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K^^^Biier-uoiie dedication of th
I ] Htieii buildfiig opening Nort
newest town, Lake ;Luri
f^^Hcra! A. J. liowley of Foi
f^^^fting the leading part in th
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(|~h| whs carnt-u um -.m *****
H and splendor. Thlrty-flv
Heople by actual count pjasse
HrOunds between S a. m. an
^Automobiles were there beat
He tags from many dlstan
H in the coutest to detefmin
H from the longest distance
H from Cuba. Bahamas, Lot
B, France, and Honolulh, th
Bining the present, being i
Be traveling bag.
Bn the morning automobile
I crowd the Chimney IrocI
hway from both the Chat
I the Asheville end. By 1
fte road was crowded aild be
three thousand people, wen
I to the Tinted States Arm;
Ind and wondering if the;
I among the first l',000 to ge
lack Weaver's barbecue din
rord had gone out that Jacl
nred t'.OOu servings and mos
1 realized that there weri
in that number present. Au
! were parked all over tin
:eld back of the Logan house
half a mile along the stati
in either direction.
I save the day and ?ee<
ent, Vice President Geo
.Mrs. i'aul gojil?gd
[he regular cafe on tn<
e grounds, to turn, ove
s she had prepared ti
;ular customers to th
J. free of charge. A)
Is, including the Clif
were similarly openei
and before 3 q'clocl
been fed satisfactorily
d program did n<j>t lag
ass band kept tip tin
artists appeared practl
While part of thi
the remainder devotei
the food and free sof
Jay more than a hun
is of congrat^tlatloi
Lucius B. Morsd, whi
ived the Idea of found
: as a national, resor
u attract the attentloi
world. On his deal
basket of flowers, thi
ociates. Among thesi
s from Miami, St. Pe
ita, Charlotte, Greetts
Winston-Salem, Mar
and numerous othe;
States Senators Over
tons both sent memen
fed in the cornerstone
of the Navy Daniel:
Raleigh Chamber o
t an autographed cop;
of Woodrow Wilson'
layors of over twent;
igs to be placed In thi
.'opies of the Ashevilli
dailies and weeklies
1 circulate in this section o
ni North Carolina, were read;
placed iu the receptacle. Th'
miaous, however, had not cai
1 on there being necessity to
a largt receptacle, and had lei
a small aparture to be sealei
moral A. J. How ley with the Til
silver ttowel. Only a lew smal
Us could be placed therein ol
ly. but before this cornerston
is built any higher the bricl
"s will arrange an opening ti
tame cornerstone and all of th
1 matter will be hermeticall;
!d after being enclosed In parct
wrapper and other preservatlv
following are events of th
Pic and field program, togethe
^ = usi oi prize winners, thl
^ re of the program being unde
direction of Miss Elizabeth. Levi
B^e Ashi ville public schools:
>'s' chariot race, won by Blu
'earn of Asheville bays; flag rac<
by the red team of Asheville
entry girls' basketball shrow fc
fee, entries 14 years old or ui
I *on by Nancy Redfern, 52 teo
kh; open entry boys' basketba
* lor distance, same age Quallf
tos, won by Robert Jones, 74 fee
>^e contests brought the winnei
^some trophies, appropriately de
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HAS A Y
The
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IF HYING
OF LAKE LURE
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?, Barbecue Dinner
mature Event
^ orated. There followed an attractive
e lawn pageant by twelve Asheville
h school girls in an exhibition Levte
j, drill that was well applauded,
t Miss Margaret L'Engle, noted dance
er, followed with an enjoyable Span1
ish dance in full costume, with Miss
e Edith Stebbins giving a delightful bald'
let dance.
a Following the big barbecue, which
r- taxed the capacity of the machinery
i set up by Jfick Weaver upon the ade
ministration grounds, Samson Boss
s and Standing Deer, two braves from
i- the Cherokee Indian reservation west
e of Asheville, gave an exhibition in
a archery aV ranges of 50 and 60 feet,
with (?hief Samson Owl, retired head
s of the tribe, and his grandson as tntc
terested spectators. j.
One of the highlights in the enjoy0
able program came when Miss Allle
r Norris Whitfield, child premier dane
seuse, and youngest member of the
y International Association of Dancing
y Masters, gave beautiful interpretations
1 in dancing, ending with a spectacular
i- head spin dance.
1 Rock H'll Youth
: Gets Three-Foot
' Shark on Coast
B Rock Hill, S. C.?Fishermen
'? in this vicinity will put the
3 soft pedal on their tales of
prowess when they learn of the
1 achievement of a yopthful dls'
ciple of the redoubtable Ike
k v Walton, Dick White, j S-year-old
3 son of Mrs. Eva Moore White
r of Oakland avenue, who has
' added to his list of achieveb
ments the landing of a three3
foot shark.
The "catch" was made at I
1 Murrell's Inlet, where the lad
& with his mother and other relatives
have been spending several
days. On Thursday the
B boys went out in a small boat
with an old colored fisherman
s as guide and chaperon. When
1 the "bite" came It took the com1
bined efforts of the group to
haul In the surprising catch,
i- The shark belonged to the shori
el-horse breed.
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Postoffice Inspector
i Delivers Address
t
b Bostic, N. C., June 16.?Postoffice
b Inspector L. A. Dewaar of New York
i- delivered an address here Monday at
i-1 a joint conference of the postal em
I ployees of Cleveland and Rutherford
r j counties. Delegates were present from
< j Shelby, Ellenboro, Chimney Rock,
i- J Union Mills, King's Mountain, Beli.
| wood and other points,
s Another important address during
t the convention was by Editor R. T.
r | Price of the Rutherford County News.
" His subject was "How Patrons Can
V I Improve the Postal Service." Quite
b a number of delegates inspected the
e development work going forward
i, around Lake Lure before returning to
I their homes.
i It was decided to hold the next
e joint meeting at Lattimore, May 30,
I- 1927. In the five-inning baseball
r game Cleveland Postal Employees
t won, 3 to 2, over Hhe Rufterfora
J County Employees in an exciting
1- game.
I INVITED TO COLLEGE
AT MAMMOTH CAVE
e
y Dr. Mary W. Peery, Crestwood, has
received an invitation to attend a
e unique reunion of her Osteopathic
College class at Mammoth Cave, Ry.,
e on July 3rd.
r This reunion will be one of the
s social features In connection with the
r International Osteopathic convention
e which meets in Louisville the latter
part of June and early July,
e Many Osteopathic College classes
j, are arranging reunions at one or an;
other of the countless spots of beauty
>t or historic interest In and about Loul
isville, such as Lincoln's birthplace
t, and the cabin where "My Old Ken11
tucky Home" was written,
i- Diagnosis is to be the keynote of
t, this convention, and clinics of all
kinds will be featured. It will be
's followed by a postgraduate course of
o- lectures and laboratory work.
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TRYON, N.
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South Carolina
Bankers Here
Association to Be Entertained by
Tryon Country Club?Neighboring
Clubs Expected to Attend.
One of the featured social occasions
of the season of Tryon will be the
visit of the South Carolina Bankers'
Association today. The bankers will
attend the dinner and function given
in their honor at the Hog Back Mountain
Club house, Blue Ridge Forest.
"We are delighted to have so many
leading citizens of South Carolina visit
Hog Back Mountain on the same
day," said President Remick last
night, "and we hope a number of members
of the Tryon Country Club will
join us at thd club house this afternoon
in welcoming these guests."
In addition to the Country Club or
Tryon, the Country Clubs of Hendersonville,
Asheville, Sparthnburg and
Greenville have been invited to the
dinner and dance this afternoon, and
it is expected that there will be several
hundred people in attendance.
IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS
AWARDED
BY SPINDALE
Spindale, N. C.f June 16.?Crocker
& Company of Forest City were the
successful bidders and were awarded
the contract for street paving in the
town of Spindale. Work was immediately
begun and tho grading is being
carried forward. They will lay
first the sidewalks on the two projects.
The construction crew will begin at
once to pour cement on the sidewalk.
This sidewalk will parallel the Charlotte-Lake
Lure-Chimney Rock-Asheville
State Highway No. 20
When this work is completed, the
street will be extended to the south-'
ern corporate limit of Spindale, and
parallel with the highway to a distance
of 2,800 feet.
A large grading job is under way I
to level the space between the stores!
and the Seaboard railway to the same t
level of the state highway. Owing to
the development work at Lake Lure, j
travel has greatly increased and these i
improvements are planned to faclll- J
tate traffic.
I
Heavy Traffic on Columbus
Highway Last Tuesday
Going to Chimney Rock
Heavy traffic was reported Tuesday !
on the Columbus highway on account |
of many motorists going to the cele-j
bration at Lake Lure and Chimney j
Rock, where the laying of corner i
stones and other important affairs j
took place.
MRS. HOOVER TO
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Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife of the
Coolidge'a cabinet, la shown laying the
, erected by Better Homea in America
International Exposition, in Philadelph
i 150 years of American Independence. 0
McCormlck of Hairriabnrg. The Girl S
( operate the honaa
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In Our Hills .
Veteran Miner Sees Rich
Future for Western
North .Carolina
Chimney Rock, N. C., June 16.?It
is a generally admitted fact that Western
North Carolina is rich in natural
resources, such as water power and
forest products, but few people know
of the wealth in gold, silver and copper
ore which abound In rich veins
running on and near the surface ot
the mountains in certain sections of
Buncombe, Rutherford, Yancey, Madison
and McDowell counties, as does
Andrew T. Guthrie, veteran miner,
? .1 ii.. 1 i ? a 1_ _ .
who receuuy uas Deeu pruBpecuug m
this section.
Mr. Guthrie,, who is now making
headquarters in Asheville, a few days
ago returned from a prospecting expedition
which took him into parts or
five counties. He brought back numerous
samples of ore which he declares
are absolute proof that this
section is amazingly rich in precious
metals.
North Carolina papers some time
ago stated that Mr. Guthrie was born
in Buncombe county in 1853, leaving
his native state in early manhood for
the far west. He spent 47 years
mining and prospecting in different
localities from the Mexican border up
to the Canadian boundary line. Mr. *
Guthrie states that he returned to '
this section about six months ago in- 1
tending to stay only a short time, but 1
finding that his native state offers '
better prospects for gold and silver '
than he found in most places during '
his prospecting of nearly half a century
in the far west, the veteran dig- 1
ger is very enthusiastic in his recent 1
finds, so much so that he goes out '
day after day, paying his xiwn et- c
penses, backed up only by his firm he- 1
lief in the mineral wealth of this 1
section, and usually brings back witn 1
him real specimens as proof of his 1
siaiemenis.
"I don't ask anybody to take my 1
word for a thing I say," said Mr.
Guthrie. "Right here's the stuff to
prove it," pointing to numerous spellniens
of ore that lay on the table
before him. Sonje of these were obtained
from the Reems Creek section, *
and Mr. Guthrie states that $40,000
a ton is a conservative estimate of Its
possible yield of silver.
I
One Johnston cojinty farmer pro- t
duced from .100 to '400 pounds more g
seed from cotton on land planted to n
soybeans the previous year than he
did when not so planted. t
b
No, it Isn't far to the North Pole, c
but it's so unnecessary. n
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RNS BRICKLAYER
Secretary of Commerce in President ju
cornerstone for the model home being
organization at the Sesqnl-Centennial ^
iia June 1 to December 1 to celebrate rf
pposite Mrs. Hoover stands Mrs. Vance ..
couts grouped around the women will J
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nty N
OUNTAIN PARADISE
ON, JHE 17, 1926 ^
n 1
Improving Our I
Water System
Contractors and Workmen Busy on
the Extension?Plenty of Water
in the Puture Assured.
Contractors and workmen are In
Tryon making the necessary prepara;ions
for the beginning of the work
)f the new water extension, the conract
being let last week and awarded
;o dn Asheville concern. It was stated ,
;hat the work would be rushed ap \
juickly as possible and a large force
will be employed to carry out thle ]
?lans for the added extension which
will take care of the water suddIv for
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his section In the future. ,
THIS WEEK . |
F^RM NEWS.
COUNTY NEWS.
SOCIETY NEWS.
WEATHER REPORTS.
ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS
SPORTING COMMENTS
WEEKLY CARTOONS.
FEATURE STORIES.
WEEKLY COMICS.
CHURCH NEWS
STATE NEWS
100 Pages of Progress in
Special Newspaper Edition
Rutherfordton, N. C., June 16?It Is ]
innounced by Editor R. E. Price that
n the near future the Rutherford ]
bounty News will issue a special edi- i
.ion of from 60 to 100 pages covering (
progress of Western North Carolina. |
;t will be the largest paper ever pub- |
Ished in this vicinity, according to |
:urrent reports, and cover in a most
:omplete manner all phases of devel>pment.
In the Lake Lure project
tutherford county claims the largest
levelopment in the state, and busiiess
generally has expanded to meet
he increased demand by reason or
hese major operations. Rutherfordon
is the nearest railway station and '
landles an enormous number of shlpnents
destined to the Chimney Rock
ection.
Thirty-two pages have already been i
issembled, and the entire edition will r
oon be from the press, replete with c
lescriptive piatter and appropriate i
lictures of progress. ! ?
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Republicans to Open i i
Office in Asheville i
District headquarters offices for. the i
tepublicans of North Carolina |will i
ie established in Asheville in 'An- I
;ust, according to an announcement i
iade Monday by Brownlow JackSon. ]r
State campaign headquarters for C
he G. 0. P. will be set up in Greens- I
ioro in August, Mr. Jackson, who is I
hairman of the state executive torn- G
littee, stated. The district headquar- C
ers for about ten northern Pied- e
iont counties also will be at Grqens- I
oro. I
A vigorous campaign is being f
lanned by his party this year, ac- c
ording to Mr. Jackson, and other g
isjrict headquarters will be estab- e
sned in Charlotte, Hickory, Wilkes- t
orb and Raleigh, and perhaps at
ther places. Whether or not other J
ffices will be opened depends upon
decision to be reached at the next
leeting of the executive committee.
The state and district headquarters c
'ill be the vocal points from which o
le G. 0. P. campaign will be waged, li
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Cabinet Officer Passes Through s
Raleigh on Way to Georgia. ?
F
Raleigh, N. C., June 15.?Secretary ii
f Commerce Hoover believes that a
forth Carolina has made great prog- .
3ss in the last twenty years and thai tl
lis progress is a forerunner of what w
le entire South willj show in the c
ext few years. He also is of the c:
pinion that business conditions In w
le country are goodi As for the S
jvelations of expenditures in the re- v
jnt campaign in Pennsylvania, Mr. b
[oover is not discussing them, he o
nilingly said. w
The cabinet officer passed through o
aleigh this afternoon bound for ai
eorgia where he is to deliver the b
jmmencement address tomorrow at
le University of Georgia. ti
"Business conditions, I think, are hi
jod throughout the country," said Mr. ti
oover. "We have no outstanding m
aemployment problems and that is a a
ilrly good criterion by which to m
idge. j 01
"You have a happy state here. H
orth Carolina has made great prog- 01
iss in the last twenty years. I be- hi
eve this progress is but a, forerun- ai
ir of what Is coming to the entire is
iuth in the next few years." m
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F. L ALLEY EX
GRATULATIO
Anxious to Co-ope
th e I
Felix E. Alley, defeated candidate I
In the recent primary for congress
man froim the Tenth district, has
Bubmitteed to the public a copy of
bis letter of congratulation to Zebuion
Weaver. Mr. Alley explalnes that
his grief over the tragic death or
bis brother, Z. B. Alley, who was
killed in an automobile accident while
delivering primary returns last Saturday
night, delayed his writing the
letter, which follows:
Honorable Zebulon Weaver,
Asheville, N. C.
My Dear Sir:
The tragic death of my brother on
the night of June 5th haa so completely
overwhelmed me that A have
had no earlier opportunity to extend
to youmy congratulations upon your
ieci^Bbftory in last Saturday's primaryelwHbn.
You knew my brother well, and
1 am sure you will agree with me
that until I became a candidate for
Congress he was one of your loyal
supporters.
For forty years it was his custom
Dn each election night to carry the
returns to the County Seat so that
he might rejoice with his friends
who had won and console those who
had lost. This was his mission when
the light of his life was snapped
aut, and truly may it be said of him
that "Greater love hath no ttian than
his, that a man lay down' his life
tor his friends."
His virtues were many; and two
)f them were particularly outstanding,
which I have sought in my small
way to emulate?fidelity to friends,
ind unshaken faith in the ultimate
triumph of democratic principles.
Cotton Mills Enlarge
At Town of Cliffside
Cliffside, N. C., June 16?Work Is
jrogressing rapidly in the enlargenent
of Cliffside mlllss, about 500 adlitional
looms now being installed to
nanufacture Terry towels. It has
ilso been decided to Install a finishng
plant and bleacher. The total ex)enditures,
according to plans apjroved
recently, exceed $600,000, the
nachinery alone costing approximatey
$300,000. Should this enlarged
ilant make necessary the use of more
>ower than is included in the maxinum
contract now in effect with the
lliffside mills, it is known that the
llue Ridge Power Company will be
n position to supply any part of 18,>00,000
k. w h. to be available next
Ictober upon completion of the hydro- ?
lectric plant being installed at Lake <
,ure, 25 miles westf of here. The ]
>ake Lure dam is to be over 100 ]
eet high, and is now about halt way i
ompleted, and Paul L. Holland, en;ineer.
In charge at Chimney RocX, ]
xpects to begin accumulating a par- I
ial head ot water this summer. f
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Cditor Recommends 1
County Co-operation >
Asheville, N. C., June 16. ? That 1
loser co-operation between contiguus
communities, esspecially closer re- J
ationship of activities in all the cities
nd towns of each county, will yield
plendid results in the upbuilding or
ny section, is the opinion of R. B. c
'rice, president of the News Publish- {
lg Company, Rutherfordton, N. C. In 6
ringing editorial recently he said: I
"There are many things which Ru- t
ierfordton needs. The main thing r
re need is closer co-operation, espe- t
ially on the part of our wealthier
itizens. We are at the eastern gate- p
ray to Lake Lure, in the Land of the v
ky, which is attracting thousands of s
isitors. Due to our location, we are t
ound to grow rapidly, if we will do I
ur part. We have the climate,, pure v
ater, pure Anglo-Saxon stock, and a
ther things necessary for a great d
ad growing community. Nature has ti
een most liberal with us. b
"Rutherfordton needs more indus- r
ies. She neds a modern 100-room
otel. She needs to advertise more h
ian she is doinp. She is in great ti
sed of a Chamber of Commerce with p
*\?M nnoroloro +/>~tonrlr fnr fhft mm- t<
__
unity. Marlon .and- Shelby recently S
ganteed a Chamber of Commerce, n
endersonville, Black) Mountain, Hick- n
7 and other neafbyiowns and cities a
ive live Chambers ag Commerce and fl
e getting good Yddjata- Morganton
organising, and Cheney Rock will
on hare one."5 * n
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14 TODAY
Thirty First Year
ive Cents Per Copy
TENDS CONNS
TO WEAVER
jrate For Good of
^rty
in oDeaience to tnese sentiments i
am writing this letter for the pur
pose of tendering to you and the entire
Democratic ticket my hearty support
and co-operation in the coming
campaign.
For the past twenty-five years, tn
every political contest that has been
waged in this section, at my own expense,
and at the sacrifice of my own
time and business, I have done all
I could to cause the Democratic banner
to stream triumphant above the
field of battle; and if my life and
health shall be spared for twentyfive
years longer, I will continue,
without reward, to fight for the triumph
of the Democratic faith, because
I believe that the institutions
of our country can be made to en
dure only by the application of Democratic
principles In government.
On a number of occasions since
you have been running for Congress,
where our speaking appointments conflicted,
we have spoken from the
same platform in behalf of the Democratic
cause; and I suggest that we
make the campaign together this fall.
It appears to me that this arrangement
would have several advantages.
Since we are in complete accord on
the political issues of the day, we
would, at the same time, present to
the same audience, from the same
viewpoint, the Democratic side of
every question against the Republican
position. The arrangement would Insure
us larger crowds, with less Inconvenience
to the public; with less
expense to us, at the same time
would demonstrate complete harmony
and co-operation between us for the
success of our party in the fall election,
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If this suggestion meets your approval,
we can work oat the details
later on.
With best wishes for your success,
and trusting that you will at all
times be able to improve the opportunity
for service which this non^
nation affords you for the good or
our district and state, I am yours
very truly, FELIX E. ALLEY.
Reno's Vaudeville
Show Under Tent
In Tryon Monday
Reno's fun makers, the show with
i million friends, will start a week's
sngagement in Tryon this coming
Monday. The show has been high!)
praised by officials in many of the
leighboring towns.
The show carries about thirty people
with It, and one of the main fea;ures
is a wonderful orchestra, besides
many high-class acts. The prices
ire extremely low for an entertainnent
of this class, and a record breakng
crowd is expected to be on hand.
One lady free with each adult ticket
flonday night.
ncreased Dairy Operations
Said to Be Necessary
Rutherfordton. N. C.. June 16.?The
loming week will see In this county
regressive steps advanced in the
lairy industry. County Agent F. E.
'atton was gratified by the large atendance
at the county-wide dairy
nee ting held last Friday, and feels
hat worth-while results will follow.
With a steadily increasing influx of
teople in this section, numbers of
vhom are purchasing property and
eeking homes in and near the new
ownsite of Lake Lure, many of the
sading farmers of this section, as
veil as others from greater distances,
re already laying plans for extensive^
airy operations to supply milk and
utter to the steadily increasing nnm
er of peopi- v.-no are locating in tni*
eglon.
Officers were elected at the meeting
ist week, and they will be active up
o and through the extensive camalgn
of next week In promoting lnerest
In the question of "Better
ires." "Purebred livestock moans
mch to the farmers of this comlunlty.
Scrub stock Is a curse to
ny community," said one of the orcere
elected at the recent meeting.
One trouble with the country Is
lultlplication of sub-divisions.