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MC. FACTOR
MCANDY J
City Plant Utea Gat Only j
Output?Cooki 7,000 I
Poundi Daily.
Net has nothing on I
^Hkrolfna when It comes to tho I
^Hture of candy with the latfeot'
? designed for sanitation and j
B?tlt City says so, and it It bo;
^Bhat city is a plant, with pi I
Ha cookers of most muuuu
^Kbere actually tons of candy
Hoed out daily. Further, the
^ prlll in all likelihood soon be
for the company has just
contract with one of the
^^Mpln store companies in the
Kte>.
of the Elizabeth City
told in a letter to Pobfrom
Richard C. Job, sec-1
^^Hhe Elizabeth City Chamber
^Hsree. Mr. Job writes:
with interest your publlca^Hlic
Service,' and under date
j notice an.article I
iJIVMi * ? y
of Candy Cooked by
Icle ariginated In Great'
I thought It might be
you to know that we
o go to New York for
this kind.
Elizabeth City the largufacturlng
plant In the
wned and operated by
4y & Co., and they are
BEING ERECTED
ADE STREET
MID BE READY
Ick stores now nnder
Trade street will soon
occupancy. The ownk
Calhoun, and when
add much to the bua[
Tryon. They will b* j
kry respect, Including
|iow windows of the' (
lesign. They have a, -j
feet on Trade street,
eet deep. The owners
will be completed in
me.
srstood that these new
ly rented, and will be
loon as completed.
STATE BANK
IDA SHOWS
I0US STATEMENT
state Bank at Saluda,
in this week's issue
inty News their regneat.
An increase in j
ted. also an addition /
Iprplus fund. The officers are
>ud of this showing and preirger
increase this year over
1925. Saluda has two banks,
i are id a prosperous condiboth
institutions are headed
ity's most prominent men of
insuring the community of
nd real! banking service.
I
uda Fast Be
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iVffj intil/ff
Many City
C , Jan. 12.?The city ot j
gresslng at a rapid pace,
the year 1925 showed
transfers than any years
eports' from all, of the
state men are very ener
the prospects of 1926
aer year. Property here
good price, and Inquiries
in from all sections of
for homes, farms and
>perty. People are fast
e many advantages ofand
appreciate the great
:epery and beautiful cllimprovements
for this
e many, including more
s and various other items
ike Saluda rank high in
rth Carolina as a resort
uncement of the Hender-1
nty officials that they had !
I into agreements with the
[ighway Commission, under
he paring of the highway
At Flat Rock to the PoPlk
line would be accomplished
njtly, will also be a tremenilp
to Saluda, meaning that
Is of people will pass through
M for 1926 promises to
U previous records. Plans
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using gu exclusively for the manufacture
at their products. They have
a capacity of 7,000 pounds, 10-hour
day, and are now running both night
and day. , T
"They recently secured a. contract
from one of the largest chain stores
h| the United States, and It looks as
if the output of th's plant will be
ttore^ than doubled in the very near
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f *hjkU the cookers are,gas equipped,
also their batch warmem which keep
the candy warm during the process of
cutting and forming. The W. H.
Weafherly Co. used coke before the
installation of their gas appliances.
They claim the gas process is more
sanitary and is giving them greater
satisfaction through a uniform heat
and Is always ready when wanted.
"The candy manufactured by this
firm is being shipped from Lake Erie
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Mr. Job adds that his letter was
inspired by the belief that it "would
be Interesting for North Carolinians
to know we are just progressive
as New York."
FLASHES FROM LIFE
London ? Some of the girls
are carrying their watches
tacked into garters just above
the knees. Another new mode
is the wearing of neckties behind
instead of in front.
New York?Bobby Walthour,
Jr., cyclist, is honeymooning in
Miami - with the former Miss
Margaret Murray it New York.
They eloped.
Washington ? President and
Mn? Coolidge have gone to
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church twice in the same day
for the first time since they
entered the White House.
London?Joop Lett is a Dutch
heavyweight boxer who sings
from the rinsr. After forcing
JBUIy Prestage, an Englishman,
v to tfit hi t*o rounds, joopsang
* from Pagliacel. It seems as If
it would have been more appropriate
for Bill to warble from
the opera, but presumably he
can't sing any better than he
fights.
Boston ? Cardinal O'Connell
thinks that a certain man who
left his millions to art seemed
to have lost touch with com'
passion for the poor. The cardinal
spoke at a Holy Name
meeting. He did not name the
man, but indentified him as
pool boy, who accumulated
140,000,000.
New York ? Edward Fitzgerald,
Duke of Leinster and
Earl of Klldhre, is here on a
mysterious trip. His ex-wife,
formerly an actress, remains in
Ptiwlonil A wnnntr trnmflTl TTlfit
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him at the pier.
Albany?A red fox which un- I
invited wandered into the yard
of the executiye mansion, ap- |
parrently had heard about the
good food served in there, Governor
Smith opines. *
'coming Big
building and
) Improvements
are in the making for many new
homes and store buildings, and vari- j
ous other building activities will be
witnessed during 1926.
Everyone in Saluda is thoroughly
imbued with the - booster spirit, and
all are very enthusiastic over the
bright future ahead of this fast growing
mountain city.
PAVING STREETS IN
LAKE LANIER MAKING
DIDin DDflCDFCC
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The work of paving at Lake Lanier
is going on at a rapid pace. Scores
of workmen have been rushing! the
work to completion. This step will
hasten the building of the new hotel,
yrhich is scheduled to begin some time
this month. |
Traffic has already shown a heavy I
increase at Lake Lenier. Many fund; J
tions at the Tea Room bring numbers
of . visitors from the nearby
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parties and dances given there by
Tryon folks. ..>!
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Gett\n& Mostly an 4ir 1
v/wen fr-4 supt^lv v
some woadcarrgwjvsa'
"tw15 * statiom wflrv
the Liberty seta.
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Justified by Facti
dying confession by a waiter in a
London garret revealed a tragic blun
der which the law jfrad made.
Five years before this confession
the landlord of thej King's Head. Iiotel
Banbury, had been banged for th?
murder of one off his guests. Thli
landlord wag heavily in debt On?
night a^ ric old gentleman stopped al
Ma hrAe) Jfcil over drinks foolishly
mentioned that he jhad the sunt of $2,
600 with him and hoped that it would
be safe.
In the middle of j the night Bradford
the landlord, with a long knife ,ln hlf
hand, crept Into t|ie old man's room.
Intent on getting the money, even U
be had to kill thej man for It. When
he flashed his, lafljtern on the ned he
was amaxed and horror-stricken to find
the man with bis throat cut from eat
to ear.
In his -terror Bradford shouted for
helj*. Attracted by his cries, guests
and servants dashed into the room
and found the landlord lying across
the victim's bed : with the knife lr
his hand.
With such evidence, no jury would
acquit, and Bradford was hanged
Then came the confession, five yean
later, which showed that a serious
error had been made. The confessor
was employed a^ a waiter at tin
Kind's hend He hsd overheard th(
story the rlrb man had told the land
lord and had\antlclpated his rnastei
In the grim deed.
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Hope to Get Light
on Aztec History
Aztec scrolls were destroyed bj
Spanish soldiers. !The picture writing
on cotton cloth and prepared skins
resembling somewhat Egyptian hlero
glyphics, disappeared from the lane
where the Aztecs 'had ruled for more
than two centuries. The ruins of theli
pillared palaces remained, as did theli
feather mosaics, their turquoise lnlalc
shields, their disk-lfke calendar sc
similar to that of the Mayas and form
ing a link now being used by scholars
to connect up the prehistoric civiliza
tlons of South Apierlca and Mexico
But these scholars are still hunting foi
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j^enin s uriuc
Ellen Mackayj daughter of Clarence
H. Mackay,|head of the Postal
Telegraph and! Cable Company,
startled society |>y suddenly becomino
the bride of Irvine Berlin, son?
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writer, last week.
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scrolls with Igufratlve cnaraciers
which will dlsclc se Just what part the
f Aztec kings plajed In the drama that
unfolded Its tragjfc' episodes before
Spanish influeac iSacame so strong In
Mexico.
Should docuah iota bearing the writings
of these'kings or their subjects
j he unearthed long the bars of gold
' | and emeralds fig (hat hidden cave near
, j Tepoxtlan, novra being explored, they
will furnish iugnrlal for a new and
Important cha^er<ln the JUtonr ad
: culture on this continent
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Birth of Tld? w,
j "A (Gigantic "tidal wave," which is
bom In the vasty wastes of mid-At|
lantic, travels jst the rate of hundreds
of miles an hour, bat Its very
' speed makes It Imperceptible of height,
J for It Is more tjhan 1,000 miles wide,
i( from front to back. It first hits the
I west coast of Ireland, on which It
, j splits, then sweeps around the mainland
of Britain by the channel between
the Orkneys and Scotland to
the north and by the English channel
| to the south.
There Is a most curious "deep-water
I area" out In the North sea, half-way
between Holland anfl England, wheiie
I the tide thrusts from north and south
, happen to neutralize each other, and no
. tide occurs in consequence.?London
, Daily Chronicle.
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BIG BOOM TAKING
j HOLD AT COLUMBUS
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f around here is on the Itoom! Blan.
I ton .& Gifeen, our live wire real estate
' | men, givje out the following transac'
t'ions m;lde by them within the past
; I two weeks: Six lots in Columbus to
. Mrs. John Lynch of Uree, N. C.; two
j lots in Denton Springs Park to W. l|.
> Leister of Walhalla, S. C.; one lot in
Denton Springs Park to the Citizens'
^ ? ooro a nn
' Lilinioer ^umpaiiy, cism
" Highway No. 19 between Columbus
and Try in to Miss Ella Hensley of
Marshall, N. C.; 70 acres of land near
- Columbus to Dr. Dedmond of Columi
b is; 42 icres near Mill Spring, N. C.,
i to W. T Hammett of Columbus.
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E. E. Sams, county superintendent
taf Lenoii county, is the latest stockholder
in the Columbus Cotton Mills.
Mr. Sams bought a thousand dollars'
worth of stock and before the certificate
was issued requested that his
subscription be doubled. Mr. Sams
is a son of Clo. J. R. Sams, our bei
loved county agent.
The Columbus reporter says she
can read between these lines and see
that Col. Sams has been talking Polk
county during his holiday visits; Col.
Sams eats, drinks and lives Polk
county, so it 'is only typical of him
that he should sell stock in' a local
enterprise to a resident of a tar away
county.
Lot Sold.
M. A. Pace & Co., real estate dealers
of Saluda, report'the sale of a
lot to J. S. Holbert. A nice home will
be built aa soon as plana are ready.
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PRACTLT SHORT COURSES
OFFERED AT STATE COILESE
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 14. ? Shorf.
sources in agriculture for farmers of
North Carolina began recently, offering
studies in agronomy, ar.imul j husbandry,
dairy production, fruit | and
vegetable growing, marketing, pojultrjy
husbandry, insect control and farm
forestry.
These short courses are thej regular
winter and spring term courses
and are not to be confused with the
brief, weekly, practical short courses
which will also be held.
The winter term course will iclose
on Tuesday, March 16, and the spring
term course will begin / on - Mar^h 17
and clo^e on June 4. /These cojursgs
are so designed that those w^io! cannot
attend college for one of th^ regular
your year courses may still secure
college training and get the benefit
of the facts found by investigation
on ythe experiment station fkrms.
A student may select a certain course
which will prepare him for general
farming in a certain section of the
statte, or he may specialize in any
particular branch Jn which he is-?interested..
The college offers these courses to
both men and women, but each applicant
must be of mature years and
must have had at least two years of
j practical farming. A student may select
one or more courses, but he will
be limited to a maximum of 21 credits
per term, and when he has successfully
completed the work required
for 60 credits, which will require three
or more terms, he will be granted a
certificate in agriculture.
Mountain Industries Tea Room Open. I
The Tea Room at the Mountain In-1
dustries is now open for business. I
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HERE AND THERE.
Camden, N. J.?There ought to
I lea skull and crossbones instead
(fa picture of flowers on sjmc
narriage licenses issued in Elk- j
| ton, Md., in the opinionvof Vice i
I Ohhncellor Learning. He was
, moved to denunciation wjien hear|
i:ig a divorce suit that followed a
G retna Green marriage of youngtors.
New York?Mrs. Max Winslow,
whose husband is a business associate
of Irving Berlin, has never
_ en urr?n r orf 111V hart- 1
By till a tiuupic ou nviiuvi^u..,,
py as Mr. ^nd Mrs. Berlin. They
haven't made any/plans for their
European honeymoon; they just
want to be away together alone.
Netchez, Miss.?Bootleggers here
are "devoid of ethics and lacking
in cdnslderation," said Sheriff
Reed, who, formally attired, was
forced to stop his daughter's wedding
and conduct a raid.
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Louisville ? Because Edward
Lake, who was sentenced to electrocution
for killing Mrs. Mary
Smith, is growing fat in* priBon, J
har brother is going to ask the
governor to rush the execution.
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HEAVEST SNOW I
STRIKE!
Tryon was visited last week by the j
heaviest snow of the fall and winter |
season, but ri^e of temperature during
the latter part of the week caused
a quick meltiiig. Practically no de
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lay in business was experienced, and
no extremely cold weather came along
with it. '
The towering mountain peaks all
bedecked in their robes of white afforded
some excellent scenery. Numbers
of visitors and natives took advantage
of the wonderful opportunity j
to take snapshots of these gorgeous [
pictures. Sleigh riding for the kiddies
was much in vogue* and a real I
HONOR ROUT
For Tryon Elementary School for
Month of December.
Seventh Grade?
William Burton.
Myrtle Mills.
/anet Durham.
Florence Moore.
Naomie Whitmore.
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Mary Sayre.
Sarah Millekin.
Mary McFarland.
Earle Rein.
Senora Goodwin.
Jack Fisher.
Sixth Grade?
, Elizabeth Avant. I i
Ellie Chapman.
Elizabeth -McDonald.
Viola Lindsey.
James Moore.
Fifth GradeVirginia
Dreyer.
Coy Fisher.
Minnie Bridgeman. "
Francis Justice. <
Clarence Davenport.
Fourth GradeRaymond
Waters.John
Chapman.
? Delia BurreH.
Virginia Ward. ~ Esther
Andrews,
i Harold Shellnutt.
Louise Durbin. ?
Lulie Staton.
Louie Walters.
Woodrow Sexton.
Billy Wilson.
' Third tirade? .
Lily Hinson.
George Jones.
Genell Gosnell.
Bertha Williams.
Nellie Porter. q
Elma Wilson
Fay Martin. ' -
First Grade? ' x
Ted Averill.
Mary Jaclcsen.
Holie JacobsJ
Robert Pearsjon.
Edward Sayre.
Edwin Summjey.
Billy Ward. >. |
Higher Third Grade?
Lois Avant.
Betty Bradley.
Ruth Crpasman.
Betty McFarland.
Mildred Rippy. i
Tolbert Bradley. |
Second Grade?
. Dorothy Gallbway.
Sara Rion. 1
i\eu sivann.
Lillian Thompspn.
Dorothy Durham. : ,
Rachel Jacksen. <
Loraine Johnson.
HurteheJ Bradshaw.
Richard Jacobs. M
Advanced First Grade-? i
Nora Waters. ' i
Clyde Kuykenda'l.
Bessie Pettit. j i
John Lewis Shields. j i
Polk County Bank &
Columbus Show Ni
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and Capital
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The directors of the Polk County
Bank and Trust Comp ny of Colum-j
:/bus met December 23'-. -nd declared;
a 7 per cent; dividend, which is the j
fifth - dividend to be declared on its I
capital stock of fifteen thousand dol- j
lars. They also set aside a like
amount for surplus, making the total j
I surplus account of this growing insti- j
tution five thousand dollars.
The stockholders of the bank will
Ijold their annual meeting in the form
of a banquet1 in the domestic science
room of Stearns High School, Saturday
evening, January the 16th, at 7
o'clock. Last year the annual stock:<** -
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Published in an inde- ,
pendent part of these
United States.
Cents Per Copy $1.50
a Year
I WHITE
FALL OF SEASON
5 POLK COUNTY
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winter scene was witnessed by many.
Snows of any real depth or of a
lasting time rarely ever witness this
section, for as a rule the winters
here and the surrounding territory
are very mild, making Tryon the
noted winter resort that it is.
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For the first time in yean Mrs.
Wm. Jennings Bryan, widow of the
great ^Commoner" permits herself.
to be photographed. She is working
on the diary of her late husband?assisted
by her sew Wso.
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POLK COUNTY CLUB MEETING
The next meeting of the Polk County
Club will be held at the Lanier
Library in Tryop on Tuesday evening,
January 19th.
The ladies of the club will serve a
turkey dinner for $1.00, and all persons
interested will be welcome.
Please notify Miss Flintye or Mr.
Merrick either by phone or card, i|
you expect to be present.
Mr. Romain Stone will give a radio
program, and there will be other music.
MRS. IRENE FLINTYE,
Secretary.
Ballenger Company
Announces Their
Clearance Sale
The Ballenger Co. of Tryon announce
that on Saturday, January the
16th, they will begin their annual
January Sale. Big preparations are
being made lor tnia event, looicea
forward to with much interest every
ytar.
The management, states that special
prices will prevail throughout the
entire store, and many specials will
be on sa'e in the Bargain Basement.
They an: ounce tl^t during the sale
they are going to sell the best gran- . '
ulated sugar at six cents per pound
in any q >antities.above five pounds.
The sale will begin Saturday, Janii
ry 16th, and continue through Jan
nary the 23rd.
: Trust Co. of
)table Gain in 1925
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to" Surplus Funds
Increased
holders' meeting was held in the form
of a banqr ' 1 Boxwood Inn and was
such a succeJ8v until the entire body
voted to have another banquet at the
next meeting.
Stockholders of this institution,
which come from all sections of the
country, number around one hundred
and include some 01 rum liuuui; a
most influential citizens.
The directors of the bank arc as
follows: J. R. Sams, E. W. S. Cobb.
Prank Jackson, E. B. Cloud, W. T.
Hammett, John Henry Gibbs, P. D. ?
Williams, J^ Newman and Fred W.
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