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BUSH Publisher
The Only Paper Published in Pelk, County A Cln Paper for the Home
Price 5 Cents
lume XXVI No. 14
Tryon, N. C. , September 24, 1920.
$2.00 a Year
IjUR COOMTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
L Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub-i
jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sams.
Prepare For The Fair. a great family of brothers ; and
sisters and havA nno o-rwvl , rJoTr
Uetime is fast approaching toother. TW
our community ana county another to do all the work and
L Now do not let any one taMng. Let everyone do his or
Polkcountysay inavewtnmg herpartofthe talking and work,
for the fair. The purpose of Thm . , .
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air is of the effort and success. Now i
Uucts witn otner iarm pro- fftr Q , Q , ,
s. So that those who are a ionstint pull untin the sun
ucing the best maybestimu- goes down on October 14th, when
v4 tn nn sun utiLLei auu. uiuse n mv v - .1
pi ------ an win nave joy m tne success
0 are Denina may eaten nearly Wft . . Nftw , , pvprvhnHv
Now a word relative to pre- frnTn -fW im w .wi
fring and selecting commodities best The townshi directors
L fr ma v not be amiss, what -i i . .
x tu - ' " . snouia raise tneir quotas. 01 casn
, want is to n lairs for expences and send to F. B.
educational value to all of us. Rlantftn TrpnsiirA Pninmhno m
Udardization of farm products C. at once. piease do not delay
one 01 me mam tmuB ucueu another moment, doit right now
Jr instance, take corn we want ve riffht,now Timfi is flviTliy
e corn to be pure white m eolor and thig is of great importance
less it is a yeuuw vaxxCty uxea Qn the president, his directors
-nvollnw No cross bred stuff ii
iC j w.w . . ----- anQ treasure to raise tne necess-
her in the vegetaoie or animal ftrv fnnr1a f finnnpo; he fQlV
lgdora, then tne years snouia rests j d the success or f
average size, or a little longer .... Rn , ot tha nf
the variety on exhibition, host call f or the best that is in
-pies should be of the same us as Lord Nelson at the battle
Theil920 Population dfPoII; County
The Census Bureau has made:public the fol
ires regarding: the population- of Polk countv.
le figures giAe the populationlin ; both 1910 and
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1920, and show an increase.
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Columbus, including Columbusiu;.
Coopers Gap. ...
Greens Creek .... .. .:L..
Saluda, including Saluda
Tryon, including .TryonIiS::.
White Oak . ....... .;,..
Incorporated tons
1920
.1117
- 939
.:2478
.1125
11967
......1206
1910
936
953
1962
877
1664'
1248
Columbus.
Saluda... ...
Tryoig.
168
. 549
.1067
122
235
700
FROM OUR FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRY
Items of Interest Gathered From, Varies Sections of Pck Ccairty by to
- Corps of Faithful Correspondents.
HeWin Hill.
--Kill Spring.
eptemDer Daimy aays brings jwill Reed has purchased a new
the golden autumn. eyaporater and is making some
Last Sunday an interesting fine molasses this week.
event took place, when the many . iMrs. Heber Carsoii and little
friends in this community gave son Jackson of Trvon sDent last
Mrs. J. M. Lewis a surprise birth- week with their aunt, Mrs. Etta
aay amner. everybody seemed Branscom.
to enjoy the day and the bounti- ;Themovie show came
iui dinner.
Jngth, same diameter, same
amber of rows on each ear of
Imple, straight rows, unless-ex-
in depth of grain and "other
hod qualities, medium sized cobb
1 1 3
Itn aeep Key sluiicu sxiapeu
kns, filling out 'tight at outer
id, firm and compact on cob.
other words we want all the
of Waterloo said" Today, England
expects every man to do his
duty". So let it be with us in
this 1920 Polk county fair let
every man and woman, of Polk
county do his and her duty, and
a great fair will crown our effort.
Report of the Condition of the
Polk County Bank & Trust Co.
at Columbus in the State of N. C.
at close of business, Sept. 8th
1920. '
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts.....$63,784.39
Demands loans....... ...... 2,042.18
Overdrafts..... ....... 192.20
U. S. bonds and Liberty 4
bonds. 600.00
Ranking house $4,964,14
v furniture and fixtures r
$3,133.57. .1... ... 8,097.71
All other real estate '
owned . 2,621;11
Cash in vault and net
amount due ' from .
V banks, bankers and ,
trust companies.......... 14,455:62
Cash items held over
24 hours , 10L04
36 82
As some of the ladies of Polk
rn possible on the cob and of county have had good success in Checks for clearing
e best quality, it a wmte cod py --v6 m uiub u- T j ;....$91 931.07
iriPtva the CObs must be White ,wc uave piaiiucuiw nave ' rVrftmnh
I 3 -i- -. xi: - - t ah Exhibit of dvir artirfea at iir TSWlLtLiMua
V1? co? ve.y. Capital stock paid in, :$13,000.00
m De reo. wneat snpuio De . j. : . r" tt;,
Wffinty and of good quality, Uye Company has kmdlycontnb-
Opening of Saluda Seminary.
off last
a lxiesuay nmnt accordiut? to ar
Misses Mollie, Leona, and Eva pointment but inasmuch as the
Egerton left Wednesday for people don't seem to be very
Asheville, where they will enter much enthused we were not able
school. to learn much about it. .
. Mr.-Clark son, principal of Henson Huntley of Holly
Stearns High , School, and Mr. Springs has purchased land near
Saluda Seminary will open on Mills of Columbus, were pleasant Melvin Hill and we hope to have
Wednesday Sept. 29th, under di- callers at the home of J. M Bar- him and family as neighbors in
rections of Rev. Frederic M. ber bunday. the future.
Hollister principal, and Mrs. Misses Barbara Vorheis, . Ma- William Gilbert has sold out
Eunid S. Hollister assistant prin- bel Pack and Carrie Barber, en- his portion of land joining his
cipau : They will be ably support- tered school at Columbus Monday, fathers estate. Mrs, Nannie
ed by a fine corps of teachers, Rev. J. W. Hackney filled his Ross was the purchaser.
among wnom are tnree wno reornlar atmointmpnt at Rpthlp- tr. C. Feagan and wife, ac-
taught in the Seminary last year, hem Sunday. He gave us a companied by Mrs, Stacy made
Miss Jeannete Richardson, who splendid message on "What so a short call upon the latter's
has.been taking a special course ever a man soweth that shall hp sister Mrs. EllaPutman Sunday.
in mathematics o Columbia Uni- alsoreapn. Mrs. Putman contemplates going
versity, New. York city this sum- VAA ' -p Ru. .rao to Virginia in the . near future,
M. J. ww f L M. a a. a m.m 1 I r-i m a
Thursday for Westminister school and will spend the fall and winter
where he will resume his school
work. . ;
mer will be at the head of . the
mathematic . department. Miss
Elizabeth L.-Burns will have the
department of domestic science
and art, in which she gave such
there.
Mr. Huntley and wife . visited
the former's mother. and brother
at Spartanburg spending Sunday
evening and night there.
One of Mrs. Laura Cole's little
sons has been quite sick with
tonsilitis, but is better now.
Quite a number of the Melvin,
Hillites attended the meetings at
-i-j -t.!i.;i. j current expenses and
'ihu and shPaf aopomnanvino- uteu xne uye ior mis exmoit ana
lolds good for rye
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DUt ii you nave . 7 -V" i, . " DPhositA mhtx. check 35.734.78
Mio save the sheaf bring raore 01 , I
w;fW Via Mrs. H. H. Edwards of Columbus. A"41C ""w50 vx
; ,11 ji . taP naid 1.883.39
mi.' l.u. j j? an v-on p. wno wi 1 1 nvp anv article : '
mis noias gooa lor rye 'Z-"Z Bills -navahlfi 25.000.00
3d oats also, but if you have Ior ine Iair a. OT "ZTZvJ: .v,TOj(
uiik vuur ifra.ni wilmuul Liie i ;j.
- a tf o i - , a .,1' nnir
eaf. Irish and sweet potatoes Un.y one e ot one color to
ouia Deselected not ior Dicmess "" , qvT,rj-
9J VM4Ui4g
i size but for real aualitv.
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verage or , a little above the
verage m size, smooth and shal-
w eyes in irish potatoes. Just
ch potatoes as you would buy
the market for your own use.
he same rule applies to squash,
umpkins, turnips, parsnips, car
ts, tomatoes, apples, etc.
Poultry should be fed some
pimal protein, such as beef
crap or some other preparation
i meat to put them in best con
Jition for the fair.' Let all boys
16,231.87
81.03
Notice of Election.
. Total....l....L$9131.07
The undersigned do hereby state of North Carolina,
order an election to be held in Countv of Polk. July 8. 1920
the Town of Tryon on Thursday, I. Fred W. Blanton, Cashier of
Sept. 30th, 1920 for. the purpose the above named Bank, do sol
of determining the tax rate fdr emnly swear that fthe ; above
the year 1920. statement is true to the - best of
The present tax rate on the old my knowledge and belief,
assessment is 66 2-3 cents per Fred W. Blanton, Cashier.
$100.00. Under the Revaluation Correct Attest: '.'
there for about two weeks.
Misses Polly Ridings and Can-
! dace Colbert called on Mrs .
Branscom Wednesday.
We have been having very nice
Act this has been reduced to 23
cents per $100.00 which makes a
deficit of $2550.00 in the budget
nf the current vear. To meet
Pig work be done m good style, this4eficit the rate must be made
fapwiaiiy tnose wonting witn
Hampshire pigs. Have them in
zood order clean and bright so
if the voter wishes the 40 cent
rate or ' Against Jax' ' if the
Frank Jackson,
E. W. S. Cobb,
J. R. Sams,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
your pig win shine out to good
vantage. In conclusion, let me
W every lover of Polk county
a do something to make the
punty fair and each community
show what Polk county is
Jdwhat Polk county can do.
Iere will be many people at our
rs this year looking out for a
'lace to locate for a future home.
We need hundreds of good
jflusky young men to take up acres
jaud acres of our valuable lands
jthat are now slacker lands, and
vert them into splend id homes
nothing will do more or quite so
touch to advertise our county as a
fowsing fair. We do not have to
nave great costly houses and
pounds to have a great fair.
eo to talkin
l0r the fair. "Rrino- mnr stuff
along to the f air, some kind of a
Place will h
iL- l he main thine- to do is to he
& hand with your stuff and let
Da K. ii . .
-ave me greatest social and
Anendly get toerether meetine-
C,f, - 1 . -' ' o
jverneldin Polk county. Let's
40 cents per $100.00 instead of fore me, this 15 day of Septem-
23 cents. ber, 1920.
The tickets will read 4 'For Tax' ',
J. F. Ormand, J. P.
Rev. Roy M. Lewis returned
satisfaction last year, anoNMiss !iU" "ima'. " f T , f '
n:T?n ihini.;0i rt in Florida, with friends and rela-
UiUVC'l (UVVYCll IbbUlliU UiUV ! .
take cjiarge of the department of tlves
musfcfdrcwhich she is Well fitted. Don't f orget!services at White
Their many friends will begladto Oak church, Sunday at 11 a. m.
LielfeeJem (baclt tb Saluda. V r v vnn. , I
2" cw2r;::, Caldwell preached in -thb Brooklyn last week. A protract-.,
church last Sunday ed meeUng has been in,progress
vpfnnfn thp spventh Wade had a eV- Pratt Wl11 PTeach.next
grea deal of experience and Sunday in the .unfinished church
comes highly recomended. The at the regular time 7:45.
many friends of Miss Uniacke All roads led to Colnmbus on
who was matron in the old semi- last Moaday.
narv building which preceded Our last week's letter failed foddering weather the last few
Ryder Hall will' be glad to know to appear, it could not have been days and farmers are making the
that sVia is hpre as matron and is our fault as it was mailed on time most OI it.
now superintending the prepara- to get in the ground floor,
tionof the girls dormitory for its Mr. Wareington on his way
occupancy when school : opens, from his summer home at Mon-
The teacher of the commercial treat, N. C, to his home in Jack-
branches has not yet decided to sonville Fla., stopped over a few Mary Morris place for a home.
accept the position, but it is ex- days to visit his daughter Mrs. Tilden Higgins and wife made
pected that some one will be Preston one of the teacheas here. n fv n infn va,,v
chosen in her place if shedecides Mr Austin of S. C., d k to see j ,
4- X. nf tn UAlhnf AM TTT1 I I I I w
nut tu cuiC. -. -" was the guest of V. G.; Rhodes brother,
have charge of the English de- L . mA
partment and will also teach some - . .
of the history and latin. ; ' wuuui uix tuc
ml V xi. jf ventilating frames for the belfry
Theprospectforalarge attend- nf theunfinished church.
ance is good. Ryder Hall will be .
Wo,t,Voiiv fiii anH the crirls Keef er Hammett and family of
who have made applications to Inmfn; s-.c-'" fed "P, J
enter are of an excellent quality. Tw. w " . . j it "
23 cent rate is wanted. Polls
will be open from Sunrise until
Sunset, at Town Hall.
F. P. Bacon, Mayor.
C. W. Ballenger
W..Y. Wilkins
L. A. Avant
Commissioners.
M. CBlake: Clerk.
There will be an important
meeting of the citizens of Saluda
school district in fQdd f Fellows
Hall on Satuaday afternoon, Sept.
25, at three a! clock. vMatters
pertaining to the public school
xxnll he discussed. Both -men
and women are urged to attend.
H. P. Corwith Chairman.
MICKIE SAYS:
Hump Gilbert is talking of sell
ing out here, and going to In
Will Gilbert has purchased the
There is room for several more
Hammett joined them for a little
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eetall differences and meet as
. Car Track Wear Tires.
The severest t wearSJoa solid ttlr, 1
caused by driving on the car tracks,
according to an official of a rubber
company, ' quoted by the Scientific
American. He says that when on the
tracks most of the load is concentrated
on a limited portion of the tread, so
that it is overloaded and quickly; worn
ownv. besides. a shart) pointed frog
may actually cut a piece off the
just as a knife would.
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boys in the boy's domitory, - but "P b"' flf
it is expected that some who they turned their attention to the
have not yet signified their inten- Kiv.wjra .u ul w
tions to enter.will be on hand to say they had a good time,
increase the number. It" is ex- Its rumored that A. N. Kunkle
pected that plumbing will be in- nas sold nis store nouse and nx-
stalled in Barnrad Hall, , the es and n. cannon, nas
school building, also in the boys also sold his store house and
dormitory, and when this work lQt.
completed' Saluda seminary The Tryon Hosiery' Company
will be one of the best equipped has closed doors till October 11th.
seminary schools in North Car- Lhe Ballard twin brothers; Jay
olina. The low rate charged for and Ernest, left Thursday for
board and tuition is making it Kansas City, Mo., where ithey
possible for some, who could not will enter some kind of a me-
otherwise fford it to secure . a chanical school. We wish them
broad and a thorough education great success.
such will enable ithem to
one
In motoring through Landrum
the other day Mrs. Branscom and
Miss Robb came across Ben Wal
drop and who diligently Inquired
after his brother Tom Waldrbp
who used to live in Melvin Hill
but moved away some eight or
ten months ago. The move,
time, place, and purpose were
duly announced in the Polk Coun
ty News. But why all this pre
amble? Oh nothing, only to show
that everybody ought to take the
Polk County News so as to keep
track of your neighbors and ev
erybody. Seel . .
The missionary society failed
to be organized last Saturday af
ternoon, on account of a mis
understanding in the time of day
they were to meet; which was
plainly, announced in ; the Polk ,
County News. Here is another
instance that proves that every
body should take the News and
keep up with the times.
enter institutions of higher learn- a rea force jn the town for all
ingfor continued -study, or m that is best and most desirable in
case they cannot do that, will nt character and public service.
them verv well to , take their.
very
places in the world's life and
activities, and become useful
citizens in whatever walk - of
life they, may v choose to enter.
It's the hope of the present ad
ministration to : keep the. school
up to its present high standard
andstewardship and to make itj ChapeL1
"Father of the Chapel.
This term, as applied to, the print
lng Industry, is one of religious deri
vation. : When, centuries ago. , print
ing was done, in monasteries. It , was
customary to discuss all matters con
nected with the work In the chapel
, with, the father superior in the. chair.
Hence the term "Father of the
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Another case occurs in Bristol of a
1 man fined for selling water ,with a U
milk In IL London Passing Show.
Grandpa's Peculiar Power.
During a slight drought last summer
the. boys were wishing for rain, when
Wnile said: "My grandpa can make
It. rain whenever he wants to." , Hit
companions laughed at him, but be in
sisted : "Well, he can. He Just gets
rheumatism la his .kneea .and it rains
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