P8LK COUNTY NEWS
C. BUSH. Publisher
H. M: FRASCR, Editor
Phone 99,
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Published every Thursday at
Try on, North Carolina
E itered as second-class matter April 28
lifld at the poat office at Tryon, North
Carolina under act of March 3, 1879.
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Tryon is the hope of Polk
County and one of the beacon
lights of Western North Caro
lina.
Let's make it one of the
cleanest, most healtful and most
beautiful spots through which
tourists pass and a community
in which our visitors and our
selves will take pride.
We can be clean by cutting
the weeds, removing the rub
bish, keeping the papers from
blowing around the streets,
carefully looking after the back
yards and if you haVe a pig pen
or a cow or horse stable by all
means see to it that they are
kept clean so that they can not
furnish a breeding place for the
germ carrying fly who would
never be in existance except for
our own carelessness in furnish
ing him a breeding place.
Remember that we have nat
urally ideal #health. conditions
and that unhealthful ones are
due entirely to our unclean con
ditions created by oursefves.
With everybody's co-opera- j
tion we can have a beautiful
town. The degree will depend
entirely on the effort that we
are willing to put forward. It
takes a great deal of money to
build a great many beautiful
buildings; but the proper set
ting of adaptable trees and
shrubbery with all spaces filled
with hardy grass does not re
quire any great expenditureand
growing grass does not repuire
any great expenditure and
makes toward civic pride and
lends attraction to the passerby
and homefolks as well.
We suggest that all property
owners along the paved
streets plant Bermuda grass in
the parking space between the
paving and the side walks. If
you don't think this will add
beauty both to the town and the
individual property just take a
stroll up Melrose Avenue on the
North side .
Besides adding beauty it helps
maintain the filling and conse
quently supports our pave
ments and sidewalks which
were nearly all buiR on loose
fills.
Our supply reservoir is carry
ing from onehalf to full all
through this dry weather, giv
ing us good water pressure for
fire or any other purpose; but
the continued success in high
water pressure depends on our
constant co-operation.
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Club work with boys and girls
* on the farm, is now considered
the most important work the
Farm and Home agent of a
county can perform ; and to this
encj we are planning to hold a
club encampment at Columbus
N. C., beginning Tuesday after
noon August 2, and ending Fri
day August 24.
The purpose of this assem
bling of boys and girta, is to find
and train leaders for future club
work in each community in the
county. It will be expected of
parents that cooperate with us
in making this project a suc
cess, by willingness to allow
their sons and daughters to
participate, and by furnishing
their children with the neces
sary provisions and bed cloth
ing to enable them to be com
? fortable while encamped. f
We are selecting competent
helpers who will give your sons
useful' training for future life,
if you will only cooperate with us
in this enterprise. Fifty is the
limit we can arrange to take,
and we would like to g6t them
as nearly as possible from every
school district in the county.
We want boys and girls who
are already actually doing some
kind of club work, and those
who will' now enroll and train
for club work next year.
We ask for the material aid
of all farmers and business men
of Polk County in helping us
make this gathering a success;
and especially we ask every
man and woman in Columbus
and the surrounding commun
ity to do their level best to aid
us in every way they can.
Respectfully,
S. M. Paclgett, . J. R. Sams
^^lome Agent. Count Agent
Refer colony
i HAS 399 CASES
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Victims' Faces Now Beam With
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Hope on Small Jsland in
the Mic'-Paoific.
Kalaupapa, Island of Molokai, T.
H. ? A spirit of happiness almost in
conceivable and a peace that passes
the bounds of human understanding
walk with tragedy through the iso
lated, cliff-guardedi surf-ringed strip of
shore that has given this portion of
1 the Hawaiian archipelago the name of
j "the lonely leper isle of Molokai."
A visitor to the colony, forewarned
j of the horror it holds, finds all of that
I horror and imfre that cannot be dls
I cussed. But he finds also that the
heavy fog of gloom which once envel
oped the tragic, narrow stretch be
tween the sea and the towering cliffs
has been dissipated by a ray of light
arising from the favorable results that
have attended the use of the Dean
chaulmoogra oil specific during the
last two years in Checking the ravages
of the oldest disease in the world.
The hope that springs eternal in the
human breast is ever present now at
Molokai, wen in the most advanced
ca?es.
399 Lepers in Colony.
The number of patients here now is
399, composed of 2(33 males and 130
' females, llacially the groups contain:
Belgian, 1; Chinese, 14; Filipinos, 12;
1 Germans, 2; Hawaiian, 239; part Ha
waiian, 83; Japanese, 10; Portuguese,
27; Porto Itican, 3; Korean, 8. There
are 35 non-leprous employees at the
colony, ten non-leprous children of
leprous parents and 35 other non
leprous residents.
A man of wealth, #f power and of
I Influence throughout the territory ac
companied the legislators to the Island.
He made directly for the hospital as
soon as he landed from the vessel's
small boat. When the main body of
the visitors reached the hospital he
was sitting beside one of t^e beds,
weeping. The bandaged form upon
the bed was his son.
Babies Are Free From Plague.
But all is not sorrow at the saddest
spot on earth. Some distance from
the hospital is a nursery. On the day
of the legislator's visit It contained
ten unusually healthy looking babies
ranging from two weeks to five
months in age. They gurgled, smiled
and laughed, and shook tiny, chubby
tist? at the visitors. Although one or;
both of their parents are afflicted with
leprosy, the most searching examina
tion possible has failed to show a
trace of the disease in any one of the
children, or in scores of others who
have been born to patients at the set
tlement.
The childrqg are eared for by the
territory.
Stole 75-Cent Ride;
Got Religion; Pays
Chicago. ? Some years ago, John K.
Murker, Cincinnati, stole a ride on a
Pennsylvania train which would have
cost him 75 cents had he ridden in the
regular way.
From his home in Cincinnati he has
sent the 75 cents to the Pennsylvania
company, addressing a letter to A. II.
Shaw, general passenger agent.
"As I'm living a Christian life and
can see that it 1? a duty to straighten
up my back life, I will send you 'seven
ty-five cents' (75c) to pay for a ride I
stole from tfle Pennsylvania Co. a few
years back," Marker wrote.
"The city I got on at was Colum
bia City and I Sode to Fort Wayne on a
freight, took passenger back. Was
after work and I got it so I took a pas
senger back.
"I want to say that a real true de
voted Christian life Is a very wonder
and glorious life. And, if one digs
down deep in his heart, and get all his
sins purged out by God he will be
ready for the 'Holy Ghost* and Fire
which is the power God gives His
people that follow Him in all the light
He has. I do hope and trust you will
find this experience if you have not
got it. It Is for you, if you want it. In
God I trust you will and may His
richest blessing fall on you and your
people."
Florida Motorist Has
Fight With Alligator
Moore Haven, Fla. ? While driving j
along the road between his plantation
and the Laa Hoo Farms, Mr. Ed. Frier
son had an experience that he will not
soon forget, a five-foot alligator ran
out on the road in front of the car.
Mr. Frlerson came to a full stop at
once as he did not care to have an
argument with the gentleman. He
could not avoid hitting Mr. Gator, how
ever, whlch"Nmade the king of the
?wamps full sore, and with a rush he
grabbed the front wheel with his pow
erful jaws and started to shake the
car to pieces. Mr. Frlerson Jumped
| out of the car and grabbing & large
rock, he struck the gator on the head
rendering him unconscious and caus
ing him to relinquish hold on the
wheel. After this Mr. Frlerson di(l not
lose any time getting away from the
?cene of battle, jumping into his trusty
car and making for other parts as fast
as it would carry him.
Poet Stops Sale of Letters.
Berlin.? Gerhard Hauptmann, Ger
many's leading poet, obtained a tem
porary injunction against the sale of
letters written by him to Otto Brahm
In 1889. Hauptmann found the letters
being auctioned for their autographs
< Ip * Berlin antique dealer.
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- That man who says women may be |
expected to make greater strides In j
the future hasn't noticed the new j
skirts.
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An automoblllst who persists In Ig- i
norlng the traffic cop may show inde- 1
pendence. but not necessarily good '
judgment. %
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Drivers are having more and morel
dJffici" ty keeping their automobiles ]
from going right on after running over I
a pedestrian.
It may be an interesting taste for j
martyrdom that causes a woman
dressed that way to smile In the face
of a north wind.
! A doctor sifys man should ape the !
gorilla if he wishes to be strong, but !
too many already are making mon
keys of themselves.
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They say that the modern novel is
suffering a breakup. So that was it!
Many persons thought it was breaking
out with something.
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A Paris scientist says dishonesty It
a nerve trouble. We knew that all the
time. Thieves have more nerve than
they have conscience.
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Marriage by radio is a clever j
scheme. It keeps the groom from I
cluttering up the premises where the !
ceremony takes place.
A 348-pound lady swimmer can dive
from a height of 50 feet into a shallow
pool, which undoubtedly entirely dis
appears when she arrives.
We are a splendid and vigorous race,
and It might pay some foreign coun
tries to find out how many calories
there are in chewing gum.
That Brazilian millionaire who is
taking to Europe his own cow and 25
bans must have accepted the report
of food shortage abroad at full face
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Purity in the ice you use in 1
your home is a most impor
tant consideration.
Purity Ice is made by a pro
cess that frees the block of
all suspended matter.
Visit our Ice Plant and let '
us show you why you . are
safe in placing food in direct
contact with Purity Ice or in
using it in iced drinks.
HOME ICE PLANTl
Tryon N. C.
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In Columbus At Once
A modern Hotel for both Tourist and Commercial
men. More good merchants. A modern cotton
gin system. A resident doctor. A Drug Store.
And more citizens, and every other business that
goes with the above.
WE HAVE
Helped others to start. WHY NOT YOU?
A new Cannery and Garage now going up. A
small water system now in operation. Electric
lights being installed. Two miles of cement walks.
TWO STRONG CHURCES And The Only STATE
ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL In The COUNTY
for further information address the Board of Trade, or
POLK COUNTY BANK & TRUST CO.
Columbus, N. C.
THE BANK THAT BACKS THE FARMER
Capital, Surplus and Profits $15,500. Resources $120,000
J. R. Sams, Chm. of Board
L W. S. Cobb, President Fred W. Blanton, Vice Pres. and Cashier.
Frank Jackson, Vice Pres. M. L Arledge, Ass't Cashier. ,
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OCTAGONAL
STRIP SHINGLES
Distinctive
Roofs ?
Artistic 2 -color designs in the finished roof! Thet^
the big feature of the new Barrett Ever"
, Octagonal Strip Shingles.
These shingles are octagonal in form and surfaced
with mineral in rich fadeless shades of red, green 6r
blue-black. Merely by interchanging strips of the
colored shingles, many distinctive patterns are
obtained.
You must see these shingles to appreciate their
beauty. Come in and let us show them to you.
They're inexpensive too ? and the Barrett label
Ginsures highest quality.
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J. T. Green Lumber Co. Tn?Vc.
f Ijfe
Whtn We Let tht E ys Browse.
An eye specialist says that green
quiets the nerves. The loaf green
certainly has a soothing effect on most
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NOTICE
North Carolina,
Polk County.
In the Superior Court." ? Min
na Lanford vs. A. M. Lanford.
The defendant above named
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced in the superior court of
Polk County to obtain a divorce i
from the bonds of matrimony
in favor of the plaintiff upon
the grounds of adultery and
five years separation iiTS
wife btf said defendant- *
the said defendant will f'J?}
take notice that He is
to appear at the next ten#;
the superior court of said JJ
tv to be held on the first JT
day in September 192s,
court house ot st.i count? w
Polk County, North CaroC
and answer or demur to ?
ccmplaint in said action, w 3
plaintiff will apply to the con
for the relief d-.nnroled fc 2
complaint.
This 26th day of July, ijg
ij H. CARSOS
Clerk of the Superior Court
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M. G. BLAKE JULIAN CALHOUN
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Real Estate and tynts
Office Over Drug Store
Blake & Calhoun
Your Financial Storm Door
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nancial storm door in the form of a Savings Account.
Even as nature brings its storms, so life itself has its unruly elements
fo financial troubles that come up just when the sun seems to be shining
brightest. Better to be prepared at all times. Start an account at this
bank today and we will help you by adding interest.
CAROLINA STATE BANK
SALUDA N. C.
D. C. Barrow, President H. B. Lane, Cashier
Q, C. Sonner, Vice P-iesident Louise Lane Assistant ( ashier
BUS LINE
Tryon to Spartanburg
Fare Tryon to Spartanburg $1-00
LEAVE ARRIVE
Tryon 7:45 a. m, Spartanburg 9:15 a. ?
Spartanburg 12:30 a. m Tryon 1:0? P- 1
Tryon. : 1:40 p. m. Spartanburg 3:15 p. ?
Spartanburg ,5:00 p.m. Tryon 6:30 p.*
Leave from near post office, Tryon. Leave Spar
tanburg from upper end of Square
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