Farmers, Other Private
Landowners Control About
75 ; Southern Forest Land
The farmer and private land
owner control almost three-fourths
of the forest lands in the South.
The U. S. Forest Service in its
recent publication^ "Timber Re
source Review," states that wood
using industries follow the farmer
in forest ownership, with all gov
ernmental agencies third.
Farmers and privat" landowners
control in excess of 143 million
acres of forest land, 74 per cent,
in 12 southern states.
Wood-using industries combined
own 33V4 million acres, 17.5 per
cent. The Southern Pulpwood Con
servation Association of Atlanta,
Ga., reports that of the above fig
ure, the pulp and paper industry
owns 12 million acres or 0 3 per
cent of all Southern forest lands.
Governmental agencies, Includ
ing federal, state, and municipal,
own 16,700,000 forest acres or 8.5
per cent of the southern owner
ship.
The sou/hern pulp and paper in
dustry is the best.custodian of its
lands, according to the Forest
Service. The industry, nationally,
gets 84 per cent maximum use of
its forest lands as compared to 81
per cent for national forests and
73 per cent for the lumber indus
try. The pulp and paper industry
rates even higher in the southern
region, getting 96 per cent maxi
mum use of its forests.
According to the Southern Pulp
wood Conservation- Association, the
pulp and paper industry owhs 12
/ million acres of forest lands to
safeguard its raw material supply
necessary to its more than two bil
lion dollar investment in G7 south
ern pulp and paper mills. When
these lands grow a full crop of
trees, it is estimated a sustained
yield cut will provide 50 per cent
of the total pulpwood requirement.
The remaining trees will be pur
chased on the open market, prim
arily from farmers and small land
owners. <
The majority of lands purchased
by the pulp and paper industry is
in large tracts and were transfers
of ownership from other industrial
owners.
Sailing Home
?
NORFOLK. Va 'API ? Walter
Otton, of Jersey City, N. J., grin
ned at a reporter as he made a line
fast from a houstboat to a former
50-foot Navy launch.
"Moving my- borne." he saM. |
"Been planning it ten years."
Otton built the houseboat 'him
self. then bought the Navy launch.
He is towing it to West Palm Beach
with the help of a friend.
About half of all farms sold in
this country are sold through real
estate dealers, according to a sur
vey by the U. S, Department of i
Agriculture.
Community News
Of Cecil Area
By MRS. J. EDGAR BURNETTE
Community Reporter
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Norris, for
merly of Nixon Creek, have moved
to Detroit, where they are employ
ed. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Trull are
occupying the former Norris home.
Miss Grace Erwin spent the
weekend With her roommate. Miss
Joyce Baldwin, of Franklin.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Reece and
daughter. Kathy, were guests Sun
day of the latter's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Staples Johnson in Avery
County.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rogers and
baby of Davidson are the guests
this week of Mr. and Mrs. Delmar
Rogers.
Pvt. Ollis Browning is leaving
for a short visit with his father.
Kenneth Browning, at Springfield.
Mass., befdre returning to Fort
Dix, N. J. Pvt. Browning has been
visiting his grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Swanger. and other
relatives in the Cecil community.
Kenneth and Virgil Browning
recently moved to Springfield,
Mass.. where they are employed.
Pvt. Glenn Browning has return
ed to Fort Jackson, S C., aftrer
spending a furlough here.
Mrs. Olin Crocker and family
of Cherryville, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hub
Rogers.
Mrs. Joe Burke and Jonah Brown
are recuperating at their homes
following serious illnesses.
Pvt. Lane Pressley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Coy Pressley, has return
ed to Ft. Jackson after spending a
furlough with his parents.
N
Pvt. Harold Ledbetter, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bant Ledbetter, has
been assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas,
from Fort Jackson.
Pvt. Wayne E. Parker, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker, has
been assigned to Fort Devens.
Mass.. from Fort Jackson.
Pvt. Roy Ledbetter, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Ledbetter. arrived
Thursday from Fort Monroe to
spend a two-week furlough with his
parents.
Cpl. Jerry Clark, who is station
ed at the Air Force base at Oscoda.
Mich., left Monday after a two
week furlough. He was accompan
AIR FORCE JET PILOT KILLED AFTER HITTING AUTOS
FIREMEN FLAY HOSES on the smouldering wreckage of an Air Force T-33 Jet trainer plane wntcn over
shot a landing strip at the Los Angeles International Airport, exploded into flamea and struck two care
on an adjacent six-lane highway. The woman driving one of the autos was injured, cot seriously. The ?
pilot of the jet, Air force Capt Dwight M. Cook of Niagara Falls, N.Y, died at a nearby hospital.
ied by his wife and two children,
who have spent the past three
months with her patents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Ledbetler.
fi/N Jack Phillips will return to
San Francisco. Calif., this week
after spending a furlough with his
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Ranseler Phillips
and son, Bobby, of High Point,
spent the weekend with Mrs. Phil
Hps' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Hargrove.
Mrs. Dallas Clark has returned
| to her -home after a trip to Jack
> sonville. Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Bill
| Clark and daughter of Newport
News, Va.. accompanied Mrs Clark
to Jacksonville after she visited
them in Virginia.
Mrs. Clyde Jones and daughter,
Emma Lou, were guests of Mr and
Mrs, Jones' daughter, Mrs. Ed
Davis of Salem, N. J, for two
weeks.
Anderson Huskey spent the past
Week in Haywood County Hospital,
where he received medical treat
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lee of
Detroit, and son. Chesley Lee. of
Flint. Mich., were guests last week
of the Lee's daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. McKinley Burress.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Owen had as
their guests the past week. Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Owen of Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan have
sold their home to Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Reece. The Morgans have
purchased the Clyde Caldwell
Lower Crabtree
Students Return
To Colleges ;
By MBS. MILLARD FERGUSON
Community Reporter
I
College .students who have re- ,
turned to their respective schools ,
are: Miss Margaret Noland to j
Greensboro College, where she is
a senior; Miss Nancy Noland to
Stratford College. Danville, Va.: (
Miss Dorris McCrary to Appalachi- ,
an. where she is a senior; and |
Jack Kinsland to Nashville Tech ,
School, Nashville. Tenn. ? |
Keller Wells, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hubert Wells, finished the
course in diesel engineering and J
received his diploma from the |
Nashville Technical School. Nash- ,
ville. Tenn.. in December.
The W.M.U. of the Crabtree Bap
tist Church will meet Saturday,,
Jan. 7, at the church at 2 p.m. Mrs.
Carlisle Davis, president, will pre
side and the program will be "Fif
ty Years of Missionary Vision With
the Indians". Also meeting at this
time will be the Sunbeams with
Mrs. Orville Allen, director, and
the G.A. girls with Mrs. Noble
Hoglen as director. "
The Young People's Training
Union, with Charles Noland. lead
er, met last Saturday night with
Martha Caldwell at the home of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie
Caldwell, of Reaverdam.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Davis
returned last week from Moores
ville where they visited Mr. Davis'
parents, the Rev. and Mrs. P. R.
Davis. They alao visited a brother
and sister-in-law of Mrs. Davia.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Beale of
Rockingham.
Corp. and Mrs Lawrence Davis
have returned to Fort Knox, Ky.,
after visiting their parents. Mr
and Mrs. Andy M Ferguson and
Mrs. Ella Davia of Waynesville.
The Hyder Mountain community
welcomes Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Rathbone who have purchased the
Rollings home.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Overman have
purchased and moved to the Teague
Messer home on Upper Crabtree.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ray have mov
ed to their new home, the J. R.
Hipps place, which they purchased
last fall.
On the sick list this week are the
Rev. A. R. Davis, and son Ricky.
Mrs. Robert Cockrell, C. T. Fergu
son and Mrs. Bill Parks.
Arthur Robinson, who is spend
ing the winter in Gaffney. S. C? is
at his home here for two weeks
Mrs. Fred Ferguson and daugh
ter Vivadean. who is a student at
Berea College, and Mrs.i Raby of
Whlttier were weekend guests of
| home from R. C. Ledbetter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir Moody have
sold their farm to the Champion
Paper and Fibre Co. They will
move soon to Mocksvilie.
Wesley Holzapple of Richmond.
Vs., a student at Berea College in
Kentucky, was a guest of Miss
Pauline Shepherd recently.
Paul Shepherd is now teaching
I in Ellijay, Ga. high school. He re
turned to Ellijay Monday after a
visit here. With him here were
George Graham. Miss Oleta Holt
and Miss Jewell Garrett, of of the
I Ellijay faculty.
Miss Norma Jean Sheffield haa
returned to Berea College after
spending the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver Shef
fiald.
Another daughter of the Sbef
flelds. Joyce Ann, has entered a
nursing school in Cincinnati She
formerly attended Berea College |
Mrs Ferguson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Vinson Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Vinson Uryson oi
\sheville were weekend guests of
Vfr. .and Mrs. John K. Ferguson.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ott of Bridge
own, N, J , were here last week
/isiting relatives and were guests
jf Mrs. Olt's aunt ami uncle, Mr.
ind Mrs. Hubert Wells.
Francis. Roger and Deflnis Wells.
:hildren of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit
tVells of Kingsport. Tenn , who
have been visiting their grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Wells,
have returned to their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lee Fergu
son and daughter Linda, who have
been visiting Mr. Ferguson's par
pnts, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Fergu
son. left Sunday fur their home
in Detroit, Mich.
Fines Creek
Community News
By MRS SAM FERGUSON
Community Reporter
. Reeves Ferguson, who is employ
ed by the Macon Construction Co.
in Georgia, returned to his work
Tuesday after spending 10 days
with his wife and daughter. Nancy,
here.
Daisy Rogers left Monday for
Ohio after several days visiting her
parents and relatives at Fines
Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. T D Brummitt of
Fines Creek- recently visited Mr.
Brummitt'a parents at Oxford,
N.C., for the celebration of the let
ter's golden wedding anniversary.
Visiting Mr and Mrs. M. M
Sirkpatrick recently were Ernest
oward of Ohio. Mr. ?nd Mrs.
Roosevelt Payne of Alexander, Ho
bert Justice of Newport News, Vu*
Mr, and Mrs Milas Kirkpatrlck and
sen, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kirkpat
rlck and children. Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Kirkpatrlck and son. and Mr
and Mrs Frank Kirkpatrlck and
others.
Novella Rector, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Hayden Rector of Fines
Creek, has been spending several
days in Virginia visiting relatives.
Mr and Mrs. Franklin Allen and
children of Greensboro visited Mr
Allen's sister and family, Mr and
Mrs. Fred Brown of Fines Creek.
Glenn Green of Hickory was a
recent visitor here.
During the holidays tyr. and Mrs
Glenn Noland gave a New Year's
party and dinner.
During the holidays Mr. and Mrs
Ray Rogers had all their famil.s
home.
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Ferguson en
tertained a group of friends Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. R, L. Wolfe and
daughters, Betty Lou and Barbara
of Panama City. Fia., visited Mr.
and Mrs T W. Rogers during
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Magher and
daughters, Tina and Gail, and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Martin and sons.
Jimmy and Joe, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Rogers.
H. L. Rathbone is a patient at
Memorial Mission Hospital in Ashe
vile.
Tom Krkpatrlck is quite ill at
Haywood County Hospital.
The Department of Agriculture
says 10.000 species of insects found
in the United States are important
enough to be labelled "public ene
mies".
Clyde Firemen Make
Run To Sinclair House
Clyde firemen made a run at
10:10 a.m. Wednesday to the resi
dence of the late Harry Sinclair In
Clyde, no woccupied by his daugh
ter, Mrs. Leant Jarrett.
Firemen reported that no dam
axe was done by the Are which
started from an overheated chim
ney.
Buganda is the largest, wealth
iest and most independent of
Uganada'c four provinces.
About 2 per cent of ail school
children need special training be
cause they are mentally retarded.
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