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Trout Fishing in North Georgia
VROM our Fish Management Department comes a report
* that trout fishing in North Georgia is getting better
every day. There were more trout caught last year than
ever before.
the streams, careful study is made in those streams within
the management areas, to determine the number of stocked
fish caught in comparison with the native fish. The stocked
fish are marked to determine the per cent of recovery. This
project also makes necessary improvements to combat de
pleted watersheds, harmful types of logging operations, poor
cover, pollution and anything else that is detrimental to
good fishing.
Studies have been made in the seven management
areas of North Georgia at Cohutta, Blue Ridge, Chesta
tee, Chattahoochee, Lake Burton, Lake Russell, and
Warwoman. During 1955, there were 7,776 permits
bought by anglers to fish in these areas—an increase
of 737 over 1954. The creel census showed that 71%
of the fishermen caught at least one fish and 13%
caught their limit of 10 trout. Although brook trout
are the easiest to catch, it seems that more rainbow
were caught than any other kind. Os course, the brown
trout are naturally hard to catch and usually appear
in the creel of expert anglers.
Os the trout released into the streams, 70% of the brook
were caught, 67% of the rainbow, and 17% of the brown.
The average person caught 3.8 trout that average 8.6 inches
long.
Population studies have shown that rainbow trout
are best suited for the North Georgia streams. They
have virtually replaced the native brook in almost
every stream.
The number of people turning to fishing for sport and
recreation is increasing every year. Only through good
stream management can we supply these people with good
fishing. Our hatcheries are expanding each year and fish
eries experts are continually devising new methods to keep
our streams flowing with an abundance of fish.
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Fish Kills and Fungus
In a great many ways fish are like human beings. If a
fish does not have sufficient food its resistance is lowered
and it becomes easy prey to different types of diseases. One
of the most common is fungus.
The fish are more susceptible to fungus during the
Spring months. Every year we face this problem in
at least a dozen ponds throughout Georgia—mostly
commercial ponds.
Recently, one of the biologists was sent to Hartwell on
a report that several commercial ponds in that area were
experiencing fish kills. Investigation revealed that the fish
died from fungus, with two probable reasons. One reason
was that the ponds were overstocked, which meant that
some of the fish were not getting enough to eat. As a result,
the resistance of these fish was lowered and they were not
able to throw off the fungus bacteria.
The other probable reason was that some of the fish
had been brought in from outside the state—a proce
dure that has been one of the largest contributing fac
tors to fish diseases in Georgia.
A fish kill such as this could be prevented. There is an
abundance of material written on the subject of proper
stocking and management of fish ponds. Also, there are
fisheries experts available in the Game and Fish Commis*
sion to assist pond owners with their management.
STAKE, MULCH TOMATOES
Cecil Blackwell, Agricultural
Extension Service horticulturist,
says staking tomato plants will
mean earlier production. More
plants can be grown in a given
area, too. Blackwell says mulch
ing the plants will give many
of the same advantages. For one
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The Trout Stream Research Pro
ject which was initiated in 1953 has
been very successful in supplying the
fishermen with an abundance of fish.
Last year, under this project there
were 100,000 trout—rainbow, brook,
and brown—released into the streams
of North Georgia.
Under this project all streams are
checked to find out which ones are suited
for trout. After the trout are released into
thing, it will reduce the evapora
tion of moisture from the soil.
Speeding on U. S. streets
and highways last year killed
12,700 men, women and child-
House Okays
Blitch Bill
On Okefenoke
The authorization for the $725,-
000 to be expended on low-sill
dams and a perimeter road a
round the Okefenokee Swamp,
passed the House of Representa
tives unanimously Monday. Con
gresswoman Iris Blitch, author of
the bill, expressed great pleasure
upon the passage of the bill and
said, “Now we must concentrate
on the Senate to see that the
bill gets through this session.”
It is highly unusual to get an
appropriation bill through dur
ing the same year that an auth
orization bill is passed. The fact
there are only a few weeks left
in the present session makes it
extremely unlikely that the ap
propriation will be passed by
Congress this year.
However, with the Department
of the Interior and the Bureau
of the Budget being very favor
able to the bill, it may be that
the $725,000 can be included in
the final supplemental appropria
tion bill this session. Mrs. Blitch
said that she is leaving no stone
unturned to bring this about.
Lamb Program
For 4-H Club
Is Approved
Approval of a 4-H Club feeder
lamb program for Georgia has
been announced by Harold Dar
den, assistant 4-H leader, and
Denis C. DeLoach, sheep special
ist, College of Agriculture Exten
sion Service.
The Citizens & Southern Na
tional Bank of Atlanta will fi
nance the full purchase cost of
the lambs at six percent interest
Darden said any 4-H Club
member interested in growing
out lambs for market is eligible
to participate. The member can
finance any number of lambs so
long as he has approval from his
county agent and the Extension
sheep specialist.
DeLoach pointed out that the
recommended feeding periods are
September 1 to December 15 and
December 15 to March 15. He
suggested that 4-H members
stick to the latter period, explain
ing that winter grazing is avail
able at that time. He added that
only 4-H’ers who have winter
grazing are being encouraged to
participate.
The- Extension workers urged
interested 4-H members to con
tact their county agent. It was
pointed out that requests for as
sistance in locating feeder lambs
should be made to the sheep
specialists as early as possible,
no later than September 1 in any
case.
Four-H’ers who want financial
help have to fill out a standard
loan application. Application
forms are available from county
agents.
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GOING GREYHOUND
YOU SEE THE SCENERY-
NOT THE ROAD!
You see America close-up when
you travel in the low-cost luxury
offered by Greyhound—on hun
dreds of trips like these:
New York $19.65
Cincinnati 17.15
Atlanta _ 6.05
Miami 8.75
Charlotte 7.85
Winston-Salem 9.49
Columbus, Ohio 17.80
Durham, N. C 9.55
Jesup, Ga. 65
Savannah, Ga. $2.15
Charleston, S. C $4.85
Richmond, Va 11.90
Washington, D. C. .... 14.30
Folkston, Ga 60
Jacksonville, Fla 5.145
Tampa, Fla 5.90
West Palm Beach, Fla. 7.4/5
Plus U- S. Tax
Save an Extra 10% Each
Way With a Round-Trip
Ticket
Greyhound Terminal
Campbell’s Drugs, Nahunta-
and of course it costs less by
GREYHOUND
Social & Personal
Mrs. Augusta Spivy of Jesup
was guest of Mrs. J. B. Lewis
last weekend.
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Mrs. J. B. Lewis left on Tues
day for Valdosta to spend seve
ral days with her sister, Mrs.
J. Y. Chambers.
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Scholastic honors from Geor
gia State College for Women
have been announced for Iris
Barr, Mattie Grace Strickland,
Nahunta; and Peggy Cynthia
Carter of Hoboken. A notice of
congratulation has been forward
ed to the parents of each stu
dent by the dean of instruction.
They are the daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. O. S. Barr, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Strickland and Mrs.
J. B. Carter.
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Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ed
munds and Barbara Herrin left
last Friday, June 15, to visit
Harry Edmunds who is in the
Navy stationed at Memphis,
Tenn, attending Aviation Elec
tronics School. They traveled
through Georgia, Alabama, Mis
sissippi and Tennessee. Harry
joined them in Tennessee and all
made a trip to Arkansas.
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Mr. and Mrs. Earnie Hickox
had as their guests over the
weekend, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ray
and Paula; Miss Sofronia Hickox,
all of Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Herrington and Bryan
of Fernandina Beach; Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Hickox, Mr. and Mrs.
Reavis Hickox and Grace; Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Parm, all of Way
cross.
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Mr. and Mrs. Allen Barnard
and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Godwin
and daughter, Mary Lee, spent
Sunday, June 10, at Fernandina
and Jacksonville Beaches.
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Pvt. Charlie McDonald, son of
Mrs. Annie Collier, of Waynes
ville, is participating in field
training tests with the 59th Field
Artillery Battalion in Germany.
McDonald entered the Service
Battery last November. He com
pleted basic training at Fort
Hood, Texas.
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Miss Marion Strickland, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Strick
land, received her Bachelor of
Science degree in Education at
commencement exercises at the
Georgia State College for Wo
men in Milledgeville. She has
accepted a teaching position in
the Nahunta Elementary School
for next year.
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WAYCROSS GEORGIA
Mrs. Fred Godwin has sold
her home at Raybon to Mr. Ho
mer Luke and has bought a
home in Jacksonville, Fla.
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The Nahunta Garden Club will
meet at the home of Miss Mary
Knox on Tuesday afternoon,
June 26, at 4:00 p.m. From there
the group will make a tour of
a number of gardens and later
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Herschel Herrin where Mrs. El
roy Strickland will be co-hostess
with Mrs. Herrin in entertaining.
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The WSCS of the Nahunta
Methodist Church will meet at
the home of Mrs. J. B. Lewis on
Wednesday evening, June 27, at
7:30 p m.
Georgia Farmers
Suffering Losses
May Get Payments
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Geor
gia farmers who have suffered
losses this year due to hail, wind
or drougth may be eligible for
payment under the new “soil
bank” law, according to an an
nouncement made this week by
Congresswoman Iris Blitch.
“The original plan of Secretary
of Agriculture Benson did', not
include payments of this kind,”
the Congresswoman said. “But,
because of the many protests that
came in, I am happy to say that
he reversed himself. I for one
asked him day after day how he
could establish any kind of fair
program for assistance to the
farmer that didn’t take in con
sideration his losses due to ad
verse weather conditions.”
The Congresswoman explained
that full details of how payments
would be made, or the amounts,
or when they would begin, had
not been decided. She said that
rules for obtaining grants under
this new decision were being is
sued by the Department of Agri
culture.
The < Congresswoman said that
farmers who had suffered losses
should not plow their fields un
der until they had consulted with
their ASC *committee. “While I
know that the money that will
be paid to the farmers who have
lost their crops won’t be as much
as they would have earned if
they had sold their crops in nor
mal channels of trade, I hope
they will at least receive enough
to pay for the cost of their seed
and fertilizer,” she said.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 21, 1956
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Weekend crashes accounted
for 15,730 killed and 766,090 hurt
during 1955.
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