County -Wide News
Again, What of the Future?
?
We have tried to study to-,
gcther the past and present ag
ricultural statis of Pglk Coun
ty, and thereby get a glimpse
oi; the future.
If the present is not satis-*
factory, it is our duty, to m^ke
L it so, or at least make condi
tions better.
We think the first step is to
rebuild the soil; the second to
so manage this rebuilt soil by a
. cropping system that it will
not again run down to -the low
level we find it now.
This can be done by per
manent soil farming on^ the
steep lands, and on the low
creek lands too wet for grain
crops.
There are two courses which
may be taken by the individual
farmer according to the indiv
idual condition. ' Where the
farmer owns large areas of
, lands, suitable to grazing, live
stock consisting of cattle and
sheep may be used, ? as more
capital can be used with less
labor in this way than perhaps
any other, when Wisely employ
ed.
The farmers with sniall areas
cf this kind of land may em
ploy the dairy cow .apd sheep,
a few pigs and poultry, or the
dairy cow and poultry, exclu
sively, or the truck patches Yin
the back ground to take care bf
the concentrated manure that
would accumulate on the small
? ' place.
Butter fat, or whole milk, j
poultry ^nd eggs, make a frna
combination to start a farmers
cooperative ' selling 'oirganiza- 1
tion which is now the only sal
ivation of Southern agricuicure 1
but thaf will be treated in ' an
> other article. What we are
striving for now, is for the
farmer to get a vision of his j
present condition, and then
look ahead and get a vision of |
what Polk County ought to be.
We are living in a new time. t
The day when our grand
fathers tanned cow hides in a ;
tan trough and hired th^ it
inerant shoe maker to come in
. the fall of the year and make
. shoes for the family winter
wear is gone and gone forever.
The day when the ox cart was
seen on the way to market with
a few pecks of Irish potatoes,
peans, and a few cabbage heads
is also gone. The day when
peoplelived at great distances
from each other and every fel
low did about as he pleased is
also gone. We are living in the
day of power and electricity ; !
In a day of rapid movements.
We are living in the day of
more mentality and spiritual
development, and are still forg
ing. ahead along these lines.
We are moving at a tremen
dious rate of speed and he who
refuse to recognize this great
fact is going to be left in the j
race. I dont pretend to say that ?
every thing modern is better 1
than some things we have left j
behind ; but I do say that in the I
main progressive movements
earry us to higher and better I
planes of living.
,f One thing I am certain about !
and that ifi that the farmer has i
arrived at a period in the his
tory of the world when he will
be compelled no think more in i
the future than in the past. I
He must become a more in- 1
telligent being or loose out
completely in the race, and i
his intelligence must be about |
his business. And his business !
is about his soil and its man
agement to produce greater
t and better returns and to put it
on the market in the modern
We read Proverbs, 29
18- Where there is no vision, I
the People Perish"
Respectfully
J. R. SAMS,
County Agent. '
? MILL SPRING , /
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The Revival Services which j
Nvcie scheduled to begin ? last
Sunday, have been postponed.
Prof. T. C. Lingerfeldt of ]
Bessemer City have charge of |
our school the incoming term, i
? spent last week end in our com- !
munity. ' . x
Miss Lethea Barber left Mon
day for Greensboro, where she
will attend summer school.
Gordon Bennett and family
of Lumpkin, Ga., have moved
adhere. ; /
Mrs. J. H. Hadden and daugh
ter, Miiriam, of -Asheville, are
visiting the formers parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Arledge.
: Mr. and Mrs.- Frank Dims
dale and Miss Ura Whiteside of
JKmmu City, stopped here
tor awhile Sunday enroute for
jBgprs Gap where they^ will
SALUDA
, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Double
jday, the Misses Doubleday and
Mrs. Holland pf Tryon motor&y
to Saluda last Friday, spending
the evening a Fairview House.
Mrs. T. E. Edgerton, Assis
tant Editor of the Agricultural
Department, Washington, D. C.
I is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. P.
| Locke.
Saluda is nearing the heighth
| of her season and parties' for
etc., are all popular at present.
Mrs. Steele .gave a bridge
party for the benefit of the
j Library last Wednesday.
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COLUMBUS
A Mass Meeting of the citiz
ens of Columbus was called by
the Board of Trade Saturday
night July 21, to consider the
I building of a baseball park and
swimming pool. The" motion
was carried unanihiously that j
the community of Columbus j
build a park and swimming i
pocl. A committee composed
of Messers H. H. Carson, E. W.
Dedmond, J. W. Mctosh, John
T. Smith, and Miss Sarth Maud
Padgett was appointed to work
out the details.
The people of this community
will be glad to know that plans
are under way to remodel the
old Hotel. This is the greatest
need of the town at present.
The location of the town, lying
at the foot of the mountains,
and with a full view of the dif
ferent ranges makes it very at
tractive for 'tourists.
Post cards have been received |
here from Alaska from Robert 1
Landis, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. j
I. Landis, who is on the trans- j
post, Henderson, on which j
President Harding and party i
are making a trip to Alaska.
The Blue Ridge Packing Com- 1
pany is now ready for business, j
At the regular Home Demon
stration Meeting a very in- j
Jelly Making was given by ,
Miss Sarah Padgett. After the j
demonstration a round table \
discussion of plans for fair ex- 1
dibits; also other important
: immunity matters was held.!
All the girls of the commun- j
ity are invited to the next dem- 1
lustration by the Home Dem- j
onstrator which will be the !
Ptccond Monday in August. The ]
fancy pack of beans will be I
made and Miss Padgett hopes
that a large number of the girls
will take part not only in the j
Demonstration but in prepar- j
ing canning for the Fair.
Revival Meeting is being ;
onducted at the Baptist!
Church by Reverend Lunsford j
of Saluda and Florida.
Dr. and Mrs. Whitesides of
Maiden N. C., and Mrs. Ad
die Taylor of Rutherfordton, j
i^ave been visiting Mr. and I
Mrs. Elliot.
Miss Christine Grey of Bris- 1
tol, Tenrr., has returned to her
home after spending some time
here with Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
McChesney.
Miss Jeanette Feagan has j
been visiting in Landrum.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mcintosh ;
made a business trip to Ashe
ville Friday.
Mr. Marion Mills of Spartan
burg is visiting ^n Columbus. ?
Misses Gertrude ? West and
Eunice Cloud have gone to
Asheville.
Proffe?sor and Mrs. E. W. S.
Cobb and family are visiting
in Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mcintosh
of Denver, N. C., parents of
Proffe&sor J. W. Mclntt>sh
of the Stearns High School vis
ited here last week.
Twenty -it wo members of the
Christian Endeavor and the
Presbyterain Church picnicked
at the Battleship last week.
Reverend Murry of Shelby will
conduct a Revival service' at
the Presbyterain Church be
ginning the first Sunday in
August. ,
Jackson Carson was operated
on this week.
Mrs. J. R. Smith is very ill.
Mrs. Furrof Clinton, S. C.,
Mr. and Mrs. George Dedmond,
and Mary. Lee Murry, Mr. Ware
of Falston, N. C., visited Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Dedmond Sun
day. /
TRYON ROUTE ONE
Roasting-ear ' time is here
again.
Canning blackberries was the
occupation last week. Aunt
Linda Owens (aged 78) picked
thirty and one half gallons for
i her neighbors.
Misses Pearl and Essie Ed
wards left this morning for
Greensboro to attend summer
school at the State College.
Mrs. John D. Sitton of Ander-*
son, S. C., was the guest of her
sister, Miss Sallie Carpenter,
Saturday night. Miss 'Sallie
spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. Voorhies.
sr Mrrand Mrs. W. C. Hague
iand family were Sunday guests
! at the home of W. B. Edwards.
| w Born to Mr. and Mrs. Manuel
Moss a girl.
| Miss Bessie Hamilton and
j brother Paul made a flying bus
iness trip to Rutherfordton
and Spindale, N. C. last Friday,
i The old s wimming ' hole is the
! ideal sport and recreation for
these hot summer days.
MELVIN HILL
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| A large crowd attended the
meeting of the cotton associa
tion held at the school house
Wc:!:he3day night. Besides -the
interest aroused in the associa
tion all enjoyed the witty re
marks of Mr. Breece and the
song by Mr. and Mrs. Breece.
Mrfc. Clara F. Watson and her
nephew, Elbert Westbrook at
tended the Ford .parade at
Spar,tanburg Friday.
The revival meeting began
at Greens Creek Sunday, with
Rev. Hunnicutt of Landrum
conducting the meeting. Let's
give the meeting our interest
and prayeri.
Mr. Creston Hines has
secured a position at Spindale.
? Mr. Jack Burnett was a vis
itor here Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Cole has return
ed home after a visit of several
weeks with Miss Chressie Bur
nett.
? Miss Padgett organized a
home demonstration club here
last Thursday. Let's boost our
club and have the best in the
county.
Mrs. M. L# Feagan is on the
sick list this week.
FISHTOP
(Fish top news has been scarce
this summer due to the pro
longed illness of E. J. Bradley
for many years correspondent
from that section of Polk
County.) s
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We have had a very wet
spring and and early summer,
but dry foi; a quite a time and
crops are now looking fine es
pecially corn and cottofi.
Apples are sorry, falling off j
before they are ripe. f No
peaches. Plums in abundance.
Tomatoes are rotting some
and bothered with worms.
Ratlers as usual in abund
ance. One family reports hav
ing killed five and all large j
ones and the season not half
over.
While the government re- ?
ports a short crop of honey, we '
are having an abundance of
fine honey, mostly honey dew,
the best variety. Timber actu
ally dripped with it in many
places for weeks.
Fishers " and hunters from \
South Carolina seem to be plen- i
tifuL They report poor corn j
crops but good cotton if the
weevil will let it alone.
Ernest Laughter ? returned
home on a visit last week from
Charlotte.
The News seems to have
made quite a change. Sub
scribe for your County paper.
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I; ; iv.rs ill- i : ilit- i.t.uMy odd
Inventions u, .1 i ;i? ? i e less practical
nature li'ei" .i " ^pe? i;;des for horses.
The purp< se is &:iid to be not to im
prove the sight, hut by causing the
ground in front to appear nearer than
it really is, to induce the horse to
take high steps.
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Stdrboard and Lat board.
The starl.oard si<l?? of a ship
at one time 1 lie stee?*-l)oanI?side. in"
memory of the Anglo-Saxuns who used
to steer their bonis by putting out fin
oar on tin? right -hand side of t lie stern.
The larboard (now known as the port
side) is a corrr.pt ion of lower board,
which was always eonsidered inferior
t? the starboard.
Ca r.n?'ar Curiosity
The calendar offers certain curiosi
ties which ttre little km?wn. No reu
tury ea i h<v 'in on a Wednesday, Fri
day or Saturday. T ie month o^Oe
lobe-;' bi- rins always >n the same duy
>f the weel. as the month of January;
February. Mivn h and November begin
in the same d*?% of the week. Ma>
lune and Auyust begin on different
lays. Tlese rules do not apply t<*
Jeap ve'-r-i. The ordinary year always
finishes ?>:> t e 'nine day of the week
is i* Im *i
Crowded China.
ChJna is larger in area than the
United States, Mexico and Central
America. It has four times the popu
lation of the United States, eight times
the population of all South America,
almost equal the population of alf Eu
rope and one-quarter of the popula
j tfcu of the world. The Yangtze delta.
| with an area about equal to Illinois, ?
I has a population of 40,000,000, or
1 800 to the sqnare mile.
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W. F. LITTLE
NOTARY PUBLIC
T ryon, N. C.
FOR SALE ? Wilcox Dairy
Farm, two good cottages and
barn, 20 acres, some good bot
tom land. This place will be
sold at a very reasonable price
and on terms to suit purchaser.
JAMES LEONARD.
For Sale:? In the beautiful Pac
ioet Valley, fine residence of
seven rooms, two fine fire places,
large porch, cement pillars and
floor. Desirable locality.
* James Leonard.
Fresh cow for sale. Inquire
C. M. Howes, Valhalla. Tele
phone or call . '
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FOR SALE
' Strickly fancy selected Rose
bloom Brand Peaches* Crate ?
six baskets ? $3.50 F. 0. ~ B.
Shipment day order received to
any address. Send remittance
with order. Add express if de
sire prepaid.
"Rosebloom Orchard Co.,
Aberdeen, N. C.
For Sale : ? Cow, bed and other
household articles. Call after
one o'clock at old Leish PlaceN
Floyd Clapper.
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Ct)LUMBUS BAPTIST
CHURCH
Preaching Every 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th Sundays at 11 o'clock.
Every Sunday night.
S. A. STROUP,
Pastor.
ICE
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Purity in the ice you use in j
your home is a most impor
tant consideration..
Purity Ice is made by a pro
cess that frees the block of
all suspended matter.
Visit our Ice Plant and let
us show you why you are
safe in placing food in direct
contact with Purity Ice or in
using it in iced drinks.
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HOME ICE PLANT
Tryort N. C.
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Does Defective
Vision Make You
Irritable? ,
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No human ailment
causes as much irritabil
ity as failing eyesight.
The only way to flood
your soul with sunshine
is through your eye
windows. Let us Uft
the shades of your vis
ion and give you ? n^w
out look on life and its
wonderful possibilities.
R. E. Biber
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OPTOMETRIST
103 W. Mais St ^
Spartanburg, - S. C.
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Significance in Number Three.
Why should not three cigarettes !>?
lighted from one match? This super
stition is an oriental one. In parts of
the Near K?i st three wax tapers are
placed by a deathbed, and three light!
'ire held ro be a slcm 01 death.
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VVigG Made of Chinsse Hair;
T r enter wigs are generally made
from Chinese iiair, split by machinery,
since it is course. in texture, bleached
nod dyed. - *
Tr<v 'b'3 Ah v/J for Pu zzy.
Mj r;ie :*amo running into the house. |
w1i?m!!vv exclaim ng. "My piv-sy has
bo-i?<*d five ki'i?ns! I don't kno\\ how
sI.eT manage io take care of live chll- j
drei <viie.i keeps me ai d you busy j<
every minute with nothing but the ;
tv mis. muvver."
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,Fortun^t? Plan.'
The domestic man v ho loVcs no mu
sk* so we! I as hi?: kit ?!????? Ho *k. and
the airs wbieji i!?;> '*'*vz t'? him
n*f iJ:ev burn ?;n t4-.? ! earib. has fcol
!i?r: ?? bi'-ii ulcers i *er dream of. ?
!V ?TN??n.
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C :.r I. .! ;*.i r
. Krc- ? ? ? !y \v* !:? :r ebon! Ml'nv\
fnnes." 't ' ???'(? 1:" ir'irc ?)" suvl.
person. '"* ? ? !' ? ?,d vo.? ? }?< .?!; of i
"DufTv rrd.-'n I.u yon have the |
origi;?;j| riirase. Duffy Is the West
Indira negro term !>?:? r!ie spi rit of
Ton :h. " .
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Ths Gentle Arc.
All an.Iers are j/eniUMiien, reg;-ro
less of ilieir business railing, aT>^"ir
ance. personality of isanpaniom!! p
When a man ? lislierman or no timber- |
man ? develops into an an :!er lie ni:nt 1
first become gentle in order to be o*
the gentle art. ? From "The Deter
mined A8 gler and the r.rook Trout" i
by Charles Brad/ord.
notice ^
North Carolina,
Polk County*.
In the Superior Courts M.
na Lanford vs. A. M iw111*
The defendant ah .\ . r/Jr^
will take notice thai an
entitled as above has- k-.,n Cfl0fi
menced in the superior i0nrt ^
Polk County to obtain a divL
from the bonds of e
in favor of the plaintiff ^
the grounds of adultery JS
five years separation f ^ l
wife by said defendant; anj
the said defendant wj'1 furth
take notice that he i.-, requirS
to appear at the n ex* u>Ym !?
the superior court cf cou
ly'to be held on,the first Mon"
day in September, a{ t^
court house of said county iB
Polk County, North Carolina
and answer or demur ;0 thj
complaint in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief demanc.cd in said
complaint.
This 26th day of Vjv. 1923
H. H. CARSON
Clerk of the Superior Court.
Notice of Admins- ration.
Notice is hereby gi\cn that I
have this day qualified as ad
ministrator on the esiak- of W.
A. Mill Sr., deceased late of
Polk County, this is to notify
all persons to present their
claims to me against said
'-estate within one year from
date of this notice, or the same
will be pleaded at bar recover}'.
Any person or persons in.
debted to said estate will make
prompt payment to mo. This
16th, July 1923.
. . JOHN R. BURGESS
.Adminstrator of W. A. Milla
Sr. deceased.
PUT IT Up ft, w
' nish th* ? u"P to us t0 fur*
nght kind of
a?S^f rfeXf,enence *
fhX u Lumber that is of
TOur I f? ins??
2'J"nS , '""lb? thai
^ - be exactly what - m,
: ?u" 1 T; lw ?? ^
you want done.
'? J. Green Lumber Co.
Tryon, North C arolina
muNk
Fare tZH !? SPar*anburg
Tiyon L^ve n ^Sparta"burg $1.00
Swrtaniurg sl,, J; J- - Jwrtliilmre 3.;S '
e ??> ? ?ffl JT? - ?? P. .
to?b?rg &m uppei^ en^af'squar?6
througfthf m"om!tainsb fewour or ?l-;:I
. Carolina is an . y~'?s ?f Western Noiiii
these vacation days. y spending
, F*ur and Eight* x?w ?
? servi^anrfp, ^.3 maximum . ?
[, minimum upkee ?
Th ^ a demo?8tration
Phone or write
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?* n> little
Distributor ^ poll,
saloda. N. Vou",y
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