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- Tryon, r .N. C;;:Feburary 181921 L'"' ;Kv l : r , , , S200 aar - '
Some Tiratlii Tslfe to P6rx ountrFiirnlirsi, cnd otbsrsr iiii Timely Sub
jects, by Ccaatv ftgent, J. itSaKis. , ,:
H. C. Agronomy Division Gives Fivei
Reasons for Gror.ing Legumes
in 1921; V
North Car6Hna farmers now
have the --'best- opportunity in
years to improve their lahd by
growing le&unjes - and J turning
them uner; . according to the
N. C. , Division of Agronomy,
which lists htsisddAhy''ofL
improvement is desirable this
year.
1. It is not safe ' to paint
"Money crops" on as'mahy 'acres
as last year. 2 Cutting the
acreage of' "Money- crdps"
will leave lots of land idle un
less some soil improving crop is
planted on it. . 3 Cow peas,
Soybeans, red clover and other
legume seeds are cheaper now.
than they haVe been in years. 1
4 They can be planted with
smaller expense for seed; labor
and fertilizers. 5 ;The land
then will be in good ;shape to
make decidely larger yields when
times get better; - . . : ;.
When ajrop of peas, beans xr
clover: is L turned under' much
nitrogen that tnejplant has taken
from the air, and" which costs
nothiriglmt tne expanse of grow
ing the crop, will be : added to
the soil. Acid phosphate or pot
ash applied to Isucha crop is tak
en up, then ferncdvback into , the
next crop.- ine: . iertinzmg
values of one ton of " roughage
are: soy bean vines, (whole)
$18.65, soy; bean Wines- (beans
removed), 1 $15.63; ijed clover,
$15r.$2j crimson clbler $13.54;
cowpeas, 19.35; velvet beans
$13.35; peanutvines, $9.53; corn
stover, $6,20;. wheat straw $4.02;
rye straw, $4.76; These are fig
ures at the wholesale price of
fertilizers' exclusive of freight
charges and retailers' profits
with soy beans; red clover, crim
son clover,1 cowpeas and velvet
beans- thoroughly inoculated,
about fifttd 5$ixty per eent or
more of their r fertilizing values
are due to -'the nitrogen which
these crops take directly frorh
the air. -
Merchants May Help Woo Prosperity
Back
Supply r merchants" throughout
the state are being offered A a
chance to help bring - prosperity
back by cooperating- with the
North Carolina Animal Industry
Division in its - effort' to J put a
"brood sow on every farm, and
take care of herj" ' ; . - ;
Letters from Raleigh are be
ing sent to thousand of " mer-'
chants explaining how they can
help themselves as well as their
communities, by getting ' behind
the one brood s6w' on every farm
idea. One of the letters ; says:
"When the farmer has' money
business is good. '
"A carload' of eighty 200 pound
hogs is worthi at ten cents , a
pound, $1,600 Few individual
farmers can ship ,'by ; carlot;
Only a fev more hogs ori thel
farms in -4 ycfur section would
make carlot shipments ' possible;
4 'There's your outlet f or " a
farm product that will r bring;
more money into your territory?.
Besides contributions, ; will : be
used entirely to purchase 'paid
advertising space; -Imerehants
can help by running , short sfeh'
terices about hogs in their regular
advertisements "Copy -.for
these is being-' furnished Jby the
Animal IndiislyyBivision -
Hobson's Choice
If thte small- towns of North
Carolina, towns with ;less than
2500 inhabitants, want to sur
vive and igrow, they must do one
of two things;, according to Roy
M. Brown, of Watauga county,
speaking before1 the North Caro.
lina Club---which-is this year
studym'gtlie state from an urban
and industrial r point of vieWi
These small towns, said he, must
either '' mSve " forward into ; the
class of manufacturing centers,
whicn a few. of them ; have been
able 1 to do ;. of they must by : com
munity effort become attractive
local trade high school, , and resi
dence centers v ; " ' .
Mr. Brown cited figures show
ing that small towns ; of North
Carolina- were not . increasinjg
in ; population, - but - that 1 - 93 . of
them in the pasl decade actually
dwindled in size and 40 of them
surrendered their charters of m-
corporation and quietly faded
'.from the map; ; disappeared lay
.down and died.' ,
He thinks the same fate is com--irig."ta
"others unless they, do some
thing to': prevent it. Country-
people" leaving their farms do not
stop in Ihese little towns he sa!ti
tmless they are especially., aU
tratrtfed to'theni and see in them
a-chance for themselves and their
Here is the great place "of
chambers of commerce or .other
cdmmuity bodies, said Mr. Brown
Membership- and activities of
such bodies should- extend
throughout the trace aera of the
town In predominantly rural
counties the chambers should , be
country-widei
Lenoir Chambers.
Coast to Coast Tour
Dr. Roy Z. Thomas, of Winth
rop College, . Rock Hill, S. C. , is
getting up a . coast-to-coast touj
personly conducted t our.
It is - planned that this party
will" leave Columbia on Wed
nesday," July 27, going, from
Asheville to Cincinnati, Chicago;
Denver,1 Colorado " Springs,' Salt
Lake, Yellowstone Park, San
Francisco; Yosemite Valley, Los
Angles, Grand Canyon, Kansas
City, St. Louis, . Louisville and
returning to Asheville, Spartan
burg and Columbia. . .
' This is known ' as ' an all-ex
pense paid tripV: the party occu
pying the same sleeping cars
from the time they leave home
uritifthey rettirnf, and consider
able interest is - beings expressed
bv a crreat many throughout
Western North Carolina in regard
to this matter, and it is 'thought
quite a number of school teachers
and others will spend their vaca
tion in this -niannerV
Farm work not planned is
often never done. '
Oh cotton and tobacco, I give
ybu notice' now; on sohie land
where you grew last year, I'm
putting in pasture, 'for 7 haVe
bought va sow. y v
; : FarmersVho ;caitied: on Vcorn
growing dehTbn&atidns'' last
year with "the. help of "county
farm agents report an -average
yield of 48 bushels .to the ! acre,
tfi state .average , is,"' about 22
biishels - n ' ; t
' Tne- woriderfuj' fanriing1' 'coun
try, "of . eastern North ; Carolina
still strugles under the curse of
the r cattle ' tick. The ' . whole
state vVoujd gain if the ticls cwere
x Last -Saturday Hghl "about1 teh
d'clocAlod RBdes 'shot ' Shd
killed Jim Berry. '?t'& caliber
automatic pistoi oemgxne instru
ment of death.- . t-
Xi'&ie mque&mfc Sunday
the evidence5, prbdttced ishb'Wed
that there' : was 'no previouis
troubirbetweeiftfeift the dair of
the killing and that Berry tried
toOavoid-a fighVand get out of
theway; . ; ;- ' -A .";
. After hearing-' the testimony of
three eye witnesses to the shoot
ing the corornr's jury returned
a verdict that Jim Berry Isame to
his death from a pistol sh6t, in
the hand of- Alonzo ;! Rhodes and
recommended ' his- arrest and
trial for the crime. v .
Rhodes js still at large and a
reward of $20O!hasr been offered
for his capture.- Rhodes isa man
about 44 years of age, about six
feet high, - weight "about 195
pounds, Tough lookingV; and
dangerous man. When last seen
was wearing dark coat and- cor
duroy pantsV smooth f$ce,i ;raw
boned, auburn hair; -j
Berry's body was taken' charge
of by the Junor 6rderV of which
he was a member, on Monday;
and conveyed to the Tryon ceme
tery Where they held ' short , ser
vices after, .which Rev. Mr;
Hi N7 Bowne , 'Rebtor of "Tryori
Episcopal , church read a 'l , short
service. The funeral yfas atx
tended by a large number oi
people.- ' . '
UV and Order r.'cctin
the citizens, of , Tryon met in
Missildine hall for the- purpose
of orgahiziirig a; lawnd Order
League.
; After listening to a- number of
interesting talks and Sugges
tions" from: Geo. H.- Holmes.
Wilkie and others it was - decided
to hsve secret1' cotiiffiittee"- tb be
ufider the Idlireibiit of Stf li'-Hill
police The town and see that
the . laws' , were enforced and
obeyed;
It was also decided by resolu-'
tioh to place a subscription list-at
the drug store to be signed by
every man in Tryon who stood
for law and order to sign, sgn
f yirig his willingness to aid this'
committee of Mr. Hill's and help
to maintain ' law arid order in
Tryon.
. Next Week we expect to - pub
lish w this' resolution with 1 the
names of all'sighers' and let : all
our people know just who is and
who is not in favor of upholding
our1 laws and backing oiu officials
in their eriforcemerit; Where do
you stand. ? - - , , r
On" Monday February 14,' at'
tbe meeting for Law Enforcement1
League ' two" resolutions :- were
uhamously passed. One of these
was as follows Resolved thai? a
Chau-nlanr be appointed to choose
halfof his confidential committee
of as many citizens as" he sees" fitV
to work V1 together 1 in upholding
the law in assisting : the officers
of the law in jevery vf ay - possible
especially regarding the uri
laVful selling, making, or using
liquorand in carrying concealed
fi-arffis;; '- ; i ; ;
Livfe ; communities . land s liVe
newspapers" are 'fbuild- together
be a "bullion your communitv
and show ' it by subscribing ' for
thej communityV newspaper.
' Sdfe arid sane fanning has a
j new meariirig-this year,
i : "Cooperative m a r k e t i n g
sounds a lot better than I4 'ecoho
mic'slavery,!' doesn't it?tv: ;': ;
;Everi; fertilizers can't , 'over-
come'tne. iianaicaps oi.-, poor seea
i. y ? "Cat They Hods'
Last spring when cotton
v
Was selling' so highi : 5 5?
iuu(puuia see some warmers, , .
. t - (ButiheyRODE!)
Theyrode; in- sun;-) y - : . ; ,
They rode in rain, n ' :
oyuie eveu ruue ,.r. ,
In an;-'aeroplane. ,4 v r
' if " - K (ButtheyKOPEl)
They; rode all night . : . .... ,
They,r6de all day, J - . ' "
Theylkept dri ' 'riding r r
Till the devils to' Vp . : ; ';, - ;
L . (Butf hey RODE!)
If it wasn't ah autoj .
It was a blamed old imulev ;
Thefckept. dh-,VidingM - ' -
Till they 've cut theiFOOL. , , w
Sonie rode hardi
Som ri)de;wellrrf J,L v., .
But they kept on rridink"
Till they ve sure: ;played,h ;
U : ; v V But they (RODE ! )
Some doctors Spent the wh&le year
Distributing pillsl ' :. ' ; . ,
Aftd. can't collect ielibugh money
m iL...n,-ij.i . i mm
io paytneirgasuii mis. -
Some rbde fast;S -. i :
The -dust rose JiM morning fogi
JLiiey ten us uue iiame ...
Was old RENT JIOG.V 5 v.-
;-f ' : -ButihefRODE!)
The reat estate business ' v
Was the ;best of aJJ,-
jiff. .. . isr t
But blanie my; skii
If IT didn't'falir l '
y: Bufthey (RODE!)
Some bought. Foros;; ; "-
uuixarriea xnem pacit,
nc
r or a aainac. - 4 ; ;
)' . . 1 BuftheyRpDE!)
i
I
The farmers and nerehahts
And broke, that'srue,-.
(And it looks migty,like .
The banks are too).; , ;
' i Butthey (RODE!)
Theahove was written
Just for a joke; ; " ,
But durn my -hide!;
If the country ' a't "BROKE!"
But they (RODE!)
Shady Dale
u c
Pealdge
We' are having; some nice
weather after a . (pree of rain.
Grady Phillips; of Columbus, is
visiting relativestiere; ; 7
Virgil Skipprf ; and . Frank
Whiteside, passed! through this
section Sunday. f - V
- Rev. E. :P. Wite filled-; his;
regular ; appoiritment , at Pea:
ftidge Baptist cch. A nice
crpwa attenaea 4 j
Jariies Phillips 4 wife, spent
the week-end ,wi1$- the latter' s
parents Mr. Carsell and wife.
L. McDade aid wife, .were
the! guests of jdollitt Fowler
Sunday. f j- :
Russel NeWma Jwas the pleasant--
caller ;of--, lirman Taylor
Sunday night.
Luther Phillips; apd wife, ?were
thie guists of 1 Yahce Newrriari
Sunday.. :' ; -
Miss Ruby McJ)ade spent one
riight last week yfith her : friend
Miss f Clifford-Davis.- ;
IjClarerice: Newman.' was in
Rutherf ordtori one day last week.
- Mrst SnscG is still 'iifthe hos:
pital at Rutherf ordtonY : '
Mrs.;dolitt tfowier ,l was; taken
ill at herofrie Saturday. .
.....-': . .... .;. j. ......... A. i:.-.' .5 .' .
Mrs; J; R: : PhiHpS.; sperit the
weeK-ena witn nr son; :james
Phillips. -:i i Xyyr jl'y-
36rie":RusSell's!in0fe
stroyed cby firej Friday 'i nighty
also-a "threshingj macWnetank
each'of'gas, a'ndkerosene: Isost
about $000J'iT;
,4 , , Ganges' Chanmifg Channel:, .
ItemS of Interest Gafctred Frcni Various Sections cf Pc;k Ccdnty by Csr .
, f , y t tcrps ot P2itnf cf
V,: Hew Hope V :
- Rev. S. L. Blanton filled his
regular appointment at Sandy
Springs Sunday morning. Also
Singing Sunday af terhodn led by
JohnScoggins. --. J - : ,
' Misses Cecil arid i Lilhan
Splawn, also Messrs. ; George and
Bonier Davidson,- motored up to
vjiccna uee& ouiiuay. . - .
.'. Miss; Arinie'T Westbrook and
Cratbri Painter were. - out - for a
ride Sunday - afternoon. . .
Born to Carrol ' Stlawri arid
wife, a daughter, February 1.
-; Mrs. Tommie Roach; and Miss
Cecil Splawn, spent the day ' Feb.
8 with Misses Gladys arid Virgie
Styicklarid. - , , ,; ---: -
Miss Liilie - Morro gayev a
party1 ; at ' 'her ; vhonYer oSaturdajr
night " 1 . ' , ; :t 1
- Mrs. rJ. HHines : is suffering
with tonsilitis. .1 ,? '. ; -
j, Mrs. . Claud Tate, is visiting her
mother,' Mrsl Blanton, at present.
: : Miss Annie Splawn; and Jessie
Morrow,, were at Sandy Spririgs
. Columbus - ' '
Rev:-- Gentry of "iLandrum,'
preached a Very interesting seri-,
rribri at the; Baptist Church Sun
day aVnii His " text was found iri
Judges 7:21; 7' 'Every man in his
place."; ;:--.-... y V
. 'Mis&Mattie ThilipsJ :is suffer.
ing, witn an attacK oi:, appenaici-
,tis.' r " ;
. Captain McEntyre,1 . Mrs!
Lynch's father, is quite ill.;
L' - Mrs L. H. Cloud was sick Sun
day. ' x (. " 1
Mrs. j. H. Hughesl .is visiting,
.friends and relatves' in New
.Jersey. -
; Mrs; J. L. Smith and daugh-
I, ter, have returned to their home
iri Gaffney, S. C.
'i Mr. Wirigo; visited his son, who
is in college at Columbia last
week. ! , . '
Mfet Hill is visitirig friends in
Lynn. . ' , "
; Misses Eva and;. Estella Pace
and Emia'Newirian visited rela-
tives mLandrum. .
; 'Mrs Emma Hutcherson 'was
shopping and calling in the : vil
f-y ,
''f:Z .y Kelvin HilL"
lage; Saturday
Ji:We0fe gIM to'see sbniQ -fair
weather'after so iriuch4 raini -
MessrsJ Huntley arid Branscomi
made a business ' trip to Spartan
burg5 Sunday." il -- -- , ' yy
FrarikEdwards, of Brooklyn,
S.: C. attended, church .here Sun
day. , 1 ; .
Rahs'om Horn, of " Mill !Creek.
visited relatives here last ; Sun- i
day- ' -: ..--r-
' Professor!.'.. Kreider ' has" been
quite poorly for the past week;
with-cold and- hoarseness.
V ; Mrs., Q.r:. B Sariders; ) of Greeri
River, also Bob Sanedrs of Win
ston Salem visited at; the home
of Mr. Stacy arid" wife one' day
last week. ",
' t Soirie cotton . reriiams ' to be
picked -in the "-'fields." To. cheap,
to foolafter; - . '.; !
( Mrs. Emeline . Henderson , is
still very low, not expected, to
to' live.; She' has been very ' sick
three weeks 6r more." f .
J. WcStacy made a visit to the
denBstat' Spartanburg; lastMori-
-rStValeiitihes! ;day? dawned
arid.littletfros iare"t singing"-? to',
-ft-
Correspondents. I
Claud Gilbert and wife called
oh the Branscoms Sunday after-?,
noon. , ;
Mrs EX J.:; Huntley , visited
Mrs. J' W. ; Stacy k Sunday.- -
VQmte a' number" enjoyed sing-
mg atthe Stcs Sunday after-.
noon.
V -
Mill Spring1
. We were 1 all glad to see the
beautiful sunshirie again, after
it" being so rainy arid cloudy;
5The people of . . Mill ' Spring' .
churches, both; Methodist- and
Baptist,lgave Revv J. W Hackney
a surprise, birthday dinner at his
home SundayJ ' ', Everybody re- '
ported, a good time. ;;: , . - r
Tne people of the Mill Spring
district had - another meeting" at
tht school house herei Saturday,
nigllt about' pur , graded, school.
Lets all get busy and 'make our
little town grow. Ct i , ' , .
. C. F. Smith; : from Greenville, -
is yisitmg'horiie folks JfR; Fos-.
ter ; and wife. - ! - .t
J. T. Barber, wife and" child
ren, were -the pleasant afternoon"
guests of Twitty Jackson; and .
wife,- Sunday. - -
There was preaching at' the
Baptist ' church" Sunday after- w
noon RevI Davis from' Rock
Spring, delivered a good sermon.
- i:-r f "i V T"
: - Mrsl Lelia Daltori has :relurn-. f ; .
I ed - home, after spending, , . a ; few r-'-
ieeKs .v wiuy ner latuer; y wiir, . : .
Splawn. t ' . 1 s..
J. G. Walker, Xfrom ' Shelby, '1 .
is spending a few weeks' with ' ,
home folks i here!
" J; R. Splawn, wife ''arid daugh-7
ter Bertha, fwere supper guests
at Chap Turner's Friday. , -
;Jocelyn Walker . land, J; C
Walker, called at T. :D. v White
side'.s Sunday. ! - ' .
Johny Splawn and family called
on Archie Culbreath
. Ernest Smith was
Sunday,
a pleasant
caller; at Miss .Bertha Splawn's
Saturday night. t.
Wade Whiteside as a pleas
ant caller at N.,G. Walker's Sun
day... ' y : : : y
; Wetare sorry to hear ' of Mrs.
Lee Johnson being sick at this
writing : : .
.We are gladt6"know that Mrs.
Sallie Walker is improving after
being sick; ' y
-Mrs. Nora Walker "and 'little
daughter,' Naomi, were pleasant
callers of Miss Lethal and Carrie
Barber . Saturday afternoonJ
N. G Walker arid wife visited
Twitty Jackson . Sunday .
. :' ; ' . Beclah
, The rnany -friends ;of Mrs. .
J?T. Waldroi y will ;be -glad to"
know that she" is ifriprovirig.
; Mrs. J. W. Fowler spent Sunr
day .with" Mrs.W C. Waycaster. '
1 J eter Thompson - was , a pleas
ant visitor of Roy Jones last !
week.": " . f
Roy Jones ; arid . sister; 4 Miss .
Nora;; attended churchat Silver -Creekr-Suhdajf:
yK&y , '
Otis Waldrop and familyspent;
last : Sunday with: his parents -J.
T Waidrop. '. y:':v';y v T
;Wili T: 'Green, wife and - little .:
daughter, J)orris, seemed ?to;l)e,
erijoyirig themselves' 'out driving
Sunday.
Miss Nora Jones"spent Sunday '
evening with Miss Jessie Green7
-.
Amerlcal
been an American one .year' lonrsx
Negrofc ' Came Before Pilflinis.-',. -
Twenty-" nerpes wereb"rdnjht.,"to"1
, io (i16l9.;; So r the; fcro, j-s .
More milk much'less medicine
cleaned out.
bed and poor seed;
b'the'barid