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Volume XXXI No. 17
TRYON! THE NATION'S ALL - YEAR - ROUND MOUNTAIN RESORT
| An Independent Weekly I
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United States.
POLK COUNTY? The Gateway of Western North Carolina
Five Cents Per Copy
Tryon, N. C., December 24, 1925
$1.50 a Year
ROPERTY DURING YEAR 1925 UNPARALLELED IN TRYON'S HISTORY
iTEMAN body ask magazine
MEN TO PARLEY SOON
rs" Op '1l0ns *-'st ?* Salacious
'' pf radicals to Be Sought.
v , X C? Dec. 21? Map
^ rs of Asheville are
i :\ited to attend a meeting
^ v V (\ A. soon to co-operate
\ Pr. R. J. Bateman, pas
First Baptist Church, in
. against the sale of sala
i ? - matter in the city, it
! t il by members of the com
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T*o Shops to Co-operate.
.-h.'Ps dealing in magazines,
:3a:: '.?? Cigar Store and Fater's
v Smoke Shop, have indicated
willingness to eliminate certain
Ljz!' - from their lists. The com
?;e::- 11 say they will ask for the
?rs of the dealers on the maga
uhii-h should be suppressed.
; announcing his willingness to
;. lling certain magazines, David
"i'xv. owner of the Smoke Shop.
r. i.rtain magazines should be
U-d l.ut he does not agree fully
L .! 1 st tentatively compiled by
Ltrkt rs of the Rev. Dr. Bateman.
I,- !' magazine dealers have in
Led their willingness to co-oper
ht- movement, but say they are
b:in-" more decisive action before
k finite announcements.
Public Invited to Attend.
E. Wheeler, chairman of the
a; committee on the suppression
of improper periodicals, will preside
at the meeting. Members of the gen
eral committee, of the committee on
procedure, and of the committee to se
lect a list of magazines regarded as
improper, have been asked to attend.
The session will be open to the
public, it was announced.
Thf program of the committee is
to ask for the co-operation of the mag
azine dealers in suppressing certain
periodicals. If that plan fails, com
mittee members have announced that
they will appeal to city authorities to
enforce an ordinance which forbids
the sale of salacious reading matter.
Helping One's Town.
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The following item which appeared
in the Detroit News will be of inter
est to the people of Tryon:
"At the age of 31 James S. Holden
hud built a thousand homes and had
made himself wealthy. Being the son
of a newspaper man, he declared the
greensward was mightier than the
pen, and he began subdividing farm
lauds. That was back in 1909 and
those first homes he built are now in
the heart of Detroit. As a city esti
mator, alderman, city plan commis
sioner and major in the World War,
this banker-business man proved he
had time to help his city in other
ways than by sheer growth, and he
is still 011 the job, making Detroit
bigger and better.
Go :vnor McLean On the Front Steps of the Mansion
Buying Christmas Seals Prom a Modern
Health Crusader
;? McLean- issued the following statement in regard to the
*? Hid in regard to the work of the National and State Asso
t day:
?lii.ii rial competency and civic efficiency would be of little
: ? re is serious impairment of the health of the citizen, and
-? ><>d health conditions are most esesntlal to the progressive
? ii r of the State. The good health of the citizen is both an
? and a state asset. One of the most significant aspects of
?tiservation is a high regard for the health of the community.
National Tuberculosis Asosciatlon and the North Carolina
s Asosciation have done much in reducing annually the
wi.bcr of deaths among our people from tuberculosis. We are
' North Carolina Tuberculosis Asociation and - the Bureau
?^a'lstics of the State Board of Health that the actual number
from tuberculosis in our State is about twenty-four hundred
?'?'lally han it was ten or eleven years ago. And now we are
these associations are devoting a considerable portion of
'?vities to the undernourished child. I commend this work to
~ 'e of our State.
" work of both the National Tuberculosis Association and the
' irolina Tuberculosis Association is made possible by the
?? of the Christmas Seals which takes place from Thanks
Ciiristmas. I especially commend this worthy cause to th?
fnto at the uresfent time "
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'Won merchants report
HEAVY BUYING DURING HOUDAYS
? r-.r
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it
- :vrchants report the largest
Wim in the history of the
Much shopping has been done
n> y ar, making it much eas
l,r 1 'ii .stores and help.
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6f;JJs ?? 1
,ui" Kind, with smaller amounts
^ kioku.ii ks and trinkets, a great
latj' r 'i tbf local establishments
uiuih pleased and encour
; '!? that so much merchan
: '' ;;bt of the useful and
aged over the buy at home movement
that seems to have taken a strong
hold in Tryon. And then, too, Tryon
stocks are larger this season, with
more assortments to select from, mak
ing it more attractive for local shop
pers to leave their money here. Much
trade from the surrounding territory
has been reported this season, which
is a great boost for Tryon. All stores
will be closed on Christmas day, al
lowing their help the full holiday.
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Thousands of Dollars Worth of Property Has Changed
Hands, Many City Improvements and a Building Cam
paign Never Before Witnessed In this Locality.
Prospects of 1926 Expected to Eclipse All Former Records, Already Three
Quarter of a Million to be Spent in Building after first of Year.
Tryon and Polk County has en
joyed an expansion program during
1925 never before equalled in the his
tory of the. county.
Real estate deals during the past
year have gone far over tlTe million
and half mark, with requests for
prices of property coming from all
parts of the United States.
Building permits have eclipsed all
former records, and 1926 promises to
be the banner year of this section s
great expansion program. Over a
million dollars' worth of building for
next year is already in sight with
numbers of permits ready to be
passed on.
The city improvements have been
many, including widening of streets
and other needed improvements, and
the prospects for next year are very
promising.
A number of business buildings are
being plann'ed for 1926, and with all
of this great prosperity in sight Tryon
promises to take on the appearance of
YOUNG MEN OF NORTH
CAROLINA ARE FAR SEEING
It is indeed gratifying, says Jas.
C. Crawford of the U. S. army re
cruiting station at Rutherfordton, to
see so many young men of this dis
trict making application for enlist
ment in the army and get a traveling
education by enlisting for service in
the Hawaiian Islands, Panama Canal,
or, some of the excellent training
camps nearer their home.
The following named young men
of this district have enlisted at the
Rutherfordton station in the last
month are either happily located in
their new homes at some post near
by or are on their way to Beautiful
Hawaii or Panama enjoying the wonr
derful sights and pleasures which be
fore now they had never dreamed
possible:
Wayne B. Duncan, Lenoir City, N.
C.; Zay Wright, Forest City; L. C.
Cardell, Union Mills; Walter Mathe
ny, Harris Station; John M. Robbins,
Harris Station; Grady M. Smith,
Ruth; Charles H. Graham, Chimney
Rock; Clarence W. Hill, Rutherford
ton; Andrew Lucas, Avondale; Ed
ward Martin, Columbus; Ralph Sow
ers, Cliffside; Martin J. Flinn, Bat
Cave; Albert W. Yates, Tryon; Frank
Webb, Tryon. v
There are still a few vacancies for
Hawaii and Panama, and those who
a real resort city. The talk of a
new railroad station, and protection
for railroad crossings in the city, are
the improvements to be asked from
the Southern Railroad.
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Below is a summary of the list of
building permits recently issued from
the city manager's office. This is
only a partial list, which does not
include the big program of building
planned for 1926 ? a $400,000 hotel,
many fine homes, and business build
ings:
A. H. Williams brick Store on
Trade street
Clarence Thompson, 4 room
wood building
T. S. Ford, 3 room addition..
Roland Thompson, 4 room
house
Sam Babo, 4 room house
Sam Massey, 4 room house..
R. O. Andrews, 6 room house
E. W. Frost, 10 room house.. 12,000
Jos. Leonard, 2 room houBe.. 500
desire these assignments must not
lose any time, as at this time of the
year they will soon be closed. W#
have the field artillery at Fort Bragg
still open. A few men are desired
for the Famous 29th Infantry.
"The Christmas Tree."
Oh, the Christmas tree, the Christmas
tree ?
It's all but loaded down;
It glistens like the shining stars,
And it almost makes you frown
To behold its radiant splendor
As the candles glimmer bright,
For old Santa's paid his visit
In the middle of the night.
And this morning's Christmas morn
ing,
And the children dance with glee,
As they gaze among the branches
At their toys upon the tree.
And we pray God's blessing on them,
For what would this old world be
If we did not have the children
And the dear old Christmas tree.
Postoffice Business Increasing.
The Tryon postoffice reports the
biggest Christmas rush in the his
tory of Tryon. Every train contin
ues to bring in bags after bags of
mail and parcel post packages. The
office is working night and day to
try and get mail delivered and sent
out. Lack of space is a great han
dicap to the local office, and it is
hoped by next year this time it will
be greatly improved.
$ 5,000
1,000
800
1,000
1,000
1,200
4,000
Mrs. Govern, 10 room house.. 4,000
W. Y. Wilkin8, annex on An
derson building 1,200
W. E. Foster, add. to dwelling 800
Ben Suber, 5 room house 1,200
Sarah Revis, 5 room house.. 3,000
W. Y. Wilkins, brick hotel.. 4,000
S. H. Edwards, brick store... 5,000
H. H. Thompson, 5 room
dwelling 4,000
S. B. Edwards, ^ room
dwelling 3,000
W. J. Gaines, theatre 15,000
R. A. Sexton, 8 room dwell
ing 4,000
Osborn Armstrong, 5 room
dwelling 1,000
S. Mercerizing Co., dwelling
houses 13,600
Same, addition to mill 12,000
T. W. Ballew, brick veneer.. 3,000
Holmes & Calhoun, brick 10,000
Crandall, dwelling, tile 10,000
Mrs. Lindsay, dwelling 3,900
Total $124,300
TRY0N TO HAVE
ICE CFEAM PLANT
The Hub City Ice Cream Company
to Erect New Plant About
March 1, 1926.
The Hub City Ice Cream Company
of Spartanburg, S. C., 4j&v^ completed
plans whereby they will erect and
open about March 1, 1926, a modern
ice cream factory in Tryon.
Through the efforts of Mr. W. R.
Williams of the Hub City Ice Cream
Company and Mr. Richard Watson,
proprietor of the Tryon Pharmacy of
this city, this new enterprise will be
brought here.
The new plant will be modern in
every respect, with new machinery,
and will be equipped in every way to
turn out sanitary and pure ice cream.
The need of a concern of this na
ture has long been felt, and the new
factory will find a ready market for
its products.
Through the efforts of these pro
gressive and far-sighted men Tryon
and surrounding sections will have
an enterprise worthy of a city three
times its size.
In the past year many new enter
prises have located in our little moun
tain city, and we are glad to welcome
yet another of such far-reaching bus
iness ' opportunities.
COUNTY AGENT SAMS ATTENDS
MEETING AT ASHEVILLE
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Big Banquet at Battery Park
Mr. J. R. Sams o?^4)olumbus, the
county agent, is just back from Ashe
ville, where he attended the meeting
of the Mountain County Agents.
The purpose of the meeting was to
make a program of work of for the
25 counties embracing the mountain
district.
Dr. Brook, president of the State
College, was a speaker there; also
I. O. Schaub of Raleigh, director of
the farm extension bureau, and Mrs.
Jane S. McKimmon was also present
making a talk on home demonstration
work.
The meeting was followed by a ban
quet at the Battery Park hotel. Mr.
James Buick was chairman and toast
master of the meeting.
The meeting was a great success,
and the program will be published in
bulletin form and will be available to
any citizen of North Carolina. About
two hundred real dirt farmers, rep
resenting twenty-five counties, were
present, numbers of talks were made,
and a great many matters of real im
portance were thrashed out. Each
county agent brought to the meeting
a program adapted to his particular
MAY SELL CORN
ABOVE MARKET PRICE
May Sell Corn Above Market Price.
Raleigh, N. C. ? Corn now being sold
for 90 cents per bushel in eastern
Carolina may, if properly fed to hogs,
return the owner t per ' bushej:
This is true if hogs wi'tl?>ell for only
12 cents per pound in the spring.
"Corn is now being offered for sale
at 90 cents per bushel in eastern Car
olina," says W. W. Shay, swine ex
tension specialist at State College.
"It appears safe to say that hogs will
sell on April 1st for as much as 12
cents per pound. When properly fed,
hogs at this price will pay $1.50 for
corn and. quite a number of thinking
farmers in the eastern part of the
state are now planning to take ad
vantage of this condition."
Mr. Shay states that County Agents
W. H. Robbins of Pender County and
J. T. Monroe of Jones County have
already listed a large number of farm
ers who will work to get this extra
60 cents per bushel for their corn by
selling it as pork.
It is figured by these farmers that
it costs about 75 cents to produce
one bushel of corn and when it is sold
for 90 cents there is a profit of only
15 cents. If the corn is turned into
pork and sold at $1.50 per bushel, the
profit is 75 cents per bushel over the
cost of production, or five times as
much profit as when selling the corn
as grain.
Mr. Shay reports that the two coun
ty agents mentioned are now trying
to line up several co-operative carlot
shipments of hogs from their counties
next spring when the market is at its
usual peak.
It Is Coming, It Is Coming.
It is coming, it is coming,
The pines are singing low,
And firesides and altars
Are hung with mistletoe.
I hear the romp of children,
I see them kneel in prayer;
The morning stars are singing,
For 'tis Christmas everywhere.
From the Transvaal to the Arctic,
From the horn to Zuyder-zee,
From Magellan to the Baltic,
From the islands of the sea,
Where the Moslem worships Allah,
Where the Arab kneels in prayer,
Where the northman builds his hut
of ice ?
It is coming everywhere.
Where the East unlock'1 the doors of
morn,
To the farthest rim of the West,
There's a silent hush and peace,
goodwill.
Coming up from the world's unrest.
Oh, Christmas, Christmas, Christmas,
I hear thy music rare;
The world's wild cry for Bethlehem
Is echoed everyvsJiere.
ALBERT L. BERRY.
Tryon, Dec. 18, 1925.
Now is the time to subscribe for
the Polk County News.
| county, making it very interesting to
'all those who attended t he meet.
I The next meeting win be next y* ar,
a date to be settled on later, to re
view the work laid out at this great
meeting. About sixteen county agents
wtre present, and it was said to be
one of the most successful meetings
ever held.
THOMAS AMORY LEE
PREPARE Li ADVANCE FOR
SPRING HONEY FLOW.
Raleigh. N. C ? At least two bee
Thomas Amory Lee of Tuptka,
Kans., has been appointed chairman
of the Americarl^leflic.' $?. committee on
world peace.
keepers in North Carolina lost their
entire crop of honey this year by not
being prepared in advance for the
spring flow of nectar. All hives, su
pers and other equipment for success
ful beekeeping are bought in winter
by the best apiarists to meet just
such an emrgency.
"When the honey producing plants
begin the secretion of nectar, it is
too late to buy equipment," says C.
L. Sams, specialist in beekeeping for
111'1 North Carolina State College of
Agriculture. "Failure of the bee
keeper to provide super room for the
surplus honey will result in a loss of
from two-thirds to all the crop. Lack
of extra supers will mean low yields
even in the best honey producing sec
tions. This may be correct* d by h iv
ing all material ready in advance of
the honey flow."
Mr. Sams states that bees housed
in the old box or gum hives are nevef
profitable. The best time to transfer
the bees to modern hives is at the
beginning of the spring honey flow,
but, when the owner fails to have
the necessary hives and equipment
ready, the transferring is usually de
ferred to another year. This results
in a loss of the crop for that year.
Attention is again called by Mr.
Sams to the great possibilities of
this state in commercial beekeeping.
The climate and great numbers of
honey producing plants are ideal for
this kind of work and many bee
keepers are finding profit in handling
bees. The college maintains a spe
cial department to render service to
beekeepers and demonstrations are
given in all modern methods. One
service in particular has been espe
cially popular and this is showing
beekeepers how to transfer their col
onies to modern hives. Those who
will need this' service in the late win
ter and early spring should arrange
with the county agent to have Mr.
Sams visit them.
Livingstc:* otel Changes Name.
The hot.. .. Trade street, former
ly known as the Livingston, has been
leased for a period of five years, be
ginning January 1st, 1926.
The hotel in the future will be
known as the Edgewood Inn. Many
improvements will be made both in
the interior and exterior. A new,
j large dining room will be addef'. ?
Six new rooms will also be built .v
pirate baths.
The new management will cater to
both tourist and commercial g. tests,
; with special attention to dinner par
i ties.