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C. BUSH, Publisher The Only Paper Published in Polk County ; A live Clean SPaper for the Home Price 5 Cents Volume XXVII No. 37 Tryon, N. C, .April 7, 1922 $2.00 a Year OUR COUNTY AGENT'S JEPABTklEDT jTk 1- I T 17 W f I Sorae Timely Talks' to Polk County Farmers, others, on Tinsely Sub jects, by County How Cotton Farmers May Play Safe And Make More Than A Mere Liv- ing In Spite. Of The BoH Weevil By . B.. Williams. - . C. In the growth of cotton as of any other crop it is always wise to keep down production to a point where there will not be ari over production, r or tms reason it will be'wise that in. a general way our cotton growers in North ! Carolina shall not this year plant too big an acreage to cotton. At the present time, It would ap pear from all the facts available that the acreage of cotton m the State should not . be increased J over that planted last year. In fact, it is evident that we as a. State will profit by a reduction j in acreage, and make up as much as feasible the reduction in acre age by increased production, per acre. Other things being equal, the cheapest production of cot ton is that secured by moderate ly large yields secured by plant ing cotton on good land, fertiliz ing properly, and planting and cultivating well. Cotton farm ers will be forced more and more under boll weevil conditions to put into practice methods of growing cotton which will result i n economically higher, yields per acre than many are "securing;;! the State at the present time. Those farmers -who are produc ing only from one-third to one- half bale per acre will, to a large extent, be forced out of business by the coming of the boll weevil unless they-plant' their cotton on better land or else improve by rational means the poor land they have"been using for cotton grow ing in the past. North Carolina cotton growers will have 'to re- j due?, in all probability. the ac- reagethey have been devoting j to cotton to what they can look after promptly and well as grow ers have had to do in the weevil infested states to the south of us, in order that they may plant and cultivate the cotton at the exact time and in the best manner, to circumvent the boll weevil most successfully under full infesta tion. Particularly will this be so with our Coastal Plain growers. The acres released from cotton should go into suitable food, feed and soil improving crops needed to meet the needs of the grow ers' family, laborers and live stock on the farm, and to build up the production of our soils. In many cases, in fact, in most cases, outside of possibly our northeastern and eastern farhi ers, the acreage to corn and soy beans might this year be mater ially increased. The corn to sup? Ply feed for the livestock and bread for the home (and there isl none better when properly cook ed. Why cannot we eat more corn bread, muffin bread etc., &fid teach our friends to the north of us to appreciate the full value, of this' grain for bread "lAiung purposes urow soy beans and cowpeas for seed; for sou improving purposes; and - for supplying at least in part,, the roughage and crrazincr for, the f arm stock. Where the beans and peas are used for soil im Proving purposes, crops like cot ton and corn- which follow - will Hen oil-. i . "wuay snow consideraoie in crease in yield which should be "X cheaper cost per unit of crop. . These are no Utopian cnemes for thousands of : pro- Agent, J. It Sins. gressiVe North Carolina farmer8 are already following : this plan of providing most of their food and feed and are producing good ly" yields of s cotton and other crops and at the same time are building up the productiveness of their, soils from year to year. Some other crops that may be used on many cotton farms to a much larger extent than at pres ent are rye, crimson clover, vetch; in some cases peanuts, velvet; beans (certainly in the southeastern "section of t. h e State), sweet potatoes, and sor ghum to supply; sorghum sirup for the home, tenants, less prov ident neighbors, and perhaps to those in the near-by villages and towns! who have not lost their taste for good country 1 'eats' Lesson number two- is to play safe in farming where cotton or any other crop is the main money crop, we must as near as prac ticable to do so, provide. for and grow .the feed needed by the farm family and laborers and the work and other livestock of the farm. When this plan is followed the farm will become largely self-sustaining; and the farmer independent arid happyV He should and usually will with industry and intelligence have something to spare for educating his children ; for promoting civic and religious work in the com munity; - for- making ; improve ments in the home and on the farm; and then something more for putting aside for investment and a rainy day. Sale of Town Property for Taxes. j By virtue of my office as tax collector for the town of 4 Tryon; in the State of North Carolina, I; will sell for cash at the Town Hall in Tryon, N. C, on Monday, May 1, 1922, at 12 o'clock, noon, the following described property f or taxes thereon, with all costs added as prescribed by law, to: wit: ; Fannie E Fisher est... . $14 40 J. C. Fisher, 1 loL.;.. - W B Kruse, personal.. J B Melton, l'town lot Rhoda Neal, 1 town lot....... I T' colored Alberta Bobo, 1 town lot.... Sam Bobo 1 lot Black; Prince, 1 lot.......-...- Jake Corry -1 lot....... Geneva Clark, 1 loL 1 12 2 60 400 4 60 1 64 3 00 3 13 3 34 2 62 Delia Cheek, 1 lot ... 1 62 Thos Canady, 1 lot 2 56 Patrick Carson, 1 lot 140 Calvin Cheek, 1 lot - Lynn Carson. 1 lot A Broomfield, 1 lot .. J2 68 8 00 4 20 Nannie Carson, 1 lot. .... Jnb K Edwards, 1 lot.. Jno Fields, 1 Ktj.. ... 200 3 30 194 Hattie Fields est, 1 lot... 324 4 25 1180 Elias Fields, ! lot..;. . Duff Jackson, 1 lot.......r Lillie Johnson, 1 lot 180 Will King. Mot. 2 67 J S Miller, 1 lot.:.:... John Kirkpatrick, 1 lot 4 64 4 20 Berry Mills, 1 lot.. . 144 Garfield Mills, 1 lot 2 60 3 80 Will Mills, Hot Charlie Mills, 1 lot,.. Susie Mills, 1 lot - Irving Westfield, 1 lot Harriet White, 1 lot Mattie Mooney, Hot........ Walter Mills, 1 lot .... ,4 20 98 3 28 1 20 4 80 160 J S Miller, 1 lot 3 60 Ed Mitchell, 1 lot Annie McDuffie, 1 lot.. Alex McDowell, 1 lot-. ... Jim McDowell, 1 lot Henry McMaken, 1 Iot..-.. Caddy Norris, one lot ; 1 60 '4 00 228 3 40 .78 160 ? . . . -i ..... , . : ' : 1 Robt Owens 1 lot ,.. 4 20 ...4 20 ... 4 20 ...8 24 ...3 50 . 3 20 ..160 ...2 64 ... 4 92 L 4 74 ...2 00 J- 7 30 ,134 ... 1 00 PaulParsons, 1 lot Chas Patterson; 1 lot. Grate Paris, 1 lot ... . .. James Paine est. 1 lot. Henry Peake, l "lot... John Tice 1 lot LTTribble, 1 loti; S R Tucker, 1 lot Charlie White, 1 lot.-.... Wm Westfield, 1 lot: Wenry Wofford, l Jot Alex White, 1 lot Amanda Westfied, 1 lot . Tryon - Route 1. y ' ' Those of us who attended the dinner party of Mrs. J. T. Wal drop's repoi?ted a splendid time.? - Misses Esther; Gibbs SallieH Wingo, Thelma Hague, were Saturday's dinner guest of the Misses Hamilton. 0 Miss Wingo spent the week id-western . M'. August Bulte ..j"3 ': A determination to live up to the letter of his responsibility in caring for his passengers! is" the reason seaplane-pilot Robert Moore lives to tell of a thrilling ,56-hour struggle in the gulf stream off the Florida coast, m which five pleasure seekers ; from . mid-western states lost 4hcir lfves. j ' Mr. and Mrs. August Bulte, Mr. and Mrs Lawrence Smith of Kan sas City, and Mrs. J; S.. Dickson-of Memphis wer6 those lost alter a heroic effort against waves, storm and exposure. . . They were passengers on the sea plane "Miss Miami" which made 40 - . minute trips between Miami, Fla., and Bimini, West : India Island. When within three minutes oflheir; .prtVw,, i7wfAnv'fii1hf ' - destination On Wednesday, a pro-fOperT l 1001 6 , pHOt end with Missj Hague. f ; John Cabin ess and Furman Brannon of Cjiesnee S. C. spent Monday last wtih J. D,. Carpen ter! j a Robert Champion and son Pear son, were visitors on the -Route Sunday. j vRoma' Edwards and. family spent'Sundayj with home folks on Mill Spring Route 1. r Miss Pearl; Edwards was a pleasant caller at Walnut Grove Sunday afternoon. ; s i:.,K-.r ; . . 4 ' " ' King Brown and family, James Page,' Hugh Edwards, Loran Tony also called on the route to hear . some of Edison's canned music. ; . : ...r, . Lest you forget, Miss Sallie Carpenter gave a walnut crack ing recently, needless to say all had a cracking good time. ; v Folks Lose Lives In i v mmmmmmmm&l Mill Spring R. 1 A number of youngsters were fishing hear the "mill pond" Saturday. Miss Sarah Gilbert entertained a number of relatives one day last week. j A. A. and J. T. Edwards and Talmage Allen were in Spartan burg Wednesday Alma Hodge is very sick with pleurisy. We hopeshe will soon be well again. Mrs. V. B. Hyder and daugh ter Valma were callers at R.' Gil bert's Sunday. r There was a very interesting debate at Lebanon schoolhouse Friday which was, Resolved that a dish rag is more useful than a broom. Affiirmative speakers Vinnetta Hyder and Knox ,W- Sea Plane n peller blade broke, forcing the sea-' plane down; " . . . " ' V The craft landed withm a mile of, a fishing boat, -but, - caught in' the -gulf stream, it' was carried -north, . signals for help being unheeded, One of the seaplanepontooris sprang a leak, and in the heavy: scathe plane. t was overturned. -Tieoassengers; were thrown intothe.-iea. Moore succeeded in getting 'Mr. and Mrs..V s Smith and Mrs. Mte back pn top ; the wreckage, but MrsDickson aoo j Mr. Bulte were lostC i-'hp.: Then started fhe battle against;' wave and a storm which , came in the night. The; two woine 4ea from exposure. Smith' 4ied ; on Thursday, Moore -was found Friday, by a passing-fishirfg boat, strapped ;: to the wreckage, Jnd - uhconscjoujs!! i wammmmmmmmmrm m Sabda R. T. Hopkins " has purchased the M. EShuler lot on Hender son street. " .. Mrs. W. Bruce Fuller and little daughter Betty have gone to Atlanta for a month. Sam Staton and wife and son Roy and his wife, of Hendesron ville, were in Saluda last week. ' Frank Spra t of Greenville spent last week at the Esseola. ; Mrs. r"Red" McAllister is mov ing to Bryson City. v Dr. Hooper and wife went to Asheyille last week. ; Peari Metcalf has returned f ron a visit in Asheville. The revival conducted in the Woodman Hall for the past, two weeks j closed Sunday night. Much interest was manifested by the large numbers attending. At the regular meeting of The Civic lieague Tuesday it was de- cided to observe "Clean up Day" in conjunction with the civic authorities. At the same meet ing H. P. Corwith. resigned his position as one of the trustees of The.Community Park; His suc cessor is to be elected at the next meeting. . - Mrs. Coates has been appoint-" ed sanitary inspector of the town of Saluda with tolice authoritv. ; John Berry Gosnell" died Sun day afternoon at his home after a lingering Jllness.-; The burial' was at Mt " Page.r LRev." A. : T. Howard-by the deceased request conducted the funeral. - - Mr. Gosnell leaves a wife, a daugh ter of John A. Ward, and three little childrenr" - Mrs. Mary Summey went to see her brother who is sick in Greenville Sunday. There will be a union service in the Episcopal Church Easter night to which everybody is in vited. I The choir is to be com posed of young people from all churches. . Saluda High School Base ball team went to Columbus Tuesday afternoon to play the Columbus boys in their diamond. As here to-fore I the game was . interest ing. The final score stood nine tofnineteen in favor of Saluda. The remains of private Cum bers Pace son of. Mrs. Henry Pace who was killed in battle npflr St. Oiiinten. France Oct. 29th J.918 will ; arrive in New York March 30th, and should reach Saluda about April 3rd. Interment will be at Mountain Page. V- . mack; negative: Ida , Edwards and Gordon Hyder. . The- nega tive won. -. : Hurrah fcr our ; weekly 'sing ingsl It seems as - it they are increasing.. There have been three neld the past week at the homes pf Ed Allen, J. C. Griffin and W. W.vWomack. "Oscar Hyder spent one night last week . with friends here. Clarence Elliott and son, Cavid from Mill Spring enjoyed Tues day with relatives in this vicin ity. - ' ' . X' . ' Enough Said. Frequently . iv question contains Ua own answer Sucb a question was the one. put" recently by a Kansas young woman who had failed to qualify for . f: positloo' as teacher. Feeling - that ' she had not been considerately, dealt -with, " she wrote : "1 think I am en-' jftled I to an "exclamatlos of why I tilled, anyway. Boston Transcript. ...","-'.'.-' . j. . t ' v. - ,v, .-- Do : H , Now. . ' ... , It . as somebody has said, "every newv day ts a .new , Ufe," we should -karer pxtt . off until . tomorrow, what xln!3 ta ficat ttday." " r
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