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New Troop
ET FORTRYON
itizens Interested
eeting Of New
if Organization Here
It Boy Scouts of Tryon have at
perfected an organization, with 1
L enthusiastic meeting that was
I at the Parish House, on Defter,
3rd. Some very interesting
were made by the various ones
I were present at the meeting.
I following men were elected as
icilmer. for the local troup or
I'i: Hon. F. P. Bacon, Fred
Ltn. Dr. Jervey. The officials
I were installed were as follows:
F. Burton, Scout Master, ReverI
S. Wilkes Dendy, Asst. Scout
Iter, and John Klttrell, Sirlbe.
Much Interest Shown
pon has fallen in line with othlowns
in perfecting a worthy orIzation
of this kind, it will no
b'. be a great thing for the boy*
tile seeti.n, and the local troup ,
ild an overwhelming success,
to the fact that the Scouts have
eautifu'. summer camp located at
e Lai.:-r. Through the pr?s'Vc
sp.rit of some of Tryon's
sfTant iu.'nosa men this camp
? " s
i secured last summer, and boys ^
b many different points were In g
rj he:- f,,r tlie summer. They c
'e a iarc.- area of ground at the n
*and nie-i halls and other equipht
that make a good summer ^
"P Th- ligation of this impor- ^
" camp in Trvon will mean much
1 tht# f.-iTmn of the country, last .
numti-rs of families from |
lioas 8-ct; ,;is of the state made
to htr<. to their boys who were
Wring scout training. Uniforms
! soon to h- had for the new oraization
ami things will soon be1
to t&k- shape in the way for the J
* organization for the boys In t
Ton. e
krge M tnhership Expected 1
'I Is hop..,) that a full membership
? he in evidence for the local k
?UP. and no doubt the new organ!- a
11(1:1 *iii havi. the full support of v
* entire citizenship of the town, f
e ^?ya should be encouraged a?
"cl1 w possib|e aa it j8 known all I
r,r the w>,-: 1 to be a great organ!- '
^0I1 for the younger set of this
?nmunity. watch for the first
of the Tryon Boy Scouts.
Will ?>e Official Scout Editor
*ni'nm Eudy, will be the offical
"1 Editor for the troup, and news
ill 1- - ?T
? ^ r?uumuu w in ue priuieu
"at time, informing the a
of th progress that is being \
1"^- 't Is lit purpose of the troup
hubllfitj Hi ws after each meet- ^
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| Rutherford Beer Seized r
l^THEltKOHDTON, Dec. 16 ? I
Sheriff ThomaB J. Vlchera, 6
W^hi [i wnshlp, Rutherford coun- t
W ^hnounr*,! Thursday the capture t
t1 and 300 gallons of e
*' itar Uostic. t
HAS A
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MAYOR W. S. GREEN
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The Mayor explains water issw
n detailed letter.
BRYON COVERT WINS
' IN 100 TARGET SHOOT
PINEHURST, Dec. 14?Byron
Covert, of Lockport, won the hundred
target handicap trap shoot
after a shoot off. Three tied for
first as Covert, Chandler af Atlanta
and Howard Hamerschlag,
o fNew York, each broke hundred.
In the additional string of
25, Covert missed but three to
win. Other high scorers were C.
B. Shea, Pittsburg, 91 and W. W.
Windle, Jr., Milbury, Mass., 86.
W. C. T. U. MEETING
On Sunday January 16, 1927 the
eventh birthday of National Const!
utional Prohibition will be celebrat
d, in all probability, in the M. E.
Jhurch of Tryon. All local clergy
len are invited to participate in the
rogram. Due notice will be given
f the hour which will be arranged
o meet the convenience of all.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
THANKS THE PUBLIC
The Woman's Missionary Society ol
tethorist Episcopal Church derires
o thank the friends in sister church
s, the tourists, and all who united
n making its bazzar a success.
The society also appreciates th?
tndness of Messrs. C. W. Morgar
nd A. L. Berry for the use of theii
windows, and the Williams Markel
or courtesies extended.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
TO BE HELD 23nl
The Sunday School of M. E
Ihurch will hold a Churstmas festl
aj at the church, Thursday Dec. 2S
it 7:30 p. m. Xmas tree and gift?
?111 be enjoyed.
SOUTHERN OFFERS REWARI
RUTHERFORDTON, Dec. 16?A re
eward of $100 for the arrest of th<
terson or persons who on Decembei
i, wrecked passenger train No. Ill
lere by pulling spikes from the
rack has been offered by South
rn railway investigators who hav?
>een working on the caae.
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TRYON, N. C?
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1 mayor Says
system
is 0. k.
Happy That Tryon Has
Great Water Supply
No Apoligies To Offe
To the Editor
Polk County News
Tryon, N. C.
Dear Sir:
Mr. R. C. Remick's letter printee
In your issue of December 9th as (
* paid advertisement has coige to my
attention and I take this opportunity
? to answer it; although I am oppose(
to entering a news paper controversy
with reference to town affairs, be
lieving that this kind of thing In
puris instead of helps the town; ba
of course 1 am glad to give the pub
lie any Information regarding oui
water development and the reason;
for what we have done.
In the Fall of 1923, knowing wc
were within the danger zone of t
water shortage, we retained The
wnpwn/iH ftooho Tomnanv. Engineers
to make Investigations for an ad
dftional water supply. The engt
neer's report showed that we coulc
Increase our yield from present watei
shed by Increasing the size of the
pipe line and building a third In
take, and thereby put off the time
when a much larger expenditure
would have to be made for additional
water. These changes of pipe were
made along with the construction ol
a 200,000 gallon reservoir, at an ex
pendlture of $31,000. All these im
provements will be used in connec
tion with the new plant now being
installed.
i
Due to the rapid growth of Tryoi
and the exceptionally dry summers
this supply again approached the dan
ger line in 1925, and the engineer!
were instructed to make estimates ol
cost and complete Investigations as
( to a permanent development
i This report covered supplies fron
Vaughn Creek, Pacoiet River and th(
creeks tributary tp Pacoiet River
f Jamison Creek was not mentioned
i in this report due to its insignift
cance as shown by the United State!
1 Government topographical map 'ol
this territory. When I heard from
i Mr. Remick, I called the engineers
i attention to this by letter dated
July 30th, 1125, and they gave flu
matter all due consideration. Care
ful studies were made of all avail
able sources of water supply, bott
gravity supplies and those that re
quire pumping. Calculations as t?
Icost of construction and cost of op
eration showed the present develop
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School Children
t
Selling Stampi
j Christmas Is almost here. Then
is a larger quota of stamps, or tuber
cular seals than ever to be sold.
> The Tryon School is doing its share
r There were a large number assign
I ed to the school to sell. It has mad<
s a good Job of it. Out of the tota
number jBoId. Miss Kjeenan's roon
) having a tatal of more than any oni
of the rest
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AROLINA'S MOST IMF
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, I
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Be Very Mi
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Jury Chosen to
try Brevard Man
BREVARD, Dec. 14. ? Having
f I received a verdict of gviihty or (
simple pssault against /Sylvanus
McCall, ih connection -with the (
shooting pf Samuel Owen follow- f
ing an election disturbance Nov. '
2, superior court has taken up 1
the casd of Louis Whitmire, a
j charged with the slaying of Jess c
4 Masters, j
f Monday and a p^t of Tuesday
f were tak m up in securing a jury *
1 and evidence was started shortly (
j before npon Tuesday. The case c
probably! will take up two more
- 'days. First witnesse told of the *
t finding ?j>f the body of Masters, e
-1 some three weeks after the kill- ?
r' ing, hidden away in the rough j1
j mountainside near Rosman. 1
Tho shooting of Owen took '
, place in I the Toxaway section. He s
t has practically recovered frem a
( his wounds. The phase "with In- f
tent to (kill," which was included s
in the Charge was excluded from
| the julry's verdict in McCall's
i case. ! c
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; Farmers Federation j
: Strong Organization;
r c
i
The folk County Farmers Federa- i
. tion has been taken over by the
r Farmerjs Federation, Inc. Several ?
?rm ctnrU- was suhscribed c
j lUUUUin a^u Ui,wv?
J throughout the entire county so the '
jPolk County Federation could join t
|n withj the other federation in West- <
ern North Carolina. The consolida- <
[ tion tpok place on November 1st., 1
j which | will affilliate the county or- I
ganization with others in Western '
Carolina. 1
> Other Warehouses
The Farmers' Federation, Inc., have
warehouses in the following places:
Heridersonville, N. C., Craggy, Fair^
view, Fletchers, Weaverville and Try(
on. Being afilliated with these ware- j
, houses will enable the local organ- (
t izatioh to reap great benefits. The (
( Polk County Federations is centrally ,
located in Tryon, and great changes I.
for more business is being contem- f
l platejl by the new management in
charge. The new manager is Mr.
} Orenj W. Lancaster, who for some
time has been associated with the
Farmer's Federation at Hendersonvillej
N. C. He comes here well reccomended
and has already made a ,
- creditable showing. Their advertise- j
mem appears in this -weeks issue j
of the News. ,
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' TRYON LOSES TO SALUDA
> IN BASKETBALL GAME i
i
14 a very interesting game of (
i. basket ball last week, Tryon, was ]
- defeated by the 'wonderful team at ,
j Saluda, N. C., by the score of 22 ]
1 to 12. A great crowd were on hand
) to witness the Interesting event. ]
3 William Eudy, of Tryon was the ref- ;
ereje for the game. 1
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>ORTANT WEEKLY
DECEMBER 16, 1926
ct Orga
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l FROM
spital Will
uch Enlarged
Will Become Largest General
Government Hospital in
The Southeast.
ASHEVILLE, Dec. 14. ? United
States Veteran Hospital No. 60 at
)teen will be turned into a general
lovernment hospital lor the rehab!itation
of ex-service men as soon as
he $1,000,000 improvement program
it that institution now underway is
:ompleted.
This was learned in AstyevllLie
lospital circles following informaien
keceWed from Washington, D.
3., that this is the plan of the govrnment.
The iimproven>entE now in prog
;ress and the purpose of the gov- ^
rnment to make the institution a ?
;eneral hospital instead of one for j
uberculosis patients only, will make
he Oteen establishment the largest /
n the eastern section of the nation, %
outh of the Walter Reed hospital
,t Washington, it was pointed out
ly physicians cognizant with the
ituation.
Not Official
E. P. Oden'hal, medical officer in
harge at Oteen, when called and F
.sked about the information re:eived
that the institution would be 'c
nade into a general hospital when M
sxpansion program is finished, said *r
hat he understood that this isup- F
rased to be the general expectation ^
>ut he has not received anything e1
lefinite from Washington regarding a
t as the present enlargements will ?
iot be completed until spring.
The government is now spending
lomething over $1,000,000 for the E
:onstruction of a diagnostic build- a
ng on the Oteen reservation and
he building of three duplex houses
ind one siiffle house for officers
luarters. It now has two new per- J
nanent infirmary buildings, completed
about two years ago and
he new diagnostic structure along
vith the officers quarters, will give
;he plant a permanent capacity of
1,000 patients.
Call Rutherford Scout Meet E
- ri
RUTHERFORDTON, Dec 16. Many n
tutherford county Boy Scouts are r
ixpected to appear for promotion p
:ests before the count of honor, G
which has been called to meet in the u
ruditorium of Cool Springs High
school, Forest City, Friday evening. c
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WEATHER ?
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For North Carolina: Fair tonight; C(
slightly colder in central portion;
'reezing temperature to the coast;
Friday partly cloudy and not so cold;
moderate northwest winds becoming
variable. , p
Min. Max. Prec. g
Atlanta 20 36 .01
\tlantic City 18 32 .04
Boston 22 32 .04 K
Charlotte 26 42 .04 y
Chicago 10 10 0 | ?
Helena iu zo u
Jacksonville 44 76 .10
Los Angeles 50 64 Oh
Miami 70 80 0 1<
Vew York 16 30 .02
Raleigh 24 40 .08 g
Washington 18 32 .32 g
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ROBERT P. SKINNER
^AMiMK'rii^312P
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Robert P. Skinner, dean of the con* (
vlar eervloe and consul general at
'aria, has been appointed American 1
ilnlster to Greece.
ILARK ACCEPTS :
CALL IN TRYON:
t
fa
Rev. John Britton Clark, of the
irst Presbyterian Church of Washigton,
D. C., has accepted a call
) be the pastor at The Erskine
[emorial Church of Tryon. Accord- u
lg /o a telegram received by Mr. 1
W. Crandall of this city Tues- '
ay. ( Mr. Clark preached here sev- *
ral days ago before a large audience
nd his sermon was received with 1
renT praise. Tryon should and will 1
;el I proud of this great addition to 1
le ministerial force of this section. 1
>r. Clark is a great bible student I
na is wen Known an over me tv/uu-i(
ry. j i
t
pal "Squealing" \
On McDermott \
In Murder Trial1
c
COURT HOUSE CANTON 0., Dec. J
lec. 14.?Pat McDermott, a debonair
?
ed headed youth, on trial in conection
with the assassination of .
?on R. Mellett, Tuesday heard the 1
al of his childhood days in Nanty*
I
do, Nenna., violate the code of the
ndeTworld and "squeal."
McDermott sneered as Steve Kas- 1
hoik, the star witness for the state,
ssumed the witness stand in the e
lurder trial and told in detail how
he defendant had sought to lnuce
him to help out in a consplr- 1
cy of rum runners to "kill the
ditor."
When he refused to join the I
lurder plot after he and McDer
lott had inspected the Mellett home
'here the blinds were closely drawn
at called him "yellow," Koscholk
a irl_
In his testimony late Tuesday
c
[osholk said McDermott told him
lat he could make some money
beating up an editor."
c
"Did McDermott have a gun with
im when you inspected the Melit
home"? McClintock asked.
"Yes, I asked him what he was 1
oing to do with it. He said he was '
oing to use it" j
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Thirty First Year
ive Cents Per Copy
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PACOLET
PARK IS
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Vlan;r Line /V l?*ort/ln Qr\t*od/l (
iv-Tio 11aj mi wauj upnuu v ?vi
1 he Entire Country.
MANY SUITABLE SITES
^ocal Citizens Busy On Plans
To Try to Get Club
To Locate Here.
The following telegram was reeived
this '..'eek from Albert L.
terry, who was in Asheville, N. C.,
he telegram read as follows:
'he Polk County News,
Tryon, N. C.
The officals of the Boston Braves
tall Club are Uesirious of securing a
uitable location for training quarers
at Tryon. They have heard a
ood deal about Tryon and the Theraal
Belt and they calculate that
heir men can be conditioned better
iere than in Florida.
Sigued,
ALBERT L. BERRY.
The above is great news for Tryin,
and some quick step is expected
o be taken at once by some of the
eading citizens in the way of interiewing
the officials of the Boston
Hub. The Braves heretofore for
he past tew seasons have been tra,in
ng in Florida, but the manager and
tresident of the club state that
nany of the men returned from th
;raining trip last year with sever..
;olds, due to leaving the warm Florda
climate and returning north in
he chilly early spring days.
Club Changing
The Charlotte Observer carried an.
interesting article Wednesday that
ippeared on the sport page Vhich
pad as follows:
ASHEV1LLE, N. C., Dec. 14. if
i suitable baseball plant can be ar anged
at Tryon the Boston Braves
igure to establish a permanent
ipring trainig camp in the Thermal
3elt near Asheville it developed durng
the recent baseball convent on
reld here land attended by JudgeSon!
Fuchs, president of the Braves.
Both President Fuchs and Dave
3rancroft, manager of the BraveB,
vere struck with the mild "weather
mcountered here in mild January
ind inquiries informed them of the
;entle spring weather in the*Theinal
belt.
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DR. VON KAHLDEN
TACKS TO STUDENTS
On last Friday afternoon instead
>f the usual Literary Society pro;ram
being given, Dr. Von Kahlden
;ave an illustrated lecture on some
>f the folk songs of various counries.
This short lecture was illuitarted
by means of a phonograph
vhich is furnished by the school,
rhis lecture was very much enoyed
and appreciated.
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