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Some
Timely Talks to Polk County Fanners, and otters; on Timely Sub
jects, by , Cc nty feent, j; It aras.
polk County Farmers Federation.
Abatis it? What should it be?
(hat wfll it be? ,l
as already stated, the Polk
faunty Farmers Federation is a
oration organized under the
oration laws of North Garo
L enabling farmers to combine
. frf Vo ruimnoa i rv-P
working" togetner in. a uusiness
ffajr, by which they can procure
Necessary materials forv pro
ducing their crops in a way that
fuv Can produce their crops at
more reasonable figures, and then'
ihen produced; can cooperative
ly market the same at a; saving
fhich will enable them to serve
consuming public to greater,
advantage and at the same time ,
enable the farmer to provide his
family with the necessaries of
life, including their education,
in a manner that.will elevate his
family to a higher standard of
lying which we hope will be the
joeans of stimulating a : home
ioilding and a home loyihg' rural
etizenship that will have grea
er solidity and hope for the fu
ture of our country. ! Now it
&ould be the instrument m -;the
hands of farmers of the county
to accomplish precisely what is
above stated,
it to do the work for -which it
as brought into existence. ;
childrenfs in the! future. So let
every stockholder take courage
and pay up his stock and every
one induce a brother farmer to
subscribe, and and help, to imake
our Federation the greatest pow
er in Polk county -for r agricultu
ral development which will mean
prosperity for . the farmer . for
the banks and for every business
man of every prof ession and call
ing.:; What it-will 4 be is up to
the farmers of Pplk county indi
vidually and collectively; - so, . as
Lord Nelson said to the soldiers
of England before ther battle ! of
Waterloo: "Today England ex
pects every man to do his duty'
and the result waT3 that "the En
glish arms broke the power of
Napoleon f oreVer. L '
Tryon, tiS.sG.,1. October 28, 1921.
One of Tryon's Industrios Khovixiiii VKI Di'ci Toward HaHng
Tryori Known Wherever ithj CT:ttcrJCbss of Cotton
$2.00 a 'ar
Dress Gpcis cro Vcrn.
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Items of Interest Ccd fix Vcricus Scqticns of County ' hy Ca
,: Ccrps'of FaitMlCcrrespcsdents.
i .r
business interests are identical,
icometo the support of their cor-
ibuld hang back and' expect his
neighbor to go forward and
feather a nest in which he will
lit complacently and reap rich
Farm Bureaanand-ixtcstisn Senr ice.
A great deal.has been said re
cently 3 concerning the relation
ships of the county agnt to the
Farm Bureau. Treasurer Charles
E. Gunnels of the American Farm
Bureau ; - Federation, :,who i has
charge of such relationships for
for-the farmers'-: organization,
submits the following, analysis:
4 'The clink of dollars in a man's
pocket gives him a. degree of self -
and in; order; for confidence and. efficiency. Ex
tension worKin" most counties
was more or less in the position
The farmers of the county nf n nirn fvpflmirMi W-l,lra
musiasa Dusmess ciass, wnuse eAfl? a -.fV; ,,,r
OOQVViUbllllt TV AW1 , UU1J blVll&U
officers to - handle local . affairs.-
IfRboirtB ontrman and make it American panmBureau Federal
tion of membership dues and in
sured funds to finance the'work.
; By v" far the" greater share of
thpRp Hups in all cases stavs in
rewards from the corporation ,ft1inhr.tn rrv nn work
frhen he has contributed nothing :nJfia in tf,AWVinw Rvfom-
im Dunamg it up ana jnaK- mon consent among Farm Bureau
W it strong so tnat it win oe w- hA ennntv ant. home
Me to serve all the people. LimV:aTCnt and the
Neither must the strong, well- L, and girls-club leader must
lurmer gruagmgiy wiui- be provided for before money is
w hS money ana mora sup- diverted to other purposes.
DOrtfnr fear fV.o " Via will .
' T: . A WORKING BASIS FOR EXTEN-
re man nis share ana neip TrtXT ..rkTT.
Wn,A j , 1 1 I TION WORK
Kme Tflrmoro mhn ara harp v
Side to hpln twi vp, Rt "As the Farm Bureau furnishes
4 poor and rich alike should a working basis for county ex
iisciKsfco ifo tention work, so the improved
fer united support to this great methods of production, , market
wrk and make it the great sue- Pvti community development and
(eaiti,n,,M k m, w ic administration of public affairs
Wion is what will it be? . Tell taught by - th agricultural co
"e'he attitude the farmers will leges and the U S. Department
wj tu t of Agriculture through these ex-
oration, and I'll tell what ;. it tention workers are the. iwmda-
tae is like a well bred dVaft colt ture of the Farm Bureau is built.
PWPer development ..the' Scolt 1 "c .
mesa. strong draft hok tion work are complemente to
to draw immense loads; but '
eted and starved it'wffl thinks iof throne -w thout the
Kaeannnvwviinr, f other. The f arm, -oureau
W. "j''::""" "rr. Z seated a.mon-secret, r-non-sec-
iteat ,.,:i ' T tarian organization for the pur-
Wall confiHPn,P in Ah. wis. pose of carrying. occ-operatiye
of the stockholders ,and'bf demottatoonsa
directors. t mav it -: k-- and home economics through the
s. nMf Jo ; fV,oV employment: oil wuntygei.
W U Uli3 L1U11 - U.V bllT it:- .,...-'.. - - - J .-
Dosspcc it. -m. r nWoffftmonstration-agents uiu
. voo li h nn lrflffor .in nr. is ' - . . . , .mi
ithefuture dmrn It
take hard cash and' aI?goodp..?.uf.3here
'ttle sum f - r xi. ization. is recognized everywhere
JSTSfS th.besttaeans.of.Pot.ng
-v.iv.ust; site -,-insieau-wx ".- . liWAf 'amn'niltlirp -
'?; even at nominal, ren- ofthestatew egeof acutore
That mMnf VTOtnat'- ex"'- .": "; 'rr,-
' . The Tryon Hand, Weaving in
dustries1 started5 with -the Tryon
Toy Makers, in thel year-1919.
This industry was started with
one hand-made loom. The first
thread that was? woven was pur,
chased at Marshall, vN, ; Q. , ahf
brought to Tryon in a small ' :loti
and mercerized at the . Southern!
Mercerizing plant; -anil .spooled
on a hand-made snoolpr snmec
, - ' y .. RWb'W
hing similar to the old type of
spinning wheel. " This thread
was warped and woven in cur-
ain material designed by Mrs.
Vance and Miss Yale and several
curtains "with differentS, borders
and stripes weremade which
sold very readily. It was learned
hat the public wanted' wearing
inaterial , also,: -consequentiy C!a
TL. i a. . . ' - ' .
Heavier graae 01 tnreaa , was pur
chased at Fingerville, S; C, atid
mercerized and colored to. sever
al different c shades which was
found to be very; desirable; and
sold so readily that enlargement
of the plant was found to be nec
essary, making it about, three
times as large as r .the original
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GOTTON
Tryon " Route 1.
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F- - ' ,un to ( tne,. mountains, , .witn
Ihe business is ho w conducted some of us, to enjoy the delicious
by the Tryon Hand Weavers, F ease that mature has r provided
P.iBacon president," and is operr- and to view;the unending charms
atd in the building formerly oc- of mother nature's wbndersand
cupied, by the Southern -Mercert for a day's rest and recreation, r
CmpanWh is The t)L jV church at Mill
arYPe ' r9oln gor enlargement. Spring will give a Sunday . school
Sepn; looms ' are' . now- operated picnic i Saturday Oct. 29th, ,to
aidiPe: companv:is planning those who wish to W a hike to
diit03:r6? veral more and the mountains. .
this will mean- - the emnlovment ! - t. . TT.fZ
tY-:::Yi" v oiw-iss.-.JDessie xiamuton goes to
FKmercerized. take up the choice -work., of. her
thread k,used by this con-: highest ideal, i with the t. help , of
cernana .tne weavers arei-peing the Holv SDirit she dedicates hei
trinM to ;eave only nicest and whole life andlits, energy htojthel
mp3perchanaTWOven:goodsJ betterment of the prirnaix chil-'
tnat is proaucea py anyv nana- dren under her care.
w$;mdus& Only the best m:qcoq n v hahv. soai
iiiia iuusv permanent c ayes are fnQT.Q Wo ar.i or.v , va
- 3 ' ' ZAMAU.1IU11 MA VU !: MAA4 " .AMUIV.r AIU :
IW11 wards spent, Saturday night f;at
fe? ? the home of Et H. Edwards.
iaorics. it nas neen ; our pleasure , . ,
a ';:; & t i. : - tThe people. on this route -seem
tosee,KAiYisit;4to., thia . -factory . . , . i-.. .
. w::-..-r , . ; tO: taKe aavantage oi -tne most
Jffitereng and instructive. beautifuhweather bringing in the
4 KWomens ? ,WQar of ;New York, harvest, some with old time husk-
in jcpeakmg of -the product of ing,. bees1 and bountious suppers
this concern says; C : while others are falling - m -line
with Mr; Sams ideas,- needles to
mention what they r are, for ! the
News readers already know. ;
(From Women's Wear, Nen ,Yofltrjlbobcr5tl'l921.)
5.s
m)mm
Hand-Woven Cotton FabrjctMade itfMoulntkiris of
V North Carolina of Exceptional; Interest' f
The hand-woven cotton fabrics
of Tryon; N. Cr will benfound of
exceptional interest to the trade.
These goods, "made in the moun
tains of xbrtlKCarolina, ' ' by the
Tryon Hand Weavers, represent
a type of cloth that is not com-?
mon. The goods are made of
very fine-long staple cotton, as
silky as i silk itself, with plied
and single yarns,, mercerized and
in a range of weights. . An .at
tractive range of ; colors , is y of T
f ered, the cloths being.Vshown in
plain shades, sports '. stnpes and
in corded effects, particularly suit
able for sports suits and skirts,
as well as for curtains, draperies,?
upholstering, etc' H v ' ?
.Discussing the development of
tfiis interesting industry F. P.
Bacon, president of the Tryon
Hand Weavers, states: "This
hand weaving was started here
bylMrs:-E. P. jVance i , and Miss
C. L. Yale, who learned the art
of weaving in Scotland. Several
years ago, they .came toBiltmore,
N, " C- and started this work oii
the estate of George Wv Vander
bilt mainly for Hhe ; purpose i of
educating industrially the moun-f,
i; thought . by taking a 3 weeks
vacation,! would. be able to, have
a lot of news but its too dry.
-The Census Taker will -beat
tajppeop3.Yestem the ly.nn school, house next- Sat-
Gaint&it time.ithey iiid iirdaytiight Oct 29thJf6ri the
this work in woolens only Since purpose to open a Box ! of -'Mon-they
left Biltniore, the 6iltmore keys.1 If you Cant Laugh-don't
Industries have been., taken oyer come. '-Admission for adults. 25c
by Mr Seeley, of r the (kove Park children 15c. V v -
Inn, Asheville; N.n C ; and has a Mrs Turner at - niand Miss
developed into a large business: Parker with violin; R; -B. 'Can-
lnvlryon, the twoniaies non with cornet aided very much
worked along theisame lines,; but iast Sunday to the congregational
m tne nana weaving. oix cotton. oitmtir at Dr. Pratt's services. ;
Mill Sprins. .
Ar Party including J. Ri. Foster
and wife, Bob Foster, Mrs. W.
R Brisco, ' Horace . Brisco: and
Furman Smith motored to tLan-,
drurn S. C.,i Suhdayj the guests
oR Mi Foster, and wife.
i The Bethlehem Sunday-school
will give a picnic Saturday Jthe.
t29th. Everybody is cordialljr in-
yited to come with well . filled
baskets and help make the day
a great success. !
: Jhe? school; , is settling. down
to'routipe business; The pupils
are, workingIird oh' lot-which
they are preparing : for a-basket
Jjall ground and hope to betready
to; play in a short: time. ; . : ;
The .Community Club; held
its regular ; meeting Wednesday
ev.ening.Oct. themh. . v.
V T 1X7" . XTr .! f' .a4ii rv
from; High; Point Wednesday,
where he has been . attending
Conference for the past Week.
He will preach Sunday morning
at 11:00 a; mi at Bethlehem. V 5
"Stunt night" will be gieii by
the school November 4th. Patrthe
school building. If .you 1 wish, to
J laugh and grow . fat; comefcout
Friday evemng v apd . enjoy sthe
fun. ,. A small admission of .ten
cents 4wiil be charged
This cotton is. grown,! n spun r and
mercerized inthe"' 'South. 1 Our
little 'establishment here consists
of looms made byhandand all of
the work is doneby hand;. We also
do our dyeing here.i dEhe mecer
izing is doneH by the -Southern
Mercerizing Co.; here; 1 We have
had- this fc na nd-woYen.; material
"Mrs. Louis " W. v Preston- . and
father; Mr. Warington of Tryon
were invited guests at the teach
ers dormitory last Saturday ev
ening. Mrs. Parker served din?
ner and a very . pleasant time
was en joyed hy.all. .
v Geo. H. Bradly and family,
. . , . . .-, T Dewitt Cannon and .wife all
Tiir Tvinnh j anmim1 :: rkTri- ; tho 1 r '
last Sunday morning returning
in evening. ." "-.-' . v
Mrs. Bertha Underwood . iapd
little .daughter, , Agnes visited
relatives in Columbus last .week
end. v --j'.. . J -
tourists visiting our town; and
rhavebeen sos encburfired - that we
are how-looking for a larger out
let. The material retails for $3
a:yard;" ' -
.iVThe Tryon. Hand Weavers . are
interested in H communicating
with . . ebneerns. ; who ! might buy Thompson spent the r day., , withj K8. Melrose.Avenue. con-
ttieirrproauctr sell tesatae -o
commission basis.'
V
The
ii.
ar
on
at .eight-o?
Wednesday
beiijg,
shawn
tal
, .'- meant more, money; "Me and belong to the
hzmn1 SWmgm m whole people of the state. But
' in conclusion let" me call a college
. invest the little ram .'for organization yet developed i
rfwn business security alorie, this purpose
- omci3o security suuiic, i - ; n
your children arid .your (continued fin page a)
will . hold its refirular meetms: rin
Missildine ' Hall
night Nov. 2nd
;:Never in the'thistoryrof : Tryon
.shave the business menrtaken the
.interest in the general-welfarerQf
the town as is now 1
At'the last vmeetingithreef ourths
- of 4 the ; entire rnenbership 4?were
present. v New utoernhers-iihave
joined and more are expected tq
: join. Let every J body .come out
next Wednesday iiight. . ' : j . .
The CommtyPieatre ivin
maDji cities and villages iskbeeom
ing natioh-wi.deidea.:;fy
ti, Michigan, JiasT had; one .for '
seven years,' and jnpw' is an' in- r
institutioh. Tradesmen, parpen-
ters. Jbarbersitake fJkeenln
terest in it and give 'itfia
support as teachers, club .'omeh
and professional men.1 TwdJ or " A
three one-act plays arej givten" -at
each performance ; and ,one , or
more )erf ormances eachweekof
a five months? season. Any com
munityan:o!o aitS;; leadeiijBays,
forK its t talent, .he ; says wasftot
ready-made, but has been devel
oped out of ordinary; :tpeQple, to
be found in ; every town: This
hasbeen found true notonly of
the actihgi but of stage fittings,
Qtumesyr-Jihtingj and lotherfea-
tues. -z.'r'izM v.::;-V
3. Tryon has for, Ipngw and inany
times proved that it has the re
sources and-jCapacities, orjisuch
ah institution. , More ,tha) twen
ty years ago it had v athate,
a house oft the site, of .Mra JUe-
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Deputy Marshall Swannispent
last week-end with , his family; f:
Wilham Swahn :pt i lrork;
Va., visited his uncles? DavidHi
Swann a few days ago."
Miss Alta Ballard is t staying
with a sick relative at the Oteen
Hospital atAsheyille 4
Mr. Fish Top what about your
water supply hope Green River
will not dry up but I .upderstftndi
its way below normal " guess its
low7 enough that the "Devils
-Tracks is visible. ,
The Jackson family whamoved
to Tryon some1 timerago ?retumed.
to their home in Lynn.
C. C. Hampton of Henderson
yile, N. C. , was in Lynn one day
this week.
, The : Columbus people have
been raising "Sand" in Lynn
hauling it to Columbus to build
with. ' ' -r
r-Tbe trouble', with a4 'smart man,' .
tald Jud Tonkins, "Is that he's Uabla
to spend more, time ahowla' c3 ttia
doea wcrkxu,.w- " "
verted into a" play-house, vhere
plays wee ; enacted "'withiBcel-
lent talent 'sand manageTOPti - put
the;6wher;M
conipelled to ;; recoiitert itpip'
property yielding more revenue
tp jaeeti
Since then at .various times, in
the school auditorium there have
been performances under the
niagement ;'an4i4utioAb:. J.
Foster SearleiMiss Lois Wilcox, '
LMis3 Puamandithe late Mrs.
Wynne which were far above ,
ainateurfcdiat
iissiohal art adlskilL j ' ;
,?ItineedsinIvleaersHip and
cooraMpit
regular and dependable, instea4
of casual and spasmodic as it has
been-heretofore, 'BCfH.
. llzjrizzt cf Ex-Trycr.itt3.
K, Detroit paper says: "The
marriage of Mrs. Vita CamiJeau ; '
Kirchner. to MrJirtbur W.. T;
Jarvis of Mpntrealtookfaw at -
the residence of r4iei mother,; ' j
Mrs, Waldemar jEJKilpih Blast! h'
j Saturday morning (Oct.; 15. ) :- v : : -
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