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State Forest Fires-
In 1949 Decrease
2,591 Forest Fires Re
ported In North Caro
lina During Year
Acreage burned by forest fres on
protected land in North Carolha dur
ing 1949 totaled 112,099, a substantial
decrease from the 171,706-acre aver
age for the period 1945-49.
This was revealed in a report pub
lished by American Forest Products '
Industries. Based on officia U. S.,
Forest Service statistics, it shows
comparative fire loss figures for all
states. National sponsor of the forest
fire prevention program—Keep Ameri
ca Green—AFPl is a non-profit or
ganization supported by the country’s
leading wood-dependent industries.
North Carolina reported a total of
2,591 forest fires last year. Os this
number careless debris burners started
773 fires. Careless smokers were sec
ond worst offenders with 656 fires;
and incendiarists third, causing 567 j
fires.
Commenting on the state’s forest ,
fire record, AFPI forester J. C. Me- 1
Clellan called for intensified forest •
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fire prevention efforts.
“The Keep Green program, now ac
tive in North Carolina and 27 other
states, provides an effective vehicle
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1 forest fire losses. All Americans, Mr.
McClellan declared, must be made
aware of the importance of fire pre
’ vention. Every woods fife that bums,
destroys resources that this country
needs to remain strong and prosper
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The AFPI forester stressed the need
for full public support of federal and
3tate fire control agencies. He called
for continued cooperation between in
dustry, the public and woodland own
ers in preventing fire.
Os the fires in North Carolina 23
: I were caused by lightning, 101 by rail
roads, 354 by campfires, 656 by smok
ers, 773 by debris burning, 567 in
cendiary, 31 by lumbering and 186 by
miscellaneous causes. .
| HEALTH FOR ALI |
RECOVERING FROM TB
Tuberculosis is a serious, chronic '
illness, and the road to recovery from
it may be long and perhaps difficult
for a patient. But the disease can be
arrested and the patient can return
to useful community life—if he sticks
with his treatment and follows the ad-
THE CHOWAN HERALD EDENTON. N. C„ THURSDAY. AUGUST 31, 1950
vice of his doctor. *
Rest in bed for as long as the doc
s tor advises is an important part of
, the treatment for tuberculosis. After
, the patient has been in bed for some
. time, he may gain some weight and
. begin to look and feel better. As he
. improves, the doctor may allow him to
, get up for short periods of time. But
■ some patients, especially when they
. begin to feel well, do not find it easy
to stick to the doctor’s limitations on
their activity. Yet this is the time
i when the doctor’s directions must be
followed most carefully. The patient
who is fooled by his own outward ap
pearances and rejects the advice of the
doctor may perhaps undo whatever
good has been accomplished.
Well-meaning relatives and friends
of the tuberculosis patient, eager to
have him at home, sometimes urge
him, against the doctor’s advice, to
“try his strength,” once they notice
that he is looking better. Hie patient
may be strongly tempted to listen to
them, but he must remember that the ,
doctor who is treating him knows
what is best for him—not for him—
not his family find friends.
Gain in weight and improved physi
cal appearance do not necessarily mean
that the patient is well. By X-raystl
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servation, the doctor is the one who
knows the true condition of the
patient.
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ly asked the doctor by the tuberculosis
patient is, “How much longer will I
have to stay in the hospital?” But
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that question. It depends on a nu.n- 1
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There’s been a lot of talk about re- 1
leased fish dying or not dying. But
experiments have pretty well proved 1
that trout caught on artificial flies, s
even when handled roughly, can be a
put back with practically no loss. But, I
those caught on live bait present a t
much more serious problem. Then,|l
they usually swallow the bait and 'n
gills or other vital organs are badly
damaged. A fish so caught almost al
ways dies.
Most game authorities recognize
this, and since live-bait fishing is so
prevalent, insist that anglers keep all
the trout they land. Only where ar
tificial lures are permitted could there
be no objection to allowing an angler
to release his small fish.
(• Now a bass is a much hardier fish
than a trout, and there’s even less
(likelihood of one caught on artificial
bait dying after having been released.
But even a bass could not be expected
to survive damage to vital organs, j
The case is much the same with wall
eyes, which take an artificial lure
lightly, with the lips, as a bass does.
True pike present a more serious prob
lem, since a pike often takes an arti
ficial lure so savagely and deeply as
to be hooked on the gills inside, and
such an. injury often causes prompt
bleeding to death.
Great care should be used in re
leasing a pike hooked deeply. Use a
strong gag to hold its mouth open,
and a long disgorger to remove the
hook. The same applies to musky, al
though he doesn’t seem to take a
lure as deeply as a pike. But since a
musky is rather a rare fish, no time
or pains should be spared in releasing
one uninjured.
(Here’s a tip from angling authority
Jason Lucas: A pike is more likely
to be hooked and landed on a single
tail hook than on a number of trebles,
and this means much less danger of in
jury. Also, a pike often shows much
more preference for casting spoons,
generally fitted with tail hooks only.
A treble at the tail can easily be ex- ,
changed for a single—use one some
what larger than one of the trebles.
If this upsets the balance and ac
tion of the spoon, wrap a little strip
of lead on the hook, or clamp a split
shot on the shank.
STORE ROBBED OF sls
S. Hobowsky’s Department store
was entered by thieves Wednesday
night of last week and the cash regis
' ter relieved of about sls. The theft
1 was discovered when the store was
opened Thursday morning, but no clue
was left for police to apprehend the
guilty party or parties.
Pushed Out
First Soloist: Did you notice how
my voice filled the hall tonight?
Second Soloist® Yes dear. In fact,
I noticed several people leaving to
make room for it.