Outdoor Georgia, 1943 - 1944

Somehow the beauty of old mills such as the one on the back page will never lose their appeal. This mill is at Lee's Lake near Fayetteville. It has been a favorite fishing and boating sight for hundreds of Georgians for many years. (Photo by Joe Stearns.)

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Why You MUST Vote August 3rd

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Hunting Season on Deck

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Georgia's Mineral Production

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Captain Garland Peyton

Harmless Puffing Adder

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There Is No Substitute

For the Great Outdoors

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R. Ward Harrison

State Forester Points Out Great Value Of Georgia's Important Woodlands _ 9

What Will Be Found Three Miles Under the Ocean
Joe Stearns

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Wildlife Tidbits

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You Tell 'Em.

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Joe Stearns

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Ladies ... Here's a Reason Why You

Won't Have Nylon Hose Until

After the War

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The Mail Box

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1943 Fishing Schedule

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Why You MST OTE August 3rd
American boys who were your neighbors a few years ago, some of them serving you in grocery stores as clerks, reporters, bake , salesmen, lawyers, doctors, and men from all walks of life, today are fighting in far-flung corners of the globe, that our American way of life will survive.
Flying Fortresses roar over enemy territory piloted and manned by red-blooded Americans whose sharp eyes ever look downward for enemy targets. Battleships ride the waves, tanks rumble over rough terrain with guns blazing, and the sands of many beaches have been stained with the blood of our fighting men.
The fight will continue until the enemy waves the white flag in token of complete surrender. Our relentless war, the sacrifice of lives, the bursting of bombs and the sharp report of guns as they hurl huge shells into enemy territory is not without a purpose. America is fighting for her rights, her rights to live in peace, to enjoy freedom and justice, and to have a voice in our Government. That voice in our government is our inalienable privilege to vote.
August 3 is the next voting day in Georgia. Once again, Americans will go to the polls to speak for what they want and what they don't want. Sportsmen have for years asked for a non-political wildlife program. In answer to this demand, the last general assembly created by law a State Game and Fish Commission, made up of eleven Commissioners who work without pay. These men represent the hunters, farmers, sportsmen and fishermen of our state.
The Commissioners, who receive no compensation for their work, sacrifice time from their business and often spend their own money in an effort to give Georgia a wildlife program that is designed to place us among the leading states in America. That program already is well under way.
The last general assembly also passed a resolution which permits the people of Georgia to go to the polls and express themselves on this state's wildlife future. The people will decide at the polls whether or not a non-political wildlife program will exist in Georgia. If the people vote for a Commission form of wildlife government, it will be written into the State Constitution as an amendment. The state believes it has the answer to Georgia's wildlife problems in this Constitutional amendment and the case is now in the hands of the voters. If you like it-vote, and if you don't like it-vote! One way or the other-go to the polls and vote. That is the American way of getting things done.
When the curtain has been drawn on the theater of war, we want our boys to have something to come back home to. Most of them are fishermen and hunters and we want them to find vastly improved game and fish conditions when they take their dogs into the fields or once ::Igain visit those favorite fishing holes.
Through the untiring efforts of the Commission, Georgia has received Pittman-Robertson funds. This means thousands of dollars will be spent to greatly improve Georgia wildlife. Wildlife Rangers are patrolling the fields and streams that our game and fish might be given a chance to flourish and not fall into the hands of willful violators.
America is the land of plenty. The State Game and Fish Commission is driving ever forward with the intention that Georgia's wildlife shall be unsurpassed in this great land of plenty.
Speak up voters! August 3rd is the date.

AUGUST, 1943

Volume XII, No. I

JOE L. STEARNS, Editor

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Licenses Now On Sale ... Rationing May Be Answer To Shell Problem

I T WAS said, "Prosperity is just around the corner." At one time, few of us were willing to wager anything more than an Indian head that this statement contained any truth. But, you can bet your rationing card that the hunting season is just around the corner and sho 'nuff, it is a short block.
The squirrel season opens in certain counties come August 1. Your Game & Fish Commission does not encourage the hunting of squirrels this early since most of the animals have 'wolves' and are unfit for the table. Wait until late in August or perhaps early in September before cracking down on the squirreL and you will be rewarded in many ways.
Get Your License
It is time to buy that hunting license. The big reason is-you need a license and the Game and Fish Commission can certainly use the revenue. The licenses went on sale August 1 in hundreds of places in Georgia. Get yours early.
Getting shells for 'old betsy' isn't what it used to be. There is a rumor about that Uncle Sam is going to release some amunition in the near future. We have no assurance of this but like all the rest, we can keep our fingers crossed. Farmers are permit-

ted a certain amount of ammunition now. Uncle Sam realizes that we have a potentially great supply of meat in our fields that should be harvested. It is a simple and sound method of relief for the meat shortage we have lately endured. Thousands of pounds of meat supplied by our wildlife will get to the family tables this hunting season. Shell rationing may be the answer.
A great many sportsmen have a supply of shells on hand. Interest in the coming season is high. Whe'l you go without steaks and chops for a spell, you' get mighty interested in anything that will enable you to once again use catsup and meat sauces.

Rangers on Duty
Georgia's wildlife rangers are in the field. These men will vigorously and jealously patrol our fields for v"ioliltors. It is their duty to check all licenses. Get yours today and carry it with you on your hunt.
The big event for September is al ways the marsh hen hunting along the coast. Research along the coast reveals an abundance of marsh hens since very limited hunting was permitted last year due to war conditions. We do not know exactly how much hunting will be allowed on the coast this year because of the war.

In certain counties, the season of squirrels opened August I. It maries" the opening of the hunting season in Georgia.
We expect to get that information in plenty of time to pass it along to the hunters.
The season also opens on the rail and gallinule September 1.
Plenty Rabbits
From every section of the state, the Game and Fish Commission has had reports on the abundance of rabbits. One fellow reported two rabbits were seen to come up on his front steps. Another fellow hastened to assure this gentleman that there is no such thing as two rabbits. The rabbit hOnting-and some hunters prefer it to all other types-is going to be the best Georgia has had in many years.
There is no increase in the price of your hunting license. A state resident license still costs $3.25 and for hunting in -your own county, you pay only $1. And your license is a bargain any way you look at it.

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GEORGIA'S MINERAL PRODUCTIO
Sbo~s Brightest ProDlise In History

By CAPT. GARLAND PEYTON
Director State Di"i,ion 01 Mine,
T HIS war, so truly of world-wide scope, is fundamentally based upon and fought by the use of the geologic resources of the earth. On and near the surface of the earth, nature has provided large stores of metals, mineral fuels, other useful mineral resources, and ground water supplies. Without the war materials supplied by the mineral industries no war could ever be begun or successfully prosecuted. This war could last only a short time on the present scale if" the production of most ores, mineral fuels and other geologic materials

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were sharply curtailed. The ultimate military victory obviously will be won by those nations which have been most amply endowed with the indispensable mineral resources and the ability to use them effectively.
Georgia is fortunately located geographically and blessed by geologic inheritance. She is in a position to contribute much to the war-time needs of the nation. Her geologic inheritance and environment are among

the best. Tr.ue, certain resources are scant or lacking but others are here in great abundance. The climatic relations are strategic for the development of these resources. A diversi fied topography-sea level to high plateaus and mountain summits-provides ready access to many of the resources stored below Georgia's soils which otherwise might long have remained undiscovered and unused.
Field Study and Reaearch.
Some of the geologic resources in the state which are most useful to industry and to meeting the needs of the armed forces can be evaluated neither in quality nor in quantity without specialized detailed field study and research on particular problems as they arise. Surface and ground water, for instance, is a common-place geologic resource in this region, but to obtain millions of gallons a day for an industrial plant, a municipality or some establishment of the armed forces requires a thorough consideration of numerous geologic factors. The proper evaluation of these factors must then result in the local application of specifie geologic principles.
Of the more than 35 commercially important ores, minerals and metals found in Georgia, quite a number are of critical or strategic importance as war materials, and those that are not considered critical or essential, ar: at least essential to the war effort.

Impor:tant Minerals
For many years the people of Georgia have had some general idea of the total number of important minerals which were native to the state and during this period considerable study has been devoted to at least
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Georgia minerals are used in great quantities in machines like this. Machines that make the taols and weapons which Uncle Sam will use to smash the Axis. Ralph M. Davis, of McCaysville, checks over his machine. Our minerals also make machines like this.

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Bank, ncO' Ca,t!"svi/le in Bartow County. This steam shovel lifts hund,eds of tons f,om the earth, deposits it in small ,ail co's f,om whe,e
it is sent to the washe,. This once was levelland.
surface showings of such minerals. It i not enough, however, to simply map the surface outcrops, for before we can properly evaluate a mineral deposit we must have very definite information in three dimensions. Further, representative samples must be obtainable and analyzed in order that we may have available data on the average metal or valuable mineral content. Obviously, such investigations require a rather la~ge expenditure of money and physIcal effort. Georgia has not had available sufficient money or trained personnel with which to conduct exploratory projects of this type on an adequate state-wide
basis. During the past two years our ef-
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mented by a number of federal agencie , including the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Works Projects Administration, the U. S. Geological
urvey, and the U. S. Bureau of Mines.
Iron Ore Production
Field work conducted by the WPA under the direction of the State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology just prior to the entrance of this country into the war now makes possible an annual production of brown iron ores for use in the Birmingham district of more than a million tons per year. Had this field work not been conducted it would not have been possible for us to have gotten into production of iron ores on this cale in such a short period of time.
nother instance of the value of Cooperation between the state and federal agencies is to be found in the ~~ent field investigation conducted Jomtly by personnel of the Georgia Department of Mines, Mining and Geology and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Through this cooperative effort all of the known mica depo it in Georgia were visited, report and maps prepared, and a bulletin setting forth this information ha been published and distributed
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to those interested in producing this most critical of all war minerals.
Undoubtedly, the results of this investigation will have permanent effect toward obtaining the greatest possible production of strategic mica from Georgia deposits in the. shortest pos sible period of time. The work on mica will avoid devoting time and money on properties which offer no promise of yielding strategic mica, and at the same time will make possible the concentration of interest and effort on properties which are known to. offer promise of yielding strategic mIca.
Cooperative Effort
Still another instance of the value of cooperative effort is to be found in the bauxite or aluminum ore investi-
gations in Georgia. Although Geor-
gia was the first state in which bauxite was discovered in this country, and notwithstanding the fact that bauxite was mined on a rather large cale for many years in the stilte, up until two years ago it was generally believed that the majority of Georgia's bauxite had been exhausted. Those of us who had studied the situation, however, were convinced that many deposits or beds of this mineral were yet available in the state. We were of the opinion that these de-

posits were buried, having been covered over by more recent deposits of other minerals. When the war seemed imminent, federal geologists came to Georgia and talked the situation over with us. They decided to act on our suggestion and to have the Bureau of Mines prospec~ for buried deposits. This prospecting has now been in progress for almost two years. As a result of this work new deposits have been found and at present federal autho-ritieS tell us that Georgia once more is second only to Arkansas as a potential source of bauxite.
New Deposits
The same federal agencies are at present discovering new and worth while deposits of manganese ore which is so essential to the manufacture of steel. This newly discovered ore, when treated by a new process which was worked out by the TVA and the U. S: Bureau of Mines, will insure Geo'rgia supplying a worthwhile percentage of high-grade manganese ore, not only during the present war but in addition it will make possible the continuation of ~is industry when once ~ore we are at peace.
The increased interest of all the federal agencies in the possibilities for Georgia supplying still greater quantities of necessary war minerals is evidenced by the announcement of a few days ago that out of a special appropriation of two million dollars, which was made possible by Congress
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l-Regionol Director lamel Silyer, 01 the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service releases 0 block duck which was removed Irom on illegal trap. The duck was bonded beloro it was placed bock in circu' lotion. 2-0ur world would be a dreary looking sight but lor our flowers and birds. This hollyhock is a beautilul flower and it is frequently visited by the bus y bee. 3-Note in the shallow water in the loreground rounded pits in what looks to be sand. These are spawning beds la' bream and it is unsportsmon lik~ to annoy or otherwise disturb fish over these beds.
4-" isn't on Easter egg hunt. It is a mourning dove nest on the ground and just
behind the nest is lost year's partridge pea plant. You can never make a mistake by planting lood lor wildlile. (Soil Conservation picture.)

Harmless Puffing Adder

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CHARLIE WHARTO , erstwhile reptile expert, taxidermist, and who now is in the Army, has for years found snakes subject for profound study and scientific investigalion. Charlie can make snakes sound interesting with the stories he unfurls.
It seems sometimes that Charlie does stick his neck out \ ith these tories. For example he once remarked that while in America \ e have only a half dozen poison snakes we could put our finger on tHeaven forbid I, and perhaps over 40 other varieties that are not venomou , Australia's snake family is just the opposite.
The picture you see on this page of the Puffing Adder shows one of Charlie's prize pets. 0 snake can give the impression of being more deadI than the Puffing Adder. Actually he is gentle, harmless and beneficial to mankind.
The Puffing Adder is known as the "bluff" snake. When handled roughly or in danger, he is able to puff up his neck as shown in the picture. He makes a hissing sound and those who don't know better, would surmise lhat his or her life is in danger.
Ross Allen, one of the foremost reptile experts, calls the Puffing Adder a comic snake. When agitated, urprised and mistreated, the Puffing Adder \ ill remain motionless and pretend to be dead. When he thinks the danger is over, he cuts his eye where danger was last evident and then makes a dash for safety.
Other names for the Puffing Adder include "Blowing Adder" or" preading Adder." ndoubtedly he is the 1110 t gentle and inoffensive of all the nakes in Georgia. Even with the roughest type of treatment, the Hog-
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He looks dangerous but actually he is as gentle as a lomb. It is the hog-nose snoke Or often known as the Puffing Adder. He is absolutely harmless and extremely beneficial to mankind even if he does terrorize people. (Photo by Charlie Whorton.)
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nose snake will refrain from striking or biting. Rarely ever has there been a report of this snake biting anyone. His reputation as an evil snake is not j u tifi~d.
This !nake has a blunt head and upturned snout. Black and yellow squares give him a checkerboard patlern.
If you have a Puffing Adder near ) our home and you are sure it is the Puffing Adder, leave it alone. It will do a great deal more good than harm.
The Game and Fish Commission ha a brochure on snakes which was compiled by Charlie Wharton. It sho\ s most of the common snakes of Georgia, with illustrations, and gives valuable information concerning the reptile family in our state. end a self-addressed envelope for a copy of this booklet, to OUTDOOR GEORGIA magazine.

Raymond BoHen, of Manioc, likes to go hunting but his is a strange and dangerous hunting. Raymond displays his trophies which are no less than rattles which he removed from ratflesnakes he has killed.
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LARGE CROWDS PROVE POPULARITY OF STATE PARKS

By R. WARD HARRISO
Director of State Parks
T HERE is no substitute for 'the great outdoors and especially is this true now that a smiling summer sun splashes its warm beams down on many of us who have nothing to show for this pleasant weather other than a Mazda sun tan. There is that irresistible lure for the lovers of the wide-open spaces and forested areas, where musical brooks gurgle happily under whispering pines or busy streams hurry torrentially through mountain passes, and bright-winged birds add their songs to ature's nerve-soothing lullaby.
Happily for these vacationists or week-enders, Georgia has located across her broad domains, acres of natural beauty in the form of State parks, which are at present in the midst of an unusually busy summer season. The war, which bans long. distance traveling, seems to have made our parks more popular than ever. Georgia people are at last awakening to the fact that this state has thousands of advantages that in other years they were seeking elsewhere. Georgians, a great many of them, are now seeing Georgia for the first time.
The fact is the State parks in orth Georgia are being so well attended that they are overcrowded and anyone desiring accommodations there should get in touch with the proper authori ties and make reservations at once.
The parks as a whole have begun their summer operations in a most efficient manner. Eleven State parks are actively operating with their principal facilities outlined as follows:
Pine Mountain Park down in Har ris county near Columbus, is proud of an excellent fishing lake, swimming pool, large picnic area and cabins, both single and duplex. It Tavern erves appetizing meal in an atmo phere of cordial ho pitality, and also ha overn ight accommodations. Thi park is exten ivel)' patIOnized by the militaq personllf'I,
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and provides a much-needed outing spot for officers at Fort Benning and their families or "dates."
Vogel Park, a hundred miles north of Atlanta in Georgia's scenic mountain "wilderness," is equipped with duplex and single cabins, as well as an inn which is operated under highly efficient management and serves excellent meals as well as providing overnight accommodation. Rainbow trout, bass and bream a\ ait the fish uman in nearby streams.
At historic Indian Springs Park about fifty miles north of Macon and an area greatly popular for many years with Georgians far and near, the cottages and inn are not owned by the State, but they con titute splendid facilitie and are operated on both the American and European plans.
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anto DominO"o Park, near Brun \\ iek, remini cent of earl pan ish da) s in Georgia, has a large club house and I icnic area.

Little Ocmulgee Park, near Me Rae, possesse ample duplex as well as single cottages, a club-house, an excellent picnic area, and reasonable rates. Here is located one of the best fishing lakes in any of the State parks, and is popular especially with fishermen of middle Georgia. It is also equipped with a splendid swimming pool and bathhouse.
Okefenokee wamp Park is open only to sightseers who desire to take a stroll over a very ample board walk which has been erected. Ten miles south of Waycross, this area is on the edge of Georgia's great and famous swamp.
Laura S. Walker Park, ten miles east of Waycros , has cabins, a clubhouse, fishing lake, swimming pool, ana complete facilities for group camp and da use activities. Good wimming, boating and fi hing may be enjoyed on the lake.
Alexander H. tephen Memorial Park, located at Cr' \\ fordville be-
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State Forester Points Out Great Value Of Georgia's Important Woodlands

"The Department oj Forestry serves the timber growers oj the State oj Georgia in growing and marketing timber products. This is the primary junction oj the department."
Thus does J. M. Tinker, director of the forestry depart-
ment, state division of conservation, pointedly analyze the principal purpose of his agency.
"Timber production," he continued, "ranks second in the State in point of providing a livelihood for Georgia families. In some counties in south Georgia, it ranks first by a large margin.
"Besides providing timber products and directly suppI ing a cash income to Georgia families, the forests of Georgia are of inestimable value as a place of recreation. Where we have no forests, we also have no hunting or fishing. The value to the eitizens of Georgia gained by.tbis recreation is not measured in dollars and cents, but it is just as real and essential to civilization as the actual provision of cash money to buy food and clothing and shelter.
"Even beyond the necessities of life and the pleasures of life, the forests of Georgia are essential to life as we know it. 0 forest, no water supply, no fertile soil, and consequently no civilization worthy of the name.
"Vitally important too is the matter of fire control and prevention. Many thousands of dollars worth of valuable timber is saved each year where this is actively practiced. Georgia's forestry department is deeply interested and ener getically engaged in such a program, with carefully. workedout plan to enlarge and improve these operations."
Turner Suggests
D. Abbott Turner, of Columbus, one of the State's leading textile executives, who also has forestry interests, was recently asked for his opinion as to how the forestry department can best serve the people of Georgia. His comprehensive and valuable reply is as follows:
"I think the best answer to that is the prevention of fires. It would be highly desirable of course to have reforestation along' ith this program, but if fires are prevented, Mother ature does a pretty good job of re-seeding.
"My thought is that the best way to stop forest fires is to create public interest and to show people that fires take money out of their pocketbooks. Then dev,elop the best methods possible of fighting fires and have organizations in each county set up to carrY,out this work.
"Quitman county has such a plan under consideration, and a petition has gone around asking the county commi sioner to increase the tax rate per acre sufficiently to take care of this additional expense.
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Henry O. Storey, of the O;v;s;on of State Forestry, stands by a 10-year growth of Georgia p;nes. This growth, ;n states where weather condit;ons ;n the winter are severe, would take from 20 to 50 years.
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in each district 'where neighbors will stop their work and go and help put out a fire which is started in that district. Then, if the present law hasn't enough teeth in it, have one passed that is enforceable, where people caught set ting fires could be properly punished.
"The above, roughly, is my idea of what might be done, and of course you can see plenty of other things that might be added. This, and a matter of education of children in schools and older people, by giving them the proper information."
Director Tinker has requested OUTDOOR GEORGIA to extend an invitation to timber growers, farmers and leaders generally, to write him mak'ing suggestions as to how they think a state forestry department can best serve the people.

WHAT WILL BE FOUND THR

By JOE STEARNS

THAT day is net too far distant when the great mysteries of the
world's oceans wiII be unraveled. We are given to understand that the bot-
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tom of the ocean at some points drops away to as much as three miles and some reports have it even deeper. So far, no man has been able to penetrate this great depth of darkness and intrigue.
A great many people 'are interested in finding out just what goes on three miles under the ocean surface. They want to know what kind of fish live there, if any. What are the habits of these deep sea dwellers. Those answers may be forthcoming.
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Gene Max ohl, graduate engineer of the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology, intends to supply the answers. In fact, Gene's life ambition is to explore the floor of the oceal1 at one of its deepest points. Explorer, inventor and adventurer, ohl plans to construct a diving bell powerful enough to resist the tremendous pressure at three miles below the urface.
Undoubtedly there are a great many sunken boats off the Georgia coastline. Some of these ships carried great wealth and treasures to the ocean floor. Pirates were known to raid and sink merchant ships off thfGeorgia coast many years ago. ohl expects to check up on the Georgia coast some day. All Georgia wi1l be interested to know what he wi1l lift to the surface.
Georgia too would be interested in knowing in great detail just what

Max doesn't wont to be bothered with sharks - who does? So, he invented this high-pressure air gun which shoots" dart. This deadly gun, discharging its missile of destruction, can kill a shark almost instantly,

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Meet Gene Max Nohl, the gentleman with an ambition to go down in the ocean 3 miles. Are you sure, Max? - We have often heard people soy, "lish on the botlom." Imagine a hook on the end of a line 3 miles down!

brought to the surface of the water too rapidly. The nitrogen in the body, under pre sure, become a toxin and the result is the "bends." This does not hold true when divers use helium!
World's Record
Max holds the world's record for di ing. On December 1, 1937, Max, wearing one of his nel helium suits. went down 420 feet. At thi depth he wa under a pres ure of 190 pounds per quare inch, supporting a total \leight of 600000 pounds of water more pres ure than has ever been withstood by an other human being.
Other inventions by ohl include a diving lung, ystem u ed in specialized diving operation and submarine e cape, an underwater motIon

picture camera and an aIr compression gun which shoots highly de truetive darts. The e guns fire darts which kill large harks almost instantly.
ohl admit he is tossing dice in a gamble with life and death ea& time he makes a dive. His exciting career almo t came to an abrupt end several years ago in the Gulf of Mexico off the shore of Florida and not far from Pan<lma City. He lIent dOlI n to sal age valuable from a freighter which suddenl), went dOlI n in a storm. The I oat was re ting in 110 feet of \I ater. Pre ure had weaken d the bolt and rivets which held the decks.
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with thrills and adventure. Many U. av)' divers owe their security and
afety under water to an invention b this amazing young man. He produced a elf-contained diving suit II hich u e helium instead of oxyaen and the invention changed entirel the deep ea diving picture. e of thi uit reduce the hazard of a life line a II ell a the dreaded "bend ."
ohl u e a bottle of ginger ale to e:l.plain the "bends." He say. 'If you lift the cap off a bottle of ginger ale. you II ill ob er e bubble- ri ing to the surface. similar action take place 111 the blood of a per on
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How would you like to look up and see 'his floating toward you some bright day while you are in swimming? It is Gene Max Noh' displaying his selfcontained helium diving suit and it does make a grotesque picture in, or for that matter, out of the water. This suit has been widely used in submarine rescue work.
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where the ocean rolls up and tug gently at the shifting sands of th. beach, sights such as this are co monploce. Vacation time olways means that momentous decision 0 whether you will go to the coast or to the mountains. 2-Herring gulls don't worry about red and blue stomps. They have enoug along the coast line to satisfy their omnipresent appetites. The gull in the white plumage in the center is on adult. The rest are first-year gull!. 3-Doy is done and shadows fall. The birds are heading for wher. ever birds go when they get sleepy on the coast. 4-This common tern is awaiting the day he can flop those wings and explore this new world. His mama thoughtfully placed him a safe distonco from the rolling waves.

Wildlife Tidbits

There is a proper method of stringing fish. Secure them firmly, yet permit them to breathe and thus remain alive. As a method to this end, the stringer should be passed through the lower and upper jaw near the tip. This enables the fish to open its mouth slightly, enough to breathe and yet to hold them firmly. Stringing through the gills has been found to injure the tender breathing organs so that the fish suffocates.
Crows can occasionally be taught to talk. Do not slit the crow's tongue as this is unnecessary and cruel. Birds produce vocal sounds within the body from the syrinx.... The outlook for our fish to relieve the rationing pinch is none too bri~ht. Our 1942 catch
of fish in America was 22 '/t- less than
in 1941 or in round figures we caught 3 800,000,000 pounds last year. This, of course, is due to manpower shortage and government use of many of the fishing boats for other purposes.
Georgia's fa m 0 u s Okefenokee Swamp is playing host to many fishermen these warm summer days. Around Billy's Lake may be found waters that provide a thrilla-minute fishing. And when that tug is felt on the end of your line, you never know whether you have hooked a ,bass, perch, bream, pickerel, grinnel or even the despised gar. Guides can take customers over to "big water" when the water is high enough to permit passage through the swampland trails. From the boat you may see the black bear, alligators, cranes, egrets, herons, wild turkeys and many other forms of American wildlife safe in this Government refuge. If you havcn't visited the Okefenokee Swamp )'011 have missed something.
The Athletic Round Table, of Spokane, Washington, designated Wednesday, June 30th, as "MOTHERI -LAW" day and tossed a big party for the occasion., A great gang out there.... Dr. Gilbert Pearson, ornithologist, made a rousing talk at the Outdoor Writers Conference at Tellico Plains, Tennessee, and it was received by the scribes with great enthusiasm. J. "Ham" Brown, the sparkplug and chief of the Outdoor Writer . ha called for a meeting of the executive committee of the organization in Georgia for early next year. The\,'ll bring along their shooting
OUTDOOR GEORGIA. AUKltst 1943

Room and Path

What this country needs, in ad-

dition to a 5c cigar that isn't made

out of ragweed, is a hotel in every

large city with 10,000 rooms. Have

you tried to get a room in a hotel lately? Just to walk in one and ask

for a room is little short of folly.

The clerk looks at you as if you es-

caped from Ripley's Freak Circus.

ot long ago I reserved a room at a hotel in a large Georgia city.

Upon arrival and after fighting my

way through a mob at the desk, they let me to my room. I blushingly say

"room." Actually it was an enlarged

closet with an adjoining towel. And the bed-if the Seven Dwarfs

will check up-one of them will find

a bed missing. I am sure of it be cause I slept in it. As Fred Allen or

somebody said-even the mice were

hunchback the room was so small. ow I don't ask for a room large

enough to fly a kite or to set up a

badminton court and I will admit that

almost every hotel in the state has

some beautifully large rooms with fans and all that but-I didn't get

one of those rooms. Why they had

an aspirin tablet on the bed for a

pillow!

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At a restaurant I ran into a pal of mine. Our friendship went back to

school days. He was in distress. He

couldn't get a room any place and

you just can't let a pal sit up all

night. So I invited him to share my

room. The two of us sharing a bed just big enough for a couple of lead

irons for a bit of hunting.... The American Rifleman magazine and the
ew Mexico state publication consis tently get out bee-utiful front page covers ...
J. Arthur Hardy, new assistant Director of Coastal Fisheries, once was a big league baseball player. Violators will have one devil of a time trying to throw Hardy a curve ball. The violators are going to bat with two strikes on them at the start. . . . Charlie Wharton, erstwhile assistant editor of Outdoor Georgia, writes
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pencils. We managed to stay on the ::ot only with the use of book-ends.
This, then, will serve as a warning to those who use hotels. Make your reservations as far ahead as possible and keep your fingers crossed.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Alas and alack! Some of the glamour of railroad stations has gone forever. There are times whc:<n great modern inventions and conveniences work to a disadvantage. I
Just the other night I went to the railroad station to see a fr,iend try (mind you-try) to get on a train. The hard seats in, the big waiting room are still there. The fruit stand is there and the magazine stand is still doing a big business. But today we have a loud-speaking system. Somebody on the other end tells you in a clear, clarion voice that train so-and-so is on track 4 and leaves, in 10 minutes. He says your train from Memphis is 30 minutes late and so on. You understand every word.
For me, I will take the fellow who strolls into the big room, looks at his timepiece about the size of one of the biscuits Grandma used to bake, and then starts calling, "Ya-ya-yabaaa-- blahville, zumtown, bustleville, 0000, mmmaaaaa bah-leaving on track 5." About all you could really hear was something about track five. And after that revealing announce.ment he would wheel around and face a charge of half his listeners inquiring as to what the devil he said. The other half were highl1alling it to track 5 to see just what monstrosity our friend was discussing. They expected anything from a streamlined horse and wagon to a nickelplated jeep with wings. In his most official railroad manner, our caller would patiently answer all questions. Calmly he would again consult his watch and shortly after, he would vanish. Presently, and apparently out of no place at all, he would appear and again go through the same routine. It was a joy to watch and hear him. The loud speaker just doesn't seem to adequate. Iy replace him.
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What Makes A Gun Go "Bang" - Also Why The "Kick"?

"What makes a gun go 'Bang' and \\h)' does it 'kick'?" These are a

couple of questions frequently asked

the Remington Arms Co., Inc.

The "bano0''' of a gun, acco. rdin, g to a Remin~ton ballistics engmeer, IS properly known as the REPORT.. It is mUZ7;\e blast caused by expanSIOn

of powder gases at the muzzle whe.n

restraioinO' pressure relieved. To his causes

of an

thaetmboasrprheel n.IcS

disturbance creating sound waves.

The "kick" of a gun is known as RECOIL. It is the rearward move
ment of the arm at the time of firing. The recoil of a gun begins at t~e same instant the shot or bullet IS
started in motion and continues until
just after the charge emerges from

the muzzle.

Recoil is computed in foot pounds. The amount depends upon the weight of the shot charge, weight of gun, powder load or muzzle velocity of the assembled load. An average of from 25 to 30 pounds of recoil oc
curs in a .12 gauge shotgun 7th ~o 8
pounds in weight, with a medIUm load of 3y! drams of powder and
1tA ounces of shot. With the he~vy
loads such as itro Express and High Velocity, recoil is increased in pro

portion to the shot charge and pow

del' weight.

A shot shell does not "explode." It

is fired. The detonation of the primer

iO'nites the Po\ der. The resulting in

sotant ergy

eO~e'ernteerdatiionn

of gases, W'ith en all directions, forces

the shot charge from the muzzle.

A shotgun and loaded shell is. lik
ened to a ga oline motor. The pruner is the spark. plug, the w~ds are the

lPiinsetovnas' poarn. . dIsthIet

powder IS the all clear now.?

gaso

GEORGIA HILLS
I want to go back to the hills again, Up under God's beautiful sky,
Where the wind sings ever of twilight When the rim of a moon glides by.
I want to go back to the hills again; There's freedom for me, I know,
Where the footpath dips to a shadowy gorge, Then out on a broad plateau.
I want to go back to the hills again The hilltops wild and free-
I will arise and go now, For the hills are calling me! -Wightman F. Melton.
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t4JUUuuJ the gtaie4,
Leave 'Em Alone
The last legislature passed a law' prohibiting molestation of racing pig eons, and anyone finding a ban?ed racing pigeon is cautioned agamst detaining the bird. There are numer ous pigeon training races being held throuO'hout the nited States at the prese;t time. Several have already been held in Iowa.
The birds are shipped in crates of 20 birds each, and as many as 2,000 birds may participate in a single race. During bad weather as many as 50 per cent of the birds may be forced down, at which time it is suggested that finders offer the birds feed and water and then allow them to proceed on their way. Individuals finding crippled or dead birds are requested to send the band numbers to the State Conscrvation Commission for identi fication.
Great Catch
Clemen Maier of Davenport was fishing along the Mississippi River near that city, according to the Dav enport Democrat, and had a vicious strike. He set the hook and after considerable struggle landed a large perch. He arso had hooked a 12 gauge shotgun and landed it. Witnesses to the incident estimated the gun had been submerged for 10 or 15 years, the barrel being badly rusted and the stock deteriorated.
THE BROKEN PINION
I walked through the woodland meadows, Where sweet the thrushes sing;
And I found on a bed of mosses A bird with a broken wing.
I healed its wound, and each morning It sang its old sweet strain.
But the bird with the broken pinion Never soared as high again.
(Dim your lights on highways - save wildlife)

Bird Baths Bring
Cheer, Surprises
All Summer
During the hot summer months no service is more appreciated by wild life than the erection and care of a bird bath. To the birds a well.kept bath is a combination of a .necessity and a luxury. To the owner it is a ource of never.ending pleasure and surprise. To be effective the bath should be in the open some distance from shrubbery or weeds which might conceal hunti'ng cats or other preda. tors. It may be on the ground or on a raised pillar or platform. The sides of the howl should be sloping, and the \ ater depth should be no greater than three inches.
Another bird attractor during the summer months, and one that wiII receive almost as much use as the bath, is a du t box in which the bird may free themselves of para ite . The dust box should be at least 24 inches square and no more than three inches deep, filled with fine, dry dust. It may be placed on the ground near the bath.
Water in bird baths should be changed every day, bath dust about once a week.
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LADIES Dere~s another reason you won't have NYLON Dose until after the War ...

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NYLO , already one of the war's best known lifesavers in the form of parachutes, is performing an other life-saving task for fighting men cast adrift on the ocean.
In the new Emergency Fishing Kit, devised by sportsmen and scientists, is an item designated as "Rig o. 1," a 100-foot length of braided nylon fishline, together with a lead sinker, swivel and hook. It i included in kits for lifeboats and life-rafts of all our aval and Merchant ships and in a smaller size kit for ayiators. In some cases nylon also is used for the lanyards with which a special floating knife and a collapsible dip net are to be tied to the boat or raft to prevent losing them.
Caught Trout
Nylon line was a friend of the fisherman immediately preceding the war. It had caught trout in freshwater streams and fighting sailfish and other big fellows in alt water.
Fishing experience as well as laboratory tests showed nylon to be unusually resistant to the damaging effects of salt water, rust and abrasion. It also dried out more quickly than other lines. All these qualities make it valuable for the man who may have to fish for their lives for weeks at a time.
Formally Adopted
The Emergency Fishing Kit was planned by former Governor Gifford Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, and other sportsmen and scientists, working with representatives of the armed services. It was formally adopted shortly after the rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and his companions, who had only the most meager sort of fishing equipment during their twenty-one days of hunger and thirst on the Pacific.

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Recently in the great invasion of icily, it was reported that the Allies dropped hundreds of paratroopers from the sky. These men then went on to destroy lines of communication and to harass the enemy in many" ways. In one instance, 200 of the paratroops kept the Italian from blowing up an important bridge.
So ladies, need we remind you that those parachutes which gently floated our fighting men to earth, are the result of your sacrifice of nylon hose. The material that would have been used to make those hose was used to
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make parachutes. There can and will be no complaints when we know the things we are doing without, are be ing put to such good uses.
Wonder what those men who visited business offices with boxes of ilk hose are doing these days? After the war, their business will be good. Very good!

Sailor's choice lor 0 shipwreck companion - the nylon fishing line, we mean. 8etty Moseley, 01 the Du Pont Nylon Division, one 01 the first to wear nylon stockings when thpy were "wear-tested" in 1938, holds in her lelt hand a bobbin 01 nylon yarn, used to make the braided line she holds in her right. Complete with hook and sinker this is "Rig No.1" in many 01 the Emergency Fishing Kits with which lile-boats and lile-rats in Novol vessels and Army transports and planes are equipped. The other items, removed Irom their pockets in a khaki apron, are shown :It the right, with the metal can in which they are sealed. Nylon line is resistant to the damaging effects of salt water, rust oud abrasion.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA AUl:ust 1943

r -This man didn't receive his Outdoor Geor
gia magazine last month! 2-This one didl Went fishing and look at the chiggers. 3-Well blow me downl!-She seys, " 'Dis Outdoor Jawja magazine sho do git 'round. I likes it too."

GE0RGIA'S MIN ER4L PROD UCTI" N IThe MAIL ~ BOX I (Continued I,om Page 5)

Bill Hinton, of Texas, is the drill con-

on the recommendation of the Boykin Committee which has been inve tigating the steel shortage and possible remedies therefor, Georgia is to receive from 60,000 to 100,000 to be used by the federal and state aO"encies to conduct a special investig~tion of the various mineral resources of Georgia. On~ of the aims of this investigation will be to determine which of Georgia's iron ores may be best suited to the manufacture of sponge iron.

tractor. Mr. Hinton i the ame contractor who drilled the o. 2 well at Offerman in Pierce County. Georgia, in 1938. He ha an adequate rig and we are looking forward with much expectancy to valuable information which this test well will reveal.
All in all, the outlook for Georgia's mineral production in 1943 is the most promising in its entire history. This fact, together with the fact that we are making a valuable contribution toward the successful prosecu-

VETERA AD 11 ISTRATIO PG TA, GEORGIA July 15, 1943
Editor OUTDOOR GWIlGtA 414 tate Capitol Allanta, Georgia.
Dear Sir: In reply to your letler of July 12, 1943, I
wish to advi e that the magazine, OUTDOOR GEOIlGIA, is very popular with the patients

Sponge iron is metallic iron obtained by the process of reducing our oxide ores to a metallic state without going through the process

tion of the war, leaves every Georgian with just cause to be proud of a state so richly endowed with mineral and other natural resources.

at this ho pita\. Your offer to continue sending the pub-
lication to the library is greatly appreci. ated. Four copie a month have had a wide circulation. I hesitate to ask for more, but

of actual smelting. Sponge iron in quantity would go a long way toward alleviating the present steel shortage. This is true because sponge iron could be introduced into electric furnaces which could not treat the raw ores. Also sponge iron has been shown to be a suitable substitute for much needed scrap iron in the regular steel mill . There is every reason to believe that this proposed investigation will prove the existence in Georgia of worth while quantities of suitable iron ore for manufacturing sponge iron. We wish here to acknowledge the valuable assistance of our two Senators and a number of the Congressmen in obtaining the approval of this appropriation.
New Mineral Interest
Other minerals of war interest which are being investigated in Georgia include corundum, which in powdered form is the only satisfactory material with which to grind optical

There Is No Substitute For The Great Outdoors
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h een Atlanta and Augusta, has as its principal feature "Liberty Hall," the old homeplace of the vice-president of the Confederacy. The place has been restored, even to utilizing its original furniture. The slave quarter;, the wine cellar, the old gas-producing plant and the gardens have been restored to their former appearance.
Jefferson Davis Memorial Park a 12-acre tract just north of Irwinville, marks with a bronze bust of the pre ident of the Confederacy the spot where he was captured on May 10, 1865, in his retreat from Richmond.
Famous Spring

if you have additional copies at a'ly time they will be appreciated.
By dire,ction,
INA B. JOH SON, Chief Librarian.
Forwarded and approved: H. O. WITTI: , M. D. Manager.
, SHVILLE A TOMOBILE CL B A HVILLE, TEN 'ESSEE July 16, 1943
Editor, 0 RDOOR GEORGIA 414 tate Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia.
Dear Editor:
Thank you for your letter of July 8th concerning our ubscription to OUTDOOI{ GWIlGIA. We hope you will continue us on your mailing list, as information from the publication i frequently used in our travel department and our office personnel is better qualified to serve the public intere ted
o. in the tate of Georgia after receiving TDOOR GEORGIA. It is an excellent publication and we .congratulate you and the State on its issuance.
Your very truly,

glass, radio crystals and similar objects; chromite, an important steel

Magnolia Springs Park, operated under especially efficient manage-

AMY Ro E. Manager Travel Department.

ingredient and the basi!' {or many ment, has a concession house and an

valuable chemicals; beryl, which is the principal ore of the metal berylliUln and a source of the oxide with-

excellent bath-house. Located near Millen on 1,100 acre, it contains one of the state's most famous springs,

July 3, 1943 Box 312
Decatur, Ga.

out which the present-day fluorescent from which flow nine million gallons Editor, 0 TDOOR GEORGIA

lighting could not function so effectively. Also there is revival of intere t at the moment in Georgia asbe tos coal, fullers earth, halloysite, kaolin and other high alumina clays.
new wild-cat test weU for pe-

of beautifully clear water each day. Picnicking facilities and several miles of trails and park roads also make this spot a haven for those seeking the loveliness and invigorating of the outdoor at their best.

The Georgia Game and Fi h Commi ion 414 tate Capitol Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Mr. Editor:
After reading about the lowly earthworm in the June i ue and which Dr. W. F. Melton used in hi new paper column, I

~roleum and natural gas was spudded In two days ago, three miles west of Cedar prings in Early County, Georgia. adjacent to the Chattahoochee

Chehaw Park, three miles we t of Ibany, has a club-hou e, concession hall and especially fine picnicking area which i being well attended.

am enclo ing a money order for a year' ub cription to 0 TDOOR GEORGIA.
The tory about the earthworm alone is worth the price of admi sion, for a year, to the page of OllTDOOR GEORGIA. I am

River. This well promises to be the deepe t test well ever drilled in the tate. The contract calls for a mini-

Thi park has been developed around the rich historical background of the tribe of Creek Indians which inhab-

looking forward to receiving my copy of thl'
monthly magazine with keen anticipation.
With all good wi hes for your continued success, ram,

mum of 6000-foot depth and a maxi- ited the section in the days before the

incerely yours.

mum of not more than 9000 feet. Mr. white man came.

(MilS. S. H.) GERTRUDE RUSKI

OUTDOOR GEORGIA. Augusf 1943

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WHAT WILL BE FOUND THREE MILES UNDER OCEAN~

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a life line. Inside the boat he paused and opened a door. Inside the room were the skeletons of men who were trapped when the boat sunk. These skeletons seemed to float crazily about

and as Max opened the door, it seemed the skeletons turned their heads Lo view the intruder. 10 hl confesses to a strange and eerie feeling. Like a sudden look into another world.

Fragments of clothing clung to the bones of the unfortunate men.
One of the loosened decks began to fall. Max struggled to move away as fast as possible. He did manage to get from under the falling deck but his life line was pinned down securely. The thing that was keeping him alive, now was killing him. Minus oxygen, he knew he could survive only a few minutes. It was a desperate moment. Max cut his life line with his knife, tied it in a knot ano gave three jerks (emergency) on his line. Then he suffered a blackout. The next thing he knew, he was in a pressure tank on the ship, weak but happy to be alive.
. ohl has a simple explanation for his dangerous profession. "There is something beautiful and fascinating about deep ocean water. The thrill you get is worth the risk." When Max says he will go down 3 miles some day and Lell the world what is down there, he isn't just talking to make a noise.
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Here is proof that you didn't see a man 'rom Mars or that Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon are not running loose_ It is just Max with with his life-saving diving unit.

FISH IN THE DIET
Fish are an excellent source of animal protein, a basic food element. For the balanced diet, it has been recommended that onethird of the protein should come from animal sources; and one averagt' helping of fish will supply from one-fourth to one-half of this protein that an adult needs in the course of a day.
Some fishery products are excellent ources of vitamin, too, particlllarly vitamin A and the vitamin of the B complex; and certain fi h body-oils are a good source of both vitamins A and D. Minerals, important in nutrition and obtainable from fi h, include calcium, magnesillm, pho phorlls, iron, copper, and iodine. The bones of canned fish which have been rendered oft by cooking shollld be eaten; they are a good source of much-needed calcium.
LEAN AND FAT FISH
The fat content of fish varies with the species and, to some extent, with the season. Fish clas ified as low in fat contain abollt onehalf of 1 percent fat in the edible portion; those classed as fairly low, abollt 2V~ percent; and the fatter varietie may contain lip to 20 pt'rcent or more. A a rule, fat fish are preferred for baking and broiling: and lean fish for "boiling:' steaming, or Jllaking chowders. Both fat alld lean fish may be fried. "II shellfi.h and crustaceans are 10\\ l)r fairly low in fat cuntent.
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OUR NEW FISH REGULATIONS

The following- fish shall be deemed gllme fish and the designated size

and creel limit enforced:

Number allowed each

Name of Fish

Size Limit fisherman per day

Rockfish or striped bass

12 inches

10

Large-mouth black bass

12 inches

10

Small-mouth black bass

12 inches

10

Rock bass

5 inches

10

Kentucky or red e}'e bass

8 inches

10

Bream

5 inches

25

Perch

5 inches

25

Crappie

7 inches

15

Jackfish or eastern pickerel

12 inches

15

Wall-eyed pike

12. inches

3

Muskallune

15 inches

2

Brook trout

7 inches

10

Rainbow trout

7 inches

10

Brown trout

7 inches

10

Redbreast

5 inches

25

o person may po ess more than 30 fi h in the aggregate of all species. No more than 10 bass of" any or. all species in the .aggregate can be taken in
one day. No more than 10 trout of any or all species in the aggregate can be taken in
one day. There shall be no sale of the following game fish: Rockfish or striped bass,
large-mooth black bass, small-mollth black ba '5, rock bass, Kentllcky or red-eye ba 's, crappie, jackfish or eastern pickerel. wall-eyed pike, mllskallllnge, brook trullt, rainbow trullt, bcuwn tCOllt, n:dbreast. The I' are in addition to the la\\s pruhibitin~ the 11.1' of seines, traps, explosive', and all other laws now in effect.

OUTDOOR GEOltGIA August 1943

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Wildlife Tidbits
(Continued from Poge 13)
from Camp Barkele , Texa , where he i a pill roller in the Medical Detachment, that while on a recent march he al the mo t beautiful frog he had ever een. Hi impul e wa to break rank and grab the frog but, he a ,he doe n't like K.P. any more than the re t so he marched rilYht on by a prize frog. That's Charlie. . . .ack Rozier, of Brun wick, who took it on the chin when a fire d tro ed hi bu y laundry, i about to lYet everything shipshape again. Ma k ay he will be read for orne fishing oon and certainly he will meet the tarting gun for mar h hen shooting. . . . The young eel is ribbon-ljke and 0 tran parent that print rna be read through it body.... Th I' are approximately 16 hunting license holder per square
mile in lew J I' ey. . . . It i esti-
mated that th re are some 50,000,000 Engli h parrow in the Jimmy Walker, 1440 llegheny ve.,
. W., tlanta, ha eral We tern deer head for ale. 1 0 orne antelope h ad ....
'acation from Worry
When your life seems so bare, And your heort isn't there,
And your soul is pierced With a pain driven deep,
Then go seek the shade Of the deep forest glade,
Lie down by still waters And peacefully sleep.
When your work is so dreary That you don't seem to care,
And the sickly routine Is killing your will,
Then go seek the shade Of the deep forest glade,
Find the flowers that nod At the crest of the hill.
When you seem just to drone In a dull monotone,
And each day is a stumble In halls of deep gloom,
Then go set your sail To a lone forest trail,
And breathe the pure air Of Nature's wide room.
True, the whispering rills, And the echoing hills
Hold surcease for you. You'll be free as a lark
If you'll follow the trail Over mountain, through dale,
And answer the call Of a Georgia State Park.
- Thomas M. Pickett
o TDOOR GEORGIA. August 1943

1943 FISHING SCHEDULE

GEORGIA COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE AREAS-GEORGIA GAME & FISH COMMISSION and CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST
OPEN DATES

BLUE RIDGE MANAGEMENT AREA

ROCK CREEK LAKE and ROCK CREEK DRAINAGE
Saturdays and Sundays: August 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29. September 4, 5, 6. NOONTOOTLY CREEK DRAINAGE
Thursdays: August 5, 12, 19, 26.

Thursday: September 2.

JONES CREEK

CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHESTATEE MANAGEMENT AREA
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER and SPOILCANE CREEK DRAINAGES Thursdays: August 5, 12, 19, 26.
DICKS and WATER CREEK DRAINAGES Saturdays and Sundays: August 1,7,8, 14, 15,21, 22.

SMITH CREEK DRAINAGE Saturdays and Sundays: August 28, 29. September 4, 5, 6.

LAKE BURTON MANAGEMENT AREA
MOCCASIN CREEK DRAINAGE Saturdays and Sundays: August 1. Wednesdays: August 4, II, 18, 25.
WILDCAT CREEK DRAINAGE Saturdays and Sundays: August.7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29. September 4, 5, 6. Wednesday: September 1.

COHUTTA MANAGEMENT AREA
JACKS RIVER DRAINAGE (except Rough Creek) Saturdays and Sundays: August 1, 21, 22, 28, 29. September 4, 5, 6.
CONASAUGA RIVER Saturdays and Sundays: August 7, 8, 14, 15.
SIZE LIMIT: The minimum size limit for all trout is 7 inches.
CREEl LIMIT: The maximum catch in any day and the maximum number in possession
for one person shall not exceed 10 fish of anyone or 011 species.
FEES AND MANNER OF FISHING: Fishing permits sholl be $1.00 per person per day or $10.00 for a season permit. Permits sholl be valid on any stream or lake during the regulated season for such water.
Permits shall not be valid unless accompanied by a regular State Fishing License. Children under sixteen years of age shall be allowed to fish without permit.
Fish shall be taken only with rod and line. Any type of bait or lure, except 8altimore minnows or goldfish, may be used. Each permittee shall have in use at anyone time on the area not more than one rod and Ii~e.
PERMITS NECESSARY BEFORE FISHING: Fishermen are required to obtain fishing permits before they begin fishing. Permits can be obtained from the Wildlife Rangers on the areas or they can be obtained from the following addresses: ' .
Georgia Game & Fish Commission, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. Forest Supervisor, U. S. Forest Service, Gainesville, Georgia. District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Blue Ridge, Georgia. District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Suches, Georgia. District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Clayton, Georgia.
Wildlife Rangers and patrolmen will be at various road entrances into the areas and permits may be obtained from them. However, to avoid delay in getting started, fishermen should obtain permits as for in advance as possible.
Persons found fishing without permits will be liable for legal action.
FISHING TIME: Fishing shall be permitted only between the hours of sunup and 7:00 p. m. of the same day, war time.
CREEl CENSUS: Each permillee will be furnished a franked Government postal card, addressed to the Forest Ranger, on the back of which is a form for recording pertinent information in regard to his catch. Each permillee will be requested to fill out the card and leave it with Rangers or patrolmen or mail it (no postage required). The information obtained from these cards, if accurately recorded, will be of value in formulating future policies.

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Day is done. At least day is done for this boat as it pulls in to its dock to unload its catch of shrimp at Valona. Thousands of pounds of shrimp are caught daily off the Georgia coast. The popularity of a shrimp cocktail is immense. Georgia boats are doin:) a lob in meeting market demand. (Photo by Joe Stearns.)
There is unmistakable beauty in the flight of almost any birds. This beauty is accelerated with the flight of common terns and sea gulls shown on our back page. These birds are found along the Georgia coast. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photo.)

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Marsh Hen Season Opens

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Georgia Girl Does Man's Job
Joe Stearns

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Georgians "Discovering" State Parks _ _ 6
Nelson M. Shipp

NYLON - A Bewitching Word! .__ . __ 8

Famed Bird Authority Warns Against

Wanton and Useless Wildlife

Destruction

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T. Gilbert Pearson

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Oscar Saves Drowning Girl

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Ranging Around the States

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In the Mail

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You Tell 'Em

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Joe Stearns

Georgia Forestry ___ _

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J. M. Tinkler

1943-44 Georgia Game Laws

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A Bener Understanding of Georgia's
nATURA" RESOURCES DEPARTmEnT
Among the changes in the set-up of state governmental departments made by the 1943 Legislature was a reordering of the Natural Resources Department. Its name was changed to State Division of Conservation, and the Wildlife Division was separated therefrom, becoming the Game and Fish Commission, to operate as an independent agency.
This left in the Conservation set-up the three divisions: Forestry, State Parks, and Mines. Each one of these highly important agencies of state government - even more vital in times of war - was constituted into a department, and the three of them made to form the State Division of Conservation as an operating sector of the Executive Department_
The statute accomplishing these changes designated the Governor as Commissioner of Conservation. Governor Arnall, keenly aware of the tremendous importance and urgency of conserving the state's natural resources, is deeply interested in bringing to bear a constructive conservation program.
Governor Arnall appointed Nelson M. Shipp of Columbus to be Assistant Commissioner. For thirteen years Mr. Shipp had served in editorial posts for the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer papers. He became widely known for his interest and activity in the general conservation field. Prior to this, he was Executive Secretary to the late Senator William J. Harris in Washington; was Washington news correspondent, and before that served on the staffs of Atlanta, Macon, Savannah and other dailies. For two years he did faculty work at Mercer University, and taught at Wesleyan College, Macon. He is a native of Cordele, Georgia.
THE DEPARTMENTS
The three components of the Conservation Division, more completely stated, are as follows:
1. Department of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments. 2. Department of Mines, Mining and Geology. 3. Department of Forestry.
In the Parks Department, the state has developed eleven recreational areas of exquisite natural beauty and, in some instances, outstanding historical significance. Nine others are under development.
On the highly practical side, the state parks have a large share in making Georgia a tourist state of the first water. Our tourist crop measured in dollars can be made larger than our cotton crop.
The administrative director of the Parks Department is R. Ward Harrison, well-known weekly newspaper editor of Folkston, which is located near four of the state oarks. Mr. Harrison is a former member of the State legislature. H~ is a business man and executive well qualified for his position.
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
The primary objective of the State Department of Forestry is to render the greatest aid possible to the landowners or producers of forest products in the State of Georgia as well as aiding the purchaser of forest products and the producer in getting together for mutual benefit.
The forestry program of the state is a well-rounded program covering all phases calculated to furnish technical advice and practical experience in the conservation, perpetuation and utilization of our forest resources.
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SEPTEMBER, 1943

Volume XII, No. 11

JOE L. STEARNS, Editor

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arsh Hen easan Opens ,\ dI~ 'k~ ~ (!~ ruuJ ()1J4eIwe Nei.I) e~ Mt. gtate qtUHe .eaw4

o SIBLY the most electrifying
P.news concerning the hunting sea-
on is the report that Uncle Sam has consented to release 100,000,000 rounds of ammunition for civilian use. Of this amount, Georgia will receive a share large enough to assure a reasonable amount of hunting.
orne of this ammunition will be used in pest control by farmers. The rest of it will be used in hunting, and hunting this season is important. It is an untapped food supply. It will surely take some of the pressure off the meat markets. Food is a vital cog in the machinery of war and hunting i going to bring a relief to thousands of Georgians.

Jovember 20 to March 1. ote that the shooting season opens along with the season on quail. Special permits will be issued for shooting of rabbits during closed season when it is shown that the rabbits are damaging crops.
There will be no open season on doe deer. The regular deer season will open ovember 1 and deer may be hunted in the mountain section until December 1. The season closes January 5 in the rest of the state.

Director Elliott warns that no deer will be shot on the game refuges this year.
The Game & Fish Commission also adopted a resolution imposing a tax on all shrimp brought by boat into Georgia ports, regardless of where caught.
A guide rn the Georgia game laws will be found on page 19. Hunt ers are urged to check and observe these lawa.

Probably the most important item on the hunting calendar for September is the marsh ~en shooting along the Georgia coast. The season opened September 1 but the tides will keep the guns silent until the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th of the month. On the e dates the tides will be right for marsh hen hunting and even then all hunting will have to be done in the morning.

Report from the coast are favorable for one of the best marsh hen seasons in years. Once again it is going to be war-time hunting and it will be neces ary to secure permits from the Coast Guard before entering th marshlands. Arrangements should be made as far in advance as pos ible.
The Game & Fish Commission, at a recent meeting, studied reports and sugge tion from sportsmen throughout the tate and set up several new game la\\ designed to protect and assi t in the propagation of wildlile.

]n the future, there will be no open ea on 01) alligators. The alligator i rapidly becoming extinct in Georgia and thi timely la\ comes none too oon.
For t~e first time in year, the rabbit will be given a chance. The new program provides for trappino of rabbits between September 15 and March 1 \\ ith shooting allowed from

In 'he foreflrounil, gulll ore Iw..ping along over 'he wa'er in learch of food. Sack in 'hOle marshlands, 'he wily marsh hen holdl courl. The lea. son on 'he marsh hen opened Sep'ember J. The mea' il dark and de/icioul. I' il one of 'he mOl' beau'iful decoro'ionl ever placed on a piece of 'oosl.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA Se/Jtember 1943

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OPERATING SHRIMP PAUKING BUSINESS 0 UOAST

By JOE STEARNS
W HE ncle Sam called Hunter Watson of Valona to the colors, it seemed to be the end of his successful and profitable shrimp packing business. He had visions of dropping anchor on his shrimp boats and closing his doors for the duration.
Hunter paid little attention to the suggestion of his slender, pretty, black-haired sister, Rita Watson, as she suggested that the business be turned over to her. But Hunter had underestimated his sister's determination. He charged it off to a sudden attack of ambition. After all, in all his memory he had no recollection of a girl ever running a shrimp packing business. And this shrimp packing business calls for a strong arm and a great deal of hard work.
Rita Takes Over
Rita cornered Hunter. A plan was worked out. Hunter would still have his business and Rita would be "the boss." Hunter gave in but warned that it would only be a trial. If it didn't work-the doors would close and the ships would be pulled into dry dock.
Rita rolled up her sleeves and went to work. She kept her own books. She hired all the help and was paymaster. She took care of a hundred details, among them such things as securing ice for packing, boxes for ship. ping, mending nets, buying proper licenses, weighing and checking. There was no lost motion and Hunter Watson's shrimp business went merrily along in perfect order. Hunter, now with the coast guard, occasionally dropped in to check the books and equipment. He was amazed at his sister's efficiency and business ability. 0 brother was ever so proud of a sister.
Rita proved that not only could a girl successfully operate a shrimp packing business but operate it so ex pertly as to have it classed with the best handled industries along the coast. I

Meet /lito Watson. So 'or a. we know, .Ile i. til. only girl in til. world wllo run. a .hrimp busin.... And .h. runs it exp.rtly.
The "boss girl" has nine boats operating. Each day she ships from 1200 to 2000 pounds of shrimp to the
ew York market. Bad weather occasionally causes the loss of a day, otherwise it is a year-round operation. The px:ice of shrimp at the ew York market fluctuates: The price ranges from 25 cents to 60 cents a pound.
Far Into the Night On one occasion, the boats returned to port with an unusual catch. That day the little ships dumped 9,500

I-Rita has just checked one of her nets
was talking with one 0' the Captains 01 mad. ready to unload his catch. Rita's J
a general mascot around the dock. 2-
0' was your guess when you first saw this?
out three to see this picture missed it.
it is a Georgia jumbo .hrimpl This on'

Rita IJ~ eluJJeHtje .io Keep
V~ p~ (jpen, g~A1lWUuj
J.o. New. 'lfoM" MaMud4

pounds into Rita's plant. With nearly five tons of shrimp on hand, Rita had to \ ork fast. The shrimp had to be \ ashed, he~ded, iced, packed and hipped. The lights were turned on and the workers were busy until 2 0 clock the next morning. It was a tired "boss girl" that left the Valona plant that morning. But the next afternoon, Rita was back on the job, sleeves rolled up and ready for her boats to unload again.
Rita's payroll runs about '1,000 a week. he works over 50 people. Her shrimp, like the shrimp of almost every other packing plant, is shipped to ew York where there is a steady market. In brief, if you want a cocktail made up of Georgia shrimp, your best bet would be a restaurant in ew York. And ul1til you have 'seen those extra large Georgia jumbo shrimp, you haven't seen hrimp. Expert claim our shrimp have a di tinctively delicate taste \ hich makes them more desirable than shrimp from other waters. It seems a hame that Georgia people do not get more of their own coastal shrimp. Perhaps some future day will find Georgia hrimp on the Georgia market. You won't find shrimp any place to compare with our own. The shrimp busine s repre ents a 12 million dollar annual industry to this state.
Marine Life
The day's catch in a shrimp net reveals many other types of marine life. The net haul in small shark, the dangerous tingarees, pin cu hion , trout, crab Rounders, sea ba and jellyfish.
Rita is soft spoken yet her voice carries conviction and determination. Her workers respect her judgment and position. They knO\ she is doing a man's job. She is kind and gentle with the workers yet handles them with a steel glove. Mo t of the Captain call her "Miss Rita."
Life i far from dull and drab for this fair damsel. When her day is done, she likes to go dancing and she is one of the best dancers along the coast. She is happy in her chosen profession. The length of the Georgia

leoutiful jumbo shrimp. Two or three of them would make a lorg. cocktoi/. This is one of Rito's nine boots which has jus! tied up and is ready to unload. The shrimp you see represent the "lost drag." That means the boot headed for port and this is what it caught as it lifted the nets in the sounds. The res! of the catch is below
decks pocked in ice.
coast, the fishermen can tell you of Rita Watson, the "boss girl" who operates the shrimp plant at Valona.
And what does Rita eat for dinner? Shrimp, of course. And she loves them.

"'bers of its fomily go to moke up 0 12.000.000 Georgio industry. 3-Along about o'clock each afternoon. the shrimp boots s!ort "lllling down the river that leads to Rita's . k at Valona. At this time each day. you ,II lind Rito on her dock watching for the
and to greet the captains.

Georgians "Discovering" State Parl~s

By NELSON M. SHIPP
Assistllnt Commissioner or Conservation

W E HAVE often wondered duro ing years past why Georgians were willing to be "sold" on the attractions of other lands and still remain so complacent about the dramatic beauty, invigorating and restful retreats and romantic background of their own state.
It might be said that almost as many Georgians are more familiar with Miami Beach than they are with St. Simon's Island. Many more Georgians . probably have seen Natural Bridge than have gazed upon picturesque Goslin or Amicolola Falls.
It is gratifying, however, to note that Georgians are at long last beginning to realize that "what they say about" California, Maine and Wiscons.in is also true of Geargia; perhaps to an e.ven greater degree. Our citizens are finding out that in some of the state's magnificent mountain parks we have captured the 'indescribable blue of Monterey's Mount Chipinque, the limpid lakes of Colorado's Grand Mesa, the exhilarating freshness of Klingman's Dome and the arresting beauty of New York's Adirondacks.

Vogel State Park is one of these

exquisite gifts of nature that nestle

in the highlands of Georgia beckon-

ing us to depart for a few hours

from the turmoil of a busy, troubled

world and enjoy ourselves in a quiet

and serene land:

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GiJt oj Vogels
This park, according to a State Planning Board recreation study made' several years ago, and from which we shall quote further in this article, was a gift to the State in 1926 by Fred and August Vogel, whose company had practiced forestry on a 65,OOO:acre tract in that region since the beginning of the century. The area, designated at that time as a state forest park, consisted of 16 aeres at eel Gap, Union county. The area was composed of a small acreage at Neel Gap, another on the top of Blood Mountain, and an area at Notteley Falls. A few years later, the Georgia Forest Service built a rustic overlook and a concession stand. Funds were not available for development work at that time and a

forester in charge was assisted by local men, who were allowed trap' ping privileges in that area in return for their assistance in developing the park.
Vogel Park is situated in Union county, 11 miles south of Blairs ville, on U. S. Highways 19 and 129. Opinions have been expressed that this section of the Blue Ridge is not unlike the soft, blending landscape of the highlands of Scotland. The park, containing 248 acres, has three divisions: The Neel (Frogtown I Gap area, at which is the Walasi-yi Inn; Notteley Falls picnic area; and the lake and cabin area.
The Appalachian Trail, a marked foottrail extending from Mt. Ogle-
Magnificence of
State Parks
Emphasizes Beauty
Within Our'
Boundaries
thorpe in Georgia to Mt. Katahdin in Maine, and which is over 2,000 miles in length, runs through Vogel State Park. It is not unusual to see a lone hiker or a group of two or three hikers come down the trail out of the mountains, pause for a drink at the fountain in the gap and go trudging into the wilderness beyond.
Over a period of yeaTS, picnic areas have been developed, a stone inn constructed at Neel Gap, a beautiful forty-acre lake, and trails, cabins, bathing and picnicking facilities provided,. making this park one of the outstanding recreational areas in the northern part of Georgia. In Vogel State Park, many summer visitors find relief in the cool'mountain breezes. They may enjoy a vacation with swimming, fishing, hiking and many related outdoor activities in this li'nq of scenic splendor, the last

frontier of the Cherokees and the new conservation frontier of the south.
Indian Springs
Although the development of state parks in Georgia is a comparatively recent movement, one of the areas has been in state ownership for over 100 years. The original lO-acre tract at Indian Springs State Park was acquired by treaty with the Creek In dians in 1825. It had been a famous assembly ground for the Indians, who used the spring waters for heal ing purposes. This area was leased to private interests until it became a state forest park under the Forestry Act in 1925, Section 5 of which au t~2rized the State Forestry Board to recommend to the Governor tqe acquisition or acceptance' of gifts of land to be held and administered as state forests for demonstrating the practical utility of timber culture.
Indian Springs State Park was enlarged by a gift of 12 acres by the citizens of Jackson in 1931. The commission erected a shelter over the historic springs, provided electric lights for the playgrounds and bathhouse, and arranged for a restaurant to be maintained as a concession. The area' now comprises 157 acres.
Indian Springs Park is' located six miles south of Jackson on U. S. Highway o. 42, approximately 50 miles south of Atlanta. Although state owned for over 100 years, it did not become a state park until created as such by the Forestry Ad: in 1925.
Various facilities have been provided for those who visit Indian Springs State Park. Facing the spring house is a large stone pavilion where one may purchase refreshments. Two large picnic groves, with tables, benches and outdoor fireplaces, contain ample facilities to provide for approximately six hundred persons. A swimming pool and hotel accommodations adjoin the park.
Fort Mountain Park
Another majestic state park is that of Fort Mountain. The view from the tip-top of Fort Mountain, down its steep slopes to the apparently miniature city of Chatsworth, and across the wide expanse of the upper Rome
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'-A channel boss loses a gollont fight to this surf coster. The boss is exhousted after a long struggle lor Ireedom. 2-0ur fisherman pulls his prize to the edge of the water. 3-A friend brings the boss ashore. The bottle is over and there will be fish for dinner. 4-Brothers Pot and Mike, at Valona, inspect a small shark that was caught in the net of a shrimp boot. 5-The conch (generally pronounced konk), is despised along the Georgia coast. Oyster experts soy the conch destroys thousands of good oysters annually. It also has been blamed for many on ugly cut by swimmers. But the conch is not entirely without virtue. Chopped up, it makes a grand chowder which many compare favorably with the famed clam chowder.

A BEWITCHING WORD!
now Used to manufacture Articles lIeeded in War
T RULY . ylon is a bewitching word. For example, any department store in America could run a small ad announcing the sale of 50 pair of nylon hose and the next day a thousand customers would be on hand ready to fight their way through armed guards for the privilege of purchasing a pair of the treasured hose.
Some time ago, a large Atlanta department store announced it would have a few nylon hose on sale. The next morning thousands of ladies lined the street as much as an hour before opening time. Traffic was choked. About 20 minutes before opening time, an employee entered the store and before the door could be closed again, there was a mad rush. Counters were upset. Several employees were injured. It was mass hysteria. Women waved their money about shouting their sizes. There was no such thing as order. The manager told the sales girls to sell out the hose as quickly as possible. One lady was jammed against the counter so hard she fainted. There was no room for her to fall. In a few moments

Nylon as a plastic will enter I' vast, new field after the war, Du Pont announces. Pictured here are some of the plastic lorms it takes, together with a lew 01 its newest uses as a synthetic fiber. From top to bottom, at the lelt, are shown extruded strips of the plastic, coated 'Iabric made by applying nylon in solution, insulated wire, and a coil spring. 111 the center, Irom top to bottom, are: nylon film, extruded rattan, braided machinery packing made from the fiber, various sizes 01 extruded tubing, and two rods. At the right are a coil 01 narrow tubing, an elecfric motor bearing of the plastic, and nylon window screen.

she recovered and as the light of life returned to her eyes, she lifted her head, waved some crumpled bills in her hand, and shouted "Size nine!"
There is the story of the popularity of nylon. And nylon still is in its infancy. With the great number of articles needed by Uncle Sam for the war, nylon has been put to many new use. tudy the various articles which now are being turned out with the use of nylon-.
We are told that nylon is made from coal, air and water. Perhaps there are other ingredients but coal seems to be the prime requisite. This being true, it is just another point in favor of Georgia's 100,000,000 tons of high grade coal in the Lookout Mountain Area. How incredible it seems that some of Georgia's coal will per-
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Nylon's uses have expanded far beyond hosiery, toothbrush bristles and tennis racket strings since war began, the latest develapment being Du Pont's annauncement of nylon plastic for postwar industry. Picfured here are some of the numerous new nylon produds. Arranged clockwise, beginning at the paint brush with tapered nylon bristles, are: parachute harness webbing, parachute shroud lines, heavy nylon rope lor military gliders, cargo parachute cloth, camoullaged Army Air Force escape parachute cloth, and light nylon rope. Centered in the photograph are, left to right: experimental molded nylon plastic bearing, carburetor
diaphrayms of 'nylon fabric, and surgical sutures.

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(Left) Jock Troy's attention is called to th'is fellow who was caught drinking sulphur water. He says it is the only way it can be handled.

(Above) Meet Arthur Hqrdy. Arthur, former big league boll player (right) by his strict vigil of Georgia coastal waters, is being acclaimed one of the best enforcement officers ever to ride the waters of the Atlantic coo . Hardy has promised to clean our coastal waters of all via/ators and is keeping his promise. Arthur seems to be explaining something to Judge Frozier, of Darien, and one of Georgia's outstanding sportsmen. Well Arthur, keep on talking - the Judge doesn't look as if he is convinced as yet.
(Left) Jock Troy, Sports Editor of the Atlanta Constitution, is the sale owner of a palate which stomps him as the Number I crab man in the state. Jock likes crab meat, crab stew, crab anything just so long as it is crab. Makes no difference if it ;s served for breakfast, lunch or dinner, Jock's fork is busy if crab is in sig t. He is shown here about to bite a crab just token off a shrimp boot. Only thing that stopped him is - the crab bit first. Troy's toste-is questionable, however, as he refuses to pass. up a spring that gives forth that doubtful beverage so graciously called IIsu lp huf water." The way he puts Clway that water is a caution and - likes it.

(Right) One of Georgia's two new c a a s t a I patrol boots limbers up its motors at Pine Harbor. Captained by Arthur Hard y, Chief Enforcement Officer, this boot already has been the means of bringing a number of violators to justice. (Photos by Joe Stearns.)

If you haven't in your face and .
ry hum of your ree the breakers, you of the biggest thr' veteran fisherman done. It is an art, able amount of master surf ca ti seeking for chann even rhythmic s puts force into the reveal the entire to the point wher formed its duty challenging tug one of those 30 nel bass latch on can bet you are' a tug-of-war, wh skill and patience lunges of an ocea for its freedom. last for as long half and perha ward?-Fish for a fish that will d take. The channe along the coast Nothing more n to the wise.


elt the salt spray . tened to the mer-
as you cast into have missed one Is in fishing. This sho.ws how it is ut with a reasonactice, you can . Our friend is
bass. ote his ing. See how he ca 1. These pictures action, even down e the lure has perand there is that n the line. When to 50-pound chanto your hook, you for a battle. It is ere man matches against the savage n prize in a fight hese battles often a an hour and a IS longer. The rethe family and it is e1ight all who parI bass are running of Georgia now. eel be said. A word

Famed Bird Authority Warns Agains

By T. GILBERT PEAR 0
Chairman. PanAmeric:an Committee for Bird Preservation
I AM one of those inconsistent ornithologi ts \ ho thrills with esthetic joy at the whistle of a bob-white in the morning; could eagerly hunt him \ ith dog and gun in the afternoon; and with great ga tronomic rapture enjoy, him on toast when the evening shadows fall. ,
If I did not hold these views, I would be insensible to the avian music which kind ature provides fot everyone; would show unusu'al stupidity in not recognizing the value of wild game in providing opportunities for healthful field-sports; and, by implication, would confess that I did not appreciate exquisite food when good fortune brings it my way.
Of course, all people do not feel this way. I have known men wno did not know the song of one bird from another, or to whom it ever occurred that they were losing anything in life- by not being able to discrimin'ate in such matters. There are many excellent people who cry out against the killing of a deer or quail under any cir cumstances; and there are those who deal unwisely with food, as did William Jennings Bryan when, one hot day following the Scopes' Evolution Trial, in Tennessee, he so amply partook of the viands at his boarding house that the end came swiftly.
On a trans-Atlantic steamer, I met a gentleman and hi charming wife, who invited me to dine with them. Shortly after the waiter began to function in our behalf, the lady suddenly emitted a gasp of dismay. Hastily I glance" at her soup plate expecting to find a drowning Hy, or perhaps a mbuse. Then I saw she was staring aghast at the menu-card, whereon she had seen ,the word "partridge." When she had recovered sufficiently to permit her nerves and muscles again to coordinate, she told me that she was a bird'lover and could not bear the thought of a partridge being killed. Before many minutes I saw her devouring lamb-chops with an unabashed eagerness '.that caused me to think she did not realize that the terror suffered by the frantically-struggling, mild-eyed little lamb while its throat was being cut, was perhaps even greater than that experienced by the unlucky partridge when it took wing in front of the hunting dog.
Since Early History
Woman, lovely woman, shrinks from the thought of killing far more than does the average man, but we men have had long experience in bloodletting_ Ever since the dim, red dawn of our species, we have been practicing the art of destroying life. We have done this ever since we used to hurry our mates into the cave or chase them up a tree when the roar of a hunting Sabertooth came down on the wind. We killed fish and in bands we used our flint-headed spears against the reindeer, the auroachs, and the mammoth, that we might have flesh to eat with the berries our women folk gathered. This is the history of man in every land.
In orth America game birds and game mammals were of enor~ous advantage to the early settlers in furnishing a readily-acquired meat supply. But conditions have greatly changed. 0 longer is the flesh of game essential to our livelihood. Game's chief value today is the incentive it provides for millions of men to engage in health-giving, outdoor exercises. Also, because of it,
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T, GILBERT PEARSON President Emeritus, National Audubon Society
wages are earned by hundreds of thousands of guides, dog-trainers, tyers of fish-flies, manufacturers of sporting arms, ammunition, duck-boats, and hunting paraphernalia of every kind.
Useless Destruction
The love of the chase, so deeply planted in the mind of man oy con,stant practice through eons of time, often exhibits itself in acts of a most uneconomic and unwise nature. Many men and boys often destroy wildlife for no good purpose whatever, their actions seeming to be motivated entirely by a savage joy for killing.
ear my boyhood home in a Southern State, a group of men used to collect of an evening in a vacant lot and engage in "bull-bat" shooting. ighthawks gathered in numbers and, swooping about overhead, collected mosquitoes which were. extremely numerous in the region. As a rule the birds were left lying where they fell, although I recall capturing several with broken wings to "put them out of their misery."
On the edge of a certain college campus there once stood a large oak, one of i'ts lower limbs extending over a road. Here, one morning, a robin sat on her blue eggs. Down the road came two boys. One, the son of a trustee of that college, carried a shotgun. He fired a charge of a number 6 into the nest, blowing it to pieces. He did not even pick up the badly-torn' body of the bird. I was the other boy standing near.
Ideal Sportsman
The youth of America is constantly admonished to be truthful and is continually reminded of George Washington's hatchet and the cherry tree; but I have never
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Useless Wildlife Destructi~n

heard reference made to George Washington's ethics in the matter of field sport. ot long ago I read tho'se entrie in hi diary which refer to his sports afield. These entries number 291, and not in a single instance is an act recorded 'which even today would be regarded unworthy of an ideal sportsman.
There have been many records of hunting and fishing trips by later Pre idents of the United States. Probably few, if any, had less field experience than had Calvin Coolidge. ;'The Evening tar" of Washington, D. C., publi hed a report from uperior, Wisconsin, dated August 25, 1928, in which it said: "President Coolidge today, for the first time since the days of his youth in the hills of Vermont, shot and killed a living thing." The victim of his gun-fire was a great blue heron, and the paper goes on to say, "He brought the bird down with the second shot of a .38-calibre automatic revolver which he borrowed from Walter Ferguson, one of the ecret Service men in the canoe with him at the time."
That bird was protected by federal law. Although Mr. Coolidge had trained as a lawyer, he was in no sense an outdoor man, and, therefore, probably had little knowledge of game laws. In fact, he probably died without ever becoming aware of the fact that he had c.ommitted an infringement of a law, the penalty for which is a fine of 500, or six months in jail, or both.
Visit to Blackbeard ot many years ago, the United States ecretary of / griculture, knowing that I was starting on a field trip to southern Georgia, asked me to visit Blackbeard Island. It was government property and by Executive Order had been declared a federal bird refuge. It was reported that a congressman from Georgia was planning to introduce a bill in Congress for the purpose of transferring the ownership of the island to the local county authorities so that it might be made into a popular summer
Toke a good look at this picture. It is the LAST Heath hen ever seen on this earth. Its family joined the Dodo bird and the Labrador Ouch in extinction. And why - because we didn't stop slaughtering them quick enough. Wise conservation measures ore not just thoughts - it is a vital necessity if our wildlife is to survive. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photo.)
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Frankly it isn't exactly the most beautiful bird in the world but this Western Grebe has a place on earth. It should not be the target for some hunter whose only reason for killing is to see something blasted into "Kingdom Come" by his bullet. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife
Service Photo.)
resort for the use of the people of the neighboring mainland. It was the wish of the Secretary that I examine the place carefully so as to be able to appear before the congressional committee which would con ider the conoress-
0
man's bill, and to te tify as to the i land value as a wildlife refuge. I spent the night in the home of Ho\ ard Coffin, the owner of Os abaw Island. With him, al 0, wa~ a man whose name was well-known throughout the nalion, and who held an extremely responsible position in wildlife protective activities. As we three were being driven towards the northern end of Os abaw, \ e noted an alligator, .perhaps six feet long, lying lengthwi e on a floating tog caught ina cluster of mar h-grass. The conservation official seized the shotgun he had taken along "to shoot snakes, , 'had the car ropped, ran back, and at a distance of some sixty feet, fired two charges of shot into the side of the alligator's neck.
"He'll die, ~l right," the marksman cried, and from hi face glowed a holy light like that that may have shown on the countenance of S1. George when he slew the dragon.
From Blackbeard, that afternoon, \ e returned by launch to Os abaw. A we tepped on to the dock, the man with the gun caught sight of a glossy, male boattailed grackle perched on a post nearby. Eagerly he aimed and fired. Several feather flew into the air. With wildly-beating wing, the injured bird headed toward the bu hes on hore.
"I certainly hit him hard, , the gunner exulted. Why do some men take such d light in killin a harmIe , wild creatures for , ho e dead bodies they have not the slighte t use?
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OS~AR SAVES DROWNING GIRL ... Friends Save Oscar

Jolin WiI.on (left), Secretory of tile State, congratulate. O.car Goodwin, Coastal Patrolman on his timely action and courage in saving a young lady from drowning.

T HERE is no limit to the jobs of a Georgia Coastal Patrolman. He must know his tides and be some what of a weather prophet. It would, indeed, be a grave error to get caught in a severe ortheaster, as it would involve possible loss. of life. and boat.
There is that constant vigil for violators of state coastal laws and often a patrolman wiII spend several days on the water before returning to land. So, he must also be able to cook-at least well enough to eat his own culinary efforts.
Recently Oscar Goodwin, State Coastal Patrolman sta tioned near Brunswick, W!IS polishing and rubbing down the state patrol boat when a young lady yelled for help. She had misjudged the power and surge of the tide and suddenly found herself exhausted while still considerable distance from shore.
Several people on shore saw the dangerous plight of the young lady. Oscar, in his typically slow drawl, assured them with, "It's all right, I'll get her." Just how it happened that Oscar had on his bathing trunks is some what of a mystery. Oscar plunged into the water and in record time he had reached the young lady, who was about to go down for the third time.
Goodwin soon had the young lady in shallow water and safe. And strangely, Oscar instead of bringing the young lady out on land, asked some friends to come down and get her. It was a bit difficult to understand but not for long.
In his vigorous fight against the tide, Oscar had lost his bathing trunks. He had to stay in the water and stay in the water he did. ow it was Oscar's turn to be rescued. He was, with another pair of bathing trunks.
The young lady recovered. Oscar will never recover from the ribbing he gets from his many friends. tn all seriousness, at a recent meeting of the Game & Fish Commission, Patrolman Goodwin was honored for his bravery in saving the life of the swimmer at Pine Harbor.

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IJ~ Hue gt0ie4
A New Angle It would be difficult for someone to sell another person the Memorial Building at Cedar Rapids, or the waterworks plant, believes Frank Powers of the Gazette, as ew Yorkers reportedly sell the Brooklyn Bridge or the Flatiron Building to uS' "hayseeds" when we visit their city. But "we heard last week of an enterprising farmer in the vicinity of the bridge over Cedar Rapids near Cedar Point who was doing all right by himself along those lines:' As Powers' story goes, the farmer was "charging two bits to fish off the
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county-owned bridge and getting away with it until he put the touch on a county highway ~partment employee. Well, you can't blame a guy for trying. Maybe he was only trying to find out if Barnum was right."

IThe MAIL ~ BOX I

Dishpan Duck Hunting
Duck hunters are snickering at an official publication teaching the tech nique of wild fowling in' Iran to American soldiers. The publication, in all seriousness, says, "You will need a large flashlight, a' piece of net rigged like a butterfly net, a dishpan, and a club. Plant yourself in the reeds at night, turn on the flashlight, bang on the dishpan with your club, and scoop up the duck in the net when he flies at your light." Honest. It goes on to say, "It is not as easy as it sounds, and more fun than banging away with a gun."

COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY COLUMBUS. GEORGIA July 31, 1943
Dear l\1r. Stearns:
We are very glad indeed.. to have OUTDOOR GEORGIA in this library. Men and boys especially like the magazine. There is considerable interest among the people of Fort Benning regarding the flora .and fauna of Georgia. To most of the Fort Benning people the natural life of our state is new and strange. OUTDOOR GEORGIA helps to answer their Questions.
We hope that the magazine can publish more articles on wild flowers of Georgia.
Sincerely yours,
LORETTO L. CM APPELL, Librarian.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA September 1943

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It isn't fair that we should go through life with no more serious thought attached to our breakfast Illenu other than. that musical note of "two over light" or "scramble two with ham." And too, milk is somethillg more than just a beverage well stocked with various and sundry vitamins.
Recently] spent a bit of time with a pal of mine who operates a farm. It was here that ] learned to have more respect for milk and eggs.
This fellow has many chickensbeautiful and I believe very smart chickens. ] t was little short of an' act of magic to watch this fellow gather his eggs. First he would step into his barn look behind a box and lo!eggs-two, often three of them. Then he , ould climb a ladder to the hay loft and after thumping around for a few minutes he would return with six or seven more eggs. It was absolutely no use for the hens to try to hide the eggs because my friend knew all of the places of concealment.
lever have I seen eggs recovered from such out.of-the.way spots. I was sure I was standing in the presence of a sagacious character gifted in the performance of rural magic. Truly he is a man of intrigue and yet of profound understanding. ndoubtedly he is a man who is on speaking terms with his chickens, else how on earth would he know where his hens were hiding their eggs? At an Easter egg hunt, the official might do well to hand my friend first prize and let it go at that.
It would not have been surprising had I een a chicken walk up to him and hand over the blue print for tomorro, s egg gathering.
Out of a clear sky, my friend handed me a pail and small stool with no more instructions other than "run over and milk the cow. '
All I could depend on was that there was a cow in the barn. Confesion, it is aid, is good for the soul and although I did not admit it at the time, I have never milked a cow.
A feeling of uncertainty came over

me as I walked to the barn. 1 heard omebody say once that the proper , ay to milk a cow is from the right
ide. Confronted by the cow, 1
couldn't for the life of me figure which side was right. It all depends on which end of the cow you are looking at.
The only thing I know about milk is that it comes in quart bottles at the grocery store. Betsy, the cow, gave me a wicked look as I stood there pondering the mechanical mao nipulations necessary for the extraction of milk. ] gave Bet y an assuring pat on the flanks half expecting her to kick my brains out. But Betsy just grunted and continued to eat her straw, hay or whatever it is that cow eat while being milked. I have great respect for cows. After all, they have four feet and I have yet to meet the man who has won an argument , ith a cow's foot.
I placed the pail where a pail should be placed for milking. I preferred standing rather than sitting on that little stool. I wasn't sure at what moment I would personally desilt: a hasty retreat. You can't always tell about a cow's gentle mood by a look at those curved horns.
Perched 'uneasily on the stool, I reached over and gently took one of the faucets in my hand. I suddenly felt myself losing my yen for milk in any form. I gave a gentle squee;le and, to my amazement, nothing happened. I tightened up on the faucet hopefully and glanced up to see Betsy staring at me as if to say, "What goes on here?" The answer, of course, would be," othing!" It was difficult to figure who wa more embarrassed, me or Betsy.
My friend put in an apearance and asked, "Where is the milk?" To , hich I replied in all my shame, "As far as I know-it is still in the cowor i it?" The fellow broke out with some of those laughs that come 'from the shoe strings and work rapidly up making a terrible, siren-like noise at the cavity just below the no e. My face looked like a pot of beet juice. My friend pulled up the stool, grab-

OUTDOOR GEORGIA September 1943

Shells Remain ~~Fresh" With Proper Care

The expression "Keep Your Pow-

der Dry" is familiar to almost all

sportsmen. Yet, like many catch

phrases, there is another side to the

question. Powder kept "too dry" is

liable to defeat the purpose for

which it was made.

According to a ballistics expert of

Remington Arms Company, Inc., am-

munition which is properly stored

will remain effective indefinitely. But

much emphasis is placed on "pn)p-

erly stored." There have been in-

stances, noted by Remington observ-

ers, that ammunition manufactured

as far back as 70 years still shoots

effectively. Proper storage played its

part in maintaining stability.

The U. S. Ordnance Department

places an arbitrary life of ten years

on the effectiveness of service am-

munition, a wise precaution consid

ering hazards of service transporta.

tion and exposure to service condi-

tions.

In these days of hot summer

month and scarcity of ammuni-

tion--every sportsman who expects

to enjoy some of the pleasures of the

coming season should see to it that

what ammunition he has is properly

cared for. Favorable storage condi-

tions imply cool, dry places, away

from heating plants, boilers, stoves,

radiators and out of the direct rays

of the sun. Continued exposure to

these sources will deteriorate the

priming mixture to the point where

it will no longer ignite the powder

efficiently, and thus lead to hang-fires

and misfires. The powder may also

be affected by the reduction of its

moisture content and an increase in

its strength, thereby causing abnor-

mal pressures, burst shells, blown

primers and other ammunition cas-

ualties.

'

For the shooter, the most Javor-

able spot on his home place for the

storage of ammunition would be a

cool, dry cellar, or a locker, cabinet

or closet in the coolest, driest Bart of

the house.

Balli ticians sa "Keep Your Pow- .

der Dry-But Not Too Dry!"

Led a couple of those gadgets and Ihe milk began to flow with, a zing, zing, zing. For my part, he was wel("ome to thi horned monster.
For the time being I have no interest whatsoever in milk.
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GEORGIA FORESTRY

By J. M. TINKER, Director
State: Division of Forestry
~HE kind of forestry program
1 Georgia needs is one based on
the realization that this state deals with a replenishable natural resource furnishing emplo.yment for some fifty }thousand people, representing an income of twenty million dollars or more annually, that forest products created each year in Georgia are valued at close to one hundred million dollars.
Business men and other taxpayers have millions of dollars invested in forest properties and manufacturing plants in our state. All of this adds up to the fact that a forestry program for Georgia must be one which takes into consideration the fact that public ownership of properties in this state is only 5 per cent of its forested area.
These facts considered the tate Department of Forestry hopes to build a program to fit the needs of the owners of the 95 per cent of the forested area of the state.
Fifty-five per cent of this ninetyfive per cent is in farm woodlands, and forty per cent is in the larger private holdings.
The greatest need for the fifty-five per cent farm-woodland owners seems to be a marketing plan. This is being taken care of by our state district foresters, of which we have nine, one for each congressional district except District umber Five, which is handled from the state office of the department in Atlanta. Our state men give the farmers free advice concerning the value of their timber, and help them find market for it. If the farmer needs an inven tory of the timber products on his place, or needs to have his timber marked for cutting, the state district forester will recommend a reliable commercial timber man to do this work for an equitable fee.
Approximately sixty-five per cent of the population of Georgia is represented by the above farm-woodland owners.
The services of the state district foresters are also available to the larger timberland owners, who own forty per cent of the forested area.
The larger landowners usually know more about values and mar
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kets than the farm-woodland owners, and possibly their greatest need in the way of a state forestry program is a fire-control program to protect their investment in timberlands. This plan should include prevention, suppression and controlled burning. There is a place for all three of these in this type of forest ownership.
Of primary importance to the sixty-five per cent of Georgia's population owning farm woodlands is the

matter of markets; therefore, any forestry program for Georgia must give to marketing a prominent place, if not the most prominent place.
The whole ninety-five per cent of the privately owned forested area of Georgia is used primarily for growing for commercial purposes and must find a ready market if we in public forestry insist on them mak ing heavy investments in planting, thinning, fire protection, selective cutting, etc.

nATURA" RESOURCES DEPARTmEnT
(Continued from Poge 2)
These services are offered in fire protection and prevention, reforestation both natural and artificial, selective marking and cutting, improvement thinning, marketing and stand inventories.
The Director, J. M. Tinker, is a graduate of the University of Georgia of the class of 1924. He has engaged in project forestry, Federal forestry and teaching forestry, with service in the tropical and southern states as forestry engineer for commercial interests.
Mr. Tinker worked in all the southern states making timber inventories for the Southern Forest survey. He also was engaged with the naval stores operators in the turpentine section M Georgia for four years. He was professor of Forestry at the University of Georgia. He served two years in France in the first World War with the famous Rainbow Division.
MINES PEPARTMENT
The duties and functions of the Department of Mines include the conduct of cooperative work with the U. S. Government in activities and investigations for which the department is created.
The department conducts studies in the field, maps and prepares reports from the geological and mineral resources of the state, prepares or cooperates in preparing topogaphic maps for use as base maps in the geologic field study, and in mining development, for use in plant power developments, agriculture and reclamation work and highways, making hydrographic surveys deemed to be advantageous to mining and milling of mineral deposits, water-power utilization, reclamation, or as proper cooperative investigations with other departments of the state or federal government, to aid laboratory research upon mines, metallurgical problems of the state's mining and mineral industry and to publish bulletins embodying reports provided by the department.
Captain Garland Peyton, the director, is a graduate of the University of Mines, which formerly was located at the North Georgia Agricultural College at Dahlonega. He did post-graduate work in geology at Ohio State University and University of Minnesota. He served as geologist and mining engineer for the U. S. Mining, Smelting and Refining Comj)any in California. He was a captain in the first World War. Following this, he was for nine years director of the School of Mines of the University of Georgia at Dahlonega. Then for three years he was research metallurgist and assistant superintendent of the Tennessee Copper Company at Copperhill, Tennessee.
Captain Peyton was called back to active duty with the Army to help organize and administer CCC camps. He resigned in July, 1937, to accept the position of State Mining Engineer. He was appointed director of the Division of Mines, Mining and Geology, in February, 1938, the position he has held since that time.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA Septf'ntber 1943

I-First of all and most important, let us assume that you catch enough trout to enjoy such a day as this one. This party of five from Atlanta pulled in J6 speclcled and rainbow trout for this occasion. First move is to elean the fish. lock Fay (foreground), and Roscoe Carhart perform the eleaning operation. 2-Few dishes are more tasty than a plotter of trout but most fishermen like to have a sidedish and so Fronk Stocks peels some Irish
potatoes. 3-A camp fire is quiclcly started. The fish were dipped
in some corn meal, the coffee pot started to popping, the spuds sizzled and lunch was under way. This happy P:1rty in.' eludes {left to right}: George Beutell, Fronk Stocks, Russell Beutell, acting chef; lock Fay, holding a plotter of fish and Roscoe Carhart admiring his catch and the prospects for lunch. 4-This outdoor meal- yes, with hushpuppies - was prepared near one of the trout streams in the Chattahoochee Notional Forest area. The potatoes are doing well. The coffee is perking but you can't see the fish very well. Look below - there you can see those speclcled and rainbow beauties sizzling and destined to appease five sharp appetites. It is this sort of thing that
makes fishing the top outdoor sport in America.

GEORGIA'S STATE PARKS

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valley, is the chief recreational value of this impressive area. The top of the stone observation tower on the .summit is more than 2,000 feet above the valley. In other directions, here are splendid views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, rising peak upon peak.
Considerable recreational interest is found in the old stone fort, from which the mountain takes its name. The origin 'of this feature is not certain, and a visitor may find himself in speculative reverie, upon viewing it, in contemplation of the several theories as to how so much rode became piled up in obviously defensive design.
The park consists of 2,070 acres, and is located on U. S. route No. 76. Chatsworth i ten miles to the west by a winding graded highway. Ellijay lies in the other direction, thirteen miles by highway, along which at many points are magnificent views of the surrounding up-tilted country.
In 1932, the Alexander H. Stephens Memorial State Park, an area of 18 acres, including Liberty Hall, the home of Alexander H. Stephens, was given to the State by the Alexander H..Stephens Memorial Association. It is situated one mile north of Crawfordville on State Highway o. 12, between Atlanta and Au'gusta, and is mimed in honor of the vice-president of the Confederacy and Governor of Georgia (1883). This park, contain-

ing 263 acres, is adjacent to the Alexander H. Stephens Recreational Demonstration Project being aeveloped by the ational Park Service.
Liberty Hall
One of the most interesting features of the park is Liberty Hall, the home of Stephens, which has beelt restored, refurnished and returned to its original condition, and is kcpt open as a museum. Even the wall-paper and carpets, of which samples had been saved, were reprotluced and used in the rooms. The sIan: quarters, the old gas house, which was one of the earliest artificial light producing plants in Georgia, the wine' cellar, and the vege table and formal gardens have been restored as they were during the life of the Great Commoner.
Today, many thousands of visitors come from all over the United States to see Liberty Hall. Its grounds' are generally recognized a's one of the best preserved examples of its kind in the South.
Besides its value from a historical viewpoint, the park affords facilities for swimming, boating and picnicking.
These are but four of Georgia's great recreational areas of beauty. but restful in a period when the world knows less of rest than it has in .years. Take our advice: Go seek the beauty and repose of these joyous woodlands.

lASS ON THE LINE
Didn't remember my name or my street Or my age or my weighl or Ihe size of my feel, Or my Iroubles and cores, or the note coming
due, Or the skies overhead, were they gray, Were
they blue. I hod done wilh all thinking of me and of
mine, I was losl to the world. I'd a boss on my line' I couldn't have told you the size of my hot; Was the woman who passed me a thin one
or fat. I couldn'I remember the faults of my foel, 'Tis slrange in such moments how littl. 0 ...
knows. I was only aware of a thrill in my spine And the tug and the break of a bass on Illy
line. Forgotten that minute were both good and
bod, The fortune I'd known and the selbacks I'd
hod. The pride of achievements I'd boasled about. And fancied importanl were wholly rubbed out, And that is one reason why fishing is fine, Men drop everything else with a boss on the
line. - Edgar A. Guest.
A DUCK HUNTER'S DILEMMA
"I've studied all the legal lore on hunting ducks a.nd geese
I've read more legal volumes than the justice of the peace
know what ammunition is the latest legal kind
can load a legal shotgun from behind a legal blind
I've paid my legal rental for a lake by which to wait
And I have a legal license from the county, town, and state.
can legally determine from a rustle in tho. 'kv
A legal bird, its plumage, just where 'twos hatched and why
I hav~ a legal calendar, a stop watch, and a clock
I can pick a legal bird within a flying flock I have a legal hunting dog, whose legal nome
is Rover But now that I'm all sel to hunl I find the season's over."
- From a letler senl to Ihe U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

OYbOO A Bewitching Word!

This nylon bristled shell-cleaning brush has been used more Ihan a year at a large shell-loading plant, and has oulworn several sels of brushes mode wilh scarce Asiatic pig bristles. These brushes clean Ihe sh.1I
casing. ,"for. linal in.pectian and inrlallalian of parl.

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haps some day be converted into hose. But it is no harder to believe that than it is to under tand that our. coal, some day will be used to make ga oline and run our automobiles.
Those million of tons of Georgia coal, now resting in their bed, actually represent va t future wealth to this state.
War is everything Sherman claimed. A certain amount of advancement and good always comes as a result of \\ ar. Yet when the de truction and terror of warfare is given consideration, \ e all are inclined to believe that no good ha ever been so thoroughly disguised. We feel assured that after the war, nylon will help make life more pleasant as it goes along turning out hundreds of useful articles for the home and business. And we hope, too, that Georgia coal will be used to make nylon.

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OUTDOOR GEORGIA September 1943

1943-44 GEORGIA GAME LAWS

Seasons And Bag Limits

Pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 8, 1943, creating a STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, the following rules and regulations are hereby promulgated and adopted by the DIREJCTOR, and approved by the COMMISSION, to-wit:

RESIDENT GAME

I OPEN SEASON (All Dates Inclusive)

Bear Deer (a) (Bucks only) Rabbits (Box Trapping)

I Nov. 20-Feb. 28
I I Nov. 1-Jan. 5 Sept. 15-Mar. 1

Rabbits (with gun and dog) Nov. 20-Mar. 1

Daily Bag Limit
No limit 2
No limit No limit

I Season Bag Limit
I No limit I2
I No limit
I No limit

Possession Bag Limit
No limit 2
No limit No limit

Squirrels O'Possum (with gun
and dog) Raccoon (with gun
and dog)

Oct. 15-Jan. 15 Nov. 20-Feb. 28 Nov. 20-Feb. 28

15 No limit No limit

I No limit
I No limit
I No limit

15
, No limit
No limit

Fox (Dogs only)
Quail
Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Alligators Sea Turtles & Eggs Fox, O'Possum, Mink Muskrat, Raccoon Skunk, Wildcat Beaver and Otter

No closed season
Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No open season No open season No open season Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No open season

No limit 15 2
No limit No limit No limit

I No limit

I No limit

I

2

I

I

I
I No limit I No limit
No limit
I

No limit 30
(Also weekly limit)
2
No limit No limit No limit

MIGRATORY GAME

OPEN SEASON (All Dates Inclusive)

Daily Bag Limit

I Season Bag Limit

Possession Bag Limit

Doves

Nov. 20-Dec. 19

10

I No limit

10

Ducks (b)

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

10

I No limit

20

Geese and Brant (b)

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

2

I No limit

4

Wood Duck Woodcock

I Nov. 2-Jan. 10

1

I No limit

1

No open season

I

Jacksnipe

No open season

Coot

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

25

I No limit'

25

"Marsh Hen" or Clapper

Rail

Sept. 1-Nov. 30

25

I No limit

25

Other Rail

Sept. 1-Nov. 30

15

I No limit

15

Gallinule

I Sept. 1-Nov. 30

15

I No limit

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EXCEPTIONS
a. In counties of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, and White, the season is Nov. I-Dec. 1.
b. Ducks and Geese: No open season on Ross' goose. swan and snow goose. Daily bag limit of Bufflehead and Redhead duck, not over 6 in the aggregate; possession limits, ducks not ovr 20 in the aggregate.

HOURS FOR SHOOTING MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE FROM ONE-HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO SUNSET

OUTDOOR GEORGIA. September 1943

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* COVER PAGES *
October ushered in the popular sport of squirrel hunting. Therefore, it seems fitting that the squirrel be given the position of honor on the front page of this issue. Kenneth Rogers used up a large stock of patience and a good many negatives before his camera caught this interesting pose.
In the background, Georgia mountains stretch majestically across the horizon. This ribbon of highway is more or less the gateway to the mountain section. In the fall of the year, these lofty peaks blossom out into thousands of colors. They seem to wear Nature's evening gown beset with sparkling jewels.
(Photo by Joe Stearns.)

!In CCkis !Jssue

Page

Senate Bill No. 1152 Is Dagger

Pointed at Heart of Conservation

2

Largest Duck Flight Since 1910 Underway 3

Where's Little Autry?

"

4

How's the Weather, Mr. Groundhog?

5

Lumbermen Speed Production

to Meet Heavy War Demands.

6

Presenting Mr. Woodcock

7

It's Just Gossip ...

The Bald Eagle Isn't Really Bald

8

Parks Report Largest Crowds in History 9

Eager Fishermen Get 15,000 Pounds

of Fish at Pond Cutting .

10-13

It Is Unlawful

14

This Month's Recipe

. : 14

The Mail Box

14

You Tell 'Em

15

Joe Stearns

Conservation Please

15

They're Champions-The Rozier Brothers _16
Joe Stearns

1943-44 Georgia Game Laws

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Senate Bill No. 1152 is Dagger
Pointed at Heart of Conservation
Sportsmen and conservationist from coast to coast are up in arms over U. S. Senate Bill No. 1152, which was introduced by Senator Pat McCarran, of Nevada.
On the surface this bill appeared to be designed for conservation of wildlife on public lands. Actually, this bill is a sharp dagger pointed at the heart of conservation.
This bill provides that certain Federal officials, at their discretion, may take over absolute control and permit the hunting, trapping and killing, in numbers to be determined by them, of game animals of either sex, on any public lands or reservations of the United States.
The bill also provides for the issuance of Federal licenses "to citizens of the United States without regard to residence" and exempts the holders of such licenses from observance of State game laws. Another stick of dynamite in the bill provides for the sale of game animals.
Efforts to find where the bill originated have been unsuccessful. Wildlife officials who have taken up the fight against the bill know only that Senator Pat McCarran introduced it. Efforts to find the sponsors of this anti-conservasion legislation have brought forth no claimers.
No sportsman wants game animals sold over the butcher counter. No sportsman wants to see the power invested in a few certain officials who could throw open the gates to vicious slaughter of our game animals. Wholesale killing of our wildlife is undesirable.
Perhaps this bill was presented in good faith. Spo.rtsmen are certain of one factor concerning the bill - it must not become law. We must not have a law which will strip the States of their longstanding right to control the wildlife within their borders whether it be on public or Federal lands.
If you wish to have your voice heard in this matter, write your Senators or Representatives.
In a scorching editorial Art Carhart, a sportsman, condemned the bill bitterly. Carhart pointed out the danger of such a law with an illustration of a condition that existed in Utah. The officials of this state discovered certain sections overstocked with deer. Last year, to correct this condition, licensed hunters, under state laws bagged 63,000 deer. State officials believed the removal of 63,000 deer corrected the overstocked condition. State men were sure of it. In the interest of conservation and for insurance for future hunting, they need to skip a season, to appraise the aftermath of the drastic action taken. Yet a Federal bureau is insising that the state repeat the slaughter again this season. And if Utah refused with Senate Bill 1152 a law - !
The bill definitely is a menace to conservation. Opposition to it is increasing in the Senate. It has little or no chance of ever passing. Yet it was introduced and that is proof enough that we who are interested in wildlife and conservation must remain on the alert for such things.

OCTOBER, 1943

Volume XII, No. III

JOE L. STEARNS, Editor

P'ublished monthly by The Georlda Game and Fi.~h Commission. 414 State Capitol. Atlanta. Ga., in the interest of Georgia wildlife and for
fishermen, nunters. nature lovers and conservation of natural resources. Yearly subscriptions to United States and its possessions, and Canada, $1; other countriei, S1.50. Sub.")cribers must notify us of c~ange of addres.~ four weeks in arlvanee of next publication date, giving both old ann ne" addre~s. Contents of this ma2'Bzine may be reprmted if due credit is gh'en Outdoor Geor~ia and author of stories reprinted. This mszwdne i~ J,d.lld to receive photos, drawings, stories and articies dealing with outooor subject.~. but cannot guarantee return of unsolicitea contributions nor insure against their loss. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient posta~e will not be returned.
Entered as 2nd class matter Aug:lst 31, 1940. at the post office at Atlanta, under the Act of March 3, 1879. WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

Largest Duck Flight Since 1910 Underway

Best Hunting Season in 20 Years
Predicted by Wildlife Experts

W HAT is expected to be the biggest southward flight of ducks and other migratory waterfowl since 1910 has begun and will probably reach its peak in October, Dr. Ira C. Gabrielson, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, reported to Secretary of the Interior Harold 1. Ickes recently on his return from an inspection of northern breeding grounds.
Dr. Gabrielson said that the southward flight may consist of as many as 150,000,000 individuals, according to his own observations and reports from field representatives of the Service.
l.Jarge Flights Start
The annual southward migration usually begins in August when the males of some species begin to come in. The largest flights, mostly of females and their young, occur this month after storms and cold have driven them from nesting grounds in Alaska and Canada.
"Despite the general increase in the duck population," Dr, Gabrielson

declared, "some species still alee not showing increases as great as is desired. The diving ducks, particularly the redhead, have been slow in coming back."
The shoal water, or river, ducks such as mallards, pintails, and widgeons have been the leader~ among species showing marked increases.
The huge flight of birds coming when there is a shortage of ammunition may create problem'i in agricultural areas. Some reports of crop damage by congregations of pintails have already c(}m~ in, Dr. Gabrielson said, but it is believed that such problems can be met by local meassures.
Cood Shooting
Georgia's duck hunting season is listed Novel)1ber 2-January 10. Good duck hunting has been the menu served up to our citizens for years in spite of the fact that the state is not ill line with the. great "flyways." Enough ducks visit our waters to insure ample and successful hunting.
October ushers in the popular event of squirrel hunting. Actually this

month is just the calm before the hunting storm. November lifts the curtain on all game. (See page 19.1
Hundreds of our hunters are enjoying an open season on "skunks" in the European and Pacific war zones. Wildlife authorities believe one 'of the best hunting seasons in the last two decades is just ahead.
It is estimated that the harvest of the wildlife crop last year produced 255,404,000 pounds of game meat for American tables. It is believed that this figure will show several million pounds less for this season.
Uncle Sam urgently needs deer hides. The deer season opens' November 1 and every Hide should be channeled into a market which will prepare it for use by the armed forces. To assist hunters in the proper disposal of their deer hides, OUTDOOR GEORGIA offers this list of companies who will receive and prepare skins.
GEORGIA
Albany-Butler Bro. , Sylvester Rd. Athen.-Athens Hide Co., 2.30 Normal Ave. Atlanta-Capitol Hide & Metal Co., 229 Peters St., S. W.; Central Hide Co., 80.3 Marietta St., N. W.; Scho~n Bros., .325 Decatur St., S. E. Augusta-Augusta Hide Co.; Shapiro, J. & Sons, New Savannah Rd. Columbus-Knight, T. J. & Son. Dublin-Watson, P. M. & Co. Macon-Bernd, G., Co. Savannah-Blue Ridge Hide & Fur Co., .P. O. Box 16.3.3; Kirkland, D., 417 St. Julian St. Waycross-Georgia Hide & Fur Co.

If a fellow had just one shell left this would be the spat where he would like to use it up. Few dishes are more appetizing than a roosted Canada goose. This splendid picture was snapped by Game & Fish Commission Director Charles N. Elliott.

WHERE'S LITTLE AUTRY?
Diminutive Wildlife Ranger Nabs Violator After 20-Hour Vigil

JUST a few years ago one of the bright remarks of the day was, "Where's Little Audrey?" In fact, a song mentioning Little Audrey en joyed a brief period of popularity. Then Little Audrey became the target for many a joke.
Some violators before .breaking game and fish laws and tho e who fear for their personal safety first a k "Where's Little Autry?" They don't care much about Audrey because that spelling doesn't pertain to a certain short Wildlife Ranger. They have learned the hard way that Ranger J. . Autry is one of the champions of wildlife and he isn't anything to joke about. They know "Little Au try" will pounce on them like a hungry wildcat pounces on a rabbit.
It is common talk in Fulton, De Kalb, Clayton and Fayette counties that a little Ranger is on the loose. A Ranger who has a habit of turning up at the most embarrassing moments for violators. Christened Jesse ew man Autry, the little. Ranger is fear less in the performance of his duties in the field. He is just 5 fel<t 2 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds.
Splendid Re.cord
Autry has the eyes of an eagle, the courage of a lion and the tenacity of a fighting-mad bulldog. Judges have come to know the little Ranger as a man who will not take an unfair ad

vantage of any sportsman and a look
at his record of 90 '/0 convictions in
all of his cases shows convincingly that he does not make arrests unless there is plenty of reason to justify the action.
One day Autry walked up on a man shooting doves out of season. The fellow was every bit of 6 feet. The violator looked at little Autry and decided he could outrun that Ranger without drawing a heavy breath. So he made the error of tak ing off. Autry is not exactly another Chllrlic Paddock but he can run by the hour. So it was Autry and the violator, around and around a 500acre farm. Down into swamps and back over rocky terrain the two raced. Finally the fellow flopped down on a log, complete! out of breath. A few seconds later Autry pulled up, sat down beside the man. both puffing for breath. It was sev eral minutes before either could speak. The violator broke the silence, "I don't see why you would want to make a case against me now," he gasped, "already you have run me to death."
Another occasion found Autry chasi.ng two fellows into a swamp. They entered the swan.p in the morn ing and Autry kept them mired dO\\11 until it was dark enough for them to elude him. The citizens of one county told Autry he had better not catch

Another fish basket leaves its hiding place. Autry enjoys the exercise he gets in the destruction of illegal hunting and fishing devices.

Autry settles down in the tall grass to watch illegal operators. He generally remains out of sight until the dirty work is in full swing and presto-Mr. Autry appears. And unless the violator won track medals, it is little use to run because when the running ;s doneAutry will be right there with the runner.
11'. SO.!lI1d-So. They told him this certain violator was unruly, and in general, a bad actor.
Almost immediately Autry set out for this gentleman. He found a fish trap the mall operated and at down to wait for him. Autry' sat in the tall grass for 20 hours without water or food. The mosquitoes swarmed over Autry peppering him with stings duro ing his 20-hour vigil, but he wouldn't leave. His patience was rewarded. The man was booked and paid a stiff fine.
Nocturnal Vigil
Autry spent five successive nights watching for fish baske~ operators before catching two of them in ac tion. The little Ranger once chased seiners in his Model A. The two cars raced along at 60 miles per hoUT for a considerable distance. Finallv Autry whipped in front of the seiner's car and again-the long arm of the law had reached out to grab the guilty.
Meeting Jack Troy, Atlanta sports editor, for the first time, Autry declared, "Say, I had a dream about you the other night. I dreamed I was chasing you through some wamps." Troy immediately produced his li cense so he wouldn't be disturbing Little Autry's sleep in the future.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

HOW'S THE WEATHER BY YOUR BARomETER
Mr. Groundho~?

T HO SA OS of people are held tightly in the grip of superstition. Some of them will run their blood-pressure up to the boiling point if you dare question their pet beliefs.
Only by a wild guess could one ever estimate the number of people who actually believe that the groundhog comes out of his hole February 2 for the sole purpose of predicting the weather conditions for the coming weeks. And of all things-if he sees his shadow-the weather will be bad, very bad indeed.
Fair amI Warmer?
Actually, the poor little groundhog, sometimes called the woodchuck, or whistlepig, has nothing to do with the weather conditions. When he comes out of that hole February 2 chances are he is just curious as to the weather conditions.
The woodchuck is a gnawing animal or rodent, closely related to the prairie dog and ground squirrel. Since meat rationing, stress has been placed on the whistlepig as something wonderful when placed in the hands of a capable chef.
The woodchuck i a homeloving body and seldom, if ever, will he stray so much as 100 yards from his residence. Originally, the groundhog was a forest animal but over the years it changed its mind in favor of sunny openings, clay bank and stumps.
No Housing Shortage
Should the groundhog become dissatisfied with his home, he might move away as much as a mile. He is never perfectly satisfied with his home unless it is in the winter when he enjoys his lengthy nap.
There is practically no such thing as a bachelor whistle pig. In the spring, the groundhog's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love and inval'iably he will find a mate. They may be seen in pairs in early spring. Hot weather does not promote much in the way of connubial happiness for the groundhog and in short order he divorces his mate. When the fall \ inds nip into the hide of the woodchuck, he finds his mate again or gets a new one. The hibernation period generally finds them in pairs.
Small, Undeveloped
Usually four or five make up the litter and are born in April. They are exceedingly small and undeveloped at birth. Authorities say the young remain Wind almost a month and are six to seven weeks old before they leave their dens.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA. October 1943

The woodchuck is highly commended for its clean hab-

its. It is reported that an old woodchuck will practically

bury itself before it dies.

The fox is the chief enemy of the groundhog. The

little animal often out-foxes the fox. Occasionally, the

fox will dig for the woodchuck and frequently is suc-

cessful.

Capable' 0/ Damage

If you want woodchucks to move in on your land, plant clover, grass and corn. When there is too great a concentration of the animals, it is wise to trap and remove some of them to a new home. They are capable of great damage. Still, they are valuable and naturalists claim the presence of a groundhog is beneficial to the cottontail in that it provides dens.

The woodchuck is desirable. The sportsmen will learn to hunt it and to prepare it for the table. Its popularity should increase from year to year. Conservationists will have to keep an eye on the little fellow to guard against overshooting.

One thing is sure--there never has been a barometer found in the den of a groundhog.

He is the only onimal to haye a clay na,!,ecl in his honor. Could that be his weather.eye he is pointing in the direction
of the camera?
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Lumbermen Speed Production To Meet Heavy War Demands

STATE FORESTER]. M. TI IKER is a bit vexed over a recent reo

He asks that small timber producers get into the war ,ith their wood.

2. Get professional advice before you do any cutting; learn how to

mark by an individual displaying The State Forester calls attention to estimate the true value of your for

great ignorance by a remark that too the fact that ncle am isn't asking est property.

much emphasis has been placed on small or large lumber producers to

3. Select the best quality, mature

the value of lumber in the war.

give away their lumber. He wants timber, where possible, for veneer

Tinker points out that for the first to buy it and at a fancy price.

logs, sawlogs piling, or poles.

year of the war, lumber production

Another timber producing angle

4. Cut low stumps and cut to

fell- short of the requirements by 6 billion board feet. Stock piles were

is drawn sharply into focus by Mr. Tinker. It has to do with the man

smaller tops. G t the most out of the

best of the tree.

.

dangerously low and for that matter power shortage. The Forester sug

5. Cut poor.value and worthless

still are.

gests that small producers cut their "wolf" trees, and thin overcrowded

The production for 1943 was set own timber and help the neighbor stands-for pulpwood, posts, props,

up for a 7 billion board feet increa e. cut his. Use spare time to drop trees. poles, ties, charcoal wood, and fuel

Workers will have to toil furiously

The remark about too much em- wood.

to meet this figure before the year phasis beinO' placed on wood seems

6. e other mat.erial, including

runs out and the time is short.

to have been well an wered. Mr. Lop, for pulpwood, charcoal wood,

And where does our wood go? We need yellow birch and poplar, sweet

Tinker suggests veral important points on good woods practice below:

and fuel wood. 7. Prot ct your stands from fire.

gum and maple for aircraft lumber

1. nder ordinary conditions Burn brush onion a still, damp eve

and veneer. Oak is needed in the ne\'er clear-cut your woodland.

ning, and WATCH that it does not spread.

State Forester Tinker Explains

8. Keep livestock out of hardwood stands. Grazing can do much damage.

Vital Uses of Timber

9. Leave the thrifty younger trees for our growing stock for future

building of ships. Ash and hickory

yields.

are used to make tool handles. Hard

maple, beech and other heavy hard-

woods go to make truck bodies. Soft

woods are used to build war plants,

housing projects and barracks.

Tinker shows that wood pulp is

widely used for paper, paper-board

containers, smokeless powder, shell

cases, parachutes, photograph film,

medical supplies and even plastics.

Charcoal is necessary for smelting

ores, for production of chemicals,

and munitions, for meat curing and

gas masks. Poles and piling, cross

ties, and mine timbers are vitally

needed to mamtain our communica-

tion and power systems, to keep

trains rolling and mine produ<;ing

to maintain bridges and harbor fa-

cilities.

"The bite of the axe into tall trees

is a most vital job in our war against

the Axis," Tinkler explains. "Those

wood chips must fly: We must hear

the familiar cry of 'TIMBER' thou-

sands of times if we are to hasten

victory."

Mr. Tinker praises the efforts of Georgia's leading timber producers.

Here are some Upson County matured short/eaf-Ioblolly pines which have been marked for cuHing. (U. S. Forest Service Photo,)

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OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

Presenting MR. W OODC'OCK
The Dipsy-Doodle of Our GaIne Birds

WEB TER says of the woodcock~"A \ ildfowl allied to the snipe." So many of us have sold a gullible per on on the idea of a snipe hunt. Some of us have led uch a person off into the woods at nioht and stationed him under a tree with instructions to hold open a large a~k and be ready for the snipes to run into it.
Then we begin to drift. away. Occasionally we shake a small tree and yell "Gee, you just ought to sce 'em over here.' Finally the fellow who is holding the bag awaiting the snipe parade, realizes he is alone in those woods.
It is one thing to go snipe hunting and another thing to go woodcock hunting. Seeking the elu ive woodcoc~ makes sense and pa~adoxically-itdoesn t.
Experienced hunters say you can spot some woodcocks today and tomorrow you can't locate them. '0 the wood-

cock or doodle, as it is commonly called, likes a change of scenery and likes it often.
One sportsman says the woodcock is the most inconsistent of all game birds. One time he gets up like a quail and' wiggles like the tail of a kite as he speeds away. The next time, he just clears the top of the grass and glides along. And if you ever expect to shoot a woodcock, you lift your gun quickly and shoot at that little glimpse of a bird that swiftly flutters away.
The woodcock is said to have two nesting grounds in Georgia. There is no open season on the doodle here. Chef swear by the woodcock, claiming it to be the finest game bird food. Kennel experts offer various explanations as to \ hy some dogs will point the woodcock but will not retrieve it.

There is no open seoson on the woodcock in Georgia. In two sections of the state, the woodcock is said to have nesting grounds. Note how

well the long-billed game bird blends in with its surroundings.

(U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photo.)

OUTDOOR CEORCIA October 1943

7

It's Just Gossip ...
Because the Bald Eagle Isn't Really Bald

CONTRARY to the impression you get from the accompanying picture, the Bald Eagle is a majestic bird in flight or at rest. His name of Bald Eagle is deceiving since he is not bald at all. The immature bird has black feathers with only an occasional freckle of white. The adult has a white head which from a distance gives the impression of baldness which mayor may not account for the name of Bald Eagle.
This dive-bomber of the bird world is a native of Georgia. He is a sight of beauty as he soars aloft apparently without effort. He sees huge carpets of land stretched out before him. Our rivers seem to be long brown belts while our lakes appear to be large silver platters. How many of us would like to share his carefree existence, so far removed from a troubled world!
The Bald. Eagle generally makes his home near lakes and rivers, since his diet consists largely of fish. As he float high in the sky, his keen eyes carefully search for food. He is able to spot his lunch two to three miles away and then he moves swiftly to his objective.
Dead fish make up a large part of the diet, although the Bald Eagle will lIot hesitate to eat squirrels, rats, snakes and rabbits. He even will share a carrion with Crows, Vultures and Ravens. Many know him as the American Eagle or the White-headed Sea Eagle.
The American Eagle is fearless yet perhaps handicapped by his size. He is unable to fish as well as the Osprey and often he will attack the Osprey to m/lke that bird drop a fish from its talons. Occasionally he will attack waterfowl but again, he has very little talent for making the kill. The waterfowl simply dives under the water and escapes.
It takes an eagle about three years to reach maturity. The nest is usually a large one built in the top of a tall tree. Once the Bald Eagle builds a nest they return to it year after year. The Bald Eagle i not fickle. They mate for life. The wing spread varie from 6 feet to nearly 8 feet.
Several Bald Eagle nests have been reported in the Okefenokee Swamp.
8

Soon he will be out on his own "hook." It is 0 young bold eogle ond as you can see. he

isn't bald at all. When he grows up. his head leathers will be white. Somebody seems to

have ruffled his leathers.

(U. S. Fish & Wildlile Photo.)

Outdoor Georgia Published bast Anicle by Dr. Pearson
Conservation lost one of its foremost champions last month when Dr. T. Gilbert Pearson died in ell' York City.
The famous ornithologist had devoted most of his life to the fight against wanton and u eless destruction of wildlife. A writer of many authoritative stories and articles on birds, Dr. Pearson's last contribution appeared in the September issue of OUTDOOR GEORGIA.
He was chairman of the Pan-American Committee on Bird Preservation, president emeritus of the ational Audobon Society and a former editor-in-chief of BIRDS OF AMERICA.
In his article for OUTDOOR GEORGIA, , hich was a protest against shooting of non-game species, Dr. Pearson wrote:
"Why do some men take such delight in killing harmless, wild creatures for whose dead bodies they have not the slightest use?"
These last written words of this famou con ervationist are worth carrying along with you.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

Parks Report Largest Crowds In History
Thousands of'Georgians Visit Areas For First Time

STATE P RKS have enjoyed the biggest season in their history, according to R. Ward Harri on, Director. In many instances, the parks have had to turn away as many as they were able to accommodate. This wa e pecially true at beautiful Vogel Park. Dir ctor Harrison declared.
The sea on is over for most of the park. Pine Mountain \ ill remain open the year-around as usual. Orficers and enlisted men from Fort Benning have adopted Pine Mountain as a recreation headquarters when off duty. Those seeking a weeknd at Pine Mountain are asked to make reservations well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Tired war \ orkers flocked to the park in great numbers all summer since tire and gasoline rationing topped long distance traveling. The proximity of the state parks repreented a aving of gasoline to many who were unable to travel greater di tance. Thou ands of Georgians vi ited the parks for the first time and enjoyed their trips.
General repairs of the parks \ ill tart thi month. ew boards will be nailed up \ here new boards are needetl and buildings needing a fresh coat of paint will get it. Park official already are planning to have everything hipshape for operations next summer.
The Division of State Parks reo ceived hundreds of letters from peron who enjoyed vacations or visits

into the state owned areas. Park officials work in close harmon with
ncle Sam and in Jul made Chehaw
HEADQUARTERS
455th AA AD Bn.
FORT BE I G, GEORGIA
10 August 1943. Mr. Ward R. Harrison, Direclor of State Park, 118 State House, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dear ir: During the week of July 1st this organiaztion occupied Chehaw State Park. Albany, Georgia, for a bivouac area and for field trainin'g in cooperation with Turner Field.
Chehaw was highly desirable for thi purpose and was found to be in a uperior tate of maintenance. It is de ired to com mend Mr. Wadsworth, Chehaw's caretaker. who rendered every' as i tance untiringly and a made the stay a highly uccessful one.
For the commanding officer,
HE RY F. B RROPGH , JR., 1st Lieutenant, C C, Adjutant.
Back in JB94 one of the Dickinson brothers placed a board between two water oaks, The oaks seem to have sort 01 reached out and joined hands. The trees are located near Daniel Spring at Union Point. The seat between the oaks ;s the most populor 'choir' in the county. A ceria;n number of trees ore necessary il we are to keep our scenery at the peak of its beauty. All trees in the State Parks are safe Irom the bite of the woodman's axe.
(Photo by Charles Pier/e.)

available to an Army unit. Here are two letters received by the Division of tate Parks:

R. F. K OX COMPANY, INC.
575 1ariella treel, . W. ATL<\ TA, GA.

September 25, 1943. State of Georgia, Department of atural Resources, Parks Division,
late Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.

Gentlemen: Having worked hard for al

mo I fifty years and feeliug the need of a

week's rest, my wife and I decided to go to
Indian pring.. r must say that it was the

be t place to relax that I have ever seen

and we enjoyed the quiet and peaceful

elling. The gorgeous trees of the forest

in all of their maje tic beauty were wonder-

ful to see and 0 soothing to the mind.

The water at Indian pring is also won

derful. People came there from far and

near ju t for the water's healing power.

We met people from ew York tate,

ew Jersey, Florida, Ohill and other place .

If the tate would have a landscape

architect 10 lay oul the ground and would

build 300 COllage and a hotel or so, also

two or three tennis courts. a few shuffie

boards and a large swimming pool, they

could accommodate 10,000 people in tead

of 1,000 the way it is now. This would

pay for it elf in three or four year. The

volume of water at the spring could be

increa ed by a little extra drilling.

I believe the above sugge tions are worth

considering.

Your very tru]y,

R. F. KNOX.

AGE OF DUCKS
According to Francis H. Kortright, Canadian naturalist, a canvas back duck can travel as fast as 72 miles an hour. In his recent book, "The Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America," he outlines five different methods of determining the age of waterfowl.
A TREE RESPONDS
Of the Georgia pines there is ane tree That used to be lonely, now, to ';;e It nods its plumes in a jocund way Because it overhead me say:
"I love that tree!1I
-Wightman F, Melton,
OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

ICD

EAGER FISHERmEn Gl
AT SDUTH GEDI
GEORGI ha experienced pond cutting" for IIIani years but in Augu t at Parrish' Pond ju t three mil"
East of Graymont, "pond cutting' reached its peak. The
fury, sheer savage action, and furious assault of mllll against fish has never before been equaled.
Some of them came 500 miles for the attack. Model T and Model A cars were everywhere. Trucks brought entire families. It was a three-ring circu ,carnival candy' pullin free-for-all, picnic and family reunion all rolled into one. At 11 :30 o'clock, the officials fired a tarting gun and men equipped with every conceivable- device hurled them elv into the waist-deep black water to launch a ripping, savage hell-for-e1ection offense again t fish that lay helple s in the shallow waters.
W (tler Turns to Paste
They used gigs, pitch forks, knives, clubs, seines, nets, sacks, hoes, shovels, iron bars, dip nets, and anything el they could lay hands on. They churned the waters into a muddy paste. Fish leaped from the waters' in desperation trying to escape.
The pond covered 700 acres. and was owned by E. L: Smith. Smith desired to drain the pond for the purpose of installing a new mill wheel and to repair the mill under. pinnin/!:s to make a more perman~nt structure.
J -Parish's Pond, near Graymont, Georgia. Here is the way it looked
the day before the cufting. Originally it covered 700 acres but it was 'cut' to 4 acres for the fishermen who paid $5 for a chance to fish thei,
own way. 2-A newsreel cameraman on hand to record the action walls
by in the foreground. In the background is a small sedion of the 4,000 that lined the banles to watch. 3-Two days before the cutting, tile Promoters hod armed guards potroling the waters to keep away poochers. An hour before starting time, this guard was still on duty keeping the boys out of the water. He good naturedly warned them-'Now boys, don't got your feet wet-yet.' 4-G. W. Durden and his fishing portner J. C. Morgan (right) of Stillmore, Georgia, were among the early arrivals. Those sticn have sharp ends and make good clubs, too. The boys allowed as how the,

mith drained his pond slowly so that the small fish ould not be left tranded on dry land or in mall pockets. Drainina took.l\ 0 week although it could have been ac. rnpli hed in two days. Starting a 'a 700 acre pond, it t,V,3 onl) 4 acres when th e star'tlllg gun roared.
Sold Fishing Righ~s
E. L. mith sold the fishing right to wainsboro's Mayor Ted R. pivey and R. Roger Dekle. These business men in turn old shares in the pond for $5. Each shareholder ~a therefore entitled to enter the pond and by fair means llr foul. destroy alld take as much fish life as he could. :rnith was reported to have received $1,500 for the fishing rifthts. The promoters were said to have sold nearly iOO shares.
\ell paper carried ads on the pond cutting. Hand bills lIere printed and passed out. The news spread like wildfire. \lore than 4,000 people were on hand for the big event. It \I a estimated that more than 15 000 pound of fish \\ere taken at the "pond cutting."
Explanation of the mass hysteria and savage fury of the hareholder might have been found in the fact that the fish offered a relief again t meat rationing. Hundreds IIf red tamp remained in the books in Georgia for everal
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..pected to fill their sacks which are around their shoulders. Why, Mr. Morgan-where's your pants? 5-Meet Wilbur 'Runt' SuHon, who lives n.or Parrish's Pond. When he heard they expected 5,000 to turn out, Wi/bur didn't want to take any chances an being crowded out. So-Wilbur cam. a day early with his pitchfor~, took off his shoes, and iust waited around. 6-Here is one rood leading down to the shrunken pond. " was nothing to bog dawn up to your knees in the black, rich mud. Nobody
cared. 7 -'Tis the calm before the storm. The boys are at the starting post
Waiting for the gun to fire the opening shot. Here you see only a handful 01 the reported 700 that paid $5 for a share in those fishing rights. For th. most part, the bays worked in crews or in partnerships.
(All pictures by Joe Stearns.)

(Continued from Preceding Page)
days after the as ault. The Georgia Crackers were using old fashioned methods to settle new fangled meat rationing problem. Restaurant for 200 miles in all directions fea-. tured fish dinners for everal days.
Charles '. Elliott, director of the Game and Fish Commission, was notified of the "pond cutting" and after Attorney General T. Grady Head ruled that any person 16 and over participating in a "pond cutting" was required by Georgia law to have a license, Elliott summoned 40 State Wildlife Rangers to enforce thi!? regulation.
Restraining Order
Promoters Mayor Spivey and Dekle anticipated a move by the state authorities and took out a restraining order
which was signed by Judge R. H. Humphries, of the Middle
Georgia Circuit. Elliott wa presented with the legal paper which prevented him or his Rangers from entering the picture. So Georgia s ranger force stood helplessly b a the shareholders went about their busine s of killing fish.
Every device used to nare the fish \ a illegal. portsmen who watched from along the bank in anger declared, "If you want a look at Georgia's game law violators, look in that pond. They must be violators or what would they be doing with those nets, gigs and illegal devices?"

Spo

a-Mayor Ted Spivey, Mayor of Swainsboro, and co-promoter of th. 'pond cUHing' has borrowed a state trooper's gun to rIort the aelion. That fisherman next to the Mayor must be gun shy. 9-There's the gun. They'r. off' 10-8efore you
could say iacle-rabbit, the boys were waist-deep in blacle water, dragging their nets and otherwise trying to get their $5 worth 01 fish. To witness this operation is to lenow the meaning of
the saying, 'Poor fish.' II-It started at II :30 A. M. and
your $5 share in the fishing rights was good until darle. 12-The fellow on the left grabbed a iaclefish or commonly
call-ej Eastern picleere/. The man on the right holds up a two
the.POund bronze beauty-a b/acle bass. You don't have to asle se lads il they are having any lucie. 13-Mayor Ted SpIvey, 01 Swainsboro (Ie It), and his partner in the promotion,
lag.r Delee/, show a few of the b/acle bass which were caught. Those bass will average 7 pounds each. The bass is one of the .gamest fighting fish in Georgia but had small chance
against 700 fishermen in waist-deep water. 14-/n and out ~ those cypress trees and stumps the boys pulled their nets.
r.h sagging bags carried by some 01 the men are heavy with
Osh. Only the inexperienced caught less than 100 pounds. n. crew 01 lour sold $85 worth 01 fish and still had all they
"onted to talee home. J5-Those sacks contain fish. Note the
....n On the right. His entire shoe has bogged down in the
~ud. J6-Let's count 'em off and go home. This crew went
Illfo partnership. Each one will get his share. Sportsmen in
Georgia bitterly condemn such methods 01 fishing. They claim there is little sport in this type 01 fishing.

Georgia law also forbids the sale of fresh water fish without a license_ It forbids the sale of' bass, with or without license. Yet trucks barked up near the pond and as the fishermen swarmed out of the mud and muck, they would dump their fish in large cans. The alesmen at the truck would grab the tub-full of fi h, toss ice on top of them and start selling_ He had scales to weigh each fish. Bass were bringing from 1 a pound to as low as 40 cents a pound. Catfish sold for 25 cent a pound; jackfish or ea tern pickerel brought 30 cents a pound and grinnel or blackfish were sold at only 10 cents a pound. The eels were on the house. The fishermen just threw them aside \ here children grabbed them. and took them away.
Lemonade! !
It was a hot day_One far-seeing fellow had purchased several dozen lemons and some sugar. He pulled up enough well-water to fill his two large wash tubs and he was selling lemonade at 5c a paper cup as fast as he could pour it out. Soft drinks appeared on the scene and if there was a shortage, the 4,000 people at the "pond cutting" knew nothing of it.
Four state troopers were on hand to keep the traffic from snarling. Cars lined the road to Parrish's Pond for no less
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It Is Unlawful
To hunt any game on, over, or in the vicinity of any baited area;
To use live decoys or to drive, rally, or chase waterfowl with air. planes, power boats, sail boats, or other powered floating or flying devices;
To hunt game from any powered craft or vehicle;
To take migratory birds from or by aid of sink boxes, battery, or any device towed by any powered craft;
To shoot waterfowl or doves before one-half hour before sunrise or afte,r sunset ;
To use shot guns larger than 10gauge or an automatic or hand operated repeating shotgun capable of holding more than three shells, unless the magazine has been cut off or plugged with one piece of metal or wooden filler incapable of being reo moved through the loading end;
To hunt migratory waterfowl with any gun other than a shotgun;
To hunt or kill grouse or "native pheasants" ;
To hunt or kill woodcock or jacksnipe;
To trap, molest or kill beavers;
To take sea turtles or their eggs;
To trap, molest or kill alligators;
To hunt on any game refuge except on supervised hunts;
To waste game wantonly or to ship game;
To take or sell plumage or eggs of game or songbirds without permit;
To shoot from public highway or railroad right-of-way;
To sell or offer for sale, barter or exchange, any of the game animals or game birds or parts thereof taken in the State of Georgia;
To take any game bird or animal for holding in captivity except by permit;
To rob any bird nest except by permit;
To trap, net, or ensnare game bird!\ and game animals, except furbearing animals in season;
To poison game or non-game birds or animals;
To resi t Wildlife Rangers or other officers charged with the enforcement of game and fish laws.
To use a light of any kind in hunting game animals and birds;
To fail to report to the Game and
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THIS MONTH'S ~.
RECIPE
I

ROAST DOVE WITH WILD RICE DRESSING

6 wild doves
'I.. cup seeded, green-
diced peppers
'/.i cup chopped,
peeled onion 4 tablespoons butter 2 cups cooked wild or
brown rice

~" cup chopp~. stoned olives
\{, cup canned mushrooms
II., cup hot water
Paprika

Dress and clean the dove. Cook the green pepper and onion in 2 tablespoons of butter until tender. Add rice, olive, mu hroom and paprika. Mix well. Add additional melted butter if not ufficiently moist. Stuff the doves with this mixture. Place them in an uncovered roa ting pan and roa t in an over at 450 degrees for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and roa t for 30 minutes or until tender, basting frequently with a mixture of 2 table poons of the butter and the hot water. At the end of the roasting time, sprinkle each dove with Rour and brown lightly for about 3 minute in a hot oven.
-Missouri Conservationhst.

FAIRVIEW ROAD
The streets of heaven are paved with gold, So we are told; But I know an earthly avenue, Where, when Queen Autumn passes through, Sir Walter Raleigh maples fling Oown coats of gold, adventuring, If, haply, they may pave the street Fit for a gentle woman's feet. The shy queen sighs and trips along And the shivering trees sing a lonely song.
-Wightman F. Melton.
Fish Commission any deer or turkey killed in the State of Georgia;
To kill rabbits which are doing damage to crops, gardens, fruit trees, etc. without first obtaining a special permit from the State Game and Fi h Commission.
J, Charles N. Elliott, Director and Executive Secretary of the State Game and Fish Commission of Geor gia, do certify that the foregoing is a complete copy of the rules and regulations promulgated and adopted by the Director, and approved by the Commission in meeting assembled at the Capitol in Fulton County, Georgia, on the 19th day of August, 1943, and on file in the office of the Commission at the Capitol.
Given under my hand, and the of ficial seal of said Commis ion, on this 1st day of September, 1943.-
CHARLES . ELL!OTT
Director and Executive ecretary, State Game and Fi h ommission, State of Georgia.

The MAIL ~BOX

Editor, Outdoor Georgia, 414 tate Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia
Dear EJitor: 1 appreciate very much renewal of my sub cription to Outdoor Georgia, and am enclo ing my check for ame.
Please let me congratulate you on the excellent job you have done in keeping wildlife conservation before the people of our tate through Outdoor Georgia.
r wi h it were po sible for our 102,000
Georgia 4H Club members to receive a copy of this magazine each month because with the fine material in this publication I feel it would help in building among ou~ boy and girls the right attitude and under standing for the conservation of our nat ural re_ources. I am confident that our biggest opportunity of development lie in the training of our boy and girls.
Very incerely your,
W. A. uno, JR.,
State 4-H Club Leader

September, 1943.
J::ditor, Outdoor Georgia, 414 tate Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Editor: J am glad to be reminded of my subscription to Outdoor Georgia.
r do not want to miss a single copy, be
cau e it is one of the be t magazines of its kind that I have ever seen.
Very truly your, T. L. A BURY.
P. O. Box 832 oil Con ervation ervice Athens, Georgia.

Outduor Georgia, ~tlanta, Ga.

D a1" Editor: Enclosed you fill find check for one dollar ( 1.00) for a year's subscription to the Ou/door Georgia.
I have been receiving it since it was firt published and think it i a plendid game magazine.
A a game warden on a private e late, I can fully appreciate the work in game conservat ion. incerely yours,

Thomasville, Ga. Route S.

R. H. MlTCHEI.L

eptember, 1943. Editor, Outdoor Georgia, Georgia Game and Fish Commis ion, 414 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Editor: I aw a picture in a recent i sue of "Ou/doors" showing a man's leg~ almo t eaten up by red bugs. There is a remedy that is a ure preventive. Take powdered sulphur and (Rower of sulphur will do) dust around the sock and bottom of the trouser before going out into the wood and they will not get red bugs. J have u ed this for years and it is most satisfactory.
With kind regard and hest wishes.
Very truly yours,
L. C. FISCHER.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

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Conservation Please

Troy Full Steam Alieml

Fair Enough

Casey Jones never saw the day he could get up as much steam in his railroad engine as Jack Troy, effer vescent Sports Editor of the Atlanta Constitution, can whip up on a hunt ing trip. The fellow just seems to catch on fire when he gets his gun in his hands.
Recently on a marsh hen hunt near Brunswick Mack Rozier piloted a boat while Troy stood in the bow. Gracefully the boat cut into the marsh lands. Three hens, one after the other, flew up in front of Troy's boat. And three marsh hens were in the bag. Jack was ablaze. His gun was ready and his blood pressure out of control. Bring on the marsh hens! Suddenly the motor coughed, sputtered and quit.
And there was Jack running one heckofa temperature, in a stalled boat. What he had to say about that motor made even the marsh hens cover their ears.
Arthur Hardy, Chief of Coastal Enforcement Officers noticed the un fortunate situation a;1d came over to offer a helping hand. Thl;re stood Jack with energy to burn-so much energy that he had to do something about it. So he cut loose a blast from his shot gun. Mr. Hardy, sitting calmly in his boat a few feet away, expected no shooting. Water hopped up right under his seat in the boat. Hardy's leap from a sitting position in a boat can be jotted down in the records. Arthur sailed into the air, tark terror written on his face. When he did scramble back to his seat in the boat, he nervously tossed a couple of tools into Troy's boat and with trembling hands leaned heavily on his oars. Mr. Hardy was seeking afer' waters in a great big hurry.
Gene Torrence, of Brunswick, reo marked, "I wish I had a fiddle. I'd ~ike to fiddle while Troy burns." So, If .Jack asks you to go on a hunting tfIp, it might be a great idea to take along a couple of ice packs and a bullet-proof vest. '

Every person should set aside one day a year as fair day. Who can deny the aroma of hot dogs smoth ered in onions and the sizzling of hamburgers. Girls screaming as their ca r ti ps over a steep bend of the roller coaster is music to the ears.
Who can walk past the barker who so convincingly tells his audience that he personally promises you if you miss the show under the big tent behind him, you will hang your head in shame the rest of your days on earth.
omehow I have neglected to take ill ~ fair in years. My last visit was with my friend Louie Dettelbach, of Atlanta. We played hookey from Tech High School and visited the World's Fair at Lakewood.
Vividly do I remember the lady who sat in an electric chair. She amazed the customers with her ability to handle electricity. Louie and I, jaws sagging, watched every move, awed to be in the presence of such a woman. The lady asked for a pen cil. J snatched one out of my school book and gave it to her. When she touched it, I went into as lively an Irish jig as you ever saw. I couldn't turn loose that blasted pencil. I tingled all over., The electric-lady then touched a light bulb with the pencil and it burned. She made sparks leap about from the pencil point. It was an amazing performance. Then she handed the pencil back' to me. And I took it! Once again I was nothing less than a jitterbug with a short-circuit.
My friend Louie was admired and respected by his scnool chums. For example Louie could eat glass and could do things with chemical mixtures that astounded as well as worried his professors.
Louie and I stopped to watch the performance of a fellow who would drink gasoline, spit a little of it on a fire and as a result, huge blazes leaped up. Louie watched only a moment before he began to mutter something about the guy being a
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OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

(If you answer 7 of these 9 questions, give yourself a big pat on the back. For 6 correct answers, consider yourself well versed in conservation. For 4 correct answers or less, you should spend more time in the outdoors.)

(1) The mother porpoise nurses her

young

.,

a. While floating on top of the

water.

b. On dry land.

c. While swimming.

d. On the ocean floor.

(2) The Venus fly-trap is a. A sticky fly paper that is sold in the stores. b. An electrical fly destroyer. c. A plant. d. A web fo'und on trees.

(3) A peculiarity of the lemming, a Scandanavian rodent, is
a. Its extremely large ears. b. It lives in trees. c. On certain years thousands of lemmings go into the ocean and swim . outward, disappearing forever. d. They have long tails which they switch furiously to keep away bothersome insects.

(4) When a small fire occurs near a bed of ants
a. The ants move away as quickly as possible.
b. They immediately go down into their holes until the fire is out.
c. They squirt their abdominal fluid on it and put it out.
(d) They quickly head for water.

(5) The spider belongs in the fa'mily of
a. Bees and wasps. b. Scorpions and their allies. c. Earthworms and snails.

(6) There is a whip snake which whips its prpy or enemy with its tail?
True or false.

(7) There is a day named for an animal common in Georgia. What animal?

(8) The most famous kleptomaniac among birds is
a. The crow. b. The blue jay. c. The hawk. d. The magpie.

(9) Is it true that the bald eagle is really bald?
Yes. No.
(An.we,. on Page 18)

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e <lite, ,IU!,

I

HUNTERS ACCLAIM ROZIER BROTHER TEAM AS "BEST IN THE FIELD"

By JOE STEARNS
ALL THE WORLD loves a champion. Wrestling fans acclaimed Jim Londos all the years he wore the diadem in the "grunt and groan" circles. Jack Dempsey's "iron fist" -made him the idol of the boxing world.
Every competitive sport or event where the skill of the individual or a feam is tested, has its champion, be it corn husking, pie-eating, horse shoe pitching, weight-lifting or paper doll cutting.
Above the Field
Occasionally some fellow will stand head and shoulders above the field. He will win and hold two or more championships at the same time. Down in Brunswick, a couple

of fellows for years have been pillars of strength in Georgia hunting and fishing. They are the Rozier brothers,
Ward and 1. M. "Mack," well known
business men on the coast. The combination makes up one of the greatest "brother teams" in the field or on the water.
The Roziers are not only a champion "brother team" but also stand at the head of the class for sportsmanship. Some fellows boast they can hit marsh hens with a rifle but a great many hunters will vigorously dispute this claim. In view of reports that the marsh hen is reputedly an easy target, a championship for such hunting might not carry much . glory but Mack can't remember when he has missed a marsh hen and he has been riding those high tides many years.

Mock Rozier exhibits his bog limit of marsh hens. When have you ever .een a hunter with a more pleoseel expression. Anel who wou/eln't smile with all these birels?
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Strangely ~nough, the Roziers never fail to hunt every high tide but seldom if ever do they get to ~hoot any hens. It seems when the high tide comes in, a number of friends "just happen" to be vi iting in Brunswick and, of course wouldn't object to a bit of marsh hen hunting. So, Ward and Mack find themselves steering boats while their pals do the shooting. Actually Mack and Ward could make a good living as guides.
Ward explodes when a hunter cripples a bird. He insists on clean kills. Occasionally _he misses a bird and when he does, even the marsh bens resent the things he says about them. His oral explosion is enough to make a respectable tide roll back out.
As a chef Ward is the Rector of Georgia. His fried marsh hen sets even a finicky appetite up for a fourth-degree drool. His preparation of quail on toast is something to write home about. You seldom find two great chefs in the same family but Ward's \ ife, Ruth, is another culinary champion.
Spark of Party
Ward is the park so vitally needed on every hunting party. He can fix your outboard motor or take your gun apart and make it work better than it did the day you bought it. He anticipates the needs and desires of ever member of the party. For example, if you get thirsty, before you can mention it, Ward pushes a glass of water or something right in front of you. If you are hungry, Ward comes up with a dish of your fa.vorite food. If you need a gun, he loans you one. You think of it and Ward reads your mind.
Mack is the calm, easy-going half of the team and a fellow who has never een a job too big to tackle.
ot long ago Mack's Brunswick laundry went up in blazes. Friends told Mack he would just have to wait until after the war before he could get back in business again. In just no time at all, Mack's laundry was busy again. "Why I would have put that laundry back in working
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OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

Spansmen Protest Slaughter of Fish
(Continued from Page J3)
than 3 miles. An hour before the starting gun, hundreds of cars, buggies, wagon, busse, trucks whipped up huge clouds of dust heading for the pond. Hard, home-made likker was peddled hither and yon for 1.50 a pint and business was good. Late in the afternoon, the women folk ap peared on the scene with outdoor stoves and fish fri~s started. Some of them went into business selling fish sandwiches.
Standing in mud knee-deep, one fisherman grinned as he declared, "Do'se fish aint got long now." It was only a few minutes before the starting gun. Down in the slippery mud bottom, one shareholder yelled, "Dammit-leb, ain't I done told you, you gotta keep the lead on the bottom if you 'spect to ketch anything wid dis net!" When the fisherman would catch a catfish he , ould bite off the "spikes" or fins before he dropped it in the burlap bag over his shoulder. He didn't want these fins to stick out and nip him as he moved along in the w~ter.
One Cracker fisherman seined up a dangerous moccasin about the ize of his leg. He spat at it unceremoniously, dumped it back into the water and scornfully declared, "Taint fitten t' eat." At the close of the day, one mud-soaked weary fish grabber told his wife, "This has been the nicest pond cuttin' I ever been to. I ain't seen a fist-fight all day."
That 15,000 pounds of fish that departed from Parrish's Pond placed a deep dent in the meat shortage in Georgia. It was relief. That is, if you like fish.
Some claim the pond-cutting , as beneficial. Outraged s port s men stol'med the Game and Fish Commission with oral and written protests.
flnsUJers Conservation Please
Cont;nu"J from Pag" 15
(1) b. (2) c. (3) c. (4) c. (5) b.
(6) False. (7) Groundhog. Remem-
ber February 2 is the day. (8) d.
All objects that glitter attract this
bird. (9) No, its head and neck are
feathered in white.

(Continued from Page 15)
fraud. I hu hed him' as much as
pos ible but Louie finall shouted, "It's a fake. I can do it.' Well sir, it stopped the show.
The man invited my friend to step up on the platform and how the I?:ood people how it was done. I begged Louie to forget it and leave at once. He grinned at me and aid, "Watch me sh,ow this guy up." He went up on the platform. The man handed him a lar~e container of gasoline. Louie drank it.
About a week later here is what happened, as Louie told me. "I remember drinking the gasoline. I started to spit on the fire but suddenly I felt as if I had just swallowed my tongue. My head seemed to get larger and larger. Strange de signs danced before my eyes. My head was swimming like a mermaid. I started to take one step forward and fell right on my face. When I woke up, I wa in the .hospital and they had been working on me with a tomach pump."
Louie still likes to take in a fair but the odor of gasoline makes his stomach Autter like a butterAy.

Rozier Brothers
(Continued from Page 16)
order if I had to it lip all night and hold it together with hairpins,' Mack declared-and he meant it.
True Sporlsnumshi/J
The Roziers have spent hundred of hours taking pals marsh hen or quail or turkey hunting. Their lin elfish pirit i the high water mark of portsmanship. Both are good pilots. Th y love good hunting dog and know how to work them.
During the high tide in eptember. Ward and Mack were right lit in the mar h hen .hunting waters. The next high tide comes the 12th and la ts until the 16th of thi month. It would be foolish to a k i[ the Roziers are going marsh hen hunt ing. Why they are the fellows who gave permission for the tides to come in on those dates.
They say you call tell when there will be a hiah tide by the look in the Rozier Brothers' eyes.
MY WEALTH
My home is the land of the brave and the free, And lawn one tree-a tall pine treeWho says that life has cheated me?
-Wightman F. Melton.

STATEME T OF THE OW 'ERSlUP, MA AGEMENT, CIRC LATIO , ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CO GRESS OF AUG ST 24, 1912, A D MARCH 3, 1933, OF OUTDOOR GEORGIA, P BUSHED
MO THLY AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR 1943

State of Georgia County of Fulton

Before me. a otary Public in and for the tate and county afore aid, per sonally appeared Joe L. teams, who, having been dilly worn according to la\\, deposes and oays that he i the Editor of the Outdoor Georgia and that the follow. ing is, to the be t of his knowledge and belief, a tru tatement of the ownership, management, etc.. of the aforesaid publication for the date hown ill the above caption, required by the Act of Augu t 24, 1912, as amen<lde by the ct of March 3, 1933, embodied in ection 537, Postal Laws and Regulation, printed on th reverse of this form, to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and busines manag rs are: Publi her, Charle . Elliott, 412 tate Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.; Editor, Joe L. teams.
2. That the owner is: tate Game and Fi h Commi ion.

That the known bondholders, mortgagecs, and other securtiy holder owning

or holding 1 per ent or more of tOlal amount of b nd . mortgages, or ot her securi-

ties are: None.

JOE L. STEARN.

worn to and subscribed before me Ihi 6th day of eptember, 1943.
VE NIE M. Jo, E , olary Public, Slate at Large. (My commis ion expires May 26, 1947.)

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OUTDOOR GEORGIA. October 1943

1943-44 GEORGIA GAME LAWS

Seasons And Bog Limits

Pur uaut to the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 8, 1943, creating a STATE GAME A D FISH COMMISSIO , the following rules and regulation are hereby promulgated and adopted by the DIRECTOR, and approved by the COMMISSIO ,to-wit:

RESIDE T GAME
Bear Deer (0) (Bucks only) Rabbits (c) (with gun
and dog) Squirrels

OPE SEA 0 (All Dates Inclusive)
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 Nov. 1-Jan. 5
Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Oct. 15-Jan. 15

I Daily
Bag Limit

No limit I
~

15

I

Season Bag Limit
No limit 2
No limit No limit

Pos e sion Bag Limit
No limit 2
No limit 15

a/possum (with gun and dog)
Raccoon (with gun and dog)
Fox (Dogs only)

Nov. 20-Feb. 28
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No closed season

No limit
No limit No limit

I No limit
No limit
I No limit

No limit
No limit No limit

Quail
Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Alligators Sea Turtles & Eggs

I Nov. 20-Mar. 1 I Nov. 20-Mar. 1
INO open season No open season
No open season

15

I No limit

30
(Also weekly limit)

2

I

2

2

I

I

MIGRATORY GAME

Doves

Nov. 20-Dec. 19

10

No limit

10

Ducks (b) Geese and Brant (b) Wood Duck Woodcock Jocksnipe Coot "Marsh Hen" or Clapper
Roil Other Rail Gallinule
TRAPPING
Rabbits (Box Trapping) Fox, a/possum, Mink Muskrat, Raccoon Skunk, Wildcat

Nov. 2-Jan. 10
I Nov. 2-Jan. 10 I Nov. 2-Jan. 10
No open season No open season
I Nov. 2-Jan. 10
I Sept. 1-Nov. 30
I Sept. 1-Nov. 30 I Sept. 1-Nov. 30
I Sept. 15-Mar. 1
Nov. 20-Mar.1 Nov. 20-Mar 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1

10 2 1
25
25 15 15
No limit No limit No limit No limit

I No limit
I No limit I No limit I I
I No limit
I No limit
I No limit
No limit
I
I No limit I No limit I No limit
No limit

20
4
1
25
25 15 15
, No limit
No limit No limit No limit

Beaver and Otter

No open season

I

EXCEPTIO S
a. In couutie of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Picken, Rabun, Town, nion, and White, the season i ov. I-Dec. l.
b. Duck and Gee e: 0 open season on Ro 'goo e. swan and snow goo e. Daily bag limit of Buffiehead and Redhead duck, not ove.' 3 iu the aggregate; po cs :on limits, ducks not over 20 in the aggregate.
c. Special permit needed to shoot rabbits out of season.

00 R FOR SHOOTI G MIGRATORY BIRD ARE FROM ONE-HALF HOUR BEFORE

SET. ALL G

LIMITED TO A CAPACITY OF THREE SHELLS.

RI E TO

OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1943

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* COVER PAGES *
Mamma is taking her four beautiful youngsters out for lesson number one in retrieving ducks. Note the decoys in the bottom of the boat. They're Springer Spaniels and widely recognized for their ability to retrieve. This type of dog is usually very fond of the water. Kenneth Rogers, sharpshooting cameraman, caught this splendid picture in his lense on Norris Lake.
Gun on shoulder, happy is that man who enters the woods for a day of hunting. It is a favorite sport for thousands of Georgians. Charles N. Elliott, Director of State Game & Fish Commission (back page), is shown drifting down a forest trail on one of his hunting trips. It isn't just hunting this year-it's meat they are seeking.

!In CCkis !Issue

Page

Violators Line-Up

2

Make Every Shell Count

3

Finger of Suspicion Pointed in Direction of Innocent Wildlife _ _ 4

How to Catch a Snake!

5

State Geologists Concentrate on

Strategic War Minerals _ _

6-7

Captain Garland Peyton

Big Swamp!
Nelson M. Shipp

____________ 8

State Forestry Projects to Send

Timber to War

_9

Tally Ho!

10-11

Picturesque Speech .
Joe Stearns

You Tell 'Em
Joe Stearns

Conservation Please

The Prayer of a Nature Lover

In the Mail

_

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_____ 15 ___ 16 _ 16

September Summary of Cases Disposed of For Game and Fish Law Violations. 18

1943-44 Georgia Game Laws___________ _ ___ 19

VIObATORS biDE - UP
Ever since Georgia passed its first game law there have been violations. There always will be violations as long as there are such laws. Some violations are willful, others are accidenttll, and still others result from ignorance of the rules and regulations.
Regardless of the violation, and regardless of the basis for it and of who commits the violation, it must be handled according to the laws. It is the sworn duty of Wildlife Rangers to enforce the laws governing the taking of game and fish with firmness, impartiality, and courtesy.
In Georgia there is less excuse to violate than in most of the 48 states. For in this state the seasons run long, the limits are generous and there is an ample supply of game. The fees, $3.25 for a state license, and $1 for a county license, are nominal.
Despite the numerous shortages, including a sharply curtailed supply of ammunition, hunters and fishermen continue to violate. The mad marathon of firearms that has long bred violations has not been halted by the shell shortage. It has been slowed down somewhat but take a look at some of the recent apprehensions and you will agree that ammunition is still being used against the true sportsman who waits to playa fair game, or who is waiting until after the war to return to his favorite woods and s~reams.
Some sportsmen are buying licenses and staying at home because they cannot make trips. They haven't the time, the fuel or the ammunition. They want to see conservation go on and they want an ample supply of game after the war. So they do their part.
Persons who hunt and fish out of season not only are breaking the state-made laws, but they are not observing a sportsmanlike policy. Not only on game, but also toward fellows who observe the laws and support the efforts of the Game and Fish Commission to further the cause of conservation.
The fact that "meat's sca'ce at home" is no license to exceed the bag limit. It does not justify hunting or fishing without a license. It is not a permit to take game and fish out of season.
Although Georgia's ranger force is not as large and as effective as it might be, violators are being apprehended nearly every day in the week. They are being convicted and fined. OUTDOOR GEORGIA believes the citizens of the state should be kept posted on the work of both the rangers and the violators. So with this issue we introduce a new page, one that will deal with persons charged with violating the laws and with disposition of the cases. See Page 18. We hope you are not listed there nor will you ever be.

NOVEMBER,1943

Volume XII, No. IV

JOE L. STEARNS, Editor

Published monthly by The Georll:ia Game and Fish Commission, 414 State Capitol. Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of Georll:ia wildlife and for fishermen, hunters, nature lovers and conservation of natural resources. Yearly subscriptions to United States and its possessions, and Canada. $1; other countrie., $1.60_ Subscribers must notify US of chanll:e of address four weeks in advance of next publication date, giving both old and new address. Contents of this magazine may be reprinted if due credit is given Outdoor Georgia and author of stories reprinted. This magazine is glad to receive photos, drawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor Bubjects. but cannot guarantee return of unsolicited contributions nor insure against their loss. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient postage will not be returned. Entered as 2nd cla.s matter AUIr.1St 81, 1940. at the post office at Atlanta. under the Act of March 8. 1879_ WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

Mal~e Every Shell CoU:nt-

You May Not- Get Any More!

That man is rich More than words can Jell Who can truthfully say I've got plenty of shells.
T HERE seems to be a gross misunderstanding in circulation following the recent announcement that Uncle Sam would release a certain number of shells for sportsmen.
If you could stretch your imagination like pre-war rubber, your wildest dream of securing shells shouldn't exceed one box. Yes, it is as bad as that. The prevailing belief that shells can be had for the asking is as false as store-bought teeth.
Gordon Saussy, of Savannah, asks Outdoor Georgia to do something about the sheJl situation before 0vember 20-the date when all the barriers on the closed season are dropped. Mr. Saussy says he has contacted the dealers and it is the same story-no shells. We wish something could be done. Our an-
I er to the much-repeated question, "Where can I get some shells?" can only be, " ee your dealer." Our only information is that some sheJls \I ill be released.
The heJl situation then appears disheartening and gloomy. The outlook is black; in fact, there isn't even a silver streak in the dark clouds of shell distribution. Let every hunter heed the warning to make every shot count and don't waste a sheJl on birds out of distance. Some fellows tored up a supply of shells long ago. If you know such a feJlow you might be able to Sl ing a deal with him.
Fewer Hunters

Dove shooting, the favorite hunting for many sportsmen, starts December l.
Hunters have had to b~ satisfied with squirrel and marsh hen shooting heretofore, but from now on its every man for himself and meat for the table. The deer season opened
ovember 1 and hunters who have never cared to shoot a deer will at-
October 8, 1943.
Editor, Outdoor Georgia c/o State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Editor: I was very much interested 'in the
article in the September issue relative to the amount of ammunition Uncle Sam is releasing for civilian use and your statement that "Georgia will receive a share large enough to assure a reasonable amount of hunting."

Tbe number of hunters in the field will be reduced because of the shell situation, but make no mistake about' plenty of hunting this season. The quail and turkey season opens 0-
.. vember 20, with the prospects of the
be t bird shooting in recent years.

Framed between the two small trees in the foreground ;s the Hopple" 01 any hunter's eye. " is a buck and when a sportsman gets this target in his 1943 sights, his vision isn't so much the deer but rather of venison steaks and
chops, (Photo by Charles N. Elliott),

OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1943

tempt to short cut those red rationing stamps by bringing home a buck.
Far be it from us to paint a sad picture on that sheJl situation, but in order that sportsmen get a true picture and to better understand the gravity of the condition that exists we are giving you a letter from one of the largest hardware dealers 'in the South.
So far as .we are able to find out this is hardly in'line with facts. We have received notices from our fac-tories regarding the amount of sheJls to be delivered to us under this Gabrielson Wildlife Program and it will amount to approximately 27c of our annual shell business. You can see how far this will go in providing hunters with shells in as much as the farmers have a priority over the sportsmen. If these shells are handled in accordance with government
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ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS?
Finger ofSuspicion Pointed In Direction ofInnocent Wildlife

F ORTUI ES have been lost on rigid belief in lively superstitions. Business men have been known to refuse to sign a contract or to enter an agreement simply because they considered a certain day of the week as an unlucky day.
African tribes invest complete, if blind faith, in the powers of a witch doctor and yet this witch doctor might be startled at the striking of a match.
We have been told that a toad can cause warts. We hear that a person's fingernails grow after death and that shaving encourages the growth of hair. Not one of these statements have any more truth than the belief that an ostrich, when frightened, will stick its head in the sand.
Poor Black Cat
Black cats have been bitterly con. demned simply because they feel the urge to cross a road and are observed by a person who has heard that such an incident is an evil omen. It would be interesting to find out where such superstitions originated. The black cat, if for no better reason than it needs exercise, must move about and it cannot move far without crossing somebody's path.
There is a report out insistil1g that when monkeys come to a stream infested with alligators, the monkeys form a living chain for a safe crossing. Ants have been known to form a living chain, but not monkeys.
Most amusing is the story that certain animals, when wishing to cross a swift moving strea.m, will grab each other by the tail to keep from being carried away. This story has never been confirmed. Surely some person with a lively imagination must stay awake nights to dream up such stories.
Bee A.larm Clock
Certain things do happen in ature which are bafBing and mysterious. A report from a scientist who studied bumblebees is. worthy of note. He reported observing a bumblebee nest on the ground. At dawn one day a large bumblebee appeared
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alone at the entrance of the nest,and suddenly began to beat its wings noisily. This continued for several minutes. Soon other bees appeared, as if aroused by the noise. When it seemed that all the bees were aroused, the flapping of the wings ceased and the bee returned to the nest as if exhausted. Is it possible that this bee had been appointed as an "alarm clock"?
We hear that venomous snakes often commit suicide. Some proof has been offered that the scorpion, when facing death, will commit suicide with an injection of its own venom. Some experts take little stock in the truth of the report.
Champion of Superstitions
Snakes have a jet-black reputation and have been the subject of more cock-eyed stories than anything else on earth. This is due, possibly to the fact that the snake is the most feared of all wildlife.
Herpertologists chuckle over the legend of the "hoop" snake which is supPC?sed to form a circle by grasping its tail and in the form of a circle--it chases its prey or victim. Outdoor Georgia would like to hear from the person who has watched a snake roll along in such a manner.
It is a wild tale too that claims hypnotic powers for snakes. The story, not verified, of course, tells of imakes that cast a spell over a bird and hold it in a trance. Soon the bird will either advance to the snake where it makes a convenient meal or the snake will go to the bird and devour it. Then there is the snake that whips its victims. This is undoubtedly the most ridiculous of all snake stories. The coachwhip, a perfectly harmless snake, resists capture so vigorously that when caught it lashes about furiously. This perhaps gives the impression that it is a "whipping" snake.
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Deadly Spiders
It is interesting to hear people tell of their terrifying experiences and narrow escapes from deadly spiders.

Actually the black widow spider is the most dangerous spider in Georgia. The rest of them will bite but do little if any harm at all.
C. H. Alden, State Director of Entomology, has this to say of the horrible, deadly black widow. "The black widow is timid, shy and bites only when there is no avenue of escape. The bite is rarely, if ever, fatal, even to small children." That from a man who knows where(\f he speaks.
One lady wore out a broom trying to maul to death what she firmlv declal'ed to be a "jumping" spider: ,ctually, it was an innocent camel cricket and absolutely harmless.
Don't Believe It
It is amusing to watch the average household swin a into determined action with the appearance of a harmless centipede, or if you prefer, "a thousand-legs." The family wiII grab any available weapon and smash the centipede which wants nothing more than a few insects for its lunch. The family will relax and breath easy if the monster is killed because--they say-it will get in your ear and you will either die or quickly go deaf.
Some strange stories are in circulation. If a fellow tells you he positively saw pink elephants~you just tell him to stick t(\ root beer.
COMPLETING THE CIRCLE
Along life's road At first we lie,
And then we crawl; And, by and by,
We learn to walk; And it is then
We learn to tafkAnd lie again.
-Wightman F. Melton
HUNTERS CAN HELP
Georgia hunters can aid the war effort this year through the salvage of feathers from wild ducks and geese, salvaging fats from wild animals, hides from deer aiding in locating s:.:rap metals and particularly in salvaging metals from cartridges and shells.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1943

If is a simple Ihing 10 calch a snake if you know how. Charlie Wharton (10 give you an idea of Ihe size of Ihe snake pictured, Charlie is 6 feel 5 inches straight up) is shown with a harmless brown waler snake which he grabbed from a boal on Ihe Ogeechee River.
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SOO it will be Lieutenant Charlie H. Wharton as the erstwhile naturalist of the Game and Fish Commission is on the last leg of his curriculum in the Officer Candidate School at Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Readers of Outdoor Georgia remember Charlie as the fellow who constantly asked mercy be shown harmless snakes.
In a recent letter Charlie reveals that he is homesick for Georgia. He writes: "When I get back I am going to the nearest red clay bank, take off my shoes and stick my toes in it. We have few trees in Texas that I can't reach up and touch the crown. I will have some time off in ovember and I am going to sit under the first big Georgia tree I see and admire it for hours.
" ot long ago on a march I saw the biggest frog I have ever seen. I was tempted to break ranks and grab it, but I don't like K.P. duty any more than the rest of the fellows."
Charlie is in the medical corps and claims that taxidermy gave him a "strong stomach" which now stands him in good stead.
It seems Charlie received a note from a friend who wanted to know the easiest way to catch snakes. So his letter includes the information, which he requests Outdoor Georgia to pass along to its readers. .
In case you are interested here are Wharton's recommendations:
"The simple method is to get some thick leather gloves, quietly approach the snake and snatch it quick. (He didn't say which end of the snake to grab. ) Of course, it is a great shock

to the snake. Be careful not to squeeze the snake too hard as it is easily injured."
There in a few words is how to catch snakes. Mr. Wharton, are you !<erious? It is needless to say that suddenly grabbing a snake is to shock it. We are to assume that a person wishing to engage in this insane pastime must go into it thoroughly shockproof.
Down in the letter Charlie warns that he advises against that grabbing method for beginners. He suggests that the snake hunter use a noose and stand at a safe distance.
We are looking forward to the day in ovember when our tall friend, dressed in his smart officer's uniform, fills up the doorway of the Game and Fish Commission office.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1943

FOR MEN ONLY
I saw her swimming in the brook, A moment swift and fleeting,
And from the shock of that brief look, My heart almost stopped beating.
I worked my way around the trees, To *here the view was clearer,
And then on trembling hand and knees I edged a little nearer.
I never saw such perfect lines, As she was there displaying,
Beneath the shade of spreading pines, In languid splendor playing.
Her twists and turns were full of grace, Her body smoothly molded,
I know the joy showed on my face, As each new charm unfolded.
And when she floated with the stream The sight was most entrancing
Her wondrous body se"m"d to gl"am, From sunb..ams, softly glancing.
I y"arn"d for h"r with h"art and soul, And th"n I f,,11 to wishing,
For I had n"ith"r hook nor pol",
- And trout or" caught by fishing. -Soulh Ookala Cans"rvalion Digest.
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STATE GEOLOGISTS UONUENTR

By CAPTAIN GARLAND PEYTON
Director, State Division 01 Mine,

F OR the duration of the war, the State Division of Mines will stick

firmly to a policy of concentrated ef-

forts on discovery, development and

production of minerals for use to ex-

terminate the Axis.

.

The Federal Bureau of Mines is

continuing its exploration projects on bauxite and other high alumina

clays in Sumter and Randolph counties. The principal activity at the

moment is centered around the dis-

trict of Springvale in Randolph Coun-

ty. Mining operations producing

bauxite are being conducted in the

Andersonville district and in the

Rome district. Additional mining op-

erations are planned in the immediate future in the vicinity of Cartersville

and Warm Springs.

Manganese

Exploration work on managanese ores is being continued in the Cartersville district and in Lincoln County. Most of this exploratory work is under the direction of the U. S. Bureau of Mines and includes trenching, test pitting, core drilling, and churn drilling. We are very favor-

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Discovery of Oil in Everglades Revives Interest in Okefenokee

ably impressed with the additional discoveries of manganese which are being made regularly. In this connection we are urging federal agencies, Metals Reserve and the War Production Board, to establish a stock-pile buying agency in Cartersville for the purchase of all types of manganese ores. Also we are urging that a new base price be established for managanese ores which would pay l.00 per unit for ores containing 40 per cent metallic manganese. If this arrangement can be obtained it should do much toward influencing the approval of a beneficiation plant in Cartersville which in turn would guarantee maximum war production of manganese ores and a continuation of this type of mining after the war.
Iron Ores
Producers continue to ship brown iron ore from the Cartersville-RomeCedartown area. The change in specifications for iron ores, recently prom-

ulgated by the steel companies in the Birmingham district, necessitate more careful mining in order to reach the higher metal content demanded by the steel companies, with the result that over-all production has been reduced to something less than half a million tons per year.
Considerable exploratory work is being done at present to determine the quantity of high-grade magnetic iron ore which would be available and which would be used to make ponge iron. This work is being financed by a special appropriation of $2,000,000 which was recommended by the Boykin Steel Committee and later approved by Congress. It is expected that a' portion of this special appropriation bill be utilized to investigate the usability of other iron ores in Georgia, also to conduct some drilling tests on Georgia coal and limestone. A number of companies are contemplating establishment of small reduction plants designed to convert our iron ores into pig iron in the near future. We are cooperating with these efforts and confidently expect that one or more plants will be established.
While Talc
A new field project was launched .October 4 for the purpose of investigating the commercial possibilities of white talc deposits in north Georgia. This mineral is of strategic importance at this time since no commercial deposit of white talc i being mined east of the Mississippi River. The project is conducted cooperatively by this department and the Geologic Branch of the Tenne see Valley Authority. The field work is being done by Dr. A. S. Furcron, Assistant tate Geologist, and Kefton H. Teague, Goleogist, Tennessee Valley Authority. It is an opportunity to conduct a much-needed project on this mineral and one which the State does not have sufficient finance to undertake alone. We plan to extend this inve tigation to include the pos-

OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1943

STRATEGIC WAR MINERALS

ibilities for tin ore in north Georgia and for sillimanite, which is the basis of ceramic products such as cores for spark plugs and special electric porcelains. The results of these investigations will be published cooperatively by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the State. The Department of Mines is arranging for a diamond drilling campaign to be condur;tl'd on those locations deemed worthy as a re ult of this field work.
Corundum Investigations
Corundum investigations are still in progress in Rabun and Towns counties. A I tho ugh considera.ble quantities of corundum have been discovered we are hampered by our inability to conduct deep mining operations with the facilities and funds now available. We are hopeful, however, that we can obtain ufficient data to show the justification for additional work on a larger scale shoulrl the tate, the Federal Government, or orne private mining compan~ decide to undertake such work.
Additional mining operations are being launched weekly which will add to the over-all production of this much needed critical mineral which Georgia possesses and which has been found to be of superior quality. Our principal obstacle at this time is shortage of labor.

the vicmity of Jesup, and it has just announced that a 6,000-foot test well \ hich stopped at that depth recently in Early County \ ill be deepened 1,500 feet more or until crystalline rock has been reached. Several of the major oil companies are conflucting geophysical surveys and are taking leases on land which is of interest to them with a view to drilling wild-cat wells within the next 18 months. There is concerted effort now being put forth by those inter-

ested in petroleum to have the base price for crude petroleum iucreased. If this effort is successful, anti it looks as though it might be, we will see unprecedented activity in the Coastal Plain in an effort to discover new commercial sources ')f petroleum.
With the discovery of oil in the Everglades of Florida, interest in the possibility of oil in Georgia has taken on new life. The Okefenokee
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Coal Impetus
Considerable. impetus is now being given coal mining operations. The old companies are expanding their production and new ones are being launched as rapidly as labor and materials can be assembled for mining and processing. It is pleasant to realize that in the event of an extreme coal shortage we pos ess ~me 400 million tons of high-grade bituminous coal which could be mined and utilized in an emergency. It might be pointed out that the State alone purchases between 600 and 700 railroad cars of coal annually for heating State-maintained institution .
The intense interest in wild-eatting and other types of prospecting for petroleum in the Coastal Plain continue with increasing activity. A wild-cat \ ell is now being drilled in
OUTDOOR GEORGIA . November 1943

Southeast section of the American Institute 0/ Mining and Metallurgical Engineers examining picking belt 0/ the Georgia.Alabama Mining Company's manganie/rous iron ore
washer, north 0/ Cartersville.
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Entrance to the Okefenokee State Park just below Waycross. A state owned board walk and sight-seeing tower are in this park for visitors. It is the only method of invading the great and mysterious Okefenokee without a boat.

By NELSON M. SHIPP
Assistant Commissioner 01 Conservation
A FEW MO THS before I was . twenty-one years old, I went with my bride of a dozen weeks to a village near the border of the Okefenokee Swamp, to "run" a weekly newspaper. To me, that immense stretch of pine swampland, with its interminable animal and other wild life, constituted one of the great and wonderful mysteries. The big, dense woodlands made a lasting impression. I shall never forget my six months spent on the "outer rim" of the Big Swamp.
At that time-in 1913-the sawmills were busy in the region cutting timber. In fact, the swinging axes, canthooks and log carts had started their logging operations in the swamp five years previou. Trains pulled by donkey engines carried the logs
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out. This lasted for a number Qf years, during which citizens of Georgia were eager to have the area established as a game reservation. In 1919, the General Assembly approved a resolution to acquire the area for this purpose. In 1937, the President of the United States issued an execu, tive order setting up the Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge under supervision of the United States Biological Survey.
Large Area
Approximately 300,000 acres in the heart of the Okefenokee were acquired by the Federal Government as a refuge, and wildlife is returning to the swamp in increasing numbers and pecies.
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which supplanted the Biological Survey, permits fi hing in season, which is really good in the swamp, but it must be done under the supervision of guides trained by the

Service. Long-nose pickerel, largemouth black bass, short-nose gars, bream, perch and many other kind of fish are abundant in "Big Water," Milly's and Minnie Lakes and other famous spots.
About eighty-five species of birds spend the summer in Okefenokee, enlivening the swamp with their calls and colored plumage. About ninety pecies winter there. They include ducks, eagles, ospreys, limpkins, cranes, ibises and others. Wherever berries gro\ largest and plentiful the tracks of the black bear may be
found. Deer, opossum and many
small animals also make their habitat there. Six kinds of turtles may be seen basking in the sun 011 old cypress logs along boat rUlls and in open lakes. The sound of alligators slipping off into the water may be heard when boats- approach. Raccoon and bobcats also roam this 660 square-mile t~act.
Plant Life
The dense undergrowth of the region is composed largely of species of sweet-smelling bay. Pine, magnolia and gum trees grow to large
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OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1943

State Forestry Projects'
To Send Tilllber to War

G EORGJA wood \ ill go to war on a larger cale under a proposed plan for sale of timber on the Flatwoods project near Waycro s, ac-
cording to a recent statement by J.
M. Tinker, Director of State Forestry.
For a number of years this timber has been under rigid protection. The time has come when many of the trees must be cut to improve the stand. It is estimated that the cutting will reap a harvest of 75,000 cords of pulpwood and approximately 5 miUion board feet of saw timber which will go directly into the war effort. The timber is being marked preparatory to soliciting bids for sale.
Wiullife Project
During and after the cutting in the coastal flatwoods the area will continue a a forestry project and will al 0 be u ed as a wildlife project and refuge in a cooperative agreement employing Pittman-Robertson funds in wildlife development.

The revenue from this timber sale will be available to reimburse the Department for expenditures for management and fire protection in the amount of approximately $40,000. The use of any revenue above this amount will be determined in conference with the Soil Conservation Service, lessors of the tract.
The State Project at Baxley will also be selectively cut for production of cross ties and pulpwood for the war effort and should yield 2 or 3 thousand dollars of revenue for the Department. The Divi ion of Forestry hoped to acquire by purchase or otherwise other siutable areas of revenue producing forest land similar to the Flatwoods area and the Baxley State Forest in order to produce by proper management sufficient revenue to defray the major
J. M. Tinker, Director of Division of State Forestry, points out section of the Coastal Flat. woods where selective cutting will be conducted to give more timber for the war effort. District Forester Norman f. Brooks (left) checks the
area with State Forester Tinker.

portion of the Department's expenses, and to erve as a demonstration area of good forest management.
District Offices
The tate has now 9 District ofces located as follows: Calhoun, Gainesville, Washington, ewnan, Macon, Statesboro, Baxley, Eastman \temporarily) and Camilla. These Districts cQincide with Congressional Districts.
Some 6 million acres are under fire protection in the State by regular protection units. The District Foresters are engaged in protection and management and marketing services to timber growers and aiding the war effort. In addition to the regular fire protection units, the State Organization is furnishing protection to critical war areas along the coast in the dim-out area and around flying field and Army post. Expenditures for protection of these areas is reimbursed 100 per cent by the Federal Government.

SIDNEY LANIER - AND OUTDOOR GEORGIA
My soul Was a-quest for to find lanier, And the little gray leaves said, "Once he was
here." Then the meadow lands broad and the forests
dim Declared that they still remembered him.
I questioned a mockingbird; first he was mute, Then he trilled me some notes from a Boeh-
mish flute And the riddle made plain-it was mockbird
lore Snatched from a gleeman gone before.
The hills of Habersham heard my cry, And the Chattahoochee come rushing by In. a torrent of grief, and corn and clove In the valleys of Hall told me aver and over:
IIHe is gone! He is gone!1I
And out of the marshes, the Marshes of Glynn, Came the pitiful wail of a wild marsh-hen; league-broad, waist-high, 'twixt the land and
the main, The marsh-grass quivered with. infinite pain.
Then a glad gold beam shot down from the sky,
And my eager soul, with prayerful eye, Beheld-for the seer his wish had wonlanier afloat by his friend, the Sun!
-Wightman F. Melton.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1943

B EHOLD the fox hunter! And a mighty man is he. At least for the duration of a fox hunt meeting he is a firm believer that leep i simply su pended animation and he wants no part of it. nlike the quail hunter who ha something to decorate his toast at the end of a day, the fox hunter sallies forth to the hunting grounds without guns or ammunition. His reward i the baying of the hound a they race in hot pur uit of th elu i e fox. For all of it, he is a man of sturdy stock and with the blood of a true sportsman coursing his veins. The Georgia Fox Hunters A ociation held its 26th annual meeting late in October at Americus with as much fanfare and flouri h as wartime conditions \ ould permit. One fellow attending the meeting confessed that he never missed because he enjoyed the arauments the hunters invariably have over the best breed of hounds. The true lure, he said, was the room in the hotel which i headquarters. He insisted that his room is large enough to hold his own private fox hunt. His secret ambition i to try to fl a kite in it. In these parlous times, when some hotel have converted a clothe cIo et into parlor, bedroom and sink, the fellow really has something. The meeting opened with the snappy, well dressed Americus High School band furnishing cheerful music. A treet \ a roped off and upon an improvised stand, Mayor Jones delivered a welcoming address. The good Mayor was happy to see the hunters and asked them to please help Americus decrease the fox population.
The hunters paraded their dog and the bench sho\ held sway until late in the evening. A. B. White, of Douglasville, was judge of the bench show, with W. H. Tatum acting as ringma ter. Some hounds seemed to enjoy it, while others all but blushed at having their heads held high and their tails tilted.
Experts at the bench show claim that the dog showing the largest hump in its back is the best dog, because that hump means, among other things, speed. It is a safe bet no fox hunter ever saw a camel but what he didn t think of a bench show.
It was 11 0 clock in the evening before even a few of the hunters drifted off for a brief visit to their beds. At 4 o'clock in the morning they had th ir rendezvous with dreamland sharply di turbed by the tingling of the phone. The hunt was on.
Eight miles out of town on a farmland, Master of Hounds John M. Howard, of Barnesville, set the stage for the first cast. The dogs were released and raced off into the , oods with their assortment of yelps and barks ringing through the cool, crisp air of morning twilight.
The hounds spread out into four or five packs and the supreme moment

I-By the dawn's early light, Master of Hounds John M. Howard checked the starling field a few moments before the first cast. Shorlly after this photo was snapped, the hounds were released and bounded off into the woods. 2-Lightning was judged best dog of the show and his owner D. Varner, of Orlando, ,=Iorida, is receiving the first prize award, a $25 war bond, from Secretory B. D. Joiner, of Griffin. M. H. Rockmore, of Barnesville is showing the dog. 3-Marlha, second best dog at the bench show, is held by M. H. Rockmore, of Barnesville. She is owned by George Lowe, of Dothan, Alabama, shown in the background.

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for the fox hunter was on hand. The

yelping of the dog is sweet music

to the trained ear of a fox hunter.

It i uncanny the way he can turn

hi ear and positively identify the

lead dog as "Lucy" or " moke ".

The large pack cut a figure eight

from their starting point and oon

the barking ceased. One fox hunter

assured the audience that

"it's all over for that

race". Mea n i n g, of

cour e, that the dogs had

either caught. the fox and

killed it or the fox had

been treed or "denned".

One fello\, observing

hi first fox hunt pro-

tested along the lines that

the hunter never saw the

fox caught and probably

would not even get to ee

the carcass. or would

he get to see the hounds

in the chase nor the fox

on the run. It wa his

,hances are slim with

opinion that Field Judges

us hounds on his trail.

E. J. Hancock, Colum.

bu ; A. B. White, Doug.

lasville; R. R. Bivins, Ellaville;

Charlje Heath, Ellaville, and Jamie

Carroll, of Fort Valley, were really the only ones who would get a kick out of the event since they were rid ing horse and could, on occasions, see the action.

Later this idea that the judges were the privileged characters was knocked into a cocked hat when their dutie were made kno\ n. Each judge,. a he ride along, i expected to take notes. ince each dog ha a large number on him the Judge must check that number and aive him

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4-Speaking of thankless jobs, the judge of the bench show has one. How would you like to pick the best fox hound from this se/edion? The owner of the winning dog is happy indeed but what those other owners have to say about the Judges isn't fit for publication. 5-Shadows stretch before a sinking sun ond day is done. II is time to end the hunt and Alva Bell, of Walnut, Mississippi, calls in the dogs. If you haven't heard a blast on that horn, you've really missed something and maybe you ought to be grateful. (All photos by Joe Stearns.)

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Let the hunt begin. A. V. White (left), E. E. Mondee and A. V. White, Jr., hold their hounds in readiness for the official start

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points for such things as hunting, endurance, trailing, speed and giving tongue. Even if a judge was master of shorthand he would have little entertainment trying to write down his findings while jogging along on a horse. And suppose the horse hopped
a fence while Mr. Judge was jotting
down a couple of figures?
The judges eliminate dogs for such things as loafing, stalling or "cutting," or most anything that violates the rules of a good hound dog. Last year the pack streaked off after a fox which ran 20 miles dead ahead. The judges trailed along hopelessly and finally quit. There was no score for the judges to turn in at the end of the day.
There are many interesting factors surrounding fox hounds. For example, the hound travels approximately 26 miles per hour and the fox moves along at 27 miles per hour. This one-mile difference en- abIes the fox to hold a slight lead, wherein lies the thrill of the life and death race. The dog has the endurance, which generally decides the issue in his favor.
Our dyed-in-the-wool fox hunter considers he is matching the wits of his hounds against the fox. The fox feeds during the night and undoubtedly dislikes to run for his life on a full tummy. However, he has no other cl'toice. In view of this he wiII

resort to an amazingly wide variety of tricks to throw the pack off his trail.
The fox hound is blessed with a sharp sense of smell. He is a vigorous animal and has been known to keep up the chase for as much as 20 hours. When the fox is caught, the hound will pounce on it and kill it. Some hounds, however, wiII not touch the fox. Frequently a hound will sustain an ugly bite from a fox that is making one last bid for freedom.
One pack of hounds ran a fox for five hours and the owner weighed them in upon their return home. He found that his pack had lost an average of slightly more than six pounds each. Since the average hound weighs from 40 to 50 pounds, these dogs then lost about one-eighth of their total weight. The Americus meeting wa a three-day affair which throws a bit of light on the stamina a dog must have if he is to survive the gruelling test.
Much time is spent by the hunters upholding the honor of certain breeds of fox hounds. It boils down to the July and Walker hounds as the best of all. Squads of hunter gather and the voice ring out-one group extolling the Julys and hotly contested by those who champion the Walkers. C. E. Hett, a July breeder from Columbus, laughed off the arguments with the statement, "You

could take a batch of Julys aQd Walkers and place them in a large bag and shake them all up and it wouldn't make any difference which one fell out-a July or a Walker."
The July is a descendant of the Jrish fox hound. Conflicting stories pop up on how the dog got its name. Some say the hounds arrived in America from Ireland in July and were so named. Others say a hound was shipped to Sparta, Georgia, from Maryland and the owner had a hound named June and he just named the new arrival July. All agree that the great family of Julys started in Georgia.
The Walker hound is a cross breed of the best native hounds in Kentucky. aturally, a Mr. Walker started it all. Mr. Trigg, of Teunes see, crossed Julys with the best native hounds of his state and therein lies the history of the Trigg hounds. A Mr. Birdsong, of Thomaston, crossed a Georgia hound with a July to get what is called the BirdsongJuly. Some of the July hounds played hookey from the family tree and the result was a hound with a saccharine moniker which is "Sugar Loaf". In other wordsl a Sugar Loaf is a July hound that was "doublecrossed".
The best information the fox hunters would advance on the Trumbo amounted to admission that it is a hound of doubtful ancestry.
The field judges eliminate dogs down to the final hunt on the third day. At long last, the champion dog is named. The red fox has a larger bag of tricks than the grey fox. Hunters hope for red fox at all hunts. The grey isn't as hard for the hounds to catch.
The entry at the Americus meeting revealed 120 hounds entered. The Georgia Fox Hunters Association was organized November 27, 1917, and is growing annually in membership and importance. Four states were represented at Americus. F. B. Little, of Fort Valley, is president; J.
P. Hogg, first vice-president; J. C.
Gordon, 2nd vice-president, and B. D. Joiner is the perfect secretary. Joiner, at a glance, can tell you the breed of the dog, lenglh of ears, number of fleas and if pushed wiII give the first name of all of the 75 . Georgia members and tell you how many dogs each owns._
Tho e attending the meeting and entering hounds included: George Lowe, Dothan, Ala.; W. H. Baggs, Camilla, Ga.' B. D. Joiner, Griffin,

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Ga.; Dr. H. P. Stuckey, Experiment, Ga.; F. S. Pittman, Griffin, Ga.' john M. Ho\ ard, Barne ville, Ga.; j. K. Hogan, Macon, Ga.; M. H. Rockmore, Barnesville, Ga.; W. H. Tatum, Ripley, Miss.; W. A. Bell, Walnut, Miss.; T. M. Jamerison, Walnut, Miss.; A. V. White, Jr., Dry Branch, Ga.; W. C. Padgett, Brooks, Ga.; B. W. Moreland, Dawson, Ga.; W. H. Goodman, Midland, Ga.; C. E. Hett, Midland, Ga.; B. H. Hardawav, Midland, Ga.; E. W. McKinzy, Mo~tezuma, Ga.' J. A. Turner, Dawson, Ga.; D. K. Cristy, Dawson, Ga.' F. L. Harrington, Bronwood. Ga.; C.
. Boyt, Yate ville, Ga.; Cecil H. Pate, Cordele, Ga.; G. W. Knight. Milstead, Ga.; D. O. Watley, ocial Circle, Ga.; C. T. Kilgore Brother, Lithia Springs, Ga.; D. Varner, Orlando, Fla.; O. D. Mask, Fayetteyille, Ga.; D. D. Fillingame, Ocoee, Fla.; P. G. Busbee Vienna, Ga.; W. O. Fu ell, Richland Ga.; j. C. Gordon, Fort on, Ga.
BENCH SHOW WI NERS
Derby Female
1st-Martha (No. 41 July-Owned by George Lowe, Dothan, Ala.
2nd-Sue (No. 261 -Walke Owner, W. H. Tatum, Ripley, Miss.
3rd-Music {1061-Walker-Owner D. Varner, Orlando. Fla.
4th-Roxie {l21-July-B. D. Joiner, Griffin, Ga.
Derby Male
lst--Sink (No. lJ31 uly-Owner, P. G. Busbee, Vienna, Ga.
2nd-Smokey (No. 76)-July-Owner, J. A. Turner, Dawson, Ga.
3rd-Granl (No. 921-July-Owner, Cecil H. Pate, Cordele, Ga.
4th-Rowdy INa. 241-Wa!ker-Trumbo Owner. M. H. Rockmore, Barnesville.
All-age Female
1st-Orlando Sunshine (No. H01-WalkerOwner, D. V. Fillingame, Ocoee, Fla.
2nd-Fly (No. l04)-Walker-Owner, D. Varner, Orlando, Fla.
3rd-Blaze (No. 251-Walker-Owner, W. H. Tatum, Ripley, Miss. .
4th-Nell (No. l051-Walker-Owner, D. Varner, Orlando, Fla.
All-age Male
Ist-Lillbtning {No. l071-Walker-owner, D. Varner, Orlando, Fla.
2nd-Rapp (No. 631-July-Owner, B. H. Hardaway, Midland, Ga.
3rd-Abe Bristol (No. 291-Walker-Owner, W. H. Tatum. Ripley, Miss.
4th-Wild Bill (No. 731-July-Owner, J. A. Turner, Dawson, Ga.
S~eep takes--(Best of Show)
Lightning {No. I07)-Walker-Owner, D. Varner, Orlando, Fla.
THE DOVE AND THE PINE
"O'er the modern waste a dove hath whirredMusic is love in search of a word." From Lanier's "Symphony."
Always there is a dove somewhere, And where the dove is, love is there; And the dove delights in the hillside pine Whose murmurings-almost divineEntwine in roundelay of love; And thus it is-will ever belove and a dove and a singing tree.
-Wightman F. Melton.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA November

qUICK ACTiOn OF EnGinEER SAUES blUES OF FOX HounDS
Every quail hunter knows the story of the bird dog who stood his point on the railroad tracks and was killed by a train -faithful to the last to sportsmanship and duty.
Now a story comes out of Americus, where the Georgia Fox Hunters Association held its twenty.sixth annual conven tion in 1943.
On the third day of the trials, the pack jumped a fox out of a hillside thicket. This particular fox lived up to the repu tation foxes have of being wise. He left the thickets and headed out to the railroad tracks, where he made a bee-line in front of a train th~ndering down die steel rails.
The old timers think this action was deliberate, and that just before his collision with the iron monster, the fox had planned to jump the track and leave the seventy.five dogs on his heels to the mercy of grinding steel.
The engineer, evidently on old fox hunter 'himself, sized up the situation with the lightning that works the brain of a good railroad man. He pulled the cord, or gadget, or whatever releases steam under his engine. Fox, dogs and all, tumbled out of the way with split seconds to spare, and after a moment of jumbled confusion, the race was on again.
The Editors of OUTDOOR GEORGIA would like to know the name of that engineer. They have a year's complimentary subscription to OUTDOOR GEORGIA in recognition of his good sportsmanship in saving the lives of thousands of dollars worth of valuable dogs, many of which are veritable member8 of the families to which they belong.
Ordinarily when a number of dogs are released in a single room, you would exped to see some fierce fighting. These fox hounds behoved beautifully, showing liHle desire for baH/e.

Picturesque Speech ...

USE OF ANIMAL NAMES FURNISH LUSTRE AND COLOR TO OUR LANGUAGE

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I NHABITA TS of the animal kingdom have contributed much color to the English language. Experts of diction might frown on the usage of many expressions but who has not, at one time or the other, used a member of the animal kingdom to better express a situation or to forcefully depict a condition.
The use of animal names in every day conversation is a vote for pic. turesque speech. We have often said, "putting the cart before the horse" or "sly as a fox."
In calling attention to some child who manages to get into trouble consistently we might say, "he is wild as a buck." We know exactly what is meant when a person is referred to as hoggish, wolfish or kittenish. We try to avoid the man who is "a snake in the grass." The prize fighter who has a "kick like a mule" is un derstood to have a terrific wallop.

Playing 'Possum

The lad who claims 'the tummy

ache to stay out of school is "playing

'possum." Men who give out with a

musical whistle when they pass a gor-

geous girl are known very definitely

as a "wolf." To commit a stupid blun-

der or to be extremely careless often

qualifies the guilty party as a "jack-

ass" or perhaps "crazy as a loon."

The person who breaks up your set

of china by cracking one of your

plates is known as "a bull in a china

shop."

With eggs bringing 60 cents a

dozen and often more, the chicken

today is a highly prized and respected

bird. It also has contributed a great deal for our languag~ with such

words as strutting, squawking, crow-

ing and not forgetting the henpecked

husband.

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From the cat we get "fur rubbed

the. wrong way," pussyfooting, purr-

ing, and when girls start talking about other girls they ~re said to

be "catty."

Birds of a Feather

Then we have those who "count their chickens before they hatch" and might be considered as "birds of a

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feather who flock together" and get "mad as a wet hen." The fact that "chickens come home to roost" might be tbe reason some of us "put all our eggs in one basket."
It often pays dividends to be "as gentle as a lamb." Even the "lionhearted" agree to this. We often hear of a family with a "black sheep." H you don't take much stock in a story you say there is something "fishy" about it. That is, unless you care to swallow "hook, line and sinker."
The fellow who "lands" a bi.,. ~on tract is much better off than the man who is "angling" for one. "Busy as a bee" gives a picture of great activity. The gentleman who keeps law and order in a night club is often referred to as a "gorilla" or "ape," but we didn't mean to "let the cat out of the bag."
A questionable purchase, sight unseen, is to buy a "pig in a poke." If you agree to do a job and you later discover you will not make any profit -like an animal you're "trapped."
Politics Too
What better illustration of the use of animals can be suggested than in politics. The Republican elephant a d the Democratic donkey are well kno\ n. A hopeful candidate gets the presidential bee to buzzing in his bonnet and appeals to the voters with spread-eagle oratory. If he is defeated he becomes a lame duck, has to eat crow and bis last speech was his swan song.
On the college track team we are apt to find fellows who are "ducklegged" or "pigeon-toed" who can "run like a deer,"
A gentleman of small satue i often known as a "shrimp". The dullard is

"dumb as an ox." If you pay a big price for an item you say, "and that ain't chicken-feed." If your bead is in a whirl and you feel ill-you're "sick as a dog." The fellow who plays cards with a "shark" is a confessed "sucker." Who hasn't heard of something that rolled off "like water off a duck's back."
One dollar is a "buck". Five dollars is a "fin." If you have more than that you should be "quiet as a
mouse" or shut up "like a clam." 1
an odor isn't pleasing, "it smells like a goat." To get caught in a downpour is to get "wet as a rat."
Some can swim like a "fish" while others are as "slow as a turtle". If you get enough of anything you yell "calf-rope" and tell your adversary to go fly a "kite. '
It i natural that every momma and papa firmly believe their child to be the prettiest little tot in the world no matter if a jealous neighbor thinks it an "ugly duckling." Travelers have been given directions by natives who say "it' about 10 mile as the crow flys." If you tickle a pal under the arm it is know!) as "goo ing." If you make him angry
ou "get hi gander." When you eat too much you are
a "pig" and if you eat sparingly you have the appetite of a "canary." The fellow that talks a lot and -doesn't say much i "chewing hi cud."
These are but a few of the sa inas and words that brin a animal rio e to our every day speech. We are happy as a "lark" to pass them along to our readers. There is no use being "horsy" about it, but a fellow gets a hungry as a '\ olf" and could eat a 'bear" and has to stop writing "tripe" like this.

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Conservation Please

II There a Doctor in the Houle?
Some people just don't know when to keep their mouths shut. I am one of those. Years ago, I wrote sports for an Atlanta newspaper and was assigned to cover a wrestling match.
The wrestlers didn't perform to my liking, and the next day I mentioned something about the boys giving the appearance of two fellows -committing mayhem, murder, manslaughter, and inciting a two-man riot, but actually it was all so much "horsepiay". I also wrote that the apparent painful "holds' of the wrestlers were a fraud. I claimed that the best grip of any wrestler in the show wouldn't be sufficient to wring out a washrag.
Enter the Villain
That afternoon the copy boy drifted in and told me there was an extra large sized hunk of man outside who wanted to see me. My first impulse was to call the police. I composed myself enough to invite the gentleman in. It was one of the wrestlers who spoke with an accent \\ hich bordered on slaughter of the English language.
In his hand he held the article I had written. "You write theese?" he questioned. I admitted by guilt. Then he grinned an.d contipued, "Ve try give peeple gud show. Sumtimes ve gat hurt gud. Peeple no appreciate. You think it no hurt for to twist arm? Vy you no go to gym rassle vid me and I show you batter?"
Not My Ambition
I explained to this super-bundle of muscles that I had possessed anum ber of srrange ambitions in my life. In fact, I was at one time tempted to it on top of a piano for a solid year and thereby break into Ripley's col umn, but I had never let \ restling cross my mind.
My enormous visitor in i ted that "It hurt like somebody' business \\ hen beeg fellow aive twist in rin a. ' A we talked on, my fear eemed to vani h. He was just a big strong gorilla who had to earn a living some \\ay, and he cho e wre tling. Just to please him 1 agreed that it hurt and

that each wrestler died a thousand deaths every time he entered the ring. He was pleased; so pleased that he invited me out to buy him a dinner.
Ham for DeSlert
I will say this for wrestlers. When a waiter asks them what they will have-they are not a bit bashful about telling him. My new friend all but tossed the menu back at the waiter and said, "Bring me this." He was cunning, adept, and skillful with a knife and fork. I felt stuffed just watching him handle a steak (long time ago) , smothered with pork chops and beef stew. For dessert, he ordered a boiled ham just to have something to nibble on.
It dawneli on me that a man who had just draped himself around so much food would be in no shape to wrestle. So, I accepted his invitation, and off we went to the Y.M.C.A.
It so happened we were alone at the "Y". I slipped into a pair of trunks and turned around to face the biggest, broadest chunk of human flesh I had ever seen in one piece. His arms looked like my legs. What I saw was enough to make a savage tiger scramble back to the safety of the jungle. My blood curdled. I seemed to be losing my desire to wrestle. I asked him if he ever played basketball, and delayed as long as I could by telling him of the virtues of a swift game of basketball. Always it was the same answer," o-ve gonna rassle."
Now It Can Be Told
There was no way out. So I laughingly told the fellow about David and Goliath. He was unimpres ed. Then I told him of the power of the press I I;epre ented and warned him that the police knew of my whereabouts. I told him that officers of the law had his name and if he so much as harmed a hair of my head that they would build a new jail strong enough to hold him and keep him there. I felt niuch better \ hen he patted me on the houlder-in fact, I still have his handprint from that pat-and declared, "You gud fellow. 0 ven it

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If you get six of these questions right you' can throw out your chest. For five correct answers, you have our permission to brag a little. If you didn't get but four-don't tell anybody. For less than four. you should go sit in a corner 0 minute for each question missed.
Here goes-
(1) The help of an insect is needed to make one of the fol/owing
Soap, shellac. ink, gunpowder.
(2) Which of these can see beHer in total darkness
Owl, dog, cat, bat?
(3) The pelican upon reaching maturity, loses its vocal powers.
True or false?
(4) In which state can be found America's most bhautiful land shel/s?
(5) If you were bitten by a tarantula, your chances of living would be:
(a) One chance out of 10. (b) Even chance. (c) No chance at all.
(6) The pitcher plant is one of 400 such species that
Bloom at night, cause skin eruptions, eat meat, cause hay fever.
(7) The largest fish ever caught with rod and reel weighed
200 pounds, 518 pounds, 1,382 pounds, 1,968 pounds.
(8) A "honker" generally refers to
A driver who uses his horn instead of his head, a goose, a wild pig, a horn used to call fox hounds.
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hurt too good, you joost yell and I stop it." I had a sore throat for two weeks after that nightmare. In fact, I would wake up nights screaming.
I never knew before that I could stick my foot,back of my head. My friend put it there, and my problem was to get it down in one piece. Muscles, if I may be so bold as to call them by that name, I never knew I had popped, snapped, and tried to get out of my framework. My head felt as if it had been caught in the jaws of an anvil. My arms and legs were tangled up so as to look like a pretzel. I limped for weeks.
I. seldom miss wrestling matches these days and enjoy them because I feel I know just a bit more about \ hat is going on than the average fan. I n fact, I have the scar to prove it. I have learned, the hard way, to keep my big mouth shut.
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EDtTOR'S NOTE: Sometime ago when Dean R. L. Waus, prominent PenfLsylvania sportsman from State College, presented a Sunday evening picture sert'ice entitled "God Revealed in Nature," Mr. John T. Taylor, lawyer, sf/ortsman and nature lover, offered the prayer.

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it in writing for publication.

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Our Heavenly Father, we would pause in the midst of our worldly cares to worship Thee and to recognize the fact that Thou art the God of ature and that instead of being far

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removed from us, Thou art as near to us as hands and feet. Because we love Thee, may we be ever mindful that Thou art present in all Nature around us. Help us to know Thee in the

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babbling brook, the thrill of a sunset, the gorgeous coloring of an October day, the promise of the rainbow, the inspiration of the sunset, the air fragrant after a quick rain, or rich with the

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smell of pine needles on a warm day. Help us, oh God, to learn many useful lessons'from the stur-

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diness of the oak, the dignity of the spruce, the grace of the willow, the gentleness of the fir, the purity of the snow, the symmetry of the tulip poplar, the verdure of the pine, the

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majesty of the elm, the daintiness of the dogwood, the cheerfulness of the witch hazel, the healing of the sassafras, and the persistence of the jackpine.

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We are mindful each day of the innocence of the violet, the sweetness of the rose, the daintiness of the trillium, the dignity

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of the jack-in-the-pulpit, and the sweet scent of wild crab apple blossoms.

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Then again, help us, oh God, to learn other lessons from Thy dumb creatures such as the faithfulness of the dog, the innocence of the sheep, the sense of the horse, the homage of the

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cat, the cheerfulness of the robin, the harmlessness of the dove, the gracefulness of the bluebird, the beauty of the cardinal, the acuteness of the wild duck, the organization of wild geese,

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the humility of the toad, the affection of the groundhog, the diligence of the ant, the method of the bee, the motherly care of the grouse, the caution of the pheasant, the vision of the wild

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turkey, the cleanliness and sense of touch of the raccoon, the instinct of the squirrel, the cunning of the fox, the resourcefulness of the moose, the gracefulness of the trout, and the

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fighting spirit of the bass. As we learn to commune with ature, we beseech Thee to

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assist us to ,glorify the common place around us, to appreciate

the beautiful, to conserve for future generations the privileges

we. ,have enjoyed, for in so doing we wiII fulfill Thy promise

and desire-a richer and more abundant life for ourselves and

others. Amen.

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Southwest Pacific,
10 October, 1943. R. E. Dale, c/o Coca-Cola Co., P. O. Drawer 1734 Atlanta, Ga., U. S. A.

Dear Mr. Dale:

Thank you 0 much for sending me the copies of the Outdoor Georgia magazine, for I have enjoyed reading them and have pa ed them on to other Georgia men in our outfit to read. They were the fir t copie I had ever read, and was glad to know that Joe Stearns is editor. He u ed to write sports for the old Atlanta Georgian under Ed Danforth, and i a good friend of mine.
Had not heard from him ince the Georgian closed, 0 it was good to learn he is located in Atlanta again. I got quite a thrill out of the picture of Hill Lewis Jr., of Siloam, Georgia, for I used to do a lot of quail hunting with him.
1 ure do mi you and all the good Coca-Cola friends, and hope T will got to ee you oon. It won't take long to fini h the lillIe yellow men out here, for they are not a tough a they think they are.
My best wishes to you and Mr. Dale, and thank again for the magazine.

Sincerely,
J. . Donald on, C. S. K. 20th U. S. . C. Bn. c/o Fleet Po t Office
an Francisco, Calif.

JASPER.

October 14, 1943
Editor Outdoor Georgia 414 tate Capitol Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Editor:
I take pleasure in enclosing herewith my check for $1.00, being one year's subscrip tion to "Outdoor Georgia."
May 1 take this opportunity to say that I have been a con tant reader of "Outdoor Georgia" for many years and have been very much plea ed with it. J think it has done much to timulate the interest in the natural resources and in fishing and hunt ing in Georgia, and I cordially wish you and your associates continued success in this worthy enterprise.
Yours very truly,
Robert F. Maddox 712 Fir t National Bank Building.

Dear Editor:

Dublin, Ga.

Enclosed you will find $1.00. Please extend my subscription to July, 1944. Have been reading Outdoor Georgia from first edition. Don't want to miss it.

Yours very truly,

L. S. ADAIR.

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(Continued from Page 8)
size there. On nearly every hand, cypress loaded down with Spanish mOSS is to be seen. Some of these trees are hundreds of years old. On the eastern side of the swamp are large water-soaked plains of moss, which caused the swamp to be given the Indian name meaning "trembling
earth." owhere else in the world is du-
plicated the sight of water lilies, never-wets and other aquatic plants. A sweet, spicy and yet fresh, clean aroma permeates the region, .caused by a blending of its mineral water and perfumed flora. Evidence of decay is rare.
early all of Okefenokee Swamp is located in Ware, Charlton, Clinch and Brantley counties. On its eastern boundary i Trail Ridge, the northern end of Florida's highland "backbone." There are many lakes and islands in the swamp, which drains through the Suwannee River to the Gulf of Mexico. In prehistoric times, before Georgia had an Atlantic coast' in its present form, the Okefenokee was a part of the ocean. It was in the shape of a sound or ocean inlet before the water of the sea retreated to the Penholoway Terrace. Its original white sandy bottom is now covered over with silt, humus and other organic matter providing a basic livelihood for wildlife. Through thousands of years, deposits of sand and other material washed into the "Okefenokee Sound," partly filling it and creating the Big Swamp as it is today.
Its many varieties of animal life attracted Indian hunters, and they built hunting villages on islands deep in the swamp. The arrival of the white man, however, doomed their hunting ground, and the red man, at first friendly, finally made war 011 the pale-face invaders.
As result, General John Floyd marched with 250 men against the Indian strongholds in the swamp on
ovember 11, 1838. Wading through waste-deep water, General Floyd and his dragoons finally reached the island where the chief village was located, and which island now bears his name. But the enemy had fled and the Okefenokee thereafter was the territory of the white man.
The Georgia Legislature in 1889 authorized the sale of this land, the

property of the state, to a corporation for agricultural development. Two years later Captain Harry Jackon began work to drain the Okefenokee. He based his hopes for success on the fact that the St. Mary's River, running a few miles to the east at practically sea level was lower than the swamp. But then came the financial panic of 1892 and the venture failed, bankrupting the corporation. However, the failure of "Jackson's Folly" was highly fortunate for wildlife and therefore a blessing to Georgia.
Georgians are now finding this "world"-this fascinating natural wonderland.
Make Every Shell Uonnt
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wishes we don't see any chance for even one sportsman to get a box as the farmers' certificates will take them all up.
The press releases haven't stated the true facts as far as this territory is concerned. The allotment to be made through the regular distributordealer channels is being made on a basis of 1940-41 average shipments of high-speed, long-range shells. In the Southeast this shell has never been a volume shell, most of the shell business being on the standard grades. As a consequence the distributor in the Southeast will get just a small token shipment.
Our only purpose in writing you this is that perhaps in your next issue you could help out by giving some facts to offset the information that has been released which has led everyone to believe that there will be shells available for sportsmen to hunt with. According to the Law L-286 A, farmers or sportsmen can only get one box of shells and we will have to take out a search warrant to find this one box.
Sincerely, W. M. HUIE,
Ass't Mgt'. Purchases and Sales, Beck & Gregg H,ardware Company.
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-INCLUDING MOUNTED DEER.- ANTELOPE HEADS
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Geologists Uonuetra~ On War Minerals
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Swamp is attracting wide attention from the experts.
W mer Resources Work
Our cooperative water resources survey is continuing without interruption on the three phases as heretofore conducted; that is, surface water or stream gaging, ground water or artesian supply, quality of water or mineral analyses. The demand of the armed forces for personnel has depleted the staffs to some extent. However, this is being taken care of by each remaining member of the staff undertaking to work longer hours and to cover fTIore territory. One innovation in the ground water work has been the addition of Mr. Stephen M. Hetrick, a geologist, who will be located in the office of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology. He is devoting his time to investigating the number of wells in north Georgia and recording data concerning the amount of yield, depth, type of well, and other pertinent information which, when assembled in sufficient quantity, will make possible certain deductions and interpretations which will prove of inestimable value to the citizens of that section.
The mineral developments are more numerous and on a larger scale than ever before in the history of the State. From the war angle, we are pleased that Georgia is supplying such a worthwhile quantity of strategic, critical and essential war minerals. From the more normal viewpoint, it is gratifying to note a more healthy and worthwhile expansion and growth of Georgia's mineral developments. ,
Rnswers Conservation ~eas8 Continu"d /rom Pag" 15 1 - Shellac.
2 - None. All can see yery well I. dim light.
3:'" True.
4 - Florida.
S - The venom of a tarantula has little e"ect on warm-blooded animals. including man.
6 - Eat m_t. Plant traps insects.
7 - 1,382 pound Tiger shark caught near Australia in 1939.
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SEPTEMBER SUMMARY OF CASES DISPOSED OF FOR GAME AND FISH LAW VIOLATIONS

Arresting Officer

DEFENDANT

CHARGED WITH

DISPOSITION

J. N. Autry

J. N. Autry

J. N. Autry

J. N. Autry

J. N. Autry

Jesse H. Smith .

Jesse H. Smith

Jesse H. Smith

R. E. Spears

R. E. Spears

R. E. Spears.

R. E. Spears. ._.

M. P. Phillips

Edd Rogers

A. C. Sanders

R. W. Williams

R. W. Williams

Roy A. Chiiders

Roy A. Childers

Roy A. Childers.

Roy A. Childers..

C. G. Young.

C. G. Young

E. B. Cox.

E. B. Cox

R. M. Griner

R. R. Singleton

R. R. Singleton

R. R. Singleton

R. R. Singleton

R. R. Singleton

R. R. Singleton

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R. R. Singleton

J. L. Chester

M. A. Reid

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Edd Rogers

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R. C. Scott, Avondale

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George R. Cross, Avondale .

Lewis E. Parker, Atlanta

Bobby Mill~r, Avondale

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H. B. Mays, Decatur

Henry McCloud, Chauncy

Charlie Cummins, Chauncy

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J. H. White, Savannah __ .. _.

Ja,;,es Williams, Augusta

A. G. Hoga"n, Grovetown

W. A. Burch, Augusta

Collie Carr, (Col.} Hepzibah J. L. Strickland, Pembroke

Morgan McNeel.

P. W. Garner, Rome

B. M. Eason, Tampa, Fla.

S. B. Eason, Tampa, Fla.

Mrs. G. M. Yearwood, DemoresL

G. M. Yearwood, Demorest _.

Mrs. Ruby Yearwood, Demorest

Earl Yearwood, Demorest

J. ~. Ingram, Unadilla

Jim Ingram, Unadilla

Will Tiner, Blakely

Larin Dupree, Blakely

J. O'Neal, Moultrie

Paul Rivers, Cleveland

Estes Thompson, Cleveland

Hayne Simms, Helen

John Humphreys, Stone Mt.

J. P. Jackson, Clarkesville

Mrs. J. O. Nicholson, Atlanta

R. L. Hogan, Dudley

George W. Parks, Cornelia

George W. Parks, Jr., Cornelia

Gladstone Johnston, Dudley

Hassie Butler, Cleveland

Mrs. Ottis Daniel, DemoresL

A. W. Hill, Mayesville

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J. R. Brown, Hiawassee

Roy Pass, Atlanta

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W. 1. Barnette, Covington

Joe P. Jackson, Newnan

J. B. Hitchcock, Douglasville

P. E. lawler, Douglasville

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E. C. New, Douglasville

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30 days suspended sentence $10.00 fine $10.00 fine & 30 days (pro.) $10.00 fine $10 fine & 30 days (probated) $4.25 Court Cost $4.25 Court Cost $5.00 Court Cost $10.00 fine 6 months suspended sentence 6 months suspended sentence $10 suspended fine $15.00 Court Cost $15.oo C;ourt Cost $25 suspended fine 30 days suspended sentence 30 days suspended sentence Court Cost Court Cost Court Cost Court Cost $25 Court Cost 30 days suspended sentence $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $15.00 fine $10.00 fine $1 0.00 fine $10.00 fine $25.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $1 0.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine No bill No bill No bill No bill No bill No bill No bill

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1943-44 GEORGIA GAME LAWS

Seasons And Bag Limits

Pursuant 10 the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 8, 1943, creating a STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, the following rules and regulations are hereby promulgated and adopted by the DIRECTOR, and approved by the COMMISSION, to-wit:

RESIDENT GAME
Bear Deer (a) (Bucks only) Rabbits (c) (with gun
and dog) Squirrels a/possum (with gun
and dog) Raccoon (with gun
and dog) Fox (Dogs only)
Quail
Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Alligators Sea Turtles & Eggs
MIGRATORY GAME
Doves Ducks (b) Geese and Brant (b) Wood Duck Woodcock Jacksnipe Coot "Marsh Hen" or Clapper
Rail Other Rail Gallinule
TRAPPI G
Rabbits (Box Trapping) Fox, a/possum, Mink Muskrat, Raccoon Skunk, Wildcat Beaver and Otter

OPEN SEASON (AU Dates Inclusive)
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 Nov. l-Jan. S
Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Oct. lS-Jan. lS
Nov. 20-Feb. 28
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No closed season
Nov. 20-Mar. 1
I Nov. 20-Mar. 1
No open season
INo open season
No open season
Dec. l-Jan. 11
I Nov. 2-Jan. 10 I Nov. 2-Jan. 10
Nov. 2-Jan. 10 No open season No open season
Nov. 2-Jan. 10
Sept. l-Nov. 30
I Sept. l-Nov. 30 I Sept. l-Nov. 30
Sept. lS-Mar. 1
I Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No open season

Daily Bag Limit
No limit
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I Season Bag Limit
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No limit 2
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No limit No limit No limit No limit

EXCEPTIONS a. In counties of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, and
White, the season is ov. I-Dec. 1. b. Ducks and Geese: 0 opeD sea OD OD Ross' goose. swan and snow goose. Daily bag limit of Buffiehead and
Redhead duck, not over 3 in the aggregate; possess ion limits, ducks not over 20 in the aggregate. c. Special permit needed to shoot rabbits out of sea on.
HOURS FOR SHOOTI G MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE FROM 0 E-HALF HOUR BEFORE SU RISE TO SUNSET. ALL GU S LIMITED TO A CAPACITY OF THREE SHELLS.

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* COVEl PAGES *
DeWitt King, hunter and fisherman in the C_stal Flatwoods, will have wild turkey for Christmas dinner. He is one of those woodsmen from the old school who checks tracks in the forest. When he pulls the trigger of his old-fashioned double-barrel shotgun, it is a safe bet that he will have wild game for his table. DeWitt, as you can see, does not go . in for any fancy stuff. He just picks up his gun and the hunt is on. Ken Rogers, star Constitution photographer, snapped this striking picture.
If you like a r_d that "leads to God knows where" - you will find thousands of them in Georgia. Wilderness trails and roads such as the one shown on the back pcige may be found in every one of the 159 counties in our state. For those who love the outdoors, a walk down such a trail is to open Nature's door to splendor and grandeur.

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Register Your Land .__ . ._ _ .__ 2

Bring 'Em Back Alive

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Hunters Deliberately Make Themselves

Miserable and Uncomfortable

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You Tell 'Em

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Joe Stearns

Conservation Please

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Yardstick of Progress

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A $1,500 Cigarette __

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Brasstown Bald, State's Highest Point, Given Marker at Colorful Ceremony ._.13

Shark Steaks

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The Mail Box .__

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October Summary of Cases Disposed of for Game and Fish Law Violations 1B
1943-44 Georgia Game Laws .__. 19

Twenty-odd years ago a South Georgia farmer posted his land with a conspicuous sign on his largest gate.
The sign said:
"HUNT ALL YOU PLEASE AND COME TO THE HOUSE' FOR DINNER."
In these Before-Boll-Weevil days there was plenty and farmers and landowners held open house for hunters and fishermen. There were plenty of birds thriving during a patch-farming era that now has disappeared. Just like the day of free hunting and free fishing is disappearing.
Sportsmen no longer enjoy the free rein they had two decades ago. To some extent they have themselves to blame. Too many hunters and fishermen have abused their privileges at the expense of both landowners and lakeowners, as well as game and fish. This has provoked an increasing number of "POSTED" signs and the property which bore the hospitality sign mentioned above now is closeted in signs saying:
"NO HUNTING! IF YOU CAN READ THIS YOU'RE TOO COCKEYED CLOSE."
Places to hunt and fish already are limited. After the war, when these outdoor sports will have a tremendously' increased nu"mber of participants, the problem will be greater. The solution might have to be met by land acquisitions set aside for controlled public hunting and fishing. States more heavily populated than Georgia already have resorted to this practice.
The State Game and Fish Commission feels that this will not be necessary in Georgia if owners of farms and ponds and lakes are given the cons!deration they deserve.
The responsibility rests with both sportsmen and owners of property suitable for hunting and fishing.
It is the sportsman's duty to satisfy the property owner, either by paying him a fee, giving him seed to plant for birds, or offering him a share of the game he takes.
It is the owner's duty to protect his property against poachers and game hogs and violators. It is his duty to cooperate with the Game and Fish Commission in the patrol and conservation duties of this agency.
The property owner should not close his land and lakes to hunting and fishing. On the other hand he should not suffer losses in his zeal to be a "good fellow." He is entitled to some return for fhe game and fish he produces and he should not be ashamed to demand it.
In an effort to meet the needs and rights of both sportsmen and landowners and lake-owners the Game and Fish Commission is compiling an authentic directory of "WHERE TO HUNT AND FISH IN GEORGIA." Nearly every day the Commission receives requests from non-residents for information on places to hunt and fish in Georgia. Just the other day a Minnesota hunter wrote the Commission that he would like to hunt quail in Georgia and he had "ready cash" to spend for the privilege. Not only did he have cash to spend, but he had plenty of shells to shoot and he wanted to share them with a hunting companion. The Commission had to
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DECEMBER, 1943

(Q)UTID00IRi GEOIRiGllA

Volume XII, No. V

JOE l. STEARNS, Editor

PubHshed monthly by The Gear..ia Game and Fish Commission. 414 State Capitol, Atlanta. Ga., in the interest of Geanr;a wildlife and for fishermen, hunters. nature lovers and conservation of natura) resources. Yearly subscriptions to United States and ita possessions. and Canada. $I; other countrie.. $1.50. Subsc.riben must notify us of chan..e of address four weeD in advance of next publication date, giving both old and new address. Contents of this malra",ine may be reprinted if due credit is Itiven Outdoor Georgia and author of stories reprin~. This m828z.ine is gl.'ld to receive photos. drawings. stories and articles dealing with outdoor subjects. but cannot guarantee return of unsoliciteo contributions nor insure against their 1088. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient postage will not be returned.
Entered u 2nd c1u. matter AUlr.Jst 31, 1940. at the palt office at Atlanta. under the Act of March 3. 1879. WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

"Bringing 'Em Back Aliue"

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CITIZENS, let us -doff our hats and bow deep in humble respect and admiration for those robust, sturdy, courageous men who dwell in our
orth Georgia mountain section. In paying homage to men with nerves of steel, sons of the soil and Godfearing sportsmen, we evidently have overlooked some great champions.
We speak of men who sally forth into the wilderness with no more protection than perhaps a stick, a bag, two small dogs and a rope and hunt wild pigs. They not only hunt them, but what is better, they catch them and catch them with their bare hands. It is one thing to catch a wild pig and another thing to be able to turn it loose. These mountaineers show their disrespect for wild boars by "bringing them back alive." Yes sir, after capturing the wild boar, they make it walk home with them.
There are a few animals in our woods that give the average hunter a bad case of goose pimples. The black bear, the wildcat and the wild pig are among the most dangerous. Most sportsmen wouldn't think of hunting any of these without a tommygun.
Up A Tree

stretching mountains with their two dogs and a rope and before long the wilderness career of another wild pig comes to an end.
This isn't a tale from a Tarzan book nor has Frank Buck given the Souther brothers any special instructions. While coming down the mountain trail from Brasstown Bald recently, your editor noticed a very lively scuffle between two men and a pig just ahead. The wild pig was terrified by the sound of the automobile and once again sought to fight it out with his captors.
Investigation revealed an honestto-goodness wild hog being escorted home by his captors. The "bare

There are a number of cases where hunters have wounded wild boars only to find themselves clinging to the limb of a tree by the hour while the wounded pig snorts his defiance and challenge for battle with no takers. If you can gather from the above that the wild pig is a dangero~s animal, and a tough hombre, you are gathering correctly.
Jot this one down in your little red memory book. The Souther brothers, Harford and Vaughan, of Blairsville, are filling up their smokehouse with wild pig meat and they hunt without firearms. They go forth into the'
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Harford Souther, of Blairsville, holds one of the three wild boars he and his brother, Vaughan, caught somewhere along the road to Brasstown Bald one day rec:ently. This wild boar sporls a full growth of bristles and that tail reveals he has enjoyed a good many years of freedom in the mountain wilderness. Come to think of it, any Christmas dinner is a success that features barbecued wild pig. (Photos by Kenneth Rogers.)

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hand" hunters were as' unconcenied as if they were _taking home a sack of potatoes.
Dramatic Scene
It was a dramatic scene. The brown spotted hog was gnashing its teeth. His bristles stood upright. Men and dogs were alert to sudden attacks. The dogs, both of doubtful ancestry.L.. were battle scarred. The white dog wore a long, ugly gash under his front leg still wet with blood. The black dog had a hole in his side about the size of a half dollar.
Kenneth Rogers, ace Constitution photographer, asked, "Is that really a wild pig?" Harford Souther figured the best answer for that question by releasing the pig for a split second. The wild boar whirled into action with the fury of a savage
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By JOE STEARNS
"IT IS strange, the great lengths a man will go to make himself ut-
terly miserable and uncomfortable." Thus did Paul Chapman, Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia, sum up a party on a deer hunt in a North Georgia mountain retreat.
We say mountain retreat blushingly since actually the party operated out of a shack which is found by traveling to the very end of a twisting and turning mountain road, then veer sharply to the left and when you can no longer ride-you're there.
No use kidding anybody about the weather in the mountains in ovember. There are just two kinds of weather up there, cold and colder.
Bull Session
Nightfall brought about the customary "bull session." The hot air that flowed combined. with the oak log burning fiercely in the fireplace, was all that kept the anxious hunters warm. One is apt to stall as long as possible on the idea of going to bed. Even by the fire, the icy fingers of early winter in all its fury, seem to be closing in. But big, strong men

will eventually give in to weary bod ies and heavy eyelids. Out come the sleeping bags, blankets and quilts as the hour is late the sleep will be short.
The hunters pile up the cover. The yellow flame in the fireplace flickers and spreads its shadows over the room. The windows in the shack must have been put there for show purposes since they have no glass in them. Blustery winds flow through the windows and suddenly, in spi~e of all your cover, you feel as if you were in a bathing suit at the North Pole. Your teeth chatter. You do not move an inch less you sacrifice a warm spot. Your flesh ripples with the mountain chill. You wonder why on God's earth you left steam heat, running water and windows with glass in them to hunt deer.
No Sleep
It is too cold to sleep so you spend much of the time in bed thinking. One hunter begins to snore. You wonder if you are the only one about to freeze to death. You wouldn't admit it for the world. 0 hunter would. You think it would be a great idea to get up and revive that fire but that thought fades as another blast of wind explodes against your head. You

figuI;e it is best- to stay where you are and wait for one of the others to start that fire again no matter how long you have to wait. You can just pretend you are asleep.
Your eyes catch a faint view of the roof of the shack. You wonder what made man get so far from civilization as to build a hut on this spot. The history of this old place would be most interesting, you tell yourself. Your teeth are chattering. You grit them, thinking only of the hour when you will get out of this and never again return.
Finally it is morning. Not a great deal of morning. In fact it is just 2 o'clock but it is time to get up, check the guns, eat breakfast and get to the deer territory. At this point you are certain that if the hunters were put to a vote and voted honestly-all of them would go back to bed-with a bit more cover.
Unfair Question
Someone asks, "How did you sleep?" In the first place, it is an unfair question since you had only a shivering acquaintance with a freezing bed and all of the good sle~p is in front of you, still there you are up and about. But, like all hunters,

J-Any similarity between this house and a warm place to sleep is
purely coincidental. This is where the deer hunting party gathered. A couple of the fellows in front of the house are making plans for the hunt. 2-Paul Chapman gets his gun ship-shape. 3-0ne of the more comfortable beds. Note the rope springs which will support a mattress - if you had a mattress. Just toss your sleeping bag on the ropes,

and you are bedded down for the night. No - George Washington didn't sleep here but Charlie Elliott, Director of the Galne and Fish Commission did. And liked it. 4-Lamar WestcoH, of Dalton, was the only member of the party to bring in meat. He caught several trout in nearby streams. The hunters manhandled the trout for dinner. Hunting sharpens the appetite.

you answer, "Slept like a baby." Knowing full-well you are fibbing in your day-old beard. You step out on the back porch, pick up a dipper for a drink of water. The dipper make a metallic ping a it strike ice. Ye aods and little icebergs. Back to the
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fire you rush. Soon the gang londs up in the car
and you are off for the hunt. You are awake--at least you think you are. The car bounces and shakes over the rough terrain. It is cold in the car, even with the heater going, but it is colder outside. The gun barrel might well be made fo dry ice. Grey treaks of dawn appear and you are ready to take to the \ ood . You are cold, as cold as you can possibly be and till remain alive. You ask no questions for fear your voice will be-
tray you.

Sidney, tho chef, peels some spuds. EllioH hos been on these hunts before ond so he brought olong 0 supply of food.

Neighbors come a-visiting. They just dropped in to say 'howdy' since they are the nearest

neighbors. It's only an hour and a half ride bacle home. Nothing lilce good neighbors in

the mountains.

(All photos by JO& Stearns.)

The deer hunt is on. You are in the woods. You see deer tracks. Your hands tremble with cold and little chills are having a track meet up and down your spine. Alth6ugh you have on your long handles, three shirts, two sweaters, a hunting coat and two pairs of trousers--you are not sure you will last long. If misery loves company-then sleep and cold are bosom companions.
You take your place in some brush and wait for a deer to come into view. There you sit for hours. othing happens. 0 deer. The sun comes out and you warm up. You take off your hunting coat, then one of the shirts. Such weather. You use up your day hiding so a deer will not

see you-and you think maybe the deer is playing the same game.
Soon the gang gathers at a previously selected spot. Not a shot has been fired. Nobody seems to care. So it is time to return to the shack and the program is repeated for another day. The only difference is the weather. It has really turned off cold and you learn that your first day and night was spent in more or less a tropical zone.
When the time comes to go home, you are not too keen about leaving. You still want to hunt. Hunters are like that. And while riding home, you prove yourself to be an outdoorsman' by asking your companions "When do we try it again?"

Conservation Please

I T HAS been estimated that 90% of the radio advertising owes its success to words and word pictures designed to strike fear in the hearts of listeners. For example, the announcers tell you: "Your hair is thinner; your teeth are in need of attention or should be sharpened or you are definitely injuring your health by smoking the wrong kind of tobacco."
If then, the purpose of the radio commercial is designed to frighten us, it not only has succeeded, but in many cases it has scared the Hades out of many of the more gullible listeners.
Beautiful Music
Some of the commercials are most disturbing. Just suppose you are attending a party with some of your best friends and wafting from the radio is some of the .most beautiful music you have ever heard. Some are dancing and laughter and happiness rule the scene. Then as the final notes of a lovely tune fade away, the announcer comes in to say: "Are you bilious? Does your bile flow at the rate of a pint a day? A quart a day? There, you see, you don't know how much bile flows. Why it is amazing that you are still alive. Don't be careless with your life. The undertaker is following you. The choice is yours, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is either a slow, torturing, lingering death or our little "Long-Life Liver Pills." The supply is limited. Go now to your druggist and demand "Long-Life Liver Pills."
So what happens at your party? You begin to look about you and suspect most of those present as being unhealthy. You perhaps feel an urge to rush down to the nearest druggist for those pills-the only thing that stands between you and the door of death.
One announcer had this to say: "The radio is a wonderful thing. It enables me to come into your home and say things I could never say in person. Like this-now listen youyou stink. Why don't you use a deodorant? Why on earth do you con~inue to walk around among your friends smelling like a goat? Get a
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Jar of our "No-Smell" cream-dabble a bit of it under your arm and watch your friends smile again. Happy days will be yours again.!>
"Ladies and Gentlemen, listen to this. I have just received a telegram from Madam Butterfly, famous Hollywood actress. Here is her message to her worshipping public: I have used "No-Smell" cream for years. As a result, I smell good. Why, I wouldn't think of leaving my room without my little jar of "No-Smell." There you are,' folks! Get yours today. I'm your best friend and don't say I didn't tell you."
How Unromantic
Now to be brutally frank-that actress as much as admitted that she smells to the high Heavens. She also admits being an absolute stranger to a bath tub. She could risk leaving her room without her little jar if somebody would tell her of the great virtue to be found in water and soap (no special kind). In summarypeee-yew! And how unromantic.
What would happen if an announcer cut loose and decided to speak his piece. Here is what he might say: "Hello, suckers. All of you chumps pull up your fireside, we are going to have"a little chat. This morning I am being paid to talk about a breakfast food. Do you enjoy a breakfast cereal? Have you had your head examined lately? If you try our littie "Magic-Grain" cereal, you will never try another. Dead men tell no tales. "Magic-Grain" is shot out of a rifle three times before it is turned loose on the public. Be sure to wear your bullet-proof vest while eating "Magic-Grain." Remember-no other breakfast food can claim-no vitamins, no-grit, no-aches, no-pains, notaste, no-waste and above all, it is kind to your gullet. By using "MagicGrain" you will never leave the table hungry. In fact, you will never leave the table. Remember folks, nothing new has been added. Buy your box today and die young."
Or. . .
"Are your arches falling? Are you too busy to stop and pick them up?

We think these questions are difficult. So difficult that if you can get six of them right - you're a whiz with a bang. And you don't have to bring the teacher an apple every day if you can get five 'of them right. A good guesser should get four right answers. Don't admit it if you had only three right. Just try again next month. Here 'tis.
(1) The bittern has unusual eyes in that it can
See in the dark" extend its eyes, operate each eye independently, see in all directions.
(2) It is safe to explore the desert at night when most snakes are asleep.
True or false?
(3) A baby weighing cis much as seven tons may be born to what animal?
(4) Pocket gophers are known to Run as well backwards as forwards; run on three legs, holding one off the ground! not run at all.
(5) What is it that is known to carry as many as four of its young as it flys through the air?
(6) What bird is noted for its ability to fight and kill a raHlesnake?
(7) A picture shows a penguin and an Eskimo together. This is incorrect because
a. There are no penguins in the Arctic.
b. The penguin fears the Eskimo. c. The Eskimo believes the penguin is a bird of ill omen and will not tolerate its presence.
(Answers on Page 17)
Does your pot roast turn out tough and unsavory? Can people smell your breath a yard away? Are you getting bald? ,Will you send out Christmas cards this year? Do you have that dull and headachy feeling? Does your foot itch and your tooth ache?-then by all means get "BrightMoler" tooth paste-the doublepurpose tooth paste. It puts the cat out at night, shines your shoes, eliminates enamel on yoilr teeth, remOVef pimpIes and blackheads, spots on your clothes will disappear-and so will your clothes. Ask for it by name only. We strongly recommend that "BrightMolar" be used with our new, sensaLional "Quick-Sand" toothbrush. It is the only toothbrush using exclusively horse hairs and wire bristles. With
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J -Peace, ain't it wonderful! Nine St.
Bernard pups only four weeks old and without a single care in the world.
2-A couple of eight week old St.
Bernard pups and tired of it all. St. Bernards make ideal pets but in these days of rationing, it is a problem to keep up with their appetites.
3-West Highland White Terrier pups show keen interest in the operation of a camera. They iust don't know what to make of it.
4-This We s t Highland mother serves breakfast in bed for her one week old pups. She isn't com plaining about a 'dog's life' - who t with her own bed!
5-Future music makers. They are Wa I'k e r fox hounds taking time out for a bit of lunch.

J-Hunters are asked to return bands off legs of game birds to the Game I
Fish Commission or the U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This band reveals imporl." information to wildlife experts. Here is shown a Clapper Rail or marsh hen r.ady to be released after banding. 2-An electric, high-voltage wire put an end to th' owl's career recently. It was seen in the neighborhood of a school in Southwfll Atlanta and school boys watched it tumble to earth after contact with the wi.. Johnny Johnson (left), Claud Miller (center) and Paul Patton hold the owl. 3-T'" unfortunate owl had some splendid tools to work with. The talons are needleshorp.
4-1. Gloer Hailey, Fulton County Commissioner, was in the marshes of Gly..
during the last da.vs of the marsh hen hunting season for his favorite sporf. He's a southpaw shooter.

YARDSTICK OF PROGRESS

State's Mineral Laboratory Performs Outstanding War Job

MONEY involved and importance of the work performed make
up the yard tick of progre sand mea ure the value of an industry \\ hich i all-out for the earlie t possible victory in America's battle against the Axis.
Captain Garland Peyton, Director of the Department of Mines, bring into harp focu the magnificent work which ha been done at a small co t by the state' anal tical and research laboratory in the tate Capitol.
Landowners and various agencies are constantly bringing mineral specimen in for analysi . The laboratory then breaks down the specimen and report it true value to parties concerned. This repre ents a saving of thou ands of dollars to Georgian each month.
Let us cite an example where a great deal of money might have been unwisely used. Some time ago Captain Peyton was contacted by a fellow interested in oil in Georgia. He brought along a specimen which he took from a well. The specimen definitely showed signs of oil. It was put through the laboratory te ts. It turned out to be ethyl gasoline that had seeped into the well from a nearb filling tation. By this one stroke of the modern, efficient laboratory, the party concerned saved thou ands of dollars which he might have spent digging for oil that wasn't there.
Miners, prospectors, collectors and farmers bring questionable mineral specimens into the Department of

Mines for identification, assay and' test. We cannot praise too much thi plendid laboratory work which
a public ervice offered all taxpayers.
This long-range laboratory work ha contributed plendidly to the war effort. We all agree that our fighting men must have the implement of war for a ucce ful campaign. These weapons, in practically all ca e are available onl if we have the minerals needed to manufacture them. Recent research by the Department of Mines has re ulted in the erection of a commercial proce ing plant converting serpentine into magne ium sulphate which in turn i converted into chloride of magne ium and reducea to a magnesium metal. In brief this magnesium metal is a critical neces ity since it is used to make a lightweight alloy with the strength of steel for use in plane and tank production_ It al 0 is used as flares, signal lights and rockets.
Captain Peyton and hi able assistant not only preached the possibility of rock \ 001 manufacture in Georgia but what is more-they proved its practical value and simplicity of manufacture by experiments. This resulted in the tarting of a rock wool manufacturing plant in Georgia. Rock \ 001 is frequently u ed as an in ulator in battle hips.
Occasionally laboratory research turns up something which borders 011 sensational. ome tiine ago a farmer brought in a larae pecimen \ hich

revealed a high content. of sillimanite. Our geologi t went into action since thi vitalI needed mineral i near the top of critical war needs. A' ample was ent off to a spark plug company and a letter came back promptly wanting large quantities. If this sillimanite in our mountain is high grade and the deposit i sufficient, Georgia then will be the only state thi ide of the Rocky Mountains producing it.
The deposit is being inve tigated cooperatively by the Department of Mine and the Tenne see Valley Authority.
The refractory mineral is used in the manufacture of special ~lectrical porcelains in spark plug and also widel u ed in making other high voltage electrical equipment. synthetic material is being used now but if Georgia produces sillimanite, the natural product will eliminate the ubstitute.
Dr. Lawrie H. Turner, Chief Chemi t at' the DepartmeIJt of Mines laboratory and Leonard Loyd, assayer, are expert in their fields. They have handled mineral pecimens expertl and efficiently on all occasions. Both de erve a vote of thanks for the fine job done. In the past year the laboratory prepared 997 ore samples for a aying, completed 124 fire as ays for gold, turned out 188 phy ical determination and 2,099 quantitative chemical assays of diversified ores and minerals. If the public had to pay professional men for this work it would cost approximately 16,000 or perhaps more.

leonord loyd, pours a melted gold assay charge into a mould in the laboratory at the State Capitol. The furnace used to heat the assay charge is shown in the background.

Dr. laurie Turner, Chief Chemist, at work in his laboratory. Dr. Turner checks, tests and works with hundreds of mineral specimens turned in by landowners to the Department of Mines., (Photos by Joe Stearns.)



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J -In goose and duck hunting, as in
lap and Heinie hunting, camouflage is necessary. Here a boat ;s decorated with pine boughs to resemble a small island. Note how the hood of the hunting suit blends with the foliage. 2-The geese are overhead! Now it's a question of distance, lead, shot strings and timing, if a goose goes on the table. 3-0ne goose for the bag. Price: two dawns and one dusk; three precious shells. Value: the equivalent of fifty red points. 4-When the ducks fly high in a thunderbolt V that departs for regions unknown, this little instrument known as a duck caller will turn them back and bring them into the stool of decoys. 5-0ne black mallard that ventured too close to the business end of a 12 gauge shell. 6-Not all decoys are placed upon water. Here a flock of Canada geese, carved out of wood, are arranged to simulate feeding in a grain field. Passing geese will come to
them. 7 -Christmas dinner for one fam
ily: A Canada goose (left) trimmed in pintail drakes. This is one of the whys of a State license and a duck hunting stamp. 8-Meat for the table. Six Canadian honker;;, one day's limit for two hunters or two days' limit for one
hunter.

It isn't much trouble starling a fire like this but it is a whale of a battle to stop i/. Carelessness and forest fires are companions.

T oo often our forestry experts i sue such blunt warning a " top

Forest Fires" o.r "Don't be carele

with your matches." These warnings

go unheeded since most people are

accustomed to hearing these wc;>rds

of wisdom repeated time and again.

They see the warnings so often that

many of them believe our forestry

experts are hollering "wolf." Actu-

ally, many people are convinced that

warnings are there just to scare peo-

ple and that fires in our woods are

always under control.

Such false impressions need cor-

rection. So, this month, OUTDOOR

GEORGIA invites its readers to sit at Director J. 1\'1. Tinker's desk in the

Department of Forestry and read

some of his mail with him. Perhaps

this method will help all of us to

better understand those posters next

time we ee them.

Our first i from W. . Water, Jr.,

who wi hes to ad ise, "A fire occur-

red at Centerville on

. Highway

80 in Talbot county in which approx-

imatel 2000 acres were burned. The

burned out land was owned b Mr.

lien Little, Alabama' Mrs. R.

Maxwell, Talbotton; Mis Martha Maxwell, Talbotton; L. E. Collier,

Talbotton; Mrs. J. B. Wimberly,

J unction City; Mr. E. W. Tru ell.

Junction City; Mrs. Lynda McLean,

Jacksonville Beach; Frank Also-

brook Junction City; Mr. C. P.

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Greer, Thoma ton; C. W. Bivin, Junction City, and Mis Ella Robbins.
of Talbotton.
"The cau e of the fire i not known but we have rea on to believe it \ as deliberately set. It started Tue day, . ovember 9, and was not put out until Saturday. Damage ha been e timated conservatively at 3,000."
Here is another letter. This one from H. E. Pinson, secretary of the Ellijay Timber Protective Organization, who reports: "A few days ago a fire broke out on Oliver Creek and it was one of the strongest fires I have ever seen. Our man, Mr. Laith, and his son fought with all the power at their command to bring the fire under control. While battling the blazes, we found ourselve trapped in the inferno \ ith no avenue of escape. We finally had to run through the fire and we are lucky to be alive. Two dogs were caught in the fire and burned to death. We e timate 1000 acres burned so far and we have not yet completed the check-up."
Jo cause wa given for the tart of the fire. ow we are beginning to understand tho e po ters a little better.
Let' go on to the next letter. It comes from Paul W. Groom, District Forester at Macon, who report: "Fire swept over area at Thoma ton Road and Mosele Dixon Road in Southwest Bibb County in which ap-

pro -imately 230 acre of merchantable and oung timber was destroyed. The landowner are Edgar Tucker, Robert Dodd and the McPherson Place. The fire came about as a result of gras burning around a hou e. It got out of control."
Yes, the e letters are reports from Fore ters to Director Tinker and they reach the Department of Forestry office with much too great a frequency. But let's go on. F. J. Pullen, District Fore ter at Calhoun, says in hi letter: "We had a fire in Bartow County near Rydal, Georgia, on the McMellon, Vaughan and Maxwell places which started ovember 16. Before the fire could be suppressed, 150 acres had been burned out. It took nine and a half hours of hard fighting to top the blaze. If this fire had not been extingui hed, 40,000 acres of timber land, one house, one barn and 3,000 feet of sawn lumber might have been destroyed.' That letter is worth a second look at any warning.
There are more letter, ma!1y more and more coming. Many of them reporting bad news to our Director. Thi next letter offers a lesson to the person eager to burn trash and brush.
It come from J. C. Kennedy, of
Pooler, Georgia who writes: "We had a usele and carele ly started fire recently which resulted from a
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OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1943

BRASSTOWN BALD ... States Highe~tPoint;
Given Marker at Colorful Ceremony

BRA STOW BALD, Bald Mountain or Mount Enota (take your choice) is Georgia's highest peak with an altitude of 4,784 feet. This common fact has been known for years but recently and ceremoniously it was marked for posterity by a marble tablet given the state by Charles H. Haden, of Atlanta.
Governor Ellis Arnall \ as present for the occasion and accepted for the state. The Governor gave the students of Young Harris an inspiring talk, better acquainting them with the op. ortunities Georgia offers.
The program was arranged by R. Ward Harrison, Director of State Parks. Dr. J. W. Sharp, president of Young Harris, was master of ceremonies. Mary Jean Thompson and Betty Tison, pretty Young Harris students, unveiled the marker. Dr. Sharp introduced C. C. Boynton, nion County member of legi lature; Ordinary Harry England, of Towns County; Joe tearns, OUTDOOR GEORGIA editor; Ray ichol on, Towns' County chool Superintendent; Frank
Duckworth, of Hiawassee; Mrs. J. E.
Hays. State Hi torian; Kenneth Rogers, photographer, and Stiles A. Martin, state news editor of the Atlanta Constitution.
The road to Bra stO\ n Bald stands today as one of the most severe test~ to our modern mechanical age. Mile after mile of teep uphill climb confronts the motorist. The road, a job well done by CCC boys, is surfaced with rocks which start from the golf ball size and run up the size of a honeydew melon. Hairpin turns make the hairs on the back of the neck stand straight out. Wheels spin, motors run hot, Clutches groan as you climb upward to this magnificent peak.
It is a gala day for the back-seat driver. Passengers lean forward eagerly watching every twist, turn and dip while nervou Iy fingering the

handle of the car door. Still the records show that no car has ever taken French leave from this rip-snorting road. 0 car could afford to and till look the part of an automobile. It is the Lord's Prayer and low gear practically all the way. Lofty peaks on all sides seem to whisper "Bet you don't make it."
A few years ago, there was no road to Brasstown Bald. A footpath was the highway to the top.
As visitors gathered for the unveiling exercises and to discuss their spine-freezing ride up the mountain, it was revealed that the Young Harris students had hiked to the ceremony. After this startling revelation, there were a few blushes and no more said about that Brasstown Bald road. Little wonder Governor Arnall was lavish in his praise for the intrepid students. Our hats are off to those sturdy boys and girls.
Charles J- Haden, donor of the marble tablet, gave a short talk on the history of Georgia and the great possibilities of the state. The Young

Harris students sang several songs with much gusto and finesse after which the few cars present loaded up their grim-looking passengers and away they went down that mountain road with cars acting much after the manner of a player dribbling a basketball.
The inscription on the marble tablet reads:
"Highest point in Georgia. Altitude 4,784 feet; latitude, 34 degrees, 52 minutes, 27th seconds; longitude, 83 degrees, 48 minutes, 39 seconds. Georgia Geological Survey. Georgia was the only colony founded by the British parliament for the avowed purpose of human welfare.
"It was the first colony in the Western Hemisphere to forbid slavery, to prohibit rum, to found an orphanage, to allow married women full property rights, to charter a state university, to charter a college for women.
"Erected by Department of State Parks, Historic Sites and Monuments; tablets donated by Charles J. Haden. A. D. 1943."

Governor Ellis Arnall (left), accepts marble tablet which marks Georgia's highest point from Charles Haden (right) in colorful ceremonies at Brasstown Bald recentfy. R. Ward Harrison, just behind Haden, Director of State Parks, smiles his approval. Students at Young Harris hiked up the mountain to witness the
unveiling of the marble marker.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1943

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MALE

REDHEAD

BUFFLEHEAD

SHOVELLER

GOLDEN EYE

LESSER SCAUP

SEXES ALIKE
BLACK DUCK

BALDPATE

ON THE WING

MAL
MALLARD

GADWALL

RING-NECKED DUCK

GREEN-WINGED TEAL

v.lOOD DUCK.

RUDDY DUCK
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PINTAIL

CANVASBACK

COURTESY OF ILLINOIS GAME &: FISH COMMISSiON
OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1943

Shark Steaks...

;\

Mall Be 'lf~ "Piece Je R~"

WHE a shark bites a man it is no longer front page news, but when a man bites a shark-it is news and perhaps good news because there is a move afoot to catch sharks and carve them up for steaks.
Some of the experts on marine life have discovered that shark steaks are delicious. Since the shark comes under the heading of fish, there is a possibility that it may be given a free ride on our rationing point sys-
tem.
Few people will have any sympathy for the shark in the new plan to deliver them to the markets. In fact, the common feeling is-the more sharks removed from the ocean, the better. The move to use sharks as food is in its infancy. Still it is a possibility that is being given much study. It has been done in several places with satisfying results.
A great many tons of shark steaks could be harvested along the Georgia coast. Our hundreds of shrimp boats, by concentrated efforts, could deliver enough sharks to supply the state with all of the steaks it could digest.
Fact is, many people in America who shy away from shark meat, have eaten it and enjoyed it under such names as "filet of sole" and "tenderloin of sole" or perhaps as "sturgeon."
Many people explain they do not have a hankering for shark meat because sharks are man-eaters. This is somewhat of a foolish thought since the sharks would starve to death if they had to depend on the human race for its food. There just aren't enough people floating around in the water to keep the shark population happy and fat.
The great white shark draws the bulk of the blame for attacks on human beings. The rest of the sharks are small and feed almost exclusively on smaller fish. Orientals pay well for shark fins. Tlie fins are cooked with other meats or chicken to make soups.
Some of the other uses of the shark is to make a' high grade fertilizer. The livers of sharks are rich in oil content. The oil is used in curing of leather. The better grade oils are important in the manufacture of tar-

paulins and oil cloths. Low grade soap is made from the oil and sometimes it is mixed with other paint oils. Since petroleum is not permitted in homes in Greenland, shark oil is used there for illuminating purposes. Shark liver oil is often sold as a substitute for cod liver oil.
In case you are interested in some of the different types of sharks, here are a few: seven-gill shark, six-gill shark, horned shark, brown shark, file-tail shark, swell shark, graysmooth hound, brown-smooth hound, soupfin shark, leopard shark, bay shark, great blue shark, tiger shark, bonito shark, mackerel shark, bask-

ing shark, hammerhead shark, thresher, greyfish, sleeper, and this misleading name--angeI.
One well-known writer once wrote that there is no such thing as a man" eating shark. His article went on to explain that he had worked on the ocean floor in diving suits for years and sharks had surrounded him on numerous occasions. He even claimed that sharks had approached him to a point that might be considered by many as a dangerous proximity. Yet he never had any trouble. An old vet eran sailor with a wooden leg wants the expert to explain .what happened to his leg.

Nobody would core to org ue with this one over swimming space. The shark is J4 'eet long and weighs nearly 1100 pounds. He was pulled in along the Atlantic coast line.

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IS

"Bringing 'Em Back Alive"

(Continued from Page 3)
tiger. Unperturbed, Harford grabbed the animal again and held him as you might hold a dozen eggs. Rogers finally agreed to come down off the top of the car.
Here's How
If you are interested in catching a wild pig with your bare hands, here is how the Souther boys do it. The dogs bay the pig and engage its attention in somewhat of a scufHe. Then either Harford or Vaughan will slip up behind the pig and grab it by its rear legs. The legs are tied with a

rope. When the animal declares war anew, the ropes are jerked and his feet are abruptly pulled from under him. That is about all there is to it.
The Souther brothers told us the pig we saw was their third for the day with the sun till high. ndoubtedly these fellows will have some red rationing tickets left over.
atives in the section are glad to be rid of the wild pigs. They destroy a great deal of deer food and eat wild turkey eggs. They will kill young fawns when possible.
The Southers are getting meat but tliey certainly get it the hard way.

This is half of the dog team used by the Souther brothers to run down wild pigs. The dog is little more than ankle.high. His size is emphasized by the size of the hand that holds him. Note the ugly gash in his side. The other dog also wore his scars of bottle. We must admit these little dogs have plenty of what it takes to accept battle with a slashing, infuriated wild pig. It is conine insanity - that's what it is.

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each brush, ~ye enclose the name and address of your nearest doctor and dentist. And that's not all. We al 0
include a box of dynamite cap which
may be u ed to eliminate loose teeth and shaky bridgework."
One gets Ii little weary of tho e morning and afternoon program.
Chime plea anti open the show. voice come in to ay: "Ladie , it is
your " unt Fanny' Dishpan-Hand Pro<Tram." But first a word about
'Touch- ndGo' hand lotion. You
touch it and then go visit a dermatologi t.'
Full Speed Ahead "If your children like to blow soap bu~ble our lotion is just the thing. It IS a great deal safer than giving them old ra~or blades to play with. 'Touch-And-Go' is high speed lotion not recommended by anybody else on earth but u. Why use a low <Tear lotion. hift into high gear withbour product. ow-for today's story. Ye terday we learned that Aunt Fanny went to the well to dra~ a bucket of water. We were surprised that J~nior pushed Aunt Fanny and he fell in. Good old ncle Zeke, thoughtful m~n that he is, threw Aunt Fanny a fi hmg pole and we left her fishing for bas and bream while ncle Zeke
rushed off for a rescue party. Everyone ha been holding his breath since yesterday waiting to find out if Aunt Fanny will be saved and to find out
how many fish she caught. As the scene opens today we find Uncle Zeke riding down the road on his motorscooter. There is a sharp rock in the ro~~ and Zeke. is ~,creaming: "The Bntlsh are Commg. Will he hit the
rock and ruin a tire--and ladies you know how hard tires are to get these days-are the British really coming? TOW, due to conditions beyond your control we go on with our story-."
There i a certain fellow ready to sue a candy company for 100,000 and any ane jury ~ ill rule in his favor a oon as they hear the story.
Thi man wa taking a bath when
the candy company's commercial came on. He leaped out of the tub, tried to hurdle a card table to get to the radio to cut it off. The pbor fellow fell hort of the radio. His leg wa broken and before he could get
help, he caught pneumonia. In addition he had to listen to the HandyCandy commercial. You knowHandy-Cand is just dandy for you and Andy. Tastes a bit sandy, but it i a bite your teeth love to touchspelled w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l.

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OUTDOOR GEORGIA Decem.ber 1943

[TheMAIL ~ BOX I
STATE OF WYOMING
GAME AND FISH COMMISSION CHEYE E
ovember 4, 1943
Editor, Outdoor Georgia Georgia Game and Fish Commission Atlanta, Ga. Dear Editor:
Want first to congratulate you on the excellence of your publication, OUTDOOR GEORGIA, which we receive and enjoy reading each month, and second to request permission to reprint the item on earth worms which appeared in a recent issue. We liked it especially, and I'll be glad to give author credit, if you wish to supply the author's name.
Very truly yours, DEE LINFORD Editor Wyoming Wild Life
North Georgia College Dahlonega, Georgia November 2, 1943 Dear Editor: '1 am enclosing one dollar for a subscription to Outdoor Georgia to be sent to my falher, Harold Gilreath whose address is: R. F. D. 3, Cartersville, Georgia. I read Outdoor Georgia here in the co]: lege library and enjoy it very much. I too would like to subscribe to it but I'm going into the Army Air Corps about the first of January and my address will probably change so much that it would have a hard time keeping up with me. Just keep up the good work and I'm cerlain that we will have some excellent hunting and fishing to look forward to after we win this war. Respectfully yours, ALLEN GILREATH.
THE GOLDENROD
Along life's road Wild flowers bloom
Wherever nature Spares them room;
But there's one Rower, The goldenrod,
That lifts its humble Face to God,
Regardless of Its origin
In a world Of greed and sin.
-Wightman F. Melton.
Answers Conservation Please
(Continu~d from Page 6) 1 - Operate each eye independently. 2 - False. Many reptiles do their
hunting at nigh... 3-A Whale. 4 - Run as well backwar~s as for-
wards. 5 - The Bat. 6 - The Roadrunner. 7 - No Penguins in Arctic.

$1,500 Cigarette
(Continued from Page J2)
person burning brush and trash near the house. About 175 acres were devastated."
We ask Mr. Tinker just how a fire can be started by carelessly tossing aside a cigarette. We have watched lighted cigarettes tossed into the forest go out without causing any blaze. The Director gives us his answer in
the form of a report from J. P. Mil-
ler, in Terrell County. Here it is: "This fire started along a trail in the woods in Randolph County. We are convinced that either a cigarette or a match caused the blaze. Over 100 acres were burned and this included a home which could not be replaced for $1000. Other houses caught on fire but were saved. Total damage has beeen estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1500. If this fire had not been checked, it would have burned thousands of valuable acres of timber and many homes."
No cigarette on earth is worth $1,500. Some careless smoker charged landowners $1500 for his one cigarette. At least, that is what it amounts to in the final analysis.
There we have a few reports from

WAnTED
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WANTED 5 or 6 Horsepower Johnson or Evinrude Outboard Motor in Good Condition.
BUSH MIMS, Colquitt, Ga.
WANTED Matured, trained pointer or setter. WriteEverett Pratt, Covington.
WANTED Trained setter. Must be good hunting dog. Write Colonel William Butt, Blue Ridge.
WANTED Names of subscriber's who have not been receiving their Outdoor Georgia regularly due to mailing conditions. We don't want you to miss a single issue.
men in the field. If these men have the time to fight fires by the hour and to work desperately to save our forests from becoming "scorched earth" then surely we have enough time to respect such simple warnings as "Stop Forest Fires!"

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advertise to locate a place for this visitor, who will bring his wife and Irish setter and stay a week.
There are others, including nC!tive Georgians, men in the armed services and non-residents, who want to hunt and fish. But they don't know where to go.
The Game and Fish Commission is making an appeal to land-owners and lake-owners to help answer this problem. Your job is explained in the accompanying blank. So cut it out and send it in today!

WHERE TO GO!,

Name City

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_

Co unty

_

Acreage (land)

(lake, Pond)

_

Species (Go me )

_

Species (Fish)

..

_

Service (Dogs)

(Guides) __.__.

(Rooms)

_

(Meals)

(Boats)

(Horses)

Rates ___ _ _ _

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(Wagons)

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Rem arks y__ __

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Mai/ to Game & Fish Commission, 412 State Capitol, At/onto, Georgia

OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1943

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October Summary of Cases Disposed of for Game and Fish Law Violations

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,

Arresting Officer

DEFENDANT

Autry, J. N.
"
"

P. M. Stovall, Decatur C. A. Cochran, Stone Mountain W. G. Curtis, Stone Mountain Jack Burnene, Atlanta

"

Aligia Cowart, Atlanta

"

Silas Johnson, Chamblee

"

Frank Graham, Decatur

"

T. E. Coulan, Atlanta

"

M. G. Davis, Atlanta

"

C. H. Pinman, Atlanta

Dewin T. Cook, Pavo

Byrd, B. H.

Frank Bryant, Pavo

Dockery, W. W. Mrs. Geo. P. Jones, Morganton

Elrod, W. E.

J. B. Freeman, Phoebus, Va.

Harrell, J. W. T.' E. Tomkins, Soperton

"

Elton Odum, Soperton

Phillips, M. P. O. E. Smith, Savannah

"

T. G. Bridges, Savannah

II

Newton Wise, Savannah

Holmes, J. S. W. A. Allen, laGrange

"

W. A. Hornsby, laGrange

II

Quillian Hornsby, laGrange

Qualls, R. T. J. H. Ducken, Ellijay

II

C. l. Wilson, Tennga

II

George Higdon, Tennga

Selph, J~ H.

J. J. Miles, Jr., Oliver

Sanders, A. C. William Higgins, Rome

"

l. S. Kirk, Rome

II

l. S. Kirk, Rome

Spears, R. E.
u

E. V. Riddlehoover, Hepzibah J. W. Clarke, Midville

II

Will Moxby, McBean

Smith, W. M. H. R. Rivers, Valdosta

II

Thos. l. Dupont, Valdosta

"

Thos. l. Dupont, Valdosta

Wehunt, Clyde George Higdon, Tennga

Young, C. G. l. P. Nipper, Sparks

Singleton, R. R. Clifford Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

II

Tommy Hall, Murphy, N. C.

"

A. R. Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

"

Horace Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

II

Garland Frankum, Murphy, N. C.

"

Glen Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

II

J. F. Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

"

John Frankum, Murphy, N. C.

II

H. A. Morris, Murphy, N. C.

II

Edd Oliver, Murphy, N. C.

II

Charles Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

II

Burrell Stalcup, Murphy, N. C.

II

P. D. Dunlap, Murphy, N. C.

"

Harold Duncan, Murphy, N. C.

George W. Bray, Commerce

Chester, J. l. l. A. Segors, Royston

"
Phillips, M. P.

George Waldrop, Hiawassee Syreal Kicklighter, Richmond Hill

II

G. H. Rushing, Richmond Hill

CHARGED WITH

DISPOSITION

Fishing without license

$5.00 fine

Hunting without license

$10.00 fine

Hunting without license

$10.00 fine

Shooting quail out of season

$25.00 fine and 3 mos.

suspended sentence

Hunting without license

$10.00 fine

Hunting without license

$10.00 fine

Fishing without'license

$5.00 fine

Seining illegally

$25.00 fine

Seining illegally

$25.00 fine

Fishing without license

$20.00 fine

Fishing without license

$20.00 bond forfeited

Gigging fish

$15.00 and 6 mos. suspended

Fishing without license

$10.00 fine

Fishing without license

$25.00 fine

Seining illegally

Fine - Court Costs

Seining illegally

Fine - Court Costs

Hunting without license

$30.00 fine

Hunting without license

$30.00 fine

Hunting without license

$30.00 fine

Fishing baskets

$5.00 fine

Fishing baskets

$35.00 and 10 mos. (pro.)

Fishing baskets

$20.00 fine

Hunting without licen.se

$10.00 and buy license

Hunting without license

$5.00 fine

Hunting without license

$5.00 fine

Killing squirrels out of season

$25.00 fine

Hunting without license

$1.00 fine

Hunting out of season

$1.00 fine

Hunting without license

$1.00 fine

Fishing illegally

$5.00 fine

Hunting without license

30 days suspended

Hunting without license

$10.00 fine

Fishing without license

$20.00 fine

Fishing without license

$10.00 fine

Hunting without license

$10.00 fine

Hunting without license

$5.00 fine

Fishing without license

$15.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Hunting without license

$45.00 fine

Fishing without license

$10.00 fine

Fishing without license

$10.00 fine

Fishing without ticense

$10.00 fine

Fishing on game area

No bill (White Co.)

Fishing on game area

No bill (White Co.)

Fire hunting, having deer in possession Not guilty (Bryan Co.)

Fire hunting, having deer in possession Not guilty (Bryan Co.)

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1943-44 GEORGIA GAME LAWS

Seasons And Bag Limits

Pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 8, 1943, creating a STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, the following rules and regulations are hereby promulgated and adopted
by the DIREJCTOR, and approved by the COMMISSION, to-wit:

RESIDENT GAME

OPEN SEASON (All Dates Inelusive)

. I Daily

Season

Bag Limit

Bag Limit

Possession Bag Limit

Bear

Nov. 2Q-Feb. 28 No limit

No limit

No limit

Deer (a) (Bucks only)

Nov. 1-Jan. 5

2

2

2

Rabbits (c) (with gun ," and dog)

Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No limit

No limit

No limit

Squirrels a/possum (with gun
and dog) Raccoon (with gun
and dog) Fox (Dogs only)
Quail
Wild Turkey

ad. 15-Jan. 15
Nov. 20-Feb. 28
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No closed season Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1

15

I No limit

No limit

No limit

No limit No limit
15 2

No limit
I No limit
No Iimil
2

15
N,o limit
No limit No limit
30
(Abo weekI,. Umlt)
2

Ruffed Grouse

No open season

Alligators

No open season

Sea Turtles & Eggs

No open season

MIGRATORY GAME

Doves

Dec. 1-Jan. 11

10

No limit

10

Ducks (b)

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

10

No limit

20

Geese and Brant (b)

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

2

No limit

4

Wood Duck

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

1

No limit

1

Woodcock

No open season

Jacksnipe

No open season

Coot

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

25

No limit

25

"Marsh Hen" or Clapper

Rail

Sept. 1-Nov. 30

25

No limit

25

Other Rail

Sept. 1-Nov. 30

15

No limit

15

Gallinule
TRAPPING

Sept. 1-Nov. 30

15

No limit

15
,

Rabbits (Box Trapping) Fox, a/possum, Mink

Sept. 15-Mar. 1 Nov. 2Q-Mar. 1

No limit I No limit

No limit

No limit

No limit No limit

Muskrat, Raccoon

Nov. 2Q-Mar 1 No limit

No limit

No limit

Skunk, Wildcat

Nov. 2Q-Mar. 1 No limit

No limit

No limit

Beaver and Otter

No open season

EXCEPTIONS
a.ln eounties of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, and White, the season is Nov. I-Dee. 1.
b. Ducks and Geese: No open season 'on Ross' goose. swan and snow goose. Daily bag limit of Bufflehead and Redhead dua, not over 3 in the aggregate; possession limits, ducks not over 20 in the aggregate.
c. Special permit needed to shoot rabbits out of season.

HOURS FOR SHOOTING MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE FROM ONEHALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO SUNSET. ALL GUNS LIMITED TO A CAPACITY OF THREE SHELLS.

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* COVER PAGES *
Life's darkest moment. Li"le 3Y2 year old Steve Cantrell of Bremen and his dog Pat are ready for some sho nuff, down-home hunting but that sign spoils their plans. Even Pat doesn't like the wards on the sign and that might explain why he is sticking out his tongue. Why it is enough to make a fellow disgusted. And after Santa Claus brought him that nice gun tool That's O. K. Steve, old timer, you've got plenty of time for your hunting.
Too many fishermen do pursue their favorite form of recreation in the fall and winter. Some believe fishing is a summer sport. Yet many authorities claim the best fishing is in the cool months. The big ones bite when the water is cool. This back poge photo is the 'dream' spot for all fishermen. There in the great outdoors, a man is alone with his thoughts. A perfect se"ing, a man, a boat and a lake. Who could ask for more?

!In CCkis !Issue

It's Full Speed In '44 _

Pall
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Buffaloes Coming to Georgia

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Hungry? Then Don't Read ThiL_

5

Let It Rain, Let It Pour
Professor M. H. Berry
You Tell 'Em . .
Joe Stearns
Conservation Please _...

.. . . 6-7

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.8

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'Coon Hunters Are Born ... Not Made 10-11
Joe Stearns

Forestry Prospects Bright for 1944

12

Some Things You Didn't Know

About Your State CapitoL__..

13

Recharg ing Your IBatteries"

14

Let's Talk About Dogs .__._._.__. .

15

Hunters Praise State Rangers....
Ewell G. Pigg
Ranging Around the States
This Month's Recipes ._.__.

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November Summary of Cases Disposed of For Game and Fish Violations._.. .__._18
1943-44 Georgia Game Laws ... ._. 19

IT'S FUbb SPEED In '44
Your Game & Fish Commission greets the brand New Year of 1944 with eyes wide open and with sleeves rolled up.
The Commission has the blue prints, the energy and the determination necessary to lift Georgia to the top of the list as a state where good conservation is not just rumor, but a fact.
There is no reason why Georgia should not be one of the leading states in America for hunting and fishing. The Commission intends for it to be a leader.
Favorable reports sift in from over the state that we have more game and fish now than in the past decade. Rigid enforcement measures can take part of the credit. We know too, that there is less shooting because of the shell shortage. While reports say we have more wildlife, we have only a fraction of what the Commission hopes to have.
The oyster industry will be revived. This is a long-range program that must be nursed carefully to attain best results. PittmanRobertson Federal Funds are being used wisely to aid and abet the drive for more and better hunting and fishing. Trapping of destructive predators has gained considerable ground and the good work will continue.
Deep consideration is being given our thousands of hunters now on the battlefields. They are entitled to a place to hunt and fish when they return. The Commission has not forgotten these men. Management areas are being developed and planned. Regulated hunts may be the future salvation for the hunters who do not own land. They will have a place to hunt in Georgia because Georgia is aware of their need for such a place. . The state is not on the great flyways used by most of the ducks. Some ducks stop over in Georgia - enough to provide satisfactory hunting..The future may see many. more thousands of ducks here because there is a move afoot to plant food for them, plenty of it, to lure larger flights to this state.
The Commission has decreed extinction for violators. If we are to have in great abundance, we know war must be declared on the game hogs. Wildlife Rangers have orders to be as helpful and polite as possible to the sportsman but to be relentless and firm with those who break game laws.
The creel and bag limit is regarded as one of the best moves in the right direction of conservation. The day is gone when fishermen may pull in tiny fish by the dozens and remain within the law.
Your Game & Fish Commission will not operate against the popular opinion of the sportsmen. The Commission prefers to know the feeling of the public before any new laws are made. If you wish to express your feeling on wildlife and the present laws, write us a letter.
A few pessimistic individuals view the wildlife situation with alarm. A happy, satisfactory condition in Georgia not onfy can be done but must and will be done. We know it can be done. What better proof can one ask than to observe the fruits of the labors from one Ranger Arthur Woody. What he has done for the Chattahoochee National Forest is a gilt-edged guarantee that our state restocking program is headed for success.
A few expect miracles. We can not wave a magic wand and turn a fawn into an adult deer. But as fast as nature, common sense and hard work will permit, the field and streams will show profit and results.

JANUARY, 1944

OU1rIDOOIRi (GlEOIRiGllA

Volume XII, No. VI

JOE L. STEARNS, Editor

Published monthly by The Geor..ia Game and Fish Commission, 414 State Capit.ol. Atlanta, Ga., in tbe interest of GeorJ<ia wildlife and for fishermen, hunters. nature lovers and eODservation of natur~l resources. Yeaply subscriptions to United States and its possessions. and Canada, S1; other countrie.. 11.60. Subscribers must notify us of change of address four weeks in atlvance of next publication date. giving both old and new address. Contents of this malZ'azine may be renrinterl ir due credit is triven Outdoor GeorR'ia and author of stories reprinted. This m02azine is gl.'ld to receive photos, drawings, stories and articies dealinsr with outd6or subjects. but cannot guarantee return of unsoliciteo contributions nor insure against their 1088. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient postage will not be returned.
Entered as 2nd class matter Aur,.st 31. 1940. at the post office at Atlanta, under the Act of March 3, 1879. WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

UFFAbDES
~ZfJ~

SOME day a hunter in the Coastal Flatwoods is going to run up on an honest-to-goodness buffalo and he is going to either rush off and have his eyes examined or " wear off" any thing tronger than soda pop.
Buffaloes are definitely coming to Georgia. We have the word of Jes e Armstrong, an executive with the Union Bag in Savannah that they are coming.
One bull and four cows \ ill be brought here from the ~tate of Washington. Already considerable research \I ork is being done by parties interested in the development of the buffalo in Georgia.
The plan is to release the herd in the protected Coastal Flatwoods section. Food will be furnished the herd until it gets accustomed to the climate and new home. Then. little by little, the food will be reduced until the buffaloes will be forced to forage for themselves.
There i so much we don't know about the buffalo. We are not sure the will live here. We don't kno\ if they will be contented in the Flatwood. The plan is to experiment and hope for the be t. It i entirely possible that the animals will do well. We have heard that the buffalo once inhabited thi state. Large herd were reported near Macon.
Jes e Arm trong hopes for a rapid and successful increase in the herd that will be brought here. The ultimate desire, of course, is for an organized buffalo hunt. It may take years.
The buffalo certainly will be \ elcome. Hundreds of Georgian will visit the Flatwoods just to see the e mag-

What a welcame sight this will be in Georgia. There they are, just standing around waiting to have their pictures taken and put
on the back of a nickel.
nificent bea ts. Camera fans will u e up many roll of film snapping picture.
Jesse Armstrong ha promised'strict vigilance over the herd. They will be protected at all time. How different from the earl American methods. Trains ran specials through buffalo territory and the hunters fired into the animal from the moving train, killing hundreds of them. It was ju t \ aste. The train didn't stop and the animal was left to die and rot.
Other hunters slaughtered the buffalo just to get the tongue which was considered a delicacy. Thousand of animals were slain just for their tongues. Thank goodne s those days are gone. Today we are governed by good judgment and common sense. That wanton killing is the answer to the question, "Do we need conservation?"

One thing cerlain, the buffalo is a strange looking animal. He looks as if he carefully pulled on his winter coat, got halfway in it and then lost interest. Question is, how does he keep his rumble seat worm in the winter? (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Photos.)


J-He looks exactly like the type of fellow who would put
poison in the streams to kill fish or the man who would carelessly toss a lighted match in dry woods. Actually, it is a western grebe. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photo.) 2-Bob Edwards, of Dahlonega (standing in boat), at the moment this picture was taken, couldn't tell you to save his life what he is hunting. It was !lob's first marsh hen hunt on the coast and he just didn't know what to expect. When the first hen flew up, Bob's gun played a tune but he didn't even get a feather. 3-0ne (well-make it two) good reasons why Georgia is a great state in which to live. Miss Gloria Oetgen picks a blossom from flowers in full bloom in December at Savannah. Flowers in December-that's Georgia. 4-This tower is atop Brasstown Bald, the highest point in the state. A forest ranger lives comfortably in this structure always on the lookout for that tell-tale whisp of smoke, the signal of a forest fire.

Hungry? ... THEA DDA'T RERD THIS

OBESITY is more or less an exceedingly kind word, meaning you are carrying a spare tire or it:! plain simple language-you're fat. You get many suggestions on how y<;lU might regain your hour-glass figure. Your friends tell you the diet they used is absolutely a dilly. Actually none will work without supreme sacrifice.
We are puzzled as to exactly what to do. A story appears in the paper announcing the death of some Hollywood actress who "starved herself to death" for the sake of a figure. Then we rush to the table and resume our elbow exercise. Our midsection bulges and we wonder what made us do it.
Let us be grateful that we select our foodstuffs, aided and guided of course, by ration tickets. Let us offer thanks that we have experts on food who do not lead us astray on what to eat and what is good for us.
All of this leads up to what some of the people on earth select as nourishment and tid bits. With reservations we say the man who ate the first raw oyster was indeed an intrepid soul. From where we sit, it seems that a strong mental attitude is necessary when it comes to testing new dishes.
Down in the South Seas there is a sea worm which emerges from under coral. Natives seek out this worm -you guessed it-because they consider it a delicacy. This worm is dried and in the same manner as you would smoke a sausage, the worm is made ready for the table.
On occasions the natives will make what they declare to be something fit for the kings. It is "worm sauce." 1 you think that is enough to make your saliva glands backfire, you might investigate a highly flavored stew being brewed by a Filipino family. You will learn to the disgust of your digestive juices that they are cooking a mess of beetles which were caught as they fluttered about some bright street light.
The Bushman, of Africa, doesn't give a hoot what he eats. If it crawls, flies or runs he will dine on it. He excludes only those things he knows to be poi!'on. In Ceylon we hear they search out a tree thoroughly rotted, flavor it with a sweetening and relish it zealously. In such a case, ants, bugs

and anything else that might be in the rotted bark might go to make up the main dish for the evening.
We must not inflate our ego simply because we have George Rector and Emily Post on our side. Most of us drool and go overboard immediately for a clam bake or clam chowder but in certain parts of Europe, your name would be mud if you ever confessed eating a clam. They have the same regard for clams as we would have for a nice broiled snake on toast.
An Indian tribe in British Columbia can whip up a great dish of seaweed and candlefish oil. The reindeer in the far north is relished for the half-digested food it has consumed. The Eskimo goes in for raw meat and few of these robust people have ever known the meaning of a toothache. Most of us here would prefer to pass up the raw meat and take on a good toothache.
In northern Asia, certain tribes dine on frozen horsemeat and they think nothing of eating 20 pounds at a sitting. In Abyssinia, those charming people hang up a cow at the kitchen door and then while the animal is
When Cortez visited Mexico he found turkeys were native in this new land. He took some home to Spain and later they were introdu.ced to England. Then the colonist brought them to America and therein lies the history of our domestic turkey.
When the colonist reached America. they discovered wild turkeys in great numbers. So numerous were wild turkeys that we better understand perhaps, why this prized game is given the place of honor on our Thanksgiving Day.
The man-eating tiger is not an animal that aged to the point where he is unable to kill alert, speedy game animals. He is generally a young, strong tiger. The female man-eating tiger will teach her young to hunt man. Once the taste for human flesh is acquired, the tiger is relentless in his search.
Animals play their war roles like

OUTDOOR GEORGIA January 1944

still kicking, they carve off their lunch.

They cover their steak with a pasty

bread and then go to work. The Chi-

nese cut the cow's jugular vein, then

perform a hasty first-aid treatment

to prevent excess bleeding. Then the

Chinese take sticks and beat the cow

to death. This is done to produce

an exceptionally rare steak.

Will Rogers, invited to dine in a

fashionable home, replied, "Thanks,

but I have already et."

Later, a friend remarked, "Will,

you mustn't say 'et', you must say

'eaten'."

.

To this Will repHed, with a chuck-

le, "I know lots 0' folks who say

'eaten' who haven't 'et' yet."

(In England "et" is regarded as

the correct pronunciation for the past

tense of "eat") .

This is a dizzy world. It is strange

how far men will go to obtain a vita-

min in its best form. We of the hu-

man race have been endowed with a

top ranking digestive system for

which we should be downright grate-

ful.

Pass the soda and a little water,

please.

veteran actors. We know the importance and usefulness of war dogs and the great service they have rendered. Pigeons still are in use to deliver messages. In the last war, England used trained seals to locate submarines. The seals were, rewarded for their work with choice fish. They were muzzled to keep them from doing a bit of fishing on their own. The war ended before the seal had a chance to prove its ability for locating subs. And Germany used a giant elephant to move trees and to farm.
As a result of war, birds benefit greatly. Shells open gaps in the earth and the birds lose little time catching unearthed worms. Insects swarm to the bodies of the slain and birds swarm to the insects. You could put a dozen newly born o'possums in a teaspoon and still have plenty room for more. Baby buffalo an~d~~~~~~

.eet Jt RrdH, .eet Jt plJ-Wt

By PROFESSOR M. H. BERRY
Wesleyan College
W E ARE not chanting that catchy little tune, "Rain, Rain, Go Away - Come Another Day" any longer. Actually we have not had a normal amount of rainfall in Georgia in two years.
Bulletins coming from the Italian theater of war inform us that our soldiers are knee deep in mud and do most of their fighting in a driving rain. We could use some of that water here.
So far as wildlife is concerned, the drought has caused little damage. In dry weather, dogs are unable to trail or jump birds and game animals. If anything, the dry weather has served. to increase the wildlife population. There was some damage to fish life. Great numbers of gulleys along the highway dried up, causing destruction

of many fish and isolated water pockets along rivers and lakes went dry, leaving fish stranded.
At one time, farmers in outh Georgia were forced to carry water considerable distances for their livestock. Recent rains have little more than soaked the ground thoroughly. In many sections they haven't had a good rain yet.
The waters of the great Okefenokee Swamp have been lowly receding over the two-year period of abnormal waterfall. Channels leading to the three principal lakes, Billy's Lake, Minnie's Lake and Big Water have become so shallow that boat traffic has been halted. This comes under the heading of bad news for natu:-e students and fishermen.
Two rivers rise out of the environs of this sequestered country: - The Suwannee, about which Stephen Foster wrote his famous ballad, and the

Billy's lake has narrowed to nearly creeklike proportions. Normally the lake sprowls over many acres. A heavy rainfall is badly needed here.
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t. Mary'. The Okefenokee wamp eems to have a ridge in it with the waters on one side forming the Suwannee which flow rapidly southward to the Gulf and the other side forms the St. Mary's which moves lowly and sluggishly for over 150 miles to the Atlantic. Both rivers carry the ice-tea colored water famou in ome quarters for it curative power. At one time the water wa haul d to Fernandina and sold for one cent per gallon for drinking purpo es.
The two-year dearth of rain has reduced the flow of both rivers coniderably although both are fed copiou Iy by underwater river. Long trips of the bank ho\ a reduced \ aterline. Cypress knees which once peeped out of the swamp water now stand full length touched only by black mud.
Still there is little danger of the wamp actually going dry. A steady hard rain for a few weeks would vastly improve and perhaps even correct all existing troubles. A stronghold and fortress of wilderness surrounded by modern, highly developed communities, Georgia can ill afford to lose one whit of the Okefenokee charm and fascination.
The major portion of the swamp consists of water-covered "prairies" choked with marsh grasses, lilies, pitcher plants, and bonnets. The stretches are interspersed with "bays" of cypress covered with Spanish Moss (Dendropogon usneoides I not a moss at all but an epiphytic plant belonging to the pineapple family (Bromelieceae). There are about 25 large hammocks, or islands of \ hite sand such as Billy's, Bugaboo, Cowhouse, and Black Jack. Billy's Island is in the heart of the swamp where swamper Dan Lee settled with his wife in 1833 and rai ed sugar cane, corn, potatoes, and fifteen children. When lumbermen came into the swamp, Lee moved to more remote parts. The Island got its name from the Seminole Chief, Billy Bowlegs, who encamped there with his band before he was 'driven to the Everglades.
The swamp has been the source of many tales of fact and fiction. In many instances it is difficult to discriminate between the two. It was the 'locale of Vereen Bell's Swamp Water,
OUTDOOR GEORGIA January 1944

\I hich was IHiLlen purely as fiction,

and as such is an admirable piece of

work. Other writer have sought to

picture bel hiskered natives with a

dialect of ancient England who know

nothing of civilization. One I riter

in particular spent a few hours on

Bill' Lake in a motorboat and re-

tired to ell' York to I rite a saga of

the wamp that would make a man

with the D.T.'s green with envy. The

\I riter picture snake hanging from brid<Te by thl! hundred, orchid

blooming in abundance, and natives

\\ho would make the snake charmers

of India hide their face in harne. A plant Ii t was also included in the

book some of which have et to be

di covered in the swamp by any other

p r on. It is true that venomous

snakes such a rattlers, cotton mouths,

and coral are known to be in the

swamp, yet thousands visit the swamp and never see a snake.
I have found many of the natives of the swamp to be as alert to international affairs as the morning pa-

--

- - -~-- ar-
--- - -- --

per. They can tell you how to , in the I ar with the ease of a penthou e commander. The e people are no dif-

The celebrated Suwanee River is little more than a block, and shallow branch. White sand along the bonks is mute evidence of the time when it reached more prosperous proportion. Even the heart of the immortal Stephen Foster could not "yearn ever:' for this now shrunken river.

ferent from any other rural folk.

The I amp is a paradise for tho e mink, and otter. In 1937 President than any other place in America. Live who love the out-of-door. The lakes Roo evelt set aside mo t of the Oke- oak has thrived there so long and hy-

abound with more than fifty specie of fi he , including the large-mouth

fenokee a a wildlife refuge, and ince then hunting and trapping has been

bridized so freely that many trees are difficult to identify as to species.

black ba s ,ar-mouth bream, pickerel, and peckled perch. The prairie are inhabited I ith black bear, deer \I ild cats, foxes, raccoons, opos ums,

forbidden. Federal agents ee that thi rule i ob erved. Fishing, however i permitted. More pecies of holly (Hex) are found in the swamp

Water lilies ( ymphaceae), pitcher plants (5arraceniaceae), sundell'S (Droseraceae), venus fly traps (Dionaceae), and many other hydrophytic plants are numerous.

A port of Billy's Island where swamper Don Lee settled with hi. wife in 1833 and raised corn, sugar cane, potatoes, and fifteen children. (Photos by M. H. Berry.)

It is expected that with the course of many years the sphagnum bogs wiII nourish woody plants and with

them will come soil. The low places

will give life to more sphagnum and

by this process of succession, the

swamp will become a low. prairie, but

unless ature provides more rain for

the area, the land of the Trembling

Earth may some day be relegated to

, history. So, let it rain, let it pour.

WAGON WHEELS
Along life'. road There are wogan wheel.
That tote their load To the city mart;
And then go back And come again
Without a question Of where or whenHappy to do their part
In supplying food For the hungry And clothes far those Who shiver;
And thus it is That wagon wheels Roll on and on Forever.
- Wightman F. Melton.
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':WlJ{ou ~eIJ 'em!
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Long distance calling from Savannah. Rick Altobelli, an old school chum, reports "The winter trout are running. Fish, big 'and small, are leaping out of the water off the coast, for the lack of baited hooks. And I have a wild turkey and deer hunt all arranged. But you must get here in the morning."
Now Rick ought to know better than that. The lure of winter trout is enough to set the blood to boiling but to toss in a turkey and deer hunt is too much.
Gasoline and tires just don't permit a trip to Savannah these days and times. John P. Holt, of Atlanta, came

to my rescue when he told me I could get plane reservations to Savannah as there were several empty seats that needed filling. He warned me that I would have to shuffle for myself coming back.
And so the next morning, an hour before daylight, I took off at Candler Field.
The big silver plane jockeyed into position, the motors roared a sharp mechanical tune as they warmed up and suddenly the giant silver bird lumbered forward. It taggered along like a pig full of gin as it gathered speed. We left the ground gently.. The lights at the airport faded as we

Conservation Please
Some readers have written in to tell us they have been hitting the nail right on the head. Perfect answers all the way. So 'we are making them just a little tougher: If your foot doesn't slip on some of these then you may feel secure any time you want to walk on banana peels. One or two wrong answers still keeps you in the conservation big league. If you miss more than half, you need more sunshine vitamins. Ready-fire away-
l-Clams have been known to murder human beings. How?
2-The tiger carefully avoids one certain animal. Which one?
3-What member of the animal kingdom is the longest sleeper?
4-Which contains more caffeine, tea or coffee?
5-You can put a dozen of these newly born animals in a teaspoon. What animal?
6-The State Capitol is built out of: Georgia granite, Georgia marble, Indiana limestone, Vermont limestone.
7-0n Groundhog Day, February 2, all groundhogs promptly emerge from hiberantion. True or false?
(Answers on Page 14)

Captain John Von Vuren (/elt) of Atlanta. Stewardess Daisy Dell Sutherlin. 01 Shreves port, La., and CoPilot Roy Gervers, 01 Cincinnati. leave the airliner alter a Right.
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roared into the early morning darkness.
I have lived in and claimed Atlanta as home for years but never have I seen the old town as it appeared from the plane. Beneath me was a sleeping city. Thou and of electric lights stretched for miles in all directions. It looked somewhat like a giant Christmas tree with all of its electric trimmings. Street lights stretched out like a thin long end of a star. As we gained altitude the old town twinkled as new lights popped on, undoubtedly in answer to alarm clocks announcing a new day to those who get to work early.
We had hardly settled back into our comfortable chairs when we winged over a small city. It might have been Covington or Lithonia. It wa ju t a prinkle of lights in a vast darkne . tewarde s Daisy ell utherljn, of hreveport, La., had "recently completed her training and she could count her trips on one hand but he went about her business like a veteran. he tilted the easy chairs for passengers, answered a million questions, erved orange juice, de licious coffee and Sl eet buns in a tray. Ju t like breakfa t in bed. We
(Continued on Page 17)
OUTDOOR GEORGIA ]anullry 1944

Sea Gulls Deserve Protection

O R coa tal hore line \~ould be a dismal, unsightly cenic view \ ithout it thousand of bu y seagulls. There eems to be some sort of deep feeling of understanding between man and seagull. For ome reason no person has a desire to shoot the gull. This ocean bird eems to have the ble ing of mankind. There i a reason.
It eem, far back in history, the seagull had an unerring way of popping up at the riaht time to relieve di tre s. A recent case involved Eddie Rickenbacker and hi crew. ea gulls came to his rubber boat and provided food and bait for these men. 0 doubt, these gulls were the means by \ hich the flyer cheated death.
Flipping back the page of history one learns that sea gulls put in a timely appearance to de troy a plague of gras hoppers which were destroying the first crop of the early settlers in Utah. In appreciation, a monument to eagulls was erected and still tands in Salt Lake City.
Winter gulls were eaten by Indians and early American settler under the name of saltduck. They were prized for their large breast. Old timers believed the fish-like ta te provided a cure for stomach ailments.
Legend ha it that a band of early settlers were facing tarvation when a flight of gull overhead wa attacked by eao-Ies. The gull began to drop fi h from their beaks which the people gathered, cooked and ate. The people who e lives were aved by gull, olemn!y promi ed never to shoot a gull again.

The diet of the gull is not limited to food in or on the surface of the ocean. A farmer near the coast reports seeing a number of gulls in a freshly plowed field seeking earthworms that were turned up.
It is interesting to watch the gull glide along just above the water and suddenly splash into it. Experts say the gull feeds on small fish that swim near the surface. Gulls, they claim, do not dive under water.
Sailors believe it is good luck for gulls to follow in the wake of their ship. Actually the bird is a scavenger and is seeking some morsel of food tossed overboard by the galley chief. The sea gull is as fond of carrion as the vulture. The California gull is fond of field mice. Gulls may be considered as the janitors of the ocean. They welcome dead fish, garbage and such which amounts to a splendid cleaning up job.
The herring gull abounds the Georgia coast. When the tide is out, the herring gull wiII swoop over a mud flat until he locates a clam. He wiII grasp the clam in his feet and sail away to either a paved road or some hard earth surface where it drops the clam. The herring wiII recover the clam and drop it again and again until it breaks to provide it with a feast it so much craves.
There are about 50 species of gulls, all of them belonging to the family of web-footed birds.

A common sight along the Georgia coast. These gulls deserve protection .ince they render a valuable .ervice in keeping the coastal water> clean.

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'Coon -If

I F one associates with sportsmen and hunters long enough one is apt to get an invitation to go 'coon hunting. If you are not acquainted with the full meaning of a 'coon hunt, you are apt to accept. Then you will spend the re t of your life 'wondering when the keepers \ ill come and take you away to a padded ceIl.
'Coon hunters are born-not made. If Junior runs down in the woods, stays out all night and comes dragging in the next morning with hi clothes in tatters, his teeth chattering, his shoes hidden by mud, his hound dog ears bleedinu from briar nags and he mutters meaningle s words in his gla s of milk you may rest as ured the lad has the makings of a 'coon hunter.
Veteran 'coon hunter take their fa orite sport in stride. But the fello' who goe along out of curio ity is destined to fini h up a sadder but w'i er man if and when he ever return to civilization. Why there is nothing to it-that is-if you have no trouble \ imming around Lake Burton under water; climbing Bald Mountain on roIler skates or hunting black bears with a fly s\ atter.
In addition to your sadly mi informed and completely innocent Editor who snapped up the 'coon hunting invitation without giving it a first, second and third thought, our party consisted of Cleve Roby, Lewis Wharton and Frank Stocks, all of Atlanta, and Howard Thorn, of Montgomery. Then we piled three dogs, 'Lead', 'Bones' and 'Lawyer' in the car along with plenty of equipment.
The Thompson farm just out ide of Monticello was our headquarter. Joe Thompson, 68 years young, decided he would accompany us on the hunt. He is a man of mall stature, with twinkling eyes and a flush of ripe

apple coloring in hi cheek, an indication of a clean

healthy outdoor way of life.

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The sun had jut hidden its big orange face in the

we tern sky when we started out. Someone whi pered

that Joe Thomp on \ as taking somewhat of a gamble

by going 'coon hunting at hi age. Some of us aureed

we might have to carry the fellow back if he gavel::> out.

After all a little 'coon hunting goes a long, long way.

I was \ rapped up for comfort since it was a chilly

night. In addition to three pair of wool socks, I wore

three light hirts, one heavy shirt, a slipover sweater, and

a heavy jacket. I also wore two pairs of trousers and

rabbit lined gloves. Mr. Thompson was striding down

the highway before I suddenly was aware of the man s

hunting togs. He wore a cotton shirt and a tattered coat

-no more. Unless you want to count his breeche,

shoes and hat.

"Shucks, I don't need no more clothes than this'

Thompson said. ow we were sure that in addition to

having to carry him home "piggy-back" we al 0 would

have to sacrifice some of our garments to keep the fellow

from freezing.

Thompson was our guide since he had spent just about

all of his 68 years in those woods and knew them like a

book. We had little more than left the highway when

we climbed a barbed-wire fence, the first of 6,345 uch

fences that had to be negotiated. Then we cut sharply

into an acre of briar, the first of 4,000 such acres of

briars which were to te t our temper and stamina. All

of us werejust pin cushion for harp briar needle.

In inky darkness we \ alked down paths and \ hen there

were no paths, we made some. p hill and down hill,

aero s creeks and back across creeks, then down in the

swamps we ,ent. Lewis Wharton, father of Charlie

Wharton, former Outdoor Georgia writer, was master of

hound. He is as comfortable in the briars and woods

as the average man is at home neck deep in duck feather .

After two hours and a half of walking, walking, the

dogs treed a 'possum. It was a huge tree and we had to

shoot the 'possum out. The dogs worked on the 'po sum

in a hurry and so, we were cheated out of any fight that

might have re ulted between dogs and quarry.

o far as I was concerned this was a great time to go

home. After all, it was almo t midnight and about time

BORn nOT mADE!

all ane people were in bed. Lewi Wharton brought down gloom and despair by announcing, "The night is young yet. As soon as we get a 'coon we will stopand build a fire."
Pre ently, the dogs treed a 'coon and we shot it out of a huge tree and again the dog were denied a chance for a good fig.ht.
A little after midnight we started a fire. Joe Thompson, the fellow we figured on carrying home was fresh as a dai y. Lewis Wharton never drew a heavy breath, but the rest of us flopped down on the damp ground and went to sleep almost instantly. During snatches of conciousness I faintly remember Thompson tearing down trees with his bare hands to keep the fire going and telling the party about the job he had as a soldier in the Spanish-American war.
Ordinarily, people know when to go home but not 'coon hunters. One 'coon leaped out of a tree, outran
the dogs and got away. So the hunters spent the rest of the night trying to track him down. It was nothing to get in mud over your shoe tops every mile. The only level land to be found was the bed of the creeks in the samps.
Gray streaks in the skyline announced the coming of a new day. The most cheerful words ever uttered were tho e by Lewis Wharton and I quote, "Well I guess we might as well go in." Joe Thomp on not only remained full of vigor and vitality but pleaded for just one more three-mile circuit of the swamp. I \ as beginning to di like that fellow.
Thompson said, "'Taint no di tance home. Hardly three or four miles." ow I under tand how people fed when they drop dead. When \ e hit the highway, Thompon streaked off as if he were chasing a scared rabbit. Wharton was right al~ng with him. The rest of us dragged along. When we reached the farm, Thompson had already had a pretty good nap and \ as getting up to milk the cows, feed the pigs and do a few other farm chores.
It was downright disgusting the way the 68 year old young ter said, "I feel great. I'm not sleepy and I'm not tired. I'm glad I'm getting an early start today 'cause I got a lot of work to do."
If somebody had told me we \vere going to hunt 'po -

sum and 'coons ALL IGHT LO IG-it would have taken six Missouri mules to drag me out of my house. If you haven't been on a hunt of this type-be sure to go. You will enjoy the barking of the houllds. It is sweet music. Confound it, I wouldn't mind going on a good 'coon hunt just one more time.

r-Lead, 'coon dog deluxe, could get into conine opera with his voice.

He doesn't like to be neglected nor lelt alone and he is raising

Hodes about it. A little study 01 this picture and you will realize
why hound dogs make such beoutilul music in the woods. 2 Here is

proal that 'coon hunters have too many vitamins. Howard Thorn (Ie It)

and Cleve Roby do a little squirrel hunting waiting lor it to get darle

enough to hunt 'possum and 'coon. 3-Lewis Wharton, who con run

through briars and brush in the woods laster than a coHontail rabbit,

was on the spot two minutes ofter the dogs treed a 'coon. "Bones.."

at the Ie It, is standing on the tree while "Lead" talees it all in.

4-Meet Joe Thompson. He lought in the Spanish-American war and

is 68 years young. He can whip his weight in wildcals, wolle 5,000

miles without stopping and can be happy with 30 minutes sleep a night.

When he goes rabbit hunting he always runs along beside the rabbit

and leels 01 it. 1/ it is lot enough, he drops bacle and pops it. Notice

how he dresses with the temperature at the Ireezing marie. 8rrrrrrrr!

5-Lewis raises his arm as all true champions do. "Bones" left ;s

about to spring up for the 'coon again. "Lawyer" braces himself

against Lewis yearning to sink his teeth in the 'coon. "leod" in the

loreground seems to express the leelings 01 most 01 the party and

would rather be home in bed sleeping. 6-When shot out 01 the tree,

the 'coon lell in the creele. The dogs hod him in a jiffy and it was all

over. Lewis is mown here putting up a gallant bottle to to lee the

'coon away Irom the dogs. What Mr. Whorton is saying to those dogs

at the time this picture was mode would malee these hound's ancestors

blush with shame. 1/ you wont to lenow exactly where this spot is, here

are the simple directions. Wolle 19 miles in the woods and alter you

discover you are totally lost, turn lelt and wolle another mile and

presto-you're there.

(All photos by Joe Stearns.)

Forestry Prospects Bright For 1944

W ITH the clanging of the bells announcing the entry of a ell' Year, Director J. M. Tinker, of the Department of Forestry places a stamp of approval on 1943 as a year in which much has been accomplished with prospect bright and cheerful for even greater accomplishments for 1944.
In an annual report and resume of the activities of the Department to A sistant Director of Conservation
elson hipp, Director Tinker outlined the following developments.
Since July 1, 1943, 7 new counties have been added to the State's Fire Protection ystem. Five additional District Foresters were added, making a total of nine for the State-one for each Congressional Di trict in the tate except that Districts Five and line constitute one Forestry District.
Farm Forestry work has been treno-thened by allotting 501t of the District Foresters' time to such work, and making provi ions for a Farm Marketing Aide for each District. A cooperative agreement with the Exten ion ervice to aid the farmers in marketing their timber ha been worked out whereby each County Agent will recommend one or more men in his County to be trained and upervised by the District Foresters

and the Extension Forester to cruise and mark timber for sale by the farmers. A nominal fee will be charged for this service.
A tate service to timberland owners has been inaugurated by the Department. This work is headed up by R. Bruce MacGreo-or, tate Marketing Aide for the Department, formerly District Forester at Gainesville. Mr. lacGregor keeps the District Fore ters up-to-date on markets and marketing of timber in order that they ma y give intelligent marketing service to the farmers and timber growers in their Districts.
The Marketing Aide receives inquiries from both timber growers and buyer over the tate for information relative to prices, available supplies, etc. As i tance is given farmers and others in making appraisal of damages cau ed by forest fires.
A State Forest Fire Patrol Sy tem has been tarted by equipping the
tate Forester and the 9 District Foresters with fire-fighting equipment to carryon all occasions and to use to patrol highways for early morning warming fires on the sides of the roads \I hich, unless extino-uished, are potential forest fire starters.
A cooperative agreement has been entered into with the State Game and Fish Commission, or Wildlife Divi-

Less of this in 1944 is the aim of the Department of Forestry.
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ion, for the u e of the Department's War County Forest as a game refuge. This area is now under intensive For estry management by the Fore try Department and is being used for g~l~le breeding by the Wildlife Di-
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cooperati"ve arrangement with the tate Highway Department idesio-ned to equip the County Maintenance Crell' with Fore t fire-fio-hting equipment to act a a nit of Civil ian Defen e in cooperation I ith this Department to protect valuable tand ing timber needed for the war effort.
Plans have been prepared to put into action a fore try program in each county in th tate, the project to be completed by the end of 1944. Thi project is head~ up b the As i tant Director, Mr. H. D. ory, to be carried out along with hi other dutie of o-eneral upervi ion of the activities of the 9 District Fore ter and the 2 tate ur erie .
A )lstem has been put into opera tion whereby any landowner in the State may obtain fire-fighting equipment at cost. This include Panama pump and hose, back pump, rake and Aaps. Requests for this equip ment have been heavy.
The groundwork has been laid to work with the American Fore try Association in making a fore t appraisal in Georgia, thi work to be a joint undertakin 0- by this Department the Georgia Tech Engineering Experiment Station and the American Forestry Association.
Preparation is well under way for a timber ale on Department fore ts at Baxley and Waycros involving cros ties, pulpwood, and awtimber. About 3,000 acres have been m"arked selectively for sale' the cutting to be made will be for improvement purpose removing worked-out turpentine timber, and needed thinnings.
A re ident manager has been put in charge of the Coastal Flatwoods Area of 37000 acres of forests in Ware County, to insure proper management and protection.
Regular 50-50 cooperation under Clarke-Mc ary Forest Fire Control continues in effect with the Federal Forest ervice, and in addition, protection of critical military areas in the tate is maintained under the
tate y tem aOnd financed 1007r by Federal funds,several nel areas being brought under protection this year.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA January 1944

SOllle Things Yon Didn't Know
About Your STATE CAPITOL

THOSE brown pages of our history books reveal some fascinatinO' facts and figures on our tate Capitol. Few of us really know very much about the tate Capitol.
Many of u never su pected that during the battle of Atlanta herman and his men camped on the ground where the Capitol now stands. Apparently there was a great deal of indeci ion on exactly where the tate Capitol hould be located. Before it wa decided to erect it in Atlanta, the Capitol \ as located in avannah, Augusta, Loui ville and Milledgeville.
Legi lature appropriated money for the building of the pre ent building. A committee was appointed to investigate the marble deposit in Georgia to determine if it wa ufficient in quantity for the building. The committee reported that the depo it \ as not large enough and so our
tate Capitol i built of Indiana limestone.
Actually, the marble investigating committee found no tool, machinery or indu try and these facts influenced their report. Immediately after that, people interested in marble from a commercial tandpoint went into business on a large scale. We have since discovered that we have enough marble to build every state capitol in America and not make a dent in our deposits.
Work on the State Capitol started October 26, 1884, and was completed June 15, 1889. It took five years to build it and the cost was 999,881.S0-nearly a million bucks. Remarkably enough, this was less than the amount appropriated, and considerable money was turned back to the state trea ury.
Georgia marble wa used inside the building as trimming and flooring. Along the sides of the walls on the main floor one ee Etowah marble (pink) which displays a wide variety of beautiful color. Some of the columns in the building give the appearance of Etowah marble but actually, it isn't marble at all but rather an artificial material which trie unsuccessfully to look the part.
Captain Garla~d Peyton, Director of the Department of Mines, and his taff showed kill and foresight in arranging and preparing one of the most elaborate mineral displays in merica. The mineral display are on the fourth floor and ~re a great part of one of the best mueums in the country, a re ult of State participation in Federal Fund. There are over 10,000 Georgia minerals on display, grouped in the order of their value industrially, economically and educationally. In addition there are miniature working models of mining and proces ing operations.
The museum shows many wild'life pecimens and several large mural give the exhibit a spectacular touch. The Capitol rests on a foundation of Georgia granite. 'The ~a tings and girders are believed to be made from native Iron ores.
Th-e door and wainscoatinO' throughout the building are of oak and are now extremely valuable. The 'modern convenience' rooms, are done in Tennes ee marble. In practically all of the offices one \ ill find the old fa hioned
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fireplaces. Most of them have been sealed or cleverly covered up, but they are still there.
The Senate chamber is done in oak whiie the House chamber is in cherrywood. The Capitol is 1050 feet above sea level according to a Geological Survey Bench Mark set in the granite on the left as you enter the front of the building.
The statue of Tom Watson, standing in front of the building a few feet from the step6, stands on Lithonia granite.
And this little bit of information we are happy to pass along. Thefe are elevator , two splendid elevators, in the
tate Capitol. Time and again, we have seen visitors climb the steps to the fourth floor and gasp for breath like a model A after a long uphill drive.
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Recharging Your "Batteries JJ

T HERE comes a time in every man's life when he feels the need of a sure "cure" for fatigue. One war worker expressed himself expertly by comparing the human body with an alarm clock. He claimed both will run down if not given proper attention.
Recreation and relaxation are pleasant methods of recharging your "batteries". Our state parks, therefore, take on new importance in providing Georgians with a place to go just to sort of get away from it all.
Hunters and fishermen are pleased with the State Parks since they understand that these areas are wildlife refuges. One may see hundreds of squirrels gamboling under the trees in the picnic area at Indian Springs. Visitors often sit for hours, fascinated as the squirrels put on their show.
At Laura S. Walker State Park near Waycross', the large lake still retains its honor of being one of the best places to fish in the South. This

State Parl~s Havens of Rest and Relaxation; Also Serve As wildlife Refuges

lake ~i11 never be "fished out". Fish-
ermen are allowed to try the e waters three days a week. One might see the eyes and a small portion of the head of an alligator in this wonderful lake. As you approach the 'gator, it suddenly vanishes under the water and is gone until all is calm again. Fishermen have little trouble getting the limit of bass and bream when they are biting. We can well imagine what might happen to this lake if it were opened up with no restrictions or creel limit.
In the lake at Pine Mountain State Park, mallards have adopted that body of water as a permanent home. These beautiful ducks paddle up to the dock and race each other for choice tidbits tossed to them.
The Okefenokee wamp Park has the brightest future of all State Park

areas. When restriction on tire_ and gasoline have been lifted after the war, thi park i expected to have more vi itor than all the others com. bined. Here the wild turkey alliga. tors, black bear, coons o'po um live in safety. The boardwalk is the only means by which one may enter the swamp on foot. The view from the tall observation tower is something all tourists , ill write home about.
The protection of wildlife in the State Park areas serves a splendid purpo e. It helps restock the area near the parks and thus improve h~nting in general.
R. Wani Harri on, Director of the Department of tate Park , has prom ised to. have all of the area ready for vi itor and tourists at the fir t hint of spring. Magnificent Vogel tate Park in it mountain setting wa forced to operate on a strict wartime ba is last year. Yet this park never failed during the entire season to fill all of the rooms at the Inn and also the cabins near the lake.
Your State Parks are friendly reo treats that welcome your visit any time you care to drop in.

BOYHOOD FRIENDS
My maple silvered the sunlight, My cot1onwood shimmered with dew;
But my sweetgum tree was a friend to me: It gave me something to chew.
-Wightman F. Melton.

Yew don't have to take large baskets loaded with lood to have a picnic in a State Park. rhe camera caught this lad doing right well with a cup 01 ice cream at Indian Springs.
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Answers Conservation Please
(Continued Irom Page 8) l-By clamping shell shut on hand under water. 2-A surly wild boar. 3-Lung fish. 4-Tea. S-O'possum. 6-lndiana limestone. 7-False. It all depends on the weather conditions.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA January 1944

Let's Tall~ About Dog's

"Man's Best Friend" Most Intelligent Member of Animal Kingdom

ME TIO of a family tree brings to mind some interesting facts about dogs. It is no secret that dogs have been interested in trees long before mankind began to delve into genealogy in an effort to trace Uncle Hocum's great grandfather to a second class passenger's berth aboard the Mayflower.
We hardly realize just how complete a social circle embraces the canine world until we see the dog fancier get down on his knees and open the safe, extracting papers three yards long proving his dog to have rich, blue blood flowing in his veins. Actually all dogs are purely and simply tractable wolves and by the same token, all wolves today are nothing more than wild dogs.
The dog is the first animal to be domesticated by man. .Authorities who have used up hundreds of hours tracing the ancestors of dogs have reached no definite conclusion other than that all canines are descended from the Eurasiatic wolf.
Just about 20 or 30 million years ago, the dog was a slender, short-legged animal not much larger than a mink. All were hunters that trailed their quarry mile after mile. The intelligence and adaptability of the dog has never changed.
Unlike the cat which prefers to hunt alone, the dog learned years ago to hunt in packs or families. Realizing that their short legs would not permit them to run down swift prey, the dog families would map a course over }Vhich a deer or antelope would be pursued. The dogs then would chase their prey in relays until it was exhausted and easily slain.
This great spirit of cooperation was highly developed. Contrary to popular opinion, greed in dogs is evident only ~ hen they feel they will be deprived of their own food. Where food is sufficient, there is evidence of dogs feeding the aged members of the
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LiHle Billy Hitch has IiHle to worry about as long as Eric, Great Dane owned by Bill Flynn, 01 Dorchester, stands guard. Proal of the highly developed intelligence of a dog, Eric watches every move Billy makes when he is near the swimming pool. The Great Dane stays on the rim of the pool until all the children leave.
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family or the infirm. So we learn that "man's best friend" since early history has been a fast runner, intelligent, sociable and with a highly developed sense of cooperation.
In the 17th century, sporting dogs were listed as: dogs used to find deer or to chase game (pointing hounds) -and dogs used to flush feathered game (spaniels). In those days, the spaniels were hunted along with falcons, a practice which is reported to exist today. Hounds always have been listed either as "sight hounds" or "scent hounds".
Few of us have ever attached any significance to a dog examining and leaving his mark on a tree, a rock or a bush but in the canine world, this action is extremely important. It serves as a means of communication with each other. It might well be called a bulletin board. By this method, dogs know who lives in the neigh-

borhood. They are able to tell others that this is their kingdom and home and to keep moving if he is a stranger. They know instantly, from the bulletin board, if a stranger is in their woodland territory. Their nose tells them if the stranger is young or old, male or female. One whiff and they know whether the stranger is ill, well, infirm or in trouble. If a wolf is being hunted, he leaves a message which announces the danger. By this means, the word is spread throughout the entire community. And so, we now know, that the tree in dogland is a sort of social register or a 'Who's Who.' Eyen Mr. Bob Ripley might arch his eyebrows at this bit of information. The first dog show, in case you are interested, was held in England in 1859.
When we feel sorry for a neighbor or a friend we often say, "He leads a dog's life." But there again we are prone to exaggerate for the dog lives a more complete and satisfactory life than many of the less fortunate members of the animal kingdom.
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Hunters Praise State Rangers, Report 200 Bucl~s Bagged

U THIS MONTH'S
REel PE ---ATIIIJL

By Ewell G. Pigg
The first extensive open deer season in some years for a large portion of orth Georgia has ended. According to the reports of Rangers Chester and Dockery almost two hundred bucks were declared taken in the entire area. Ranger J. L. Chester whose territory is designated as the Blue Ridge Management Area reported having checked the licenses of 181 different persons during the hunt.
On the opening morning, cars were parked in almost every gap along the Blue Ridge, and the hunters were sitting by camp fires awaiting the time to take their stands. One group at Justis Gap had a large tent with a portable light plant, and their establishment had the appearance of a tiny city.
Many interesting incidents were noted during the season. One of the most striking concerns C. L. English, of Cornelia. He came in one Saturday at noon at a time and place where, according to the hunters who knew all the rules and signs, there should be no chance of seeing a deer. Yet, within an hour he was back at his car with a spike buck and was going back for his second. He did not get his second that day, but was back on the following Saturday and was reported to have killed a six pointer within a short time.
Probably the youngest hunter whose license was checked was nine
year old 1. B. Langley, who came up
several times with his father, C. B. Langley, of Atlanta. The latter was noted on one occasion perched in a tree near a game trail with a 75 lb. Osage bow in his hand and a quiver of broadheads on his back. oteworthy was the presence on a nearby branc~ of his 250-3000 Savage.
The courtesy and cooperativeness of the rangers and wardens were outstanding at all times. They were on the job constantly, and we all looked forward to a moment's talk with them as we left our stands at midday to get notes on where the best hunting areas seemed to be and news of the latest kills. Many a tall tale was woven of the big buck that had shown up down wind and had jumped on the scent before the surprised hunter could reverse his position for a shot. There were the stories of the does who played around within range for minutes on end.
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Among the lamentable occurrences of the season were the wounded deer reported. Many hunters took chance shots and left deer carrying wounds that perhaps proved fatal days later. It is hoped that next year there will be a strict regulation on the type of weapon and ammunition that are permissible. There were many reports of deer wounded with 22's and bird shot. All of us who failed to get one are unanimously in favor of restricting the bag limit to one buck. The period of regulation has helped give us again the shooting that our grandfathers knew and only a limitation on the season and kill will maintain it.
The anticipation of the moment when one will finally view the middle shoulder of a ten pointer through his gun sights will keep many a man going again and again to the hills to come home empty handed and cold as the skies darken over Sassafra!' Mountain. And with the closing of the season he will dream of the opening day next year.
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Buck Deer Blitzes Coyote The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service's bulletin "Wildlife in Wartime" recounts the following unusual episode witnessed by Predatory Animal Hunter Charles Vest, employed by the Fish and Wildlife Service in Johnson County, Wyoming: While watching two coyotes in the bottom of a draw, Vest heard a noise from another direction. Turning, he observed a big coyote running at top speed with a buck deer in hot pur~uit. The deer overtook the coyote, knocked him down with his front feet, then jumped on him with all four feet. After taking a hard pounding, the coyote managed to crawl into a brush patch, where he was easily finished off by the government hunter. At the latter's approach, the buck ran off, followed by three does.
Now He Doesn't Like 'Possums
A pipeline worker from Pennsylvania, who had been leaving his lunch on the rear seat of his car, according to Pennsylvania Game News,

OPOSSUM STUFFl G
1 large onion, chopped fine. 1 table poon fal. Opo um liver, if desired. 2 cup bread crumbs.
hopped red pepper. Dash Worcestershire auce. 1 hard-cooked egg, chopped fine.
alt. . Brown ~nion in fal. Add finely chopped o po um hv.er and cook until liver is tender. Add crumbs, a I,ule red pepper, Worce. tershire sauce, egg, salt and water to moisten.
BAKED RACCOON
Parboil raccoon for 30 minutes to 1 hour remove from liquor and place in roaster: Add onion, carrot and apple. Dredge with salt and ildd pepper. Add an inch or two of broth and bake until tender (about 2 hours). Tomato catsup and mu tard may be put on 'coon while baking or just before taking from oven to serve.
had been missing choice morsels for several days. Then one day he found all the meat gone from his sandwiches, his fruit completely consumed and the paper bag badly torn. When he attempted to drive his car home that night, it refused to start and had to be towed to a garage. There a mechanic found a mother opossum, with twelve young in her pouch, hiding under the dash, where she had chewed the insulation off the wiring and had short-circuited the ignition system. The pipeliner is now convinced that thirteen is an unlucky number and has lost whatever fondness for 'possums he may once have possessed.
A FRIEND OF LITTLE CHILDREN
If I cannot be a wise man, guided by a star, Let me be an humble shepherd, as all my
people are; For, though I cannot bring rich gifts to Mary
and her Son, And though a lonely hillside is my only
Parthenon, I can feel the heaven's glory - can hear the
angels sing, And I know they are proclaiming the advent
of a King.
When Mary saw the costly gifts: gold, frankincense and myrrh,
I sometimes wonder - wonder if they meant as much to her
As the fleecy little blankets that wrapped her Blessed Child;
And, somehow, when I think of this, I'm always reconciled
To stay out in the lonely fields and follow up the sheep
That there may be warm blankets where 1;"le children sleep. - Wightman F. Me/ten.
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were headed for Augusta. Each passenger regulated the air conditioning system to suit his own comfort. One also has his own individual light for reading papers, magazines, books or writing letters_
The earth seemed wrapped in a deep mist that blotted out visibility. Shortly an ashen, pearly sky announced the break of day. The inside of the plane seemed larger than the inside of a big bus. ow it was bright enough to see the earth and getting brighter. We had little or no vibration. The hum of the wind was enough to lull one to sleep.
A red, lazy sun tuck its crown up on the horizon and seemed to yawn. Clouds were neatly arranged across the heaven like dark pencils. You feel a cleanness and your cares are few. The earth appears to be a tremendous crazy quilt. Each patch is a farm.
A conservationist will note the ugly scars of soil erosion. Otherwise Georgia looks beautiful stretched out below. You have the sensation of floating. We are near Augusta and still haven't used up an hour. Byautomobile it is a good five hours on prewar tires and at high speed. A forest fire sends up a great column of smoke that blots out the view for miles. You note a Forest Ranger fighting the blaze. There must be others helping. You feel at once that this fire will leave a blackened blemish on an otherwise beautiful pattern of earth.
The impression you have that Georgia has an abundance of trees vanishes. Trees are there but not as many as you expected. Huge patches show where man has tilled and farmed the good earth. Much land is denuded, deserted and raw. You understand better why the State Forestry Division stresses reforestation.
We fasten belts about us and our giant bird slips gracefully into the Augusta airport. Your ears pop and you can hardly hear voices about you. In a matter of moments you are on solid land. It feels good. What you have seen makes you proud to be a Georgian. You' have time for a soft drink and the trip is resumed.
We take off again. Pilot John Van Vuren handles the plane expertly and wins your confidence although you don't even see him. A few scattered lakes glitter like giant mirrors flung into the earth. At this hour of the morning the bass and bream are feeding. The two giant motors are purr-

ing like a contented house cat. Daisy serves the passengers chewing gum. Happy day! She puts a pillow beneath your head and you're at peace in a troubled world.
There on the right is the Savannah River. It is stretched out like a giant serpent. It seems to stumble over its own course. Floating this river from Augusta to Savannah is the slowest possible way to travel, even slower than walking. There is good fishing in the old Savannah River and at this time of the year, you might get some good duck shooting. The river seems to be following us all the way in. A train puffs along leaving a trail of white smoke in its wake. It resembles a giant caterpillar creeping along. The sun splashes rays against the large silver wings of the plane.
Daisy tells us we are traveling 175 miles per hour and we are 3,000 feet up. That is something to think about. There are people who can remember back when Barney Oldfield slipped on his goggles, stepped into his horseless carriage and prepared to smash all speed records. The newspapermen were on hand. A gun was fired and Barney raced away. That night Barney was a national hero. Headlines told an anxious, startled world the amazing news. Barney had traveled 60 miles per hour cracking all records wide open. He had traveled faster than any human being on earth. People fought madly to see him and some felt privileged just to touch this super-man. But today you read the morning paper, 3,000 feet in the air and moving 175 per hour. Almost three times as fast as Barney traveled. And our motors were not trying too hard. obody seemed to give it a thought. What is in store for us 25 years from now? Airplanes are shrinking the world. I didn't dare leave my window for a moment because I sort of expected to see Mrs. Roosevelt go by.
We land in Savannah. We have been riding one hour and 55 minutes. Children are going to school. It's hard to believe.
C. E. Woolman. Vice-President and General Manager' of Delta didn't forget" a thing when it comes to making the passengers comfortable and happy. It is comforting to know that Delta has never had a crash.
Oh yes-about the purpose of the trip. Did you know that fish will stop biting over night and that you can hunt all day without pulling a trigger?

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immediately after birth while the lion cub is more or less helpless. The bear cub also is helpless. The ape mother produces a single child which is nursed the same as a human child. The ling is the champion producer of eggs, often spawning as many as 28" 000,000. By comparison, the salmon is a sissy with only 10,000,000. A platter of shad roe contains from 25,000 to 150,000 eggs and if you don't believe it-next time you have shad roe just count 'em.
Superstition and rumor seem to have the right-of-way over truth and facts. The general impression is that snakes and lizards bask in the warmth of a hot sun and suffer no harmful effects.
Actually a rattlesnake would not live more than ten minutes in the sun with the temperature at 96 or better. A Granite Night. Lizard was released in the shade one hot summer and it scampered out into the sun. It suddenly stopped, opened its mouth, drew a labored breath or two and then died. Some species of lizards are experienced sun bathers and survive sun rays for a reasonable length of time but few, if any, can remain comfortable under a scorching sun for long.
On very hot days even rabbits will seek shelter. Man on hot days consumes great 'luantities of water to keep his cooling system in working order.
The giraffe is the only living creature which trots and gallops at the same time. His front legs gallop and his rear legs trot. The word 'giraffe's means' the one who moves swiftly.
The sun bittern, a pretty little bird of the American tropics has a strange way of protecting itself. Under ordinary circumstances it will stretch its long neck and fly to safety when danger threaten~. But when surprised or pressed, it will flatten against the ground, spread its lustrous plumage around its small body, throw back its neck and head and pretend to be a dangerous coiled snake, ready to strike. He sways his head back and forth and hisses ferociously. The frigate, or man-o'-war bird is a pirate. He robs other fish-eating birds of their catches.... There are over 4,000 varieties of rice grown. . . . Probably the most 'exclusive dog in the world' is the Plott hound. . . . The breed was developed by the Plott family for one purpose only-use in America's rarest sport, wild boar hunting in the Great Smokies....
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November Summary of Cases Disposed of For Game and Fish Violations

Arresting Officer

DEFENDANT

Autry, J. N.

E. O. White, Decatur

Autry, J. N.

Clyde Wright, Atlanta

Autry, J. N.

D. M. Wright, Atlanta

Autry, J. N.

l. J. Winburn, Atlanta

Cox, E. B.

W. K. Solervan, Bainbridge

Dyer, H. l.

Evan Goforth, Chatsworth

Dyer, H. l.

Charles Goforth, Chatsworth

Dyer, H. l.

Troy Coram, Chatsworth

Hardy, Tom

l. H. Holland, Atlanta

Harrell, C. l. J. F. Larkin, Hoboken

Harrell, C. l. W. A. Edgar, Brunswick

Harrell, C. l. George A. Mills,. Brunswick

Harrell, J. W. B. T. Copland, Kite

Harrell, J._W. Rufus Williams, Kite

Holmes, J. S. Hoke Bulloch, Greenville

Holmes, J. S. Robert Daniel, Manchester

Holmes, J. S. l. C. Tockett, Atlanta

Holmes, J. S.

Hoke Bulloch, Manchester

'Holmes, J. S.

Robert Daniel, Manchester

Holmes, J. S. Ralph Dunn, Greenville

Holmes, J. S. B. I. Gilbert, Greenville

Holmes, J. S. James O. Cohen, LaGrange

Reid, M. A.

J..T. Beall, Atlanta

Rogers, Edd

Carl Henson, Canton

Ross, Oscar

W. K. Solerman, Bainbridge

Smith, J. H.

Junior Crawford, Eastman

Smith, J. H.

Jack Bell, Eastman

'Smith, J. H.

Isah Newson, Eastman

Smith, W. M. Emmet Summerlin, Lake Park

Selph, J. H.

Eugene Dewelle, Scarboro

Spears, R. E.

J. T. Moseley, Augusta

Spears, R. E. Tom Seago, Augusta

Spears, R. E. Vann, J. E. Vann, J. E. Vann, J. E. Wehunt, Clyde Wehunt, Clyde Wehunt, Clyde Young, C. G.

Dan Hoover, Augusta W. E. Colson, Woodbine A. E. Cage, Kingsland W. W. Davis, Folkston W. H. Ash, Sisco J. F. Nix, Rome S. H. Kelly, Jr., Rome John Harrison, Faulk, Unadilla

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CHARGED WITH

DISPOSITION

Hunting quail out of season

$15 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting out of season & without license $25 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Dynamiting stream

$35 and cost

Dynamiting stream

$35 and cost

Dynamiting stream

$35 and cost

Fishing without license

$25.75

Hunting without license

Cost of court

Hunting deer w'ith spot light

$75 including cost

Hunting deer with fire light

$75 including cost

Grabbing or hand fishing

Not guilty

Hand fishing Shooting doves out of seaso~

Not guilty (Meriwether Co.)

Hunting out of season

Not guilty (Meriwether Co.)

Hunting without license

Probated sentence

Hunting out of season

Not guilty (Meriwether Co.)

Shooting doves out of season Hunting out of se~son

Not guilty (Meriwether Co.) $25 including cost

Hunting out of season

$25 including cost

Hunting without license

$25 and cost

Fishing without license

No bill (Jasper Co.)

Hunting raccoon out of season

$25 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$5.25 fine

Hunting without license

$5.25 fine

Hunting without license

$5.25 fine

Hunting out of season

$20 fine

Hunting ducks without license

Cost of court

Hunting without license

$7 fine

Selling fresh water fish without license 6 mo. suspended sentence

and made to buy license

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Fire-hunting

$75 including cost of court

Fire-hunting

$75 including cost of court

Hunting without license

$10.20 cost of court

Hunting without license

No bill (Murray Co.)

Fishing without license

No bill (Murray Co.)

Fishing without license

No bill (Murray Co.)

Poisoning fish

$25 court cost or 30 days in jail and 12 mo. probation

OUTDOOR GEORGIA January 1944

1943-44 GEORGIA GAME LAWS

Seasons And 8ag Limits

Pursuant to the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 8, 1943, ereatine a STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIO , the following rules and reculations are hereby promuleated and adopted by the DIRECTOR, and approved by the COMMISSION, to-wit:

RESIDENT GAME
Bear Deer (a) (Bucks only) Rabbits (c) (with gun
and dog) Squirrels a/possum (with gun
and dog) Raccoon (with gun
and dog) Fox (Dogs only)
Quail
Wild Turkey Ruffed Grouse Alligators Sea Turtles & Eggs
MIGRATORY GAME
Doves Ducks (b) Geese and Brant (b) Wood Duck Woodcock Jacksnipe Coot "Marsh Hen" or Clapper
Rail Other Rail Gallinule
TRAPPING
Rabbits (Box Trapping) Fox, a/possum, Mink Muskrat, Raccoon Skunk, Wildcat Beaver and Otter

OPEN SEASON (All Dates Inclusive)
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 Nov. 1-Jan. 5
Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Oct. 15-Jan. 15
Nov. 20-Feb. 28
Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No closed season Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No open season No open season No open season
Dec. 1-Jan. 11 Nov. 2-Jan. 10 Nov. 2-Jan. 10 Nov. 2-Jan. 10 No open season No open season Nov. 2-Jan. 10
Sept. 1-Nov. 30 Sept. 1-Nov. 30 Sept. 1-Nov. 30
Sept. 15-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar.1 Nov. 20-Mar 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No open season

Daily Bae Limit
No limit
2

SeallOn BaeLimit
No limit
2

No limit

No limit

15

I No limit

No limit

No limit

No limit No limit
15 2

No limit
I No limit
I No limit 2

POll_ion BaeUmit
No limit 2
No limit 15
No limit , No limit No limit
30
(Ab. weeki,. u..tt)
2

10

No limit

10

10

No limit

20

2

No limit

4

1

No limit

1

25
25 15 15
No limit No limit No limit No limit

No limit

25

No limit No limit No limit
No limit No limit No limit No limit

25 15 15
,
No limit No limit No limit No limit

EXCEPTIONS
a. In coUnties of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, ToWlD, Union, and White, the season is Nov. I-Dee. 1.
b. Ducks and Geese: No open seaspn on Ross' eoose. swan and snow eoose. Daily bae limit of Bnftlehead and Redhead duck, not over 3 in the aggregate; possession limits, ducks not over 20 in the aegreeate.
c. Special permit needed to hoot rabbits out of season.

HOURS FOR SHOOTING MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE FROM ONEHALF HOUR BEFORE SUNluSE TO SUNSET. ALL GUNS LIMITED TO A CAPACITY OF THREE SHELLS.

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Pearly Byars, of Oliver, calling his hounds. The sound of that horn is music to the ears of a true hunter. And make no mistake that the dog does not know the meaning of a toot from the horn. In fact, dogs often bark back an answer. It is a simple means of communication between master and hounds, yet highly efficient.
One of the many entrances that lead into the fascinating Okefenokee Swamp. This 1,000 foot boardwalk leads to the docks at Billy's Lake. Moving picture experts trod these planks many days in the making of the film, "Swamp Water." The dearth of rain during the past months would permit passage on dry earth all the way to the docks. During rainy spells, the water reaches to within inches of the top of this walk. (Photo by M. H. Berry.)

!In CCkis !Jssue

Page

"A Bird in the Hand ... "

2

Democrat or Republican?

3

lost Industry

4-5

Dr. f. P. Creaser

"When a Man Starts Hunting and Fishing

He Begins to live"

7

You Tell 'Em

8

Joe Stearns

Wildlife Tidbits

8

Free lunch For Six

9

Gold Star Papa
Joe Stearns
Kolomoki Indian Mounds

10-11 12

1943 longleaf Seed Crop

Best In Eight Years.

13

Joseph C. Kircher

Outdoor Writers Find "Promised land"

In Georgia

14-15

Vast Hidden Mineral Wealth

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Captain Garland Peyton

December Summary of Cases Disposed of

For Game and Fish Violations

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1943-44 Georgia Game laws

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How many birds have you left crippled or dead in the field this year? How many times have you heard hunters say they knocked down birds, but couldn't find them.
It is estimated that duck hunters actually bag less than half the birds they shoot. Quail hunters generally lose three birds for every 10 they bag.
A hunter reported to the Game and Fish Commission last month that he shot down three mallards, two drakes and a hen, and saw them float across a river that was too deep to wade and too wide to swim. Another reported that he and two companions lost 15 quail on a two-day hunt because their dogs couldn't or wouldn't find them.
This brings up the retriever again. Georgia hunters, as a whole, have ignored the importance of specializing retrieving. They have been content to depend on the moods of their pointers and setters, the great majority of which will not retrieve dead birds. Only occasionally does a first class bird-finder come along in these breeds. Pointers and setters that retrieve are generally temperamental. They'll work one day and quit the next. Pointers are not equipped to prod the heavy cover and briar patches characteristic of our quail shooting areas. Sharp briars and thorns turn them back. And this is the dominant hunting breed in this state, although this doesn't mean that setters are not just as good, or better.
Finding and pointing live birds is the primary duty of pointers and setters, and the dog that does this, along with handling well, backing and retrieving, is almost a freak in this day of fast, wideranging animals. Retrieving perhaps is asking too much of a dog that is bred to big-running.
This is why Outdoor Georgia brings up the subject of specialized retrieving breeds, or dogs trained to bring in the cripples.
We know a gunner who took 17 ducks in two days during the last week of the season that ended in January. He said he would have bagged only 10 if he hadn't used a springer spaniel that fought through heavy grass and watery slush for birds that fell out of his reach.
The use of a good retriever is wise conservation. It puts birds in the bag that otherwise would be picked up by predators or varmints. We would not care to suggest a breed, for dog owners have their own likes and dislikes. And the best retrievers sometimes are terriers or non-descripts of unknown parentage. But we would like to pass along another reminder that your day's hunt can be more successful behind a dog that will hunt dead birds with interest and enthusiasm and bring them out of briars and water with a tender mouth and with his head high and his tail wagging with pride and accomplishment.
Think it over - the idea of a specialist in the field. There's another hunting season ahead and now is the time to start hunting for a dead-birdfinder, a retriever that will bring 'em out of the bush and lay 'em in your hand.

FEBRUARY, 1944

Volume XII, No. VII

JOE l. STEARNS, Editor

Published monthly b,' The GeorRia Game and Fish Commission, 414 State Capito!. Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of GeorRia wildlife and for
fishermen, hunters, nature lovers and conservation of natural resources. Yearly subscriptions to United States and its possessions, and Canada, $1; other countrie., $1.50. Subscribers must notify us of chanRe of addres.. four weeks in advance of next publication date,
giving both old and new addreRs. Contents of this ma2azine may be reprinted if due credit is ai\"en Outdoor Georgia and author of stories reprinted. This m8~azine is gl,.,d to receive photos, drawings, stories nnd articles dealing with outdoor subjects, but cannot guarantee return of unsoliciteo contributions nor insure against their loss. Contributions not accompanier! by ~utricient postage will not be returned. Entered as 2nd class matter AUlr.lSt 31, 1940, at the post office at Atlanta. under the Act of March 3, 1879. WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

Delllocrat or Republic~n?
Doesn't Matter When Youre Going Fishing

WHE a man goes fishing or hunting with you, he doesn't ask whether you are a Republican or a
Democrat. That was Republican Governor Bricker's barbwire answer to critics who asked him why he named George Troutman, a Democrat, as Chairman of the State Conservation Commission.
George has a capacity for taking on loads of work. In addition to his duties with the Ohio Commission, he is president of the American Association of baseball clubs and also chairman of a post-war planning commission.
A fellow so tangled up in business affairs has little or no time for hunting and fishing. George did manage to take a few days off recently and visit his home in Valdosta. And, of course, when you are in Valdosta you just can't help but go fishing and hunting because you are right in the middle of both. George did both.
Troutman explained Ohio's smooth-running conservation program. In brief, it functions to near perfection because it has the backing of the sportsmen. There are over 300 sportsmen's clubs in Ohio, all of them well organized and active_ The violator and game hog would have little chance to disrupt the program because--well, because simply-the sportsmen just wouldn't stand for it.
Ohio schools have text books on conservation and special courses on the subject. Little wonder Ohio takes in over a million dollars in hunting licenses each year. Game laws are observed and bag limits respected because sportsmen demand it.
George asked to be excused so far as suggesting something for Georgia was concerned. "I don't wllnt anybody to think. I am down here trying to tell them how to run their business. I will say this much: This state has a
splendid conservation commission. It is a darn shame
they do not have a 100 per cent backing from all Georgia sportsmen. If this state had 300 organized, active sportsmen's clubs, giving their support to the commission-you wouldn't have a thing t'O worry about."
Troutman is a Georgia cracker at heart. He loves the beautiful Georgia woods and lakes. He doesn't mind telling anybody that this state has perfect climate and ideal conditions for abundant wildlife. He has hunted in the Valdosta section many times and is happy to tell about seeing deer, wild turkey, quail and plenty of doves.
)
George Troutman, President of the American Association and Chief of the Deportment of Conservation of Ohio, is on ardent booster for Georgia hunting and fishing. George was in Valdosta when this photo was taleen.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA February, 1944

"It may be a matter of education. It definitely isn't
enforcement, because no ranger on earth can be in a dozen places at one time. When the sportsmen organize and roll up their sleeves in behalf of your conservation department, Georgia will be the greatest hunting state in the country. How can it miss?" Troutman asks.
The Ohio Chairman says he is acquainted with people in Valdosta who wiII drop their affairs on a moment's notice and take off for the woods or to a lake. "You don't have to beg or coax people in Valdosta to go hunting. You have to stop them, if, anything. They love hunting and fishing, and who can blame them. I know one fellow who will sit in a boat all day and not catch a thing, but when he gets home he will say he has had a whale of a time. ow, if he hooks a fish, he might be classified as temporarily insane," George chuckled.
It was good to talk to the Ohio chief and get his
ideas. We have long recognized education and sportsmen's clubs as the principal weapons in the defen~ of sane conservation of our natural resources.

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By E. P. CREASER
SupeTTJisor Coastal Fisherie.
T HE decline of the Oyster Industry in Georgia pre . sents one of the darkest pages in conservation history. Man-made laws have completely upset natural laws.
A business which today would be worth no less than $3,000,000 annually to the State is virn:ally gone and at this moment is floundering well down towards the bottom of the list of State industries.
The responsibility for the decline rest5 equally with the commercial fisheries, the law enforcement agencies and with legislative groups. There were no biological disasters, floods, hurricanes or epid.mics to blame.
Many persons have requested an explanation of the reasons for the decline of our oyster industry. A fair

analysis of the situation is not always of a complimentary nature.

An understan'ding of the needs of an oys ter hinges directly upon a knowledge of the life history of the animal. Both of these are necessary before adequate conservation can be passed. This, of course, is true of all conservation legislation. True conservation laws are those designed to protect the animals concerned and not necessarily the per son who htmts or takes them.

The oyster belongs to that group of animals known as the Mollusca. The Mollusca include snails, fr.esh water clams, salt water clams, oysters, chambered nautilus, the octopus and squids.

The oyster, in which the sexes are sep-

arate, deposits eggs into the water, where

fertilization with the male element takes

place.

.

Development is very rapid and the one-

celled fertilized egg divides and grows so

that within a few hours it becomes

a small oyster with a protruding

wimming plate rimmed with fine bristles which propel the animal through the water. This free swimming stage lasts about two weeks,

r -Oysters are lifted from
the bed. That mud Rat in the bocleground would have been covered with

then the little oyster settles down to set up housekeeping in one place (providing it can find a place).
This period is the most critical

oysters if proper replanting had been in order. 2-Tongs grasp the oysters and rip them from their beds. 3~This worle-

in the IHe of the oyster. If it settles to the bottom and finds an old oyster shell, an old stump., log, piling, whiskey bottle, sunken barge, old

er is lifting de si ra bl e oysters i n t 0 his boat. 4-0ysters for the marIe eta n d oysters taleen from Georgia waters are

cable or a lost outboard motor, it can attach itself to this object and start to grow. If it finds nothing

among the best' in the world, 5-/nspection of a bed of oysters, These are known as "coon" oysters.

NDUSTRY Story 0/ the Oyster is park,1 Page) ( In Our Conservation History Book

but barren mud or sand flats to settle on the poor oyster is covered by the shifting elements and dies.
Once favorably attached, the oyster grows very rapidly and in Georgia waters within two years will be four or five inches long. If left there long enough, the oyster eventually may reach an age of 15 years and be 8 or 10 inches long. Oysters are marketable when they are 3 years old.
The oyster in Georgia usually grows in clusters of what are called coon oysters. The oysten grow on one another, and eventually a conglomerate mass of shells of all different sizes grow together. In removing them a great many small oysters are destroyed. To counteract this the oysters should be culled; that is, sorted. and the small oysters replaced on the beds.
In general practice the oysters on a certain area are grown to a standard size to prevent the necessity of extreme culling. Shell or sticks or singles are placed on the oyster beds so that the oyster spat can have a place to fasten. Since this shell or wood can be quickly covered with plant growth or mud they are ordinarily placed on the oyster beds only a short while before the oysters start laying eggs. This in Georgia is in Mayor June, when the water temperature reaches about 70 degrees. If our ancient history is correct, in the past ten thousand shells have been removed for everyone that has been replanted.
Oysters feed by setting up currents of water, pulling water and food together into their inner chambers. The water is pumped in by the beat of small bristles and. these bristles in turn sweep the food to the mouth. The water takes a different route by p3ssing through the gills, up small tubes to a pipe connecting to another faucet where the water is ejected. The food presumably consists of the small one-celled plal\ts and animals which live in water. If the water is polluted with disease organisms, such as those causing typhoid fever, these dis-

ease organisms are swept into the oyster's body too. The oyster does not catch the typhoid. but he can be a carrier. Now a great majority of the people who eat oysters like them raw. If oysters coming from polluted waters are eaten then there is every chance for the spread of typhoid. In 1924 an eypidemic of typhoid from this cause created much suffering and a large number of deaths.
This epidemic gave rise to a system of inspection and certification by the U. S. Public Health Service. It was made permissible to ship in interstate commerce only with a Federal certificate. Certified oysters were those which came from beds the waters of which had been analyzed by competent state agencies as free from pollution. Georgia oysters were not certified because of inadequate inspection. This condition has only recently been corrected by a system of ,adequate supervision of oyster beds. Doubtless the Georgia oysters soon will again be certified for interstate commerce. At this moment the U. S. Public Health Service is checking on the Georgia pollution studies.
Legislation designed to provide for the peculiarities of oyster life history will contain these features:
1. Adequate provision for the replacement of oyster shell;
2. Provisions for culling of oysters;
3. Management of oyster beds so as to have uniformity of size and age;
4. Provisions for control of biological pests of oysters;
5. Provisions for maintenance of water purity for oyster culture. Georgia legislation has recently given adequate consideration to the features of public health certification and shell replacement.
Legislation designed to protect the operation of the
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J -Tired of it all. This puppy setter belongs to George Trout
man, 01 Valdosta. 2-Mrs. George Troutman Iilees setters but here is proof that she lilees lox hounds better. This is a part 01 the many cups and trophies Mrs. Troutman has won with her Walleer hounds in meets and at shows. She has been interested in fox hounds for '5 years. Her dogs have won prizes in Geor gia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucley, West Virginia, Ohio and Tennessee. She is a member of the Georgia Fox Hunters Association and il you want to malee her blood boil iust say something about somebody slaughtering our sly fox. 3-Mrs. William Flinn, of Dorchester, with two 01 her Great Danes, Hilda and Eric. Great Danes have been widely used in England to hunt wild boar. Bill Flinn declares that a pair 01 Great Danes can leill a lion. Sic 'em fido. 4-Ain't he cute? It is the Horned Pulfin. Not a native 01 Georgia but we'd lilee to have them. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Photo). 5-You will see plenty 01 these on the lalees
and rivers-now that the season ;s over.

J
"When a Man Starts Hunting and Fi~hi~g,
HE BEGINS TO LIVE!"

"WHE a man starts hunting and

fishing, he begins to live," so
says Colonel J. W. Lockhart, of

Moody Field at Valdosta.

The Colonel has been a hunter and

fisherman for many years. He owns

a home in Florida, hails from ew

England, but. now is completely

"sold" on Georgia.

"Why in the ew England states

a hunting trip takes on the propor-

tions of a major operation. After

such' minor details as preparation and

assembly of necessary equipment for

the trip, one then faces the prospect

of not less than a half a day of hard

riding to get to the hunting grounds.

In Georgia-you step out of your

back door, walk about 100 yards, and

you're hunting," Lockhart declares.

When first assigned to Moody Field

the Colonel was downcast, dejected,

and to fit the name of the Field-he

was Moody. When he reached Val-

dosta, his spirit was revived. He had

good luck right off the bat on his first fishing trip. The climate suited him

Colonel lockhart checks the paHern for buckshot fired at 25 yards.
"According to this" the Colonel says, "t would have missed a deer."

and living conditions thoroughly pleased him. When the hunting season moved in, the Colonel was a contented man and told everybody within hearing of his voice that "Georgia is the greatest place on earth to really live."

Lockhart is an ardent conservationi t. He has tried hi hand at raising quail but says it really isn't necessary, because quail is one thing Georgia has plenty of. One of the first questions the Colonel asks new offi-

cers is, "Are you interested in fishing and huniing?" He insists that the man who has undergone the rigors and hardships of hunting and fishing has the background and mak ings of a good officer. This background is valuable because, after all,

Army life keeps a man outdoors most

of the time. A fellow who knows how

to handle himself in the woods and

fields has an &dvantage over the fel-

low who has never stalked a wary

deer nor pulled in a bass or rainbow

or spent the night under the stars.

If you don't know your stuff on conservati~n, don't dream up any

fancy stones to tell the Colonel be-

cause he is a busy man and he would

take up some of his time to explode

theories or dreams right in your

face. You don't have to talk to Lock

hart but a few minutes to understand

that he is an expert on matters per-

taining to field and streams.

"You know," the Colonel said with

a far-away and mellow look in his

eye, "I wouldn't be at all surprised if

I didn't buy a home in Georgia and

live down here after the War. Yes,

sir, Mrs. Lockhart would like that

too."

Oute/oor Georgia ;s one of Loclcharl's favorite outdoor magazines. Here
he pointed to a wild turkey on the front page of the December issue and
declared, "This is another reason why t like to hunt in Georgia."

Several buck privates and a number of non-commissioned officers
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The boss came in, tossed a quick glance at me, and said, "You're on the radio in the morning." Radio has always been a simple gadget to me. It represents a mysteriou.s little box filled with wires and tubes and requires little or no engineering ability_ to operate. There is a knob to twIst after which comes a crackling and sizzling. At least that is the way my radio works. It sounds like a cross between a kid lighting the fuse of a July cannon cracker and somebody frying eggs.
The thought of getting in front of a' microphone and speaking into it never crossed my mind. I ran the boss down and in a cheerless voice asked ''What time?" Without even loom;g up from his desk he replied, "--6:30. But you won't have to get
there until 6." My lips quivered as I began to dig
up alihies. I told the boss about my sick grandmother who wanted me to stay home in the morning and help her repaper the wall with some oil stocks she had purchased years ago. He was unimpressed. Then came a sad story about my kid brother who had the itch and needed me at home to help him scratch. 0 sympathy. I was desperate. I told him that the Stearns tribe was descended from a long line of ancient bards and that every year the family gathered on a certain day to recite family poems. Tomorrow was the day. The boss signed a couple of pa~rs, .glan~d up and with ice water ill hIS VOIce said, "Don't forget--6 o'clock."
I was trapped.
The next two hours were spent in unprofitable conversation, me talking to myself arid trying to work up some false courage. My simple instructions were to talk about Outdoor Georgia. Although I have edited the magazine for three years, I suddenly couldn't remember a thing about it. It will remain a mystery how the script was ever written.
There is nothing like a sleepless night to get one ready for a radio program. My .alarm clock ticks as if it were getting ready to release a time-bomb. The ticks that night sounded like somebody beating on an
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oil drum with a sledge hammer. This old veteran that tries gallantly to keep up with Father Time is strictly a hit-and-miss proposition. You set the alarm for 6 o'clock and it goes off at 3 o'clock.
The action of such a clock is enough to make a fellow nervous, especially if he is going to broadcast. That night I must have leaped out of bed 20 times to check the time. At 5 :30 I was so tired of popping in and out of b.ed that I was just about too exhausted to go to WSB.
When I reached the studio, I was led like a lamb to the slaughter to the control room. Bill Prance, WSB's reliable and well-known voice, greeted me. We shook hands-my hand needed little movelT'ent as it already was shaking. I met Kelly, engineer, who expertly handles the controls. While Bill carried on, I talked with Kelly, trying to forget the desperate moment when I had to say something.
"Why does a fellow get nervous before a microphone," I asked Kelly. "Can't understand it," Kelly replied, "yet I like the sound they make when they faint. They always hit the floor with such a solid thud. But we are prepared. We have a complete firstaid kit and we could get a stretcher if we really needed one."
Cheerful fellow. If I was scared a few minutes before this, I was terrified now. A hillbilly jug "band was in session. The boys and girls were having a great time. The girls gathered in the studio corner and seemed to be telling the latest in jok.es.
I stared at these composed kids. They were great. The leader of this band saw me staring through my glass cage and remarked, "Folks, you jest orta see the fellow that came in a few min its ago. He's got on the loudest tie I ever seed. Can you-all hear that tie way out there? Betcha he's got all the money in Jaw-ja. Maybe owns a couplp of towns around dese parts." Me and my Christmas tie and the 1.65 cents that had been budgeted until pay day!
At last came the dreaded moment. I was on. As I started to speak I felt I had a mouth full of hot grits. My

Fish cover their bodies with a slimy mucus ,hich is constantly poured out in large quantities by special gla~ds situated in the epidermis. Thi minimizes the friction in water, "makes the body of the fish slippery, and enable it to glide ea ily along in watcr. Who would have ever dreamed that fish "change their oil?" . . . The dancing ground of Prairie Chicken is called a Lek ... The Chukar partridge, a native of India, inhabit altitudes up to 16,000 feet ... Before the coming of white men not less than 20 million pronghorned antelope roamcd the nited States and Mexico. Ruffed Grouse go throu l7h a crazy flight each fall betweep eptember ami October. Experts beileve it is a signal that family groups are breaking up and birds are prepared to move into ne, territory ... Roast skunk is a favorite food among certain Canadian Indian tribes, and many white men have de clared it better than chicken . . . Wood ducks, Mallards and perhaps other ducks, eat and digest whole hickory nuts . . . The eggs of the ruddy duck weigh three times more than the bird. Hen ruddies weil!;h one pound, while her clutch of 14 eggs will wei~h three pounds . . . When a Bald Eagle loses its mate, it will never remate . . . Of 551 fires during 1940 in ational Parks 187, or"34 per cent, were caused by lightning, and 212, or a few less than 40 per cent by careless smokers. The total surface burned over was 36.3 sqnare miles . . . The female woodcock, when fightened, has the habit of carrying her young in flight when they are still very small. The hen' will grasp the young between her feet or thighs and transfer them, one at a time, out of danger . . .
shoes felt too tight. Kelly. glared at me through the control room as if to say, "Look-it talks."
It was a great morning. I could picture people rushin~ away from breakfast to twist the dials. I could see families all over the. South jabbing at their push buttons. As I left Bill Prance "aid something about having me come back again. I don't remember what I said-I realized then just how much I love the Out doors and stuff called fresh air.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA February, 1944

Free Lunch For Six!! !

T HERE are no less than five men in Georgia who mnke it their

seems a wealthy gentleman invited a number of his friends to a dinner

business to capture rattlesnakes and party. He promised them something

moccasins alive and ship them into pecial. As dinner started he told

Florida. "Th'al is making an honest his guests they now would be served

living the hard way. Depressions a delicacy.

may come and go, jobs may get

The delicacy was dressed up with

scarce, but these daredevils need have sauces and embellishments and

any fear that anybody will give them looked and tasted mighty delightful.

any competition. Job security- The good people gobbled it up and

that's what it is.

clamored for more. They got it. All

Came recently from an old friend, of them made remarks- concerning it.

Ros Allen, of Silver Springs, Flor- It was wonderful. One impatient lady

ida, who has won fame as a herper- a ked, "I have never tasted anything

tologist, a fahcy package all wrapped so delicious. Please tell us what it

up in brightly colored paper. It is. I must serve some of it at my

contained a can of genuine diamond- bridge party next week." The host

ba~k rattlesnake meat and-if you promised he would let them in on his

please--with supreme sauce.

secret after dinner.

This can is about the size of one

Finally the stuffed ones tilted back

of the baby food cans you have seen in their chairs to hear the story of

in the grocery stores. So you can this choice meat they had eaten.

see that good diamondback rattle- They smiled approval as their host,

snake meat is expensive.

a practical joker, began: "Ladies and

They say this delicacy is delicious. gentlemen, you have asked me to tell

They claim it tastes like crab meat. you about that delightful dish you all

Jack Troy, port Editor of the At- enjoyed so much. I will say this.

lanta Constitution, was invited to It was fresh, because I had it canned

stuff himself with this can of tidbit. only yesterday. 1 have one of the

Troy arched his brows, twisted his cans here with the label on it. Please

face into a big question mark, and in keep your seats and I will have the

all seriousness answered the invita- can passed down so all of you may

tion with a remarkably loud, "Who- see it. The address of the concern

Me?" Jack declared that since it

tastes so much like crab meat-he

would just stick to the crab meat.

One fellow who was told to help

himself had this to say:" ow, I am

definitely not a drinking man, but,

pal, I'd have to get downright drunk

before I could get up enough cour-

age to take a bite of that stuff."

One may safely assume that much

of the rattlesnake meat being canned

is from Georgia, since our shippers

end hundreds of reptiles into Flor-

ida annually.

.. There is an intere ling story con-
cerning canned rattlesnake meat. It

Kate Johnson of the Game and Fish Commission, shows a $3 can of genuine diamondback rattlesnake meat with supreme sauce. It was conned at the appropriately named little city of Rattlesnake, Florida. Who's hungry?

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that puts it up is on the can, in event you wish to order some."
The can was passed. The lady who wanted to serve it to her hridge party took one look at the lahel-"Genuine diamondback rat tIe s n a k e ," and promptly fainted. As the guests saw it, they excused themselves, leaving hastily and with pale, sickly looks on their faces. Stomachs turned wrong side out. Legs wobbled under their loads. Some of them barely made it to the front or back yard. The host all but split his sides with laughter. Yes, sir, dinner had been servedtwice in most cases.
Here is a special invitation to Owdoor Georgia readers. The editor would like to serve this can of meat at lunch. or dinner. We will need about six or more volunteers. The first six to call WAInut 2494. will get a free lunch of genuine diamondback rattlesnake meat with supreme sauce as an appetizer. The editor prom ises to eat a small portion-very, very small portion, although at the thought of it, his tongue is trying to hide down deep in his gullet and his teeth feel as if they are covered with little sweaters.
Meanwhile, the porter will dust the can once each week.
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GOLD

PAPA

J UST aboiIt the last fellow on earth who has need for an alarm clock is Fred Thompson, of Clarkston. Imagine, if you can, not one rooster but several hundred roosters stretching their necks and giving off with rooster music at the same time. Why it is enough to push back the dawn. Yet, this unholy, crack of dawn rooster crowing, the type that would set most of us to searching for shotguns, is sweet music to Fred.
Primarily, Thompson's place is a chicken farm, but actually it could be Exhibit A {or ring one in a threering circus.
Among the several thousand birds on the place one sees a homing pigeon 26 years old. It is a gold-star papa with plenty of sons in the service of Uncle Sam's armed forces. There is no way of knowing for certain, but one suspects that this bird broods because four of its sons have been killed on the battlefields in the. current war. In fact, this bird served" in the first World War. The homing pigeon travels about 65 miles per hour, which isn't exactly loafing along. On the battle fronts, a message is attached to the leg of a homer and in a matter of minutes artillery in the rear opens up on the enemy. Thus these birds are performing a valuable service to our country.
Fred's fox terrier has been trained to hate hawks. Just let a hawk hover above the farm and this Fox terrier bristles. They claim that this dog would make short work of a hawk, but so far, the hawks have preferred to ignore him.
Ever heard of a buff silkie? It is a chicken with hair. Even after you feel the hair you won't believe it. There it stands looking like a refugee from a barber shop, and it even has a crop of hair on its head. Thompson imported these hirsute birds 20 years ago. obody knows where they originally came from, but they were first found in China. Imagine using a comb and brush to groom a chic~en. It is the only chicken in the world that could be taken to a barber shop for a shave and a haircut.
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Gold-stor papa. He is a champion homing pigeon. Four of his sons have been killed in action in the war but he has a number of other sons still geHing the messages through for
Uncle Sam.
One white leghorn produced 354 eggs last year for Fred. If John L. Lewis ever hears of that hen, he will sign her up, cut down egg production, try to get her time and a half, and demand better working conditions. Thompson is going to have a
Ever see anybody blow up a pigeon? Put the bill in your mouth and blow-the pigeon goes
up like a balloon. It is a pigmy pouter.

little chat with this bird and either find out "what's the big idea," or what happened the other 11 days of the year. The way Fred handles his chicken~ we beli~ve that white leghorn WIll cry a httle and promise to do better with apologies for past performances.
Such eggs! The chickens must have a contest because every day is like Easter with the Thompson household collecting from 400 to 500 eggs. What a spot for an Easter egg hunt! All of the eggs are as big as your fist-if your fist isn't too big.
The pigeon house is fascinating. ~antails strut hither and yon and keep It up 24 hours a day. One species of pigeons called "tumblers" are unable to fly. Their only defense is to tumble over backwards. The pigmy pouter seems to enjoy being blown up. Stick its bill in your mouth, blow and it goes up like a balloon.
In the basement is 'a modern incu bator which is constantly adding new stock to the huge collection. Thomp. son has blue ribbons, cups, trophies, prizes, and is recognized as one of the best poultry experts in the coun try. Mortality on his place is lower than the alcohol content of prohibi. tion beer. People all over the South call on him in emergencies. Their chickens get sick and Fred is summoned to save the flock. He claims that chickens catch cold, brood, are jealous of each other and get lonesome. "Common sense and a little ef fort in the direction of cleanliness is the answer to good poultry," he says.
There is one chicken on the place th~t just melts his heart. It is a black breasted red modern bantam that has won prizes in every show it has en teredo Fred says it is the perfect chicken, although it is about the size of the baby chicks we are served for fried chicken these desperate days. Thompson stood out in his yard, flat footed, in his right mind, and reo fused an offer of $200 for this cham pion. And while "we are trying to imagine anybody turning down that kind of spending change, he also tells us about some imported French chickens which a man tried to buy for $350. Fred was insulted. This
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J -Thompson shows Pete Demos, a
pigeon fancier, some 01 his awards for raising champion homing pigeons
2-When it comes to showing off and strutting, these fantails are tops. Next time the doctor tells you to throw out your chest-this is what he
means. 3-A pigmy pouter all
puffed up. . . . and it stays puffed up. 4-This bird might make splen. did fried chicken but what on expensive dish it would be. Thompson refused $200 for this block breasted red modern game bantam. He says "it is the perfect chicken." It has never foiled to win a prize at shows. 5-No kidding. This is a chicken wnh hair. The toil and wings are feathers but the rest of him is covered with hair. It is a buff silkie and they don't know where it comes from. It was first found in Chino. Thompson imported some of them 20 years ago. 6-Fred gives his fox terrier a well deserved pot. This dog stands guard over several thousand birds and is ;, hawk killer.



Kolomoki Indian Mounds

T HE mounds at Kolomoki have excited the curiosity of white men since Early County was laid out in 1818. Early settlers dug a well from the summit to a depth of fifty feet in the mound, seeking treasure, but filled the pit on finding only bones in the base. The mounds were again investigated in 1847 by Dr. Charles A. Woodruff, who made a sketch showing a wall of earth surrounding them. This sketch was pub-
lished in I'ickett's History 01 Ala-
bama in 1851, and in White's "Hi-torical Collections of Georgia" in 1854. In 1873, Charles C. Jones included in his "Antiquities of the Southern Indians" a detailed description and map of the mound area prepared for him by Major James A. Maxwell. This description of more than seventy years ago will be valuable in future restoration of the features of the mound area.
Major Maxwell reported the local tradition that the Creek Indians, who inhabited the Chattahoochee Valley when the white man came, regarded the large mound with superstition and wonder as to its origin. The mound is one of the most impressive in the State. Its base would cover the approximate boundaries of a football field. Rising in the shape of an elongated pyramid to the imposing height Gf fifty-seven feet, it has as its top surface a level plane one hundred and fifty-six feet long and sixtysix feet wide. The precipitous slopes and the angles of the mound have withstood unknown centuries of wear and indicated careful packing. Maxwell estimated that the piling of the one hundred thousand tons of earth which make up the mound required labor equivalent to that of one thousand savaae working for one year.
At the southern base of the mound was a moat which drained into a small branch. One hundred yards to the north was a pit from which dirt used in erecting the mound evidently came. A well lay in the base of the pit, and evidence was found suggesting an underground passage between the well and the mound. Major Maxwell reported also that white oaks more than nine feet in circumference were found growing upon the mound.
A recent examination' of the surface of the mound area disclosed pottery of the Swift Creek type, which
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is considered one of the earlier cultures of the outheast. Evidence was found showing the influence of two basic cultures of the .~outheast, Woodland and Mississippi, and inasmuch as surface collections were of the Swift Creek type, it is anticipated that lower levels may show an even earlier culture than is now known, allowing archaeology to go further back into the pre-history of the southeast.
The Kolomoki area will prove of great value to archaeologists in future vears. This scientific value will grow' as the pre-history of the south-

ea t is better understood and as exca. vational methods attain greater perfection. Thus the Department of State Parks has agreed that the ite will be preserved free from excavation until uch a time in future year as it excavation al)d study can be undertaken in the light of clearer understanding of the pre-history of which its disclosures shall become an important part.
In the area near the mound, and in such a position as not to int rfere with the archaeological site, will be developed the recreational facilities of a State Park.

GEORGIA FIELD TRIAL CLUB
SUMMARY
Wayneshoro, Ga., January 10 Judges: George W. Stanbery and John E. Milhorn

MEMBERS' ALL-AGE-21 Pointers and nine Setters
1st-MR. TEMPLE, pointer dog, by Ben Temple-Tusclousa's Joker. Clayton A. Rugg. owner and handler.
2nd-DR. SAM'S JOH IE pointer dog, by Congersman-Heartwood Bess. Dr. S. O. Black, owner and handler.
3rd-HOMEWOOD FLYI G DUTCHMA , pointer dog, by Homewood Hillbilly-Martinez Junetime. Euclid Claussen, owner and handler.

MEMBERS' DERBY-Eight Pointers and one Setter
Ist:-SACAJAWEA, pointer bitch, by Claussen's Ranger Donne-Homewood Lucania. Euclid Claussen, owner and handler.
2nd-DITY WAH DITY, pointer bitch, by Bill's Stylish Tom-Skip's
Spunky Girl. Frank Skinner Jr., owner; Frank Skinner, handler.
3rd-MEDIC, pointer dog, by Me.dico-Mackay Poi!'\t Sis. Mrs. Gay Shore Rogers, owner and handler.

OPEN ALL-AGE-22 Pointers and eight Setters

Ist-TARHEELIA'~ L CKY STRIKE, pointer dog, by Lexington JakeTarheelia's Best Bet. Gerald M. Living ton, owner; George M. Crangle, handler.

2nd-HILLBRIGHT

A, setter bitch, by Hillbright Peerles Dan-

Hillbright ue. M. G. Dudley, owner; George M. Crangle, handler.

3rd-PILOT SAM' EA lEW, pointer dog, by Air Pilot's am- eaview's Polkadot. C. F. Taylor, 0\ ner' George M. Crangle, handler.

OPE DERBY- ine Pointers and two Setters
Ist-DITY WAH DITY, pointer bitch by Bill's Stylish Tom- kip's Spunky Girl. Frank M. kinner Jr., owner; George M. Crangle, handler.
2nd-TEX' WHlRLAWAY, pointer dog, by Thomp on's Comanche TexPiney Pineknot. L. F. te ens, owner; Fred Bevan, handler.
3rd-BOMBER COMMA DER, pointer dog, by Air Pilot's Sam-Lula Blue. George Sears, owner; Bert Black, handler.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA February, 1944

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1943 Longleaf Seed Crop
Best In Eight Years

By JOSEPH C. KffiCHER
U. S. Forucry SertJice
RARE reseeding opportunities were presented to farm owners of long-leaf pine lands in the South this year, according to surveys made by State and U. S. Foresters.
These experts reported that the longleaf seed crop was the best since 1935, and, in some sections, the best in a generation. Other pine species also produced good seed crops in some sections.
Fore tel'S point out that this heavy crop of seed afforded an unusual opportunity for farmers to get a productive crop of pine trees started on idle land but cautioned 0\ ners against the ruinous wood fires. Such good seed production years come only at long intervals. Owners of longleaf woodlands should take every precaution to keep fire out this year.
When newly seeded land is burned over in the fall or winter, not onl is most of the seed damaged or killed, but surviving seed is plainly expo ed to rodents and birds which may consume the entire seedfall. Spring fires find the young seedlings easy preywithout the virility to protect themselves.
Longleaf pine seeds are large and do not fly so far as do the seeds of the other important species of Southern pine. They are rich and palatable to birds, squirrels, hog and even deer, which may consume most of the seed which falls unless it is protected by grass or needles on the ground.
Fires can seriously injure or kill mature longleaf pine, a truly heavy loss-not only to the owner, but in these days to our whole nation, which needs large quantities of naval store and every foot of sound timber it can get to use in fighting the war.
Although the longleaf is probably more fire-resistant than any other of
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Seeds at the right have been stripped of their wings and are the makings of our future longleaf pines. The long leaf cones at the left have opened to give up their seeds. And don't toss away the cones. They may be used for fuel or sold for use as decorations and the manufacturing of novelties. (U. S. Forest Service Photo.)

our native pines, every fire takes its toll. If fire does not kill the tree it seriously affects its vigor and growth.
For about the first 18 months, the young tree consists of a small bunch of tender straws, looking much like green grass, and is easily killed by gras fires. After this, until about the fifth or sixth year of age, the heavy "skirt" of green straw protects the central stem so as to make it relatively fire-resistant. If fire can be kept out while the young trees from this year's abundant seed crop are in the critical stage, millions of trees can be brought through to a size where they can stand an occaional light blaze.
Lumber and wood products have more than 1,300 direct uses in fighting this war, and longleaf pine is one of the most important trees in war uses. These "treasure trees" provide turpentine and rosin while they live, and when they are worked out their lumber and pulpwood i still good for many additional uses. From turpentine and rosin are derived such vital war products as paints and var-

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n.ish, glue, plastics, synthetic cam phor and other medicines and chemicals, all wartime essentials. Longleaf lumber and timber provide construction and crating material for our forces at home and overseas. Longleaf pine pulpwood is made into containers for much of the food shipped to our fighting men.
Of course, we all hope the abund ant seed that has fallen this year will never be called upon in its maturity to go to war. But these trees of the future will be as urgently needed in peacetime for most of these same products.
For his own profit, for aid to our country's prosecution of the war, and for the future prosperity of America, every landowner should at all times protect his woodlands.
THE VOICE OF SILENCE
The voice of the forest is silenceWhen it is left alone-
Except the murmur of matriarch trees In undertone.
-Wightman F. Melton.

OUTDOOR WRITERS FIND

"Promised Land" in Georgia

MEMBERS of the Outdoor Writers' Association of America gathered iii Albany recently for an informal executive meeting. All of which means the boys came down to swap stories, do a little shooting and as little work as possible.
For most of them, it was their first trip into Georgia. They were completely "sold" after the first day in the field. Charlie Elliott, Director of Game and Fish, was the host, and did a bang-up job. Dr. Wade Holloway,

SCRIBES SEEK NEW SEASON ON DUCKS AT ALBANY MEETING

of Thomasville; Schley Perry, Moultrie; Herbert Stoddard, of Thomasville; Ed Komerek, of Thomasville; Jim Campbell, of Thomasville; Vernon Phillips, of Cuthbert; David Jeffers, of Sylvester; Rosser Malone, of Albany, and other sportsmen joined forces to give the visitors a whale of a big time.
The fellows had a full schedule,

but found time to attend to business. The Georgia meeting was the springboard for a campaign which will gather full force at the annual winter meeting this month at Columbus, Ohio. The big issue involved is the duck season which is not at all satisfactory to sportsmen. About the time the ducks really get in, the season is closed. And this appears to be the

rule rather than the exception. There also is a move afoot to get live decoys ruled legal.
A new duck season will be cheered in Georgia. Ducks have been reported in large 'numbers reecntly, but the season closed January 10th, and the hunter can do little more than admire the beautiful birds now. Bill Flinn, or'Dorchester, put in his vote for a later season, and Bill ought to know, since he has one of the- best duck lakes in the state. "Make the duck season two or three weeks later. We really don't have much shooting with the present season."
The Outdoor Writer's will insist on a new set of dates. An oraanization to push this program will be set up at the Columbus meeting.
Rosser Malone's barbecue was a great success. The boys branded the barbecue they had been exposed to in their respective sections as false, mi leading and a deliberate attempt to belittle a delicacy. Malone's barbecue wa uper-delicious and the way the fellows went to work, one would think they were storing up for the \ inter. IO mistake about it, the scribes brought along their appetites.
It i hard to explain, but writers are generally good shots or at least they can hold thpir own in fast compan. The vi itors checked their total bag at 11 wild turkeys, 195 doves, 184 quail and 2 squirrels.
One scribe told Director Charlie Elliott, "You ought to put a fence
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r -They're off lor the dove field. This is port
01 the gang that bagged a total of 93 doves and 18 quail the first day in the field. They are (Ielt to right) Tim Miller, of Ohio; Walt Willis, of New York, Tampa or points where the hunting is good; George Bratt, of Baltimore; Wally Tabler, of Middle River, Md.; Charlie Elliott, Director Georgia's Game and Fish Commission; Joe Brooks, of Baltimore; Pimmy Stuber, of Ohio and Dr. Wade Hollo way, of Thomasville. 2-Junie Longfellow, of Baltimore (lelt) doesn't believe what he is seeing and hearing. That fellow in the middle doing the pointing is Herbert Stoddard, of Thomasville and recognized as the greatest living authority on quai/. Imagine hunting quail on Stoddard's place with Stoddard telling you where they are? Walt Willis, gun in hand, is ready. 3-Walt Willis has the floor. He is one of the top ranking story.tellers in the country. You should have heard the one about the fellow who changed his politics. Charlie Elliott (left) has heard the story before which explains his big smile. "Hamll Brown, of Baltimore and President of the Outdoor Writer's, patiently awaits the "punch" line. 4-John Martin, of Atlanta, talks things over with Dr. Wade Holloway. The gentleman on the right kept the doves flying by riding his
horse through the corn fields. 5 One story after
another-and almost all of them good. Jimmy Stuber in adion. 6-George Bratt (left) and Wally Tabler were the dove shooting champions. Both got the limit and congratulations were in order.
OUTDOOR GEORGIA Februnry




By CAPT. GARLAND PEYTON
Diredor, Department 01 Mine.
GEORGIA, the largest state east of the Mississippi River, with rocks ranging in age from the most ancient to the youngest, and extending from the Appalachian mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, possesses mineral resources in great variety and in almost unlimited quantity. Some idea of the present importance and future possibilities of this branch of Georgia's natural resources may be gained from the fact that upwards of 40 difference rocks, minerals and metals either are being mined or have commercial possibilities in the near future.
Our mineral resources more properly might be referred to as undeveloped, resources, since actually so little progress has been made toward their proper development and utilization.
For many years the extensive deposits of pure white clay have been our most valuable mineral resource. From these deposits, extending from Columbus to Augusta, we are shipping 80 per cent of the white clay mined and consumed in the United States. Although this white clay (kaolin) has long been used in the manufacture of china and white ware, it was not until last year that a plant here started making hotel white ware.
Investigations by the technical staff of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology have revealed the existence of practically unlimited quantity and variety of mineral raw materials suitable for the manufacture of rock wool and glass. The department has conducted experimental research to demonstrate the feasibility of establishing such manufacturing plants within the state. Just recently one of Georgia's largest mineral producers announced plans to begin the manufacture of rock wool insulation.
The possible existence of petroleum deposits in the state has long been recognized. Further, it is known that there are formations in our coastal plain which are quite similar to the
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formations in the oil and gas producing areas of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Although in the past spasmodic, ineffec~al efforts have been made to prospect for petroleum, it was not until 1943 that a wild cat test well was drilled as deep as 7,000 feet. This was in Early County, near. Cedar Springs. The well reached a depth of 7,320 feet. The results of this test have not as yet been published. However, it is important to learn that our possible oil-bearing formations extend to that great depth. The recent oil discovery in the Florida Everglades has greatly accelerated the plans and activities of both the independent oil men and the major companies. More than 8,000,000 acres already have been leased in the coastal plain, and it is expected that a number of wild cat tests wiII be drilled during 1944.
Apparently, the dominant factor in the hindered progress of the development and exploitation of mineral resources has been preoccupa. tion with agriculture. Georgians generally have remained uninformed concerning the existence and value of the many minerals, and untrained in the science and art of producing and utilizing them, with the result that many landowners have lived a life-

time unmindful of the fact that their soil contained mineral wealth equal to if not greater than that obtainable from agriculture.
During the past year, in addition to our regular peace-time activities special emphasis has been placed o~ projects which would further the war effort. These extraordinary services have included the search for, development and production of critical, strategic and essential minerals, consultation services to the Army and
avy and War Production Board in connection with water supply, sewage disposal, camp and plant sites, landing fields, etc. In this connection our own efforts have been supplemented by Federal funds and Federal personnel, with the result that Georgia's conservation division has made a very worthwhile contribution to the war effort.
We feel that the intense interest already being shown in possible postwar development of the vast hidden wealth known to exist here justifies the belief that Georgia is now on the threshold of a new industrial era. Citizens, business and professional men can perform a very worthwhile service in this connection by becoming better acquainted with the state's natural resources.

"When a Man Starts Hunting and Fishing"

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were asked, "What do you think of Col. Lockhart? " You get the same answer from everyone, "The Colonel is a great fellow . We think he is tops." But, then, how many real hunters or fishermen have you ever known who didn't get a sendoff like that?
Army duties have pinned the Colonel down close to his desk. There is precious little time for him to pursue outdoor recreation, but when victory is ours, he intends to devote more attention to rods and reels and guns and rifles.
The Colonel is convinced hunters will get better results if they will check their shotguns by firing into a

target to get the pattern and to judge the different loads of the shells. By displaying targets he used, he showed the difference between patterns at 25 yards and at 50 yards. No mistake about it, the pattern is dif ferent, and there is a sharp contrast, depending on the size shot used.
But, of course, there are a few who will argue the point. First remember that Colonel Lockhart is a champion with guns. He can knock the tacks out of your rubber heels at 50 paces with a pistol. Not long ago he set a new Army record for the .45 -ealiber when he tUl"ned in a score of 97.8. He holds a New England champion ship and is a five times State champion in Connecticut.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA February, 1944

Outdoor Writers

(Continued from Page 15)
around Georgia and charge admission for hunters just to look. This is the greatest wildlife country I have ever seen. How much does land cost down here. I'm interested."
If Sally Rand had popped out of the woods doing a fan dance it wouldn't have been more startling than the day the boys saw 14 deer and it was just too much when wild turkeys started running all around them. Some of them claim they shot the turkeys in self-defense.
Tim Miller, pheasant and grouse hunter from Ohio, shot and killed the first wild turkey he ever saw. Tim stared at the turkey and then stared at his gun. When he realized what had happened, he was mighty pleased with a guy named Tim Miller.
Dr. Wade Holloway pitched a big one for the boys. It was a steak dinner with all the trimmin's. The Writer's were much too busy with a knife and fork to worry about brown rationing points. As a tidbit with this dinner, 20 pounds of toa ted pecans were on deck, but not for long. Then, too, grits were sC!ryed. For some, it was their first look at grits. and a few insisted on calling it "mush." And when the Brunswirk stew was passed, the lads just ga\'e it a cool, suspicious eye. As we all know, nothing can look as suspicious as Brunswick stew. One braye ~Ilarr' land writer decided to take a chance with the stuff, after which Brunswick stew became a highly popular dish.
It was a whale of a meeting. The writers are back at their typewriters now and thousands of readers in the East and Mid-West are going to read a lot of printed type on Southern hospitality and Georgia hunting.

How many days until Than/ugiving? It would talee a special 5fove to handle Tom. He weighs 60 pounds and hasn't 5fopped growing. They don't get this big in the wilderness.

GOLD STAR PAPA

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isn't hard to uilderstand when you consider that last year the eggs from these Parisian beauties brought in better than Sl,OOO.
Another prize is Tom, a turkey gobbler that weighs 60 pounds. with drumsticks that feel like baseball bats. Tom is as mean as a wildcat. If he just had something to tie boxing gloves on Fred would match him with Joe Louis. Thompsons.ars any body who wants to try to steal old

Tom is welcome. The person wish ing to accept this challenge must not be allergic to buckshot and must totally ignore bites from four or five dogs that violently dislike strangers. Then, too, overcoming these little factors, a dray will be needed to haul Tom off.
And what does Fred Thompson eat -j ust as you would suspect-eggs for breakfast, and on Sunday he works on a big platter of fried chicken.

Lost Industry
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fisheries is also of grave importance in the rehabilitation of the industry.
The features which vitally concern the industry are:
1. Adequate protection against oyster thievery;
2. Adequate supervision and management to insure an annual crop.
Possibly the rank and file of citizens would state that the rehabilitation of the oyster industry would not possibly have any b~aring on their welfare.
Marine biologists no\ hold the almost universal belief that the increase in sports fishing along the Georgia Coast rests upon the increase of oyster beds. The inter-
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ests of the commercial fisheries here dovetail completely with those of the sports fishermen.
It is also true that barren mud and sand flats, which should be covered with oysters, are undesirable for other reasons. Barren mud and sand flats cause boat channels to be filled, resulting in expensive maintenance of water routes. The oyster beds act as barriers aaainst erosion even as the "terrace" farming prevents ero ion on the
orth Georgia hills.
When an industry i lost through inadt;quate manage ment, we all lose. This is especially true of a.n industry which could in a short time be restored fully to a major industry. The possibilities are present for the restoration of "the lost industry".
The welfare of our state in no small measure hinae upon the capacity of our forests, our streams and our seas to prod/Ice and sustain industries.
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December Summary of Cases Disposed of for Game and Fish Violations

A.rresting Officer

DEFENDANT

Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Dyer, H. l.

Frank White, Atlanta, Ga. S. T. Farmer, Decatur R. Y. Steward, Atlanta Richard Gantt, Atlanta Jessie Pearce, Atlanta luther M. Elliott, Atlanta S. W. Nipper, Fayetteville Troy Coram, Chatsworth

Dyer, H. l.

Evan Goforth, Chatsworth

Dyer, H. l.

Charles Goforth, Chatsworth

Dyer, H. l.

E. Bazemore, ludowici

Dyer, H. l.

l. J. Watson, Jesup

Holmes, J. S. O. G. Skinner, West Point

Murphy, H. J. E. Blackman, Moultrie

Murphy, H. J. Edward Haygood, Moultrie

Sanders, A. C. Bob Pace, Rome

Singleton, R. R. George Welch, Mountain City

Selph, J. H.

Eugene Dewells, Scarboro

Smith, W. M. B. B. Roberts, Mayday

Smith, W. M. F. M. Guess, Valdosta

Smith, W. M. M. W. Estes, Statenville

Smith, W. M. Henry Guess, Valdosta

Smith, W. M. Rader Dees, Valdosta

Spears, R. E. Boyd Sanders, Milledgeville

Spears, R. E. J. C. Autry, Augusta

Spears, R. E. J. T._Mosely, Augusta

CHARGED WITH

DISPOSITION

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$15 fine

Hunting without license

$25 and court costs

Hunting without license

$25, 30 days, suspended

Basket fishing

.$50 and 30 days susp. sentence

Dynamiting stream

$35, cost of court and 12 mos. suspended sentence

Dynamiting stream

$35, cost of court and 12 mos. suspended sentence

Dynamiting stream

$35, cost of court and 12 mos. suspended sentence

Trapping without license

$24.25 fine

Hunting without license

license fee

Hunting doves with unplugged gun $10 fine

Hunting without license

$25 fine

Hunting without license

$20 fine

Fishing wihout license

6 months suspended sentence

Shooting quail out of season

$30.80 fine

Hunting duck without license

$16.25 cost of court

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

Nol prossed (Richmond County)

Hunting without license

$7 fine and purchase of license

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1943-44 GEORGIA GAME LAWS

Seasons And Bag Limits

Pursuaut to the Act of the General Assembly of Georgia, approved February 8, 1943, creating a STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSION, the following rules and regulations are hereby promulgated and adopted by the DIRECTOR, and approved by the COMMISSION, to-wit:

RESIDENT GAME
Bear

OPEN SEASON (All Dates Inclusive)
Nov. 20-Feb. 28

Daily Bag Limit
No limit

Season
I Bag Limit
No limit

Possession Bag Limit
No limit

Deer (a) (Bucks only)

Nov. l-Jan. 5

2

2

2

Rabbits (c) (with gun and dog)
Squirrels
a/possum (with gun and dog)

Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Oct. 15-Jan. 15
Nov. 20-Feb. 28

No limit

No limit

15

I No limit

No limit

No limit

No limit 15
No limit

Raccoon (with gun and dog)

Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No limit

No limit

I
No limit

Fox (Dogs only) Quail Wild Turkey

No closed season Nov. 20-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar. 1

No limit 15 2

I No limit
I No limit
2

No limit
30
(Also weekly limit)
2

Ruffed Grouse

No open season

I

Alligators

No open season

I

Sea Turtles & Eggs

No open season

MIGRATORY GAME

Doves

Dec. l-Jan. 11

10

No limit

10

Ducks (b)

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

10

No limit

20

Geese and Brant (b)

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

2

I No limit

4

Wood Duck

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

1

I No limit

1

Woodcock

No open season

I

Jacksnipe

No open season

I

Coot

Nov. 2-Jan. 10

25

I No limit

25

"Marsh Hen" or Clapper

Rail

Sept. l-Nov. 30

25

No limit

25

Other Rail

Sept. l-Nov. 30

15

No limit

15

Gallinule

Sept. l-Nov. 30

15

No limit

15

TRAPPING
Rabbits (Box Trapping) Fox, a/possum, Mink

Sept. 15-Mar. 1 Nov. 20-Mar.l

No limit No limit

I I No limit
No limit

No limit No limit

Muskrat, Raccoon

Nov. 20-Mar 1

No limit

No limit

No limit

Skunk, Wildcat

Nov. 20-Mar. 1 No limit

No limit

No limit

Beaver and Otter

No open season

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EXCEPTIONS

a. In counties of Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, and White, the season is ov. I-Dec. 1.

b. Ducks and Geese: No open season on Ross' goose. swan and snow goose. Daily bag limit of Buffiehead and Redhead duck, not ovel' 3 in the aggregate; possession limits, ducks not over 20 in the aggregate.

c. Special permit needed to shoot rabbits out of season.

HO RS FOR SHOOTI G MIGRATORY BIRDS ARE FROM ONE-HALF HOUR BEFORE SUNRISE TO SUNSET. ALL GU S LIMITED TO A CAPACITY OF THREE SHELLS.

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* COVER PAGES *
Kenneth Rogers, Constitution sharpshooter, Fopped this touching picture and any hunter will agree that those puppies have a certain magnetism that makes you want to pat their noble heads. Bird hunters generally want a pointer or setter already trained but few if any would refuse one of these pups if it were offered.
It is a sight like this in our North Georgia mountains that causes Mr. Businessman to vanish from his desk to take on the more serious things of life consisting mainly of rainbow trout fishing. The streams in the management area soon will be open for business.

!In celtis !Issue

Poor Man's luxury .._ _

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100,000 4-H Clubbers Participate In New Vigorous Wildlife Program ... .. 3
Conservation Please . . ._.._....._.. .. ... 4

Indian Springs Treaty
Nelson M. Shipp
From Soup to Nuts _.
Professor M. H. Berry

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You Tell 'Em _._.._._

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Joe Stearns

Wildlife Tidbits

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.8

Starlings Have Come to Stay __

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Paul Bunyan Was a Sissy .._ _ _
Joe Stearns

10-11

Here's Your Test on Forestry .... .. .13

Hunting and Fishing Front line Topics,

Patrick Says ..._...__._....._ ..

14

How Important is Water? .._.__..._....._ ... 15

The Mail Box ... ._..._....

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This Month's Recipe _._..

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January Summary of Cases Disposed of For Game and Fish Violations ...._....__.19

POOR mAD'S bUXURY
Thousands of Americans with the best of intentions, live on the threshold of Nature. Except for an occasional peep through the key hole, they never look fully on the wonders within their reach.
It isn't necessary that the average citizen have wealth to fling wide the door and walk boldly into Nature's colorful and interesting world. Nor does it require great talent. All that actually is necessary is to take advantage of the opportunity.
Some of life's darkest hours can be brightened by a hobby. Self-destruction can be traced to brooding. No man who has put his hands, legs and mind to work on hobbies has time for excess brooding. life is too short at best and has its moments of giggles, perhaps a guffaw and then a flood of tears. Time wisely spent means memory treasures and a thousand new streets splashed with sunshine and happiness.
One extremely active business man explained his great source of energy thusly: "I am a star gazer. When the vast heavens fling out the carpet of stars, I enjoy watching and studying them. Even in town, I tilt back my head and peer into the heavens until my neck aches. It is amusing how other people will look upwondering what on earth I see.
"On one occasion a policeman, suspicious of me, asked the meaning of my gazing. It developed that he too had wondered about the stars as he walked his beat. He was delighted when I pointed out Orion, the hunter, and the dog that trotted at his heels. He was amazed at the candlepower of Sirius and the distance of Fomalhaut. People stared at us. We didn't care. I am convinced that my star gazing keeps up my spirit, builds up my energy and gives me strength to meet business mental strain at the office."
While this man could have afforded a more expensive hobby, he chose a poor man's hobby. Most hobbies are a poor man's luxury.
A good nature hobby is insurance against old age, grief, sickness or jangled nerves. Not only are hobbies free but in most cases they are self-taught. Spare time is the only payment demanded.
It is possible to start a dozen hobbies in your backyard. Toss out a few crumbs for birds and when those wild birds eat out of your hand, you have succeeded. It takes patience and kindness before you win the confidence of the birds. It can be done.
Perhaps you would like to be a collector. You could gather arrowheads, litchens, geological specimens, flowers, ferns, butterflys and dozens of other things. Each specimen is a witness to the march of time and fascination of distribution.
One man who never had time for a hobby, turned to a study of birds while confined to bed with an illness that kept him shut in for months. He used a pair of second-hand binoculars from his window. He was proud that he could identify 100 different kinds of birds and is convinced this hobby put him on his feet months ahead of schedule.
If you are searching for a vigorous hobby, why not shells. There are said to be 50,000 species and several thousand miles of beaches and river banks to walk. Why not have your own amateur weather station. You will need a rain gauge, thermometer, weather vane and a simple barometer. You might even include an instrument to measure wind velocity. There are several different kinds of clouds and before long, you would know them and their meaning. A book from the library can be a great help to beginners.
Fling open the door to Nature and share in its wonders. You will enjoy it.

MARCH,1944

Volume XII, No. VIII

JOE l. STEARNS, Editor

Published monthly by The Georstia Game and Fish Commission, 414 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of GOONia wildlife and for fishermen, hunters, nature lovers and conservation of natural resources. Yearly subscriptions to United States and its possessions, and Canada. $1; other countries, $1.60. Subscribers must notify us of chanste of address four weeks in advance of next publication date, lI'ivinlt both old and new address. Contenta of this maltazine may be reprinted if due credit is given Outdoor Georgia and author of atories
reprinted. This mS28zine is g).tid to receive photos. drawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor subjects, but cannot guarantee return of un80licited contributions nor insure altainst their 1088. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient postage will not be returned. Entered a8 2nd cIa.. matter AUlrast 31, 1940, at the post office at Atlanta, under the Act of March 3. 1879. WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

100,000 4 -H Clubbers Participate In New Vigorous wildlife Progralll

$100.00 War Bonds To Be Awarded

with 5 for second place winners. Third place winners get 3 in cash.

Boy and Girl State Champs

An examination will be given 4-H Clubbers. Those making 70 and above

T OMORROW is another day. It may be today's opportunity if

And to the victors will belong the spoils. Those youngsters who partake

will receive Junior Wildlife Ranger Honor Cards. Every 4-H member in the state 14 years of age or older is

wisely used. Today they are boys and of the hard work and beneficial activ- eligible.

girls-tomorrow they guide the destinies of America. If our youth is

ities outlined in the program wiII not go without a reward.

State Wildlife Rangers will co-operate and work with the youngsters in

taught the glory of work and how' to

At the top of the list of awards will .the extensive program. The boys and

extract the joy from the job of liv- be $100 worth of living in America girls will draw maps of their farms,

ing, we can be assured of good citi- in the form of a war bond. The boy plant wildlife food crops, such as les-

zens.

and girl doing the outstanding job in pedeza seri.cea, vetch, benne and mil

Out of the ranks of the boys and the state will each be given a $100 let. They will plant cover crops and

girls will come our leaders in con- War Bond. Then 74 lucky winners either reclaim fish ponds or build

servation. As they think, so will our will get free trips to the State 4-H new ones. They will report illegal

natural resources be governed, handled and wisely used. Our prosperity

Club Wildlife Conservation Camp; scheduled for August at Camp Wah-

traps in the fields to Rangers. These are but a few items on the schedule

is simply our natural resources. In- sega. Other winners, 26 of them, will that will occupy the attention of thou-

stead of "now is the time for all good get free trips to the State 4-H Club sands of young Georgians.

men to come to the aid of their parties" we might astutely put it," ow is th6 time to prepare our youth to as sume the responsibility of future conservation to insure its continued

Congress, billed for October in Atlanta. To the boy and girl doing outstanding work in each of the four extension districts will go $10 in cash

A record of the activities of each member will oe kept. Some of the workers with -special qualifications
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healthy progress."

W. A. Sutton, energetic State 4-H

Club Leader, has announced a wild-

life conservation program of far-

reaching consequences, which con-

tainlS vigor, vitality and clarity. This

program is for 4-H Club members

and is expected to embrace the activ-

ities of approximately 100,000 boys

and girls over the state. Preliminary

details have been ironed out and work

already is underway. The program is

sponsored by the Game and Fish

Commission in close-knit cooperation

with the 4-H Club officials.

While the plans for the contest tend

to lean over a bit in the direction of

wildlife, enough elasticity is evident

to assure useful, progressive work in

soil conservation, pollution control,

higher plane of food production, good

agricultural practices and general

work pertaining to safeguarding and

intelligent use of natural resources.

Boys and girls in the rural sections

of every county in the state will be

exposed to. an educational program

designed to show the value and meth-

ods of protecting and increasing the

wildlife population. In a word, it will

amount to an actual demonstration of

the need and value of our wildlife

and all things assocIated with progressive wildlife development.

New friends, J00,000 of them, for this squirrel ond 011 other forms of wildlife in the stote. (Photo by H. 8. Contrell.)

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Indian' Springs Treaty...

Brought Georgia Dangerously Close To War

By NELSON M. SHIPP
Allllistant Commiuioner, State Divillion
of Conllervation
OUR grandfathers and grandmothers and their parents were especially proud of the health-giving spring located at historic Indian Springs, but" few Georgians today ,probably know that it is located on land which, when ceded to the state, nearly caused Georgia to have a private war with the federal government. Jn fact, a highly interes6ng story is woven around Indian Springs, and it has been well said that its older buildings, the Varner House and Elder Hotel, fairly ring with historic lore and with stories of the development of Georgia.
White man did not discover Indian Springs until 1792. A government scout, Douglas Watson, passing near the spring, detecte~ a sulphuric odor. Thinking he smelled gun-powder, he cautiously made his way around the ~pot to avoid runing into unfriendly Redskins. Some days later, under native guidance, Watson returned and found the sulphur spring.
Eight years later, General McIntosh, the famous half-Indian so prominent in the pages of Georgia history, built a cabin there. A large Indian encampment existed about this time on the high hill directly west of the spring. Here the Creek tribes brought their sick for treatment, for they were well aware of the medicinal qualities of these waters. In fact, from their popularity with the Creeks was derived the name"Indian Springs."
In 1823, with the help of Joel Bailey, General McIntosh built a hotel across the creek from the spring. The Varner family later bought the hotel. On the doors and other woodwork one may find carvings which are said to have been cut with a knife by the famous general.
The Indian Springs treaty was entered into between the State of Georgia and the Creek Indian ation in 1825 and almost caused a war between Georgia and the United States government. Signed by McIntosh, it deeded all the remainder of the Creek
ation to the State. The Lower Creeks
OUTDOOR GEORGIA March 1943

agreed to the treaty, but the Upper Creeks of Alabama branded McIntosh as a traitor and four months later, on May 1, 1825, at 3 :00 A. M., they killed and scalped him at his home. When the treaty was signed, General McIntosh gave permission as chief of the Cowetas for an engineering survey of the land to be made by the State, and Governor Troup provided engineers to work on the task. As to what then happened, let us quote one of our historians:
"Feeling ran high. Legislature ordered a survey of the ceded territory to proceed. John Quincy Adams, who had become President, directed Governor Troup to stop the survey, because of the hostile attitude of the Jndians. Governor Troup refused, declaring that 'Georgia owns the soil, and has a right to survey it.' The President threatened to have the surveyors arrested, but the Governor or dered them to proceed. Finally the President proposed to refer the treaty to Congress, and the survey was suspended, not as admitting any right of the President or Congress to stop it, but as a matter of comity, as Governor Troup said.
"In 1826 the federal government, desiring to pacify the Indians, en tered into a treaty with thirteen chiefs of the Creek Nation, declaring the treaty of 1825 cancelled, and making a new treaty, the result of which was to leave in possession of the Indians a large tract of the land, amounting to about 300,000 acres, which had been ceded under the treaty of 1825, postponing the giving up of the lands ceded and allowing twenty-four months for the removal of the Indians. The representatives in Congress entered a protest and Governor Troup refused to recognize the new treaty and ordered the surveyors to proceed. He declared that the vested rights of Georgia could not thus be taken from her. The Indians complained. Correspondence followed, and finally the Secretary of War informed the Governor that the surveyors must keep off the lands, and threatened that, if the Governor refused to stop them, military force would be used."

Doughty Governor Troup stood his ground and replied as follows:
"From the first decisive act of hostility, you wiII be considered as a public enemy, and with no less repugnance, because you, to whom we might have constitutionally appealed for our defense against the invasion, are yourselves the invaders, and what is more, the unblushing allies of savages, whose cause you have adopted."
"Strong words," as our historian asserts, "from a Governor to a Secretary of War! But that was not all. The Governor promptly ordered the generals commanding Sixth and Seventh Divisions of Georgia Militia to hold their commands in readiness to repel any invasion of the State. Matters were assuming an acute stage, when Congress, guided by conservative counsels, recommended the immediate acquirement from the Indians of all the lands held by them in Georgia. The Creek Chiefs and head men agreed, and the Creeks were paid about $28,000 in money and given a lot of blankets, and it was agreed that certain sums should be expended for schools, etc. Thus was the danger of an ar,med clash between Georgia and the United States averted."
Indian Springs Park was practically completed as a state park and opened to the public on April 17, 1937, on which date it was visited by approximately 3,000 persons. Although only twelve acres around the main spring were acquired by the State through the McIntosh treaty of 1825, in recent years an additional 146 acres were added to the property. The park now lies between Hopolthyeloholo and the Aboothelacoosta Creeks. As Willard' eal once remarked in the Atlanta Journal, these two streams are hardly longer than their names, but they cascade down the front of the park, near the M.acon highway, as picturesquely as any rapids in'the country. These historic waters turn the old Indian Springs grist mill, which has been a landmark for over three-quarters of a century.
A modern swimming pool and three brownstone buildings have been erected on the original twelve acre plat by CCC workers. One of
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FrOIll SOUP to NUTSI

{r {r Nature Provides Full Course Dinner of Edible Plants {r {r

By PROFESSOR M. H. BERRY
W...l"yQn College
T HERE is something terrifying about the stark realization that you are lost in the woods, but when the panic subsides you can have some comfort in the thought that you will not starve. Many even expect a ghost to be lurking behind every shrub and tree. If there are any ghosts present they are probably amiable ones and possibly closely related to the gentle wood nymphs. Of course you can't "shin" up the first tree and find a cold soft drink, or look under the first rock and find the evening paper, but being lost in the woods shouldn't interfere with your eating. In fact, the woods can give you food, clothing,

shelter, and drink, if you know where to look.
Probably everyone has a limited amount of paganism in his nature and when lost in the woods this becomes a valuahle asset. Primitive man was not an agriculturist. He subsisted on the forest. The modern man is thought to be the more resourceful animal. All of our conventional food plants were once uncultivated and grew wild. Woods and other wild plants should not be shunned because they are wild. There are valuable food plants growing uncultivated. The majority of our cultivated food plants came originally from the warmer parts of the Old World. The land bordering the Mediterranean Sea, especially the region near its eastern end, is particularly

fruitful in this respect. This does not .mean that these plants were limited wholly to this region, but civilization started there and hence the use of wild plants became important first in that region.
Let's talk about eating. Eating is a pleasant diver ion costing millions of dollars and man-hours daily. All of us are familiar with a limited number of edible plants such as blackberries, pawpaw, certain nuts, and wild "greens."
The season, of course, controls our woodland menu. In Autumn, ature's storehouse i filled to the brim, but if the leaves are dead much of the treasure lies hidden from view and you must depend upon habitats and other factors to find your food.
One of the first thing that pop into your mind i which is edible and which is poisonous. Fortunately there are few poisonous plants in the
orth Temperate Zone, but some of them are deadly. One is not to conclude that because a plant has an attractive appearance that it is edible. Too, it is not safe to assume that if one part of a plant is edible the others are. Some of the poisonou plants are the black nightshade (Atropa belladonna) , the poison hemlock (Conium maculatum) , and the moonseed (Menispermum canadense). The poison hemlock is not in any way related to the hemlock trees, (Tsuga caroliniana) , that inhabit the ravines of our orth Georgia Mountains, but is a member of the carrot family (Ammiaceae) .
The leafy shoots of the common poke-weeds are edible, _but the roots are poisonous. The fruit of the mandrake or Map-apple is the only part of the plant that is edible. Usually the poison is most potent' when the plants are succulent and fresh, but much of it is rendered harmless through cooking. The manihot plant of the tropics is poisonous when raw, but when cooked it forms the perfectly edible tapioca and cassava. It is said that during a famine in China the people ate everything, including poisonous plants, but the Chinese
(
May-pop or Passion Flower has a fruit that is
mild to the taste and is quite nutritious. It
can be used to molee jelly.
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didn't know they were poisonous l!O they suHered no ill effects.
If the forest abounds with game and you have the means of procuring meat you are fortunate. However, the most likely substitute for meat is mushrooms. Again, you must use caution in gathering mushrooms. Unfortunately ~ere is no simple magic by which uninformed persons can distinguish poisonous mushrooms from the edible, but a few are distinct in form, color, and texture that render their identity relatively easy. A few simple rules should be observed. Do not (unless you are tired of living) eat mushrooms that are in the button or early stage as many of the poisonous species do not show their characteristics at this time. Do not gather mushrooms with a membrane-like cup, bowl, or bag at the base. Do not eat mushrooms with the underside of the cap full of minute pores. Do not eat mushrooms with a pale, milky juice. Avoid mushrooms that have a flat top, smooth bright red cap, and with radiating gills. Do not eat the yellow-orange mushrooms that grow about old wood which have crowded solid stems, convex over-lapping caps, broad gills extending down the stem and the surface phosphorescent in the dark.' Do not eat mushrooms that are beginning to decay. This list seems all-inclusive yet there are many that do not fall in these categories. A safe mushroom to gather is the puffball.
The puffballs (Lycoperdon calvatica), when young, have a white flesh. There is one species with dark flesh that is held in suspicion, however. They vary from the tiny rounded or balloon-shaped species, which are too small to be useful, to the giant puffball, (Calvatica gigantea), which varies from a few inches to a foot in diameter. It grows in grassy fields, disturbed soil, and rich thickets. It may be peeled, sliced, and fried, or it may be cut into bits and stewed.
One of the most delicious mushrooms is the beef-steak mushroom, (Fistulina hepatica). It is said to be as good when broiled as a tenderloin steak. The juice of the plant is slightly acid, but this can be removed by soaking in water (particularly salt water) and pouring off the liquid. It then can be sliced and fried in oil or butter. It is found on old stumps,. rotten logs, and dead trunks of hard-
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wood trees. It can be recognized by its short stalk and shelf-like solitary bracts. It is shaped like a broad open fan. The fleshy juicy shelf is about one-half-inch thick, dark red, and when wet and sticky above it usually has distinct lines of color radiating from the base. The under surface is yellow and full of fine pores.
ow that we have meat we need bread. Every country boy knows that the root of the Indian turnip, sometimes called Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyUum) , has certain acrid qualities that render it unfit for eating. This peppery-puckery taste is due to the crystals of calcium oxalate fOlmd in the fresh plant, but prolonged drying decomposes the chemical and when dried and ground it makes good bread. Acorns of the white oak (Quercus alba) also make good bread. The fresh acorns have a bitter taste because of the tannin present. This can be eliminated by breaking up the acorn meats and soaking them in the liquor of wood ashes. The meats should then be

dried, pulverized, and htade into bread. There are many plants that can be used to make flour. The following list is a good sample: mountain rice, drop-seed grass, wild rice, millet, pickerel-weed, walnuts, butternuts, hazelnuts, hickory nuts, sunflower seeds, elder flowers, clover seeds, and a host of other grasses.
With meat and bread on our forest table, let's see what ature has in store in the way of vegetables. It is difficult to determine what is vegetable and what is fruit. Suppose we assume th~t plant foods that require cooking come in the vegetable category. Potatoes are the staple diet of the average American, and in the woods we need not want for this commodity. Artichoke, lilies, wild potato, and spring-beauties have bulbs or roots that are rich in starch and can be eaten as a sllbstitute for Irish potatoes. The wild potato (l pomoea pandurata) has a yam-like root and if eaten raw has certain purgative qualities, but if cooked it is quite edible.
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Colonel Joseph W. Lockhart, of Moody Field, down Valdosta way, invited me to join him on a bird hunt before the season ran out. He also said we would ride a couple of cavalry horses he owns.
Probably the Colonel can't understand why I didn't show up for the bird hunt as much as I enjoy it. The cardinal reason is that somebody has been telling me about cavalry horses. They say that this type horse does not recognize such simple obstacles as automobiles, fences, and wagons. These horses will not waste time going around such things-they just leap over.
Now I would never admit to the Colonel that I am not a rider of the first water. Still discretion is the better part of valor. If Stearns is ever to glide over a parked automobile or the top of a small tree, he is not going to be sitting on a horse when it happens.
Several years ago I rode a horse, a tame old nag a pal of mine owned. He claimed it came from China. It was a huge animal and I was assured it had little ambition to' do any serious running. I jogged along calmly down a trail. It was great fun. Just what happened, I will never know. Suddenly the animal came to a complete stop--snorted a couple of times and then tore out through the woods like a Kentucky Derby champion.
It is all very hazy now. I remember little except hanging on for my life. Part of the time I rode on the neck and then shifted to the rumble seat. I yelled stop a million times and in four languages. English, broken English, profanity and pig-latin.
As we tore down the trail I wondered if the nag had seen a ghost. My own ghost was about a mile back trying to catch up with me. Three limbs whacked me on the head. I was sure the horse would finally stop, it just couldn't run all day and night-or could it? I remember saying to myself, as that wild piece of horse flesh churned up the road, and gave me the spanking of my life, "There is no future in this sort of thing.".
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As I remember it, I was glad it wasn't a cavalry horse because we suddenly came to a fence. There is no way to get an answer from a h~rse that has decided to limber up its legs in an insane dash with no particular destination in mind. The horse decided not to hop over the fence but by his jolting halt, he arranged conveniently for me to get over on the other side and right into a brier patch.
It must have been an e/Ven five miles back. I led the anunal home although in no condition for such a hike. If that horse could have understood the things I' said about it, I'm sure it would have slugged me with one of its iron shoes.
The animal was returned to my friend with this comment~"Here's your horse, and if I never see another horse as long as I live, it will suit me." My pal explained that the horse would have stopped if I had said stop in Chinese, the only language it understood.
I've learned to stay stop in Chinese. If you swallow an egg, shell and all, it sounds like the noise you will make after it hits bottom.
M. D. McRae, assistant director of the Game and Fish Commission, says the saddle used on cavalry horses looks like a tobacco tag with a shoe horn attached. Any amateur equestrian attempting to ride with that sort of handicap is worthy of consideration for a padded cell. I'd prefer a pair of padded riding breeches.
Colonel Lockhart is a gentleman and a scholar of the old school and of notable forensic ability. I have a feeling he will talk me into a ride which is going to find me hugging a horse's neck or proximity and making a futile effort to qualify for 'the pony express. O. K., Colonel, quit twisting my arm, I'll ride.

T HERE is an ant in the Honduras called the parasol ant or the umbrella ant. Wh~re these ants are found, it is impossible to plan a garden as they will snip off every green thing that sticks out of the ground. The soldier ants of the umbrella family grow an inch long and do not hesitate to attack anything that disturbs them. Their bite is so powerful, it draws blood.
Natives relish the ants. They are said to taste something like crisp bacon when roasted. Before roasting the head,'legs, and wings of the ants are removed.
The world's largest antlers were provided by an Alaskan moose. The antlers weighed 60 pounds and spread
almost 6Yz feet.
Russians first discovered the orth ern Sea Otter in the Aleutian Islands. The otter was about half tame and easily killed with clubs. It is highly prized for its fur which runs from a deep brown to a jet black. The hides brought such splendid prices that the animals were slaughtered without reo gard. Male, female' and youngsters were taken in large numbers. ow they are protected and recovering from that dark period of slaughter.
The sea otter mother nurses her pups at the breast. She plays with her young by tossing them into the air and catching them. She will protect her pups with her life. If a pup is
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SHAMROCK AND HEATHER
"Birds of a feather flock together," Some wear the shamrock and some w~ar the
heather; But the Irish never raise a storm When the Scotch they hear is in liquid form.
-Wightman F. Melton.

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Starling talcing May beetle to young. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photo.)
STARLINGS HAVE COME TO STAY~ ..

I T SEEMS the starling has come to tay. Along about 1900, so~ebody in ew York was unhappy with cater-

pillow moths and imported a few pair of starlings to rid

the state of these pests. It was like punching a hole in a

balloon to let a little air out.

In the years that followed and up to date, the starling

has proved to be terrific, prolific and a problem. Be as-

sured that the starling is fond of large families.

In the fading hours of daylight, starlings sweep in to

"take over" the State Capitol. Clouds of them swarm over

the building and thickly populate the trees on the lawn.

One might go as far as to say the starling is a major

pest. Still all of its actions are not damaging. It's diet

includes such pests as the May beetle, clover-leaf weevil,

lhe Japanese beetle, cutworms and grasshoppers. The bird

is roundly criticized for its liking of cherries, fruit and

garden truck.

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Objections also have been raised to its usurping the

nesting sites of native birds and to its congregating in

enormous roosts.

In an effort to scatter the starlings, wire nettings have

been placed over favorite hangouts, Roman candles have

been fired and trees have been trimmed. Where other

methods have failed, farmers have tied tin cans and bells

in the treetops and they claim these noisemaking devices

scare the daylights out of the birds. Another favorite

method of sending the starlings on their way is to attach

a rope in the. treetops and shake the rascals out during

the night.

Chalk up one failure. One large hotel, wishing to have DO starlings visiting their ledges, placed electric lights in the favorite roosts with the net result that the birds moved in close, enjoying the warmth of the bulb. Some even perched on the glowing bulbs.
Somewhat larger than the common sparrow, the starling has won a reputation as a fighter. It has been known to attack and chase other birds off their nests. It defends its young viciously against all comers.
Several years ago a farmer in England was inspecting his unusually large crop of grapes. They were ready for market and packers were scheduled to start work the next morning. That afternoon, the farm~r strolled through the vineyard admiring the luscious, abundant clusters of grapes. Suddenly a dark cloud of starlings appeared over head. The birds swarmed into the vineyard and when they departed, the. grapes had been picked. It would be difficult to get that farmer to say a kind word in defense of the starling.
There is no cause for alarm in Georgia. Tlie starling population here has not reached the point where control methods are necessary.

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PAUli BUIYAI '3fIa4 S~III
()~ S~ ':<::ated 350-,44, gteM gt~

By JOE STEARNS
PAUL BUNYAN, the character who pulled up loblolly pine trees and used them for toothpicks, was a sissy.
And if it is proof you want, venture down to Waycross and let some of the old timers tell you some stories about Obediah Barbour. He lived on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp back in the days when automobiles were curiosities, the ladies wore hoop skirts and the men walked down main street with 44's bumping against their loins.
You will hear stories about this Mr: Barbour that will make you think you are celebrating the ew Year all over again and the egg nog is flowing and you are solely responsible for the alcohol shortage. Teetotalers, miserably sober, just don't believe their ears. But every word is true. Every word can be verified by Obediah's son, "Perry, who still lives in that section.
Obediah was 6 feet 3 inches straight up and down and when he. stood in a aoorway, daylight squeezed to get in too. His anns were immense. His

biceps were enough to discourage any belligerent neighbor or cantankerous fellow in search of an argument. His hands looked like Swift's hams with bananas hanging down. When Obediah spoke, his voice had the smooth, calm quality that goes with a clap of thunder. But for all of this, Obediah was a mild mannered man whose philosophy led him to believe that if he attended to his own business he wouldn't have time to be sticking his olfactory member in other folks business. As a result he had many friends.
It isn't exactly clear what Obediah was doing that morning out in" thff pasture. Perhaps he was pulling up tree stumps with his bare hands, but he saw his son, Perry, and some of the boys trying to hitch "up" an ox to a wagon. Every time the boys would get the wagon up to the ox, it would step forward and out of hitch. A stubborn animal indeed. Perry and the boys followed the ox 50 feet trying to get the wagon hitched. It seemed like a lot of lost motion and wasted energy.

Leo Bornhi'" of Homerville, was sick and tired of having this bear ste?' his honey and bust up his

hives. A trap put this 200 pounds of fur and muscles out of business but not before he had clawed

down part of a wire fence and killed the pine sapling just behind him with his terrible claws. Even

on the other end of a log Mr. Barnhill is a brave man. /I that bear hod popped out of that trap,

Leo would have swallowed that cigar.

(Photo furnished by Fronk Dean, of Dover Hall.)

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Obediah watched this provoking situation a few moments before he told the boys to get ready to hitch up. He walked over, grabbed the ox by its .tail and dragged it back into harness. ext time you feel stuffed with vitamins, try that little stunt.
One day Obediah went down into the Okefenokee Swamp with a neighbor to try to round up some pigs tLat had strayed away. The neighbor rode a' horse that all but ran its tongue out 'keeping up with the long, sturdy strides of Obediah. They penetrated deep into the swamp. The ntighbor had to dismount to get through the entanglements.
Finally they tied the horse and set out on foot deep into the Okefenokee. Suddenly they heard the squalling of a sow as it scurried through the palmettos in their direction. 0 pig ever ran harder and in such desperation. And no pig ever had a better reason for running. Just behind the animal lumbered a 350 pound black bear, drooling with the thoughts of a blue plate special a la succulent pig.
Obediah had his own idea about pork chops and spare ribs. So he just walked in between the pig and the hungry bear. He figured the bear would halt and perhaps retreat as bears ordinarily will do under such circumstances. But this bear didn't relish the idea of this man stepping between him and his lunch. He let go a paralyzing, spine-chilling growl. His tiny black eyes blazed in anger. The swamp man stood his ground. Obediah's neighbor covered ground, yelling to the top of his lungs, "Run fo' yo' life." Before Obediah could as much as look around, his neighbor was back there sitting on the horse and ready to test his nag with Man 0' War.
The black shaggy animal roared a time or two and charged. Obediah accepted the challenge and met his adversary head on. There in the still: ness of the Okefenokee Swamp, witnessed only by a man and a horse in the distance, and some cypress trees, was one of the greatest fights ever to take place in Georgia, or any other place. Obediah might have been fighting for his life. Many believe
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though that it was just because he loved a good fight. Time and again the bear's big, powerful jaws snapped shut inches from Obediah's throat.
It is hard enough to kill a 350 pound bear with a good rifle but who would like to try it with nothing more than bare fists? Bear and man tumbled and rolled in the soft swamp land, in a bitter battle. The bear finally got enough of this human buzz saw. He scrambled out of the fight and wobbled off.
Obediah's clothes were just so many rags. Bear claws had raked him from head to foot. His body was so covered with blood that he looked like a red man from Mars or wherever red men come from. Obediah reached his companion sitting up there on the horse. The man couldn't believe his eyes. Obediah had just "whupped a b'ar. But now Mr. Barbour had caught his second wind. His temper got away from him. ow he was good and mad. 0 blankety-blank bear could do him this way. He roared at his friend, "Why didn't chew fetch

me sumpin to kill 'em wid?" With that he reached down, picked up a "lighterwood knot" then snatched his friend from the saddle and mounted the horse.
The startled man stood there watching. "What manner 0' man er wildman wuz this a-galloping down in the swamp wid a stick and chasin' a h'ar?" he thought. When the horse saw what he was chasing, he tossed all four of his iron shoes into the ground and skidded to a dead stip. Obediah slid out of the saddle and jumped the bear again-this time with a resounding wallop on its nose with the "lighterwood knot."
The tenderest place on a bear is his nose. Now here is a little piece of advice, in case you ever want to try this sort of thing, remembernever hit a bear on the nose with a stick. In raging fury the bear went into Obediah and Obediah went into the bear. Round two.! But this time Lhe swamper was well armed with Ii stick and it was to the finish. After C\ fierce, bloody, slashing fight, the

350 pound bear lay dead at Obediah's feet. Obediah then turned his attention to hi~ neighbor who had recovered the horse and was last seen with his shirttail flapping in the breeze and heading for home. Obediah's temper was still on fire. Had he been able to get his hands on the fellow he might have additional use for the "lighterwood knot." Ripped, bleeding, half alive, Obediah staggered home.
Il was several days before his torn body would permit him to leave the house. His temper had cooled. Finally he left the house and made his way to his neighbor's house to apologize for his temper. After all, he had expected too much from the fellow. No neighbor in his right sense would. apprQach a bear bare-
handed. Obediah had a little gift which he planned ~o present to his iriend to show h~ that there were no hard feelings. Obediah knocked on the door. He knocked harder. Then he dern near knocked the door down.
He opened the door and stepped inthe house was empty.

Armed with anything less than a machine gun, you are in danger if you walle up on one of these fur coats in the woods. A photographer snapped this. one in the Cheroleee National Forest and then ...an so for and so long, his shoes looleed lilee spats when h~ did stop.

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Indian Springs Treaty.

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these, a handsome stone house, was built over the mineral spring and is surrounded by a sunken garden. Overlooking is a great stone casino built upon a high terrace.
In the rear of the spring, on a high hill, is an attractive museum building which is being filled with Indian relics. It is highly important that we preserve many of the Indian relics so that future generations may know something definite of the pattern of prehistoric life in Georgia, the interesting and colorful manner in which the aborigines of our section lived.
The aforesaid three buildings were constructed of native stone, which was quarried, chipped and placed by the CCC boys, and the work compares well, it is said, with other outstanding stone structures in the United States.
Trails runs systematically through the forest in the park, beginning back of the casino and passing Little Clear Water Spring and the trailer camp on the hill, and finally reaching the Rock of the Bleeding Heart. One of the curiosities at' Indian Springs, the Rock is a huge boulder pushing up from the ground, and on its smooth face i the perfect outline of a heart with an arrow thrust through it. The stone is now covered with a gray fungus, with exception of the heart and arrow design. The legend that an Indian medicine man placed the heart there in blood is given little credence since Cupid and his love darts were not a tradition of the red men.
In the old days, a stage coach ran from Forsyth, sixteen miles away, with a stop half way between where horses were changed. When Sherman passed through there, he camped at one .of the hotels, and all the mattresses were taken out for his soldiers to sleep on.
The hotel was owned by the grand-
father of J. E. Cornell, who was born
at the Springs. His grandfather came .down from Virginia some time in the forties and bought a large farm near the Springs. He intended to be a farmer, but so many summer visittlrs came that he kept adding rooms to his home until he had added fifty rooms, and the farm became a truck garden to fill the cellars and pantries of his hotel. Then he built another hotel much larger.
When Sherman and his troops

came through, hi grandmother knocked out one wall of a room on the ground Roor before they got there, ran the tage coach inside, and boarded up the wall again. Sherman's forces never found the coach, and it was used for many years afterward. Parts of it are still in existence as ornaments and curios; the lights are now on the driveway at one of Atlanta's fine homes on Pace's Ferry Road.
In 1881, a two-mile-long railroad was built to the Springs from Flovilla. Two locomotives pulled open cars and cl uring the summer there were six trains a day. Many visitors to the
prings took the train to Flovilla and back just for the ride; the writer, at the age of six, was one of these and the experience remains one of the supreme joys of his lifetime. orne years the little road paid 40 per cent dividends, but the coming of automobiles forced it out of business, and in 1918 it was sold for junk; it brought enough money, however, to pay the par value of the stock.
Another great experience of the \ riter at the aforesaid early age was attending a big cake-walk in the immense ballroom at the Wigwam, which had 125 rooms and was the biggest hotel ever built at the Springs. It \ as destroyed by fire 43 years ago.
When the Springs were discovered 252 years ago, the hills and valleys there were covered with virgin forests, and the bottom land, along the creek, was an almost impenetrable cane thicket. A section of the forest still exists, on the hillside above the creek, and has been preserved in its original condition. Here the imaginative visitor can catch some of the romance and glamor of its past.
The Springs have been a famous health center for more than 100 ,ears, and the spot still enjoys great popularity. Its waters are noted for health-giving and curative power, it being asserted that 54 diseases respond to its medicinal effects.
Ward Harrison, director of state parks in the Division of Conservation, recommends the Springs in these graphic words:
"How could you spend a vacation better than where natural laws are observed, where you can rest and relax to your hearfs content or indulge in many delightful activities that are available, where you enjoy charming social contacts? ot only vacationists

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killed, she will carry the dead youngster around for days and finally she will die of a broken heart. he carries the young on land the same way as house cats carry their kittens. When angry, the sea otter hisses like a cat.
ative methods' have been' taught American jungle fighters in a Ranger and Combat School in Hawaii. Our men learn to add pandamus fruit, breadfruit, bananas, papayas, taro, yams, ti-root, sugar cane, tropical almonds, kurui nuts and cocoanuts to their diet. They know that the frond of certain tropical trees taste like cucumbers. Most of the men are fond of green bananas baked in ground ovens. American j ~mgle fighters have learned to strip wild hibiscus for fibers to make andals, ropes, fish nets and other necessary items. Coconut leaves are use"d to build shelters. A case of pre-fabrication by ature. Coconut shell are u ed to carry fresh drinking water. Thi jungle knowledge undoubtedly has come in handy on more than one occasion.
Farm ponds or small pools can produce 600 pounds of fish per acre.. The size of the fish in these ponds will depend on the food supply and proper harvesting. Fish culture authorities believe that between 25 and 30 per cent of the fish should be removed each vear ... Time is short for the Victory gardens. The Game and Fish Commission receives many calls from gardeners who say rabbits are destoying their vegetables. If rabbits are nibbling into your garden product, trap them and then release them in an area where they will not do much damage. It is not a good policy to slaughter the animals to save your garden. The rabbits are important as a game food and also for their pelts. By line-trapping them and releasing them in other areas, you are doing a service for the hunter and you are helping keep Georgia wildlife in the fields ... Be sure to call or write the Game and Fish Commiss"ion for a permit.
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but literally hundreds of people made world-weary by the demands of modern life, need periodically not a phy!iician but rather a place where they may, for a brief spell, shed their responsibilities. Individuals of this sort respond readily to Indian Springs water, mild exercise, carefully ordered meals and relaxation."
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Heres Your Test on Forestry

There are 30 towns in Georgia with the name of a tree in them. How many towns not trees can you find in this letter from a tourist to his friend:
Dear Lynwood
Myrtle and I have had more fun in Georgia than we had in Hollywood. We asked a fellow on the road where we could park to get the best pine view in the state. He told us to drive ahead one mile and at the first oak, park the car on the left in a pine grove and follow a sign to holly springs.
Hazel was with us and jabbered like a magpie. Chipley finally said, "Why don't you get quiet." So Hazel hurst.

you get to that big cedar, town is just to the left."
Later me and my pal met to discuss nature. He asked me if I had ever seen a locust grove. I didn't want to confess my ignorance, so I said nothing. I was tempted to ask him if he had ever seen a gum log?
I learned how to roast acorns. Just let the ash burn to a glow and put them in. They made us thirsty so we drank some water from magnolia springs. If you want to know something poplar, springs win the honors down here especially if you are thirsty.

Trees grow fast down here. The cedar springs out of the ground over night. We were' surprised to find we could buy gum, think of it, sweet gum at Sc a pack. At Pine Mountain State Park we sat on a cherry log under a big round oak looking out over pine park. We walked down the trail to see chestnut gap. It was a long climb and Hazel sat on a pine log to eat pecans. She said as she broke the shell of the first pecan, "City life isn't what it is cracked up to be." We ran out of pecans but we were lucky enough to run into a walnut grove.

You know Hazel has a horror of funerals. She turned so white, oak limbs looked black beside her. It was the first time I had ever seen a pine hurst.

Georgia is a huge state. We got
.. lost in the coastal plains. A farmer
directed us back to the hotel. "When
Longleaf pine seedling, less than a month old, geHing a start in a strange world. Note how this seedling compares with a safety match shown on left. That ribbon-like crown of the seedling ;s the wing which it has not yet shed. Given protection from fire, this will be a magnificent longleaf pine in 15 years. (U. S. Forest Service Photo.)

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I've never seen so much lumber, city after city full of it.
We will be home in a week. See you then.
Your pal, Mayhaw.
(Tum to page 18jor the correct list)
RETARDED PROGRESS We thought that we were going some
'With cookers that were fireless; And we ;"ere almost stricken dumb
With messages by IYireless; But a new puzzle now has came-
We work, but we are TIRELESS. -Wightman F. Melton.
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Fishing, Hunting Front Line Topius, Patriuk Says

Buddy Patrick of Atlanta, is one of those young fellows who enjoyed a good bull session at the corner drug store; would count three, jab a straw in a soda and race a pal to the bottom. Yes, Buddy is a typical American youth with limited experience scratching the fuzz off his face with a razor.
He is on the shady side of 20 and today is a grizzled veteran in the grim business of war. Patrick signed up, sailed to London and was with

People often say, "My dog can do everything but talk." Now if this little dog could speak, wonder what he might say to this fawn? This striking picture sent in by Game & Fish
Commissioner C. L McCarthy, of White Oak.

but we just keep our fingers crossed anyway.
In a recent letter Buddy wrote; "You ask what we think about and talk about out here. We talk fishing and hunting and abolit getting back home to catch up on both. I'd swap all of. these oceans I've been over for a little mountain stream in orth Georgia. I'd also swap my gun for a flyrod and go after a big rainbow. Outdoor Georgia magazine gets worn out here in a week. So many fellows here read it-they just wear it out turning pages. When we get this busines~ on hand over I'll be coming

home for a long session with my rod and reel."
Buddy has been away from Georgia a long time. 0 doubt about ithe gets a little homesick. He 'had never been away from home before the Army took him. Some Outdoor Georgia readers have a little spare time. How about dropping a swell fellow a line. A few words of cheer would do more for Buddy than anything on earth. His address:
Sgt. U. H. Patrick 307 F T R Sq. 31 Ftr. Gp. A.P.O. 525 c/o Postmaster
ew York, . Y.

Outdoor Georgia gets around. Buddy Patrick, of Atlanta, reads his copy on a rock pile in Sicily.
the invasion force that stormed ashore in Africa. Later he was in the thick of the fight that chased the Axis partners off Sicily.
Buddy was with the American force that slashed its way over to the Italian mainland. Right now Buddy is making it hot for Germany and will continue to do his job until the American flag ripples in the breeze over Berlin.
Mild-mannered, good natured, Buddy was promoted to Sergeant shortly after he entered the service. He won distinction and honor as an athlete at Tech High School. He is the kind of kid that smiles his way right into your heart. All of us that know him, feel sure he will take care of himself

Some firemen at Rome own this houseboat and when they feel a fishing trip coming on, they iust run the boot up the river and make a week-end of it. Quite a nifty ideo - catch 'em and cook 'em right on the boat. The day of luxury still lingers, An ideal method of lifting the burden of the world off weary shoulders.
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YOU USE IT 70 TIMES EVERY DAY

W ATER is one. of the commonplace things of life to which the average person never gives a second thought. Yet, next to the air we breath, it is the most important thing to daily life.
A person might be able to exist two months without food but would never make it without water. Men can fight on and on without food but if they lose their water supply, the white flag of surrender will fly.
Few of us realize that we use 50 gallons of water per person in our homes daily. Our bodies are perhaps a little better than 707c. water, our food is almost half water and the treasured cup of coffee at breakfast is nothing more than flavored water. The 50 gallons of water you use each day at home would weigh 400 pounds if you were to attempt to lift it.
It takes 200 pounds of water to produce the electric power each person uses in his home daily. That half pound helping of roast beef you had for dinner required 5,000 pounds of water for the steer to drink and for the grass it ate.
When you say "pass the potatoes" and you take a serving, it took 100 pounds of water to get that helping on your plate. The slice of bread required 300 pounds. Your daily newspaper needed 50 pounds of water to make the paper from wood and this does not consider the 500 or more pounds the tree used to grow the wood.
Fortunately and unlike our other natural resources, water is used over and over again. One of the biggest industries in the \ orld is the industry of our cities getting water to us in our homes, factories and offices. It costs millions of dollars to get the water to you and after you have used it, it costs millions more to get rid of it. There is no doubt about it, water is our biggest and most irnpor:tant war material.
Actually one big steel comp~ny limited its production a few years ago because of insufficient water supply. After all, it requires 18,000 gallons of water to run out one ton of steel. It takes a large glass of water to produce the steel in a 6-penny nail. The water needed to manufacture the materials used in one of Uncle Sam's medium tanks, would supply all of the needs for a city the size of Decatur.
It took a glass of water to make this page of paper. The alcohol in whiskey is being used to produce gunpowder. To produce an 11/ 2 ounce drink of whiskey calls for 20 glasses of water. One armored division can shoot 600 tons of ammunition a day. The water used to make the powder alone used in this 600 tons would completely supply a city of 50,000.
It takes one glass of water to move a freight train 40 inches. Rural life is mote or less dependent on rainfall. Without sufficient rainfall-no crops. Engineers seeking factory and industrial site, first check the water supply. The Army does not build camps nor award contracts unless the water supply i adequate. Atlanta uses over 35,000 000 gallons of water daily. Maybe we have too many people who take a bath every day.
otice that mo t military camps are in outh Georgia. There is a reason. There is plenty of available water in
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artesian beds in South Georgia. Almost any place in the coastal plain, a well can be drilled, lined with a few hundred feet of pipe, chlorinated a little and there is a water supply for 10,000 men at a small cost. This same work could be done in orth Georgia and the water supply wouldn't be enough to keep 500 men happy. Most of the orth Georgia water comes from surface streams.
The water supply both underground and on surface is chec)ced and double checked. Georgia knows within a few thousand gallons what it can depend on in the way of water. The U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the State Department of Mines conducts a stream gaging pro'gram so this state will understand and maintain a good water supply system. Industrial plants can
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Twelve inch well at city water works with air-lift on at Albany.

FrOlll SOUP to NUTS!

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It is a twining vine an<l resembles the morning glory. It is found in sunny places throughout the southeast. The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) a species of sunflower probably takes first place as a potato substitute and is cultivated in many places for this purpose. The tubers can be boiled or fried--{)r even eaten raw. They are delicious and have a faint flavor of oysters. The scaly bulbs of various true lilies were eaten by the American Indians and some species are regularly cultivated in the Orient. Our native species all have edible bulbs-most of them with a slightly sweetish taste. The springbeauty, often called fairy-spuds, have roundish irregular roots from onehalf to two inches in diameter, and when boiled in' water, are palatable and I)utritious, having a flavor of chestnuts. These are found all over our range as small pinkish-white flowers in early spring.
No meal is complete without its minerals and vitamins. So, how about some "greens" or potherbs? The list of plants that supply these vital food elements is endless. Some are, pokeweed, wild mustard, dandelion, wild beet, hop, mountain' sorrel, pigweed, purslane, willow-herb, and chickweed. The common poke-weed (Phytolacca americana) has long been popular as a potherb. The young shoots about six inches high are a desirable substitute for asparagus or spinach. The people of southern Europe long ago imported the plant from America and cultivated it as a garden vegetable, while in our own southern cities the shoots are displayed in the spring market. The root, however, should never be eaten. It contains a violent purgative and other harmful constituents. The pigweed (Chenopodium album) sometimes called lamb's quarters is nearby. It grows in disturbed soil, roadsides, and ditches. When cooked and eaten like spinach it is delicious. In cooking it reduces considerably in bulk. Since pigweed is a relatively dry potherb it should be mixed with poke-weed.
If other vegetables are desired, the evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis), wild parsnap (PastintU:a sativa), and the husk-tomato (Physalis pubescens) will delight the palate. The evening-primrose is now cultivated in Europe under the name of rampions. The roots should be cooked through two waters to lose a slightly bitter

taste. Be sure of the identity of wild parsnip before eating, for it closely resembles the root of the poison hemlock. The husk-tomato grows wild. If eaten when perfectly ripe they leave little to be desired.
There are a number of plants that make good salad and condiments. The wild onion is popular in spite of a rather peppery flavor. Water-cress, or spring-cress will serve as salad. The latter has a rootstock much like horseradish. The Indian cucumber has a root that is crispy with a delicate taste much like that of cucumber and may be eaten as such.
Oils and fats for cooking are widely distributed, but Nature has dealt gingerly with the quantities permitted to grow in the plants of the temperate zones. -The Indians used the oils of beechnut, walnut, hickory nut, and sunflower seeds. The extraction of oil from nuts is a'painstaking task. It can be done by grinding the dried kernels, adding a small amount of water to the paste and squeezing the oil through a clean cloth.
As for fruits, they are common. The May-pop or passion flower (Passijlora incarnala) has a fruit that is mildly sweet and slightly acid. The mandrake or Map-apple is a delicacy. It has a fruit that is delightful and makes luscious marmalade. The remainder of the plant is poisonous.
ature is generous in her supply of food. You only have to look in the right places. The next time you go camping this could be your dinner in the woods.
Hors d'oeuvre Pickled Roots of Indian Cucumber
Soup Puree of Mountain-Sorrell
Meat Beef-steak Mushrooms served
in butter with acorn bread
Vegetables Artichoke Tubers-French Fried Spring-beauty Roots-Boiled Lamb's Quarters and Poke-weed Greens
Salad Water-cress
Dessert Wild Strawberry Preserves.
Drink Sassafras Tea, or Coffee from Chickory Roots
Your woods also can supply flavors, dyes, medicines, condiments, chewing gum, perfumes, clothing, and soap, but that is another story.

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4-H Clu11ers
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will be given quail eggs which will be hatched out under bantam hens, released and protected. The quail eggs will be furnished by the state.
The result of the program is obvious. Thousands of youngsters will have a ringside se,at on the biggest wildlife show this state has ever known. The boys and girls will understand the meaning of conservation and know its needs. The percentage of potential violators of state game laws will be sharply reduced in year to come. Game and fish in our field and streams will immediately gain hadly needed friends.
We thank God we live in a country where our boys and girls can be taught to protect and build for the future; where they learn to appreciate living things in the woodlands and know the meaning of a good clean life built on friendship and love and freedom of speech. Hitler's children have never known any of these things.
WATER
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afford to invest in Georgia sites because our engineers can show exactly how much water is available. Streams and rivers are measured day after day and year after year.
Records of rainfall also are kept and recorded. Business men do not want blind statistics. Our engineers upply water facts. They are expert fact finders.
To get back to water use in industry, it takes 7 gallons of water to make one stocking. A ton of smokeless powder costs 200 tons of water. To wash one ton of ore, you use 1,000 gallons of water. One glass of water is needed to burn a 60-watt bulb one minute (cut off those lights l. If you have four in your family, you use water on an average of 70 times a day.
Answers Conservation Please
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J -Baby Red Fox. IU, 5. Fish & Wildlife
Service Photo., 2-You're right. It is a groundhog or whistlepig. This one is a pet owned by T, M. 5eowell. 3-5ealions. 4-B/ue Fox, resident 0/ the Aleutian 'slands. !last two U. 5. Fish & Wile/Ii/e Service Photos. 5-Pigmy rattlesnake.
Ross Allen Photo. 6-5t09 beetle. Photo by H. B. Contrell.
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IThe MAIL ~ BOX I
Jan-uary 27, 1944.
Editor of OnDooR GEORGa State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir: Enclosed i. a money order for $1.00. Enter my subscription for "Outdoor Georgia." I like 10 keep up with the "Home Front."
Yours truly,
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U.S. . Commissary Store Key West, Fla.
January 25, 1944.
Editor of OUTDOOR GEORGIA Georgia Game and Fish Commis ion, 414 State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir: Enclosed i a check for $1.00 for one year's subscription to Outdoor Georgia for Dr. Walker 1atthew, cout Master Troup 1, 136 E. Clayton treet, Athens, Georgia.
I get much valuable information from this magazine, therefore T wanted my .on Bill and his Scout Troop to have a copy each month in their Troop Library.
Thanking you very much, and with be t wi hes, I am
Very sincerely yours, W. A. SUTTO
State 4-H Club Leader.
January 18. Editor of 0 TDOOR GEORGIA Georgia Game and Fish Commission, 414 tate Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Sir: Enclosed please find the amount of $1.00 for subscription to the magazine Outdoor Georgia.
Your magazine is certainly a worthwhile and constructivc part of our program of natural resources. Congratulations -on such a fine publication.
Very truly yours, ALLISO F. WILLIAMS.
- WANT AD-
The Cedar Rapids Gazette tells the following wont ad yarn:
"Wanted: Single man wishes to correspond with single lady with two boxes of 12 gouge shells. Object: matrimony."

STATE FISH REGUbATIDIiS

The following fish shall be deemed game fish and the desianated gize

and creel limit enforced:

t:>

Name of Fish

Number allowed each Size Limit fisherman per day

Rockfish or striped bass

12 inches

10

Large-mouth black bass

12 inches

10

Small-mouth black bass

12 inches

10

Rock bass

5 inches

10

Kentucky or red eye bass

8 inches

10

Bream

5 inches

25

Perch

5 inches

25

Crappie

7 inches

15

Jackfish or eastern pickerel

12 inches

15

Wall-eyed pike

12 inches

3

Muskallunge

15 inches

2

Brook troul Rainbow I~oul

7 inches

10

7 inches

10

Brown Iroul

7 inches

10

Redbreasl

5 inches

25

No person may posse s more Ihan 30 fish in the aggregate of all species. o more than 10 bas of any or all species in the aggregate can be taken m
one day.
No more than 10 Iroul of any or all species in the aggregate can be laken in one day.
There shall be no sale of ihe following game fi h: Rockfi h or striped ba s, large-mouth. black1 ba , small-mouth. black bass, rock bas, Kentucky or red-eye ba s, crappie, JacKfi h or eastern pickerel, wall-eyed pike, mu kallunge, brook troul! :~mbow trout, bro:wn trout, redbre~st. The e are in addition to the laws prohlbillng the u e of emes, traps, explo ive , and all other laws now in effect.

TOWNS IN GEORGIA NAMED FOR TREES

(ANSWERS TO TEST ON PAGE 13)

Oak Pork Pinegrove Pine View Hazlehurst Holly Springs lumber City lynwood Cedar Springs Sweetgum Pine Mountain Round Oak Myrtle Pecan City Pine Pork Chestnut Gop

Mayhaw Cherry log Pinehurst Chipley White Oak Walnut Grove Palmetto Cedartown locust Grove Ashburn Gumlog Pine log Magnolia Springs Poplar Springs Hollywood

F ~VICTORY
BUY
UNITED STATES
WAR
BONDS
AND
STAMPS

THIS MOITH'S RECIPE
VAGABOND STEW
Rabbit i one of t.:e most adaptable of meat and can be prepared by cooks in many ways other than by frying, traditionally the most popular method of preparation, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior.
A favorite of cooks familiar with rabhil the recipe for Vagabond Stew:
Vagabond Slew
1 mature rabbit 3 tahle~poons butler I tea poon alt 1 cup potatoes (Julienne) V~ cup celery (J ulienne) 1 onion, !iced 2 cup broth (from rabbit) 1 cup carrot (Julienne) 1 cup tomato auce
II:! cu p chopped parsley
1,4 cup Rour
% cup cold water J uliennl': Cut ion match-size strips.

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OUTDOOR GEORGIA keeps you informed on wildlife activities and natural ~esources in our state. You can ge.t 12 exciting issues for $1.00. Send
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Cover rabbit with salt water and stew until tender, drain, and save broth. When cold, remove meat from bones and chop coar ely. Melt butter in skillet, add potaloe , celery, onion, and carrots. Cover and cook slowly for 15 minutes. Add broth and tomalo sauce. Bring to a boil and add meat, parsley, and salt. Blend Rour and water until mooth and add' slowly to stew, tir until thickened, and let cook slowly for 15 minutes. (Six servings.)

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January Summary of Cases Disposed of for Game and Fish Viorations

Arresting Officer

DEFENDANT

Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N.

H. C. White, Decatur M. Franklin, Scottdale

Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N.

George Marignay, Scottdale W. J. Morris, Brookhaven

Autry, J. N.

Andrew Derricott, lithonia

Autry, J. N.

P. B. Burdette, Atlanta

Autry, J. N.

H. L. Burdette, Atlanta

Dockery, W. W. Paul Erwin, Gainesville

Dockery, W. W. Dean Thomas, Gainesville

Dockery, W. W. Eugene Thomas, Gainesville.

Dockery, W. W. George Satterfield, Gainesville

Dyer, H. L.

Troy Dunham, ludowici

Forester, H. G. Doyle Brady, lyerly

Hardy, T. W. Dr. W. H. Jarrell, lakehurst

Hardy, T. W. Guy Hall, Jr., lakemont

Phillips, M. P. T. E. Wickersham, Ohio

Phillips, M. P. Clifton Folsom, Ohio

Rogers, Edd Rogers, Edd Rogers, Edd Selph, J. H.

W. M. Woodall, Austell Emmet R. Crowe, Atlanta Pat Alley, Austell E. W. Perkins, Broaklet

Selph, J. H. Smith, J. H. Smith, J. H. Spears, R. E. Spears, R. E. Spears, R. E. Spears, R. E. Spears, R. E. Spears, R. E. Williams, D. E. Williams, D. E. Young, C. G. Young, C. G. Young, C. G. Young, C. G. Young, C. G. Young, C. G.

Eddie Joiner, Brooklet T. T. Stewart, Dufflin Dewey Warnock, Dufflin L. E. Maddox, Augusta J. F. Johnson, Augusta F. W. Johnson, Augusta E. L. Douglas, Augusta G. F. Bevill, Augusta H. M. Dye, Martinez Joe Wells, lincolnton R. L. Moncrief, Augusta M. L. Mashburn, Moultrie W. A. Youngblood, Albany J. H. Kirkpatrick, Albany R. W. Watson, Albany Gene Wise, Americus Nolan Warren, Cordele

CHARGED WITH

DISPOSITION

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Hunting without license

$15 fine

Hunting without license

$10 fine

Basket fishing

$15 fine

Basket fishing

$15 fine

Hunting on refuge

$5 and cost

Hunting on refuge Hunting on refuge

$5 and cost $5 and cost

Hunting on refuge

$5 and cost

Trapping without license

$1 or, 30 days

Hunting without license

$1 and cost

Unplugged gun and killing waterfowl $1 including cost

Unplugged gun and killing waterfowl $1 including cost

resident license Hunting and trapping with

Court cost and license

Hunting and trapping with resident license

Court cost and license

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Fishing unlawful nets, also no fishing license
Fishing unlawful nets
Hunting without license

$50 or 6 mo. $35 or 6 mo. Cost and license

Hunting without license

Cost and license

Hunting without license Hunting without license Hunting without license

license fee $10 fine $5 fine

Hunting without license Hunting without license Hunting without license

$1, fine $5 fine $5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Hunting without license

$5 fine

Fishing without license Fishing out of season

$15 court cost or 30 days 6 mo. suspended sentence

Fishing out of season Fishing out of season Shooting duck after hours Shooting doves after sundown

6 mo. probated sentence 6 mo. probated sentence In the service In the service

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* COVER PAGES *
Never for a moment should there be any doubt that birds are a wary lot. H. B. Cantrell, of Bremen, set up a camera which he operated by remote control, yet this mama mockingbird reveals her' suspicious nature as she stands ready to defend her young. The rationing program hasn't bothered this little family. You just don't need stamps for worms and insects. Note that papa mockingbird does not appear in the picture. A wife and three babies doesn't count with the draft board these days.
The back page shows the old State Capitol at Milledgeville. The building had its face lifted in a remodeling program and stands as one of the landmarks of the state. (Photo by Joe Stearns).

Page

Forest Hospitality

2

Talking Fish

3

Control Measures, Education Urged

To Reduce Forest Fire Hazards

4

You Tell 'Em

5

Joe Stearns

Wildlife Tidbits

5

Vitamin Jackpot

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The Nose That Knows
Daniel In Lion's Den __ _
Joe Stearns
State Parks Open April 15
Nelson M. Shipp
"Macon Area" _. __
Dr. A. S. Furcron
Ranging Around The States
This Month's Recipe

9 __10-11
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February Summary of Cases Disposed of

For Game and Fish Violations

18

In The Mail

19

Fishing Regulations

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Few things on earth fill one with appreciation, cheer, intrigue, and warmth as hospitality. Southern hospitality has for years stood in a class all alone. Visitors are puzzled by the friendly greetings, the smiles and graciousness from total strangers.

There is no hospitality to rival that of hunter and fisherman. They will lend strangers their fishing gear or part with precious shells to a companion in distress. They will share their accommodations, lend boats, divide the lures or bait and if you know a tall tale, it is ample remuneration.

The person who understands the inner-workings of hospitality is an artist. Unfortunately, not all of us are experts of this valuable social asset. Ostentatious display of charm is like waving a red flag in front of a malcontent bull. Nothing fails so completely as false hospitality.

All of us could take lessons from the forest. Our woodlands are masters of hospitality. First of all, you know you are welcome. The trees seem to enjoy your company and visit. They spread their carpet of leaves and grass before you. Wild flowers perfume the air with a subtle fragrance to delight your senses. They do not annoy you with gossip or small talk. They leave you alone with your thoughts and seem to try to help you work out your vexing problems.

A squirrel darts across outstretched limbs. This is his home. The trees not only house him and his family but also drop delicious acorns to provide him with food. Foliage clusters to permit only a light trickle of sun-rays on blistering hot days. If clouds gather and rain falls, again the trees provide protection.

Pleasant streams filled with fluvial treasures trickle through the forest softly murmuring as they course lazily along. Scattered fruit trees and berries tempt your appetite and clean, flowing, cool water quenches your thirst. No unpleasant drink is thrust into your hands, no unsavory food is served. You help yourself to those things you desire and a second or third helping is not forbidden.

Your mind is cleared. A troubled world seems so far away. You appreciate the meaning of 'Joy of Living'. Your lungs drink in clean, fresh, pure air. You are not there to make your peace with Godfor here you feel you have never quarrelled with Him. As gentle winds rustle the stretching tree tops, you realize how insignificant man actually is. Nervous tension, built up over a period of years involving daily routine, expenses, business failures or successes, now vanish as if brushed away by a strong, unseen han

To the person who has enjoyed forest hospitality, a r

woods

fire shooting up large tongues of flame to lick out the lif f friendly

trees causes him to feel the pangs of sadness. More than one man

has silently uttered a prayer for rain as he stood helpless, watching

an unchecked blaze devastate his favorite retreat.

Yes, the forest is your friend, my friend, everybody's friend. A friend that offers all and asks nothing in return. It will always remain. the most hospitable host on earth. A complete master of the art of hospitality.

APRil, 1944

Volume XII, No. IX

JOE l. STEARNS, Editor

Published monthly by The Georll:ia Game and Fish Commission, 414 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of Georll:ia wildlife and for fishermen. hunters, nature lovers and conservation of natural resources. Yearly subscriptions to United States and its possessions, and Canada, $I; other countrie., $1.50. Subscribers must notify us of chanl'e of address four weeks in advance of next publicatio'\ date, giving both old and new address. Contents of this mal<azine may be reprinted jf due credit is given Outdoor Georgia and author of stories
reprinted. This magazine is glad to receive photos, drawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor subjects, but cannot guarantee return of unsolicited contributions nor insure against their Joss. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient postage will not be returned. Entered as 2nd cIa matter AUg/1st 31, 1940, at the post office at Atlanta, under the Act of March 3, 1879. WILLIAMS PTG. CO. ATLANTA

School 0/ Thought:
A NEW ANGLE.

Talking Fish

THERE ARE a number of things we
1 think of as foolish. For example,
one can hardly take any stock in a cow smoking a pipe or a cat chewing gum. By the same token, we don't give a second thought to fish that talk, but experts who .make it their business to operate fathometers, a device used to locate submarines, have worked overtime giving it thought.
ow don't misunderstand. Fish do not come to the edge of a boat and ask, "What are we supposed to be biting today, pal?" But make no mistake about it, fish do make a noise. The noise they are making is going to lead them right into a frying pan or into some useful industry.
This summer the fathometer is going to be used to locate large schools of fish. In fact, Coast Guard boats using this gadget will radio their findings to fishing headquarters with the result that fishing boats will quickly find the school and haul them in.
Some of the migrating fish which can and will be located include the pilchard, menhaden, and tuna. Menhaden fishing is a big business off the Georgia coast.
Water is a splendid conductor of sound. Listening posts aboard war ships can ill afford to ignore any noise that might result in an argument with a torpedo from a submarine. It has been known for years that fish make noises and any good fisherman will testify to the fuss certain fish make when pulled out of the water. The croaker, for example, lives up to his name and croaks. The caution necessary to successful conduct of the war has enabled experts to identify the type of fish by the sound it makes.
The toad-fish, a common inhabitant of our coastal waters, is said by sound engineers to be the noisiest of all the fish. It has been established that many fish make their sounds
.. with a swim-bladder which normally
is used to regulate the position of the
Yep-the fishing season is here. Tom Wade, of Columbus is proof. At his fishing lodge recently, Tom overslept and the boys were about to leave him. But you just don't leave a real fisherman no matter how early in the morning it ;~: Tom popped out of bed, flung on a shirl, grabbed an umbrella, picked up his rod and reel and snapped, 'O.K. boys, let's go get 'em.'
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fish in water. This bladder, equiva-

lent to the lung in a land animal,

contains air or gas of some sort

which enables the fish to accommo-

date itself to varying depths.

The Shade-fish, common in Eng-

lish and Irish waters, is well equipped

for sound production. A muscle

which vibrates 24 times per second is

said to act on the swim-bladder and

produces a sound like the beat of a

drum. The Gunard fish gives out with

a grunt. ot continuous grunts but

single grunts made by a single con

traction of the swim-bladder. A

South American catfish turns out a

growling sound.

The trigger-fish belongs to a spe-

cial class of noise makers. It is

claimed he can make one sound with

its swim-bladder and another distinct

and disturbing sound by grating its

upper and lower gill-teeth together.

A duet, no less.

Perhaps nature intended for the

fish to use these noises as a means

of communication with each other,

but after all, what they might have

to say would be interesting only to

another fish.

.

It would be interesting if fish ac

tually could talk. The first impres-

ion is that it would do a lot to dis-

courage all types of fishing. Imagine

a fellow catching an 8-pound bass

and then have the fish talk him out

of any idea he might have for dinner. And again, it would be a great help to conservation if the little, undersized fellows could say to a fisherman, "How about giving me another chance buddy. I'm far too little to leave home. You'd be ashamed to show me off to anybody. Wet your hands and turn me loose again."
Then there is the fellow in a boat who hooks a 12-pound bass. The fish pops out of the water and yells, "Wow! - Brother, you've got the derndest fight on' your hands you ever had." At least, you'd know what to expect. And when the fisherman drags in the bass, it says, "Aw, heck -I'm tired, you win. If you ever hook my big brother, I hope he pulls you in and blesses you out."
Fish talking would certainly come in handy for the deep sea angler. Suppose he hooked a big, tough sailfish and the outlook was for an eight hour battle to land it. He could call in the fish, lean over the side of the boat and say, "Look pal, I ain't got eight hours to struggle with you. In the first place I got the heartburn, I'm in no mood for expending phy. sical energy, so I'll tell you what I'll do. You gimme back my hook and we'll call it quits."
Maybe after all, we had better not try to improve on nature.

Pine seedlings getting a start in the world. The State nurseries grow thousands of these seedlings to a lorger size and sell them to land owners to replant in devastated areas or to help in the control of soil erosion. Note the bird tracles just under the two top fingers.
(U. S. Forest Service Photo).

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S~ S/JIUIu11f1uu. Z'~ 1fItuJd4 ?'!ad ~ Z'~ Z41f1~

prepared to coperate with the counties in promoting forest conservation.
Director Tinker warns landowners to exercise double caution during the next two months. High spring winds dry out the woodlands fast. If rainfall isn't ample, the woods are apt to be crisp and fires will spread rapidly, whipped along by high winds that generally usher in the summer season.
Judge Gower, at the Cordele meeting, pleaded for nature to be given a chance to restore the valuable forest. The Judge cited the laws providing for the prosecution and punishment for those who set fire to the woods. Wayne Miller, of Valdosta, stated that 40,000,000 is the annual income Georgia receives from her trees, and that one-fifth of the income of every person in the state could be traced to our forest. H. M. Sears, of the U. S. Forest Service, pointed out the importance of trees to the war effort.
It was reported that too many landowners take chances with their valuable timber for the sake of brush burning. They learn the hard way that fires

Control Measures, Education Urged
T0 Reduce Forest Fire Hazards

STATE, FEDERAL AND COUNTY OFFICIALS aroused over heavy forest fire losses have' conducted meetings in various sections of Georgia in an effort to bring ahout strong control measures and insure organized protective measures.
Farmers, landowners, and public officers responded to an invitation of Judge O. T. Gower, of Cordele, in meet ings at Vienna, Fitzgerald, Cordele and other places. At Vienna, it was revealed that over 8200,000 worth of wood lands were devastated in Dooley county alone last year.
In Fitzgerald is was reported that Ben Hill county had suffered an estimated loss of $300,000 last year before unchecked forest blazes. Staggering losses were also reported for Crisp county.
State Forester J. M. Tinker attended the meetings and discussed organized fire protection. Tinker recommended a system of education and instruction for citizens in the. best methods of extinguishing fires. He cited the value of firefighting units and reported that the State is

can easily get out of control. The price of this expensive lesson comes too high. Turpentine operators are vitally concerned with uncontrolled fires since the success of their industry depends on sound, unburned trees.
In order to understand the importance of trees in the war effort it is well to remember that in every field of military movement wood is used in one form or another for the manufacture and transportation of equipment, food and ammunition.
To equip and maintain each man in our armed forces we must use five trees from our forests. One tree goes to make his living quarters, mess halls, recreational build ings, chapels, storage and administrative buildings. An other provides him with wooden crates needed to ship his food, clothing, tanks and guns. The other three trees go into the making of virtually every piece of equipment needed in waging modern warfare such as wood cellu lose for high explosives, bridges, pontoons, landing boats, and in mine sweepers, mosquito torpedo boats and lifeboats.
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OUTOOORSMEN, with a few exceptions, are imbued with the impression that unless they get to their favorite fishing or hunting spot at least a half hour before dawn, they are doomed to empty creels or bags.
This early bird practice is working a hardship on the boys these parlous days. There were times when the fellows could drop by Tony's Cafe and tell him they wanted breakfast at 4 A.M. and Tony would be there, dishing it out. Today Tony, he gotta more biz than he know what for to do wid. So it is futile to ask him for a pre.dawn repast. He tells you in no uncertain terms, "You mighta come 4 o'clock for to eat, bat if you geta in-you gotta break down da door or busta da glass and that gonna costa you plenty, I betcha. Me--l gonna be sleepy."
The next best, if not the only thing to do, is to prepare your own breakfast at home. That means you get up at 3 o'clock, allowing 45 minutes for your culinary skill. There are not many sportsmen who can glide silently about in the kitchen. Fact of matter, most of them are clumsy when it comes to pots and pans and crockery.
While the household calmly slum bers, we hobble about the house in what seems to be iron shoes. No such breakfast is complete without at least one plate or saucer crashing to the floor followed by a word that might also mean an obstruction built for the purpose of holding water in a large area.
You pop the eggs into the frying pan. At that hour of the morning, it sounds as if you were frying all the eggs in the world in the largest frying pan in the world and held over a forest fire. The coffee boils over. Where on earth do we keep the sugar? Who hid the butter? What happened to the cream? 0 salt, no pepper and the toast burns. But you will eat it if it kills you.
The kitchen now looks as if it had collided with an Army tank. The baby is crying. The family is no longer asleep but wondering just how early they can expect your departure. At the moment you are de
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spised. Naturally, you forgot to fix the alarm clock and on this special morning it goes off like the bells of a three-alarm fire. ow you must get out of your home quickly as a measure of self protection. You do not think kindly of Tony. You murmur some of the things you'd like to say to him and out of the dark ness somebody asks, "Who you talking to?" There is no answer to this one unless you feel brave enough to say, "Confound it, I'm talking to me." And that doesn't make sense even in the broad open daylight.
A few years ago before I thoroughly understood the full meaning of "an early start," I was invited to go on a fishing trip. The fellow asked me if 4 o'clock would be too early. I assured him I would be ready. At 4 o'clock in the morning, mind you, there was a rattling and knocking on my bedroom window. I tiptoed to the dresser and grabbed my pistol. Nobody but burglars would be astir at that hour. I peeped through the window and recognized my friendstanding there impatiently.
I flung open the window af.ld in a voice that dripped acid I thundered, "Holy smoke man, I thought" you meant 4 o'clock this afternoon." No man is at his best when aroused from a deep sleep at 4 o'clock in the morn ing unless it is an emergency. The temptation was great, so I excused myself a moment while I hid the pistol from itching fingers. Then followed a conversation that is unfit to print. Thus ended what might have ripened into a beautiful friendship.
When a fellow shows me a big fish he caught at the crack of dawn, I suffer no pangs of jealousy. He earned it and chances are, he forgot to turn out the light under the coffee pot anyway.

War has created a market for heads of cat-tails. The fluff is used as an insulation as well as to take the place of kapok and cork in life preservers. Investigations reveal that beech trees are favorite haunts of squirrels.
In Nigeria all snakes are sacred. The python is allowed complete freedom and moves unmolested through the streets. It has been reported that should a python seize a small child and wrap its deadly coils about the child, the mother will do nothing to save her offspring. She will call to her friends and relatives and stand by offering thauks that the sacred python had so honored her family as to devour her child.
The chevrotain, a small African animal, walks on the tips of its toes and sleeps with its eyes open. Remember it is a COVEY of quail; a NIDE of pheasants; a WISP of snipe; a FLIGHT of doves or swallows; a MUSTER of peacocks; a SIEGE of herons; a BUILDING of rooks; a BROOD of grouse and a PLUMP of wildfoul. ow you know.
The U. S. Armed Forces require one billion feet of timber each month. An enormous bed of 98 per cent pure salt has been located in West Virginia at 6300 feet below the surface. It is estimated that it extends some 2400 square miles and is about 100 feet thick. Spiders can go 18 months without food. In a sports poll among Marines, fishing was first choice and hunting third. . . . The incubation period for the ringneck pheasant is 24 days.
Black-crowned herons fly as much as 160 miles a day to secure food for their young. The giraffe is entirely without voice and utters no sound even when wounded.... The chisels
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T ELL A MA ' that he doesn't look as good as he did a ear ago and that the railroad line in hi face seem to have a nell depth and length and that) ou su I ect hi calori are poorly adju t d and that fellow I ill immediat Iy consult a food chart which divulge information on item rich in italllin.
Make it kllOll tl that a certain food is stuffed II ith itamin and at once it is placed on the preferred grocery list. It not onl becomes scarce but the price i attached to a kyro ket and di patched. One then needs a step ladder 10 properly check the new co t p I' pound.
GenII and mo t reverently does this lead up to . had, a mystery fi h which in normal time represents a ,150,000 annual indu try to Georgia fishermen.
The average person believes if his sy tem i properly supplied with vitamins, he hould be con tantIy in a mood to kick up his heels like a fri kyo unbroken colt. had fit this line of thought like a hand in a glove. It is claimed that the shad and its roe is

an aquatic vitamin jackpot. Anything that is good and if you feel a need for it, you can depend on ome handicap. One prohibitive angle i living in ell' York. If you are in Manhattan, a pound of shad roe on your plate means that money i no object when you draw a napkin over your

r -Ca~ght! This is how the net does its work. The shad, swimming along, comes in contact with
the webbing. The fish pushes forward and becomes entangled in the strong cords. He is unable to back away from the net and remains helplessly there until hauled in and delivered to market. 2-0geechee River fishermen bringing in their haul of shad. These fishermen operate only four nights a wee.k since it is illegal to net shad Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. This law provides an opportunity for a certain number of the fi~h to clear the nets and reach the spawning grounds. 3-Shad nets are valuable. Some of them cost $ I 50 and more. Some nets are set while other nets are drifted. 80th methods catch shad. These nets are stretched over poles each day to dry:

lap and park your elbows on the festive board. It will cost you 5 in round numbers.
The silvery shad is just about the saddest looking hunk of marine life you will ever see. One look is convincing that it just didn't give a (bad word) whether or not it ever reached headwaters to spawn. Could it be a fish with a stoic philosophy?
There is more mystery surrounding the shad than could be found in a "Thin Man" movie thriller. First of all there is a question of classifi cation. Some insist that it is a fresh
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J-Here is the answer to the question, "How
does Georgia benefit from the PiHman-Robert son Federal Funds?" Here you see a load 01 deer arriving on the Piedmont Refuge Areo near Round Oalc. The deer were purchased from a dealer in Jaclcson, Wisconsin. Char/ie Pierle, in charge of PiHman-Robertson Projed. for Georgia (extreme left) signs for the shipment. 2-Deer released must be tagged fo, future reference. The tag is placed in the eor. Although no deer has ever given his viewpoint on the subjed, we understand, "it doesn't hurt a bit." 3-Pierle gives the fawn its freedo,". A total of 16 were released in the area. 4-Headed for a new home. All of them were Northern White Tails. This species is expedeel to do very well in Georgia and they grOW to be larger than any deer we now have in th. state. 5-Tru/y a sight of beauty. Shortly after this pidure was snapped, the fawn von ished in the nearby woods. In a few years our sportsmen will" certainly have somethin9 to hunt.. If you ever Icill a dear with a ta9 in its ear, be sure to return the tag to th. Game and Fish Commission or the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It helps hep the recorel. straight. (Photos by Doc Watson.)

l;UAMPION 'POSSUM AND "l;OON HUNTER SMELLS 'EM . l;ATl;DES 'EM ALIVE!

A NY SPORTSMAN with a yen for nocturnal pursuit of 'coon and 'possums would gladl~ pay as much as $100. for a good hound that will take him down the right trails. There are sportsmen who spend thousands of dollars training hounds to tree 'coon and 'possum.
But 10 and behold, we suddenly find 'coon and 'possum hunting with dogs as dated as buggy whips and Eskimo Pie. The' sport will persist but some of its glitter and fascination has deserted the scene. This can be traced to the efforts of J. W. White, a Negro lad in his 20's.
The mere mention of his name within a radius of 50 miles of Waynesboro or Sylvania wins a smile from citizens in that section. "Why sure," they will tell you, "he is the

pearly teeth and a smile you can feel 50 yards away. He is keenly alert and warms up quickly at the mention of his favorite subject which naturally is--'coon and 'possums.
White is employed at a saw mill owned by W. R. Altman, of Sylvania who vouches for his hired hand's ability to smell 'em and catch 'em. Altman declares, "One day the mill broke down and it took an hour to repair it. J. W. ran off in the woods and before the hour was up, he was back with two big 'possums."
An interview with White went something like thi~. "How do you account for your ability to smell 'coon and 'possums and to trail them?" "I 'clare boss, I jes doan no, but I sho does smell 'em."
"Can you smell deer too?" "Yass

J. W. was late to work one morning_ Hi. boss, J. W. Altman, checked him in and heard the latest story on "Why , was late." White explained that on the way to work he "smelled" a 'possum and he "jes' couldn't resisk de temtashun to ketch 'em. An' Boss, he wuz dis big." Case dismissed.

fellow who can smell 'coon and 'possums and catch them alive."
In this instance, one might safely say, white is black. Lightning bugs follow him around in the day time and you could make a white mark on him with a piece of charcoal. He has

sar, I. smells dem but dey's too swift fer me." "They say you bark like a dog when you get on a 'coon or 'possum trail. Why?" "Wen I gits to runnin' an' smellin' I jes gotta make a noise and I gess de noise I makes sounds lak a dawg."

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White timidly admits that he can outrun a dog and says he can run two. hours at top speed without getting tired. White's fame sky-rocketed and his reputation took on lustre when some important money changed hands on a showdown bet.
A sportsman in Sylvania bet a fellow in Waynesboro, so the story goes, the sum of 150 (that makes it important money) that his boy would trail and catch a 'possum on any given day and in any given territory. A large crowd from Sylvania accompanied White to Waynesboro where another large crowd of skeptics awaited. White was turned loose in a strange territory.
About 200 people were on hand to see this strange manner of man upon whose proboscis rested the fate of
150 in legal tender. White made a couple of wide circles. The skeptics grinned, suspecting admission of defeat. Suddenly he lit out in the direction of tall timber. A few minutes later, he cut back to the edge of the woods. Somebody yelled, "What have you got?" His excited voice flashed back, "Boss, hit's a 'coon." With that he vanished in the woods again, this time barking like a July hound.
They didn't have to wait long. J.
W. popped out of the woods carrying two wiggling, snarling 'coons. Two hundred eyebrows arched in surprise. A few were saying "I told you so."
The fellow on the "can't do" end of the bet was visibly upset but the deal was that the' boy deliver a 'possum, only now the man demanded that White be taken ~o another territory. He insisted that the lad was familiar with the present ground. So the scene shifted. Once again White made a couple of wide circles and galloped off into the woods. He was gone 45 minutes. Those who didn't believe gained confidence which backfired when the boy suddenly appeared. He was weighted down-not with one 'possum-but five. One for every nine minutes he was gone and all of them alive and kicking. Some claimed it was a miracle.
This lad with the gifted nose be-
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Daniel in Lion Sj

By JOE STEARNS
I MAGINE, if you can, a man who deals with death every tick of the clock for his eight hour work day; a man, alive and happy on Monday but who may not live to see the dawn of Tuesday; a man who catches panthers alive using only a rope, a stick and a sack; a man who wrestles huge, powerful alligators under water, and above all, a man who has survived the deadly bite of four venomous snakes. There is such a man-he is Ross Allen, of Silver Springs, Florida.
Even as these lines are 'written, Mr. Allen is recovering from the bite of an infuriated 6 foot diamondback rattlesnake. Surely, no other man trods the earth with so much snake venom in his system. Four times! And four times, through sheer courage and raw determination to live, Ross Allen has fought off a rendezvous with the Grim Reaper.
Although he has been reported out of danger, the icy fingers of death were feeling his pulse in his recent contact with a rattler. Ross was visiting one of his snake hunters and was transferring a dangerous 6 foot diamondback from a box to his car when suddenly he slipped on some wet pine needles and -fell. As the rattler hit the ground, it struck, sinking its fangs in his captor's left hand.
With characteristic calm, Ross recovered the reptile and gently placed it in his car. Then he used his knife to slash his hand four times near the wrist. in an effort to free some of the poison. He bled freely, so freely that soon he was suffering from a serious loss of blood. At the hospital, it was necessary to give several transfusions.
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A batch of new arrivals. Ross led me to these playthings with no more warning tho'; he just wanted to show me something. They are moccasins and raHlesnakes. I remained just long enough to snap t~e picture. Even the camera shuHered. And people ask me why my hair stands straight up. Even with the use of
grease I can't get it to lay down again.
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Ross has been handling snakes for 17 years. Through his work, the Army has been well supplied with anti-venom serum, a serum used to save the lives of the men who suffer snake bites in different theaters of war.
In 1942, Ross extracted the venom from 4,369 snakes, handling each reptile nine times. He has found time, somehow, to travel 12,000 miles delivering lectures to doctors and scientists.
No matter what the occasion, Ross is cool and calm. In fact, one would suspect that ice water courses his veins. He is about 5 feet 11, a little on the chubby side and with soft eyes accompanied by a friendly smile. His hands show great strength and muscles ripple under his shirt. For the
Ross Allen Faces
Survives Four Rl
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Den WAS CHlbO'SPbAY!

most part, he is serious but then, who wouldn't be serious surrounded by deadly snakes?
Jack Troy, Sports Editor of the Atlanta . Constitution, once remarked, "Tourists pay 3Sc to watch him perform with deadly snakes and yet, in another part of the state they pay SOc for a drink of spring water."
Visitors from the far corners of the world have watched him extract the venom from snakes. Cold bloodedly he enters his concrete retaining pit, the bottom of which is covered with deadly snakes. With little or no concern, he walks among hundreds of hissing reptiles.
People gathered at the rim of the pit often mutter, "the man is crazy!" Women are especially nervous and
Death Every Day; ~ttlesnake Bites
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jittery as Ross grabs first this snake and that one. Allen is a showman, too. One day before a large audience, he approached a huge rattler. It was coiled and buzzing its buzzer. Ross remarked loudly, "That rattlesnake doesn't seem to like me. Maybe I had better pet him a little." With that, he slipped his hand back of its head and gave it a tender pat or so. Suddenly there was a flopping thud, and another thud followed by a third thud. Three women had passed out cold. Allen's assistants expect such things and quickly revived the ladies. Once revived, the ladies, curiously enough, wanted to see more. Ross, on occasions, will shock his audience by drinking a few drops of the venom with no ill effect.
Suppose Allen decides to add a panther to his live specimen display. First he gets some dogs, a sack and a rope and vanishes in the woods. The dogs tree the panther. Ross uses the stick to slip a noose over the animal's head then jabs him off the litnb causing it to hang in the air. He lowers the snarling, clawing cat into the bag, ties it up and there, friends, is your panther alive and kicking.
Ross is a great swimmer. One day he was down on the Atlantic Coast playing the feature role in a Grantland Rice movie short. when suddenly Ross scrambled out of the water, grabbed a rope and pluI1ged back in. The movie people were amazed, as this was not in the script. The cam eraman cranked on and on. Soon Allen surfaced and was snatched under again. He struggled and fought, popping in and out of the water like a cork. When the terrific fight was over, he had roped and hauled in a 750 pound sawfish that measured 131/2 feet.
Ross outswims and captures giant sea turtles. These turtles have powerful jaws that can snap a baseball
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Rou at worle. He is preparing some of the rattlers for his venom-extracting ad. If somebody had a goose pimple remedy, he wouldn't have any trouble selling off a batch of it to th. spedators outside the pit.

bat the same as you might snap a toothpick. To entertain large crowds or to supply scenes for movie shorts, he dives into Silver Springs and wrestles dangerous alligators. Some fun!
Thousands of poisonous snakes have been shipped to Allen's Reptile Institute. Gray Meeks, of Nichols, georgia, is an outstanding snake hunter and frequently sends in big shipments of deadly snakes. Ross pays SOc a foot for poisonous snakes and as high as $4 a foot for rare specimens.
A radio program once feature'd a big game hunter 'who found himself trapped in a room with a cobra, one of the most deadly of all the snakes. The program was geared up to the maximum of thrills and heartbeats. The man, of course, escaped. But this story becomes dull when you think of Ross Allen wading knee-deep in deadly reptiles. To Ross, the higWy respected cobra is just another snake and he has handled them too. Any man who deliberately approaches a cobra without .an iron suit, a hand grenade and a tommy gun is indeed a man among men.
It would seem when the first rattler grabbed Ross, he would have taken the hint and shifted over to a

safer job even if it was picking tomatoes, or painting houses. But no, each time he goes back to his snakes. It brings to mind the story of the man who was led up 13 steps, a noose slipped over his head and before the Sheriff plunged him to his death, he whispered to the doomed man, "I hope this will be a lesson to you."

FREE FISHING LESSONS
Chris Stevens, of Atlanta, will conduct free clas es for all who wish to learn how to use a rod and reel and the fly rod. Stevens will hold class at Piedmont Park each Wednesday afternoon. Here is a great opportunity for beginners to receive some val- uable lessons without cost. Chris will meet the beginners at the old boat house at Piedmont Park Lake.
PUZZLE
Wherever I go, or fast or slow, On highway, trail, or track,
One thing I see that puzzles me:. There's somebody coming back.
-Wightman F. Melton.

This sort 01 thing is recommended lor that Vtired-of-it-all" feeling. " is splendid exercise for developing the biceps, leg muscles and a surelire plan lor departing this eorth while still young. Ross sometimes calls it "his daily dozen." There must
be an eosier way 01 maleing a living I

In .Ross Allen's shop, Jocle Troy, Sports Editor 01 the Atlanta Constitution, admires a swordlish Ross pulled ou" 01 the Atlantic ocean with a rope. Jack's remarle, "what a swell gadget for
scratching your bacle:' produced the smile Ross wears.

State Parks Open Apri/15

By NELSON M. SHIPP,

A. ..islanZ Comminwnf'r, Stale Division 0/

Coervation

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OUR FIGHT against Tojo and Hitler has caused a gasoline shortage in the families of Messrs. Jones, Smith and Brown. They won't be piling into their automobiles this summer for a thousand-mile trip or longer to iagara Falls, Pike's Peak or the Grand Canyon. The Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest and Yosemite's Great White Throne will have to wait until the war is over.
Their eyes will not be feasting on the fire-fall at Glacier Point nor behold the delicate mists of Bridal Veil Falls. They will not crawl through the mystic Cave of the Winds nor walk the sal9' beach-flats along the Great Salt Lake. In other words, the war will cau e our Georgia citizens to seek their recreation nearer home -and thus, Georgians are going to discover Georgia this summer. But, we venture, it will be one of their happiest experiences!

Open A.pril 15th
Our state parks will open officially on April 15th. These beautiful areas will be available to the public for joyous recreation - swimming, picnics, boating and such. They will be ready for your holiday and vacation trips or daily visits.
Some of the parks which have lain dormant during the winter months are more beautiful than ever this year in their bloomings of red bud, dogwood and crab apple blossoms to be succeeded by laurel, azaleas and rhododendrons. Vogel, for example, high in Georgia's scenic mountains just above Cleveland, will be a favorite with thousands of Georgians, with its fine opportunities for boating and swimming and with many miles of trails for hiking and horseback riding. This state park will remain open until crisp mountain winds late in the fall send us back to firesides.
Pine Mountain, one of the loveliest resort spots, has her facilities for bathing and fishing in season and is expecting a record-breaking attend-" ance of Georgians for vacation stays at the Tavern or its neat row of cottages. This park is the host to hundreds of officers and men from Fort Benning each year.
Magnolia Springs State Park and Alexander Stephens State Park have

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excellent swimming and picnicking facilities, and Little Ocmulgee and Laura Walker State Parks have cabiris for vacationists and both have fishing lakes second to none.
Historic Indian Springs.
Of course many thousands of Georgians will pay their annual pilgrimage to historic Indian Springs where one may stay for a day or many weeks, and enjoy its health-giving waters.
There will be many folks who will not have a vacation this year, and for them we suggest a week-end in a state park.
Few states have the beautiful parks which nature has so richly endowed to Georgia. R. Ward Harrison, Director of State Parks, has zealously guarded and watched over the park areas this winter and reports them to be ready for visitors and vacationists.
During Apl'il, the state parks will be well-sprinkled with early blooms and blossoms of lovely flowers. Warm May weather will find the areas a fairyland of floral beauty. The mountain parks will be richly decorated late in May with the beloved mountain laurel and rhododendron.
Director Harrison is expecting the parks to handle capacity crowds this sl!ffiIIler since practically all Georgians have placed a self-imposed ban on long trips across the state borders, involving extra time and expense. Our recreational areas, strategically located throughout the state, will offer a haven for relaxation, change of scenery, comfort and ease for thousands this summer.
In these times of mental and physical stress and strain, it behooves all citizens to remain healthy and alert and yet stay on the job at whatever he is doing for the war effort or society. A wise use of spare time is the answer to this need. The human body is somewhat like a clock: if you permit it to run down, it stops. There is no excuse for this sort of thing. Go ye then to the mountains and rest your eyes with the snowy dogwood, the wild azaleas, the violets looking up with purple faces beside tumbling streams, and the pink crab apple dec-. orating the "lofty shoulders of the mountains near Vogel. Or attend some of those entrancing square dances at the Walasiyi Inn on a Sat

urday night with their pulse-throbbing hill-billy music. Or go to some other state park where serene beauty and opportunity for happy relaxation will recreate body, mind and spirit!
Get A.cquainted The summer is a good time, also, Lo get acquainted with the people on the farm. The city dweller might just pack up and arrange to board in the country for a week or two of vacation. The food is the best on earth. The fun is plentiful, and the business of geting acquainted with the farmers is a fine thing, for city folks. Incidentally, some of the finest fishing on earth is to be found in the innumerable small fish ponds and tiny lakes that dot the farms of Georgia. A few years ago, Laurens and Dodge county authorities, cooperating with the fanT)s, set out to help all the farmers who wanted to build fish ponds. They loaned drag lines to the farmers at cost to excavate and throw up small dams. As a result, there must be scores of good fishing spots in those counties alone. They serve a dual purpose; providing a reservoir of water for livestock during droughts, as well as food and sport for the family. The same program was pursued in many other Georgia counties. Anyway, pack up your troubles in the old kit bag and, leaving it behind, go and .find the enchantment and magic lure that await you in Georgia's magnificent gift from nature-her state parks!
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By DR. A. S. FURCRON
Assl. State Geoloj\'ist
MACON OCCUPIES a unique and strategic position in Georgia so far as the mineral resources are concerned. It lies almost in the geographic center of th~ State a~d valuable mineral depOSIts occur In and around Bibb County. In fact, the geology of the State is divided into two great parts at Macon. South of Macon we find thick deposits of sandstone, clays, marls, limestones, etc., types of rocks laid down in the ocean. The northern half of Bibb County lies in the granite and gneiss area of crystalline rocks which extends northward to the mountains.
The types of mineral deposits are different in each type of rock. The line separating these two great types of rock extends through Columbus, Macon, Milledgeville, and Augusta, and is commonly referred to as the Fall Line. South of the Fall Line is the great Coastal Plain area and north of the Fall Line is the Piedmont Plateau area. At one time the Atlantic Ocean extended to this line, and sediments of that sea cover the lower half of Bibb County and practically all of the site of the city of Macon.
Recently the Macon Cham bel' of Commerce has done an excellent piece of work in the form of ~ report concerning post-war planmng for Macon and surrounding counties. This report discusses mineral resources as well as other resources.
The Macon area is famous all over the country for its clays and kaolins. By the term "Macon area" it does not refer merely to Bibb County but to the surrounding counties as well which Macon serves. For many years alluvial clays have been mined in the bottom of the Ocmulgee River Valley for the manufacture of building . brick, sever pipe, drain tile, etc. This has been one of the most successfully used brick clays in the State. Thus Macon is a great brick manufacturing center.
The Kaolins, however, of the Macon area are most famous. When they were first discovered they were shipped to England where .they were
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used in the manufacture of fine china

ware by Wedgewood. Today these

white Kaolins are mixed with other plastic clays for the manufacture of

high-grade china ware. The great

kaolin belt which extends across Georaia just south of the city of

Macobn includes especially Bibb, Twi.ggs, Wilkinson, Washington, a~d

other counties. These clays are m

the form of soft to hard white kaolins. Kaolin is a hydrated aluminum silo

icate with diversified uses. Among

the most important are coating and

filling for high.grade white paper. ext in importance is its use as a

base for white porcelain ware, high-

~arnaddecemreefnrtasc, teotrcy.

firebrick, mortars Kaolin is also used

extensively in filling white cloth.

Uses and demands for our kaolin have been increasing constantly. For

example, in 1932 about two million

dollars' worth of kaolin was pro-

duced, and nearly seven million dol-

lars' worth was produced in 1942.

Some of our clay users and manufacturers include the' Burns Brick Company, Carling Tile Company, Cherokee Brick Company, Dixie Fireproofing Company, Georgia Coating Clay Company, and P. W. Martin

Gordon Clays, Inc., also Georgia Kaolin Company with postoffice in Bibb County and mines in Twiggs County.
Studies of kaolin deposits in this area reveal that although we expect increased production during and after the war, tonnages are large. Undoubtedly, there is more than enough kaolin in this area alone, with increased production, to last over a hundred years.
Another mineral industry which, properly speaking, belongs to the Macon area, occurs north of the Fall Line. It is the mining of sheet mica. A large amount of this valuable mineral is mined in Upson, Lamar, and Monroe counties, a short distance from Macon. Sheet mica is the Number One strategic mineral, in great demand by the Army and Navy. It has widespread uses in the electric trades and the valuable mica mined in this area is much sought for the manufacture of condensers in electrical equipment. Sheet mica of the type mined is clear, flat, has are markable cleavage which enables it to split with great facility into thin sheets. Most of the mica mined in
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Operations at a /coolin pit near Macon.
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Two Boxes of Shells Bring $7,400
Two boxes of 12-gauge shotgun sheIJs recently sold for what is believed to be the highest price on record. In an auction at London, Ohio, recently, the shells brought $7,400 for Uncle Sam. They were auctioned off five times in the same War Bond Rally. A pair of nylon hose took second place, yielding $5,600.
Indian Boy Bags Bobcat With Slingshot
We don't recommend this procedure even though the hero of the adventure emerged with two whole skins-his own and that of a 27 pound bobcat. Armed only with a slingshot, Harry Pahn, a South Dakota Indian lad, spied the bobcat in a tree in a timbered ravine along the Little Minnesota River. He loaded the slingshot with a sharp stone and let fly. He hit the cat in the left eye, knocking out the eye. The cat fell to the ground where it was cornered by his three dogs, whereupon young Pahn seized a handy club and finished the animal off.
Wyoming
While tending his trap line on French Creek, in Johnson County, Wyoming, last December, Predatory Animal Hunter Charles Vest, employed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of Interior, stopped on the ridge to look around and suddenly found himself in a ringside seat viewing an unusual fight.
Just as Vest spotted two coyotes leaving the bottom of the draw, his attention was attracted to a noise from another direction. This proved to be a big dog coyote running at top speed with a buck deer in hot pursuit. When the deer caught up with his ancient enemy, he knocked the coyote down with his front feet, then jumped on him with all four feet.
After taking a hard pounding, the coyote managed to crawl into a brush patch. Although the deer did not attempt to follow the coyote, he circled the patch until he spied Hunter Vest and took to his heels, followed
OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1!M4

Wheeler Soldier Checl~s Birds

Pfc. Brooke Meanley, of Camp Wheeler, wisely used his spare time. He has checked birds either as a bobby or perhaps from some special interest in ornithology and his findings are interesting. Here is hi list although there is a possibility of mistaken identity on some of his checks. To say the least, Brooke enjoyed those hours in the fields and woods and his list mir:ht prove valuable to bundreds interested in birds.

WINTER BIRDS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA

The following list of Winter Residents is the result of observations made along the Ocmulgee River Bottom approximately six (6) miles southeast of Macon, Georgia, from December 15 to February 15, 1942-3 and 1943-4. Birds noted in early December and late February are not included in the list, as in many cases they are migrants traveling to other destinations. Eighty-three (83) species of birds, all of which are characteristic of the Upland Swamp, and typical Piedmont in Bibb County, Georgia, comprise the list.

Pied-billed Grebe Great Blue Heron Black Duck Mallard Wood Duck Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Red-tail Hawk Red-shoulder Hawk Cooper's Hawk Sharp-shinned Hawk
Marsh Hawk Pigeon Hawk Sparrow Hawk Wild Turkey Bob-White Woodcock Wilson's Snipe Killdeer Coot Mourning Dove Barred Owl Great Horned Owl Screech Owl Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Red-headed Woodpecker Red-bellied Woodpecker Red-cockaded
Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Flicker Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker Phoebe Prairie Horned Lark Blue Jay American Crow Carolina Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted
Nuthatch Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown-headed
Nuthat~h

Brown Creeper

Winter Wren

Carolina Wren

Mockingbird

Brown Thrasher

Catbird

Robin

Bluebird

Hermit Thrush

Golden-crowned

Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Pipit

Cedar Waxwing

Loggerhead Shrike

Mountain Vireo

Orange-crowned

Warbler

Black & White

Warbler

Palm Warbler

Myrtle Warbler

Maryland Yellowthroat

Pine Warbler

.

Purple Grackle

Rusty Blackbird

Red-wing Blackbird

Meadow Lark

Cowbird

Carolina Junco

Fox Sparrow

Henslow's Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

Swamp Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-throated

Sparrow

Field Sparrow

Vesper Sparrow

Cardinal

Towhee

American Goldfinch

Purple Finch

Pine Siskin

by three does that had been waltmg at a distance. The coyote, Vest discovered, was trampled so badly he could hardly crawl, so it was an easy matter for the Government hunter to finish the job the deer started.

THIS MONTH'S RECIPE
There are few old time outhern negroes on the Georgia coa t who do not know how to cook. Some of them are prima donnas in the kitchen. Recently, on a trip to Rock Island, the editor wrapped his fangs around some of the most deliciou shrimp stew ever concocted by the hand ~f man.
Even again t good taste, good manner and good judgment, the cook wa a ked for hi recipe. He said he would send it along if I'd leave instruction. I felt properly chasti ed, but the stew was so delicious that I left my name and address.
A few day ago the recipe came. Because it makes such ta ty reading, here it is verbatim:
How To Make Shrimp Stue. Dice White Potatoes And Onions And White Meat The Same, Fry Out Greese And Put The Mix ture All In Sorrie Visle Put One Can Off Tomatoes In Same And Co'ok 45Minutes Salt And Peper To Tast-
Sorry That I. Kee.p You Wating So Long But Just Was Bizzy, From Cyrus Bennett.. Darien, Ga-
THE MAN ACROSS THE STREET
I never knew the fellow, Who lived aero the street, We both lived there for quite a spell Before we chanced to meet.
J u.t like a lot of other folk., Too bu.y to be friend., Too bu.y watching politic., And world financial trend.
All filled up with office work, Great ru.h and worldly woe, You'd thought without my brilliant mond, The world just couldn't go.
Until I .aw this neighbor, Across the narrow way. Du.tin' off .ome bamboo pole., In a .ort of yearning way.
Now I hadn't .een a bamboo pole, Since twa. a barefoot boy, And the memories that it brought to me, Ju.t filled my heart with joy.
So I ca.ually went aero the .treet, With a .ort of lingering wi.h, And I .ay., "Howdy friend Did you u.ed to like to fi.h?"
"Did I?", he .ay., "I ju.t was thinkin' I'd like to go again, But I'm all tied up with work and thing., Ju.t like all other men."
Well before we got through talking, We had planned some fi.hing fun, And from tnat moment onward, Our friend.hip .ure begun.
We found that life'. a heap more fun, If you're outdoors for a while, And you get a feeling deep in.ide, That you'd alway. like to .mile_
That'. my neighbor aero the street, We're buddie., don't you .ee? Cause fish in' made us human, Like we really ought to be.
By Paul T. Gilbert.
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~Macon Area"
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this district has an amber, almost red, color when viewed by transmitted light.
One of the famous mica mines is the Early Vaughn mine in Lamar County which has produced over $100,000 worth of mica. The largo est producing mine in the area at present is the Mitchell Creek mica mine in Upson County. Other wellknown mines would be the Battle Mine near Culloden in Monroe County, the Brown Mine near Thomaston in Upson County, etc. Within the last six months over 888,000 worth of mica has been taken from these mines.
Captain Garland Peyton, Director of the Department of Mines, Mining and Geology, has recently published a thorough study of the mica mines of this area and other areas of the State. This work was done by the writer and Mr. Kefton Teague, Jun. ior Geologist of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
The State Department of Mines, Mining and Geology believes that Macon and the surrounding territory have a great future in the production of mineral resources.
Turtles Gaining
Favor As Food
Consumption of fresh-water turtles -favored for soups, stews, and other savory dishes-took an upward turn in 1943, at least in the larger urban markets. In Chicago, a good bar ometer for the middle west, sales of .this aquatic food were up 50 percent over 1942.
Although not more than half a dozen out of about 50 species of fresh water turtles found in the United States are caught for market in important quantities, practically all kinds of turtles are edible and pro duction can probably be further increased, according to fishery experts.
Reassuring the housewife who might expect turtles to present a dif ficult problem, specialists of the Fish and Wildlife Service declare that a turtle is easier to dress than a chicken and requires less time. With a little practice, five or ten minutes will suf fice for a 1O.pound .snapper.
Probably most turtles go into the soup kettle, an eight-pound turtle providing enough soup for 50 persons.
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water fish while others violently de fend it as a resident of salt water. The argument centers over the facts that it is hatched in fresh water and wends its way to salt water. Then as an adult, it returns to fresh water to spawn. Admittedly confusing.
By the time the shad completes its maternal spawning function and swims back to salt water, it is a thin, fatigued and haggard fish. But the moment it contacts salt water it seems to suddenly revive. It swishes rapidly away. The question is "where?" Shrimp boats, with their huge drag nets, are reported as never hauling in a shad. In fact, it is claimed no shad has ever been caught in the ocean.
Until recently fishermen denied that the shad could be caught with a hook and line. They firmly support ed the thought that tempting red wig. glers, and other bait which might be considered piece de resistance for fish, are merely instruments of fu tility. ow comes fishermen who say they have captured shad with fly rods in bays and along river banks during the run to spawning grounds.
The shad season is closed now but in season the fishermen set their nets in the Canoochee, Ogeechee, St. Mary's, Savannah and other rivers

flowing into the ocean. Nets are set at ebb tide during the night or in some cases the nets are cast off and allowed to drift. Both methods produce the desired results. Huge salt water catfish aCCO!'TIpany the shad on the run. When the shad is ensnared in the net, the catfish is reported to dine on the helpless fish.
Buck shad also make the run since they are needed at the spawning ground to fertilize the eggs. The fishermen collect about 75c for buck shad while the more desirable roe shad brings 1.25. Dealers get from
1.75 to 2 for roe shad in Eastern markets. These prices are current and the highest in years. The Southern shad market is extremely low due perhaps to prohibitive prices.
Dr. E. P. Crea!Ser, well known biologist, war~s that the shad catch is getting smaller and smaller each year. He suggests a long vacation for the shad. A closed season, Creaser believes, would give them a chance to fully recover. High waters and heavy rains in March severely damaged the spawning grounds which of course, means a lean catch next year.
Experts point out that shad contain vitamins A, B, C, and shad dealers might even go so far as to claim the rest of the alphabet.

SIAIE FISH REHUbAllOIiS

The following fish shall be deemed game fish and the designated size

and creel limit enforced:

Number allowed each

N8lI11e of Fish

Size Limit fisherman per day

Rockfish or striped bass

12 inches

10

Lare.mouth black bass

12 inches

10

Small-mouth black bass

12 inches

10

Rock bass

5 inches

10

Kentucky or red eye bass

8 inches

10

Bream

5 inches

25

Perch

5 inches

25

Crappie

7 inches

15

Jackfish or eastern pickerel

12 inches

15

Wall-eyed pike

12 inches

3

Muskallune

15 inches

2

Brook trout

7 inches

10

Rainbow trout

7 inches

10

Brown trout

7 inches

10

Redbreast

5 inches

25

No person may possess more than 30 fish in the aggregate of all species.

N.o more than 10 bass of any or all species in the aggregate can be taken in

one day.

.

No more than 10 trout of any or all species in the aggregate can be taken in

one day.

There shall he no sale of the following game fish: Rockfish or striped bass,

large-mouth black bass, small-mouth black bass, rock bass, Kentucky or red-eye

bass, crappie, j<lckfish or eastern pickerel, wall-eyed pike, muskallunge, brook

trout, rainbow trollt, brown trout, redbreast. These are in addition to the laws

prohibiting the lise of seines, traps, explosives, and all other laws now in effect.

OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1944

Wildlife Tidbits
(Continued from Poge 5)
or teeth, if you prefer, of the beaver grO\ during the entire life of the animaL A bird's tail has an even number of feathers. Dogs do not lick your hand because they like you (horrors) -it is because they like the salt which forms when you perspire. ... Few insects can see more than six feet ... Old-time market hunters used 'scow' guns \ hich could kill from 50 to 100 waterfowl with a single blast. Red squill, a rat poison, i harmless to most animals.... The biggest fish ever caught with a rod was a 927 pound blue-fin tuna caught in the waters off the ew England coast. ... The biggest fish ever caught by any method \vas a whale shark harpooned June 1, 1912 off the Florida coast. It weighed 26,594 pounds ... Lemons were once used by the Romans to keep moths away. If you buy the Mrs. a fur coat and it is called by any of the following names, it is made of rabbit pelts: French Seal, French Beaver, Beaverette, Chapchills, Chinchillette, Coney or Cony, Ermeline, Erminette, Marmotine, Moline, ear Seal, Polar Seal, Lapin, Sealine, Squirrellette, Squirreline. Owls "stare" because their eyes are immovable in their sockets. . . . There are about 30,000 known species of mosquitoes in the world. Young male seals labeled as "bachelors" supply almost the entire fur trade demand for seaL There are more Indians in the U. S. today than there were 80 years ago. In some states it is against the law to kill bats since they eat half their weight in insects each night.
The joys of living near the Georgia coast are many. Salt water fishing is never a dull sport. And there is marsh hen hunting, duck ~unting, wild turkey and deer hunting to fit into an active schedule. Too many people pass up "crabbing." It is simple and pleasant and provides some of the most delicious food on earth. All you need is a strong string and an old fish head or rancid bit of beef. Tie bait on string, drop it down to the bottom in shallow water and wait for the crab to clamp down on the bait with its claw. Then lift up to the top of the water, slip wire dip net under bait and crab, haul it
OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1944

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comes exasperated with his fellow workers. Most of them are anxious to know his method and secret. He took one of them out on a hunt. In due time he caught scent of a 'possum. The scent was as plain as talcum powder on certain trees. J. W. paused before a large tree, summoned his student and declared, "Com' 'ere, boy. Ben' ovar an' smell dat tree." The pupil obeyed. In fact he whiffed a complete circle of the tree. "Wot

dew yew smell?" The puzzled student replied, "Nuffin'." In disgust, White says, "Dey sho' nuff is dumb. I kant learn 'em."
And what does he do with the 'possum? He eats them. "Dey sho is gud wid yams," he drools.
It is your privilege not to believe this story but don't wager any money. There are any number of people in Sylvania who will bet any amount that White will win-by a nose.

"Stand over by that tree so we can get a picture," White was laId. "Sou, if y'oll wonls me la, I'll climb up hila ways." The Iree was stroighl as a lelephone pole, possessing nolo limb. "You mean you can climb that Iree?" J. W. jusl grinned, "Shucles, , lcen run up dol tree lole a squi,,'/I"
And he did.

in and dump into your retainer. Take your catch to a tub of boiling water -some prefer to steam them-anq in they go. Soon they are done and ready to eat.
Some people only eat the claw which is a terrible mistake. Get any old "crabber" to show you how to open them and after you have worked over the paste, fat and white meat on a couple of large crabs, you're a steady customer for future crab operations. Bob Edwards, often referred to as the "Mayor," cares little for "crabbing." Bob says he would much rather catch one small rainbow trout than a bucket load of crabs.
There is a move afoot to supply every man in the service with a fishing kit any time he desires to go

fishing. These kits are designed to provide the men with recreation in their off hours. Many of the boys overseas are denied the fun of fish ing because they aave no rig. The plan has merit.
1. S. Adair, of Dublin, reports a
strange case of an albino quaiL Mr.
Adair's son-in-law shot the bird last year near Wells Springs on the Oconee River. Residents of that section say the bird was hatched in a regular covey but even as a small bird it fed away from the rest. It always managed to stay close to its family yet cared little for close association. The albino quail was the same size as the other birds. Its perfect white plumage was marred only by pencil markings of brown on a few feathers.
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February Summary of Cases Disposed of for Game and Fish Violations

Arresting Officer

DEFENDANT

CHARGED WITH

Hardy, Tom Hardy, Tom Hardy, Tom Hardy, Tom Sellers, C. D. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Autry, J. N. Smith, W. M. leggett, E. D. leggett, E. D. Scott, E. l. Scott, E. l. Dyer, H. l. Spears, R. E. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, J. W. Harrell, C. l. Harrell, C. l.

luther Justice, Mountain City

Illegal fishing

Frank Gibson, Mountain City

Illegal fishing

Alford Callenback, Mountain City Illegal fishing

Junior Gibson, Mountain City

Illegal fishing

Jack Royston, Hartwell

Illegal seining

Johnson Derricott, Atlanta

Hunting without license

Robert Molder, Atlanta

Hunting without license

R. W. Robinson, Atlanta

Hunting without license

Z. A. Vincent, Atlanta

Hunting without license

O. P. Hill, Atlanta

Hunting without license

Curley Jester, Jasper, Fla.

Hunting out of season

Hubert Numan, Moultrie

Illegal fishing

Gordan Flavers, Moultrie

Illegal fishillg

J. C. Rouse, Waynesboro

Illegal hunting

Willis lewis, Waynesboro

Illegal nunting

l. A. Strickland, ludowici

Fishing traps

J. T. Smith, Augusta

Illegal hunting

J. B. Bridges, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

Jimmie Smith, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

W. l. Jackson, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

W. B. Brownlee, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

Woodrow Collins, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

Woodrow Smith, Swainsbor<;>

Illegal hunting

J. B. Collins, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

M. Collins, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

Alfred Rivers, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

J. H. King, Swainsboro

Illegal hunting

W. H. Smith, Sandersville

Illegal fishing

l. V. Durden, Metter

Hunting without license

W. P. Farlow, Metter

Hunting without license

Rufus Bridgis, Kite

Illegal hunting

Clyde Bartin, Fargo

Killing Otter

Charles Young, Fargo

Killing Otter

DISPOSITION
$28.40 fine $28.40 fine 6 mos. suspended $28.40 fine Convicted $15.00 fine $15.00 fine $15.00 fine $15.00 fine $15.00 fine $50.00 and costs $15.00 fine $15.00 fine Convicted Convicted $50.00 and costs $5.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine Probated $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fine $10.00 fioe $10.00 fine $6.60 and license .Convicted Convicted Probated 12 mos. probation 12 mos. probation

FEDERAL CASES

Arresting Officer

DEFENDANT

Parker B. Smith James P. Moses, Savannah Parker B. Smith John R. Moses, Savannah Parker B. Smith Claude E. Findley, Savannah

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CHARGED WITH

DISPOSITION

Unplugged gun, no duck stamp Unplugged gun, no duck stamp Unplugged gun, no duck stamp

$10.00 fine $20.00 fine $20.00 fine

OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1944

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PORT FIELD 710 Phoenix Building Minneapolis Iinn.
Dear Editor:-
I con ider your Outdoor Georgia one of the snappiest of aU the tate magazines and read it with great interest every month. It sparkle.
Your very truly,
hippIe. Editor field
brch 17, 1944 Lafayette, La. Dear Editor:
I would like to renew my ubscription to Outdoor Georgia. I will keep you infonned a to changes in addre a they occur.
eedless to say, a magazine like Outdoor Georgia really help you to appreciate what vou were in. It serve_ to make me home. ick but it also erv s to bring up my morale. It makes me feel that I've a lot to see near home that I've never thought about.
Enclo ed please find 1.00 for the coming year' subscription.
ery incerely.
John . Crenshaw. Jr.
FISHERMAN'S LUCK
Along life's rood By the old mill-streom
Is the ploce to fish When the woters teem
With cotfish, suckers, Perch ond trout,
If you know just how To pull 'em out; But first there must be
Suitoble bait And the willingness
To sit and waitWait for a nibble
And then a bite, Until the cork
Goes out of sight. Then 0 steady pullBut a dirty deal When you fish for a trout
And catch an eel; But eel-skin garters
Are the best there is For a-curin' inflammatory
Rheumatiz.
Fishin' and life Are much the same
To a man who knows How to ploy the game;
And some find comfort, At the close of day,
Telling of the "biguns" That got away.
-Wightman F. Melton.
o TDOOR GEORGIA April 1944

FISHI G REGULATIONS

Jacks River Drainage (except Rough Creek)

APR I L
April 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 30. .

Cohutta

MAY

Rock Creek Loke and Rock Creek Drainage May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, .

27, 28

Blue Ridge

Noontootly Creek Drainoge Montgomery Creek Droinage Jones Creek Drainage __.

May 10, 11, 31 May 17, 18 May 24, 25 .

Blue Ridge Blue Ridge . Blue Ridge

Dukes Creek Drainage .

May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20,

Chattahoochee-

21,31

._ Chestatee

Chattahoochee River and Spoilcane

Creek Droinages

.

Moy 27, 28 __

ChattahoocheeChestatee

Smith Creek Drainoge

.May 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 __ __

ChattahoocheeChestatee

Moccasin Creek Drainage

. May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21,

27, 28

_

Loke Burton

Wildcat Creek Droinage

May 10, 11, 17, 18,24, 25, 31

Lake Burton

Jacks River Drainage

May 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 14,

(except Rough Creek) Conasauga River Drainage

17, 18,20,21,24,25,31 Cohutta

May 27, 28

CohlJtta

JUNE

Rock Creek Lake and Rock Creek

Drainage

.

Noontootly Creek Drainage



Montgomery Creek Drainage

Jones Creek Drainage

Dukes Creek Drainage ..

Chattahoochee River and Spoilcane Creek Drainages
Moccasin Creek Drainage __..

Wildcat Creek Drainage

Jacks River Drainage

.

(except Rough Creek)

Conasauga River Drainage _.

June 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, ._ 18, 24, 25

Blue Ridge

. June 1, 21, 22 .

Blue Ridge

June 7, 8

Blue Ridge

June 14, 15, 28, 29

Blue Ridge

June 1,7,8, 14, 15,21, Chattahoochee

22, 28, 29

._____ Chestatee

June 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 _.

ChattahoocheeChestatee

June 7, 8, 14, 15, 21,

22, 28, 29

.

Lake Burton

June 1,3,4, 10,11,17,

18, 24, 25

. Lake Burton

June 1, 10, 11, 17, 18,

24, 25 .

Cohutta

. ._ June 3, 4, 7, 8, 14, 15,

21, 22, 28, 29

Cohutta

SIZE LIMIT: The minimum size limit for all trout is 7 inches.
CREEL LIMIT: The maximum catch in any day and the maximum number in possession for one person shall not exceed 10 fish of anyone or all species.
FEES AND MANNER OF FISHING: Fishing permits shall be $1.00 per person per day or $10.00 for a season permit. Permits shall be valid on any stream or lake during the regulated season for such water.
Permits shall not be valid unless accompanied by a regular State Fishing License. Children under sixteen years of age shall be allowed to fish without permit.
Fish shall be taken only with rod and line. Any type of bait or lure, except Baltimore minnows or goldfish, may be used. Each permittee shall have in use at anyone time on the area not more than one rod and line.
PERMITS NECESSARY BEFORE FISHING: Fishermen are required to obtain fishing permits before they begin fishing_ Permits can be obtained from the,Wildlife Rangers on the areas or they can be obtained from the following addresses:
Georgia Game & Fish Commission, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. Forest Supervisor, U. S. Forest Service, Gainesville, Georgia. District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Blue Ridge, Georgia_ District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Suches, Georgia. District Forest Ranger, U. S_ Forest Service, Clayton, Georgia.
Wildlife Rallgers and patrt)lmen will be at various road entrancos into the areas and permits may be obtained from them_ However, to avoid delay in getting storted, fishermen should obtain permits as far in advance as possible_
Persons found fishing without permits will be liable for legal action.
FISHING TIME: Fishing shall be permitted only between the hours of sunup and 7:00 p. m. of the same day, war time.
CREEL CENSUS: Each permittee will be furnished a franked Government postal card, addressed to the Forest Ranger, on the back of which is a form for recording pertinent information in regard to his catch. Each permittee will be requested to fill out the card and leave it with Rangers or patrolmen or mail it (no postage required). The information obtained from these cords, if accurately recorded, will be of voue in formulating future policies_

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