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Volume XXVI No. 13
'Tryon, N; C.,, September 17, 192Q
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iUR CSUMTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
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Timely Talks to Poik County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub
jectsp by County . Agent, J. R.-Sams.
Ojr Community Fairs.
.?-, . n i t v fairs and com-
yilixw .
L?tv crab work and good will
yelopment in xortn Carolina
11 be emphasised next year, or
1 - mi
is year as never oeiore. 1 nis
stressed at the late meeting
county agents at West Raleigh
one of the important projects.
l3Ve JUol' viaiiGV uaiuucv aim
d the community fair prospect
aglow with enthusiasm, P. H.
iley the genial president has
ut him an executive and hn-
ce committee able of work and
thusiasm. C o 1 u m b u s, Mill
ring, Cooper Gap, and Greens
ek,ire all organized and press-
.wv. -
V foward. I had a letter from
r .
I. Branscom, secretary . of
eens Creek community, fair
hich was encouraging. Back
these fairs is a community or-
mization intended to better de-
lop the resources of every com-
nity, What we want is a
;tter community life, better
Mculture of course, but better
iighbors, better people and bet
r homes. Better roads, better
hools, better teachers, and them
tter paid. So it is betterment
fare after1 and the surest and
st way to get it is to organize
M rrof nvorvhnflv to xxrnTV frtf
jtter things in his or her own
jnmunity, and this is what a
nimunity club and iair ; means.
ow what about that hog pas-
e? The boll wevil is on his
,y and is expected to strike
Ik county about 1923, though
pay be a little later. There is
thing unusual about a hog pas
re, just select a good rich piece
land as nearly levef as you can
,t slightly rolling is better, and
i
n get every kind oi grass and
ver possible to grow on it.
is is easy to do on rich land.
en put some purebred hogs on
S Dasture. and feed a lif t I ft
centrated feed all along and
tch the pigs curl their tails and
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t go on the pasture untill well
iablished, better mow for hay
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c iiisl vpar i nm wnnnor
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ut a permanent hog " pasture
w, of course peanut, soy bean,
Ivet bean, cow pea and other
wo can ue grown 10 suppie-
M the permanent Dasture and
fishing up work. Of course' I do
?t expect every farmerm Polk
wty to break his neck making
!rmanent pastures right now, I
fuidbe sorry if they did, but
vant to keep pastures so ever
priced hay; next summer. .Now
is the time to think about it and
think so intensely and persistent
ly that it will get your bodies in
such action that the thingwill b e
done. : Don't let the mVh
seed bluff you off, seed now : are
not as high as' last year and if
twice as high it will, be " much
cheaper than buying hay next
summer. Try it. dont tak e mv
word for it. . :
Another thing I want to. men
tion, I want one farmer or two
if suitable men will apply to grow
some seed wheat in Polk county.
The state will furnish high quality
peaigree. seed wheat for one or
two farmers who will agree to
sow this seed under instructions
given. This seed wheat will
cost $4,00 per bushel and the
farmer: undertaking this project
should be ble to sow 10 bu. on
good wheat land and plant it at
the time and in the manner pre
scribed by the state agronomist.
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v MICKIE SAYS: v
vms or our oofc vrrvvi vuttu
their meetings and in a kind way
ask for what we think is dtie our
erh home conveniences in them,
men and women who can see
good roads and' well supplied
school houses within reach of
eyery.child in folk county. We
Want to see the time when every
man and woman - in -Polk county
can have this mental vision and
fever yone will see and feel alike
for himself and for his neighbors
as he sees and thinks for himself
I then : and ' not till then will - we
have all the good things we now
crave for ours elves only. ; :
Notice of flection.
; ? The ; "undersigned do hereby
oWer an' election to he held: in
the Town of Tryon on Thursday,
Sept ,30th, 1920 f or thev purpose
of determining the tax rate for
the year 1920. - ' V v
hThe present tax rate on the old
assessment; is 66 2-3 ' cents per
$100, OOnder the Revaluation
Act this has been reduced to' 23
cents per $100.00 which, makes a
deficit of ' $2550.00 in -the budget
O.tKeurrent. year. To '. meet
this deficit the rate must be made
40 cents per $100.00 instead of
23 cents. : ; . ' : ...
: The tickets will read 4 Tor Tax"
if the voter 'wishes . the 40 cent
FROM OUR FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRY
Items of Interest Gathered From Various Sections of Pcsk County by Cur
f v Corps' of Faithful Correspondents.
Mountain View
We have been having a lot of
rain in this-section for the last
month.
Mr. Taylor Jackson, who has
been visiting relatives at Caro-
een returned home one day last
week and reports a fine trip.
Mr. Leslie has been a pleasant
visitor at Moses Jackson's for
the last few days.
Several from this section went
to Spartanburg with produce last
week.
Miss Alice McCrain left for
Columbia, last week, where she
entered high school. We miss
her ,very much. v
Edgar McCrain and Milo Walk-
er motored to Tryon one day last
week, - '
H. H. McCrain lost a fine milk
cow last week. . -
any farmerm Polk county de- neck of the woods m the way-of rate br l "Against Tax if the
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?uCa w wigag. m gruwmg seea roafls, . scnoois, Dnages . ana ere. 23 cent ' rate is wanted. Polls
wneat, and desires to take ad- and then if we . don7 1 get what hvilibe'opeh "from; Sunrise until
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vaniagevi ims uner write or .see we asK ior ano ian to get, lor gunset at Town Hall.
One more thing and I'll hush and sull and pout and call every
for this time. How are you get- one thieves and . robbers. The
ting along with uncle Sam and place for thieves ' and robbers is
do you love him? Are you obey, on the chaingang or in the state
ng his laws anpl can you swear penitentiary, and I would hate M C BiLvkp Clerk
next time you registerto vote awfully to think we hada county ls-w; ; t
v.o v.o-r v;-,r.i,4- 4? 1 ffi:,i :,i4- "Ua GOVERNOR UICKETT. SAYS.
wioi. juu nave aui viuiatcu. xiiy kjl i uiiicxai . w nu uugiii tu uc m citiici
F. P. Bacon, Mayor.
C W.Ballenger .
W. Y. Wilkins
Iv A, Avant r ; - '
Commissioners.
Mrs. .Gran Higgiiis arrived
home bunday evening from
Spruce Pine, where she had spent
a week with her daughter Mrs.
Smith. '
The debate was postponed
again last Saturday night on ac
count of the protracted meeting,
but is sceduled to come off next
Saturday, night without fail.
A missionary society will "be
organized at the school building
next Saturday at 2: 30 p; "m. .
Cotton is beginning to open
slowly tn this section.
Success to the news.
Fishtop.
Some more nice warm Weather
last week ; and we hope it wil
continue. - v
About the best news we have
this week that nothing unusua
has happened. ;
E. J. Bradley was in Henderson
county a few days last week vis
iting friends, and saw some good
corn, fine hogs, , milk cattle and
Columbus.
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There will be a meeting of the
Columbus Community Club next
Monday evening at seven o'clock
in the school-building, for 'the
purpose jof completing the organi
zation; and be entertained by a
very brief programme. At a re
cent meeting of the Community
Club, it was decided to meet ev
ery two weeks and have a pro
gramme. Resolutions have been
adopted which are of vital in
terest to each and every citizen, ,
which stand for the uplift, of the
entire community; ready to back"
every progressive move, and it is :
hoped that all . the folks near
enough to Columbus ,to attend -
these' meetings1 will takethe ;acW'v
calves f or sale.
Mrs. . E. J. Bradley had a nar- vantage of this opportunity to-
row escape one day last week Iget together and get something
when she stepped out to cut some started worth while.
his laws? Then there is your place. What the world needs. Some practical provision -wil
state: have you been true to her what North Carolina needs andTalS0 be made to meet the distress
and obeyed her laws? Then what Polk county needs is con- inS conditions that confront the rich weeds for a cow and found The reception given for the
what about those good, neighbors fidence in humanity. Show me most of cities and towns. Since a large ratler in position and con- the teachers and patrons o f
and do you love them as vou the mah who confides in nobody r the Kevaluation Act was written tending for every inch of the lot Stearns High School Tuesday
love yourself? You may think and I'll show you a man in whom the cost of everything a city has He succeeded. . ' evening the 7th. was well attend-
that is hard to do but hard, as all mankind' may well look with to buy in order to maintain a de- I see an abundande of loafers ed and 'much enjoyed.' Those
you may think it is, God requires suspicion. Of course there is cent Clty government, including every where I go wanting higher present were entertained by a'
it at the hand ot every one. So much taith and trust m the wge& uiu mkuiu), uaa gicduj wages. Never, mind just wait recitation and musical program
let us all square our actions world, but none too much. Now increased. it appears tnat a
by the square of virture and see the purpose of this i article is to number of cities cannot live on
how far short we are falling and see if any body sees any good in the ten-per-cent increase fixed by
strive to do better in the future; Polk county. Now what about the act ol lyiy. 1 suggest that
our climate, the rain, sunshine, a Din De drawn providing tnat
pleasant breezes,' then what whenever the governing author-
What Will Polk County Be?
Thprp is a nnpstion mark aftr about the beautiful rivers, creeks, ities of a city shall, bya unani-
every thing in the future; be- and cooling. springs, on the moun- nious vote, find as a fact that it
cause no one can foretell the fu- tains and in the low grounds, is lmpossioie ior tnecity wmam-
ture. If I knew the vision every Then what about the towering tam us guvwumeia un Mie ten-
citizen of Polk county had of mountains themselves. Starting per-cent increase allowed by the
what she 'will be twenty-five where the cotton, fig and scup: act of 1919 that they shall publish
years hence, then I could tell you pernong grapes thrive in lux- this fact, together with a state
what she will be at that , time, ursance and pierce the clouds ment of the actual increase of
Alii n .tn rtT rv-k v, c-aiM revenues necessary; and if with-
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progress. If we continue to see O, well' it will just grow any
nothing but cotton growing on thing that grows from Canada to
the fields and gullies, with the Fla,. and What more can you
soil and land all washing away ask? Besides there are so many
and the river and creek beds fill- other things to numerous to men
ing up with the soil, sand, gravel, tion, but there is one thing we
and clay brought down by every can boast of which no other coun-
they will come across and we arranged by Mrs. Jno. Carnegie,
hope how soon". Sandwiches and coffee were serv-
Some are gathering peas and
preparing for winter." Irish H. Hi. Edwards returned Wed-
potatoes are fine but so niuch rain nesday from a busmes trip to
is rottening some. Seems that "ariotte.
turnips will be scarce this winter.
Melvin Hill.
Mr. Frank Elliott has returned
to . Washington, D. C, after a
two weeks visit to his. parents
here.
Messers J.- A. and W. E. New-
The meeting which has been in
froyress here for a couDle of
wppVs o.lospd Sunday niffht about man have charge of the mercan-
twelve were added to the church. tile business recently purchased
by Lambr-ight & Co.
in ten days after this publication i
Misses Annie Louise Mills and
Dorothy Edwards were dinner
guests of Miss Blanche Feagan
Sunday.
New students enrolled this
Mrs. E. S.' Pitman of Collins
yille, visited her sister Mrs. Stacy
,.-. .1 loot tyt -."-It" nrn
ten per cent of the voters of the v.
city shall ask for ah election on James Hester and his sister
the Question.' one shall be order- of Shelby, made a visit to their
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ed to determine whether or not aunts ivirs. oimpjonnsunreceiiuy weekwere Misses Mable Pack,
such increased taxes shall be Some parties went into Wm. Carrie Barber, Barbara Vouheese
levied, a If such a petition shall Ridings watermelon patch Friday Nettie Davis and Mr. Lorene
Finglyin themindsof farmers hard rain that comes, then, that try has and that is the thermal not be hied, then the governing night, and cut up and destroyed Tony. . ; . -
that after I am dead and is what will be going on twenty- belt our mountain side. Now authorities shall be authorized to some fourteen or niteen good Lindsey Smith wife and daugh-
fma mi . i i i i I - i . - - .;.j ;. ...i..i' j.: .L- : low thp tayps wit hnnf. an p. fiftinn. sizwi melons. . . -fan r'oir of ta-nAaA hnMovtioiw
r uiey win tnmK oacK and nve years hence. - msteaa oi everiasungiy wmmng
-sorry that they did not get If we stay at home and. cuss and complaining about this, ' that
fsy and grow some and crive me and brow : beat the countv. com- and the other going to satan in
instead of everlastingly whining levy the taxes without an election, sized melons. ter Cay attended a birthday party
Farmers are trying to save' at Lynn Saturday evening,
some fodder this week. , , Mrs. E. W. Dedmond has been
Mr. Kreider has purchased indisposed for the past- few
small bit of pleasure in my life- missioners, road board, board of Polk county, lets just open our
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to see somereal sure enough education and everybody, else mental and spiritual visions and
ptures, just such as I have who have . better roads, ' better begin to look for something great
on Tr . . . rwm t . .. .. i i - i i t- ii 1 i
-"uxventucKy, east Tennessee schools, and better bridges, we and glorious m oid roiK ano y
1(1 Other mrts nf Pipmont nnrl tyiqVo hottor lipnwnv in irpt. and bv we will besrin to see and
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0untain sections of North Car- ting them., Instead of laying at realize what we look for and vex- inevitably bear the stamp of ibwer:
unson ( oweti aiaraen ra
DallyNews. '
Beware of Lost Minutes.
"In the dynamic of human affair"
said a learned man, "two qualities are
essential to greatnessr power ' and
promptitude. The former Is often the
fruit of the latter. A man or woman
who Is Impressed with the value of
time will make every minute count to
such purpose that his or her life will
Pna. The hnll wmril ia nnrnl-ncr V.vrvio onVl aoiTlrp,, tV.o0onfflM0l5 T.PPt Whv not look for flLTld P.Y-
11 a. akj vvrxxi.ji&x 1 xxvXllv (Allvl vuaiug : wivuv viiiviuiu - & r- . j
Wfc must crrow hntrs ' nnH tVinno-h nprrinns rottip of them Dect STOOd officers, then We would
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evenly without smoking, paying you
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weu tor int swiHii aiuuuui vj.
;her live stock, to take the place and. maybe all need more or less nominate and elect that kind.
Ult0n largely as a money crop, "cussing", why not come to Col- Then we might look for and ex-
grow livestock we must grow umbus and inrequire into the mat- pect good roads, schools, bridges
lures. So there you are no ter where you think, you have a and etc. What we need is a vis-
?y Setting around it and that is grievance and . perhaps every-1 ion that can see possibilities in
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ccp iimmnff on vou to tniner couiu ue maue uiam. koik countv. auo tnen can see
Pastures. SO thp. snnnpr vnn TJffVinor is pvPr cainpd hv ahiis- th wav tn HpvpIoti thpsp twcqi..
F t0 growing pastures the ing any one. A good man can bilities. We need men who "can pended in cieanina, the wick.
roller 1.11 nilif mollini XTttit 1 V '-.il --J lir oVtiiainrvVilTVI Q rrrrA 1 . mwan ' nlln A-P n1ir-4. n-A I " . SOUIXe Of TC3r8.
nat about that $60.00 a ton hav nffiopr ran he made a disaeree- crrass where the brown earth
jU Will have to huv ne-rf Qnm- aVilo fpllnw hv ront.iTfnal abuse nnw frowns at. vnn we neeH tupti
u you don't plan now to get A bad man has often been re- who can see fat cattle grazing on
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ii vuii win snw enmp rnnriwi nv ifinn wnrns nnn otwmi Tnpir np ns m f flwrnnn (rrasa
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er oats harry or winter vetch treatment. Suppose we .all . quit we need men and women who
himself a car lately. ' weeks.
The Misses Tawter of Coolv Ernest McMurry left Tuesday
Springs, spent the week-end with for the State University at Chapel
S. S. Lawter and wife returning Hm where he H enter school,
home-last Sunday." ' ; Lindsey Swofford of Spartan
Elder Jackson'returned tx) his b. C., spent the week-end
T?,itVii.rt loot Trtn With his wile.. ;
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Lu n. Vioua spent xuesaay ,ul
day after , a two weeks stay I
among us.
. M. E. Randolph and daughter
Robbie of Chesnee, visited Loren
Spartanburg. :
Yates Arledge and Miss Phoebe
Carpenter were married Satur
day at Spartanburg, S. C. Im
mediately after the cermony they
annhratinn nf ariH rnctincy stones awhile - at onr I pan see well hnilt houses on the
nate, you Can henrl nflF'tho I nmmtv nfflpials sinrl instead thrvw I thonsanirls nf henntifnl sitos fni
ty Of buvino that hirrh thorn a' hminnpt T-ot's attend I m 5. ornifient. h nmps with nil TrrH
Cleaning the Oil Stove.
To clean the wicks of either oil
lamps or stoves turn them fairly low,
so that only the charred part is visioie.
Then take a small-piece of sandpaper
and rub over the top of the wick care-
. . . kk Mnc If t-.nva.hla - AftPF
this "operation" the flame wiu bum Johnson and wife Sunday.
There was a reorganization of heft for a wedding trip.
the Sunday school here last Sat- Koah Daniel of Landrum, S.;
urday.' No changes to speak of c visited relatives here Satur-
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where do tears come from r in were made, n. l. Lantreii was Ay .
!r7red!ihJre ,m,aJi,d,n? if re-elected superintendent, and all Harrison Cannon of Lynn, ' N.
the tear duct- This little gland Is con- . - , " i . , - . , . J,
stantiy making tears and washing the other officers and teachers C., visited mends here Sunday,
the eye. The eye "winkers" are the except one. " V W. H. Hill of Rutherfordton
VS&Z$SZX Hensoa Huntley and wife of N. C. spent the - weekend with
eye. when we cry the tear gland Hollv Springs, visited her parents, his family. V
pCi.4U6 Mickey West DrooK ano wue iastr o. a. nwnuui .w m njuu
'works , overtime"
chasing -another, like rain drops on the
window pane.
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