pollt County
wW very Pay JSgghugg off Poor JBoads Why aWe Stand For It?
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Volume XXVI No. 40 V ? '. ;..- V, ; -m -XT V.y 4rto ' " .. - . r : i 1 n : IT7I T
vu V c' y:- lryon,N. O.,; ApriL8f 1921. $2.00 a Year
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NEVUS ITEMS FROM HERE AWllBE
Dr. Lodge at Lanier Club, The Town Commissioners Meet, Teochers' Meeting
Boy Scouts Thanked for Work. ' I
The Scouts are Thanked
Teachers' Meeting.
At the 'latest meeting of the The Polk county teacher's as
Common Council it was moved, sociation met at Stearns High
seconded and carried that a vote School auditorium, Columbus,
of thanks should be offered to NN. C, 11 a. m. March 26, 1921.
the Boy Scouts and their Master,
for the civic spirit which led to
the cleaning up the city.- ,
. Perhaps never before has our
Saluda v
0. A. Meyers, of Blue, Ridge
Power Coi, made a business itrip
to Saluda Monday. : ; .
'Albert; Salley, K. J. Davis,
N. P. flumes, Dr. Ev M. Salley,
Fate Thompson, BVed and Frank
Bishop; and Gold Hollifield went
to the county seat Monday. V"
. Henry Corwith attended Ithe
meeting of the Polk county agri
cultural association at Columbus
Monday. ,Vyv
At the annual meeting of the
community corporation of Saluda
city showed so clean a face as 1
Meeting was , opened with
prayer Dy Kev. . Hunter. The
county Supt. of schools, Prof.
E. W, S. Cobb, made the ODen-
ing talk. giving the object of the scnol district, the schaol trus-
since these young men the future meeting.. His plea was to the tees were re-elected for another
citizens of the place took the teachers committeemen and cu : .
matter of in hand. It is current- Patrons of the county for the The following men are attend
lv reported that they disposed of children of Polk county. Prof, mg federal court in Charlotte
moV lnads of rubbish and that. W. U. Loy, prmciDal of Stearns s week, w. W. Uwehsr. n.
they are about to take hold of High School, made a Jovely talk Bailey, J. L. Hart and P. H.
the Fire Prevention . Drive. n the relation of physical cul- w ara.
Much literature including recipes tures of the mind. The talk was Mrs. Quinton Sonner accom-
for fire retardents have been re- much appreciated by all present, panied her aunt, Mrs. Pregnall,
ceived here but it needs clever Mr. Frost, a Tryon tourist from to the Mission Hospital in Ashe-
hands to place it where it will do Milwaukee, made a very instruct- ville last Monday.
the most good. ive and interesting talk impress- Mrs. J. Flemming Brown, of
mg tne teacner oi nis world re- Spartanburg, visited her dauch-
Dr. Lodge at ine Lamer uud. sponsimnty through the schools. ' tea-. Mrs. G. R. Little. Saturdav.
Rr- o 4... - i . ' ' -
wife, March 24 a daughter.
Mrs. w. 1. .race ana sons,
went to Spartanburg Saturday.
Miss Marion Salley, of Orange-
thantwice the thickness of the
earlier rings.
IThisj, tree was growing ; when
Kgrth' Crrolina was settled by
wlute4 people. Perchance it
spfag up in a corn fields aban
doned: by some indian' squaw.
Theindian braves by use oi iheir
arrows captured 1 much
enn tne mountains below
thisitree which stood at the top
oaiuaa .mountain, it was a
gbqtmze shade tree when the
; White people found thetr
way to' Saluda, and was - an old
trieetwhen the Southern Railway
was built.
'"J lr
Forest Fire
When No 41 -came up last Sun-
some sparks were.carried by
the wind to the hill above safety
swjtch number one. In a short
hmehe woods were a fire It
moved J space over the ; Tanner
obds and the Pace woods. As
the people came out from church
the alarm was given that , . Ear
ftesta Patterson home was in
ganger. Soon the preacher as
tWell as all the other men were
fighting the angry flames. In
half an hour they had the fire
tinder control. Men working to
gether can accomplish wonders.
On Thursday Dr. Lodge presi- demonstrator, made a few re-
dent, of Limestone College, near marks centered around home
the city of Gaffney, spoke for making and home training.
the Lanier uiud on tne poet prnf n niioc Morinn "r
Lanier. - C- meh'tnto otiH cnmmor crVinr1
He opened his remarks by director of N C ave nq a real PurS, is visiting relatives in Sal-
doubting his ability to tell a club stirring talk reminding us again udar V5 :
bearing the name of Lanier any- 0f the advantages and possibili- Some of the apple growers
I tTTl lx-4- VkllHTT StT f ttTA llAnIT
-v, ues QI Qur section 01 JN. U. ivcpu uuojr uu twu xivj - - n.oin- :T,tOTflflt f Va Davis. J. Mat! 43 acres l 31.12
soon Pthat he be nights of last week keeping. organized ' board of P-'-X
msiruct aii yrebent, in tne gicat made later in regard to the Polk "ome nres Durnmg unaer neu -, Thprp w qnlfindid at
goiuua nvaiu ui nauc
A special meeting of the citi
zens was Held in the. boys club
rooms-Tuesday night for the pur-
SALE oe county property
FOR TAXES
By virtue of my office as Tax Col-
ector.for the County of Polk. in. the
State , of , North Carolina, I wiir sell
for cash at the Court House door in
the town of Columbus, -N. C, on Mon
day, May 2, 1921, at 12 o'clock, M.r the
following property described, fof
taxes due thereon, with all costs add
ed, as prescribed by law, towit: ;
Greens Creek Township V
Bryant, R. P., 66 acre's 27.66
Cudd, A. K, 4Q acres.- 26.30
Cantrell, H. T., 13 acres 15.76
Covington, T. P., 30 acres 6.76
Covington K, O., 58 acres. 12.20
Edwards, T. Cf- 10 acres...... 5.92
Eplee, J. F., 25 acres..'. 209
Greenway, W. G., 127 acres 698
Gosnell, Willie, 37 acres..... 9.16
Gosnell, W. S., 40acres -; 10.75
Head, O. L., 28 acres... 23.70
Harris, J. S., 15 acres... 8.62
Head, F. C, 25 acres. . 14.35
Harris, E. M., 28 acres : 18.09
Horn, J. P., 165 acres.. 96.73
Head, S. E., 55 acres. 34.43
Jackson. J. B. & J. P.. 97 acres 41.38
Johnson, M. J., 65 acres.1... 21.79
McMillin, C. C, 531 acres.. 169.98
McCiam, D. T., 450 acres. 38.80
McFarland, J. W., 71 acres.. 10.86
Neal, Mrs. Rhoda, 75 acres ,19.27
Prince, R. H., 73 acres... 18.12
Prince, R. C, 46 acres.. 36.72
Steadman; O. R., 0 acres. 24.93
Splann, D. L. & A. C, 50 acres 8.70
Smith, Mrs. S. A., 80 acres 35.14
Thompson, David C, 300 acres 75J25
Weaver, S. B., 125 acres 55.61
Colored
Burgin, Mossie, 8 acres 2.97
Foster, Frank, 48 acres.. 15.15
Liles, Floyd, 34 acres ; 9.15
Liles. C. C, 52 acres 28126
Lynch, R. H., 32 acres... 9.701
Miwer, r. v., 4 acres . -z.iv
Moore, Richard, 12 acres. ; 3.70
Moore, Joseph, 47 acres 1-60
' , Columbus Township
Arlerfge, J. A., 41 acres .
Brisco, Lionel! , 88 acres..
Burgess, Mettie C, 16 acres
s.Barnette, W..:M. 40 acres. .
.Brown, J. C, 45 acres.. . .
Conner Heirs, 6 acres
Champion, Mrs. Mary, 214 a.
26.54
35.60
23.83
15.86
16.32
5.16
48.43
, i - -j i i, . -: TTri - . ! iwrauc. Xiicxc was a duichuiu aL- unt-o, voii., w ..v,
things of poetnrana art, for he Lnnnfv summer cnlinnl for foQPi. apple trees. While there is : nofe: , - , . Moss. Mark, 50 acres .
nrPrl ta hnildm a -noble J v r W h ..nmn h hniinQance, ana asmmg inieresu Marti ,
ers.
doubt that the crop has bev nif ested in the new
40 acres-.
Mills, N. T., 102 acres..-
McMurry, Celina, 35 acres
McMurry, AL, one Jwn lot
Owens, 65 acres; --,
acres. . .
proceeded to build -up a
theory of life n which hfe showed ,The meeting was enjoyed what inJ
that the poet is the real teacher, much .bv all nresient .Evervone temperature and that there may v j. , ,
the most enlightened, the
riirvr4- -r mrtn .tv wall'- Th1
cuiw-cuju vx vxcv - sonally Denented. AU JroiK coun- B .A ation bv all breserit.
uuub w me gi: iww Ui tv teachers. esDecia v. toire ner - ' r Ti,n ,nnf ,,a nAnowOMwfl
' -r-r i .V . i 1 i -i " 1111 ti Kavc WllOlUbiauib
.X1v "s "u"c r110 "c rc with -the committeemen and Be grading 01 the site tor tne attention to manv matters affect-
patrons, should have been there community, house is being one mg the general welfare of the
and got a vision. Mrs. J. W. this week. The earth which is town, including the school bonds.
JACK, secretary of Polk county being removed is being : used which Dr ; Sallev renorted had loney' Mrs'J-
- i, T t " I x nompson, vy u ., o i
hacresr. r
with delicrht of Lanier as of one j
' .
the great elect,' one of the .poets,
one of the real seers.
Much study, and a long term
of years spent in teaching have
failed to sap Dr. Lodge's enthu
siasm for beauty and truth. His
reading of Laniers poems was
J. N., 5 acres.
Searcy, Elbert, 51 acres
Shields,-J. A., 49 acres
Searcy, Go van, 26 acres..;
Sharp, Mary E. 140 acres-
Shore, C. E., 12 acres -
Turner, McD., 110 acres
acres
teachers association.
to make the park more evenly heen sod at 91. and he honed to Turned MrstMcD 101 acres-
11 T M 11 ' I . 1 T TTTMl A
ti : i..u m lnir. Krpnarannn is a so T...iu: .mtv r i Mtewart. j. wmiams. u acres.
1 1 lie unier uiuu see a Duimmt avanauie lur me i,ri - tt .'
I V A 4- V I -t . Wang, W . XI., iWu wwn ivw
Under the head of unfinished Demgme S0W. w , children at the opening , of the waiiiiams, Florence R., 21 acres
ever it is neeaea m tne - par. fflll tArTY1 Thfi rnad eari ng to Colored
Yancey Culton, of Winston Summit Lake, and also to con- 'J- hiw-''
158
25.14
14.90
10.84
25.76
8.30
16.53
25.00
6.84
20.ia
166
22.17
5.90
39.68
73.39
35.31
25.22
19.81
22.13
12.01
4:74
84.96
business Mrs. Holdeh took occa
sion to reply to certain objections
admirable and the club isto be made at a previous meeting of Salem, spent the week-end in nect with the Greenville Jiigh- Jackson, EU, 10 Acres
congratulated UDOn the entertain- J., V.t. : 1. Saluda. ' 7oC HiViisspH nnH tb a Moore, George, 105 acres
" - . tne ciuu, lu any mure muuey ue- .
ment program.
Meeting of City Commission
11.60
3.31
5.41
24.20
7.62
6.29
wqv was nlr HispnaspH. and tne Mpore, tre
" ' : I Wiln 21 ar.res ;
inf sent out of the countv. Miss Naomi Phoenix returned secretary instructed to ootam Wilson, J. w., 21 acres jk.
' 1; ' - I . . . . I 'lwvTAn 'I'rairnohln
Mrs. Holden gave a detailed to her home m Greensboro, N. estimates on the cost ot doing Cowan tAJ;s acres .172.37
account Of the way in- Which the 1 3 , jniS weeK. tnis WorK at tne earnesu pussiuie cawtnry, j. acres.
At the meetine of the "City seven hundred dollars for the Mary McClure and Evelyn moment. Reports were forth- rs.Vi'E. Estatl'do"
Commission. Mondav evenincr it iioover .DEOies was raiseo, say- jNaDers.went to uampoDeuaoun- " - v.r - S'.r.. a"m--rrV-V.rsr-
was resolved that to order to ing that while Tryon may well bedayt.'- "l!nZ
promote the comfort and pleas- Pleased with the record,, she Miss fttty Smith has been .TLI S W:
Halford, VA. H.; 10 acresii 9.91
Jackson. J. P.. 43 acres - 3.92
Jackson, J. P., 43 acres -
Jackson, D. C, 40 acres... - 23
Laughter, J. C, 19 acres.- ; 2QJ2A
McCraw, J. R., 50 acres- 10.64
McGuinn. Lee. 10 acres" . 2.48
McCraw, Mrs. -J. B , 77 acres- v. 7.78 ;
Nix, M. A., 58 acres-- 6.07
Price, Zeb B., 10 acres 1.V4
Ruff, Harrison. 18 acres 1.77
Shormnn Mr IX M RS? fiirrm 4.78
Search, W. P., 103 acres 15.54
Thompson Heirs, 700 acres.- 24.49
Thompson, D. ML, 112 acres 11.35
Wamack, F. P., 65 acres, 28.45
Whitesides, E. L., 30 acres , 4.96
Logan, E. L., 25 acres .6.30
Logan, Marion, 25 acres 5.68
White Oak Township
Arledge, C, Jr., 100 acres. 10.46
Arledge, Herbert, 75 acres- 10.75
Arledge, G. 1L, lia acres ' 20.59
Brisco, P. G., 127 acres-- 41.60
Byars, Mrs. Lizzie, 40 acres 15.35
Culbreath, J. A., 101 acres.. 10.73
Collins, Rufus, - 87 1
Edwards, J. L., 40 acres 70
Fowler, W. M., 217 acres J 62.20 ;
Green, H. T., 132 acres 54.M
Green. W. G.. 48 acres - 21.23
Horton, T. D., 36 acres lU.lb p
Laughter, Pelza, 33 acres i.2u :
Prichard, W. A., 44 acres : 14.-4 ,
Prichard, J. A., 68 acres 14.95
Pack, W. M., 53 acres
RusseW, W. M., 50 acres 84.37
Splann, Mrs. Ella, 200 acres' iv.m
Turner, W. R., 9 acres 10.36
Williams, N. E., 50 acres ..
West, C. F,, 44 acres
uoiorea
Cheek, Harriell, 40 acres.-- 11.49
Flack, L. A., 51 acres 31.85
Haden, T. C, 21 acres ll.'l
King, John, 96 acres. . 60.86 :
Miller, Frank, 58 acres Z(A6
Moore, Belton, 39 acres 154 -
Mills, Annie L., 24 acres J.0J20
Taylor, Mary, 26 acres 9.76
Whistnant, P. S., 678 acres 1&4..1
Saluda Township i
Arledge, Robert, Estate, one
town lot . . : 13.00:
Aiken, J. Morgan, one town lot 1.825 ,
Bushnell,' Mrs. A. M.two town
lots 22.40
Bell, Mrs. Jessie T., 1 town lot 23.10
Choice, Will, 180 acres 6.44
Davis, M. W., Estate, 1 acres 2.38
Emery, J. T., Estate, 118 acres 5.62
Foster, G. W., 134 acres' 28.20
Frost, Dr. F. L., 12 acres 81.24
Garrettei E. E., 39 acres... 1.73
Hearon, J. M., per mother e al
one town lot. 23.10
Heatherby, Ed., 60 acres - v 8.89
Heatherby, James, H. one town
4 lot ..... 14.1
tliH, Mrs. Mary P., 120 acres 18.51
Homer, Walke A., one town lot 66.70
Johnson, W. L., 64 acres. 7.25
Jc.hnsonrMr&MX2jQi 5X2
Johnson, Jake IL, 15 acres--.. - 15t54
Knox, F. H., 55 acres 1633
Lanning, E. Fuller, 33 acres r 4.13
Pearson, J. E.; 215 acresl-.- v 41.75
Pearson, C. W., Est., 130 acres 15.64
D. D. Paty, 25 acres 4.Q1
Pearson, G. W., 330 acres 47.74
Price, Tom R., 50 acres 10.48
Pace, D. D., 206 acres.. 16.49
Pagan,. Mrs. M. M., 1 town lot 4.80
Pace, J. W., one town lot 5.24
Pace, James A., one town lot. 17.10
Parris, O. R., one town lot 13.67
Rollins, D. M.; Estate;A75 acres 8.90
Sowers, G. D., 5 acres J 3.96
Staton, Thomas M., 1 town lot ; 4.39
Thompson, H. F., 58 acres. 8.90
Thompson, A. B., Est., 100 A. 14.12
Colored
Jackson, G. Duff, one town lot 3.50
11.59
10.80
were ordered at all street inter- either earned, or given directly,
-i . i i j - 1 1 i j.
sections, and an, additional street
light be placed on the Landrum
road and at the junction of First
Street with the Southern Rail
way. The "placing of the fire
hellon the roof of Wilkins & Co's
store was also ordered. Names
are also to be given to unnamed
streets, lanes and roads. The
Southern Railway road-bed bet
ing the only practical sidewalk
between Trade and First Streets,
it was ordered that it should be
put and kept in order like any
other sidewalk and made secure
for foot passengers.
Mr. Fisher visited the Council
Meeting to tell them that ; the
ladies who registered and voted
" at the fall election will- not need
to register tor tnat wnicn is
about to take place but may vote
. as before.
bv visitors here for the winter
and that , consequently there
should be no hesitation in help-
ng the children of Chinia or of
the near East for fear of deplet-
ng Tryon, or being unable to do
for our own children or our own
poor. -:'r-V' -
A Beauty spot
The tinting of the Library' and
the beautiful shrubs placed there
have made the place the center
of the New Tryon which is Rapid
ly appearing. The club through
the civic committe, Mesdames.
Hester, Speed and Kelley have
uone admirable work.
mcr of the COmmunitv COmoratlOn va-r Mrs Vila. 7 acres-
Miss Quirnby of New Hamp- f followino- Saturday:, and. Kuykydoll, J... L., 23 acres
shire, has arrived at he semi- . t oJthechair. -J. W.M'
nary and will fill the Vacancy 1 nf Ko Leish. Mrs. Joseph, 107 acres
caused by.Miss Smiths depart- Boardof Trade outlined th duties A Emmf&lit fa
UTe. U? -Urtowl r-P Trorlo anrl tVta Trvon '
. V j Neil, Mrs. Rhoda, one lot
results that he hoped to see ac- Oakland Heights CoM three lots .
Owens, Lindsey, 2 acres
PantherT Gaither, 1 lot in Lynn
A crentleman who has been complished through the close and
farminp: near Saluda for the past hearty cooperation ot the citi- Pane, James H., 8 acres-.
five years eives it as his opinion zens of the town, who, so lar as
The next meeting of the Agri- TYinrp times as he could see, were united m $.
I w -- w i . - . .1 I . . . ' . . etr rvc
cultural Board will meet at much :: commercial fertilizer is real effort to accomplish some- Rankm, ,
- ..... . -. - . ' . ' X X ' I DuMUll, VICl 11 UUC xix., wuv "
Greens Creek at 11 o'clock a. m. wemp: used around Saluda as was thing of a, permanent nature for Turner, David J., 7 acres-..- 3.07
Uvl .Ammnmftr i FTnmn fTOUTltrV (JlUt. OU aCreS 40.00
vyxi um, ,. - C(f inTryon 461.63
The meeting was presided wson, w. A., 17 acres: .- n.62
. t. ' t '-it. :?j.x TiT...j Ttr rt 14- Ti-rrrtn -' 1R(Ci
2.47
113.81
10.75
15.60
5.90
42.16
15.85
15.07
12.98
16.32
23.56
2.22
10.80
3.73
17.12
,3.82
9.05
5.75
3.73
40.78
25.95
being
Saturday April 16, 1921 when used when he came to Saluda, the whole community
we will expect every township to and what is perhaps of more im-
-v-r-r-v- Kir III I 1TTIO T Td TVr UG 1 fl O Tl I I WHTTI. VV - r.- IJ.C 1UV ill. llivu-
luuj icyicocuicu. xic y porcance me iarmers are snuw- vx uj . . w, ' p 1 ri
agreed to hold meetings in each ing greater interest and intelli- of the board of trade, and the Cary jack, one lot
township in order to ' advise the genee in the use of these aids to presence of a strong delegation cheek, Ben, one 'iot-i-
farmers of the whole county of crease nrdtiuction. 1 of the women of the town was IV'i acre!!--"::
taken as an indication- that re- Hoibert, Sam, l acre
Old Chestnut Oak Tree r suits were going to be had : rom g, one lot i----
Last Wednesday when the citi- this movement for the develop- Patterson, Charlie, one lot-
its purpose and aims. All Greens
Creek farmers are invited and
exnected to attend. And as it is
to an all dav meetincr. every-- zens of Saluda were clearing ment of Saluda.
. -. I' " .' . - - - . i
one will be exDected to bring away all dead 'timber the atten-
alonor a little lunch and eat to- tion of everyone was attracted to state Examination for Teachers at
o-pther and have a real get to- the big tree which stood well up- - Columbus. .
' ' - . . . ' ,1 .1 mi t ?
And forget on tne nin. ine preiemmary
Peak, Henry, one lot - t
Morris, Catherine v 1 acre
Coopers Gap Township
Bailey, Hix, 60 acres- -----Bradley,
Mrs. Eliza, 30 acres--Blanton,
Robert L., 6 acres i
RlflntnTi. J. R.. 100 acres
. . m I. -mr TTil' Off A
X
m- .it t l ' j.:: tm j- f -cMto
- : . .4- I nit" t it. ; i '1'h-r.nri no nn PTTninRr.i( r i uinxsuaac. ana. xii, w
xi; " xix ' .r.unnnnf i nrmTiT. m rnp nnnnni ornwrn r hits ' 111 " - , , x f11 ,
every tnMlK tllat IS uiilJicaoaixL, w e-" - 0
16.00
7.73
24.00
9.27
9.27
17
' 6.63
10.06
11.87
6.02
4.86
43.46
, 5.32
651
18.88
11.07
gether day of it.
aigrowtn nngs r; Bimsdale J. P., 51 acres 12.5?
, I Ur nf fMs pWtnnr nnV itiHicatea lor tne "State leacner s oertm- Edwards. A. A.. 116 acres..
: r and forty-nine summers . m ai- A w "Ci i" ' GUbert, s. y.; ee
Mr. uoggey nas stateu ins Uda. For the hrst Hundred years c 5" VJ- ' "vv'lv gibbs M s 75 acres1 - 24.14
flowerbed for the public; benefit the tree crew slowly. For the amination may do sojon the above Green; G; c;; 41. acres-- - 15.78
named date. E. W. S. COBB,
V J lll ItlUV. X iwww-v . I JOOb V11C : J.1UL11V4.X iJL U11U UlkJ ' .7 I v
andhe Southern Railway. ' . the growth rings over aged more County bupt.
Will Po-rsn 100 fl.res - o.lo
Havnes. -Wdll. 40 acres. - -tl
Hayries, J. B., 20 acres
2.56
Fishtop.
Beautiful planting time, and if
we fail it is because we fail. .
T. C. Laughter made a busi-
ness trip to Saluda Saturday. "
The Levi boys went to Saluda
one day last week for feed. . .
"Whistling Taft" passed Sun.
day. y ; ' '
The woods are green and cat
tle are out in pastures.
The anglers are seen frequent
y on the river of late.
J. R. Sams seems to enjoy the
joke on Clayton Pace, but I have
a better one on him, but will not
state what it is without his per
mit. Clayton come around and
Iwill tell you the joke. : " .
Spurgeon.Bishop went . to the
singing at Silver Creek Sunday,
he started Saturday. V ,
T. W; Bradley is sick with
flu" lagrippe or something of
the kind, and could not attend
the singing Sunday. , '
We need a good road it's true,
but what we need most just now
is, ' 'More laborers in the ; vine-
yard." v A; : - :
Ewert Levi went to Hender
sonville to trade last ;week, ,got
goods ' cheaper and paid his rail
way fare to boot we are mform-
ed. -' :" ''7 ; , ::; -' .. - '
C. C. Jones, T. E. .Pace, - Mark
and Burton Constant are in " at
tendance at Charlotte ' court this
week. . - - 1 ' '
The Average Kan - ;
To be given Friday night April
the 15th, Tryon i graded school .
auditorium, at 8 o'clock. v. ,-Admis-
sion Adults 25c children 15c :