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Volume. XXXI No.15
TRYON! THE NATION'S ALL-YEAR-ROUND MOUNTAIN RESORT
POLK COUNTY ? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
An Independent Weekly
Published in an inde
pendent part o3f these
United States. '
Five Cents Per Copy
Tryon, N. C., December 4, 1925
$1.50 a Year
?RV9N business men in a campaign to
finance new and modern tryon-shelton
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mport3rt{ Committees Formed of Leaders in City Life Now
At Work ---Commendatory Letters From Messers. G. H.
Holmes and J. B. Hester, Bankers.
is determining how
its immediate growth
Having decided to
tulern hotel, and having
:n ? of the great hotel op
??lp.mies to take the man
it on terms that are re
?st advantageous, thirty
progressive business and
men of the city are put
n affairs aside and are
ir tellow townsmen as
mpliment to any person
! '?>' the gentlemen who
so unselfishly in this
- hardly possible that the
? 1 be unworthy of Tryon
iiy as the iinvestment has
mlorsed by the best and
rvative men of the city.
S Bank and Trust Com
!<? Hank of Tryon are both
ii the success of the move
frorn the offices of the
? come letters which are
inspiring.
n is to' give to every resi
yon an opportunity to have
his enterprise and to share
'?a aide results. The cam
:'iees which are doing the
!'? divided into two com
?? give to the effort a
1 nat tired contest. In
"W hite" ' division as,
Charles J. ich,
the real est: ate field
? I him as one of the
Tryon business men.
the "Red" division as
i* D>*. Allen J. Jervey,
ip is certain to bring
field forces are an
- t". liows:
v. isioii, Charles J. Lynch,
No. 1?
-> .1 Lynch chairman;
I'.i.ike.
illewn.
V.-rrick.
? ilkins.
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.ii'le. chairman;
- !!l is,
' ' 1'almer.
' 1 Victor.
Sr. .lie.
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? illnntn. chairman;
tir- ell,
. Met 'own,
.'-"I. nheimer.
No. 4 ?
. Hester, chairman;
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ii. I>r. Allen J. Jervey,
'No. -
>. chairman;
>? arles,
?: I'ishop.
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ii* r:^"r< chairman;
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r Andrews,
.-Vann,
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< 'Hi, chairman;
Watson.
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!:n-s, chairman;
-ildiire,
.iitiilall,
Ins friends, Mr. G. H.
~ id. nt of the People's
Tr.s- Company, has the
?> of the Tryon-Shelton
? curities:
('., Nov. 30. 1925.
1: nir this opportunity
? words to you about
aiHi Tryon is to build
Having been in close
. the effort since its
!tn imposition to as
iio step has been
' cheerful consider
?!? cision has been
lifter the best pos
iias been obtained,
in my opinion, will
,1 success, and will
? ? ? tie fit to the corn
ill increase the sale
ry piece of improved
> <1 property in the
! bring to Tryon the
tourists in ever
ii j bers.
s ? .f the hotel are,
i. a good purchase,
f'-d and common
1 have a par value
<i dollars, and nei
->iil.j'-et to state or
'? -ii as far as North
'd n:s are concerned
?nt feature in the
The preferred
!' cumulative inter
Two shares of
i "ii<* share of coin
sold at a unit
"i d dollars.
company, which
UMi-n reliable, guar
1 lie preferred stock
i'f'-re taking any
?f It further gtiar
<? p: . f. rred stock div
i'i. o divide all sur
.'imong the owners
"">11 stock, of which
"'i' half. The value
"" 'it is obvious.
? 1 ? 1 1 i i v is io be given
iu Vest ju these secur
.
ities. We need the hotel in
Tryon. I am to be an investor.
In that manner'I give to the en
terprise and to its securities as
strong: an endorsement as I know
how to give.
Very truly yours
G. H. HOLMES.
Mr. J. B. Hester, cashier of the
Rank of Tryon, who for nearly a
quarter of a century has been a
Tryon optimist, has sent to many of
his business friends a personal letter
in which he expresses complete con
fidence in the financial success of
the proposed hotel ? a success from
every viewpoint. Mr. Hester's letter
reads:
Tryon, N. C., Nov. 20, 1925.
The nefcd of a first-class hotel
in Tryon is very great. The
present movement for a true
"Shelton Hotel" operated by the
Continental Hotels Company, of
New York, which is being fos
tered by the business men of this
community, will meet the need.
The tentative plans call for the
construction of a hundred-room
unit, modern in every detail and
very attractive in appearance.
The fulfillment of this plan,
which means so much to Tryon,
depends on the co-operation given
by Tryon citizens.
As a prospective investor, I
, have gone into t^iis project thor
oughly. The Trvon-Shelton Ho
tel Company is being incorporat
ed under the laws of South Car
olina, which exempts the securi
ties from itate taxes. Cumula
tive 7 per - cen preferred stock,
par value $100, and common
stock, par vailue $100, will be is
sued in epual amounts. Stock
will be offered in units of two
shares of preferred and one share
of common, the three for $200.
One-half of the common stock
will be held in trust by the Con
tinental Hotels Company during
the life of its lease. Under the
leasing agreement the Continen
tal ( ^ripanv must meet all fixed
charges, including interest on
bonded indebtedness and divi
dends on preferred stock before
it can share in the profits. After
the fixed charges are paid the net
profits are divided equally among
the holders of the common stock,
which should make this seciifity
pay handsome dividends.
I expect to invest heavily in
these securities, and 1 do not hes
itate to recommend them as safe _
and conservative. i
Very truly yours,
J. B. HESTER.
Here, are the records of a few com
munity-built hotals showing the in
terest paid on common stock
The Onondaga, Syracuse, N. Y., 13
years, average 18 per cent.
The Ten Eyck, Albany, N. Y., 12
years, average 22 per cent.
The Portage, Akron, Ohio, 8 years,
average 31 per cent.
The Bancroft, Worcester, Mass., 5
years, average 9% per cent.
The Robert Treat, Newark, N. J.,
6 years, average 20 per cent.
The Seneca, Rochester, N. Y., 4
years, average 10% per cent.
The King Edward, Toronto, Out., 4
vears. 8V2 per cent. *
The Penn Harris, Harrisburg, fa..,
5 years, average 30 per cent.
The Utica, Utica, N. Y., 4 years,
average 12^ per cent.
The King Edward Annex. Toronto,
Ont.. 2 years, average 10 per cent.
The Royal Connaught, Hamilton,
Ont., 1 year, average 15 per cent.
The Lawrence, Erie, Pa., 1 yeart
average 10 per cent.
When dividends are paid on com
mon stock it means the interest has
been paid on preferred. In Tryon the
preferred will bear 7 per cent inter
est.
'MAYOR GREEN, EN TOUR,
Addresses Lenoir, N. C., Chamber of
Commerce, Featuring Tryon.
Mayor GiTen has returned from
Lenoir, N. C., where he delivered an
adores.5} ibefore the Chamber of Com
merce last Monday night. He told
hem of the wonderfur growth of
Tryon and the surrounding country,
and of the remarkable real estate ac
tivity here.
The meeting was attended by about
fifty of the most prominent business
men of Tryon.
The mayor was given a hearty wel
come and had the pleasure of mak
ing a general inspection of the city,
being shown through most of the
large manufacturing plants. He says
that the people are intensely inter
ested in Tryon and the phenomenal
growth here.
Trade Street Being Widened.
Blasting, digging and grading in the
work of widening Trade street, the
main business thoroughfare of the
city, is rapidly progressing. This im
provement has U.e?9 needed for some
time to meet the conditions caused
by heavier traffic which has been
noted in Tryon for a long while.
This marks a great step forward,
and will' be taking care of a long-felt
need. Not only will it be of great
service to traffic, but it will add con
siderable to the appearance of our
city which is growing by leaps and
bounds. *
Whose Country Club is it? It's the
town's
Mr. Frank Fanning of Ashevllle,
N. C., was in Tryon Tuesday.
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They Driv^
Him Nuts
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THE NEWS' FIRST EDITOR
Visits Our Office in Search for Old
Time Familiars.
Mr. Frank B. Stearns, who was the
first editor and publisher of th? Polk
County News (at Columbus), dropped
in to look over the News printing
plant one day last week, hoping to 1
find some item which formed part of!
the equipment with which he, when I
eight years old, printed the first news I
edition in the county's history. The j
miniature plant was quite primitive
and owned by his father ? as was most
of Columbus and White Oak moun
tain at that time. This amateur ef
fort at publication was continued by
young Stearns for four years, an old
Washington hand press and a few
fonts of type comprising the meagre
equipment.
Because of fire ravages all vestige I
of til*' original plant had disappeared, |
and instead the modern equipment of
our establishment came to view dur- 1
ing his visit here, much to the dis- ]
appointment of the pioneer publisher,
Mr. Stearns.
W. F. Little, however, has vivid ;
memories of that old Stearns equip
ment (particularly the hand press)
which he made use of during his ca
reer as navigator of the Polk County
News.
Mr. Stearns, a successful business
man and manufacturer, whose home
is in Cleveland, O., was accompanied
by his wife and daughter on a
Thanksgiving call upon Mr. and Mrs.
Rollin White, jr.. their son-in-law and
daughter, winter occupants of the
Arents cottage.
The Drama Fortnightly.
The next play to be read by? the
Drama Fortnightly will be "The Ro
mantic Age," by A. A. Milne. This
will be in charge of Dr. Marion
Palmer. The date of the production
will be Thursday, December 10th,
at the Parish House. The reading
of. "The Passing of the Third Floor
Back" was a marked artistic success
and developed some hitherto untried
talent. A number of persons re
newed their membership, thus cement
ing their relation with this popular
organization. Everyone is expected
to listen to these readings, and the
membership for the whole season (of
ten) is only one dollar per person.
Mrs. Geo. A. Smith Passes Away.
Mrs. Geo. A. Smith, wife of the
late (reo. A. Smith, died about two
weeks ago in Washington, D. C.
Mrs. Smith came to TVyon in 1882
and was one of the most beloved
residents of this section. Funeral
services were held in Washington
and interment in Tryon. Surviving
Mrs. Smith are three daughters ?
Miss Annie Smiih, Mrs. Whitewell
Heatson, and Miss Mable Smith of
Washington, D. C. ? Mrs. O. W. Net
tles and Miss Sible Smith of Denver,
Col.
On Steady Increase.
The Wear Knitting Co. of Lynn is
working full time now and reports a
good demand for their hose. At
present the plant is turning out 350
dozen pairs of hose a day. Julian
Carpenter, manager of the plant, re
ports that'by the first of January they
will be making something over 1,000
dozen pairs a day. At present there
are 60 employed at the Lynn mill
with a pay roll of about $600 a
week.
The financial success of the Xmas
bazaar at the library Wednesday aft
ernoon was very gratifying to the la
dies of the Baptist church, who con
ducted it. A little less than one hun
dred dollars was realized.
"Visit Tfyon," will! be the word
tourists will give one another after
the new hotel is in existence.
x Mr. Morgan of the Tryon Pharmacy
was in Spartanburg Tuesday on bus
iness.
Mrs. Hugh White of Rochell spent
a few days here recently.
Invest in Tryon's new hotel.
P. T. A. BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Proves Delightful Socially and Profit
able Financially.
The birthday party, given as a ben
efit affair by the Parent-Teacher As
sociation on Tuesday evening, was a
delightful success. The organization
has been five years in existence. A
large number of the patrons of the
school and others were in attend
ance. The offering at the door
amounted to about fifty dollars. A
beautifully decorated birthday cake, ,
prepared by the chairman of the so
cial committee, was placed on a table
and surroupded wiih pink candles
numbering the age of the association.
A program was read by some of the
school children. Miss Rachel Jackson
gave a sweet vocal selection and re
ceived well-deserved applause. Then
somo of the third-grade children
charmed the audience with a graceful
minuet, accompanied by Mrs. Jones at
the piano. Following the dance. Miss
Bettie Doubleday rendered a humor
ous reading which brought for h peals
of laughter from her audience. At
the conclusion of the program Pro
fessor Shilletter announced that re
fneshments would be served by the
ladies in charge, and this social hour
was greatly enjoyed.
A Real Tfeat for All.
'T'he pupils of Pine Crest school and !
Mrs. Hebert's dancing school are to
give a famous Fairy play December
19 at 4 o'clock in the Parish House.
The proceeds from the play are to go
toward the care of a mountain child
(supported by the children of Pine
Crest school. Tlie play to be present
ly ed was written by W. Graham Rob
inson. For two years Sir Hubert
Tue presented this play at His Ma
jesty's theatre in London. - Mrs. He
bert played the part of Pinky during
the play's run in England and on
the continent. TVyon people are to
have the pleasure of seeing Mrs. He
bert in the part of Pinkey. About
fifty children will appear in the play.
Rutherfordton Real Estate Sales.
Rutherfordton is enjoying a real es
tate boom as well as our village.
Last week several pieces of property
in that city sold for very high prices.
One store property, 42x127, selling for
$50,000. while several smaller and less
desirable pieces sold as high as
$9,000. Lake Lure has been greatly
responsible for these real estate
transfers.
No Water1 Shortage.
An erroneous report of a water
shortage hag been circulated about
the city. The water was <;ut off
only for a shprt while, in order to
make some necessary repairs to the
mains. The water supply of Tryon is
in fine shape and amply adequate to
take care of our requirements.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Victor have
returned from their wedding trip and
are at Lake Lanier for the winter in
the While cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Vic
tor are from Kentucky. He is sales
director of the Lake Lanier property
here, j
Mr. Frank H. Anderson of New
York City, president of the Continen
tal Hotels Company, is here on busi
ness. Mr. Anderson will be in the
city for a few days, and expects to
have his family here January 1st to
spend the winter months.
Dr. Harry Heinitsch, sr., and Dr.
Harry Heinitsch, jr., of Spartanburg
were in Tryon Sunday on the golf
links. They are regular visitors here,
and have always displayed keen in
terest in Tryon.
Miss Louise Porcher of Charleston,
who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
G. H. Holmes, is spending the winter
with Mrs. Brewer on Melrose avenue.
Mr?. Elizabeth H. Clarke of New
bern,T N. C., spent the ray at Lake
Lanier on Tuesday.
Tryon is a tourist town. Why?
Becausse we have the- Country Club.
NEW STRAND THEATRE
Soon to Open ? Will Feature Pictures,
VaudeviMe and Road Shows.
The new and handsome Strand
Theatre will be ready on or {<bout
January 1st. This amusemest and
entertainment resort will have a seat
i ing capacity of 350 people with (our
! boxes and a stage nearly as large as
the Montgomery Theatre in Spartan-'
burg. It will be the first theatre in
the siate equipped with barrel-back
seats made by the American Seating
company, and is the newest conve
nience in seating comfort.
The new building will be modern
| in every detail, the new Powers pro
jecting machines throwing a picture
as steady as if it were painted on
he screen, and the same high-class
pictures will be shown as heretpfore.
The management also states that a
number of high-class stage produc
tions will appear here. One worthy
of special mention in advance with a
least of 65 people ? one of the season'?
biggest New York hiis. If these
plays are properly supportel, more
high-class attractions will be booked
for next season.
The new play house will be under
the personal supervision of Mr. R.
W. Early, which insures the theatre
goers of only high-class productions.
The famous Seeburgh celesta pipe or
pan will furnish music for this new
Strand. Ventilation will be of the
latest type, insuring a steady supply
of fresh air without objectionable
drafts. It will truly be a play house
that all of Tryon and Polk county
I will be proud of.
Tyron Route No. 1.
Mr. F. B. Edwards and little niece,
Leola Robinson, spent a few pleasant
days at the home of W. B. Edwards
last week.
Misses Clara, Essi,l Edwards and
Messrs. Theo., Hugh and Walter Ed
wards motored to Weaverville
Thanksgiving and spent the day with
Annie Edwards, who is in college
there.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hague and
family, Essie Edwards, Nannie Sue
Arledge and Ina Carpenter were the
happy guest at W. B. Edwards' home
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. N. B. Jackson and mother
in-law, better known as Grandma,
has been very ill for the Jast month.
Hope they will be well again soon.
Mr. J. D. Carpenter is gone on a
business trip to Tennessee this week.
It's Time to Act.
Tryon had its first accident last
week when the little Averill girl while
skating in the street down Godshaw
Hill ran into Mrs. Denison who was
driving her car up the hill. The
presence of mind and careful driving
were the only things which saved
Miss Averill's life. Mrs. Denison ap
plied the 'brakes and brought her car
to a halt, but the child was coming
so fast that she could not stop and
smashed into the car. 'Tlie child was
taken to the hospital where X-rays
were taken, but no bones were found
broken, although she was badly
scratched and bruised. It's time for
the town to act. Do we need to kill
a child before some action will be
taken to stop this playing in the >
streets.
Mr. Frost Will Speak.
Mr. Frost, recently returned from
interesting international councils in
Europe, will address the Lanier club
December 3rd at 3:30 p. m. 09 the
new peace activities of the world.
Mr. Frost pays the Lanier club the
compliment of giving his first ad
dress in his home community to it.
The men as well as the women are
invited to be present on this signifi
cant occasion.
Mrs. T. J. Kennedy spent Thursday
in Spartanburg attending the anftual
convention of the South Carolina
Daughters of the Confederacy in ses
sion there this week. .
Mrs. Ritchie has taken the Grany
cottage and moved in on the first of
the month.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Items Interesting to Both Parents and
Pupils.
The Tryon high school has a very
enthusiastic senior class this year.
They are willing and ready at all
times to co-operate with the school
authorities and offer many sugges
tions for Improvements in the school.
Senior Class Roll ? William Burnett,
Julia Averill, Elizabeth Doubleday,
president; Edward Hardy, Caroline
Jervey, vice president; Mary Lock
hart, Harry Morgan, Dan Rion, Mary
Swann, Priscjlla Scriver, secretary
treasurer.
Miss Doubleday, who is a charming
member of the senior class, was unan
imously elected president of the class.
Miss Doublesay is certainly doing her
part to lead the class to a higher and
better plane.
The senior class reieived their
rings last week and they certainly
look fine. This ring will probably ibe
adopted as the school ring in the fu
ture.
Athletics:
The Tryon boys and girls are just
getting warmed up good in athletics
this year.
The school gives fifteen minutes
each day for supervised play. This
time is devoted to playing games of
various kinds.
We have the following teams organ
ized at present:
Boys' basketball,
Girls' basketball,
Tw6 indoor baseball teams for boys,
Two indoor baseball teams for girls.
Our basketball teams have played
several other schools during the sea
son. ?o far most games have ended
in a victory for the other side. . How
ever, we have played in each game.
With the spirit displayed we will cer
tainly come out on top before the
season is over.
Report of last game, played at Lan
drum i
Landrum, 21; Tryon, 17.
Hall, 3; R. F. Morgan, 12.
Christopher, 6; L. F. Nessmith, 3.
Lee, 8; C. Jackson, 1.
Bishop, 4; R. G. Fuldner, ? .
Shields, ? ; L. G. Newman, 1.
Panther substituted for Newman
during second half.
Referee ? Lambright.
Betty Doubleday was elected cap
tain of the girls' basketball team.
Caga Jackson is captain of the
boys' team, and Harry Morgan man
ager.
November information for patrons:
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Teacher's Nafhe. : sS
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3
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Mrs. C. W. Kittrell 1 49 41.7
Miss Gladis Gibbs ..Adv. 1 30 25.3
Mrs. Richard Watson ... 2 37 35.7
Mrs. Allen Jervey 3 46 45.1
Miss Thelma Mills 3 and 4 31 28.6
Miss Pearl Kernan 4 37 36.0
Miss Lea Jackson 5 33 30.8
Miss Lucy Monday 6 24 23 .1
Mrs. Lois Preston 7 27 . 26.8
Miss Olivia Adams 8 28 26.9
Miss Lida Sprott .* 9 14 13.9
Miss Lida Sprott 10 10 9.8
Pres. Senior Class 11 10 9.4
Poultry Show at Landrum.
Landrum, S. C., Dec. 3 ? The Lan
drum Poultry club will hold a poul
try show December 18th, and have
been assured of many exhibits from
Spartanburg, Greenville and Polk
counties. D. H. H^ll of Clemson Col
lege and Miss Juanita Neely of Win
throp College, poultry specialists,
will be the judges and make educa
tional talks along the line of better
poultry. While no money prizes will
be given ? only ribbons ? a number of
valuable articles in the way of poul
try feeds and other things have been
contributed by the merchants and
will be expected to furnish his own
coop ? preferably with wire front.
The following committee > has
charge of the arrangements: DY\ R.
H. Wilds, chairman; G. W. Buttram,
secretary; C. C. Settle and Rev. G. A.
Martin.
r Landscape Architect Here.
Mr. Laurence V. Sheridan of In
dianapolis arrived in Tryon with Mr.
Paul Ragan to go over the Ryx Ha-,
ven property. Mr. Sheridan is of
national reputation as a city planner
and landscapes He has laid out this
property in conjunction with our lo
cal engineer, A. A. Merrick. At pres
ent there has been abbut 500 acres
platted in building sites of five acres
each with roads, parks, three lakes,
and play grounds*. Ttiis division is
only- a kmall part of the total acre
age to be developed. Mr. Ragan an
nounced the, company's incorporated
name as Blue Ridge Realty Co.
The Episcopal Ladies Entertain.
"Itee ladies of the Episcopal church
will give a supper December 9th at
the Parish House at 6 p. m. The
price will be one dollar. It is not
the intention of the ladies of the Par
ish to give a bazaar this year, but
all effort 8 will be concentrated on
making this a successful occasion in
every respect. Mrs. Merrick and
Miss Tfeylor will have charge of the
kitchen, and Mrs. Wilson of the din
ing room. Everyone is invited to be
present.
The following real "state , deals
were reported this week from the
office of BJake & Calho .n: Lots in
the Gillette estate to Mrs. Bettle
Conrad of Chicago, J)l., and Mr. Ho
mer Elerton, a 20-acre tract in the
valley of Conner Ridge was sold to
be subdivided, with improved roads,
which will make it one of the most
beautiful developments in this sec
tion.
Mr. Gjeo. H. Holmes, jr., of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, spent Thanksgiving with his par
ents, Mf. and Mrs. Geo. H. Holmes.
Mr. J. R. Moore and J. V. Lankford
were Aahevllle visitors Sunday.
IRYON BEATIFICATION
A "Hoosier" Artist Expounds
Ideas of Appealing Nature
to All of Civic Pride
By Chas. T. Cobb.
A very interesting lecture was giv
en' at the Lanier Library on Monday
night by Mr. Lawrence V. Sheridan,
landscape architect of Indianapolis,
Ind., who has charge of the beauti
fication of the Rixhaven estate on
Tryon mountain.
Mr. Sheridan is a graduate of Pur
due and Harvard colleges, and has .
won international recognition in
landscape architectural work. He is
noted as one of the best engineers
of his profession, and his work takes
him to all parts of the country.
He spoke Monday night briefly on
city planning and park development
in Florida, Indiana, Illinois and North
Carolina. The lecture was very in
teresting to those so fortunate as to
be present to hear him as to the
fu;ure beautification of our little city
in the heart of an "unspoiled para
disc," as Tryon is today. But the
Tryon of the future will be even
greater, with her wondrous scenic
highways, parks, lakes and other at
tractions such as Hog Rack moun
tain. Rixhaven, Lake Lanier, Gillette
estates and Blue Ridgff Country Club
developments ? all under way and
nearing completion.
Mr. Sheridan stressed, among other
things, a wide thoroughfare or boule
vard through Tryon in the immediate
future ? needed to take care of the
congested traffic, of tourists who are
(toming every year in ever increasing
numbers to Tryon. He advocated
several parks for public use ? located
in different parts of town, wider
roads, and in the business district of
more modern buildings of the Eng
lish type, so as to present a more
pleasing note and exclusive style in
stead of the old stereotyped same
ness of the present.
Mr. Sheridan is very enthusiastic
over Tryon on the occasion of his
third 'rip here. We hope he will
come to winter with us every year,
?nd become active in landscape gar
dening in Tryon and the surrounding
territory, as the field here is a large
one and just such a man as Mr.
Sheridan is needed at the helm to
assist our resident engineer, Mr. A.
A. Merrick, in his landscape beauti
fication of Tryon estates. These two
able ar>d far-sibhtrd men, co-operat
ing, can put Ti'y'on where sho be
longs ? in the front rank of the world
of landscape architectural beauty, so
that Tryon visitors would take away
wi h them the impression of the
grandeur of our environment never to
be forgotten, and create the desire
to come and live he year round in
our "unspoiled paradise"? Tryon.
Rapidly Growing Columbus.
Surveyors and workmen will imme
diately start work on he 40-acre
subdivision that Blanton & Greene
have charge of. This work will he
pushed as rapidly as possible so as
to accommodate ou siders wanting to
move to this fast-growing mountain
city homes.
Last week's s2les by B1 nton &
Greene were as follows: Two desir
able business lots to an Ashevilie in
vestor for the erection of two
business houses at an early date;
one of the most desirable business
lots in Columbus to Mr. Gaines of
Trvon. A modern drug store building
will be begun at once; one desirable
business lot to Mr. A. M. Lander, on
which to erecO an electrieal supply
house. Work to begin at once.
The new cotton mill is progressing
rapidly and it seems that real estate
is on a boom in this section.
Tryonites Have Narrow Escape.
Waverly Hester. B. L. Ballenger,
and W. F. Little had an exceedingly
narrow escape from a serious acci
dent last Thursday evening. fhey
were returning from a day spent
with friends in South Carolina, when
they s'ruck an unexpectedly slippery
piece of road below Greenville. The
automobile, which Mr. Hester was
driving skidded, and before he could
regain control it had left the road,
gone over the side of ttte"* hill and
rolled about fifty feet. Fortunately
the car was brought to a stop just
before it came to the brink of a drop
of fully thiri y feet. No one In the
party was hurt and the car, dragged
back in o the road next morning, was
found to be without damage beyond
a few scratches.
Tryon Literary Society.
The Tryon Literary Society meets
every other Friday from 2:15 to 3:00
p. m. Only good programs are given
at these meetings, and the public is
always cordially invited to attend.
The following officers have charge
at ?erm work: Elizabeth Doubleday,
president; Dan Rion, secretary and
treasurer; John Fuldner, vice presi
dent; Julia ' Averill, senior critic;
Ruth Eva, junior crtic.
Gifted Minister Here Sunday Next.
?Rev. T. M. Loury, D. D., of Mem
phis, Tenn., wiU preach in the Co
lumbus Presbyterian church at 11
o'clock nex! ?> nday morning at the
Methodisi cL reh, Tryon, at 7:30
p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all our citizens to hear this gifted
minister. x
The ladies of the Auxiliary of the
Tryon Presbyterian church will meet
wi h Mrs. A. L. Berry on Friday, De
ctmber 11th, for the purpose of or
ganizing a Bible study class. ?*rs.
Berry, who is an experienced Bi ;le
teacher, will conduct the class. Ail
are cordially invited to aitend.
The friends of Mrs. Godshaw will
be grieved to hear that she broke
her ankle on Thanksgiving Day.