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Some Timely Talks to Polji Copnty Farmers, and others, on Timely
J jects, i v County Agent, J. R. Sams,
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LAST YEAR AND ppt8.
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Last year, with all hefr oppor
t unities is gone forever WJ&t
ever opportunity we, may have
had to be of service fr fD ^aur
neighbors and to the worlds and
|djQ ot make use oOt w0$ev
^r-come ; again. Whereifi we
Jailed last year pf^ivi^jM^fco
tt|e julul measure of ou$ c^uty,
let us not fret and worry; but
make the firm resolve that it
shall not be repeated during
the coming year.
.Grieving over past lost op
portunities makes no amend
for them. So let's forget the
past by being so husy improv
ing on last year's life that we
will remember our past failures
no more. As "We. enter the
threshold of the coming year
we should and have the natural
desire to be happy, and happi
ness is the natural state and
privilege of every human be
ing in the world. Happiness is
a state or condition of body,
mind and heart and comes from
within and not from external
things. Happirtess, while a
privilege of every human soul
is as elusive as the rainbow
\ When you pursue it fpr the
sake of your own selfishness, it
recedes and leaves the person,
in quest miserable, just as all
selfish desires will do. It is
when we are out seeking/some
one else's good and happiness,
that happiness comes to us. It
i* something that money posi
tively, cannot ' buy. Now we
are just entering the NewY ear
?this year?" Will I be happy?
Will I accomplish my desires ? j
and many other questions; and
the artswers vtill all depend
on our own 1 actions., If
we go out with the intention of
violating law, raising rows
with our neighbors and acting
in a way that our conscience
will give us no ease at night;
we need not expect happiness or
even success. Some folks may
think the tenor of these re
marks is far from farm dem
onstration work. Such people,
if there be such, know not
what they think about. Hap
piness is at the very foundation
of good farmnig just as it is at
the base of any other good bus
iness. No man or woman can
? do his or her best in any calling
when unhappy. The preacher
of righteousness cannot preach
a sermon worth listening to,
who is in an- unhappy state
Now if this state is so impor
tant to the well-being of every
person, how can it be attained
and retained? Simple enough.
Just live-up to the Golden Rule
laid down by Jesus in the Ser
mon on the Mount. "Love the
Lord thy God with all thy soul,
mind and strength, and love thy
neighnor as thy self." Some
will say, "Impossible/' That
this teaching is an ideal to
wards which we should aspire,
but one too high for attain
ment. Nonsense Jesus nev
er commanded or taught a sin
gle thing that is impossible for
us to perform. Now how
how many will this year just;
simply and faithfully -strive to
makerf>ractical in his or her
life the teachings of Jesus ag
laid down in the 5th and 6th
chapters of Matthew. Who
will make the test during the
good year of 1923? In order
that we may have great mater
ial and financial prosperity in
Polk county during tne in
coming year, the people of all
classes and callings must be
contented and . happy. This
. state cannot exist unless all the
people in all the towns and all
the country m&ke an effort to
* treat each other as brothers
and sisters andta act upon the
Golden Rule, - "Do unto others
% as you would they should do
unto you," and then all would
be happy and an abundantly
prosperous year would be i
the result.
J. R. SAMS, County Agent
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MY GREATEST FAULT'
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Never in my life did I write
about myself; but I ran across
such a fine joke on myself, I
cannot refrain from telling -U.
I On yesterday a special friend of
mine asked me if I knew whit
| many of the farmers in Peak
county thought was the worse
fault I have. I answered, "No"
Well he said it was this ;"They
think you are cranky abottt
grass and talk too much about
pastures." , I confess that I was
both amused and gratified.
Amused to see how different
great minds could see things
and gratified that my greatest
sin is trying to grow grass and
live an easy life by so doing*
Now of course I plead guilty to
the soft impeachment ; and
stand convicted out of my own
mouth in open court. Culprits
usually, when cpnvicted, plead
for mercy of thecourt; bpt not
I. Like John Paul Jones when
the British officer commanded
him to surrender his vessel to
the British navy, replied; VI
have just begun to fight."
That exactly expresses my
attitude toward grass, perma
nent pastures and good life
stock to consume it, jprow fat
and put cash into the owner's
pocket. Now suppose we refer
to our Bible and see whether or
not I have good ground for
talking grass and "pastures.
When God began the creation
HeayeBt^tb^g^
tn* tnira-oay rtc separated
the water from the dry land,
and the first command He gave
for our obedience; even before
He made man, said, "Let the
dry ground bring forth grass."
So the process of growing grass
began with the 11th verse - of
the first chapter of Genesis.
Now turn to the 13th chapter
of Genesis and the first verse
and you will, find this: "And
Abraham was very rich in cat
tle, in silver and gold." Abra
ham obeyed God and let the
grass grow and put cattle on
the grass and they grew mon
ey into his pocket. When Jo
seph removed his father to the
land of Egypt on account of the
famine in Canaan, Jiad him lo
cated in the land of Goshen be
cause it was well watered and
its abundance of grass to sus
tain his flocks and cattle. Now
let me submit a proposition to
my critics for their considera
tion and proof that it is not
the truth. I defy any person
anywhere to show me a country
where the grasses are not
grown abundantly and livestock
gi/own to consume these pas
tures In some countries it is
beef cattle and sheep. In oth
ers it is cattle, hogs and sheep.
In still others it is dairy cattle,
pigs and poultry. Wealth is
always associated with live
stock. This is so, because live
stock and rich soil go together..
Rich soil and rich people go to
gether. This is the rule in well
developed civilized parts of the
world. This is why J say so
much about grass and pastures
and this is why I mean to con
tinue to say more about it.
And I am happy to say that at
last the whole state has awak
ened from its Rip Van Wmkle
sleep and gone to talking grass
es and pastures. Now in con
cision, let me plead with my
friends who, think differently
from me about grasses and
pastures, that the time has
come when intelligent thinking
must govern our conduct on the
farms as well as in the storp,
the factory and the bank. Yes,
here is the farmer's eternal and
everlasting program every
where and for all time:
1st. His soil left better ev
ery succeeding year.
2nd. Crops the world needs,
standardized and properly
graded.
? 3rd. Hir crops -n
either directly as commodities
of the soil ; or indirectly $; by
feeding through livi
which is'' better.
The soil, the crops and
disposition, of the crops, i
Ways be the farmer s pi
and he cannot get awa?
it. The farmer cannot
tain his soil fertility 1 witl
growing grasses ancUlegui^
feeding them to livestock, Ijt
turn manure to land and intel
ligently use commercial fertil
izers. This arrangement i does
not exclude the growing of cot
ton and other usefttl crops, ~
only enables the farmer
grow such other crops pi?.
ably and make himself a great
er blessing to the rest of man
kind.
J- R. SAMS, County Agente
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PROGRAM FARM
INSTITUTE.
Because of the 'coming of
boll weeviT farmers are v(
much interested in a more
versified program of fai
and for this reason a series1
farm institutes are being
ned for Spamnburg c<
There is not one subject
discussed "But what is vit
us at this time. These
will he discussed by pi
men who have had
with their particular
The second of these
will be held at Landrum
all farmers and others itf
ed are asked to attend
two days. The program
fallows:
FIRST DAY.
9:30 A. M. ? Ann<
? and outline of
by County Agent. ^
9:45 A. M ? Orchards! '
tion, setting,
eases, etc- bv
?^MXBrv mmm ? x
10:45 A- M.? Hog raising M
profit ? by W. J. Sheely. v
11:45 A. M.? Questions and
general discussion ? by
County Agent.
12:00 ? Lunch.
1:00 P. M. ? Soil Building and
fertilizers ? by A. A. Mc
Keown, District Agent,
Rock HiH.
2:00 P. M.? Seed breeding
* and selection ? by Jas.
L. Carberry, Specialist.
2:45 P. M. ? Field demonstra
tion in orchard pruning,
etc., ? by A. E. Schillet
ter, Clemson College.
SECOND DAY. 5
9:30 A. M.? Dairying: Cash
from sour cream, feeding
home-grown feeds to dai
ry cows, economy and
safety in growing calves
? C. G. Cushmari, Spec
ialist.
10:45 A- M. ? Permanent pas
tures and forage crops ?
by S. L. Jefforas, Special
ist.
11:45 A. M. ? General ques
tions and discussions ?
led by County Agent.
12 :00 ? Lunch.
1:00 P. M. ? Poultry: Feed
ing, houses, management,
culling, etc ? by Mehrof,
Specialist Clemson Col
lege.
1:45 P. M. ? Boll weevil poi
soning and other control
methods. <
2:45 P. M. ? Demonstration in
poultry ? Mehrof.
Farmers are urged to bring
lunch and remain for every
lecture and demonstration, if
possible.
Bring your neighbors.
Come rain or shine.
Polk County farmers are cor
dially invited to attend these
meetings. .
Yours for service,
ENREST CARNES, Co- Agt.
The power of the press goes
into the kitchen .Several news
papers, under the oilcloth on
the kitchen table makes the
oilcloth last longer.
Thirteen counties in North
Carolina produced and sold co
operatively 33 cars of hogs un
der the supervision of the Ag
ricultural Extension Service
last year- .
Report of the Condition of
" *
Bank of Tryon
at Tryon, N. C., at the close of bus
iness, December 29th, 1922.
RESOURCES.
Loans 'and discounts 194,758.70
Overdrafts, secured ...... 681.07
United . States bonds and
Liberty bonds 9,515.00
r
All other stocks, bonds
and mortgages 1,829.41
Banking house furniture "?
and fixtures 5,100.00
Cash in vault {and net
amount due from
banks bankers and
trust companies ? 34,459.75
Total 1146,343.93
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .... $ 15,000.00
Surplus fund 5,000.00
Undivided profits, less
current , expenses and
taxes paid.. 3,691.18
Deposits subject to check 91,834.11
Time certificates; of de
posit, dueu in less ?
than 30 days 713.88
Cashier's Checks outstand
ing | 127.84
Savings deposits 29,976.92
Total 1 $146,343.93
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk Jan. 8, 1923
I, J. B. Heater, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
truue to the best of my knowledge
and belief. |
J. B. HESTER, Cashier.
Qorrect? Attest -|i i
B. L. Ballenger,
? D. B. Connor, .
* C. M. Howes.
j Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 8th day of January, 1923.
W. P. Little, Notary Public.
My commission expires March, 14,
192$ . 1
Shnday School at 10 o'clock
Christian Endeavor at 6:15 p. m.
Worship at 7:00 p. m. ?
The people of the town and com
munity are heartily Invited to at
tend these services.
THE METHODIST ANB
PRESBYTERIAN i
.CHURCHES OF TRYON.
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Sunday School at 10:00 A.
M., P. G. Moris, Superinten
dent.
Reverend Fikes preaches on
1st and 3rd Sunday mornings
at 11:00 A. M., and 2nd and
3rd Sundays at 7i80 P. M.
Reverend YaadeH preaches
on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at
11 :00 A. M., and 1st and 3rd
Sundays at' 7 :30 P. M.
0
Preaching by the Methodist
pastor at the Tryon M. E.
Church, South on a?.
First Sunday of very, month
at 11 :0 a. m. 1 i 1
' Second Sunday of each month
at 7 :00 p. m.
. Third Sunday of each month
at 11 :00 a. m. ^
Fourth Sunday of each month
at 7 :00 p. m.
t R. P. Fikes
Pastor.
The first fanner was the first
man, and all historic nobility
rests on possession and use of
land.? Emerson.
The state warehouse system
has grown from 32 warehouses
having an aggregate capacity
of 49,050 bales of cotton last
year to 78 warehouses with a
total capacity of 212,620 bales
this year.
? *
Western North Carolina is
producing annually about 400*
000 pound* of cheese in coop
erative factories established
during recent years by the
mountain farmers, j
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F ? "
?Han't Ptaeaf ul Way.
It would retain 14 dayt ta travel a
alia at aaalTa pact.
?
Qrtat la Many Wtya.
Thomas Jefferson. author of tfet
Declaration of independence and third
Fraaldaat of tlit United States, was
ataa aa astronomer. physicist, tflfl*
atar, anatomist, geologist, soologist,
botaaiat aad otfeoatolosist.
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Report of the Condition of
. Carolina State Bank
at Saluda, in the State of North Car
olina, at the close of business, Dec.
29th 1$22
4 RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, $50,805.82
Demand loans, 1,985.63
Overdrafts, 108.18
All other stocks, bonds and
mortgages 14,530.00
Banking houses, 2,000, fur
niture and fixtures 1,000 3,000.00
All other real estate owned? 301.57
Cash in vault and net^ a
mount due from banks>
Bankers and Trust
companies / 13,879.89
Cash items held over 24
hours . 11.91
Checks for clearing 28.49
Customers' liability on ac
ceptances, drafts for ,
collection ..... 100.00
Total $84,751.49.|
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid-in $ 7,500.00
Surplus fund, 2,500.00
Undivided profits less cur- #
rent expences and taxes
paid 2,574.54
Deposits subject to check,. 34,648.16
Cashier's checks outstand
ing 4r9.45
Time certificates of depos
. it, due on or after 30
days ^7, 479, 34
Total $84,751.49
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk Jan. 6^ 1923
I, H. B. Lane, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear -that
the above statement is' true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.- ,
H. B. Lane, Cashier.,
Correct?Attest: ?*">
M. A. Pace
H. Li Capps,
Q. C. Sonner
Directors
. Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 6th day of January, 1923. L
P. H. Bailey,
Notary Public
LYNN.
We hope all your, readers had
a merry Christmas, and will
have a prosperous and Happy
New Year.
We have nothing of very
great importance to njentior
since our last appearing, but
there have been a number of
changes of minor importance
round about our village.
Quite a lot of colds, grippe
or flu, but no epidemic as yet.
Our people are all at their post
of duty.
The Tryon Hosiery Co., have
resumed operations, running on
schedule time and the force will
be increased as conditions de
mand. Mr. J. B. McKaige, of
Spartanburg is in charge. Mr.
Hammett, who has been in
charge of this plant for so long
takes charge of the Southern
Mercerizing Co's plant at Try
on.
Mr. P. N. Hood, who had
charge of the finishing depart
ment of the Hosiery Co-, is now
back on the old job. Mr. Hood
is quite efficient 'in his' work.
Mr. Sifas Fowler and John
Panther have been fixing ma
chines so long that they have
become fixtures of the Tryon
Hosiery Co.
The Tryon Hosiery Co., have
just installed an electric dy
namo. They now have steam,
water and electric power.
Mrs. D. H. Swann is quite ill
with flu.
The many friends of Mr.W.
T. Hammett were very sorry to
give him up, but it is hoped he
has changed only temporarily.
Rev- Mr. J. L. Yandell will
preach next Sunday, the 14th
in tftei school auditorium at
3:30 p. m.
Mr* C. E. Davidson, principal
of our school, has moved his
family to the domitory.
Miss Mabel Capps who is be
ing treated by a specialist, is
very much improved. She is
now able to walk quite well
with cruutches. Her many
frtods are glad to see her doing
so well.
Though the credit unions of
the state have undergone a per
iod of financial stringency, five
new ones were formed during
the past year. ,
Report of the Condition of
Polk County Bank & Trust Co.
at Columbus, in the State of North
Carolina, at the close of business,
December, 2&, 1922.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts $68,451.67
Demand loans 617.73
Overdrafts
secured, $1,071.55 unse
cured, $63.10 1,134.65
United States bonds and
Liberty, bonds 3,200.00
A.11 other stocks, bonds
and mortgages 800.00
Banking house, $5,670,52
furniture and fixtures
. $3,476.02 9,14654
A.11 other real estate own
ed *4,126.25
Cash in vaullt and n^t
amount due from
banks bankers and
trust companies 19,555.84
Total. $107,032.68
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In $ 13,000.00
Undivided poofits, less cur
rent expenses and tax
es paid. ... ^ .......! . 1,976.41
Note^ and bills rediscount
ed 6,000.00
Deposits due banks, bank
ers and trust compan
ies...... 1,189.00
Deposits subject to check.. 48,294.19
Cashier's checks outstand
690.60
Advance from War Finance
Corporation . 10,000.00
Time certificates of depos
it due on or after 30 - .
? days... ......23,215.85
Savings deposits 1,116.63 a
Certificates U. S. bonds... 1,550 00
Total ....$107,032.68
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk Jan. 5, 1923
I, Fred W. Blanton, Cashier of the
above named bank do solemnly
swear , that the above statement is
trite; to the best of my knowledge
jikfrjKllfet.
*FRED. W. BLANTON, Cashier.
Correct? Attest:
J. H. Gibbs,
J W. Newman,
J. R. Sams,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of January, 1923.
J. F. Ormand, Notary Public
Fussers.
"Dey's Rome people in dls worl* so
fond o' fctsii?'" said Churnwi Eph,
rumicatively, "dat dey all Jes' i rut eb al
ly fu^s an' fuss 'cause dey air/', got
nothln' f fuss about" ? Richmond
Times-Djispatch.
. Seek Virtu*. ~
There It one pursuit in life which It
Is In the power of all to follow and of
all to attain *1t Is subject to -no dis
appointments, since be who perseveres
makes ? ery difficulty an advance
ment, every contest a victory, and this
Is the pursuit of virtue. ? Excbanre.
Put Prohibition on Cotton.
In 17(K) the importation of cotton
gocds Into Great Britain was prohib
ited and In J721 the manufacture of *
cotton In England was absolutely for
bidden by act of parliament, a pen-*'
alty of $100 being Inflicted for selling
it and one of $25 upon any person con
victed of wearing It.
The Heroic Deed.
Whatsoever Is * not simple, whatso
ever Is affected, boastful, and wilful
covetous? tarnishes,, even destroys, the
heroic character of a deed; because
all these faults. spring out of self. On
the other hand, wherever you find a
perfectly simple, frank, unconscious
character, there yon have the possibil
ity at least of heroic action.- Kings
ley.
Sabbath uain Preserved.
An American lady who visited ScoV
lend not long ago relates that on re
turning from kirk one Sunday morn
lug she found that her landlady had
closed her windows. When she spoke
of the discomfort of It her landlady
said (Irmly: "Yotfir room will not get
stuffy In one day. Twaj never our
custom, miss, to have fresh air roosl|?
In' about the house on the SawbetlL*
? Boston Transcript . ;
Where We Exoel.
A week or so ago a highly cultivated
Indian gentleman, widely traveled, not
tab in his native East, bat in many
pirn of Europe, said, as be drove
through the Green Spring valley, that
the one thing In America which tan*
pressed hiim more than the tell build
ings and the, great engineering fasts
and the crowded cities was the glory
of 'the woods, which was such as lit
had never seen anywhere.? Baltimore
American.