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MONDAY, JUNE 12th, 1&M
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Flood Control and
Soil Conservation-
On Sunday, June 4, the Winston-Salem
Journal carried the following editorial
relative to flood control on the Yadkin,
Major General Eugene Reybold, Chief
of Army Engineers, has urged Congress to
go forward boldly and rapidly to extend
the benefits of flood control in the post
war period as a part of a public works pro
gram.
The Army engineers recommend the ad
dition of flood control projects to cost
about $131,000,000 to an $810,000,000
postwar authorization approved by the
House. The recommendation of the Army
engineers is a wise, far-seeing one. Many
sections of this country have suffered in
estimable and irremediable losses in hu
man lives, property and soil resources
through the frequent recurrence of floods.
When the war came upon us the Govern
ment had merely begun to scratch the sur
face in its efforts to effect flood control.
Some important work, it is true, has been
done along the lower reaches of the Mis
sissippi, and the TVA dam system has pro
vided flood control in large measure for
the Tennessee Valley. A vast deal remains
to be done, notoply alone^the jivers and
other streams of the country, but in their
basin and watershed areas.
Closely related to flood control is the
soil erosion prevention program, since de
nuded fields and forest lands contribute
heavily to the rapid movement of rain and
storm waters, accelerating the speed of the
water in its rush to streams which soon
o^'erflow, inundating their basins, carrying
preciou.s topsoil to the sea, washing away
crops, homes, industrial plants, destroying
roads and doing other great damage.
If Congress heeds the wise urging of the
Army engineers and speeds up plans for
the resumption of flood control projects in
the immediate postwar era, steps will be
taken to afford a wide measure of flood
control relief for the Yadkin River Valley,
the need for which is acute, as graphically
demonstrated by the floods of recent years
in this valley.
This project is on the list submitted by
the Army engineers in their recommenda
tions for additional flood control appro
priations and no project of this sort is more
urgently needed.
Commenting on the editorial and its
subject matter, Paul Speer, chairman of
the Tri Creek Soil Conser/ation District,
wrote to Santford Martin, Winston-Salem
Journal editor, the following letter:
“Your editorial in Sunday’s paper, “Wise
Recommendations”, stated so clearly the
complicated problem of flood control and
soil conservation that our Board of Super
visors wishes to express appreciation to you
for such a clear understanding of the prob
lems involved. Although the construction
of large dams on the main drainageway is
apparently necessary to control floods,
they cannot be wholly successful without
adequate soil conservation practices on
the watershed areas. On the other hand,
complete soil conservation on the farm and
forest lands of the watershed would prob
ably not control flooding without the use
of large dams, but certainly would reduce
Ha severity. In fact, the basic principle of
flood control is to retain or at least retard
excess run-off at the place it falls by use of
aoil conservation practices, proper land
use, and numerous small stock watering,
r^reational, or fish ponds on the smaller
Greeks and streams, so that the bulk of the
"^run-off will not reach the main drainage-
5fay at the same time, thus causing serious
flooding. Soil conservation and good land
use has the added advantage of maintain
ing and (rftentofiea increasing the per acw
yields, tberaby increasiiig ifte gti^4«rd ofj
living on the ftorms vrtfich will assist to do-,
,tog away with ^‘human eroaion” whtoh to;
all too prevalent today to some sectioM (if
the coontoy.
“Onr Soil Conservation District, with
what little readurces it has at its disposal
and the assistance of the Soil Conserva
tion Service and other agricultural agen
cies, has made some little progress in this
direction. It to at the pi^ent time co
operating with 1,630 farm owners having
168,147,acres of land. There has^ba«ii
prepared for these farms a complete soil
and moisture conservation plan for every
acre pf land on the fam and most of the
recommended practices have been estab
lished. It is conservatively estimated that
the per acre yields on these farms has in
creased from 20 to 80 percent to the lart
six years. We realize this is just a ‘drop in
the bucket’ as compared with the work ac
tually needed in the Yadkin River valley,
yet it is a step in the right direction.”
War Bonds Made of Pulpwood-
Among the many war uses of pulpwood
War Bonds shouldn’t be overlooked. While
they don’t have the direct destructive pow
er of gun powder made of pulpwood, nor
the life-saving quality of blood plasma
packed in pulpwood containers, they are
essential to winning the war.
Buying War Bonds and cutting pulp
wood are similar in at least two respects:
One, they are primarily responsibilities of
civilians on the Home Front and, two, they
are necessary to back the men on the
fighting front.
Actually farmers and woodsmen in this
area can do double duty for Uncle Sam
and the man overseas this month.
They can cut a few extra cords of pulp
wood and put their earnings in War Bonds.
Besides helping speed the day of Victory,
this is a good investmnet.
For a cash outlay of $18.75 every pulp
wood cutter can get a $25 War Bond. That
means a third more for his work.
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8 LIFE’S BETTER WAY «
WALTER E. ISENHOUR
Hiddenhe, N. C.
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Vonr faOed jron tUc
titfe, Adolf .. end roar swsatiln
isn’t going to kelp yon any more
now than it did wben yonr army
came face to face with the Russi
ans on the Eastern front.
Wo^ra on yonr Western front
aofw and wa mean huateeast
going to ran yon and fonr fool
gang cat of Oermaay bit not so
you can set ap yonr Uttla bnal-
nesB of trying to mn the world
from another city. When we’re
finished with this inraslon, you’ll
be through forever!
The bombing of Berlin, Bremen,
Frankfurt 'and Hanover don’t add
up to half the price you wUl pay
for the lives you have taken and
the suffering you have caused.
Did you think we were going to
let you get away with ruthless
murder? You should have known,
Adolf, that we would catch up
with you. You thought you were
smarter than Mussolini . . . may
be you were. But you were not
wise as the United Nations.
We don’t expect you to take your
punishment “like s man’’, be
cause if you were a man you
never would have started this
outright slaughter.
Over many long months of
blood, sweet and tears, we have
painstakingly laid plans for this
invasion. You, yourself, have said
there can be only one victor
so back up against the wall,
Shlcklegruber, we're about jp
liver the knockout blow|*^Adv,
in Charlotte Observer.
Tha WhttodfrtOMl dtetitot of-
IJoe of (Mwto TW-
tarday wanod. , boabMioldwa
t^agbont the astfoo to UI
aoaJ -Mu dorffp tha snmmair
months If they to be oartain
of having a supply wha* tjpteilfr
comas. ■■■
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Btige by |h|r toriatonf of
tha cold saaaon, Mr.^ T. W. Han
cock, oirr district ^ manager at
Wlnston-Qslem daelayad, and or
ders for coal fhonli bb ' plaaed
with dealers now to enable them
to make dallverlaa daring the
sammer. ' ’
The ODT otfi^ eiplalnad that
aany triiaks In ooid da-
Uvery are ovdf ;,jga, dr in need
of replacement pu^ or. complete
rehahUHtation. El honsaholders
wait until cold weather sets in be-
for^ obtaining their winter coal
snp^y, they may find it impossi
ble to obtain prompt delivery dt
that time.
Mr. Hancock explained that al
though the stocks of many deal
ers might he low at the moment,
all of them are expecting large
supplies during the coming
weeks. By placing their orders
now, householders will enable
coal dealers to'plan for an even
delivery flow throughout the
summer.
V
IDLE CHATTER—
The high school boy told his
father the girl he was taking out
was not wild. Anyone could pet
her, he said. . . . The ATU agent
sent a sample of some brew from
one illicit Joint to the laboratory
for analysis, and the report was
that the horse died of t. b. . . .
Mary gathered in a second lieu
tenant the other day. The first
one got away. . . . The man with
11 children must have gone stork
mad. . . .
. LftoHCING BACK Aj
tHE YEARS
When one has lived a good life he can
look back across the years with a clear
conscience and a happy heart, realizing
that this time has been spent for God and
the good of humanity. Ho feels glad in his
heart that he has not served the devil;
glad that he has used his talents wisely,
and that he has made the best of his op
portunities. Men never, 5^EVER regret
living right. To live clean morally and
spiritually, with no bad and ruinous habits
formed that have taken years from one’s
life, and that have taken one’s earthly
means, certainly is worth all that it takes
in every respect to measure up to such a
standard.
I was recently talking to Mr. S. W. Hines
of Hiddenite, who told me that he had
never used tobacco in any form; that he
had never tasted beer nor liquor; that he
never used coffee; that he never drank a
coca-cola; and that he had never cursed an
oath. H9 is now 70 years of age, well and
healthy. I took him by the hand and con
gratulated him. Very few peof)le have
made such a record. You can well guess
that Mr. Hines does not regret having lived
thus morally and uprightly before his fami
ly, his neighbors and his country. He is a
Methodist. Naturally he can look back
across the years with no regrets that he ha.s
abstained from the bad things that are
wrecking and destrojHing multitudes of
people physically, mentally, morally and
spiritually.
I made this statement the other day to a
man of God, that I do not remember a sin
gle case of cancer in a lifetime but that the
patient used tobacco. The brother to whom
I was talking said the same thing, and he is
several years my senior. I have known
cases of cancer almost all my life up and
down the land, and I have preached and
lived in quite a number of counties, but
every man and woman that I rejnemhe:
who had cancer and died, either were a
dieted to the tobacco habit, or had used'
some time in life. It is a known fact th
our young people today are slaves to i
bacco, many of whom drink beer ani
liquor, and have other bad habits that are
destroying their souls. Naturally they will
look back across the years as they draw
toward the close of life "with deep, deep
remorse of conscience and soul and say,
“Alas, I should have lived differently I O
how I regret the bad habits I formed and
the way I have wasted my life in sin and
wickedness!”, : ,.
A SfiORX ^
tiknim typist.
Chocolates, 25c.
Typist’s salary, flO.OO.
Flowers, 11.00.
Flowers for wife, 25c.
Flowers, |2.00.
Typist’s salary, f 16.00.
Sweets tor wife, 50c.
Winnie’s salary, $20.00.
Dinner and theatre tickets for
Winnie and self, $30.00.
Chocolates for wife, 10c.
Fur coat for wife, $800.
Advertisement for male typist,
50c.
THE I’.AY-OPF—
Employes at the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue are getting a big
kick out of the story about the
little boy who wanted $100 very
badly and decided to pray for it.
He prayed for several weeks, with
no results; so he wrote a letter to
God. The post office finally de
cided to forward the letter to the
White House and it was shown to
President Roosevelt, who chuckled
and ordered $5 sent to the boy.
The lad was delighted that his
earnest prayers had been answer-
ed^ in part at least, so he wrote a
thank-you to God, but added this
P. S.:".I noticed you routed your
letter through Washington, and
as usual those bureaucrats de
ducted 95 percent’’.—Jerry Kluttz
in Washington Post.
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Victory Gardeners please note:
The civilian supply of canned to
matoes during the coming year
will be about 20 per cent smaller
than last year, the WFA esti
mates.
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To stop hot grease from spat
tering, sift a quarter teaspoon of
flour Into the grease.
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W«dMMlay Night
Uadsr l«sierslitp of "the
psaior,' Btfr.' Slosne Ony, 3r.,
thft sild-veto. s«rfice off the flat
Baptlrt ehnr^ vlB ssrre. As: the
MM three inoathih M * 8lryle»:
larTiee. Bteh
prosAnsteir eisht el tl# i
thsa 80 members ot the ehn:
BOW in senrlee wlU he
remembered Is pi^er. ^Hie m
ben of their (tmiUec here 'ftB
Botttied In adi^ce so thsit thi
may make speeial etforta to
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iB addltfcte,' a goal baa bees aet
to have at leaat uMa meteherawt
the ehnreh te the Servloemni’s
Service for eltch man sow te the
armed forces. The men thrai-
setree will b# tetormed ot this
actMty of tha March and ot the
nnmbef of 0ieir frimide who wen
present for the service.
The hour ot the Bervicemea’s
Service'is 7:30 each Wednesday
evening. The public is cordially
The Chemical Bureau of the
WBU has a tentative goal of
about 9 1-2 million tons of super
phosphate for the 1944-45 season.
Present plants will be asked to
Increase production about 28 per
cent.
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