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II Vote Cast
I Saturday
[ Primary
Irman, Wilkins, Little
Ifarland, flrledge and
[ Others Victors
Lh r'.r.st throughout Pol*
Ly was -howu in the primary or
>..;::riiay. especially among tha
lij.i:-.1:1 the county. With good
liher cvailiiiir. i'olk cast an un,;;v
i ,?! tot- for a primary elecTlit
inures below show the
pK-r- r-s-;!t* for Polk County. W.
won a complete Tlctory
.... ..I \!r? Vnnrheis. the I
iK J.,-i::- '.?! fur Wilkins and 127
jlrs. V Robert Reynolds,
line for I'nited States Sedate,
lied Polk County and made a good
In;,, u; the western section of the
riff McFarland Polls One of Larj tt
Votes Ever Recorded in Polk,
lent! McFarland polled one of the
es: cut- s ever recorded in a prllv
election in Polk County. He
| Ud tli- ticket with a tremendous
L This, hi# friends say, is owing
[the fact that during his presenthi
he has r- udered great service
Ibis county, aud the office he has
Id has been conducted in a most
liness-like manner.
kins' Opponent Snowed Under?
leturns Give Him Large Victory.
r.h- great vote accorded W. Y. Wils
over his opponent, Mrs. Voors.
was one of the largest ever
en u tax collector in Polk County
a primary election. The official
irns give Wilkins a vote of 571,
[ Mrs V -urheis 127.
hit Wins for House of Representatives
by Heavy Vote.
If. F. Little was successful for his
t a the house. He received a toof
'33 voi- s, with Bell being seeon
th> list. Smith won the Rehear,
nomination with a vote or
a:.d Wilkins 72.
pete Returns as Given by Clerk
of Election.
IF iiowiHtf is a copy of the complete |
t r:s found by the clerk of elecUn
ted States Senator.
Over- Reyman
nolds
hat,ii> 28 81
cp-r> 14 37
II 8;ir.ir 29 37
? 2 15
' t'la 22 55
3S 110
' si 290 409
Congressman.
580
State Representative.
Lit- WilHell
tie Smith kins
... 24 82 40 1
'"'i' i- 22 5 91 o
Ml .. r.3 18 55 0
Hi<k, .11 3 16 2
iuluda ... 4 71 107 4
40 97 85 56
rr> n . 6 257 67 9
r",al 165 533 461 73
Democratic County Ticket.
F ' <1 ri- Superior Court?
J-0. A. aiMkc 292
! 'uviiisnn 184
^ I.iviiiL'.aton 220
For Si.crifi?
Li'- Durham 84
l! F Mil'ariand 602
1 Hi'lianl Metcalf 37
For Tax Collector?
Alice M. Voorhets 127
W V Vwlkins 571
"or Commissioners?
' 1'- Davenport 359
'' A. Jolly 413
''' A. I.'onard 60
0 w 1'onUtr 109
^ H. St'-arns ' 404
Republican Cnuntv Ticket.
*'?r Sheriff?
1 T. I'auther '3
' Thompson 202
V It Wcstbrook 277
.' or,Tax Collector?
A K Knnkle 170
J Ralph Newman 280
r Coroner?
1,r W. T. Head 230
Jam''S L. Smith 291
'?r Commissioner?
* R- Uradley 387
^ " Calvert 287
?- L Head #T?
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COMMUNITY AND
iinRinm thrai pi hp
nwiiivub wiink ukuu
MEETING
The County Farm Agent announces
the following community meetings for
n^xf- week:
Hickory Grove School, Tuesday
night, June 15th, 8:30 o'clock: Stony
Knoll School (colored), Saturday
night, June 19th, 8:30 o'clock.
Everybody is invited and welcome.
Subjects of interest to the farmer
and farm women will be discussed.
By means of these meetings the County
Agent can best and more quickly
reach the farmers and off4r them his
services.
Aside from community meetings, |
the several Boys' and Girls' Agrtcul-1
tural Clubs will meet one tijne each
month at their respective school
houses. The following schedule win
be carried out during the summer
months at least:
Green's Creek Club, first Saturday
in each month at 2:30 p. m.
Mill Spring Club, second Saturday
in each month at 2:30 p. m.
Columbus Club, third Saturday tn
each month at 2:30 p. m.
Hill^rest Club, fourth Saturday m
each inonth at 2:00 p. m.
Hickory Grove Club, fourth SaturJ
V. A AA n
uay iu caiu uiuuiu ai -t.uu y. ui.
Tryon Club, third Thursday !n each
month at 2:30 p. m.
Saluda Club, fourth Thursday fn
each month at 2:30 p. m.
Anyone desiring the services of the
Farm Agent may write to jl. W. Arts,
Columbus, or call at his office in the
courthouse.
HOG BACK ROAD IS VERY
'POPULAR AMONG MOTORISTS
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The road leading to Hog Bach
Mountain, where the Blue Ridge Forest
Development is located, Is fast
becoming popular with motorists.
Every day numbers and numbers are
seen traversing this great scenic
driveway. It has been said that possibly
no other mountain road offers
many more gorgeous viewjs than the
drive up this great mountain.
LOCKHART FAMILY SUFFER
GREAT LOSS IN DIAIH Ut
SON IN AUTO ACCIDENT
John D. Lockhiyt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John P. Lockhart, was killed
almost Instantly last Monday In an
automobile accident that occurred on
the Horse Shoe road about three and
a half miles out of Hendersonvllle.
Young Lockhart was riding with two |
of his friends when the accident oc- J
curred, a Mr. Campbell and Coby
Strudreck. The car was completely
demolished, and Lockhart died Just
a few minutes after the wreck hap- j
pened.
Mr. Campbell and Strudreck are improving
from the injuries they received.
and both expect to be out in
a few days. Young Lockhart was employed
by the Kershaw engineering
forces in Hendersonville and had been
quite an extensive traveler, having
been in almost all of the states. He
was exceedingly popular and well
liked by all that knew him.
The death came as a great shock to
everyone and especially to the boys
mother, who only a few weeks ago
I had a very serious accident, being run
over by a horse.
The funeral for the young man was
held in Tryon, where his parents have
been living for many years.
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Dam At Lynch's
Lake Breaks
Last winter's dam disaster at Lake
Lanier was re-enacted In miniature at
Lynch's Lake last Monday night when
the 100-foot stone and sand dam
erected there some time ago gave way
before the pressure of water In the
filled basin. A fifteen-foot gap emptied
the basin in a very few hours.
The lake and its facilities were to
have been used' by an organization 01
Tryonites functioning on a club basis.
The estimated .cost of rebuilding the
dam is entirely out of projportlon
with the budget of the operating organization,
so that the club has ceased
operation and refunded club fees to
Tryonites who had ehrolled.
Fire of unknown origin is devastating
th? area immediately surrounding
the lake. At the time we went to
press it was getting under the control
of Fire Warden Howes and his
deputies.
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PUBLISHED EVER
TRYON, N.
New Firm |l
Enjoying Big
Business
Many Deals Reported ,
Recently . 1
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Bridgeman, Zimmermanii & Com- J
pany announce this week with a full
page ad some of the attractive listtngs j
which they have to offer the homeseekers
and investors. This concern J
has enjoyed unprecedented success |
nl*>nn tli r. nt thnll* r\fflnt*a l/l. !
me upcuiug i/l ukui uhivv.o ?w- i
cated on Maple street in the Tryon I
Pharmacy building, with an1 entrance 1'
just a whispof from the corner ot |
Trade street. The firm is composeu ;1
of the following enterprising men: j '
Harrison Bridgeninn, John Zimmer-:'
man.
Firm Selling Brokers for Many Pop- j
ular evelopments in This Section. .
This wideawake concern are selling I
brokers for several of the popular sur>-f
divisions in this section of the coun- I
try, and besides having been able to |
secure a number of real attractive
listings in Tryon and in the County,
they have thus far been very successful
in consummating a number of important
deals. The firm stated to a
correspondent of (he News that they
are now working on some deals that
when closed will stand out pre-emi- 1
nently among the, large transactions j
that have been made in this section.
Many Sales of Lots Reported In Last j?
Few Days to Prominent People. (
The firm reports a number of sales ! f
of residential lots last week as foI-|t
lows: j <.
The Wilson residence in the Paco- j:
let Valley sold to Herbert Beck. ! v
One lot in Blue Uidge to Dr. B. B. t
Bishop. t
One lot in Blue Itidge Forest to Dr. 1:
Jervey. x c
One lot in Blue Ridge Forest to B v
L. Ballenger. 1
One lot in Blue Ridge Forest to E. I
E. Missildine. li
One lot in Blue Ridge Forest to
Herbert Beck.
One lot in Tryon to Mrs. Dora Foster.
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BLUE RIDGE FOREST SALES |,
OFFICE NEARING COMPLETION s
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The Blue Ridge Forest Sales office f
on the Oak Hall grounds is being ''
erected rapidly. The plans call for a v
40x60 combination stone and log building,
to house private offices for the
officials of the firm. There are to
Krt Ineo-A firnitlaoou in PACh nf the
UC 1C1I fev WIV|/IUVV? ...
rooms. The structure, which is scheduled
for completion not later than
June 20th, is to be one of the mosr
attractive buildings of its kind tn this
section.
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I WEATHER
Following is the official report ot
the United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau, showing
minimum and maxixmum temperatures j
in the principal cities of the United
States, and precipitation for 21 hours
ending at 8 p. m. Tuesday:
Min. Max. Free.
Asheville fit) 82 .00
Atlanta 70 88 ,uo
Atlantic City 56 .61 .31
Augusta 70 00 .00
Birmingham 68 0o .00
Boston 52 60 .OS
Charleston ..71 81 .00
Charlotte 70 92 .00
Chicago 56 72 .00
Cincinnati 68 78 .00
Denver 58 82 .00
Des Moines 52 82 .00
Galveston 76 82 .00
Helena 54 82 .00
Jacksonville C8 86 .00
Kansas City 64 88 .12
Los Angeles 62 68 .00
Memphis 74 90 .00
Miami 7S 86 .0i
Mobile 70 86 .oo
Nashville 68 .. .02
New Orleans 70 86 .oo
?i- 64 64 .10
Mew i uiiv __
Oklahoma City 70 96 .00
Phoenix 70 102 .00
Pittsburgh 58 70 .or
Raleigh 62 88 .ou
Richmond 58 78 .08
Roswell 62 .. ,o?
Salt Lake City 66 86 oo
San Antonio 66 92 .00
San Francisco 58 64 .oo
Savannah 68 86 .oo
Seattle 52 78 .oo
Shreveport 70 93 .o?i .
St. Louis ..., 68 86 .oo
Tampa 66 86 .oo
Toledo 56 70 .01
Washington* 54 76 .01 j
J Wilmington 70 80 .oo
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ftp CLIM^
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Y WEEK IN THE " M
C., THURSDAY AFTERNO
PIIRlin ASKFI) TO]
CONSERVE WATER
SUPPLY
The Mayor and City Commissioners
wish to ask the full co-operatton ot
he citizens of Tryon in the conservation
of the water supply. They particularly
request that the watering or
lawns and the unnecessary use or
water be stopped for the present unil
conditions are better regarding the
present drought. Everyone can tena
.aluablr assistance in this measure
-o as to avert a possible shortage.
The Commissioners state that they
lo not wish to alarm the populace regarding
this situation, but it is very
mperative that these precautions are
aken. There will be an abundance
>f water when the new extension has
>1011 completed.
MANY DEALS REPORTED
BY COLUMBUS
CONCERN
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Iilanton & Greene of Columbus, N.
7, report many sales recently ot
tcreage and town lots. " They soJd
t-n lots in Pacovale Gardens; four
if them were sold in Gaffney, S. C.,
wo in Columbus, and two in Tryon.
fhe.v also sold forty-one acres in Coo>ers
Gap township, belonging to
Ipartanlmrg people, to W. Y. VVllklns
if this city. Forty-two acres were
iold to Wilkins and Justice on the
dill Spring and Chimney Rock highway.
Another deal of importance was
he sale of part of Chocolate Mounain
to Mr. H. L. Hunt, which will
le developed very soon into a high-1
lass residential section Engineers j
lii^starf right away to lay out the
OO-acre tract recently acquired by F. i
\ Bacon, the land being near Colum-1
ius, N. C. I
Postoffice Improvements Finished.
The optsoffice has added facilities
or the increased business in Tryon.
'ifty additional private boxxes have
t'en added, large package drops in- j
tailed, and additional space acquired
v moving the partitions nearer the
rent of the office. Better service rs
romised as a result of these conenieuces
and additions.
A "Correct" Liken*
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This heroic statue,of the comman
United States was made for the city at 1
ered there by the artist. The westej
Sesqui-Centeiinial International Exposl
and continuing until December 1, to ceh
ence. At the foot of the sculpture is
Dr. Henry Waldo P6e, of Portland, dec
likeness of Washington ever modeled.
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IOUNTAIN PARADISi
ION, JUNE 10, 1926
Contract Let ,
/vir f.itv Mah
M. V I 1 FA VC^/
A contract has been let by the Mayor
and City Commissioners for a (general
map of the town of Tryon. (This
contract was given to ftarwood B^ebe
& Company of Spartanburg, S. C.
It will be a complete map of the
property, sewer, and will include' the
new water extension. This is the [first
official map of Tryon, and wilt aid
the city officials in many wap, [such
as properly assessing property,; distances
of wateer lines, and enabling
those who contemplate building to be
assured of the exact building linjes.
The map is expected to be finished
in sixty days.
TWO BUS LOADS FROM
AUGUSTA VISIT TRYON'
. AND LAKE LANlEK
Two large bus loads of visitors
were brought to Tryon Wednesday
night to inspect the great kakfe Lanier
develonrnent here. This is a
series of trips that are being made
from various parts of the Souith to
acquaint -the people of that section
with the possibilities offered in jrryon
and I'olk County. The vi.citorjs are
being entertained by the Tryop Development
Company.
WATER EXTENSION
CONTRACTORS IN TRYON
TO BEGIN AT ONCE
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Mr. Kelly of the firm of Kelly-Wtlson
& Co. wq4 in Tryon Tuesday,
looking over thfe situation prepajratory
to the immediate construction jof the
ware extension for Tryon for'which
they were the successful bidder^. TJie
work will be rushed to the ejarltest
possible completion, and wheri completed
Tryon will have a water supply
equal to that of much larger
towns.
THIS WEEK
WARM NEWS. !
COUNTY NEWS.
SOCIETY NEWS.
WEATHER REPORTS..
ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS
SPORTING COMMENT^
WEEKLY CARTOONS.
FEATURE STORIES.
WEEKLY COMICS.
CHURCH NEWS
STATE NEWS
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Portland, Oregon, though not yet dell*,
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tion, opening in Philadelphia June 1
:brate 150 years of American Indepeat
shown Pompeo Coppini, the sculptoc,
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BE HELD ATLAKE LORE
Officials Expect 5000 Cars
From All Sections
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Asheville, N. C., June 10.?(Special j
Telegram to the News.)?More than
five thousand people from various
states have already signified their Interest
in motoring to Lake Lure next
Tuesday morning to witness the
unique ceremonies attendant upon
laying the corner stone of the Administration
Building, officially opening
the new mountain lake resort to he
known as Lake Lure.
Citizens of Rutherfordton county
will serve the biggest free barbecue
ever undertaken in Western Nortfi
Carolina. General Bowly of the U. S.
Army will use a silver trowel furnished
by Tiffany of New York to lay
the corner stone. Inside will be placed
many present-day mementos, Including
carrent newspapers, photographs autographed
by Governor McLean, Senators
Simmons and Overman and
other state and national. dignitaries.
Xfunl/i mill Kn fnenioV a/1 Ktf IV A YT IV
lUUOlU "1U UO 1U1U10UCU \JJ IUU U. Wi
Army brass band and the famous College
Orchestra from Princeton, N. J.
Athletic contests, including Cherokee
Indian archery exhibitions and Pathe
News motion pictures, will be made;
also of the autos and thj; crowd during
the ceremonies.
Lake Lure town site la on the State
Highway 20, near Chimney Rock.
NEW EQUIPMENT FOk
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
OF THE POLK COUNTY NEWS
The Polk County Nbwb has Just
purchased a new linotype machine,
model No. 14, The type used Is that
of the larger newspaper plants ail
over the country. This new machine
will enable us to give our readers a
better sheet, and also assist us in
perfecting a much better service. The
new apparatus was purchased at a
cost of nearly fire thousand dollars,
and represents the last word In modern
typesetting devices. Other modern
equipment will be added from
time to time in an effort to give our
readers the best possible and keep
pace with the rapid strides of prosperity
that this section is enjoying.
CONSTRUCTION WORK
OF NEW DAM AT LAKE
LANIER MOVING PAST
The construction work of the new I
dam at Lake Lanier is moving at a
fast clip. Numbers of workmen are
employed there to effect a speedy Job.
It is expected to have the dam completed
by September, and when finished
will represent the last word fn
both architecture and firmness.
NEW SWITCHBOARD"
Tp BE INSTALLED
AT PHONE OFFICE
Another wing to the present telephone
exchange is being completed
to house the new switchboard that
has been ordered for the Polk County
Telephone Company. This Is being
done to care for the increased
business that has been noted imTryon
recently. This new board will sbtftly
improve the service, and Mr. Avany
states that every possible means will
be employed to give Tryon big city
service.
TEN YEARS AGO IN fRYON.
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A movement is 011 iuul iu uuuu ?
natatorium in Tryon. Thi3 would be
a fine thing, and we hope ways and
means can be provided. Every person
should know how to swim.
Attorney Hambrick of Rutherfordton
was in Columbus and Tryon Monday.
Professor Ackerman afld Air. Finger
of Landrum were here on business
Weddnesday.
W. B. Kruse has bought a five-passenger
Ford.
Mrs. LeCount and Mrs. Peck leave
this week for Connecticut tp be gone
an ouuiuipi. ^
Miss Carolyn Smith is home tor the
summer. She has been teacher at
Cedar Springs.
The game of ball between Inman
and Lynn Saturday afternoon resulted
In a score of 9 to 8, in favor of Lynn.
It was a good game and full of brilliant
plays. The features of the game
were the pitching of Constant for
Lynn and Roy Gains' fielding second
base for Inman. A large number from
Tryon attended.
Mr. C. H. Williams has leased the,
room in the Wilkins building, formerly
occupied by the light company, and
is putting in a restaurant.
Dr. B. I. Newsom visited friends In
Saluda Sunday.
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Thirty First Year
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Kelly-Wilson
Company Get
Water Bid
Work Will Begin Soon,
Contractors In Tiyon
Making Preparations
The bids for the town of Tryon"s
water extension were opened last
week and awarded to Kelly-Wilson
Company of Asheville, N. C. The bids
were as follows: V. B. Higgans &
Co., $99,350; Porter & Hooks, $9Y,086.50;
Conard Construction Co., $93,983.90;
Boyd & Goforth, $101,933.60;
Fiske-Carter Construction Co., $99,410.60;
Tucker & Laxton (filter plant
only), $38,630; A. H. Quion, $109,239.70;
Chas. Z. Flack (pipe line only),
$73,961; Kelly-Wilson 6ompany, $93,415.
These totals include the time of
construction figured at $25 per day.
The Kelly-Wilson Company, the
successful bidders, are a well known
concern in Asheville, N. C., and havt
done lots of this class of work.
work is expected to begin as soog M
possible and rushed to an early oottpletlon
so as to provide fryoa wt'h
this additional water rajPly as sr-'on
as can be had.
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Water Extension Will Causa Purchase
of Now Madam Fire Equipment.
With the unrttM of the water extension,
the city will be assured or a
neew fire apporatqa that has so long
been mpM. The commissioners
stated that they had contemplated the
purchase of this equipment for some
time which would of course reduce the
Insurance costs in Try on; but, as stav
Ied fy the Underwriters' Board, the
neV fire equipment wuuld Oo' agree
to this reduced cost or rate of insurance
without an adequate water
supply.
[ Tryon and her city officials have
jbeen keen to see the need of enlarging
the water system and took steps
many weeks ago to arrange for the
sale of bonds to meet this requtrement.
These bonds were advertised
through the regular channels and sold
to a New York concern and brought
a good premium.
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Denton Spring earn
To fie Sold At
Auction
Crowds Expected To Attend
Crowds will be attracted next week
to Columbus to attend the great Auction
Sale of Denton Spring Park. The
owners of this valuable property have
secured the services of the Plnnfx
Land Company of Gastonia and Brevard,
N. C., to conduct thesale. Great
preparations are being made to entertain
the crowds that are expected
to attend the sale. Dinner will be
served on the grounds, and one of the
choice lots will be given away to the
lucky person at this sale.
Property Commands Great Location in
Town of Columbus.
This high-class residential property
is situated right in the heart of the
town and surrounds the town's lovely
municipal park, and from the predictions
of the owners and also the firm,
?1? ?ill *Ko onlo ft Ifl PY
WI1U Will CUUUUVl UIO Dt?v,
pected that every lot will be disposed
of. There are eighty choice lots that
will be sold for the high dollar, aao
the owners state that over 50 per
cent of the lots In this sub-division
have already been sold and a number
of homes already erected.
Dinner Will Be 8erved Free e nthe
Ground* During 8ale.
A good dinner will be served on the
grounds during the sale. This alone
will attract many; In fact, it Is pre-\
dieted that a general holiday will be
in Columbus on that date. The sale
will be held fcext Thursday, June 17th,
at 10:30 a. m. Their full page announcement
appears in this issue, and
they request that everybody In Pol*
j County attend this great land selling
"?? ia rain? to attract people
from miles and miles is most every
section of Western North Carolina.
Jokes are like blades of grass?no
two exacK)r alike and a lot of them
green.
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