The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 13, 1934, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
Girl Graduate Wins
| A Cash Essay Prize
The following well-written essay by
Miss Km telle Myers, a recent graduate
of Central high school in Lee
county, was adjudged the best in the
class aijd captured a $20 cash prize
given by a friend of the school and
one who is deeply interested in the
preservation of the forests. Miss
M^er* took as her subject "Loss of
Value by Hunting Our Forest ami
Lands," and The Chronicle takes
pleasure in reproducing this esaay
which we feel will l>e read with great
interest ami with the hope that it
will do great good in the way of
stopping woods tires:
"Pictures of qyict, shaded paths,
tangled undergrowth, needle-covered
forest Moors, the tall, straight col-.
^ umry? of Southern pine groves-r-these
come to us with the mention of the
w'ord 'forest,' Kveryone recognises
the beauty of forests, which ftf'syt appeals
to our senses, and everyone
O, realizes tho protection which the
sheltering trees give to Mowers, to
birds unci other animals. Their economic
valut', however, is not evident
on tlie surface, and for this reason
v men did not discover it for a long
time, in some cases until it was too
late to remedy the damage already
done.
"These acres of wooded land have
contributed more to man's progress
than any other of his servants. When
one attempts to list all the uses of
wood, excluding fuel and lumber, the
result grows to unbelievable proportions.
"First of all, forests prevent rapid
evaporation, and so tend to equalize
moisture. In open country, the
streams carry off the water as soon
as it falls, but in forest country, the
heavy mat of dead leaves and underbrush
holds it and allows it to Mow
off gradually.
"Related to this is the part forests
play in preventing erosion by lessening
the rapidity of streams; a work
of great importance when it is considered
that in various parts of the
world millions of acres of once valuable
agricultural land has been lit-1
erally eaten away by rushing rivers.
"Then, too, trees are a protection
against winds and storms, and also
do the farmer a real service by housing
the birds, which are among his
best friends because they help to protect
his crop from insect enemies.
"To the first adventurers in any
land, the forest has always been a
thing to be fought?a barrier which
must be broken down. It uses ground
valuable for herds and grain, and
provides a sheltering place for wild
animals and hiding enemies. I hero
are other reasons why our first forests
had to he cut away; the wood
vva- needed for building homes, for
fuel, furniture, ships and numberless
tilings. And. then, inestimable quantities
<>1 wood have heeti wa-ted;
burned just to get it out o! the way,
w ith no nil a that Midi apparent.y
limit les - : e-o'.Ji - < - would ever di-appca
r.
"Man I.-' not the only despoiler of
forest-, noY is he even the mo.-t destructive.
The ravages ot forest
fires. it i- estimated, have wasted as
. much lumbei as has been u.-ed .-tnco
the I'lilted States was settled. 1 hey
are set by lightning, or hy man. accidentally
or purposely, and burn over
eight million acies of forest land each
yea r.
*1- 11 < kills die little tri es, damages
tile large tie.-, aid illlls oUl tiie
game. It slows down tie giovvth of
tin ti?i- ami makes defects that
si.ir the iummr. I'.uiiong tiie unimrgrow
t i; and . Ill a av es r. i, - t ,n?- - ..
of \ a a 's : : .li/e: h a e y hi.-',
an.ui.? . ot Ii:. I'll' n - Up m V,. ,
, gg.. , , ? ' . Voung. ?.ana ? r : ay
a" t. . - n k: 1. mere game
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they v. i g thi y a "? burning t mva.i.an.c
; .am fond w r.: r. r.a.- >
,i 1 . r.e so;l, and are mani.ng it
a gMil' ilea. poo:*. - ti.ar, in lore, Tli't
cor.-aii ring '.tie ilainag< Uor.t their
t imbt r.
"In view of the imp rtav.ee ot trie
fore-tat n-n of a lount ry tor t "ie -;ne
of Mood pre von* ton an: .r.Mue; ?
on < . male * is : n p.. r Uir. l that
the remaining forest- of the country
be treasured in the expectation of
their growth and availability for use
and prevent further loss as nearly as
possible. Whether or not the forests
of today will be able to supply the
demands made upon them in the next
few generations depends upon what
is done now to encaurage their
growth and preserve them. Forest
111 ' era
say they can be made to nerve
both this and future generations if
they are intelligently handled.
"How can we help prevent fires
that destroy our forests and game?
By forming the habit of making sure
every match lighted in the woods is
put out before it is thrown away.
Also, we should never leave a camp
[ fire until we are sure it is extinguished
or fixed so it cannot spread.
"But all fires cannot be prevented,
I so something must be done to guarantee
to the future generations the
forests they are sure to need. The
i Forestry Department is doing just
this. The trees must be cut to meet
the needs of the present day, but
there must be new forests growing
| up to take the place of those which
I are being cut away. The Forest Service
has experiment stations and
jiurseries where little seedlings are
raised and kept until they are ready
to be taken off to re-stock the woodland
areas throughout the country.
"This replanting i.s done under tjie
supervision of the Forest Rangers.
This is a big task, but the greatest
task of the Ranger is to stop forest
fires. For his convenience he has
look-out towers, many roads and
trails throughout the forests, and
telephone or telegraph connections
with other members of the Forest
Service. In eyery way possible it is
his business to protect the forests
from their worst enemy, fire, and to
superintend the replanting and har-j
vesting of this crop of trees,
j "I^et us picture now a solitary man \
walking through a woodland road in''
the middle of autumn. The leaves on
the trees beside the road are a riot
of beautiful colors. The maples are
painted in lemon yellow, orange, red
and crimson. The oaks arc colored
with various shades of scarlet, interspersed
with brown and bronze
greens. The nut trees and poplars |
wear a golden yellow. The colors of
the trees are further enriched by the
vines and shrubs, making the woodland
a veritable art gallery.
"The man strolls' on, admiring the
beauty of the autumn woods. He
pauses to light a cigarette, and drops
the match carelessly to his feet,
-thinking most likely that the flame
was extinguished in the fall. He
walks on to his waiting car, and
drives away.
"But what of the dropped match?
The tiny flame catches a few dry
leaves which, in turn, carry it to the
underbrush, and there a forest fire
begins. In an incredibly short time
the fire has spread. The birds are
soon frightened from ther nests, the
rabbits and other animals are hurrying
along in front of the fire, their
homes burned and many of the animals.
too, as some are unable to escape
the burning heat.
"One hour passes, and the lire has
been put out. But what a change!
No beautiful, gay color*, no lovely,
graceful tree*?only u few blackened,
charred stumps left standing, and all
aroundthe smoking remains mark the
place of a once-beautiful forest.
"Who of us has not seen just such
a happening in our own community?
We have all seen and know the useless
damage a tire does when a little
care would have prevented it all. If
only we could realize just how closely
the forests are related to our comfort
and happiness. We should feel
that they are our friends and should
treat them as such. There are no'
hearts so hard that they do not thrill
when they stand beneath the l>eautiful
old trees in Nature's Garden, and
who do not echo the words of the
poet who said: .
" 'Poems are made by fools like me,
Hut only God can make a tree.' "
Death of Mrs. Watson.
Mrs. Martha Watson, of the Cedar
Creek community, passed away Wednesday
afternoon, June 27, and her
remains \Vere laid to rest in Cedar
Creek cemetery after funeral services
by the pastor of the church,
She was a member of Cedar Creek
church for many years. She was a
very pious lady and lived* a very
beautiful Christian life.
She had been in declining health
for several years' and about four
weeks prior to her death she was
prostrated on the bed of affliction
and gradually growing weaker until
death relieved her of her suffering.
She bore her afflictions with much
patience, thereby exemplifying a fine
spirit of resignation to her Lord's;
will. j
She leaves surviving her, one
daughter, Mrs. Harry Miller, two
grand-children and four great grandchildren,
also a large number of more
distant relatives and a host of friends
throughout the county.?-Btishopville
Messenger.
Teachers Elected for Mt. Pisgah
The following teachers have been
elected by the board of trustees of,
Mt. Pisgah school for the session of I
1924 and 1935: Grammar school?
Miss Grace Brown, Miss Mamie Lou
Hilton, Miss Ottie Lee Robinson, Miss
Mary Raley, Miss Eva Irby, Miss
Madge Funderburk. High school?
M iss Ellen Barratt, science and history;
M iss Bert rice Snelgrove, English
and French; R. H. Bishop, mathematics
and business science; R. M.
Foster, superintendent and teacher
of vocational agriculture. The summer
session of the Mt. Pisgah school
starts on July 16.
The July allotments by the federal
relief administration for South Carolina
are: Relief, $300,000; drought,
$200,000; transient. $35,000; C'WA,
$SO.OOO; rural rehabilitation $100.0u0;
miscellaneous, $120,000.
James F. David, who died at Bennettsville
a^ed Tit years, was crier of
the Marlboro county circuit court for
over -10 years and held the state re
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I cord for service in that position. He
( was once coroner of that county for
two terms. He was born and reared
i near where he died and lived there
all his life. He 'vyas buried at the
McCall cemetery-beside his wife who
died three years ago. He leaves one
son and several daughters.
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