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FOREST FIRES SHOW INCREASE DURING PAST YEAR During the past six months end ing: December 31, 1948, which covers the fall forest fire season, in dis trict one of the North Carolina Forest Service, 44 forest fires occurred in the 8 cooperating counties which burned 'a total of 89 acres of pri vately owned forest land, according to a report by M. U. Marlowe, coun ty forest warden. This is compar able to the six months period end ing December 31, 1947 in which 23 firest occurred in the 8 counties which burned 107 acres of timber land. The 8 cooperating counties in district one are Buncombe, Hender son, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, and Y a n c e y, which cooperate with the State in forest fire control. The increased number of fires during this last period is charged primarily to the dry month of Octo ber and carelessness on the part of hunters. During this period all the fires were man caused. Campers and hunters were responsible for 32 of the 44 fires which occurred, or 73 per cent of the number of fires in the district. Brush burners were re sponsible for five fires or 11 per cent; railroads were responsible for 3 fires or 7 per cent; smokers were responsible for 3 fires or 7 per cent; and one was caused by children play ing with matches. The forest fires in district one started simultaneously with the beginning of the hunting season. Seventy-three per cent of the fires occurring in the district which was caused by hunters is com parable to thirty-six per cent of the fires which occurred in the dis trict last fall that were caused by hunters. M. U. Marlowe, County Warden of McDowell County, had 5 fires during this period which burned a total of 16 acres of forest land. The other seven cooperating counties in this district and their fire records are as follows: Buncombe County had 14 fires which burned a total of 103 acres; Madison county had 6 fires which burned a total of 23 acres; Hender son county had 2 fires which burned a total of 2.5 acres; Mitchell county had 2 fires which burned a total of 6 acres; Polk county had 5 fires which burned a total of 6 acres; Rutherford county had 4 fires which burned a total of 9 acres and Yancey county had 6 fires which burned a total of 23 acres. Permits are required for burning brush, trash, old fields and any other type of material within 50 feet of forest land during October and November in the fall and from the first of February through May in the spring. The public is urged to secure permits from the nearest issuing agent and follow the instruc tions on the back of the permit be fore doing any type of burning. Forest users and hunters are re quested to be extremely careful with fire or while smoking in old fields or in the woods at all times. "A total of 1,124,698 acres of pri vately owned forest land is under protection in this district, and every one's help is needed in preserving this great natural resource," Mar lowe said. Anderson Rites Held Friday Funeral services were Friday in Harmony Grove Baptist church for Miss Jessie Anderson, 50, who died Wednesday in a Winston-Salem hos pital after a long illnes. The Rev. Marvin Dameron offi ciated and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are three brothers, Fred of Cross Mill and Dan and Dave of Nebo, and several nieces and nephews. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to our many friends and relatives for their kind expression of sympathy during the illness and death of Mrs. Lillie B. Huffman for the beautiful floral of ferings. We are especially grateful to Mrs. Carrie, Pyatt for her loving care as nurse for the past two years. Family of Mrs. Lillie B. Huffman. The registration of vital satistics began in North Carolina in 1881. Nebo PTA To Meet On January 20 The Nebo Parent-Teacher associa tion will meet January 20 in the school auditorium, it is announced this week. Mrs. James Brooks will be in charge of the program. N. F. Steppe will speak on school finances and1 John Crouch, pastor of Nebo Baptist, church will conduct the devotional. All parents are urged to be pres ent. 4-H Club Work Shop Opened Last Saturday A work shop for 4-H club mem bers of McDowell county was opened last Saturday in the office of Miss Jean Steele, county home demon stration agent. Miss Steele and Miss Ruby Lea Kiser, assistant agent, will be pres ent each Saturday to give assistance and instruction to 4-H club members who bring their problems in sewing or any phase of homemaking to the work room. There will be demonstrations of 4-H club projects. NATIONAL FARM NEWS For more than 30 years tractors and motor vehicles have been re placing horses and mules as a source of farm power. One of the results has been the release of more than 55 million acres of cropland fomner ly required for producing feed for workstock. These acres habe been freed for the production of food for human consumption. Each man-hour of farm labor now means two-fifths more total pro duction than it did before World War II. CORN Stocks of corn on farms on Jan uary 1 totaled 2,520,000,000 bushels -—a record high for this date, ac cording to the Agriculture Depart ment. A year ago, the total was only 1,906,283,000. For the ten year (1938-47) period it averaged 1,944, 272,000 bushels. The record corn stocks reflect the fact that last year's crop was the largest ever produced. Superior Court (Continued from first page) simple assault and was sentenced to 30 days on the roads to take effect j at the expiration of the count fori possession. EvaJ'ne Dale plead guil ty to violating prohibition laws, prayer for judgment was continued during good behavior. Ralph Jami son plead guilty to violating the'sgro hibition laws and on the count of possession was sentenced to 12 months on the roads. Prayer for judgment was continued during good behavior. State vs. Buekner, abandonment and non-support, defendant was re quired to pay costs and prayer for judgment continued during good be havior. Glenn Lamb plead guilty to a charge of forgery. Defendant was required to pay costs and sentenced to three years on the roads, prison sentence not to go into effect ex cept on the motion of the solicitor in this court within the next five years upon satisfactory proof that defendant has been guilty of viola tions of the laws of the State. A hearing: on Rutherford county's forthcoming election to prohibit the sale of wine and beer was held yes terday afternoon and action will be taken within the next few days. The term is scheduled to continue throughout this week. Home Demonstration | Club Schedule i The Home Demonstration club schedule for the month of January has been announced by Miss Jean Steele, county agent, as follows: Glenwood: Thursday, January 20, at two o'clock, at school building. Pleasant Gardens: Thursday, Jan uary 20, at 7:30 p. m., at Mrs. Ar thur Walls. Greenlee: Friday, January 21, at Mrs. J. G. Burgin's, 7:30 p. m. Dysartsville: Friday, January 21, two o'clock two o'clock, at Mrs. Bruce Cousins. Chapel Hill: Tuesday, January 25, two o'clock, club house. North Cove: Wednesday, Janu ary 26, two o'clock at school house. Old Fort: Thursday, January 27, two o'clock, at Mrs. W. M. Porter's. / Announcing New refill in the Gold Stripe Package With 3 new Luxury Features! 1. 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