C. BUSH, Publisher
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Volume XXVII No: 33.
OUR COUNTY AGENT'S "DEPARTMENT
Seme Timely Talks to Polk County
jects, by Ccanty
To All Farmers of Polk County.
Huban clover is a new legume
discovered by Prof. Hughes of
the College of Agriculture Ames
Iowa, and formerly sold for $1.00
per ounce: but the Woodleaf Seed
Farm has sent to m 10 lbs.' - of
this wonderful legume for trial
purposes this year in Polk coun
ty at the price of $1100 per lb.
Two lbs will sow an acre of
land and yield a large crop of
seed this year. It should be
gown at once, on land already
sown to wheat rye or oats with
out futher preparation, If any
one desires to try this new clover
thjs year. Let me know at once.
J. R. Sams,
County Agent.
A Ml account of the . opening
of Farmers . Federation Ware
house at Tryon, N; C, will ap
pear in the next issue of Polk
County News. v i
All farmers in Polk County,
should subscribe If or the Polk
County News andiread Cit; in or
der that they may ; keep posted
on all questions relative to our
marketing operations;" See me
or the editor about it at once.
A man in Polk county said
"The Farmers Federation could
do nothing, because ; they had
nothing to dobusiness on 'What
about that farmers? You own
the earth in PoJk county. 'Is
that any-thing to do business orf I
Now come f armers we have the
warehouse completed and lets
show the world that we have
something to do business on,
that we have the intelligence to
do the business and that we are
organized for that purpose . and
that we mean to "stick" to the
job, until success comes. : 1
Some Polk County History
Spartanburg, S. C. !
March 1st, 1922.
Polk County News, ' ;
Tryon, N. C. . '
Dear Sir: - : : ' 'i
I note you invite contributions
to local history. -
In 1856 or '57 I went with - my
grandfather, John Bomar to the
town of Columbus. My recollec
tion is that there were no houses
there except the jail, and, the
Court House. We spent the
night in the jail and I was very
much interested, as a boy, in the
Pillory and Whipping Post which
stood immediately in the rear of
f the jail, which was painted
red. I doubt very much if it
was ever used. Your old citizens
will recall that it was thrown
aside and remained in an open
field by the public road for many
years, where it went to decay; I
My grandfather, John Bomar,
had the; contract for making the
bricks to build the jail and the
court house. My reccollection is
Jbat E. Clayton had the contract
both of these buildings.
Ine location of the town was
comparatively level. !
My understanding has always
Deen that the town was named
I0r Dr.: Columbus Mills" w h o
sted Where the Mimosa Hotel
-,lm- He was quite a prom-
entrnan.in that day and took
an actlve interegt everything
;?dt COncerned the progress of
lfle community.
M recollection of the Town
wht goes back to the time
is iirly one .log
Mai n arly one morning,
the Can' the President .of
WentTPany' myself and others
UP on a construction train
Tha Oriy
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Farraers, and others, on Tisssly Sub
Agent, J. II Sams. ' ; v ;.:;
We have nothing but the
warmest feeling for all humanity
and desire to serve humanity
better in an organized copacity,
that when every man was work
ing alone. This is why we or
ganized. For greater service to
all mankind.
Every farmer in Polk county
should take one share of Farm
ers Federation stock, and every
well to do farmers, should take
two shares. This wouldforoyide
a capital sufficient for any emer
gency. ;
lne poor farmer needs it
worse than the rich ones; but
all need it for each other's wel
fare and protection, and to en
able them to serve the consum
ers to better advantage. -
The Polk County Farmers Fed
eration is not a gattling gun, nor
a fighting machine of any kind.
It's intention is to serve the
farmers of Polk county and ad
joint territory to the very best
advantage to enable the farmer
if possi ble to elevate his stand
ahd of living to - something like
that of his cousins in the towns
and cities. We don't aim at
disturbing any body's business,
whoh doing a square legitimatekrere the prime factors, probably
business, our policy will be to be
friendly and deal with all busi
ness firms who recognize our
fn' ' .
right and . respect our organiza
tion. -We hope thatrnothing .but I
friendship and good will, ' will
exist between us and all other
organized business. If any firm
-or firms see cause to fight us; we
assure you that we shall not re
turn any blows. We will simple
stay away and attend to own af
fairs, and let yours alone.
to Tryon, which was then the
end of the road. We had no
breakfast and you can imagine
that we were in fine shape for a
biscuit arid a cup of coffee. We
went to the lone cabin and in1
quired of the owner if it was
possible for us to get something
to eat. He said he had nothing
in the house. We inquired if he
could not let us have a cup of
coffee As we started away he
followed us and said he had some
good whiskey which was the last
thing in the world we wanted.
An old citizen of Tryon says
after the town of Tryon. was
started that he could stand on
an eminence and count the
smoke from five distilleries - in
full operation. I relate these
incidents to show you what won
derful changes have taken place
in that community. :V
1 Some inquiry was made asVto
the Howard Gap Road. As I un
derstand, this trail was biased
out by Capt. Howard when he
wenjt after the Indians who had
committed many depredations.
This trail ran originally;. through
Warrior Gap Many years af
terwards the Howard Gap Turn
Pike was incoporated and 'was
made a Turn Pike with a toll
gate at the top of the mountaip
at or near the Jesse Rhodes
Place.
Several years ago, while attending:-court,
at Columbus, I
met an old man, I thinkghis
name was Stanton or Danton who
lived up riear the' quarry.
was over eighty years of age,at
that time, and told me that when
he was guite a young man he
worked as a laborer, building
the Howard Gap road. I think
the people o Spartanburg, Hen-
P??Cr Published in Pdk County
Tryon, N. C.,
COf T'lOwV
derson and Buncombe county
with the three .Mills brothers
taking the most active part.
Mr. Stanton or Danton told me
that several of the stockholders
lived in Spartanburg. , Among
them Richard Thompson who
was the father-inrlaw of Colum
bus and Gorvari Mills.
- I Yours truly,
John B. Cleveland.
Honor Roll for February
' First: Gifade.
Harley Kuykendall
Warrington Preston
Fred Swann i
Second Grade
Neliie Bradley
- Julia Crawley
Ruth -Williams
Elizabeth Avant -Ruby
Newman
Third Grade V
Florance Moore
Mary McFarland
Roy BlackwelJ
Fourth Grade
' John Kittrell
' May Donnelly
Mabel Lee ! Stdne
Cleo Watson
" Catherine Jones
Helen Leonard
Williams Scrhlens
Louise Averillj
v Fifth Grade. 'N
Virginia Simmons
'');.. Sixth Grade
Geraldine Sayre
' Polly Scrivensj
Josephine Hill "
- ' ' Seventh Grade
Carolyn Simmons
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1 : , High School ,
Austin Wilcox
We are glad to announce that
the tardies . have ' been much re
duced during the past month;
still we are working harder to
improve this. ; . i
Tryon on Canvas
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A well known - artist who vis
ited Tryon some years- ago said:
' 'When I look at Ro well's paint
ings I think I am looking at the
mountains themselves" A num
ber; of people iwhb visited his
opening exhibit qri Wednesday
expressed themselves in the same
manner and alK seemed to agree
that no artist had ever succeeded
in so .truthfully i painting - the
spirit of this country.
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SpsfiiaC liMiBL;i f te Mmi Irani
Stogaira flgiluiiiriig pi Sligaras!
A Lhe CIcsn Paper for the Home
' March 10,1922
What, Again?
26 PjjR . AtrOCA3TER SCfvV CO."
Ih Churcb of the Holy Cross. '
Holy Communi6n:l 11 A. M.
the first Sundays
Morning Prayer.. ....
Jail otherj Sundays
-11 A. M
10 A. M.
Sunday SchcoL ;
Friday
31.Zl4:36 P. -M
Liteny.
Intersessipns for the sick
4:50 P.
M
fishtop y
Nice weather seems to have
come to stay a while any way.
E. Headjand wife visited: the
Bradley family Sunday. ;
J. B. tradley visited home
Sunday.
I
Spurgeoii Bishop visited the
Silver Creek section Sunday.
T. W. Bradley has -improved
in health as to be able to sing, for
the Silver jCreek choir Sunday.
Mrs. Henrietta Henderson and
children visited Miss Bradley
Sunday. ; , ' -
We hearjj the tramps had their
booze factory torn up a few days
back whicfi was located among
the sartiril hills in a : thousand
acre forest." . " -
E. J. Bradley went to Saluda
on business Saturday.
Candidates; for office this- year
must inform the voters how they
stand on prohibition, the bonus
and other questions as may come
up in thef near future.- Party
alone will hot elect candidates in
the next election. There will be
a rattling among dry Dories about
election time. i
Mrs. Pos;ey Henderson went to
Saluda tody tradings ;
To their)ends of J. W Kilpat
ric and wif e who live at DeKalb,
Texas have just heard from them
and they are well as common but
J. W. is i very , badly dissatisfied
arid is very anxious to return - to
the old Nojth State. " '
J. W. -Bishop visited his daugh
ter Mrs. Hi Arledge Sunday, i
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IneivinlliU ; ;
The infant of G. G. Huntley
and wife died lastweek.j V
;f Th$ little spn ofTilden Higgin
arid wife isj very sick of pneumo
nia and whopping cough.
Mrs. Lirinie.Westbrook was ta
ken to the hospital at Rutherford
tori for treatriienV one day last
week. - !
Simp Johnson is in feeble
M J
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health again.
G. A. Branscom alid wife visit
ed their son Frank at Spindale
last week. Frank has recently
gotten married, r
Mrs. Hensori of Holly Spring
visited ftcr daughter Mrs Hunt
ley last week end. 4 . -
There has" been sonie more of
the mad dog talk again.
Farm work has been suspend
ed for the time being.
We have been having some
rough weather lately.
We noticed in the News last
week from Fishtop that the doves
and whippoorwills had been test
ing their voices, but our whip
poorwills down here, have more
sense than to hollow until after
winter breaks.
Saluda
The many friends of Dr. T. T.
Moore regret to learn of his death
in Columbia last week. He was
seventy years old, having prac
tised denistry until his health
failed about a year ago. For a
number of years Dr. Moore had
an office at his summer Home
here.
r Miss Clifford Wilcox is visiting
her sister in Atlanta. "
TheRed Cross and the; Civic
Leagae held their regular meet
ings Tuesday afternoon at Mrs.
Hpllister's. :
Mrs. J. W. Pace returned from
a visit with relatives- at Tuxedo.
The Ladies Aid had an" inter
esting meeting with Mrs. G. R.
Little on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Lizzie Thompson taught
trie fourth and fifth grades last
week while Mrs. Preston was
indisposed. :
Mrsr R. M; Hall went to Hen
dersonville Tuesday.
Members of Woodman of
World and.citizens of Saluda en
joyed a dinner at the Martin Tea
Room Friday afternoon. Messrs
Donald, Frazier and Chasr Hea
ron of Spartanburg were out-of-town
visitors. - Landscape gar
dening was discussed.
Mrs.' Fred. Bailey entertaiend
several friends ;at a dinner party
last Thursday. -
Mrs. Trexler and childrenare
visiting her mother in Salisbury.
Miss Rosa Box came .up from
Tryon Monday. '
$2.00 a Year
Kill Spring
Tuesday evening'Feb. 27, the
community club held one of most
interesting meetings it has for a
longtime. Lynn Waldrop, chair
man of the pig club gave the boys
an instructive talk on pigs after
which several joined the clubV
Mrs. Voorheis made an excellent
talk on gardening and its results, v
A garden riot only beneficial from
a financial standpoint but - also
from a health, and it creates a .
love for the outdoor life in the
country. One of the greatest
pleasures of life is to see things
grow. Mr. Sams was present
and with a message of hope just
when things are beginning'to be
a little dark for the cotton grow
er. He told the cotton growers
that the climate and soil of Polk
had been examined by an expert
who said it was especially adapt
ed to the growing of sorgrum.
Nojb just plain sorgrum. but next
to the finest variety known as
"the sugar drip." This variety
is grown on the farm of Gran
vilje Thompson. Mr. Sams ex
plained further that the growing
of sorgrum required much less
work and yields a much greater
profit per acre. By cooperative
growing and marketing of this
crop in a business like manner
it would prove to be a veritable
gold mine for Polk. This gives 1
the cotton grower who has got
ten nerveous over the boll weevil
situation a chance to grow a mon-.
ey crop and feel confident o
making a success. " ,This brings
us back face face witfi the
fact, which some of our restless,
ambitious boys seem to forget
when they get the "go to town
and make good" idea, that North
Carolina's greatest natural re
source is her soil and climate.
F. E. Whiteside had the mis
fortune to stumble and fall with ,
a sharp axe and cut off his thumb,,
one day last week.
J. M. and E. B. Barber, G. C.
and George Briscoe spent Monday
in Hutherf ordton. ,
We are glad to say that W. G.
Egerton is able to be out again
after being confined to his home
for several days with flu.
The school term has been cut
short one month therefore the
parents are especially urged -to .,
see that every child be present
every day even if the work at
home is demanding attention.
F.!ill Spring Route 1.
J. T. Edwards iriade a business
trip to Rutherford ton Tuesday.
Q. M. Powell and wife were
dinner guests at W. E. Elliptt's
Sunday. -: : ; -'
Miss Gladys Metcalf of ; near
Landrum and Mrs. Effie Russel
of Pearidge spent Tuesday night
at the home of V. B. Hyder.
Sunday school at Big Level
reopened last Sunday with O. L.
Wilson as superintendent. We
wish him success in this good
work.
Mrs. M. E. Womack has re
turned to her home near Ruther
fordton after enjoying a few
days with relatives here. .
Gordon Hyder. and sister Ver
nie spent Thursdsy on Pearidge.
.We .are sorry to say that Mrs.
W. W. Womack is not improving
with rheumatism. .
Miss Vinetta Hyder has return
ed to her home after a visit with
relatives and friends near Hill
crest A. A. Edwards was in Tryon
last Thursday.
; Mrs. J. H.. Gettys is very ; ill
with flu. 4. . .
Maggie Lee Edwards is very
sick. v ' . -