Georgia forestry, Vol. 13, no. 2 (June 1960)

Georgia
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Georgia FORESTRY

Vol. 14

June, 1960

0. 2

Frank Craven Editor

Publishe d Quarterly by the
GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
Box 11 83 Macon, Georgia Ray Shirley, Direc tor

Membe r s, Board of Commissioners:

C. M. Jordan, Jr., Chai rman

Andrew J. ,Aultman

Alamo

Os c ar S. Garrison

Sy lvest er

John M. McElrath

J-/ ome r Macon

Alexander Sessoms

Cogde ll

DISTRICT OFFICES
GEORGIA FORESTRY COM MISSIO
DISTRICT 1- Route 2, Statesboro
DISTRICT li- P . 0. Box 26, Camilla
DISTRICT III- P . 0. Box 169, Americus
DISTRICT.IV- P. 0 . Box 333, Newnan
DISTRICT V-P. 0 . Box 328, McRae
DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 505, Milledgeville
DISTRICT VII- Route 1, Rome
DISTRI CT VIII-P. 0. Box 11 60, Waycr.oss
DISTRI CT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesville
DISTRICT X-Route 3, Washington
On the Cover
Tbe cover is from 'Ten EverLovin' Blu e -Eyed Years witb Pogo', publi shed in 195 9 by Simon and Schuster and is us ed by permission of tb e Copyright owner, ll'alt Kelly . The cartoonist recently appeared in th e dedication of the Okefenokee Swamp Perime t er Road.
Member of the
Geo r gia Press Association.
Georgia F ores try is entered as seco nd class matter at t he Post Office under
the Act of Aug ust 24, 191 2.

CRUISING the News
Let's Put Our lrees To Work
(From Th.e Adel ews)
In recent surveys it was estimated that the state's 24,000,000 acres of forest lands produce at only half of their capacity. The "six steps up" program has been launched to enlist the aid of schools, forestry people, civic and business organizations in helping to rectify this condition.
We find that the income from forest lands is already moving upward but still more must be done. Re cently Sen . Richard 13 . Russell said that six out of ten Georgia Farmers are cooperating in planned conservation programs for their land. At present every acre of land in Georgia is embraced in an organized soil conservation district.
We have the possibilities of a great tree crop in this section of Georgia . To let tree s go to work for us and by cutting away the undesirable and planting new ones, can mean money in our pockets in the future .
Fire Prevention Calls For Extra Effort
(From tbe Atlant a Constitution)
Thanks to the efforts of firefighters, scientific methods of combatting blazes and rains that fell in the ntck of time, approximately 80 forest fires that roared through northwest Georgia mountainous areas are subdued.
But the toll was heavy. An estimated 3,000 acres of private timberland were damaged.
Carelessness and downright stupidity were responsible as is the case with the majority of conflagrations . Georgia Forestry Commission officials attribute th e fires to debris burning and believe that some were of incendiary origin. Timber damage from winter storms added fuel to the flames.
As pointed out by James C . Turner, assistant director of the Commission, cooperation is needed to prevent losses from soaring in the months ahead . Those who set trash fires and allow them to get out of hand are responsible for mu~h damage , as are careless campers , motorists who throw lighted cigarette butts from their cars and ~rsons who deliberately ignite fires out of meanness or a warped way of satisfying their egos.
Forestry is a multimillion-dollar business in Georgia. In view of the damage already caused by ice storms and the added danger resultin g from fallen trees and broken limbs, every precaution should be exercised to pre vent additional millions of dollars going up in flames.
Tree-Farming Profits Overlooked
(From th e Sav annah Morning News)
It is d'lstressing to note that Alabama has forged ahead of Georgia as the s tate ranking second in the nation in acreage devoted to tree farming . For it me a ns th a t Georgians are not taking advantage of their wealth in woodlands to th e full es t. From s ize alone - Georgia is the largest state east. of the Mississippi ~iver - it could be expected our state should be tops.
Al aba ma has 1,490 tree farms with 4,942, 020 acres ; Georgia has 612 tree fa rm s totaling 4,810,394 acres. The state which ranks first, Florida, has only 406 tracts certified as tree farms but these holdings make up a total of 5,199,359 acres.
The title is bestowed on those lands which are operated to get the most in wood products and dollars.
A comparison of the number of tree farms with the total acreages in the three leading states bears up what forestry leaders have lamented about for many years. The smaller landowners have not yet realized that proper management of their woodlands can be a paying proposition just as good forestry management is profitable for the large landowners.

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Forestry Agencies Aid Ice

Stricken Woodland Owners

The cooperation, of state and federal forest agencies, timber using industries and timberland owners in the 'clean-up' of North Georgia's ice-damaged timber , is helping to avoid seuous mismanagement of timber resources.
The March ice storms, which drapped r orth Georgia's woodlands in a picturesque coat, left timber open to the invasion of fire , insects and disease. A. R. Shirley, director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, immediately called a meeting of interested persons to throw up a defense against hasty and unnecessary cutting . This would have proven more disasterous than the attacks of timber's natural enemies .
Some 30 persons, representing landowners, wood users, and state and federal agenci"es, attended the meeting at Berry School in Rome. The group discussed markets, what trees to cut, effect of insect and disease damage and other assistance that could be made available to the woodland owner.
Commercial timber users, in the ice-stricken areas, advised that they would give priority on the purchase of ice-damaged timber. The group agreed that critically damaged trees , which would be lost in a relative short period, should be given immediate attention and priority in harvesting. This would "prevent de-

pressed and glutted markets and insure timber owners of the highest value from their salvaged timber.
For .assistance on the salvaging of damaged timber, woodland owners were advised to contact their county ranger, county agent, soil conservation serv ice agent, or wdustrial forester.
Following the session, Shirley named a five man "Timber Salvage Advisory Committee" to draw up g uidelines for the salvage of damaged timber. T he five man com mittee, head ed by W. ) (. McComb, C ommi ss ion management chief, se t up meetings in those areas which suffered the severest damage. A survey by Commission personnel wdicated that the Seventh District, with headquarters in R.ome, took the brunt of the storms . The Lookout and Fort Mountain and Cave pnngs areas were hit the hardest.
The inth District, with head ~uarters in Gainesville, had moderate ice damage i"n Fannin, Unio n and Towns Countie . The overall damage in North Georgia ranged from none or slight to heavy a nd varying in degree in isolated are as.
Shirley pointed out that landowners were fortunate that the timber was still in the dormant stage when the storms struck. As a result, there was no immediate problems concerning the invasion of wood-

H. B. Mathias, '\V . H. McComb, R. N. ] obe , /?. ex McCord and Harold Baxter lands by insects and diseases. To combat the immediate forest fire problem, additional Commission personnel and forest fire equipment were sent into the area. Extra management assistance was made possible by the Commission assigning six foresters to the counties where damage was heaviest.
The Commission director stated that woodland owners should now be on the lookout for insect and disease attack. Any signs of attack should be reported to Commission personnel.
Members of the "Salvage Advisory Commi ttee" are, in addition to 1cComb, H. 0. Baxter, Extension Service; Rex McCord, Hiawassee Land Co . ; R.. . Jobe, SCS; a nd H. B. Mathias, Rome Kraft. The county agents served as moderators at the county and community meetings.
Pines bow to Win te r' s last fling

IUbbon -c utting climaxes proje ct

of s tate and private forest land un-

der fire protection ; first in the South

and second in the nation in pulp-

wood producti6n; and a world leader

in naval stores production .

The Georgia Congresswoman

Congresswoman Ir is Blitch dedicates Okefenokee Swamp Perime t er Road

pointed out th a t this is just the be gining. Groundwork is being laid

Okefenokee Swamp

for the developm ~nt of our vast water and land re s ources. for flood control, nav igation, soil conserva-

Road Dedicated

tion and utilization and recreational facilities in the Eighth District.
The dedication, which took place

The recent ded ication of the Okefenokee Swamp Perimeter Road marks another mi les tone taken by Georgia conservationis ts in the prese rvation of forests a nd wil dl ife .
Construction of the 186 mil e road, enveloping 700 square miles o f wonderlan d, was s tarted in 1958 . Two years prior to con tru ction, th e Okefenokee Fire Control Committee sought out the services of Congress woman Iris Bl itch in th is e nd eavor. T he Geo rgia Cong resswoman introduced legislation for the construction of the pe rime ter road as well as fire breaks, dikes and ills. This legislation was passed in the 2nd session of the 85 th Congre ss, and
in April of this year th e project was compl eted .

to th e swamp proper. In the same bill , .$ 275,000 was provided for th e construction of th e now completed sill a nd dike in the uwanee River and sills, dikes and waterways to maintain water levels in th e refuge during dry spell s . This will aid in controlling fires th a t smoulder in th e 'big' forest for months a t a time.
In th e past peat deposits in th e wamp have become natura l tinderboxes during drough t periods . This h as presented a fir e control problem as the se depo s its can burn for months thus becoming a hazard to otlr forest s, plant life , fish and wi l dlife .
Co ngr esswoma n !'3litch , i n her dedica tion address, stated that Georgia leads the nation in privately

on historic Cowhouse Island, near th e Oke fe nok ee Swamp Park a rea , was attended by some 1,200 pe rsons including Da ni e l 1-{. Janzen , director of th e Bureau of Sports and Fish eries and Wildlife, Wa shington, D. C. and Walt Kelly, creator of the comic strip 'Pogo.'
Pin e Tre e Festival
The 3rd annual Pine Tree Festival, held at Laura S. Walker Sta te Park in conjunction with the dedicacation ceremonies, climaxed the days ac tivities. Pam Rowe, Wa re County high school student, was n amed Queen of the festival. She

T he legislation introduc ed by owned timberland; first in acreage was crowned by Lonnie McQuaig ,

Congresswoman 3 litch was prompted
by th e fires of 1954 - 55 whe n some 284,000 acres ofwildlife refuge were

burned over and approximately

150,000 acres of State a nd privately-

owned forest land were destroyed.

Completion of th e proj e ct is a con-

tribution to the landowners, pulp

and paper companies and forestry

and wildlife officials who compris ed the Okefenokee Fire Coinrol Com-

mittee, organized following the

disas trous fires.

T h e .$728, 000 road around th e

refuge serves as a firebre ak and

g ives fire fighting units an access

Motorc ade precedes dedication ceremonies

Pam Rowe is crown e d by Lonnie McQuaig

queen cha,irma n. Millicent DeShazo, also a Ware Coun ty high school s tuwas runnerup in th e beauty contest. Miss Rowe s ucceeds Miss 1ercer Lois J e ffords , 1959 queen .
John H. King, Jr., Waycross con-
serva tionist, received the Ware Master Tree Fam e r Award th at is annually presen ted by the Comm ercial Bank of Waycross . Geo rgia Forestry Commission E ighth District Forester

James Hens.on made th e prese nta tion. For the fir s t time 4-H and FF A
foresters received forest study management recognition . The first place tree award winners were J o

Mas sey is FFA winner
Inm an, 4 -II 'er of Manor and FFA member Bill Massey of Wa re High Sc hool. Other 4-H winners were Obe Giddens, Mike Ratliff and Ben Giddens. The FFA winners included Aud ie Hough, Jack Griffin, and and C lifton Wri gh t.
The first place winne rs received .$ 100 each with th e second, third, and fourth place foresters receiving 50,
$ 30 and $10 respectively . Frank Murr ay , manager of the Fir st ational Ban+c's Farm Service Department, mad e the presentation .
William Ot te me ier, chairman of the

Inman receiv es award from Murra y judg e s have hard time in mak ing se le ction from

Henson presents Tr ee Farm er award t o j olm H. King , Jr.

Okefenokee Fire Con trol Committee, presided over the dedication ceremonies . William H. Rencz, ex ecutiv e vic e -pre sident, Com me rcial Bank of Way cro ss, was ge n eral chairman of the Pine T re e Festi val. 'The com bined program was sponsored by the Waycross a nd Ware County Chamber
of Com merce, Okefenokee Fire Con -

Pine Tree Fe stiv al beauties

tro l Comm ittee, Geo rgia Fo re s rry Commission and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Department.

Tree Ordering Period Announced

The 1960-61 Georgia Forestry Commission seedling ordering periods began June 1st and will continue to October 1st, announced Commission Director A. R. Shirley. Orders received after the deadline will be filled only if cancellations make seedlings available, or if the seedling supply is larger than anticipated.
Reforestation Chief anford P. Darby pointed out that orders may be cancelled without penalty until Jan. 1, 1961. Darby added that 25 percent of the purchase price will be deducted, to cover clerical costs, for orders cancelled after Jan. 1. Orders prepared incorrectly or received without payment will be returned, Darby said. ASC purchase .orders will be accepted, as well as checks and money orders.
The state has set as its goal the

production of 250 million seedlings in 1960-61. The species to be produced and their cost include slash, loblolly, longleaf, shortleaf, virginia pine, $4 per thousand. Eastern white pine, swamp chestnut oak, northern red oak, sweet gum, sycamore, black walnut, bald cypress and green ash, $6 per thousand. A charge of $ 10 per thousand will be made for eastern red cedar, yellow poplar and dogwood. A minimum order of 500 seedlings is required for each specie.
The Commission's six nurseries, their location and species produced include Davisboro, located near Davisboro , Slash; Herty, Ga. 91 at Albany, slash; Hightower, Ga. 53 near Dawsonville , loblolly, virginia and shortleaf pine ; and WalkerPage , Ga. 178 near Reidsville, slash and swa mp che s tnut oa k. Morgan , U. S. 41 betwe en Macon and

Perry, is producing the remaining species listed above.
A transportation charge of 25 cents per thousand trees will be made on tree deliveries by state truck with no limit on quantity. However, any purchaser may pick up their seedlings at the nursery location if they desire. If no ranger is located in your county, seedlings will be delivered to your Soil Conservation Technician and / or county a g ent.
Seedlings of all species will be shipped from approximately Nov .15 through Feb. 15, depending on the season. If it is not possible to fill an order, payment will be returned to the purchaser. In no case will an order or payment be carried over from one year to the next.
For additional information contact your county ranger, nearest district forester , or nursery.

Commission
Puts Mist
Blowers Into
Operation
Georgia Fore-stry Commission Di-. rector A. R. Shirley announces that six mist blowers have been put into

operation by the C ommission for the control of undes irable trees and brush species. Shirley said this operation, in addition to aerial spraying, gives the woodland. owners an opportunity to convert this land to pine growth.
The mist blowers are being used on areas where crops would be endangered by aerial spraying and on small tracts where aerial spraying is impractical. A buffer zone is designated when the tracts are near crops.
W. H. McComb, Commission man agement chief, said the mist blower tank holds 32-gallons of a solution of 2, 4,5-T and oil. Approximately

Mist blower is use d on und esirabl e tr ees and brus h spe cie s

3-5 gallons of the solution is being used per acre . McComb added that growth density determines the amount of concentration used in the spraying operation.
The chemical used is not harmful to human or animal life . The use of the mist blowers is being confined to areas predominately in undesirable species. The 'blowers ' will not be used in areas where there is danger of the damaging established pines.
The cost of this operation is eight dollars per acre, same as aerial spraying.
For aerial spraymg, the total acreage to be sprayed must not be less than 20 acres and must not exceed 400 acres . However, woodland owners who are in a radius one-half mile of the point of operation may combine their acreage to meet the minimum requirement. There is no .minimum acreage limit on mist blower spraying.
Since the spraying season is during the early summer months, it is urgent that woodland owners get their request in as soon as possible. Landowners requests should be directed to the local county ranger or district forester.

John A . Putnam, hardwood specialist, lectures at f{ock Eag le

Hardwood
Trend Points
Upward
Hardwoods are to be given a more prominent place in Georgia forestry .
At least, that trend is predicte.d by those who directed th e recent Hardwood Management School at Rock Eagl e 4 -H Cente.r a nd man y of the e nthusiastic foreste rs and wood products processors who attended the two-day session.
John A. Putnam, hardwood specialist of the U. S . Forest Service's Delta Ex periment S ta tion , Stoneville, Miss ., made a vigorous appearto his audience to recognize the true potential of hardwood species which thrive abundantly along the river and creek bottoms and in the mountainous areas of Georgia.
"When hardwoods are being imported to this country from foreign lands under terrific freight rates ," he said, "it is reasonable to assume there must be great value to the hardwood species."
Putnam pointed out that "twothirds of the nation 's hardwood stands are in the south" and declared it's time Georgia and her neignbors began protecting and promoting this important crop.
The school at Rock Eagle touched off the educational phase of a longrange program designed by the Georgia Forest Research Council, state and federal fore s try agencies and wood-using industries to improve th e prestige of hardwoods throughout th e st.ate.

The keynote address was given by
Robert H. Rush, Rush Lumber Co., Yawkin sville, who told of his firm's management of hardwood tracts, but admitted the dividends would be much greater today ''if we had managed the land as carefully as pine lands are be in g managed."
William J . fjarton, s taff a~sistant in tbe land department of Union BagCa mp Paper Corporation , Savannah, sounded out lt ardwood production problems which were la ter emphasized by other speakers. Barton listed the cost of harvesting, unavailability of markets for certain pecies and lack of management knowledge as the most obvious stumbling blocks.
He pointed out, however, that his compa ny a nd others are beginning to use hard wood chips and the demand for this ra w material is expec te d to rapidly wcrease in the years to come.
L. H. Thompson, Jr., of the Au -
g us t a office of Georgia Pacific Corpora tion , a nd chairm a n of the training subcommittee for the state w ide hardwood improve me nt campaign, spoke of the various uses of the production problems facing manufacturers.
He said he feels the cardboard container has "pushed th e wood box out of all th e areas it can be pushed and the box indus tr y is here to stay ." Th.ompson told of tbe waste in tbe manufacture of plywood and cited some of th e ~ ewe r techniques developed to decrease this expense.
He also told of the increasing use of low grade hardwoods in the manufac ture of c hipboard and other new building ma terials ; re search un derway in species , sit es a nd soils educational work in advising land-

owners on hardwood management; and a closer coope ration between forestland owners, forestry agencies and industry.
Howard J . Doyle, representing
the Furniture, Plywood and Veneer Council of the North Carolina Forestry Association, said "diseases and insects are th e real enemies of the hardwoods ...th e fire problem is now in second place."
Doyle said he would urge l a ndowners to "take another look a t the so-called brush on your property... if you look cl~sely, you might find you have a good stand of hardwood."
C. Dorsey Dyer, forester of the Georgia Agricultural Extension Service, serv ed as chief planner and modera1:or for the Rock Eagle meet ing, which also included panel discussions, film and slide presenta tions and a field demons tr ation.
H. E. Ruark of Macon, director of the research council, is serving as coordinator for the hardwood improvement program.
Robert H. Rush, keynote r
L H. Thompson,_ Jr .

Leave trees that will not die within the next 90 days; salvage damaged timber, first, on those areas where cutting was done last year; and acquire professional assistance before salvaging timber. .. these and other guides were given in a serie s of Timber Salvage Advisory Meetings in April.
Approximately 500 woodland owners a ttended the sess ions held in Rome, Cedartown, Buchanan, Tre nton, LaFayette, Calhoun , E llijay and Jas per. Will there be e nough marke rs for my timber a nd is there a m immed iate da nger fr om in ec t a ttacks were questions utmost in the minds of the landowners.
INSECTS
In the fight aga in s t in s ect damage, Da le Vandenburg, Fores t Entomologis t, U. S. Forest Service, told landowners they were fortunate the ice storm s occured during the dorman t season . He pointed out th a t there i s no evidence a t th is time indicating major insect infes tations. However, weather conditions , in th e spring and this s umm e r , a nd the amount of sa lvage work will control development s In th e future. Va ndenburg stated that moist a nd cloudy conditions favor th e development of bar k bee tles . These beetles may appear late this summer or early fall and could po sibly attack healthy trees.
L e rtve ben t trees fo r fu tur e salvage

McComb answer 'salvage' que lions
Therefore woodla nd owners a re ur ged to keep a close surva l ienc e of rh e ir woods this summer and fall for insect damage. Report any signs of ins ect damage to your Commission Co unty ~anger.
To keep down insect attacks it is important to be careful not to damage leave trees in th e logging operations. Leave tree tops in direct sunlight to provide quick drying, cut and remove leanin g trees that s how signs of root disturbance are other methods for cutting off th e food supply of insects. Vandenburg added that if logs must be stored in the woods, spray the logs with BHC. Also plan to complete your logging in one continuous operation.
MARKETS
Rex McCord, district forester, : Jiawassee Land Co., emphasized the need for woodland owners to diversify their production to include sawtimber, pulpwood, posts , poles and other products whenever possible. Landowners were told that industry was making every effort to utilize damaged timber w_ithout loss to landowners from deterioration or depressed prices. McCord warned tha t a market s hould be determined and a commitment made for sale of the timber before cutting. Specifications, time of delivery and price information s hould also be determined.
CUTTING
ln order to save a mu'ch timber as possible , the following guides were passed on to the woodland owners. \Y/. 'J. McComb , Ge orgia Fores try

500 Attend
Timber Sal e Guides
Given At til Meetings

Commission management chief, pointed out that trees that have lost two-thirds or more of their live crown from top breakage or stripping of branches should be cut. Fallen and lodged trees should also be cut. Bent trees, with roots still intact, can be left for future cutting. ~lc Comb added that areas th a t have
Cle ar cut is recommended on this plot

s ufficiently damaged trees to provide an operable volume should be cut. q owever, McComb advised the wood land owners to contact their county ranger, county agent, soil conservation technician or industrial fores ter to inspect th e timber stands a nd advi e on cutting practices before beginning their salvage cut.

FIRE

An obs t a cle to s.alvaging the timber was the ever present fire ha zard s. Fallen tops a nd other s las h made it difficult to operate equipme nt e ffici e ntly in add ition to pro: vid in g addi tional fuel on th e ground for for est fir es . County rangers pointed out th at every precaution s hould be taken in burning brush. They pointed out th at th e coun ty ranger s hould be notified of a ny planned burning as .provided un de r the otification of Inte ntion to Burn County Option Law. The Commission added me n a nd eq u ipment, includi ng two planes, to he lp protect agai ns t forest fires In the Ice s tricken area.
TA X ES
e l son Brightwell, fore ter, Georgia Extension ervice, pointed out that the average landowner would probably not be able to claim any deduction on his Income taxes. Brightwell added that whether a ded uction is recogn izable is based on the difference between the adjusted basis for depletion of the damaged timber a nd th e sum of th e salvage value plus any insurance recov ery.
In the case of ornamental trees, Brigh rwell stated that the recognized lo s is th e differe nce in the value of the property as a whole before and after th e storm . However, the loss may not be greater than the adjusted basis of the property as a whole and must be reduced by any recovery. llowever, a reduction in tax may be had by reporting rece ipts from sales of rimoer a nd fore r products as capital gain . For further informa tion see your loc a l Inte rnal Revenue 1\ ge nt.

A we ll constructed home for insects
The 'Timber alvage Guide s' were developed by th e Timber Sa lvage Advi ory Committee . The Committee was appo inted by A . R. . Shirl ey, director of the Fores try Commi ssion. 1embers were elected from industries, age ncies a nd o th e r organizational representatives a tte nding a planning ession a t Berry Sc hool in Rome in March . Shirley s tated th a t the 'Guides' will not apply in every condition or circumstance; but if followed, the timber owner s hould realize a n overa ll sati s fac tory timber salvage operation or sal e .
The following agencies and indus tries made up th e Timber a lvage Advisory Commin ee ... GFC, Hia wassee Land Co., Extension ervic e Georgia Kraft, SC , a nd th e USFS. McComb was chairman of th e cmumittee. County age nts served as moderators at th e meetings.

Ornamental tr ee bit by ice s torms

Vandenberg on insects

Fires Hit N. Georgia Mountains

A monume nt t o care less brush burners

April showers may bring May flowers, but to some 100 Ge orgia Forestry C ommission fire fighters, battling the worst blazes of the year jn the orthwest Georgia mountians, it .brought relief.
Prior to the rains, Easter weekend fires on Lookout and Pigeon Mts. had destroyed some 1,60 0 acres of forest land and two unoccupied houses near Rising Fawn. It was estimated that some 3,000 acres of forest land were destroye d in a two week period leading up' to Easter.
In an effort to cut down losses, Commission Director A. R. Shirley assigneq additional men and equipment, including two airplanes, to the area. Und er the dir e ction of Fire Boss Curtis Barnes, assistant Commission fire chief, the men and equipment were dispersed to strategic points preventing further damage.
The Commission's TBM was put into operation dropping some 3,000 gallons of fire retardant on the blazes. The plane operated out of LaFayette where 'the fire-camp headquarters was set up. A light air patrol plane was also used in directing men and equipment against th e flames.
Approximate ly 80 fires were goiug in th e Seventh District at one time or another during the 'hot' Easter weekend. During the two

Debris from March ice storms make op erations difficult

weeks hefore Easter, there were approximately 17 0 fires in the 16 county Seventh District with headquarters in Rome. The Dade and Walker County areas took the brunt of the fires . During April, Dade had 25 fires that burned 1, 4 08 acres. There were 24 fires in Walker that burned 980 acres.
Barnes said that most of the fires in the Northwest Georgia arefl re sulted from trash burning. However,

the March ice storms, which ham-
pered fire fighting operations and added fuel to the fires, played a maj6lr role in the years' worst fires. In a similar situation last year, (drought conditions) 1,900 acres of woodlands were destroyed by 22 fi~es in four days . Dade, Walker, Pickens and Chatooga Counties were the hardest hit.
Statewide, Shirley said that more than 28,000 acres of torests were

destroyed by fire during the first quarter of 1960. Shirley pointed out that debris burning, the greatest cause of wild fires, accounted for 1,087 fires which destroyed more than 9,000 acres between Jan. 1 and Mar. 31.
Incendiary blazes were the second greatest cause, with 573 fires, and careless smqkers accounted for 47 2 fires. Other causes listed by Shirley included railroads, campers, lunlbering and pulpwood operations, hunters and miscellaneous.
The directors report showed that the Commission's Seventh District led with 7,607 acres destroved during the quarter. The Tenth District, with headquarters in Washington, reported 1,204 acres destroyed, the smallest loss among the state's ten districts.
Shirley urges all citiZens to exercise all precautions against fire
while in the woods. He said landowners should check with their county forest rangers to determine
whether the county option fire law is in effect before starting a controlled fire.
"Regardless of the, " Shirley said, "all' persons should check with their ranger before setting debris or field fires. The ranger will advis e on whether weather and moisture conditions will permit safe burning.''

Fire bas to be smothered...

. .. then raked out

Ann Holcombe Is "Miss Georgia Forestry"

Queen Arm Holcomb e
Mi ss Beve rl y Ann Hol combe, a !3 uc ha na n Yigh chool se nior, has been c rowned Miss " Georgia For-
es try" of l960 . T he Stewart Coun ty
Fores try nit took top honors in th e s ta tewi de ge ne ra l pe rfo rma nce ra ting . \l in e Georg ia Mas ter T ree Farm a nd fi ve Ord e r of th e Golden P in e Con e a wards were prese nt ed .
T hese ac u vt u es h ighlighted th e 53rd a nnu a l mee tin g of th e Georg ia Fores try Associa tion at the Jeky ll Is la nd Hote l in May . T he two-day sess ion fea tured speakers including
:t . Va nce Mile , Jr. , who g ave th e
keynote address on "Opportuni ties in o ur outh ern Forests" a nd Assoc ia tion P res id.e nt, J . F ra n k Alexa nder who s po ke on th e th e me of th e meeting, " Georg ia Fores try . . .Where a re We ? "
Oth er no ted s peakers a nd their topi cs we re Ally n M. He rr ick, Dean of th e University of Georgia School of F ores tr y, "Tra i nin g fo r Tomorrow 's F ores try;" B. C . Hartung , Dire ctor , Me mbe r Re la tions, 1 a tiona l L umber Ma nufac tur ers Associa t ion , " Nati onal

Georgia Maste r Tre e F a rme r awards were presented to Mrs. J. W. Sm ith , W. K. Smi th and W. A. mith a ll o f J un iper ; V. C. Walker , Hazl e hur s t ; Dr. G. T . He nry, Barn esville; W. J . Ha rd in , Ave ra; a nd J . ,\11. Tolles on , P e rry.
Othe rs included J . II . Beasley and George Beas l ey, La voni a ; J . B . Park e r , L udowi c i ; Dr . W. P. Ba rn es, Macon ; a nd N. G. Wade In ves tme nt Co. , Folks ton.
The Order of the Golden Pine C one was presen t ed t o W. I. T urn e r, Jr., L a Gran g e ; 1ose Gordon , C omme rce ; Je ff tra ha n , Savannah ; R. Vance Miles, Jr. , T usca l oosa, Al a . ; a nd B. C . Yar tun g, Was hing to n , D. C .
Reele cte d , to serve a nother term of office for th e GFA, we re J . Frank Alexander, Talbotton, president; William Oettme ier , F a rgo first vice p residen t; and A. E . P a tton , Atla nta, treasurer. H. R. Brown , Atlanta , is execu tive secretary of th e Assn . Wood P r omotion Program ; '' Robert E. Lee, fores ter, Union Bag -Camp Paper Corp . , " Where Are We In P ulpwood
Runnerup Beth Turn er

Dean A ll yn M. Herrick
Prod uction ;" and Robert H. Jordan , Attorn ey, Talbo tton , "Your Place in Politics . "
fiss Holcombe, 18-year old daughter of Mr. and 11.1rs . C hes te r A. Holcombe , was crowned by L t. Gov. Garland T. Byrd. She represe n ted Ha ra l son C ounty as she compe ted with 34 othe r county winne rs th roughout the sta te . Runner-up in th e s tate fi nals was Mi ss Be th Turne r o f L incolnton . T his year ma r ks th e fir s t t ime in fou r y e a rs th a t Ca rr oll CoUI~ ty d id not take firs t place in th e beau ty contes t.
T he Gwinne tt County F orestry Unit placed second in the s ta tewide outs ta nding g en e ra l pe rforma nc e ra tin g . First place in outs tanding performance in fores t fire protection we nt t o th e Wilkes County Unit. T he For es try Co mmiss i on 's T hird Di s trict placed first a nd th e Tenth Dis trict sec ond in d i s t r ic t compe tition.

] ekyll' s an cien t se lling offers pictures qu e s c ene for mod ern qu ee n s

Lanier FFA Chapter Wins

State Title
The Lanier County Future Farmers of America C hapter recently _won the fi_rst s tatewide FFA Forestry Field l)ay a t Coving ton. In taking top honors th e future farmers showed their skills in tree marking, timber estimating, log scaling and other forest test-s.
The contest, which featured winners from 15 area elimination field day events throughout the state, climaxed a program sponsored by th e Vocational Agricultural Division of the Georgia Department of Education. FF A youths, who have acquired a sound knowledge of forestry, were recogniz ed through this program.
The presentation of an inscribed plaque and $100 in cash to the Lanier Chapter highlighted the banquet following the state finals. The ewnan FFA Chapter received a plaque and $50 for its second place s howing.
The area meets , as well as the s tate finals, also featured contests in tree planting, pulpwood estimation. tree identification, ocular estimation, land measurement, pulpwood scaling and sawing. At the finals a more challenging problem was presented in each e':'ent to thoroughly test the know ledge of all entrants.
Wood using industries in the state provided prize money on the area level and the Georgia Forestry Assn. furnished funds for the state finals awards.
S. N. Coope r, director of the GFA and Ronnie Bennet, Lanier Co . Ch .

Front row ... ]. Fountain, Montgomery Co . ; G. Minix, ll'. Winkle and T. ew,
Louis v ille Academy. Second ro w ... D. Hawkins,_ Putnam Co . ; B. Wilcher,
Louis vill e Academy; 1-1. Lott and A. Bo ye tt, Claxton and f. Gresbam, IVash-
ington -IVilkes Co .'s. Third ro w... C. Goodowns, Montgome ry Co . ; D. Fender, and C. Allen, Lanier r:o.; and G. Smith, IVasbington-\Vilkes.

The chapter winners in each area contest received $25 and a plaque. Individual winners received $6 for first place and $4 for second place. State winners in individual events
were presented $25 for first place and $15 for second place.
Ed Kreis, Vo-Ag forester, termed

the series of area contests and the state finals a 'huge success.' He said the keen competitioq_ pointed up the fact that today' s F FA youngsters have acquire.d considerable
skill in the field of forestry and are aware of the great potential which lies in Georgia's vast timberlands .

Late W . Dunaway Honored

Some 500 persons gathered at Elijah Clark State Park near Lincolnton recently for the fifth annual Lincoln' County Forestry Day , an event which was dedicated this year to the memory of the late William "Tutt" Dunaway.
It was a celebration at which Phil Campbell, Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture and principal speaker of the day, told of the increasingly important role forests are playing in the economy of the state.
It was also a day of forestry demonstrations and contests for adults and F FA boys, topped off by an oldfashioned barbecue.
Joe Racy Wells captured first place and was awarded $ 25 in the F FA division of the annual tree marking contest and a similar award went to W. H. Goldman, top winner in the adult class.
Rodney McGee was second place winner in the F FA group and third place went to John Smith. G. N.

Wright captured second place in the adult competition and B. 0. Wright was third place winner. The prize money, as well as a wnst watch, desk set, cuff links and other awards presented to second and third place winners, was donated by several chainsaw dealers.
William Partridge, Lincoln County forest ranger who has made arrangements fm the event since it was founded fi ve years ago, said some 50 citizens of Lincoln County provided money for the barbecue served the large number of gues ts.
The program prior to the barbecue was conducted by the Georgia Forestry Commission and visiting industrialand out-of-state foresters. B. B. Ross , Lincoln County representative, introduced Campbell and recognition of other special guests and contributocs was given by Gordon H. McGee, Lincoln County agent.

Forestry Camps Held

The 14th a nnual Future Farmers and 2nd annual New . Farmers of America Forestry Ca mps were held this month. Approximately 200 white and colored youths attended the .camps sponsored by s ix mills of the Southern Pulpwood C onserva tion Association and conducted by the Georgia Forestry Commis s ion a nd Vocational Agriculture Divis ion of the State Department of Education .
Some 35 boys are expected to attend the Homelite Chainsaw Camp Augus t 22 - 26. The camp will be held at th e Richmond County Boy Scout Camp. The Forestry Com mission will run the camp.
The FFA Forestry Ca mp, for Middle and North Georgi'a boys, was held at Roosevelt State Park near Pine Mr., June 20 - 24. Camp John Hope, near Marshallville, was again the site for the NF A Boys Forestry Camp, May 30 - June 3.
Courses in mensuration, thinning, reforestation , harves ting and marketing and law enforcement we ~ e taken by the campers . Short courses were ta ught by th e young fore s te rs in forest utiliza tion , fire and hard wood control, wildlife, insects and nava l s tores. Classes in the operation and maintenance of chain saws will be featured a t the Homelite Camp.
Cash prizes were awarded the top three scorers on an exam covering their weeks work. Certificates were

awarded those who passed the tes t. F rank Craven, Commi ss ion infor-
mation and education chief, directed both camps and will be in .charge of the Richmond County camp. The sponsoring agencies provided the staff members .
Representing the Commission were Turner Barber and C urtis Barnes, assistant fire control chiefs; John Clarke, assistant management chief; Charley Tillman, James Swindell, Fred Smith and Clyde Bowden, inves tigators ; and Al Jacobs, Chuck Place , and Dave Crooke, assistant district fore s ters , management.
Others included Paul Bois and Joe Saucier, fore s t utilization s pecialist, Ge orgia Forestry Commission and U. S. Fores t Service ; Bob Short, I & E chief, Game and Fish Commis s ion ; Harry Yates, fores t entomologist; and Bob Potter, U. S. Forest Service; Dorsey Dyer, Extension Forester, and Ne lson Brightwell:, Extension Service; Lamar Mer ck a nd Andy Wright, Union BagCamp Paper Corp . ; T ruman Pease, St. Marys Kraft; Dick S chmitt , Brun swick Pulp and Paper; Don Ferris , Rome Kraft; Jim Malsberger, Internationa l Paper Co.; Don Sonnen, Georgi~ Kraft; Tom L ee tch , Continental Can Co.; Norman Stone , Owens-Illinois Glass Co.; and Ed Kreis, Department of Education .

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Eman uel Unit' s entry won second place in th e festiva l parade

Pines Paid Tribute
''There is enough timber standing in Georgia to build three and a half million homes ...enough for every family in Ga., Fla., Ala., Miss., L a .

and part of S.C." This amazing fact was brought out
by Lt. Gov. Garland Byrd as he addressed Emanuel Countians and other guests at the recent annual Pine Tree Festival in Swainsboro.
Following the state official's

tters
Ernes t E . Orr, Ranger Meriwether County Forestry Unit
De ar Mr. Orr:
Your letter of Januar y 20, 196 0 addressed to the Commissioners was very much appreciat ed, and I am c ertain that I speak fo r e ach of them in stating to yo u that it has been a pleasure to cooperate with the Forestr y Un it, and we c ongratulat e you and your associates on the outs tanding achievements of your organizati on .
We, too, are proud th at such fine progress has been made in th e Forestry Program in Meriwe th er Count y and that we have been able to contribute to it.
Your letter wi ll be presented to th e Commissioners at th eir f inal meet ing on Februar y 3 next.
Since rely yo ur s,
F . W. A llc orn, Jr., Chr. Commissioners of Roads
and Revenues
Ray Thomas , Ranger Gwinnett Co unt y Forestry Un it
Dear Mr. Thomas:
This is to express my sincere appre ciation for helping me plant the pine trees on nty two tracts of land. You have been very thoughtful and I thank God that we have men such as you working for our Great State.
I/ I can ever help you, I sincere l y hope you w ill call on me. I want you t o know that I re gard you as a dear friend and I will be by to see you often.
Your friend always,
Sam C . West, Chr . Dept. of Christian Education
speech, in which he cited .forestry as a $700,000,000 industry employing 64,000 people, a glittering parade of floats and bands moved past a crowd estimated as high as 15,000.
The annual celebration IS In tribute to the role pine trees play In the economy of this section of the state.

Logging the foresters ...

WORLD FORESTRY CO GRESS... Seattle, Washington will be host to the 5th World Forestry Congress, the first ever held in the Western Hemis phere. Approximately 2,000 foresters are expected to attend the in ternational meeting Aug. 29 Sep. 10. The United States and the United Nations will issue commemor~tive stamps . The U. S. Post Office will use special stamp can-
cellation dies in recognition of the meeting. America's forest industries, forest research installations and forest resources will be open to the foresters in two pre-Congress and the foresters in two pre-Congress and five post-Congress tours.
FELLOWSHIP.. .The Union BagCamp Paper Co.'s graduate fellowship, to the Yale School of Forestry, was won by Anson E. Wright. Such factors as undergraduate grades, abilities as a forester and general competence were considered. The fo rester will work on his master's degree at Yale this fall.

T. M. Stric k land, Ricbmond Co. ranger dons th e Sm oke y B e ar s uit t o make like a go l fe r on his unit' s float. Stric k land' s pre tt y caddy is Miss Jean Ray Olgv ille . Th e float w as f e atured in tb e re c en t Ma s t ers Parade in Augus ta.

WOODS EYE-BALLER RETIRES.. . Herbert McLain, Mt. Alto towerman, has retired after nine years of ;vatching over Floyd County wood-
lands. The 63 year old towerman,
from his vantage point, was also able to check with towers in other counties on fires that might prove dangerous in their area. McLain mentioned the fact that not a single accident occured on the tower in his nine years. The Georgia Forestry Commission expresses a well done to a devoted towerman who has set an example of faithfulness to his job.
ANNUAL VISIT ... Some 13 students
from the School of bl atural Re sources, at the University of Michigan, toured Georgia Forestry Center facilities and the Hitchiti Experimental For~st earlier this year. The
group wa:; headed by Robert Zahner, associate professor of the School of Natur"ll Resources. The School sponso.-s a trip into the South each spring for interested senior students.

Miss judy Adkins of

Irwington was recently

Arkansas A & M won first plac e in th e crown ed Wilkin s on Co .' s

3rd annual Forestr y Conclav e h e ld at Miss Pine S eedling of

Roosevelt State Park , n e ar Pin e Mt . , 1960 . Judy comp e t e d

A pr. 30 -tlfay l . The Uni versit y of Ge org ia again s t 23 oth er junior

winner of the first two conclav es, placed

mis se s in a contest

s econd. orth Carolina State College was third. Rog er Dennington, v ice-pre s ident

held in conjunction with th e Miss Wilk inson

Th e Scre ven County float placed s econd in th e recent Screven County

of the Arkansas For e stry Club accepted For e stry c ont es t. Th e

Liv e stock F e stiv al parade. In k e epin.g

the first place plaque from IV. B . De Vall, event was s pon sored by

with the fe stiv al th eme, the leg end,

head of th e Auburn University Forestr y the Irwinton Am erican

"Forests BeP.f Up Inc om e," was dis -

Department. Auburn was host to the con - Legion Post in coopera-

played on the sides of the float.

clave which will be held in Florida next ye ar.

tion w ith th e Wilkin son Fores try Unit.

MEMORIUM .:.The p ers onnel of the Georg ia Fore stry Commission ex-

1EMORIUM.. .The personnel of the Georgia Forestry C ommission express press th e ir de epe st s ympath y to the

their deepe.st sympathy to the family of R. Wayne Manning . The Commission famil y 'Of R . C. Crumpton. Crumpton,

considered Wayne to be an outstanding ranger and a young man of highest a Lauren s County Patrolman, had

ch_aracter and morals. Manning, assistant management forester in the Fourth be en w ith th e Commission since

Dtstrict, carried out assignments in a manner which reflected his high devo- 1950 . Th e Commission considered

tion to duty, and thereby brought unto himself, his family and the Commission him as on e of their exc e llent patrol-

the esteem of the citizens of Georgia who knew him. This loss will be men and one of high character and

greatly felt by the Commission.

morals.

Georgia

R

JUNE, 1960

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Fire In Hand Is Wood In Forest
This fir e, burning oo the western slope, on the s outhern e nd of Lookout Mt., had already burned two unoccupied house s ne ar Ris in g Fawn whe n this picture was taken . Be fore the fire was put out, extra men and equipment from the Georgia Forestry Commission , citizens and Boy Scout gro ups from n earby communities worked on th e blaze . Careless brush burning caused the fire.