Farmers urged to boost lumber during July August
Thomas C. Croker Jr of Decatur warns Morgan county farmers to harvest timber in July and August to meet wartime needs. He cites wood as a critical material for crates and pulpwood, urges cooperative efforts with wood using plants, stresses transportation and conservation, and notes Timber Production War Project support and contact details.
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Morgan County
Thomas C. Croker, Jr
Decatur
Project Forester
Timoer
Croker
War Production Board
Simba
United States
Crok
Signals of War and Wood Cutters Unite for Victory
Bombs away signals destruction of targets and timber signals a tree fall. The message urges selective cutting to speed victory for the United Nations. Farmers and woodlands workers are urged to help by reducing fire hazards and turning dead chestnut into usable wood.
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United Nations
Timber in War Effort Calls for Max Production
A wartime appeal urges rapid timber harvest while conserving future growth. Citizens are urged to cut mature trees into lumber and pulpwood to support steel and munitions, with guidance from foresters, county agents, or the war board.
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Orta
Wood Shortage Prompted by War Stoppage
When rubber supplies were cut off the nation faced a shortage beyond control. Now a wood shortage looms but there are ample trees. Woodworkers should stay on the job and farmers should harvest timber in slack farming seasons. Follow foresters guidance on timber cutting.
Power Chain Saw Helpful in Ninety Six Mill
Ralph Crowe operates a power chain saw at the Ninety Six Mill and Lumber Co plant boosting output to 12 000 to 16 000 feet of logs daily, surpassing two three man crosscut crews. Demonstrations with L O Barrett show efficiency and versatility including rapid blade changes and self releasing clutch. The unit, five feet nine inches long and weighing 104 pounds, runs a five horsepower motor and uses gas efficiently while producing 200 000 to 250 000 board feet monthly for military needs.
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Ninety Six
S. C
Ralph Crowe
Ninety Six Mill and Lumber Company
Crowe
L. O. Barrett
Project Forester
U. S. Forest Service
Local notices from Lawrence County Hatton area
Church activities and community updates list sermons by Bro Hester and Rev Waldrop. Local families visit relatives. service attendance, furloughs, and letters from overseas note England duty. Small items mention Camp Polk, Wolfe Springs gatherings, and visitors to the area.
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Church of Christ
Bro
Hester
Leighton
Sam Garrett
John Terry
Hillsboro
Wess Warren
Wanda
Will Victory
J. T. LeMaye
Camp Polk
Louisiana
England
Lee Waldrop
John Beck
Pratt Copeland
Sgt. Beck
Camp. Claiborne
Paul Christain
Clarence Christain
Coy Weems
Florence
Oliver Hall
Wolfe Springs Church of Christ
Hershel Patten
Geoffrey Beck
Hayes Boyd
Wolfe Springs
Jimmie Williams
Hayes Williams
Birmingham
W. R. Taylor
Joyce
Doris Christain
Roy Smith
Nancy
Counts
Odis Sanderson
Town Creek
Hershel Ray Rooker
Willmer Beck
Packages From Pulpwood Protect Medical Supplies In Transit
Packages made from pulpwood protect Red Cross equipment medical supplies and food in transit to the battle fronts.
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Red Cross
Lumber Needed Real in War Effort Emphasized by Forester
Decatur project forester Thomas Croker Jr. urged Morgan County farmers to increase timber production for the war effort. He highlighted the many forest products used in munitions and ships, citing a single pine tree supplying nitrocellulose for shells and pulp for K rations and containers. He urged consult with foresters before cutting and adherence to selective cutting to sustain forests for future years.
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America
Thomas ©. Croker,Jr
Decatur
Croker
Red Cross
Crocker
Morgan County
Axtentiger
U. S.’ Forest Service
War Production Board
Extension Service
Alabama State Division of Forestry
War urgent call for wood on front lines and supplies
War demands immediate lumber and extract wood to crate food clothing ammunition equipment tanks guns and leather for shoes. Timbers are needed for ships docks and frontline uses. Farmers urged to consult foresters or agents to cut timber selectively for the war effort.
Lumber Demands Grow as Doughboys Sail Overseas
A World War I era notice urges farmers to cut more sawlogs to supply lumber for soldiers and ships. It details 300 feet of timber for initial gear per doughboy and 50 feet monthly thereafter, plus ten carloads of lumber per Liberty cargo ship for damage control.
Need is Great Farmers Woodlands for War Effort
A wartime appeal urges woodland owners to harvest mature trees for sawlogs and pulp wood to supply lumber for trucks cars cargo planes and containers. It stresses cutting now while thinning crowded stands to accelerate supply for battle fronts.
Timber Drives War Materials List in 1944 Output
Timber products top the war materials list with the South expected to supply almost half of the nation’s lumber needs in 1944. The forecast highlights regional production and the critical role of forestry in supporting wartime effort.
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South
Lumber Demand Boosts War Effort with Lumber Shortage
More than 15 billion board feet of lumber would be required for boxes and crating for military and civilian needs in 1944, representing nearly half of the nation's estimated production.
War Demand Calls For Billions Of Board Feet Of Lumber
Fifteen and one half billion board feet of lumber are needed this year to crate and box food clothing medical supplies and weapons of war. Farm woodlands and labor are required to produce sawlogs and pulp woods for these containers. Farmers are urged to participate during slack seasons and to consult foresters county agents or War Board chairmen for timber marketing and selective cutting guidance.
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Army
Navy
Lst
Croker
United States Forest Service
WPB
New York
San Francisco
Farmer
War Job Waits for Timber Workers in Support of War
Urgent call for skilled woodsmen and mill workers to produce lumber and extract wood for war needs. Encourages experienced timber workers not in other essential industries to apply at the nearest USES office and back up fighting men with their tools.
Timber pile contest boosts Orangeburg forestry effort
Orangeburg business sponsors a forestry contest aiding county development through better farm and timber management. Grand prize Kenneth Myers plans to cut enough wood for a carload of pulpwood next fall, while second prize O E Ott Jr plans to harvest tops with local helpers under supervision.
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Orangeburg
S. C
Orangeburg County
H. A. Howell
Kenneth Myers
Branchville
Myers
O. E. Ott Jr
Cope
Ott
Howell
W. R. Crook
Cut Them NOW Shortages of wood threaten war effort
Shortages of sawlogs and pulpwood threaten crates boxes baskets and paper containers for food and military supply. Cutting mature trees and thinning stands will supply veneer logs sawlogs and pulpwood to speed supplies to the front with guidance from farm foresters and county agents.
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REAL
D. P. Anders
C. T. Cash
I. M. Alford
Houston, Ala
Uncle Sam
National Defense
American Oak & Leather Co
Decatur, Alabama
Lawrence County Hatton
Flora Maye Beck
Aids Red Cross
John
Dumber
Owen
Alford
William W. Nesmith
William J. Nesmith
Cullman
Blytheville
Arkansas
Glenn L. Martin Co
J. E. Stone, Jr
Hartselle, Ala
Decatur Box & Basket Go
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