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Forester. Says Diseases, Insects Major Problem - Of Foresters In This Area "Disease and Insects arc the big problem for foreateri today," John Ford, manager of the Log Cabin Association In Jackson county told Botartans here Friday, as he dis cussed modern forestry "At cae time fire and wholesale cutting were looked upon as the main problems of forestry, but theji came the conservation pro gram and replanting, which have made great strides In the past dec ade. "There are now more men en gaged in research as to ways to pom bat disease and insects which harm our trees than ever before." Ford said. The speaker began by tracing the ?arly settlers and their use of the forests. down to the present time. He pointed out that 190 years ago there was 'an unlimited supply of timber, and lumbermen cut just the choice trees, damaging many Others. while farmers staged log rollings, and burned timber in their fields for fertilisers. "At the turn of the century man began to think of a conservation prog rum. and the first forestry school was established on the Bilt more Estate, where young men ?ere taught the Importance of looking on forestry from a scien tific standpoint. "Fire has not exterminated .as many species of trees as have diseases." Ford said, as he cited the devastation caused by the chest nut blight. "Many farmers only average about one dollar per acre per year from their woodlands, whereas It has been proven that as much as $8 can be readily realized when proper methods are followed." he continued Ford said that a trade school, workshop, classes in mountain agriculture and forestry are part of the program of the Log Cabin Association. The classes would be available to young men who can not find their way clear to attend eollege, he said. He concluded by pointing out that the future lot forestry looks brighter, but that "wootl'andi still need lots of attention to be profit able." Clyde PTA Has Program By Students A meeting of the Clyde PTA was held Thursday night in the school auditorium. Officers for the 1956-37 school term were inlroduced as follows^ Mrs. Carl ttillls, president. Mrs. ? B Soesbee. vice president; atB Mrs. Jerry Leatherwood, secret treasurer. : First and second place winners in a grammar grade declamation i contest gave their winner speeches. T| speaking were Judy Anne Murray, Carolyn Lankford, John McCracken, and Roger Norris. Pupils of Mrs. R. C. Cannon's third grade entertained with rope dancing. A social hour was held in the cafeteria following the meeting and members Inspected the teachers' lounge which has been re-decorated by the PTA. Thickety. Thompson Cove, and Bow-legged Valley communities were hostess groups. ? | Four new pole bam plans are now available to Tar Heel farmers, according to R. M. Ritchie, Jr., ex tenion agricultural engineering specialist at N. C. State College. WAYNESVI1XE Hir.H SCHOOL SENIORS are maklnr flnal preparations for the presentation of their play, "Cradle Troubadour," which will be riven Friday, April 27t at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Shown workinr on the set are mem ber? of the statin* crew, left to right, Bobby Ballance. Jimmy Gaddis, Bill Prrvost, Tommy Owen, Milton Maasie, Harold Clark, and Donald Jordan. (H. B. Norton Photo). Railroad's Coming In 1884 'Woke Up' Haywood County By W. C. MBOrORD In our last article we spoke of the frontier condltiona that existed here In 1880 Now, we want to con clude 'for the present) by relating a few incidents that closely fol lowed. And these happenings, we think, tended to "pick the old coun ty up by the "nape of the neck.' fig uratively s?eaking, and shake it out of its Rip Van Winkle sleep. They were, in order: The spanning of the county by the railroad iflnlshed here in 1884t and also Incidentally giving ps the telegraph. The building of the "fine, new courthouse" (it was for that day very fine) in 1886. The 'Charleston Earthquake', and also 'The Big Snow,'' In the same year. Earthquake Did The Shakinr The railroad, more than anyone other thing, took us out of isola tion and awakened us to our poten tials and opportunities. The* new courthouse?which stood almost en the site of the present one, also 1 gave us that "new look," and step- ' ped-up events, county-wide, and 1 even regional civic pride. 'And what shall we say of the 1 earthquake, coming in August of ' that year? Weil, it certainly did the shak ing! t As a mere child?down on the r farm, we can only remember the v excitement in the home at the time, v also how things shook and rattled. ( the cuflboard. dishes, etc. The * 'quake was on?and off so quickly * that folks' hardly realized what c was happening until it was over. v Many recollections, some of them humorous, have been told. The late T. L. Green used to tell of a young man at Clyde, who was a neighbor of the Green family. This certain young man, he said, ran to the Green home (thinking perhaps he would be safer there), only to find that the quake was over when he arrived. Then there la one told about the revival meeting that was in ! progress at old Tuscola Institute at the time. Most everybody ran out of the house, only Uncle Hosea Mauney and a few others remain ing?to pray. This writer once ask ed a certain Haywood citizen, who | was present: "Just what did the preacher do?" "Why," he replied, "the preacher j was one of the very first to run." The 'Big Snow' Now, this snow was a "whopper" -40 to 44 inches deep, generally, and often "over a man's head" In the drifts and depressions. It was about two day^and nights, all told, falling; but it was on the ground for over two weeks. Business, work and travel was almost at a stand still for the first three or four days ?until folks could first "dig out," < then get to the mills and stores, as best they could. Many folks had been caught without some of the absolute necessities. This snow fell on the last days of December. 1886 R. E. Sentelle of Waynesville re members how his father. R. A Sen telle. perhaps narrowly escaped death in this snow. Mr. Sentelle, who lived on Cobb Hill (near the Tom Kirkpatrick place. Dellwood Rd.t was teaching at the Wayliesville Academy at the time. After the last night of the snow, he started that morning to try to make his way to school. Not far from his home he walked into a deep gully filled with the drifted mow; and since he had gone in >ver his head, was blinded, or, at east, could not get out. the banks >f the snow-filled gully being froz ;n and steep. There Sentelle was? 'or more than an hour trying to get Hit. no One, of course, knowing of lis critical predicament. He fin illy managed to get out, and went ibck to his home ? almost com peted exhausted, wet and with his lands and nails torn and bleeding This was also the snow in which he roof of Mark Killian's knitting nill fell in. it being sb heavily veighted down with the show. It vas not long after he had left -lyde (where he was in partner hip with J. L. Morgan' and had luilt his mill at the Killian place in Richland just above Waynes ille. No, there's not been such a snow here since ?. not like 'The Big 5now,' no, slree! Public Invited To Open House At Morganton The State Hospital at Morganton, which is caring for 91 patients from Haywood County, invites the public to an Open House tour Tuesday afternoon, May 1, during Mental Health Week, April 29-May 5. A new $1,800,000 admissions and treatment building, recently dedi cated by Governor Luther H. Hodges, will be a center of atten tion durihg a series of public tours to be conducted from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Dr. John S. McKee. superintend ent, said the hospital holds open house each year during Mental Health Week to give North Caro linians an opportunity to observe facilities provided for the care and treatment of the mentally dis ordered, who number one out of every 18 persons in the U. S. The new seven-story admissions building, which symbolizes the new emphasis on treatment rather tban simply custodial care, is a fully equipped center for treatment of medical and surgical illnesses as well' as emotional disturbances. Dr, McKee said. At the end of each tour the visitors who wish to see a 30-min ute film portraying procedure and treatment in a hospital for mental Illnesses will be directed to the auditorium. In the evening a group of patients will present a play, "My Name Is Legion," which is an adaptation of the autobiography of Clifford Beers, who was the founder of the National Association for Mental Health. The play will be given in the auditorium and will begin at 7:30 p.m. An invitation is extended to everyone. Traveling Coyote HOMESTEAD, Okla. (API?His dogs caught a coyote and Frank Pfaff found a chain and bell around its neck. On it was the name of a person who lived 35 miles away. Apparently the coyote had been caught in a trap and then released with the warning bell. CPL. BRUCE T. SMITH, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith, Hillside Terrace, is serving with the 1st Marine Division's 7th Engineer Battalion of the Marines. Before entering the service in March 1946 he graduated from Robbinsville High School, and was employed by the Sauk River Lum ber Company. He took part in operation "Eng fex II," a three-day engineering exercise held March 12-15 at Camp Pendleton. During "Engfex II" the engin eers used new amphibious warfare techniques, in one event construct ing a 2,000-foot "aerial tramway" to resupply an inaccessible unit. St. John's School Repeats Gypsy Operetta Tonight Students of St. John's High School will repeat tonight at 8 p.m. yesterday's performance of an oper etta, "Chonita," a gypsy romance based on music of Franz Liszt. The title role is played by Ann Hooper. Others included in the cast are David Jeter. James McGowan. Nancy Underwood, Gary Hooper, John Edge, Thomas Chaffee and Regina Nakutis. Proceeds will go toward con struction of a new school building. Nothing Sells Like Newspapers Community Center No. 1 Project Of Canton Committee Discussion of a new Community Youth Center headed the agenda at the recent meeting of the Finer Carolina Committee of Canton, with various suggestions put forward for the center's promotion. Hall Whitworth. mentioned that the YMCA would perhaps offer supervision once the building was ready, and that the city would maintain the center. He also sug gested utilizing the research find ings of V. E. Wilson and Lewis Kaplan. 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