r v ' " . * * * > ?*? ' i'.-.' ';&?V .v'-;,f ;:*.';'y ?*& ? v ?''',' - .'f. ? r BUSH & FRASER Publishers 4'fk?[? AH. ?'"' rrv I , The Only Paper Published in Polk County A Live Glean Paper for the Home ? ? ?-?* &*'?' ? ???''?? Volume XXIX No. 6 Tryon, N. C., October 4', 1923 I ?V X Price 5 Cent* $1.50 a Year Squires New Manager Of Farm Federation New Head Takes dp Reins and Begins Active Campaign. P. c. Squires, who wdq , recently appointed by the directors of ? the Polk County Farmers Federation as manager of that concern following the resignation of H. H. Edwards, former manager, arrived this week to assume his duties. Mr. Squires has been connected with similar organizations in var ious parts of this country and comes t0 Tryon highly recommended. Following is a letter written by Mr. Squires to the farmers of the county: Your President and Board of Direc tors have elected me to the posi tion as manager of your local Fed eration. and in this ray first circular letter to members I wish to extend greeting. The short time I have been in your county, meeting members in the var ious districts give me assurance that you will co-operate heartily1 with your President, board of directors and manager in their efforts to im prove conditions for the farmers of Polk County. I am especially pleased to note the progressive spirit shown by president and directors, v and if I mention your energetic County Agent last it does not imply that J. R. Sams is least in the group of leaders who are striving for the ad ? vancement of the Federation. I cannot forbear at his point to quote from a letter received from Mr. Sains, as follows. "I believe that you and I working like yoke mates can standardize cfops and our far mers to grade and pack, and buil^ up a market. We will have to be gin at the bottom, and build surelv and safely." 3 Mr. Sams and the writer are go ing to work together in ?ur -efforts to help the Polk County farmers, but we will accomplish very -little unless we have the co-operation of those we are trying to help. Down at the state capital are a group of men who are working faith- 1 fully and earnestly for the advance ment of the co-operative movement in North Carolina ? and one of this group is Gorrell Shumaker of the Division of Markets a&d Rural Or ganization. I have before, > me the I tolling letter from Mr, Shum&fcer- , De&r Mr. Squirtfir^^^T , I thought I had answered your ! very finq letter of August 25th but can find no record of it I am truly I ?lad you found the people of Polk to. so hospitable and energetic.. I am quite sure you will find Mr. J. R. barns the most youthful elderly man lonL-i^dVf met in a long time- 1 am hPn, g I?rvvard t0 a few months I fh?n n We wil1 hear of great Vp"gV?? tv? are doing together, Shumaker * Signed' Gorre? In my correspondence with Mr. I dh!nn-a?dnMr SaD1S 1 that COn to Drevan* Co"' are very similar mnnff rUg conditions in many I weavlf8- 01 1 the state where the boll makini destr?ying the cotton and the farn ?0p 80 ^certain that to nth compelled to turp truck TV farming 8uch a* whv fh growing? and this is i eratinn ^W? leaders ?r your Fed rati on applled to Mr Shumaker f resulf th ?f Market3- with the with yot for taklDg ?P my ab6de ing vmi th k ! one PurP?se of giv years m- best that is in me, of and fruit ;XPeneDCe in growlng truck stand-, Pi' ops- and in grading and ^ndardizing and marketing the oaiue. v" It may seem quite a task to those of you who have had little I exper ience in growing perishable crops, and it is my business here and my purpose and desire to make the task easier tor you and to make you familiar with this new line of farm ing. And let me say to you that inter laced and interwoven into every stage of our operations ? beginning *'ith plans for crops, acreage of same and all the way thru to har vesting, grading, packing shipping there must be constant and cordial co-operation if we would expect the fullest measure of success. We should plan together as to what crops seem best, and most profitable and Ix-st adapted to soil and climate, and then there should be a unity . of a<-tion in planting so that sufficient acreagn will be planted to insure having <;ar loads of same. The tirst crop of which we should f v^' ^r immediate attention ? is the Ceber^ lettuce crop. I find that Quite a number of the members have ?.r?Wu the iceberg successfully in a inuteu way and I feel confident that sufficient acreage can be planted J tms variety of lettuce to insure aamg of refrigerator cars you will uu it very profitable. You will of ?un>e tind much more detail is re ftdrus the work in such crop than in on and i would advise a .limited ^reage tor the first years planting Bih?y a half acre t0 one acre, 'or P?s aud a half to two acres as fbe individual far ut ,s llUl>' determine ? But it is absol J \ *^ntial that sufficient acre maw Plai*ted in the aggregate to tk Us SUre of car loading. cr< n? Su who intend to plant this man ul notify Mr- Sams or ^ ble -aStr earliest date possi Plarn* tlh' 8ee(i beds *or &rowin5 pla s should be prepared, and hav et(! Marly in November and must pla the unmes of those who will the ail(* ucrea8e so the seed for entire membership may be pur Spartans Plunge Off Pacolet Road Sunday Crashing down a thirty foqt en bankment near the bridge at Melrose on the Pacolet road, an automobile driven by Dr. M. A. Drummond of Spartanburg, containing several other Spartanburg people made three complete turns berore coming to a stop in the river beneath, last Sunday afternoon. Those in the car with Dr. Drum mond were, Mrs. Drummond, wife of the driver, David Drummond, aged 12, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Liles and their ten months old baby, Helen. None of the occupants were serious ly injured, in "fepite of the long drop and the badly wrecked condition of the touring car. Dr. Drummond sustained a fractured arm. Others inthe accident suffered bruises tnd lacerations. The injured people were brought to Tryon in passing cars. According to Dr. Drummond, who was driving the car, he just crossed the bridge over Pacolet river when he saw some acquaintances from Greer oil the side of the road. Just then, hq said, he thought he heard a horn blow and he turned and look ed backward. As he turned his head, Mr. Liles called "Look out", and the wheels went over the side of the thirty foot embankment, bringing the car with them. The car turned over three times before it came to rest. A number of men, standing nearby, rushed to the scene and picked the injured people up. Helen, the baby, was under the car and was rescured when a door was opened. o NOTICE On Wednesday October 10th at two o'clock P. M. at Columbus, N. C. the Board of Education will let the contract for a two room school house to be built in the Cox Colored^ school district. Plans and specifications for this building can be seen at the office of County Supt., Schools, Columbus, N. C. * E .W. S. Cobb, Clerk to . Board of Education. County School Board In Regular Session The Board of Education held its regular meeting at the Polk County Bank 'and Trust Company, Columbus, Monday Oct 1. The, following busi ! neflfe was Considered and disposed of on motion: That the Sunny View School begin I its fall session October 29th instead of Oct. 2nd. This delay caused by need for the service of the children on the farm. That the bids for the contract for ithe heating plants in the three new schools in the county be held over unitl Thursday Oct. 4th "on account of the absence of the architect, F. B. i Simpson. That all bids for driving school [buses be rejected, and that all par ities interested in securing this posi tion for this school year see Supt. Cobb in person. i That the special cases of second grade teachers referred to the [Board of Education be not approved. I That the Mill Spring Teacherage, now being repaired, be painted an [appropriate color for this building. A number of interested school men [appeared before the board in be !half of their schools, which is a good sign for better schools in the coun ty. chased without delay. The lettuce crop requires rich soil with plenty of humus, and will well repay liberal manuring and thorough cultivation. As the lettuce crop is marketed during the spring months the proceeds of this crop are in the hands of the farmer at a time when it is especially appreciated, and another crop of truck or corn may be grown on the same land following the lettuce. ? When discussing the lettuce crop we should at the sametime make our plans for next season early Irish po tatoes planting if this crop is to be included in our list of truck crops ? and the last government report as to acreage and condition of the nations potato crop leads me to believe it would be wise to plant early cobbler potatoes. Se'ed potatoes should be purchased this fall from hill selected crops to insure getting vigorous and good cropping seed and also as a matter of conomy. Plans for other crops may be made later but the Iceberg and early potatoes proposition should be dis cussed and acted upon early in Oct I want to take this occasion to in troduce Mr. Vance Rich who will be my assistant and co-worker in the warehouse. The cordial greeting you will receive from this young man when you visit the warehouse will I am sure be the beginning of a friendship that will be enduring. Obliging and ever willing, you will find it a pleasure to deal with him, and it will be a pleasure to him to serve you. In conclusion, may I again express the wish that in work ing together we may be as one fam ily in our earnest desire to help one another and so fulfil one of the great fundamental principles of co operative endeavor. P. C. SQUIRES. o Where You Are. Do not despise your situation ; in it you must act, suffer and conquer. From ?very point of earth we are equally Mar to heaven and the Infinite. ? Fred eric Ajalel Blue Ridge Is Making Aerial Map Of River Pour First Concrete in New Dam This Week. First pouring of concrete will be started Saturday of this week at the Turner Shoals project of the Blue Ridge Power Company. Rock crush ing began this week following the completion of the huge crusher. Quarry, crusher and mixer are situ ated within a comparatively short distance of the site of the dam. All of the mechanical parts of the construction work will be operated troin electric motors with power supplied by the Tuxedo power house on Lake Summit, the trunklines tapping in tfrom the Campobello sub-station. The new air compressor equip ment was completed and is under roof and in operation. This will sup ply air to the drill sharpening ma chines. Two of the inspectors, Mr. Spears and Mr. Cox of the Ingersoll Pound Company made an inspection and te^t of the appartus this week. The aviation crew and plane under the direction of Mees, Engineers, in charge of construction, have started the aerial topographic survey of the Green River property of the Blue Ridge Power Company, two photo graphs of the entire property froniv an altitude of 15,000 feet having been taken. Within the next few days series of pictures from varioua lower levels, each overlapping the other will be taken. The crew and ship are situated at Hendersonville, the only nearby available landing' field. PERSONAL ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Otis Latham spent the week-end at Hickory Grove, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Myers and Mis# Morris of the Hendersonville office visited the project last Saturday. ? ,T. Ward, superintendent was ill Spartanburg Monday on company*! business. WEATHER RIPORT Meteorologica For Tr Gendel Browiilee, or the United Statet eau. For the week N ei October^ .> i ' Temperature Day Max. Min. Wednesday 8G 62 Thur. 83 63 Frl 80 60 Sat 88 52 Sun. .83 65 Mon 81 48 Tues . 81 51 Prevailing Winds and Character of Day Wed. W. Clear; Thursday S. E. Clear; Friday N. W. Clear; Sat. S. W. Clear; Sun. W. Clear; Mon. W. Clear; Tues. S. W. Clear. Maximum temperature for week 88; minimum temperature 48. o Sunday Services at Tryon Churches TRYON BAPTIST CHURCH ?A cordiar welcome to all. Thomas L. Justice, D. D., Pastor. Preaching service each Sab bath at 11 o'clock. Sunday School each Sabbath .morning at 10 o'clock. C. E. Hageman, Supt EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev. C. P. Burnett, Rector. Sunday Services: Holy Communion ? 8:00. Sunday School ? 10:00. Morning Prayer and sermon (Holy Communion of 1st Sun day in the month.) 11 A. M. ?Friday afternoon 5 o'clqck Litany and Intercessions for the sick. 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. COLUMBUS BAPTIST CHURCH Preaching Every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays at 11 o'clock. Every Sundav night. S. A. STROUP, Pastor. ? -o Uncle Eben. "Of coh'se," said Uncle Eben, "yon is Intitled to speak yoh mind, but It's a was'e of time standin' aroun' an' gpressin' opinions to a balky mule." o Power of Hydrogen Atoms. Energy -set free by the transmuta tion of the hydrogen atoms contained in a tumblerful of water would be suf ficient to drive the most powerful steamship afloat from America to Eu rope and back. Building And Loan j For County Formed L> ? f " New Association for Benefit of Entire County Organized. , A call meeting of the incorporators and subscribers to stock in the Polk County Building and Loan Associa-. tion was held in the Court House at Columbus, N. U. Tuesday with W. F. Little acting chairman and H. H. Car son acting secretary. W. F. Little made an explanatory talk relating to the detailed working 6f a building and loan association dwelling at some, length on its pur pose, object and benefits. A nominat ing committee was then appointed by the chairman, and the following directors were nominated and elect ed: W. S. Green, T. A. Rippy, C. C. Constant, O. L.Wilson, F. W. Blanton, Frank Jackson, D. W. McChesney and H H. Carson. ' Immediately after the stockhold ers adjourned the board of directors held tbeir first meeting, electing the following officers: W. S. Grden, President, F. W. Blanton, Vice Pres ident, H. H. Carson, Secy-Treas. By vote of the directors the secretary and treasurers' bond was fixed at ?,000, and other matters necessary to perfect the organization were acted upon. The name of. this organization is characteristic of its scope, as it is not planned to confine its operations to any one secction, or comunity of the "bounty; but to be a Oounty-wide or ganization, and it is hoped thatv th? citizens of the County will lend their support and cooperation 10 this or ganization, which stands for the up building of the County. For the information of those who may be interested, the first series of stock will be opened on Saturday the 6th day of October and those desiring to subscribe for stock in this series ttnay do so any time during the month fOf October. r The principal office of the associa tion will be located in Columbus, N. C. Any person desiring further informa tion concerning the organization are requested to see' or write H. H. Car son, Secretary and Treasurer, Colum bjus, N. C. o Last Word About Our Fair Every body remember that next Tuesday Oct. 9th will be Community Tkir day at Greens Creek, N. C. and Jff&urday Oct. 11th. will be- The ftreator - Polk County Community Fair at Columbus, N. C. These days will come/ before another issue of this paper. If these fairs are a success it will be, because of the intelligence and loyalty of the citizens of Polk Conty tcr cooperate in undertakings com mon to all their interests. Let every one at l^ast for one day do his best to excel his neighbor in making these fairs gloriously great. Respectfully, , County Agent J. R. Sams, HOLD FIRST FESTIVAL REHEARSAL OCTOBER 23 Director Frederick W. Wodell An nounces Date For First Chorus Meeting Director Frederick W. Wodell an nounces that the Music Festival Chorus for 1924 will hold its first re hearsal on Tuesday evening, October 23, at 8 o'clock sharp, dismissing promptly at 9:30. It is desired that every singer who took part in last season's festival shall again join the chorus. In order to accomodate new mem bers, Mr. Wodell will be at his studio in the Converse College Music build ing Tuesday evening, October 9, 16, and 23, from 7 to 8 o'clock, when he will be very glad to meet vocalists, and assign them to a part. . This season the opera will be the world-wide favorite "11 Trovatore," by Verdi. The first night of the festival will be called "Choral" in stead of "Oratoria" night, as the pro gram will include works of varied charactcr, in addition to the well known and liked "Stabat Mater" by Rossini. o Apt Comparison. Women are like pictures, of "no value in the hands of a fool till he hears men of sense bid high for the purchase. ? Farquhar. Heat From Kerosene and Coal. It has been pointed out that kerosene contains a greater quantity of heating energy than coal when the comparison Ts made upon the basis of weight. One pound of kerosene contains about 19, 000 heat units, whereas one pound of high-grade coal shows about 15,000. The cost of the various fuels for heat ing purposes depends largely upon the ' relative supply. o Odd Superstitions. A cnrious custom is practiced In Norway, where those in search of a 4rowned body row to and fro with a cock in the boat, fully expecting that the bird will crow when the boat j reaches the spot where the corpse lies. In Persia the crowing of a cock is the sign of some event affecting the family, and the master of the- house hastens to feel the bird's feet. If they are cold it is a premonition of death, but If they are warm the sign is propitious, and ; the master rejoices in coming good fortune. , ii Baptists of County Meet at Mill Spring By Esther Gibbs Last Saturday and Sunday, Bap tists of Polk County, regardless of associational affiliation, met at the Baptist Church. The attendance Saturday was small but the meeting on the whole was good. Reports from the organizations of different churches were made. Rev. A. J. Justice was present on Saturday. The B. Y. P. U. and W. M. U originated during his visit to our church last Spring By his help we secured our Pastor of whom we are proud. Through his instruction and help the Baptists made many of repairs and additions to their church. In the general discussion regarding church work, he made many valuable comments. On Sunday the crowd increased considerably. Nine Baptist Churches in POlk County were re presented. After Sunday School Rev. Felmet of Hickory Grove dis cussed the Biblical Recorder and its use. "County Agent Sams then gave an insight to some ways of better Sunday School equipment. Rev. M. C. Lunsford, Pastor of Saluda Bap tist' Church preached the Associa tion Sermon. ? After the dinner, served in picni? style, Dr. T. L. Justice spoke on the following subject in an instructive manner/'Great World Program for Kingdom Work; Relation of the 75 Million Campaign to it". A committee appointed on Satur day to decide the place- for next meeting, and the preacher to give in troductory sermon, decided to meet with the Columbus Baptist Church with Dr. Justice to preach the ser mon, the meeting to be held the fifth Saturday and Sunday in December. A large delegation from each church in Polk County is strongly urged, on Saturday this question will be dis cussed and we hope, solved. "What can be done to better the condition of our Churches of Polk County?" . . Saturday Will Close Spartan Trade Event I ? ! ? m>r ' Five o'clock next Saturday even ing on the city Square, the grand finale ot Spartanburg's Greatest Trade Event will be held, marking the climax of eleveffr days of the liveliest business on record. Seventy merchants are participat ing in the Event Almost every line of merchandise is represented, and no matter where one buys they will come in for the benefits. The weather has been favorable to shoppers ever since trade event opened on Sptember 25th. Out of town shoppers have taken advantage of this fact and the roads to Spartan burg throughout a radius of fifty miles have been filled with cars bring ing to the City of Success, men, wo men and children, all eager to buy goods and share in the benefits of trade event. While jn the city they have taken occasion yto stop in the Square and admire the four shiny cylinders,, and remark to ? their k friends that they felt sure they would get either a Ford or a Chevrolet - o MILL SPRING Death visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Waldrop last Tuesday morning and carried away little Stanley, who was quite ill for sever al days. The many friends of the sad parents extend their profound sympathy in their dark hours of sorrow. Mrs. Lou Geer and daughter Sal lie of Rutherfordton visited relatives here a few days last wee*. Mrs. L. C. Gibbs entertained a party of young people at her home Friday night in honor of her daugh ter, Edith Caldwell and husband who are visiting them. Rey. R. C. Freeman was called to Lebanon last Monday to conduct the funeral of Jerry Jackson, an aged man who passed away./ Some rela tives. and friends here attended the funeral also. The B. Y. P. C. will give an en tertainment at the Baptist Church next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. This proceeds the preaching hour which will be at 3 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to the B. Y. P. U. Exercise. o Simplicity. ' The poet must put far from him the amazing \rord, the learned allusion, the facial invention, the clever twist of thought, for, all these things will blur his poem and distract his reader. He must net overcrowd his lines with figures of speech, because, piling these one upon another, he defeats his own purpose. . . . The poet should try to give his poem the quiet swiftness ot , flame, so that the reader shall feel and not think while he~ is reading. But the thinking will come afterwards. ? Sara Teasdale. , \ w Heat Reddens Fruit What makes cherries r?d, light or heat? The question was recently dis cussed by the French Academy ' ot Sciences In Paris, and the answer waa heat. Some cherries, exposed to the light, remained as colorless as at first Others, put into a dark ov^n, become beautifully red. Which only shows us that light alone, 4rtthout heat cannot ripen fruit, but that beat, without light can. Many of us would have thought otherwise. B. Of T. Approves Bond . Issue For Water Works Town Council to Act On En gineers Report. Tryon's water supply, relating to both present and future condition was the subject of discussion at a special meeting of the Board of Trade held Wednesday night in Mis sildine Hall. The meeting was called at the re quest of Dr. William Gray, following an apparent water shortage under which the citizens of Tryon have been suffering during tho past ten days. During the past summer every ef fort was made by the town commis sion to augment the present water supply. The entire water system was carefully inspected by mem bers of the commission, and a week ly inspection of the Intakes and resevoir was ipade by Mayor W. S. Green. Up to the past two weeks there seemed,* according to the Mayor to be an adequate supply and no danger of the present shortage was felt by any of the town officials. Almost overnight the water sup ply decreased 'to such an extent that it was thought there must be a break in one of the intake mains. Sub sequent inspection discovered the fact that one of the small basins on the water shed was in need of re pair from damage near the base. At the meeting Wednesday night this was explained by Mayor Green as well as the meter policy. Follow ing considerable discussion on the part of various members who re lated personal experiences, the board as a group endorsed the find ings of Engineer Wright of Char lotte who was employed by the town last Spring to inspect the water shed and supply and make written report In this report, Mr. Wright suggested the replacing of the pre sent 4 inch intake with a 6 inch pipe and the additional tapping of a third branch on the water shed with a. 4 inch main. He further suggested meters for the town. It is thought that an expenditure of approximate ly $20,000 win cover all necessary changes and additions to the present works to give a water supply of suf ficient quantity to supply a town of twice Tryon's present population Members of the town commission stated that they wanted the consen sus of opinion of the , citizens before placing any further bonded indebt edness on the town. The board will meet at once to discuss the question and some definite action to relieve the situation is expected soon. o CHESTNUT BLICiHT SPREAD* ING IN SOUTH The chestnut blight, a destructive fungous disease, has been steadily spreading southward as well as northward and westward since Its in troduction into this country from Asia. The Bureau of Plant industry, United States Department of Agri culture, has given most exhaustive study to the question of control of the disease, but its character is such that all efforts to develop any way of stopping its spread in forests have without avail. The main area of infection has now reached North Carolina on the east slope of the Blue Ridge Moon tains. Th? disease has been spread ing westward across the mountains much slower than on the east slope of the Blue Ridge. A new infected area was recently found covering parts of Greenville County, S. C., and Henderson and Polk Counties, N. C. This large in fection of unknown duration is many miles ahead of the main line of ad vance of the disease. This advance lntection is rapidly spreading and the indications are that the chestnut growth of the southern part of North Carolina, northern Georgia, and the southeastern part of Tennessee will be killed sooner than previously es timated. Owners of chestnut growth in these regions should make plans in ad vance for the utilization of their trees. If the stand is growing rap idly and increasing in value, it may not be advisable to cut the trees un til hey become lnfeced. In other cases where the area to be utilized is too large to cut over quickly,' it will probably pay to start cutting be fore the blight beccomes prevalent It is not advisable to allow exten sive stands of trees suitable fer tele graph poles and lumber production to be killed by the blight and deteri orate until they can be utilized only for extract wood. The blight itself doSs not weaken or injure the wood, but saprot and checking start soon after the death of the tree. \ . o ? . ? LA BELLE QUARTET TO 8ING HERE OCTOBER 15 The first of a series of five con certs to be given daring the winter months will be presented on Monday evening at 8:15 o'clock, October 16, in the auditorium of t he new school building when the LaBelle Bell Ringing Quartet offer a programme. Arrangements have been complet ed for the entire series every num ber of which it has been assured will be of the highest calibre, and both entertaining and instructive. Season ticket for the series are be inging placed on sale about town at $3.75 for .adults and $1.75 for chil dren under twelve years of age. According to the present plans there will be one concert each month for the next five moathj^^y