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. 4.- - --- - ...-'I UBITY News C. BUSH, Publisher Volume XXVII No. 48 OUR COUNTY AGENTS DEPARTMENT Some Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Tiraely Sub jects, by County Agent, J. R. Sams. whv is Polk one of N. C's. backwark Counties? There might be" many reasons given; but the writer can see two obvious reasons; one can never be atoned for but there can be a remedy for the other, which de pends entirely up6n the attitude the people of Polk county take of rural life in the future. One reason for the backwardness of the county was the rejection of the proposition to issue Railroad Bonds which would have insured a railroad through the heart of the county which would have made her county site one of the best towns in North Carolina. ' Of course this opportunity was rejected and forever lost. The other reason is the fact that- the great majority of the most intel igent young people, instead of building homes and " remaining in Polk county, leave the county -for other states, in quest of the almighty dollar. And all this is because of the education and training the young people get in the home and trie school as they grow into man and womanhood. The main idea of life and the purpose of life, both, past and present, is money getting. -The first question when a business proposition i s mentioned i s "What's the salary?"- or "What will it .pay?" Certainly every one who works must receive pay, or salary in some way; but there are better things in this world than the salary a man or. a wo man draws. -. - Why not change the ideal of the young people from that of , making money to that of home ; building. Of course one must i have money to build a home; but the money should only be the means to an end. V The .main pur pose should be an ideaf ffome and not to have money. When the main purpose of a young couple, newly married is to build a home they naturally, have an incentive hoth to earn and to save money, and when the money is -earned, there is always a place for imme diate investment of the money toward the completion of the home, which is always the first object of their ambition.' When home is analyzed, it is one of the sweetest of all English -words. The house is of small importance 'hen compared to other things that Of course a good house with wa ter running through it, tath and sewerage: arrangements, power Rasher, ironer, etc. are all high ly "nportant; but these sink into 'significance when compared to e words Mother, Father, Wife, band, Sister, Brother, Son, ughter,- Baby, Love; etc. yes it possible to ever get away ro putting money as our first Jd most important -purpose in and go back to the original Jtoencan idea of Home Building our chief aim? There are thousands and thous 5s of acres of gpod land in thless to its owners. : There test tso hundreds of ,the very . Doys and girls growing up lk conn fir v.4- ;n J U1at Will Illclivc citizens in other states un- atid i parents of these boys oftv i wil1 cnange their mode tlle.nmk;ng and cooperate with todevi n ifi such a way as f their lands int0 mag" Sto ent homes in f tViink- nf in p2000 bys and girls settled. instead of going away The Only from the country. Think of that many homes added to. the number already in the country with the family cowsj flock of poultry, the garden and all nec cessary equipment for a real modern home then we might begin to think of . old Polk coun ty coming to the front and taking her stand with other progressing counties of the state; but so long asj?he land holders cling to their feoad. acres and give the bright boys and girls no chance for home building and force them to go abroad in quest of the al mighty dollar there will be little progress. What I Saw at Grayson Whitesides Now Grayson Whiteside lives in Cooper, Gap township, where some folks think there is "noth ing doing' ' ; there. Grayson was the hardest case in Polk county to persuade into doing some thing. He was a regular doubt ing Thomas; but when he caught the grass fever, he got busy and has kept busy since. Last week as I passed through.his section. I drove by and the first thing I saw, was some fine milk cows on a beau tiful green pasture. Then I saw where and old fashioned ram-shackled fence had been removed and a beauti ful straight fence in its place and the briars and - bushes that adorned' the corners of the old ience are removed ana grass growing in their place. Again I saw a lot of gullies and bare places in the pasture all covered over with brush and grass seed SOWn to make the necessary sod to prevent washing of the land. While Mr. Whi:eside has not operated on a large scale; he has done some valuable demonstra tion work, in a small but persis tent way, little by little; which the poorest farmer in Polk coun ty can do. Other farmers in Cooper Gap township would do well to see what Mr. Whiteside has done and go do likewise. An Appeal to Farmors There are two classes of farm ers, 1st, those who own the land, and 2nd, those who tend other men's land. All who till the soil should be of the first class of farmers. According to human nature, men cannot and will not do their best, except on land of their own and then it is a rare thing that one does his best. Any way God made the earth and gave it to man, and this gift included the rivers, lakes, seas land oceans as well as the air that surrounds it all. He also gave man the rain and sunshine and a mind by which we can think on Him and all His works, and couple up his operations with that of the farmer in producing food and clothing 'for all man kind. Now farmers; the world is passing through strange and perilous times. While we are at peace and have plenty; war and famine are stalking abroad in many parts of the world. You all realize as well as myself, that we are having a very peculiar season, so far as making a crop is concerned. I believe, every farmer in Polk county is doing his . best to produce food and clothing for his own family and for those who are dependent on him for a living. I know there is a strange weather condition that seems to operate against the farmer at every point and every day: just here is where this mes sage comes in. It pur civiliza- 5 Paper Published jn Polk County Tryon, N. CVJune, 29 1922 - I ; - ; Still xp:'x Kauffman, Smitfi & Emert the Successful Bidders for Entire Issue at a Premium of $2,068.95 According to the advertisement, bids for the $65,000. issue of bonds of the Tryon Graded School District, were opened Tuesday evening at 8 o'.clock. There were nine bidders for the isstfethe lowest being highest $67,405.00. 1 Below are the bids as submitted. - W. K. Terry & Co., JBlanched, Thornburg J. N. Jackson, Tryon Hanchet Bond Co., Chicago . Prudden & Co., Teledo Spitzer, Roricki & Co., Toledo... Kauffman, Smith Emert Co., Toledo The bid of Roth the advertisement sold; to. Kauffman, Smith & Emert Co. at $67,068.95. This is a good showing for our school district, and in dicates that better times are near. tion is to be perpetuated in the earth, you are the only agency that can do it. There is no way under Heaven by which the world of mankind can be fed and clothed than by way of the products of the. earth brought about by human labor. So in the face of adverse weather conditions, press for ward with all the energy j every moment of time that land can be reasonably worked and prepare and plant any kind of useful crops will mature before ' I frost next fall for man and beast. Quit thinking of money as a re sult of your labors. Think of taking care of Syour own wife and children and those other peoples of the earth" de pending on your effort and the money end will take care of it self. I reiterate; if the world is fed next year, you are the 'only medium through which it; can be done. So do your very , level best and if the world perish through starvation, let it be on account of natural weather con ditions and not because of in dolence on the part of Polk coun ty farmers. Go about your work every morning in a cheerful and faithful manner. Don't worry and fret about weather condi 1 - ! A Live Clean Paper for the Home Waiting For His Ride juiyvyilL.'MKjL Toledo --.-.-- , i i - -- - .: & Vanderstall Toledo... Weil, not conforming to terms of for bids, was thrown out and bonds tions. There is I no power on earth to control weather condi tions: but by closej study and wise action we can tako advantage of weather, conditions and accom plish much. Remember always that the farmer of; all human en terprises, works daily and hour ly in direct-cooperation with God and His Laws. Of all business men on earth, the jfafmers. live closest to Gods LaWs and must exercise the greatest faith in Him for successful! crops. Mill Soring Route, 1. A larere crowd Attended the birthday dinner at man's Sunday. u - - t Vance New- Miss Dorcas Edwards who has been in Burnsvillejfor quite a while is home for tlje, summer. J..Burnette got his lip cut very bad Sunday while doming from church his car ran against a tree causing some glass to break. J. Jackson is improving. There was a singing at the home of V. B. Hydejr Sunday. J. G. and Fletcher Edwards made a business tr(p to Ashe ville last Monday. " ; ' ' Johnnie Griffin and Mary Sue Bradley from near Forest City were married at the home of W. publisher.'? autocasygr seewtce - $65,773.50 and the $65,773.50 67,405.00 67,005.00 66,301.00 . 66,295.00 67,008.52 . 66,656.00 .66,547.00 67,068.95 W. Womack last Monday. We wish them a long and prosperous life. Several attended services at Chiger Ridge Sunday. V. B. Hyder and son Gordon were in Spindale a few days ago. . Misses Bertha and Ida Edwards were after church guests of Mildred and Maude Womack Sun day. Mesdames W. E. Elliott and W. W. Womack visited Mrs. J. J. Jackson Saturday evening. A number of guests were en tertained at the home of V. H. Burnette Sunday. - Can You Qualify? It has been stated that to own a $5, 000 automobile, its purchaser should be possessed of a $10,000 income. . To own a $4, 000 automobile, an $8,500 income. To own a $2,500 automobile, a $5,000 income; To own a $2,000 atuomobile, a $4,000 income. , To own a $1,500 automobile a $3,000 income. To own a $1,000 automobile a $2,500 income. Patronize Our Advertisers.! . Price 5 Cents $2.00 a Year Columbus The Sunday School Institute conducted T)y Messers Jones and -B. L. West at the Baptist church was very successful. Mr. West who had charge of the B. Y. P. U. work awarded 14 diplomas. A JB. Y. P. U. was organized with officers as follows: Presi dent, 1 Vada McMurry ; V i c e President, Curtis Hill ; Sec. Dorothy Edwards; Group Cap- , tains, Gertrude West and Eylene Edwards. The course given by Mr. Jones on the periods which the Bible is divided into was very helpful to all, enabling one to study it by divisions. Miss Edna Blanton of Moles boro visited her brother, Fred Blanton. here last week. Miss Fay Ford of Rutherford ton has been visiting Miss Jean nette McFarland. Misses Vada McMurray and Minnie Arledge spent last week end in Hendersonville visiting Mrs. J. E. Shipman. Miss Hannie Mae McGuinn has" returned home from the summer school at Tjnion Mills. Miss Eva Davis of Green River was in Columbus Saturday. J. W. Jack has purchased a car. Gay Hill spent last week in Rutherford ton. " A crowd of young people en joyed a hike to the mountains Friday. ' N. G. Mills left Sunday for Steely's Hospital where he will receive treatment, Tom Lynch spent Sunday with his parents here. There will be an ice cream supper at the P r e s b y t e r i a n church Saturday, July 1st, at 6:00 o'clock. Lynn Dr. Pratt filled his regular ap- ment here Sunday. The Sunday school is being quite well attended, still room for more. - R. G. Rhyne and wif e and Mr. Kirleyof Mt. Holley, N. C; was , a guest of W. A. Cannon last Saturday night. Mr. Rhyne is prospecting for a location for a summer assembly grounds for the Lutheran Synod of N. C. Miss Sattie Parker who is teaching in the Teachers Insti tute at Brevard, spent last week end at home. The etouring while building new road seems a little incon venient but it is to be hoped that the public will be patient. The new concrete bridge span ning the Skyuka, in Cannon's pasture is now complete and is a fine piece of work. The Dunn and Woodall camp at the Lynn bridge is becoming a very busy place. Miss Lettie Nutt of Sonibel, Fla., and a friend of Miss Sattie Parker are doing light house keeping at the teachers' domi- tory while taking a summer va cation. Dr. Romeo Hicks and wife of Henrietta passed through Lynn last Sunday on his way home from Brevard. He stopped long enough to shake hands with his cousins, Mrs. H. G. Cannon and his sisters Misses Emma and Myra Hicks who he had not seen for 40 years. Miss Myra Hicks fell one day last week and sustained a painful shake-up. Cathedra v Resembles Grass HU!. Of the world's cathedrals, probably . the most cinlous is that which crowns ft Wll in Ugauda. -In appearance It re enables nothing so much as a moun tain of grass, although on closer in spection one Is able to see that mod and wood hare been extensively es ployed. . The structure can cccst3' Cst iOOO peoplau ... i
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