Murphy, Nov. 7—The Board of County Commissioners of Clay County in session the first week doubled their appropriation for the prevention of forest fires in the county during the present fall and coming spring fire seasons. The county appropriated funds to be used in this work last year and the year before last. This year, however, being convinced that the work being done in the county is effective, voted to double the amount that has been used in this work.
The first prevention work in Clay and in a great many other counties in the state in under the direction of the Forestry Division of the N.C. Geological & Economic Survey. For every dollar the country appropriates the state appropriates a dollar, and the combined fund is used in that county for the prevention of forest fires. The county is divided into districts, with a warden or patrolman in each district. A county warden has charge of the district wardens and is responsible to the warden for Western North Carolina, Carl I. Peterson, with headquarters in Asheville. Mr. Peterson has been here this week and made arrangements to continue the fire prevention work in Clay and conferred with the wardens in regard to their work. He returned to Asheville Tuesday.
From the front page of the Cherokee Scout, Murphy, N.C., Friday, Nov. 7, 1924
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