The Brantley enterprise. (Nahunta, Brantley County, Ga.) 1927-2014, March 18, 1971, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextForest Management During the year 1969-70 there were 23 landowners as sisted with forestry practices. These cases covered 11,141 a cres. Pulpwood marked a mounted to 159 cords. The TURTLE RIVER WA TERSHED extends into part of Brantley County. One land owner was assisted with 165 acres on the WATERSHED. There is also a large amount of timber stand improvement and prescribed burning that needs to be done. REFORESTATION During the past planting sea son, there were seven land owners in the County that or dered 490,000 sedlings. These seedlings were used to plant about 816 acres. Small packages of seedlings were sold at the Unit to any one wishing to purchase them for yard use. Brantley County assisted the Dick Hagen is in FORD COUN- TRY now. See him or call him in Waycross, Ga. NOW OPEN John Weaver W & W STANDARD SERVICE TUNE-UP SPECIAL NEW POINTS — PLUGS — CONDENSOR ROTOR — ADJUST CARBERATOR SET TIMING 6 Cyl. $14.95 8 Cyl. $17.95 OFFERING COMPLETE SERVICE 301 NORTH ADJACENT GOLD HOUSE RESTAURANT DICK WESTMORELAND NOW OPEN RACING GOLDEN ISLES SPEEDWAY EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT WARM-UP 7:30 RACING 8:30 THRILLS - THRILLS - THRILLS Speedway is located on paved county line road one mile north of US 84 near Waynesville. A VIEW OF THE FOREST BY H. L. NEAL, JR. AREA FORESTER AND E. J. RHODEN COUNTY RANGER Reforestation Department in locating and collecting seed from black walnut, sweetgum, dogwood, redbud, and slash pine. No trees have been found in Brantley County that will meet the Superior Tree re quirements. FOREST ADMINISTRATION During the fiscal year 1969- 70 the total expenditures for Brantley County Forestry U nit were $42,583. The follow- I ing personnel positions were I involved in the Brantley Coun -1 ty budget: ■ 1 Forest Ranger 2 Forest Patrolmen I 2 Forest Towermen 1 Assistant Forest Patrol man | The Assistant Forest Patrol man position is part-time dur ing fire season, November - April. | The Unit purchased no new equipment during the past 283-3131 OFFICE 283-0043 HOME During the 1970-71 fiscal year, the annual budget is $48,509. The personnel posi tions will remain the same for the present year. There will be One new Ma this Plow and several small i tems purchased for the Unit in the coming fiscal year. Another reason for the in creased annual budget is be cause a better salary stale for the employees is now in ef fect. The County’s participation of the annual budget will be four cents per forest acre. Brantley County has 247,600 forest acres. This would a mount to $9,904. This repre sents approximately 22 per cent of the budget. SUMMARY A. Specific Problems: During the past year, the County Unit has experienced difficulty in keping qualified people on the job. This is due to the work available in Way cross and Brunswick. Also peo ple who have applied do not want to work on weekends. This problem should decrease due to the increased pay scale. B. Management Needs: Brantley County has a large amount of work to be done on the WATERSHED as well as the rest of the County in regard to prescribed burning and timber stand improve ment. There are large areas that need control burning as well as reforestation. C. Special Accomplish ments: All equipment has been painted. Rusted out braces have been replaced on the Waynesville tower. The Way nesville and Brantley tower houses have been painted on the inside. The Unit office has been repainted inside. D. Other Special Accom plishments: There are two pieces of sur plus equipment in the County to be used in the RURAL FIRE DEFENSE PROGRAM. STATEMENT OF APPRECIATION We would like to express our appreciation to the local timber companies for their help in suppressing wild fires on their land as well as lands of other people in Brantley County. Without their help some of our wild fires would have been much larger. We would like to especially thank the members of the Forestry Board for the work they have done in support of the Brantley County Forestry Unit. Without their support and assistance we would not have advanced as far as we have. R. L. Bernard, Waynesville, Georgia (Chairman) J. L. Miles, Waycross, Geor gia Clifton Strickland, Nahun ta, Georgia W. H. Brown, Hortense, Georgia Alvin Sherman, Hoboken, Georgia Also our County Commis sioners: George F, Stewart, Nahun ta, Georgia (Chairman) W. E. Eldridge, Hortense, Georgia E. B. Strickland, Hoboken, Georgia Special thanks also to our State Senator, Roscoe E. Dean Jr, and our Representa tive, Robert Harrison. Submitted by: Eber J. Rhoden, Forest Ranger, Brantley Coun ty Forest Unit, Georgia Forestry Commission Nahunta, Georgia 31553 WHO OWNS OUR FORESTS? Private individuals through out America own the greatest portion of our nation’s com mercial forest lands, accord ing to the Southern Forest In stitute. Four million private individuals own almost 303 million acres of forests, or nearly 66 per cent of the to tal forested land. Federal, state and local governments own 142 million cares, or 28 per cent. And the forest indus tries own 66 million acres, or 12 per cent. Regardless of ownership, forest land must be managed for increased pro ductivity to meet America s future demand for wood. H & T Locks, Inc. ■ SAFE Combinations CHANGED AND repaired Master Keying 1 Day Service 1909 Norwich Street Brunswick, Ga. Phone: Day (912) 265-7213 Night (912 ) 265-0321 INFORMATION FROM YOUR ISHI CO. EXTENSION OFFICE By Virginia N. Raulerson Co. Extension Home Economist SUCCESSFUL RUG SHAMPOOING One of the popular appliances of our day is the rug shampoo er. It may be a separate ap pliance or in combination with a floor scrubber-polisher. Re gardless of the type, there are several factors that determine whether or not shampooing is successful. One of these fac tors is treating dirt with res pect! Dirt that collects on and in carpets is of three types. There is litter which adheres to the surface and includes strings, lint and animal hairs. Ordina ry dust settles on everything, including carpets, and causes color changes, dulling and e ventual rotting of fibres. Hea vy dirt and grit sink into car net pile out of sight. It must be removed regularly to pre vent cutting the pile deep down. Success with a shampooer deoends on fettling as much dirt as possible out before shamoooing. Vacuum thor oughly just before starting to shampoo. The shampoo foam brings dirt to the surface and holds it there when it dries. Therefore, it is necessary to vacuum again as soon as the carpet has dried. For very best results, vacuum every day for four or five days. By do ing this you are sure to re move a great deal .more dirt than if you ignore successive vacuumings. BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR See FOSTER DuBOIS At Walker Pontiac GMC Inc. ALTAMA AVE. « | STUDIO WEST | I l all Types of Photography | COMPLETE WEDDING I COVERAGE PACKAGE CONSISTS OF I » 18-BXIO INCH IN COLOR I I ALBUM BOOK — BRIDAL SITTING I I 4-5X7 IN BLACK AND WHITES | PORTRAITS — COMMENCEMENTS SCHOOL PROMS — HOMECOMINGS BLACK & WHITE — COLOR FOR APPOINTMENT CALL 462-5610 OR LONG DISTANCE COLLECT BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA 264-2727 Disc brakes! Standard! I I I ■ ■ "S' K * 13 » Value Showdown now'S# ^S ar I NIMMER CHEVROLET I By George A. Loyd County Agent AGRICULTURAL SITUATION AND OUTLOOK According to Dr. Tommy Walkup, the outlook for 1971 seems to be that of increased activity in the farm sector as well as increased activity in the general economy. Overall, farmers face prospects for substantial gains in livestock production, but year-to-year gains are narrowing when re ceipts are compared to previ ous years. Crop producers, on the other hand, face more un certainty with adjustments in the new farm program and anticipation of continued ef fects of the southern corn blight. One item that is of par ticular significance is that car ryover stocks of all major crops are being reduced. This will keep supplies in close bal ance with current markets despite greater production in 1971. Our nation’s economy, like wise, is expected to show some signs of increased activi ty and resume a course of real growth that was interrupted by the mild recession that oc curred last year. Economic growth will be strengthened this year by greater govern ment spending and expanded monetary policies, but we will still have to fight higher prices and creeping inflation for sometime. Here is how the situation looks at the present time. SOYBEANS: Soybean prices for the 1970-71 year have in- NEXT CAR BRUNSWICK, GA. creased 20 percent above the previous season as a result of reduced supplies and continu ing strong demand. Prices re ceived by farmers increased from $2.66 per bushel in Sep tember, 1970 to $2.86 in Janu ary of this year. Average prices for this year will con tinue strong throughout the season and should show sharp increases above 1970 levels. EGGS: The first quarter of 1970, egg prices were particu larly strong and egg reproduc ers responded quickly by in creasingly hatchery activity. During the first half of 1970, there were 14% more egg tyne pullets hatched than in the same months of 1969. The egg industry and producer groups responded admirably in an all out effort to encourage pro ducers to reduce hatching rat es and to cull old flocks to hold egg production. The ac tion partially eliminated what could have been a drastic year for egg prices. Prices this year will likely show only seasonal declines this spring. Any declines this spring will be much less than the decrease we experienced should strengthen as we reach this time last year. Prices the mid point of 1971. CATTLE: Prices for feeder calves have been strong over the past few years. Average prices have increased each year despite continuing in creased more than the supply. Prices for 1971 should aver age close to last year’s levels with slight increases occurring in the spring. HOGS: Although Dr. Walk up’s information didn’t men tion hogs, information obtain ed from other reliable sourc es point toward an increase in prices during late spring and summer. The January price rise which pushed hogs up a round twenty cents per pound were believed by some au thorities to have been caused bv bad weather conditions in the corn belt. Swine market ing in the mid-west was se verely curtailed because of ice and snow making many roads impossible to travel. As weath er conditions improve in that area and producers are able to sell their surplus hogs, pric es should begin a gradual rise. Want ads are inexpen sive and bring excellent results. Smokey Says: ■K Cue careless act! PRESCRIPTION* SPECIALISTS Pharmacist Always or Duty Jones Drug Company 147 West Cherry Street The Rexall Store Phone GA 7-2254 Jesup, Ge. The Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, March 18, 1971 Springtime Fun As springtime approaches, a young lady’s fancy often turns to thoughts of open fields, warm sunshine and a steady breeze catching and holding a brightly colored kite against a blue sky. Pretty Diane Shaver knows that kite-flying can be fun. She also follows safety rules outlined by the Georgia Power Company. She never flies her kite near power lines or in an electrical storm. She doesn’t use metal in the kite or string and keeps clear of all roadways. Diane cautions her friends not to attempt to remove a kite if it should become tangled in electric wires or on an electric power pole. HARVEY'S PRODUCE MARKET FRIDAY & SATURDAY SPECIALS Fresh Strawberries — Pint 45c; Tomatoes, Lb. 29c; String Beans, Lb. 29c; Sweet Potatoes, Lb. 10c; New Potatoes, Lb. 10c. Apples RomeS, Lb. 12c; Oranges, Dozen 39c; White Grapefruits, 2 For 25c. Cukes — Bell Pepper — Radish; Turnips, Mustard, Collards. CLOUGH-PEARSON FUNERAL HOME 417 E. Main Street 24-Hour AMBULANCE SERVICE -xf k OXYGEN EQUIPPED BERNARD S. PEARSON CLAUDE G. CLOUGH DIAL DIRECT (1-449-5623) Blackshear, Ga. We honor and accept all life insurance. TRAINEES WANTED THE NAHUNTA MANUFACTURING CO., DUE TO ITS RAPID EXPANSION HAS O PENINGS FOR BOTH TRAINEES AND EX PERIENCED SEWING MACHINE OPERA TORS. IF Y OU WANT A GOOD PAYING JOB WITH MANY EXTRA BENEFITS, SUCH AS PAID VACATIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE AND PAID HOLIDAYS. IF YOU WANT TO EARN WHILE YOU LEARN, APPLY BETWEEN 9 A. M. AND 4 P. M. AT NAHUNTA MANU FACTURING CO. "K Great Place To Work"