' - ii.-.r'-r.;- - .--.i -r:- r:i- - --.i A live. Clean . . .. . ; me nome u V'- 5'M"iV".ir VOL. XXIV NO. 36 TRYON, N. C. FRIDAY; JANUARY 1 0, 1919. $2.00 A YEAR W . , ' 2i iu .Tl-7B.':i i -v -nrrw,.l - - ..S' '- -. i...;... n,.- mini i i III I r HIGH SEHOOL FOR . TRYON DISTRICT. Bill to be Introduced 1 in Present Term of Legislature With That End in View. - LETTER FROM J. A. MILLS. WILL ASK LEGISLATURE - - v FOR RELIEF. The question receiving the careful f f Qnf inn of the citizens of Tryon just nresent is the one of better schools, my call At a meeting m mje uumu '"1 Wednesday night, a letter Iwas read from Mr. C. P; Marriott relative to the status of our present school,, its needs and' shortcomings.; . Mr. Marriott has devoted more at tention and thought to , the school nipstinn than any other, person in Tryon and his letter was. carefully lis tened to, and ' received ; considerable applause at the conclusion of . the reading. J- Protracted discussion was thpn entered into, and it was the unanimous decision of all present that something should be done; to' overcome the handicap. Finally .a motion was put and prevailed ,that a committee be empowered to meet with Mr. Mar riott and go into . the matter ? more thoroughly, and that a bill should be drafted and presented to the legisla ture. oravine for.sOme kind of. relief. Mr. Marriott told of how the school board had laboredvto - secure enough attendance in order to be able to es tablish a high school. He told us that there -was no Question but that the attendance at the present session would be ample-.to -meet the, requirer ments of a high school. An attorney will be employed to draft the bill at- Mr. T. C-Mills is in receipt of a let ter from -his son, J. A. Mills, uuder date of - Dec; 5, - from Grancy, France, m which he says, among other, inter esting; things ' V -r. :V-X- X:-:. V ti.i w e have oeen on the march back from the front ever since the 18th, and have, just reached here day be fore yesterdav. T his is "our rest sta tion tor a few days, and are to oe re equipped here, and Ih in -well I don't know but. I think we will start home. Thanksgiving daV we marched all the forenoon and arrived ;at Circp, a small town, in time Jo stop 6ir rolling kitchen and :serve what "we in the ar- slum" with bread and cof- Some Items of General Interest Gathered By OuriCorreipondente From Various m . - iee without sweeteamg. it was--: a great Thanksgiving for Us, standing in a long chow line in a dri.lingjrain lor such afeast, when we would bke to have been toasting oar, toes before a hot fire -and eating "regular teats. 1. sent you a cablegraiu from vJircy1 if r if had been so Ion? Since J had written I vranted to. let yon know that I was alright. . On the march to Circy.: Thanks- giving morning we had lour , tand breaking the silent air. ; vnth catchy riarches and other r irood music and stepped a few mmuro.s in Uonlevant where I saw: a frier d of. mine from Cna ilotte." whom I ha. i not seen I was located there. - 4 I "These pre not 'i'ge .places, "-but .we are near Uhatiiion-sui: Cinef , and about ' p hundred and tvvonty-n.o miles southeast of Parish " The march we have just completed was about 250 kilometers, which is about 1501 miles, not bad is it? - .; r 1 Well, I haven't time or space here to tell you 'about the strenuous days1 and nights I spent at the last front I was on, very near Verdun, . those last three days ot the war, but I have seen war at' its ..worst,; where -'artillery, ma- Since Sections of Pollr County - -r- '. ' tANDRUM ROUTE Miss Carrie - Oreenway, who 1 has been very low with the flu and pneu monia, is some better. . ! ' We . have beerf having some pretty rough ' weather. - The thermometer went to. 8 above zero. Ill Miss Lillie Abrams' is very. ill. . Ml ss Mary Smawley. was very pam- day last . 1 -,-.t. ..1 5 r- .. yliRRIOR MOUNTAIN old year from few, hoursr last fully injured by a , f all, ; one week; - .V-.--;v . h.-r:-.:;'1y-f- " Mr. Grady Flynn is- home from France. We hope all our- boys -- will be home "soon and -start the year 1919 in a different way' from the that has 'just-passed. I , Mr. Ransom Horn was home 3p Jackson ;for Friday. V -'. '. i -: Mr. Ladson Hom wears an unus ually broad sniile now, celebrating the arrival of a new girl ; baby at his 1LUU9C. ;:. v , Mr. Elias Gantrell has moved , to Landrum, where' he will make his fu ture home. :" . "tj--'s ' . - '., - .;. Mrs. S. P. Gross and son visited, the former's mother, Mrs. Mary Smawley last week-end. J i . Mr. John Horn had the misfortune to lose his pocket-book containing $50.00, lasit weeki -z : ; . : The Bible school at Mill Creek was almost a failure on account. of v the' baa weather and epidemic. V r - tf : mi "" l 1 ':;i 'ii m i ne weaamg t Dens ' iaued to, ring dunng the holidays, but perhaps they will by Easter.i :;';;--: : . - '.; Mn.Elzie Horn and ClintTGreenway motored to Cooiy Springs, Sunday BETTER FARMING - t ; ; IN POLK COUNTY. iter one is decided upon, and the mat- chine guns, automatic riflesgrenades, ter will be foueht to a finish. Tryon, the largest -and .' wealthiest town in the county already paying more school tax into the county treas ury. receives but little of the tax mon- ty back, hence .we, are compelled ; to :rag ajong from-year to year vrith but a makeshift for a school, but it's not the fault of the present school . board.,, .That bodsiu.JdmplsUed ".' iTown with th difficulties facirie them. and really do the best possible under the, circumstances. Annually there are scores of pupils leaving Polk county for, other schools that should remain right in the coun ty and we believe the major portion would if the right kind of efforts are t)ut?forth to eet them-to do so. One day? recently twelve young men and women left on one train to attend school in a nearby town. As one speaker said, "It is nothing but crim bayonets gas and other devices were busy dealing out death to both sides. Lieut. Hubert Smith son of 5 W. A. Smith, of Hendersonyille was i killed in action thereVon the 9th-I saw his grave soon after he was buried.' I have received alt of. your letters, I thinkand have received two copies of. the NEWS" . " X , . . . -v V--. -.. ' V" joe: :'Mr burgeon Arledge left, Thurs day, for est Virginia. , : r ; A ., Miss itucile Foster celebrated her eighteeitih birthday, December 25th, by giving her friends a bountiful sup- peil.-f J .- .:.-:;.;.; -vMr; ad Mrs. Fred Arledge visited relatiygii in Silver, Creek; the first of last. wec. ; - j- ( , :. s Masse Mamie and Emma . Forest were pljiasant callers on the knob last The tenth link was added -to Mr. Lewis jfipp's family chain when the stork ?cme- and left a girl, Dorothy, last, Monday. , . i f Mr. ajid Mrs. John . Edwards took their, little granddaughter to their homeriil , Tryon. tWie all enjoy a trip tdvgrarjlpa's. -?v' ' 1 , : : Christmas night , after" the folks were asleep; Rev. J. B. Arledge was awakerd by a peculiar voice asking him: to perform a marriage ceremony.! -Upoii arising and opening the doorj he found llatt Early disguised as a wo man, ajd Austin Fisher and a number of others with musical instruments, who ihnediately began playing. Af ter, an bour of enjoyment and pleas "urltuYlcey and cake were served. ',vIf; Mash '.Fisher'l lost a fine rnjll? co. lt Saturday. I i i ; '.ivA, jcjful and prosperous new year taiheYfJEWS and all its readers." 1 X R ROS Train Jumps Track While Com ing Down the Mountain at . Terrific' Speed. -f' ; FIREMAN PINNED X-Cyy ... -' T : 1 ' UNDER ENGINE. if Editor Polk County News: - - ; Dear Sir l V. - ; v"l '-'-'' 0-::'"rt With thfe passing of the glorious old year, 19l8, the year that brdught victory to our flag and peace to the world ; we stand at the threshold of a new and I we hope better year. . While there are things that happened in the last . year that saddened our- hearts, like patriots we must look to the fu ture with ; : renewed courage . and brighter hopes and ready for any con flict which may await us. " f i 1 know your heart is full of enthus iasm," and a strong desire to serve the people of Polk county to the best ad vantage I possible, which can be - best done with a large circulation of your paper m the county. -T Is ow that the war. is over, let s get together and make the most possible of Folk county. How is f this to be done't . First, by findicr out our needs. and second by going after; those needs 1st. - What is Polk county's great est need ? If Polk county is not an agricultural county : it is nothing, and the farmers of Polk' county have been and are, laboring under very adverse conditions." Now I have no new gos pel to preach about agriculture. . It is the same old gospel of soils, crops, permanent pastures an,d " livestock, but what I want to emphasize now is the changing ! oi the system -.of farm ing in Polk county from; all-cropping system jto a system of wise, croppiing and live stock. This chanee " must come and it wilL come; but 1 want to see it come faster than it, is coming. know .when people, and especially larmeis, get rsot" in their ways it is switch the tram dashed, v the , engine a joq to get ; tnem to cnange. i ana nve cars t overturning soon aner know this by : personal experience, be-, they had reached what was intended cause m former days I suffered from I to be safety. : . i '" . .' ! f the same disease. T know that Green and McDowell crawled from changing from an all cropping system I the wreck, but for sometime the crew v of farming to a system that willin- I was unable to find Creaseman. He elude the growing of live-stock, will had been pinned under-the engine and. taice time, money ana the exercise . or t nis Doay-rwas oaaiy mangiea. j& re- some. ! real eroocl. old-fashioned net tram was rushed ' to the .scene OVER A CUIB, LETTER FROM A MARINE. -Mrs. J. M. Lewis, of Mill Spring is in receipt of the following letter from one of her boys, serving in the U. b. Marines: Issorndum, France,-Dec. 3j 1918. My Dear Mother: Yesterday 1 received your innal-that such a condition . prevails written on, Oct. 30, .telling of J in Trunn " W all know that there meaai oi nonor. i Knew me an are many families who would remain m Tryon permanently if we had a school teaching the high school grades. We have had families to re fuse to return to Tryon after having come here 'for many years all on ac count of our poor school, " ; . The people are at last aroused, and wev believe they are aeterminea enough not to stop, until we secure the, needed relief, Many important matters . were brought before the meeting, and it was soon seen that every person pres ent was there .. because they had the welfare of the town at ; heart, and wanted to do something to that end Many projects were brought up and 4iscussed, and out of all of them, no doubt some will be developed. ym next meeting will be announced in plenty of time for everybody in Tryon to arrange to attend. letter esse's 30th di-; THE NEWS FOB J9i9. When the present management took hold of the NEWS it was with the de termination ot making, it a paper which would represent all clases of Folk county's citizenship. We -'have Achieved a certain amount of success in that line, but we have only begun jn our fight, " We have succeeded in selecting one of the finest corps of news gatherers to' be found - in any newspaper in -North Carolina. Due to their aid we can truthfully, and not' boagtingly, say that but few papers, give its readers the amount of .real home wws every week as the ' POLK .COUNTY NEWS. . Wf th that part of the plan success fully accomplished, we have other plans in view for our readers. One of these "is to' make the NEWS A FARMER'S PAPER. We have ar ranged with County! Agent, J. R. ams, .to lurnish us weekly, with a letter dealing with' facts that concern POLK COUNTY, Also we will run a special column for the farmers of the county, and we want them to feel fre to use that space, If one column is not enouch. we will donate more. If you have run, up against snags tell ft li a a in A tsnrma rVio farmDvvno has met with the same problems and mastered it will tell you how he did it. J he , first one of Mr, sams' articles jappears in this Issue. Next week he will have another one ftntitlslt "About Pastures." You know that is one of Mr, Sams' hobbies, and wiU be worth reading and preserving. ' ' .We intend t3 make the NEWS such A paper that every member ! of, the household will find somethingrin itlto interest them, Won't you '.help : us ? Speak a good word for the paper,' and Wherever ,.- possible . ; persuade your neighbor to enroll as a subscriber, : - vision was one of the first to go home. Was at a port waiting. I was so proud of him, to think- he had done his bit and was- on his way home. Then I read Grace's letter telling of the sad news. I never had such a shock in my life. No one, except the hundreds of mothers that have gone through the same thing, canl ever know how much you have suffered; If he could have been spared we all would have been so proud of him. But you can always know you gaVe the best you had. There was no btter. He lived the life of a gentleman and died a hero, fighting for right! It's hard to give up such a one, but I am sure, if you could talk with him, as we will some day, he would -tell you he would not have it changed for" worlds., If it were possible I would gladly change places with him. I nave no higher ambition than to live and die as he did We will see him again, that we know, so let's don't worry, but feel proud of him. I wish you could all go to Florida this winter but if you can't you must take good care of yourself. Don't try to save wood, but see how much you can use. I hope the worst of the influenza is past, and that none of you had it. x We hear they are being sent home from the camps over there. I hope Otho has been discharged so he can help "and comfort you. I, am well at the same place and no sign of leaving here soon. Don't worry about me. With love .Thesides.of his crib bear the cfeips and the sears " And the noise has died down hii made with the bars As the sandman came stealily creeping; There's a steady small arm outljon top of his quilt, There's a tousled head empt of care But imagine a Prussian sword unk to the hilt In that picture of pure coritetit there. I iour mind as you stand, fathef, over his bed, - Runs ahead with him over t$e years, And his future you've charted)ut in your head Without any big worries or fe irs. -;" On the castle you build him th legend success ! Is writ deep in the firm confer stpne , ' " ' How your castle would crumbly you dare not guess, to all, Yourson, B. POOR'S FORD. Misses Bell Eplec and Oss;e '-Wilson spent Saturday hight with Miss Mary Eplee, .'' ' ' : Miss Delia Thompson spent Sunday night with her brother, C, L Thomp son. v - . ' -'" .' ':"'- Mi. Cal Cudd and Mr. Linzie Liles visited Mr. J. W. , Thompson; Sunday. Mr. Mance Thompson and family visited Mr.' J. H. Reid, Sunday, Mr.U. M. Crawford and family vis ited Mr. Henry Eplee at Melvin Hill, Sunday. - : ", yy: -l V.--- Mr. Sam Crawford made a short call at Mr. M. C. Eplee's, Sunday. Mry C. L: Thompson visited - his father Sunday evening. ) . Mr. B. C, Thompson visited Mr. M. C. Eplee,Sunday, . , - - ;Mrs. Mentie Crawford visited Mrs. Rena Thompson, Saturday " ' V ; Mr. J. Mv Crawford and family spent . Friday night with Mr, John Thompson. ' ' . " " ' ," Fireman ; Lawrence N. Creaseman was killed, Engineer Walter - Green and Brakeman W. A: McDowell were injured Tuesday morning shortly af- ter 4 o'clock ' when . freight train No, 57 ran away r down .the steep road on Saluda mountain,: -racing into .: the safety switch near .Melrose and over turning. All care Asheville men. Railway men sayjthis is the first, train wreck" on Saluda1 since the safety de vices were installed about ten years ago. Conductor Harry -West was in charge of the trains j r -: '. The train left the .top .of the moun tain with all equipment apparently in good working orders (The first safety switch was passed wrong, it is stated l train approached the second switch it was going at a ternffic speed. The switchman on duty received no signal to'allow the train right of way down the main line, .which (meant that' the engineman was allowed to take his train into ' the safety switch j On the side of the mountain.! And into this with nothing but when the BRAINS." But I know, the people of Polk county, and I know the v have all the; time there is allotted to any other people as , we journey along through life ; I know they have mon ey enough if systematically . used, to dot.h work.; And I lcnowi thpv Viavf tbje .BRAINS if ;they would only use tured; left knee come a rich and prosperous county, the rfarmers MUST change to a live stock growing county. Tow do this, permanent pastures must be estab lished and fenced. Now each -of these subjects require more space than can be given here, so as this is already too long, I will close by promising you an article oh permanent pastures and how to grow them, next week. ' Respectfully, "r; J. R. SAMS County Agent. . from Asheville and the injured men t , were taken t to the Mission hospital -' where ; they were said I to be ' resti ng . fairly well.. The body, of -Fireman j Creaseman was taken jto Asheville for t buriaL- , . - 'i i ' j". ,' . Engineer ; Green sustained arac ,v. and r three 'fingers . re fcrusbed'off Jiis leff hahdiBrake-.-'- man HcDowell suffered ":a v fractured h v ' left shoulder. They were-also badjy ; ; bruised but were able to clinb out from the wreckage, i . ' ' Engineer Green when he -found he' -., was losing, control of the train, threw ' his engine into reverse and applied r the emergency brakes it is said, but.. gather speed ra an Should the Kaiser transp anfl here his throne! 1 For the lad that means all tcou, then, good old dad ! For the lad you see there in pis; dreams, ; ; For the boy whom you'd hate fp have think you a cad 2 For the child upon whom yeSir love beams 3 You must give of your meanslto each Liberty Loan, g - That the world may be saf efjf or your son -V i Can you picture the boy's futire-mother's-y our own g If the lord of the world we the Hun? . 2 WILL RAISE THOROUGHBRED . . . i '.:: . '.'!; CATTLE.;-":-' : : A M. Corrigan. COLUMBUS. ntfe Mr. E. B. Lambert, a young man who has recently located amongst us, has determined to engage in the rais ing . of thoroughbred cattle, and has purchased land near Tryon, for that purpose. ' - . ';," County Agent Sams tells us that Mr. Lambert has selected Hoi steins for his breed, and has asked Mr. Sams advice as best how to proceed in his venture. We. welcome Mr. 7 Lambert as a member of our citizenship . and can hot help from feeling that he has act ed wisely in locating in Polk county, and especially in his selection of what to do. . ' : . v ; If there is -any one thing that Polk county is good for, and that God Al mighty has more than done His part in, it is the raising of live stock. 3t costs no more, if as much, to raise good cattle as it does to raise scrubs. Mr. Lambert is a young man, there ore is not burdened with the propo sition! of having to "unlearn" a great deal of what he thinks he has learned about cattle raising. We wish his venture great success, and feel that he will achieve1 it. . o- the train continued to spite of his efforts Railway officials conducted vestigation in :an effort to discover the cause of the accident. But it .was stated that it is perhaps impossible , now to ascertain why the train be came uncontrollable after beginning the descent in safety, j ,:'y- - , The mountain is very steep and for . that reason the safety switches were installed several (years ago. They stand open at all hours with si guard, on duty who is instructed to ; allow trains to enter them unless a signal , is received from the engineer that all -is well and that the train is in condi- tior. to continue its way down grade in safety, LOCAL FARMERS . ' TO GET NITRATES. Quite a few of our business men are taking the T.jP. & W. to Tryon these mornings. ! . Register of Deeds, A.J L.J -'Pitman, was ipjured last rcek by a fall. He hi'd severe, of hvii f a.ily .have mru enza. j :. . . Senator EJ B. Cloud left for Ra leigh, Tuesday morning, to attend the State Senate. I - Attorney Walter Jones, of Saluda, was in town Monday. ; v Misses1 Vada McMurray and -Marie Burgess and-her guest, Miss : Mamie Taylor of Washington N Cz, ieturn ed to Elon College, Monday.7 . !r; John IBurgvos has rct.irnc I to Davidson college. ; ; : i Born to Mr. and Mr3. J. L. Ormond, a girl.,;;; . , J.;.-.,-, ' 5rs. Wm. Watson. mother of Mrs. N. .T.. Mills, has suffered a stroke of paralysis at th home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Jack Cantrell, at Spartan burg. -' ' -: '"f : : . ; ; ; ' v. , -: ";' Miss Mae ! Mills is in Spartanburg. . Mr. H. Wj Hill is home, visiting his family. J : Rev. R. M. Pratt nreached his fare well sermon here", Sunday. We con sider ourselves i fortunate in having him with us if i only for a short time. Rev. Pratt not only preaches sermons m the pulpit but also in his conver- safinn ' L '" . ' .. '.. '-' ''' " We are sorry to repdrt -quite a num ber of our people are having the in fluenza our correspondent; among the numjaer. Several are on the road to recovery. ' Ihe Betterment Club will meet at the ome of its members during the winfbr.. Our next meeting January 18thi will be with Miss Minnie Arledge. AiTchie Feagans is. still confined to his'Home with acute rheumatism, v i FISHTOF. Ltjuis Pace f of Saluda, was in thi s section, Monday, attending to busi ness matters. : ; H u. Laughter. was a caller, at Fish tor& last week, and says that he has cadf the flu twice. T W. Bradley has been indoors for a ftiw days with grippe or flu. ; Ciovan Constant had the misfortune to fose- a mule a. few days since. It - : - '. .( - .- .i ''- ien aeaa near saiuaa. ana a waggon er Tpassing: that "Way also ; lost one of hislthe srv"ie.wayfronly a short dis- taice apjntC - lirnestLaughter went to Saluda, M&iday. Hncle James Case will v carry the msfii during . the remainder of the yer, as William Morgan is sick. - ' there is talk of getting a v route ixkita. Dana or Upward, and discontin uh the one from Saluda to Fishtqp. , ft-'-. - . . H ' ' - SILVER CREEK, We were, glad to see Our paper af ter having missed one issue. Miss Lena Green, of .Landrum school, spent Christmas with her par ents on Green river. ; -; Mrs. Edith Arledge and babies are spending a few weeks with relatives near Mill Spring. Private C. R. Bradley returned to Camp Sevier, last week. Mir. N. E. Arledge of the naw, spent the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ar ledge.. - '-l : : r -''- Mis Esther Gibbs began teaching school , at Silver Creek, on We wish her much success m school work. ; . vN No doubt but that this is the best Christinas ever was, since the firt one. TRYON POULTRY ASSOCIATION. Notice has been given. to J. R. Sams Agricultural Agent for Polk county that the U. S. Department of Agricul ture will sell at cost a supply of ni- , trate of soda to farmers . . in ; Polk county. . ;,': - . ! ; '-; ; r" '"" - ' ' The" nitrate will be sold under the authority of the Food Control Act and . subsequent, legislation relating there to. The price will.be $81.00 a ton, freeon board cars at loading point or port. Farmers are to pay in additnon freight to their shipping points. How To Obtain Nitrate. - Applications for. a part of the ni- trate bought by thegovernment will be received only from actual farmers or owners or holders of farms for use on their land, and, may be ; made . through County Agent J. R. Sams or, ' through any member of a local com mittee consisting of Billy Wilson,' Tryon; J. T. . Waldrop, Landrum R. A ; , W. B. McSwain, Landrum R. 1; and , W. B. Edwards, Tryon U. 1. k No money will r berequired with the application but upon notice from the , authorized representative of the De partment of Agriculture, farmers who , have signed applications must deposit with a local bank, association; or in- , dividual, designated ; by the Secretary ' of Agriculture to act as th farmers'. - Monday, agent for that purpose,. money cov- kar er Hie cost ux uie icniuici caw; "CJ. I .... . . ..A! .Ill ' .. freight cnarge. .in pracxicany every case the money, will . be paid to a County Nitrate . Distributor designate t ed by the Department of Agriculture! Nitrate will.be shipped to distributors on sight draft with bill of lading at- v tacheorstribuJ5ors.wiU Jiay drafts, ; take up thevbtllaroih lading collectings from farmers .and r distribute -hitrate-i to farmers. P- Arrangements.;have;beeii tnadft to secure a large quantity of ni,- trate andi it Vis believed . that , all rea-. - All "-members of, the Trvon Town ship Poultry. Association. are . hereby notified that 'there will be a meeting of the - Association" at Tryon; on Sat urdav. January 25th. at 10:30 a. m. : Every ember and all desiring to gonable . requirement can be met become members are earnestly . re- -"-.. -:,;..,;: .:l'-r-':,"':-0 " quested. to.bepresent. . - , Th Aezth of Col. Roosevelt .Ail mviiation is extenaca; w puui- i r - - -r. . - . , f -...l.--- rnr trv raisers in other sections, of Polk started the pobtacal s ate.inaker. for county to meet with" us at that time. Meeting win oe nem in Hall. . ?yyy:-:: --yyy-y y vv;:---; i - B. F. COPELAND Pres. MRS." Tv H. C0GGE,Y, Sec, r x has? Jnst who will succeed vci. Missildine Roosevelt ar a; presidential Possibility on a New , York gentleman named Charles Evans Hughes, 41