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Tryon, N. C, August 17, 1922
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OUR COUNTY AGENT'S DEPARTMENT
A! Big Load For The Old Horse
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Some Timely Talks to Polk County Farmers, and other, on Timely Sub
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To Polk County Farmers
Crop time for the year 1922 is
almost at an end. What will the
harvest be? -
Wheat, rye and oats are al
ready harvested. Every pound
of straw from these grains should
be carefully saved and 'fed
through the cold winter weather
as roughage for live stock, it is a
well establishment fact that
straw from the grains enumerat
ed, fed during winter, is moreval
uable in keeping up animal heat
than timothy hay. Now is the
time tolhink about and prepare
to sow out on wheat and vetch
for early hay next spring, Re
member the high freight paid on
hay last season and don't fail to
prepare to meet the issue sensi bly
Jhis year, Molasses making
time will be here before you can
think about-it. This is one of
the many things that can be done
cooperatively." The syrup should
be made at concentrated plants
and filtered properly and all
ripened, uniformly by means-of
a thermometer made for the pur
pose that every run will be alike.
Then put it up in standard tin
can containors, So that your
farmers federation warehouse
can handle it in car lots.
Mr. Elias Edwards, R. 1. and
Mr. W. B. McSwain - Landrum
R.1. are growing the real honey :
cane, which is 'prCB.uncV-t$ be
the best variety of cane growhu
Farmers should inquire of those
men and if that claim proves
truthful, obtain some from them
next year. Sweet potatoes is an
other possibility for cooperative
growing and selling. To seel this
crop cooperatively, it must be
grown and manufactured coop
eratrvely, And how we come to
the paramount agricultural ne
cessity in Polk county, and Ilmeas
ure my words when I so speak.
That is the dairy industry. No
one can say now that there is no
market for Polk County cream,
arrngements have been complet
Killing Time
A young lady informs , us that
she gets so lonesome and wishes
us to suggest a way of "killing
time." ... -
We never had so much time
that we had a desire to kill any
portion of it. "Life has no over
flow to atone for the lost yester
days," and the time" you so
thoughtlessly kill will pass away
mt0 eternity from which there
can be no resurrection. ;
How can this life be toe only
an idle dream, when there are so
foany opportunities for doing
Ktod, so much real, earnest work
10 be accomplished, and who
wants a fearful account standing
amst one for "killing time"?
f 7 d&nt have much sympathy
?fthe class of people who are
!h u"S0 lonesome- Each-one
"nould havea work to do-a pur
emlife Who lacks an aim,
wl never find success. ,
tim alowing yourself proper
ho r rest' don,t live a sinle
thp Wlthut doing exactly what
wo 18 t0 do' Whether it be
and 1? y or study' d(Xit wel1
U1f not a moment be lost.
m -.ls wnderful to see how
n improvement can be made
dawf nght use of th time that
; wavi "HOlc- we pass mis
vn.; T0Tlce-what will our har
den 11 t0 your mind
thedv 1 10 kl11 time
beth ?AIVOrds of Queen EWza'
All w.
- . . my possessions ior
ed for cream shipments from the
tarmers warehouse in Tvon N. C.
Any farmer now who is pro
ducing a surplus of cream can
see Mr. Edwards the warehouse
manager and arrange to ship his
cream. This is like the syrup
and sweet potato shipping, It
js all new and we must work it
out together, The best way to
learn todo any thing is by simply
doing it. This is a project which
it will take years to" work out.
The first step is to prepare pas
tures and silos' to feed : cattle
cheap as possible. Second pro
cure best blood bulls of high milk
producing records. Third raise
your own heifer, calves adding
one or two each year. Forth
learn to milk cows, and learn to
love it. Milking ordinarily is a
mean 30b. If there is no man
on the farm; then it is a womans
job. But why should there be a
farm with nobody but women on
it? It looks to me like poor farm
management for a lovable old
maid or widow to be fooling
around on a farm trying to do
something and can't. It occurs
to me that the most natural way
for men women to get along, is
in some mysterious way "bunch
jublets" and make real homes;
which neiter alone can do. This
is a little off the subject and not
much either: because the best
jnolasses,. sweet potatoes,- Irish
potatoes, grapes, poultry, pig3,
cows and calves, milk and butter
are produced in the homes where
there is a good, kind hearted
and loving father and mother,
cooperating in all these things
and where there are plenty of
babies in the home to keep all
the farmily from having blues.
0 we have so much to think
about and work for. Now what
1 am trying to do, to first
aidouse our farmers to active
thinking along these various lines
and then get busy and put their
thinking into concrete substantial
realities.
an inch of time." But it could
not be purchased even with a
kingdom.
. Notice to Contractors
The Board "of Education of
Polk County will receive sealed
bids, until 4 o'clock p, m., Tues
day, Aug. 22, at the office of
Walter Jones, for the purpose of
erection of a public school build
ing for the colored people of
Tryon. -
The Board reserves the right
to reject all bids, but if satisfac
tory bids are presented the con
tract will be awarded to the low
est responsible bidder. A cer
tified check for $100.00 must ac
company all bids.
Plans and specifications can 'be
had from Atty. Walter Jones,
Tryon, N. C. or E. W. S. Cobb,
Columuus, N. C.
This 17th day of Aug. 1922.
E. W. S. Cobb,
' Clerk Bd. of Ed.
Apple Packing Demonstration.
A meeting of the apple grow
ers of Western North Carolina
will be held at Over Brook on
Friday, August 25, at 10:30 a. m.
An apple packing demonstration
will be put on. $10.00 will be
paid for best box and barrel
packed, $5.00 for second.
Basket picnic at 1 p. m. All
are welcome. Bring your lunch
and have a good time at Oyer
Brook Orchard, Saluda, N. C.
Any Moment, Taxpayer!
To the Editor of the Polk
County News: .
How many taxpayers realize
that the new extension of Trade
Street along the . railway track
to Qodshaw is now not the rail
way's but the city's1 property.
Foot passengers using it as a
sidewalk were intruders on . thai
railway ana so in case 01 an ac
cident could recover on damages.
Now the city would be liable and
the embankment being higher
and steeper, the peril is greater.
A fall over and down J might be
fatal to life, almost certainly to
limb as. huge rocks and trees
are strewn at the bottom of it.
The space between the rail
way track and the new embank
ment is so narrow that should
anything go wrong when two
vehicles were passing each other
and those .on the sidewalk at the
same time. Which is by no
means an impossibility, the side
walker would be the "goat" or
rather the goat's victim" and be
butted down the embankment
and it be left to a Polk County
jury to decide how much Tryon
would pay to the unfortunate
victim. Without even a hand
rail to prevent or even lessen
the chances of such aj catastro
phe, that's exactly what Tryon
taxpayers are liable to be let in
for any day or night. E. G. H.
Clean-up Day j
Next-Monday, Aug 21, will be
clean-up day for Tryon. All
persons are requested to have all
tin cans, trash and rubbish placed
in barrels or boxes; and , placed
where they will be easy pf access.
Wagons will call on Monday only
for the purpose pf removing
same. All parties failing to
have rubbish ready for hauling
on this day will have to remove
same at their own expense.
W.A.Wilson,
Chief of Police.
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Holy Cross Episcopal Cuhrch
Rev. C. P. Burnett, Rector.
Services for August:
Holy Communion each Sunday
morning 7:30 o'clock.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Litany and Intercessions for
the sick, Fridays 5 p. m.
The regular 11 o'clock Sunday
service will be resumed on the
first Sunday in September.
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The Hews, $2 a year
Our Streets.
The work on our streets has
progressed; to such an extent that
Melrose Avenue, Godshaw Hill
and .the short street running
from Trade street to the resi
dence of G. E.IBell, have all been
finished. Work of laying con
crete foundation for the asphalt
on Grady Avenue will be finish-
ed m a day or sc; after, wnich
the asphalt will be laid. When
this is completjed there only re
mains the small amount of street
to be -made at the So. Ry. Sta
tion. As sooi as the street
work is finished, the entire force
will be put to work laying con
crete walks on the various
streets. j
At Congregational Church.
Bible school at 10. a m.
Public worship and -sermon at
11 a. m. j
Bible study class at 8 p. m. on
Wednesdays, j
Welcome to ihe public
Farmers Market
WE, WANT
Eggs.. ...
Chickens
...28c
..... 15
... .20
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.95
Frying Chickens.........
Hams.
corn per bu j
Columbus
Another demonstration was
held at the school building Wed
nesday by Miss Pagett. The
young girls met and put up a
lot of fancy string beans, in the
afternoon the ladies met and can
ued beet, tomatoes, and beans
for home use. Soup mixture will
be made" at the; meeting.
The Stearns Wiffh 'School will
begin its sessioti Tuesday August
29th, 1922. The names of the
teachers have j been announced
with the exception of the gramm
er grade teacher. One of the
largest numberj of pupils in many
years is expected to attend.
Mr. John Snyder of Columbia
visited in Columbus last week
end. j
Mrs. E. B. Cloud is visiting in
Greens Creek tjhis week.
' Miss Bertie Waldrop of Ruth
erfordton visited relatives here
last week. j
James - Carnegie was in Col
umbus sunday.
Miss Odessa land Claud4 Mills
spent last week in Spartanburg.
Oland Wilkens of Green River
spent Sunday in Columbus.
Miss Oma RevnolH
nesday and Thursday in Spartan
burg shopping.
Rev. McChesney of the Cen
tral Methodist Church of Ander
son preached at the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Group no. 1 will have charge of
the B. Y. P.U.
mght at.7: 30. The lesson is a
doctrinal meeting and tfie topic is
why should we have a right
Mwwieuge 01 (Jnrist?
Landrum Route 4
Well farmers are emmrinn-fli
I selves picking up boll weevils .
Mr. Hunter and wif a wV.
recently married spent Sunday
11CrtX ast mat Kock.
Mr. Deal Mclntire and Miss
laiaays iiaughter who were re
vnnj liioxxicu. we wisntnem a
long and happy live.
Sydney Greenwav
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motoring near Mill Spring last
ounuay.
Miss Lilly Abrams who has
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peenon tne sick list for some
time is improving slowly.
Preaching at Sandy Plains
Suneay morning was well atend
ed. But we have room for plenty
more, so visitors are quite wel
come. Sydney Greenway and John
Horn went to Land mm nn Knoi
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ness last Wednesday.
Miss Addie Horn was guest of
Carrie and Bertha Greenway.
Mrs. L. T. Greenway has been
on the sick list for some time and
is slowly improving.
Miss J annie Love who has been
gone for some time has returned
to Hill Crest for a few days.
' The singing at B. R' ffc
was well attended. All reported
a gooa time.
' Crops are looking finp if w
can get a little rain.
' Preachine- af a
day morning everbody is quite
welcome.
Pipe Arch Dridge.
An engineering curiosity, said to b
unique to this country and to have
only one parallel in Europe,- Is the
pipe arch bridge over the- Sudbars
river which carries Boston's water
supply. The span is eighty .feet,, and
the steel pipe, seven and one-half
feet in diameter, rises five and one
talf feet above the horizontal at the
center. The pressure on the abut
ments when the pipe is filled with
yr&ter. Is? great and Is resisted by a
pass of concrete forty feet thick be
hind each t abutment. Across , the
curved top 'runs a hand-railed foot
bridge. The steel of the pipe in the
arched J portion is five-eighths of an
IncJj ta thickness.
Mill Spring
(Intended for last week. )
Pastor Reid filled his appoint
ment at the Baptist church Sun
day. 1 Revival services will begin at
the Methodist church next Sun
day. Rev. J. M. Barber will help
the pastor. In connection
with the services Sunday, there
will be a choir of singers from
S. C. They will be here for the
day. That ealls for dinner, lets
feed them so they can sing for us.
Tom Womack visited Mrs. L.
C. Gibbs Sunday.
F. Cocrgins and wife spent Sat-
ruday and Sunday in Spartan
burg. Misses Carrie Barber and Bar
bara Voorhies were guests of
Misses Jettie and Thelma Hague
Sunday.
Misses Bessie Hamilton and
Esther Gibbs visite'd at Greens
Creek part of last Aveek.
Miss Padgett gave the demon
stration on canning apples at the
school house last Thursday.
Messers Bob Foster and Tom
Lynch of Tryon visited at Bob's
home Sunday
Mrs. Willie Walker and chil
dren returned to their home in
Georgia, last week.
Sunny View
As it has been very hot, we
are glad to say most of the farm
ers, are through with their crops.
L. B. Wilson and family visited
the former's parents, T. N. Wil
son, last Sunday; .
Messrs. Lawton " Wilson and
Lone Brown passed through this
section Saturday.
Misses Hester and Easter
Laughter spent Saturday night '
at the home of W. D. Helton.
Silas Bradley is visiting his
friends in Landrum this week.
The singing school at Cooper
Gap closed -Friday with many ,.
visitors present.
Miss Roadie Ledbetter spent
Thursday and Friday night at the
home of B. Jackson.
Mrs. A; H. Lynch visited her
mother, Mrs. N. E. William Sun
day. Ruben Wilson who has been
visiting his father, Tr N. Wilson's
has retured to Bomont Mill for
the summer.
Misses Mary and Bessie Helton
visited with their grandmother,
Mrs. G. W. Bradley, Friday p.m.
M iss Padgett our home demon
stration agent will give a demon
stration on sewing Thursday
Aug. 15 th p. m. lets everyone
attend.
A. H. Morris Buys Standard Cloak
A. H. Morris, who for the past
two and a half years has beep,
manager and "part owner of the
Standard Cloak Company, has
purchased this store in its
entirety.
Mr. Morris came to Spartan
burg several years ago as manag
er of Simmons & Co. and imme
diately associated himself with all
civic undertakings. After a
short while here he purchased a
half interest in and became active
manager of the Standard Cloak
Company. During the .past
week a deal was consummated
by which he "became sole owner
of this popular business institu- .
tion. ,
.Mr. Morris is a great believer
in Spartanburg's future and is a
constant booster of his commun
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