Nantahala National Forest
Now a Recreational Paradise
(Continued trom Page One)
ment adds to the ai)i)carance of
the roads and rcchiccs future
niaintcnaiicc work by checking
erosion on the exjjosed soil.
Fire Losses Reduced
‘^'he CCC boys have proved
themselves able fire fighters in cut
ting down the total acreage of
forest land iburned to less than
one-fourth of what it was prior
to the time the first camps were
placed '/n the forest,” Mr, Uryan
said. '1 he South Carolina portion
of the l orest has established an
enviable record in not jiermitting
even one acre of government own
ed land to burn during the past
two years.
'1 he work of improving the stand
of timber has been carried on
throughout the forest with more
than one hundred thousand acres
of cut-over tiimberland treated in
North Carolina, .South Carolina and
(leorgia. 1 his work is in reality
timber farming in that the croji,
or valuable timber trees, are re
leased from the weed, or inferior
trees, and the rotten, diseased trees
are removed to insure a healthy
and vigorous growth of the de
sirable species for the future.
A timber survey, or inventory of
the forest stock, has been com-
jileted in Georgia and South Car
olina under the direction of train
ed foresters and with the assis-
tince of the CCC boys. A portion
of the work of mapping the loca
tion and type, and estimating the
c|iiantity of timber in the forest
still remains to be accomplished in
North Carolina.
Barren Lands Planted
The C'lvilian C-'onservation Corj)s
has made it possible for the for-
rst service to undertake a wide
range of necessary work. Red pine,
white pine and poplar have been
I'lanted on many acreas of denuded
iind .barren land. White pine trees
have been pruned to im[)rove the
(|uality of timber. Hardwood and
conifer seeds have been collected
for nursery planting, and many
acres of timber have been treated
to control tree diseases and insect
infestations.
Telephone line construcflon for
administrative use has proceeded
ai)ace with other activities. More
than 75 miles of new lines have
been constructed in the forest with
the assistance of the CCC’s.
Recreational Development
of the forest for public use has
been given special consideration.
'I'he generous response of the jnib-
I lie to the recreational facilities pre-
I jiared through the CCC’s is bey^nd
I expectation, .\lr. liryan stated.
I Kabun lieach, a camp and picnic
I area, has been developed on Lake
Kabun in ('/eorgia; Warwonian,
IJell, a delightful picnic area near
Clayton, (jcorgia; Ammons Camp
ground, located in the beautiful
Horse Cove section of the forest
near Highlands, N. C.; Van Hook
Cilade, a pleasing camp ground in
the white pines on U. S. (>4 near
Jlighlands; Dry l-'alls, a'spectacular
scenic point near Highlands, X. C.;
.'\rrowood Glade, a j)icnic spot with
its rearing i)ools located in the
Wayah State (iame Refuge near
Franklin, N. C.; Wayah Crest, a
hikers overnight camp on the -A]!-
jialachian Trail near J-'ranklin, N.
C.—all have been ])re]iared for pub
lic use with pure, s.pring water,
toilets, camping and picnicking fa
cilities by the CCC’s.
Hatch'ery Being Built
A large trout fish hatchery now
under construction near Mountain
Rest, S. C., with CCC labor will
sui)ply the many troui streams in
the vicinity with a regular allot
ment of trout each year. The bat
tery of trout rearing jmxjIs at Ar-
rowood Glade and VVarwoman Dell
will supplement the hatchery and
be of assistance in rearing and dis
tributing the supply of small trout
for the itreams.
Stream improvement work, which
consists of clearing portions of the
stream of debris, constructing pool^
and spawning pools and spawning
beds so as to increase the fish car
rying cai)aclty of tlie streams, has
been completed on many miles of
the excellent trout streams in the
forest.
The construction of foot trails
for protection and recreational use,
the erection of fire towers, the sur
veying and |)ainting the boiuidarie^
on newly acquired tracts of gov
ernment land, the maintenance of
roads, trails, telephone lines and
other improvements in place were
undertaken successfully.
With the CCC’s
The social, educational and iiliy
sical well-being of the boys in the
camps has been given ))aramount
consideration. As the work has be
come better organized during the
time the camps have been in o|)cra-
tion the benefits resulting to the
boys have increased in diversity afid
value. Educational courses in the
three “R’s” as well as in ]>ractical
oovrses in business, mechanics and
carpentry are made available. So
cial activities in the form of dances
and motion pictures are provided
under the snpervision of the for
est service and army personnel. It
[ Presidential Farmer ]
Wiiiii
ATLANTA, Ga. . . . Otis Moore
(above), is mighty proud of the
fact that he is the only farmer
in the country working for the
President Mr. Moore is farm
: manager of President Roose
velt’s Georgia farm.
is with a feeling of justifiable
])ride that both the forest service
and army personnel will point out
to the visitor the work that has
been accomplished with boys who,
as a general rule, came to them '
wholly uni)repared both physically
and mentally for the work which
they ha\'c undertaken.
“.\ smcKjth running organization,
eager to undertake the work as
signed, eager to learn as much as
pos-sible, and eager to cooperate in
every project undertaken, has rap
idly become established to develop
and conserve the natural resources
of the Nantahala Forest,” Super
visor Brvan .said.
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Plans for the annual western
regional convention of the North
C.arolina Baptist Training Union,
which will meet in Sylva April .10
and 11, are now being made.
ihis region embraces 17 Baptist
associations in the 19 western
counties, ihe iuckaseegee associa
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meet, hopes that each association in
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A well-planned program will be pre
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partment and there will be several
pronnnent ministers and others on
the list of speakers. The subjects
to be discussed by these speakers
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^Irs. J. n. I^rai-jks, associational
^ director, this week urged that every
I church in the county send one or
j more delegates to the conference in
Sylva She requested all desiring to
attend the meeting but have no
means of transportation to get in
ouch with her or to be at the
I ir^t Baptist church of Franklin
a 8 a. m. Saturday morning, April
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