BUSH t FRASER Publishers Volume XXIX No. 5 * r 9, ?' ' >? ' . . I ' ' * y \ h- * - . ? 4% y ? . ?" ' ' . > ? ; t mm \ '* > The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean Paper for the Home ? V ? -I Tryon, N. C., September 27, 1923 \ Price. 5 Cents $1.50 a Year j. H- Sams Urges All To Attend County Fair Suggests AH Business Houses Close for Fair Day. \\ ;m h ii r two more short weeks be fore greater Polk County Com munis ^?ir- J- R- Sams, County 4geLi* urges every citizen of the county to make an effort to make the' tf'r this year the largest in the historv of Polk County. Present jndir.?tii,r,M point toward this being [he best lair in some years. Mr. Sams .-ta'trd that farmers throughout the v. '"try are making ready their exhibit* and are evincing much in terest. ? Tli. ;v is nothing that can create a better inoperative spirit in this count/- stated Mr. Sams," than the gather ms together for friendly in tercourse and competition of the citutns on Fair Day. \\\* are particularly desirous this year that the business meA and farmed close their doors for the iiav ? ' ! he Fair and attend. Our ha iik i r* want the patronage of our rounty people as do the merchants. Our farmers are interested in mark eting with the nearest business houses.. Let us all join forces on Fair Day and arrange to.be at the Pair whether with an exhibit or not. ?j. especially, urge t^e school children of the county to make every effort tii have some sort of an ex hibit. This applies in particular to the club boys and girls who are ex pected tn make the best showing possible. o C E. GRAY RAISING BURR CLOVER AND PASTURAGE C. E. Gray, a farmer of Polk coun ty, is becoming a burr clover en thusiast. according to County Agent Saras. Sometime ago Mr. Gray planted a small lot of burr clover and from this patch he is scattering the clover over his farm, in some in stances hauling the top soil contain- . ing the burrs with their seeds and spreading it over the poor cotton welds and noncrop-producing lands. Mr. Gray is also clearing up por tions of his land that have been brush covered and is sowing grass < polk County, a first pr ^ an ! a second prize of $2. Althouub lruits are scarce tni >,tjar. a ( cording to Mr. Cor^*t7; powers are urged to have the best that ihe> ),av? grown for exhibits a ^ iV.r a truck will be placed at lht- al of the growers to trans it Uielr exhibits to Columbus OJJ J*dnes?av October 10 to enable all J0*** v, make their entries in Utn(4 tor tin- Fair on October 14. Joseph p. Knapp, a millionaire Philanthrt-pist of New York City and * winter resident of Curriturk ounty, having the grounds the. county courthouse beau . ^ under i he direction of County J- E. Chandler ACCIDENT VICTIM NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED Michaei W. Meyerson, a business man of Spartanburg, S. C., who was severly shaken up and bruised when his automobile upset on the Pacolet Road last Sunday afternoon returned to his home yesterday after several days in the Tryon Infirmary. Mr. Meyerson was returning from a trip into the mountains at the time of the accident It was stated that in passing another car above the Battleship, he lost control of his car which swerved sharply off the road plunging down over the bank turn ing over twice before coming to a stop. Mr. Meyerson was taken from his wrecked car by a passing motorist and rushed to the local hos pital where it was flrst thought his injuries would prd"v fatal. The injuried man's brother " Louis A. Mey erson was summoned at once. After resting for three days in the hospital his condition improved to such an extent that he was able to be removed to his home yesterday. The car, although damaged to Bomo extent by the fall, was taken to Spartanburg Sunday night under its own power. The top, windshield and fenders were smashed. POLK COUNTY BANK AND TRUST RAISES CAPITAL At a meeting of the Polk County Bank and Trust Company Board of Directors held this week it was de cided to increase the capital of that institution from its present capital of $13,000 to $20,000. The Polk County Bank and~Trust | Company, the youngest banking in jstitution in the couuty, was organ i ized in 1919, opening its doors Oct. 1 31 of that year, with a capital of j $13,000. Today its resources are about $175,000 and it is making pro gress. ^ At the board meeting it was decid ed to make several improvements in the appearance of the bank building among which are a new tile floor, a skylight and ventilators. o COLUMBUS MEN TO BUILD WAREHOUSE IN TRYON Contracts were let this week to Wright Gaines for the erection of a new warehouse for the Columbus Mercantile Company and the Blue Ridge Packing Company. The building will be a two story structure and will be erected at the foot of Godshaw Hill near the Polk County Farmers Federation building. Work will start on the building at once as it is planned to have it com pleted within the next thirty days. The two companies will maintain an office in the warehouse. o N. C. TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE OCT. 30 The North Carolina Conference on Tuberculosis will hold its third an nual session in Durham. October 30 and 31. N Mrs. Gordon Finger of Charlotte is President or the State Association, Mrs. Chas. R Whitaker of Southern Pines is Vice-president, and Dr. I B. McBrayer is Managing Director and Treasurer. Dr. Linsly R. Williams Managing Director of the National Tubercu losisAssociation, New York City will be the principal guest and speaker of this occasion. He will de liver one address on the evening of October 30 and another next day, October 31. Dr. W. L. Dunn of Asheviile will be present and will speak on the subject, "Shall we De sert the Tuberculous Ex-service Man?. Further numbers of the pro gram have not been given out. o CLUB MEMBERS TO HAVE EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR Raleigh, N. C. Sept 27 one of the most interesting features of the State Fair this year will be exhibits and demonstrations by club boys and girls enrolled by workers of the State College 1 and Department of Agriculture. S. J. Kirby, in charge of the Boys' Club Work, and Miss Maud Wallace, in charge of the girls, have completed arrangements for having several teams of club members from each section of the State. The girls give demonstrations in clothing, canning, jelly making, and poultry while, the boys will judge livestock, grain and grasses and give demonstrations with various farm problems. The agriculural club members will be entertained by the State College while here and both boys and girls will be under the close supervision of the farm and home agents of the Agricultural Ex tension Service while in Raleigh. EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. C. P. Bu?iett, Rector. Sunday Services: Holy Communion ? 7:30. Morning Prayer and sermon Sunday School ? 10:00. (Holy Communion of 1st Sun day in the month.) 11 A. M. Friday afternoon 5 o'clock Litany and Intercessions for the sick. o The Presbyterian Church of Try on. Services next Sunday at 11 :00 o'clock at the Methodist Church The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper administered at this hour ? All are invited to worship with us. The Fall term of the Tryon (Colored Graded School opened last Monday under the supervision of E. J. Hayes, [ superintendent. , The opening of the school was at tended by a large assembly of the colored population of Tryon and its vicinity and had a greater enroll ment of pupils this year than any year hereto fore. Following brief exercises in which ! speeches were made by principal Hayes and several others, the pupils were marched to their rooms for en rollment by the teachers. Dedication exercises were held the previous day in the school build ing. Speeches were made by E. W. S. Cobb, county school superinten dent, principal Hayes and the pas tors of the two colored churches, "Reverend N. F Newton, of the Meth odist church, and Reverend Gamble of the Baptisf church. About $30 was donated by the assembly to ward completing the equipment of the school. o_ . New Cotton Gin Law Goes into Effect Raleigh, September 20. The last session of the Legislature enacted a j law which became operative August j 15th that requires every public gin j to number consecutively every bale i of cotton ginned and to so number it J that the number cannot be removed or disfigured by ordinary handling. Many ginners seem to have some misunderstanding concerning the law which is given here in full. Section 1. That any person, firm or corporation operating any public cotton gin, that is, any cot ton gin other than one ginning solely for the individual owner, owners, or operators thereof, shall hereafter be required to distinctly and clearly number, serially, each and every bale of cotton ginned, in one of the following ways: (1) mark in color ! upon the bagging of the bale, In figures; 2) attach a metal strip car rying serial number to one of the ties of the bale and ahead of the tie lock, and so secure it that ordinary handling will not remove or disfig jure the number;. (3) impress the serial number upon one of the bands or ties around the bale. Section 2. That any person, firm or corporation failing or refusing to comply with the preceding section j shall be guilty of a misdemeanor Ifor each and every offense, and upon I conviction shall be fined not exceed ing fifty dollars^ or imprisoned not 'more than thirty days. Section 3. That this act shall be in force from and after August fif teenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three.^ Adopt New Ordinance To Raise Town Taxes Tax Rate of $1.30 Per Hun dred. Part to go to Cemetery Commisson A new ordinance was adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Tryon providing an increase of thirty cents over the old tax rate. One dollar and twenty five cents of the new fax 4^ate is levied according to provisions of- the Town Budget as adopted by the board and the remaining five cents of the tax rate of one 'dollar and thirty cents for every hundred dollars of taxable property in Tryon 'I will be levied by request of the Cemetery Commission. Following is the ordinance: An Ordinance ? For The Levy And Collection Of Municipal Taxes In And For The Town Of Tryon For j The Year 1923. The Board of Commisioners of the Town of Tryon do Ordain: Section 1. That there shall be, and there is hereby, levied a tax of, one dollar and thirty cents ($1.30) on every one hundred dollars of tax able property within the corporate limits of the Town of Tryon and one dollar ($1.00) on each and every taxable poll within the corporate limits of said town, -the said poll t^x and $1.25 of said property tax is Mevied. according to provisions of the Town Budget heretofore adopted, and five cents of said property tax is levied by request of the Jtemetery Commission of the Town of Tryon for Cemetery pursuant to Statute ap pointing a Cemetery Commission for the Town of Tryon and providing for the levy of tax of five cents for Cemetery purposes. Section 2. That the Town Treas urer and Tax Collector be, and she Is hereby, authorized and directed to make up the tax list for the Town of Tryon and to collect all taxes levied by, and for, said Municipality; that all taxes shall be due on the first day of October 1923 and the said Tax Collector shall proceed to collect all taxes as early as panjLble after they shall become due, aS in order to collect such taxes tax collector is authorized and enHowered to levy upon the personal pfiperty of the tax payer, who fails A pay his taxis when due, and also tSlery upon and sell real estate Qf tA tax payer for the non payment ofiBtes of such 'time or timet* a3 proviaed-by law. NEW GRADED SCHOOL FOR TRYON COLORED OPENS Greens Cfeek Fair To \Be Held On Oct. 9 1 Premium List Folders Distri buted. Much Interest Evinced. Approximately $200 are being of i fared in premiums for the Greens Creek Community Fair to be held this year at the Greens Creek school house on October 9. Premium list folders have been | published and placed in tiie hands of I tiie farmers and merchants in the i Greens Creek section. The Greens Creek Fair will be the only sectional Fair in the county this year. First, plans for community Fairs called for a fair in each town ship, but later it was decided to com bine all of, the communities into one large Community Fair except Greens Creek Township, the largest in Polk County which would hold a Fair of its own. The farmers and housewives of that section are taking much interest in the event and it is expected that there will be many exhibits in all of the departments. Up to date there have been about 200 entries alto gether. o WILL HOUSE PRICELESS RELICS OF WASHINGTON Cornerstone to Be Laid at Alexan dria, Virginia, Noverber 1, Thousand Masons As Spectators The George Washington Masonic National Memorial, now being erect ed at Alexandria, Va., will house the priceless relics of Washington-Ale andria Blue Lodge, No. 22, of which General Washington was the first Worshipful Master. These relfcs in clude the old cloek that was in the bed chamber of the president on the night of his death and which was stopped at 10:20 p. m., the exact hour of death, by one of the attend ing 'physicians. They include also a penknife given to the boy Washing by his mother and carried by him 56 years; the general's apron, his wed ding gloves, farm spurs, pruning knife, pocket compass, cupping and bleeding instruments, bootstraps and garter and many other small articles. The lodge also owns the portrait painted by Williams, which considered to be the truest like ness of "the father of his country," and which is different from most por traits of him. v . The memorial to Washington, is being erected in Alexandria, just across the Potomac river from the national capital, because General Washingon's Masonic activities cen tered about that city. Alexandria is almost a part of the city of Washing ton, D. C., and it is about half way between the latter city and Mount Vernon. The memorial will be the greatest ever erected in honor of any man. Together with the en dowment, it will cost $4,000,000. It will be on Shooters Hill, an emin ence overlooking the country in which General Washington lived most of his life. It will be 2ft0 feet in depth and 167 feet wide. The cornerstone of the memorial will be laid Thursday, Nov. 1, ^amid most impressive ceremonies. It is expected that the greatest number of Masons ever assembled in any city at any one time will be on h^,n<3 for the ceremonics. All railroads are offering reduced rates to those who journey to Washington, D. C., fof the cornerstone laying. NEW POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE OPENS IN BANK New York City abandons day light saving time and returns to Eastern Standard time ? at 2 o'clock next Sunday morning, according to a Pos tal Flash from the Postal Telegraph office. The Postal Telcgraph-Caple Com pany opened its local office last Mon day morning in the lobby of the Bank of Tryon with G. E. Bell In charge. LANIER LIBRARY BEGINS WINTER HOURS OCTOBER 2. Winter hours for the Lanier Lib rary will begin Tuesday, October 2. The hours will bo from 3 to 5 o'clock on Tuesdays and ' Saturday after noons. / Several new books have been added to the library shelves, titles and authors of which will be announced later. . SERVICES RESUMED AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ..After an absence of four weeks on vacation, Rev. W. A. Black, pastor of the Congregational church, an nounces his return this week. Prcaching services will Tje resum ed next Sunday morning. Sunday School at the regular hour, 10 o'clock , and preaching at 11 o'clock. Mid-week Bible study and prayer service everyv-Wednesday evening at S o'clock. The public is cordially In vited to attend these services. TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH A cordial welcome to all. Thomas L. Justice, D. D., Pastor. Preaching service each Sab bath at 11 o'clock. Sunday School each SaWDath morning at 10 o'clock. C. i E. Hageman, Supt MAYOR HOLDS MIDNIGHT COURT FOR SPEEDERS] It cost four erstwhile pleasure seekers $27.50 to view Mayor W. S. Green in his pajamas Monday night and to learn that the streets of Try on should be as safe for pedestrians and other motor travel after' dark as they are in daylight ? , At about 9:30 o'clock Monday night an automobile containing four peo ple opened up on Trade street, bound for the mountains. A few moments later a telephone messege was sent to Saluda to head them off and re turn them to Tryon. After waiting lor a reasonable length of time Mayor Green decided that they had eluded the Saluda officials and pro ceeded to retire for the night. Midnight found the Mayor holding court and imposing fines of$27.50 on each of the offenders brought in by Sheriff Thompson. Mayor Green evidently did not think it worth while to dress formally for the oc casion and made his appearance at the Mayor's office rather scantily clad in pajamas. The night was cool and the trial was short. v The dejected four departed moun taiwward sadder but wiser. t o SPRINKLE GRASS SEED ON THE LAWN THIS FALL Raleigh, N. C. Sept. 27 It is al ways wise to sow some good grass seed in the lawn each fall even though there is a fair stand of grass. The reason for this is explained by F. E. McCall, Garden Specialist for the State College and Department of Agriculture, who says, "Some of the grasses are biennials, oi live only two years, and if kept .closely cut, they fail to reseed and die. Most annual grasses are green on ly in the summer. If lawn grass seed containing good percentages of Kentucky Blue grass and Italian rye prass are sown now a good green lawn may be had all winter and next spring. These grasses may burn out during the "hot summer, so if Bermuda grass is also planted a good lawn may be had the whole year through. ? ; "The very shady and wet places or even the very dry spots in the lawn may need some different varieties of grass seeds to make these spots green. Wood Meadow-Grass, Creep ing Bent, Rhode Island Bent or Fall Fescue all do well under consider able shade: Dog Tail Grass, - Red Fescue and Yellow Oat Grass do well in the very dry situations and Can ary Grass sho'uld be in use in the wet places." Mr. McCall states thai the new lawn should be clipped often but never closer than three inches and that all grasses do best on a moder ately heavy clay loan, heavily limed. o - PROHIBITION OFFICER GETS AUTO NEAR SALUDA Federal prohibition agent M. L. Hutcherson accompanied by Lindsey Smith and Lit Durham captured an automobile last Tuesday containing Wren Davis and Grady Rhodes of Saluda, Hillard Brock of Tryon and Rut'us Stanton said to be from Chest nut Springs, S C. The men are al leged to have had in their possession about nine quarts of liquor. Rufus Stanton made his escapes but the other three occupants of the captured car were placed under ar rest charged with violation of the liquor laws and released under bond of $300 each to make their appear ance at Fall term of the United States District Court In Asheville. The auto is being held for sale.. o COOPS SHOW BIG GAIN IN COTTON RECEIPTS Raleigh, Septmber 27 Reports re ceived from the warehousemen and receiving agents show the deliveries of cotton to the North Carolina Cot ton Growers Cooperative Associa tion are fifty percent in excess of the receipts at this date last season. Indications are that at least 200,000 bales will be handled in the Associa tion this season. According to reports received from the twelve State cotton cooperative marketing associations in the South, the total balage signed up for this season will run above 1,300,000. This is an increase of nearly fifty percent over last year's sign-up. o Nursery For Henderson County. W. B. Sinclair, an experienced nurseryman from Georgia, has started an extensive nursery near Hendersonville. After two years establishment on a small scale Mr. Sinclair discovered that in the mountains of Western North Carolina the finest fruit trees can be grown and he has demon started the general superority of the trees as taken from the trench over trees shipped from great distances where the roots dry up and the tree to a certain extent becomes shrivel led. He states that this Is a great shock to the young tree and when this can be avoided it is much pre ferable to get the trees nearer home. Mr. ; Sinclair has some 30 to 40 thousand of the best varieties of trees ready for shipment this fall and spring and expects to double the capacity of ,his nurseries each year. He has fine peach trees, as well as apple, ?nd i#also growing grapes and shrubbery. He believes there Is more money *in the right kind of i fruit than any thing the farmer can produce and is backing up his judgement by establishing his mirsery in this section. i Entire Town To Use Water Meter System Board Adopt Ordinance Re quiring All Water Users to Install Meters. All water users in Tryon will be placed on the water meter system as soon as possible according to a new ordinance adapted by the Board of Commissioners at a meeting held this week. According to the ordinance flat ntes as shown in the ordinance will govern until meters have been ' in stalled. The meter rates are based upon the water consumpton of the user and are graduated accordingly. Following is the ordiance: An Ordinance Requiring The Installation Of Water Meters, The Regulation of Rates To Be Charged For The Use Of Water In The Town Of Tryon And To Provide For The Collection Of Same. Be it ordained that from and after October 1, 1923 the following water rentals shall be charged and collect ed by the Town of Tryon. v 1. For the regular dwelling equip ment of bath, toilet, labatory and kitchen sink $7.50 per quarter. 2. For the dwelling _ house with two baths and . toilets $9.00 per quarter. / 3. For dwelling house using one spigot $3.30 per quarter. 4. No two families shall be allow ed to use the same water fixtures except when they occupy the same house, and in that case the regular rental shall be charged for each as though they were using feeperate fixtures. 5. For livery stables, restaurants, soda fountains, hospitals and filling stations (without wash racks and that do not furnish water to wash cars) $9.00 per quarter. , 6. All water users shall 4>e placed on meters, the same to be installed as soon as possible: fiat rates as stated above to govern until further metering can be accomplished. 7. That the meter rates to be charged all wat& users shall be con ditioned upon the amount of con sumption and graduated as follows: For first three thousand Gallons 35c per 1,000 gallons per month. For an additional two thousand gallons 30c per 1,000 ? gallons . per month. For an additional 5 thousand gal lons 25c per 1,000 gallons per month. For an additional 10 thousand gal lons 20c per 1,000 gallons per month. 8. That a discount of 10 percent ' shall be allowed on all water rentals, provided that payment is made with in the first ten days of the first month of the quarter. 9. That a discount of 10 percent shall be allowed on all rentals of the above mentioned water users who are on meters provided payment is made within the first ten days of the month following the use of the water. 10. That no discount shall be al lowed on monthly payments except as above stated. 11. Water shall be charged for continously, unless written notice is filed in Clerks office to have water cut off and then not turned on again until written notice is filed, and ac companied by' advanced rental charge. 12. That all water rentals shall k be collected in advance whether pay ing by the month or quarter, except where ustr is on meter, and in that case by the l^)th, of the following month: and upon failure to pay, water shall be cut off without further notice. 13. A fee of $1.00 shall be charg ed for cutting off and turning on water. ? 14. Water shall be turned on again when all rentals are paid ac cording to ordinance, and accom panied by fee. - 15. Any person or corporation using water lrom Tryon Water Works contrary to above ordinances shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not more than $15.00 in the discretian of the Mayor. 16. Any person or corporation permitting ^thers who have not paid their water rentals to habitually use their water connections shall . be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $15.00. 17. Water users shall keep in re pair all fixtures in 'connection with their property, and leaky fixtures shall be sufficient cause for cutting; off the supply by the proper officers of the Town: Water to be turned on again when proper repairs are made and the request is accompanied by a fee of $1.00. 18. Whereas the present practice of collecting water rentals from ^he occupants of the property instead of the o\*faers is detrimental to the best interests of the Town, causing a considerable loss of water collec tions it is therefore ordained that be ginning with October 1st, 1923 all water rentals shall be charged to and collected from the owner of property furnished with water by the Town of Tryon; sdid water rentals to become-a lien on all such property furnished; and in case of necessary forcible collection, to be collected ? by the Town Treasurer as in the manner oi collecting taxes. o * Ten acres of pecans with ten trees to the acre will pay th^e taxes and up keep of an average Tarheel farm in ten years, if the trees are properly cared for, finds Farm Forester H. M. Cttrr&n. L ? ?