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THE FOUtC-OUHTY.HEWS anrtTRYOH BEE Consolidated Nov: 1915 Published every Friday, at , TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA Telephone 99 - tfiitiMd na aacond-claas matter April 23. 1915 t the lt office at Tryon. North Carolina, un- VV HiO KWIi Ul AUO&WM Uf vi- BiF.COPEl.AND, - Editor C- BUSH, , - . Business Manager . ' Subscription $2.00 per Year OBITUARIES, CARDS OF THANKS, . j. R aolutaone of Re8pect.Church or Lodge Notices where an admission fee is charged, or for financia gn. wiU be charged regular advertising rates of Ave cents per line. THff AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION. 226 West 39th Street, New York City, is our sole and exclusive Foreign Advertising Agent. "Long May It Wave." MR; SWANN REPLIES TO ' SENATOR CLOUD Lynn, N. C., April 5, 1919. Editor-Polk County News:- I desire to comment on Mr. Cloud's letter of explanation printed in your paper last week First, I would say that to one knowing the facts it is very amusing to see how he twists things around in order to get in his explanation, and to accept jiis construction on some things would mean that the atcts mean nothing. He states that he introduced a bill making it discretionary with the county commissioners as to whether or not they should issue bonds to the amount of $15,000 to build a county home. Now let's see about this. The first part of section one of the bill reads this way. That in order to procure funds for the pay ment of the purchase price of a site, and to erect thereon suitable build ings, properly equipped and furnished for ar county home of the aged and infirm of- the county- of Polk, the board' of county commissioners of said county are hereby authorized ahd empowered ; to issue and sell coupon bonds of said county to an amount not to exceed $15,000. Just here I woud say, if I am not mistaken, it is generally understood by the taxpayers of the county that the county owns some land. If I am- right in this it would not be necessary to purchase a site for that purpose. Now, according to the read ing of the above part of the bill, we have the commissioners emDowered and instructed to issue and sell the bonds. Again, section four of the : bill reads this way. That the board of county commissioners of Polk county are authorized and empowered to issue and sell said bonds on such manner and upon such advertising as, in their discretion may be deemed most expedient and for the best in terest of said county. In this section the commissioners are to sell on such advertising and under such conditions as would seem best, in their judgment. This sec tion treats wholly on condition and manner of sale. I don't think this cart be bent around to fit Mr, Cloud's explanation. He, says he did not think it necessary to submit the mat ter to the taxpayers, the amount be ing so small. It is true he one item of $15,000 alone is not a very large sum, but we have so many items of indefiniteneas' already hanging over us that T thought the taxpayers would appreciate the privilege of having something to say about the matter. I believe in referring all such mat ters to the taxpayers. In fact I be lieve in the people ruling. I also believe in a majority rule. , I would suggest that Mr. Cloud strain his memory a little and tell the tax payers where the $10,000, derived from the sale of county home and court house bonds some three or four years ago went? We have thp land, and if we still have the money, it seems to me that we could build this home 'without the sale of addi tiortal bonds.- If we do not have the $10,000 above referred to. then it is up -to somebody to tell the tax pay ers of Polk county what has become of it. Suppose you, Mr. Cloud tell wnat has. become of it. Mr. Cloud further states that it is ridiculous to suppose that the pass age of the road bill would abrogate the plans or contracts concerning the rebuilding of the Tryon-Saluda and Tryon-Lynn highways. 1 want to say -here, that intentionally or' uninten tionally; it would have been ridiculous i not to have protected this matter as my amendment provides. It' would have been a great injustice to the three gentlemen designated ..to Ido tnis particular work, after having put meraserves to so much trouble and loss of time, getting the proposition confirmed with the state highway commission, and actually putting up personal money in order to guarantee the proposition In order to construe the new" county road, law as Mr, Cloud suggests, would mean that it would. raei nothing. Without the amendment the jiew county highway commission would have- charee of all Nroads and all road money. This cerJ tamly would be interfering with th I proposition. I protected this propo sition - as a matter oi importance ana right. With the matter protected in this way. there can oe no room ior dissatisfaction. ' Mr. Cloud says that my act of 1917 reerulatiner court stenographers had saved some money for the coun ty, but on account of the way itwas construed. I have neither of the acts before me, but if we can continue to construe things in a way to save money for the county I think the t-avnavers will be pleased. Mr. Cloud further states that his jury revisal bill was defeated, strictly speaking, was uncorrect. He says armrdinff to his understanding no final action was taken. This bill took the regular course, the same course Hint all bills of importance took. It was heard before the committee and afterwards was placed on the un favorable calendar. He was asked to state his purpose for introducing the bill. He stated that he had no pur pose whatever, in view; he stated that hp "was introducing it at the request of others. He was asked if he knewv how the jury box stood politically. He said he knew nothing about it: Now he states that the bill was in troduced to prevent such an advan tage as now exists in the box. He was asked before this committee if he did not know that there was a general dissatisfaction growing out of the last general election, and he replied that he knew nothing about it, but had heard a rumor to that effect. On being further questioned he strained his memory and admitted that" there was a contest pending and that he was one of the attorneys in the case Here he was told by the committee that under the circum stances if it was not shown to them that the bill was not intended to cover up a fraud or to give one party I advantage over anotner tnat tney could not pass favorably on his bill. Mr. Cloud gives some figures and intimates that the jury box was pack ed by the republicans. I want to say that the jury box was revised according to law. in 1917, before the contest case existed, under the super vision of a gentleman who does not know or regard any man's" politics in matters of this kind. I am told this revision was made without any man's politics being questioned. There was only one object in view when the names were taken from the tax list, and that was, "Is he a good man, suit able to - sit as a juror?" The box as it stands, contains 444 names, 242 are republicans and 202 are democrats. These names are kept under lock and key. When a jury is drawn the- law provides that a child under seven years of age shall pick up the names and hand them to the reading clerk; he reads the names as they appear on the slip, from the child's hand. The names picked up by the child might be more of one political party than the other, which is often the case. I wonder why Mr. Cloud did not go back behind the revisal of 1917 and give some juries in order that we might compare. Also the box as it stood as a whole before the revisal of 1917? In-regard to the juries serving in the last few courts they were drawn as above stated. When these regular juries are engaged and it is necessary to get another, the sheriff takes them from those in attendance in the court room. If those in. attendance are more from one political party than another this fact might change the whole thing, politically. Mr. Cloud stated that his bill was damned for all that was fraudelant and unfair. I agree with the gentleman in this. His bill was too closely related to the election in Greens Creek. Respectfully, W. F. SWANN. J L , H -tr - -ii r - ii m- .. .,-, IfWIIflW t of I You ought have a pair these soft vici fad comfort oxfords. Buy These lor Comfort Nothing except the actual wearing can more elegantly ' describe the effects of these SELZ shoes than thfe above slogan. SELZ comfort shoes have made feet glad for nearly one-half century. They represent the quality which you expect, but seldom find. They represent all leather, good, work manship and the lowest price consistent with what you get $4.50 to $8.00 WiLKINS & CO., : Tryon, H I Specializing in Selz Shots Classified Advertisements. FOR RENT. - Six room furnished bungalow, with bath for rent or sale. Overbrook Or chard Saluda, N. C. PIGS. FOR SALE Six Pigs one month old, ?6.U0 to $8.00; 6 Figs five months old, $10.00 to $15.00. Grant C. Miller. EGGS. Eggs of Mottled Ancona chickens for sale, $1.50 per setting: of 15 ee-gs. B. F. Copeland, Tryon, N. C. Settings of White Leghorn eggs, 15 for $1.50. In Polk county 75c. pure bred. G. L. Orr, tryon Route 1. Eggs for hatching from Campbell's NEVER-STOP LAYING STRAIN and prize winning Buff Leghorns and uun urpnigtons. $z per lo. Mrs. u. B. Campbell. 146 Victoria Road. Ashevile, N. C. FOR SALE Single Comb Rhode Island Red Eggs for. Sale from $2.00 to $5.00 per setting of fif teen. Prompt deliveries ; also day old baby chicks, 25 to 40 cents each. My foundation is from the best blood lines in the country, from which I have selected the birds combining the best type and color of rich even red for several years. Mrs. J. E. Lance, Hot Springs, N. C. LOST. LOST: On road two miles or more from Tryon, Black and White Checked Silk Scarf. $5.00 reward. Finder wil please maiL to Ambrose Cramer, Lake Forest, Illinois. MISCELLANEOUS. Southern Queen sweet potatoes" for bedding, $2 psr busheL C. M. Howes 47-2t ftliliinery g Dress Malting Ail Work Guaranteed irt floor Wakins store MRS. E. RHODES. Think of Your Gasoline Bill When You Buy Your Car Many a dealer tries to take your mind off it while the sale is being made. We don't. We want you to do a lot of careful figuring on it. And we'd like you to do more than figure. Give us' a chance, in actual test, to show you the astonishing records of the Briscoe-built economy motor. A Briscoe gallon will take your car a woriderful dis tance twenty-six miles and more is an e very-day performance. That's because Briscoe engineers devoted years of experiment to the single feature of economy.' 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The great beverage in Persians sher bet, which ,is plentifully supplied and of which there ,are many i varieties from the bowl of water with a squeezo of lemon to the clear concentrated juice of any sort of fruit to which water is added to dilute it. Only among the rich anoT fashionable are glasses used; in all other ases sherbet is served in china bowls and drunk from deep wooden spoons carved In pearwood. mm We want the residents of Tryon aT1j - citizens of Polk cbuntv to know can secure the hisrhest class nrri ,nJ Pluinbmg and Heating . " -t ' " tu ue luuuu aiiwnere. e are in (I business and we vant your orders vA the bestSKiiiea mecnanics, keeo in all times a large supply of the best W aim uiatimio jlvuuu, Can flUrl serve you promptly and satisfactorily keepa man in readiness to go to your r-i f- ttaiik toll ol'ir'ort ovm you an estimate and without cost tn i? i lu we ui cuurse iiupmg uuu we may get y your wurii. Asheville, N. C. THE J R. 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