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TREE DISEASES
DISCUSSED BY
DYER
Two common tree diseases, pine
canker rust and oak leaf blister, will
probably make their appearance ; n
the next few weeks, according . to
Dorsey Dyer, forester for the Uni
versity of Georgia Agricultural Ex
tension Service.
Pine canker rust is the worst as
far as forest trees are concerned,
Dyer explained. This diseases causes
A swelling on the limbs and quite
often on the main stem of slash and
loblolly pines. There is no central
control for this disease. Limbs with
swellings on them should be removed
before the disease spreads to the
main stem. If the swelling appears
on the main stem or trunk of the
tree, the tree should be cut and uti
lized as soon as possible.
Dyer said that oak leaf blister
may attack any species of oak.
Blisters on the leaves of the oaks
are usually the first noticeable signs
of the disease. The blisters are
usually about one-half inch in diam
eter and are yellowish-white in color.
The leaves from the infected trees
should be raked and burned in the
fall.
Besides these two diseases there
are two insects that may prove trou
blesome to timber farmers, Dyer
continued. These two insects are
the bark beetle and turpentine bee
tie.
He pointed out that bark beetles
kill the pines by girdling. These
insects are about one-half of an inch
in length and are a dark brown
color. Sawdust around the base of
the infested tree is evidence of their
attack. They work just under the
bark of the tree. Infested trees
should be removed and destroyed or
sprayed with one-half of one per
cent solution of benzene hexaehlo
ride.
Dyer said that the turpentine bee
tle is very similar to the bark beetle
except it is about twice the size of
the bark beetle and usually attacks
in much smaller numbers. The same
solution of BHC sprayed on the
lower 10 to 12 feet of the trunk will
usually control the insects.
Georgia Baptists To
Raise $100,00 For
Hospital Charity Work
Atlanta, Ga.—Mother’s Day will
have an added significance for the
Baptist churches of Georgia, for it
is also their day to raise a minimum
of $100,000 to help pay the cost of
charity work done at the Georgia
Baptist Hospital.
Dr. Louie D. Newton, chairman of
the Hospital Commission, said at
least $100,000 would he needed dur
ing the year to provide for the char
ity work in the 500-bed institution.
‘‘The Georgia Baptist Hospital ex
ists primarily to minister to those
sick people who can NOT pay for
medical treatment,” Dr. Newton
said. “Most of the patients pay
their own way, but the first concern
is for those who cannot pay for the
necessary medical care.”
Edwin B. Peel, administrator of
the hospital, said that the annual
offering produced $76,330 last year.
The hospital made additional funds
available, .vith the result that $145,-
679 was spent for hospital charity
work. In addition, the doctors do
nate their services for such work.
Mr. Peel said there is no discrim
ination among charity cases because
of religious affiliation.
The annual Mother’s Day offering,
on May 10, will be received through
the Baptist churches of the state
and through their Sunday Schools.
“We are hoping for one hundred
per cent cooperation,” Dr. Newton
said, “for this is one of the most im
portant offerings in our Baptist
churches during the year.”
JAKIN SENIORS SPONSOR
SPRING FESTIVAL
The Jakin Seniors are sponsoring
a “Spring Festival,” Friday, May 1.
A chicken supper will be served be
ginning at 5:30 o’clock and contin
uing until 7:45 o’clock. The plates
will be 40c and 65 each. Then be
ginning at 8:00 o’clock p. m., there
will be a program held in the high
school auditorium. 10c admission
will be charged for the program.
The Senior Class extends to all a
cordial invitation.
Devil’s Invention
Back in the fourteenth century
people thought eyeglasses were an
invention of the devil. If we had
been intended to see better, they
reasoned, we would have been given
better eyes. This is reminiscent of the
man who said that if nature had
intended us to brush our teeth she
would have put bristles on the ends
of our tongues.
EARLY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE
TO PURPLE HEART VETS
The Campaign on Now Britain and
the Marines in the Central Solo
i mons - ™°st b the recent historical monographs Branch pre- of
I Marine Corps l Headquarters, are now
* valla ' ble gratuitously to Purple
Heart veterans of the respective
(am P al K ns<
Tenth in the series of articles of
World War II, the Campaign on New
Britain covers the operations of the
First Marine Division during the
New Britain campaign. Marines in
the Central Solomns is the story of
the fight on the New Georgia group
of islands during the summer of
1943.
Purple Heart winners of both
these campaigns may obtain either or
both of the books by writing to:
Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps
(Code A03D), Washington 25, D. C.
Others desiring copies may pur
chase them from the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington 25, D. C.
Give It Time
It is advisable to allow three or
four days’ drying time between ex
terior paint coats. Paint dries more
rapidly in summer and fall, more
slowly in spring and winter.
Largest Library
The library of the Wisconsin State
Historial Society is the largest of
any historical society.
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MILEAGE MAKER "6” WINS SWEEPSTAKES!
Score a blazing victory for Ford’s dollar-saving gas economy! Ford’s high
compression Mileage Maker "6” with Overdrive beat every car entered
in this year's M°bilgas Economy Rim, regardless of size or weight, to
sweep the sweepstakes! Ford’s winning average was 56.70 ton-miles per
gallon.* And Ford’s high-compression 110-h.p. Strato-Star V-8 with
Overdrive was right up - there in economy, too, with a record of 48.55
ton-miles per gallon!
The winning Ford was a regular production car, just like thousands
of other ’53 Fords you see on the road today. This 1,206-mile trip from
Los Angeles to Sun Valley covered all types of driving conditions. The
route threaded through city traffic, where stop-and-go driving tests an
engine’s fuel economy under the toughest conditions . . . and out along
the highways of four western states.
The Ford Mileage Maker "6” took all this in stride, maintaining
a speed above the required 44.25 m.p.h. minimum, to finish 1st in the
sweepstakes! What better proof is there that Ford is the thriftiest car
of all? What better way to show why Ford is worth more when you
buy it . . . worth more when you sell it!
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cars in each class regardless of size and weight. Ton-miles per gallon equals the cor weight (Including passengers 1
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