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>MH i jgrR YON A???? Who me || JplTlOWl Wtcrfbe to the N Sxxx: .\vj mfim miinom IV K Ellis U. 8. Arm; ?nj Mrs Kills hare taker HtM* of ^rs Mabel Hollaai lommer Mrs EUla left Try first of July for a monthi - ?ha V,wfh ( o reWiiTca m i.?v, I fHchwdion from Wadosboro |vko has beta spending a few Ltb her brother Purdy Rich I hjj returned home after i llaiMnt nojourn. Ll Mr*, A. A. Merrick motor Spartanburg S. C, Sunday u tha day Slrren the noted Chicago 'Art j has been In Tryon for ser ?ts has gone to Hog Back be will be engaged In some work preparatory to the of scenes In that section ol nrr _t ft*-if oh Hoard id a JOUf UC'W W""*" It: the ventral office, vhlch Hi milt rally to the present management of the new West Hun Telegraph Office reports business upon the opening o( location. c. E. Blanion of Columbun, N. Htsred to GreenriUe, S. C., last Hj where he went In the to of the ule of the Thermal to-HW Helnetah of Spartan Hit, spent Sunday afternoon Hh Dodenhoff Me nelce al br.,J Inn. t fnni Turk haa gone to Char I C, on a buelneae trip and H 10 teturn to Tryon this Bfcr Nichols who ts auodatm the Thermal Belt Develop Co, spent Saturday with his B> la Asherllle, N. a m* of newspaper reporter^ H?? la Tryon recently getting 'Harding the recent murder Happened near Saluda last Hfor Thos. H. Franks of Henc wafl 1? Tryon last oo business, returniig In Ptaali of the Plnnlx Land Co. V c., was In town the ?< the week looking after the ^kuDsau for the sale of the lots B"?*! Views that will take Btoaorcow morning. Btnanl Sharp of Tryon will ^B (barge A the new weather bn 4tt will be established on top Bt ihck mountain. B mwaiogs that are being held Baptist Church this week are 'ery large crowda. BBroaddus Ballenger Is off on ^Bto trip and will be gone toi B- l*y? longer. tew home being built by Dr, B to?hop, Jr., near Pine Creal ^B*U soon be completed. iwopie from tie nearby m lute been attending the e?*1 W tteettni# that are being held B*<?t at the Baptist Church. Bl TOnr seats early for tie Co# to be given at the Pari si V by the children of the Ox Orjhaaage. You *111 enjoy I1"' Oftlcee of Blue Wd?< V *Ul be completed In a lee Bslshtng tonchee ot "Spanlal "that has bean erected o| M*1 irennes are being erorkei completion. lo&ner vho vu connecter I ^ ihoottng tragedy la?t 'woel I ?*ln4a, n. C., to lmproTinj ^ at the local hospital. H . - k v . " K i t v M f * - * . - | _ HAS A \ THeJ ' ?v'r h , .. ws i" gg J Ftffe. Parade | /? Pam I PARIS, July 12?When the 1,200 maimed and blind >war veterans ; paraded themselves 1ft Invalid - chairs f or carried along by holding to the i ahonlders of their wires and chil1 dren they presented a solemn pic tare as they marched In protest to j the Washington, debt settlement Ther marched to the Arc de Trim phe, the Alas Sseger moaument and. the esqueetrt&n statue of George . a wreath was placed, and at the' ' fot of the Washington statue a " atode was placed bearing the fol1 Id wing message: "Over the head of diplomacy and far from political and financial combines, the war veterans of France appeal straight to the people of the | > United States. After the deceptions of peaoe and the proposed debt set- j Dement would consecrate thh ruin ; ' of France and the Joes of Its lnde " pendence. \ I ' : "America will understand that the 1 war veterans of France, who are i honest, sincere and i loyal, are ask lng In a friendly manner that the study of the ''question " should be taken up once, more." ; news Will run special feature . ] pwpdv urpop- * Cl T Ein 1 TT UEU\ j,. The Polk Ctianty News will lun . a special feature on the Editorial , page every week by Harlan Eugene < Reed, called "Think". Mr. 'Reed Is * & newspaper man of great ability t and his articles will delight ipaay of i , pur readers. Befrtafthis week and i i keep up with these articles tbqjr will i appeal to those who are intefeated : I |n keeping -posted with the ha pen- 1 I |M? at the oonattTw . ' ?' ' i CHAMBER OF?COMMERCE , t : ISSUES. BOOKLETS OF i OF THIS SECTION ;' The Tryon Chamber of Commerce has just had printed beautiful ibook. lets dealing with the advantage* ori fered In this section. The Booklet Is i a two color job and represents the last word in high class printing Many beautiful Illustrations arf- of .'I the lovely scenery in tills seonon i i.'are noted and hu^idreds of these i booklets will be seijt to nil parts of the country. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION BEGINS NEXT SMllRMY Beginning. Saturday night, July 17, ti and continuing through Sunday d night, July is, the Polk County Sun- e <??w fi^hnnl fVinventlon will be held C , u"/' ? fl-" ? } seven miles sooth of Chimney Rock, v 1 Kc . ,C.... Pastors, superintendents, teachers and officers of' aH' Sunday a Schools of all denominations In the f county have been Invited to attend v the sessions of the convention. a The officers In charge of arrange- S menta for the convention are ex- fi pectlng a large attendance of work- h era from all pArti of the county, c The conventi&i la open to the* pub- o lie, and all "who fere interested hf. 1 the Sunday School, whether the? are actively engaged in the work or f not, are invited toj attend. The Convention ps being held under the asuplces of the Polk County and the North Carolina Sunday b School Associations, and Is one of c a series of such convention* that a will be held In eaoh of the one hun- ]j dred bounties of tthe Stale this j year. All of the counties In the j 8tate are organized into County Sun- j . day School Associations and holding j, county and township conrentione. ( The following la the program for 0 the Polk County Oonrention which j will be held next Saturday and Bun- j I . i. t.J >t'V c SATURDAY NIGHT, JUJ,T.X2\ 8: 1G?Devotional. 8:16?How to Get Parents Interest- j 'en In the Sunday SchooL Ming j 1 Myra Bachelder, Spartanburg, S. C: g General Superintendent of the South ^ 1 Carolina Association. -y J : 8i46?8ong Record of Attendance. T ' ^ 8:86?Getting and Holding Adulte . In the Sunday SchooL Mr. D. W. c ; 81ms, Raleigh, General Snperinten^ dent (of the North Carolina Sun- . (Continued on Last Page)' ,i a. . i.L: 1. lL i ? ' - .-v * r +> k. . " J; t! . ; ; / ^ ?4 ' (t % : 1 * . . *u*y ! ' Kv.i ? . ; * ' -wdUjf 5 ' ..?"* - " : 4 i : * .i . % . / / J > - ? * -'? - * ' '- .' r E A R R?vn\m pum a ? ? -? xv v VJ 11 JLJ VJ JJ i ATI n Polk Coui i .? 1 , PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK IN THE "M .' -< ' . . ' ' ' ' * *.'?! ; TRYON, N. C.. THURSDAY AFTERNt ?? i ii ji, ^ ^ * "* ' Georgetown Honors Mr. Hoover * ' ' -i . *>' '' President Charlea W. Lyons, B., J.. conferrli* upon Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover the honorary degree of doctor ot loirs at J he 12J7th dbsuuenceroen} exercises of Qeorge| Mm tulvortlty to Washlagton. On I - rfjbt U Str ?s*?.- Hojyund, the 1 sobeBtior.-v* L|W v- . ' ^HHi <i I I * MANY BOY SCOUTS _ ' MISSILDINE'S PHARMACY ARE AT LAKE 1 PROVIDES MORE SPACE LANIER CAMP GREAT IMPROVEMENT Quite a few Boy Scouts are at the I ;nmp at Lake Lanier for training. Tbe of the ferlor rhe camp is located In a very pic ?""?? * ,hfc added uresque spot and will take care of materially to. the appearance, of the nany boys during the summer sea- }lore- and wlU be 1116 me^?f tak" ion, numbers of the boys parents ,!* Mre of the lnc""ed b"8ln*" , rill come to risit them during their ,bat baa come to e "P a )tay hede." Every convenience will ^8t few monthB- The prescription >e afforded and Tryon will ca8e hM be8n m0v6d bTk 8eTe^ let much publicity in various part. feat ?roT,dl"g much [space and >f the State from stories that will addtu* lhe K^ral. appfeara?e it . . the store greatly. tppedr In various papers. j this week fmodaijft co. jplams T FARM NEWS rlfi (witpht I COUNTY NEWS. WM wwn wi 80CIHTT NEWS. : . r"; ; WEATHER REPORTS. Mr- R 0.' Andrews,* toe&l FrigiILLUSTRATED FASHIONS dalre dealer" hag been ,n*'t <l to ftt8P0RTINQ COMMENTS ' resentatiyes of th*e. Etelqo-j Light Co. WEEKLY CARTOONS. tQ ^ held July S4, "'1 ^herlUe. ' . feature stories N- C" , I WEEKLY COMICS Thousand of Frlgldalre dealers all CHURCH NEWS ?Ter the country are being called' toSTATB NEWS gether during the next1 tw6 weeks to discuss plane for -selling -|he 600,000 MFrlgldalre units .to be ijrodi^ced In FIIVITPAI onD1,,nnn 1927. A 1*0,000,Q0 production expan- ! VYmSt SERVICES FOR ??? <* mw beCa^M LUTHER DURHAM HELD through wlhch will mati * possible I LAST SUNDAY this tremendous output next year. ' AFTERNOON "The ddmand for -FYlgldBire; is r ;. i growing njonth, by month j says Mr. Tfio Andrews. June shipments from, the f h.? n, ^r ?f Mr- L?- Morr . retail .alee raloe or Ar nftd W0re laBt Stn' *12,000,000, three quarters of a 'milcond BaMta? r-a 0 clock at lion more then, in May. Stiy larger - - - - X- iV. LAna. I jqe,,. w u""uuulou we ser- "Rrigidalre appeals 10 ine uvudcMr niiri,?. ' w wi'e. because -It*relieves) her of bout one a ?^J 1)600 ' UI man,r household duties and worries. rom namiMi. ' u Was due " ,s ebbhomlcal. And in addition ras 69 and h* h a Durham'8 age ^ giT6e her a chaiide'-tiO' provide her 0 bout it * lT8<1 Tryon family with delicious frozen deserts 1 wh r f,arS com'n? bere from ?to keep vegetables crisp and. fresh a ir arK 04 wliero be bad lived and to have sparkling ice cubes for ^ ere S! 3re4r" M?T9 comln? use at all times." j , . C ' He was a highly esteemed ' 8 t tho Keul'eman and a member A group of local business _ men 1 L J500 aptist Church of have laid off a lovely development p -. v 6 aurvived by his wife just beyond Lynn, N. C., Just ;'a few 1ecent arrivai ^ minuted tton} Tryon. much pf this v AT land fronts on the highway and com- g oak hall hotel mands wonderful views. It has been ' In 'th is. laid off in lots and a number of c 6 aet few days there has sales have alteady been Reported up ?' Mt w^t0 the li8t ?f quests at to this writing. I ( >ak Hall Hotel people far and near ?> lI mong whom areUr, and Mrs. W1I- I ' ' " 1 COLOMBIA EDITOR J Jr. George Sanford of Florida, , .... ... udge Burton Vance of Louisville, - PAC\F\ AWAY 1 Kentucky, Mr. and Mrs. Rosturk of llWtfW flVTfl I lampobello, 8. C.. Mr. L. p. Hooper j '' f Greensboro, N. C.f Mr. C. C. Kirk- Ambrose E. Gonzales, 69, editor, atrick of Newborn, N. C., Simmons and publishor died at his apartment 5. H. Waring with nurse and two in Columbia early 8unday .morning, hildfen also of Charleston. . - | Although 'Mr. Gonzales Was parti :?-? ^ iy tparalyzed his death was a shock Mrs. Jones, wife of Captain C. R. to all who' knew him. He was presl- ( ones, twenty-fourth United States dent of the State company1, in con- c nfantry, stationed at Fort Benning, nect'lon with which he ran The State t ;a., and their daughter Eleanor are paper and printing shop. t dsitlng Mrs. Jones's father, Colonel He is widely known for: hii liter V. Ellis. Mrs. Jones and Eleanor ary endeavors which hAve'< been t erformed a rare and unnecessary greatly Increased since hits-, paralytic t eat when they motored from. At- stroke. .Among his famous ^pullah" a anta to Tryon via Greenville and,or dialect stofles are VBladk -Bor- a Saluda, In one day, nanng Deen aer*, \iune captain , ^ t outed that way by a "road shark", Caston of the Black Border," and I irho ought to hare known better, "With A^eop Along the Black Bor- t but didn't. N der". B rn. VviV- V . v>; ^ . , , > * 1H -*: bl 1 s-x ' s lTE equai IOUNTAIN PARAOISI rthu iiiiv ir mw nun, JUL I 13, 1310 ORPHANS WILL GIVE RECITAL ' . 1 Many New Features This . Season _ *'** *? ; The signing class of the Oxford 1 Orphanago will give a concert In the n&riah hntma Tuenrinv JuIt 20 it 8:30 p. m. This will tire tha people of Tryon an opportunity to witness an enjoyable performance and At the same time your presence and cooperation will bo helping & very worthy cause. These youngsters hare delighted numerous audiences this season and hare displayed unusual talent. The committee in charge of the Tryon performance Is: G. B. Bell, C. P. Burnett, and VV. H. Hester It Is urgently requested that Tryonltea fill the parish houso on tbis data. You will nol^ hare a better opportunity this season to witness a better performance or to do a good chaltable act. ' The program for this performance will consist of good misic and sing-1 ing, and an enjloyablo evening Is promised to all those who attend. This aggregation always plays to capacity houses everywhere they go. and the committee Is in hopes that the people of Tryocn will turn out in full force to patronize the worthy cause. Remember.' the date and. secure your ticket* early. . WORK ON WATER EXTENTION BEING RUSHED LARGE FORCHl ON THE JOB > : A i.J! - ?' i ^ The work on the Tryon Water Hxienton Is being rushed forward quickly and great strides are^ being made to hare the sapply increased as soon as possible. Large forces are employed and when completed the City will hare water supply equal almost to the supply of Spartanburg, 8. C. PAY ROLLS OF TWO MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN TRYON LARGE The epormous amount of Improvement that are going on ln'Blue Ridge forest and Lake Lanier entails a great expenditure each week, very tew peopld realise the slse of the weekly payrolls that come from these great developments. Thousands )f dollars are being spent each week ind many thousand more will be Inrested before their Improvement pro^ pram will be completed. BLANTON AND STEARNS . SALE OF LOTS AT 1 TOERMiT. VTUW AUuiuiiiiM ? ? TOMORROW J, Tomorrow is the day for the sale 1 f the beautiful Thermal Vfev Lota ' hat ore offered for sale by Blanton 1 nd Stearns. The sale will be con- < ucted by The Plnnlx Land Company i )ne of the main attractions of this t ale la a Henry Ford Barn Door 1 lance on a specially constructed t avallo-n that has been erected on 1 he property for this purpose. Lunch rill be served on the grounds and a ( oocf orchestra has been secured to / urnish music for the occasion. Great j rowds are expected for this oceas- { on, and the predictions of the owners of the property is that every ot will be sold at this Sale, The tigh dollar will be the slogan and a ;reat day is promised to all those hat attend this event LARGE BUS LOAD OF VISI-1 TORS BROUGHT HERE f AS GUEST OF ESTER- i BROOK DEVELOPMENT . J ?? | * Thlp Thermal E^elt ^Development Jo. liad a number of visitors from iut of town Monday to look over he property of the Company located ' lear the City. They were entercajad at the llimosa Hotel and shown I he many beautiful driyes and other mportant places of interest in aad round Tryon. The company operates : i large fleet of De Luxe business 1 rom various towns and cities in 1 forth and South Carolina and plan i o bring many people here this sea- I on. ^ i 'T-_. l L 1 i - v ^ * <' ' . >t ... ; . ? -ft' v ' f >' ,* v* ' > .5 . ' i ' - ' , to the: , lews r?? i... . Southern Colors J To Be Change \ On Engines I I ! SPEJNCER, N. C.f July?Displacing the sombre black which has j boon the universal garb for locomo- j ^ tires on American railways In recent j years, the Southern Railway System has adopted a color scheme of 1 greon, gold and brunished steel for , 23 heary Pacific type passenger en-: j glnes, now being received from the j r Richmond plant of the American Lo- j f comotlro Company. i, The engines which will be used to | s pull the Southern's crack trains, \ hare tenders, cabs, smokestacks and ! i other projections above the boiler a Jackets, drivers and other wheels painted a rich dark green with gold- f loaf striping. The boiler jackets, t driving ro^s and other running a parts are highly polished. Four of them, to run oetween Washington : and Atlanta, have their tenders lettered, "Crescent Limited,"- and three, i to run betwbSn Chattanooga and c Meridian, "Queen and Crescent Lim- i Ited." , : i Like other heavy Pacifies now in 1 service on the Southern the new en- 1 gines have 7!;i-inch driving wheels, ' cylinders of 2V-inch diameter aild 28inch stroke, a.id such modern im- ' provments as mechanical stockers, ' feed water heaters, and brick arches. 1 The tenders have twelve wheels, ' being mounted on two sir-wheel : trucks, and have capacity for 14,- 1 000 gallons of water and 16 tons of 1 TWIa InAMQOAS tAnrlar MMC.ii.V ' will enable the engines to run thru ' between Spencer and . Monroe, and 1 netweeit3 Monroe and Waatdngtow without stopping to take on water ?r coal. The engines alo|ne weigh too,000 pounds and the tenders when Joaded 256,000 pounds. , HORTH CAROLINA AND WEST TEXAS i ? ' Both States Popular At SesquiCenteunial At Philadelphia ; * ' _____ 4 ' By A. N. ESHMAN Other Southern states are begim ning to " ait up and take notice" of What North Carolina and West Texas are doing at the Sesqui-Centennial at Philadelphia. In a recent article, I explained in ^ detail the charmjng things which | North Carolina had planned for tyer Sesqui-Centennial exhibit Only ' a J t?w days hare elapsed, and what'of < ll." now? The writer haa. Just re- ' turned from a delightful review. of the exposition, and he would easily V rote "The Old North State's" tem- | pile of exhibit one of the most beautl- >, Lul within the sesqul grounds. , The M patriots from that grand old .state ind their friends from other states, bill point with pardonable pride .to (he North Carolina exhibit dispayed to to booth-temple of perfect eleg- -v i.nce, lcc&ted lh the Agricultural .:",i llullding.. .}] But what of West Texas and its Chamber of Commerce? West ,Texis knows things. West Texas growB f toingg. West Texas does things. ' That is the West Texas way at the- P< Sesqui-Centennial. 1 jn Southerners from rtny ' sta(te, you p< who ^ove enterprise, and ginger and 11 pep wherever you find.it, be.quick to locate what Texas would- show you in the Building of Agriculture; and Foreign Exhibits. The whol^ display will be like a letter from home to every southerner who loves Texas,, and all of us do. ?' , Shall I describe it in detail?my letter would grow too long if I should; but "The Lone Star" effect Is perfectly taken' care of j and the -3n,tire seheme is .in harmony with it. Moreover, a brave, handsome young Texan is in charge, and he is i vertiable Chesterfield on the joh. That is vthe West way at the Sesqui-CentenniaL ; ' Mrs. Ellis left Tryon on July the 10th for a month's visit to relatives n the North. Colonel W. E. Ellis, United States retired, ..army officer villa liowo tq Iran tlfa nnl. I MTU SIB. luuts M?TC M??WM ??v , Age of Mrs. Mable Holland for the ^ maimer, I ; 'F T ' WtW? I i m'" m'vfl -v ' ' i ' 'J RIVIERA j i ii! . i i i ' ' ' v v { prm -.. . :'j W pages . . ".jj TODAY.' ' 'J * * I ' T ...... . ? . 1 ?? >?? mm > >*?u Hal i i?i mf 1 ? r ljVj i . >'. . v, : >'l Thirty First Year ; ' ".V ' * i " vh flints Per Codv ' : v - ---- - - xr SERVICES AT 5 TENDED BY 1 MANY 1 rwo Services Daily Noon - 4, And Evening. . On Monday, night the doors of the laptist ghurch were opened for the eviva! which began sharply at 8:10 ?. m. Throughout the week the meetngs are being held twice daily at i a. m.' and 8:15'- p.m. For those ' eho cannot possibly attend both neetings it will be very oonveuient *. "... is thoy will bo given more than one , ippo'ftunity a' day. However, the ull benefit from the revival will no; , >e received unless air the' meetings ire .attended. The Initial meeting was opened by , i song setwice ied by Dr. Justice. ITien followed a prayer by Dr. Justce and his . introduction and turning >ver the meeting to Dr. J. L. Vlppernan, who has been paster of the Baptist church in Spartanburg ror , ;ho last three years. Dr. Vipper? nan then led in prjfyer'and deliverid the message of the evening. Dr. Vfpperman made the announcement ihat'all services would begin prom.pty on time whether there was one person or 500 present. Although ite said he appreciated a crowd as myone he did not draw his inspira- . ticn from that source but from God - Ji 7 and His Word. The service ended in silent prayer after Which a gen- i' sral hand-shaking ensued. Photograph shows \Jofc* gooama frho received the Subfti gwvd^tor attaining the honor o/W^Mf thp outstanding athlete of th?$UWM._a< 1926 i thi West Point mlllRpy ftoaderaj-. Bpysma was yenptalinand star forward of the basket; ball tei&i <and ateo won his letters In'.soccer aitdf baseball. MB5-J-J 9nm?. I-I [?. 'ROMINENT SPEAKER | KILL MAKE ADDRESS THIS SUNDAY J Mr. fl A. Ford of Tampa, Fla., ilt make an; interesting talk-this mday. morning at the Congretional inrch. Mr. Portf" la a very qoted oaker having been engaged in Y. . C. work .for. Some time. The kpcaker is-a-brother 6f Mrs. V cssmith cf Tryon, and the entire ?- 3 jpuli'.ce should > feel highy .honored * having this noted' speaker 'come me. The public is invited to hear lis talk. . i . . , . ? * New Golf Handicap Quite Interesting , One of the most unusual .handicap proposals In the history of {fo.lf- has been presented to the llHerside(iolfI'orti land, Ore?^ bftndlraif' commit'tee by Arthur K. Trenholm. chairman of that committee. According to the plan, players vtould start out on even terms but the1 winner of the first " 3 hole wsmjd .give his opponent - ' ' J "one stroke on the second hole '* '' * -1 tf the winner clothe fltst hole repeats on the second one, then he grants bis oppouent two strokes on the third hols. In Trenkplm's opinion this ? - f: method of ascertaining hand!- ' ']> . .1 cap^would make for better^golf IandBmore Interesting matches. - - - a I 3 y. 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