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POLK COOTY MEWS
C. BUSK, Publisher
H. M FRASER, Editor
Phone C9.
Published every Th-irr'^y a!
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BUILD AN EXTRA ROOM
In town and country throughout
Polk County there is a revival of
building. A drive along any of our
roads, new or old. will disclose piles
of lumber, houses under const ruc
j tion and the cheerful sounds of ham
mer and saw. In Try oil the in
crease of building of all sorts lias
[ often been commented oil. The
| same in a lesser degree is true of
' the whole county.
What we wish to urge, especially
? in the rural districts, is, in building
a new house or repairing an old one,
that a bedroom or two he built and
comfortably furnished. -By this
means the income from summer or
winter boarders will substantially
increased. f
Every year the Tryon Hoard ot
Trade and other sources of. informa
tion receive many inquiries from
persons who for one reason or an
other prefer accommodations in the
country. But heretofore the lack of!
good roads of sufficient number of ,
placeswhere board i-ould be had. !
has prevented such information be- >.
ing given out.
If additional rooms could be built
on farm houses the individual and j
collective wealth of1 the county
would be swelled immeasurably.
Many of the New England farmers
live most of the year on what they '
receive from boarders during two or
three months of summer. It is esti
mated that over $50,000,000 is left
bv such transients in Massachusetts
and Connecticut alone everv sum- >
m er.
The mild winter and pleasant sum
mer climate cause the Blue Kidge j
Mountains to attract visitors in both
these seasons, but these congregate
largely in towns, because there is
not ? sufficient accommodation for :
? them in the country. With our good ,
roads and the greatly improved ?
domestic science, thanks to Miss I
Sarah M. Padgett, and more room ,
in the farm houses, there would be
seen at all times fully as many, vis- ?
itors in the rural districts as we
have in the towns.
Within the past decade the State ,
of North Carolina has moved from I
twenty-third to fifteenth place in j
value of its industries and from '
nineteenth to about fourth iJT value I
of its crops and is today becoming
the greatest industrial State in ' the j
South.
Accompanying his ascendency in i
industrial and crop values there has 1
come a tremendous increase in the J
demand for power to meet iridus- j
trial needs and civic improvements
along modern lines. This need is
being met today by the gradual in- j
crease in power production such as
the development that is being 'car
ried on at this time by the Blue
Ridge Power company at Turner
Shoals. This concern In order to
meet the increasing demands for
more power is now planning larger
developments that will include
a ch^in of power plants along the
Green river. Polk County will soon
be doing its share in the supplying
of power for the industrial needs, ot
.Xoith Carolina and by so doing will
materially assist in the South's pro
gram for bringing cotton and textile
mills to the souce of supply.'
P. T. A. RECEPTION FOR
FACULTY FRIDAY NIGHT
The annual reception of the
Parent Teacher's Association given
in honor of the Tryon Graded school j
faculty will be given Friday evening
of this1 week at 8 o'clock at the ;
Lanier Library.
The reception committee Is com
posed of the following members:
Mrs. Harold Doubleday, Mrs. T. L.
Justice, Mrs. A. J. Jervey and Mrs.
K. H. Milliken.
The public are cordially invited to
attend the reception.
Tom Tarheel says that farmers in
North Carolina are talking a new
language now. It contains all sorts
of words such ^ as cooperation, le
gumes, soil building, alfalfa, vetch,
fishmeal, limestone, cream checks,
and like.
The cooperative kraut factory in
Watauga County has already manu
factured about 80 tons of kraut to
date. County Agent John B. Steele
says the industry will bring from
$30,000 to $50,000 of new m?ney in
to the county.
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Famous Literary Club.
The Literary club, also known as
"Johnson's club," was founded by Sam
uel Johnson and Sir Joshua Reynods
In London In 1764. Boswell, Burke
and Goldsmith were among the lr?t
member*
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'Farm Federation
News and Reviews
By P- C. bquires
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j FEDERATION LETTUCE
CAMPAIGN PROGRESSES
Nearly Fifty Acres , Subscribe/d
by County Farmers
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Splendid progress is k being made
! in the Iceberg Lettuce campaign.
County Agent J. R. Sams and the
j Manager have dropped the doubtful
i ?IF, from their vocabulary ? so con
| fident are they that the Iceberg let
j tuce campaign in going over the
to$ The fifty acre mark will be
reached by next Saturday night and
, the vigorous program planned for
i next week should pifsh the work
well uj/ to the hundred acre goal.
We are very frank when ^discussing
the Iceberg lettuce question with
prospective growers, and if the soil
selected by the farmer, seems to* be
lacking in sufficient fertility, and un
i suited for lettuce we advise against
planting this crop.
A progressive called at the ware
house Saturday morning with the in
tention of planting a half acre of
the -Iceberg. After he had decribed
j the location and condition of tl\e
soil we had to reluctantly advise
planting some other crop.
The manager visited W. B. Mc
Swain's farm in Green's Creek Satur
day and met by appointment some
of his neighbors. After a careful in
spection of the soil and a discussion
of lettuce cultivation in all its feat
ures ten acres were subscribed to be j
planted on the McSwaln farm by I
Mr. McSwain. his sons and neigh
bors.
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Directions for planting Iceberg I
Lettuce Seed ?
Every person who has agreed to
grow the Iceberg lettuce and who <
has subscribed a stated acreage may
obtain seed by applying at the ware
house. The seed is expected to ar
rive this week.
The seed should be planted in
beds or cold frames the last week in 1
October or first of November. A well :
protected location should be select- '
ed. preferably a southern exposure.
If rich soil is selected extra manur
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will not be necessary.
The fiwl should be enclosed with a j
board frame eight to twelve inches
wide and a slong as required. Light
rafters should be fitted to the frame
so that in extreme freezing weather *
the bed may be protected by a
cloth covering. Unbleached cotton
sheeting may be obtained at the j
Federation for this purpose. A
sample bed or frame may be seen on
the Court House grounds ? and also
at the Federation warehouse. It will
be well worth the time of every one 1
who expects to grow, lettuce to see
one of these beds.
Plpw or spade the ground and
then work as fine as possible with
a garden rake . Do this work
thoroughly as you cannot get the soil
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into too fine condition f<?r lettuce
seed.
Select a time for planting when the
wind is not blowing and broadcast
the seed evenlv all over the bed. If
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the soil is dry water well with gar
den sprinkler or hose with fine noz
! zle attached.
Every grower should have a seed
bed of suflicent size for growing
| double the quantity of plants re
quired for their acreage, so as to
? have a reserve supply, in case the
| first setting is injured by a late
freeze ?fter planting in the field.
We will write 011 the tag: attached
to yohr seed the number of square ;
feet required for t/ie quantity sent
you. I?e sure and plant your lettuce
bed out 'of reach of the chickens. It J
is the intention of {he Manager to
inspect very lettuce bed in two or
three weeks from planting to see if
the plants need thinning
To The Farriers of Polk County.
By J. R. Sams ?
; The Farmers Federation of Polk
| Cotonty wag organized for the bene
j fit of the farmers.
1 The prime object was .to find
markets for farm products for the
! farmer.
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To do this farmers must grow
such crops cooperatively as can be
shipped to the great market centers
! in car load lots.
To this end the directors and
| manager of* the Federation Ware
! house have agreed to begin with
j growing Iceberg Head Lettuce. Seed
for this crop has already been or
j dered and will be in the warehouse
in a few days, of which farmers will
receive notice.
Farmers who grow this crop must
all get their seed from the ware
house in Tryon so as to be certain
j of a uniform product.
Action must be prompt. Already
we have* farmers who have agreed to
grow an acreage that will produce
25 or 30 car loads; but we want 100
car loads shipped from Tryon next
April and May.
\ Farm and Home Demonstration and
Farm Federation.
There will be a meeting of Farm
er^ Federation members, and , all
other farmers of Polk County at the
following times and places, for the
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purpose of considerating other cash
crops to help fill the place, left
empty by the coming of the boll
weevil:
Greens Creek School Monday
October 22, 3 P. M. \
Mill Spring School Monday Oct.
| 22, 7 P. M. \ ^
Sunny View School Tuesday Oct.
23, 3 P. M.
Columbus Court House Tuesday
Oct. 23, 7 P. M.
Saluda School Wednesday 24, 3 P.
1 M.
! Tryon Missildine Hall Wednes
day, Oct. 24, 7:30 P. M.
; All citizens interested in putting
! more money into the pocket of farm
i ers, should attend these meetings.
! P. C. Suires will attend these meet
I ings to explain ways and means.
I FOR SALE
Genuine Missionary Strawberry
j plants. A heavy bearer of fine ber
: ries for the home or market at $4.00
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j per thousand. November delivery.
: Address or phone the Poll* County 1
1 Farmers Federation.
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! Loca I s
j Miss Mary Macnaughton who has !
been visiting. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. !
Bacon left yesterday for New York. ,
Mrs. W. S. Lipscomb of Gaffney is
Cislting her sister. Mrs. T. J. Ken-_j
i nedy.
Mrs. J. B. Hester, accompanied by j
her brother, B. L. Ballenger motored [
to Rock Hill Wednesday to attend j
the wedding of Miss Lydia Jones
Keith Grady who is attending col- 1
lege at Chapel Hill paid a brief visit j
with his parents Dr. and Mrs. Earle
Grady, Saturday.
H. H. Dean, professional at the '
Tryon Country Club returned Tues- 1
day from Columbia where he played
in the professional golf match. ^
Tryon Lodge will be opened Mon- .
day, November, 1, by Mrs. H. P.
Locke.
J. Nelson Jackson. Jr. returned t
home last Thursday from an extend- '
ed business trip in the North.
' ' Mrs. L. H. Hume is visiting her
daughter Mrs. A. L. Fraser.
Miss Alice Lowndes arrived last
Friday to spend the winter with her
parents. t < v, ..
J. N. Jackson lef{ Sunday on a
business trip to Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A.~ Rose and
children returned to Tryon this
week to spend the winter
Sunnalee Private School
^ Tryon, N. C.
English, Mathmatics, Latin, French
Mrs. Alice K. Misslldine
By Gendail Browniee ?
The Tryon High School attended j
i the County Community Fair last ,
Thursday at Columbus. Miss ? Mary j
Sharp won second prize for herfloral |
display and Miss Lucy Monday sec- J
ured a first prize for a gir|s dress.
In the afternoon the second ball j
game between Columbus and Tryon |
schools ^s played, Tryon loosing
by a score of 10-9.
"Should bobbed hair be compul- j
sory?" was the subject of debate at
the last meeting of the girls Debat- !
ing Society held last Friday. The i
judges awarded the honors to the af- j
Urinative.
The boys Debating Society meet- ,
ing at the same time devoted the
meeting to the giving of recitations.
Last Monday night a splendid con
cert was given by the LaSalle 1
Quartet This is the first enter
tainment given in the auditorium i ,
since the completion of the school.
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STRAND THEATRE
> FRIDAY
, Tom Moore in "From the Ground j
Up."
SATURDAY i
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Jack Hoxie in "Galloping Thru." j
MONDAY and TUESDAY
Jack Hoxie in "The Broken Spur." '
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Dodge Brothers
Motor Cars
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Longer springs in the new models
assure riding comfort. ^
The new 1924 Model Dodge will
give you the utmost in service, sat
isfaction and saviilgs,
Telephone or write for demonstra
tion of the 1924 Dodge Touring car.
8. L. BALLENGER, Dealer
Tryon, N. C.
Real Estate
Surveying and Blue Prints
08d Maps Made New
Blake & Calhoun
Improved Telegraphic Facilities
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company has open
ed an office in the Bank of Tryon, where first-class
accommodations and quick service to all parts of the
world may be had.
Help us to maintain this service by your pat
ronage.
Phone 162
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
G. E. BELL, Manager, Tryon, N, C.
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October 30 and 31, November 1 and 2
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"Something Doing Every Minute"
is the motto of Spartanburg County's Biggest and Best
Fair. Horse and Motorcycle Races. Agricultural
Live Stock and School Exhibits,
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High Class midway and Eleven Free Acts
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