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Page 4A - The Lee County Ledger, Thursday, November 1, 2001
Georgia Forestry Commission
Receives National Award
The Georgia Forestry Commis
sion (GFC) received the national
Service Citizen's Award pre
sented by the United States De
partment of Interior Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) for
GFC contributions to wildfire
prevention and suppression in the
Okefenokee National Wildlife
Refuge.
The award was presented to
GFC Director Fred Allen at a spe
cial GOAL (Greater Okefenokee
Association of Landowners)
meeting in Fargo, Georgia.
The Service Citizen's Award
recognizes significant contribu
tions to the mission of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. The
Georgia Forestry Commission
was honored for support of
GOAL and their fire prevention
activities. GFC support included
firefighting, establishing
Okefenokee Swamp-edge fire
breaks, and preparing helicopter
dip sites.
GFC Director Fred Allen de
scribes GOAL as a "unique and
outstanding example of federal,
multi-state, and private coopera
tive activities for wildland fire
protection" with the objective to
protect and promote forest re
sources in and around the
Okefenokee Swamp through a
stewardship ethic
Marshall Jones, Jr., USFWS
Acting Director, said the award
is an expression of appreciation
for the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion response to fire suppression
needs on the Okefenokee Na
tional Wildlife Refuge. "The out
standing support of the emer
gency wildland fire suppression
response is a fine example set by
the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion," Jones said. "It brings great
credit to the organization and to
the citizens of the State of Geor
gia."
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Brad Lofton Director of Economic Development 759-2422
“An Important Vote”
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To A Veteran
Words can't express our feelings for you,
We thank you in every way that is true,
We're proud of all the things you did,
And our love for you shall not be hid.
Thank you for being so bold,
We are thankful in ways that
cannot be told,
We want you to know how proud we are,
To know that we are free because you
went far.
Brave, Patriotic, Courageous,
Just a few words that describe Veterans.
Written by: Paige Varner
Seventh Grade
Lee County Middle School
Lee County Middle School would like
to invite all veterans to their Veterans’
Day Celebration Friday, November 9
at 9:30 a.m. in the middle school gym.
Facts About Masonry
By J.M. Rhodes
Member of Chehaw Lodge 701
Leesburg, Georgia
THE LANDMARKS
OF MASONRY
In the course of the various de
grees, Masons are given various
instructions on their conduct with
regard to Masonry. However, not
all of the principle s that ought to
be followed are clearly defined.
The new Mason is expected to
devote some of his time to read
ing or otherwise studying and
learning the principles of the
craft.
We were instructed in the
Charge following our initiations
to adhere to the ancient land
marks of the Order. The Charge
in the Fellowcraft Degree also
makes reference to the Land
marks of Masonry. But what are
the ancient landmarks?
If you read three books on Ma
sonry you will find three differ
ent answers. List of Landmarks
of Masonry run in some cases to
twenty-five or even fifty items.
The best scholars agree on two
essential tests of true landmarks
of Masonry.
1. A landmark must have ex
isted as long as the memory of
man can be traced.
2. A landmark is an element in
the form or essence of the Soci
ety of such importance that Free
masonry would no longer be Free
masonry if it were removed.
Strict application of these rules
decimates most list of landmarks.
These are boiled down to five ac
ceptable landmarks. They are:
1. That a Mason professes a be
lief in God, the Supreme Being,
the Great Architect of the Uni
verse.
2. That the Volume of the Sa
cred Law is an essential and in
dispensable part of the Lodge, to
be open in full view when the
brethren are at labor.
3. A Mason must be male, free
born and of mature age.
4. That a Mason, by his tenure,
owes allegiance to the Sovereign
(or to his Country) and to the
Craft.
5. That a Mason believes in the
immortality of the soul.
The landmarks are not an at
tempt to define a code of behav
ior for Masons, but adherence to
these fundamental concepts leads
inevitably to the principles of
honor and virtue that are the ide
als of Masonry.
The Lee County Ledger
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MEMBER OF GEORGIA
PRESS ASSOCIATION
I want to devote this week's ar
ticle to a very important subject
that will have a direct impact on
each and every taxpayer in the
City of Leesburg. On Tuesday,
November 6, Leesburg residents
will have the opportunity to vote
for or against a Referendum to
allow Freeport exemption in the
City limits of Leesburg.
Lee County is currently 100%
exempt from the requirement of
Freeport, and Smithville has 40%
exemption on the books. Let me
first explain what Freeport con
sists of.
The governing authority of any
county or municipality may elect,
with the approval of the voters,
to exempt the following types of
tangible personal property:
Inventory of goods in the pro
cess of being manufactured or
produced including raw materials
and partly finished goods;
Inventory of finished goods
manufactured or produced within
this State held by the manufac
turer or producer for a period not
to exceed 12 months:
Inventory of finished goods on
January 1 that are stored in a
warehouse, dock, or wharf which
are destined for shipment outside
this State for a period not to ex
ceed 12 months:
The percentage of exemption
can be set at 20,40,60, 80 or 100
percent of the inventory value.
According to the Georgia Depart
ment of Revenue, over sixty per
cent of Georgia counties and cit
ies have adopted Freeport Ex
emption at some level.
So, how does this affect
homeowners and taxpayers in
Leesburg, Georgia? The State of
Georgia is becoming a distribu
tion epicenter for the entire East
ern United States. 2000 people
per day move into the states of
Georgia and Florida. We enjoy
the best transportation grid in the
country, and Leesburg sits di
rectly between Orlando, Florida
and Atlanta. Georgia. This is the
second fastest growing corridor
in the Country. I believe that
there is tremendous economic po
tential for job growth and invest
ment in distribution in our
County. Adding this investment
will help to diversify the tax base
in the City of Leesburg. Adding
this investment will allow the
City to decrease the burden of
taxation on the homeowners.
Without Freeport in place, we will
have a hard time attracting manu
facturing and distribution compa
nies. Adding the exemption will
be a gesture of support for busi
nesses that employee Lee County
citizens.
I want to encourage you to help
the Development Authority in at
tracting industry to Leesburg.
Please consider voting for the
Freeport Exemption on Tuesday,
November 6, 2001. If you have
any questions or if you would like
further information, please call
me at 759-2422. Thanks, and
have a great week.
Lee County Middle School Seventh Grade Students
of the Week for the Week of October 22 - 26 pictured
on the front row is Austin Albright. Pictured on the
back row is Ashley Viquez and Sam Hinman.
Early Frost On Cotton
The frost we received this
weekend caught some cotton
growers with cotton that was not
yet defoliated. I've received calls
asking me if an application of a
defoliant is still appropriate, (For
those people not familiar with
cotton production, defoliation re
fers to the use of a chemical spray
to cause leaves to fall off of a cot
ton plant and bolts to open.)
I consulted with Dr. Steve
Brown. Extension Cotton
Agronomist. Dr. Brown told me
that it would take three or four
hours at 28 degrees to damage
boils. When bolls are damaged by
cold, the smaller bolls will be
come mushy and will begin to
smell. Of course, it didn't get
down to 28 degrees over the
weekend.
We did, however, have enough
frost in certain areas to damage
at least some of the leaves to the
point that they will more than
likely not be dropped by a defo
liant. I looked at a couple of fields
Monday morning that had vary
ing amounts of frost damage
within a field. Even on a plant,
some leaves might appear dam
aged while others seemed OK.
If a leaf appears "scalded" or
"burned", with the typical curling
and browning of frost damage, it
will probably "stick" to the plant
even after a defoliant is applied.
Although this damage is already
apparent, it will be even more so
in a few days.
A light frost can actually set the
plant up for defoliation by getting
the leaves ready for abscission
(the separating of the leaf petiole
form the cotton plant.) An appli
cation of Def or Folex can finish
up the process.
An ethephon boll opener, such
as Prep, can be used to open bolls.
The ethephon product works
when it is sprayed on the boll, so
leaves are not vital to its work
ing. Because of the cool weather,
the maturation process may be
slowed, so not all hard boils may
open.
For more information, call the
Lee County Extension Office at
759-6025.
To submit articles and pictures to
The Lee County Ledger, you may
e-mail them to leeledger@aol.com or
mail items of interest to
P.O. Box 715, Leeshurg Georgia.
Green bolls can still be opened with ethephon.
Lee County Middle School Eighth Grade Students of
the Week for the Week of October 22 - 26 pictured on
the front row are Paige Bartlett and Ryan Frye.
Pictured on the back row are Megan Rexer and
Heather Knight.
