;. BUSH, Publisher
Volume XXVII No. 36
OUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
oiite Timely Talks to Polk County Fanners, and others, cn Tisely Sub
jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sans.
Yhat N. I" vouon urimers i.iust
. -mmm 4 a m mm
Do To Meet me uoncn uon
Weeyil.
By
C. B. Williams
Since the cotton boll weevil
ntered the southern border of
the state in 1919, our c o t t o n
Wowers have been watching the
jweevirs progress and wondering
tyhen their different farms would
e reached and what the results
f the coming oi tne weevil
it TltWlf,r
VUU1U uv. "- -v
We but what all the cotton
Wowing area of the state will
Cventully be more or less invad
ed and unless many of our grow
Ws recast their present methods,
Wv will suffer severely if - not
e put entirely out of b u s l -ess.
Naturally, the infestation
mil in all probabilily varyiln in-
tensity and damage as one goes
from the coast westward, the
prospects being for less damage
in the Piedmont section than in
the lower Coastal Plain region!
The situation is not by any means
dangerous, however, for the man
who will adopt suitable methods
of crop rotation; plant suitable
and high producing cotton seed;
fertilize and manure well and in
telligently; plant early and culti
vate thoroughly, rapidly and fair
ly late throughout the season ;
and practise other good farming
methods that are already being
practised by many of our , best
farmers. Such farmer (inay
expect far lessdahiaer&nhe
weevil than will be inflicted up
on the farms of those who plant
cotton on poor land every year
without any effort at systematic
crop rotation and soil improve
ment; who prepare their land
late in the spring; who plant
their cotton late with poor yield
ing seed; and who cultivate the
crop poorly after it is up. This
latter man will without doubt be
put out of business, certainly out
of the profitable growing cotton.
The man who will practice
good and effective methods may
expect, outside of the low-lying
and heavily wooded areas of the
State, to be able to continue the
growth of cotton, and make it as
profitable as in the past or more
so, provided the crop is economic
ally produced and reasonable
prices are secured for the crop
after production. In this con
nection it may be of: interest to
learn of the observations of some
of those farmers who have been
farming extensively for many
years under boll weevil condi
tions. In a recent letter to the
writer, Mr. George L Yerger of
Louisana, an extensive cotton
Planter, said in speaking of his
iarms - 1
'The coming of the boll weevil
has taught us lots of thincrs and
ari absolutely convinced that
we had always farmed as we
are now compelled to v do, that
tne cotton farmers, large and
small, would be best off financi-
a"v of anv nponlp in tVip world.
Even though the weevil is with
us and we have to use our brains
as never before, I believe we can
consider the coming of the boll
weeV11 a blessing. -Take it as a
whole, if your people will get up
dna hustle and use fertilizer
early, coupled with fairly decent
cotton weather, you will have
nthing to fear." ' :
Mr. Alex Y. Scott, proprietor
?J.an extensive Delta Plantation,
Mlssissippt wrote:
It does not pay to plant poor
land in cotton under boll weevil
Ths Cr.!y
conditions."
The first lesson we would like
to impress after .the above pre- the construction of a system of
liminary in this series of articles streets and sidewalks for, Tryon.
is that cotton under boll weevil The competition for the' contract
conditions should be planted on WJS keen, ten bids being receiv
ly on, good open land. The 'land ed for several types of " work
should be broken early and al-
lowed to weather and settle be- $53,095 to $5 ,000, i v
fore planting time. Farmers "After tabulating the j bids it
should begin now to plan was found that four concerns
systematically for the attack, were pretty close in their esti
They should not become panic- mates, and after hearing their
striekpn for out sM a nf th Iftor. claims ' the Commissioners went
lying and woody areas of" the
"a ... vrvrJ , VU. b(W VJt
State, they .will be able to grow
cotton profitably, provided they
meet the. attack DromDlv and in-
telligently and prices are satis-
factory for the crop after pro-
duced.
Report of the condition of the.
Bank of Saluda
at Saluda, in the State of North
'
t RESourecs
Loans and diseounts...$4,885.46
Demand loans. . 4,971.90
Overdrafts ....... . 692.44
U. S. bonds and liberty "
bonds... 7,250.00
Banking houses, $3800.
furniture and fixtures
$2500.00 ; '6,300.00
All other real estate
owned. 750.00
vCash in vault and net
amounts due from
banks, bankers and
trust companies: '
Checks for clearing.....
lot'ln
Expenses.... .
TotaLL
537.32
....$71,116,67
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in. $10,000.00
Notes and bills redis-'counted-.
: N : 2,000.00
Bills payable .... ... 5,000.00
Deposits subject check, lb,U4&d
TiWrprtificatPs of de- ,
deposit; duel in?, less
- - . , i
fVioTi 9ft I ova
.VK vK VI I
Cashier's .cheeks, out-
standing..
Savings, deposit...-.. 12,733.51
LTotal..-
State of North Carolina,. - .
County of Polk -March -aau,
I, P. H.:Bailey, cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly
swear the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and, belief. :.
Jtv a: UAiLEYj uasnier.
Correct Attest:
R. B.- Staton,
Henry P. Corwith,
J. M. Hearon,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me. this 20th day oi Marcn.
H. B. Lane, Notary Public,
My commission expires mar.
20, 1922.
Teachers' Meeting.
TKp final meeting for the year,
--
of the Polk County Teachers 'As-
sociation will be held at Colum-
bus, Saturday April 1st begin-
ning at 10:30 o'clock. All teach-
' i 1 ' ! '!ai a
r- -
ers, scnuui wiuuumwuibu .-;
those interested in the education-
ers, scnooi commmeeraea auu
al development of Polk County
Aama(it tr arA PAwliallv iti-
:ttVr2LZ 'ZZZTZJZ I
toww prwwui. i. M"
mg. ? Missl!-lizaDeuiJieuy,Etare
Department of Jiducation W1U
iu2teWM isoccupyinyherhome
trZ'Z. ....... .!
thismeetiW. I shall be glad to
see you and shake your hand if
this occasion, I am, Very sincere -
iy, uounty oupu
Enough Said.
question contains its
rontiintlv n
own answer. Socb a Quesdon was tne
one pnt recently by a Kansas yonng
woman who had failed
a position as teacher. Feeling tnax
she had not been considerately dealt
with, she wrote : "I think I anv en-
-.v...w-
titled to an exclamation oi wny
foiled, aflywai. Boston .. Transcript.
Pcper Published in Pclk Ccunty
Tryon, N. C,
CONTRACT IS LET
At Last Tryon Will Have a System
of Hard Surface Streets
andlVsIJcs 1
On Tuesday last the Town
Commissioners received bids for
Prices for the work ranged frorrrj
into executive session ,to deliber-
. ;
ate. The contract was awarded
to the Southern Paving Construc-
tion Co., of Chattanooga- at the
price of $53,095. ; i f
The type of road to be con-
structed is, asphaltic cement, the
same as that leading out oi spar-
tanburg toward Tryon J
Bids did not include ; the en-
mneenner ana lecrai exrjense.
arjove tne low Did on cpnerete.
Work is to begin within ten
davs after notificatkm and is to
?ay-s att notincauoii, and is to
"e completed within four months.
This, together with the state
road, the Lake Lanier and School
oifinr, riii rv,oVa Tmn a
best residential townin this part
of the country. i -
The Drama Fortnightly.
The program for the Drama
Fortnightly for this it nday in-
eludes two one-act plays "Over-
wuvo uy xxnuc xjADucawcxK c"v
"Sunrise" by Mrs. PeattieJ0f "collud es7 whose-render
ne-iormer-is a-remarKaoi
tie drama1' of deep satire and
meaning. The parts are read by
mesaames vernor, ana wmams,
1 W 1 TT 1! TTTMl I
and Misses Lindsey
and btone.
"Sunrise is another! mountain
L," n.:- AJUUB"uwlw?fllBBMUFI,wlu
iiiMu iimi i u i mis i in h aj i i r i i r
r ' .rZT. ; ,
lv UU uwiwu ajav AAA aa vuMivij
, rr, -AJ
rei ...VT. .IU
KatetRose, ,Miss Wright, Em-
Smith and Dr. Mary Peery.
The entertainment promises to
be one 0f the most enjoyableyet
n . f f J
uon i rorgej io negisier
M tm W . m m .:'-... 'I
Qofov i. o.nfV,jJ :;of.o
tion for the election to vote
school bends. The vote on the
a i' x l
i paving proposition was entirely
satisiactory. jnow let us snow
i i i .i i ! ' .
we are Denma tne pian to en-
large and better the Tryon school.
Tf means more recitation rooms
and an auditorium, all of which
are very mucn needed, i
are very much needed.;
Don't think because you reg-
istered for the paving ejection,
that you don't have to, register
I .mm i - 1
for this. You Do and get your
i . ji i i j ..j.
name on the books, and vote for
bonds. Don't let the school
needs go unsatisfied. ; j The fate
of the coming generation is bound
hir in thfi school. i i v
. r " -
- i
The amount the bonds w,ll add
"
ine result oi iovarapie vote is
bevbnd estimate. i -
Li. .
- ; Mrs Mark A Richards of
Maplewood N. J. arrived yes-
. No hunting or fishing . on. myWd in;this section . .
premises, aay or mgnt. inis
u. vj. vv JiiAVUiK.
r i!
During the next few weeks it
wmue auvisawe iuri.au uiuae
using town water, xu Keep a sup-
. j j j. i l
on hand as it will j be neces-
,, , il
sary to cuiuu uie water quite
often for short intervals in order
to make changes to new pipe
a . j
line. It will, be impossible to
notify . every body each time
M. G. Blake.
A-tfra ClccntPcpcr tenths IIc.t.3
March 31; 1922
inere will De an ail day sing
ingat Library - Hall next Sunday. I
April .the 2nd. Everybody in;
Saluda and the surrounding
country is invited to co;ne md
bring dinner.. ; Prof. T. A. Sloan
of Greer S. C. , is to lead the sing-
mg. ; . r' -
Dr and Mrs. John Bushnell
have returned to Saluda, . .
R.-T. Hopkins5 spent the week
end in Winston-Salem.
Brooks Wilson has returned
from Texas. - i " "
- - - :
, Mrs. H. B. Lane who is visit
ing, in South Carolina is expect
ed home tomorrow
Misses Lola i Thompson and
Perl Metcalf spent the week-
Hit T J.4. XT J " '
end with Miss fettle Henderson
at - Hendersonville.
The friends of Luther Coggins
are sorry ;to learn of "his illness
. Earnest Thompson, and Roy
Ward went to- Hendersonville
rfiday.
Wiley Wilson
ville Tuesday. ;
went to Ashe-
t t4.4.i- j ri
with friends in; Hendersonville.
MrV G; R. Little and - Bobbie
have returned from Spartanburg.
Archdeacon Griffith will preach
in the Episcopal, church next
Sunday, March? the second
The play ''Whiskers" given at
Library Hall Monday night tor
the benefit "of f the community
house was enjoyed by those who
attended. The play- was well
ntaored and the Personification of
charectors was- good. Beside
me piay mere was aguw euwua
house. There was an amusing!
duet sang by two white ladies
also.-
oln TTiri-Hifnl nnH Hnlnm-
h... tj:v dui of;n
pan.
i 1 n i , . i
I T TI...M n - Unnfinf
v. jxiajra, auxec-vvm :tpup
n5w of Texas who formerly lived
in Henderson county and Rev.
Missionarv Bantist of
T s pi arfi conducting.
,n fh wnnrlman Hall.
" io U tn enn
The.meetmg isjxpected to con-
March the itttth, was tne ap-
. . .
pointed day i!or cleaning the
P. i: Mother nature
sPfnt e ay a tnmg tne nut-
side ana tne otner loiKs ueumcu
, " . ? . -
i . . ,
time. A;
Sunny View.
We are havine Dlenty of ram
through this section.
James McCraw. of ; S. C.
;n this spction Sunday, n :
James McCraw. of S. C. was
tvL goa
I , A w j.oh visited J W.
1 UiAVi AAI w .
p , SnTlHa ,
l -
Mrs. David Lynch visited her
mother last week.
Some of the boys were haying a
jolly old time Friday when one
and
f intices was passing and
SedTcHnrrah
for him. Go in the hills get the
: , . .. ui. -
ones that run tne oooze lacw
thenour boys will not DeDounajacKson iTiaay.
over to court. , . . .
Terrel Taylor left.Monday for
spinaaieN. (X-j. .;
Bill Stepbe and family have
Myrtie Bradley visited leucine
Tavlnr Snnriav.
y " '4-r,,",
M. I. Gills is;very sick. - ,
John Amons inas retumcu tv
i ' n . i.i
finish teaching our scnooi.
N L Helton is only 82 in-
ofoq Q9 . vpflrs : old . as was
stated last week.
' iiintv Funai Bat, r
If ore taan 700 species of fans! are
fouad to be safe to eat and many are
eonsidered Tery, nntritttes. t
'notion
Items of Interest Gathered Frcni Vrisss Sections of Pclk Ccunty by 0a
V - Ccrps cf Fdihrd
(Too late for last week) .
We are having plenty of rain
now. ,
Sunday school, is progressing
nicely with L. Jones as superin
tendent. Misses Dennesta and Eva She-
han spent Sunday at the home
of J. M. Fowler.
Mrs. G.s W. Waycaster;. and
little Ralph have been very sick
are improving.
W. G. Green spent Sunday at
.
home of home of Will Green.
Mrs. Grant Mills visited ; her
Darents. John Shehan and wife.
Fr fe" Wavcaster and Alexan-
Uer Culbreath called oh Dennesta
an(j Minnie Shehan Sunday night.
John Panther called to see
Grace Waycaster last Sunday.
Hurrah! for our rural police-
man, ii. w. ,AV ay caster. Jtle is
on his job now and. we : hope he
will clean up Polk county.
Greens Creek
(Too late for last week. )
Mr.: Stafford of Hendersonville
filled' his regular appointment
at Greens. Creek Saturday and
We are . having some winter
and March wind now. Guess it
will damage the fruit.
Mr Sftnrlin and familv have
moved to tearidge in the; Bill
Ausseu nouse. we sure win
miss them here.:.";
riPreftn wpnt with'thp Wilpvs
t miiv tn on 'pntrtai'nmpn.
1 " . -
sompwhprp in the Roiling SnHno-
U,;rf.l,ViM.ViAr1 loef TWow irrfc
, . , .
Maud apuriin spent sunaay at
Mrs. Ed. Johnson's.
Miss Jennie tfarnett nas gone
. ...
,n ja mm to visit Miss Mar.
garet Cantrell. Hope she will
u
enjoy the visit.
Mill Spring R. 1
(Too late for last week. )
A number of people from here
attended services at Rock Spring
Saturday
Arthur Thompson and wife
visited tne later s parents A. A.
hjawaras ana wne ounaay.
J
Knox Womack is suffering of
tonsilittis.
Miss Lucy Sheehan from Ruth-
erf ord ton spent last week with
her aunt Mrs. A. A. Edwards.
Several people from here: at
tended the-singing and "peanut
eatinff" at the home of W. H.
Ledbetter last Saturday night
I . . . m
The singing was enjoyed very
"npse present espec-
i , -
ially the listeners.
Several people from here were
in Rutherf ordton.
H. M. Whiteside and wife
m " ullCBluc
visited relatives here Thursday.
Miss Minnie Womaek was an
; -n t?ho
aireruu
, Miss Birdie Allen who has been
sick is improving.
-V. ;B.'Hyder was a dinner
guest of Collette F6wler Sunday.
Jtoscoe Whiteside was a Chim-
ney. kjck visiyui oawi-u mS.
w boon hflvmrnipfi
weatherfor the; last few days.
mu "fnrTnarc. rp all busv Drenar-
i j.aa -w- v .
ing land for cultivation this year.
Rev W. J.: Hackney filled his
regular appointment at Lebanon
last Sunday.
Miss Faye Walker, also Maud
Womack spent Tuesday : night
with Mrs. W. E. Elliott.
Prica 5 Cents
$2.00 a Year
Ccrrespcndcnts. '
' Bert Edwards was in Tryon
last Tuesday. . : , s
. W. E. Elliott made some nice
improvements on his house last
week.
Quite a large crowd attended
the singing at the home of V. B.
Hydersr Tuesday night.
Misses Rosa and Thelma Fow
ler were the afternoon'callers of
Miss Minnie Womack last Mon
day. '
' Miss Birdie Allen enjoyed Sun
day with her friend Miss Pearlie
Mills. . -i
W. W. Womack and wife visit
ed at the home of G. L. Womack
one day last week.
Misses Faye Waiker and Gil
reath Edwards dinned with Mag
gie Lee and Ida Edwards last
Sunday. '
A. (-A. Womack and family
were after church guests of Q. ,
M. P. Powell Sunday. t
Misses Mildred and Lela Wo
mack spent the week-end ;at their
homes. They returned to Hill
crest school Sunday.
J. T. Edwards made a business
trip to Spartanburg last week.
; Bob Lynch , and sisters from
near Pleasant Hill were among,
the visitors at Big Level church
Sunday. ;
, M. H. Hyder was a . guest a t
the home of R. L. D. Gilbert last
Sunday , - ,
viBroadus . Whiteside: iisi home ;
from Steams; Hfeh School lor a ;
Ifewdaysr'?- --- :
Mrs. Eliza Jackson is very ill. .
Our school teacher and sev
eral of her pupils spent ast Mon
day on Bear Deii Mountain. Ev
ery one reports a fine time. .
There was a singing at A. A.
Edwards last Sunday evening;
Greens Creek.
Some of the Greens Creek
people were glad , to hear from
their old friend A. If. Corbinour
former music and agriculture
teacher. He says he will pay
us a visit before long. We will ,
be glad to see him.
News has been received of the
marriage of Miss Mollie Whithers
one of our teachers who resigned
her position a few weeks ago,
on account of the illness of her
father x
Miss Weber of Cowpens is vis-,
iting her friends Misses Pernie
and Vennie Feagan for a few
days.
Mrs Sid Feagan who has been
sick for sometime seems to be
improving very slowly. y
John Perser, and wife of Spar
tanburg spent a few hours With
their home folks Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Giles died at her
home Saturday, p. m. Age 44 yrs.
Surviving are her husband, three
daughters and two sons. Her re
mains was laid to rest in the
Greens Creek cemetary, Sunday
p. m. Kev. n, u. Lmer conauct-
ing the funeral services. The
husband and children have the
deepest sympathy of their
friends. , - .
Wilbur Feagan and wife and
Clifford Feagan spent a few hours
at the home of Ed Feagan Sun
day. Clifford was the winner of r
a gold medal in a debate at Boil
ing Springs High School, last
Friday. : ;
Some of our young people hiked
to Hill Crest Sunday night to at
tend services.
Greens Creek school I is pro
gressing nicely. '