Georgia FORESTRY Vol. 13 De c e mbe r, 196 0 No. 1 Frank Craven Editor Pub lis hed Quarte rl y by the GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION Box 1077 Macon, Georgia RAY SHIRL EY - DIRECTOR Membe r s, Board of Co m miss ioners: C HA IR MA t C . M. J ORD A , JR . - VIDA LIA A NDR EW J . AU LTM AN SYL VESTE R OSCA R S. GA RR ISON - HOME R J OH M. McE L RAT H 1A ON ALEXA DER SESSOMS - COGDELL DI STRI CT OF F ICES GEORGIA F OR EST RY CO MMI SS IO DISTRICT !-- Route ~. Statesbo ro DI STRICT li - P . 0 . Box 26 , Camilla D IS TRI CT I li - P. 0. Box 169, Am ericu s DI ST RI CT . 1\ - ~ P. 0 . Box :l:\3, Newnan D ISTR! T \ ' - P. 0. Box 328 , Mc Ra e DI STRI CT VI - P. 0 . Bo x 505, .M illedJ,.!'eville DI STRI CT \'I !- Route I , Rome Dl "TR!CT \'lii - P . 0. Box I ! flO , \\' ay c r.o ~s DI STRI CT !X- P. 0 . Box 416, G aine ~ ville DI S TRI CT X- Route 3, Wa shington On the Cover As o ur " gift- wrapped" cover sugges t s, it' s tbat time again -time for the personnel of t he Georgia Forestry Commission to wish all reade rs of Georgia Fores try a Me rr y Christmas . This quarterly magazine bas featu red many s t ories of fo res try progress during the year, and it is the sincere hope of the staff that the public ation has be lped encourage Georgians to make t heir fo rests more productive, t hus enhancing our general economy and prov iding a more prospe rous Chris t mas . Member of the Georgia P ress Associa tion. Geor gia F orestry is entered a s second cla ss matte r at t he Pos t Offi ce u nd er t he Act of August 24, 1912. Cruising the News FORESTRY IMPORTANT (F rom The Adel ews) Th e fore stry 'Ul d wood products in Georg ia e mploys 54,000 pe rs on s, turn s o ut $700,000,000 worth of products a nnua lly a nd pays out $247, 000,00 0 in sal a ries, s o re por ts t wo we ll known for este rs who s poke in T ifton r ece ntly . T he Gove rnm e nt is s upple me ntin g a nd payin g a t le as t ha lf for th e expe ns e o f county forestry work. Trees are being pla nted for future fores ts as no one kn ows the exte nt of th e fores try deve l opme nt. We have De l Cook L umber Co., Da rby L um ber Co . a nd o th e r p ul pw ood i ndus tries r ight he re in Cook County . We have th e T urp e ntin e Ind us tries a nd a l arge pape r pul p mill in a nea rby coun ty . These a ll o ff e r jobs to our work e r a nd mo ney comes into o ur C oun ty Co ff e rs. We a re pro ud of th e es ta bli s hm e n t of th es e ind us tries a mong us. We mu s t ass is t th e m in a ny way po ss ible fr om a city a nd county s ta ndpo int! Th ey are va lu a ble asse ts to our county! DIXIE'S TREE OPULENCE (From the Atlanta j ournal) A ma p p ublished r e c e n tl y tn t he magazine Fores t Farm e r pre sents s uc c in c tly the reasonin g back o f good fo res try prac tices -with s pe cial application t o the South. T he Sou the rn s ta tes have th e trees-fa r more th a n a n y oth er se ct ion. T he map show t he South wit h 195,000,000 acres o f fores tl a nds . T he Mid wes t a nd Eas t have 169,000,000 acres in tr ees a nd th e Far Wes t is t h ird wi t h 11 7, 000,000 ac res . The Wes tern t ie r of s ta tes, runnin g south ward to Te xas from th e Ca nadia n border , is fa mous as g ras la nds . T hey c a n b oast o f only 5,000, 000 acres in commercial timberland . Georgia should s teadfastly g ua rd this treas ure . It s hould be prote cted fr o m wa nt on l osses by fi re, fr o m disease a nd negl ec t. Our tr ees contr ibute indirec tly t o th e welfare of every c itize n. Fores tla nd conservati on thus be comes th e obl igat ion of eve ry citi ze n. A TREE (From The Wilkinson County ews) A ma n na med Kilme r on ce wrote th a t "poe ms a re made by fool s like me , but only God c a n ma ke a tree " .. . a c orre ct obse rva tion. It s urv ives th e murd e rou s on s l a ught of fir e a nd disease , axe a nd saw, re pro ducing its o wn se lf, if a rtific ial prop aga tion is lac kin g . It has ma de million a ires out o f me ndica nts and wise me n o ut o f fo ols . It comforts th e ba be in hi s c rad l e, accompa nies man in hi s s hort jou rn ey on earth , a nd th e n ex te nds its protec tin g lim bs ove r th e s ile nt g rave o f th e dead. It i s th e se rvant o f ma n from th e day th at h e is un willin g ly thru s t, as a puking , puling infant, into this val e of wrath a nd tears, until th a t tim e when he mu s t l ay aside th e use l ess po ssession s of life, th e ho nor o r th e infamy , th e wealth or th e pove rty, the va ni ty or th e hu mili ty, a nd by othe rs be s h roud ed in th e ga rm ents o f th e g rave ... wh e re at las t a ll me n beco me eq ua l. It i s curre ncy recognized o ve r th e broad face of thi s glob e ; mo re stabl e a nd prac tic a l th a n th e ye ll a.v dro ss of gold, more valu a bl e a nd useful than th e g litte r of dia monds . It re tires th e mortgage of th e un wise husba nd man ; pro v ides th e s us ten anc e for hi s off-sprin g; educa tes th e ig norant ; clothes th e na k ed; co mforts th e pa mp e red; a nd provides th e mon ey to be was ted by th e widow . Y ea! Only God s:an ma ke a tree! And only ma n, in his s tu pid i ty , des troys it ! (From The Macon Telegraph) "I wish you'd write a piece about people who cut down trees in my woods, she said." They seem to think that a tree which is not growing in somebody's front yard is anybody' s property. "Last year, the week before Christmas, our farm was besieged by city people who drove out into the country to get a Christmas tree-for free. They had cut down a half dozen red cedars before we found it out. Then, we had to sit by the road and te 11 intruders to stay away. "The place was distinctly marked 'No Trespassing,' too.'' Well, here's the piece. sympathize with the lady who spoke of her tribulations, and with others who have had the same troubles. There are many farmers who have had a similar experience. One farm wife I know actually found a couple digging up boxwood at a house site about the distance of three city blocks from her own house. She owned the house site and planned to transplant the boxwood to her own front yard. Just what she said to the transgressors she would not repeat to me, but fortunately, she caught the boxwood stealers, red handed, and she made them replant the box. She had to go out the next day and water the plant and she had to nurse it through some weeks, but it did live. The only excuse the visitors offered for taking the plant was "We didn't think anybody lived here . " And the re was the couple who dug up bulbs a friend of mine had planted along the roadside just around the bend from .b e r home . They "didn't think anybody wan te d them." It is s trange how some city people think anything that grows wtside the city is anybody's property. Unless it grows in a front yard a nd, in some cases, unless the people who live in that house happen to be at home and on watch, the thoughtless, characterless city family ap pears to think a holly tree is theirs to strip. Anoth er friend tells me his farm, which is some 500 acres in s ize , is the haunt of people who are looking for greenery fo r Christmas decoration. They do not hesitate to cut down whole holly trees or cedars or young pines to drag ho me for prettying up the house for the celebration of the birth of the Lord Jesus. "We almos t ha te to see Christmas come at my house," he said. " We know we'll get so mad about city slickers coming ou t to our farm a n.d walking off with things that belong to us -not to them." Every year, as Christmas draws near, you will see on the highways, on Sunday afternoons, cars loaded with people, who have been out cutting a Christmas tree; you can see th e poor bedraggled pine or cedar or holly, sticking out of the trunk, be aten by the wind and often covered with du s t from the side road over which the tree-cutters rode to find a tree they thought belonged to nobody. One city man, who owns a small woodlot, said he felt as if he should put a sign on the Christmas tree he brought ho me from the country, a sign to say: "This tree gre w o n my own property . " It would be a boon to the farmers if everybody felt as he does . Trees which grow on somebody else's place, no matter how far out in the country, are private property. Rep,.esentafives lnspefli tp.g Commmssmon From l eft to rig bt: R e pre sentative and Mrs . \V . /-1 . Kimmons, Ray Sbirley, and .r?. e prese ntative /Jill Park er. An inspection of Ge org ia Forestry Commission facilities is being conducted by the Forestry Sub-committee o f th e "'a tural R. esources Committee , G eorg ia '-louse of Representatives. The committee headed by !\epresentative W. H. (3 ill ) Kimmons, began its in spec tion tour , '\Tov. 2 1 and continued throu gh th e 23 rd , Another tour has bee n set up for Dec. 1.3-15 . Represen ta tive Kimmons had high praise for th e Commi ss ion fa cilities and the prog ram being conducted by the Forestry Commission a long with the efficiency with which the program is be ing carried out. The Pierce Co unry !lepresenta tive s tated tha t a report on the commi ttee ' s findin gs will be made to the Legisl ature when it convenes in January . T he :\Tov em ber tour includ ed the Wa re Counry forestry unit, Eighth Dis trict office, 1Vay cross State Forest, Pag e and Wa lker \l urs e rie s and the Mc"!"\ae District office . T he legislators also viewed the Telfair County forestry unit a nd hard wood control areas in that county in addition to ac tivities a t the State headquarters in 1acon. Th e December tour will include vis its to th e followin g couQty forestry units: Jasper-Jones, Morga n-Walton, Gilmer, and Bartow. In a ddition, the group will tour the facilities of the Gainesville District office and Hightower '\] ursery. Le g islators making the inspection included ~epresent atives W. H . (B ill) Kimmons , C hairman, Pierce C ounty, Bill P arker, Appling County; Hubert Wells, Oconee County; Ryrom F itzg erald, Long County; Roy Kelly, Jasper County ; T. floyd Larkins , Brantle y Coun ty; W. T. (R ill) McCown, Polk County; a nd W. G. Todd, Gl ascock County. -; roun d iJre aki ng ce remonies were held rece ntly for construction of a $42,000,000 pulp mill a t Cedar Springs in Early County. The plant, to be built by the Southern Land, T im ber a nd Pulp Corp . , wi ll cost approximate~y 50 million dollars. Early Countians recently passed a 25-million dollar bond is sue to go toward th e mills construction . During th e pas t three years the new industry has gro wn to where it ha s a ba cking of 20,000 stockholders . Approxima tely ') ,000 pe rso ns, att ending the groun d- breaking ceremonies a t which Sen ator ;..!enuan Ta lm adge was principal speaker, we re told the new mill will go in to production in about two years . It was pointed out that th e mill will employ 4 50 pe r_sons and a similar number will be needed in th e forests to harvest and tra nsport the raw materials. The mill will produce newsprint and liner board. The crowd was also told tha t a 1ississippi company is plann ing t o [m ild a converting plant on ad jac ent property. They will use so me of th e kra ft liner bo ar d to be produced by the new mill. App roxima tely 200 employees will be on the converting plant' s payroll. Eustace Bishop, president of the T ri-R.ivers Development Association , congra tula ted loc al people for their part in inducing th e company to !:mild th e plant near C edar prings. The Association is made up of a group of citizens dedica t ed to encouraging ne w industry to locate in the area. Senator Talmadge pointed out th a t the abunda nt rain- fall and long growing seasons makes Georg ia a n ideal St a te for fo res t production . r le noted, too , that Geo rg ian s neglected woodlands for a century; but in re cent ye a rs they have take n a ke e ne r interest in caring for this im- portant natural resource . John eely, Manches ter, president of th e new company, stated that Georgians s hould develop their greatest na- tura l re s ource ... timber. L!e added tha t th e people o f r; eorg ia should furnish the capi tol needed to develo p this resource . The stockholders of the new development a re all Georgia citizens . Congressmen, le gislators a nd busines s leaders from throughout Ge orgia were present for the occasion . Schools, government offices and local businesses were closed for the day. Participating in th e gro und- breaking ceremon y were, l e ft to rigbt, E. E. Wakefield; J obn eel y , president of t he Southern Land, Timber and Pulp Corpor ation; and Mi ss Sue J-l obbs, Miss Earl y Coun t y . For the firs t time biologists are having an opportunity to look into the effects of ionizing radiation on forest growth and productivity. Oak-hickory-pine and fl ooded plain forests a re being irradiated a t distances up to 2,000 feet by mixed gamma and neutron radiation from an a ir- s hield ed re actor. This reactor is bei ng operat ed in the center of a 10,000 ac re wooded a re a on th e ' orth Georg ia Piedmon t Plat eau . The entire operation is carried out under the most s tring ent safety precautions as direc ted by the Nuclear Safety Depar tment of Lockheed S eorgia 1uclear Laboratories . "!"he significance of this program to our economy and t o civil de fe nse a ris es from our need to know wha t may happen a nd how to recover from rad ia tion damage as might res ult from industria l uses of atomic e ne rgy, nucle a r accidents or bombexplosions. Studies in the irradiat ed a rea a re supported by a gamma radiation field build on the Emory University Campus. It provides for the checking of critical experime nts under controlled conditions. This facility is of prime importance sin ce the ti'lle, ra t e, a nd dose a t th e reactor site is on a ' take-it-asit-come ' basis . Th e irradiated area, in which definite biological s tu dies have bee n made, at present ext e nds from the reac tor to distances of 1,000-3,000 feet de pendin g on terrain. The irradiated area, a radiu s of some 28~ ac re s, contains an average of 150 trees per acre. Th e total experimental sample number of trees above three inches in diame ter is estimated to be 37,500 . These large numbers make it possible to distinguish between the effects of ionizing radiation and those of other advers e environmental factors with which they may easily be confused, such as drought, killing fro s t, insect damage and disease . The reactor has been in operation periodically s ince Feb. 1959. The evalua tion of critical dosage determinations has not been completed. However, a rough estimate in dicate s that the total dose for the first twelve -month period on a line of sight bas is was about 32,000 rem a t 500 fe et; 8,000 rem at 1,000 feet; and 2,000 rem a t 2,000 feet. One of the mo s t dramatic e ffects bas been that of shortening the g rowing season of the woody plant . In Sept. a n d Oct . , 1959, leaf fall in the irradiated area occured up to th irty days ahead of th a t in the surrounding non-irradiated woodlands, a linear relation ship exis ting between dose and earliness o f le af fall. This Sprin g there was a marked prolongation of dormancy. T hree weeks aft er th e surrou nding woodlands had leafed out, t.'le area up to 1,500 feet radius around th e reactor still appeared to be in its winter aspect. By the e nd of five weeks, most tree s had lea fed out to within 700-800 feet of the reactor. However, many tre es inside thi s a rea were s till void of leaves . The apica l meristems or buds of woody plants appear to be much more suscepti ble to radiation damage than oth er parts of the woody plant. For seve ral tree s pecies, within 500-700 feet, most of the termina l buds were completely k illed and l ate ral buds on wood produced several years earlier began to devel op. In the intermedia te zones, two months after leafing out, man y of these trees !lad only a small fraction of normal leaf coverage. T he cambium of hardwoods appears to be much more resistant than the bud s or gro wing tip s . F or tho se trees on wh ich the termin al buds had !:>een killed, the t wigs remained green and apparently alive. A rough calculation would ind icate th a t the cambium may be four-fi ve tim es more resis tant than the terminal buds. De tailed experiments a re underway to determine the effects on cambial a cu vrty . Severa l Fritts dendrographs have been in operation over a year. In add ition , a hundred Daubemire dendrome ters have been a tta ched to as many d ifferent trees in order to ge t a mo re definite fi gure on tree g ro wth. Observations have bee n made on xy lem developmen t in several hundred tree s over the last l2-month period. Current investigations are attempting to correlate physilogical aspec ts of :~ rowth with observed co nditions . Many experimental proced ures have been e s ta blished , but final results a nd conclusions for most of them will not be known for som e tim e . Only a few of the project s underway have been reviewed here in an effort to give som e idea of the nature and extent of this program in rad iation ecology a nd fore s t productivity . Opportunities for this research program in Georgia developed from construction of an air-shie lded-reactor in Dawson County in 1957 by Lockheed Airc raft C orp. for the T Ai r Force. The program on forest productivity is part of a comprehensive res earch program in radia tion effects on vegetation in natural environments conducted by the Department of Biology of Emory University. It is supported in large meas ure through a re search grant to Emory fro m the Division of '3iology and 'vfedicine of th e . S . Atomic E nergy Commission. Dr. Robert Platt, Professor of Riology, i s the principal investigator. orne ten graduate resea rch assistants and associate investigators, along with their major professors, are involved in the project. CooTpheer .Acrreeae...k.Silvan Beauty Preserved For Sc enic Aspects T he Cooper Creek Scenic Area, a '1,240 acre primitive forest in Georgia's mountainous Union County, was recently dedicated to all those who are in teres ted in preserving the site "in an undisturbed state" similar to which our forefathers once knew it. In hi dedicatory address, Congressman Phil Landrum said man has achieved such miracles as the H-Bomb and television, but despite all his advancements "he cannot create beauty as we see it in this location." He cited the . S . Forest Ser vic e for its foresightedness in setting up the wilderness area and said Georgia is fortunate in having such an area in which students may study ecology. Judge T. S. Candler of the Georgia Supreme Court, a life long resident of the area, told the dedication cere mony audience that the s~ction once belonged to the Cherokee Indians. When the Indians were eventually drive n out of Georgia, he said, a lottery for the property was held in which widows and soldiers were permitted to draw lots . A soldier from Savannah held the lucky ticket for the particular area which has now been designated as a wilderness project, but the Chatham Countian didn't want it so the ownership reverted to the state . The judge said the land was sold in 1902 ar fifty cents per acre and re sold 35 years later to the U. S . Governmen t ar $6 per acre. James K. Vessey, regional forester of the U.S . Fore st Service, pointed our that the Cooper Creek developmen t is rhe 17th area of its kind to be set aside in the sou th as a centc area. Other speakers at the dedication were Dr. Cha rles H. Wharton, assistant professor biology, Georgia State College; and J. C. Holton, an official of the Mens' Garden Club of Atlanta, Inc. The establishment of the Cooper Creek Scenic Are a ries in with the aims of the 1ultiple Use -Sustained Yield Act signed last June 12 by President Eisenhower. The legislation provides that the national forests be managed for multiple use and sustained y ields . The a ct lists five basic renewable natural resources for which rhe national forests were established. These include outdoor recreation, range , timber, watershed, and wildlife. Vessey, in a recent magazine article, summed up the true meaning of multiple use of our Southern national forests in this manner: " ... To rhe family, it means a place ro camp, picnic o r enjoy the scenery ; to the spo rtsman, a place to hunt deer, quail and squirrels, or to catch a creel of trout; to a city or village, an abundant source of water for domestic and industrial needs ; to the logger, a place to harvest trees; and, to the farmer, forage for his livestock." JMDDLL BCONOM1C Continental pulp an dous boost tb economy of Richm<>nci..-;lnt;!lu,l~tounlolly, lon g leaf, shortleaf, and Virginia pine, eastern red cedar, and bald cypress. If the purchaser has to cancel his order, a full refund will be made if the cancellation is made before Jan. l , 1961. He will be charged 25 percent of the undelivered seedlings after Tan . 1. hirley added that landowners can still place their order for seedlings . ~ lanks for ordering pine tree seedlings are available through the Fores try Commission's county range rs. A C purchase orders will be accepted as well as checks and money orders. A transporta tion charg e of 25 cents per thousand trees will be made on tree delive ry by tru ck to coun ty units. There is no limit on quantity. However, any purchaser may pick up their seedlings at the nursery location if th ey desire. The Commission's six nurseries and their location are Davisboro, near Davisboro; Herty, Ga. 9l at Albany; Hig htower, Ga. 'i3 near Dawsonville; Wa lker-Pag e, Ga. 1.78 near Reidsville; and forgan, . S. a l between Macon and Perry. CHRIST MAS TREE GROWERS BAND Georgia Christmas Tree growers have banded together and formed the Ge org ia Christmas T re e Growers Association. The Association 's main objective is to put Georgia g rown trees on a compe titive basis with northern species. The newly formed organization will meet in January to elect officers and draw up hy-l aws, according to temporary Association Chairman 3ill Murray, Georg ia Ag ricultural Ex tension Forester. Some 30 Georgia Christmas tree growe rs a ttended the organizational meeting at Rock Eagle State Park, near Eaton ton, in October. The meeting preceded a survey conducted by the Georgia Extension Service which indicated that only 77 of 333 growers were breaking even or making money . Dill Mu rr ay pointed out that a good many growers have dropped ou t of the business due to lack of knowledge . There is no coordinated research in the field at present, Murray added . Mu rr ay stated that th e organization will serve to organize Georgia dealers, coordinate research which in turn will lead to higher quality trees on the Georgia market. M. C. Stewart, edi tor, American Christmas Tree Grower's Journal, emphasized th e importanc e of a Late GLu wcr' :> Association. Elim ination of duplicated rese arch, pooling of research information and division of wo rk among member organization s are a few of the advantages cited by Stewart. Dorsey Dyer, Georgia Agricultural Forestry Department ;{ead, presided over th e meeting . C. tt. O'Kelly , State Agricul rural Leader, welcomed the group. PLANTAT ION SURVIVAL SURVEY Georgia is averaging about 70 percent survival in slash and longleaf pine pla ntation s according to th e 1960 survival survey . T he survey was made oy th e :-; eorr, ia Forestry Commission l2 months after initial planting and included samples .from 80'i pine plantations. Six casual agen t s accounted for 73 percent of th e 30 pe rc ent loss in slash and loblolly pine. Poor planting, droug ht, c:ompetition, cold weather, improper handling of stock and deer and rabbits were the chief mortality causes. Sanford P . Dar by, chief of th e l.eforestation Division of the F orestry Comm ission, stated that some of th ese factors can be con trolled. Darby sa id that throug h proper supervision, including careful tra ining of field crews, initial seedling survival can be increased . Of all tree seedlings planted 7'5 percent were in old fields, 10 percen t in pastures or heavy sod, and 15 percent in cut over forest or brushy land. Of the plantations surveyed, 22 percent of the losses were attributed to poor planting, 22 percent, drought ; 14 percent, competition; 8 percent, cold weather; 4 percent, deer and rabbits; and 3 percent, improper handling of planting stock. Where some land preparation was done an increase in survival was noted. There was a 78 percent survival on those are as that had been disced and harrowed, 76 perce nt when cut with rotary mower, 75 p erceo t when furrowed , and 72 percent when prescrii>ed ourned. These figures are all above the State average of 70 percent. Of the areas studied, 69 percent had no land preparation. Of th e areas that showed sign s of s ome preparation, 13 percen t had been dis-ced and harrowed, 9 percent prepared by fire, 4 percent cut wi th a rotary mo wer, 2 percent furrowing and 3 percent miscellaneous. To insure maximum seedling survival, the Commission's local fore st ranger will be glad to advise any landowner or reforestation labore rs on how to obtain best results in their tree planting program. Logging the foresters ... Sp eake rs and spec ial gues ts at the rece11t d edicat ion of the Coope r C reek Sce nic A rea we re, left to rig ht, sea ted: ju dge T. S. Cand le r, Cong ressm an Phil Landru m, an d Paul Vinc ent, for es t superviso r of the Chattahoochee a tio nal Fore s t. S tandi>lg , l e ft to righ t, are ] . C. Hol to n, v ice p resident of th e Atlanta Me n s Gard e n C lub; Or. Charl e \Vharton, professor of biology, Ceor fiia State College; j im l' essey, reg ional for es t e r; Wal te r Woody, Union Co unt y landowne r; and the l~ ev. A . C. j ohnson, Dahlon eg a. Thesejloats are rep rese nt ative of those e nt e re in rece nt parad es by co unty fo re try unit s. The Washin gton Co unty float, le ft, c aptured fir t p lac e in the commerc ial divi ion o f the annual Kao liu Festival parade at Sande rsv ille. Th e ~~Iilii' bottom float was e nt e rt>d by th e Chat ham Uuit in Savannah's Fi re P reuc> ution t> ar ade. LET ERII Mr. f3illy Ro we Nashv ille, Georgia De ar Mr. R owe: I can't beg i11 to express my appre c iat ion a nd the happin es s I rece iv ed from yo u and the Dads Cl ub sponsoring me in th e Georg ia Fo res try Cont e st. It is always a joy and I am p roud to be "'bl e to re p re sent m y co unt y and it s people in any contest. S ince re l y yo urs, Patsy G idde n Mr. j e rry Lanie r A ss i s t a12t Dist rict Fo res te r S tat esbo ro, Geo rg ia De ar j e rry: T hank yo u fo r your inte re s t in ou r s umme r c amp . Y o ur progra m w a s one of th e mo t talked about fea ture s ofour se c tion. Th rough yo ur e ffo rt s , matzy yo ung boys have le arn e d to appreciate more f ully o ur con serv ation. and fo re s t ry serv i ce. S in ce re ly, To m 13am e tt, Jr. Distric t Scout f:xecu tive Camp Strachan ,\1r. F. \V. Hubbard, Jr . Flo yd Co unty Fores try Unit De ar tllr. Hu bbard: Than k yo u very muc h fo r your time and e ffo rt s in sp e aking at o ur e l eme ntary scie >Zce workshop at P e fJiJe re ll. Th ese talks we re hig h point s of int e res t to ou r scie n ce t ea che rs. \V e be lieve that th e e n.thu s ia m fr o m th i s wo rkshufJ will be c arrie d over int o the c la ss rooms. V e ry truly yours, Charles r: . Ande rso n, C h. Floy d Co. r: ducat io n Assn. Ceorg ia Fo res try Co mmi ssion fo res te rs participated in mock fir e exercises which d es troyed some 7, 000 a c res near Wayc ross and C laxton. Th e primary purpos e o f th e exe rc i ses was to int egrate Stat e pe rsonne l a11d indust ry f ire fi gh te rs in to an e ffic ieut team to battle majo r fi res.