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THE FOREST PARK NEWS, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1965
The Forest Park News
1007 Central Ave. Forest p ar k, Ga. 366-3080
Post Office Box 25, Forest Park,'Ga.
Guy Sutler, Editor
Subscription Rate S2OO rear - Published Each Thursday
Entered As Second Class Matter at Forest Park, Ga.
CONSERVATION IS KEY ■ EVEN
ADAM GIVEN DO’S AND DONT«
BY DAVE ALMAND
Extension Wildlife Specialist
University of Georgia College of Agriculture
Ever since the beginning of time, man has been Instructed to conform to basic game and land
management principles. Even in the Garden of Eden, Adam was told that there were certain
conservation laws to follow. “Eat this! Leave that!” But, as we all well know, greed entered into
the picture and, as a result, mankind has been cursed with thorns and thistles and having to earn
his living by the sweat of his brow.
History since that time, has repeated Itself time after time. A civilization rises up, becomes
a world 'iwr, yet disappears under the sands of time as greed and lust and wanton destruction
lay waste to the land. Where there Is no vision, the people perish. Where there is no conserva
tion, no thought for prepetuatlon of the natural resources for the coming generation, there Is no
future for that people.
Them Is no escaping the responsibility of conservation. All mankind was given dominion over
ttie fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every living thing that moveth upon the
earth” (Genesis 1:28). This means everybbdy--every lndivldual--YOU.
Dominion entails wise management. Indifference, greed, desecration, the extinction of any
spedes--none of these have any place in an acceptable management program. All of us must
conserve and preserve. Each of us must plant and transplant and harvest, remembering that
the gleaning belong to the poor and the stranger. And above all, we must remember that the future
depends upon our conservation of today.
It doesn’t take a prophet to predict the future of America. Yoy have only to open your eyes
and take a look at what is going on. Wastes pollute the former beauty of clear running streams.
The water table Is constantly lowering as wells are drilled deeper and deeper and the people
use more and more water. Waterfowl disappear as their former wintering and nesting grounds
are drained for real estate and agricultural development. The topsoil is gradually washing
away from our fertile soils, and the rivers are becoming choked with silt. Mothlng must stand
in the way of progress.
Progress? We would all do well to search out the scriptures in times such as these, before it
is all too late.
First ‘Arnall For Governor Club Formed
“Savannah has added another
first to its Impressive roster
of fast action projects: Geor
gia’s first Ellis Arnall for
Governor Club.
Chatham County Commission
er Fred Wessels, Jr., presi
dent of the Atlantic Mutual Fire
Insurance Company as well as
president of the Ellis Arnall
for Governor Club, has dis
patched expressions of forth
right enthusiasm.
Commissioner Wessels calls
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sive, safe and sound. Then he
confirms the fact that the Arn
all program for education, in
dustry and respect for law will
meet with the support of a great
majority of Georgia voters.
“The planks for education, in
dustry and respect for law can
enhance anybody’s state. They
can also win elections. And
there have not been many con
struction experts in Georgia’s
history whocan wield as specta
cular a hammer as Ellis Ar
nall.”
THE NASHVILLE HERALD
NASHVILLE, GEORGIA
SHADBURN ON BOARD
State Highway Engineer M.
L. Sha<lburn was sworn In as a
member of the State Board of
Registration for Professional
Engineersand Land Surveyors.
He was appointed by the go
vernor to fill the unexpired
term, ending in 1968, of the
late Mose E. Cox.
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ORDINARY JOE LANE, chairman of pur
chasing for the Forest Park Jaycees, is
shown here in the Ordinary’s office with
Susan Creel, Clayton County Junior Miss
and Miss Tri-Cities, holding one of the
dolls that went to the lesser privileged on
Transportation, Hobby,
Themes For Scouts
Transportation projects for
Cub Scouts and displays of hob
bies by Boy Scouts will be the
highlights of the January pro
grams of 15 Cub Scout packs
and 20 Boy Scout troops in
the Tara District of the Atlanta
Area Council.
January’s transportation
theme for Cub Scouts will co
ver the history of transporta
tion, models, scrapbooks to be
given to children in local
hospitals, exhibits, skits, and
special trips and activities, ac
cording to Joe King, the district
commissioner.
Boy Scout troops will start
planning activities in Janu
ary for celebrating Boy Scout
Week from Feb, 7 to 13 in
cluding the hobby show high
light which will be staged at
the Boy Scout Week parents’
night and open house, King
Christmas Day. The Jaycees completely
outfitted 150 children and gave 700 pairs
of shoes to the Clayton County Juvenile
Home, Child and Family Services and
Gracewood. A truly wonderful thing for
the Jaycees to do. (Photo by Derickson)
said. Most of the Boy Scout
troops will also plan major
troop service projects to tie
in with Boy Scout Week and an
overnight campout in January
to work on advancement need
ed for the February troop court
of honor.
High-school-age Explorers in
the 10 Explorer posts in the
Tara District will select Janu
ary activities from suggestions
such as “Detect It,” a program
ty sharpen up knowledge of
social customs; ‘‘Seat Belt
Demo,” a dramatic and ef
fective way of showing the im
portance of seat belts; and “Tell
and Sell,” a presentation to be
given to Boy Scout troops to
describe the Exploring pro
gram.
King explained that the sug
gested program themes for
Scout units provide basic sug
gestions that may be used to
fit each unit’s plans, experi
ence, leadership, and type of
area in which the unit is lo
cated.
In-Depth Course
In Forestry Set
For Two Counties
A select group of timberland
owners and managers in
Laurens and Dodge Counties
will begin in January an in
depth training course in for
estry.
C. Dorsey Dyer, head of the
Extension Service forestry
dept, at University of Georgia,
said approximately 35 tree far
mers in each county will take
the advanced course as a fol
low-up to the six-step forest
management program they have
carried out on their farms. The
six-step program was develop
ed by Extension Service fores
ters and promoted by county
agents throughout the state. It
includes prevention and con
trol of wildfires reforestation
of idle land, timber stand im
provement, diversified utiliza
tion, good harvesting methods,
and wise selling practices.
The follow-up in Laurens and
Dodge was arranged by County
Agents J. D. Brown and Car
ter E. Martin in cooperation
with Mr. Dyer and his staff.
The advanced training In these
two counties is a continuation
of an intensified forestry pro
gram that got underway In
Emanuel and Appling Counties
in October. Mr. Dyer said he
expects the In-depth course
to be taken to every county in
the state eventually.
Free Training
At Lockheed
An opportunity for free train
ing as an aircraft design tech
nician will be available in
1966 for 160 former college
students, Lockheed-Georgia
Co. at Marietta disclosed.
Enrollment applications for a
class starting Monday, Jan. 17,
are nowbeing accepted by Geor
gia State Employment Service
offices throughout the state.
NEWS ; yiEWS
• FEATURES • OPINIONS
Above Average
Georgia exceeds the national
average In community airport
development, according to the
latest study by the Aviation Di
vision of the Georgia Dept, of
Industry and Trade.
The latest tabulated figures,
released Nov. 1 show Geor
gia has 159 airports, 49 per
cent of which are publically
owned. The national average
for publically owned air facili
ties is 38 per cent.
Seventy five per cent of Geor
gia airports are open to the
public; whefgas the national
average is »nly 68 pef^cerit.
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be distributed on December 31st are living proof of the |
contributions our savings and loan business makes to the L3B
personal progress of thrifty folks. tSI
Start the new year with a savings account here.
Through the combination of regular saving and generous
earnings you will enhance your financial future ... make
it possible for friends, neighbors and fellow residents of IrK
our community to become debt-free home owners. i
Give your financial affairs deep roots. Plant your sav
ings here for security and profit. -N
CLAYTON COUNTY FtDERAL^
Savings and Loan Association
Main Office _ .
Jonesboro Georgia Branch Office
A Forest Park, Georgia
CURRENT RATE U p ER YEA R
Raising X-mas Trees
Needs Special Effort
MACON— Like most get-rich
quick schemes, there is a catch.
The Christmas tree growing
business in Georgia has taken
on the theory of plant it...
leave It...and harvest it, states
Sanford Darby, Georgia For
estry Commission reforesta
tion chief.
The success of this theory Is
evident in the fact that Geor
gians are only producing some
ten percent of the trees placed
In Georgia homes today.
Christmas trees are a spe
cialized crop that requires ef
fort on the part of the grower.
Weeds, brush and grass must
be controlled. They stunt the
growth of the Christmas trees
by shading out the lower bran
ches. This shading may cause
you to lost one to two years’
growth, Darby said.
In order to obtain uniform
shape, ' the trees should be
sheared. Shearing will also help
produce dense, compact
crowns. For uniform shape
there should be a 40 to 50
percent ratio between height
and diameter.
Selecting the proper site and
planting the proper species will
help control tree height along
with pruning. It Is important
that Christmas trees do not
grow to fast. If they do, you
obtain too much stem growth
between limbs. The results,
a thin crown that is difficult
to decorate.
Finally, to have a profitable
operation, the grower must
make every tree merchantable.
This is best done by producing
a quality tree. Shape, height,
fragrance and flexibility are
selling factors, Darby added.
In Georgia, red cedar, eas
tern white pine and Arizona
cypress make good trees. The
eastern white pine Is primarily
a North Georgia tree while the
others do well over the entire
state. The Commission has
some 150,000 red cedar and 40,
000 Arizona cypress left for
public comsumption. Eastern
white pine Is sold out.
The local county forest ran
ger Is able to furnish vou with
an order black and provide as
sistance in determining your
planting needs.
Christmas tree growing In
Georgia is in its infancy. With
the gaining of knowledge, this
business should mature Into
another successful wood-using
Industry. ,
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HBR SHI
LOU EVANS
Lou Evans
Dealers
President
Lou Evans of Forest
Park’s Evans Motors was re
cently installed at president
of the Greater Atlanta In
dependent Auto Dealers As
sociation.
He succeeds Dick Barbree
of Atlanta in heading the
organization.
One of the group’s main
objectives during 1966 will
be to obtain stronger licen
sing laws for used car deal
ers so as to protect buyers
from fly-by-night and gyp
car sellers.
"We want a better deal
for customers all the way,”
says Evans, “including hon
est advertising with
straightforward, tru t h ful
statements about cars of
fered and terms on which
they can be bought.”