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"Volume XXV1I1 No." 19 - ; Tryon, N. C,' December. 21, 192' " ' - - '
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From our County Agent
Newbern, N. C, Dec 16, 1922
PHitnr nf Polk nnnntv Kowa
Trvnri 1? p
Dear Mr. Editor' ' '
I desire to speak to the farm-
ers and other business men of
Polk County through your col-
uT relative to my , where.
specialist along all lines of in-
... W - m
r i , , , . vlc
vestigationai work in N. C.
were in session in Raleigh and
have just closed these series
of meetings. During these
meetings , we have worked out
a program of peroetual activ-
ity for farmers for all time,
and it will-be up to the county-
agent and, the farmers of each
County to work out the details
in-Mh tho , . nnnnti.. n)r
maii Tobject to Polk County
to be accomplished next year
will be.
1st. General Club. ,Work.
2nd. Community ' organiza
tion. 3rd. Markethig Cooperatively
4th. Home and School Im
provement 5th Every thing to advance
every interest of Polk
County. J
North Carolina is rapidly ap
pearing the leadership of
States in this 'American group
of great states, and there is no
reason why Polk county should
not become one of the foremost
counties of this great State. On
the 1st day of Jan.1923. Miss
Sarah M. Padgett and myself
will begin work in dead earnest
in Polk County to endeavor to
bring these results about in
the county. We have plans by
and through which we mean
to do cooperative work, and we
want to cooperate with every
community and, person in the
, ' -z.-
h Tnr . a
counl inWQf.S of Afmze2
county in the 'State, at the end
$ the var-
!C
with us, we pledge our best
enl .
cTr,4.i " z 1
i-iiio cxiu. we wani rnfl thii
Tradft nf Twn Qri.,i:w7.ri. "A
j mvauiv ox T.np Knard
u" V ".ruMuuft, wuium-
dus and all fh
Clubs now in existence, "and
those to be organized here
after, as well as the Lanier
Club of Tryon, and all Banks
and Merchants in aiding in this
great work. ? z e i
AH North Carolina from the
e??. to the t mountains is
thobbmg with the spirit of
fn V:t"uu, musT oe
ftJi "11: tms reat
"uyernenu.
-.Polk .eoaiSfS&irSaS
mas
I am;yours truly,
J. R. Sams,
County Agent.
LETTER FROM MR. Ai F
CORBIN. V
Pembroke, N. C. Dec. 15thV22
Dear Friends: s
Enclosed find dividend check
of Farmers Federation which
please apply on my subscription
account and send postal ac
knowledging same. I have
been missing Mr. Sams articles
lately. 1 like to use them v. in
my classes of Indian boys.-
This year I have 55 boys i Vof
7-8-9-& 10 grades who are
studying animal- husbandry.
Most of theifr' will take hogs or
poultry for "their -years project
work, through a few will select
dairy cows, goats or ; bees j as
tneir cheif mone v cron. a.
Glad to see Tryon and Saluda
and Greens Creek, represented
at the annual Thanksgiving
teachers conference at RaTeiVh
county as far as y'rinftafhraxrtstt z::r r ?
k County has, usually "a ricultural counties in the State ;
special table at the dinner giv- the home of intensive farm
en by the music teachers at the Jng, arid, as The Observer stat-
S -up tnere-
shop and class laboratory build-
incr was finished lnat vonr Pw
" -j-ww jf.. xj wcicu -WAVll lUSS; LUilb ItS
7k nnn1! wA;expe, 1he new- reamsruncleareVeln after a
$75,000 building wiU be; com: stbiif 3 tothis -Hitherto' cut
Pieted with class r6oms for off county the farmers for
home economics kitchen, din-, vears hiivhn
room gewing room, as weE most improved methods of ag
as.an auditorium to, seat 1,00b rigulture, and that they , are not
n t j. v Biuseijfc
uur Indian boys and girll
-jf-Aov mm me tnoaist cnoirj
rrhniT.i
Preparing f ortheir choir con:
tests. I help the local Meth
odist Central Church choir
3 a,v SSmTI0
leaclln8 withmy yiolm. A new
community church wiU be er-
"n. :-W .adjoining
vniw hL6
5 JSSLba?I-ia,'!!m"
foJthe Red fJSL t
SVSZ.
new yfear.
Yours
A. F. Corbin.
Polk County North Carolina
LJ"Zla t-"ere nas Dee.n ?reat
A1 j1 ' ' t i. .'
Seenf,paanpurf
f ntPy',v Sutll lar5uaand
E Polcunt7- No,rth .Caro"
on0epaSan?Sg SrL?
peen one of the great and
SKhTpS ? T'
fcfeilS,?!
of North Carolina, but these
differences - have rather
strengthened the ties. It is
true that for more than a " gen
eration Polk county had, in the
person of the late Ralp K. Car
son, of the Spartanburg bar, a
representative in Spartanburg,
who never ceased to sing the
praises of Polk. But in addi
tion to that talented friend and
champion, Polk j touched Spar-
tanourg with, many real and
sentimental appeals. v
In the early days SDartan-
burg was Polk county's trading
post. This v community even
until to today draws upon Polk
lor much of its produce, such
as cabbage, potatoes, ambles -and
poultry. fPolk has fed the big
county of Spartanburg while it
was raising cotton and allow
ing its red lands to wash awav:
And Spartanburg since the ear-
1 J 1 a 1 a - mm
iy aays nas tnougnt oi roilc J as
its .recreation ground jo& beau-
LLXUi mountains ana clear
streams- Until a few years
ae-o it wa n VMir'. o-
to visitlhe Tmountain Tof Polk!
climbing Trjon, hiking through
Howard Gan and rlown TTol
bert Cove or back to Green riv-
mj j?
ex. xuuay, oi course it is put
... , - . . . . .
an aiternoons outing, out the
beauties of PoUr ftr:tn -tW
in all freshness.
. v ma mmm vmv 'W
Polk has never been regarded
as progressive, but it is. r and
that is becoming known even
in North Carolina. Only yes
terday Polk was held up as an
example to be followed by other
counties of North Carolina, by
The Charlotte Observer:
The, Mount Airy News is
felicitating the farmers and
business men of, Polk: county on
f, dVflri.flfnd W Wp
lv
nation of an automobile for
the use of the county agent.
This action is m striking con
trast to that'of some other
counties which have cut off
the fan$ agent, and yet others
have retused to . employ one.
Surrv is in the ' latter class, and
The jn ews oeneves it will De a
long day before urry gets .out
of, the rut,' because it seems to
be "controlled by the non-pro
gressive element;? It has
come:' to dass ; in North Carolina
LiiiiLTa traveler guingauout tne
State can pick out the counties
that have a farm agent and
those that have none, simply
by taking account of the ap
pearance of 4 the fields. Polk is
one of the isolated counties.
Up to the time when State
Highway No. 19 was run
f Tir-nn
across its: bbunds'by outsiders,
But 'Polk county .is now becom-
ing; known. It is . revealed as
fnhohf -'fWoYtMna AnA
ed last summer, while it is as
Lincbln, its farms are so close-
lr AifAm1 cmiv, al-a.- sa
ux a nuna.to anow a checK of
thein prosperity is eviaerifced in
,thei,Jthe gift ,to thecounty: agent of
an niitmnnVl i-Vio- .a
around , . of ten arid cover more
Gome QnjOld laMvWr Wing
H m -w- iirmssises fssKSs& .
lYsv .71 cW piQU I .
V I 111
" J"' ' wi 11 1 1 1 in 1-?- -l M jL" u """""l -'- -a
orrnnnd.
'Y:i
The Polk county fanners
have been but little heard Of.
but all the while they have
been conducting j farming op
erations under a system tna
would prove a revelation to the
State. The people who "live at
home" in Polk have built thelrf
dominion up into the model
agricultural county of North
Carolina. As a matter of fact
Polk county, North Carolina is
one of the most remarkable
counties in the United States.'.
Everv thincr crown in the Un
ited States from the Canada
line to tne uuu oi Mexico can
be grown in Polk county. The
elevation ranges from 700 feet
to nearly four thousand. You
can,t beat Polk. Spartan
burg Hrald.
o ;
FISHTOP, N. C.
The wet dissacrreeable weath
er prevents the finishine un of
V . A
gathering and seeding crops for
the coming year, y .
Born toi Mr. and Mrs; Posey
Henderson a girl on the;7th.
I J. Henderson who hs ben
sick for the pastf few months,
died about one o'clock el rh. last
Friday, and .. was -buried at
Friendship Church on Satur
day. He leaves several chil
drenand grandchildren and
great-grand children- He was
78 or 7y yrs. and 1 consequently,
he leaves a host of friends and
acquaintances. He was a vete-
Jl A - it il. it j-t .
ran oi tne uivn war on tne con
federate side ; but riever asked
M09T POPULR:MEA6ER.rJ
" 1 : ,S MOU? FAMILY 4
ffi CT -V-W'l ' "V WITH OS AGAIN Y.J
nl v Ti : iY:? YY;ff yIy:.
yVf;? - .i- Y;Y-:-, i lY-Y' .. . .
for any; pension, he having , pro
vided ample means for afl his
needs. ;y He deeded his young
est son, ;Posey his real estatej
andhis f bank account will be
dispoediof -according to law; 4
UJIarrisioh ; cArledge and Spur
geonBlshon xiiauled a load of
holly and missiltoe to' Asheville
last -week' for the Christmas
trad
Itv is reported that Taftr New
man takes his two-mule team,
when he goes to his furtraps
Eyidehtly; he ai ms to make one
trip uo.
"Jtts -Ui : 5 ' " v a Yl- j. y J
covered some smoke m a very
suspicious place and decided to
investigate and eased up close
to the place, so as not to be
seen or tpfdisturb anyone there;
and when; they : got very close,
they found that it, was an old
stump afire. (No money for
such discoveries) nor - much
satisfaction, either. "
TRYON. ROUTE 1.
IJeatn vistiflfl nvrst i ri t Tprsi .? ftv. .
er 1fcenepi
and OUr jHavenlyFath &ok
their bab;ylClintbn,Uo joint the
two Daoes oi this home andv -s 1 "6,, Mjr c iuiuuisl
crrnroiv oAii THiPastor at- the Trvon Y M F.?
grand baly gvangeline, of the
West, to ising Christmas Carols
in heaven May this thought
console the bereaved family
Mr.
;er Ridings , passed bUnC
laid to rest' in theMl:?,P; :
away, was
family ceihetery,. Saturday 'J Whird Sunday of -each month
Mrs. ftbrah -
andchildi were laid-to rest in' 5ourtl1 Sunday pf each month
- - lat!;7:00 toJihl f" -
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f Them Al
the Green Cemetery, on this
route today. May all the be
reaved families find comfort in
the words of our Lord, - "What
I do thou shalt know hereafter,
but thou shalt know hereafter.
W. B. Henderson is reported
no better. q
There is much sickness and
death. Seems that Xmas on
Route one will be very sad.
Although we should rejoice
and keep our Saviou's birthday
as. the most hapoy dav of the
year, and should , not deprive
ftu- ""U1 e11 i 01 i oanja,, whom
tuu cxmuren - oi jOanta,, whom
jweeksThey have already seen
v" v aL o uiu uei list
ening in and known broadcas
ter' .; v
. H. Edwards was in Asheville-
on business last week.
: E- B. Edwards has purchas
ed a new ford.
We would like a good long
story in the news from Mrs
Copeland telling us how they
keep Christmas in South Amer
ica. V - .
A Merry Christmas tn" all
i everywhere young" and old, the
j ews t nrr p tn crof il-.-
from Route one!
LC, "'w ;V
'Church; South on Y
t f First Sunday of very month
Sat 11:0 a. m.
i Second Sunday of each' month
If:
The Executive Committee of
the Columbus P. T. A. met Dec.
6th. This committee ; chose the
members who will serve with
the chairman of the different
committees. The Slosran Com
mittee decided on "Pep ! Team
work Acton ! for its Slogan.1
The Union Christmas Enter
tainment given by the ? i Pres.
and Baptist Churches of Coliim-
Dus will be held Saturday niffht
23rd., at 7:30 p. m. -
The Christmas Yentermain-
ment "given bv the Grades nf
Stearns High School will be
held at the auditorium Wednes.
day eve 7:30 p. m. j I
The proceeds of the ParpW-
Teacher Association's Rawnr
held last Saturday afternodn-
vaavu wim sstaiiuing mciement
weather) netted about $15.00
The P. TA. Wish to tbnnlr fK0
Columbus Merc. Co for the
courtesy extended them for the
use of . their store. - l .
Through the generousity of
our Community Fair Pres; Mr.
E. W. Dedmond Columbus
Township "exibitors - received -their
Fair Premiums before
Xmas, We appreciate . Mr.
Dedman's' kindness in ; advanc
ing this money. -:--Yfv-2
The Seniors of S. H. S. 4 en
tertaind the Juniors in tbo Tin.
mestic Science Room Saturday
evening 16- Refreshments" con
sisted of good cake and cocoa.
Mr. John T. Smith fd
JtlOSt at a danee atYhfa Wftrv
Columbus one night last week.
y .ine cement walks to 1 be
laid at this time-' in f!o1nWb0
are about completed. Y t
Mr.-waiteriRidingsageaW2
yrs, who lived -near Columbus
ufg at nis home Friday a5th.
at S a..m. Y Hewassurvived by
hlS.ist MigArinYT??
wnom we extend: or greatest
sympathy. ;
. Miss Sara Maud Padgett left
for her, home at Flat Rock to
spend the Holidays.
4virs. T: WiUiams of Ahse
ille visited Mrs. R. M. Mc
Farland last week. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Alberta R.m-
gess of Raleigh and Miss Hilda
urgess ot uion CoUege are
Amas guests at the home : of '
their parents.
Mrs. John Carneo-fp
spent a few days with friends
nere Saturday and Sunday. .
Mr. Otis Wilson and fami'lv
moved to Columbuus to take -charge
of the jail '
! Mr J.B. Wilson onA
-r - ' uuu AA1AAAA V
has charge of the County Home
movmcrin . Kio iTrr1 .
MrAJiSher Carson, Clerk of
ihe Court will moyeJiis family
Yir carnes Pace oon; :
Mr. W- M. McCbesnov boo
accepted a . position with the
Columbus Merc.C6Y-
. Ralphs McChesney left
tor his liome at Waterloo S.? C,
aiter visi tin v bis roTf t
TM-Ch--yd
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The ive Wire S.S. Class of
had a business imeet- '
mg. WenesdaY evening. 4
J'hemdllr
lo4-VMnm A A$ TT. . -
, MisA atieiSDuriinfllihtT,
weekeixd with cMriiaiid -ffis.
wi no ' vwihi i. a-
at HiSeHSe
at Hmcresthasreturned hbme
from the hospitalaHd is fim- '
provirir fast:bp?oo
Offering fromfblo poison; in. -
MrlDurand Kebabia n ; art An 4-
the ek-end . with r his 4 uncle, .
ui. oeurgian.i . f -
: Thej Sandy , Pb&ns I
u vt,lcrtta-giris nave
basked j ball nowand ftiWlpar.
mp fJUt. Mr. r Hunter bling
coach5? r-Y' ' , - i. YxT - .
A are. several cases f of
flu' .ear; here, hope Uhev twill
recover soon, y ar,Y ;
MiY'Sidnejr IGreenway who
has been workihg, at CliiKide,
has entered scKbol atlHiUciest.
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Old Dutch Custom, Kept Upi
. - V- i.W .!-' -
In Holland it is still tne fasblcm fr
ladiesfn wafltb 3alntclr!i? and
silver fiiter teal or breakfast ' In ; the ,
presence of the -family and guest-
and Cff
rmY vowwto, eeapiniucrest
Thursday tmkhtflW i-iofto -
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