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Jpg ? ? MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS WITH LOVELY BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. Paul Smith entertained this week with a lovely bridge lunoheon. Mrs. Adams won first prize, and the second prize was won by Mrs. Nelson Jackson, Jr. * * * MRS. OLIVER ANDREWS ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE Mrs. O'iver Andrews entertained at bridge the seventeenth. Seven tables were in play. The high score was won by Mrs. Damerest, and the con solation prize was won by Mrs. \\. F. Little. ? DR. AND MRS. BISHOP WILL ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE THURSDAY Dr. and Mrs. B. B. Bishop will entertain at bridge today at the Mountain Industries tea room Many tables will be in play for the occasion, which promises to be an enjoyable | one for the quests. ? ? MR. AND MRS. GRAY FROM BIRMINGHAM HERE FOR HOLIDAYS Mr. and Mrs. Gray, of Birmingham. Ala , are here for the holidays, visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Gray. ? MR. AND MRS. RALPH ERSKINE AND FAMILY ON VISIT HERE Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Erskine aud four children are here from Stamford, Conn, to spend the holidays with Mr. andj Mrs. C. P. Rogers. Mr. Erskine Is one 01 me rouuu> ^ foremost manufacturers of?furniture In Stamford, and was at one time one ct Tryon's valuable citizens. His many friends here are pleased to have him here for a^ visit, and see 'K the great strides that have taken place during his absence. They expect to return to Connecticut after ' New Year's. * MRS. W. W. GRAHAM. WILL ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE Mrs. \V. W. Graham will entertain at bridge at Mimosa, on Monday. Many tables will be in play for the occasion. MRS. E PI E WILLIAMS WILL HAVE GUESTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS l^OLIDAYS Mrs. E. H. 1). Pue, and Mr. and Mrs H. T. Crocker, and children, of Belair, Md. will arrive Frl''~y to spend the Christinas holidays with Mrs. E. Pue Williams, at Circle Inn. ? Miss Eleanor Bird will be home to spend the Christmas holidays with her people and friends. j TRYO N ? R + ? A ? ?ft The trail of memory leads me j back to you and so 1 think of you, dear News readers, on Christmas ; day, and hope the choicest gifts j and richest joys may ever be your comrades on life's way, and gathered round the Christmas tree, ? may all your house-hold's be happy. 0 1? 0 We are glad to see the young, that were off at school, come home for Christmas. May music, mirth, and merry cheer prevail this Christmas' atmosphere. * * It's not too late to tell you that Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Heaguis have another wee stocking to fill this Christmas, Her name is Mary Elizabeth. There will be a Christmas program at Bethlehem, Saturday, Christmas day, at 2 o'clock. "Joyful Voices" a tableau pantomime, string music included. SCfcS The total amount contributed by the Tryon graded school for the Near East Relief Fund, was $9.40. Miss Elizabeth Avant, of the seventh I I grade, led the list for the amount ^ collected. The last isuue of the News gave the fifth grade, taught by Miss Keenan, first place in the Christmas Seals sales. This was an error. The seventh grade, taught by Mrs. Lois Preston was first, while the fifth grade ranked second. On Wednesday there was given a program by the Skyukaliterary society before the entire school; This consisted of a reading, several' songs and records played by Dr. Von Kahlden, on the phonograph. ! Dan Rion, son of the local railwa agent here, is home from the Unl i versity of North Carolina, to speni -the Christmas holidays. ? Mr. Algie Wilson Is home to speni the Christmas holidays with his par eats. Algie is taking a prinlinj course at Berea, Ky. and expects ti fiuish some time next summer. Hi was asociated with the local pape for several seasons. ? Mr. J. Roland Hill, and little son I 'Jack," will leave Friday for Flor euce, S. C. to spend the cnrisuna: holidays with their relatives. * Numbers of people are availing themselves of the opportunity ol .netting The Polk County News this month for One Dollar. Remember this offer is only for the balance ol this month, send yours in today. George Holmes, Jr. Is ; home front the University of North Carolina, to spend the holidays with his parents. Harry Morgan, who ife in school at X. C. State, is home for the holi days. Jimmie Rion, who has been attending school at State, is home for the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Richards, from New Jersey, are here to spend the holi days. Mr. John Preston, who has been off to school, has arrived In Tryon to spend the Christmas holidays. Miss Ruth and Alice Andrews are home from school to spend the Christmas holidays. ? Mr. Purdy Richardson Is leaving this week for his home in Lylesville, X. C. (o spend the Christmas holi days. ? * Mr. George Remick is home from the University, of X. C. to spend the Christmas holidays with his parents William C. Burnett. Jr. is home to spend the Ohristmase holidays with his parents. He has been attending school at the University of N. C. til Mr. Sutherland of the Missilidine Pharmacy spent Tuesday night In i^andrum, S. C. * Miss Helen June Leonard is spending her vacation with Mrs. T. H. Coggey. t Mrs. Joyner C. Kelley has arrived from New York on a visit to Mr. K??llfy's parents, Mr. ami Mrs. O. H. Kelltey. " " - OUTE ONE ? ??~i \ The trail of memory leads me ! bac k to you and so I think of you dear News readers, on Christmas ' day, and hope the choisest gifts aaid ! richest joys may ever be your com I rades on life's way, and gathered 'round the Christmas tree, may all 1 your house-hold's be happy. * * The \V. M. S. of Bethlehem mel I at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton last Thursday. A wonderful I meeting it was, full of the mission ' ary spirit from the beginning to end I closing with singing "Silent Night,' "Holy Night." and the Lord's prayer After delicious refreshments wer? served, the twelve departed, as It days of old at the Pentecost, of whicl our lesson topic 'was on. i The sick are reported better 01 route. Let us not forget to proclaln the glad,message of peace and goo< will among all men. * * Again I wish every one a joyoui Christmas and may the new year b filled with peace, love, and Joy. QQLS A debate will be held in the audi torium of the Tryon school at 1:0( o'clock on the afternoon of Fridaj the 7th. The subject of this debate should be of interest to all citizent of the U. S. It deals with the vita problems of the control of education Resolved: That the Curtis Reet bill, providing for a federal depart ment of education should be adopted The bill proposes to establish a de partment of education equal in worl to any of the existing ones, with the secretary, a member of the presi dent's cabinet. The participants oi the debate are high school students and will represent Tryon in the an nual triangular debate Iheld through out North Carolina. THE POLK COUNTY N1 National Defense Is Poor (Continued from first page) ent they are a part of the unorganized reserve, to "which every abtebodied male, by virtue of his citl? zenship, belongs. y In other words, the organized reI serve is a paper army, except for its j officers. For instance, of each infantry company of 250 men the government has the names and addresses of three or four officers, the [J remaining personnel being still merged in the general population. ^ The members of the officers re3 serve corps.are now drawn almost entirely fronf those who served in the last war, and for various natural couses these are dropping out at a rate of about 7.000 a year. Con, sequently, as a part of the defense - plan some method of replacement > had to be devised and with this purpose in view the civilian military training camps and the reserve ob fieers training corps were estab. lished. The C. M. T. C. consists of ( summer training camps, which any , young man between the ages of 17 and 30 may attend at public expense. Tho R O. T. C. is made up of stu I ? ? dent training units in various educational institutions throughout the country. Any university, college or 1 secondary school may apply for the establishment of such a unit and upon approval an officer of the regular army is detailed as instructor and the necessary arms and equipment are furnished. Whether the Instruction be compulsory upon all physically fit male students is optional 'With the sdhool authorities and the training unit may be withdrawn at any time upon their request. Five hours a week in secondary i schools and three hours In higher lni stitutions are devoted to this instruction, the army officers taking their places as members of the faculties , and carrying on their work Just as , is done in other departments. The instruction In the rudiments of the art of war, and particular emphasis is placed on the fact that the ' same general qualities are required ' in a good soldier as In a good clt>zen. Alertness, promptness, neatness, are insisted upon, as are the moral attributes of a gentleman. 1 Stress is placed upon the building up 1 of the physical being, as a soldier of value must be, as every man should be. always in sound health. At the beginning of the last war we had about S.500 regular and 3,200 national cnarrt officers, the remain der of the 200.000 officers were without previous training and as a result many were hurried into positions or grave responisibilty for which they were unprepared, and in numbers of cases, unfit. Much dissatisfaction arose from the fact that these did not understand the limitations of their positions or that discipline applied to themselves, as well as to their subordinates. To supply this [deficiency is one of the purposes of the R. O. T. C. and every effort is made to teach leadership without tyranny and' subordination without servility. The ideals upon which , the nation was founded are supported and patriotism is taught as a moral adherence to these Ideals and a willingness to sacrifice ones own per' sonal interests that they may be upi held. The value of military training Is 1 attested by the authorities in charge ' of the schools, not only as a provi" sion for national defense, but as havI ing a definite place in the education I of a citizen, though he may never be called upon for military service. At present training units are main. tained in 116 of the 528 colloges and | univerisites in the country and In about 100 of the military and other secondary schools out of some 13,I 000, so it may easily be seen that . only a small proportion of the young I men uare uus opportunity 10 prepare themselves to serve their country in lease of need. Last year about 13,000 took the advanced college 1 courses, of whom about 4,000 were commissioned second lieutenants in the officers reserve corps. i This is then the national defense i plan, a small regular army, a small 1 and partially trained national guard that can be used for state police purposes, a reserve of officers tihat could act as a nucleus upon which to build an army commensurate with 8 the need, and a system by which 1 routine losses in this reserve may be - replaced. But in no sense can it be said that we have a great fighting force of immediate value, tremendous exertions on the part of the entire nation would be necessary before we could organize and train an army to meet a formidable enemy, and no step toward this end j could be taken without the sanction of congress. ^ Of course, from the standpoint of } the government, these reserves and this training, as well as the continued existence of the army and navy, rest J upon tl}e assumed possibilty that another1 war may occur. While we isee no war in prospect, the sum of human experience indicates that we can at no time be sure of the permanence of a state of peace. The present status of world affairs oerf talnly does not suggest that we can safely abandon our defenses entirely ' and the provisions that have been made are more than modest, when compared with the armaments that I are maintained by all the other na-O ? ? fEWS, TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY * LO1 ^ ooo Fill the Yuletide atmosph and "all else shall be added Love for the Creator ? whose Divine Plan has made the paramount devotion of . Love of home, of mothei wife, sister, brother and reh true form a reflection from t>ossible the sharing of the Love of friends, of people, to sit by his own fireside love he has shown "even un made him happier and bettei Love of the Government i love implies and includes obi laws) and of the institution I our peaceful enjoyment of t I mas bestows. Love of peace, of tranquili its sunlight to ail the wo.l< Scriptural admonition, "on o ward men.", * p i " " i f .y LOVG UI Ulic i> v utttuvu,-v* -the tasks are hard and tfc been the means of showing i for all the rest. But how may love be s pertinent, the answer long. Divine, but as yet we live love, to some extent, must way. Gifts of needed articles Remember also, that a little relished by the best of men No one ever went to the { himself just a little for thai so dear to wife or daughter; light the children and makt nor for the Christmas tree t Gifts are tokens of the ( flows silently beneath. Lc Attitude is proven by givin great or small degree. Saci unending, unbroken circle. L thought and every provident Christmas is the instituti torical fact and by custom ai the way for outward demons The gift, no matter how pri wrapper, the stamp, the cai fold beneath their gay coloi the greater gift of LOVE. tions of the world. The government ii does not desire war, it may be de- b pended upon to exhaust every pos- 11 slble means of keeping the peace, and if it goes to war it will be only o upon the insistence of the whole body ti of responsible people. Its presunt i h plans are only the insurance that we n have a right to expect and, in the w light of present conditions, less'p would mean a lapse from a proper; it sense of responsibility. ti Consequently it Is to be regretted 1 " that apparently increasing efforts are n being made to frustrate the plan of,*' the government In its desire to safe- a: guard the future of the country. e: | Much publicity is being given to 'r< Ideas and opinions which claim to I show not only that our preparations Ini for defense are useless, but they contain elements that are positively de- P' structive to our national well-being, fc Three principal ideas are being ol advanced: First, that war is a waste- c; ful, irrational and ineffectual way in hi which to settle disputes. Second, s< that not only does preparation for ti war make for war, but that without ol preparation , there can be no war. th rnira, mat tne stuay or tne art ana si practices of war induce brutal bloody- la mindednees, a desire for war and a ei moral tendency to ignore pacific methods of setting differences. st The first proposition, whidh finds th no opponents, is enlarged upon to excite the emotions, the fact being lo^ pi sight of that since time immemorial hi people hare gone to war and that & we are without safe assurance that r? I the practice will not continue. Also, at that no matter how highly a nation of may resolve, itj may have war thrust w upon it as an alternative to foreign o( domination or some other condition that a free people cannot afford to w accept. That it takes two to make a hi quarrel is not so true as that it takes lil two to keep the peace. tli The second proposition is nega- hi tived, at least in part, by our own rs national experience. To decide upon is the agency that prevented any one p; of the many wars that never hap- is pened is mere academic discussion; it tho nnooJhllUw ?J-1 n m Oinojro CAIB13 but it is rarely embarked upon un- to less at least one nation believes that of its ends can best be met in no other to way. The ultimate causes of war in rest upon human attributes and may th usually be traced to greed or fear, qi These are individual as -well as na- re tional characteristics and they will of continue to act in communities so in long as they are so generally pre- as valent among people. Those who are fo striving to diminish' these instincts fe and to supply other than material th objectives are worthy of our pro- th found best wishes, but they should not endanger our national safety by ns DECEMBER 23. 1926. z=^=jj VE * iere with this great gift unto you." ; the All Wise Intelligence ; Christmas possible ? is i alDChristian people. *, father, child, husband, itive ? all these in their Heaven itself ? makes l'oys of the Christmas. of humanity enables one in comfort; because the f to the least of these" has r. mder which we live, (and sdience and respect to its s of freedom makes safe he blessings that Christ- | | X -x ty and of order sends out j 1 and typifies that great ;arth peace, good wiil toI labor, or business ? mu ie burdens heavy ? has n a material way the love hown? The question is Man's nature seeks the in a material world; and be shown in a material serve a timely purpose. ! luxury now and then is and women. xiorhouse from stretching j t coveted string of pearls nor for the toys that de; their little hearts glad; hat sends dull care away. :urrent of affection that >ve is shown by attitude, g. Giving is sacrifice of -ifice is love. This Is an ove is behind every good ; act. ! ion which, by sacred hisid common consent, opens tration of inward feeling, celess, is at best but the d, the twine ? that en "iri? the precious idea or lducing us to accept too soon the | elief that a great change In human attire is imminent. 1 Rut to arrive at the things that do 1 r do not produce wars that actually ike place is ascertainable, or at ast. conjectural, and it certainly | lay be said that the United States ; as never crowded into war by the ossession of an army Chat was crylg for employment. On the con-ary. no war of ours was preceded y preparation of consequence; the atonal demand for war has always riven untrained and poorly equipped rniies into the field. And after ach war a revulsion has always Mluced the armed forces below the gitimate strength that the nation light best maintain. While it Is quite clear that the ossession of adequate military irces has never been the mainspring 1 F our entry into war, there are logi- ' il reason for the belief that a iglier state of preparation would ? >metinies have acted as a preventve. General Pershing and many ^ her authorities are of the opinion lat given a greater visible force we lould not have been drawn into the i st war, that had the Central Pow- i s believed us to be less impotent x ley would not have taken the i eps that compelled us to join in t le struggle. s The third proposition is also dis- i oved by our national experience; I iw many of the 4,000,000 men en- c lged in the past war would care to v 'pear their hardships? Indeed, the a titude of the reurned soldier is 11 ' the greatest assistance to those t ho preach against the continuance it ' the practice of war. t The regular army does not desire a ar; its members know that it can ii -ing them only crushing responsi- v ties and that in sudden emergency s ley must be used as a sacrifice bend which a citizen army can be' a tised and trained. Few of the Brit- il h regulars survived the first cam- h ligns of the recent war. The army ii willing to accept this positon but tl does not invite the catastrophe. That the teaching of the art of war tl 1 young men does not avert an evil d 9 A. , icci upon their natures is ^obvious e anyone who observes the train- ti g that is given to the members of g e C. M. T. C. and R. O. T. C., or e lestions any of the people who are ii sponsible for the proper education ig these young men, but a blanket g dictment is brought against them, ti i well as against the government, d r endeavoring to destroy the finer w elings of students in order to make tl em more suitable instruments for ti e diabolical operations of war. Those who oppose th? plan for m itional defense may be divided into | la - tl Fait I and Firm Pu, ? Create Women'8 Cljj A new era has dawned for the ing. Thc-y wokt n- ... woman who vifrits Los Angeles. Once one morning to find'iTlf she had to go to a hotel Now she 1 of a h-.te! w'aj"^.eT can go to her hotel. For by skill, en-1 growth ;ve C...'T;. ergy and perseverance a group of Los j the lam; with lain Angeles women alone have put up aj value -leaped 6knry ne* million and a quarter dollar skyward that tie ?iM !"' structure devoted to women and to plus the value of tieItmL-i? their families?Including men. perrnltt.-: tie wcckw^M It Is more like a giant hospitable the su:n of tiree-^-^ .i'jB club than a hotel. The women hare dollars. With tiii k< JuJH a plunge and a gymnasium at their accumulate tisy disposal. If they wish to play golf the story ..:^s A hotel will give them courtesy cards with a delicacy c; to their choice among the many fa- made it g-nerfclly ? -- ?ait irmaa pnlf Mrs. Cll-S'Sf C. O'.t twfl IIIO lib flUJOlOO ??. ? ? o - courses. full face In tiytawiiiiB More than a score of years ago spirit of some women In Los Angeles were git- of the llfiilltg Conineh^H en a modest piece o^/land on Flgueroa N. Bouil'n shorn is street. It was then'so far out in the aging dir ctor. country that orange orchards were The profits of 'it ilpnifl very close to It. It was then that are to 1- use! in tlcnaaiaH women with high faith and firm pur- buildir.it fund. Tn i: a ftfH pose resolved to convert that land clent siie it will V Into a treasure. They held to It. erector.! ' ? a n?v '.r.i.frgw They guarded it against unwise build- women. I H various classes that are actuated by! T) ' 1 /V H various emotions and motives, but X\vl/fIllCK \jllfi I however they may differ in these ro- ; spects they converge upon the idea' X T 0 [ ptJIAJlM that the United States must be denuded of the means upon which all' (Curt '-en other nations depend for safetv. town tuirifl V The self-styled "pacifist" sees war nu?l"as so terrible that it must be avoided ima"v at any price, no matter how humiliating. Many of these are brave and Uouh: honest people but others feel a vio- w,li<" lent personal aversion to hardship UI> ' and danger. The aloof "intellectual" finds American patriotism as distate- *'a>"r. ful as its provincialism and seeks to of ^'a> J replace both by a pale international- ,lav'' 1 Ism that could find no tolerance 'l ' among a virile people. The revolu- jls N tionist. desiring to break down our ' 1 jntire social structure and substb lute some other that is quite foreign to our ideals, is naturally opposed to d"mi' any plan that may hinder his sue- u,l~ . :ess and so seizes readily upon any ''l*' " ' ' * -J,iB argument that will tend to weaken '' 1 . )ur solidarity. Professional agitators, l,:" k " such as the paid secretaries, execu- l,J ^ ives, etc., of societies that they are ' I active in enlarging, cover the coun ri with Publications aiul lputnrprs *'ho attack our institutions whole- t'*l-v . lale and try to show how absurd we ,<l1 : ^ ire to prepare for our own protec- ( 1I on. ? ? * All these have astiltely selected the ; > nost vulnerable point in our defense ; ??"* 1 )lan, which is the system of reIII-' ilaoement by means of student train- . ' M ng bodies, as the destruction of i hese bodies would cut off at its u-vi.? ource the flow of new material that ; let li in s needed to keep our reserves alive. , foe. telying upon the universal impulse ( r ; Ti , r. ^ L'if youth to resent control, they in- j . i?, - ade the schools, stir up the students } . -.,.t a "" nd then point out that dissatisfac-j i#n exists among ,the young men I ( ry a I"''1' hemseives. They ignore the opin- )|( (t) y ; i|k<- a r" ons of the educators in charge of ' ' . hese young men and bring spacious j?t,,..... cu'.y *" rguments t0 prove that the process t|la(y . 3 destructive to individuals upon 1 sonai>y i rhich. it is inflicted as well as a ' ' ource of grave national danger. y()? , ' 11 " The war department is attacked as t>vorvt hii n evil and sinister body which, for ' ' ,y: ><i '.s own purposes, seeks to build up a \\ i? u a ri.au ateful system of "militarism" and jni, j,. ;.i aevitably bring about a repitition of eraj ,|;li . tie world war, or worse. I,;,,, up. I The institution is one that deserves j - - . tlfi AttAfltfrkri nornoct oiHiona whrt I ... li.- ? ?-1 *' ? UL tui uoai "w | Jj jv; \\ i V esire neither to stmulate their js ?K,r ->;,H motions nor to push too far any un- f ()11 ' ' ' , ted fad or theory. To assist the von(s t.,. I overnment is a civic duty and it is pi)SSji,iii!> qually a duty to join in defeating j .ial]v ^ ;II 8 detractors. The war department i a legally constituted part of the ( wiH ; 1 " ... t--' jfl overnment and in promoting the na- (h<j (lark :lV! i-: '* ^ onal defense it is performing the ^ ^ 1|St, f r uties imposed upon it by congress, aroull,| in ii:hether this be the management of ie army or the conduct of student ^ aining. *'' If our defenses are destryed we f"1' i.,>w ay reasonably expect, sooner or reni.iii^.^,^ ^ , ter, to feel some lean and power- pi<k'"u'
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