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RSON BEFORE
ASSEMBLY TO
MESSAGE
Volume Xr
IN DETAIL
OUR C&lb
State Will Not Ratify. f
On the eve of what promises to
in many; respects, themost specta
session of the" North Carolina g
assembly in recent years, Bupf
of the Siissan . Anthony ami'.;
5xpres3 the belief "that rati
dpoxned in the house, bu,tv
pass the senate. Even -
doubtful. j-r ,'
Governor Bicket'
deal only witfrf ;
Later, he will 'fV
on woman . " ;
Opportunity for the Fruit Grower, StocEtmaa and Trucker. DnvcDC'-trto!
The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clea Paper for the Home
Pries 5 Ccats
and othff:
Tryon, N. C. , August. 20, 1920. '
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$2.00 a Year
s
Some Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jects, by County Agent, J. ft. Sams.
XWO CLUB MEMBERS SHOW HOW
TO DO IT.
Total Profit in Poultry Club Work Last
Year $546.79-Fourth Year
In Club Work.
How a brother and sister, work
ing together for the fourth year
in club work, have cashed in on
. - . . . -. .
the instruction given them by the
Extension Service, is told in this
letter to Ar G. Oliver, . Poultry
Club Agent for N. C, in the Tar
Heel Club News.
"Here is what myself and hay
brother Paul did on our back lot
in 1919, with 60 hens, divided equ
ally into three varieties 20 S. C.
White Leghorns, 20 Barred Ply
mouth Rocks, and 20 S, C. Rhode
Island Reds.-We have mated
pens of each and sold eggs for
hatching to the amount of $125,
also sold market eggs and chick
ens, for $468.74 total of $593.74.
Feed and other, expenses for the
year were 279. 22; leaving a prof
it of $296.52.
Other children can do as we
did if they have a good poultry
house and some purebred poultry
"Mr. Oliver, you have been so
kind to give us the good advice
along our poultry raising. We
won 27 first prizes in 1919
"More yet. We wish to tell
you about our pigeon and squab
business.- We have about 100
pairs of Homing and White King
they do not appreciate what they
have, and a . few ' straglers like
myself : who by s good fortune
their duty calls them there, and
why a county, having such an
asset win continue to let it re
main unknown and undeveloped
j mi, ' ,i - . .
geis my goat as tne. saying
goes. Then why a , town like
Saluda, that lives almost half the
year from products grown down
there, lay supinely dormant With
such an asset undeveloped rigth
in the back yard, or front yard as
the case may be. . Polk county
and Saluda should not rest dav
nor night until that and Cooper
Gap section have better road
facilities, which in a short time
ii j .11 i ii i
wuuia aaa taxaDie values, many i
times the cost of opening up bet
ter road ways.
It. is worth several times the
cost of the trip down there, just
to see those winding stairs going
down and coming back, you make
only 21 zig zag, wind about' s to
get down, and just as many to
get back out, and it is the only
way out, - except to climb out,
then another sight to behold is
Mrs.Tom Pace' &ock 0f Rhode
Island Reds you all know that
she is the woman who has such
a bad hen pecked husband She
has him under such con troll that
she really has a real modern hen
house not a great sky scraper
that would have broken Tom
OVERBROOK ORCHARD.
. - . . ,. ...
An Example of the Profitableness of
Fruit Growing in Polk County.
In 1900 Dr. J. C. Bushnell who
was out of health and a man of
about 50 years but determined to
live, after looking over different
sections, located Overbrook Orch
ard one mile from Saluda, where
m this healthy climate with its
fine "Lithia" waiter plenty of
sunshine and fine air and water
drainage he believed he could de-
Velop a good orchard, i As Saluda
lies between two deep valleys and
the cold air seeks the lower lev
els, while Saluda basks 'in the sun
i mi ' ' 1 ' ' " ". '
smne. mis is gooa tor truit as
Rev. Lkis Leaves.
Rev. Roy : Lewis departed
on Tuesday i;f or a visit with
... . ? i - .
nomevtoiks.at pill Spring, N. C.
He will resume his college work
at Louisville, y.,' this, fall and
will complete his course next
June, when hintends to: retnrn
to Adams andagam take up his
work some whlrcfin this;western
- . .
country, During his two years
stay here as pastor of the Baptist
church he mace a host of friends
who will be gild to welcome him
kback. We arefsure that the moth
er in that far :way state ean'feel
justly proud ;bfher boy .'as we
f R01 OUR FRIEWDS IM THE COUtJM
-. ,
Items of Interest Gathered. From Varisus Sections xf Pc;k Ccusty by Czx
Corps of Faithful Ccrresposdents. '
HHIcrest
. . . . -
; Mrs. J. T. Camp and wife
announce the marriage of their
daughter Priscila Calvert, to Mr
Chism, at Sequin Texas, on the
28 of July, 1920..
Mrs. W. C. Kidd and Miss
Louanna Kidd, and their niece
Miss Ora Anderson, who have
been visitine their brother and
It n m nil IrnrkixriS Vi.Vvi f V r tic I ' t t- x n -rr i -
Uxwxyv. ix xxi. uncie jR-ev. j. Hi. ividd were re-
latter's sister Mrs. E. iW. : S.
Gobb. - .
Mrs. P. Burgess and -son of
Asheville, N, C. are visiting Mrs.
E. B. Cloud. . "
Mrs. Annie Philips is in thehos
pital at Rutherfordton. J"- '
Miss Adelina hitman bak re
turned from a visit to her uncle
Will Splawh of Landrum, S. C.
Miss Annie Lois Mills is visit-
folks and gives to both a lovely v0 years ?s3a broad mmded called to' their home in Fayet- mg relatives m Srrtanburg.
colon r energetic booker for our town, ville, Tenn., on account of the There wilUbe a. meeting of the
- Having purchased this piece of d aPablev mat wherever put, illness of Miss Anderson's sister-citizens of Columbus and Cblum
heavily , wooded land we went aiT you can'W md ' aine but Ambrose Mills Camp", who has bus township next Friday p. m. at
to work to clear the grou been working in "Akron, l Ohio, court house to organize a corn-
began to set the orchard which ihere is aigplace m Adams for several months is at , home munity club' for community bet-
Doultry house, which is 90 feet
long for one pen of pigeons mak
ing a flying pen outside for them
to sun and be out in, and are .us
ing part of the barn loft for one
pen. "Pigeons are very profit
able also when handled properly.
They are not so much trouble as
poultry. We ship, squabs almoJ:
has now grown to 1600 trees. JiUu" vvTf J- 7 ? LU
He chose his varities well plant- reLuriu "f115 eo' ul0De
ing largely of Stark's Delicious, PRf iHRAIll
c?-j- Tir: : j n -. v
Beauty, also Grimes Golden, Sunday School Convention at Pea
Oliver Reds; Jonathans, Winter H Ridge, August 29, 19Z0.
Banana and a variety of good 10:00-Devotion4; Exercises
1 1 1 1 . n 11TL!1.1
eanv summer am es. cnerries. r.-.wmie
for a while. . terment. Women as well as men
Miss Fanny Dickerson, of Ruth are invited. .
erfordton is visiting Miss I Mary
Camp.
Uehin IUIL
Rev. E.
peaches, plums and grapes, all 0f 1030Qualifictgm of Sunday School
i . i 11 1 vr . : leacners. xh. j. jones.
which grow well here, with finest 11:00sermon. lev. Roy Lewis.
Of. color, flavor and greatest per- 12:Oo' Adjourn fr dinner. Served on
fection. i)r. Bushnell thorolv erounds ' s! 1
cared for the orchard and brought :1:30-Irnportanof Organized Classes
: in. is. frieage ana
Ridings.
2:00 Sunday Sihpol as an Evangelical
it to bearing apples which have I
taken first premium at National,
State Tri-State and various county
apple shows. He deserves great j
credit for giving to Polk County!
the demonstration that it can pro
duce such fine fruit. He has re
ceived his financial reward, and
w-rr 1 A ' 1 1LC1VCU inosiiiiaiiviai IVVVUIU. CtllVA
pigeons no use one enuoi ouriraceup to .bmld-It is-juSt..ufspenr winter in Cal.rivitatioK eindci-to all t!. comi:
cummun sense auairs; just iiKe fnY.;a u0 Airei fnlifnrnii iring mncn wita you
Mrs. Pace is a common sense wo- and- its many attractions,- but
man just sucn a nen nouse as
any farmer in Polk, county that
is worth killing could provide for
his wife if he would half try.
Then you just ought to see how
well kept that hen house is not
a. louse nor a mite in It Think
every week. They are dressed how those beautiful red birds en-
and packed in ice and shipped to j0y life as they sit on those com
New York. In 1919 we sold 785 1 f brtable perches and . dream of
squabs, which was not a 'very the cold winds, snows and. rains
good amount on account of loosing that other farmers chickens must
some young ones in January and endure that have no place', but
February. The amount received the wagons, horse troughs, bug
for these was $445.23 feed cost gies and etc. on which to roost
$194.96, amount of profit, $250. 27 FWell: this is digressing some
-Aileen Wagner and Paul Wag- what; but 'remember we are at
ner, Newton, N. C. -
writes thabfor-real enjoyment he
prefers Saluda and its attractions
The orchard is sprayed 5 to 7
times, examined for borers twice County Fair, ix be Jield oh Octo
in each year, and pruned of all ber 10 and li, are requested to
Misses Bertha Mathis and Dewey fourteen year old so n
Daisy Jones, Hillcresf students, of S. S. laughter, got to dly hurt
spent the week-end at home. at school last Thursday- while
tut a a -t fu it playing base ball. . The ball
Mr. Setzer and wife, of Ruther- V , v. "4.1.1. j i 1 .
, j , struck him on the head knocking
f6rdton brought their little daugh- him down and rendering him
ters back Jo Hillcrest Sunday. most unable to get -home. . The
Rev. Ambrose Mills spent last Dr. - was called who advised him
week with his daughter, Mrs. to stav ;n bed and keeD auite for
Clarence R;L..Canip. ' r a fftw davs ho wniild sfvri hA al-
Mrs. Charlie Stockton of Va., right. - . .
is visitingher parents, Mr. Ed Buster the littie six year old
Walker and wife. y; son of Mr. and Mrs. Reed had the
Mr. Albert Chism and wife misfortune of falling from a
have returued to their home in board fence Friday, where a nail
Seguin Texas, after a two weeks protruded which entered the flesh
visit, to Mr.; andlrs. J. T. Camp, of his thigh and cut an ugly gash
:&v. R K Hunter Mrsf Hick- which the Dr. closed up' by mak
man, Miss Martha Hunter Hick- ing several stitches. ,
man, and Miss Ruth Rogers spent A number of persons from here
All personslexpecting to exhibit feren ce near Gastonia, N. C. Creek church Sunday.
live stock of' any kind at the ' . .' tv, i;fiQ wm nf.
'Miss Esther Gibbs.
Agency.
2:30 General Mass Meeting. - Short
Speechesfrorn S. S. Superinten-
dents, Teachers and Workers.
3:00 Meeting fin charge of. singing
' K leaders a&d a varied, music pro-
cram. k - - .
To Live Stock Exhibitors.
.- Columbus.
Willard Rennett, has been quite
sunsrintendent The revival services of the Bap-
n 1 n . -r 1 1 1 - 1 i i " i it' 1 jiz -i ' . j " x i -j- I f io4-- Vi ii Hoxrii noon
uiuicuvc. ucpoiuicuw,-"--- - ...... 1 Mr Rh.v nr.H wif a viaitH -wl.
harrowing and disking one or least 30 daysef ore that date and ior an inaennite time on account
more times a year. The orchard make arrangements for space, of the ram. . '
is now planted inredclover, tim- If you do ript do this it will be Miss Vinnie Templeton of Burl- , Th L ite W :fttendel
othy, orchard, and meadow-oat impossible togproperly take care ington, N. C, has been visiting here baturday night. The neg
Ji . . , , , - -.r T-i ttt m - . v i. j? . i. ativp. won the decision. The sub-
o;rass. This is plowed under ot your exniDjts. v Mrs, m. w. uodd ior tne past
every three years. Every five It is the desire of the fair man- week.
years three tons of limestone per agement to make the stock Misses Evelyn and Margaret
acre is put under the outside limbs exhibit one og the most interest- Rucker of Charlotte, N. C, are
of trees. Apples are carefully ing at the fa?r, .so be sure" and visiting relatives here.-
ative won the decision. The sub
ject for dedate next Saturday
night is resolved that the Divorce
law should be abolished.
Speakers on the affirmative are
J. W. Stacy, W. B. Feagan,
Green River Cove.
'rlrpd .hv.hand sorted into Fancv reserve snac& for vour poultry, n..4.: a nrA fiUr ' ' z ' . ' -j:
. .P hosetithe de Voider orWgiir a- hogS sheep, lattie, horses, and n
neart oi ureen mver vove. vv nen t?vi.o ranh
1 go aown next time, i 11 ten yuu . A hnr( hov pflPh annle
For Offe Lone DIosscsn.
Was von evpr in (Treen Kiver ti, "Donir v.o.
CovP?ff rnt wWvWt von d-o? wrappea m paper . . If you are hi need of decorations and
vt , " 11 i wny Q0 y" T I which he is bringing out of the Tfr has alwavs been the standard ftnd one $rie, short-stemmed rose
-NOt SO much On account OI wnat . , . . , j . j v. on- your . buslfi-"do 'not despair. - Pick
is there; and yet there is much ''kinks.'' - My plan is to bring 0f this orchard to produce quality theyfl0wer Wit.as iong a m as Po.
there already worth seeing; but this section of Polkcounty to the notquanity, so apples are hmned sibie. .Then-ther tie orwire the
oecause oi what ougnt to De nine ugm msuui a way as w t '
there. Green River -Cove is in have it connected to tlie rest of Pes- j
Overbrook Orchard has never of stem.
lumbus where they will make md Q c Feaganwe, anticipate
their future home. some good speaking on the subject,
Rev. Roy Lewis of Nebraska , The bible school closed here'
is spending a few days in . the last Friday evening.
Clty' Elders Branscom, tReed, and
Miss Bertha Kelz who has been Mm started to district confer-"
ml . m i 1 JiL '
spending the past montn witn ence some whe re i n Vinri nialast
Polk county would not be Polk
county without. But would be a
much greater county, if " Green
River Cove were developed,
which cannot be done without
better road facilities. Just think
that one hour's drive in a buggy
or horse back, will take you from
the town of Saluda, down" into a
gorge where there the fig, and
Perhaps the orange would grow.
If you never saw sure enough
tomatoes, then go down. thre
and see them, weighing one lb.
each, and red all over, without
a blemish. Then you will see
peach trees bending with lusuious
uit and fig trees growing under
their loads of fruit. Talk of
your Tryon thermal belt for fruit
and vegetables. Why,; Green
Kiyer Cove has that little thing
skinned a mile and then some.
This thermal belt is one of the
greatest things in all the land and
ought to be added to the wonders
of the world. But Green River
Cove is a greater wonder and no
body knows any thing about it
except a few who live there and
MICKIE SAYS:
the branch ofkthe plant,-or, in lieu of
better, avail f on reel f of the hollow
stem of an artificial rose.
t1
had an entire failure of crop,
there has always been more than
'enough, to pay expenses each year
since it began bearing. The ap
ples from Overbrook are shipped
to the South Eastern states but
t i 1 a . It !! 1 ": -t rr
are largely marKetea witnm iuu t0 &sk a mnnByvhat
miles of Saluda. As the demand vhite jnan dcs so through ijmoranc
. kjw the liianv.'ill tt;im to a bystander and
ior cnuiceayjjie&iaiiutcupyucuujr B.- t.a4
orchards of Western N. Carolina,
to' a Jonger
StPm nf nnnltor flnwdi in th!" WAV
there is no wtiste on account of lack Miss Minnie Arledge, returned Tnpdav mominc
ot. 11 3w unve uu uuici to ner nome in nauinwii vuw TVD,Afv,n04i,a v:-
whose stems ?fcu can use, try a bit of m j . v . Jack Burnette has the biggest
, . nog, ne.is, awout raunuia uiu
Dr. H. H. Edwards has jusrre- and wiliiWeigh at least five hun
turned from a business tnp to poun(jS4
Charlotte. v The Bible school closed here
reaching bunaay mornmg last Friday and Mr.;Karxell and
Fsar t.Tell Own Name. ,
Among .the JsiCayans, a tribe of - the
Philippines. It'ds a breach of manners Columbus BantlSt ChUTCh. J b. J. v
s- ntuno Is. If a T jH mo Kww.isfvv", ,
there is room for more orchards
of this kind. A government hor
ticulturist recently said of this
section that it was the best unde-
; Jones, faster. Earl BrvanL returnedto their
Miss Jocelyn Sykes of Monroe home in Mitchell county, last
ask that thestranRer, who does not lV viftitincr her sister Mrs. i Fred GofiiTov - i
know the cuioms. may be informed. . , I ,
if a. man teu his own name the evil vv. uianton. Prof. Kreider and wif e !xnade
spirits will liiar-hm1
readily do lni .hnrm.
and can more
power sprsyer, cut-away disc Ratter's parents E. W. Dedmond
veloped apple section of United harrow and jother up to date ma- ana wue.
States and the markets of ; the chinery and s trying to use every ' ; W. H Hill of Rutherfordton
whole south give the grower a up to datemethqd to produce spent last weeK with jus iamiiy.
Arthur Ormand and wife, of L hnainW trin tn Snartflnhuri?
Kings - Mountain are visiting the lagt gatur(iay - .
.Fatal Timidity.
Every day 8endB to the,riTa ob
scure men who have remained in ob
scurity only because their., timidity,
their, lack of self -confidence. Drerented
nearby outlet for his crop. The the finest off ruit; He is also in- ye are glad to know .that J. G; them from making a firet effort If,
u d nTiVV. fprpcfprl iTvlrripkpn3 rios and tj ; aftr n Inner I they could have been induced to be-
present, uwnci xxciixjr x . i wiu. wv. xiugnco 10 ,,,6 trusted in their own
also is a middle aged man who gardening a well as every pro- spell of illnessj . : powers and dared to-forge abead tfcej
came to Saluda six' years ago but gressive mfe to the good of the We are glad to -welcome Fred would, in all probability, bare scat
withoutexperieuceas an orchard- community.:: W. Blanton and wife to their, new ?'Jr
climate, fin water, ideal location .. R B; . cloud at
ana laijas ;wiinm rea.cn ui ,uie
st is another evidenc that a man
is not down and out at .50 years of
age Mr.HUorwith is working daily
in the orchard and has put busines
salesman to goodtlse of marketing
of the fine apples he is producing.
He has planted several hundred
trees,' added to the buildings .use s
man, or vfoman oi mod erate
means N off l?rs opportunity - for
fmit growi&g and stock raising
that cannct be excelled in the
United Stas. -
Raleigh on business this week.
Sheriff Jackson was in the city
on business londajr.'
Mr.and Mrs. Perryman of
Winston-Salem are visiting- the
' U Largest Tunnel.
-The longest raU way tunnel on- tba.
American continent Is the Rogers pasi
tunnel on the Kocky. mountain division
of the Canadian Pacific line, which is
five miles in length and runs under
Mount McDonald,- la the Selkirk
range. It .was constructed. at a cost
of more than 10,000,000.
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