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Poultry On Every Fara
[ml til-Year Gardens
I Among fiecommenI
(L'tions.
I BALEUrll-' . -'1 -A permaneni
Lgr?m Ii>r : ,f cotton faraeri
K,? iw;. brought aboul
m, ;-i>? in.- was announced
Ke.v Us* :i^'ate College aft
Icocfrrer.i :is leading agrlcul
?i expert - "\tension workers
progrn.:- nled eight recom
Keadamm : nners to follow ii
' " inriananritlv of
pogram m.luded growing ol
La and r -..image. development ol
[| rear rets:.. gardens, addition ol
U por!rr> . ks to every farm
L e.-tab'ir-h maintaining of al
Loat. i each farm, produc
L of #uc pork to care for
Italy s n-.'eJ.- ! ianting of cotton on
I an best c ;:.>n lands and restricba
to land? that will produce at
lit a half bale each during sea
le. planting < :' at least tw0 money
eps each y. ?r. and definite rota
These suggestions are sul^tan
ted by actual demonstrations with
sera and by the experienoe
upe of farmers in those counties
ere such pr lyrama have been folhch
farmer should grow sufflcigraiti
ami roughage "to supply
needs pt his work stock.
row an all year round garden
is of his family with the necesr
vegetables and in most instan
has a surplus to market
Keep at least 50 laying hens to
sir rh? needs of his own family
1 hire i J :rplus of both poultry
t e?s for sale.
at i-a=t one family cow
(apply tht. family with milk and
ter and wherever sufficient feeds
tradable additional cows to pro
# milk and butter to be sold on
i market.
Ndse<. sufficient pork for the
illy'! needs If surplus corn is
tlable. increase the supply of
P so as to h- able to sell on the
il market or to take part in conti'e
car .->t shipments to the
pr mark. -- thus increasing the
% incorr.
Phut cot un .:ily on the best coti.lands,
at.-! restrict the acreage
those lai.; nat will produce at
"t half a ti during a normal
"sTe a': l- two so-called money
fcsm a el -' . rotation of crops
oh should lad- a legume crop
t rto?T. a', least one-fourth
th* cultiv.i: acreage each year
u l" itn; the fertility of the
"and ultsi!. y be able to reduce
' c?st of y jiction.
these rw 'jir.raendatlons are put
? operation -n most cotton farms
a'Jtl 'ally reduce the
J^fe now planted to cotton, it
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-n- avanaoie laooi
. . .r and will mak(
(arm ; > onomlcally profit
k, regard! : what farmers it
fiomi^ile mishap
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Stud. t'a ring car las
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of .1 p. ople and it dl<
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^or(i 1 .j almost complete
dtttolith N'0 one was hur
W >h?t ^ '-ft of the Ford wai
J^d h.-:d y chief Wilson t<
p ti." imtiR^s to the large
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r>i mult and wer? resi
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j DR. MIGUEL MENDEZ
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Or. Mlgu?l Mender has been inaugurated
as President of the republio of
Columbia. He was elected last February
by the Conservatlvee and will
hold the office for four yeaiai
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Physical Camp
Planned For
Hog Back
There may be a more satisfactory
occupation than taking worn out
human beings and making their
machiery function again, but it
would be hard to -find.
All through country are
"camps" or sanatariums where Physical
directors supply the knowledge
and the impetus which snaps men
out of poor bodily conditions and I
gives them a fresh start.
"Muldoon's" near New York which
has put thousands of the species
known as the "tired business man"
on his feet, is perhaps the most
famous.
One patterifed after this will
shortly be established in Blue Ridge
Forest, the huge mountain playground
approached through Tryon,
North Carolina or Meitttsvllle, South
South Caollna.
"Billy" Laval, head- coach at Furman
University, Greenville, and
Walter Johnson at Presbyterian College,
Clinton, South Carolina, intended
to capitalize their wide exeperlnce
In the training of men by
opening an institution for body
building available not only to men
in North and South Carolina, but
all over the country. Associated with
them will be a noted South Carolina
diagnostician, and numerous
. specialists of the two states have
agreed to cooperate in this work.
Blue Ridge Forest offers an ideal
, location for such a place. In addilon
to a splendid all the ye*r rounfl
climate there are nearly twenty-?
'? r^f beautiful rnnntry
j Bquurc uiiico ui> wvwwvwm. ^
i in the estate itself. All out of door
sports are provided. Nine holes of
. sporty golf near the Hog Back
, Mountain Club, a two hundred foot
, swimming pool, horse back riding
t over forty miles of bridle paths
. cleared through primeval woods,
, fishing in clear rushing mountain
. j streams stocked with trout, hunting
, hiking, and motoring, ? all ready
This outdoor life, combined with
able diagnosis, individual exercise
and treatment, diet, and quiet sleep,
t will rest jangled nerves as nothing
else could do. The high altitude?
13400 feet?is . stimulating and the
constantly changing beauty of sky,
, hill, and valey shoud bring mental
i peace and physical well-being.
*1 This region is readily accessible
to people both North and South and
i will no doubt become a mecca and a
t boon to hundreds of men who need
- "toning up" to meet the demands of
r I business and social strenuousness.
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I APRON SALE AND TEA
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II There will be an Apron Sale and
s Tea at the Parish House, on NoJ
vember 30th, beginning at two
r o'clock in the afternoon. This sale
r and tea will be given by the ladies
1- of the Metflodist Church of Tryon.
A large crowd is expected to be
Dresent and It is hoped that large
t amount will be derived from the
* sale. Everybody is invited to at1
tend this event
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PUBLISHED EVEI
TRYON, N. C., 1
EARLY HISTO RY
OF POLK CO.
History Dales Back For Many Years
County Is Well Known all
Over the Wortd
BIG GAIN IN POPULATION
By ABL8ERT L. BERRY
Polk County was originally a part
of the County of Tryon. In the year
1779 Tryon County was abolished
.and that territory was divided Into
Lincoln and Rutherford CountieB.
Rutherford County then was bordered
on the north by McDowell CounCounty,
east by Cleveland, and
south by the South Carolina line.
In 1885 Polk County w- .etl of
parts of the Counties ^enderson
and Rutherford. It was named in
honor of Col. William Polk. In his
biography, I find that when a youth
nf ninotonn pnl IVvllr won nrnno.i* ?* I
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the celebrated meeting on May 20,
1775, at Mecklenburg, N. C., when
that County declared its independence
of the British Government,
which was the first declaration made
He joined the army and served
through the war of the Revolution.
He was with General Washington at
Brandywine September 1777, and at
Germantown, October 4, 1777, where
he was wounded. He afterwards served
with General Gates in the battle
of Camden in August of 1780, and
with General Greene at Guilford In
March 1781, and at the hard fought
battle of Eutaw Springs in September
of the same year. He held the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel when he
retired to his home in Charlotte. Later
he represented the County" of
Mecklenburg in the House of Commons,
and in 1812 he was tendered a
commission of Brigadier General by
!he President, but declined.
Polk County as mentioned was
formed in 1855. A spur of the Blue
Ridge mountains extends from the
northeast to the southwest corner
of the County: the principal towns
are Tryon, Saluda, Melrose and Co
lumbus, the County Seat. No portion
of North Carolina is more picturesque
than the country around
Tryon and Saluda. From these mountain
peaks you look down on a high
plateau across which range great
rows of broken mountains that look
in the distance like a long caravan i
of camels with their humped backs.
The thick green of the foliage is
burnished by the sun, here and there
is a dash of bright coloring making
a landscape of vivid green.
As you circle the mountains you
catch an occasional glimpse of long
winding roads, and frequently there
emerges from the side of the road
a clear mountain stream racing down
its sides with musical melody. In
the valley and up the sides of the
mountains |gow the Longleaf and'
Black Pines, the Chestnut with its
pointed leaf, the Oak and the Spreading
Hemlock and many varieties of
the Hickory. Extending around the
base of the mountains is the wonderful
Thermal Belt which is practically
free from frosts. These verdant
zones often show distant lines
of fresh green verdue above the
bitten foliage below. The Thermal
Belt is more or less indefinite in
width, but gives favorable tempea
A. in
ture through all seasons tor CU1U* I
tivation especially on the slopes of
mountains. Grapes, peaches and apples
grow aboundantly.
Like Polk County, the adjacent
Counties of Henderson and Rutherj
ford are named for distinguished
men. Henderson County was named
for Chief Justlce Leonard Henderson,
and was originally a part of
Buncombe County. Rutherford County
was named for Griffith Ruterford
who was a Brigadier General in the
Revolutionay War. He was distinguished
for his long services in the
Legislature of North Carolina, and
was appointed President of the Leg-1
islative Council. Tennessee also
named one of its Counties for him.
Both of the new developments on
Highway No. 18 are having roads
graded through them. People looking
for wonderful home sites will
soon have the opportunity of inspecting
these properties.
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mURSDAY AFTERNOON,
Tryon Cosmo
politaa Town
People Here From Practically Evefy
State in the Union, Many
Foreign Countries
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NEW RESIDENTS EVERY YEAR
Tryon has been variously classed
as the town where more Peoole have
written books per capita than any
other place in the country. As the
"simple life jwfth porcelain baith
tubs" as the spot "everyone comes
back to." and other spontaneous
slogans which boiled down still further
to the fact that for its size
it is extremely cosmopolitan.
At a party given at the Lake Lanier
Library during the spring season
several years ago, each guest
was askfed to stand and tell from
what state he came. Over thirty
states were represented. If >the
house leases and hotel registers
were carefully examined, without
doubt every state in the Union
would be presented and some countries
overseas.
At Hog Back Mountain Club
House, in Blue Ridge Forest, the
latest point to establish a guest
register, the variety of town and
state is quite remarkable. Consider
that this point is 3400 feet above
sea level and ten miles from the
nearest town, one migh tthink the
visitors would be confined to local
cities, but not only are North and
scutn uaronna wiaeiy represeniea
but also Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Missouri,
California, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Virginia, W. Virginia, Washington,
D. C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York, Massachusetts Rhode Island,
Michagan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Toronto, Canada, and Havana,
Cuba.
Among those who have bought
homesites and will build cottageB
are citiiens of North and South Carolina,
Florida, Illinois, New York,
Alabama, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Consider that Tryon has never
been loudly exploited, over-developed
or widely advertised, except by
its satisfied visitors speaking k ndly
of it It would seem to recommend
highly its unusual beauty, comfortable
climate, congenial companions
and agreeable accommodations.
Ladies Guild To Give
Jlfncnupradp Partv Soon
ATM. IfUlflTVf ?w?w w ?. ww. -^ The
Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
Church will give a masquerade
party on October, the 30, the proceeds
for this affair will be used
for the Childrens Playgroud. All
kinds of refreshments will be served
and good music furnished for the
occasion. A prise will be awarded
for the best costume and also a
prize will be given for the best
Jack-O-Lantern. Everybody is invited
and the event promises to be
a great one.
OVER $27,000 IS PAID
' ON CHURCH DEBT
WITHIN YEAR
(Special Polk County News)
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?Payments exceeding $27,000 has
been made on the new First MethoIdi8t
church property here by the
congregation during the past year,
according to Information given out
here yesterday by Mr. M. T. Smathers.
pastor, on the eve of his departure
to conference.
The exact amount which will
probably be increased before the
pastor leaves, is $27,821, or $3,000
more than was paid last year on
the property. Because of an advantageous
arrangement of retiring
the church debt over a period of
10 years, the financial requirements
will Jbe lighter / this year, "jit w'as
said. The pastor's report to conference
will show a membership of
6|9, there being 79 additions to the
church during the past year. It Is
expected that Rev. Mr. Smathers
wllj be returned by conference to
. Hendersonvllle.
'READ THE POLK CO. NEWS
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MOUNTAIN PARADISI
OCTOBER 21, 1926
Dr. Lewis Keller
Talks To Big
Audience
President of Atlanta Theological
Seminary Preaches at the Erakine
Memorial Church
Preaching sometime assumes two
rather widely separated forms, depending
largely on the temperment
of the peacher. One of these Is the
oratorical ,kind, evidenced by many
strenuous gestures, much shouting
and pounding on the pulpit, the
theory being that the more strenuous
the preacher the greater amount
of conviction carried. Another hind
is more argumentative, frequently almost
conversational in its delivery,
seeking to carry conviction by the
facts presented.
The large and representative audience
at the Erskine Congregational
Church who heard Dr. Lewis Keller,
president of the Atlanta Theological
Seminary, were treated to a very
forceful example of the latter kind
of preaching- Without attempt at
oratory or any striving for effects,
Dr. Keller gave a rare presentation
J *L Ar ? 1 aAl*n ntkfnk nun/I.
oi ine esseuuai uuuu, nuiiu, yiavticed
in the every day life of the individual,,
would go far to solving the
great problems which are disturbing
the civil iife of our land.
Tne wonders why preachers will
devote their time and energies to
the presentation of addresses on
business, politics, science or any of
the many peculiar subjects which
they do tackle, generally to their
disadvantage, when they can preach
the great fundamental truths which
underly life in all Its varied activities
and wWoii appeal to any who
are interested in those great problems,
whence came I, and whither
am I going. This sentiment was
voiced by several of Dr. Keller's
hearers at the close of his sermon.
As heretofore the congregation
was made up of representatives of
all denominations, giving evidence
of the broad-minded feeling of fellowship
which prevails among the
church-going people of Tryon.
The pulpit next Sunday will be
filled by one who will maintain its
prestige.
TWO DEMONSTRATIONS
tnorniucu in Rim.
IU UL Ul V Lll 111 VLHUI
ING STUMPS
The use of Pyrotol as an economic
farm explosive will be demonstrated
to the farmers at the following
places next week:
J. T. Gilbert's farm near Columbus,
Monday, 2 p. m., October 25.
W. B. Jones, Passion, N. C., Tuesday,
October, 26, 9 a. m.
All farmers who are planning to
remove stumps from their land are
I invited to these demonstrations to
see how this explosive Is used. The
blasting will be done by Mr. A. T.
Holman, Extension Agricultural Engineer
of Raleigh, and the County
Agent.
Facts About Pyrt>tol
1. The federal government distributes
Pyrotol among the farmers,
using the cooperative Extension Service
as its representatives
2. It is an explosive made from
salvaged war material. It is wrapped
in paraffine paper making car
tridges about the same size as
those of dynamite.
3. It is made in the government
plant, shipped in car lots directly
to your county, and distributed to
individual farmers by the County
Agent. A minimum car is 16,000
pounds.
4. Handle carefully at all times.
Never carry blasting caps on the
same conveyence transporting Pyrotol.
Store in a dry ventilated building
away from dwellings.
5. The primary use for Pyrotol
is in stump blasting. It can be used
for tree planting, boulder blasting or
similar uses. Do not use It for
ditching. For stump blasting use
the same as you would use dynamite.
Methuselah would be outclassed
for age If we could adopt all of the
rules for long life and have them
all work.
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DOROTHEA WIECK
MIm Dorothea Wleck ha* beer j
Judged the most beautiful girl in Germany,
along with the distinction of '
being the perfect "Gretchen" type.
the le making a great hit ae cinema ^
Mr In German films.
FREE FARM PICTURES ?
FOR RURAL DISTRICTS;;
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Free motion pictures of special in- v
terest to farmers, farm women, and is
farm life have been scheduled for
Polk County by the Home and Coun- ?
ty Agens for the week October 25th
to 30th.
The pictures will be shown each
night at 7:30 at the following places:
Hickory Grove School House, Mon- s
day, October 26.' a
St. Tftomas iHiaiu,., t?obj^ av Oc.to- n
ber 26. tl
Red Mountain School House, Wed- li
nesday, 27.
Silver Creek School House, Thurs- M
day, 28. A
Melvin Hill School House, Friday,
29.
Green River School House, Satur- ni
day, 30. a1
The names of the several pictures o
with a brief descripiton of each fol- tJ
lows: " ai
The Happier Way. Shows how u:
the women of Pleasant view got in ci
touch with labor saving devices for tl
house hold use. How Convefiiences n
make farm life more attractive. tl
Turn on the Water. The danger P
danger of impure water on the farm;
good and bad water supply systems. 3(
How to install inexpensive systems. T
Selecting a laying Hen. Culling
flock. How to tell a layer from a
liar. ' . ?
Bob Famhams Ton Litter Bob a
Farnham joints the Ton-Liter Club c
and productes 2000 pounds of hogs n
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I from one litter of pigs in six months. r
Some essentials in the hog business. (
Cotton Ginning And Marketing. a
The process of ginning, baling, and 11
preparig for the mill; grades and gl
types of cotton and bales.
The Red Enemy. The story of a ^
tree which had stood the tes1: of 0
time .and was finally destroyed bv "
Red Enemy, caused by a car-jless (l(
jbunter; lumbering paper mills' de- bl
pending on our national forests; g|
ngnung iurest lire. g
These films, are sent out by the t?
D. S. Department of Ariculture upon
application by the Extension Work- F
ers in te county. Although the pic- A
tures are shown free, there is a T
smali expense incurred in gettiJg
and showing them, as express, and
miscelltneous electrical supplier w
Such expenses have been defrayed w
by merchants and professional men S
of the county who advertise their gi
business at a small cost on slide f>~ v]
shown with the pictures. jw
CREAM RECEIVING STA1
' In advance of the o~? ting of a. M
cream receving station t the Tr?- tl
on Farmers' Federation, a demenst -, h
tion will be give? Saturday, Octobc r tl
25th, at 2:30 p. m. at Columbus, onjtl
how to test cream for butter-fat. j w
These tests will be given by Mr. I
Uason of the Biltmore Creamery. A!'. |C
farmers who d? not understand ho w j B
to test for butter-fat and who expee ai
fto market .their < surplus cream (f
through the cream-buying station,
are requested to attend the demon- stration
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Besides giving the {testa, Mr. si
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GLANCE
VOMAN FOUND DEAD
IY GAS IN CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, N. C.?The body
>f Mies Annie WilBOn, aged 43, waa
ound in a gas filled room at the
loine of her mother Mrs. George
1. Wilson, Sr., in Meyers Park early
'uesday.
ITATE CONVENTION
IF W. C. T. U. OPENS
N SALISBURY, N. C.
The State convention of the Wolens
Chirstian Temperance Union,
pened Tuesday night at Salisbury,
I. C., with an unusually large atttendance
at the meeting. The
ricipal speaker of the evening was
ohn M. Daniel, the attorney Genral
of the state of South Carolina.
AIL TO DISCOVER CAUSE
iF DEATH OF FARMER
WINSTON SALEM, N. C. ? The
orners jury which has been invesgating
the death of J. P. Plowman,
lavidson County farmer, who died.
iiddenly last Monday, returned in a
erdict that the cause of the death
; unknown.
XTENSION PLANT
F LUMBER CONCERN
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An extension plant of the Hender-onville
Lumber Company, has been '
dded utt<5f<r the t'irectian of Henry
i working in cooperation of
le United Stateb narona
governments.
IORRISON MAKES NOTABLE
DDRESS AT DURHAM, N. C.
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DURHAM, N. C.?Former Goveror
Morrison made a great address
t Durham, N. C., Menday night, in
pening , the Democratic drive in
ae county. He spoke of the
chievements that have been made
uder the leadership of the demorats
in North Carolina and stated
lat men of proven worth were
eeded to carry on the affairs of
le country. A large crowd was
resent at the meeting.
)0 HUNDRED CLUB WOMEN
O BE IN FOREST CITY
FOREST CITY, N. C. ? Forest
ity is \ all in readiness to greet
nd entertain about three hundred
lub women tomorrow. It is tbe
leeting of the fourth district of the
ederated Womens Club of North
Carolina. Committees t^iat "were
ppointed report that everything Is
i readiness t0 give the visitors a
ood time.
ATAWBA BOARD
F EDUCATION BUSY
NEWTON, N. 0.?.The board of
iucation on this section is very
usy, numbers of new buildings are
oing up and many other matters of
reat importance is being attended .
10.
OUR INJURED IN . i - . : .
UTO WRECK AT THE
OWN OF NEWTON
NEWTO>J, N< C.?Four people
ere injured in an automobile
reck near here, which occured
imriav niorht Hra man onH thrPfi
Iris are in the hospital in States- .
llle, N. C. as a result ot the
reck.
DON ro OPEN OCT. 301
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fason will tell the farmers about
le different grades of cream and
ow t0 handle it before delivery to
le station. Prices, and other things
lat the farmer should know about
111 be discussed.
These tests will be held in (he
ourt House at the same tim? the
oys' and Girls' Pair is going on,
ad will be one of the educational
iatures of the Fair.
Farmers desiring to have a test \
t their cream made may bring a
ample with them.
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