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Volume XXXI No. 17
POLK COUNTY ? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
An Independent Weekly
Published in an inde
pendent p&rt ? of these
United States.
Five Cents Per Copy
Tryon, N. C., December 17, 1925
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$1.50 a Year
IRECTORS NAMED FOR NEW HOTEL
he New Structure When Completed Will Cost $400,000, Work to Begin About Middle of January
(ION LAUNDRY NOW LOCATED
IN THEIR NEW HEADQUARTERS
;v\vn Laundry is now located
?T.. new and spacious quarters.
? j {i plant is modern in every de
?r.jj the newest equipment. The
H; p;n up at a large cost, and
was spared in making it
the t?est in the country.
fcireen people are employed in
? jaylight plant, insuring prompt
? efficient work. Mr. N. B. Jack
I -jie manager in charge, states
: rotors are welcome to visit the
rjiant .ind see a model laundry in
r?:on.
He plans were drawn by Mr. Jus
tliean, of Atlanta, Ga. Brick,
ei concrete were used in the
nation.
tsation will be given to special
(i and prices will be in keeping
* laundries of other nearby cities.
MY GAY FESTIVITIES
BEING PLANNED FOR
THE HOLIDAY SEASON
fell week Trvon will take on its
l holiday attire. '
fasbers of parties, Christmas Tree
icons', dances, and numerous
E forms of enjQymnt have been
(C-: Scores of visitors are al
v beginning to arrive, to join
*r>=and friends in making Christ
of joy. The collegiate set
>me to add to the gaiety of
i.?.n Among those who will
Tryon for the holidays, are:
Is Euphenia Holden, of New
in, who will arrive December ^20,
T.t her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
icJden
i: Keith Grady will return from
nelly Springs for a few days with
i parents. Dr. and Mrs. Earl Grady.
Kises Helen Godfried, who is at
scng Vassar. will come home for
i holidays with her parents, Mr.
i Mrs. H. B. Godfried.
fcss Jan- Oakley will arrive to
ft her t aunt. Mrs. M. O. Kelley.
John j)enison, who is attending
tool at Newport, R. I., will spend
Holidays here.
Kiss Mary Sharp, who is attending
tool at Warrington, Va., will spend
* Christmas vacation here with rel
ies
* KITSON leaves for
His HOME IN WASHINGTON
If E. Finley Kitson, better known
* as "Dad." who presided over The
***' mechanical forces for two
past," left yesterday for his
in Washington, D. C., to rest
^rec;p.-rate. I? is his plan t? re"
^late in January and make Tryon
p headquarters for the distribution
* tester- North Carqlina of a
---jiving and decarbonizing
4 ^ automobiles, and will have
p county agencies to distri
ct Kitson is a volunteer vet
'iD Sol4ier and will resume his resi
^Ce a: t^! I'nited States Soldiers'
*at ihv natjon's capital.
This enterprise will be heralded as a
great advancement in the upbuftding
of a Greater Tryon.
The owners of this new plant de
serve much praise, for such a model
establishment of this kind has been
needed here for a long time. The
new laundry is large enough to care
for Tryon's needs for some time to
come.
It is conceded by experts that this
plant is far above the average found
in cities of much larger sjze. The
residents and people in t^e nearby
towns should patronize this new and
modern establishment.
+ SPECIAL MENTION
4? The Baptist church, Dr. Jus
tice presiding, will have special
Christmas music Sunday, De
cember 20. You are especially
invited to be with us.
POSTOFFICE TO BE LARGER;
150 BOXES TO BE INSTALLED
Tryon's postofflce is to be enlarged
just as soon as more floor space can
be obtained. This is an improvement
that has long been needed here.
Tryon's increasing population and
mail that is handled has made it nec
essary that more boxes be installed
and more space be had for the hand
ling of papers and packages that come
through this office from all parts of
the country.
One hundred and five uew boxes
will be installed right away, and these
are all rented. Several hundred more
boxes oould be rented now, but under
the present condition, no more can be
put in.
It is hoped that in a short time the
needed space can be obtained and the
required boxes installed. It js difficult
to handle such a ruantity of mail as
4s handled in the Tryon postofllce in
such small quarters, but the boxes
that wilj be installed and will relieve
the situation somewhat.
WHY WE CELEBRATE XMAS
1 We celebrate Christmas because it
is said to be the birthday of Christ.
No one knows for sure when Christ
'was born. Julius the I, the Bishop
of Rome during the fourth century,
decided to celebrate the twenty-fifth
of December as Christ's birthday.
Christmas is celebrated by the Ro
man, Greek and Lutheran churches.
They celebrate it by having religious
services, songs trees and toys.
Santa Claus came from a real man's
name, St. Nicholas. He was the pa
tron saint of Russia.
In Germany they still have a feast
in his honor, which is held on Decem
ber 6. Guilt nuts and sweet meats,
and other little presents are given to
good children, while the naughty ones
are scolded or punished.
ELLIE CHAPMAN,
Sixth Grade.
ttlE AND THE FAIRIES TO BE PRESENTED
? LOCAL TALENT HEADED BY MRS. HERBERT
Ptay. ' Pinkie and the Fairies,
^ t- he piven at the Parish
"J*5" Su* inlay, December 19. at 4
is < i,,. 0f pure delight to all
0 bfrlu-vf. Ln fairies.
Mrti V,r-',r Hebbert, the well
'lancing teacher, is putting on
* play a ? Vj the assistance of her
!r'* Pupils and the scholars of
J (;r^' school.
^ ^ H' i,b,.rt played the part of
:ri London with the original
1 *hieh included the world famous
actresses, Ellen Terry,
J4i''il,:";k Campbell, Marie Lohr
Kd w a. r fl T. pry.
tb<- r" rformance on Saturday
itti ^H-vef* by ^r&. Hebbert's
t *" ^a,'P-itcr, Lycjia Hope Lumley,
,'^rs 'It-bbert being cast for Cin
ij * rriUsi ' 1 part of the program is
I,,.' *' of Mrs. W. F. Little, as
^ Miss Nash, violinist, and a
K of well-known voices.
1 v
^ >(>:nK players have worked
^ a[|^ cheerfully under the ad
^ tr-iining of Mrs. Hebbert.
"Pinkie" and the Fairies
are amateurs, the play is done in the
most professional manner, so come
and hear them sing,
I "What gift from the Queen of
the Fairies,
What boon for this earth of ours!
What treasure-hoard in that gar
den stored!
What fragrance of mystic flow
ers!''
TRYON GIRLS LOSE CLOSE GAME.
The girls' basketball team dropped
a hard-fought affair to Landrum High
School's scrappy aggregation last Fri
day, the final count being 29 to 22,
but it was a much closer game than
the count indicates.
Tryon boys' basketball team beat
Landrum boys in close game, 12 to 9.
NEWS ITEMS.
The meeting of Polk County Club,
which was scheduled for Tuesday
night, was postponed on account of
the weather. A later date will be
named, probably in the next issue of
this paper. \
RED LETTER DAYS
By A. B. CHAPIN
Quat wonderful Christmas ?ve
VAiEN THE 9UMDA.Y 9CWOOL HAD THEifl
Christmas tree exercises amp
After, nearly au. the presents had
Beeki Gmgm out . ? And your. heao.t
WAS BEfrlNNltfG- TO 9(UI<. Because Voo
HADN'T RECEIVED 4SlU&L? TH it/G- ? AMD
FINALLY TME Si/PeR|WTE^DAMT REACHED
u? PoO. that Beautiful Biff- Doll which
YOU HAD WOT EVEN DARED TO HOPE FOfL -
AMD CALLED OUT YOUffc. NAME ?
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TRAFFIC HEAVY ON THF
TRYON-f OLUMBUS HIGHWAY
Traffic on the Tryon-Columbus
highway has increased immensely
during the past few months. So much
of this travel is due to the large work
now going on at Lake Lure and Chim
ney Rock.
The huge development now in the
making at Lake Lure is considered
by engineers to be one of the largest
undertakings of this nature in the
United States. Large forces of work
men are employed ther? in the con
struction of the large power dam,
which will furnish water and power
for Lake Lure and the surrounding
country. Work is moving forward at
a rapid pace. By spring i,t will take
on the appearance of a town that
seems built over night.
OAK HALL ARRIVALS
Among the early arrivals at Oak
Hall for this season are Mrs. Geo. Ab
bot, of Portland, Me.; Dr. T. Lucre
tia, of Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. M. Wylie,
of Saginaw, Mich., and Mrs. R. C.
Pratt, of Stony Crek, Conn. This is
Mrs. Pratt's ninth season at Oak Hill.
SUPPER A BIG SUCCESS
The supper given last Wednesday
night by the Holy Cross Guild at the
Parish House was one of the moat
successful social affairs of the season.
The affair was well attended and a
delightful supper was served. One
hundred and ninety-five dollars was
realized for the guild.
Mayor Joseph W. Your*
?y. +s
At the recent election of officials
in Ho!lywoo<l-by-the-Sea, Florida,
Mr* Joseph W Young had the hon
or?>tf being appointed the ,firs*
Mayor of this new city. '
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| GLORIA COMING J
I TO CHIMNEY ROCK J
Chimney Rock, N. C., Dec. ? 4.
Gloria Swanson and a party of 4?
{H
fifty movie stars and camera 4.
men are expected here about ?i?
January 1 to film a de luxe *
scenario for the Famous Play- 4
ers-Lasky Corporation of New *
York. Their advance agents *
? T
+ have been scouting the moun- 4?
4. tain regions of all America, but 4!
f* it was not until they explored ?
the scenic mountains and lakes ?
4. around here that the natural %
)? scenery they wanted had been J)
? found. The advance agent im- ?
* mediately leased one of the
? closed summer hotels, the Es- ^
* meralda, and arranged for it to *
4? open for his company. The ad- 4?
? vance man said that in addi- X
* tion to the mountain scenery, T
4? he would want one act filmed *
4? 4?
4, near where 200 men are now ?$.
| engaged upon construction of J
4? a 104 foot dam which will ere- *
4! ate Lake Lure with a shore !?
* line of 27 miles next year. J
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
Several days ago two ladies from
Pittsburgh, Pa., started to Florida.
They inquired of their local ticket
agent what had been the most popu
lar destination in Florida for travel
ers.
The agent asked them if they
wanted to go to a real place and
gave them some Tryon literature.
Tickets were immediately bought to
Tryon and Florida forgotten.
v These new visitors are prospective
residents for this city. They have
visited all of the neighboring towns
and regardless of size, "none can
compare with Tryon."
So by advertising, Tryon may have
two new families added to its popula
tion ^nd we say it does pay.
NEW ADDITION TO
COLUMBUS SCHOOL
Columbus has added a new wing on
the school building at a cost of $35,
000. Part of this new addition has
been completed and classes are being
held in the rooms. The remainder of
the new building will be used as an
auditorium and will be completed in
a short time. The auditorium is be
ing beautifully decorated and will be
used for assemblies, class plays, club
meetings and other entertainments.
Repairs on the old building are be
ing made and when the school is
finally completed it will represent an
expenditure of $60,000.
School will close December 28 for
the Christmas holidays and classes
will not be held until the second Mon
day in January.
WIDENING OF TRADE
STREET IS NOW GOING ON
The widening of Trade street is go
ing forward very quickly, but has
been held up for several days on ac
count of bad weather. Work will be
finished as soon as possible, as this
extra parking space has been needed
for some time. When finished this
will be a considerable improvement,
as this work has been needed for
some time.
I SALE OF XMAS SEALS
NOW IN PROGRESS
The anti- tuberculosis organizations
finance their work almost entirely by
the annual sale of the Christmas
seals. These organizations are car
rying on a wonderful work and what
they will be able to do in the coming
year depends on the. number of seals
sold this Christmas.
i There is a booth in the postoffice,
where the ladies of the Red Cross
are selling the seals, and they can
be bought at all of the gift shops and
stores in Tryon.
I)on't fail to buy some seals and
assist in this most worthy cause.
LARGE REAL ESTATE DEAL CLOSED
THIS WEEK $60,000 INVOLVED
One of the largest real estate deals
handled here this year was the sale
Tuesday of the business property on
Trade street, owned by W. Y. Wil
kins. ' The property was purchased
by Messrs. Greenwalds, R. Skalowsky
of Spartanburg, and M. A. Freeman
of New York City. It is understood
that the purchase price was around
$160,000, and was bought for Invest
ment purposes. The dea] was han
dled by Chas. J. Lynch of Tryon. The
... y w, I
purchasers have been keen to see the
possibilities of Tryon, and expect to
invest heavy in Tryon property. The
tenants of the property are Mrs.
Rhodes Shop, Butler Grocery Com
pany, Thompson Bros., barber shop,
and Tryon Pharmacy, with the City
Hospital using the second floors. The
buildings are of modern type and
command one of the best business
locations in Tryon, situated right in
the heart of the business district.
PLAN TO NAVE READY FOR GUESTS
BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT JUNE
To be one of the Finest Tourist Hotels In This Mountai"
Region- Notices For First Stock Subscriptions.
Already Mailed Out.
The first stockholders' meeting of
the new Tryon-Shelton Hotel corpora- I
tion was held on Monday night at the
Lake Lanier tearooms.
Plans were formulated for the con
struction of the new holstery. The
meeting was presided over by Julian
Calhoun, who was appointed chair
man, and H. L. Shelmut was selected
as secretary. The following directors
were named: W. M. Hester, G. H.
Holmes, F. P. Bacon, Julian Calhoun, j
B. L. Ballinger, P. L. Wright, and A. j
M. Law. A general survey of plans
for an early beginning of the work j
were discussed. Excavating for *the I
hotel will begin about January 1, and
as soon as roads near the property
are improved work will move forr
ward at a rapid pace.
The building will be modern in
every detail, and will be one of the
finest tourist hotels in this whole
mountain region. The furnishings
will be very elaborate.
Arichitects are now busily engaged
with plans, ready to be sent to vari
ous contractors for bids in different
sections of the structure.
The building and furnishings will
entail an expenditure of $400,000. The
hotel will face the Lake, with the
sky-kissed mountain peaks n the fore
ground, which will afford views un
equalled in Western North Carolina.
' Notices were sent out on the 15th
I
to subscribers for their first install
ment on stock. With most all of the
details now worked out, it was stated
at Monday night's meeting that there
was a possibility of having the hol
stery open for guests by mid-summer,
affording summer visitors a chance
of spending their vacation at the new
Tryon-Shelton.
The stock was oversubscribed by
several thousand dollars. The men
on each division deserve much credit
for the manner in which they handled
the situation, and all of Tryon and
Polk county should feel proud of 'such
an undertaking.
Much of the stock was taken by
out-of-town people, but the great bulk
was from citizens of Tryon and Polk
county. Tryon will soon boast of a
real tourist hotel, situated on one of
the most beautiful sights in this sec
tion of the country.
The news of [hjs underf nkiiig has
gained widespread publicity throtiu'i
out the entire country, and already
countless beneiit has been obtained
by the announcement of the building
of this new hotel.
~ Break Rum Ring
Gigantk $25#)0,000 ram ring
has been broken op, with many ar
rests. Here is Major WaRon
Green, the man who directed the
captures. Lower photo is Mr. John
A- Foster. Prohibition Director of
Newjfrork, whose active work is
! stopp*t)p booze smuggling
SHOP EARLY CAMPAIGN ADVOCATED DY
POST OFFICE, NO MAIL DELIVERED XMAS DAY
The Postoffice Department is now
in the midst of its shop early, mail
early campaign. All the officials of
the Department, starting with Post
master General New, are determined
that the thousands of letter carriers
and clerks employed by Uncle Sam
are entitled and are going to have
the very merriest and happiest Christ
mas Day thi8 year in their history.
With this end in view, the Post
master General is urging on every
man, woman and chijd in the United
States the absolute necessity for
shopping and mailing early and often.
Only through the heartiest and most
nation-wide co-operation on the part
of the general public will the letter i
carrier and postal clerk be permitted ]
to enjoy Christmas Day with his fam
ily and his friends as alj other Amer
ican citizens will be doing.
Attention of the public is called
to the fact that if you leave your
Christmas shopping until the very
last minute you get what other peo
ple have left. There is no selection
of gifts from which to make your
Purchases.
And it is likewise tr '.r [hat if you i
put off your mailing uniil the very '
last minute, the congestion that al
ways takes place at Christmas time
will be bound to delay the prompt
delivery of your gifts of the day in
tended by the sender.
To insure that your eemmheemse
will be in the hands of your friends
make your purchases early and turn
them over to the employees of the
postal service not later than Decem
ber 15th. By so doing you will be
happy and those for whom they are
intended will have nothing to inter*
l
fere with their happiness and joy at
Yuletide.
Widespread approval has greeted
the recent announcement of the Post
master genera] that there will he no
mail deliveries on Chrjstmas Day.
Almost without ' exception the
American public has agreed with the
inherent justice of the ruling which
gives to the army of postal employees
some of the holiday privileges en
joyed by others, but so Ion# d nied
them.
Of course the ruling applies only
to the coming Christmas, being in the
nature. of an experiment, the success
or fajlure of which will determine the
procedure next year.
[ The Postmaster General was en
abled to take the course he did as a
result of the success of early mailing
campaigns conducted in past years
through the press and the "movie#",
and over the radio, which had the
effect of movlnfe the peak of holiday
mailing back far enough ?o j.is^it'y
the experiment.
Officials of the Department who
are watchin' experiment closely
have the i i confidence that it
will go tli. . -s'l without hitch and
that Christmas Day of the future wiJl
be a day of rest for the postman and
the postal clerk.
To accomplish this' purpose, and it
is believed a laudable one, the Amer
ican public must mail holiday tokens
and greetings in time for delivery* at
least before the close of businec: ,
cember 24th.
If there is any appreciable mail
left over ^e delivery on December
26th, it will , militate against the
chances of postal workers for a sim
ilar holiday in 1926.