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Tryon, N, C.fi November 4, 1921.
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OUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
Some Timely Talks to, Polk County Farraersand others, on Timely Sub
jectv by County Agent, J. R. Sams.
To the Farmers Federation.
jly dear friends and 6-work-ers:
The very first thing for us
to do is to fully realize that we
are a corporate body,"Vested with
legar rights and powers.to ac
complish for ourselves and' for
the public in general that? which
we could not possiblyW.wdrking
single handed in: a haphazard
way. Secondly, we should reaU
ize that great institutions '; axe
not built in a day, ;year-or even
in many years: but by. long and
persistent .effort. Our first ob
stacle to overcome is lack of con
fidence in the average member.
Faith removes mountains; faith
holds business steady to its pur
poses and creates that- which
builds and preserves our civiliza
tion. So the very first stepis to
create that strong faith in each
others good motives and purpos
es and in the necessity of such
an organization, as will impel us
to go forward with such irresist
able power that nothing can pre
vent our success. " ;
There will be' many giants and
ghosts in the beginning that will
frighten the timid and fearful.
So the best thing that could hap
pen to the Federation would : be
for all the timidi" fearful weak
lings to just QUIT right at the
which will enable them to go on
and after awhile become strong
and useful members. Then as
stated, the directors must begin
at once to lay plans for organiz
ing the stockhoiders in every set
tlement in the county in such a
way that we can get unity of ac
tion in all our farming activities.
And we must learn that this
Federation is our marketing
agency. It will be our .purchas
ing agent and our- selling agent
pr nothing. -We are just enter
ing the ' school , of ; cooperative
marketing, and as students we
must study the very best meth
ods of marketing in other fields;
but our conditions -are different
from any other place on earth;
because we have the best place
on earth to operate, on account
of the wide range of what can
be grownvfor the market and the
location of nearby markets, if
we will only make a study-of our
resources and marketing oppor
tunities and intelligently use
them. No wit is up to 41s. Who
will be first to act; the coward
and show the white feather and
be a weakling and quit? Let
all such drop out. We don't
need that kind in our ranks, and
in their placed we invite and in
sist on every brave-hearted - far-
k ...
mer in Polk cyunty who has the
$2.00 a Tear
THE "EUJOCIIE
mi. uae. wwaru m an array -.4:
i - lit v.r iji 11 k i'.iiiiiii.v i s iihiu 111 il r
and his wife and7 children at
heart; to join with us in this,
the greatest opportunity the far
mer ever had, and the greatest
he will have in years to come of
bettering the condition . of all
classes of humanity, but espec
ially the farmer himself .
One type of animal that roams
this planet is called the Knock
er.' Sometimes it emits loud
cries, at others it murmurs in a
minor key, but it is always mak
ing some- kind of noise: One
distinctive mark of the animal is
that it is blind to the beauty and
responsibility ' of living. . When
honest men smile it looks discori-,
solate, and when good women
labor for some1 worthy cause it
spits out hate. One favorite pas--time
of the animal ,isv to sulk
along, ever on the watch for de
fects andshortcomings, It likes
the darkness, and wherever men
assemble for work, to begin a
laudable undertaking, one can
hear it in the shadows. 'snarling
and spitting. Its mission is to
show to what depths of baseness
a human being for the "Knock
er" has a semblance of human
itycan descend when enslaved
to a dirty, lying and venemous
tongue.; Talk tcrit of joy, of
plans and .schemes for better
men tand it will "denounce them
With practiced scurrility to
it of gossip, of 'scandal ; drag a
pnan's name in the mire of false
hood; calumniate a'woman whose
life" has been one of deep devo-
i tion-to God and Church, and it
Fnl gloat; criticize and -lampoon
Authority andHit will look as. if
tasting, a heavenly elixir. It
lives in - the gloom of suspicion
and. feeds on the dark herbage
that grows in the regions of greed
and uncharitableness. " Discon
solate and jealous always, never
at peace, talking endlessly to the
sowing of dissentions and the
blackening ,of good names, it
might be caged and exhibited as
an object lesson of what a lying
tongue and a diseased mind can
accomplish, but it is allowed at
large as a horrible example. '
FROr.l OUR FRIENDS IN THE C0UNTO
Items of Interest Gathered From Various Sections of Pc!k Cccnty by Da
o ! Corps of Faithful Correspondents.
MeMn Hill.
Nothing, at times, 'to uappears " :
So puzzling, as the ways of Providence. -..
Yet, as we know, a Providence exists,
The Friend of virture, and the Foe of vice,
The 4 KnockeV if not here, hereafter shall
Receive the' rigedrecomponse of guilt. V
E'en, though. the'' 'Knocker", like a verdant vine,
Upqn a barren soil, may seem to. thrive; ; -Yet
destitute, like that, of proper strength,
To stand the tempest, toresist the storm,'
Soon as the lightning from Heaven descends, . ,
The ''Knocker" totters, and the 'knocking' ' ends.
. -T. J. McG.
rill do more harm 6 " tliat army
than ten brave soldiers fighting
in the ranks - of, the enemy.
f Then from this view points we
want courageous men and wo
men to stand side by side and
shoulder to shoulder until the
purposes of the Federation, is
brought to a reality. The hard
est pull will be at the start.
That lot is to be paid for. That
warehouse is to be built. The
is already ours by virtue of
the first payment. A road has
been graded into the rear of the
M; grading has been done on
the warehouse site, and more
grading must be done and the
warehouse -must be completed
fa the spring trade in fertilizer
lime, etc. . '
Then we must begin to prepare
to do business through the ware
liouse. What (rctcf will tVf warp-
ouse do the farmers of Polk
wunty if they do not use it?
Ie Federat ion innst ' spp tn it
ftat their members- in small
in their own. way. so
organize in every part" of the
nty that they can do toam
work in thV
in preparing these crops for
the market in such attractive.
ori and in such uniform lots
hat they will sell themselves on
any wining- lUCXl iVCl-O
Iorsucnnrodiipfq ' ' '
There is no such thine- a-turn-
,gDack- The time, is ripe .and
t to fnrnTpr be- '
causa nt 1 . 1 ' . . 1
The Game Law for Polk.
Deer, October 1 to February 1;
squirrel, August 15 to February
1; quail (partridge) December 1
to February 15; ruffled grouse
(pheasant) December 1 to Feb
ruary 15; wild turkey, December
1 to February 15; dove, Novem
1 to March 1; woodcock, Novem
ber 1 to January 1; black-bellied
and golden plover, yellowlegs,
September 1 to v December 16;
ducks, geese, Wilson snipe, Nov
ember 1 to February 1; opossuni
October 1 to February 1. Non
resident license; $18. 50; written
permission required. '
Fruit. Growers Association. , . .
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4 meeting of alf Fruit Grow
ers" interested : in thefuture of
Horticulture in North "Carolina
will .be held in the Ctiamber of
Commerce rooms at Asheville at
12 o'clock, Thursday, November
10th, -to elect officers of HorticuU
tural Society and discuss impor
tant matters vital 'for the ad
vancement of fruit growing.
Luncheon for those desiring
c cuiic. 10 liuc .auu j . . J - - r
and much-timp -has al same wui L
v,v marKet his products . - chnrch.
VUH 'i.v way. so Jet us, f
6 intelli-ronf- onrT UroTT a mnn !
f0r "'"-i.ie 10 xne tasK, i)e
ni,Us an( a?quit ourselves hon-
tkf snuw 10 me vvunu
The Centenial ' Celebration ot i
the" Board of Missions of the Ep-
iscopal churcluwill be celebrated
day mornmg,.iNuy.
ah. There s
fown problems' at lpr We Lr5ii bp a celebration of the xlOJy
1 1 yy ill r .. . T
;TiinTi S'O'ClOCK.. aiiu a
second celebration ci ine "1,1,
, xnih sermon at l- j
"H IT tot ,..1 .
knold.
,u u riff.,.M. , , i i
m iu ,: tir.y iaKe morestocK
stoeV 4Influence him to take
.f0rtL Antherway to help is
to do , 0ckholders who are able
ones len(1 10 the . -weaker
fitoJ . 1U mem to pay up
lnstallment as least,
now is for
r to nnu nn "Thics cnlr P,,tnimiV,Ti. with sermon
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first
nVlnr-k.
. , , t orlv sesvice t
The nour ui . -
Will remain at 8 o'clock instead
of 7:30thr6ughont the winter.) -.
On the night -of Sunday, -Nov
27th, a pageant will be g-wm
thechurch, entitled the ; Mission
of The Church.? . - -
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We had a very heavy rain fall
here Saturday night.
Dr. Head has purchased him
seira newcar. - - :. ,y- - t
The 8 year old son of Wiley
Bradford had the misfortune of
getting a finger cut off a while
back,
Belton Green and wife are the
proud parents of a girl baby.
The school childretT Misses
Gladys Lawter and Kressie Bur
nette of Hill Crest, and Dew6y
Lawter of Columbus, spent the
week-end with home folks, as
usual.
Frank Sranscom 0f Spindale
made a short visit to his parents
here last. Sunday.
Tilden Higgins is erecting a
new residence upon his place and
expects to move in soon as pos
sible.
A number of persons enjoyed
a pinder picking (and eating)
at the home of Simp Johnson
and wife last Friday night. ,
Jack Burnett has sold out his
mill property here. It was mov
ed down near Union S. C.
Mrs. Ada Burnett who has
having her eyes treated, says
they are some better now.
I School opened here Monday
morning -with Misses Millie- Rog
ers and Edith Miller in charge.
Well there is deep mud now,
where last week we had deep
dust. Autoists are having trou
ble of their own, and some to
spare, for when they-get stuck
in the mud their friends and
neighbors hurry to their assist
ance! ,
ger cake and other good - things
were served the guests. . The;
deocratons were very " appropri
ate and the red lights . with the
pumpkins looked very spooky
This idea was increased By many;
of the guests being ih t costume;
Another bewitching party was
given at Library Hall on Monday
night There was a ahd march:
Then came the wonderful mov-.
ing shadow pictures in . which
the witch and ghosts were plain
ly seen. Jiggs and Maggie and
Charlie Chaplin appeared to the
amusement of j all. 'Mutt and
Jeff also appeared and did stunts.
Besides the pictures . there was
fortune telling by a real palmist
and good recititation; singing and
sweets to eat. " - : ' ".
0 wmmwm ft vmM&foos
Succeeding former President Wilson, President Harding : was, recently
letled 'president of the American Red Cross, j He is her eeen accepting the
office. : From left 46 right: MaJ. Gen. Merritte W. -Ireland; 8urgeoR General,
U. S; A.; Dr. Livingston Farr3nd, chairman Central Ccmmlttee of the Red
Cross; the President; Asst. Secretary : of tKe treasury Eliot Wadworth;
Rear Admiral Edward R. Stltt, Surgeon General, U. C & . . -
Saluda
A welcome rain'came last Sat
urday night.
Misses Bessie Hines and Orphie
Newman of Mt. Lebanon visited
Miss Edna Mae Capps Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Aiken
a son, on October 29th.
Rev. J. 0. Cox and family lef
this week for Leicester where
he will be pastor of the Metho
dist church;- The children, Mary,
Virginia, Hopper, and James
Oscar Cox were entertained by
the Junior League on Monday
afternoon at the home of Miss
Iin wood Patterson. : :
; Rev. R. P. Fikes and wife
moved into the Methodist parson
age this week. "Someone said
that this is the first time the par
sonage has been occupied without
children since its erection. Rev;
Fikes will preach at eleven o'clock
Sunday morning. Everybody is
invited to attend.
Fred Bishop and J. F. Trexler
went to Salisbury Saturday.
Dorothy Corwith gave her
friends a delightful - Halloween
party Saturday night. '
The brick work has begun ; on
Lynn
The long dry spell was broken ;
up last Saturday night. . ;
The dust was something fear
ful to those who lived on the " v
roadside during the long dry
spell. " -
R. B. Cannon and Master Har
old were jn Spartanburg last .
Monday on business.
General - Foster returned last
Monday from a leiigthy stay in
Massachusetts.
'Earle Covil has bought the
Blackwell cottaand contem- -plates
moving to it soon. , ,
R. B. Cannon has been appoint
ed a notary public.
A tool house has been erected
at tfte Constant old shop for the
road tools; etc, ,
We wonder what has become .
of the hard surface road propo
sition. .
The slogan of Western North
Carolina seems to x be lakes. A
dam across Pacolet at .the Tryon .
Hosiery plant would make some
lake worth talking about:
T,' C. Westall and sons of Flat
Rock, are putting on the . inside
finish of Fred Swann's house at
Tryon, this week. .
The management ofther Box",
of Monkeys entertainment last V
Saturday evening wish to thank;.
Miss Essie Williams, of Ruth. N.
C. and Mr. BrannOn Westall of
Flat Rock, for their assistance
rendered. . ' .v
A real estate deal was consum
ated last Monday when Jno. L. ,
Jackson sold to W. S. McCall the
small plot" of ground adjoining
A. N.' Kunkel, including the
standee is now occupying.
Fred E. Swann has sold his
house and lot to W. W. Ballard"
kand is nowv about : completing a
modern 6-room residence in Try
on. :
A full house greeted the Box .
monkeys last Saturday X evening ;
and many mor. would have been
there, but justjabout the start
ing time it besran to rain;;
. Tryon was quite well represen-
the tea room. ;
Mips Julia Snratt ofJDr. Card's i
Sanatorium is vifiting Miss Julia! ted at the ;entertainment' last
Campbell.- - J Saturday nig Jit, also Flat RocV
QtovR Arleae was taken to' Miss Parker says the nextfciy
Asheville Tuesday to have .his! will be to aid the Baptist . people
adenoids removed. ;
to seat, their new church. A
worthy cause' and in this we aie
sure all will help;
The-HalloweVn party on Ffi-
mv nicrht.at the Mountain House
vas a howling success, as much; . Mr. Tom Clark came very near
n'rth was provoked by the game j having a serious wreck iasf bt-
m
of the tailless cat. The fortune j urday when : the - Wie lie- v&s
telling booth was a popular resort driving became " frightened and
The old-fashioned cake walk ran. Something gave' ;ay and
providea each, participant , with the buggy. turned over oh, him;
a piece of fun as well as i apiece I Qnly & f ew reminders, JbuV noth
of cakeSe bid-fashioned gin- ing serious,; .
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