- '-';:' ': ...... .. , . , f J) ...y, 'V',.'WV , v . . ' . t " C . ,"' . . . 1 S. t ' " ) ' r?.'. .... . . K . J - ;' vw--V';'-"' ' State Library ""f ' . i . - - - . I CT BUSH, Publisher On!, Paper Publ V . W-sM ' "Volume XXV1I1 No." 19 - ; Tryon, N. C,' December. 21, 192' " ' - - ' 1! 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" - . .-11 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 $15.00 The P. TA. Wish to tbnnlr fK0 Columbus Merc. Co for the courtesy extended them for the use of . their store. - l . Through the generousity of our Community Fair Pres; Mr. E. W. Dedmond Columbus Township "exibitors - received -their Fair Premiums before Xmas, We appreciate . Mr. Dedman's' kindness in ; advanc ing this money. -:--Yfv-2 The Seniors of S. H. S. 4 en tertaind the Juniors in tbo Tin. mestic Science Room Saturday evening 16- Refreshments" con sisted of good cake and cocoa. Mr. John T. Smith fd JtlOSt at a danee atYhfa Wftrv Columbus one night last week. y .ine cement walks to 1 be laid at this time-' in f!o1nWb0 are about completed. Y t Mr.-waiteriRidingsageaW2 yrs, who lived -near Columbus ufg at nis home Friday a5th. at S a..m. Y Hewassurvived by hlS.ist MigArinYT?? wnom we extend: or greatest sympathy. ; . Miss Sara Maud Padgett left for her, home at Flat Rock to spend the Holidays. 4virs. T: WiUiams of Ahse ille visited Mrs. R. M. Mc Farland last week. ; Mr. and Mrs. Alberta R.m- gess of Raleigh and Miss Hilda urgess ot uion CoUege are Amas guests at the home : of ' their parents. Mrs. John Carneo-fp spent a few days with friends nere Saturday and Sunday. . Mr. Otis Wilson and fami'lv moved to Columbuus to take -charge of the jail ' ! Mr J.B. Wilson onA -r - ' uuu AA1AAAA V has charge of the County Home movmcrin . Kio iTrr1 . MrAJiSher Carson, Clerk of ihe Court will moyeJiis family Yir carnes Pace oon; : Mr. W- M. McCbesnov boo accepted a . position with the Columbus Merc.C6Y- . Ralphs McChesney left tor his liome at Waterloo S.? C, aiter visi tin v bis roTf t TM-Ch--yd Y-- "f" : 0 ., 1 , HIKLCREST NEWS f . . , - ) The ive Wire S.S. Class of had a business imeet- ' mg. WenesdaY evening. 4 J'hemdllr lo4-VMnm A A$ 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. 0 "' '""I ' II -S .',-. 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 - .5 4 1 " " " - ' - ' ' ' YY;"" : '- :.. ' -: - -" yLy"' - J ' :N'' :

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