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VOL. XXIII NO: 41
TRYON, N. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR
B FOOD ORDER
IS FAR-REACHING
gore Than 100,000,000 Bushels
of Wheat Necessary to
Win the War.
CONFUSION WAS UNAVOIDABLE
Hot More Than 70 Per Cent of
Normal Supply of Flour Will
Be Available from Now Until
tfext Harvest Substitute
Cereals Plentiful, of Great
Variety and No Less Nutli- ,
tious Than Wheat-No &
ceotions Can be Made and I
Dealers and Ctonsumers Must
Act in Good Faith.
Raleigh. The recent order of the
Food Administration under authority
of President Wilson's proclamation for
bidding the sale of wheat flour except
in combination with an equal weicht
of cereal substitutes 1 the most iar-
reaching and radical order that has
bsen Issued since' the beginning of the
wtr with the possible exception of the
Fuel' Administration's order Vcloainc
down all industries for a period of fire
dsys on account of the fuel situation.
Did Not Come. Too Soon.
The order of the Food Administra
tion, In. the opinion of well Informed
Ml, did not come too soon. This na
tion faces the absolute necessity of
supplying out of its normal consump
tion, of flour mere than 100,000,00t
btuhels of wheat and. this muateome
urine the next fire months or so. The
government Is taking SO per oeet of
tie output of an of the larger flow
mills; which means that none of our
msreaants during, the next five months
can hope to secure more than 70 per
cent of their normal demands of flour.
Is no other way, except by the order
requiring combination sales, could am
equitable distribution of this reduced
supply of flour hare been sold.
The fear that some people have had
taat they may go hungry is not only
rrovndless but is absolutely ridiculous
because this country has a list of
cereal substitutes that is almost inex
hanstible insofar as human consump
ioa is concerned. These substitutes
are just as wholesome as wheat flour.
Some Confusion Unavoidable.
Naturally there is now and will be
for some time confusion and some in
convenience and some slight hard
ships imposed upon some people be
cause of the lew supply of cereal sub
stkutea in the channels of trade, the
demand for these cereal substitutes
having been much smaller up to this
tiae than they will be. This matter
will Quickly adjust itsetf, however.
with due regard to cost to the con-
sumer. lav other words, the Food Ad-
Uniatration is not going to permit
profiteer! nr In these- substitutes
simply because they are scarce. It fcas
absolutely controlled the situation
with regard to sugar and flour price
and there is no reason to believe that
it will not coatrol this situation effecti
vely. The Food Administration has
already indicated by actions as well as
by words that any merchant who dis
regards the new order or who does not
act in . good faith will be promptly
dtalth with.
Must Be Good Faith.
Cora meal and edible wheat shorts
and middlinrs are Included la the list
of cereal substitutes that may be sold
In combination with flour only when
they are of edlMe ualy and are go
ing to be used for human consumption
and net for livestock feed. Ordinary
shi-sped stuff and similar products
saay not be regarded as a cereal sub
stitute.
It has been suggested that retail
merchants confine their sales of flour
along with cereal substitutes to very
small amounts until they are able to
reslanlsh their stocks of cereal suV
mutes: This course Is heme goaerai
ly followed by retailers who desire to
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protect ail oi tneir cuoxomer.
List of Substitutes
Cereal substitutions thit may do
.old in combination with flour are
Mf mm our. edible wheat
mA wiiddlinrs. edible corn
starch, hominy, coste grtta, barley tour,
relfed e&ta: oatmeal, rice, riee flour,
oetato flour, sweet potato flour, buck
wheat flours cottons eoC; fltwr;. mflo,
kafflr and feterHa flours and meals,
eyat beans flour, peanut flour, casava
tAitaaa flour. No
ether product other than those aamed
may be substituifid
W. & S
T Viava nrkf. Tiircnasd VOUr
Awiw Wf bter set busy,
Already some kinds are not obtainab e
while others. axe selling, very fast,, and
stocks caratot be renewed. - -
SILVER CREEK.
Rev. J.. B. Arfedge filled his regular
appointment here, Saturday and Sun
day. Miss Mary Searcy, teacher of
Sandy Plains school, visited her sis-'
ter, Miss Nona Searcy, Sunday,
A few people in this section hive
taken advantage of the pretty weath
er by making several trips to Spar
tanburg. ,
Mr. Wyhe Bridges of Sandy Plains
visited m this section, Sunday.
f rea Arieage is home again
from Campackson, having bejen kept
in class 4, with other married men
who registered. -
Mr. Robert Jackson, from Camp
Sevier, Greenville, S. C., spent last
week at home.
Mr. Clarence Justice, of Ruther
fordton, was in this section last
week.
Rutherfordton is reported full of
German measles.
The farmers in this section are he-
ginning to plan for another crop since
winter appears to have broken.
, Ihe wheatless davs -are being ob-
served here by a good many people.
nKTXS"
M.r- and Mrs- Jesse Spiawn, of mhi
Spring, spent Saturday night and
aunaay wun the latter's parents.
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MILL SPRING ROUTE 1.
Rev. W. W. Womack filled his reg
ular appointment at Lebanon. Sun
day. Large crowd present.
Mr. Clarence Elliott and familv
were the guests of his brother, Mr.
su. r,uio, ounaay.
Mr. and Mrs. Womack took dinner
with Mrs. A. Powell Sundav. ,
Miss Elizabeth ThomDson. Odessa
Mills and Mossie Edwards spent a
few social hours with Misses Cora
and Minnie Womack, Sunday.
Mr. Walter Dyer, who has been in
Georgia for some time, spent a few
days with his mother last week. He's
expecting to go into training camp
soon. s
Mrs. Ancy Womack and Mr. Otto
vWomack. wero at Mr. J. T. Edwards
.Sunday afternoon.
Kev.: Melvm ' trader, visited his
hrothejv-V. B. Hyder, Saturday.- 4
Miss Odessa Mills spent Saturdayi
rnght at. the home of Mr. A. A. Ed
wards.
A social was given in. honor of Miss
Oma Reynolds one night last week,
at Mr. W. E. Elliott's. Several frorr
around nere went, ana reported a
nice time. The most amusing games
were played, causing to forget to
serve refreshments. Miss Reynolds
returned to her home Friday.
Mr. A. A. Eidwards made a business
trip to Campobello, last week.
Mr. Q. M. Powell made a trip to
Tryon, Friday. '
The roads are getting good again,
and people are getting busy.
Mr. Bob Elliott made a trip to
Tryon, Friday.
We have been picking cotton. Will
gather two crops this year.
Grandfather Edwards is yet strong
enough to come over and see his kin
folks. He visited at A. A. Edwards'
Monday.
w. s. s.
LIKES THE NEWS.
Mill Spring, N. C.-, Feb. 4, 1918.
Editor Polk County News:
Dear Sir:
I take this method of expressing
to you my appreciation of the work
you are doing in giving us a good pa-
per. Really we think it the best of
several weeklies we get
The notice of what is being done
for the soldiers, and everything per
taining to the Red Cross work is
highly interesting, and let me say
just here, it is the leaven that is
working in the minds of and hearts
of our people who read the POLK
COUNTY NEWS. In my thinking,
ereat crood will result from these
thinsrs beine made public. t
I have been appointed a member of
the War Savings Committee for
White Oak township, and would like
to assist in any way I possibly can.
Owine to my household duties it is
hard for me to get out, however there
might be some kind of work I could.
do.
With best wishes for you and "our
paper, smcereiy,
W. S. S.
WAR TIME PUDDING.
Mrs. R. G. Hamilton, Tryon route
1. sends us the following recipe ior
the making of a war time pudding.
She says She has had so many re
quests for this recipe that she
thought she could reach almost every
body who desired it, by having it puo-
lished in the NEWS.
We are always
gia(j to publish these recipes, and if
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i anyuvuy cioc uaa dch j
2 cups cprn meat;
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1 cup stewed huckleberries or dried
1 tUll UUbillUl&i
fruit;
1 tablespoon sugar;
1 teaspoon alsmce. cinnamon: or
ginger;
1 teaspoon soda.
Mix and bake brown. It is better
served hot.
By Depress.
A man would wonder; at the mighty
things- which have been done by. de-
srrees- and gentle augmentations .Dili
genee and moderation are the best
step -whereby to climb to any excel-
' Uney. Owen Felltham
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FROM OUR FRIENDS
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Som Items of .General Interest Gathered
Sections1 of
MELVIN HILL.
The little child of Idr, and ' Mrs:
Wm. Ridings is very sick.
Church and Sundavv school were
well attended here, last Sunday.
wessrs. waiter Westbrook, Joe
Morris, and Ed. Johnson, have gone
down in the vicinity of Columbia.
where: they have a contract of saw
ing lumber; and will also be near
tamp Jackson, providing they are
wanted there. !
Mr. S. S. Lawter motored to Soar
tanburg, on business, Monday. i
Mr. ano Mrs. McDade,. of Sandy.
nams, were at church, here, last Sun
day.
A cotton picking was enjoyed byr a
number of young folks at Mr. Jim
Johnson's. 1 Friday nieht. ;
We have been having some lovely
spring weather lately. Wonder if the
shadowless ground-hog had anything
to do with it?
j W. . S S
COOPERS GAP.
Messrs; Belton Jackson and Rett
ben Wilson visited their friends at
Camp Sevier. Feb. 11th.
iVell, :he weather is sure nice now;
THE UNpRLINCt
There's a streak acrbsthe skyline
i That is gleaming riSiH sun,
I Watchers from the Bfjffihouse towers
! Signalled it to foreigiphowers :
: Just as daylight hatf begun. ,'
I Message, thiilling, u
I Hopes, fulfilling;
To those fiKhffh
J "It's the flag we've named Old Glory
I That's unfurling to the:breze.,,l
I Can you see the flashing emblemf
( Of our country's high ideal?
hiCeep your lifted eyes upon it :
I And draw Joy and courage from, it,
1 For it stands for what is real.
Freedom's calling f
To thef ailing j
From oppression's harcr decrees;,!
It's the flag we've named Old Glory 1
You see floating in the breeze;
Glorious flag we raise so proudly,
" Stars and Stripes, red, white and blue,
You have been the inspiration
Of an ever-growing nation
Such as the world never knew. f
Peace and Justice, ;v v
Freedom,. Progress
Are the blessings we can sieze.
When the flag we call Old Glory ;
Is unfurling to the breeze.
When the cry of battling nations ;
Reaches us across the space '
Of the wild, tumultous ocean, . ti
Hearts are stirred with deep emotion
For the saving of the race.
Peace foregoing,
Aid bestowing,
First we drop on bended knees, J
Then with shouts our grand Old Grlory
W e set flaunting to the breeze, f
Boston Transcript.
TTSH TOP.
w were suddenlv reminded,, on
Thursday last, that spring, weather
had made its appearance, and- made
us think of the old saying, "mis is
like the Februaries when. I was a
boy."
We hear Uncle Sam's boys practic
ing, with their big: guns almost every
day, preparing to salute the Kaiser.
J. B Bradley, went to Zeronica,
Friday, to see.Dr. Levi Jones, profes
sionally, returning. Saturday.
Miss Myrtle .Pace returned to Fruit
land school Saturday.
T V.. Pace and Locmn. Newman
hauled heir cotton to -anarket last
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weelc. . ' ' -' .
Mr..V. A. Reece;-3ui -evangelist, and
Walter B. Schoneld. musician, nave
just ended a three weeks meeting at
Saluda, resulting, in 6T additions to
the churrh. They go to Hot Springs
T,er. E; Pace went, to Hendesonville
-tl Cemmtknt eaurht red fox
a r fcl" j fVMi Tmrwr m mf -mr SB
OVER THE
COUNTY
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By- Oar Correspondent From Various
Polk' County-
Two milk cows have been sold in
tnis section the past" weekj
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juts. j. tr. j-zimsaaie - ana iwibs jjy
dia Ruff are still on. the sick list.
Dr. Waldroni. of ; Landrum. S. C,
was m this section on Feb. 5th.
Messrs.. T. B. Jackson and Walter
H&vtvp viif W KT nWHalA Riirr-
Mr. Noah Ruff ad Miss Mamie
Gilbert,. Henry Brown and Odessa
Ruff, Lawton Wilson and Mae Lynch
attended preachinir services at Cane
Creek. Sunday. 0- .
iMrs. Asbury Ruff, Amanda Brown
and Daisy Jackson tailed to see Lydia
Rulr Sunday. t
' Mrs. Daisy Jackson will leave here
tnis- weeK ior r ort asweii.
- Mrs. Elmira Whiteside and Mrs
joce yu&oii vju ai ii. unusi
ounaay. j
1,Mrs. Texaner Lawton and Mrs.
vira Blanton, visited the home of J.
Jr. Dimsdaie, Sunday. . , j
fMr: Jason Vess received a teleeram
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from his mother, Sunday, saying Jus
nrhcr was very ill with dropsy, and
that if he wanted to see him before
to romp at
once. , . I
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?nme time baefci -'
R. C. Jackson wife, and son, went
to Saluda on business,, Saturday.
Some idea or? what the cove people
intend to do can be arived at when
you know that E. Pace, C. C. Jones
j! T-oo-an Newman have already
bought the entire stock of cans of
T. T- Durhamamounting to 25,000.
f! C. Jones and Curtis Newman
each hauled a. toad of toin cases yes
Posey Ilatfofd moved- to the other
side'kf i he tt-ury; me ixoan v
snir nlacc la:.t wet k.
"Misses .VoraH a i oaisa Morrison
tOTtrte tfie JEratlicrs' meeting at
ynir Eift;
You'll cetVA'our fill
Of holy zoly. glory;
When in 7 well
To whoop land yell
This ever irue old story;
I was-aflol,
The devil'- tool,
A. traitor gnd a tory.
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NEW HOPE.
After about 52 days of snow and
sleet, the weather has changed.
The Sunday school at New Hope,
which has been stopped for awhile,
nas ueen siarrea again.
Mr. Elkus Watson and Mr. M. C.
Thompson went to Fingerviile, J3. C,
last Saturday.
We wish all the readers of the
NEWS would report all - matters of
importance happening in their vicin
ity, lhis would help the editor out,
fn(1 at ine sarne ume give us even a
ue1 paper man ever Deiore
May God be with us all in these
terrible trying times, and hours of
distress.
W. S. S
PEA RIDGE.
Mr. J. T. Corlew, of Newnort News.
Va., is on Pea Ridge, visiting friends
tor a tew days.
Miss Reba Field was the e:uest of
misses lizzie ana Jeiiie Ualton, Sat-
urday night.
wedding bells, also. Miss Bessie
Mills was married to Mr. Oradv Fri
ney. of Tryon. last Saturdav aftpr-
noon. We wish them much joy and
success through life.
Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Pritchard
;i 5, j e iatxer s parents, Mr. and
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mrs. iLaney, csaiuraay.
Mr- E. G. Thompson made a busi
ness trip to Tryon. Thursdav.
-ss Bessie Thompson and brother,
uexter, spent ihursday night at Mr.
John Shehan's.
Misses Reba Field. Iva Gosnell.
Allie Connor, Annie Mills, Lizzie and
Nellie Dalton; Messrs. Harlie Foy,
Witcher Moore, Jodie Wilson, Jeter
Gibbs, Arthur Gray, Lewis Mills,
Johnie Waldrop and Jesse Foy were
pleasant callers at Mr. E. G. Thomp
son's Sunday.
Mr. E. S. Kibbe was called to Spar
tanburg, Wednesday, to the funeral
of his aunt, Mrs. Judd.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brisco spent Sat
urday night with Mr. Philip Brisco.
Misses Lizzie and Nellie Dalton
were the guests of Misses Emma and
Denista Shehan, Tuesday night.
Mr. John Hill spent Saturday night
with Mr. John Foy.
Mrs. J. M. Barber and Mies Letha
Barber -spent Monday at ,Mr.Js B.
Datton'sr - - v-
Bucker Horton is very low at this
writing.
Henry Foy has a very sick child.
Mill Spring route L. a yountr man
thought that he had killed some of
the worthless dogs last week, but he
missed them by a long shot.
Mr.B. F. Gibbs was' home Saturday
night, returning Monday.
Messrs. Arthur and Willie Lee Gray
left for Caroleen, Monday.
Our favorite doctor, A. R. Waldron,
of Landrum, seems to be kept pretty
busy now, on Pea Ridge.
Mr. T. F. Rowland was home, Sat
urday and Sunday.
W. S. S.
TRYON ROUTE 1.
How sweet, on yesterday's clear,
Sabbath morning, to list to the clear
ringing bell its 'tones so sweetly call
ing us to Bethlehem, where Rev. J.
M. Barber delivered a most mterest-
mg-sermon. ,
Fox Mountain school will soon oc
cupy the beautiful, splendid new
school building, probably this week.
Miss Same Carpenter spent Sundav
afternoon with Mrs. Rice.
Mr. Joe Carpenter has recently
purchased a home down in sunny
Tennessee.
Mr. J. D. Carpenter at last has a
musical entertainer in his home, an
Edison.
What is more cheering than the
bright sunshine, such as we are hav
ing now ?
German measles seem to be the pre
vailing disease throughout the vicin
ity. Some don't take care for it any
more than they do a German, while
others are taken prisoners, and suf
fer severely. God speed the day
when there will be no more German
raids or German measles.
Mr. E. B. Edwards has been quite
ill for the past week.
Mr. Goforth was made happy at
the results of his husking bee at his
home, Friday niht.
Mr. J. J. Rouppe crave a cotton
picking at his home, Monday night.
. Miss Margaret Bryant was taken
to her home seriously ill last Friday.
We hope she will speedily recover.
Messrs. Ed. and George Barber
spent a few social hours on the
route, Sunday evening.
Misses Bessie and Grace Hamilton
snent Sundav afternoon with Miss
Pearl Edwards.
Mr. Wm. Pack moved his saw mill
near Columbia, S. C, where he con
templates sawing, this spring.
Mrs. Kate Sitten has gone to Can
ton, to spend a while with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Ida Hunt.
Mr. Editor: We didn't dig our "ta
ters" or "ingerns," so they are ready
for growing, and we have pepper
and "toma-toes" sewed in boxes, and
we are croine to plant a whole "cow
cumber" this spring. If this don't
onve the Kaiser a swift . kick, our
sweet pea crround is ready for plant
ing on Washington's birthday, and
while rheenncr the Sammies will
knock him from his throne witK
bunch, when its "over there."
Too Much of a Good Thing.
It Is a good thing to have a good
thing, but too much of a good thing is
frequently .injurious. Memphis Com
mercial-Appeal.
1 MUST SAVE 30
PER GENTQR WHEIT
Food Situation in Europe
mi
Makes Greater Demands
Upon American People.
INTENSIFIED CONSERVATION
Every Consumer Requested to
Observe Two Wheatles
Days, One Meatless and One
Porkless Day Each Week.
One Wheatless Meal and
Meatless Meal Should Be the
Rule Every Day 1918 Home
Card to Be Ready by Febru
ary 10th.
Raleigh If the American people
are to fulfill their duty to the' Allies
by supplying the armies with food
stuffs, and their duty to humanity in
saving the lives of as many starring
women and children in Europe as the
crippled hipping facilities will per
mit, they must reduce their consump
tion of wheat at least 30 per cent froza
today until the next harvest, reduce
their consumption of pork in the same!
degree and economize rigidly in the
use of beef, fats and sugar.
Intensified Food Program.
To meet the demands of the des
perate condition that exists in Europe j
with regard to the food situation, the ,
Food Administration has announced
an intensified food conservation pro
gram. The 1918 home instruction card ' '
which will be available for every
household in the State within the next
two weeks calls for:
Two wheatless 4ays In each
week, and one wheatless . meal '
:Tofy;dTC
will be Monday' and Wednesday;
One meatless day" (Tuesday)
and one porkless day (Saturday);
and a meatless meal in each day
of the week.
Terms Explained.
On wheatless days and la wheatless
meals no wheat bread, crackers, pas
try, macaroni or breakfast food con
taining wheat should be used beyond
the amount necessary to thicken soups
or gravies or bind together corn meal
or other substitute cereals. ;On meat
less days no pork or beef productp of
any kinds or mutton or lamb should be
served, fish, poultry and game being
substitute?. On porkless day and on
other days mutton and lamb should be
used in preference to beef.
Every day should be fat-saving day
and sugar-saving day, and at every
meal fruits, vegetables, potatoes, milk
and all other more or less perishable
and local products should be used as
largely as possible in the place of
wheat, beef, pork, fats and' sugar whica
are best adapted to export.
New Home, Card Coming.
Every housewife and every hotel
and. cafe in the State should have a
1918 home card Just as soon as they
are issued from the press which will
be not later than February 10. They
can be secured after that date from
county food administrators or from
the Food Administration at Kaieigtt
and any individuals who are missed
la the general distribution should write.
for card.
W. s. s.
COLUMBUS.
The Pbilomathean Literary. Society,
of Columbus High School, gave a very -interesting
debate Fridav afternoon.
Query; Resolved, That Dogs Should
be Permitted to Live." Affirmative,
Eula Jackson, Nell Constance; Nega
tive, Thelma Mills, Sue Gibbs. A
quartet by four members, entitiea
"Our School is U. ri. s." was very
well rendered.. We trust that after t
the organization of our Parents'
Teachers' Association the parents
will have an opportunity of enjoying
these Friday afternoon programs.
The debates would prove especially
interesting, as they are no doubt
oricrinal. .
John Walker, of Green's Creek, vis
ited at T. N. Mills' Tuesday.1
Mr. Yates Arledge .has been home
a few days, from Camp Jackson, Co
lumbia. Pearl McGuinn was taken to the
Rutherfordton hospital, Tuesday, for
treatment. We hope she will speed
ily recover.
Mr. Logan Cloud is in Spartanburg,
S. C, on business. -
; Fred Case, who has been very ill,
is improving. "' - ' .
Christian Endeavor was-! organized
at Columbus, a'nd will I meet every '
Thursday evening at .7&0, Leaders
for the week are Bessie Hamilton and .
Elsie Edwards.
Doris Williamson has returned to
Concord, N. C., t6 attend school.
Mrs. Ed. Cloud is visiting her j ar- v
ents at Green's Creek.
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