Plan To Check Forest Fire Loss This Year
Warden Adds Deputies To
Assist in Control of Fires
Burning Permits To
Be Obtained Prior
To Starting Fires
Large Damages to Timber
lands La^st Year Spurs
Warden to Action
As 99 per cent of the forest fires
are caused by man they can be pre
vented if the people of the county
will cooperate in preventing negli
gence and comply with the laws re
lating to setting fires in and around
woodland areas, according to Stuart
F. Darden, forest fire warden, who
urges the people to get their burn
ing permits before they start fires.
It was pointed out by Mr. Darden
that those persons who wish to start
fires should first apply to the -ward
en or deputy forest warden and then
to notify those landowners next to
them, so that every precaution can
be made to prevent the spread of the
fire to the lands of neighbors. The
permits are free.
Mr. Darden pointed out that the
following laws are in force regard
ing setting of fires in this county:
it is unlawful to willfully or negli
gently set fire to woods and fields,
or cause fires to be set: excepting
that this does not apply in case of a
landowner firing, or causing to be
fired, his own open, non-wooded
lands or fields, in connection with
farming or building operations, pro
viding lie shall have confined the
fire at his own expense to said open
lands or fields; to lo let fire escape
from owner's own lands; to start a
woods fire on lands without having
first notified adjoining land owners
of such intention to bum: to build
a camp fire without first having
cleared all inflammable material
around such fire for a distance of
10 feet; to burn a slab pile, or other
material without keeping a compe
tent watchman with it; to refuse to
assist a warden in firefighting when
called upon: to interfere with a war
den or fire fighters working under
him while engaged in fire fighting
on anyone's land.
It was further pointed out that it
was also necessary to secure a per
mit from a State Forest Warden to
burn brush or other material in areas
under State Forest Service protec
tion at any time between February
1 and June 1, inclusive, and between
October 1 and November 30. inclus
ive.
Tire following deputy fire wardens
have been named by Mr. Darden in
this county to issue permits and to
assist in watching and helping to
prevent and extinguish fires on wood
lands: L. E. Davenport, C. A. Ledford
and C. D. Hooks. Scuppemong Farm
project: Leon L. Davenport. J. J
Ambrose, H. P. Barnes and H. E
Clifton, towerman. for Scuppemong
[township: J. A. Chesson, J. W. Swain
! Norman G. Chesson, T. W. Tarken
1 ton, J. J. Sawyer and J. C. Knowles.
1 Lees Mill; Clyde Waters, W. S. Bow
IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW
1% PENALTY
will be charged on all
unpaid 1941 taxes for
Town oi Plymouth ii
not paid by
FEBRUARY 1st
P. W. Brown
Tax Collector — Town of Plymouth
Penalty Advances in Amount Each Month
en and J. T. Bateman, towerman,
Plymouth Township; J. L. Rea and
W. J. Vaughan. Wenona; Claud Dun
bar, Pike Road,
Mr. Darden said that, it was a well
known fart that fire is the greatest
single enemy of the forests because
it lowers the value or completely kills
standing timber; destroys reproduc
tion; affects the fertility and mois
ture contents of the soil: contributes
to flood and erosion; drives away
and destroys wild life, its food and
cover.
It was estimated in 1938 that there
was an average stand of 2.410 board
feet of sawtimber per acre and about
4.3 cords of cordwood per acre of
forest land in Washington County.
Interest in forest perpetuation is
being aroused through the demand
for second-growth pine for pulp
wood, and pulp mills are encouraging
selective cutting and the leaving of
seed trees looking to a policy of sus
tained yield, said Mr. Darden.
Dry weather last year and careless
ness permitted thousands of acres of
timberland in Washington County to
burn for weeks at the time as the
forest fire warden and his crew
worked night and day striving to
prevent the spread of the blaze that
could not be extinguished with the
crew and equipment at hand. Fires
broke out in many sections of the
county. Thousands of dollars in lum
ber revenue for the timber owners
were lost as the flaming monster de
voured everything in its path.
Mr. Darden urged that this year,
with national defense needing every
resource in timber contents that can
be acquired, that the people of the
county should recognize it as a pat
riotic duty to assist in every way in
keeping the loss and damages of for
est fires at a minimum.
Meantime, the forest warden has
enlarged his organization of depu
ties and is mapping out a wide pro
gram of fire prevention by working
through the schools, by posters in
public places depicting the huge loss
caused by forest fires and appealing
to the people in every -way to coop
erate in 1942 to help preserve the
forests of this county.
Towermen will be at their posts
in the county again this year, begin
ning in February, to keep watch for
fires and an extra personned will be
inducted into service if necessary to
maintain the freedom of the forests
from fires. Landowners should co
operate by manifesting every pre
caution that they can to prevent a
repetition of the large loss by fires
caused last year.
Creswell Church Is
Threatened by Fire
Creswell—Immediate assistance by
residents prevented a possible loss of
the Methodist Church by fire Sun
day morning when they helped to
prevent the spread of a blaze that
ignited the floor at the bottom of a
heater. The fire occurred at about
9:30 when a janitor started a hot fire
in a heater from wThich all of the
ashes had been removed. The jani
j tor had gone to make a fire in a col
| ored church nearby when the fire
was discovered.
COLD MOTORS i
i CALL FOR US f
On cold days, be sure to protect
your motor against starting wear.
You can do this easily by buying
Opaline or Sinclair Pennsylvania
Motor Oil. Both of these oils
flow freely in cold weather yet
retain their body at engine heat.
That’s because wax and petro
leum jelly (which thicken in cold
weather) are removed by a special
refining process. Protect your
motor and save your pocket
book. Ask your nearby Sinclair
Dealer for free-flowing Sinclair
Opaline or Sinclair Pennsyl
vania Motor Oil!
JOHN SWINSON
AGENT
PLYMOUTH, N. C.
HARRISON’S SERVICE STATION
Opposite Williford’s Tavern Rex Harrison, Mgr.
COOL SPRING GROCERY
JOE SNELL, Prop.Plymouth R. F. D.
WATER ST. SERVICE STATION
C. O. "SHORTY” KELLY, Prop. PLYMOUTH
P. S. BROWNING
DARDENS _NORTH CAROLINA
JUNIPER LODGE
M. L. NOBLES, Prop.Plymouth
COLON R. BOWEN
PLYMOUTH NORTH CAROLINA
War Comes To The Rockies
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Paused oy Censor
IN PERFECT unity and collaboration with the United States, the
Canadian armed forces have embarked upon a plan of campaign for the
joint defense of North American soil. From East to West and North to
South, on both sides of the border, preparations are quietly but steadily
proceeding and any potential invader can expect a hot reception. Even
among the peaks of the Canadian Rockies, battle practice is taking place.
The photograph shows a Universal Carrier, one of Canada’s sturdy, swift
pieces of mechanized transport working its way through a high pass in
the Rockies. These machines which were used with great effect in
Britain’s North African drive against Italy, can move at 50 miles an hour
over the roughest kind of ground.
Ellery Queen Is
Here Wednesday
When Wall Street's richest
widow is strangely slain . . . El
lery plays ill . . . Nikki plays
nurse . . . and Sergeant Velie
plays dumb (it's easy)! Radio
and fiction’s aee sleuth runs
rings around a murder ring . . .
to ring the bell for thrills . . .
suspense . . . comedy!
Ralph Bellamy returns to the
Plymouth Theatre screen on
Wednesday in “Ellery Queen and
the Murder Ring,” newest in the
popular series of crime films
based upon the sleuthing ex
ploits of the famous erime-figlit
er. Margaret Lindsay again is
seen as Nikki Porter, Ellery’s
pert secretary, and Charley
Grapewin plays Inspector Queen.
Others in the cast are James
Burke, Mona Barrie, George Zu
co, Blanche Yurka and Paul
Hurst.
200 Beer Outlets In
State Wiped Out by
Industry Committee
Clean-up or Close-up Drive
Underway in 100 Coun
ties of State
Raleigh—Two hundred retail beer
licenses have been revoked or denied
in 68 North Carolina counties on pe
tition of the Brewers and North Car
olina Beer Distributors Committee.
This means that 200 proprietors of
anti-social beer outlets have been
forced by local authorities to get out
of the beer business as a part of the
beer in dustry's "clean up or close
up” campaign in North Carolina.
Of this number, 148 were revoked,
50 were denied renewal of their re
tail licenses and two surrendered
their licenses after revocation peti
tions had been filed against them,
State Direstor Edgar H. Bain an
nounced. The charges ranged from
illegal sale of whiskey to disorder
and public nuisance which prompted
neighborhood complaint.
Director Bain warned 273 dealers
to cease obnoxious practices or face
more drastic action. In some instan
ces, the retail dealers ignored the
warnings and were later forced out
of the beer business on revocation
petitions.
Field Representatives of the com
mittee, Bain said, investigated 2506
retail outlets and re-clrecked 209
outlets which had been previously
warned.
DON'T TAKE THIS
LYING DOWN . . .
>V h£
i
* When men are fighting and
dying, you must do your part.
Be sure you enlist your DOL
LARS for DEFENSE. Back our
armed forces and protect your
own life_with every single dol
lar and dime you can.
America must have a steady
flow of money pouring In every
day to help beat back our ene
mies.
Put Dimes Into Defense
Stamps, and put Dollars Into
Bonds. Buy now. Buy every
pay day. Buy as often as you
can.
Don't this lying down.
Infantile Paralysis
Fund Drive Gaining
Impetus at Creswell
Woman’s Club Collecting
Dimes and Planning for
Birthday Ball
Creswell—The drive for donations
to the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis is underway in an
intense manner here this week with
the finance committee of the Cres
well Woman’s Club and club mem
bers cooperating.
The organization and membership
of the club has been very active in
collecting dimes and in sponsoring a
President's Birthday Dance, the pro
ceeds of which also, will go to the
paralysis fund.
Heading the finance committee is
Mrs. J. M. Phelps who has associated
with her on the committee Mrs.
Clyde Smithson, Mrs. A. T. Brooks,
Miss Hazel Johnston and Mrs. Has
sell Tarkenton.
Tickets for the dance may be se
cured from Misses Hilda Clontz,
Elizabeth Rivers, Janie Mclnnes,
Grace Stillman and Mesdames Mary
Armstrong, Hassell Tarkenton, C. N.
Davenport, jr„ B. W. Gaither and
E. S. Woodley.
Specialists Advise
Farmers to Change
Tobacco Fertilizer
Recommendations for 1942
Urge Use of 6-9-3 Mix
ture for Plant Beds
L. T. Weeks, extension tobacco
[specialist of N. C.State College, calls
attention to a change made in the
tobacco plant bed fertilizer recom
mendations for 1942. Growers are
now advised to use a 6-9-3 mixture,
instead of a 4-8-3 plant bed ferti
lizer which has been withdrawn from
the market.
“The change was made,” Weeks
said, “in an effort to effect a sav
ings for farmers and to produce bet
ter results during the critical plant
bed life of a tobacco plant. Only
one pound of the 6-9-3 fertilizer
will be needed for each square yeard
of plant bed space, whereas two
pounds of 4-8-3 per square yard are
required.”
The extension worker said that
fertilizer materials are likely to be
scarce in 1942 and 1943, and the use
of the higher analysis mixture in
smaller quantities will be astep in
the direction of meeting the emer
gencies of war.
He said, however, that farmers
who are unable to obtain the 6-9-3
mixture may buy the 4-9-3 fertiliz
er. The 4-9-3 material should be
applied at the rate of two pounds
per square yard
Growers should be careiui not to
use too much of the 6-9-3 fertilizer,”
Weeks warend, “If more titan one
pound per square yard is applied
there is a possibility that the germ
ination of the seed will be very low.”
The recommendations were chang
ed by the Tobacco Workers Confer
ence, comprising agronomists, to
bacco specialists, and research work
ers of the flue-cured tobacco-produc
ing states. The conference contin
ued its recommendation that tobacco
plant bed fertilizers be free from
chlorines. It also urged that one
fourth of the nitrogen to be derived
from nitrates, one-fourth from nat
ural organics, and one-half from
standard inorganics.
The Navy's women nurses are not
allowed in combat zones but are re
placed by male nurses trained by
them.
So Your Car Didn't
Start This Morning!
Some other cars just did start, so
there’s something WRONG besides
the cold weather. And we’ll show you
how to start it regardless of weather.
Perhaps it is the battery, perchance it
is the oil, it could be the transmission,
or it might even be “the nature of the
brute.”
IN ANY EVENT
Our "Trouble-Shooters"
Will Set Your Car Right
HOUSE
Chevrolet Co.
W. C. House, Mgr. ]. W. House, Asst. Mgr.
AVOID TAX
PENALTY
January is the last month in which county
taxes may be paid at par. There is no discount
and no penally this month.
Beginning February 2
A Penally oi 1 Per Cent Will Be Added To
All Tax Accounts One Washington County
Pay Your Taxes NOW
And Save The Penalty
We Will Be Glad To Serve You in Any Way
Possible. See Us Before February lsi.
J. E. Davenport
TAX COLLECTOR, WASHINGTON COUNTY