C. BUSH, Publisiwr
Volume XXVIII No. 3S
r\ 23Q
Tryon, N. C., April, 12 1923
Price 5 Cote
r
$2.00 % Year
; OTli K TO COTTON GROW
ERS.
There will two important
meetir.irs of Polk County Cotton
tr rowers next Saturday, April
^ i!tii as follows: Mill Spring
N (\. 10:00 o'clock a. m., and
(Jrtvns ('reek High School at 2
o'clock p. m.
}[]-. Homer B. Marks, Raleigh
y who has charge of Field
C<h'P1 1
?ative Selling of Cotton,
ui!l add ress the farmers on the
importance of cotton associa
tion. it's organization and about
the growing of cotton in gener
al.
J. R. SAMS
County Agent.
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WARNS AGAINST PAKE
[ WEEVIL "REMEDIES"
The present great interest in
the boll weevil problem in the
Southeastern States has result
ed in a large number of patened
preparations and machines
which are being vigorously ex
ploited. says the United States
Apartment of Agriculture.
This is a repetition of what has
occured in every region invaded
by the boll weevil.. During the
erst few years the farmers are
exploited and many useless or
practically useless devices are
sold to them. In a few years,
however, history shows that
such organizations go out of
business. Their operations are
especially important* at the
present time since the losses
caused by the boll weevil will
be increased by the expense of
buying nostrums of various
kinds.
The claims for these prepara
tions are not based on scientific
tests although in many oases
the persons exploiting them
are undoubtedlysinceiem^elr
that the/ wffi yiwcTgood
results. Generally speaking
they are based on misinterpre
tations of what occurs in the
field. To determine whether
a remedy is effective, it is nec
esssary to control areas and to
consider the effects of numer
ous cultural practices. It is
very easy for an untrained ob
server to attribute to some pre
paration he has applied, the
beneficial results of some var
iation in climatic or cultural
factors.
The Department of Agricul
ture and many of the State ex
I^riment stations have tested
toe new boll weevil remedies
*hich have been proposed from
years to years and many of
[those now being offered the
I public are not essentially dif
ferent from the kind that have
&een tested and discarded.
This convention heartily en
teed the use of the dusting
Method in areas where the
yield of cotton was high enough
to warrant the expense. It al
so endorsed the Florida method
for the region in which it has
proven to be applicable,
and further recommended ex
tensive tests of this method in
other regions of light yields.
h another paragraph it call
-d attention to the fact that the
fljolasses arsenate treatment,
although not yet subjected to
sufficiently detailed experimen
tests to warrant its endorse
es, had apparently given
esults over a wide area that
JpttantnJ further considera
*?n- and it therefore recom
| ?Med thorough and imme
diate tests of this method by
TiLai^ ^ederal Agencies.
in ^late and Government
"tiitions are anxious to help
,e farmers through the agency
1 ' any new
Polling
methods of con
irr ^ boll weevil which
^ discovered. As prompt
er,^ '"'^le careful tests are
nortV' 1 The department
farm recommends that
r' ' xercise due caution in
i*JjnS , money for new boll
W n me(lies. In all closes
snould demand evid
^un; f'^K'?al tests and com
stati a their experiment
tior ?n? for detailed infonna
^J?*ardinS any of the new
^di? Ks ^ anything of value
Peritn Vvire(^ by the State ex
Hm1 ?!iltions or by the
N i JJePartment, prompt
bespread notice of the
fact will be given the public. In
the meantime it is safe to say
that in all probability any
money spent for patented mix
tures or machines will be wast
ed.
JOHN R. SAMS,
County Agent.
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Negro Meeting.
All Negroes engaged in farm
ing in Polk County, or any oth
er pursuit, are hereby notified
that there will be a meeting at
the Court House in Columbus,
N. C., on Wednesday , April the
18th, at 10 :30 o'clock a. m.
At this meeting, Miss Sarah
M. Padgett, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, will conduct a Bet
ter Biscuit DemonstratiQn #for
the full benefit of the colored
people.
And the County Agent and
home agent will discuss gar
dens, poultry, and any other
farm topics desirable.
We suggest that all colored
people in Polk County bring
along a simple lunch and make
it a kind of picnic and social af
fair for their race.
' Respectfully,
J. R. SAMS
County Agent
SARAH M. PADGETT
Home Agent
A GOOD MOVE.
To The Editor: ?
Is'nt it about time that the
grade crossings in Tryon were
either eliminate^ or protected?
Doing away with them entirely
would certainly be the best
way and as for as the engineer
ing difficulties to be overcome
are concerned the thing could
be done quite readily. My
suggestion would be to fence
in the R. R. tracks from tha,
station platform, cut away the
foot of the Oak Hall hili far'
enough back to give a forty
foot street, carry the new
thorof^re beyoftd the station
and under the track to come
out iilose to the "filling station"
westward.
This would cut off Trade St.
from the region of the South of
the track except for foot pas
sengers, for whom an "under
pass" or tunnel to the station
platform ?Ould be built; start
ing opposite Andrews store.
If grade crossings have to be
left why not have gates for
them? One can hardly imagine
a blinder set of crossings,
either for the enginers of the
trains or for the approaching
motorists than ours. It ought
not to be necessary to have any
more bf our citizens slaughter
ed before we move in the mat
ter and move in such a way
that the move will be recogniz
ed as a business move and not
a bluff. . ^ ^
I do not think the Southern
would refuse to install gates.
If it did there ought to be
some way to compel their in
stallation or the suppression of
the crrade crossing completely.
EDGAR W. UPTON.
revival results
The recent revival at the
Methodist Church was the
greatest that ever has bfeen in
Tryon. The Rev. Leonard Gill
who preached eight days
brought messages in the power
and demonstration of the Spirit.
Those who attended were
stirred deeply. Besides the
many who were moved to be
more faithful in serving and
honoring their Lord and Savior
there were more than 50 con
versions and reclamations. We
hope to have him with us again.
The Rev. John L. Yandell will
bring a special message to the
new converts of the recent re
vival on Sunday night at the
Methodist Church at 7:45
o'clock. We hope (they will be
present. ? :
The Rev, John L. Yandell will
preach at Columbus on next
Sunday morning , at 11:00
o'clock. He wip bring a special
message to the young people
we hope they will be present.
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M.
and Christian Endeavor at 7:15
p. m. ' rr ;
REPORT OF THE CONDITION |
of :t
Bank of Tryon j
at Tryon, in the State of Nortli
Carolina, at the close of busi*
ness, April 3, 1923.
RESOURCES , ;
Loans and discounts $86,168.17 s|
Overdrafts . . 679.89
U. S. bonds and Liberty
bonds.. 7,950.00.
All other stocks bonds and
mortgages
Banking' house, furniture
and fixtures 5,100.00 j
Gash in vault and net
amount due from Banks,
Bankers, Trust Co... 33,680.79 j
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1,829.41
/
f Total.... 1135,408.2
* LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid in $15,000.00':
Surplus Fund 5,000.00
Undivided Proflts, less cur
rent expenses and taxes _ 1
paid : 2J65.73
Notes and Bills rediscounted None
Bills Payable None
Certificates of Deposit repre
senting money borrowed None
Deposits subject to check 78^185.71
Time Certificates of Deposit
Due in less than 30 days 1,439.9#
Cashier's Checks outstand
ing 757.16
Savings Deposit 32,259.76
Total.. $135,408.26 '
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk, April 10th, 1921.
I, J. B. Hester, Cashier o I the
above named Bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief J. B. HESTER
Cashier.
Correct-Attest: J ,
F. P. Bacon
Fred E. Swann
John L. Jackson > , v
Directors, j |
Subscribed and sworn to
|fhte 1Mb dsy of April, 1923.
*? W. F. Little, Notary Public.
My Commission expires March 15th,
1925 . !
NOTICE OF SALE.
The old school lot and
building of the Tryon Graded
School District on Trade
Street in the Town of Tryon
will be sold by the Board of
School Commissioners of the
Tryon Graded School District
at public auction to the highest
bidder, for cash, on the said
school site in the Town of Try
on, on Monday the 30th day of
April 1923 at eleven o'clock A.
M. Possession of said proper
ty to be given after the close
of school in June.
The right is reserved to re
ject any or all bids. ,
This 10th day of April 1923.,
Board of School Commission
ers of Tryon Graded School
District,
NELSON JACKSON, Jr.
Secretary. |
DO YOUR DUTY
\
Every one of us realize more
than ever the necessity of
hearty cooperation this spring.
With our modern water works,
new graded school, and our
paved streets, Tryon has ceas
ed to he a small country town;
it is on the way to a greater
Tryon, and the new council and
Mayor certainly must be care
fully chosen. The only men
who would be considered for
these offices are men who are
progressive, foresighted, and
want to give the job the time
and thought it deserves.' Lets
every one of us give this mat
ter some real thought, talk to
others about it, lay aside any
personal feeling, and get the
best men we can for the jobs.
The' straw vote to be cast on
Saturday, April 14, will be the
determining vote as to the men
for the various offices. VOTE
THEN, IT IS YOUR DUTY!
_ Tax Payer.
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REGISTER FOR ELECTION
ON TUESDAY MAY 8th.
I will be on duty at the office
of the Tryon Electric Service
Company for the registration
of those not already register
ed, daily from 9 A.j M. until 5
P. M. and on Saturday the 21st
until 9 p. m.
H. DOUBLEDAY
Registrar.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
m
Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
at Tryon, in the State of North
Carolina, at the close of busi
ness, April 3, 1923.
RESOURCES
Lo^bs and discounts. $96,205.91
Overdrafts:
Secured $221.76
United States bonds .and
Unsecured 281.41 503.17
Libery Bonds ?> 58,800.00
All other stocks^ bonds and
mortgages, Town of
Tryon bonds .y . . 4,000.00
Banking house $7145.41 fur
niture and fixtures
$2900.00 10,045.41
Cash in vault and net
amount due from banks
bankers and trust- Com
' panies. 70,768.74
Checks for clearing 22.20
Total $240,345.43
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $21,100.00
Surplus fund i 4^875.00
Undivided Profits, less cur
rent expenses and tax- \
es paid 1,106.27
Deposits subject to check. .114,908.15
Cashiers checks outstanding 241.84
Time certificates of deposit
due on or after 30 days 11,029.68
Savings deposits 39,434.49
Certificates of deposit for
Liberty bonds 47,650.00
Total $240,345.43
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk. April 9, 1923.
1, W. F. Little, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear
t?at the above statement is true to
the best of my knowledge and be
lief. W. F. LITTLE 1
Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
G. H. Holmes
^ H. H. Edwards
Walter Jones
Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 9th day of April, 1923.
J. B. ^Hester, Notary Public.
My commission expirtes May 18, 1923
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Mill Spring
Several from here went to Big
Level Sunday.
- Mrs. A. H. <Lynch, visited
Mrs. J. L. Ammons Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. James Bradley
spent Saturday night at the
home of Dock Jones.
Miss Carrie Bradley is very
ill at this writing.
Mr. A. J. Dimsdale and wife
spent Friday night at the
home of Bill Jackson.
Mrs. Minnie Gibbs visited
Mrs. W. J. Bradley Sunday.
Mr. Fred Gibbs and family
visited Mrs. G. W. Bradley
Sunday.
Miss Oma Reynolds and Mr.
Hobart Whiteside were out joy
riding Sunday afternoon.
Several from here went to
Chimney Rock Sunday.
Mr. Bob Taylor from Spin
dale, N. C., was a pleasant
caller of Miss Elvia ' Gibbs
Sunday., *
Miss Eunice Bradley spent
Sunday .night with her grand
mother, Mrs. Minnie Gibbs.
Miss Lora Gibbs was the din
ner guest of Miss Arkansas
Jackson Sunday.
Misses Arkansas Jackson,
Hoyet Stepp and Mr. Hobart
Whiteside were joy riding
Saturday afternoon.
Misses Bessie and Emma
Helton and Messers Pharoah
Lynch and John Taylor were
the guests of Eunice and Ethel
Bradley Sunday.
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Parent-Teacher Meeting
The regular monthly meet
ing will be held on Monday at
3:00 p. m. at the school house.
Miss Rice, of Cleveland, Ohio
will deliver an address.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will serve tea at the
Library on Saturday after
noon from 3 to 6.
DOES IT PAY will be the
subject at the Congregational
Church on Sunday morning. ?
v Rev. W. A. Black and family
visited the Piedmont exposition
on Tuesday.
Rev. A. H. Bates has been
quite ill, and is not yet out of
danger. j
Local Happenings
Dr. E. M. Salley, of Saluda,
was in Tryon on business Mon- 1
day. v
Miss Elizabeth Kinloch was
a Spartanburg visiter Satur
day. ; ( :r: Li
Mr. S. H. Slaughter and
daughter, of Saluda, were in
Tryon Tuesday.
. Mr. Geo. Cathey, of Char
lotte is spending a few days in
Tryon on business.
Geo. A. Gash, of Ahseville,
was in Tryon Saturday looking
after business matters.
Mr. W. T. Moore and little
brother, John, of Forest City,
were here a short time Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Mcllheny,
and little son, of Spartanburg,
were week-end visitors of Try
on.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hawkins
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Hendersonville visiting rela
tives.
Quite a number of our
citizens have been attending
the Piedmont Exposition at
Spartanburg this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Marriott,
who recently left Tryon for
Ohio returned last Thursday
for an indefinite stay here.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Shields, former Polk County
residents, now living at Ches
nee, S. C., a boy, William Du
ford.
Mrs. Tuttle, who has been
spending the winter in Tryon
with her daughter, Mrs. Cly
mer, has returned to her home
in Chicago. 111.
' At the present rat? of pro-*
gress it will not be long before
Tryon will have a new school
building of which our people
may well be proud, and a school
second to none in any small
town in the state.
Wanted: ? A good strong
honest sober young man who
wants to learn the Seed busi
ness. Refference required
Refference required
Hendersonville Seed Co.
Hendersonville, N. C.
Seeds, Best that grow, both
garden and field, clovers and
grasses especially. Plants, cab
bage, sweet potato, tomato,
pepper, and egg. You can get
it from the ? Hendersonville
Seed Company Hendersonville,
N. C. f.
The j meeting of the Christian
Endeavor is held every week in
the Congregational Church at
4 :00 o'clock P. M. Sunday after
noon. The Topic for April 15,
is "How Can We Become Truly
Educated? Prov. 44:1-9. Every
one is cordially invited.
Miss Wilma Livingston
spent a few days this week in
Spartanburg, visiting her
brother, Mr. Joe Livingston,
and attending the Exposition.
Dr. Frank Sibley, of Carmi,
111., spent the past week in
Tryon, a guest of Mr. Oliver
Andrews.
The tourist season in Tryon'
this year has been better than
for several seasons, and so far
as we have been able to learn all
of our visitors have enjoyed* to
the utmost our fine climate,
golf and riding. This is as it
should be, for there is no bet
ter to be found anywhere.
The work of putting the
rock base on the highway from
Tryon to -the South Carolina
line was started yesterday.
We will soon be able to avoid
some of the beautiful (?) de
tours we have had to put up
with all winter. Thanks be.
Mrs. J. H. Rion left yester
day for Montreat where she
will visit her sister.
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We wish to express through
our paper, our sincere thank
fulness to our many friends for
thei^ many deeds of kindness,
during the sickness and passing
of our dear wife and mother.
"In as much as ye did it unto
these, Ye did it unto me"
S. E. Sloan and sons, John and
Edward.
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Saluda, N. C.
The first appearence and pub
lic^ meeting of McKinley Coun
cil Jr. 0. U. A. M. No 571 will
be made here Sunday afternoon
2:30 P. M. April 22nd, for the
purpose of presenting to Saluda
high school a Bible and flag,
this council was organized the
night of Feb. 22nd, 1923, and
after organizing felt that it
could do nothing better for the
order and^^upole community
and tow# fP Saluda then pre
senting a Bible and flag to it's
school nearby, and it is expect
ed that a large crowd will be
present for the occasion as the
committe on the program have
tried to get the best speakers
of today to deliver addresses at
this meeting, Saluda and Polk
County received the news with
great delight to know that Hon.
Judge P. S* Carlton of Salisbury
N. C. and State Councilor for
junior order will be present and
deliver an address.
The Superior Court : of Polk
County will begin April 23rd,
for the purpose of disposing the
criminal cases that aye on the
docket which number two hun
dred and there are three mur
der cases on the docket one of
much interest is the Richard
Garrett case, it will be remem
bered that he killed his young
wife and daughter on the night
of December 1st, 1923. Judge
J. A. McElroy will preside and
Solicitor J. M. Carson will pro
secute for the State.
PROGRAM
For Presenting Bible and -Flag
to the Saluda School by
McKinley Council
Jr. O. U. A. M.
April 22, 1923, 2 :30 P. M.
Opening Song, "America"
Prayer by Chaplain
Rev. J. S. Holbert
Address of Welcome
C. A. Lord
Song
Saluda High School
Introduction of Speaker..
J. F. Trexler
Address by State Councilor
Judge P. S. Carlton
Presenting of Bible. . . .
Rev. J. S. Holbert
Presenting of Flag
Wayne W. Creasman
Acceptance F. M. Hollister
Song by Saluda Quartette
Introduction of Orator, . .
0. Max Gardner
J. C. Thompson
Short addresses by
Fred E. Swann, G. E. Bell, ?
F. M. Hollister, R. M. Hall, M,
A. Pace, P. H. Bailey, E.
McQueen , Salley and others.
Prayer .Rev. R. P. Fikes
Star Spangled Banner. . .
by Audience
Lowering of the Flag.
Benediction
Rev. M. C. Lunsford
All the schools in Polk Coun
ty cordially invited to attend
this service.
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Valhalla Notes
Mr. and Mrs. Agate who have
been spending the winter at
Mr. Woolson's have gone to
visit their daughter in Co
lumbus, Ohio, before returning
to their summer home in
northern New York.
? Mrs. Geo. C. Aid is visiting
relatives in Union, S. C.
Mr. Dwight Smith spent the
week-end in Spartanburg as a
guest of Rev. and Mrs. Black
well.
Mr. Ed. Ward has been very
ill at his home near the Battle
ship.
On Tuesday Mr. Rheinhold
a former dentist of N. Y., died
at Mrs. Nessmith's of heart
disease. His wife will return
to New York this week with
the body.
Mr.i^roy Cushing of State
ville, Hiited his sister, Mrs.
Nessmith, a few days the first
of the week.
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NOTICE OF TOWN ELEC
. TION.
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The regular election of town
officials will be held at the
Town Hall on Tuesday May
8tb, officers to be fleeted are..
Mayor and three commission
ers. W. B. STONE, Clerk.
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