$ FRASER Publishers The Only Paper Published in "*' ' . ?s>^ Clean Paper for the Home Price 5 Cents $2.50 a Year Poultry Raisers Hot Supply Demand gp Urge* Far?ers t0 i M< - cut gather Je More Poultry r^"kers 8,ate Co1 ?& V. Kaupp head poultry ? "f the Col 0j station Intention i >?>'?<> ot the of t "? Paltry >n "% tiii- State. Dr. h pointed ''in 'hat the fifprmliK'inc only $18, lworIh viHe, Virginia, the Jflg to be erected at a cost [Proximately $35,000. ,new j^il building will be ?rones high constructed of and vvil! contain 16 cells carters for the county ' h will be modern in J!5!'1'1'1 and thoroughly ^th'"U(?hout. jP/! ( >1 ? ' of Asheville is p tfci'i or the new build u .on.?trtivtion work will 1 ^ once. CoU'MHI'S BAPTIST L ,. CHURCH fftfr !'Ver-v 2nd> 3rd> C\UnfJays at 11 o'clock. er> Sunday night. S. A. STROUP, Pastor. te' M TO HAVE" days sale m * * retail *""s Vl^ }je observed ? Frifi n' l,an^ Spart-. week'1" tUi(! Satur^ay of t wiH offer a le on H^ains t0 stimulate ar Davvf^'i two days* The emu ll'l'a *ias received Wfernt ?f c. c. L9: h,1!5n of the Re ce an(j Camber of Com retajLv., l% ppected that will partiV the City ^ener" Pdr>-icjpate. Forest Wardens for County Appointed Appointment of the countV and township forest wardens for Polk County were announc ed today by C. I. Peterson, dis trict warden of Western North Carolina. C. N. Howes was appointed county warden, and will have supervision of the county forest area assisted by the following newly appointed township wardens : W. Claton Pace, Saluda; John T. Smith, Columbus; J. M. Mc Guinn, Cooper Gap; H. E. Thompson, White Oak; 0. C. Feagan, Green's Creek; and Lit Durham, Try on. In the event of necessity, each township warden may appoint as many deputy wardens as the situation demands. The plan for forest protec tion and conservation was map ped out under the v supervision of the North Carolina Geologi cal and economic survey. Polk county will contribute from county funds in its share of the expense of maintaining, this department. n POLK COUNTY JOHNS TO GATHER ANNUALLY Thursday, August 16, was John's Day at the County Court House at Columbus when about fifty Johns of Polk Coun ty including a few from Spar tanburg County gathered to gether at the invitation of John D. Weaver of Green's Creek. The occasion was known as John's Picnic and only those fortunate enough in their in fancy to have been named John were permitted to take any active part in the festivities of the day. , Speeches, singing and gener al jollification were the orders for the -day. A quartet of Johns sang for the assembly. Johns fn>m all parts of the coun ty and visiting Johns from across the State line made short speeches. A John made the address of the occasion, as well as another who welcomed the Johns. Following the interesting and entertaining features of the day, it was decided to make the occasion an annual one. By unanimous vote it was decided to form a Johns Club, whereup on John D. Weaver was unan imously elected president and John Burgess, secretary. The next meeting of the John's Club is scheduled for August 16, 1924 one year hence. The pass word adopted for the club is "John 3:16. The badge is a peice of white ribbon worn on the lapel of coat, on the suspender or on the overall apron and is only to be worn up on the occasion of each annual meeting. POPULAR DRIVER DIES ii Many Try on visitors who have been accustomed to driv ing about the mountains be hind Charlie Mills, colored, will : -egret to learn 6f his recent! death. "OM Charlie" has for many seasons been in constant de mand by the annual visitors in Tryon on account of his ability as a songster and story teller of repute. Mills invariably en tertained his patrons with old time negro songs and regaled them with stories and incidents of his own life and of the moun tain history. Thus passes another of the old timecharacters of TryonJ whose death will be regretted by citizen and tourist alike. A little thing like a ditch properly surveyed and graded meant an improvement worth several thousand dollars to one eastern Carolina farmer. This farmer had been troubled with water on his land for several years and wanted to pay the county agent for the help given when the ditch was seen to work properly. o TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH. Services each Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock. Tryon Graded School Opens Monday Sept. 10 Pupils to Assemble at New School Building Friday, Sept. 7. The Tryon Graded School' will open its 1923-24 session with the assembly of all pupils and teachers on Friday, September 7 in the new schoolbuilding. Pupils will gather in auditor ium and will be assigned their rooms. According to the an nouncement no formal classes will be held on the opening day. which is to be devoted to arranging classes, assigning class rooms and Msting the pupils of the various classes with the books for the Fall term of school. W. A. Schilleter, newly elected principal of the Tryon School will /arrive next week. Professor Schilleter has been connected with the * grade school system of Buffalo, S. C., and comes as principal of the local school with the highest recommendations. Two new teachers have been added to faculty, Mrs. Allen J. Jervey and Miss Lea Jackson, both of Tryon. Practically all of the faculty of last year will return again this Fall. It is expected that well over 300 pupils will be enrolled for the coming term. The school will open formally with all classes in session on Monday, September 10, al though all pupils are expected to report for assignment of classes and books on the pre-* ceding Friday. Plans for the formal dedica tion of the building hav^ been somewhat delayed due flrthe fact that not all of theHgtiip ment has arrived. It ijEiully expected that the new tSpding will be in readiness by day school opens. V. : O > ? ^ V PARENTS URGED TO REMEMBER CLINIC The people of Polk County ?re strongly urged to bear in mind the Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic to be held beginniqg next Tuesday at Columbus?. Children between the ages of 6 and 12 years inclusive will be operated on for the removal of diseased tonsils and adenoids in a fully equipt em ergency hospital under the auspicies of the State Board of Health, represented by Miss B. Dunn and a corp of physicians and nurses. A limited number of needy cases will receive free treat ment where needed. Parents are urged to send or bring their children for ex amination and treatment. o Sunday Services at Tryon Churches THE METHODIST AND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES OF TRYON. Sunday School at 10:00 A. M., P. G. Morris, Superinten- 1 dent. Reverend Fikes preaches on 1st and 3rd Sunday mornings at 11:00 A. M., and 2nd and 3rd Sundays at 7:80 P. M. Reverend Yaadell preaches on, the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 11:00 A. M., and 1st and 8rd Sundays at 7 :30 P. M. 0 The Presbyterian Church of Tryon. Services next Sunday at 11:00 o'clock at the Methodist Church The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper administered at this hour ? All are invited to worship with us. o ? Congregational Church. W. A. Black, Misister. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Nelson Jackson Jr. Supt. Public Worship at 11 a. m. Christain Endeavor 8:00 p.m. Alice Andrews, President. f Bible Study, Wednesday, 8: p. m. Southern Increases freight Equipment Additional Cars and Engines Ordered to Handle . f Volume. Two thousand rebuilt box cars with steel underframes will be turned out of Southern Railway System shops during the next few months. The un derframes will be fabricated in Birmingham by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company and work of applying them and of rebuilding the cars will be done in the Southern's own shops throughout the South. -v The cars to be rebuilt are of all-wood construction and had been set aside for retirement. Their return to service as modern stee* underfram'e cars, equal in every respect to new cars and suitable for handling any lading, will mean a sub stantial addition to the South ern's freight carrying equip ment. The rebuilt cars will be in ad dition to 9,000 new box cars, purchased : by the Southern during 1922 and 1923, of which over 6,000 are already in ser vice and the remainder are con tracted for delivery in time for the- movement of fall business. The Southern will also soon re receive 66 locomotives, 4,865 coal> cars and 200 stock cars which were purchased in the Spring. o CLUB ENCAMPMENT The Polk County Boys and Girls Club emcampment at Co lumbus has meet with decided success according to J. R. Sams, county agent. Approximately sixty boys and girte gathered togethered from all parts of the county this week in response to a call made by the people in the vicinity of the camp to entertain the boys and girls and citizens through out the county gave material assistance in making it a suc cess. Today, two school trucks are scheduled to take the entire camp to Chimey Rock by way of Rutherfordton and return by way of Hendersonville, Saluda and Tryon to Columbus. The trip was to start at 8 :30 o'clock, arriving on their return journey in Tryon at about 5 o'clock where refreshments are to be served by the business men. 0 PROGRAM OF 1NTESEST AT SCHOOL FRIDAY All parents, Sunday School' teachers, and others interested in child welfare work are cor dially invited to attend a meeting to be held Friday evening at 8:15 o'clock at the Old School Building in connec tion with the Daily Vacation Bible, School held in Tryon this summer. An interesting program has been arranged which will in clude beside talks on the work being done by the school and its influence on communities, a pageant "AnychilcJ>\ an ad dress by Dr. Waller of Wofford College, on "Religious Educa tion" and several readings by Mrs. Robert E. Peattie. The public are urged to at tend this meeting in order that it may learn more of the splendid work that is being carried on by the Vacation School. o Notice of Adminstration. Notice is hereby given that I have this day qualified as ad ministrator on the estate 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 recovepr. Any person or persons in debted to said estate wil^make prompt payment to me. This 16th, July 1923. JOHN R. BURGESS Adminstrafcor of W. A. Mills Sr. deceased > Beautiful Tribute to W. N. C. Mountains The beauties of the Appalach ian highway were set forth in the accompanying article pub lished recently in the Columbia State under the head of "Little Journeys at Home" signed by E. T. H. S. ******* In the midst of the Flat Rock settlement the road forks. To the right, one following the Dixie highway toward Green ville, passing close along the I shores of Lake Summit, man's new mirror for the mountains, down the Winding Stair, # past the spring of old Joel Poinsett, out through Wild wood Park, evidence of the spirit of hu manity that marks Southern textile development and then, thrrough valley and over hills, until suddenly one sees the crescent of tall stacks that marks the textile center of the new industrial South. I fol lowed the turn to the left, which is the Applachian high way. Just beyond the Flat Rock station it leaves the great plateau and plunges suddenly into broken mountain down to where Green river hurries through, a narrow gorge rapids, pools and white falls ? on Us swift journey to the Cove. Leaving the river the road climbs quite as suddenly as it descended, over the ridge ofZir conia, coming into the quaint resort of Saluda, scattered through virgin forest growth over a dozen sharp hilltops. Here is probably the last resort where one may still lack wealth with perfect grace and dignity and where the term "cottage" retains all its pristine simplicity and charm. Cars now whirl down the mountain from Saluda over - a new highway that twists through the gorge of, Melrose, passes tetweeii dose-set cliff* of rock and by tumbling tor rents that are the upper Paco let, entering abruptly into a quiet, leyel valley. I was fortu nate in recently having had aft opportunity to escape from speed and gasoline and in tramping leisurely down the mountain by another road. Almost unknown to the tour^t of the present, yet cer tainly one of the most attrac tive roads in all the South, is this old Howard Gap road, lead ing from a point near Saluda down into South Carolina. It was once the last lap in the long trans-mountain trail from the western slope, through Ashe ville, across the Great Plateau and then down into the coastal plains. A few miles ? east of Saluda it reaches the edge of the mountains and begins its swift, sinuous decent. For the traveler there is little premoni tion of what awaits him just ahead. For a considerable dis tance I had passed through a rather broken region of low wooded hills, the road following a series of little creek bottoms planted with meager patches of corn and tobacco, that straggle a short way up the steep hill sides and then, discourged, give place to woods. As I had seen no large mountains or distant vistas for so long a time, \ I be gan to think that I had left the high country and that these rough, monotonous hills were the beginnings of the Piedmont. Then the last little valley nar rowed quickly to a tiny glen, the creek, that had long kept me cheerfulf company, tumbled off somewhere into nothingness and silence and thick forest closed in on either side of the way, and emarald mantle drawn by nature until the moment when she shall reveal her full glory. On my right the forest thins with each step, blue ap pears between the trees below as well as above and, at my feet, the world melts away into an azure stillness. As I look down into the pellucid abyss it gradu ally unfolds itself into the pan orama of another unsuspected world spread out far below. Woodland, farms villages, white thread-like roads ? and beyond these over flattened hills an un (Continued on page 4) Orchard Tour Started ,7 For Fruit Growers Prominent Horticulturists to Address Orchard Men. ] fruit growers of this sec tion are taking much interest in the Orchard Tour to be held Thursday August 30 under the auspices of the Hendersonville Chairiber of Commerce and the State Division of Horticulture. The tour will include visits to a number of large and flourish ing orchards of Henderson and Polk County including the orchard of H. P. Corwith near Saluda. The tour will start promptly at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morn ing, from the County Court house in Hendersonville. Extra automobiles will be on hand to provide for those who do not bring their own. All of the fruit growers are urged to at tend and to bring their fam ilies, friends and a basket din ner. An interesting program has been arranged for the day which will . include practical talks on fruit growing by men prominent - in horticultural work. Among these will be, H. R. Niswonger, Extension Hor ticulturalist of Western North Carolina; H. P. Corwith of Sal uda; Professor E. C. Aucter, University of Maryland. o \ N. C. CO-OP CAMPAIGN MEETS WITH SUCCESS Growing interest in the South wide membership drive is shown in reports received by Homer H. B. Mask, Manager of the Field Service Department of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Associa tion. Reports from locals show 17fc contracts signed during the past week with a number of loteals yet to report. Special ef fort is bc^g made in Warren, Cabarrus/Xleveland, Ruther ford, Polk and Lincoln counties. Arrangements have been made for a county-wide drive in Rowan with the assistance of local leaders together with a number of interested business men. Field workers in the North eastern district have for a district drive. Manager Mask confidently expects a membership of thirty-five thousand when the campaign closes. _ Q Greens Creek School Building Started Construction work was start ed last Tuesday morning on the new ten room school building for Green's Creek community. Brick, lumber and stone have arrived for the new structure which is being erected by W. J. Gaines, contractor. The build ing will be of sufficient capacity to care for about 500 pupils when completed. It will be modern in every respect and will be equipped with an audit orium of ample seating capaci ty. It is expected that the new school will be completed by January 1, 1924. o ? ? The Daily Vacation Bibte School which closed its sumtoier session for local children opened its second session in this vicin ity last week at the Red Shed at the Southern Mercerizing Com pany's plant for the /children of that section and of Lynn. A corp of six teachers is be ing maintained under the sup ervision of Miss Yarrow for the work. Approximately 50 children have been enrolled in the course and all of the sesions are welt attended. The hours for the school are from 7:30 to 9 o'clock each evening. U Over $500 worth of produce is sold each market day on the curb market , established at Greenville in Pitt County by the farm agent, R. B. Reeves. ? 0 Odd Pronunciation. Says an exchange: "Ngoa, a wpat African fruit, may b? imported Into this country. It la pronounced pal atable."? Boston Transcript