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,TII I TIME TO PLANT REf)
M CLOVER
y\0$\ of the red clover in
\orth Carollina is sown upon
?mall grain in the spring,
stated K. C. Blair, Extension
\cronomi?t for the St&tc Col
jeee and State Department of
\gi-kulture Mr. Blair points
out the advantages of sowing
{ this time are that the
ground contains plenty of mois
:U1V the seed will germinate
oiik-klv. and the dry weather
0t the fall, and winter freezes
will be avoided. Clover sown
in the spring must be put in
late enough to avoid severe
freezing, which will kill the
plants when very, young; and
early enough toilet them get a
good hold in the' soil before the
hot. (try weather of summer.
Or. an average, between March
10 and April 10 is a safe date.
Mr. Blair states that it is
jyst as important to sow clover
seed in the right way as at the
right time. He says, 'The old
way was to sow by hand when
the ground was heaved up by
a freeze, depending on the soil
10 cover the seed as it settled.
Another way was to sow the
seed and harrow or roll them
in. Each of these methods re
quire about fifteen pounds of
seed per acre. More recent ex
perince. however, has shown
that the grain drill will do bet
ter than either. The drill dis
tributes the seed more evenly, !
and covers them better, so that
each one has a better chance to I
grew. Seven or eight pounds !
of seed per acre, sown with a '
grain drill, may be depended on
to give a better stand of clover j
than fifteen pounds sown by j
hand. Clover seed are always ]
high in price and this differ- ,
ence is well worth saving. "A 1
clover seeder may be attached !
to the drill at a small cost. |
The best type runs the seed in- 1
to the grain spouts, others drop ,
the seed in front of the discs. '
Some fertilizer should always
be drilled in with clover seed,
for this gives a better stand
and a more vigorous growth.
God results may be obtained by
mixing the seed with fertilizer
and distributing both together
through the drill. "
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HOW, TO PLANT THE GAR
DEN.
X<>w is the time to plant the
vegetable garden and while it
is hardly necessary to remind j
most people of this fact, still j
Frank E. McCall, garden spec
ialist for the State Colege and :
Department of Agriculture, j
?inds that it is necesssary to
ur^e gardeners to make their
land perform more regularly j
than in the past. He states ,
that it is possible to have some ,
fresh vegetables direct from
the garden every day in the
year. This can be done by# a
careful planting for .rotation (
'?f crops.
Mr. McCall states that early
"i" quickly maturing vegetables
like radish, early peas, beans,
leaf lettuce, spinach, beet and
early carrots may be planted at
legular two weeks intervals
ami on into the early summer.
This will insure a continuous
supply until midsummer, at
least.
Kight now, Mr. McCall states
that plants of cabbage, cauli
f'our, head lettuce and early
<elery as well as the seeds of
>uch long season crops like
parsnip, parsley, salisify and
?nion may be put out. In plant
:flK any of these garden crops,
' always pays to use the best
ai ieties and to use only good
Holy Cross Episcopal Church
Fie v. C. P. Burnett, Rector
Xext Sunday, April 8th, ser
v'ces as follows:
Holy Communion. ... 8 a. m.
Morning Prayer, Confirma
and Sermon by the Rt.
%v. Junius M. Horner, D.
bishop of the Diocese at 11 a.
m.
All Cordially invited.
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Try on Lodge, Melrose
( omfortable room and board.
Apply Mrs. H. P. Locke".
A BIG POWER PLANT
The Blue Ridge Power Co.,
have decided upon the location
for their dam across Green
river and have two corps of
engineers in the field doing
preliminary work, and making
roads so as to be able to get
materials on the ground. The
dam and power house will be
located near the Whiteside
bridge in Cooper Gap Town
ship.
In conversation with one of
the representatives of the Com
pany on last Monday, we were
informed that the preliminary
work was well under way and
that the company expected to
begin the actual work of build
ing the dam and power house at
the earliest possible moment.
The estimated cost of this pro
ject is well in excess of one
million dollars, and will mean
much to Polk County.
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COLUMBUS BAPTIST
CHURCH
Preaching Every 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th Sundays at 11 o'clock.
Everv Sunday night.
S. A. STROUP,
Pastor.
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STRAND THEATRE
Friday and Saturday
Jackie Coogan The Kid in
"Pecks Bad Boy" First pic
ture to play two days in Tryon
Tuesday
Another world famous pic
ture "Salvation Nell" One of
the greatest pictures of the
season.
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MR. PEATTIE TO SPEAK
At the nxt meeting of The
Lanier Club, the 12th inst. Mr.
Kobt. Peattie will talk on News
paper Work. Mr. Peattie is a
journralist of many years' ex
perience and what he will have
to say will be both entertain
ing and instructive. The Club
wishes to extend invitation to
the men particularly to be pre
sent at this meeting.
VALHALLA NOTES.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Donahue
and daughter, Ruth, left last
week for their home in Mar
quette, Mich. They have sold
u:eir home to Mr. J. S. Cromer,
who will add extensive im
provements to the property.
A new post office in Polk |
is announced by the P. O. Dept.
and the new postmistress is
Mrs. Winifred W. Morton. ? It
wrll, for the present be located ,
at t he Tea House until a build- {
ing suitable for it will be erect- 1
ed. Equipment will soon be J
sent and the people in the val
ley will be putting on city airs.
TRADE AT HOME
Communities grow in pro
portion to the support given
them by their residents. You
cannot boost your city or
town by trading elsewhere or
placing business in other local
ities that could be placed at
home.
Folks who try to save pen
nies oftentimes lose dollars.
The home merchant is general
ly honest and offers honest val
ues for your money. He can't
afford to be otherwise. He de
pends for his living from the
community and must give the
community what it wants at a
fair price.
\^hen you are tempted to
trade outside and purchase
"just as good merchandise at
greatly reduced priced priced
prices,' you should think twice
before buying. If you are
"stung" by your home mer
chant he will no doubt be glad
to make an adjustment. The
out-of-town merchant is not
personally interested in you.
He is intent on selling you this
once and probably does not ex
pect to sell you again. He does
not have to take great care in
preserving your good will.
More than owing it to your
community to trade at home,
thus keeping your money at
home, you should give the
home merchant first opportun
ity to serve you, from a sound,
economic standpoint
REPORT OF THE BUSINESS
MEETING OF POLK CO.
LADIES COUNCIL
The Council meeting was
held in the County Agents of
fice at Columbus Thursday at
2. P. M. most of the townships
were represented Mrs. Kelly
"Honorary President, Miss
Nash of Tryon were present, i
1 ' Committee was named to
ask the. County Commissioners
what their decision is regard
ing the continuance of Home
Demonstration work in Polk
Co. also to inform them of the
wishes of the ladies of Polk Co^
In as much as for years they
have had a Farm Agent, they
ask for the continance of a
Home Demonstrator to assist
in the women's work in the
County.
2. County Council goes on
record asking for a Rest Room
for Ladies in the Court House
also sanitary toilets.
3. Placing a drinking foun
tain in the open center in front
of the Court House to take the
place of a Soldiier's Monument.
4. Changing and Improving
Fair Premium Lists A com
mittee was named to meet 1st.
Monday in April to make up
the Fair list.
5 Committee to ask County
Commissioners to help finance
the 1923 Fair.
6. That the Agents work
up more interest in the Poultry
Exhibit and instruct Club mem
bers in making uniform chicken
coops.
7. Next County Council
meeting will hold a Picnic at
Miss Flentye's, Sec., to inform
members of the Time and
place.
8. That Polk County will
observe "Clean up week" as
designated by Governor Mor^
rison. '
After a report by Miss Pad
gett of the Better Bread Cam
paign and of its success and a
short talk by Mr. Sam s, tea
and wafers were served and the
meeeting adjourned.
/MRS. H. H. EDWARDS
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TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services each Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock.
Subject for next Sundaq.
Evidences of the Resurrection.
T. L. Justice, D. D. Pastor.
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NOTICE.
The Board of Education of
Polk County will elect a Super
intendent on the First Monday
in May, 1923. All candidates
will present their applications
in the chairman of the Board
on or before this date.
E. M. SALLEY, M. D.,
Chairman.
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WHAT DID YOU SAY?
Everybody is coming to Colum
bus for County Commencement
April 13th.
What for?
To see the school parade,
hear *he spelling, declaiming
and reciting contests and to ob
-ene the exhibits from all the
cocmiv schools.
Anything elsle?
Ye*, to hear the Spartanburg
brass band with 15 musicians.
All right! We will all be
there.
LESSON IN EQUETTE
By Miss Vera Dence
A real gentleman is always
helpful and considerate to the
weaker sex. When in the
home of his best beloved, and
his future mother-in-law, per
chance does have a coughing
fit at the dinner table; he
should quietly arise, and with a
manner full of respect and con
sideration, pound her on the
back with his fist until her
cough is relieved.
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AIN't it the Truth?
"It does pay to advertise,"
ever hear the story about the
rooster who crowed? Well,
that's the same one that's got
his statue on top the barn
now."
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Nourisher of community spirit
? the home town newspaper.
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) j LOCAL 'I.
?W^PPENZNG^
/ Mr. A. M. Law, of Spartan
burg, was a Tryon visitor Fri
day.
The foundation work for the
Baptist parsonage is about
Completed.
% Little Miss Mary Jackson is
visiting her grandparents near
.Spartanburg.
2 Large congregations attended
the interesting Easter services
in our churches.
Mrs. Joe Livingston and lit
tle son, of Spartanburg, were
guests of Tryon relatives this
week.
T Mrs.* Humphrey and Mrs.
Dixon, of Sackville, New Bruns
wick, Canada, are visiting Mrs.
W. A. Black.
A new post office at Valhalla
will be established soon, with
Mrs. Winifred W. Morton, as
postmistress.
Mrs. Oliver Andrews left on
Thursday last for Illinois to
visit with her mother and other
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Cochran, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. F.
Little, returned to her home in
Indiana last Thursday.
Miss Helen Stearns enter
tained for her Easter guest
Miss Peggy Harrison of Houo
lulu wit If a supper party Mon
day.
''Business in Religion and
Religion in Business;" Address
| by the pastor at the Congrega
tional church Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock.
The base having been laid
from Cantrell's mill to the
Lynn bridge, it is no longer nec
essary to detour when going to
Lynn and Columbus.
The ladies of the Baptist
Aid Society met with Mrs. G.
LeCount on last Monday and
had a very enjoyable as well as
an instructive meeting.
Mr. E. E. Missildine, wife and
daughter returned home Wed
nesday from a short visit with
their daughter. Miss Eva, who i
is attending school at Winter
Park, Pla.
Mr. W. C. -Ward and wrfe
left Sunday for Philadelphia,
Atlantic City and New York
where they will look after busi
ness matters and visit friends
for some time.
Miss Bettie Conrad of Win
ston-Salem, has been a guest of
her sister, Mrs. Henry B. Con
rad. Miss Conrad has^ been
entertained by a number of
our young people.
Miss Margaret Doubleday,
James Kinloeh, Stanley Ballen
ger, and Keith Crady, Try on
students attending school at
other towns, spent the Easter
holidays with home folks.
Mr. Jas. Vernor, who with
his family has been spending
the winter at their Tryon home,
was called to Detroit Sunday
by the death of one of his old
est ( in point of service) em
ployees.
Starting next week The
Strand will run on Monday,
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, i
Mr. Early has booked several
First National Specials which
he will run on Monday and
Tuesday. '
Don't fail to hear Hon. Thos.
Walker, of Australia at the;
Baptist church on Sunday at 3
p. m. He will deliver his lec
ture on "Australia, the Land
of Opportunity, and Her Strug
gle for Prohibition." r
Mr. John LincTsey, returned
to Tryon Saturday, after spend
ing several days at his home in
Kentucky. Mr. Lindsey left on
Monday for Greenville, S. C.,
where he has accepted a posi
tion as civil engineer. 1
, The meting of the Christian
Endeavor is held every Sun
day at the Congregational
Church at 4 p. m. [The topic
April 8 is "What are Wise and
Unwise Uses of the Lord's
Day." Everyone cordially in
vited.
The old board of road com
missioners retired from office
on last Monday and the follow
ing were appointed by the
County Commisioners in. their
stead. W. H. Stearns, Tryon,
Chairman; Granville- Thomp
son, White Oak; and J. A. Mill
ler, Greens Creek.
The women of the Parish
Guild of the Church of the Holy
vjross will serve tea for three
Saturdays at the Lanier Club
beginning Saturday April 7,
irom 3:30* to 6 o'clock. The
proceeds of these teas are to be
applied on the building of the
Parish House.
W. T. Moore, who has been
stationed at Tryon for several
months with the State High
way force; this week under
went an operation at a Colum
bia, S. C., hospital for some
trouble with his head. He is
reported as doing well and ex
pects to be able to resume his
duties soon.
The Ladies Aid society of
the Baptist church will have a
second-hand sale over Andrews
Bros.' store on Thursday and
Friday, April 12, 13 and 14.
Anybody wishing to donate
rumage will please call Mrs. J.
B. Hester or Mrs. Ralph Jack
son. We will also sell anything
on commission. Rumage will
be called for on Wednesday of
next week. /
The revival services at the
Methodist Church in Tryon are
interesting. The Rev. Leonard
Gill is . delivering God's mes
sages to the people in the power
of the Holy Spirit. The mer
chants are closing their stores
j from 3 to 4 P. M. on account of
the services. These special
services will certainly result in
great blessing to the people of
Tryon and vicinity.
The Epworth League of the
Methodist church was reor
ganized last Thursday night
with 12 enthusiastic members.
The following officers were
elected: Rev. Yandell, chair
man; Marvin Edwards, presi
dent; Morgan Morris, vice pres
ident; Lelia Wilson, Secretary;
Mamie Thompson, Treasurer;
Minnie Owens, corresponding
secretary. Other officers will
be elected at the next meeting,
which will be held tonight at
seven o'clock. Everyone cor
dially invited to come.
SUiNNY VIEW.
Everyone seemed to have en
joyed the prayer meeting at the
home of Thomas F. Mills Sun
day.
Mr. A. H. Lynch and son,
Pharo, are very busy hauling
sweet potatoes to Spartanburg,
S. C.
Messrs J. L. Jackson and Ho
bart Whiteside made a business
trip to Hendersonville Satur
day.
Mrs. Annie Jackson and lit
tle daughter, Frances spent
Saturday with her grandmoth
er, Mrs. S. J. Helton.
Misses Arkansas /Jackson,
Hoyt Stepp and Mr. Noah
Lynch were the dinner guests
of Miss Martha Jackson Sun
day.
Mr. Claude Williams, wife
and children spent Saturday
night with the later's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Gibbs.
Mr. Buford Whiteside called
on Miss Arkansas Jackson last
Sunday.
Miss Oma Reynolds spent the
week-end in the home of Mr. H.
M. Whiteside, on route 1.
Mr. James Bradley was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. G. S.
Bradley, Sunday.
---Misses Myrtle and Carrie
Bradley were . dinner guests of
Miss Emma Helton, Sunday.
Mr. DeWit Helton spent Sat
urday night with Mr. Bill Jack
son.
Miss Elevia Gibbs was the
guest of Miss Mary Sue Frady
Sunday.
% Several from here went to
i Columbus last Monday.
Miss Lola Gibbs was an af
ternoon visitor of Miss Lucille
Taylor.
Mr. W. W. Steppe and wife,
MILL SPRING ROUTE 1.
Everyone around here seem
ed to have had an enjoyable
Easter.
Rev. Talmage Allen preached
a very interesting srmon at the
home of T. F. Mills Sunday p.
m. His subject was "The Res
urrection of Christ."
Rev. Allen is home for a few
days visit from Marion, where
he has been working for the
Lord.
Mr. A. A. Womack and fam
ily, of Forest City spent the
week-end with Mr. Womack's
parents, Rev. W. W. Womack.
Mr .and Mrs. Arthur A.
Thompson spent Sunday with
Mrs. Thompson's parents, A.
A. Edwards and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Edwards
visited Mrs. Edwards' parents,
Mr and Mrs. N. E. Williams, on
route 2, last week.
Messrs. Lawson Padgett and
Hope Harrill, of Forest City,
were callers at A. A. Edwards'
Sunday.
Miss Doris Edwards and Mr.
Fletcher Edwards spent several
pleasant hours with Miss
Chressie Burnett, Sunday night
Misses Oma Reynolds and
Chressie Burnett, Messrs. El
bert Burnett and Broadus
Whiteside motored to Ruther
fordton Saturday afternoon.
Miss Gladys Harris, our
teacher at Lebanon, spent Eas
ter with relatives in Ruther
ford county.
MijSS Vinetta Hyder, of Hill
crest school, spent Easter at
home.
Let's all attend the township
Sunday School convention at
Big jLevel next Sunday.
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TRYON ROUTE 1
Old Man Winter has magnifi
ed\his vim, and devoured all of
our peaches.
The children of Fox Moun
tain school enjoyed an egg hunt
last Friday.
Mrs. F. B. Nance and baby,
Bob Brown, spent Friday in
Spartanburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards
and Misses Annie and Clara Ed
wards spent Easter in Char
lotte.
Mr. William Foster was a
caller on the route recently say
ing that his deaf and dumb son
(who is to graduate this
spring) can now say a few
words, and is to send him to
Washington, where he will
be made to both talk and hear
under the new radio system.
The many friends of Mr. and
James Green were made sorry
to learn of the death of "Aunt
Caroline" as we all knew her.
Truly a good woman gone to
meet her many pals whom
await her coming.
Misses Essie Edwards, Thel
ma and Jettie Hague, Messrs.
Hugh and Carl Edwards spent
Easter afternoon at Walnut
Grove.
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NEWSPAPER A BUSINESS
GUIDE.
The newspaper that carries a
good line of- advertisements is
to the shopper what the^ time
table is to the traveler and
the published guide is to the
tourist. Busy people will
study these advertisements in
the home or the office as they
do a time table, and, before
they start out shopping they
have determined where they
are going.
The newcomer or visitor in
the city finds the advertiseing
colums of a newspaper a reli
able guide to follow, just as he
finds the printed guide for
tourists to points of interest a
matter of inerest and time
saving. ? Ohio Newspaper
visited at the home of Mr. K. R.
Stepfre Sunday.
Mr. Silas Bradley who has a
position near Tryon, visited his
homefolks, last week-end.
Mr. Noah Lynch attended
prayer service at the home of
Mr. Johnie Laughter, Sunday
afternoon.
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FOR SALE : ? One Atlanta
Lotus, No. 7 Cook Stove. Never
been used. Mrs. J. W. Mcintosh,
Columbus, N. C.