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A Live, Clean Newspaper For the Home: VOU XXIII NO. 49 TRYON, NmFRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918. $1.50 A YEAR i : ' i . LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN IS ON. "A Bond in Every Home,", is the Slogan for the Polk County .Unit. COUNTY ORGANIZATION NAMED. The Third Liberty Loan Campaign opened in Polk County with a great deal oi entnusiasm. a large number of subscriptions were procured in Tryon the opening day. Saluda is lined up with a good working force and it is promised that Saluda will fill her quota. Tryon is pledged to double her quota and the prospects are fine for. this to be realized. Columbus, I White Oak, Greens Creek, and Coopers Gap Townships J are working hard and results may be ji surprising in! these townships for " good men and women are behind this great patriotic loan. Each township filling its quota will be entitled to a Liberty Loan Honor - Flag and will have its name placed en the State Iflag to be displayed at Raleigh. Tryon township has order ed its flag with the assurance from their committee that the quota will be filled. The flag can-not be flowr however until the quota is actually I subscribed. .All the banks of the I county are receiving . subscriptions and J. M. Lewis & Sons, at Mill Springs, are taking subscriptions to be forwarded; to any bank in Polk county ,that the Subscriber selects. A pleasing feature x of this campaign is the number" of subscriptions and in quiries coming from the farming sec - of Polk ronntv. TVia. farmpw I begin to realize what an essential Mr- T- G. Laughter made p rtnsi thinjrlt is to buy LIERTY BONDS. ness triP to E. A. Arledge's, Friday. The slogan "A Bond in Every Home" .Misses Vina, Bertha and Perlia should be carried out. in Polk county. The following are the Township Chairmen of polk county together with the County organization: AY. -F. Little, Chairman: A; F. Corbin. Vice Chairman; B. j F. Copeland, Publicity Manager ; Cooper Gap,- Joe Wilson ; White Oak, -Rev. J. M. Barber, Chair man; Green Creek,, Dr.. W.T.'Head; Columbus, F. M. Burgess J. P. Ar- ledge, E. W. S. Cobb; Saluda, P. H. Bailey Chairman, W. B. Lane and G. R. Little; Tryon, Chas; 5 'J. Lynch, Chairman. , J- ,B., Heated ' And WY Wilkins." -j V- "- - Four Minute Speakers: E. E. Mis sildine, M. L. Taft, J. Foster Searles, H. X. BowneX-A. L. Hill, Edgar B. Cloud, Walter! Jones and Dr. E. M. Salley. I " ' Subscription! blanks are in the hands of every township chairman in Polk county and all the banks in . Polk county have .the blanks for dis tribution for volunteer workers.' Buy a Bond and then sell your neighbor a Bond and remember the slogan "A Bond in every jhome." -Jw. s. s; '. COLUMBUS. Miss Lola Shipman arid Mr. Free, of Hendersonville spent Saturday and Sunday With Miss Minnie Ar- it i leage. ! ; Mr. Arthur Wright, a soldier from the artillery rfmge, .spent Saturday and Sunday in! town with friends. Mr. Prince Clark, from Greenville, was home for the week-end. Some of the Columbus pupils saw the military parade at Spartanburg, .Saturday. It was a sight worth trav eling many miles to see. The play, Home Ties, given by the Columbus Betterment Club, was a success from the standpoint of en joyment as well as financial. $23.00 was realized, which will b used to hmsh payment of the High -School pi ano. ' ' E. W. Dedmond is out again after a spell of sickness. Mr. T. E. Waldrop, of Florida, is in oiumbus in the interest of thef ar mers Union Loan . Association. .Mrs. E. B. Cloud has returrted home from visiting her parents at -Greens Lreek. j Rev. R. M. Pratt filld.his appoint ment at the Baptist church Sunday Preached .two very interesting . ser mons.' j - ' Betterment Club meets Saturday at 3 p. m. Christian Endeavor meets Thurs day at 7:30, Mrs.. T. M. Johnson, leader. j Mr. Joe Tallant returned from at tending the Y.- M. C. A. convention at Blue Ridge. . W. S. BIG LEVEL. Thf TionnlA in tViia sprtion are about readv to nlant. !rom. Hone we wilt get to plant soon. ' A bov near Bier Level was seen go ing to Columbus. Saturday. . Guess he was aftp.r Tnarriaere license.' Who will be the next?-, The bovs near Bier Level had a nice time at the chicken roast Saturday nie-ht. A. R. Green and R. T. Ed monds were the cooks. S. P. Gilbert has purchased a three year old pony. Frank Miller and Noah Lynch Vere - w iSffit "y T - The girls in ' this section were dis- , V - v-, . THIS WEEK'S NEWS. , By all means read the inside pages of the NEWS this week. If you havn t any idea as to the amount of provisions required- to feed our sol diers, or of the huge sums of money being spent on the army and navy, read the first two columns on the sec ond page. The news reviewed by Ed ward W. Pickard on the same page is very instructive On thp third lis President Wilson's great speech de- nvcieu in raiumore, ana plenty of fresh, reliable North Carolina news and" happenings. "Over the Top' on page 6, also the Sunday school lesson and ladies' fashion, article, is worth reading. A descriptive travel article on the island of Juan Fernandez, Daddy's Evening "Fairy Tale, a full column of kitchen recipes, articles on live stock and poultry fill the seventh page. Read every page, you'll find them worth while. W. S. S BRIGHT'S CREEK. Misses Millie and Eva Hill were the guests of Miss Mary Ann Bradley, aunaay. Mr. Geter Bradley, of Mill Spring, spent Saturday night with his uncle, Mr. R. K. Walker. ' Mr. Terrell Stepp. of Saconon. was a business visitor in this section, Sat- uraay. Mrs. M. C. Hill spent last week-end with friends and relatives at Edney- ville. Messrs. Bynum and Grav Hill were guests of their sister, Mrs. Isaac Wal ker, Saturday night. Mr. Ernest Laughter spent Sundav afternoon with . their cousin, Gray Hill, of Saconon. Mrs. W. P. Jackseon and daughter, ffie' f Mll SPn,nS' visited 4he old ome place, Thursday. Laughter visited their cousins, Ge neva and Armace Walker, Sunday. Miss Maybell Thompson was the guest of Ualmo Constant, Tuesday. Mr. J. A. McGraw was in this sec tion a 'few dys ago. Mrs. Gold Hollifield, of Saluda, vis ited friends and relatives in this sec tion, recently. - Mr. O. E. McCrain went to Saluda on .business a few days ago. Mr. Joseph Jackson, of ij.ill Spring, w&s ; gectiwk reeently. c rf W. S. s. COOPERS GAP. Mr.fJ.-H. Ruff made a flying trip to Hendersonville, Saturday. Mr. ana Mrs. K. a. tJiddy maae a a r m m v- - business trip to Hendersonville this week. Mr. W. N. Dimsdale planted a crop of corn in one day with his, corn planter. Isn't it a good one? Mr. J. P. Dimsdale and D. C. Jack son made a business trip to Hender sonville, Saturday. Mr. Major Jackson, of Ft. Caswell, visited his two sisters last week. He is expecting to go to France soon. Best wishes to the dear old Polk County News. We wish it a long and prosperous life. Here s hoping the ram soon lets up so that we can plant corn. W. S. S. PEA RIDGE. Mrs. P. G. Brisco " and daughter, Minnie, are visitine relatives in Rutherfordton this wTeek. Mrs. B. F. Gibbs was a caller at E.. G. Thompson's, Sunday. Grover Thompson, from Camp be- vier. was nome last weeK on a nve i -i . -l days' furlough, returning Sunday. Miss Eliza Wilson spent last week in Rutherfordton. . Ralph Moore and wife spent Satur day night with the latter's mother, Mrs. E. Taylor. v Mr. and Mrs. iiiiise Moore spent tne week-end with relatives in Tryon and Melrose. Mr. J- T. Corlew has returned from Newport News, Va. We are all glad to welcome him home again. The little child of Jackson Pntchard has been in Rutherfordton hospital with broken arm. . Robert DaviS spent Wednesday nicht with Grover Thompson. Born to Mr. and Mrs. nenry roy, a eirl. last Thursday. Oliver Taylor lelt last mursaay for Hopewell. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Skipper visited Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gosnell, Saturday Sunday. i Robert Davis is visiting rfcis brother Birch Davis, before leaving for De troit. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. K. Williams spent Saturday night with their daughter, Mrs Thirn. Fowler. Garfield Pnchard left for Ukiano- ma last week. W. S. S. i HILLCREST. Mr. Hucrh Norval is out after an attack of measles, which he passed on to his little brother, Aioert. Mr. Pleas Norval is also home on a visit. Mr. D. M. Abrams has returned to Camp Jackson, after a 10 days" visit to the home folks. ' i Miasfis Pauline Wilkins and Eva Da ns are new boarders at Hillcrest In stitute, from Abolene neignDornooa. i -mrr ju v i .attu . ia vis i.i n v i ie r daughter, Miss Lpe, at Hillcrest. Miss Maude Coxe-has returned to to Asheville. . , . ' FROM OUR FRIEHDS Some Items of General Interest Gathered Secti-at o FISH TOP. A frost on the 6th did up the pota toes, beans and tomatoes,- and only a few apples and peaches, in protected places are left. Don't "be discourag ed; let's renew our efforts and plant again. We must -raise more trQck now, that the f ruif will be a failure. Aunt Elizabeth Jones was a vis itor in this section last week. 4 . DeWitt Pace has had a very severe case of measles, from which he is slowly recovering. ; - : Miss Myrtle Pace is home ' from Fruitland school, visiting her brother, DeWitt. W- J. A. Bishop and wife passed through last Saturday, to and from Saluda. J Mrs. R. C. Jackson is the first 'to open this season with the first bee tree, which she accidently discovered a few weeks back. Miss Nora Morrison our school teacher, was taken sick and had to quit her school a few days , before time for it to close. f Clayton 'Stepp, of Tigerville, S. C., was in this section a few days back? - ' ' - " SPRING. .V 'I Hail to the-Springtime! The earth full faf joy; The universe smiling Oh .the barefoot boy. Balmy breezes blowing, 'Birds on the wing; This oldf earth's lifEden .'; . Hark to the Springtime! Skies of azure blue; Daisies in the meadows Just peeping through; Violets ana buttercups, - Fragrant and sweet. v Td like to go to Heaven, But this earth's hard to beat. Ho, joyous Springtime! Gentle April showers; Sunshine and honey bees Flirting with the flowers. Daffodils dressing up, Fashionable and neat. When flowers bloom in Springtime, This planet's hard to beat. Yes, welcome back the Springtime! But sigh for days agone; Weep for-yputhful happiness; . Aspirations never won. Yea, cherished hopes have vanished Like an army in retreat. Still this old earth at Springtime Is mighty hard to beat. Jas. W. Heatherly. LANDRUM ROUTE 3. The school at Morgan closed last Saturday, April 6th, with & number of recitatiops, . declamations, songs, etc., by the pupils. The Prince school had been challenged for a spelling contest on this occasion, but declined to accept: Mrs: W. A. Plumley has been quite sick for a few days. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Johri A. Ar- Jedge, on March 26th, a son, the fifth one in succession. Look out Ger many. Mr. John Foster, of the North Pac olet section, visited here last. Sunday. Mr. C B. Rollins, of Greer, attend ed church services here Saturday. On Saturday, April 27th, Mrs. R. B. Monk, of Campobello, and otlier la dies will e be at' Morgan's ehapel . to talk to the ladies of this church con cerning "missionary work. ' Both old and young are earnestly requested to I . - . . .a .. 1 for the visitors,- ; - OVER THE COUNTY By Our Correspondents From Various Polk County . MILL SPRING ROUTE 2. Mr. A. ; F. tjorbm is getting along nicely with his work on route .2. Mr. King Lawter is home on fur lough from Camp Sevier. Mr. F. R. Coggins is very ill. Mr. Holbert Whitesides visited his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Gibbs, Sunday. There was a singing at Mr. F. R. Coggins' Sunday afternoon, Bill Jack son as leader. Mr. Rowland Wilson, of Gaffney, S. C, visited relatives in this section last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Whitesides, and Joe Jack son , motored to Camp Sevier to see relatives, last Saturday. Mr. Charlie Brown spent Saturday night with Mr. Bill 'Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. George Ruff are go ing to move onto the farm of Mr. T. N. Wilson. Mr. A. F. Corbin visited Mr. Z. T. Searcy, Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. L. Jackson visited Mr. W. N. Dimsdale Saturday afternoon. AVe were pleaded to see our substi tute mail carrier Saturday. Miss Maggie Jackson visited her sister, Mrs. Belton Jackson, Sunday last. ' . Mr. Bud Lawter has rented' his farm to Mr. McKinley Melton. Miss Annie Wilson spent Sunday with Miss Lizzie Williams. MILL SPRING. Oh account of the rain: there was no Sunday school at either of the two churches Sunday. A crowd went to Columbus to the play, "Saturday night. If they were until 2:00 o'clock getting back every body enjoyed themselves and report a good time. Mr, C. C. Brisco spent Saturday night at Sunny Brook Farm. It seems to us that winter his re- turhd! Mr. W. M. Walker and family vis ited Mr. G. E. Arledge Sunday after noon. ' , Mr. C. G.' Brisco has gone to Hope well, Va. We must tell you a good joke on, our Tryon Route 1 writer. Last Friday on her way home from school she chanced. to get a ride in a car. Hersmt case fell out but she. rode on as: far as she could in the carr then got out, went back after her suit case. Crazy to get a ride in a ear, wasn't she ' - v SALUDA. ' Mrs. S. G. Whhe, of Chester, S. C, spent Wednesday here, returning Thursday. Mrs. J. K. Campbell who has been spending several weeks at Hot Springs, has returned home. Mrs. Richmond left on Saturday morning for a few weeks' visit to rel atives in Charlotte. - Mrs. W. B. Allen delightfully, en tertained a few of her friends at an afternoon tea at her home on Louis iana Avenue on Monday. The rooms were tastefully decorated with apple blossoms and dogwood. The ladies were requested to "come and bring your knitting." Dainty refreshments were served during the afternoon. Among those present were Mesdames Henry H. McKe, John C. Bushnell, Henry Lane, DeVere Turner, Miss Rosa Box, Hallie Singleton, Hattie Staton, and Lucile Hazard. Mrs. John Sharp Williams has re turned to her home in Washington af ter spending several weeks with Mrs. Howard Locke. Mrs. Hester and Mrs. Kelly, of Try on, were the guests of Miss Rosa Box last week. Dr. and Mrs. D. L. Smith, of Spar tanburg, were among the visitors here last week. On Friday night, April 12th there will be an entertainment at the Library-Hall, consisting of music, reci tations and . vidrola music. The ad rnission will be ten and fifteen cents, and will be used for the benefit of the Red Cross. Messrs. B J. Jackson, N; L. White side and Belton Jackson, of Mill Spring spent Saturday in Saluda. Miss Alice Smith has returned to her home in Charjeston after an ex tended visit to her aunt, Mrs, Howard P.' Locke. Mr. Simp Tanner, of Charlotte, spent last week-end here with friends. Mrs. John Walker Thompson and daughter spent Sunday with relatives in Tryon. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bishop and daughter, of Fish' Top, spent Satur day in Saluda. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ward s left Thursday morning for Asheville, where they will remain for several days. Dr. Hooper spent Thursday in Asheville. Miss Ellen M. Click and niece spent last week-end in Tryon. Lieut, and Mrs. Williams spent last Sunday here. Lieut. Williams is tanburg.- Mrs; H. B. Larie spent Wednesday in Tryon. ; Mrs. LaMorte, of Tryon, spent last week-end here with her brother, Mr. H. B. Lane. Mrs. J.' T. Coates and son John T. Coates, have returned to Saluda after j an extended visit to relatives and friends in Georgia. Miss Lucy Burere spent last week end at her home in Hendersonville. The following pledge is being cir culated and signatures asked to be attached: "We therefore pledge that we will not drink intoxicating liquors of any kind while, this awful wai lasts. We also pledge ourselves to the enforcement of all laws controll ing the sale manufacture and giving away intoxicating liquors, and call upon our officials to enforce the laws, and guarantee them our assistance in so doing." Petitions can be found with Messrs W. H. Capps, B. Culli plter, P. M., and Walter Jones. It has been' proposed to have the ladies of Saluda prepare for and dc all the speaking at the next patriotic meeting ' of the community club. Good. The ladies, or part of them in Saluda have certainly made the Red Cross unit go, and they will make this meeting a success for the new Liberty Bonds, Red Cross, or any other good cause they go after. Overbrook orchard was never pret tier than this year, with its great load of blossoms. Friday night's frost made a small part of it look like a fire had struck it. But it will have a fine, crop of apples as usual, all things being equal. W. s. s. TRYON, fiOUTE 1. The refreshing showers of today are enjoyed by all nature. Those op the route who attended the Betterment play at Columbus, had a most enjoyable time. Some are hoping they will come to Mill Spring in the near future and give the "Home Tie" play. Sunday was very much enjoyed by those who called-at Walnut Grove to hear Mr. Edison's latest, on war mel odies, patriotic songs and scripture readings. It is impossible to be re ligious without being patriotic, says the Asheville Times. Mr. B. Jackson, of Landrum, was a pleasant visitor of Mr. J. D. Carpen ter Friday night last. . Mrs. W. C. Hogue is very ill with measles. Mr. Will Edwards was taken to the hospital at Rutherfordton, last week, and in a very serious condition. How many read chapter X of "Over the Top," in last week's NEWS?' Twas heart thrilling to mothers who have given their sons to end this war. Their boys are more precious than dollars. So listen, Polk county readers, and let's not be slackers, and not only do our bit, but do our best and then bettering that; is what we must do right ,now. Buy Liberty Bonds, those who can, and those who can't buy bonds can help raise the money to buy bonds, War Savings and Thrift Stamps, etc., in order to go "Over the Top," and may God help us all. POSSIBILITIES OF PQLK COUNTY. County Agent Sams Delivers an Interesting Lecture at Holly Theater. . POLK COUNTY SHOULD LIVE STOCK. RAISX Mr. J. R. Sams, in charge of the ag ricultural interests of Polk county, or Sams the representative of Uncle Sam as he puts it. He did not have either the number or the kind of an audience he would have liked, at the Holly Theatre, Friday night. The scant dozen when he began, increased to twice as many before he closed. Most of them just "dropped in," be cause it was something going on. Though it had the , backing of the Board of. Trade, very few members of the Board were on hand. He wanted . to meet cultivators of the soil, for the soil is, as he said, the chief element on the globe that supports human life with food and clothing. The capac ity to do this depends upon the care given it and the best use to which in each case it is to be put. Mr. Sams then described what he , had been able :to do for Madison county, and what he hopes to do for Polk county, which has as good and profitable soil as any, provided it is rightly used. For labor, either per sonal or hired, it is an expensive" soil. Therefore it doesn't pay to raise wheat, rye, corn, cotton, etc. It is best adapted to grass. To those in the audience who had tried to raise grass, he showed that they had not prepared the soil properly. ' They had been in too great haste to get re turns. They should have given it needed nitrogen and humus by plant ing and turning under cow peas, '-soy and velvet beans for two or t tree years. He told amusing incident:: of men who declared that they couMn't raise blue or orchard grass. Within sight were patches of it which they said they had tried in vain to get rid rf. As a matter of fact didn't krow tue grass when they saw it. He asked a man who told him he couldn't raise grass why he didn't try wheat :r oariey. , .Because he couldn t keep .he weeds and erass down he said It won't nav tn rais trrnss. t roll ' ame as selling the, soil. , It should eed live stock ,cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. That requires comparative ly little labor to cultivate and fertil- ze, and the animals can transport themselves to market. Thus treated Polk county would become rich and prosperous, but never in. any other vay, because of the nature of the soil. Some one said Tryon would be Slad to get one good dairy farm.: -You can have it if you go at it right, he replied.. He urged Tryon and Columbus peo ple to get better acquainted .with hose qutside. For some reason all the roads lead away from those towns and so they get little or no benefit from the trade of the county, Rutherfordton and Landrum drain it all away The three days' fajr at y Columbus next fall will be a good op portunity for town and county to get together; and automobile visits by ' the Tryon people from town to town will help. Now that the roads are es tablished only an electric line, or a , branch of the railroad can divert trade to Tryon. The farmers would lave to connect with trolley or rail road, and houses and well cultivated arms would stretch themselves from me end of the line to the other. In time it would be a continuous village. A- discussion followed, in which Mr." 3ams repeatedly insisted, in spite of unbelief and objections, that grazing was the only industry that would ' make the county prosperous, but that occupation would do it most abun dantly without the shadow of a ' doubt.. Time, patience, experience .vould surely bring it. Otherwise its inhabitants would be but little if any better off in thirty or fifty years than they are now;, and Tryon would still have to depend upon the limited tour ist "industry." Mr. Sams began by saying that "soil was a dry 'subject."- But before he closed his audience did not agre with him. ' W. S. S- MILL SPRING ROUTE L Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Barber spent Saturday night at the home of A. A. Edwards. J. B. Ownby and son made a busi- -ness trip to Columbus, Saturday. Pea Ridge, we had the glimpse of somebody Sunday. Another egg roast was enjoyed by those who went, Saturday night. We thought juaster had passed. Mr. A. F. Corbin made a short call at A. A. Edwards' Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gilbert visited their daughter at Green Hill, Saturw day and Sunday. ' Oh, we wonder how auntie, of S. C, enjoys reading the NEWS T Wish she would write us some news. We, would like so'much to hear from that part of the state. ' Apes From Ceylon. - Apes mentioned in the Bible la I Kings 10:22, and H Chronicles 10. 21, , were brought to Palestine from CejF lon, the same , country which supptrea ivory and peacocks. - V it si r 0. r. So m. ft v i !( i H ! r t s1 A H f 1 St I' ll! II' ! 3 spent the day reading1, war new. -A
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