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\ ■ 1 ies£ 1944 Forest Management jFire Prevention Assistance To Farms In Kershaw County As an aid to landowners who desire to manage their woodland i^operly, the State Forest service is glad to fnmtoh assistsnce to them. Upon re quest, technically trained foresters ezamihe the woodland area and furn ish the landowner with a written re port, included in which are recom- mmidatlons for reforestation, fire pro tection and timber or pulpwood cut ting. If the landowner desires further assIsUnee, the SUte Forest service will selectively mark and measure those trees that should be sold. In this way, only those trees that should be Tomoved are marked for cutting and the landowner knows the volume of the timber that Is to be sold. Over and! akvetr this, the landowner is sisted In making contact with timber purchasers and is also provided with a simple sale agreement form for use when be sells his forest products. Under an act passed by the General Assembly la 1941, a small charge Reeognlsing that **an ounce of pre vention is worth a - pound of cure,” g;reat emphasis* is put on preventing forest fires. Rach year posters and literature of several different types are distributed over the county. News paper articles emphasising the need for precautions in jtarticularly severe fire weather are written, and adver. tisements are sponsored by local in dustries and firms. The fire prevention campaign be gins about the first of September— the start of the real fire season. At that time “Stop Woods Fire” posters County Forest Protege Asso. t Causes of Fires - b Kershaw County in Kershaw county a protective as sociation was formed at Liberty BUI in 19S1 with Mr. W; B. Cnnninitiiaai as forest ranfef. All the fire contfM work accomplished by this association was done through volunteer crews, which were equipped with hand fire fighting tools. With the inception of the CCC program the wo^ of the as- are post^ on trees,..alongside roads, iorded-ali the-WOOtUanA .M.e> irtimi and especially country roads. At this time, too, it being hunting season, hunters are Urged to be careful with their camp fires and cigarettes, thru the display of wildlife posters. Dur ing conservation week, which occurs about the end of November each year, programs emphasising the develop ment of our natural resources are put amounting to 20c per thousand hoard on throughout the schools of the feet on a tree scale basis is made for the marking of forest products on small areas. On areas 500 acres in sise, and larger, the charge is 25c per thousand board feet During the fiseal year ending Jane 20, 1244, six teen requests for management assist ance were handled and 12 tracts of timbmr were seleettvely marked for cutting. On these tracts a total of ppprozlmately 2 1-4 million feet of timber were marked, and in each case the landowner wag assisted with mak ing a satisfactory sale. The State Forest service personnel, consisting of the district forester, two forest technicians and a timber mark er, handle the requests as rapidly as possible. The Tower Units There are five complete tower units to Kershaw County, each of which is maintained for the purpose of detect ing and reporting forest fires. The units are connected by a telephone system maintained by the Forest Ser vice and tied to with the Southern DM ayetem; -Sadrwttft coneists tyf a neat, 5-roomed house, bam, chicken house, smokehouse, steel fire tower, and not less than ten acres of land. county through the cooperation of the school teachers. Forestry movie programs, to which the public is in vited free of charge, are held in coun try schools and churches. And in spring ad educational program in the form of a quit contest is con ducted for the benefit of the school children. This program, similar to the radio quls programs, is based on elementary forestry and particularly facts of interest to people in this sec tion. Prizes are awarded to the win ners and a county-wide final is held in which the individual school winners participate. The units, each of which is located so that the area overlooked interlaps that of another unit, are maintained and developed by the organisation. This year particular attention was given to the development of the land at the Blaney and Westville Units, at which crotolarla vras planted and erosion control work completed. Oth er work included the repair and painting of the Camden, Liberty Hill, and Westville Units, the entire Job being done by the personnel of the orgsinlsation. The untti wru located at Blaney, Camden, Cassatt, Liberty HUl, and Westville, and the'public is urgM to visit them at any time. sociation was enlarged and gradnaUy tions, tie developed into two associations, second of which was known as the Camden unit. In 1925 the Kershaw County Fire Control Act was passed in order that protection might be af- the county. Consequently the organi zation was enlarged by the appoint ment of, a county ranger, three war dens, and two towermen. As time went on more adequate protection afforded the 271,000 acres of woodland by'^ the coutmctkm of three addi tional tow«n, each of which was man ned and subsequently connected hf telephone. The Kershaw County Forest Prq- tecttve association bemme a fine control unit in itself, at the head of which was the Forestry board. The board serves the organization in an executive and advisory capacity and now consists of the following mem bers: Henry Savage, Jr., chaimum; Robert Perry, John Rabon, John Oet- tys, H. 8. Higgins and George W. Bowers. Field personnel of the organisation consists of the county ranger, three wardens, and five towermen. The ranger, L. E. Smith, is located in Camden and directs the work of the County organizalion, being resposM* ble to the district forester for Re prosecution. In this he is assisted by the three wardens, W. BL Cun ningham of Liberty Hill, C. L. Mc- Caskill of Cassatt, and D. G. McLeod of Blaney. ESach warden is respon sible to the ranger for Gre control ac tivities within his warden district, which consists of, roughly, one third of the county. Overlookixig the whole county and serving as the “eyes” of the organisation are the Gve tower- men, W. D. Cook of Westville, J. M. Gettys of Camden, H. T.* Hornsby of r^Western Auto Associate kSAVEJyOW mmm Store W. R. BOWDEN Itm Broad St CAMDEN» S. C. irHcHMUB^tihSii^ HDi. and Charles Ray of Caissatt It Is the duty of the towermen to detec and report fires to the wardens and ranger. Additional personnel consists of It retainer crews .made up of ap- prozinutely three men each, who are strategically located over the county. These crews are paid a very smal sum annually to promote fire control to their respective localities and to assist in the suppression of tires. In periods of especially severe weather, these forces are augmented yby^ the use^ of eo»called flealble help, men who are employed for a specific period to assist in the suppression of GENUINE fIRST LINE “DAVIS” TIRES Your precious Grade 1 or 2 certificate entitles you to the best tire you can find ... A genuine Dawis Super Safety! Strictly First-Line Quality Davis tires have proved their outstanding safety, ruggednesa and Super-mileage . . . on mil lions of cars all over the coun try . fires. The organisation, however, extremely dependent upon volunteers and looked to volunteer help for very real aaalstance. > Fire Suppression and “C’* Book Holders Now Eligible To Buy! —•if you drive over 240 miles a month and need new tires. Save time, money and bother at Western Auto Tire Headquarters. Official Tke Inapection Station. There’s a WIZARD for YOUR Car..at a SAVING! Qualify and DupmndabilHy Assured by Iron-Clod Written Guarani—I ^ooJkf Saei»! Save Time And Money If your Battery fails to crank your car, let us replace »t vdth a Wizard Battery. $5.49 to $9.10 GaaraBteedifrom 6 months to 2 yean. •( Ma^iM Wood Tool $2418 WUte Ibaf Last In the fiscal year ending June SO 1944, there were a total of 180 woods fires that burned some 3S36 acres In' Kershaw County. Most of these fires occurred in the fall, which was par ticularly dry. Many people through out the County think that the organl ralinn is mipprwed to right tha fires alone, but as a matter of fact, the or ganisation is set up only to help land- owners in the suppression of tbeir woods fires. The organization itself consisting of the County Ranger, three Wardens, and sixteen retainer crews of three men each, is not suf flciently -large to suppress all fires in the county, but it can do the Job with the help of Ishdowners and oth er volunteers, to periods of especial ly severe fire Weather, extra help is put on, but funds do not permit the extensive use of such help. Therefore The orga&tiatlon Is Targ^y dependent on volunteer assistance, and the slse of each fire Is largely determined by the suDount of this volunteer assist ance. During the year, ending June 30, 1944. the drerage size of all Gres in the County waA. 121.2-acres. There- were, however, several really large Gres that were extremely difficult to handle, and had it not behn for the Wartime Forest Fire ' Crew made available to the County throogh funds provided by the Federal Government, the losses would have been much greater^- The Wartime, fbrest jnre XSfew was seT'up for the s^ckfe pur pose of providing extra protection to the areas within a Gve-mtle radios of the Sonthem Aviation fields and Rembert field, In order that a smoke hazard sufGclently severe to prevent Gylng could not develop. The crew fought 35 percent of the Grea to the County, and therefore contributed greatly to the wont of tion. As Is the esse throoghoat tha state, _ the major caaae of wooda firei iUOvflhm DeGmesy was organized for Kershaw County Is smokers. Next to toa cornea brash hamtog, and then raOroada. Fires censed by smokers eonid be greatly rednoad, and even stopped, If everyone traveling the highways sad wsU^ throngh the woods would he sure to pat bat their cigarettes. Most ot these fires are the remit of netii- tog but carelessness. People driving along the highwiqr frequently throw a cigarette or match out of the ear without thtoktog that it might cause ForeiR Fire Fighters Service tkalaily slgntOeaBt urged to Jota ap sad help keii fires to thMr loealitles. sndo^?* loealitles, sud Smith as local coordinator, <£32 ark of orranMn* la 1942 the Forest Fire Fighter aervioe. a branch of the Office of •Otothi the porpoee of providing tanlty for people in and nw areas to do their part effort The Service was designed for rural people^ Jn*t as other services, such ss the Air Raid Service, were designed for those living-to cities and towns. In Kershaw county volunteer assist ance on fires has been greatly handle capped ty the movement of farmers toto todnstry and the'armed forces. Therefore the development of the the work of orgahMng crews. Steady progress was msde ta tw development of craws under SI I an oppor- Forest Fire Fighters service, sai w ear forested d94S meat of these crews were to the war fb the nse of hand Ora Gghtlag iSS and as rapidly as possible, eqiS with pumps and rakes. To date, iZ Gftean crews consisting of ssn3 mately thrae men each liaTe organized throoghoat the couaty? it it expected that more crews* 3 jhe‘ formed this year. Fari^ 3 urged to show thefar^ Interest is S prevention of .Gr^~l>y making sJ? cation throngh the Comty Rsag^^ the greateat number of “snadeer” Gree occur along' highways. Hunters and eampara, of course^ also cause somer Gres as they pass throngh the woods and oarsleasly drop a cigarette or matdh. Tha seooad major cause of foreet Gres, hnuh and old Geld-bumtog li tning radaced as fsrmars learn to be mora careful wlto their Gres. These Gres dtold be eliminated ft every far mer and tenant would taka the follow- lag preeantioBS bafora aattlag a bmih fhra: L Chooaa a calm diy and bam ear- ^ to tha morning or lata to the eva- nlng- , 2. Ploogh a atrip around the area to be burned. 8. Bum against the wind. 4. Have as many men ss possible available and ready to Gght the fire If necessary. 5. Be sure the Gre is out before leaving U. Forest Fire Flj^kter aerviefr was par- thM loeal Flra WaMea. The Fire Law to 1982 a law was iwssed making the setting of Grec'throngh careless ness, msllelonsneBS, or negligence on lands ot others a misdemeuior. There fore, the cause of each fire is thor oughly tovastigated and tboae gnllty of setting them apprehended and proaecuted. It ia, of course, dlfGcult to apprehend the person guilty of set ttog Gres, hut a determined effort Is made, and tiila year twenty-two ^rose. aatkw xzara—oUatoedr Urdtoarfly Its to remmo ms twat TO HApnH THE PR. PEPPSRi Asa IN 11 ftoaa ware Impoeed by tha Maglstrato, and to the case of aMaors, admonltary aottoa taJrsB. Boj War Boada aad MRMRMER HE’S FIGHTING WITH YOUR LCXJS AND PULPWOOD Food and plenty of it is needed to keep Unde Sam’s fighting men in trim. And plenty of lumber for crates and boxes,, pulpw^ for paper cartons and containers is ni^ed to put the food across. Wood shortages, due to lade of suffident men cutting trees in the forest, have caused a critical bottle-^ neck. ‘ Farmers are zx>w being called upon to turn out and har vest victory timber in their wood lands; just as they are producing food for freedenn from their fidete and pastures. Proper cutting of woodlands mercooes their vsdhie provides continuous crops of timber. Baoes,for all forest prod ucts are at a pe^. - For advice on proper iparicing and cutting or for hdp in marifding, cdl on your Faro Forester or Timber Project Forester. Ask your County Agent Cut wisdy, but Cut Them NOW a • a a a /* the organlza. The South Carolina Forest Service in 1927 the State Commission of Forea,try was created through the ac tion of the General Aseembly for the purpose of protecting and developing our forest reeourcef. A State Forest er wu appointed, and so began the forestry program In South Carolina. Five Districts, all but one of which comprises nine counties, were, devel oped, with a District Forestw in charge. The District Forester is di rectly responsible to the State For- ester, Mr. Chas. R Flory, of Colum bia, "8. C., for all aotlvitler within the District and plans and directs the work of the Coun^ orimultatlons. to this he Is assisted by the District Ranger and one or m<we Technlehum. The Camden District, comprisiBg the following nine ooontles, with head quarters hero to Camden, has been organist since 1982: Chester, Chsa- tsrfleld, FslrGsild, Kirshaw, Laacast- or, Lss. RichlaBd, Snmtor, and ToHl Personnel of this office ooasista : Dlrtrlot fiorsster, Smast ’ Natttog; Farest TedmldaB. H. R. Lsssslhaam; ^mt Tsehalelaa. R. S. OUrer; Dto- triot Baagar, T. R. Mtoai: Thalar Ma^, M. L. Wan and Sserotary, PrMema naatkam. .•.Mtor 1 Caies of fixxPHaigdy carrotB and sausage fo tiie focegrocmd—piled on a New Caledonia dodf for rediftribiitioci to men at teUB grPHTs 9 i This Message ^emsored Qy— ers for Tra^or Repaiis and ‘.-I su; US St'iS, -♦ C| T