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WILL YIILD COWTIMUING AND
QROWINQ INCOML <
Fire Control Necessary
.Southern Railway System Conduct!n?
Experiment on Larga Tract
In 8outh Carolina. ^
IBy Roland Turner, General Asrleul
tural Agent Southern Rail
way 8yatem.
Atlanta, GA.?Landowner! of the
South have In their standing for
ests and cut-over areas one of the sec
tion's greatest sources of potential
;wealth. Though the greater part of
the South's virgin forests have bean
'cut away, the lands on which they
stood can still be made to yield a
continuing and growing Income from
Itlmber for building and manufacturing
;nnd from naval stores If proper meth
ods are adopted to safeguard the
,young growing trees to which the
'South must look for Its lumber In the
future.
The trees In the original Southern
iforests represented many of the moat
valuable varieties known In this coun
try. Due to the long growing season,
[abundant moisture and natural fer
tility of the soil, tree growth In the
South Is very much more rapid than la
.other sections. Therein lies the 8outh'a
greatest advantage In foreatry aa aa
ilndustry.
Fire Greatest Hazard.
Fire haa always been the greatest
menace to forests and the greatest ob
stacle In the way of making the South
a great perpetual source of timber sup
ply lies In the thoughtless attitude of
so many of our people with reepeet
to fires burning In the woods.
Because the South haa been Im
mune from spectacular farest fires,
.with attendant loss of Ufa and threats
of destruction to oltles and towns, our
people have overlooked the fact that
the South Is now suffering an annual
loss, running Into untold figures, as
the result of fires which damage ma
ture trees and kill the young seed
lings.
This damage results In some caaea
from casual fires, but most of all from
the wide-spread custom of burning the
woods annually to provide pasturage
for range cattle. These annual burn
ings retard the growth Of the larga,
treea and cause defects which greatly
reduce the value of the timber cdt
from them, but do their greatest dam
age on cut-over lands whert the grow
ling trees are still young.
Since this destruction la of future
rather than present values. It haa not
attracted the attention it deserves. The
loaa is actually growing greater every
year as the area of original timber still
standing Is gradually diminished.
Southern Conducte Experiment
In the hope that it may contribute
something definite to the conservation
of the timber resources of the 8outh
and also demonstrate that the timber
lands of the South, under proper ad
ministration, may be made a source
of continuing income to their owners,
the Southern Railway System Is oper
ating a forest enterprise in Dorchester
county, South Carolina. The enter
prise is being conducted on a tract of
10,000 acres, which waa originally par*
lhaaed aa a source of fuel supply by
the South Carolina Canal and Railroad
Company, now the Charleston divi
sion of the Southern.
All these lands had boer. cut over
from time to time, but enough treea
iwere left to keep the land fairly well
reseeded. A survey of the standing
timber showed th .t long leaf yellow
pine waa the predominant tree, par
ticularly on the higher and drier areaa.
jLoblolly pine was found in the lower
^reas with hardwoods of various va
rieties in thb bays and slashes. Slash
pine which is considered quite desir
able was not found in quantities.
Our first effort was to provide fir?
protection through a system of breaka.
We then weut about replanting the
bare areas with slash pine and popla .
A turpentine operation was then start
ed. Only trees nine inches in diam
eter at breast measure are cupped.
Only one cup is placed on a tree
and only one-third the clrcumfeience
fit thj tree is used. Dc<#th of chip la
not allowed to exceed three-fourtha
pf an inch. A sawmill waa established
and has been operated with satisfac
tory results. Only mature treea were
cut In all Instances steps have been
taken to protect the growing treea and
all brushwood haa been removed. ^
Good Reeulta Rremleed.
Thus far aa the reault ef thia, opes
SYLVA METHODIST OHUROH
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There will be a short sermon S'ln
day morning at 11 o'clock followed
by the sacrament of the Lord's sup
per. V; '?
Every member who possible can is
earnestly requested to be prcserr.
There will be no preaching at the ev
miing hoar, as the pastor goe? to Dills
I
ltlon a Tillage of twenty-eix hov
baa baas createdand permanent em
ployment baa been given to a number
of persona. Whlla our ezpeelfnoe la
m yet quite limited. It hsa sustained
the.belief that the operation may con
tinue indefinitely, psjrin* lta own way,
and giving a satisfactory return on the
Investment In the land and improve
, mentis.
The main problem which moat be
solved before the'Scuth's pine belt
shall come Into lta own and realise
moat fully upon Its greatest timber
resource?the pine tree?Is that of
controlling Ores and preventing the
promiscuous burning of forest lands.
The important thing to do is to Im
press upon the people the disastrous
results which come from having fires
sweep over the timber tracts. The
Tact that the destruction of. timber
li detrimental to the Interest of ev
ery one as well aa to the oarner of
timber landa muat be brought home
to all the people.
We believe that whatever may be
done along the line of educating the
people u to the destructive effect of
burning the woods annually la moat Im
portant. We know that our cut-over
pine landa would aoon be bearing per
fect stands of valuable trees, if the
destruction of seedlings by annual
hrea could be prevented.
HONOR ROLL SYLVA PUBLIC
SCHOOL, MONTH SEPTEMBER
First Grade (Miss Boone)
Frank Cowan; Hugh Battle; Ma
tilda Janq Wilson; Wayne Deitz; .1.
C. Dillard; Isabel Dillard; CJonlev
Hampton; Panl Kilpatrick; Elizabet.i
Dillard; Edith Hyatt; Hayes Gibbs;
Enna Mae Monteith; Nettie Maye
Arrowwood ^fHelen Clark Martha Mc
Coy; Clarence Cagle; Ray Clark;
Irene Bryson; Bertie Mae \V ilsou.
First Grade Sec. II. (Miss Johnson)
Mary Beasley Dora Beasley; Ar
quilla Clemmons; Marjie Jamison;
Mary Hawkins; Zachie Lcatherwood;
Fred McCoy Jr.; Harold Beasley Hil
da Tallent; Alex Jones; Pearle Con
ner; Annie Seay; Albert Carrten; Hor
ace Moody; Jack Wilson; Mary Brv
t:on; Alvin Ridley;
Low Second grade (Mrs. Sutton)
Minnie Fox; Floyd Carden; (Henn
Pradv Horace Barnes; Mary Ellei
Painter; Ruth Morrison; Cecil Seay;
Edith Garret; Lunie Hasket; Jsa
belle Jamison; Mary Jane Hensou;
Wiley Waldioup; Edith Chester; Bil
lie Wilson Kathleen Hooper; Denloe
Deitz; Beatrice Stein; Gartrell Barne
High Second Grade (Miss Hemphil'
Mack Albert Hyatt; William Con
ner; Glenn Morrison; Charlie Gibbs;
Mildred Franklin; Charles Allen;
Ivory Stanie; Kitty Dean McGuire,
Willa Mae Jamison; Anne Thrasher;
Rachel Brown ; Lillian Hensley And
row Wilson; Amy Cogdill; Elsie
Geislcr; Hilda Keener; Hazel Sher
rill; Lola Davis.
Third Grade (Mrs. Freeze)
William Allen Jr.; CaH Beasley;
Cash Clark; Dean Davis; Willie Ed
wards; Miller Edwards; Willard Wa!
droup; Joe Teddy Wilson; Woodrow
Tolley; Gay Battle; Lucy Barnes;
Fred Cagle; Marie Childers; Viola.
Edwards; Birdie Leatherman; Julia
Don't Forget
Dr. Heinzerling's" free .clinic for
children under fourteen years which
will be held every Saturday morning
from ten to twelve. Also don't for
get that we are in Sylva now only
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturcay
from 2 to 5:30 p. m. If you are sicrk
and have tried everything else with
out help try us and get well. (
DR. HEINZERLING'S
Health
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Institute
Over Post Office
Sylva. N. C.
Haakett; Katheryn Parris; Etta Stan
ley; William Parris; FredJ^sllent;
Charlie Corn; Avory Dillard^, Nora
Lee Hoxit; Gwyn Davis; Dave Sor
rells; Bernadeen Ensley.
Fourth Grade (-Xiss Ha ire)
Clyde Bryson; Asberry Carden;
Willard Crisp; H:irold Dillard Ar
dell Owens; R D. Smith; Hazel Alli
son; Maude Battle; Ethel Ballew;
Lola Bell Cowan; Charmie Chester;
Alphia Smith; Carrie Crisp; Maur
ine Davis; Etta Deitz; Grace Edwards
Ora Franklin; Hazel Foot; Gladys
Griffin; Marjorie Grindstaff; Jose
phine Garret; Elva Harris; Bonnie
Monteith, Essie Parker; Gracia Queea
Evelyn Queen; Lula Stanley; May
dell Stanley; Bessie Sorrels; Louise
Toy. I
Fifth Grade (Miss Young)
Edna Bryson Hazel Chester; Frank
ie Creasman; Ruth Dillard; Annie
Fox; Hattie Moody; Mildred Ridely;
Helen Stien; Evelyn Wilson; Ger
trude Wilson; Edith Woodard; Tho
mas Barnes; Clyde Fox; Homer Har
ris; Claude Henson; Roscoe Hyatt;
Hal Keener; William Kilpatrick;
Sam Billy Parker; Grady Thrasher;
Taylor 'Toy; Ernest Wilson.
Sixth Grade (Miss Evt Johnson)
Willard Allen; Dewitt Beasie ;
Clyde Brown; William Curtis; Pa-.
Elders; Zeb Farmer; T. Iv. GuihrK;
Morris Guthrie; Gray Hampton; Torn
Hastings; Ralph Morgan Walter
Sprinkle; Eulalia Barnes; Ethel Fox;
Frances Crindstaff; Margaret Hall;
Nova Harris; Lucile Hensley; Ger
trude Massey; Edith Monteith; Ell<i
Painter; Margie Parris; Beverly Tay
lor; Lucile Wilson; Madge Wilson.
Seventh Grade (Mrs. Allison)
Helen Allison; Lena Bryson; Katie
Carden; Hazel Coward; Virginia
Dietz; Nora Edwards; Ruby Edwar
Diana Ensley; Sarah Frady; Ot:.'.
Fox; Noracella McGuirc; Evelun Fn
!:er; Margaret Wilson: Gertrude Stan
ley; Amos Harris; Richard. McKec;
Lyndon MeKee Johnny Parris; IL> -
er Shorn).
WANT COLUMN
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BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT, Finest
quality draperies, houseliold linens
and dress goods, hosiery and lin
gerie?displayed by appointment.
Write Iva Lee Nations, Whittier
North Carolina. , ' ?
FARMING-?Western Carolina's bc3t
methods and opportunities de
scribed in new farm Journal. Saii
ple free. Half year subscription ten
cents. Hollowell 's Mountain Farm
er, Henderson vi lie, N. C. ?
WANTED?Middle aged woman to
do housework and. care for inva
lid. Mrs. C. M. Wells, Sylva.
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FOR SALE?I Pair of Mutes age 5
and 6 years, wagon and harness.
Will trade for cows or hogs. Terms
if wanted. N. C. Brown, Sylva, N.C
CAR STORAGE I HAVE AMPLt
. room for storage of automobiles.
Rates by month, week or day.
See .T. H. DeHart at Coward Hons
ILL PERSONS ARE HEREBY
'? t'biddeu to hunt on my land on
^illa Creek. Thos. H. Dills.?ltp.
$25.00 REWARD FOR PROOF OF
the idetnity of the person wl'O
killed my turkeys while huntij^.
Mrs. Maggie Gribblc.?ltp.
PARENTS' WEEK AT
SYLVA GRADED SCHOOL
October 10th to 14th, inclusive, w U',
be Parents' week in the S.vlva Gradt-il
School. >M<ring this time all parents
ait' urged to visit the school. In their
behalf, special chapel programs will
be given c-acb day from 8:45 to 9:00
o'clock. The papils and teachers de
sire your presence.
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Before you buy your tires drop in to see us and let us show
you these two great tire values.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS
SYLVA SERVICE STATION
GOOD OUL OAS . NONOX SUPREME AUTO OIL
HEARS HIS MOTHER IS
DEAD COMMITS SUICIDE
Franklin, N. C.?Hearing that his
mother was dead, Crawford Matloe*.
aged 25 a native of this county com
mitted suicide in Detroit last Sun
day it has been learned here. The
report of his mother's death was er
roneous.
That motive for the suicide was the
one assigned today by the boy's fath
er, J. Bowman Matlock of the Co\"
ee community thia county. The youth
took his own life by poisoning it was
reported.
The body was to be sent to iiL'
home here for the funeral and left De
troit Tuesday.
Watch Child's Tongue
"California Fig Syrup" is
Children's Harmless
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Laxative
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When your child ii constipated, biI-?
feat, bu colic, feverish-breath, coated
tongue, or diarrhea, a teaspoonful of
genuine "California Fig Syrup" eweet
ani the atomach and promptly clean^
the bowele of poiaona, gaaea, bile, sour?
log food and waate. Never crampa oif
overacta. Contain a no narcotica of
aoothing druga. Children love its dfr
licloua taste.
Aak your druggiat for genuine "OUf*
fornia Fig Syrup" which haa full di
rections for babiee and children ol
all agee, plainly printed on bottle*
Mother! You must aay "California"
or you may get an imitation fig ayrupi
IMPERIAL iXLAl X Aiioo vv?u lu, A
Old mattress* made as good aa new at half the cost of the Mid
of a new bed. All work guaranteed to last. If you have any nj*
tresaes you would like to have renovated drop us a card and
salesman will eall and get your bed and give you prices on T
different kinds of work we do. Address all letters to /
LYLE McLEAN, Manager
WHITTIRR, N. C.
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Priced from
$75 "> $450
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THE 1927 TAX BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN
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call, pay Walter Dean or the Commissioner
of Finance. They are authorized to give you
your receipt. V . .
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