County First, Sec (j, Last and all the TRYON! THE NATION'S ALL - j^EAR - ROUND MOUNTAIN RESORT ne TCH IT GROW ! 10 PAGES POLK COUNTY ? The Gateway of Western North Carolina Five Cents Per Copy jluroe 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, I * 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. 1 ? 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