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' $1.50 a Year _J_: i 0 p?ees his vVeek ,1^ c -MX No. 46 ; ' = ; . ; ? ?? Tryon, N. C., May 22, 1924 . /? ; PRICE 5 Cts. IP Mr Ling felc*,r :e < ! Dir. ' ic win >mn. |ppie 4iN< lers JuCct COftV-J' 3orwiJ ?\\? Justry In J ?olk Looks (food Corwith' the Apple !\)]ic County, wis- a ?. isitor at the News. of ?r the past weekf -,.ith waxes enthfisias* : i he questidh of the i development (if the iistvy is broached. .?Li-jn* in Americ| of* r r possibilities for ! ' ! v growing apples on ?jvial scale," sayf Mr. I can ed in come, more uda Wash ly the JVt our snt in h of enty Caro supply otherj are ve the market at our ^erv f oor- Spartanburg, |,}Ashe Hlle am* Greenville alon ibso'*; ? e\er\ apple pac [his s^4:on for years to: M0ne of' these cities ar than Thirty miles from At present, Orgeon and [ngton grown apples sup bulk <>f i heir market. - ' present rate of develop: :om pari son with the gr -those cities, it will be five years before Ncfrtl^ lirua apple growers can this' semi-focal demand. 'After looking oveil sections where apple grown, I believe now, juit as I believed twenty years a&o, that our section can grow J better flavored and better colled ap ples than any other pl^fe under the sun." In order ti prove | the superiority of Salt da ap ! pies, Mr. Corwith will J >ave a supply of last years Stark's Delicious ready for tht secre taries of the Southern Cham bers of Commerce wljqn they visit Tryon anct m flying trip through P ty on June 13th "Tasting is believing Mr. Corwith ? " and every visitor 'to have ^ tunity to sample an apple." theif Coun 0 ? say want oppoij refbrook First Shipment Polk County ILetti * . >f-j d pries THE STRAND frid4 Rurpert Famous REMEMB ; i' e of Mr. Hugh A Goldwyn SATUB" James Olive prese ?TilE BROKE. MONDAY and Contance in "EAST IS * IvfMils of eve < fining and no _ Don't Miss Com Oliver wi Jackie wogan best st icture urw SILE madge ST 99 hing nee in is One Twist ^nter pnee If. Mr. P. Squires, specjjl demon stration expert for ' he PGlk County Farmers JE ' deration, reports the first shipment <^f home grown head lettuce.* A truck load of per fectly de veloped head lettuce (was sent to Hendersonville and disposed of good price. If weather, condi favorable, Mr Sqii that Polk County fa ship approximately tjwenty-fwe car loads of choice ifttuce dur ing the next three)] or folir weeks. rea Friday y at a This simply goes!) to what t an be done in ty *vhen systematic! made. Mr. Squires endless days in the structing members . eration in the ci^l lettuce and other t wops, and his labors fruit. The Federat tunate in securing. shiw folk Coim effort j ia as spent fields tn the Ftd [vation of trick ng or was n Polk County fafmers Jiis services gen !ely immens ami erally will benefit! Mi rough his expert! Jcnowle^ge i-'-i his experience; in mariet : cash crops to ffe best vantage | MILL SPRING " f i v "?? ? * ? * ReV. J. M. Barber and broth el, J- T. Barber of Granite Falls N. C. visited their father J. M. Barber at /Mill Spring last week, and on Friday ilight Rev. J, M.. Barber preached a very able sermon at the Methodist church. They returned to their home Saturday* \ . I" Mr. R. E Waldrop of Spar tanburg "S. C. . visited his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Hague last week returning home on Monday of this week. . Little Edna, daughter of W. C. Hague was painfully but ser iously burned with hot water on last Sunday morning she was rushed to Dr. E- M. Ben, where she received medical aid inti is getting along nicely. Memorial services at Mill Spring Baptist Church on Sun day May 18, was , largely at tended bjf relatievs of those who sleep, beneath the sod at that place- There was no reg ular sermon on account of the 'absence of the pastor, but sev eral very interesting talks were milKle. > There will be an ~all day ser vice at the Methodist Church at Mill Spring on Sunday May 25th, at which time a short program will be re4idered,^fter which we will have a aadress on Sunday School Work by an able speaker. The noon ser vices will be devoted to singing. The public is very cordially in vited to attend these services. Come with well filled baskets, and lets have a real good time together. N -o MORGAN .CHAPEL R 1. Mr. A. Slattery and son were in this section Friday on busi ? V, ness- ? ? Miss Addie, Alice and Allie Kimberl spent Saturday , and Sunday with their sister, Mrs. ^^^farmera of this section are about through planting cot ton. , Misses Mirza kand Janie Con ston spent Sunday with Miss Bertha. Splawn- ' Miss Ruth Sharp and Miss Mildred Arledge spent Sunday evening with Miss Bertha Splawn. . < ' ? jVlr. Ben Wohfe was a caller at the home of Mr. G. H. Conston Sunday. . , . , Funeral services were neld last Thursday evening from tiie residence of Mr. Frank Wolfe for his infant' aged two weeks. The services were conducted by the Rev. George Wblfe, in terment was made in Morgans Chapel Cemetery. , AN OPPORTUNITY Some enterprising real estate concern can cash in on a golden opportunity by financing the building of twenty-five or more modern cottages in Saluda- ac cording to Mr. R. B. , Staton, president of the Bank of Sal uda. "The demand for modern housing for exceeds the supply of available buildings and Sal uda people could readily use twenty-five or more modern cottages right now. "We have just let a contract for an adequate water system and every indication points to a continued and steady growth, A devlopment company would re ceive hearty co-operation here, and we believe earn hadsome dividends on the money invest ed." .. Mr. Staton recently returned from a trip to California, com ing home via the 7 Panama Canal, and he . evidently . ab sorbed a lot of the California spirit while visiting the West Coast. /*.. l' Boosting builds - cities any where, <and Mb*. Staton is a real booster for Saluda and Polk County ' ? , ? what farmers SHOULD DO NOW " There are so many things just now for farmers of Polk County to do, that it is hard to know what to do first. Of course the very first duty, is to finish preparing for the major Spirit of Progress At County Seat '"if*. ' ' .? ^ ? talking about the "booster spirit" Columbus has two real ly live wires and they are doing their share to cause the county seat to jump into the "up-and- j doing" class. Mr. Fred Blanton? vice-presi dept and cashier of the Polk County Bank and Trust Com pany, together with Mr. J. R. Sams, chairman of the. Board of Directors of that institution, j are working over time to make! Columbus a good town in which j to live and do business^* s Mr. Blantori % promoted the Blue Ridge Packing Company, a canning plant with a capacity of- half a million ca^es per sea son. Last season's {Jack was very small as the plant was not fully equipped until the season; was over, but Mr. Blanton states that during the coming summer, they will can some 200,000 cases of tomatoes and beans. Mr- Samsr who is probably the most^ popular County Agent in the Carolinas, has conducted a campaign along educational lines, and through his personal efforts many have been convin ced that diversification is the on ly solution to succ^sful farm ing operation. Largely through the splendid team work of Blanton and Sams, the Blu? Ridge Packing Company- is as sured of a sufficient supply of tomatoes and beans to make its operation successful. These two gentlemen have also played an active part in | th organization - of the Polk County Ginnihg Company, which with a well equipped plant of four 70-saw gin stands- will be in position to gin every bale of cotton grown in Polk County. ^ Cotton- -growers aH through the section have assured the or ganization of their solid sup port, and if the cotton crop is ginned in Columbus, it .will necessarily move through, or be stored in Tryon. When it is understood that some four thousand bales are grown every year in the coun ty, it can readily be seen that a great loss is sustained by Polk County towns when the crop is moved to South Caro lina to be handled Messers Planton and Sams to gether with those associated with them in .these business ventures- are to be heartily congratulated on their efforts to keep Pollf County money in Polk County. crops like corn and cotton and get the seed in good ground. Then there is the sweet potato crop that must be planted, plants perhaps to be ordered or producecj on the farm. Then the sorghum patch for the family supply of syrup* with many other pressing duties. Then during all this think ing, do not neglect thinking about the hay you have to win ter your work stock and milk cows ext winter and to make your crop next year. We spoke last week about the hay crop and how expensive it is to buy hay that is shipped here from abroad. So go to thinking and keep on, thinking about it, until your thoughts produce action that will grow hay on your own farm, then buy your~own hay from your self and feed your own horses and cattle and let the cash paid for said hay stay in your own pocket. This will be doing something that will give you a bank account that will be good for you and for the baafc with which you do busi ness. Another thing to do now, is to read some good farm pap er as the crop advances. Keep posted Ijabout the >ci^>pp- Keep posted about the miarket, and whatever you do . don't neglect to subscribe for and carefully , read your County paper, as it is the only medium through which we can talk to each other in Polk County. Respectfully, .J R. Sams, County Agent Milk Goat Ranch Locates Near Saluda if Miss Belle F. Miller of Erie, Pa. will establish a goat ranch near Sahida at an early date in order to supply the sanitariums and Better Babies Camps with goats milk. Miss Miller has successfully raised goats in Pennsylvania and after looking over the ground decided that Saluda was admirably suited to that pur pose. | V ' ; I ^ ? - AN URGENT APPEAL During the stirring (days when every able bodied man was rallying to the colors for over-sFeas service, nothing was too good for the boys in oMve drab. Now that the war has ended we are aft to prone to forget the sacrifices our boys made when they faced the lurid ' hell of modern warfare in order that democracy might not be extin guished by the warlike Hun. Polk County has never as yet erected a memorial to those sons who perished in the gigan tic struggle. In order that some fitting memorial might be erected the Polk County Mem orial Fund was organized and Mr. W. A. Cannon, of Lynn, selected as secretary and treas urer. ? j It was planned at first to have the school children of the coun ty subscribe the necessary money to erect a suitable mem orial but in spits of their str&ious efforts $500.00 is yet needed : to complete the amoont required. Mr. Cannon's appeal follows: urgent appeal to Polk Couty residents in an effort to raise that sum and considering the cause for which it is desired we believe that every patriotic and loyal citizen wfil lend their active support in putting the proposed memlorial "Over the Top", j Mr- jCannon's Appeal foHow: ' We all know that the world war ended in .victory for our al lies several years ago and in that great conflict some of our Polk Couty boys sacrificed their lives, but to our shame we have failed to show gratitude and appreciation for their loy alty, bravery and sacrifice by erecting a monument to their memory. They felt fighting gloriously for manjdnd and world civiliza tion and are now sleeping on the battle field of Europe with out the honor of>the home peo ple that is so much their due. Let us now wipe out the stain of our failure. May we realize that every class and condition of our people are under obliga tion to the extent of their abil ity to contribute to the monu ment fund. A sum of money has been subscribed and . paid but the further sum of $500 is necessary to erect a suitable and respectable monument, the boys went "over the top" and out in the unfathomable gloom of death for us? let us go "over the top" for them. Then we can have the consciousness of having done our duty and can face our fellows unashamed and say we have not forgotten, we h^ve carved the gratitude on our hearts in enduring stone to perpetuate the memory of those who died that we might live. Send your contribution to W. A. I Cannon, Secretary and Treasurer, Lynn, N. C. j U ? ^ ft HOME DEMONSTRATION MEETING SCHEDULED ? Ji ? You are invited to attend any of these three meetings. Mon day, May 26th, at 10:30 in the school house. (Columbus) Tues day May' 27th, at 10:30 Greens Creek school house. Wednes day May 28, at 10:30 Mill Spring school house. Miss Maude Wallace, Assis tant State Home Demonstra tion Agent, will be present at each of these places to give an all day course on "Clothing" v A study of color, lines alteration LYNfc LOCALS Employees of the Green River Power Company have aroused considerable interest in / the vicinity of Lynn in their lab orious struggle to move a gigantic turbine over the state road without damaging the highway. . Mounted on a huge trailer the thirty ton turbine, hauled by tractors has been slowly progressing on its way to the new Green River plant near Mill Spring. In order to protect the 1 roadway it was found necessary to lay the road with v heavy planking over which the trailer passes- As it advances the employees pick ub the track and place it in front of the carriage? and its some undertaking. Farmers of Polk County are adopting modem method^ and the endless string of trucks loaded with fertilizer passing through Lynn daily testify to the fact that they are overlook ing no means to increase <the yield of their carefully culti vated acreage Dr. Justice who attended the Southern Baptist Convention j at Atlanta, gave a most inter esting account of his visit to the Georgia metropolis and the proceedings at the convention I to an attentive congregation lqst Sunday evening. ? The Lynn School will close on Friday, May 23, with ap propriate exercises bythepupUs who have put forth consider able effort to stage a pleasing programme on that occasion. Parents and friends are invited to attend. The Try op Hosiery Mill . of Lynn is still closed down be cause of the shortage of orders in the knit goods trade. It is hoped that it will soon resume its normal activities as it af fords employment to many worthy persons in this com munity. Taking advantage of the splendid highways and beauti ful weather Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McCalJ motored to Anderson, S. C. last Sunday. They say in spite of the recent "Big Wind" in that vicinity, Anderson is going right ahead with its af fairs, and that little evidence of the damage inflicted is " now noticeable. 'Mr. W- T. Hammett* for years a resident of Lynn, visited old friends and acquaintances the past Sunday. Mr. Hammett seemed much impressed with (the progress of the community | and appeared quite optimistic regarding the business pros pects of the county. ' Everyone in Lynn appears to be extremely busy. Those who are not overhauling fishing tackle and digging angle worms, may be found pitching horse-shoes or wrestling with the problems involved in plant ing and cultivating their pet gardens. A simon pure SELF START ER exibited its wares in Lynn one day last week when a Dodge belonging to Mr. Beard of Lincolnton took a notion to put on a free preformance. Mr. (Beard parked his car in front of the post-office while he transacted some^ business in side. For some uncountable reason the Dodge refused to stay hitched and taking its destinies in its own hands it ran up to the corner near the church where it was rescued from an untimely fate. Those who saw the performance say that the car was certainly wearing the fright nameplate because "It was Dodge Broth er, dodge ? " or get run right over. Anyhow the damage was slight of commercial pattern and de sign wiH be included in this {Short School- The most inter esting feature of the day will be the round table discussion, which will close the meeting about 3 P. M., by the club mem bers themselves. Every one come prepared to ask and have solved for you, your hardest problem in sewing. f Home Agent Measuring Pacolet River Water Flow The United States Geological Survey has recently installed (modern gauging equipment on the .Pacolet River at Mr. Lynch's place. An accurate record of the rainfall and possible water sup ply of the Pacolet will be kept by Mr. Ed Mitchell who has been appointed supervisor of the gauging system. Mr. Mitchell will make meas urements twice each day and maintain an accurate record of his findings. This system was installed primarily to determine the possibility of further hydro-electric development along the Pacolet. CHILDREN CANT j RUN MOTOR CARS Judge W/ebb of Hendersonville in a recent charge to the Grand Jury in special session stated: "The parent or employer per mitting! a child under sixteen years of age to drive an auto mobile is assuming a crimnal responsibility as well as a heavy civil one." The eminent jurist called particular attention to the state laws both civil and crim inal which imposed heavy penalities upon parents or em ployer who allows motors to be operated by children. SoiAe tidies its a good thing to know the law in these matters. An ounce of prevention is worth pouifds of cure ARE YOU A MARBLE SHOOTER? ? On* Saturday, May 24th, mar ble shooters of the Tar Heel State meet in Raletigh to de cide the State Championship. The .fellow who still , remem bers how to shoot a wicket agate can win a free trip to At lantic City if he can trim the rest of the Tar Heel aggera tion. The Raleigh Times is stand ing the expense of the North Carolina champion as Mr. Parks believes that the North Carolinian can shoot straighter than lanybody on earth with either! a gun, bow^ and arrow, or marble. Do we get an entry from Try on? o Don't forget the convention of the farm men and women at State | College on July 23, 24 . and 25. Come prepared to spend the three days, better meals and plenty of hot coffee are promised for the Farmers' State Convention this year*. A good program is being prepared. A i Prominent Guests I At Oak Hall ' I 1 ? Mr. John B- Kerr of New York Cxty and his daughter Miss Marion Kerr have been guests of Oak Hall for the past week. Mr. Kerr, who is president of the Ontario and Western Rail way,! expressed himself as be-, ing highly pleased with Tryon and much impressed with the possibilities of its development along resort lines. Business called Mr. Kerr back to New York at the end of the week, but Miss Marion remain ed for a longer sojourn among the beauties of the Blue Ridge ? ? ? WHY NOT HAVE A TOURIST CAMP , ? Cities all over the country have found it profitable to maintain tourists camps for the accomodation of motorists dar ing the summer months. At a very small cost a camp could be established in* Tryon and many motor car travelers would' linger longer in the shadows of the Blue Ridge be cause of it- : Sensible restrictions could be outlined and enforced with Mt tle friction, and such a camp would do much to advertise Tryon in a Big Way. 1 - ?