(Warns Against
Poor Thermometers
? Km leigh, N. C., April 25,
Inaccurate thermometers
.jiv d'ten the cause of poor
hatches. which means weak
that have a heavy death
,lU> i. .{ev they are taken
li,(r? . e incubator. Therefore
i, <?;??(' the themometer is cer
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..,!(] where the poultry
nas more than one, it is
nlan to test them all at
(?ill
Vf4 1< ? I j -
? cniperature, says Dr. B. F.
KMipn. in charge of poultry
i,4- . sti gations for the State
(':0{]c.uv and Department of A g
lii-ult nix'. This can be done, he
'm\ i?y putting them all in
. incubator and reading
;jUM! at the temperature of 103
j^ives F. A thermoneter that
aiit\v as much as 2 degrees,
aiiti l>r. Kaupp has found such,
may moan an entire failure.
, .. Kaupp states that an
other way to test the incubator
and brooder thermometers is to
Usc a certified clinical ther
mometer which is known to be
correct. Both of these are
(?laceJ in warm water and when
the water reaches 103 degrees
with the clinical thermometer
i: should also read the same
with the incubator thermome
ter.
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Raleigh Wants Boll Weevils
Word has been received this
week that Franklin Sherman at
the State Department of Agri
culture in Raleigh wants the
first live boll weevil that/ a
farmer finds this season.
.Mr. Sherman is more than
welcome to the fir?t and any or
all of his successors found in
this part of the country.
Planters in Polk County are
requested to send to Mr. Sher
man. State Department of Ag
riculture, Raleigh , the first
speciman of the insect found on
their farms.
College Trained Farmers
Investigators at the State
College have found that the
farmer with no schooling earns
on an average of $240 per year
in comparison to the man who
after having completed his ele
mentary grade school and short
training course adds a four
years course in the agricultur
al school and earns about $1,
254.00 per year.
Pointing out the various
earning capacities from the
uneducated farmer up to the
.college trained man, the farm
er with a common school educa
tion earns 5564.50 per year;
high school, $648.50; with a
short training course added,
$8 18.50; and with the full '
four years training in agricul
tural college, $1,254.00
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Bank of Sa luda
at Saluda in the State of North Car
olina at the cIok" of business. April
3rd. 1923.
RESOURCES
i-??ans and discounts.'. .?.$ 48,179.32
Demand loans 5,250.00
Overdrafts * 195.06
I'. S. bondp and Liberty
bonds... 7,000.00
Hanking house, $3800, fur
niture and fixtures
$2500 6,300.00
' ash in vault and net a
mounts due from banks
bankers and , trust
com parties 9,363.64
' ks for clearing 561.57
Total $76,849.59
LIABILITIES
' ; ;>i taJ stock paid in $ 10,000.00
1 ndivided Profits, les* cur
rent expenses and tax
es paid *. 96.02
Hills payable . . 9f000.00
Deposits subject to check.. 19,213.69
f ashier's Check outstanding 21.23
! 'Kit; certificates of deposit
due on or after 30 days 31,699.17
Savings deposits 6,819.48
Total $76,849.59
State of North Carolina,
County of Polk April 16, 1923
! I'. H. Bailey, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear
'bat the above statement is true to
'ht- best of my knowledge and be
lief. p. H. BAILEY,
Cashier.
R. B. Staton
Henry P. Corwith,
J. M. Hearon.
Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
'bis icth day of April, 1923.
H. B. Lane, Notary Public.
My co
mmissiou expires March 2,
1924.
Sale of Town Property for
Taxes
By virture of my office as
Tax Collector for the Town of
Columbus, Polk County, in the
State of North Carolina, I will
sell for cash at the Court House
door in the town of Columbus,
N. C., on Monday, May 7, 1923
at twelve o'clock, M., the fol
lowing property described for
the taxes therefore, with all
cost added as perscribed by
law, towit: ^
Town of Columbus Taxes 1922
Constant Bowen' 1 lot I 19.50
Constant Clayton 1 lot 1.70
Elliotte, C. D. bal due 1 lot.. 5.65
Gibbs, J. H. *1 lot 3.20
Hill, Mrs. W. H. 1 lot 25.70
McFarland, C. L. 1 lot *11.60
Prince, C. *L. 1 lot 13.70
Hampton, T. C. 1 lot 1.70
Arledge J. P. 1920 1 lot 11.90
Arledge, J. P. 1921 1 Hot 15.70
Arledge. J. P. 1922 1 lot 28.70
CLAUDE S. MILLS,
Town Tax Collector.
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Farmers Market
WE WANT
Eggs 22
Chickens 20
Hens 17
Hams .20
Corn per bu 1.10
Peas 2.00
Cane Seed, per bu. 1.00
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NOTICE
All persons who own real,
personal or mixed property on
the 1st day of May 1923 must
list it with the township super
visors during the month of ?
May.
There seems to be a great
deal of property not listed and
some unjustly assessed. It is
our duty and whole desire to
get all the property listed and !
equalized as near by as possi
ble, and if the good citizens of
Polk County will assist us by
giving information in regard to
non-listed property it will be
greatly appreciated.
The followin gentlemen
have been duly appointed
Township Supervisors : James
Jackson, Try on Township, Try
on ,N. C. ; Fred Robertson, Sal
uda Township, Saluda, N. C. ;
M. L. Hutcherson, Columbus
Township, Columbus, N. C. ;
Taylor Whiteside, White Oak
Township, Tryon, N. C.; R 1.
W. D. Westbrook, Greens Creek j
Township, Inman, S. C.;. R 5.
Ed McDade, Coopers Gap
Township, Mill Spring, R 2.
Every citizen should willing
ly list his property at actual
cash value to the support of his
county and help equalize the
burden of taxation who enjoys
the protection of law for him
self and property.
Columbus, N. C.
JNO T. SMITH,
County Tax Supervisor.
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Administratrix Notice
Having qualtified as admin
istratrix of the estate of J. D.
Jackson, deceased, of Polk
County, North Carolina.
This is to notify all persons
having claims against said es
tate to file same with me
for payment within twelve
month's from date or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
recovery. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This April 7th, 1923
ELIZABETH C. JACKSON,
Administratrix.
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
to the chairman of the Board
on or before this date.
E. M. SALLEY, M. D.,
Chairman.
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?TWEY LO?E
Chemical Warfare of Ceylon Ants.
The standing army maintained by
the white ants of Ceylon practices ?
sort of chemical warfare against in
sect enemies. They squirt drops of a
secretion in the faces of other ants,
which is said to drive them almost
crmxy.
Few men can saytkatfteyliave ;
never had an opportunity
But many will admit that they were not financially
? able to take advantage of the opportunities, when
they came. ?
A banking connection with a strong bank will
always help you at the opportune time.
Start an account Today
THE BANK OF TRYON
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Polk County's Oldest and Strongest Bank.
Eugene Brownlee Waverly M. Hester
Tryon Real Estate Agency
We have opened this business with office at the Bank j
of Tryon, and are prepared to take charge of your prop- !
erty while away; also to make rentals and sales.
We Will Be Glad to Have Your Property With Us I
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A most unusual display of beautiful Dress ,
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Apparel, from which a careful dresser |
may choose her festival Wardrobe j
Handsome Evening Gowns
We've made unusual
CoJorS plans for this year's Fes- - ? Materials
tival shoppers and are
White now showing our most Geoi?ette and
Corn wonderful collection of Lace
Orchid dazzling Evening Gowns PtiiH<ln
Rose Every correct, new and
Jade novel mode is represent- AH Lace
Sunset ed? fashioned fram the Canton Crepes
French Blue ~ finest of materials and Georgette
Mountahn Haze surprizingly moderately
priced.
Standard Cloak Co.
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A. H. MORRIS, Owner
113 E. Main St. SPARTANBURG, S. C.
When in need of ce
ment buy Lehigh.
We have just received
a car load.
Williams Hardware Co.
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Landrum, S. C.
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Self-Rising Flour
$1.35 a Bag
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TRYON, N. C.
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M. G. BLAKE JULIAN CALHOUN
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Office Over Drug Store
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Spartanburg, S. C.
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Mail us your orders. A post card will bring
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fP. O. B . DKTROfT
qA Greater Touring Car V due
The present price of the Ford
. Touring Car is the lowest ever
made. - j
And yet the car itself is a greater
value. It is better looking with
slanting windshield, a one-man
. top ana improved seats. And
there are many refinements in
chassis construction.
The demand is so great that de
liveries will soon be impossible.
To protect yourself, order now.
Make a-small down payment, the
balance on easy terms.
Ford prices have never been so low
Ford quality has never been to high
BaHenger-Morris Motor Co. '
Tryon, N. C.