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Shaded area shows location of Dry Creek watershed
Dry Creek watershed project gets OK
THE HOUSE Agriculture Committee has approved the Dry
Creek watershed affecting 31,385 acres of land in Early,
Miller, Seminole and Decatur counties, according to Rep. John
L. Pilcher.
Purpose of the project is
flood prevention and drainage
and it propos 2s approximately
40 miles of stream channel
improvements.
R. P. Armstrong, soil con
servationist of Seminole, says
work on the project could be
gin with the next three
months and it should be com
pleted within a five-year per
iod. He says the starting of
work will depend upon the
success of the counties in se
curing right of way along the
proposed route of drainage
ditches and channels.
Pilcher says the project
was approved in December
1963 by the Senate Agricult
ure Committee, and the mon
ey has already been authoriz
ed by the appropriations
committee. It is- expected to
cost about $1,220,819., with
the total to be shared by coun
ty, state and federal govern-
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Os the total acres to be*af
fected, 18,907 are in Miller,
10,723 in Seminole, 1,434 in
Early, and 321 in Decatur.
The drainage will begin in
the southwest portion of Ear
ly County and flow southeast
erly for approximately 20
miles until it joins Spring
Creek. Smith Creek and Ham
Branch are the principal trib
utaries of Dry Creek. There
are about 239 farms in the
watershed area.
Objectives
Objectives of work include
installing or improving land
treatment measures to obtain
better watershed protection;
providing adequate outlets for
on - farm drainage systems,
and reducing flood damage to
crops and pastures.
For a number of years,
many people have been work
ing to bring about the project.
INDIANS UNDEFEATED !
AFTER THREE GAMES
The SCHS Indians are still
undefeated after three games,
following their 11-1 victory 1
over visiting Pelham’s Hor- (
nets Thursday afternoon.
Roy Barber was the win-|
ning pitcher. He went the
route and held the Hornets to
five hits. He lost his shutout
when Kedey tripled and Whit
field followed with a single in
the sixth inning. Barber fan
ned nine and walked two, and
added to the offense with a
single and triple.
Whitfield started for Pel
ham and was charged with
the loss. He was relieved by
Young.
John Mosely had a double
and single for the Indians. An
dy Alday two singles, Danny
Johnson a triple, Cooter Whit
taker two singles, and Don
SEMINOLE COUPLE CLUB
HAS A MEETING
| The Seminole Couple Club
held its regular meeting at
the community house recent
ly. A report was given regard
ing the community project
which was “to contact the
county commissioners regard
ing the conditions that exist
at the county dump in the
southwest corner of the coun
ty ”
The commissioners have
pledged full support in at
tempting to correct the pres
ent unpleasant conditions.
A report was given by the
secretary regarding the re
cent Easter egg hunt sponsor
ed by the chib for the child
’ren of the members.
] A n enjoyable fellowship
I was shared by those attend
' ing. Plans were discussed for
| the next meeting and the
meeting was adjourned after
several games of bingo.
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Mrs. J. C. Miims, chairman
of Farm Bureau Women, Mrs.
Wayne Easom, co-chairman,
and Mrs. Fred L. Gibbons, of
fice secretary, attended a
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DONALSONVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1961
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bradley
and children of Atlanta spent
the week end with Mr. Albert.
Faircloth and Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland Williams.
Friends here of Mrs. D. P.!
: Cheshire of Cairo regret to
I learn of her serious illness in
a Cairo hospital. We pray she 1
will soon be well again.
Mr. Arvis l Roads Donalson
called on the A. Y Faircloths
Thursday afternoon enroute
Butler a single to account for
Seminole’s other hits-
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