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W ater Is V aluable Nantahala Resource By W. J. GRAY. . DISrttlCT RANGER Should your milkman inforn you that six gallons of water an used in producing each gallon a bottled milk delivered to youi door, you would probably agre< or disagree depending on the qual ity of the milk. It Is a true figure however, of the average amount oi water used in the dairy, receivini station and bottling works to pro duce for you a clean, sanitary pro duct. This is only one example of the amount of water required in the processes which produce for us the many things necessary in our pre sent day living. Canned foods re quire large amounts of water in processing. A case of No. 2 canned peaches requires 65 gallons of wat er. A ton of sulfite paper pulp re quires 60.000 gallons or 30 million gallons a day for a 500 ton capa city pulpmill. A pulpmill of this daily capacity, which is not unusu al. uses enough water to supply a city of 300.00Q people. Such statis tics could be continued for many pages, but they would only serve to emphasize what should already be clear. That is, water is our most vital resource. Like every other section of the country, the capaci ty of, western North Carolina to maintain a growing population and an expanding industry and agri culture depends on our water re source. "Water or Your Life", the title of a recent book by Arthur Carhart. expresses the value of this resource. In the management of the Xanta hala National Forest, water values are given first priority. Adjust ments of other resource uses will be made in favor of watershed protection should conflicts devel op. Like other natural resources of the forest, water is subject to good and bad management. Because we 1 :ve taken water for granted, it i probably the least understood of all forest resources. We associate ( iter with climate. Because we cannot expect to greatly increase the amount of rainfall, we assume there is little we can do about in fluencing the amount of water in the streams. In watershed man agement. we direct our efforts to ward efficiently handling the rain fall that does occur rather than in attempting to increase the amount of rainfall. The main consideration is that water resources are an es sential part of forest management In general, the objective of water management is to obtain the maxi mum quantity and quality of us able water for domestic and indus trial uses, for maintaining favor able conditions for fish and wild life. and for recreation. Watershed management is ac complished through the control and manipulation of vegetation and the management of the soil. It is principally through the soil that we can influence infiltration and storage of water that ultimate ly reaches the stream as ground water flow. Generally speaking, the natural soil developed under undisurbed forest cover has about as favorable a structure for infil tration and storage of water as can be obtained for any locality. The ? tandard of excellence for any lo cality is the undisturbed forest >il. When the natural forest cov er is disturbed through cutting, fire, grazing by domestic stock or concentration of large game ani mals. there may be a change away from the original natural soil to ward one less favorable for the control of water. The extent to which land use has changed the soil from its original conditions is roughly a measuer of the degree that watershed val ues have been disturbed. It is lo gical then that the aim of water shed management is to return to and maintain so far as it is possi ble the undisturbed natural forest soil of the locality. From the watershed manage ment point of view, vegetation is of value in developing a favorable soil structure through protecting and maintaining the extensive bi ological activities that characterize the upper layers of soil. The annual fall of leaves fur nishes food for a whole managerie of rodents, worms, insects and all the micro-organisms on which fa vorable soil structure and soil fer tility depend. The presence of or ganisms in the soil are needed to maintain the structure required for good watershed management. 1'odent burrows, worm and insect boles, and tiie channels left after r ant roots decay all contribute to making the soil porous, permit air to escape and favor infiltration and storage pf water in the soil. Forest fires, particularly on shal low rocky soil, are very unfavor able to the watershed. Effective fire control is. therefore, a basic job in protecting watershed val ues. When the organic matter ac cumulated on the f irert floor is consumed by lire, the factor des cribed above which create favor able conditions arei removed. The roads and skidways created when forest products are cut and Funeral Is Held For Carl J. Simonds Carl Jackson Simonds. 53. died at 2:45 p. m. Tuesday. Funera services will be held at 2 p. m today (Thursdayi in Bear Paw Bap tist Church with the Rev. Fred Stiles officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with Ivie Funeral Home in charge. Pallbearers will be Charlie. Bill rnd Willard Clonts. Jake and Sher idan Stiles, and Ralph Rogers. Surviving are: two brothers. A Marion Simonds and E. L. Simonds of Cleveland. Tenn.: four sisters, Mrs. Elsie Atchley and Mrs. Bon nie Stiles of Gastonia. Mrs. W. C. savage of Baton Rouge. La., and Mrs, Beulah Cash of Newpirt News. Va. ! removed will create chances from ! favorable to unfavorable water shed conditions unless steps are taken to minimize these effects. 3y proper location of roads and skidways and by installing ade quate erosion control barriers, the unfavorable effects of logging can be kept within tolerable limits. Adverse effects are created by grazing livestock and big game an imals Soil compaction and reduc tion of low-growing vegetation ac eellerate htnoff and erosion. Cat Te grazing has practically disap peared from our open range for est lands, but is a serious factor in farm woodlands. Although big game hunters probably never give t a thought, they are depended ipon to keep the game population under control. Over populations of Jeer or wild boar can become very destructive to water values. For .his reason, managed hunting has become an important element in watershed protection on the Xan tahala Forest. The foregoing are some of the ?lenients entering into watershed management. Exhaustive research into watershed problems has also been in the program The Nantahala District water shed covers approximately 51)0 . lUure miles within the coordinat ed protection boundary No direct money revenue is derived from the water resource and paid into the National treasury. However, a rea sonable monetary estimate of its value can be calculated. A good forested watershed in Western North Carolina will flow at an av erage annual rate of 1!2 cubic feet per second per square mile. One cubic foot flow per second is equal o 646.3.7 gallons per day. Thus a 10 square mile watershed yields 0.094.750 gallon? per day. At a rate of 10 cents per thousand gallons, this amount of water is worth S909 a day. or S353 854 a year The Nantahala District, at the above rate will produce water worth S17.692.700 per year. Assum ing that only one tenth of this amount goes into industrial or do mestic use within a radius of 25 miles of the District, this water is worth S'-.769.270 per year. Allow ing a value of untreated water to be only one cent per thousand gal Ions and considering that only one ten h of the water in the District has an immediate commodity val ue. it is still worth SI76.927 a year. This might be compared to reve nues from wood products for 1951 of about S20.000. This use of water for industrial and domestic purposes from the Nantahala District is as yet largely a potential value. A few communi 'ies use (he water and Andrews. Robbinsville. Fontana. Tapoco and 1 Kymtrs Ferry obtain their supply from the forest watershed. By far the greatest use is for water power which is non-consumptive: how ever. good watershed management is essential to efficient hydroelec tric power production. Water must be considered as one of the natural resources of the Forest in the same category as timber products, fish and wildlife 1 and recreation. The relative im- i portance of these natural resourc es differs for different sections of he country. In the forests located in the Southern mountains the most important natural resource o far as the economy of the region is concerned is water A volume of 100 gallons per cap ita per day is often used as a rough estimate of the amount of water a city will use. Finding this 100 gallons per day for each per son has become a serious problem ?n many places. Water scarcity has bepn making news from too many sections of our country recently. F is comforting to knov that in ? forests of Western North Car ina there exists a water supply lvsrh quality, virtually untapped. ?> take care of our future. It will ?> ? there when needed and certnin 'y is worth our care and protection MOVING? Col... / AMERICAN RED BALL TVAMSIT COMPANY, MC. SAFE ? DEPENDABLE ? ECONOMICAL NATION-WIOI MOVING SERVICE AUTHORIZES A Of NT Palmer Bros. Trucking Co. Inc. Phone 302 Murphy. N. C. Consumer Durables Share of First Quarter 1952 Allotment ?i m k tmm 11 il in ii bMi! * ?? t md Mrs. Minda Lewis Dies At Brasstown Mrs Mind? Lewis. 81. of Brass town died Tuesday at 2 p. m. in ? Murphy hospital after an illness of three weeks Funeral services were held ?t 4 p re Wednesday in Green Cove Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ham Coffey officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Townson Funeral Home in charge. There were no survivors. Infant Dies Grax e*idi ri!ec for Dale Lovin *ood. infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dsn Lo\ Jniooil. Rcixtc 3. Murphy. died Sunday, were held Mon u.\ at 11 a. m 'n White Church Cemetery* Surviving, besides the parents, o brother. Donald Robert and both the maternal and patcr nr> grandparents. Stiles Child Is Taken Bv Death ?Jeannette Stiles, eight-month-old laughter of Mr and Mrs. William '?*. Stiles of Oak Park, died Tues day in the home after a few days' illness of pneumonia. Funeral services were held Wed NOTICE OF SALE The Cherokee County Board of ?duration will sell at Public Attc- 1 imn at the Courthouse door in . Murphy February 16. 1952. at 11 o'clock A. M. to 'he highest bidder ! for cash the following described chool property Beginning on a j Spanish oak near the north side ot the public road leading from Murphy. X. C. to Unaka. X. C. on , conditional line between C. Rad ford and William Allen, and runs with the road 11 poles on a marked line to a chestnut stake: thence a westerly course with a marked line 4 poles to a stake: thence a south course with a marked line 15 poles to a Spanish oak; i hence an east course with a mark ed line 13 poles to a stake: thence 3 north course with a marked line 16 poles to the beginning, contain ing one acre and 93 poles: also free ingress ^nd egress to the spring of Curtis Radford on the North side of the road leading from Murphy to Unaka. which spring is about 50 yards more or less from the public road, this be ng the land sold to the Cherokee County Board ot Education by Curtis Radford and wife. Catherine Radford, recorded in Book No. 19 aage 263 in the office of the Reg ister of Deed > of Cherokee Coun ty. and known as the Upper Bea verdam School property. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids. CHEROKEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION By: Lloyd W. Hendrix, Secre tary 27-4tc ] ? ; nesday at 2 p. m. in Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The Rev. Wesley Roberson officiated and burial was in the church cemetery with Town -on funeral Home in charge. Surviving, in addition to the par ents is one brother. Kenneth. ' 090 WATT electric heater for sale. StiO. Addie Mae Cooke. Phone 29 or 97-W 27-tf WANTED: Experienced Cook a1 Bus Station. Murphy. N. C. Ap ply in person. Top wages .Male or Female M. C. O Drll. 26-3tc POP. SALE: 45 acres farm. 2 D ellint, houses. good out bull !inrs. fin V. S. Highway 19 in Gold Branch section. Gene Kilpatrick. Phone 34-W. Mur phy. X. C. 27-31 p I LOST: Blue Tick Dog on Bear Paw Creek. December 24. Sec John Floyd. Hiwassee Dam. 27-ltp 'OH RENT: One half of building "ci upied by Deluxe Cleaners. Idea' business location, onj Church Street See Mrs Vivian Gentry, or call Phone 225-J. 2C-3'c VYTCH REPAIR: Expert watch j clock, glasses and jewelry re- I pairs New and used watches. | Metal and leather bands. All | types crystals. Prices right. Earl Bear er. Jeweler, next door to j Graves Tire Co. 27-3tp Johns - Manville Bldg. Materials Asphalt Shingles-Roll Roofing Asbestos Siding GIBBS HDW. & AUTO SUPPLY CATTLE?HOGS WE BUY Also, chickens of any kind. Wili come any where after them. Write or call Phone o82-J Box 571 Carl Crawford & Sons Ooppemill, Tenn. EMILY POST MODERNIZES GOOD MANNERS What is correct procedure when unexpected guests drop In during your favorite TV show? Should a man leave bus before a lady? Emily Post says you may be fol lowing etiquette rules that you really don't have to follow. See guide to modern manners in Jan uary 27th issue of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY Natlon'f popular Maraalne with t BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN Order frees Your Local Na ttu \P** ALL CLASSIFIED ADS EATABLE Di ADVANCE. LOCAL BATES: HWmb Ma far aaa I ' Uaa at ad with Ml more than 25 wards: three Insertions. $1. Additional ta par mart ? KATES: aae lime. It per ward. All rataa aei. Classified ads accepted ap until 12 nana Wadaaaday. 1 "KEYED- CLASSIFIED ADS ABB Se FEB WOBD AND A MINIMUM OF We. CABD OF THANKS I MEMOB1AMS. RESOLUTIONS OF EESEECT. AND OBITUARIES 2? FEB WOBD. WANTED: Two waitresses, with or without experience. Part or full time. Murphy Cafe, Murphy. K C. J-S-25-3tc ELECTRIC RANGE for sale. $63. Addle Mae Cooke. Phone 20 or 97-W. 27-tf I WANTED: RELIABLE MAN, 25 50. assist in local branch oper ations. Must have car. Oppor tunities of $60 a week or better to start. See Mr. Pressley on Sat urday morning. January 12. El ectrolux Corp.. Tennessee St. Murphy. N. C. 25-3tc LOST: The writing part of a black and white Sheaffer fountain pen. Friday evening, somewhere an the streets of Murphy. Finder please return to Scout Office and receive a reward. 2G-tc ?VAN'TED: Woman Cook to assist cook in kitchen. Must be able to read and write. New Regal Hotel. Murphy. N. C. 27-3tc Hay for Sale. SI.25 per Rale. W. E. Drondlc, Brasstown, N. C. 26-3tp Buying Black Walnuts. Hulled and Dried. Farmers Federation. - 26-3tc I hereby offer a S25 reward to any parson who will give sufficient evidence of any person stealing material from my building on Fain Mountain. Gav Hawkins. Suit. X. C. 26-3tp Hay for Sale. By Bale or Ton. C. H. Townson. Marble. N. C. Phone 553-M-4. 26-3tp FOR RENT: 2-bedroom house. Phone 75 Murphy. N. C. 27-3tc FOP SALE: 31-acrc farm with 5 room house. See Spencer Crane. 12 miles east of Murphy on Highway 64. 27-4tp FOR SALE: Stove and heater wood See Bill King. Phone 364, Mur phy, N. C. 26-3ip HOT PLATES for tale One with two uniU, $5 00. and one with one unit $1.75. Addie Mue Cooke. Phone 20 or 97-W. GROW YOUR OWN FRUIT. Com plete line ot Fruit irees, Nut Trees. Berry Plants, Grape Vines, and Ornamental Plant Material offered by Virginia's Largest Growers. Write for Free Copy 56-page Planting Guide in Color. Salespeople Wanted. Waynesboro Nurseries. Waynes boro Virginia. 22-8tc STOVE WOOD for sale. Delivered. W. D. Townson Lumber Co., Phone 334. 22-tfc WANTED TO BUY For cash high tread repairable and slick re cappable carcasses. Any amount, any sire. Graves Tires Co. Phone 300, Murphy. 2-tfc MEN WANTED: I want a man who Ares for his family, wants the finer things of life. Is not con tent with $50 or $75 per week, I wants his own business. Can be I his own boss. Must have a car \ Phone 545. Murphy, N. C. 23-tfc FOR RENT: 2 or 3-room furnished apartment adjacent to school. Gas heat, hot water, private bath. Youngstown sink, electric stove and frigidaire. Mrs. Ed it ina Hagaman. 305 Valley River Avenue. Phone 250. 25-3tc WELL DRILLING: Have welU drilled by modern machla ery. 6" and 8" domestic and commercial wells. Macon Pump and Well Company. Write F. B. Rogers, Route 1, Franklin, N. C. 12-lMp WESTINGHOUSE refrigerator for sale. $100. In good condition. Addle Mae Cooke. Phone 20 or 97-W. 27-tf FOR SALE?Cloder Blocks, any size, any amount. Delivered Palmer Bros.. Phone 202 Mur phy. N. C. 18-tfc FOR RENT?Floor sanding ma chine by Hour or day. Phone 100. Gibbs Hardware and Auto Supply. 47-tfc FOR SALE Westinghouse refrig erator $100. Westinghouse elec tric range $G5. 5.000 watt elec tric heater $60 and two hot plates. Addie Mae Cooke. Phono 20 or 97-W. FOR SALE: One slightly used electric Frigidaire, electric range and three-piece living room suite. See Frank Hembree on Highway 294 near Mort Haraby's store. 25-3tp FOR SALE: A 6-room house, lights and water, about 3 acres of land, small orchard, good lo cation near Marble. See Lee Hughes at Marble. 23-3:p C. E. HYDE GENERAL INSURANCE Phone 145 Murphy, N. C. LOW DOWN-PAYMENT! LONG, EASY TERMS ! <c9 1%-ton and 2-ton ?MA"TOUC|f I I' EUVt** NUN CHROME PLAT:a Big, Powerful, High-compression Engine ITS SINGS Heavy, Rugged Frame SMaSSiff* Molded, Tapered, Cydebond Brake Linings EE IttlET AND LASTING Better Weight Distribution ?nminEUHiin PLUS SCORES OF OTHER GREAT EXTRA VALUES...COME IN TODAY E. C Moore 107 Valley River Ave. Phone 37 Murphy, N. G.