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Ibe Only Paper Published n Polk County.- A lire, Go for tte fa " . ' v AND THE JlfiyON BEE 1 ' -. :. . ... ' ft-.-,.: ! - ' - ' 5 TRYON N r PPiriAV ,m -ttmi ill -waif I W. M VOL. XXIV NO. 24 ..OCTOBER 18, 1918. $2.00 A YEAR DEPARTMENT FOR that will bea benefit not only V to themselves but their country. , ; TiSSo ol closed-its doors again Tuesday, for hovlong a time wt do Mrs. T. M. Johnson teachers, and her Will be Conducted by One of turned to Arden until1 school opens. 7 1, TAblest Experts in V ..r-.JohJl Carnegie left for Char- mm KAotnS Some Items of Gsneral Intereet Gathered By Otv Correpondat Fr ScctMms of Polk Cotmty North Carolina. TO STARTR NEXT WEEK. , "'i aivnig ennstea'Tas - a mechanic; t - Solicitor- Huffman was Wednesday. Mrs. A. D. Brown received a tele- "St town In order to aid the poultry raisers gram informing her of the, serious 0f Tolk county in every manner possi- illness of herhusband, of pneumonia ble we have decided to add a-Poultry at Petersburg, Va: v A"child is also epaitment to the NEWS, and will very srck. d0 so probably next week. " ,Q - Mrs. Ed. Cloud expects to leave ..This Partment wi Ube -edited the Rutherf ordton pita" this week. Mr. r- ll:., Mrs. Robert Hill Kaupp, Poultry Patholo I ist of the North Carolina Agricul- Hft:ftAf0 oert mu has. closed - the tmal Experiment Station, West 'Ra- faja-ha t:ttamy. I to ineir nome near -Rutherfordton. un- &s and uUlityof poultry and onmg.of school." : , , : will cheerfully answer any question , Ur-.and Mrs. Bostic and chidren tiiit anv reader of . the NEWS- may have returned home after a visit at ask. ' Mr- J- p- Arledge. . ' ' - incf send in your question, with Mr. John Burp-oss ATVtA vour name .signed -.i thereto,, -to the from Davidson college.'. He has: iust ertjior vl mc nunu, v. iiuu, a.nu iciuxucu xxuin an attacK oi Spanish all questions will be forwarded to Dr. influenza. - t. " Kaupp. , ; . , Mr. Frank Burgess left for Erwin. Thjs department will, be of. unto d Tenn., to visit relatives who areTuf- bonem iu pvyvxj- iwifl,.-m "Mienng with influenza. -..4-r nnd we want evervflhp to feftl I ...... ee to aik questions. " . I Fpnsii a McAbef Mrs. O. L. f Let our motto in the .future be !?Sf . ?utf Nothing but full blooded poultry for n1 xii."1" JL!ei5L serious illness. . J Mr, tr. A. Feagan is remodelihghis nome near Columbus. The many friends and 'schoolmates of Miss Bertha Jackson, of near Trv- I was Dleased to note that Trvon on, whose death occurred last week. township had perfected an organiza- I regret to dose one whose life was a tion and that all other townships are oenent to tne community .in which going to organize similar associa- sne lived, and worthy of imitation, tions. We would like to have all the She was a special favorite .with the members of your Township Poultry children, and was a member of the Association to become members of graduating class of 1917 of Steams Pnlk.' Read what Dr.' Kaupp says about it. West Raleigh, Oct 10, 1918. Polk County News, ' Trvon, N. C. , Mv Dear Sirs:' our State Association. I might, state that our State Association is a mem ber of the American Poultry AsAso ciation which is our national organic zation. WTe want to help you in every w. s. s PEA RIDGE. Miss Mollie Dalton has. returned from way possible and it will be a pleasure Brevard Institute. She Z brought to me: to edit your poutlry department .for ydu. One of the best wajrs to get material is to have the various per sons ivho- have poultry problems they Want inf orrn'ation orr ta "WTite "tcryou company with herjthe Spanish -influenza. ' ' ' ." :", - vf:,r v Miss Bessie Thompson, ' "brbther Y&ti&r: dlrPBrttinlgtt' "Tlihlfeon and then m turn send tne questions to kovp rptnmoH fmm Rrou Tnctifnto and use these as bases for short ar- Rev- J- . Barber preached an ex- ticles. In this wav thp. nonltrv He- cellent sermon at the Methodist partment of your paper would be of church, Sunday. the mOSt value tO those interested in Mr Snm ttnTill -Prnm Snnrtnn poultry. We want to help you m ev- . . ., , , . . , ery wkv we can and ha4 agreed to bur' v,slted hls Parents Mx. and furnish five sittings of Rhode Island Mrs. M. C. Gosnell, Sunday. Ked eggs for each township this com- Mrs. J. T. Green is visiting Mr. and ing year. I he SO sittings will repre sent the value of more than $100.00. This work will be carried on through my assistant, Mr. J. E. Ivey, and your county demonstration agent, Mr. Sams, together with the assistance of the officers and committees from your township organization. Very truly yours, B. F. KAUPP, Poultry Investigator and Pathologist. W. S. S. SALUDA. Mrs. Q. C. Soner and a party of friends have been on a visit to her daghter who is attending school at Demoi-est, Ga. They went in-her own car and had an enjoyable time of sev eral days. i Mrs. Campbell and sister, Mrs. Kil lian, are entertaining their sister and family, who came in their car a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Lane spent a day and night recently, in Henderson ville, vis iting Mr. Lane's sister who is making her home there at present. Miss Louise Lane expects to spend tne wmter in Charleston, S. C, with Mrs. Bertolet, which will be her sec ond winter there; Mrs. J. C. Bushnell went to Trvon. on-business, Tuesday afternoon, and tn.oyed the trip, as usual. Miss Lucile Hazard has gone to Asheville to take a nurse's training touvse at the Mission Hospital there Mrs. B. I, Hazard is visiting her ?n in Birmingham, Ala., who is quite hicK with pneumonia. Mrs. H. B. Locke is spending a few days with her son. Russell, who is sick with lagrippe,, at Demorest, Ga., whoro he is attending school. Miss Wilcox has gone to New York 10 visit her brother, who is quite .Mr. Clough Steele, the son-in-law 0l. Mr. Aiken, of this place, is sick v"th influenza, at the residence of the latter. The Mayor of Saluda, Mr. John 1 aco, passed away, Tuesday, and his " "wins will be interred at the ceme tery at Friendship church. Mr. Pace was a kind husband and father, a jeful citizen, and leaves many rela t'yes to lament his loss, and his place '11 be hard to fill. His son, Qlar ?nco, is Wjth the armv, somewhere in fiance. FROM OUR FRIEIIDS .OVER THE COUNTY Veriene 'S; HILLCEST. v Miss Mabel Postin, of Stafeatille. has come ' to Hrllcrest Institute to teach. Mrs. C. E. Boyd has returned to her home in Norfolk, Va. Miss Lucy Abrams has returned ram a visit to her sister. Mrs. Pow ell.::'. - Mr. and Mrs. Will Kirbv haver iriov' ed up f rom Spartanburgr S: C. ; Mrs. J. u. and Clmf Blackweltwere m Tryon one day last week. ." - Hillcrest Institute is civine a week's recess on account of Influenza, several cases having developed In this commumty. . .: Frivate Lewis F. Carmo. of : the U. S. Marines, is at home, recuoeratiner from the effects of wounds received at Chateau Thierry, early in June. . Miss Mary Lizzie Houser, has", gone to Rutherfordton to take a position as clerk . , " A jolly crowd of voune neonle from Rutherfordton came out for a picnic, rriaay evening, and Saturday night a merry group made molasses candy at Mr. li J. Houser s. Mrs. Milner Jones has eone "to Athens, Tenn., to visit her son, Hon Cleni:J. Jones. SILVER CREEK. Owing to sickness, Rev. J. B. Ar- ledge failed to All his regular appoint- pmernt at Silver Creek, Saturday and SHnday. "fr. M. Holbert died at his home .fast Wednesday," and was buriel at jver -Creek cemetery. .Almost the entire family at G. H. Arledge's have the Spanish inufluenza Mrr N. B. Huggins was a caller in this section, last week. r. and Mrs. I. C. Arledge, of Spar tanburg, .visited the former's parents, also -his sister, Mrs Jesse Splawn, who is very ill. '3tifes Roxie Walker visited her cous in?, Jeter and Mary Ann Bradley, Saturday and Sunday. :,Mr and Mrs. E. A. Arledge have received the news that their son, Na poleon B. Arledge, has landed safely overseas. 'jMiss Charity Williams spent Sun day on the route. Mr. Geo. Pack and sister, Nellie, spent Sunday at Green river. iThe efficient son of Mr. J. H. Gibbs UUieen our mail carrier for the past efton account of the illness of his father. Miss Bertha Dalton, teacher of Sunny View school, and yee:al oth ers from Chimney Rock, attended the funeral ol Mr. Fred Henderson at the Ridings cemetery, last Monday. Messrs. Frank and Willie Mills vis ted Mr. Noah Lynch, Sunday. If you have any relatives or friends in France who is not receiving - the POLK COUNTY NEWS, don't fail to send in your dollar, name and ad dress to the editor. : Don't be afraid to spend the dollar, for one of our boys has written home and said he had learned more by reading the NEWS in one day, than we.culd ev er do for him. We are" some proud of our new mail carrier, Mr. Ernest Gibbs w. s. S- FISHTOP. We need rain on the farms to de stroy the "flu" germs. Jesse Case is the only one so far to contract the "flu" in this section. JR. C. Jackson a few days ago tried to get some pine knots from an old log. While chopping on it he heard what he thought was bumble I bees, and paid no attention to it. He then turned the log over and out came R BOYS EXPECT US TO DO IT. Will be Bitterly Disappointed if We Fail to Buy Our Quota , of Liberty Bonds. POLK COUNTY MUST GO OVER. THE PLEA OF-TH& RETURNED. m Over the world and ba(g; again, I've heard the rnighiroar Of vaves of men all lityith flame Dashed out for' everigbre. Over the worltjand badfcagain, I've seen in tlie mornlight fair, AVhile a bird san'g'sweetin the waste beyond- Th breeze Jifts the deathmen's hair. Over the world and ba5Kragamrv ' " Seen a priest upon his knees With his flying face like a dream of peace As he grave "to the least of these.' W are in receipt of a "letter from Lieut. James B. Copeland, U. S. Navy, who, in speaking of the Fourth Liber ty Loan Drive as applied to Polk county, says: "There is no doubt of the fact of the influenza on the Liberty Loan; it has certainly interfered greatly here, and I expect it is going to take some mighty hard work to put the State over the top. However, I look for it to go over the top yet. "Pad, I hope you will use every means and argument within your power in old Polk to help put the county over the tdp m this drive. a large rattler. He had been singing Uimpa wnulj h(1 . hW . m tul aiy. hee g m lU S name of the old countv and every 7 -j i , i. man woman and child in it. Tell Grayson Jackson also while gather- tftern the bo . the &ervi Temem mg some apples discovered a large beri the that M pol'k t rattler and killed him, a few days ago wentbway ovef her quota in the third Lynn, forty snakes in one season of loan are looking to them to sustain all varieties is not to be compared to the reputation of the old county at this section, when T W Brad ley and home fn the same measure in which Thomas Price killed 44 at one time, in th are holdin the front one pile pf one variety the blunt he witJ the gung have done tailed mOCCaSin. umnaw' fha,r nniir fl,Jv Posey Henderson hauled a load of and hear'ts h;meward for help and en- couragement, and tjiey MUST have it. apples to Lynn one day last week, Clement Arledge and Walter Bur gess went to Saluda, Saturday. "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," For the Kaiser is on the go, "Praise him all ye Heavenly host," For Pershing, Haig and Foch. Miss Hanna Henderson visited Miss Florence Bradley, Saturday. All day singing at Mountain Valley Sunday. E. J. Bradley treated quite a crowd to watermelon, Sunday. I have faith in good old Polk. She has made her reputation, the people of the county, by their patriotic work in the last loan drive have earned the right to call themselves true, staunch Americans. Make them realize that in the supreme test they must show the same spirit or fail in their most sacred duty. "I am sure that all the boys in the service from Polk county feel the same as I, that if we were there we til 1 1 1 tm mignt De aoie to neip our ioiks in Bra A0., .and i:s- Louis Pace' their effort-but we can't be there. Mrs. J. T. Waldrop, at present. Mrs. Jesse Splawn is improving from influenza and pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Waldrop spent Sunday evening with Mrs. J. 1. Green. Mr. Henry Thompson spent Sunday evening with W. G. Splawn. w. s. S- HOW TO INCREASE PRODUC TION W. S. S. COLUMBUS. Southern farmers may increase the production of food and feed stuffs in many ways. Every iarmer that has land mat is at all suitable for wheat shouh- plant sufficient wheat to supply his tamily and dependents with broa i.st'Hfs. Evry farmer should protucy s.:T- fir-cnt foedtulis for his own estab lishment, together wiTh his part, of the surplus that is required at nis lo cal markets. Everv farmer 'an inc-f:;se his acre age slightly by planting a larger pro- portion oi nis ianu m gi.nu aim nay crops. . Every family, rt wilt, city, town mill community, which has any available space should have a war garden. Every dish ol vegeta bles produced in .such o garden t;kes che place of somj food product which otherwise woulo1 o". imported. Every family which can possibly do so should keep one or more pigs to pnnsntne waste Droducts or feed which can be grown upon waste land,a nd . meat which otherwise would be taken from the supply that should be available for export to our cnlriiersa nd to our allies in Europe. Every farmer can increase his next year's production of cotton, corn, and nlantinc rve. vetch ando ther cover crops to be turned .un der for green manure. Rye and vetch, or oats and vetch, planted now, will make a splendid crop of hay in the spring and be off the land in time for a crop of soy beans or cowpeas or corn for grain and roughage. e Every farmer can use nis Drains, brawn to their capacity ,a nd make every day count. W. S. 5- NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD DEV7LOP POULTRY INDUSTRY. no nf the ereatest opportunities for increasing the food supply of the Over the world and back again, With the wonderful thought that I Went out with the rest, as keen as the best, As willing as they,, to die. Over the world and back again, With only a leg to give Fve seen the best of a mighty throng Die, that the rest might live. i. . Over the world and back again, I've seen the purging fire, The burning sacrifice of men, Lit, at the Hun's desire. Oh! drive that raging fire on, And cleanse the culprit's hand So oyer the world and Tback again In each and every land May sweep the gentle robes of Peace, Nor fear assaulted pain, -That all the brave ones sacrificed Shall not have been in vain. on the 13th inst.. a srirl. T. E. Pace is hauling corn and to matoes to Saluda. C. C. Jones and Logan Newman are hauling sweet potatoes to the canning factory at Dana. The giant coon is reported to be in this section with his companion. Govan Constant s folks are hauling green corn and tomatoes to Saluda. w. s. S- MILL SPRING ROUTE 2. Mr. and Mrs. Belton Jackson made There is another job which we MUST and WILL complete, and that is put Old Glory on the Kaiser's palace in Berlin. " Until that is done and . done: . it WILL be, by the grace of God, the Army and Navy, you people at home, father, mother, sweethearts, sisters, brothers and friends, do ?your part, and let us all be proud to tell our comrades that the boy who carried Old Glory to the Kaiser s front door was from Polk county, the county that NEVER FAILS. Go to it, ev- a business trip to Rutherfordton to J erybody. have dental work done one day last "I have bought another bond my week. self, and so have all the men here in Mr. J. P. Dimsdale's little child was the service, thus earning: the rierht to buried at Cooper Gap, last Thursday, use the Navy slogan, "Fight or buy Mrs. James Bradley visited her bonds; the Navy does both. . Not a brother, Mark Laughter, near Ruther- bad slogan at that, is it folks?' fordton, Saturday last. Mrs. W. W. Gibbs visited her daughter, Mrs. Joe Jackson, last Sun- to get capped under the car bed, day. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Gilbert were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ruff, Sunday. Sorry to note that our rural mail carrier was unable to be on the route which was turned upside down over. him. Mr. Ridings, seeing the acci dent happen, ran out and yanked the ' car off and got the fellow out, and be gan hustling around for doctors. The miracle is that the men are alive last week. But we had a pleasing enough to need a doctor. Don't looking little substitute, and he's al-lknow yet how badly injured they are. ways on time. I . , nr o c Messrs. Isaac and Berry Williams were visitors at Mr. N. E. Williams' WHAT TO DO NOW. Sunday. Mr. Posey Brown is visiting home - - 1U r folks this week. n" T. A crowd from this section enjoyed T..J - Y-4.i.i a chestnut hunt oh. the Mountains, weeuL muK BU z this Vita C. Kirchner. Tryon, -fH. C, Oct. 15, 1918. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dimsdale spent a few hours with Mrs. S. J. Helton, Sunday. Mrs. A. H. Lynch was the guest of Mrs. C. E. Lynch, Sunday. Glad to note that Mr. Terrell Tay lor is able to be out squirrel hunting. Old Mr. "Flu" has not visited this section, and hope he will pass us by. We keep it out by taking: a little boneset tea every time we sneeze. Rah, rahy for the POLK COUNTY NEWS. Lets not forget to send it to the boys over there. W. S. S MELVIN HILL. MILL SPRING. Somr ZZZT i nation and relieving the transporta- r , paununc uiuuici. evetom as well as tne tood siwm- ."mmbus have decided to work for)""" :-r - . . la number of UOIl W n "& J 1 pullets than usual ior egg aim -w rnHnction. The hich prices be ;o. TniH for chickens should not' tempt producers to reduce their stock, even to the usual limit. oii the cull nullets and hens and the roosters.. Keep every pullet you can-take care of properly. Lntle Sam while the school is closed, uri(i have earned enough to buy-several "Baby Bonds." These" children ?re killing three birds with one stone instead of two. That is, helping the jormer whose families are sick pick their cotton, taking care of their health by being out in God's Jiure air and sunshine, and laying up treasures Quite a number in this section still have Spanish "flu." Glad to note that Mr. Claude Lew is is able to be out again. Messrs. B. F. Gibbs, Dru Helton, Cling Lawter and Dewey jacKson were callers of Mr. J. H. Gibbs, last Sunday. Mr. G. C. Brisco made a trip to Rutherfordton, last week. . Say, Tryon Route 1, have you still the Spanish "flu?" If so you sure have our sympathy. A doctor was heard to say one day Hast week that he had heard of but two things for the past week, and that was the price of coton and the new disease. The people are very busy now, try ing to get their cotton in while the price is high. Rev. J. M. Barber filled his regular nnointment' at the M. E. church, Sr I : Sunday, SUNNY VIEW. The people here are busy digging potatoes. ' Onlv one case of "flu" has Deen re- have received cards, stating that he had arrived safely overseas. Only one case of "u"has been re ported in this section, and we are glad to say that he is recovering. Mrs. J. R. Blanton and son, Roy, were visitors at Mr. A. J. Dimsdale's Saturdav. Mr. Dewitt Helton, who is in Camp RaritflTi. N. .T wrote home that a farce powder plant there had explod ed, but. nobody hurt. The school children are recovering from whooping cough. Mr. J. J. Jackson was kicked by a mnlA several davs aex). receiving a bad injury to one of his legs, but glad tos note tnat nei s improving. The relatives here of Corp. John D Wilson, who is in France, have receiv ed the gladt idng. hat hei s rapidly from beincr eassed last May. Mr. Walker Arledge passed through this -section. Saturday, en route to Red Mountain. 1st. Pick cotton to beat the band, while this dry weather lasts, but sell slowly, 2nd. Prepare land for wheat thor oughly; use plenty of acid phosphate, where land is rich enough to make good growth of straw, and get good seed, yi the ground as early as possi ble. , 3rd. Sow winter cover crops as soon as possible crimson clover, should be sown at once if sown at a'l this season; rye and vetch may be sown together or separately, (togeth er is better) any time till December 1st. 4th, A word about poultry. We have univtaken a prjj;-t aim x ai Mr. Frank Edwards' house caught making Polk county a pure bred poul- fii-p on the roof. Tuesdav. bv the try county, and Here is our plan; l prompt assistance of a few neighbors have secured, free of charge, 30 set the nre was surxiuea wunoui mucn i mi wi uicu eggo, w damage to the building. Sheriff Kobertson delivered an ad dress to the citizens of this place in the school building, last Saturday night. His theme principally was the winning of the war. He also touched on politics and the coming election. There is to be a singing convention at Greens Creek, next Sunday. Amnog the attractions will eb an old time singing," which the old people will enjoy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Foster Law ter, one day last week, a boy. . The,writing spider has about gone out of Dusiness in this vicinity, and we think it just as well, for he was such a poor scribe we couldn't read his writing anyhow. There was a fearful car wreck in front of Mr. Robert Ridings' residence Sunday morning, on the Spartanburg road. Two colored men were in the car which was running at the rate of 75 miles an hour, when suddeuy the front wheels left the groenc Aim, the car cut a double summersault, throw ing the occupants high in the air, one of whom reached the ground in time be used next spring. These eggs are to be placed in the hand s of five painstak ing men or women in each of the six townships of the county, who will build and equip a hen house according to instructions, and keep the poultry pure bred and as directed from the State College of Agriculture. I have already selected several of these par ties, and any who wouldlike to under take pure bred poultry work on the farm would do well to see or write me. Tryon township has aireadv organ ized a pure bred poultry association, and every other township should do., likewise. Every farm should increase their poultry output next year so as to release that much tork to va abroad where it is so badly needed. io ao so better lien nouses should be provided now, that proper care an oe taicen or the laying hens this win ter, and the little chick next spring. 5th. Everybody do his level best in buying and causing others to bUy Fourth Liberty Bonds, and W. ?. S. Y , Respectfully,- SAMS, County Agent! t - . ian '