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POLK COUNTY NEWS
C. BUSH, Publisher
H. M: FRASER, Editor
, Phone 99,
Published every Thursday at
Tryon, North Carolina
"BEAUTIFY THE COUNTY"
Polk County is going to do her an
nual Spring house-cleaning this Fall,
according to the plans as outlined
by County Agent Sams, Home Dem
onstration Agent Sarah M. Padgett,
and County School Superintendent
Cobb. Clean-up days will begin in
earnest next week for every com
munity and farm in the county.
Rutherfordton county has com
pleted a similar campaign with
marked success. Under the super
ivsion of Miss Hattie Neil, Home
Demonstration Agent of that coun
ty. the yards and homes of many
places throughout the county have
been made c'ommendably beautiful.
Property owners following closely
the instructions for planting native
shrubs and flowers accomplished
pleasing results at but little cost.
As our county becomes more at
tractive through the efforts of this
campaign, not only will the inhabi
# tands of the county be more happily
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situated but it will create an induce
ment to others to seek their homes
in Polk county.
How many times we have heard
or perhaps made the remark as we
passed some little "Spotless Town",
There is the sort of community I
would like to live in. with its neat
well ordered yards, painted build
iugs and every other Evidence of
pride on the part of the inhabits."
One of the strongest traits of the
present generation is a craving for
beauty. Slowly that hunger is be
ginning to make itself apparent in
Western North Carolina. Counties
throughout the State are putting on
Improvements Campaigns and es
pecially is this true of those sec
tions wherein the Highway Commis
sion have been carrying out their
road program.
Many tourtets come to or through
Polk county annually. Some of
these have within recent years
bought property and built homes
within our borders. In years to
come thousands more will see our
county.
Let the people of Polk county do
all that is within their power to at
tract these home seekers to this
county.
Don't wait for the committee mem
bers to prod you along the road to
cleanliness and orderliness. Start
now.
Every inhabitant in Polk county
is appointed a committee of one to
CLEAN UP, PAINT UP and BUILD
UP COUNTY PRIDE. z
SUPERPOWER SYSTEM.
The demand for electric power in
the United States is increasing en
ormously. Power plants which a
few years ago seemed adequate for
years of future growth have sudden
ly become unable to meet the de
mands, and local conditions may be
such that the only solution of the
problem is interconnection. , ,
The problem would be simple if
this situation had been forseen,
and the proper standards of trans
mission and distribution of electric
current had been provided.
However, the industry is going
ahead full speed to make, up for lost
time. High tension wires are
spreading in all directions from
power sources.
The "Interconnection" ' idea is
spreading. Electric power from
many plants is fed into main wires,
lor distribution in sections where
power cannot be generated econo
mically, * just as gas and petroleum
are fed into transmission pipes from
many wells.
By means of this interconnected
"superpower" system, it will not be
many years until the whole country
is supplied with electricity adequate
for its light and power needs, if
not for heat, drawn from the water
falls and coal mines and generated
and transmitted more .economically
than has yet been possible.
Electricity is revolutionizing house
keeping, farming, transportation and
manufacturing. The U. S. has been
a pioneer in electrical development
and the initiative, perseverance,
faith and courage of its inventors,
engineers, investors and managers
of electric properties are responsi
ble for these wonderful achieve
ments.
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If one bee collected a pound of
honey, it would travel 43,776 miles
to gather sufficient nectar, says C. L.
\Sams, specialist in bee keeping for
the State College and Department
of Agriculture.
Tom Tarheel says that It is better
to preserve a farm building with
paint than to build a new one at
present prices of lumber.
I Farm Federation
News and Reviews
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By P. C. Squires
The California Iceberg lettuce
seed is here and all who have not
called at the Fedratlon for their
supply should attend to this matter
at once and get their lettuce beds
planted -without delay.
I Observe carefully the directions
given in last ,weeks News for pre
paring and planting the beds. If
soil in bed is in fine mellow condi
tion and the seed planted evenly a
quarter of an inch deep, or not over
half an inch and the bed watered
after planting, you should have a
-good stand of plants.
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Now that we are assured of suffi
cient Iceberg lettuce acreage to en
able us to load refrigerator ^ars we
must, while still pushing the lettuce
proposition to even larger acreage
take up the matter of early cobbler
potato planting. It is true that
planting time ts something like four
j months, off, hut it is none too earlyto
make plans for the acreage and ar
range for a supply of seed potatoes.
The Governernment ^reports indi
; cate ?a production of late potatoes
in the Northern potato States of
, 5O.OOO.OO0 less than in 1922. A rfjoh
dition like this always favors the
early potato growers of the South.
| The supply of seed potatoes should
be selected, purchased and stored
early in December 30 as to have
them on hand in proper condition
; for planting in February. Growers
in the eastern part of the state have
lost heavily in the past few years
by having Northern seed potatoes
stored at the shipping point and
shipped in January and February.
Seed potatoes shipped from North
ern points these months 'tho they
may escaT>o frost, are in a dormant
condition and are in no shape for
planting until the warmer atmos
phere of the South has started the
eyq. The writer recalls conditions
like this in Sampson County in 1918
which resulted in the crop being
two weeks late.
It is unfortunate that our sorghum
syrup farmers haveput up their
cane products in a very unpopular
package for retailing. A visit to
Asheville revealed this fact very
clearly when the manager called on
the Retail grocers of that city for
the purpose of finding a market for
Polk County syrup. Without ex
ception the sample shown was pro
nounced of the finest quality, and
could we have assured the retail
grocery trade that the syrup would
be put up in quart and two quart
handle pails with attractive labels,
your manager would have returned
to Tryon with a stack of orders. In
fact he booked some orders on con
dition that the syrup be put up in
nothing larger than half gallons,
but as none could be found of this
size for immediate shipment we re
luctantly had to inform the parties
that their orders could not be fllle<i.
A letter offering syrup in gallons at
an attractive ? price met with no
response. .
Farmers Federation and Co-opera
tive Associations should be alive to
the changing whims and customs of
the consuming public and be prepar
ed to assist the farmer in putting
up his products in the kind of pack
age the trade demands. There is no
comparison between the Polk Coun
ty syrup and the manufactured
goods as to flavor and quality but
any Cash-and Carry grocer will tell
you that a small package attractive
ly labeled usually sells the goods re
gardless of quality.
With the desire to work up a
market for fresh eggs produced orf
Polk County farms we would like to
get in touch witfi every farmer who
can supply, a stated number of fresh
eggs twice a week. , Before we can
secure a regular customer we must
be in a position to assure such par
ties tljat a stated number of crates
can and will be furnished and that
only strickly fresh eggs will be ship
ped. Anil they must be clean and
graded and delivered on days that
may later be agreed upon.
The manager will be glad to take
up this matter any time when he re
cei'ves sufficient assurance from -the
farmers that they can meet require
ments
We have noticed when motoring
about the country with Mr. Sams
that many sweet potatoes have not
been dug. The writer learned from
experience many years ago that the
keeping, eating, and \ marketing
qualities of sweet potatoes were in
jured by allowing them to remain fti
the ground until frost killed the
viifes.
If heavy frost is indicated before
| sweet potatoes are dug, heavy los
ses may be avoided by cutting off
the vines just before or, immediately
after the heavy frost. In tests ' at
the Kentucky College of Agriculture
there was no loss from rotting of
! the stored potatoes when the vines
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were taken off Immediately before
or after a freeze, but 88 per cent rot
ted when they were left on for five
days following a frost
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FALL PLOWING 8AVE8 v
MUCH TIME IN 8PRINQ
Many Benefits to be Derived from
Beginning Preparation Before
Mid- Winter. ,
The farmer who plows a consid
erable portion of his land in*the fall
in preparation for the next year's
crop will have the start on the one
who postpones his plowing until
spring. The period before the plant
ing season is a very busy time for
all farmers, and if the season is late
the tendency is often to plant with
out thorough preparation of the soil.
But it is a well known fact that crops
planted in a well prepared seed bed
make a better growth, and do not re
quire as much cultivation as where
the kind is only half-prepared, says
T. S. Buie, Associate Agronomist.
Fall plowing has also many gther
good features. All of the cotton
stalks will be turned under by fall
plowing; and this is very important
factor in boll weevil control.
If the land has a crop of legumes
which are to be turned, under for
soil improvements, it is very neces
sary that this be done in the fall, so
that the crop residues may decom
pose and the plant food contained
therein be made available for the
succeeding crop.
Furthermore, by breaking the land
in the fall and leaving the subsur
face sbil exposed to the weather, a
better physical condition will result
The changes in temperature
tend to break up the clods and
large particles, imparting to' the soil
a crumbly, or granular structure.
There is also a greater structure of
the winter rainfall, which to a- cer
tain extent is stored up in the sub
soil where the following crop may
draw upon it
While fall plowing is to be gener
ally recommended, there are certain
conditions when it may not be ad
tisable to follow this practice.
For instance, if the soil is very light,
and has no appreciable crop residues
on it, a greater loss of plant food
may result from plowing in thp
winter months, however, for a bet
ter place to plant a winter cover
crop cannot be found. It should be
remembered that fall plowing and
the planting of winter cover crops
for soil improvements go hand In
hand.
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MOUNTAINS POTATOES
OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
Raleigh, N. C. Oct 17. Reports re
ceived by Prof. C D. Matthews,
Chief of the Division of Horticulture
for the State College and Depart
ment- of Agriculture, from 18 demon
strations made by county agents in
eastern Carolina prove that native
grown seed Irish potatoes from the
mountains of this State are equal to
and even superior to the seed obtain
ed from Maine and other northern
sources.
In reporting this work, R. F.
Payne, Assistant horticulturist, says,
"The two main considerations in
this comparison were the relative J
earliness and the productivity.
There was small difference in the
date of maturity of potatoes from
the two sources; but, those from
both sources were earlier than
potatoes growi^ from seed produced
locally the preceding year.
"From the .Standpoint of yield, the
mountain grown seed gave superior
results. An average of 18 tests
showed that the mountain seed pro
duced an average of 174 bushels of j
No. 1 potatoes and 48 bushels of the
lower grades. The seed from Maine
produced an average of 150 bushels
of the lower grades. This shows
our native grown selected seed to be
superior by 24 bushels of the highest
quality potatoes.
"In all these tests a good staiid
was secured from seed fron^ both
source^ It is a fact, however, that
seed from from Maine,joften fail to
give a good stand on account of
disease and chilling or overheating
in transit. Since native grown
seed giv$ equally as good yields
with chances of injury from ship
ping very slight, due to the short
haul, growers should plan now to
get their seed from the producers of
their native State."
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PLANTING THE HARDING
? MEMORIAL 'OAK TREE
Many North Carolina schools are
arranging to plant an oak tree on
Arbor Day, November 2, as a mem
orial to the late Warren G. Harding.
It is suggested that in the case of
city schools the tree may best be
secured at a nearby nursery. Nur
sery grown trees are. apt to have
good root systems and well shaped
tops and will therefore stand the
moving better than the wild trees.
Instructions for pruning, planting
and subsequent care can be secured
along with the tree.
In country districts and in many
small towns nursery stock is not
available and the school authorities
must secure the memorial tree for
planting from the woods or fields.
It is for suob cases, by far the most4
numerous, that the following brief
directions have been prepared by
the State Forester for use of school
officials:
1. If possible have an experienced
person select and dig the tree.
2. Choose white oak, red oak,
willow oak, water oak, swamp chest
nut oak or 11% oak. _
3. Select straight thrifty rather
small trees growing In the [open,
from along roadsides, old fields or
other waste places, not from the
thick woods. ?
4. Save as full a root system as
possible; at least one foot in7 length
each way from the trunk for each
inch in diameter of the stem. The
smaller roots are very important
5. Severe topping is not advis
able; prune the side branches back
half way to the stem.
6. Never let the roots get dry.
Cover with a wet sack while being
transported and heel in if 'waiting
several hours or over night
7. Have the hole ready, sufficient
ly wide and deep, and substitute
some rich surface for the clay taken
out
8. Plant the tree one or two
inches deeper than it grew formerly.
Let the fine earth settle all around
the roots. Press the earth with the
foot as the filling progresses and
finally tramp the earth hard around
the tree.
9. A large tree should be stalked
before the leaves come out next
spring. # - .
10. Should a drought occur dur
ing the following spring or summer,
one or more profuse waterings will
become necessary.
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NO'TH CA'LINA
As soon as you get to No'th Ca'lina
The roads and the towns get ne/wah,
finah,
The people walk with a brisker step
And even your motor has more pep.
The hookworm's banished, the coun
try has
A lot more energy, pep and jazz.
The liveliest Northerner couldn't de
sign a .mm
Livelier State than No'-th Ca'lina.
The farms look fatter, t?e ham
lets ain't
Quite ignorant of the sight of paint.
They're building roads, and * they're
not content
With sand and clay, but they use ce
ment
And the schoolg look good, and the
mills are busy
And each inhabitant owns a Lizzie
Or a big twin-six or something
finah,
As soon as you get to No'tl^ Ca'lina.
This State's not dreaming of days
gone by, <
There's a modern glint in each
'mortal's eye.
And the village belles and village
beaux
Are as smartly dressed as the crowd
which flows ' i
On Gotham's streets. You must
give'm credit,
These folks are fully awake, you
said it! *
You meet the "boostah," you lose
the whinah,"
As soon as you get to No'th Ca'lina.
(Evansville, Ind., Press.)
STRAND THEATRE
THURSDAY
Matinee 3:30 Night 8 P. M.
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
FRIDAY
Mary Alden and 5 other stars in
THE MAN WITH TWO MOTHERS
SATURDAY
v Wm. S. Hart
in
THE BLACK LIE
MONDAY and TUESDAY
William Fairbanks
in i
THE SHERIFF OF SUN D&G
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TRYON GRADED 8CHOOL
By Gendall Brownlee
The subject for debate at thto last
meeting of the Boys Debating Soc
iety?'was "Should the Government
Take Over the Mines.'"'
Harry Justice and James Fisher
argued for the affirmative side of the
questioh, David Caldwell and Dan
Rion for the negative.
The judges awarded the debate
honors to the negative tide.
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Hobbs Henderson Co.
Department Store
Spartanburg, S. C.
WEEK END SPECIALS
500 Beautiful Trimmed
^and Sport HATS
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$199 and $298
Lyons Velvets, Panne Velvet, Silk, \ -Hvet,
Felts and Velvets, and Metallic O.mliina
tion with Furs.
You haven't seen hats like these anywhere near
these low prices. It is only because of a fortunate
purchase that we are able to offer you hats like these
at these low prices? a fraction of their reirularworth
There are hats for street, dress and sport wear.
. All the shapes that you could ask for; and every de
'sirable shade. Don't fail to see them.
Newest styles in good quality, all wool mannish
braid trimmed -16 to 42. Season's biggest value.
Fridav and Saturday extra special at
$5.95
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Special Showing
116 E. Main St.
>25 Suits
and Overcoats
You'll travel a Ion;; way be
fore you find such clothes as
these for that price.
All the favorite suit styles and
fabrics are among them, cor
rectly tailored and a wide
range of patterns. Any kind of
Overcoat from Ulsters to Top
Coats.
See them in our window
Harry Price
The Home of Better
Merchandise
Spartanburg, S. C.
It's never too hot for a wpman to
be interested in more furs.
Gossip gives no mileage guarantee
It mftely runp up the mileage.
A tax on bachelors would be unfair.
Their ingenuity is taxed to the limit
new.
Evidently those scientists who told
as the sun was losing its heat meant
loosing.
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The difference between a tramp and
a hiksr is that the tramp doesn't wear
putties. * v
Wothlng else is se conducive to peace
it mind as a clear conscience and
Girls might get a ruddy complexion
is the kitchen, but they seem to prefer
the paint, ^
Mo doubt men would like salad and
lettuce sandwiches if they had to de
the cooking.
Ifa a hick town if the ink in the
pos?-efflce lobby isn't fit to go In your
fountain pen.
Another great need of the times is a
lawn grass that will take a vacation
! when you do.
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New Tork may grow in some re
spects, but there are no more languages ,
fer her to speak.
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Nobody can tell what the morrow
, will bring forth In Europe, but almost
anything is a fair guess.
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German money may be put on a gold
basis, leaving only a question of where
i tar get some gold to back It up.
I Strang# Ideas Regarding the Moon.
Mityau, the moon, was a native cat,
| according to the belief of some Aus
tralians, which fell in lore with some
one else'i wife, and was driven awaj,
i to wander ever since. In China the old
man of the moon Is known as Yuelot
and holds In hi* hands th<- r?'ins ot
marriage among mortals. Tiie future
husband and wife are tied together
with an invisible silken cord, which 1*
only severed at death.
Meaning of Word "Bonanza."
"Bonanza" is a Spanish word, mean
ing "fair weather" or a "favoring
wind." It Is used in mining district*
to signify an abundan-'e ot precious
metal or rich ore. The miners of Co?*
stock Lode, a "wonderful
I ver mine In Nevada. v.hieii yielded
j^$ 340,000,000 Worth oi' ore in thirty
years, fist used "bonanza" in
way. The word Is now ^
tlgnify any good fortune or successful
enterprise.
To Remove Tattoo.
Tattoo marks are said to :>e rem'"
able by the application ol' a lds't' "
salicylic acid and glycerin. A "|a
press 1s applied over the p;'sr? :>nd t,e
whole is secured with stk'-i-ir I''aster'
After about eight days ih<*
taken off, the dead skin removed. ?n
the applicatioh of the paste repeat
as a rule three times.
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Polo Is Ancient Garrse.
? The ancient game of p"'"
Illustrious history in the J-a~' ' ^ '
the British army carried it hen;*? r0
In'dla and made it fashion:.!' ?- 4 '
British Isles and America. " ,
A. D. 600 polo, which ^ ,ra"
from Persia to Turkestan ami
became popular with the
where the women played ?u? w
the men.