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Polk Cou Crmers t3ave asacraaWWant?- -If Not, .Why Nof VhlnWbbuft.iil
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Volume XXVI No. 47
The Only Paper Published in Polk County: iA live Clean Paper for the Home
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Prico 5 Cents
Tryon, N. C, May 24, 1921.
$2.00 a Year
OUR COUHTY ;,19Ef JT7S DEPAKTH1EWT I""300131 statem?Rt 01 Jown of lrytt
Some Timely Talks to Polk tfcuhty Farmers, and others, 'on Timely Sub-
jects, bv fcastf Agent, J. R. Sams.
Receipts ; . -Balance
June i, 1920 ..$ 611.11
From taxes and licenses 6291.02
To Pclk County Farmers,
Last week in these columns we
called your attention to the im
portance of Polk county farmers
organizing for themselves" and
for their heirs and 'succeeding
generations, a better system of
marketing than th,ey or their
forefathers have ever enjoyed.
And it is up to the farmer him
self to do this thing. As statedl
last weeK, no one nas up un xnis
good hour ever done such a thing
for him, and until the judgment
no one but himself will - do any
thing. So we must get to vork
and first think out a ' plan that
will suit our needs, ifien put that
plan into operation. First of all,
we want a plan, if possible broad
enough and comprehensive
enough to accommodate every
fanner in Polk county, large and
small alike on . principles that
will be perfectly just to every
one and compel everyone to con
tribute his just share of his ex
pense to conduct such a coopera
tive enterprise. Now. seriously;
can such an organization be
affected and made to serve the
people of Polk county; oris it a
wild theory without foundation
to burst as a soap bubble land
waste itself in common air?
Well, again it is all up to the
farmers themselves. As one of
them I say most emphatically
that it can be done If "the whole
people will so will. If under
taken in a half hearted manner,
with half enough capital to do
the thing; of course it would be
still-born and a - failure in the
Tery beginning; but if the farm
ers of Polk county can only real
ize their need for such a move--ment
as I realize it; nothing on
earth could be done so easily as
what I am writing about,: -Now
here is my plan just as brisk as
I can give it in outline, of course
the details to be worked out as
we would proceed ; and we want
ny friendly criticism from ? any
source; but no destructive criti
cism. 1st Let the farmers ot
Polk county subscribe capital j
stock sufficient to conduct ' a
cooperative marketing associa
tion for both collective selling of
their products and for purchas
ing of supplies. . 2nd. Organ
ize this association; under the
corporation laws-of N. C.;jor by
appointing directors the direc
ts elect president, vice presi
dent, business manager, etc.
ord. Install a ware house on
Southern Railroad near Tryon,
N. C, for the purpose of con
veniently handling commodities
m car load lots. 4th. Install, a
business plant at Columbus
through which every farmer in
f oik county can transact his sell-
ln? and purchasing needs,
"ugh an institution, owned
controlled by themselves.
wurse this is only a , very
de outline of the plan which
would have to be worked out by
Wlse directors as we would forge
ahead. Now someone who does
not know conditions under which
e farmers of Polk, county are
operating might ask the craes-
uon- Is there need for such
Movement in Polk county? To
an such. I
J0 the birds, the5, bats" and the
io a person properly m-
T"iei as to the handicaps of
t 1K COUnty farmers, there can
eno Question. TTnoi. -nrAQATit
teful marketing conditions it
Pe impossible for Polk county
ever become a progressive' and
Fines and rnsts
worked out marketing plan that Sale of fire trucklZZl.
win stimulate production and All other sources.
then aid thefarmer in' selling
ins products, and .at the same Disbursements
time tunction the other way in. Total disbursements
giving him farm machinery, re- Balance on hand May 1.
215.00
150.00
22.2Q
7289.33
6430.90
1921.,. ........
. 858.43
7289.33
Disbursements June 1920
W. A. Wilson salary. . ...
Bud Mills salary..:.
80.00
60.00
240.00
50.73
4.50
-55.50
10.50
10.50
10.00
fact that we have no market for
anything and this is all the rea
son necessary. In the second
Dill Edwards teaming...
1.60
80.00
60.00
18.75
1.00
pairs, lime, : fertilziers, seeds
etc., at living rates; then and
not till then will Polk county
farmers come to their own and
be a free and independent people.
Now if there .are apy, farmers Bank of Tryon interest
or even a single farmer in Polk on bonds..;?. L ......
county who is opposed to this Tryon Electric Service.;.,
plan please write me and point Co: , lights and phones
out your objection and offer your Carolina Hardware Co.,
plan, what we want -to do, is to supplies
find the right way , then get in Alex Beatson, teaming. . ...
that way and ifstay there until Jno. Turner, streets ...
victory is ours. v Jim Paine streets.. ...r. .,..
Why Should" ?Oi County Farmers Or V. A. Bland auditing . ....
ganize a Marketing Association. BaUenger Morris Motor
There is every reason in favor Warren 'Fisher street
of it and not a single reason why DiU Edwards teaming. ...
theyshouldnot. Willie Booker street....:..
. The first reason for organiz- Irving Lindsey tools
?J?L?el ?tm.!l sharpened 1 .
July 1920
W. H. Wilson salary. .. . .
T3n1 TMFlllct nnl n -vw-r
place Polk county is most .favor- A lnw u .
li,,!. JL ' 'j .... Alex Beatson teaming
ouijr iuvcii,cu. vii txic may aim we
have never taken tiihe to discover
this fact. We are in the cotton
belt, and we are' in the moun
tains up to your eyes "where the
finest - apples on the continent
grow. We are ori the mainlirie
of the Southern R. R. , between
Charleston and Cincinnati. The
great and rapidljf growing cities
of the south are at our front
gate, and the great cities of the
north are at our back door. All
we need is a well organized
marketing plan to put our pro
ducts in close and easy touch
both with our brothers in the
southern cities, and our cousins
in the cities of the north. When
this is done, then we will have
both the incentive and desire to
build our depleted Southern soils
to a high state of fertility, which
can be easily done,' and our whole
country would blossom as the
rose, un it oe .doner les.
an it be done easily? Yes and
T Y 1 it
riii i 11 -"vr-.iv ii i r.i . 111 iKa v
Polk county would be willing. 1 bzd.
and get busy and furnish fifty - '
or one hundred dollars of stock wiuie tJooKer streets ... f. to
. .. . m - ti-j n
necessary to raising the .capital xryuu r.iectnc vu.,
to do the work. But no, if one ' ngnts
half the farmers stand back and Joe Allewme streets
wait to see if the thing will be a Wade Rollins teaming
success. This is a movement C. W. Cairnes rebate
that will move or not move as dutu iiceabe
the farmer himself puts his hand Payroll street worK
to the "plow" It is a farmer's Cal Cheek rock work.:. ...
movement and he must make it Jim rame fuck . wo
move or it will not move. It -is usoorne nannan road
amovement at the bottom of ; all wrK
other movements in Polk county. Monger .mur.muwr
It is a movement5 that will put parage. ...
farmers to moving and when the August 190
farmers of any community move, W. H. Wilson salary..
then everything moves and all tmd miiis salary.
will be-prosperous and happy. Jim Fame streets.
Of course I am speaking of a Tryon Electric Service.....
farming section which we are, u., L.ignts
or we are nothing! ,The' town Carolina Hardware Co.,
oeoplel the consumers and tour ; supplies..:..--.... -..7..A...:i..
ists who come Jtor our ,.Doruei uc uiuiCjr- ... .
would be benefited as well as the Wilkins & Co., broom.....
farmer himself . A great central S. L. Carson streets..........
clearing house for the farmers to Mrs. S. A. Oliveras m
market through both; waysy - surance...,., -: .
would insure a large i base of Bank of Tryon check
supplies where consumers, far protested
and near could draw upon at the Perry Bomar streets.........
most reasonabii figures and at Cal.Houpe .streets...........
the same time the farmer get : J. A. Steelman car store
Hving price plus : a small profit. Perry Bomar streets
Now my object is to get this . September 1920
matter ringing in the.mihd of W A Wilson salary.. ....
m?l vnbr in Polk county and Bud Mills salary
Jlll.lt M. V '-''-'".1
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Hauling sand on streets
Joe Allewine streets. ........
Cal Cheek.. .......:...
C. C. C. fire hose Co. , ...
Tryon Electric Service
vCo. lights:
Stamps 7 : .s...
: i . OpT. 1920
W. A. Wilson salary..
Bud Mills -salary .....:. ......
Alex Beatson team..... :.
Southern Ry Co.,.......
? freight on fire truck!..
Tryon Electric Telephone
. Co., lights and phone..
Cashier stamps and sta-.
tionary . ........... ...:
Carolina Hardware Co.f
supplies .....t: ....
J oe Alewine streets
Joe Gurley supplies.....
Mr. McFee registar and
: judges .il'l : :.s.-.:.L::
Coby Streadwick fire
i department ... :
Roselle Fisher fire de-
S partment5 .l l ..
Will Clark fire depart-
ment.l; .........:..
Wade Rollins; team
Jno. Edwards team..........
Roland Thompson streets
L. T. Trebble team...
Jno. Adams streets....
Cal Houpe ..:.:,.... .::.
Jim Paine..... .
Claude Scoggins
Cal Cheek : 1 .
Alf Pained,....
52.50
16.50
3.00
180.25
49.58
3.00
FROM OURfRIENDS INTHECOUHTRV I
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Items of Interest Gathered From Various Sections of Polk County by Oar
Corps of Faithful 'Correspondent, . !
Columbus.
Mrs, A. L. McMurray and Mrs.
F. M. Burgess "visited the com
mencement at Elon this week.
Tom Lynch who has been
visiting his parents has returned
to Rutherfordton.
Miss Mattie Tallant is taking a
business course in Asheville this
summer.
Austin Newman has returned
for six days rest from his work
as mail clerk
Miss Adeliha Pitman is visit
ing her brother this week.
Dr. C. B. Reed, of Chicago,
has returned home after spend-
4.80 ing a few days at Ben Cragin:
80.00
60.00
14.00
59.50
50.23
4.00
7.55
6: 00
1.06
10.00
480
4.80
7.00
7.00
22.80
9.00
3.00
1.85
11.50
3.00
11.87
15.00
51 G5S)
moonshine
for sweet
Once famous for
whiskey, now famous
potatoes, finest apples, peaches,
grapes, "etc. Green River washes
one side, and the high i mountain
oeaks hedere in the other. Her
greatest asset is her:
soil, her climate and
possibilities. Her greatest need
is Roads, Better Schools, arid
Churches. SHE IS COMING!
49.73
31.50
11,00
9.00
99.50
15.75
15T75
12.80
1.08
80.00
60.00
12.90
Lynn.
Dr. Pratt's text last Sunday
was taken from Romans 1542.
His1 sermon was of great - force
from start to finish and the con
gregation was very attentive and
complimentary. '
Our village is , exceedingly
quite from a business . point of
view:
Mrs. Chas. Williams, of In
man, run up last Sunday and
spent the day: with her mother,
Mrs. J. B. Panther.
Miss Emma Hicks is visiting
her brother G. N. Hicks, of New
Prospect. v
-DJGuiJLewis,- wife and baby,
Geo., of Wilmington, are visiting
Mrs, Lewis' parents John Rhodes
and wife. 1 :
The stork called at the home
ofS. F. Fowler and ,wife one
day last week and left- a nice
little baby girl, No. three, at this
writing, baby Ruth and mother
are doing fine.
Chas Davenport, of Columbus,
called on kinsfolks in Lynn last
Monday.
Miss Sadie Parker was a little
indisposed last Sunday not able
to attend church. The congrega
tion missed her at the organ.. j
, W. F. Swann left for Asheville
a few days ago looking after
business matters.
Vance Newman, son of Dock
Newman, at this writing is in the
hospital at Spartanburg quite
Edwards - 12.50 sick having had on operation one
day last weeK tor some Kidney
- : r . ' A
people, her
her future
1 1 . . . jay;
keep it ringing
Cal Houpe streets:
50.23
9.80
2.79
1.25
2.50
38.40
2.24
; 6.00
U;50
50.00
9.00
80.00
60.00
4.50
3.00
Dill
" Nov. 1920
W. A. Wilson salary u
Bud Mills salary..
Dill Edwards teaming. ...
Jno. Edwards teaming
L. T. Trebble teaming ....
Alf Paine streets..... ....
Perry Bomar sewers ...L. ..
Roland Thompson streets
Cal Cheek streets.:..., ........
Carolina Hardware Co.
supplies . ...--.
Perry Bomar streets... .. ..
Tryon -Electric Service
Co., ..............
Ballenger Morris Motor
Co., .......
Fred Wilson streets
America La'.v France
Fire Engine Co. , .n:..
Dec. 1920
W. A. Wilson salary ..........
Bud Mills salary..-..:
Perry Bomar streets i...: l..
Roland Thompson streets
Dill Edwards teaming.-.
Macadam road bonds in-
Tryon : Electric' Service
Co., lights and phone..
Jno. , P. -Lockhart sup
plies .. ii-i--:
Ballenger Morris Motor
CoM fire department
Missildine Pharmacy fire
department
trouble. His many friends will
cv&ft" jglao to hear of his speedy im-
76 iwm
23o() ' Now-that the National High
9 00 way is a permanent fixin why
6 00 not make the 'did : hotel Mimosa
campus a camping , ground and
47.00 rest a while forgone night, one
16 65 meal, one day or weeK just as
might be wanted for the same
14.30 equipment with the tent plan.
22.25 Pea Ridge.
We sure have been having
49.18 Qntn'o ira in v WPflthor latplv. hilt
looks as if it was going to clear
off at this writing.
Ellen Mills spent Friday night
with Myrtle Mills.
Mary Sue, Myrtle, Marv and
Ellen Mills, and others went on
up Friday visiting frieridg and
relatives. . i
Rev. Liner, of Landrum,
preached an interesting sermon
Sunday at 2 o'clock. ,
A crowdfrom Inman, motored -up
Sunday for "Memorial service.
Several from Brights Creek, '
Silver Creek, Coopers Gap and
Mill Spring attended "Memorial .
service here Sunday. Everyone
seeped to enjoy the day.
Rev. Wright, Rev. Ruppe and
several others mada talk on
Memorial after which aervicea
were held in the cemetery and
put on the decoration!, then
reasembled in the church and ,
Rev. Wright delivered an in- !
teresting sermon. ' !
The Polk County Agricdtercl A3
visory Board to Meet :
The Polk County Agricultural i
Advisory Board will meet at;
Columbus, N, C, at 11 o'clock
a. m. the 1st. Monday - in June,
being the sixth day. !
James G. K. McClure. presi
dent of the; Buncombe countr
farm burea'u federation will be
at this meeting to discuss cooper
ative marketing with the farmers
of Polk county. Male and fe
male are invited. .V
Mr. McClure is a graduate ;Df
of Harvard University and C is
worthy of a large' hearingr, ,
At The Congregational ChL-rch.
Rev. W. A. Black, A. M. Pas-
tor. ' : I
Bible School Sunday m.orning
at 10. I
Public Worship and Sermon at
11.
Bible Studies in Acts Wed
nesdays at 4. p. m.
Tourists and all citizens cordi
ally welcome.
A I llll .
Services at the Episcopal Church.
Holy pmmunipn ........8:00 a. m.
Sunday Schools. . ..10:00 a. m
Morning Prayer and1 Sermon
11:00 -a. m.
Bible Class . 4:00 p. m.
FRIDAY
Christian Healing Prayer Circle,
4:00 p.m. i
Litany Service.1.. . 4:30 p,m.
These are hard times for
the poor working girl, re
marks a Chicago newspaper.
Lit is all she can do to make
the top of her socks meet
the hem of her skirt. I
2.10
3. 75
650.00
80.00
60,00
30.25
41.00
45.50
240.00
54.23
-ft .-
2.60
83.20
2.70
(continued on pagelBl
a picnic Sunday. They took
their dolls and their story books
and played games and had a real
nice time. ;: . "
t Mrs. Bud Byars and little
daughter, Julia, were the 'guests
of Mrs. Walter Green Monday.
Mountain View. , : .. .
We are having some-- warm
weather at present.
Columbus Jackson : wentto
Landrum last week on a business
trip. . -
A crowd from Inman motored
THE CASH TALKS.
Our'terms on job work are
cash on delivery, all legals
are cash in advance. We
keep no books so please do
not ask for any other terms.
POLK COUNTY NEWS
Chinese Medical Practlcet. .
Id . 796 the Chiuese began to "acd
nate. There were three vaccination
stations in which the concoction wai
poured into the mouth. Stone needles .
were used to puncture swellings and
the idea was not Introduced Int Eo
rope unttl centuries later; Cauterl
eatibn was practiced by burning tbt
rolled , leaves ot a small plant. L It .wfea
held ; to "be. good for rheumatism and
nosebleed.. Anesthetic effects " wer
produced bs certain- 'mushrooms' Tand
the root of aconite. - Cases f sldA
grafting are early recorded. j
X-Ray Detects Swallowed C1R.
In the goremment mint In Japan n
X-ray machine is used to examine sua.
pectexj employees as ' tliey leay tat
.establishment dally, and It re
vealed the presence of coins ! ,-- ha4
been concealed in the guilty : '
stomach. 1 . " ,
. -The .Distraction. - .
Also we reckon . the reason Cpld
makes so many bad-, shots' Is that h
aims at" the heart while loeklaj at ffit
hosiery. Dallas News, " r
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