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lential Sites
vely Laid
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H;t, !.,aatiful "Gillette Woods"
Hg quite a thrill tt> all those lovHf
i?jf beautiful in nature and
nf to recall the history of this
I mountain property.
Bu the > .. rs there has been surHinc
this property a mantel of
H>me that could have only been
Heri by u ret:* of deep appreciaHn
the heart.- of all who have so
Benjoyed it's charm and natural
Bir- a-1 at rfro tifly winter Wll
Gilette. the tutted actor, was
yiiu to Florida, his train was
ed for a short time at Tryon
Id::::.'.-- the interval Mr. Gillette
|s< iaiprts-'d by the quaintness
le stir.'iutMliiics together with the
ppass d sevttery that he resolv|o
arrar.c- his return journey to
Kit j a; Tryou.
put his r-tuni .Mr. Gillette being
ji t itiperament and hima
cr-.i' 1 'v.-r of beauty began the
lit;-' : a ureal estate at Tryon,
"e h- t o ;hi rest front bis ardous
and .joy in peace and quiet
bf.tu'y a' >ueh a very desirable
tta::: re Teat.
it Lodge on Estate for1 Home
Nd.v Being Sub-divided
B at that time a small
' if iiitiMdi land upon which he
Hn-1 I; .- !> Lodge and from time
tii:.- h- a? i;ir< d additional acreuntil?ix
or seven hundred
He* v-T" iin laded in his property.
H. 0" -" Warn- r. who was Mr. Gil!
r. !.. rlaw invested liberalm>i
h -d devoted much time
study | : s. rving the natural
wty { 'a. antains and up until
?! ;! : ae'ively interested in
Hs IV.,r.; - . much credit is due
H W: ei-any of the features
Kvr : - the t.rldle and fot paths
1 '1: . have been attractv
'ryon and any day
ria/ the . ... seasons, which in
' 1 impress* one with
B'ir dual delights, hikers
B(i r:iih- found wandering
B" end over- the knolls,
' a w tiders present thenf'' u
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ESTS TO BE GIVEN
COUNTY SCHOOLS
h< Mme when th(
E . ini.i- to check ui
1,1 !. ?' i:i8 b- ii done through
D : . lis yen an attempt! ii
i.at ;u! pupils reach a
' u.imum requirements ai
.Mate partment of Ed
any hild Is promote!
ride. 1' view of this fac
in A.uhmetic, Readini
I Spei >ng will be givei
tabli ,i the medium fo
. uaturn'ly this will b
in c -lsolidated school
m is- s months instea
of c
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MILLARD J. MOORE
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3 when it came time to enter High
11 school. This, the discussion brought
31 out, could easily be accomplished by
. I a county-wide secial tax of not to
j I exceed 40c on the $100.00. SIpce all
11 but the more isolated districts are
g | now paying a special tax at least as
a I large as this and some of them largr
| er and since the only persons who
e | would have any aditional tax would
. be those directly benefitted there
j j seemed no valid objection. Mr. Cobb
j refuted the objections of some of the
| parents who claim they cannot al|
low their children to be off the farm
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Millard J. Moore ha* been nominated
by President Coolidg* to b* assistant,
commissioner of patents. Mr. Moor* j
ucceed* Earl Penning, who re*lgned
to become special assistant to the attorney
general. He Is a native of Vlr-1
glnla and entered the patent office a*
a clerk. j
IIOLY SERVICES I
BEGINSMONDA Y
Continuing the . practice of the past |
j two years, community services willf be I
h 'Id each afternoon at 5 o'clock next
week, being Holy) Week, on Monday,!
Wednesday and Friday in the Episcopal
church and on Tuesday and
Thursday in tjhe Congregational
church. The preachers will be, jon
Monday, the Rev. P. E. Parker, pagtori
of the Methodist church; on Tuesday,)
the Rev. L. J. Bputall, Rector of St.
Thomas church, iBerea, O.; Wednesday,
the Rev. Wfill B. O'Nejl, pastor
of the Congregational church; Thursday
the Rev. C. P. Burnett, rs&tor of
the Episcopal church and on Friday
Bishop Frank H. Touret. The local
pastors extend a nrost cordial invitaI
tion to all to join in these community
i services.
Polk Cou
Meeting
! Many New Memb
The March meeting of ythe Polk
County club was held on Tuesday,
March 23, in the hotel in Columbus.
There was aj small but enthusiastic
gathering present to discuss the
county's education program. The re.
port of the Educational Committee
was read and the matter discussed
fully. Thos? making short talks,
were, . B. Clpud, Mr. Wessinger, John
. T. Coates, Jr., Miss Ida M. Seidel,
our county supervisor, H. H. Carson,
of the Columbus School Committee,
Miss Mae Irene Flentye of the County
Board of Education and Mr. Cobb,
Polk County Superintendent of
schools. The most important object
was to give every child in Polk coun?
ty an eight months school in order
, that they all might have a more equal
and he better prepared
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Polk
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TRYON HOi
TO BE GR
Plans Ready To 1
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Plans for the Tryon Horse Show
crndnor r?n with TTlArkPfl ffliocess ai
everything is moring along in go<
shape for this great a'fair. Many
the local enthusiasts are making dai
work-outs with their horses at tl
show grounds to try for the mai
cups and ribbons that will be award'
during the ^how. Entrys are comii
in very fast and from all indicatloi
the Horse Show for Tryon will be
wonderful success' from every angl
This affair will afford matiy visito
the pleasure of looking Tryon ov
and nothing could serve the town b<
iter in the way of publicity than th
'kind of an affair.
To Be Widely Advertised in Nor
And South Carolina
Handsome invitations are ready
be mailed out and every possib
means of publicity have been givi
the affair as far as funds would pe
mit, display advertising will be cs
ried in several of the leading dailii
1n North and South Carolina ai
handsome posters and other advertJ
ing material is being distributed
many sections of the country
bring large crowds here to witness tl
affair. The location of the grouni
will furnish a great mountain view
this section and will lend much sple
don to this prominent event, prepai
tions for record -crowds are beii
made and everything possible to mal
PAN AMERICAN PICTURES AR
GREATLY ENJOYED AT
STRAND
The Pan-American pictures th
were displayed at the New Theat
last week were well received ai
were witnessed by a large audienc
These Dictures were brought to Ti
i 1
on at the suggestion of the vario
Tryou Missionary societies. Mai
thanks to Manager Early and h
helpers for the use of the theater.
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\ Succgsj
ers Added To. Cliub
for eight mcjnths by showing th
whereas the! average age of childr
graduating ftom the 7th grade in t
one room schools was 17 to 18 t
average in teh larger schools whe
there was an eight months term w
from IS to 13 and at this age t
child is not of a considerable val
as a laborer.
It was mpvpd by Mr. Blanton a
seconded by Mr. Bernard that t
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
AiinnniAr ninf
dUKrifftc rwii
The Florence Hughes SundayTschi
Class of thb Presbyterian church ga
a surprise: party Saturday afterno
at four cflclock, honoring Mary S
Green on (her thirteenth birthd;
After an hbur spent in playing gan
refreshment^ consisting of sai
wiches, cakes and lemonade wi
served. Mjss Dorothy McChesney
teacher o^ this class rind the me
bers are Mary Sue Green, Ida Prin
Harriet Feagan, jeaneue iwcraria
Ruth and Cobb, Oehtr gue
were Mary ^^reabeth McParland, E
, ma Catherine Cobb and Evelyn Dan
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ERY WEEK IN THE " It
(^ THURSDAY AFTERNOOI
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EAT DISPLAY
Receive Tremendous
owds
are it pleasant for the visitors is being
ad | worked out by the^-various commitod
| tees.
?* Social Events During Horse Show to
ly
- Be Special Feature
tie ! .
ay ! The social functions to be given the
ed I visitors promise to be one of the
ag | main features. One of special mention
as is the Grand Ball to be held at the
a Oak Hall, given through the courtesy
|e. of Mr. Eugene Brownlee, the propriers
tor, this will take the place of the
er annual ball held every year at the
>t- hotel and the members of the Horse
i8 Show association are very grateful to
Mr. Brownlee for this gift, as nothing
will add more to the success of
the occasion than to have this dance.
And of course there is not a more
t0 suitable place for it than the Oak Hall
I j which can care for a large crowd that
jn I will attend the event.
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>d / THE LANIER CLUB
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j | The Lanier Club will -gi[ve a bridge
IfJarty at 3 o'clock Thursday, April 1st.
I
Everyone is invited to attend excepting
non-bridge players.
2 JURORS DRAWN
: FOR APRIL TERM
Court Begins April 10th
at
er First iveek, beginning April 10th,!
1(j 1926: J. P. Dimsdale, George Taylor,
,P G. VV. Pearson, A. D. Vere Turner, O.,
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,y. L. Feagan, j J. E. Johnson, Joe Mc- j
UB Dowell, J. R. Hutchersori, B. C. Bush,
tty Gold Hollifjeld, S. B. Jackson, Fred
jB II. Arledge, D. H. Miller, W. S. Jackson,
O. F. jjliller, G. D. Gilreath, King
_ Stepp, G. E. Bell, C. H. Chitwood,
Preston Hines, D. W. Moody, J. H.
Gibbs, Walter Edwards, W. B! Fea)gan,
W. R. Denton, John W. Edwards,
W. J. Scrivens, S. S. Laughter, B. L.
Ballenger, W. W. Williams, Roy Cantroll.
Q. M Powell, Pink Williams, C.
^ 10. Russell, Wilkie Capps, A. H. Lynch.
J I Second week, beginning April 2Gtb[
1926: H. II. McCrain, Frank Jackson,
Vetus McEntire, J. R. Phillipps, J.
Swain, T. pi. Walker, J. L. Underwood
F. C. Jackson, N. T.Mins, James if
Smith, V. C. Tate, F. K. McFarland,.
a G. W. Bishop, Burley Williams, S.'W.
Kimbrell, Henry P. Corwith, B. E.
Hinsdale, J. P. Horn.
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as
he MRS. H. G. JORRIS
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Mrs. H. Q. Jorris of Ucum hat been
sts elected at a member of the Kentucky
!m- legialature?the first woman ever
lei. alactod to thit poat In Kentucky.
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IOUNTAIN PARADIS
i, MARCH 25, 1926
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Frjgidaire Demonstration
Begins
This Week
i Many Sold In Tryon
[ ?
I Now on Display At
Andrews Bros.
Demonstration week of the famous
"Frigidaire" will begin Thursday in
Tryon, .and will be held at Andrews
Bros., grocery store. Mr. Oliver Andrews
is the local representative of
this great device and a special invitation
is extended to visit this unique
display.
Mr. Andrews has installled Frigid|
aires for Pine Crest Inn, Mimosa
'hotel, and for the new "Spanish
| Court" apartment to be erected by
Crandalls, Inc., he will atend a bantque^
at the Battery Park Hotel in
' Asheville Saturday given tq the
Frigidaire salesmen under tha^jshe
vine llistrici WHICH siauus ursi 111111c
United States, and Mr. Andrews is
accredited as being high man in this
district. He will leave Tryon in'the
early part of May to visit the factory
at Uyaton OJjio. At the banquet Saturday
night in Asheville he will be
called upon to tell why he is high man.
MEN OF AFFAIRS '
One of the most entusiastic
admirers of Tryon who has visitled
here lately is Mr. Charles
Bonner of Chicago,; I^-esident of
Bonner and Marshall Brick Co.
He states in a letter addressed
to Albert L. Berry that he Is
I thinking seriously of purchasing
a home here, and states that
m .. Vioc wonti advantages
1 I^Uii iltto Iiiuu/|
over other sections of North
Carolina. He says that while
industries are necessary for the
prosperity of a townv they are
often a?detriment to a town
built up largely with winter and
summer homes, Mr. Bonner expect
to visit Tryon right away,
to be here three or four weeks,
as they both have had a touch
of northern "Flu."'
TRYON MEN HQNORED
AT SOUTHERN PINES
Prominent Speakers On
. Program
At the, Conference of Congregational
churches of the Carolinas held at
Southejrnj Pines, N. C., last week, the
Erskinfe Memorial church was represented;
by its pastor, Rev. Will B.
O'Neill, IMessrs. Frank W. Crandall
and Latyrence Goellet. An honor sel!
dom accorded a layman was confer|
red this year upon Mr. Crandall, who
I was elected Moderator of the Con
I (erence and assumed us dunes uu|
mediately followiug his induction in|
to office, presiding with dignity and
| good judgment throughout. Mr. Goel|
let wasj elected scribe of the Confer|
ence anjd served in that capacity during
its J sessions. With Rev. Will B.
0'Neill,{ continuing in office as Registrar
and Treasurer, the leadership
I of Congregational church activity in
, the Cafolinas centers in Tryon for
| the coming year.
| All the churches within the bounds
of this conference submittted reports
through their delegates, which gave
evidence of marked progress in the
past year and the program outlined
| for the future indicate the promise of a
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- Virgil Zetterlind
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Virgil iv /..eiien/nd oi Detroit sue
ceeds Ralph Davis of Pittsburgh a!
president of the National Baseball fed
eratlon, It became knows at the closi
of the annual meeting of that body li
Detroit. Zetterllnd Is advanced fron
the vice presidency which he has heh
during the past year. He Is founde
of the Detroit branch of the federation
TRACTOR DEMONSTMTON
SATURDAY
luniwii
Staged By Kilpin Motoi
Company
. Farmers of this vicinity have heel
invited1 to attend a special demonstra
tion of Fordson tractor power whicl
has been arranged for next Saturda;
March 27.
The event is in observance of Ford
son Day and will be staged by Kil
pin Motor Compny, local Ford dealer
in co-operation with distributors of
farm implements adapted to Fordsor
Tractor owner. The demonstration wil
be held at Columbus, N. C., on th(
farm of M. L. Hutcherson. An lnvita
tion has been extended to all farmeri
in this locality and a number of coun
ty officials also have been Invited t<
attend the demonstration.
Included also will be a display o
farm implements so that those attend
ing the demonstration will have ai
opportunity of inspecting the lates
equipment for use in agricultural pur
suits. 1
Fordson Day will be observed bj
Ford dealers throughout the Unitec
States with demonstrations such ai
are to be held here. Coming as ii
does imme^ately following the open
ing of the spring season,'it will giv(
every farmer an opportunity of select
-1 'a?. V> i a voar'i
lDg power equipuieui mi u.u .
work and enable him, if he desires, t(
lower his production costs at the stari
an advantage he will enjoy all the sea
son.
| WEATHER
For North Carolina: Fair an<
warmer tonight; Thursday cloudy
slightly colder in extreme west por
tion; fresh west and soumwest winds
Temperatures and precipitation to;
other cities for 24 hours ending a
S a. ni. today.|
Mia.' Max Precip
Atlanta 52 64 I
Atlantic City 42 56 .0
Boston 40 52 I
Charlotte 1 46 66 I
Chicago . 42 60 I
Jacksonville [ bS 74 I
Los Angeles 56 88 I
Miami 66 80 I
New Orleans .... 56 76 I
New York ...7 40 48 .01
Raleigh 46 68 I
Washington 44 58
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POLK COUNTY
TO BE PART OF
SCOUTCOUNCIL
Officials of Scout
Council Here
Plan To Have Permanent
Camp In Polk County
'
The National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America with headquarter?
in New York City, have put Polk
county in the territory of the Piedmont
Boy Scout Council; thus giving
the Piedmont Council supervision of
the Boy Scout Movement in Polk, >
Rutherford, Cleveland, Lincdftn and
Gaston counties.
. ~ The Piedmont Boy Scouts operated
j a summer Training camp at Lake
- Lanier last summer and more than
! two hundred boys were in Camp.
I This year, " with the growth and de- t
II veloment of the Boy Scout movement
1 and with the addition of Polk County
r to the Piedmont territory, the offi,
cials of the Piedmont Scout Council,
are planing to ask Polk County for
financial assistance in developing the
Scout work in the county and to start
the tTuilding of a great Boy Scout
Training Camp at Lake Lanier.| The
Scout Camp is situated on the end
of the second basin of Lake Lanier
. on a beautiful site which has been
I donated to the Piedmont Scout Council
for camping purposes.
Officials Here to Perfect Permanent
1 Camp
i Officials of the Scout Council in
f conference with a group of Tryon
citizens have outlined the plan of
. developing the camp. If financial as.
sistance can be secured from Tryon
and Polk county, additional fundi*
j will be provided by the Piedmont
y Council for the immediate building of
1 a modern Boy Scout Training Camp,
5 fully equipped with boating equipment
, athletic fields, a handicraft "lodgie,
, rifle marksmanship range, archery
. range, life saving training material
j and cabins to house a large number
of boys during the summer months.
f A meeting at which the citizens of
Tryon are urged to attend, will be
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Dfilil TOY PAD Tn RP
t i vul i ii i vnat iv vh
' PLACED AT TRYON
t
3 On Saturday, March 27th, a car will
be pfaced at Tryon to receive poul3
try from farmers and others in the
, county. * , ]
^ The car will be loaded under the
. supervision of the State Division ot
Markets and the Home and County
agents.
Prices per pound, are: Colored hens
26 cents; Leghorn hens, 22 cents;
Broilers, 47 cents; Ducks, 20 cents;
Geese, 15 cents.
Cull out the rfon-laying, unproflt1
r*
able hens, the old scrub roosters and ^
' get cash at car door for them.
Please do not bring your chickens
* tied together but put them in ooops.
r If tied it wi'.. cause delay, confusion
1 and more tr?i.ule in weighing.
After receiving your check stop and
examine to see if the wveights have
been figured correctly. We want every
one to be pleased with the sale, including
ourselves.
Remember the day and place. If
this sale proves a success, we shall
have others. Thus furnishing a ready
1 and regular market for your poultry rj
) at good prices.^ i "j %j
) f Lois Holderburn,
3 Home Dem. Agent.
3 J. W. Artz,
0 County Agent
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