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FROi.l OUR FfllEfJBS lJ THE COUHTflYOUR COUWTY AGEHT'S DEPARTUEC3T

Same Timely Talks to Polk Xouaty Fannsrs, artd others, on Tinjeiy Sub

jcvwt mi vuuiUT Hgeni, j. ic. dsns.Items of Interest Gathered Frosn Vaiicas Sections of Polk County by 0a

Corps of Faitfl Ccrrespor.dsnts.

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.Tryqn, N. C;i

First Meeting of the Fortnightly

. The first meeting of theV Port-night- ly

Drama was held at theLanier Library on Friday December the second, y A U i ; U

I, as one xfothe audience, wishto express my appreciation tothose who took part in the read-ing of the first act in John Gals-worthy 's powerful play JusticeNot only does one grasp a more I

thorough conception when thedrama is spoken but it arouses akeen interest) iri tie worth whileworks of today we otherwisemight not feel with such , intensity... .. J ;; ':.v. is

Tryon has had Dramatic' Clubsbefore and a great , deal of en r

joyment has been derived fromthe successful effiorts of "TheTryon Players", but the best wecould hope for was the staging ofplays --long Obsolete while - theprogram .' or The FortnightlyDrama includes the works' of theforemost writers of the day such ;

as Galsworthy, Bernard Shaw,1Pmero, and a long list of othernotable playwrites! ,

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It was regretable that the lim a;itation Of time forbid the compe-- ?

tion of "Justice but .Mrs. Peat-- j I

tie's explanation and readinsrsfrom the manuscript left clearlydefined idea of the outcome in fothe minds of every one.

These: meetings, aside from'the Intellectual benefit they incur.should have the entire supportof Tryon as the marii festation ofcommunity spirit is viiai ana tnemqninal membership fee of onedollarv - puts them ; withm thereach of any one caring to join.

W. W. G. Jr. a

At the Strand Next Week.Monday ani Taesdy

Here in person, "The Girl WithThousand Eyes." She sees all

and knows ail. Also EugeneO'Brien in "The Last Poor.

Thursdayi (Without Limit,, with Anna Q.Neilson and an all star oast.

' FridayAnother real special. May Alli-

son in "The Last Card," a pic-

ture that will make you glad youcame.

Saturday!yiola Dana in ' 'Puppets of Fate"a:picture which gives this charming actress a chance to danceright into your heart. v

, Chairman of the Red Cross.,Polk County Branch,

'. Tryon, N. C,

Dear Madam:The beautiful boxes which

your Branch sent the day beforeThankgiving were most gratefully received by all. The j menon the fourth , floor were really.overjoyed arid divided- - the-- goodies" among the men on thefloors, i We never saw such alot of delicious - cakes, cookies,fruits and nuts. I want to thankyou for the Red, Cross I at - thishospital as wellias- patients andauthorities for your generosityand thbughtfulness. Please con-

vey ; to all who had part in thesegifts our sincerest thanks aridappreciation. Ybursvery truly; Hilent Blanton 5

Helen L. Blanton. Chiefi j Medical Social Service.Approved . '. .;; .., ,; 1

M. J H. Foster, Surgeon : indharge.

This Rapid Age.Man's business" requires haste

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the mountain. So let us on the"sebroad fundamental principals askour brother in thT city to meetus on these I live and let liveprincipals, arid work out a planof marjcetinghat will be justabsolutely, to the farmers of Polkcounty, -- to . legitimate businessand to the comsuming public fbfevery calling, class,' creed andcolor wheresoever : dispersed) inthe whole World To4his end letus pray and "work, and God willbless the effort, and all humanitywill share hj: the blessing; j "

White Oak Township Comniing iWednesday night, -- Nov. 30th,

was the regular' Community Clubmeeting!and;asusual, it was agood one: 4This1?club has beenorganized thrCe iyears and 3 theWhite Oak people with -M-ill-Spring

as their center; ; are fastdeveloping the community spirit,,They are meeting arid thinkingtogethecarid in so'dolng they arelearning to do things. Duringthe last year voted Special SchoolTax, . almost unanimously andafter a while will Have a' largeconsolidated school, they alsoheld the best community fair lastfall that was held hV Polk Countyand are not satisfied with walk-ing off with the little prize thatwas offered for the effort. Solast nightthe club was rebrgari- -ized for the- - coining year,; andalso reorganized their townshipcommunity fair, being the firstcommunity iair organizedPolk county for the ensuing year,and perhaps the first one in thestate. . v V

Their 4hat is defiantly in thering" tand the Challenge to . alltownships, even the boastfultownship of Greens Creek, withall their claims of being tbe bestagricultural township in the coun-

ty is not excepted. The impor-

tance of the community fair wasdiscussed as a means of stand-ardizin- g

farm products, so nec-essary to cooperative marketing.Now the matter of holding thesecommunity fairs will : rest iwiththe people of each township fromnow on. N The importance is fargreater now, than in the past. Ifthe farmers and business men ofthe various townships want thesefairs next fall they-mus- t let it beknown, otherwise they will notbe held; and the sooner they, areorganized the better. - So whonextx wny not cmp in ana onersay $50 to the township holdingthe best fair, and $30 to the second and $20, th the third, t Thiswould be quite a stimulant, andwould only arriount to $100.The matter of financing 1 thesefairs is a subject to be handledby the people through the Farmers - Federasion,; The agncul-advisor- y

board and. board ofcounty commissioners. - May weall work together during the"coming year for better soil, better live stock better markets,better people and better, every-thing that pertains to the happiness and well-bein- g of the people of Polk county.

To this end let all the othertownshins take .notice and .atonce take steps as' White Oakarid not be. left in the processionnext fall. '

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The Repeating rR ifle 5 ?

The repeating rifle was fe ; uJaccepted In sporting circles- - v acjas 1840, butwaa not adopt v jihe

Ualte4 Statea army nntU 18; . 4::

-- : Pirst Suggestion. , t

. teWHat. .do yoq; spppps , roe rCflrsV

quarrel between Adm; a'd --Bve xrasabout r-- ''I guess sne pitcned intoMm about raisins Cain.1

December 9, 1921. :

Greens Creek

I Last Sunday, The Junior Or--r, of United American Mechr

anics, of Tryon, presented to theGreens Creek School, a beautifulflag. Some good patriotic talkswere made, and at the singingofittThe Star Spangled Banner,"!

Old Glory" was. raised: andproudly floated on the December

A surprise singing was givenSid J Feagean, and wife Saturdaynight, by a jolly crowd of young

oiks, some good singing wasreported as well as a good time.

Prof. J. B. Jones of iChesneeconducting a singing school at

'Gfek'r Creek church.I Green's Creek School is pro-

gressing nicely, also the girls andboj b.asket ball teams.

Red Mountain

Mises Mary and Minnie Lynchvisited their grandma at Sunnyyiew this week-en- d.

; Ernest Gibbs of Mill SpringVisited his sister Esther'Sunday.

Now we have our organ for thesbhboir This is something only

"few pubic schools -- possess.How lucky we are. N

Ther will be a box supper at.the schOoVlhouse December 10,to: raise money to finish! paying

trjd organ. This is only asmall amount, and we hope thegirls nd boys will do their parttof false this,? ::-"-

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tGewrge Ruff i and .; wife visitedthe former'sfather Sunday, Mr.

Yes, if nothingVmore, we hadmost beautiful Thanksgiving

day to be thankful for and scoresof other things, and- - if we did notsjtop and think to be thankful

.mm'"' swe can Diame no one out our-selves. No, we didn't have turkey and mince.pie but we werejust as thankful for a big, fatrabbit, chocolate pie, and marsh-mallo- w

--cake, with a few friendsrMr. TiUdlum and wife, of WhiteOak mountain top were amongthe pleasant: visitors of the day.

A Thanksgiving party was enjoyed at the home of E. B; Edwards.

Miss I. V. Cathey spentThanKsgiving at ner ,nome mCharlotte.

the route are some of the socialgatherings. . .;'-- -

Mrs.'E. B. Edwards arid daugh-ters, Pearl and Vera, brightenedup the rainy hours at WalnutGrove Sunday afternoon.

Miss Bessie Jackson is gettingalong nicely with her school atLightning. Rod Ridge. . t

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Polk Qonnty Editor.

Among the 'Visitors in' the cityyesterday and today is Mrs. C.Bush, wife of the editor andpublisher of the --"Polkv CountyNews, " the niswstmper printedatTryon, N, C. Mrs. Bush, saysthere is a close tie hetweenSpar-tahbur- g

and Tryon, and , thtsome issues of their newspapermight well be termed the Spartanburg editon. Daily. faces .ofTryon folks';' are Vseeri pn ; thestreets.ofSprtanburgi iunongthe guests at the supper : aridmeeting at the Chamber of Com-

merce Thursday evening was hishonor, Mayor :F. P. Bacon, ofTryon. Srwh visits : strengthenthe bonds of friendship. Spar-

tanburg Herald. - v

. Ostriches Biggest Iffds. 1'.

, - Ostriches are the largest featheredereatures - existing and on of thesealrds will someames measure: eightfset in heighr and weigh: 800 pound

? 'Plenty f, Herring.'' 'A - fisherman . LysrfiiaCat shoal ofherring is aoxaetimes five or six mllea

$2.00 a Year

tables, chairs & c. A pleasureto show goods.

Mrs. Newton and children havereturned froiri a visit to Char-lotte.

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Miss Annie Warring has closedher boarding house arid has goneto Charleston for the" winter.- W. H. Pace and family havemoved into the Bushnell cottageopposite the Baptist church,

Elizabeth Hart spent Thanks-giving with Lena Hart in Spar-tanburg..

Fred Bishop is in Hagerstown,Maryland.

Mrs. G. R. Little and Bobbiehave returned home after apleasant visit in Spartanburg.

M. A Salley; of Orangeburg S.C. spent the week-en- d with hissons Dr. E. M. Salley and AlbertSalley. ,

Mrs. Parker and Misses Bertha and Alma Bishop "went toSpartanburg Tuesday.

Two stories of brick work havebeen completed in the new build-ing going upon Depot street.' C. Hill from Slick Rock InnBat Cave, hasQmoved with hisfamily to Saluda,

v Miss4 Lillian Herriotthas re-- ,turned after a pleasant visit inCharleston. ;

An Sed j Lady passesUV ;1

Mrs. --Margaret Robertson diedTuesday Nov. and was thiriedat Mountain Page on Wednes-day. Mrs. Robertson was 87years old and is survived bymany relatives and lovingfriends. '

Mill Spring.Winter seems to be approach-

ing "at last.Rev. Reed filled his regular

appointment at .White Oak Sun-

day." :

Glad: to see little Fred Walkerout, again after his accidentwhich occurred last Wednesdaynight, when a swing fell withhim and gave him several bruis--

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6SThe school is going fine. With

a large - enrollment, We areproud of the progress b e inSmade. , -

..The Law and Order Societywill, meet ;at the school house onWednesday night, these meet-

ings are open to all"who are in- -'

terested in the welfare of thecommunity, and are held on Wed-

nesday night before secorid'Sun-dayo- feach month." -

Misses Clara . and Annie Ed-

wards, were "dinner guests ofMrs. J.:M.! Lew.is Sunday.

We gladly welcome LindseyGarret arid wife as , new comersto our town. :

j Mrs. Lionel Briscoe spent theWeek-en- d with her people here,returning to her school Mondaymorning. ;

v, JSvelyn - and .Myrtle WalkerMary Hackney arid' Jennie S Bar-

rier spent j ajifew ; p'l e sa n thours with Melva Lewis Sunday.; Miss E. Janet Stroud took anumber of her school pupils and

Oak mountain Saturday. Everyone reports a spendid time, ofcourse lunch was understood.

Quite a number of th citizenswere in Culumbus Monday at-

tending to business matters.We had an enterestmg club

riieeting last JVedriesday; nightFolks! attend these meetings

lyou wUl see what's gomg on.

Will He Do It?

Will who do what? Will thefarmer ever liberate ; himselffrom financial bondage? Thisquestion can be answered only,by the. farmer himself. Thetime has been that it ;was imposs-

ible for him to do. so when hefwould make an: effort to free hims-

elf, as for instance in the or-

ganization of the Grange andthe Alliance and Farmers Union.There was more or ; less selfishn-

ess and want of business princ-

ipal and cooperative spirit - to-

ward the rest of the businessworld. It took the rise arid fallof all those organizations toshow ' the farmer, merchant,banker and all the fest of the con-cumi- ng

world, that all the forcesare interested and must be con

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sulted, and must work togetherto carry out successfully a greatmarketing scheme. " The-nierch-a- nt,

I mean the retailer is a publ-

ic necessity, ' or. the businesswould never have been develope-

d, We. need enough ofthem toserve the public, ; and no more.They are public servants andshould realize the fact and giveefficient service. The retailer is,or should be a link in a systemof exchange botrj ways betweenproducers on one side and theconsumer on the other, If hefails to function as sucri' he becomes a Human parasite and society

has no use for him and hefails. Now in order that thefarmer shall and must succeedin freeing himself from financialbondage through better marketi-ng facilities; he must come upwith a clean, honest, open handand ask the merchant - and thebanks to help him build a mark-et, through which he can betterserve the consuming" public. Tothis end we must realize as nev-er before that the farmer hims-

elf, the merchant, manufacture-r, and in fact the whole worldof mankind constitute the con- -,

sumers. So we are all in a .wayproducers and consumers; Sowe are in a way producers andconsumers and must all engageour best thought as to just howwe can'best manage to get thestaff which the farmer producesacross to the manufacturers andother consumers, and at thesame time get the manufacturersproducts back across ; to thebest possible way to save wastein time and labor. So we canreadily see that it is a questionthat belongs to the farmer, thecity dweller, the merchant' andfailroad and other transportingagencies to work out. Now 1

sure that all these forces infolk County are beginning .ft)see that all must pull together;w accomplish the very v best forall and is it possible that theP'eat mass of farmers fail to seethe point in this great movement,ftat without his full cooperationtoe whole movement will be afailure? The 'towns the railroad;may do all in--, their power ; whichtoey are; but if the farmer lags?f this time all will fail. Nowfarmers we . must awake , to the'act that we are entering upontimes never before experienced.The World War has changed liv-m-?

conditions throughout theWorld so that new human re--

Jjuons must prevail, or , ratherthe old relations that first

anated frnm flin'lhou shall love thy neighbor as

self" and afterward wasPhasizedby our Blessed Lord

lftHisiimmortal sermon again on

Fox Mouhtsin

The pastor of Beulah - churchspent the, week-en- d with J. L;,Smith. - -

Miss Annie fidwards spent lastweek-en- d with her parents.

Misses Pearl Edwards, Jettie,Ellen and Thelma Heague, andJames Egerton and Ed Barberspent Sunday afternoon at thehoipe of W. Bv. Edwards.

Reece Arledge spent Saturdaynight with Roy Edwards.

Misses Clara and Annie Edwards dined with' Mrs. J. M.Lewis Sunday.

Miss Alice Smith spent Sundaywith Mrs. N. B. Jackson.

Miss Thelma Heague spentMonday night with 'Miss AnnieEdwards.

Miss Nannie Sue Arledge spentSunday with Misses Irene aridAlice Edwards. -

School is progressing nicely &tFox fountain. Teachers aridpupils have been working vigor-ously to improve the'looks of theschool ground." Plans have beenmade to build a steeple in .whichto hang a large bell which hasbeen purchased. Sq listen forthe ring of the Fox Mountainbell. - i

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There will be arshort prograrixand box supper at Fox Mountainschool house, Friday;iDec, 16 at.7:45 Everybody invited,

Saluda

Rev. and Mrs. Fikes' speritTuesday in Spartariburg

Mrs. Brooks Wilson went toAsh eville Wednesday.

J. A. Nabers spent the. week-

end at his old home , at Firiger-viile,- S

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Miss Julia Campbell and MissKillian have gone to their winterhome in Chester.

Mrs. J. D. Bourne of Ashevillestopped to see hef sister MissJanie Thompson on her way to

I St. Petersburg Fla., to visit herson. , . .

K. J. Davis has returned froma six weeks stay in Philadelphiaand Atlantic City.

Miss Hattie Howe has gone toher home in Charleston, S., C.

Much interest is being' mani- -w

felted in the revival , services'' 1 T- -l 1 1now going on at nenasnip.

Rev. Broadus, Middleton, andRev. John Arledge are doing:thepreaching -

Mesdames Mary Summey andMassie Smith visited their brother John Grumbles who is sick athis home in Greenville, S. C.

R. G. Anders, County Supt. ofPublic Instruction of HendersonCounty and the teachers of GreenRiver towriship met at "Macedo-

nia; school house withJMiss Marvin Patterson, on last Tuesday;Some discussion of the bdoksy. ofthe Teachers Reading Circle -- wasi

held. v :

J.W. Heatherly and family,have moved: into the large yellowhouse between Mr. Staten's andthe Southern Station.

The Martin Gift Shop,; Saluda.hFeather fans, white, pink tur--

keyj : peacock, owl, and crane.Hand made rugs, hooked, cover-

let,,silk and 'rag, N Ladies scarfs;the'newest thing from the north.

11 wool jersey, : and tricolette,with ' hand made border andiririge. i Embroidered : linens,collar and cuff sets, pincusmonate For children, aprons, bibs;

Swters. caps, dolls, bunnies,

average business and professional maneats in a hun and gets dyspepsial Hawalks 'in a hurry and gets apoplexy.Be talks in a hurry andgets the liHe "does business lnf a hurry tod Jecomes ,a bankrupt He marries,. inhurry and forgpetsjlt 'lnlar hurry. Hemakes' bis wfll ln-a::huT-

ry and JbaOTes ale'git'(ronteit.iHe"o!lei iri ;a hurry andgoesto' the- - dedvtrtbe ia

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