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HOT AS BIG AS S BILL ' - - - ' 3Hg4g4ss3$s ; 'fay'""""" ' " "'"'i,J"UBin" "'" 1 " , , . 5ggL , IWHAT TIME i& IT? J- Tfrf3 tMTMHTT M Id3 CJ w xc w c...ry,5- o J Cost of War to America JTol ; . Nearly Equal to .What Eng. : lish Ally Must Pay. T wenty-one months of our war with Germany cost?the United States $26, 356,000,000, the treasury " department calculates. Huge munitions and other contracts have been cancelled. . Man ufacturers are now presenting their bills -and receiving payments for ma terials delivered months ago in the heat-of the struggle. ''-. Included in' the enormous total of 526,356,000,000 is the sum of $7,875, 000,000 loaned to the Allies. . When we began lending to the. Allies, the gov ernment contemplated turning over to them about $500,000,000 a month but actual loans ordinarily ran around $380,000,000 monthly. . Of the total war bill about $18,000, 000,000 has been raised so far by the Liberty Loajns. The fact that we have not covered our war debt is the rea son for the Victory Liberty Loan. In other words we haven't paid for the job. - The cost of the war to Great Brit ain was $40,640,000,000. Germany is out $38,750,000,000 exclusive of indem nities the Allies may impose. TO! TROTS 0 LIBERTY LEGS Limbs Blown Off by Shell, But This Man Continues to Trip Light, Fantastic Toe to Jazz . Accompaniment. Lillard Evans is a colored soldier boy who had both legs blown off in action. He lives for the present at Letterman General Hospital at the Presidio in San Francisco. He can - and does dance fox trots and one steps." How? Why? Of course, to dance a fox trot or one-step a fellow has to have legs sood legs. Well, Evans has them not hiss own legs of flesh and bone, but: his; own willow legs with Joints and everything. He. is going to leave Letterman pretty soon and go back to work and make his living and prob ably, get married and raise children. .Tnat's the how. ' The why of it is the government 'of the United States has gone in for leg and arm making. It is giving a specially built leg or arm or hand or a pair of legs or arms or hands to ev ery soldier who lost jhis legs or arms ri inn w m rv i i .i i - ttti n in tt i ni - larthey are making Liberty legs and arms and hands in their own work shop. They are making them because they have hit upon a better artificial limb than some manufacturers were turning out. .- This is one phase of the reconstruc tion work that Uncle Sam is quietly carrying, on. It is one of .the least ex pensive, but It is costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Remember that when Uncle Sam comes a-knocking at your door with the Victory Liberty Loan. Much of the money you will lend is going to regenerate these men who gave of their flesh and blood for their country. SAVING BEATS EARNING: TOO BAD ESAU DIDN'T LIVE TO ENJOY IT ALL. If Esau and Jacob who lived some six thousand years ago, were still alive, and if Esau had .earned $10 every day, and had saved it all, lie would have $21,900,000 On the other hand, if 'Jacob had deposited $1 at 1 . per cent, interest, compounded every 100 years, he would'have 'tod ay $576,460,752,303,423,488. Can anyone figure out how much Jacob would have had had he purchased one $5 War ... Sav ing Stamp then, which pays in- - rterest at the rate of 4 per cent., ! compounded four times every year? There is an idea in all this : How much would every child have if its parents should start it out with a $5" stamp, and, then encourage to save? the youngsters Liberty Loan Levity VAMCV iLXmmr?l A Let the nation go dry, said Bill ; ,; Clancy, - - Who wasv fond of his drinkplain or fancy. Twice the price of a round - Make a payment, I've found, On a bondand there's no tow with . Nancy." XrZf : ' 1 nw mm i. .I Tick-tock " . ' It isn't much of a clock as clocks go. Just an ordinary,-everyday affair, suchas one sees on the wall of almost any office. Perhaps you'd never glance up at it unless you happened to be late for luncheon. -1 . It hangs in the counting-room of one of the biggest bantts-. in New iorx and there's nothing unusual about it except that it was put up the same day an Austrian princeling got him self killed at Sarajevo and started the war. -V. ; '. It used to keep pretty good time. After we got into the war and got to going good, some one put a little red sign across the face of it so that whenever you looked up to see what time it was you saw the little sign staring at you impertinently; v "TIME TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS." Tick-tock 7 ' , That clock was ticking off the min utes when the guns were booming along "the Somme and while the Crown Prince ' was battering vainly at the gates of Verdun. It was tick ing when the Lu- s i ta n i a went down when Bernstorff went back when Pershing went over. It was tick ing when there wasn't an Ameri can soldier on the Western Front, and when there were two million, with more on the way. t Tick-tock It was ticking that: day four months ago when "the German Ar mistice Commis sioner took out his fountain pen and signed his name on 'the dotted line ticking at the rate of $555 a sec ond. . : . i Tick-tock $555. ' . Sixty seconds make a minute sixty minutes make an hour $50,000,000 a day. ' That's what the war was costing America . when the Armistice was signed. . Quick! Some one! Stop the clock! Well, some one did. y That day of our first Peace Cele bration when we all went crazy and tore loose, some wag in the bank did stop the 'clock. Took out the pendu lum and tied a big piece of black crepe on the clock itself. And every body laughed and yefled their heads off--because the war was over.' That was the end of it. The war was oyer the clock was stopped and everything. " ' ' Well almost everything. Other clocks still went on ticking at $555 ji second! They're still tick mg. Not at $555, to be sure but it win run far into millions before next June. . We still have a job to finish. We still have war-bills to pay. And Amer icans' alwaysjay their bills. We still have an army at the bridge heads of the Rhine, and we've got to keep it there for a while if we're go ing to get a real peace in place of an armistice. ; r And then there are the soldiers to bring back and the wounded to care for and the crippled to make over and jobs to find before our job is finish ed before we can turn all our ener gies to making plows and automobiles again. . It's going to take money. And we've got to raise it. v That's part of our job ry ours and mine and the peo ple'snext door. The bank with the clock can't do it all the banks in the country can't do it if we are going to go ahead after ward making-plows and automobiles aid opening up new mines and plant ing more yheat fields. We've got to have credit, if we are going to get back on a prosperous business basis And we can't have credit, if the banks have all their money tied up in Liberty Loans. Whenever one thinks of the pros perity and happiness we can have in thiscountry, if we make good use of the opportunities that .lie just aher.d, he should think of that clock in the bank with, its streamer of crepe and its little red sign: ; ' And cf the millions of other clocks that were ticking off the minutes dur ing the war just as that clock in the bank did - and well Tick-tock Those clocks are still , ticking. Therei an other, liberty loan coming. Tick-tocl; ' ' What time will it be by your clock next month when the-Victory Liberty Bonds, are offered?- That peace will find us ; back ing .Uncle , Sam as strongly " aa we backed liim in- war. . That between now and April we will lay every possible stone of the groundwork for the Fifth Liberty . Loan and leave no act undone which will tend to keep ? alive , and . quicken the con sciousness of the- nation that savings arid thrift are peace es sentials. , That we will exert our efforts to stop trafficking ki bond3 of the first tour loans' and will keep .our War Savings Stamps. That we will carry N out our " War Savings - pledge ; if thai i unfulfilled: and make and keep, new Savings pledges this year) That we will work tooth and nail frcm now till the last day of the April drive : to overs ub Ecribethat Liberty Loan. .. Th , r v-p vil finish "our job. TREASURERS' STATEMENT Tryon Township Road Trustees, From May 1, 1918, to May 5, 1919. Receipts. Balance, old board. . , . ...... .$15.08 W. C. Robertson Hill Settlement .... 723.63 W. C. Robertson 1,506.80 Town Lynn working roads.... 67.38 Sale of lumber. ...... V. . 14.00 $2,326.87 Expenditures Boone Constance pay rolls for repairs Tryon to Columbus road river road, '. Lynn to Valhalla Tryon-Saluda road $495.20 C M Howts, pay rolls work on Tryon-Saluda road. . . . " 66.05 C M Howes, note given by old board. .. ....... ..... 230.40 W A Fisher, Dark Corners road 10.00 J K Ward, Wilcox road ........ 20.25 JohYi Fisher, Howard Gap road 144.35 J WHaberaicht . and W M Gaines, Howard Gap rd.. . . . 183.95 J J Rollins, J . A Garmony and John Hannon, i-epairing washouts and slides Tryon Saluda road. ..... 239.00 W A Newman, roads east end township ....... 138.00 Henson Brcs., labor Tryon to State line .......... 9.45 Carolina Hdw. Co., pipe, and ' tools. ... , . . ..... . 17.90 Green Lumber Co., lumber. . . - 8.64 Fees, commissions, sundries. . ? 90.91 W J Gains, repairs Pacolet bridge after storm . . . . . . . . ' 26.15 Polk Co. News, publication... 3.50 Total. ...'.'...$1,683.75 May- 5, 1919, bal. - on' hand, W tuni-ed over to Co Comrs. 643.12 -o- ; $2326.87 NOTICE. THIS KIND , OF SPIRIT WON THE WAR. The following letter has been received by the War Loan Or ganization at1 Richmond,.. Va., from Mr, A. W. Hall, manager of the Sykesville (Md.) Herald. Who could ask more? ' V: ; ; "The Herald - will go to the War Loan Organization . without charge. Moreover, we invite .you to use its columns in any way yon see fit for the Victory Loan. It has freely given ser vice and space for all, war activi ties ar.d ; will . not atop - now. Flcajo accept the free copy. There will be an election on June 10, 1919, at" Sunny. View school house in Cooper Gap township, to ascertain whether or not there will be ah annu al special school tax to supplement the county fund for that school," for an amount not to exceed 50 cents on every $100.00 valuation, of property, and $1.50 on each poll. -: According to petition now on file setting out the boundaries etc., With the board of county commissioners of Polk county. W. D. Helton, Registrar; P D. Wil liams and N. E. Williams, Judges. Done by request and petition to Oounty Commissoners of Polk county, at May 5th meeting. This 6th day of May, 1919. v F. M. BUURGESS, . . . Clerk to B. C. C. : -o- STATE OF NORTH CADOLINA, County of Polk. . , In the Superior Court. Arch B. Calvert, Plaintiff, ' vs " - . Wo H Stems, William M; Newman, ? ?' Fm,ley, Abigail Smith', and .husband, W. B. Smith, Mariah Mur phey, Louise Murphey, G. T. Mur phey Robert Murphey, Mrs. -L. D. Childs and husband L. D. Childs, G. H. Peake, G. H. Norman, Jason Norman Mrs. J. D. Jones, and hus band J. D; Jones, Edgar , Norman and I. Peake and C. H. peake, De Fendants. NOTTr-R ' l The defendants, S. G. Finley, Abi- gail Smith and husband, W. B. Smith, 4 ilurPliey Louise Murphey,. G. ' xyvim -KDeir iviurpney, Mrs. L. C. H. PeakeC TT PnVa n xr t, Jason Norman, Mrs. J. D. Jones and nusDana, j. u. Jones, Edgar Norman and I. Frank Peake will take1 notice that an' action ' entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court for, Polk county, for the pur pose of removing a cloud from the ti tle of 367 acres of land deeded by Geo. W. .. Justice, Commissioner, to Arch -B. Calvert, on the 12th day of March, 1918, and fully described ' in said deed which is recorded "in Book 37 at page 367 of the Register of Deeds office for Polk county, refer ence being hereto made to said deed for a full and complete description of said. land. .,. - . - : - And the defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the term of-" the Superior Court of said count-' to be held on the second Monday after the first Mondav in September it being the 15th day of Sept. 19i9, at the court house in Polk county, in Columbus, ,N. C., and an swer or demur to the pnYnr1rtiin v .said action, or the plaintiff will apply to tne iourt lor relief m - said com plaint.: -'v ": -'7yU " - J. P. Ariedge, C. S. C. This 19th day of April, 1919.. :. 6t aye B & come; Sxylropzz 1 ar 'J v you will Consider the following facts about Michelin tJniversals, and see if you do not agree that should use ttieso : tires. ' Now is tne tirrie to reach a decisbn which, if properly made pvnpri?ifi nnd annovance duriner the months ahead. Vl-ir UNEQUALLED EX PERIENCE. The illustration . hovra Michelin demoftstrat ing the vorld'siirct pneumatic automobile tire, which he in- , troduced in 1895. For 24 "years Michelin has concen trated oa pneumatic tires exclusively. No other tire maker has this unequalled experience. - - . 2 BETTER MATERIALS. The' quality of the materials used in Michelin Casings and Inner Tubes ha3 clways been ; the best that money can buy. This well-known fact largely accounts. forth superior durability and economy for which Michelin Tires are famous the world overt' f .;.. 3 THICKNESS. Measure the thickness of Michelin Ufiiversals in comparison with ; ether makc3 and you will find , : they contain more rubber and I . fabric than do other tires. 'All this e:ctra material is of the highest quality, as already stated, and' henre , means greater mileage. ' - . ' VIA W 4 EXTRA WEIGHT A simple comparative test will also show you that Michelin Universals weigh twelve to fifteen per cent more than other tires additional proof that Michelin3 are more een- trously made and have greater mileage built into them.' . This weight test is important. . 5-BROAD FLAT TRACTION-SURFACE. A broad fiat eraser wears away more slowly than the small rubber on the end of a pencil. So with tires the tread that is broad and flat lasts much longer than one with sinall projections. Note Michelm's superiority m tins respect. 6 MODERATE PRICES. Despite their high quality and superior design Michelin Casings and Inner Tubes are moderate in price. The truth of this statement is easily proved by comparing Michelin prices with the prices asked for "other tires of anything like the same quality. In view of the fact that Michelin has devoted 24 years and all his world-wide resources to the manufacture of pneumatic tires, exclusively,; are you not willing to test Michelins on your own car and be convinced? . ; ' Williams Hardware Co. rum, S. C Nothing' proves Michelin superiority like actual use r Classified Advertisements. FOR RENT. X Six room furnished bungalow, with bath for rent or sale. Overbrook Or chard Saluda, N. C. ; v ... EGGS. , ; . " Eggs of Mottled Ancona chickens for sle, $1.50 per setting of 15 eggs. B. F. Copeland, Tryon, N. C. Settings of White Leghorn eggs, 15 for $10. In Polk county, 75c. pure bred. G. L. Orr, Tryon Route 1. MISCELLANEOUS. ; Buy your nursery stock of E. J. Bradley, Saluda, agent for the old reliable nursery company, of Pomna, N.-C. ...He can save you money and assist you in your selection of trees best adaptedt o your soil. Tryon Lodge No; 118 Knights of Pythias Castle Hall in Missildine Building . Neets Thursday Evening at 8:30 VISITORS WELCOME ' ., .... Is There An ' Electric Flat Iron In Yoiif Home Eat rMm Meats! Youll need neither a hatchat nor a stick of dynamite. A good, ordinary set of molars will easily dispose of A Fine Tenderloin Steak v Ati Extra Porterhouse Steak A Luscious Round Steak A Nutritious Roast . A Dish of Pork Chops . - If you havn't any teeth we have sausage that will fairly melt in your mouth. v ; "Eat our meats. Good for your stomach. Also want to buy good beef cattle, hogs and chickens, for which ! will pay the high est MARKET PRICE. A. H. WILLIAMS. Price $ 5.50 Guaranteed or ,10 Years - IRYON ELECTRIC SERVICE ' COMPANY - We Have the - Right Prices -AND-,"., Kind of IVSd&eriafs fco do your 'buiidin. 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PifTYian. deceaseo.. of Polk County, North before the 30th day of May- or this notice will be pleaded m 1 meir recovery. j pci An o ,'naUP(j to saioc.,J will-please make immediate p . . . a j:.:.i.fi-;v nf A. i-- 1 '- , . - nm rr'Tf '.-Your orders for FloonnK, i Siding, Finish,- Mouldings, We manulacture urns f"ulofh p you. money. Ste us for doors and sash. tmMftf ' .rflf C W. F. Ul-iw .NOTARY PUBL1C Tryon, N. C. t
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