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Thursday, March 10, 1960
Ice Storm
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his company’s lines suffered
untold damages in this imme
diate area. He said it would be
weeks before many of the poles
could be replaced.
Jack Chapman, Covington
weather - man, said yesterday
that the coldest reading of the
week came on Saturday morn
ing when the mercury drop
ped to 12 degrees. He stated
that some one-half inch of ice
formed on Wednesday night
and another three - quarters
of an inch was added to that
on Thursday, causing many of
the trees, poles, and in some
cases damage to houses to be
incurred. During the week a
total of 1.26 inches of rain
fell, which was quickly frozen
on the trees and streets.
Covington Mayor Turner
and Oxford Mayor Jackson
both asked The Covington
News to express their deep ap
preciation to the public for
their cooperation and help
during the emergency. Both
stated that the situation was
the worst in the county since
the famous ice and snow storm
of 1936.
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Repair crews from Atlanta,
Albany, Waycross, Athens,
South Carolina and Gainesville
under the supervision of G. D.
Lancaster, Service Supervisor,
have been working to restore
toll as well as local service to
the Covington area. It is esti
mated that approximately 75
additional men have been
handling the restoration work
in addition to the 13 normally
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located in this area. Forces
have worked around the clock
to complete the job as soon as
possible Mr. Reece, Southern
Bell Telephone Manager said.
At one time all toll service
to R u t 1 e d g e. Monticello,
Greensboro, Eatonton, Union
Point, White Plains, Conyers,
and Social Circle, was cut off.
This was the result of major
breaks in the toll lines caused
by the ice storm. Temporary
repairs have been made and
work in this area is now un
derway to make permanent re
pairs.
Emergency power units were
used in Madison, Eatonton,
Rutledge, and Monticello to
keep telephone equipment
working.
Even more extensive dam
age to toll facilities occured
in the Covington, Conyers and
Social Circle area. Work is
still underway to make repairs
in that area.
At one time 1200 telephones
were out in Covington, 1000
Conyers, 150 Social Circle, 250
Madison, 150 Monticello, 160
Greensboro, 125 Eatonton, and
45 at Rutledge.
Some lines in the rural area
were flattened and it was nec
essary to rebuild them com
pletely. This type of restoration
requires more time resulting in
some people being inconven
ienced longer than others.
Work is still in progress in
these areas to rebuild the dam
aged lines that still exist.
All telephone service is being
restored as fast as humanly
possible, Mr. Reece said.
The Southern Bell Telephone
Company estimates ice dam
age to telephone equipment in
Georgia now at about 2 mil
lion dollars.
In 22 towns throughout the
State, emergency power units
were used for local service.
95 percent of our customers
in the damaged areas have
normal telephone service fol
lowing temporary interruptions.
Service is near normal on 767
damaged long distance circuits
through the use of temporary
circuits.
About 2,000 Georgia South
ern Bell men continued to work
in sub - freezing temperatures
in the storm damaged arens.
They have been joined by men
from Florida, the Carolinas,
Mississippi and Tennessee.
Inspection of damaged long
distance lines continues by use
of helicopters.
Mr. Reece said, “We appre
ciate the cooperation and pa
tience that have been shown
by our customers.
TREE - SHRUB REPAIR
AFTER ICE STORM
Tree mending after the bat
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should be done during the next
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By FULTON LOVELL
Director, Georgia Game and Fish Commission
NEVER PRICE A DOG, IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO SELL IT
TVO STRONGER bonds of friendship have ever existed
19 between canine and human than that of Michael
Moneymaker, an operator of a commercial hunting site in
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“I learned a great lesson with Katie,” said
Mike, a man greying at the temporals with a Tennessee mountain
accent. “I learned never to put a price tag on a dog if you don’t
want to sell it.
“I had some visitors who hunted behind Katie and, like everybody
else, were thrilled by the way she hunted, pointed and retrieved. One
of the fellows was so impressed that he asked me how much I would
take for her.
“I picked a figure out of the air and gave it to him. We con
tinued to hunt and, after a break for some food, he took me up
on it.
“I saw right then that I had gone too far and couldn’t back out
So, that’s how I got rid of one of the finest dogs I ever owned.”
With that, Mike hesitated, then said, “until these pups came along.”
They Made the Hunter Eat His Words
Mike readied one of his experiences with the young dogs in the
field.
“I had taken a party out early in the morning with my best
pointer,” he said, “but decided to give the pups their first real try
after lunch.
“We boarded the jeep, dogs, hunters and myself and headed for a
spot I knew would yield some birds. As we bumped along the field
edge, both hunters looked at the young dogs, then at me. I knew what
they were thinking.
“It wasn’t long however, until they shucked their pessimism as
they watched the two dogs perform, breathtakingly. As a matter
of fact, one of the hunters confessed his surprise on the way home.
“ ‘When I saw those pups I never thought we’d finish out the day’ ”,
he said to me, “ ‘I could just picture them running up bird after bird.
But, by George, I was wrong — real wrong.’ ”
It does a man good to see a human being so intent on making a
success of dogs like Mike Moneymaker is. He does it because he en
joys it, not for the monetary gain that often accompanies the training
of a good field dog.
“I’ll give you three hundred for those pups,” a man offered
Mike after seeing the two youngsters work.
“Not in a million years,” Mike replied, “I learned my lesson. Don’t
•ver price a dog if you don’t want to sell it.”
“Or buy it,” the man replied.
few weeks before spring grow
th begins.
Dangerous hangers — brok
en limbs that dangle downward
—should be removed for safety.
These, as well as stubs of snap
ped - off branches, should be
pruned back flush to trunk or
parent limb, according to Fred
W. Strufe of the Bartlett Tree
Experts.
Smaller branches that have
been broken should be similar
ly cut back, and all sizeable
cuts treated with a tree wound
dressing. This will prevent the
entrance of wood - destroying
fungi and aid the tree in mak
ing proper callus growth.
Crotches if not too badly
split can be drawn together and
bolted with screw rods, and if
necessary cables installed. The
weight of ice frequently caus
les cracks to develop in tree
Gwinnett County, and his two five months old
setter pups.
At that age, one would expect to have a bird
dog galloping gaily through covey after covey,
unaware of the world around them, utterly frus
trating the poor hunter.
But not so in the case of Mike’s young canines.
Although they have barely escaped the cradle,
they can hunt, point, honor and retrieve with the
best of ’em.
A year or two ago, Mike had another setter
bitch, Katie, that never failed to wow the hunters
on his preserve.
forks, and if these go unmen
ded wood rots may take hold.
A fungicidal spray, applied
as soon as possible this spring
on trees that have been brok
en and tattered by the ice
storm, is an added protection.
It safeguards numerous small
twig breaks and wounds against
entrance of destructive fungi.
Azaleas and other shrubs
broken by the ice will also re
quire repair this spring. Dam
aged & broken branches should
be carefully pruned out. Un
marred portions of the shrubs
can be tied over the “holes”
or gaps that may result from
the removal of the broken
wood until new growth this
spring replaces that which has
been lost. When repairing bro
ken shrubs by pruning, try to
keep the natural contour or
Symmetry of the plant.
Macon, Georgia — The recent
disastrous ice storm has caused
untold damage to forest resources
in the Piedmont and mountainous
regions of Georgia. Georgia For
estry Commission Director A. R.
Shirley said, “It is impossible at
present to estimate the damage
as this will depend largely on .he
length of time the ice laden trees
remain in a bent-over position ”
Shirley added that if the ice melts
rapidly, many of the trees will
straighten up; otherwise, they will
remain in a bent condition.
Commission Management Chief
W. H. McComb urges all forest
owners to make close inspections
of their woods after the ice melts
to determine the extent of the
damage. If there is enough dama
ge to make an economically feasi
ble harvest, the bent, broken topp
ed, and other damaged trees that
show little prospect for future
growth should be removed. Some
trees can be salvaged in normal
thinnings and improvement cutt
ings.
McComb pointed out that one
of the greatest dangers of t h e
ice storm is the threat of bark
beetle infestations. These infes
tations often occur when trees
are damaged or their resistance
and vigor is otherwise lowered.
The damaged trees provide ex
cellent brooding places for these
beetles. AH damaged trees that
cannot be economically harvested
should be closely observed this
spring and summer to detect pre
sence of insect attacks. If these
attacks are detected in time hey
usually can be controlled by cutt
ing down the infested trees and
TH!! COVINGTON NEWS
chemically spraying them.
The ice damage points up ihe
importance of planting s- ocios
within their natural range. The
species that occur naturally are
more resistant to periodically
occurring ice storms.
Debris from broken limbs and
trees and salvage operations will
also add to the fire hazard in the
woods.
If any landowners’ damage is of
an extent that detailed recommen
dations are needed, contact your
Georgia Forestry Commission dis
trict forester.
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Wheeler Speaks
At Legion Meeting
Pete Wheeler, Director of the
State Department of Veterans
Service, told members of the
American Legion Post No. 32
in Covington Tuesday evening
that the need for additional
hospital facilities for veterans
is critical in the State of Ga.
Wheeler said there is a long
waiting list for admission and
it is often impossible to get a
hospital bed even for critically
ill veterans.
“We cannot continue to op
erate our veterans hospitals
on the policy of treating the
sickest of the sick”, he said.
“The decision the doctors face
on whether to admit this pa
tient or that one is often a
matter of life or death for
both men,” he said.
Wheeler also explained cer
tain provisions of the new
pension law which goes into
effect on July 1 to the New
ton County Legionnaires. He
urged any veteran now draw
ing a pension to consult with
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a representative of the State
Department of Veterans Ser
vice before making a selection
between the new and ihe old
pension law.
Farmer Os Tomorrow
Georgia’s Farmer of Tomor
row will be either an owner or
a share tenant, predict Agricul
tural Extension Service econo
mists. The share cropper of the
past is on the way out. The ten
ant of the future must share
capital investments as well as
labor and operating expenses,
they point out.