CONTROL LAND
WASH AT START,
URGES FULTON
Conservation Chairn-cn
Ciiss Practices
I ha. Hj.p
Ti*p place tj start con ti oiling
erosion is where Hit erosion oe
gins, and lall aim ?iu?i o.n.?*
is a good lime lj sL*?;L, a.i.u,u
ing to Howell 1' iii iuii,
oi the ' Macon . Coutuy ,?giii-ui
lural Obn. t r , atiyn committee.
?Too oiu.n control ?u?.uoUies
are started a.ter a lot of uie
damage lias bten ? u'utw. 'we
shoulcu t have It) wait until
lipids are cut up witn ? gullies
beiore we do something about
trying 10 atop erosion on our
larms."
ll muddy water is running off
the tftim. eiosion is taicing piace.
'i tie lirst step is to aeteimine
wnere it is c->mmg irom uuu
ttieii to determine what steps
should be taken to Keep Luc
land irom getting away. Hill
sides! planted to tow ciops and
natural waterways plowed up
and taken out ol oOd are often
the farcing points, Mr. Fuiton
suggested.
The Agricultural Conservation
prcgtam wa.i , set up to help
larm^rs meet these con^erva'ion
problems wherever thry arc tn
in; iana, trie cnairinan said.
Whatever the problem, whether
erosion is jus; getting started
or already 'at a serious stage,
there, are practices to meet the
most serious problem in any
laii.iinj area.
Farming on the contour helps
in many instances on hilly or
sloping land, he said. Vvhere
terraces are needed, grassed
water way outlets should be pro
vided so that the terrace doesn't
become an erosion hazard in
stead' of control.
In many cases; grass and
clover scd crops are sometimes
about the oniy means of keep
ing land irom washing away.
Sod frops in rotation help. Hut
whatever the problem, the big
thing is to catch erosion before
it gets to the gully stage. Mr,
Fulto^i urged farmers to check
theirjeonsen atio.i problems now
with i the county agricultural
DR. CHARLES II. BOLTON j
Dr. Bolton, of the Riverside
Baptist 'church, Miami, Fla., will ,
he the guest minister at a scrips
of revival services at the First
Baptist church here. The re
vival will open Sunday, October
3, with services each evening at
7:30. Dr. Bolton's first service
v ilf lie at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday,
October 5, starting that date,
Morning services also will be
conductcd daily.
Ellijay
Mrs. Harry Morrison, of Gas- i
tonia. who recently received I
painful burns on her lianas,
lace, and neck, when a jar of
applesauce blew up in her
hands, has recovered. The ac
cident occurred at the home
here Mrs. William's mother,
Mrs. Charlie Mincey, whom Mr^.
Williams was visiting.
Fred Young, of Ellijay, who
recently underwent a^ major
operation at Angel hospital, has
sufficiently recovered to be able
to return to his work in the
Ellijay Vercalite mines.
Mr and Mrs. Richard Wil
liams, of Greenville, 8. C., re
cently visited Mrs. Williams'
aunt. Mrs. Fred Buchanan, of
Ellijay.
The Rev. Hobart Rogers, of
Asheville, visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rogers, of
Ellijay, recently.
conservation committee, to take
full advantage of the program '
for fall and winter practices. j
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Hurler appointment from Pepsi-Cola Company, N. Y.
Regular 30c Value
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Deposit
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VV henever you shop, always take home six big,,
lilG 12-ounce bottles of Pepsi-Cola for the
family! Twelve full glasses ? plenty. for all!
G. I. Collegians Won't
Get Paid Till November
Pointing out that most stu
dent-veterans won't get their
lirst subsistence checks tor the
fail term unul November, the
Veterans administration has
suggester that G. I. collegians
have enough money to tide them
them over for a couple of
months. The VA. said veterans
who complete their school reg
istration after September 20 will
receive th-Mr September and Oc
tober subsistence allowances ir*
one ?cheek early in No.e.nber,
The next ehecks will Le deliv-)
ercd ou or about December 1'
to cover Novertiber allowances^
and payments will be liude^
monthly thereafter.
?.Irs B^.ughin Vv 11
B ; G r. I! or On
Her Gist tiirtl-cay
. A "woman of achievement1'
?medal will bp presented to M; s.
Thoebe Eaughan at a picnic to
be given by friends on 'the
occasion of her . 81st birthday
Sunday, September 23, i
The medal, "riven pnr.r."!!y ti
some Southerner by Mis. L mar
Lipscomb, of Miami rnd Lake
mont, Ga* president of the
Achievement club, w ll to rre-.
sentrd by C >1 Charles Met er.
)( Florida and Dilla:d.
All friends n.id patients an<}
'omier patients of Mrs. Baqgliaq
? ?*> w .
Special Lunch {
50c
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CH3ICF, OF MEATS
Three Vegetables
Hot Rolls
Coffee
Desert
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Dkb GrSl
llni Dogs and Hamburgers
Stitas Family'*
Aiiituil Reunion
Attended By 200
Approximately 200 relatives
and mends attended the annual
5 tiles fcrai'.y reunion, held at
the home oi R. N Stiies. tiank
lin. Route 2, Sur.ua,. , tjectcax .\l:
12.
A picnic lunch was sp.eaci ?.?.
noon, and p program of music !
'cllowed, interspersed wiih Ciiei |
talks.
Forester Of Argentina
On V. sit To Nantahala
R. L. Yussem, who is with the !
Argentine Forest Direction (cor
responding to the U. S. Forest :
t^rvkei arrived here iast week
for a study o.' forestry metnods
employed on the Nantahala Na
tional Forest. Mr. Yussem, who
are invited to attend the pic
nic, to be held at 2 p. m. in the
grove near her trailer, just o.i
Highway 23, near Dillard.
will be here until September 24.
Is concluding a year's visit to
the United States under student
exchange plan
BEER TAX^S $553,108
Beer taxes collected by the
state during Aa^ust tjta*iu
$553,108, the State Dopa: LuUU
of Revenue reported tau w_c*
There were no bank lailu.es j
In the United States in the yj-i j
1945.
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