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Volume XXV1I1 No. 34
The Only PaperiiPublished?in Polk^County id Live Clean Paper for the Hone ,
$2.00 a Year
Tryon, N. C., April, 19 1923
OUR COUNTY AGENTS DEPARTMENT.
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Same Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sams.
Dear County Agent: ?
you should inform your grow
ers at ?nce that the second sum
mer spray should be put on the
fruit trees soon.
Tliis second summer spray
on apples is often called the
"calyx or codling moth spray"'
and should be applied when
seven-eights of the petals have
fallen. It should consist of
limesulphur solution 5 quarts to
50 gallons of water. .To this
should be added one -pound dry
arsenate of lead. This spray
will control the codling moth,
scab, and leaf eating insects.
It is a very important spray
and should never be left out.
The second summer spray on
peaches should be applied
when the calyxes or shucks are
shedding, which is ajbout ten
days after the falling of - the
petals, It should consist of
one pound of dry arsenate of
lead per 50 gallons of water.
To this should be added 3 lb. of
good stone lime which has been
slacked. Do not delay apply
ing this spray. #
Where possible orchards
should be cultivated during the
summer to conserve the soil
moisture. If the orchard has
not been fertilized yet, this
operation should be attended to
at once. The fertilizer should
be high in nitrogen that is
quickly available such as ni-j
trate soda. Soils that are de- !
ficient in phosphorous and po- j
tassium should have applica- 1
tions of fertilizers containing i
these elements The propor- |
tions and amount ?o apply de- j
THE UTILITY OF A SMILE J
One of the greatest things in
business; yes, in all walks of
life, is a real/ pleasant smile.
You will note that smile upon
the faces of all the big, success
ful men ; you will see it upon
the countenance of the efficient
executive; you will look for it
upon the faces of all those folks
whom you like best. When
that pleasing smile is absent,
that pleasing smile iis absent,
you feel at once that something
is decidedly wrong.
You find it a pleasure to do
business with the happy,
smiling storekeeper, and you |
will form the habit of visiting
his shop at frequent intervals.
The smiling salesman who calls
upon you from time to time is
always welcome, and you don't
mind saving orders for him,
even when he slips up on a reg
ular call. You are fond of a
great motion picture star be
cause of his wonderful smile,
and the traffic officer near your
place of business is on your
list of friends for the reason
that he always wears a friendly
smile. And, why it is that you
enjoy telling a certain little
newsboy to "keep the change?"
The foreman in a mill or
factory who understands the
utility of a pleasant smile, gets
things done with no trouble at
all, while the foreman with the
face of a "mummy" is continu
ally losing men, and is "in
wrong" even with the appren
tice boys. The foreman who
knows how to use a pleasant
smile to good advantage in the
work-rooms' is a wise man in
deed. His men actually de
light in co-operation with his
orders to the fullest extent.
There is a certain prominent
master printer who is noted for
excellent welfare work among
his employees. His organiza
tion is one of the finest in .the
country. The majority of his
workers have remained in his
service for many years. His
welfare work is deply appre
ciated, but what the workers
hke best of all is his pleasant
smile. Every morning this
Printer goes through every de
partment of his large plant, ex
tending a cherry greeting to
every worker, accompanied by
a smile. The effects of that
smile are remarkable, and, it
puts the entire force in the
pends upon the age of the trees.
Let's make North Carolina
better than California in Hor
ticulture.
R. F. Payne,
Extension Horticulturist.
J. R. Sams, Co. Agt.*
NOTICE TO FARMERS.
Farmers who have agreed to
grow tomatoes and beans for
the cannery at Columbus should
go farward with the neceseary
preparation of ground for these
crops. Arrangements have
been completed for the outfit to
do the work and it is up to the
farmers to grow the stuff and
share in whatever is made by
the enterprise. Neither beans
nor tomatoes should all be
planted at the same planting,
as they would all come on the
farmer to be gathered and de
livered at the same time. Ev
eryone should exercise good
judgment and plant according
ly. Also everyone should se
lect land that will produce the i
best fruit possible; because the
better the quality of the fruit
the better price the canned
product will sell for on the mar
ket, which will mean more to
every farmer who helps to
make the cannery a success.
So every one who has agreed
to grow^or the cannery get
busy and help make it not only
a success, but a great success.
Contracts for signature will
be ready right away, and every
thing in readiness for work
when the season comes.
J. R. SAMS, Co. Agt.
right mood for ?
work.
"The thing that goes the farth
est
Towards making life worth
while ;
That costs the least and does
the most,
Is just a pleasant smile.
It's full of worth and goodness,
too,
With genial kindness blent;
It's worth a million dollars,
And doesn't cost a cent."
NOTICE.
The various contests that
were to hav^been held at Co
lumbus last Friday will be held
Saturday 21st inst beginning
at ten o'clock. The program
follows :
10:00 music by Stearns High
School Public School Music
Class.
10:15 Contest in Recitations
and in declamations.
11:00 Music by Try on Public
School Music Class.
11:15 Contest in Spelling and
in Reading;
12:15 Dinner
1 :15 Music by Saluda Public
School Music Class. f ?
1 :30 Contest in township
Stunts.
3:30 Presentation of prizes and
7th Grade Diplomas.
4:00 Adjourn.
The public is cordially invit
ed to attend this gathering,
I am very cordially yours,
E. W. S. COBB, County Supt.
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Played by Request
"I note the paragraph on
your menu wherein you state
that the orchestra will play
anything on request. Can you
prove the Assertion ?" s
"Yes," replied the manager.
"Their repertoire is very ex
tensive." What do you w^h
them to play?"
"Tell 'em to play pinocle un
til I have finished my meal, and
I will be very grateful."
? Everyoody's Magazine,
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Explained.
Old Party ? "I am 80, young
man, and I don't recollect ever
having told a lie."
Young Man ? "Well you can't
expect your memory to be re
liable at that age." ? Boston
Transcript.
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Samaroff Breaks- Box-Office
Records on return to Con
cert stage this season
WHI Be Heard at Spartanburg
Musical Festival
To the undisputed- artistic
success which Olga Samaroff
has had for years throughout
the country is now added a
box-office success which places
her in a class by herself among
^omen pianists. After an ab
sence of several years from
the concert platform, Mme.
Sajnaroff resumed her public
appearances this fall with a
concert at Bar Harbor, Maine,
at which her audience was
composed of many well-known
persons from New York, Phila
delphia, Boston and Washing
ton. Every seat in the Tem
ple of Arts was sold at five
dollars a ticket and as many ex
tra chairs as the hall would ac
commodate were placed for
those who could not obtain
regular seats. . This audience
established a record for Bar
Harbor.
At her first recital in Phila-,
delphia this season, every -one
of the some three thousand
saats in the Academy of Music
was occupied and at least 100
persons were placed on the
stage. Not a single complimen
tary ticket was issued for this
concert, and the audience re
presented an over-capacity
sell-out. It was a remarkable
manifestation of the esteem
in which Qlga Samaroff is held
by her countrymen and
countrywomen ? the Ameri
can public, and the success of
an American pianist, who has
won her place legitimately, who
has never essayed to capture
popularity by sensationalism
and who has always presented
the highest in music, should be
encouraging to all who believe
in the mission of American
artists-.
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Worth Repeating
No man is too big to be cour
teous, but many men are too lit
tle. ? Bindery . Talk.
Distaste for suggestion is
frequently a handicap to pro
gression. ? Vulcan Bulletin.
Leaders are ordinary per
sons with extrodinary determi
nation. ? Hurty-Peck Idea
' Good, printing is a profes
sional service, the value of
which can never be based on
mere competitive prices.
? Three Minutes.
Printing ink has done more
good and more harm than any
thing else in the world. It
pays to think before you ink.
? Vision.
The man who buys a factory
product, buys factory manage
ment and factory character.
On their soundness depends
the soundness of his invest
ment. ? The Linotype Bulletin.
FOR SALE:? High grade
Table Damask remants Two
Yards wide at 65 ctnts per
yard. Special sale 'ditring bal
ance of April. This sale closes
on the afternoon of April 30th.
R. L. LEE & Co.
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It's the Truth .
Many a bird packs his trunk
because he's lost his grip.
?The Vivifier.
I Local Happenings
^Bo'rn to Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Green last week, a son,
jMr. Sam Lankford was in in
Sjpartanburg Monday.
I^Mr. C. S. Ford, of Asheville,
was in Tryon Sunday.
V Mr. J. T. Coates, of Saluda,
was a Tryon visitor Sunday.
% Mr. C. W. Morgan was in
^andrum on business Monday.
| Rev. A. H. Bates has gone to
Hendersonville to a Sanitarium.
v Mr. Frank Cartee, of Spar
tanburg, spent Sunday in Try
on.
\1 Mr. W. Y. Wilkins transacted
business in Spartanburg Mon
day. .
| "What Is Religion?" Congre
gational Church, Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Jessie Jackson of Ashe
ville, is spending a few days
with her poeple here.
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; Pictures at the -Strand Thea
tre every Monday, ? Tuesday
Friday and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 0*. Buckius
attended the Exposition in
Spartanburg last week.
J Miss Gertrude Cowin, of
tJharden Ohio, is a guest of
Mrs. Lydia W. Strong.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Cherry of
Charleston, are spending a
short** time in their home here.
Miss Steward of Detroit
Mich, is visiting her friend,
Miss Anna F. Savage of Tryon.
J Mr. F. S. Wilcox, of Ashe
? 7 i
ville, spent Sunday in Tryon
with . his sister, Mrs. Earle
Grady.
Miss Alva Jackson who spent
some time in Knoxville, Tenn.,
returned to her home in Tryon
last week.
Miss Cain, of Maine, who
spent the winter in Florida, is
visiting her* friend, Mrs. G.
LeCount.
The ladies of tfie Epescopal
church will serve tea at the
Library Saturday afternoon
from 3 to 6.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mer
rill, of Richmond Kentucky are
occupying Mrs. Lydia Strong's
apartment.
Mr. Donald Peattie, arrived
in Tryon last week and is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Peattie.
Mr. J. T. Green has the lum
ber on the ground for the er
ection of a house near Capt.
Cawthray's residence.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ward re
turned home Saturday from a
trip to Philadelphia, Atlantic
City and New York.
The ladies ojf the Baptist
church will hola another Rum
mage sale Saturday afternoon,
upstairs over Andrews store.
Jno. L. Jackson, closed a deal
with W. Y. Wilkins on Tuesday
whereby he acquired the feed
business and stock of the latter
Mrs. T. J. Kennedy, left last
Saturday for Washington,
where she goes as a delegate of
the Daughters of the Confed
eracy.
Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Stimp
son who occupied one of the
Lindsey apartments, left Wed
nesday for their home in the
north.
-Horace Cartee, who has been
in Florida for about a year,
came up from Spartapburg and
spent Sunday in . Tryon with
friends.
Miss Lucile Orr, who is at
tending school in the n^rth,
spent several d&ys with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jno Orr,
in Tryon. y
Mr. Nelson Jackson was in
Asheville last week to confer
with State Supt. of Instruction
Brooks, in an affort to get a
vocational training course for
our school.
Mrs. James Jackson was called
to Knoxville Friday on account
of the illness of her daughter,
Mrs. F. H. Snipes. Late re
Mr. Ballenger Declines to Make Race for Mayor
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I appreciate very much the expression of con- '
fidence shown by my friends in the recent Staw
Vote for Mayor, but regret to say that the cir
cumstances are such at this time that I cannot
become a candidate for Mayor. With many
thanks, I am, Very Respectfully,
B. L. BALLENGER.
ports- were that Mrs. Snipes is
improving.
Dr. and Mrs. Reaves after
spending some time abroad,
stopped off in Tryon for a short
visit with Mrs. Reaves' sister,,
Mrs. A. L. Hill. They left Tues
day for their home in Mobile,
Alabma'. .
Mr. James Holden, who ? is
just returning from a trip to
South America, stopped off in
Tryon for a short visit with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Holden, before returning to his
home in Detroit, Mich.
Miss Mary Large of Chicago,
is visiting her friends, Mrs. E.
G. Holden and Mrs. Mfcry 0.
Kelley. in Tryon. Miss Large
travels and instructs the moun
tain people how to make bas
kets and many other pretty and
u&ful things. >
The Epworth League, Devo
tional prayer meeting was held
last Thursday evening with a
large crowd of young and old.
Program was carried out with
song, prayers and scripture
reading, and an interesting lec
ture made in behalf of' the Lea
gue by Rv. Mr. Fikes. We hope
every young person of Try
on will come next Thursday
evening at 8 P. M. Join and
.work iorjGodt which will make
our town a better town to, live
in. Our motto, "All For Christ"
Miss Eunice Stockard is leader
for next Thursday night.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
REGISTRATION^ NOTICE.
The books of the registrar
will be open at the Town Hall on
Saturday April 21st and 28th.
* Registrar.
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William Gillette Here.
Mr. William Gillette, noted
American Actor, and owner of
Thousand Pines, adjoining the
town of Tryon, is a guest at
Oak Hall. This is Mr. Gillette's
first visit to Tryon for several
years. His friends here are
all glad to see him visit Tryon
again.
ED WARD DEAD.
Ed Ward, aged about 26
years, living at Valhalla, died
Tuesday after an illness of sevS
eral weeks. He had been m
poor health for several -years.
He leaves a mother, and wife
to mourn his passing. Burial
was in the Tryon Cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
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FOR SALE.
We wish to sell our new,
well appointed well furnished
home. It contains a living
room, dining room, two bed
rooms, sewing room, hath,
kitchen, butler's . pantry and
two large closets on the first
floor; on the second it has an
apartment of three rooms and
a bath. We will sell at cost.
Come look it over.
D. W. SIMMONS.
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Some Brains
Rastus and Moses were hav
ing a heated argument. In
reply to some remarks of Ras
tus, Mose spid: ? -i
"Guess . I know, niggah!
Don't you think I'se got any
brains ?"
?Huh!" Rastus replied. "Nig
gah, if brains were dynamite,
you coulden't blow off your
hat." ? Exchange -
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The world over,, the most en
lightened and progressive ag
ricultural districts are found
where livestock provides one of
the chief sources of income.
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FISH TOP
Now Mr. Editor : ? .
I wish to correct i* part what
Mr. Newman- included in his
correcting o? the Fish Top ?
items week before last. The
lady, I only wrote what she
said, as I heard it was her ex
cuse for cutting down the stills.
I do not know whether any part
of it is true or not for certain.
Neither do I know whether of
ficers cut down the two stills on
Chimney Top and the Short
mountain, but I believe it. Zeb
Vance said" don't believe every
thing you hear." Now Mr.
Newman seems to blame me for
what I hear reported. Another
comment is that no inhabitant ^
of the Cove had ever given any
information about any stills in
that section. None may not
have been given to him but is
a provocable fact that too few
stills have been reported and
cut down. Another is that the
still on Chimney Top moftitain
was on the land of the writer,
which is not the case by a half
a mile. It was vnear the streak
called the1 public road, if it was
where the%sheriff said it was.
Mr. Newman could not have so
stated of his own knowledge,
but got his information from
someone who either did not
know or from an evil design.
It is true th^t few stills have
been reported,* possibly not as
many as should have been, but
the people here have for their
motto for everyone to attend to
his own business and do not .
think as a whole reporting is
any part of their business.
TRYON GRADED SCHOOL.
Honor Roll for Seventh Month.
First Grade
Tolbert Bradley
Dearmus Chapman
Isabel Durham
Pauline Kuykendall
Elsie Mills
Billy Wilkins
Myrtle Lindsey
. Second Grade
Francis Justice
, Cornelia Williams
Marion Palmer
Fred Swann
. James Brock
Third Grade.
Elizabeth Avant
Sarah Millikin
Viola Lindsey
Fourth Grade
Roy Blackwell
Jean Beatson
Bonnie Fisher
Mary McFarland
Naomi Whitmire
Fifth Grade
Qllie Lindse^ :
Cleo' Watson
Helen Leonard
Sixth Grade. c
? Louis Andrews
Katharine Jones
John Kittrell
Virginia Simmons
David Strong
Seventh Grade
Jdmes Fisher
Geraldine Sayre
Sidney Sayne
Polly Scriven
Franklin Little
Josephine Hill
High School
Miriam Strong
Carolyn Simmons
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, As a summer legume the soy
bean is second to none say ex
tension workers. As a soil
building crop it is excellent and
it makes good pasture for cat
tle, sheep and hogs.
Make provision for a good
acearage to summer legumes
advises College and Depart
ment of Agriculture workers.
More fertile soils will result. .