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XXXI No. 16
Tryon, N. C., December 10, 1925
$1.50 a Year
ew Tryon-Shelton Goes Over Top !
: ridge weavers display many
UNIQUE GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
L yptaineers of Scotch-Irish Descent in Polk County.
Ljjf Art by Famous Artists Whn Winter In Tryon
I fyeiy Year. Their Popularity Grows Daily.
: isure, interest and
?r> ".i's arts and crafts
>. found articles of all
: Scotch-Irish descent,
; tool cove of Polk
y s are attracted by
vj>kets of all shapes and
i beautiful colors, for
from flower baskets to
; part of the big, wide,
lighted room are coverlets
il design and coloring.
yens have been handed
deration to generation
L v .'.itaineer families. Some
\onial designs. The old
:x and hooked rugs of our
a.ty are very fascinat
, it. > autiful hand made
lar.ok- ri hi-fs for men, women
h :.ii minted, pleasing
scenes jewel glove
: \ ... natural wood. I
r bowls, with narcis
^5 : ok ends^ candle sticks,
of pottery and brass '
r d Fine wood-baskets
ry fireplaces. Scented
iles of all colors. Split
ntr and straight chairs
Is An exceptionally
(>f Christmas cards with
match, appropriate wall
ill to make the
box more attractive
.-sue paper to gold and
iamb's wool in every
r, to delight the eyes of
allure the men. Hand
r.n-^d dolls and toys for
knitting and shopping
jth-r and sister.
lui'ks for old and young,
- for boys from the
::ii s to the far Arctic
- a - the latest best sell
ing the pleasingg gifts
unique shop, where
: r a quiet hour and be
'Id friends to look and
wi'h the truly beau
' r color paintings
:: he walls, familiar
y>s of the grandeur
"iiery, of Hog Back
Meldose Mountain and
fill valley of the Pac
Then loftly Mount
the lesser hills and
beautiful little city,
r scene is shown of a
i? mountain trail with
' on either side, and
picturesque scenes,
'1 and noted artists
|*' :.t ::;any years of study
placing upon canvas
? i our "Little Switzer
tha- we of the com
know and learn more
of our hills and val
:-itings are done by
: ? ' mg hands^ the right
ouch of such true
- Howell, Mrs. R. C.
? r, and Miss Diana
1 r? days away, so
rrofit and have first
" -mis, shop early, and
: ? Ridge Weavers,
i..d cordial welcome
? .ii
oa.t^ry Service Station for
Tryon.
flattery Co. is the
w firm recently
? r- ft. the firm will
? ?I battery and elec
'!i particular atten
. ? i'iiim, soldering and
, . at is equipped with
'' a .(.?< s needed for this
?" ( r ' ,
^ ^ < "rnposed of Mitch*
r, l'! "'ii of Detroit, Mich.,
p? ' ' ; av' i'uen connected wi.h
... a""'1 '!;?tt?*ry Service, and the
S?-f- ,
I, " -nd Auto Corporation.
I, of Tryon and PoJk
? 1 1 ' ? i
f. ( " 'tome this new enter
i-.. tr " ?" save many unnec
l '' '' repair work done.
n u ,U ' ?v"' rs state that their
A;li it. ,, i
" K"' Pttig with out&ide
in,'" in most instances
rp.
Ue> are now open for
profit may be had by paying a visit |
shops, the Blue Ridge Weavers,
sorts, hand made and wove by the
whose homes are on high mountain
county.
NEW MIMOSA HOTEL
OPENS JANUARY 11th
Mr. William H. Stearns announces
that the Mimosa Hotel, which was de
stroyed by fire ten years ago^ is be
ing rebuilt on the , same grounds and
will be opened on January 11th.
The hoted is being t^iilt and
equipped in such a way that all de
mands of the most exacting will be
met. Every bed room is a large, out
side room and each room has its own ;
bath and capacious closets. All epuip- j
ment, furniture, bedding, rugs, etc., |
is entirely new and of excellent qual- j
ity. TKvo sun partors open on the I
Pacolet Valley view.
The dining room service will be !
under Mr. Stearns' personal super
vision and will sus ain the reputa
tion enjoyd for so many years by the
old hotel.
The surrounding scenery remains as j
always and the mountain driveways j
are greatly improved. A paved road
connects the hotel wi?h iVyon and
there are excellent all year roads to
Asheville, Greenville, Spartanburg,
Rutherfordton, Lake Lanier and other
places.
Mr. Stearns will be glad to corre
spond with those who are interested
regarding rates and further particu
lars.
EGERTON-EDWARDS
A marriage of much interest to
the younger set throughout the coun
ty was solemnized Saturday after
noon, December 5th, at Landrum, S. j
C., between Miss Lona Egerton of ,
Mill Spring, N. C.f and Mr. Walter i
D. Edwarde,, assistant postmaster at'
Tryon, N. C.1 The Rev. G. A. Martin
of Landrum Baptist Church officiated.
Miss Egerton is the accomplished
and attractive daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Egerton of Mill Spring,
X. C. Mr. Edwards Is the son of
Postmaster and Mrs. S. B. Edwards
of Tryon^ and is one of our rising
young men. The happy couple will
be at home to their many friends at
the residence of the groom's parents
in Tryon afer a short honeymoon trip
to relatives in South Carolina.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
AND NOVELTIES
Buy your Novelties, Christmas
Cards and Seals of the Lanier Club
They will be on sale Tuesday and
Satur'day afternoons and Satuday
mornings at the Library up to De
cember 25th.
HANDSOME NEW BRICK
BUILDING ON TRADE STREET
Work To Be Rushed To Completion and
Will Be Occupied By C. T. Price.
Ground was broken Monday for a
two story brick budding on Trade
street. The owners, Messrs. Wilkins
and Heires^ state that the building
will be modern in every detail.
The plans call for a buijding of
twenty-eight feet front with a depth
of eighty-five feet, two stories high,
and when completed will be occupied
by C. T. Price, the furniture man.
Mr. Price just recently opened bus- 1
iness here, located near the Living
ston Hoteil. The business was ex
panding at such a rapid clip that
larger quarters had to be obtained.
Mr. Price has been quick to see the (
possibilities of a greater Tryon, and
when in his new quarters expects to j
have one of the finest stores in this
section, store in keeping with the
progress of Tryon and the surround
ing territory. Mr. R. A. Sexton ia the
contractor for the new structure.
** Buys Whole Town 4
When the government defied to
abandon Nitro, W. Va., Komilton
G. Scott bought the entire town
and turned it. intr % (Wrishing in
dustrial center.
SALUDA NEWS
In Saluda the members of the Red
Cross are, with a few exceptions, also
members of the Civic League. So
these organizations meet on the same
afternoon at the same place. The
meeting for this month was held at
Overbrook, the residence of Mrs.
Henry P. Corwith, and the weather
being fine, there was a large attend
ance.
'Tlhe business of the Red Cross was
transacted first, about 60 enrollments
for the New Year being reported with
a prospect for others. The Xmas box
for the soldiers at Oteen was dis
cussed and the contents decided upon.
Then the meeting adjourned, and
after a short recess the president of
the Civic League called that society
to order and the business of that
organization, at this time the case of
the Community Playgrounds princi
pally, was transacted. In addition,
several members were appointed by
the president to furnish such Saluda
items as might be of interest to the
general pubjic. to newspapers in
nearby towns, so as to let them know
that Saluda is on the map at last,
and said she would subscribe to the
PoJk County News if such items were
published by that paper. This meet
ing then adjourned and delicious re
freshments, including dclicious ap
ples^ for which Overbrook is noted,
were served by the hostess. And we
ajl motored home by the light of a
most glorious sunset, feeling we had
spent a happy and useful afternoon.
MRS. A. M. BUSHNELL.
TRYON ESTATES
ARE BOOMING
Developments Opening Up With
Mr. A. A. Merrick, Consulting
In Charge.
Mr. A. A. Merrick our able and
progressive resident engineer, was in
terviewed by a News reporter this
week upon the new real estate de
velopments in and around Tryon.
Mr. Merrick was quoted as saying
that he had enough work on hand
and more iu prospect to keep his five
crews of men on the jump to turn
out work in the next three or four
months.
The engineers in his employ now
are Messrs. Thomas S. Ma'ilden, a
graduate of Rensselear Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, N. Y., class of '91,
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one of the finest engineering colleges
' in America; S. S. Abernethy, Wake
Forest, N. C.; J. M. Yongue, W. A.
] Jones^ and a qualified surveyor, W.
| A. Wilson.
Among the many estates being sur
veyed and platted are Ryxhaven, on
Tryon Mountain, with five acre villa
I sites laid put. fine scenic roads, and
trails, andj
The plans
three artif I
When coni
| one of the
PARENT
all other improvements. \
call for the building of ;
cial lakes of various sizes,
pleted this estate will be j
most beautiful in this sec
TEACHERS MEETING
Tryon Children.
That, thd child who lives in Tryon
is fortunatje no one who at ended the
meeting o
the Parent-Teacher's As
sociation, Tuesday evening at the Par
ish House, will ever question.
If he h;is never visited the public
school itself, he should do so? thereby
confirming his first impression. Such
good music, such clear recitation, such
graceful and charming dancing, and
above all, such harmony between
teachers and scholars you will not
often find.
The Minuet was a beautiful sight ?
the little people in their white wigs
and old-fashioned costumes were motV
els of dignity and grace. How was
it done? You might ask Mrs. Watson
who trained them, or you must be
present at a rehearsal.
When every child born into the
world car share the intelligence of
the ages, ian have music and beauty
as so ma ay in Tryon do have, the
millennium will not be too far dis
tant. It's beginning in our beautiful
puMic schpol.
Honorable 0. Max Gardner, State
Sale Chairman
I
"Mr. Gardner made the following statement. in regard to the Seai
Sale thia morning:
"The holiday season just passed has been a source of genuine
thanksgiving for many of us, most of whom are in the full enjoyment
of perhaps the greatest blessing of all time,? good health.
"To those of you thus blessed, this appeal is made in behalf of
the less fortunate, ? namely the undernourished child and the victim
of tuberculosis. Invest heavily in TUBERCULOSIS CHRISTMAS
SEALS. The bulk of thia money remains in the communities where it
is raised, and the balance helps to support the State and National
Tuberculosis Associations, in return for which we receive the equiv
alent of an Insurance policy that this noble work will carry on.
3"I regard this movement as one among the most humane and far
f chins at ov
'ion. Another that is being devel
oped is the famous Gillette Estates
or, as it is commonly known, "Thou
sand Pines," formerly owned by Wm.
Gillette, famed far and wide on the
American Dramatic Stage, whose
winter home was at "Thousand
Pines " the residence which he built.
This estate was recently purchased
by three of Tryon's far-seeing and
progressive business men and Mr. A.
A. Merrick given the commission of
cutting the estate up into villa and
resricted residential lots, of which
many have been sold to Tryon winter
guests in the past few weeks. The
estate covers approximately six hun
dred acres and takes in all of Piney
Mountain.
The people of Tryon are to be con
gratulated upon having such an effi
cient and able engineer as Mr. Mer
rick is as a resident of Tryon, who is
a graduate of the engineering depart
ment of the United States Naval
Academy of Anapolis, Md.
TRYON SCHOOL GLEANINGS
Monday morning our teacher told
us that Mr. Schillttter had said the [
school could have one column in the |
newspaper each week. He gave the
eighth grade the first week to ' re
por on. We have had quite a scram- J
b'e for news. We had a very excit- j
ing time electing tht editors. The !
following are for the eighth grade:
Mary Frey.
Margaret Leonard.
C'yde Edwards.
Aimnr Ford.
These editors are to collect news
from the whole school.
A. H.f Eigh.h Grade.
Tryon Wins From Saluda.
Boys win ? Tryon J6, Saluda 15;
girls ? TVyon 18, Sa'.uda 8.
In a double-header played between
Tryon boys and Saluda bpys, also
the Tryon girls and Saluda girls,
Tryon came out victorious in both
games.
The game between the boys was
one thrill from beginning to end;
first- one team was ahead, and then
the oher.
The girls' game was verry exciting
during the first half, but TVyon
walked away with the score in the
second half.
Notes and Personals.
The first grade is enjoying having
a gold fish in their room. It is the
gifc of a friend.
There have been several cases of
chicken pox in this room lately.
Hilly Williams returned to school
Wednesday after an illness of sev
j oral days.
"honor roll
Of Mill Spring School for September,
October and November.
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Tenth Gr'ade.
Virginia Brown.
Clestelle Moore.
i
Fae Gibbs,
Nannie Walker.
Ninth Grade.
Minnie Green.
Seventh Grade.
Jamie Jackson.
.Nannie Huntsinger.
Edna Pack.
Addie Phillips.
| Mildred Veronee.
Sixth Grade.
Alma Phillips.
Pauline Walker.
Joe Hor on.
Charis Brown.
Fifth Gr'ade.
John Spurlin.
Annie Wilson.
Edna Jackson.
Adelle Shehan.
Elma Walyer.
Fourth Grade./
Mary Pritchard.
Ethel Walker.
Ruby Lynch.
Kathleen Bell.
Leroy Phillips.
Roy B'ackwell.
Da'lah Russel.
Minnie E. Walker.
Helen Duncan. I
Third Grade.
Sam Walker.
Ze'da Edwards.
? I Wavalene Phillips.
Second Grade.
Walden Newman.
Lucile Waldrop.
First Grade.
Margaret Brown.
Lionel Cochrane.
Walden Edwards.
Myrtle Edwards.
Vernie Sue Pritcliard.
ENTHUASTIC HOTEL DRIVE ENDS TUESDAY NIGHT
WITH BANQUET AT OAK HALL HOTEL.
Tryon's Quoto of $165,000 Raised In Three Days By Popular Subscrip
tions. Dr. W. B. Boyd, Dean of Milligan College, Johnson City,
Tennessee, Main Speaker of The fvenihg.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
A slogan presents a mental picture ?forcible. Af er the meteoric conclu
sion of the hotel drive 'Tuesday night, a new slogan arises, "Tryon Trium
phant." In much of the same spirit and with equal faith, as displayed by
Hon. Tl T. Ballenger and one other man forty-five years ago, when they
met to plan ways and means for the building of the first Oak Hall, so
met a company at a banquet in the later Oak Hall^ to celebrate the suc
cessful addi'ion of a new hojel on one of Tryon's beautiful hills.
Tryon claims many no ables for her own and the assemblage Tuesday
evening spoke for the solodified vision of a community that dreams well and
works to make the dreams come true, of the enterprises which will mark
Tryon as the center of the "play- ground of the world."
Senator Bacon as toastmaster called for reports from the committee. The
reading of the reports displayed the usual "go ge turn" spirit of Tryon and
the successful conclusion of the Tryon-Shelton drive.
Fol'owing the reports, oongrat'ila- tory talks were maHe by Mr. Carol
P. Rogers, on behalf of the city of Ilendersonville, and Mayor V. D.
Guire of Lenoir. Dr. Willis B. Boyd, Dean of Milli
gan Co'lege, Johnson City, Tenn., was the main speaker on the program.
Dr. Boydj a speaker of unusual elo-quence, was thorough'y enjoyed by
his listeners. His presence was a trea to Tryon. He was invited to
speak at the gathering THiesday night to "inject a little pop'' in o the
campaign. After the reports made by file chairmen of 'he different com
mittees^ Dr. Boyd said he had nothing to say concerning the need of p p in
Tryon, but that he could heartily con-gratu'ate the people of Tryon on the
"community spirit" shown in this drive. "Such community spirit wou'd
insure success in any under aking." Dr. Boyd is thoroughly fami'iar
with the beauty and possibili ies of Tryon and its vicinity, and now that
we wiU have the much needed hotel o accommodate tourists and people
who would spend much of their time here, the growth and success of this
city is unlimited.
/ As Dr. Boyd said, "Tryon is the playgrounds of the wor'd," and "has
been painted by an arJst with a brush made from the down of an an
bel's wing," why wouldn't a traveler pause and stay with us? And why
isn't it a haven for artia a an<f" va- cationists. It is.
In his closing remarks Dr. Boyd said that "as soon as his lit 'e col
lege closed, he would get in his little car and come to Tryon. " This town
will certainly be glad to have such a personage in its midst.
The management of the TVyon- Shi?lton has already received requests
for reservations, and after a few shor. months of construction Tryon
will be the proud possessor of a ho- tel that any city would be proud to
boast of, and may we not say that again, as always, "Tryon Triumph
ant!"
OUT-OF-TOWN NOTES
Sunny View.
Thanksgiving days are all over,
which we all enjoyed very much, eat
ing turkey and pumpkin pie," but we
can all be looking forward with glad
hearts for Christmas, and old Santa
will soon be on his way} and we hope
he will visit us everyone.
Mr. Pasey Brown, who has had a
position in Virginia, has stopped in
our vicinity for severa.1 days waiting
for his crew, where they will go to
Georgia. We welcome him very much
as he is noted to be one of our best
citizens.
It was a shock to the whole com
munity to hear of our faithful pasior,
Rev. J. J. Ruppe, dying November
23rd from an attack of pneumonia.
Mr. Ruppe was one of our best Chris
tians and was loved by all who knew
him. He was the pastor of Coopers
Gap Church for three years and six
months, and helped in revival meet
ing for five years. He had a great j
influence toward the people. We i
miss his coming very much, but we I
feel assured he is at rest.
Blessed are ihe dead that die in the 1
i
I Lord.
' 'T'he little twin babies of Mr. and
Mas. Qlover Stepp were laid to rest
in Coopers Gap cemetery November
21st. We sympathize with the father
and mother, but they were buried on
earth to bloom in heaven.
Aunt Alimina Whiteside, who haa
been very ill for quite awhile, is dead
and was buried at Coopers Gap No
vember 30th. The deceased was 87
years of age. She Jeaves two sons^
G. S. Whiteside and E. L. Whiteside,
one sister to mourn her loss.
Mr. Posey Brown and Lola Gibbs
were dinner guests of Lucile Ttaylor
last Sunday.
R. C. Brown, who was seriousJy
hurt while working vn the dam of
Lake Lure and has bee?., in Ruther
fordton hospital, after having the msi
fortune of losing one leg, has re
turned home.
Messrs. Gertrude Badley visited
Miss Bessie Helton Sunday.
Miss Fannye Biddy from Frui'land
Institute spent the week-end at home.
Arkansas Jackson visited at her
brother's, Bill Jackson, Thanksgiving.
The Red Mountain Sunday School
is progressing nicely. A large at
tendance was present on last Sunday.
BESSIE J, HELTON.
Storm Center
Here is the latest photo of Ger
ald P. Nye, 'of North Dakota, just
named by Governor Sorlie to suc
ceed the late Senator Edwin F.
Ladd. Nye's political policies have
caused many Senators to vigorous
ly oppose hi? being seated- ,
TRYON BAKERY OPENS
I The Tryon Bakery opened its doors
| to the public Wednesday of this week
j after being closed for the past month,
I the former manager, Mr. Willis, be
| ing in charge.
The new bakery has bern thor
oughly renovated, and is sanitary in
every respect. All new bakery equip
ment has arrived and h^en installed,
freshly painted throuoghout with new
show cases, ready to display cak(s,
pies bread, rolls and all kinds of
j '
pastries. The management extends
to the public a hearty welcome to
come in and inspect shop and quip
ment at any time.
There will also be a special dis
play of all k'T's of Christmas goodies
to tickle t.. inlate of the most fas
tidious.
Christmas decorations have J been
put up which will make the bakery
| so much more attractive to their pa
| trons.
Tryon has long needed a good bak
ery and the general public should
patronize and encourage Mr. Will's
on the commendable appearance f
his store and the goodies to be had
there.
The News wishes the best of sue
I "
cess to the management in their new
[ business.