.1. r
1
?oli County is
the Irruit roer, Stockman and Trucker. Investigate!
"7
J
l- .. , -;.. .. 4:-. .. . - . ...... - ' - . ' - - f . 'T - - ' -17
the Land ov Opportunity for
C. BUSH Publisher
3
i
The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Clean paper for the Home
Volume XXVI No. 11
Tryon, N. C, August 27, 1,20.
OUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
ome Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sams.
The
A Good Meeting. .
writer attended a com
munity meeting at Suluda, N.
?t on the evening of Aug. 13th,
rhich was of extraordinary in-
West. Several important topics
' licnncoorl nf trroofor rY loco
reft Ulu.vu hvLvi-v. Vx iv-uo
xteht.
1st. The educational question
1 U in rtraY T1VQCOT1 UTOP Ala
'ussed at length. The plucky
ittle, town has at last caught the
tision that money invested in
heir children's brains and char
acter is the best of all money, in
Vestments, and to this end, they
ire preparing to build a public
in such a movement, or if my
suggestion is hot a good one,
some one suggest something bet
ter, what I want, is to stimulate
every township to have the best
0
Pries 5 Cents
$2.00 a Year
To The Directors Of The Polk County Hampshire ; Swip.e tVleeting and Com-!
Fair munitvftair.
mm
OUR FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRY
Gentlemen, and ladies, you may The next meetini of the Hhmp-
not think so but, the success or shire Swine Breeders Interstate Items of Interest Gathered From Various Sections of Pcik Ccustv hi'thr
failure of the Polk County fair Association, wilrbe in Missildine ,w f iLm. ' ' '
Mill Spring.
is right in 'your hands, and on Hall on Tuesdap August, 31st at'
your shoulders, so please get out 10:30 a m all numbers are here-1
of your "Rip Van Winkle Sleep' 7byi notified and the business men1
and make the things go, nothing of Tryon and Pcffk county are re-
can run successiuuy wnnout on. specuuuy aesirrm to oe pres-
Jlevival servjees closed at Beth
lehem Sunday night. Rev. J. M.
The premium lists "have been lent, also the farmers.', and busi- Barber, the former pastor helped
fair possible, and to help make published and distributed and not ness men of Trj;0n township re- tne Present pastor, many souls
the County Fair the greatest paid for yet. Please each one of gardless of, whether town or were saved and fourteen united
show possible. Every citizen of you raise your quota and send it county, are requested and -urged wltn tne cnurch. As a whole the
Polk County who will cooperate to F. B. Blanton, treas. of the to attend this $eeting, and be- mfetmS was one of the best ever,
aiong tnis line piease arop me a r oik county i air association uo- iore tne aajqurnrment oi tne same 4" ""
card stating the amount you will lumbus, N. C. so expense bills we want to determine whether or Mrs. C. M. Dicus and children,
Yemen conducting Fairs in The entrance cards are how ready fair at Tryon. H ; C. every other C. Gibbs.
in Polk County had better take for the printer, but the printer township is arrjinging for one. The play given at the school last Saturday night to hear the
notice, the women of Columbus refuses to do the work untill paid Saluda on one side and the pro- house the 7th was quite a sue- divorce question discussed. We
who are running the things in for, so please send in what cash gressive town opLandrum on the cess, owing to the unfavorable heard some good speaking. The
tended church at Brooklynn S. C,
Sunday.
Misses Amamda and Etta Jones
of Brooklyn, S. C. , attended
Sunday school here Sunday.
G. C. Feagan and wife made a
business trip to Chesnee, Mon
day. t-
Dewey Laughter who got hurt
with a base ball is. getting better
now.
There was quite a crowd out
Columbus township, will run the you have collected and collect and other are bendtfig their efforts, weather $9.00 was realized as affirmative won the decision.
chool building, second to none'
Shoat over you if you don't
n the county. And the beauty et on yu.r iob and keeP on it
their movement is this; the tm tne airs are over-
own is taking the unselfish stand
hat I am my "My Brother's
Cover Crops Their Importance.
send in the balance at once, and mean to. shcvv the world and the, fees and presented to the The next debate will be resolved
There must be some pens for themselves whgjt they, are doing, school. that the commercial fertilizers is
pigs and other live i stock purposes Will Tryon -sit supinely and fail to James Edgerton, left Tuesday detrimental to the success of
and it can not be done until you let the world krJow she is on the for Mars Hill school. . farmers in the southern states,
men act. If the fair is a success map agriculturally? I callatten- , - , , . Sneakers are J. W. Starv W TK
oeverai ui ivir. j. m. carDer s T ' ,
CnnC Kava aif loo Feagan, J. Burnett, G. C. Feagan .
11UIV liUlKVU null III VUW iOOb
week.
Keeper" and instead of building Now is the time to think and the directors will have most of the tion to this maer to Tryon busi-
nthe center of the town, they prepare for winter cover crops. iai ure iiKewise tne ness men, ana i tney reiuse to
have incorporated a large school Here are some of the most im- sname . oe - rs' SV iei.s aiMwuPeraie anu ?ci now, men 1 11
bouse district, covering a good portant, wheat, rye, oats, (win- lro Present UP Desr mnel! see wnat iynnym ao m tms re-
rural pommimitv and will fprVhsrW bnr olnvr ana nerseu, ana see to it tnat spect. :iryon tne logical piace
V'fe " ' ? vimwuu , . ... , , j i? m .
mere wm ue no siiame lo oe uis- xor uie 1 ry on ;tcommuiiiiy iair.
tribiuted, but that all connected
build the school building outside clover, harry or winter vetch.
pf the corporate-limits of Saluda. The grains are valuable either for
with the fair- may have a good
share of the glory when glory
shall have been achieved.
Our Fairs.
North Carolina during the last
seven years has moved up from
This is ideal and shows a fine their grain and straw, or to plow
spirit, and I doubt if there is an- under for their humas content,
pther town in N. C., that can show the grain cover crops do not draw
such a fine spirit toward the poor free, nitrogen from the air, but
country children that must wade the grains may be sown in con-
mud ankle deep at times m order nection with the legumes, and
. i n' il ! . ii mi i " ,
to reacn even a smaii country wonung togetner .win supply oq amnno- tHp nf
school so much to the everlasting nitrogen, humus and other valu- Union in agricultural values, to
:reditot the town ot baiuaa, ana able elements necessary to .plant Uth - only three states ahdid.
L am sure tnat m a snort time growtn, ana prevent ueacning, Norto Carolina also stands ahead
the sort of community spirit will erosion, and keep land in fine 0f au other states in the amount
result in a feeling of brotherly condition every way. Bur clover 0f fair work, and especially com
Wdness between town folks in the cotton section is one of the munitv fair work this lanrelv ac-
and country, that will be com. best if not the very best of all the counts for this rapid advance in
pendable and 'beautiful, such soil , building legumes, and here agricultural products. Last year j
should be the ambition of every is the way to get it all over your we conducted four successful com
ommunity club. farm I. will f irsttelryou how not munitv fairs in thecountv. This
At this meeting good roads, to do, now don't go and buy high vear we desire to have six, one
play grounds for children, law priced seed and sow all over your jn ea:eh township five of the town-
ana order regulations were ais- poor oia neias wnere tne . numus sipS are already organized, all
(cussed. And if this community is all burned from growing cotton ut Tryon and we hope to have
fkeeps on, Saluda will be one of and corn continuously by the aid Tryon to come accross in a few
.the cleanest and best places to of "guano" that's the waste-fuel Javg 0f course Tryon township
uive in all JNortn Carolina, ana way ana tne way to ianure, out
that means in all the world. here is the way and the best and
Respectfully- about the only way to succeed
J. R. Sams County Agent, with bur clover, take a small lot
of real rich land say 1-8, 1-4, 1-2
or one acre of such land and get
The Polk County and ComT fresh bur seed right from the
munity Fair Premium lists are field and sow at laying by of corn
...
V
MICKII2 SAYS:
ft- '' '
CAP. CStid AUOVUSD
OT GOT V4 AT V WES OQITZN
WES VAaD UteE AOOV Am
f
Fair Work.
out and in the hands of the fair or cotton applying about 12 lbs.
secretorips Thic nrintincr was J ner oua'rter acre, which ouerht to
i nw ' i x X r
1 - I i lit i
uone at consid e r ab 1 e c o s t Urive a eooa stana tne tirst year
and is charged up to a single this will , produce seed forever
individual. The directors in each afterward, to stock the entire
township who are collecting farm, now. don't take my word
funds to meet expenses of these for it just go along and try it out
fairs, will please send in, to F. yourself, and be your own hero
B. Blanton, Tres. Columbus what and if the f irst year should by
funds you have on hand, and go any possible means fail just re
ahead and get more. Peat the operation the next year.
We want to make our next Now let every farmer get busy
CountjJrFair truly a Polk County and sow some kind of cover crops
Fair. We want the outside world get in the habit and keep it up
to see what we can "do in Polk and see how your farm will im-
Countv. and to thie nd wo want nrove from year to year. Rightin
each Township to do it's best. this connection let me say, from
It has been suggested that as now till Nov. 1 isihe time to sow
all our Community, or Township winter vetch. It can be - sown
airs, come off the week before over a longer period of time than
the County Fair; that we .ask the any other legumes, and, by the
officers of these Township Fairs, way, if you have not arranged to
to have them each brought to Co- have aH the roughage for your
hmbus to make up the County work stock , next summer, plant
rair. Each township making vetch and oats or later; on rye
t's own display. And. what and vetch -'to be made, into -.hay
about a prize to the township early next spring. This will do
taking the best' exhibit? A cash a double service, act as a cover
Pze to be added to the school crop this winter, and make a good
tund of the schools in the town- crop of hay next spring, but if
ship that wins fh a -i nf vou have provided fully for the
course such a prize would be little hay crop for the lands sake .tsow
Irom the money stand point,' but cover crops.
ouia mean much from the Agri
cultural and educational stand
Point. 1 will start the list W C11 n
Prize at no j j i inc. This eliminates the possibility of
tOrnUl 00 ed: enough fetog and savea e,t W of time
can not afford to be the tail end
of Polk County from the agricul-
ural stand point Tryon can hold
a splendid fair if she tries. We
want every township to hold a
community fair during the week
preceeding the county fair which
will be October 13 to 14th and then
et these township fairs bring
their best products to Columbus
and have a great big round up
county fair vand show what we
cart do when we half try. You
see it's this way our county com-
Fop Curtain Rod.
In inserting a rod in curtains If- a
thimble is placed over the end of th,e
rod it wiU run easily through the head
5
J. W. Walker, and W. H. Kreider.
All fn rmPTM shnnlrl atfpnil f h
Rev. Roy Lewis, is home for a debate M thev m;ffht hear aome.
vacation. He is at Columbus this
week helping Rev. E.J. Jones
in the revival. They will begin wtossrcys.
a series of meetiugs at the Bap- We hope the rain will hold up
tist church here Sunday. Let' us for a few days so our roads will
hope for a successful week and get so we can get over them with
work to that end. out sticking up.
Misses Eva and Mollie Edgerton Mr.. Z. B. Rodgers and a num
visited - relatives near Rock, ber of others have gone to Vir-
Spring last week-end. gmia to see if they will like that
The singing school at the Bap- country well-enough to move
tist churcli closed ,last Saturday. j;bei,-.-Cu. . . 1:
Misses - Malissie and Mabel Barnett Blackwell of Spartan
Pack, visited friends in Inman, burg is visiting his parents near
last week. -. here.
Mrs. R. L. Collins went
to
Asheville one day last week to
have an operation performed on
Messrs Roy and Claud Lewis,
attended a family reunion near
Rutherfordton, Sunday.
Christain Endeavor at Beth- Pne of her eyes'
lehem, next Sunday p. m. at 5 Miss Lela Barnett of Spartan-
o'clock, leader Edward Barber, DurS 1S at n0me Wltn ner parents
topic "seeking things worth for a few days,
while" Lets attend these meet- A large crowd attended the B.
ings aud realize some good from Y. P. U. at Greens Creek Sun
them. day. P. M. .
Don't forget about the comm- Earl Whiteside and wife spent
unity and county fair, we want Sunday with T. A. Pendleton and
to make them the best this vear. wife.
Fishtop.
Sandy Plains"
FARMER AND B00D HIGHWAYS
.-re ...
We have some hopes of fair Mrs. rnce trom unisiae, IN.
weather now. v- w visiting at nuDen car-
nett s. ;
Has Become HaiT Working and Vot
ing Enthusiast or Improved Roads
Because ofrjM any Benefits.
The biggest bolster for good roads
In the country toHlay Is the farmer. A
Miss Avaree Jones spent a day
or so in Asheville last week, hav
ing her eyes tested.
We have; just learned while
Claud Gilbert was home on a f ur-
Roscoe Hall and wife' spent
Sunday evening at D. R. Wil
liam's "
Mr. Gold, Will Pianter and Zeb
lough he and Miss Laura Case restarted for Virginia Sun-
few years, ago KeVfeit that the portion daughter of Jess Case, were mar- 1 , r
of his taxes ueed in the construction rA on the 9th. He has returned i5ersmre
atea ou,uu of permanent highways represented a . v,orM ortj i,Qa orirnotvl;rity nvor Miss Fannie Dickson is Spehd-
to be given as prizes tor excellent benefit only to motoring tourist ZTZ 1 ine af ew weeks -at J, T. Gamn's.
missioners appropriated $25000
Vv-Kifc at fViA pnnntv fair This and the city aut?jnobile owner, writes iwu muie jfcaia aci vc jrcu
thp-town h. w. siauson Leslie's. The farm- We saw Jess Case working on Mr- Maryann SrAalley spent
" f - v " . I . 1 I M J I - J L I III AJ -- K. wl- Mil I1HT IIIIUII W M
I lr . nr.Mi: x rirj". xt r
-v t Vvtt rll
muney was jjciiu uy an ic iumu- er arjnie
ships, and the way for each town
ship to get back its share of - this superstition aga
tax money, is to oe on nana - at
the county fair with your good
farm products, stock and etc.
was paying
To Make Transparent Paper. "
To make transparent - paper, .Vilurie
one part of castor oil with two or three
parts, of alcohol, dip the paper into it
nd-hane It in the open air to ry.
Secret of Leadership. v.
The secret of the world's leadership
Is right in our keeping. To under
stand men we look at ourselves. To
know what is without, we must study
what Is within. To lead others we
tnnst lead ourselves. Our power will
Boon gcow. So will our Influence.?
Exchange.
the good roads unusual you may know roads are ATAXO' ouulc411'
movement. . in aKd pnnrlitinn snrfi pnoncrh Rubin Collins SDent Saturday
flrill lr when you see Case working them, night with Grady Flynn.
ue: when the 'mjio-chandise for which We sure need that road J. R. Joe McDowell was a caller at
he has teiephone(.in the morning can gams 0f week it will J. T. Camp's Sunday .evening.
be delivered. by tion of, the same day; . ttt -n w-' v
when the marked for his own produce open up Coopers Gap township W. E. Walker has gone on a
is brought houra . nearer ; when the one of the best if not the best business trip to Shelby.
winter ana s Rowing spring umw township m the COUnty and She
yuaseas nu terras lur nixu uijd
because of th4: improved highway
which makes hisifarm only a suburb,
as it were, of lyae nearest cuy ne
naturally becomtjj'a hardworking and
hard-voting enthjsiast for good roads.
True Lotus and
Neither: the nut . ..... m; aiiciem.
Egypt nor the sacivd r.ms ,f the Ori
ent racist be confused with ' the plant
referred to in Tennyson's poem, which
was the jujube, a pricklj shrub bear
ing fruits resemblinga plum or dae,
and much used as a dessert. Homer
describes the wandf ring'Plysses as ar
riving at the coast of Libya, where
many of Us sailors partook of the ju
jube fruits and immediately lost their
desire to return to home and friends.
i Journal of the New York Botanical
GRAVEL GOOf FOR HIGHWAYS
When Properly handled It Can Be
Traveled OvfAlf Year Dirt
- Road rs Different.
While gravel, as a rule, does not
make the best vpe of road, that Is
not so much thfault of the gravel
as of the way itls put on. It is usu
ally not evehl spread or leveled
down, nor are ims holes kept filled. If
properly handle a gravel road can
at least be trawled on any time of
the year, which cannot be' said of a
dirt road.
The NEWSt$2 per year
has five of them all good
MeMn Hill.
Henry Jackson was a visitor at
A. E. Hall's Saturday.
Marshall Chitwood went to
Clifside Sunday evening.
We are .jail glad to see the
The school here is progressing
niVfilv. under the management of
, .
Prof. Kreider who has charge of again.
the advanced grade, and Mrs. common superstitioni.
Kreider who has charge of the Most people are superstition, wit
primary. Another large black- " jh. broking of jjJhUi
board has been installed and the cock featners were formerly coiuider-
advanced pupils are making good ed bearers of sickness. The GreeStS
use Of same in their study of and Romans of ancient times put ta-
. . : , . pucit trust in emens ana nerw uuw
mathematics. . ontmriiM f nv mtmot wis
Messrs Otho Head : and Claud out consulting , the oracle.
Gilbert have gone to Columbus, E.rth stin Growina. .
Ohio, for the purpose of bringing S
in a new car,' which ; the former meteorie matter, it is stffl rrowinf in
has recently purchased. the same manner, thouih scarcely to
- . " an appreciable extent, for the mass of
, Mrs. - G. A. Branspom, MlSS meteorlc matter added yearly Is reck
Robb and Frank Branscom, at- oned to be only 20,000 tons.
. j
i ;'
1 ,
1
it- i espectaoie will join 4 (uxd patience.