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n C- BUSH. Publisher The Only Paper Published in Polk Cojinty A Live Clean Paper for the Home Price 5 Cents I A Volume XXYHNajT . Ion, 6jl922 , , , '. w - OUR COUNTlT AGENT'S DEPARTMENT 1 f I ! Ill I - - J Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and others, on Timely Sub jects, bv County Agent, J. R. Sams. Some What I Saw the 16th of June About the first thing I saw was a beautiful sunrise spread ing his amber rays over Hog Back, Melrose and Tryon Moun tains. Before the sun high above the horizon I was in the farmers warehouse in-Tryon meeting far mers from different sections of polk county, At 9:16 o'clock A Southern R. R. . train bought C. I. Sams, specialist in Bee keeping from Asheville to Tryon, and in a few more minutes, an other train brought Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon from Raleigh, N. C. Mr. Sams had by previous ar rangments been assigned a job of introducing some improved queen bees into the apiary of Miss Flentye near Lynn N. C. at 11 o'clock a. m. while Mrs. McKimmon was to represent the Woman's cause of Home Demon stration work at Columbus N. C, at 2:30, o'clock p. m. - Now I will begin to tell what 1 saw, I saw all along the way from Lynn to Tryon men and mules tearing up the road to beat the band. I saw beautiful trees and shrubs torn up and cast aside as rubbish unfit for human use. I saw men plowing and digging in the fields. I saw an up to - times poultry house at Miss Flentys. I saw six of her old queen Bees taken from their queenly thrones and their heads" severed from their ladies and other queens adjudged to be better installed in their place. I also saw Miss Flentye with the left ye swelled over out of sight ori account of a hyperdemic injection oL a dose of benzois acid administered through the sting of a bee. All the consolation she got from me, ,was that it was good for rhema tism. At Columbus I saw sights. A court house in which the ladies of Polk county met. This court house is a queenly gem of ancient architecture set in front of the Mils, mountains looking Heaven ward just in the back ground. Now this outside appearance looked good to me as I know it did to the rest of us Polk county ites;as well as our distinguished guests we had with us on that occasion; but what I saw when Bering the count house was mortifying, I saw trash and dirt ?alore-new dirt and old dirt; new trash and old trash. It looked as if thai dirt and trash had been there since Noah was turned out of the Ark; but it had not for I have seen the house eetand clean within the last iour years; .Now ordinarily the unty Commissioners should be he parties who should blush for w court house to be found in uch condition; but in Polk coun 1 every man and woman in the pnty should blush. - So far. as am concerned I here and now Jfess my sins and do my share .-wushmg. It is true , that the oard of County Commissioners s directly responsible for the ,0urt house and other public hidings -of the county, but "erf. s a kind of niggardly dis J0sition on the part of a set of .ronic growlers and sore heads, innare eternally critizing those authority for extravgance and thUSe f a peny t0 even keep court house in a sanitary cori- quirn t0 meet the taste and re hreden?ents of the average pure L These critisms do; missi not influence our com- ou).v,0??rs from keeping clean criti;. uuc Duiidmgs. One lady Clze(i Columbus sharply to me after the meeting relative to the condition of the- court house, and the criticism was just; but the criticism is just as applicable to Tryon, Saluda, .Mill Spring and Greens Creek as to Colum bus. What we need is a healthy county sentiment and spirit that will not stand one moment for such keep of their court house. Then the County Commissioners would provide the means and way for such service. Now let us all get ashamed and stay ashamed until the court house is cleaned from foundation to stee ple and kept clean. Then we will have more respect for our selves and for our public bujld ings and aur officials who are, after all, our public servants. What the Ad Does In an illustrated daily talk- as to effective advertising The Com merce (Ga.) News points the right moral in this ' 'When the freeze destroyed the bulk of the fruit crop in Cali fornia last winter the business men got their heads together and raised $1,500, 000 to advertise Los Angeles. - Now that city is blos soming like the rose" From the above text a salutary business sermon is preached; not only to the non-advertising mer chants of its own town and coun ty, but everywhere. v Speaking of what a weekly newspaper does for a toWn and the adjacent terriory in which it circulates, the Commerce paper says "If there was no newspaper published in a town the people would get together and raise money, organize a stoek com pany and publish one. They want a newspaper, but some of them do not give any financial support in advertising. " It is the paper that puts the town "on the map" and brings its dream of business to realities. Because of its influence the town does'nt have to go to the railroad: The railroad comes to the town. , And the advertising merchants who sustain a home newspaper are building up every interest which conserves the welfare of communities. Notice to Contractors. The Board of Education of Polk County will receive sealed bids for the erection of a Teachers' Home at Sunny View School, Cooper Gap Township, until 12 o'clock noon, July 17, 1922, The board reserves the right to re ject each and all bids, but if sat isfactory bids are presented the lowest responsible bidder will be given the contract. Plans and specifications can be had from the office of the County Superintendent, or frcm George Taylor, member of the local committee. This 3d day of Julyrl922. By order of Board of Educa tion. E. W. S. Cobb, Clerk. Notico I hereby announce my with drawal as the Republican candi date for State Representative. Sickness in my family and pres ent business affairs compell me to take this course. I wish to thank my many friends for their loyal "supDort and urge their loy al support to the Republican ticket. Respectfully, C: W. McGinnis, Political Advertisement WW awllows; things vC - r& LA WAT i onT eev'wff (L pass 5 A -5 m. ARMORS 6fi Mh .j HAVE 6ao -tt) (UAI AV A. C. Boone Dead. Landrum, June 28. Mr. A. C. Boone, one of the oldest and most highly respected citizens of this place, parsed away quietly Monday 1 afternoon at 4 o'clock. Although he had been in declining health for some time yet not his most intimate friends realzied until recenty that the end was so near. Had Mr. Boone lived until August 25thv he would have been eighty years old. Born in Ruth erford County, he spent his boy hood days in the country on the farm. Later he m ov e d Mill Spring where he spent most of his business life. As a merchant and farmer he became a leader in his community. To accommodate the traveling pub lic he was also manager of a hotel and was popular among th e traveling men who eagerly sought his company because of his genial disposition j and the fresh supply of jokes he usually had on hand. Mr. Boone was interested in his community, his school, and church. He was a loy al member of the Baptist church could be depended on to do his part in supporting his pastor. Industrious and economic, he ac cumulated a competency and often used his means to aid those yin need and distress, j But in helping others he did it cheer ful and nevef spoke of it to others. As a Confederate soldier, he was faithful and fearless. He belonged to Company 1,1 Fiftieth North Carolina Regiment. He served during the entire period of the war and took part in the fighting around Richmond and Petersburg. Like most old soldiers, he often took pleasure in relating his war experiences to his friends and in telling the thrilling experiences he j had in the army. He was a true South erner and loyal to southern ideals. He was a descendant of Daniel Boone and possessed some of the characteristics of the pion- eers oi irontier me tnat are es sential to one's success. For the past five or six years Mr.' Boone lived part of the time in Landrum and art of the time at Saint Petersburg; - Florida, spending his summers at one place and his winters at the other. The funeral services were con ducted from the home his daugh ter, Mrs. T. F. Thorne Tuesday morning by Rev. J. A. Hunnicut, pastor of the Baptist church and interment, followed at the city cemetery. There were many present both relatives and friends. The pali bearers were as follows: J. R. Mallory; W. E. IB I ! it II X. I Ui WVSXn r ?m -in VWMUk.v AU UAi. II 1111 - - . 1 I FU B . I I m m TO I H ff ems" in . Lindsay, W. C. Smith, R. P. Whitlock, B. F. Owens, and H. W. Ackermanj The grave was literally covered with beautiful floral wreaths 'thereby attesting the popularity and esteem in which the deceased was held by many. County Sunday School Convention. I Sunday School workers of Polk county will hold their annual convention with the Methpdist church, Saluda!, on Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23. A night session will be 'held on Saturday, nng afternoon and even ing sessions onisunaay. Sunday school workers: of all denomina tions are urged to attend. Mr. D. W. slims, general su perintendent of the North Caro lina Sunday School Association will speak at each session of the convention. K r. Sims, has had many years of practical exper ience as a Sunday school teach er, Sunday school superinten dent and StateJ Sunday school superintendent! Miss Flora Da vis, assistant superintendent of North Carolina! Sunday School Association will also speak sev eral times during the convention and is said to be a very attrac tive speaker. The opening j session of te convention will be presided over by Mr. Nelson, j Jackson, presi dent of the Polk County Sunday School Association. Associated with Mr. Jackson, the county i - president, are the following coun ty and township officers: Vice president, J. R. Sams, Columbus; Sec.-Treas., W. W. Creasman, Tryon; township presidents, S. E. Sloan, H. P. Corwith, J. T. Waldrop, E. W. S. Cobb, Mrs. J. Flager, J. D. Weaver and J. L. Jackson. j The Polk County Sunday School Associaticin isuxiliary to the North Carolina Sunday School Association is the coop erative effort of Sunday School workers of the avangelical de nominations to extend and im prove Sunday School work in North Carolina, j The organiza tion stands for jthese interests common to all Sunday School workers. It strives to help by way of suggestion, not by author ity, therefore it helps many, it hinders none. Itj seeks helpful co-operation, not junion. Its con ventions and institutes discuss methods of work, not church doctrine. All meetings held under the auspices of the As sociation are free; and open to all who will attend. In territories where there are Ino S un da y Schools the Association does not suggest the orgariizaion of union Sunday Schools, but urges the organization of idenominational Sunday Schools of the denomini nation preferred by the people in the community.. Landrum Route 1. Despite the dry weather the crops in this section are looking fine. Mrs. Ben Willy has returned home. She was called to her - mother's near Asheville on ac count of sickness. Mrs. B. Abrams is improving. She has been on the sick list for quite a time. Mrs Joe Henderson called up on Mrs. Abrams Wednesday . af ternoon. , Zeno bhields and wife lare at home on a vacation from Ashe ville. We are sorry to learn that Willie Spurling has typhoid f e ver, but hope he will soon re cover. Mrs. Gilbert Kidd is visiting her mother in Virginia. Burlington White and wife and J. I. Branscom and wife were guests of Herman Walker and wife Sunday. - All -r-w i iviiss Aaaie tiorn called upon Misses Carrie and Bertha Green- way Sunday afternoon. Farmers are busy killing grass while it is dry and hot. Farmers Market WE WANT Eggs. 22c Chickens ... 15 Frying Chickens... .25 Corn per bu. . ;.. 95 Peas per bu .... $2.00 Cane Seed per bu.... .80 Hams...... .... ... .22 It has been figured out that a farm woman in the United States living on the same farm for fifty years has walked 5,710 miles to and from the well and has carried nearly 2,000 tons of water, according to a report from Ohio extension service. It would have cost only $18 to extend , a pipe from the well and put a pump in' the kitchen, . The pen is mightier than the crook. . . i - That great silence; you hear is kids kicking because vacation days have come. A man seldom turns over a new leaf until the old one is worn out. The easiest way to reduce is by doing your own cooking. Chicago landlord has been ar rested for having three wives Only alandlord could afford that many. This is the age of miracles, but all ages have been that way. Now that they carry booze by airplane there is a great over head expense. J Q Saluda Q. C. Sonner Jr., Mack and Mary Salley and Mrs. Hopkins haye returned from the Epworth League Conference at North Wilkesboro. Mrs. J. W. Wilcox has arrived from Atlanta to spend the sum mer with her daughter, Miss Clifford Wilcox. Miss Kimlack F. Dunlap of Macon Ga., is spending the sum mer with her sister, Miss Wil cox. Mr. Tillinghast and his daugh ter oi Spartan burg: have pur chased and remodeled Chase cot tage and are occupying it for the summer. Mrs. Baker has- opened her cottage on Columbia Heights for the summer. Miss Marion Sallly imd little Caroline Mackay of Oiangeburg, S. C, are visiting the family of Dr. Salley. , ? McGowan Homes of Edisto Island and Mr. Jayner of Colum- Dia were welcome visitors m Saluda last week. Mrs. Minnie Wilcox Anderson! and Miss Charlotte Holrhes left on Tuesday for Washington, D;. C, from which place they go by way of Montreal to England and the continent of Europe. Mr. . Anderson while in France will visit, the battlefield hallowed ito her by the blood of her elder son, ' Lieut John Wilcox Anderson who f ell in atcion in 1918 Brunson-Haskell A weddmg beatif ul in its Sim plicity was that of Mrs. Margaret Brunson and Mr. Calhoun Has kell which was solemnized at the church of the Transfiguration, Sunday afternoon, July the sec ond at six o'clock. The impres sive marriage cermony of the Episcopal church was read by Archdeacon Griffith of Asheyille. The wedding march was render ed by Miss Lila Mae Guiceat the organ and Miss Betty Thomas on the violin. , f At the first strain of the wedding march the wedding party enter ed. First came the groom escorted by his best man. Mr. Craig of Greenville. Next Miss Rosanne Wilcox the brides only attendant with her brother Phil ips Wilcox. The bride, lovely in a an afternoon gown of im ported cream lace and a picture hat carrying a shower bouquet of rhododendrum entered on the arm of Mrs. J. W. Brunson who gave her away, f Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs Haskell left in their car for the honeymoon in Western North Carolina. On their return they will make their home in Greenville South Caro lina where the groom is engaged in business with the Piedmont Lumber Company. Freight rates in the United States have been reduced and the people are ready for a fare fight. What we need is an automobile that will count ten before it runs into a telephone pole. Tibet's Sacred Mountain. Inland; 40 days' march from the last British outpost of the Irrawaddy. lies the Mecca of the worshipers of Bnd dha, the sacred mountain of eastern Tibet Toward this shrine of the great Chinese god travel each year thdusanda of pllgrlmsf dirty, Ill-kempt, Ignorant and cheerful, writes F. KIngdon WardV in the Wide World magazine. The season for pilgrimages to the moun tain begins In October and ends in February, these months being the best suited for travel In xnountsiaoas Tlbst. 1 ,
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