountains during summer. It is still fascinat ing here in the fall as autumn lin. 9 gers into December, and in the sparkling winter season. The aver age July and August temperature of 71 degrees drops only to 35 degrees in mid-winter, hence at no season is out-door life impossible. Grouped within this encircled re. gion of 300 miles covering an acre age of 8,000 square miles of irregular plateau, with *n average elevation of ! 2,000 feet above the sea, are many delightful resorts, each having its own special attractions. Besides Asheville with an altitude of 2,250 feet, "The Land of the Sky" includ es the Sapphire Country Lake Juna luska, Montreat 2366 ft, Henderson ville 2,128 ft., Tryon 1,200 ft., Bre vard 2,228 ft., Waynesville 2,655 ft., Balsom, 3,348 ft., Mt. Pisgah 5,749 ft) Biltmore 2,300 ft. Mt. Mitchell 6,711 ft., Linville 3,800 'ft. # Blowing Rock 4,090 ft and Mayriew Park 4,500 ft. ? ? The imppsing mountains are mar velous. tfalf a hundred peaks as cend higher than any of the Adiron dacks, and more than a score are higher than Mt' Washington of New Hampshire. Stately Mt Mitchell, with its height of 6,711 feet, is the highest mountain in the United States east of the Rockies. Prom its lofty forest of pine with her charac teristic fragrance it seems to smile, down upon the glorious fields of cot ton and corn that cover the lowlands ! RIXHAVEN REPORTED SOLD TO FLORIDA CAPITALISTS . WHO WILL DEVELOP RESORT Show Place of Pol County Will be Mode Modem Resort H Plans of Southern luves'ors Cany Through. "Rixhaven," the home of the late Fannie J. Ricks on Tryon Mountain has been sold to a company of Flor ida people according to reports cir_ culated here and in Spartanburg. Embracing some seventeen hun dred acres of land extending from the top of Tryon Mountain into Hol bert's Cove and towards the town of Saluda along Bradley's Creek it is one of the most desirable sites in the maintain section aronnd Tryon af fording as it does a splendid view of . the country in all directions. "Rixhaven" has long been one of the show places of the mountains, the residence being located near the top ofTryon Peak at an elevation ex ceeding 3000 feet, seven miles from Tryon and approximately the same distance^ from Saluda. "Rixhaven", <'8kyuka" and "The Narrows" together with the estat?of Dr. Chas.?Reed of Chicago embrace practically all M Tryon and White Oak Mountains and may be reached by an easily accessible motor road from Columbus, via Dr. Reed's or by way of the Howard Gap roa* to Sa luda. The late Arch Calvert of Spartan burg contemplated building ? scenic roadway to Skyuka Just prior to his death and spent mnch of his time her arranging details for the develop, ment of bis mountain property. famed in song and story of the Sun_ ny South. Inviting, indeed^ is this vast land of joy becaiise of its nearness to the North. It is conveniently reacfced from any point on the Pennsylvania Railroad, This lofty pine-cl4d pleas ure land, once impregnable^ now of fers no resistance for the railroad has come through the open door of the mountains^-as it follows the course of the Catawba River, and over the crest of the Blue Ridge to a giant's fairyland whose trees and ferns and flowers offer truthful evL dence that we need not search out the remote parts of the Continent in quest of greater natural beauty. The virgin wildness of the moun tains in some sections of "The Land of the Sky" remains just as Daniel Boone left it in the pioneer dr.ys as he forced his way through northwest ward to Kentucky. But Progress shows her visits and each season the thousands who come to these en_ chanted precincts of the Blue Ridge and the Great Smokies of the Appa lachians find that ultramodern im provements have preceded them. During the past three years over $60,000(000 have been spent here for improved roads alone. From hill side camps^ porches of modest boarding houses or piazzas of nu_ * merous palatial hotels overlooking the mighty and noble landscape one is offered an impressive view of matchless beauty, through wfyijch an endless stream of motor parties daily wind their way on pleasure jaunts from towns nearby. j Health and happiness are here un 1 der the canopy of a marvelously deep J azure sky. Golf and every form of sport and recreation are found among the rolling hills that hem in placid lakes and sparkling streams well stocked with bass and trout. i Yon will search the world in vain for a country of gretter charm and beauty and invigorating climate of fering so many attractions for enjoy ing a vacation as Western North | Carolina, known to everyone as the 1 land of happy thoughts? -"The Land of the Sky." ? Illustrated descriptive booklets of "The Land of the Sky" will be sent upon request. D. N. BELL Passenger Traffic Manaj&r Broad Street Station> Philadelphia, SPINDALE. ROWDIES HIT SNAG WHEN THEY CLASH WITH WHITE OAK OFFICER Arthur A Thompson Shoots Noah Rayburn of Spindale When Crowd Lays Down Rock Barrage > ? When a rowdy crowd from Spin. dale attempted to raise merry hell in White Oak township last Satur day night they ran into a snag in the bhape of Arthur A. Thompson^ con stable of that township who while attempting to quell the incipent riot ers Wc 8 forced to resort "to strenous y measures and as a result Noah Ray burn toted a load of shot over to Rutherfordton in his anatomy. Upon the approach of Thompson, the crowd composed of five young men siezed rocks and laig down a regular barrage, and Thompson af ter warning them to stop drew a pis_ tol which failed to explode its charge when he pulled trigger^ probably saving some one from serious in jury. When hi8 revolver failed^ Thomp son resorted to the reliable old slam hammer and at the crack of the smooth bore one of the men fell and the others gave up the fight. Noah Rayburn the jecepient of the salutatory message from Thomp son's gun* and many and numeorus bird shot v. : e removed from his person^ sho.t y following the affray. Both he and Hugh Barrett of the* same 'place were bound over to the action of the Superior Court under $1,200 bond. Three other reaidents of the cotton manufacturing metrop olis of Rutherford County paid fines for being under the influence of mountain dew. Thompson Is to be congratula - '1 on his effective enforcement of the / law which will do much to suppres.; similar manoeuvers on the part of intoxicated visitors to the bailiwick of Polk.
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