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Georgia FORESTRY

Vol. 14

December, 1961 No. 4

Frank Craven Editor

Published Quarterly by the
GEORC.IA FO RESTRY COMMISSION Hox 1077
Macon, Georgia

RAY SHIRLEY - DIRECTOR
Member~. Roard of Commissionc>rs: C HAHU.IAN

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Mc>mber of the Ceorg-ia Press Association.
Georgia ForP s try is entPred as ~wcond c lass matter at the Pos t Office undc>r t h c> Act of August 21, 1912.

Cruising the Nevvs
FOREST ERS CONVENTION
HELD IN RIGHT STATE
The Association of State Foresters, which is holding its annual convention in Macon, should find Georgia most hospitable.
Fore stry is a greatly appreciated industry in the state as is evidenced by the fact that Ge orgia leads the nation in privately owned commercial forest land, in forests under fire protection and in reforestation. Half of the world's supply of gum naval stores are produced in Georgia and the state leads the Southeast in pulpwood production.
The value of Georgia forest products last year was a whopping 978 million dollars.
C onvention delegates can be assured their efforts are appreciated in making the forestry industry the giant it is, especially so in Georgia,
(From the Atlanta Constitutio n)
BE CAUTIOUS .. PREVENT WOODS FIRES
It has been a very dry fall. Frost has arrived to further dry out the ground by drawing the moisture to the surface for the sun to evaporate. Days are often windy.
This is a dangerous time for forest fires. A moment's carelessness, a match or cigarette tossed out of a passing car or hurled to the ground by a hunter can result in a blaze that could reach major proportions with weather conditions as they are now.
This is now and is increasingly becoming an area where pine trees are grown for profit. These woods fires can destroy years of growth and work and result in dollars going up in smoke.
Be careful in the woods. Don't be the cause of a forest fire.
(From the Baldwin-News)
FOR A BALANCED ECONOMY
There should always be a ready market for pulpwood and it is important to this area which has become one of the largest tree growing sections of the nation.
Newspapers alone use several million tons of paper each year and the produc tion of paper and paper-board combined in 1960 is placed at a trifle over 34 million tons.
Since pulp is made from wood, and wood comes from our growing trees as well as those in other parts of the continent, it is of vital interest to the people of the Southeast that the industry shall remain in a prosperous condition and the use of pulpwood and its products shall be stimulated.
Use of submarginal lands for growing timber means converting to eventual pro fitab le use, lands which otherwise might not produce a profit. But to take good productive farm lands and plant in trees might not be so profitable as in row crop farming based on annual yield.
Let's keep timber growing a nd protect it against fire , but not overlook the necessity for maint aini ng a good balance on productive farm lands. We do not want to see this become a vast wilderness of trees anymore than we want to see this be come a great open country which might easily become a dust bowl. A good balance of farm and timberlands is vital to our economy.
(From the Thomasville Times-Enterprise)
NATIONAL FOREST LAW ANNIVERSARY '
Georgia ns have a special reason to observe the 50th anniversary of the Weeks Law. The Weeks Law, passed in 19 11 , was the basis for acquiring most of the national forests in the Eastern United States.
To Georgia, the law has meant establishment of one of our two national forests, the C hattahoochee in Nort h Georgia. The other one , the Oconee National Forest between Athens and Macon, was acquired under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act during the 1930's.
The Weeks Law ca me into being during a period of cha nge in basic philosophies in the ust: of natural resources, c hange from a ll-out exploitation and outright waste to the conviction of a few leader s that we must g uard and treat with special care certain critical areas located and naturally suited for production of water and timber.
The Weeks Law authorized the federal govern me nt to acq uire lands along the headwaters of many navigable streams and e ncouraged states to control damaging forest fires, making it possible for ci ti zens to enjoy ma n y benefits from o ur forests.
In Georgia, the more than 770,000 acres of land in national forests are managed under a multiple use principle, provid ing o utdoor recreation, timbe r, water and wildlife for the people of this st ate and the nation.
The Weeks Law was an important contribution to conservation of America's vast natural resources. We are happy to sa lute it on the 50th anniversary of it s adoption.
(From the Augusta He rald)

Ptomotion

Lumbermen express views during panel discussion at Macon meeting.

Cooperation

Georgia lumbermen, faced with

problems of declining Southern pine

markets and stiff competition, were

strongly urged recently to get to-

gether and promote the fine structural

qualities of their product.

W. Scott Shepherd, vice president,

Southern

Pine Association, New

Orleans, La., told a lumberman's

meeting in Macon that the new build-

ing products on _the market are "not

temporary fads." He called on lum-

ber producers to turn out better

quality wood at competitive prices.

Ray Shirley, director,Georgia

Forestry Commission, said Georgia's

lumber business had declined by

one-third in 10 years. He termed this

trend alarming and said the meeting

had been called to discuss what

might be done to regain markets for

Southern pine.

Shirley joined other speakers in

urging a drive to develop additional

markets, promote wood use in new

products and educate the public and

builders to the high constructiov

qualities of Southern pine.

West Coast timber, Shirley said,

has made strong inroads in the East

and recently obtained a seven per-

cent freight cut.

The lumbermen themselves, m <

lively panel discussion, outlined

problems from their points of view.

They discussed the need for better

promotion, better cooperation in

selling lumber and developing mar-

kets,a better product from the South-

ern pine mills and more equitable

rates for raw material.

Rufus Page, assistant forest utili

zation chief, Southeastern Forest

Experiment Station, Asheville, N.C.,

told the lumbermen they were them-

selves partly responsible for the

decline of their markets.

He emphasized the need for proper

wood seasoning. "Acceptance of

Joseph Pechanec

Lumbermen Success

Southern pine by the public depends on its performance in their homes and buildings," Page said, "and its performance depends on proper seasonr0 ng. "
Joseph Pechanec, director of the Forest Experiment Station at Asheville, presented a statistical review showing there has been an 18 percent drop in pine lumber production over the past 20 years.
Citing U.S. Forest Service figures, Pechanec said the drop in lumber production was not due to a shortage of timber. Growth of large saw timber is currently about 780 million board feet annually, he said. But there has been a decline in the amount of saw timber 15 inches and over. This made up a third of the state's saw timber 20 years ago, but only a fifth at present.
However, Pechanec said, the volume of pine cut for all products -pulp, plywood, veneer, etc.- has increased 29 percent in 20 years. The increase in total cut has been accompanied by an increase in timber growth. Current growth appears to be sufficient to sustain a cut of about a billion board feet of lumber and still leave room for an increase in the pulpwood cut.

Joseph Liska, physicist with the Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wise., detailed structural qualities of Southern pine and said architects and engineers need to be convinced of its value.
H. 0. Fleischer, another Forest
Products Laboratory scientist, discussed various mediods of treating and finishing wood in the lumber yards. Scientists, he said, have found that wood is better than metal for some experiments in outer space.
Alec Skoropat, saw_milling superintendent for Valdosta's Langdale Industries, called on lumbermen to produce the type of product in demand.
W. R. Smith, U. S. Forest Service researcher, described the remarkable qualities of Southern pine in resisting hurricane and storm damage.
Max Webb of the Del-Cook Lumber Comrany, Adel, stressed the economic advantages of debarking and chipping.
Harley Langdale, Jr., Valdosta, called for a Back to Wood'' promotion campaign to meet competition from other products and strongly advised fellow lumbermen to cooperate in promoting research, better products, better prices and more wood utilization.

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Georgia Up-holcls National Ranking

... NATION'S FORESTERS AWED

More than forty chief foresters from other states sat under a hot Georgia sun one day in O:tober and watched with cool professional interest as Georgia Forestry Commission personnel displayed their fire fighting equipment and techniques.
This was a hard audience to impress. As a group, these foresters knew about all there is to know about state forestry operations.
But impressed they were. As the Georgia demonstration reached a climax with a demonstration of fire fighting aircraft, the out-of-state forestry chiefs broke into a spontaneous round of applause.
And when the Association of State Fores ters ended their 39th annual conve ntion at Macon on October 5, th ey pas sed a resolution prais_ing the Georgi a Forestry C ommission's ~ex c eptionally well planned program."
The high point of the five-day convention wa s an all-clay field trip through Middle and South Georgia, a trip crammed with interesting sights for the vis iting foresters.
"A mam moth operation," commented Ra lph C. Wible, Pennsylvania State Forester and newly elected president of th e Association, as he viewed the Georgia C ommission's Morga n T re e Seedling Nursery near Ryron. Wib l e n ot e d that his state is also in th e nurs e ry business, but not

on the same scale with Georgia. "Amazing progre s s since the last
time I was here j n 1931," said Perry Merrill, Vermont' s Director of Forests and Parks. The Vermonter was not only impressed by the Georgia F orestry Commission's facilities and operations, but also by the evident progress of Georgia in agriculture and industry.
Georgia's treasure in trees was bountifully evident on all sides as the state foresters rode buses along the highways south of Macon. The rapid growth of slash pine and other species particularly impressed men from th e fa r northern states where timber grows much more slowly. And two naval stores stands attracted particularly keen interest since this forest product is almost a Georgia monopoly. The state is the world's leader in naval stores production.
The fore~ters visited the Georgia Commission ' s Arrowhead Seed Orchard, where again the size of the operation was the most impressive factor. Man y e xpr e ss e d amazement, tinged perhaps with some natural envy, at the equipment provided Georgia's county forestry units -the first line of d efens e against fires. The Macon Fore stry Center's mobile field headquarters, mobile kitchen and other rolling equipment were real eye-openers to the visitors.

Al Folweiler, Austin Wilkins, Tom O'Ryan

The field trip included stops at a gum processing plant at Helena, a pulp wood yard a t McRae, a FFA High School Forest, the Dodge County Forestry Unit and the Fifth District Headquarters . Fried chicken was served from the mobile kitchen at the fire control demonstration in the wilds of Bleckley County and a steak s upper put the finishing touches on the trip at Little Ocmulgee State Park.
The Association of State Foresters were welcomed to Macon by Mayor Ed Wilson and to Georgia by Ray Shirley, d irector of the host Georgia Forestry Commission . Georgia went all out to make the conven tion a resounding success, and the effort paid off.
Gov. Ernest Vandiver was scheduled to address the state foresters but was taken ill. His aide, Wallace Jernigan, filled in ably a nd delivered the governor's prepared address, a resume of Georgia's for est potential and economic importanc e.
Dr. Frank Welch, assistant secretary of the U. S. De rartmen t of Agr iculture, assured the foresters that the present administration has a strong interest in conservation and forestry.
Other speakers included Mortimer Doyle, executive vice president of the Nationa l Lumber Manufacturers Association, who presented an en-

couraging view of the future in opposition to the prophets of gloom in forestry. Owen Riley, of the Association of Consulting Foresters, described the problems and aims of consulting fore ste r s. W. V. Benedict, U. S. Forest Service pest control chief, spoke on his specialty.
The wives of the state foresters were conducted on sight-seeing tours to Ida Cason Callaway Gardens, the Stuckey Candy Company in Eastman, Little Ocmulgee State Park, and were treated to bridge partie s and other special events.
The foresters and their wives toured the Georgia Forestry Center in Macon, a world-famed forestry center which combines the Commission's headquarters with the Georgia Forest Research Council and the extensive research facilities manned by U. S. Forest Service personnel.
Wible, former vice president of the Association, succeeded Dr. A. D. Folweiler of Texas as president. Franc is H. Raymond, California State Forester, was named vice president, succeeding Wible. John Beale, Wisconsin State Forester, succeeded Kentucky's Gene Butcher, as secretary-treasurer.
The Association voted to mee t in Wisconsin next year. The time and place will be announced later.

The National Association of Transit Advertisers was honored with the annual presentation of the Smokey Bear Golden Statuette for outstanding contributions to the campaign against forest fires.
This was the first time Georgia was chosen as a site for the annual convention since the Association's organization m 1920, although Georgia and Florida combined as hosts in 1931. The Georgia Forestry Commission carefully planned every day's events for the visitors, and made liberal use of training aids in telling the story of forestry in Georgia. The use of training aids -- pictures, graphs, charts, key words on cards, etc., was one of the devices th e C ommission learned to appreciate fully at the Instructor Training Course for its personnel m Athens las t summer.
One of the U. S. Forest Service instructors at that course, Norman Hawley, naval store s project manager at Valdosta, was particularly pleased when he witnessed training aids effectively presenting Ge orgia's fore stry story. " I'm delighted with the effective manner in which the Commis sion is employing the principles taught in th e training course. " Hawley said. "I think the prescnta tion on this field trip h as been m.' velous."

Abundant Forests Attract Industry

Sen. Herman Talmadge, who does

a good job of managing timberlands

on his farm and knows what he is

talking about, predicts a bright future

in forestry for Georgia.

"Georgia has merely scratched

the surface of tremendous progress

in its timber resources and produc-

tion ,"

Sen. Talmadge told an

audience of landowners, industrial

leaders and others at the Extension

Service F orestryM eeting in Statesboro

Nov. 7.

The Senator said the rapid growth

of trees in Georgia has lured a high

percentage of the new industry which

has located here in recent years.

These industries, he said, wanted to

locate near the source of raw ma-

terial -- wood.

"We have now the outstanding

forestry program of any state,"

Talmadge said, pointing out that

nearly all Georgia's counties are

now under protec tion of the Georgia

Forestry Commission.

"Timber is the only crop I know

where, if properly managed, you

don't have to plant it, fertilize it,

cultivate it, pick it, poison it or

harvest it on any particular day or

week," Talmadge said.

The

forestry-minded audience

heard William Smith, chairman of the

Extension Service Advisory Commit-

tee, W. A. Sutton, Extension Service

director, and Charles R. O'Kelley,

state agricultural leader, call for an

increased landowner income from

timber in the years ahead.

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Senator Herman E. Talmadge

0' Kelley pointed out that landowner forestry income has increased greatly in recent years and that the Extension Service forestry promotion program has been of enormou s value in bringing it about.
Georgia Forestry Commi ssion Director Ray Shirley outlined the work of the Commission in fire control and management services, and called for an emphasis on pine tree growing and a stepped-up effort to promote Georgia's timber products over out-of-state competition.
Out!in ing the problems and future prospects in their respective fields were Downing Musgrove, manager of

the American Turpentine Farmers

Association; B. E. Allen, manager

of the Union Bag-Camp Paper Co.

woodlands division; Harley Lang-

dale, Jr. , Valdosta, president of the

Langdale Co.; and Tim Gillis, Tr .,

president of the Georgia Forestry

Association.

Dorsey Dyer, head of the Exten-

sion Service's forestry department,

presided over the me e ting. A barbe-

cue

was served following the

Talmadge address on the Georgia

Southern College Campus, and visi-

tors were invited to_ tour the Conti-

nental Can Company's tree nursery

and seed orchard nearby.

Legislators Inspect
Co mmission P aised

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives Forestry Committee have completed an inspection of the facilities and programs of the Georgia Forestry Commission, according to Ray Shirley, director, of the State agency.
The legislators had high praise for the Commission's .'.'efficient and well trained personnel" after a tour of the many actiVIties and units in Middle and North Georgia Oct. 9-11.
W. H. Kimmons, Pierce County, chairman of the house committee, and fellow members also took an ali-day field trip with members of the Association of State Foresters while that

group was holding its a nnual meeting in Macon Oct. 1-5. The legislators also attended the annual banquet of the Association.
In addition, the legislators complimented the Commission for the efficiency of th e various county fire protection units. They noted that even though a number of fires occured in the counties visited, the average size was he ld to thre e-five acres.
Rep. H. H. Wells of Oconee County is vice-chairman of the Forestry C ommittee and Rep. Tom Parker of Ware County is secretary. Other members include Roy R. Kelly, Jasper County; W. G. Todd, Glascock County; and Byrom M. Fitzgerald, Long County.

Forestry

Commissioner Appointed

WJ. George Beas l ey , Lavonia, was

recently appointed ro the Board of

C om missioners of the Georgia Fores-

t:y Com mission by Governor Ernest

Vandiver.

He succeeds John M.

.McElri!th, Macon.

Beas ley, elected for a five year

term, is one of five commissioners

who supervise the forestry program in

Georgia. Other members of the Board
are Andrew J. Aultman, Sylvester;

Oscar Garrison, Homer; C. M. Jordan,

Jr., chairman, Vidalia; and Alexan-

der Sessoms, Cogdell.

A staunch supporter of the Soil

Con servat ion movement, Beasley first

began the tree planting operation in

1938. During the last five years, he

has planted over 900,000 seedlings.

At present, the Commissioner has

1,200 acres m planted pine and

another 200 acres in native pine.

Beasley said he _is now raking part

in the Commission's cull specie con-

trol program. The \taster Tree Far-

mer added that he is in the process

of replanting his bottom land in pine

and poplar.

Besides forestry interest, Beasley

is Captain and Commander of Com-

pany 'B' 878th Engineering Batta-

lion, Lavonia. He organized the

Unit m 1955 with a complement of

nine men. The Unit's manpower now

totals over 100. Beasley served

with the First Calvary Division m

Japan during World War II.

A deacon in rhe Baptist Church, Beasley is a member of the Franklin County Planning Commission, the Community Council, Rod and Gun Club and is a past Scoutmaster. His hobbies include coin collecting, fishing and raising camellias.
Beasley received his high school education in Lavonia and completed a two year Math Course at North Georgia College. He attended the University of Georgia working toward a degree in mathematics. His college education was cut short in 1944 when he went to Officer Candidate School.
A family man, Beasley and his wife Mary have three children. They are two boys, J ordi, 14 and John,
lO; and a girl, \1artha, 13.
W. George Beasley

Fire Damage

Appraisal Taught

T h irt y fores ter s fr om the Georgia Fores tr y Commission's ten distr ict offi ces completed a three-day training sesswn recently at Little Ocmulgee State Park near here.
Jim Turner, the Commission 's chief of fire control, said rhe course in fire damage appraisal was taught by a team of U. S.ForestService experts from the Region Eight Office in Atlanta.
The Georgia foresters were trained in techniques of appraising and reporting forest fire damage. The

federal government plans a program, with the cooperation of state forestry organizations, of accumulating statistics on fire damage for study.
Teaching the course were U. S. Forest Service personnel, including Jim Cartwright, Rip Williams, Cliff Faulkner and Austin Basel.
The Georgia Forestry Commission group, which stayed ar rhe camp for the three days of the training session, included management and fire
control staff members from the Macon headquarters of the Commission.

A new trammg program designed

to increase ranger efficiency was

initiated this summer, announced

Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Fores-

try Commission. Shirley said rhar

the initial course has been completed

with five new personnel assigned to

county units throughout the State for

further training as forest technicians.

Shirley pointed out that rhe two

month "in the field" rrammg course

better qualifies rhe new, personnel

ro advise landowners on the manage-

ment of their woodlands. It also

provided the Commission an oppor-

tunity to familiarize the personnel

with Commission programs and poli-

cies.

The two month short course in-

cludes training in timber marking and

cruising, site preparation, control

burning, equipment maintenance,

timber management techniques and

administrative procedures.

The

course included a practical exercise

in naval stores practices and techni-

ques.

Area Forester Charlie Shea, Naval

Stores Conservation Program, Way-

cross, was m charge of the naval

stores training. The personnel re-

ceived trammg on factors affecting

gum yields and returns, cost and

returns, chipping, installation of

cups and the NSCP.

During the training period, person-

nel observed pulpwood, sawmill, and

naval stores operations, assisted in

supervtsmg turpentine crews and

stood fire watch on weekends.

Completing the initial course were

Crawford Cooper, Athens ; Preston

Fulmer, 'lacon; Dillard Ile lmly,

Rincon ; John Mixon, Kite; and

George Turk, Pitts. The Forest

Technicians have been assigned

respectively to Coffe e-A tkin son,

Lowndes, Dougherty, Floyd and

Liberty C ounties.


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Rome ..The City of Seven Hills ... This thriving North Georgia city, whose name was drawn from a hat and whose prosperity began with cotton, is now drawing her economic wealth from an eighth hill ...a hill of wood.
This 'eighth hill' has a lake at its summit, streams from which rivers are made, wildlife dotting its forests ,
and majestic colors to tempt an artist brush. It is a provider for all.
The hills of forests that look down on the floor of the Coosa Valley have had an economic e ffect on Rome since its incorporation in 1847. As early as 1887, the Fairbanks Company went into operation. They are the manufacturers of hand-true ks, wheelbarrows , luggage carriers, and other related items.
The Fox Manufacturing Company , Georgia's largest furniture maker, has been in operation since 1906.
Mor e recently th e Rome area has become s teadi ly industrialized. In the fall of 1954, Rome Kraft Company, jointly owned by the Mead C orporation and Inland Container Corporation, began opera tion. At that time, there were approximately 600 mill employees producing some 750 tons of containerboard daily.
With the addition of a second paper machine this year,Rome Kraft expanded their operations. The Company now employs some 900 workers with daily output increased to 1,300 tons of containerboard. Not to be overlooked in this enormous production is the 2,200 cords of pulpwood used daily. Approximately 25 percent is trucked into the plant from within a 50 mile radius of Rome.
Economically Rome Kraft, through its employees payroll , pump $5 ,600 ,000 annually into circulation in the Rome a rea . In addition, the company

spends $i2,500,000 annually for raw forest materials. Still another $7,500,000 ts s pent annually on freight by the company.
Even more important than dollars and cents, is the fact that the majority of pulpwood used in the mill is provided by the private produc er and s mall landowner. The company has a lso contributed to the protection of fore st lands in the area making available the latest fire fighting e quipment. The company works hand in hand with the Georgia F orestry Commission's fore s t fire prevention program to insure maximum protection of all forest lands.
Inland Container's Corporation's plant in Rome began manufacturing corrugated fiberboard shipping containers in 1954 with a nucleus of some dozen men. Today the Rome plant employs as many as 325.
Shipments of containers are averaging about 20 carloads daily. This output provides considerable revenue to the transportation industry as well as to the general economy of the community. The large, modern plant provides shipping containers for customers throughout northwestern Georgia and the rest of the South and from Texas toNorth Dakota to Rh ode Island.
Other wood-using industrie s in Rome and Floyd County e mployed some 245 persons with a n annual tncome of over $6 18,921 in 1960 . These workers turned out such nec essities as siding, moulding, cabinets, togl handles, caskets, s urveyors s takes and windows. Pulpwood mills, sawmills, and planer mills are also included.
The Forestry Commission makes its contribution to the Rome economy. The Floyd County Forestry Unit and

the Seventh District Office, combined, employ 18 personne 1. In 1960, these men drew an annual payroll of $76,860. ln addition, the units spent approximately $9,640 on supplies.
Rome's retail sales in 1960 totaled $62,940,000 for a population of 32,105. With some five percent of the population directly employed in wood-using industries, it is evident that forestry plays an important role in the growth of Rome and its trade area.
The trade area consists of Bartow,
Chattooga, Gordon and Polk Counties. A recent survey showed that these counties have a total of 312 persons employed in wood-using industries drawing an annual payroll of approximately $456,150. These industries, producing boxes, crates, furniture, doors, window frames, dowels, and corrugated board, paid out over $1 000 000 for raw forest materials and in 'excess of $200,000 for freight.
In 1960 , these counties produced approximately 61,615 cords of pulpwood, 38,603,000 board feet of sawtimber, 251,200 square feet of plywood, 8,500,000 square feet of corrugated board and 3,000,000 dowels. Pulpwood and sawtimber production in Floyd County totaled 36,137 cords and 23,905,396 board feet.
Rome's ' Eighth Hill' ... its wood... is making itself more widely evident with each passing year. Held back in the haze of thos e who refused to recognize trees as an agricultural crop, forestry during the past decade has risen its head above the cloud s with the assistanc e of every landowner. The land owners in this are a can certainly be proud that they ha c! a part in making Georgia the number one forestry state in th e nation.
Rome ...'The City of Eight Hills ' ..

Short Course
Helcl

More than 250 county forest rangers and district office personnel assembled early last September at the FFA-FHA Camp on Lake Jackson near Covington for a two-day training session.
Most of the courses were taught by department heads from the Georgia Forestry Commission's headquarters in Macon.
The foresters attended hour-long lectures in a wide variety of special fields of knowledge, including lectures on news writing, meeting the public, making a talk, admiHistrative procedures, prescribed burning, marketing and utilization of timber, ad-

vantages of field run seedlings, forest fire weather forecast, radio procedure, fire control procedures and use of tools and equipment.
The training session also provided a fine opportunity for a discu~sion of overall Georgia Forestry Commission policy by Director Ray Shirley and his department heads.
Shirley descnbed the Commission's programs and policies and discussed plans for the future. Department heads described the latest developments and plans in {ire control, management, information and education, safety and law enforcement, reforestation, general services, communication and administration.
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All of the courses were taught by men who had attended the instructor training school held at the Center for Continuing Education in Athens last summer. The Athens school, taught by U. S. Forest Service personnel, lasted a week and was an intensive survey of effective teach ing methods.
The principles of effective training learned at the Athens school were put into effect by instructors at the Lake Jackson training session. Many of those who were present for the two-day session at Lake Jackson commented that it was the most effectively presented training course they had ever attended.

Seedling

Time

The shipment of Georgia Forestry Commission custom grown, field graded seedlings is underway.
Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley said that the disease-free, bed-graded stock is being shipped 100 percent _in Commission deve_l~ped 'wraparound' crates. Limited use of the crates last year proved them more effie ient, both from the landowner and nursery standpoint.
In producing the high quality trees, seed bed density was reduced which cut the number of culls, controlled height and increa_sed diameter growth. :he Commission's quality product is a slll'rt stocky plant with a balanced root-top rcHio.
Shirley pointed out that the 90,000,000 seedling crop is heing grown at

all stx Commission nurseries. The nursery and specie being grown include Davisboro, slash and loblolly pine; Herty, slash, loblolly, and longleaf pine and Arizona cypress and yellow poplar; Hightower, loblolly, shortleaf, Virginia, and eastern white pine; Walker, slash, loblolly, and longleaf pine and Arizona cypress, Page, slash p~ne; and ~1organ, slash, loblolly, and longleaf pine and Arizona cypress and eastern red cedar.
All pine seedlings, with the exception of eastern white pine, are $4 per thousand. Eastern white pine is $6 and yellow poplar, eastern red cedar and Arizona cypress are $10 per thou sand, Shirley added.
A transportation charge of 25 cents per thousand must be added if deli-

very ts by State truck to the county rangers headquarters. The minimum acceptable order is 500 for each tree specie.
Seed ling order forms are available from county rangers, county agents, Soil Conservation Service technicians, or Georgia Forestry Commission, P. 0. Box 1077, Macon.
Payment must be made when the order is placed. Only checks, money orders or government purchase orders payable to the Georgia Forestry Commission will be accepted. Orders paid by government purchase orders should have vendor's copy with the order.
Assistance in establishing your tree plantation can be obtained from your county ranger or district forester.

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A PASSING

TRIBUTE
Georgia's first State forester is dead.
Burley Matthew Lufburrow, 70, H inesville, died Sunday, October 15 of a coronary attack in a Savannah hos pital. A native of Oliver, Ga., Lufburrow was the first graduate of the University of Georgia School of Forestry.
Lufburrow, who served as State Forester from 1925-37, was instrumental in se tt ing the ground work for a fores try department that today s tands number one in the country. It was through his efforts that the governing bodies and the people of Georgia were brought around to the fac t _t_hat there were "trees in 1the forest'' and forest a potential provider for industry. In 1951, Lufburrow became th e State's first registered forester.
Prior to his death, Lufburrow served as a consultant to Fort Stewart from 1956-61. A coronary attack 10 195'5 had forced him to retire from his job as Executive Secretary of the Georgia Forestry Association; a position he had held since 1945. It was fitting that just th is past summer, Georgia's "Man of the 'Voods" was cited for outstanding contributions in the advancement of forest industry by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Lufburrow, a charter member of the Society of American Foresters, be-

B. M. Lufburrow receives forestry award from Georgia Forestry Director Ray Shirley.

gan his forestry career with the U. S. Forest Service in Virginia in 1914. He interrupted his tenure there in 1916 to serve a year as forester for the Case-Fowler Lumber Co.
World War I found him with the U. S. Army Engineers in France supervising cutting operations. Following the war, Lufburrow was made supervisor of the Black Warrior National Forest at Bankhead, Ala.; a position he held untill935,and the beginning of an illustrious career as State Forester of Georgia.
From 1937-40, he served as forester for the Southern Pine Association after which he was employed as purchaser for the Department of Agriculture. In this capacity, Lufburrow was in charge of land acquisition for Fort Stewart's 280,000 acres.
Among his many awards include the Forestry Association award for his lifetime of service to forestry and the Forest Farmer's Association Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions to the protection and development of Southern forest lands during his service as State Forester.
The 1955 edition of The Cypress Knee, University of _Georgia, was dedicated to Georgia's first State Forester with these words ... "No other person has contributed more to the advancement of forestry in the State and in the South.''

LET'S UPGRADE
FOR EST LAN D
The 'upgrading of forest land' was the theme of a recent forestry demonstration sponsored by the Dade County Forestry Club. The demonstration
was held at the J. A. Case farm on
Sand Mountain. An 'eyeballing' contest in which
partie ipants estimated board foot volume, a work accomplishment report on the Case tract and a ~our of the forest highlighted the day's events. The day's program was concluded with the presentation of forestry board awards by Frank Craven, Georgia Forestry Commission Information and Education Chief.
Dade County Agent L. C. Adams gave a forestry progress report and John Sisley, Rome Kraft, a history of the Tree Farm Program. Billy Pullen, 4-H Club member, demonstrated proper management techniques.
The demonstration was conducted by the Forestry Commission, Georgia Extension Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority. A. L. Dyer is president of the C lub.

Bob Nelson, Rome K~a(t; f~os s Bernhard, Hiwa ssee Land Co.; 4. L. Dver, Dver Lumber Co.: A. B . Neu 'bv. f)ad e Cou ntv

Number
2,000 1,000
900 800 700 600 500 400 30 0 200 100

Fires

Worst
Since '54

"Georgia was ready," remarked Georgia Forestry Commiss ion Director Ray Shirley in com menting on the worst fire condi tions facing the Commission since 19'54.
Shirley said, "Some sections of the State had gone from one month to a month and a half without rain, creating a low moisture content and a high burning index. Only through the cooperative efforts of Georgia citizens and all news media we-e we able to successfully combat the hazardous conditions."
During the month of October, there were 991 wildfires which br ought the 1961 total to 7,071 Add to that 364 wildfires that have occured during the first nine days of November and you have the hottest "Indian Summer" in (ieorgia since ''54. In that unforgeuhle ye<H, there were 1 ,"i67 in the "sf lpd" m nth. Through October '61 th ue have been 19, )"iO fores t acre ~ destroyed or just under six

acre s per fire . However, the 991 blazes only des-
troyed some 3,250 acres compared to the 17,405 acres in '54. The acreage lost in this year's October fires is only a little less than 3.3 acres per fire, almost four acres less than the yearly average.
Countless days of high skies, no clouds, appealing to the outdoorsman and nature lovers, put Commission personnel on a 24-hour schedule. Shirley stated that the recent drought conditions have proven the salt' of the countless number of hours spent in trawwg field personnel, making known the value of a sound fire prevention program, along with increasing aerial fire detection and fire fighting equipment.
During the height of the fire danger period, when high winds increased chance of forest destruction, the Commission supplemented the constant warnings being put on the

streets by newspapers and airways via radio and TV. Some 3,000 warning signs dotted the shoulders of Georgia's highways warning motorist of the danger of a flicked cigarette in the brush instead of the ash tray.
Nature, in add ition to creating a fire hazard by day, helped alleviate the danger by night. Dying winds, heavy dews, and a reservoir of moisture from excess summer rains assisted fire fighters in the early stages.
Debris burners and smokers ran one-two in the causes of the October wildfires. Hunters were a distant third. Debris burning accounted for 282 fires, smokers, 204; and hunters, 133; during the 31-day period, according to the Commission's October fire report. The report indicated that the western half of the State was the most susceptible to fire. District Seven, Rome, had 187; District Four, Newnan, 149; and District two, Camilla, 108.

Ranger A rthur Woody

U. S. Forest Service photo

"Tell 'em in a few years their North Georgia hills will be a paradise. Tell 'em to come on up...look at the mountains ..fish the streams ... make better men of them".
That's what the late Ranger Arthur Woody, pioneer conservationist and beloved "old man of the mountains, told a reporter for the Sunday American in 1937.
This year, they're coming to the green, lush mountains of North Georgia to hunt game in the well-managed reservations; they're coming to fish in the winding streams and cool lakes; they're coming to camp in the magnificent state parks; they're coming to enjoy the grandeur of the vaunted peaks that look down on scenery unsurpassed in any other section of the state.
Georgians and out-of-state visitors are able to enjoy these aspects of a mountain vacation berause of the long crusade of Woody to improve this vast area. He not only fought for more effective forest fire prevention and better wildlife conditions, but he was a staunch advocate of better roads, schools, churches, medical facilities, and recreation.
Woody was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia on April 1, 1884. As a boy, hetrapped,hunted and fished in every ridge, cove and creek within horse-back riding distance of his home.

He spent many of his early years driving cattle to Atlanta, a 90-mile trip which required 10 days. During those long trips across the mountain trails and down through the flatlands, Woody learned to appreciate the forests that blanketed much of the area.
At 16 Woody attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega. He soon
had his fill of the confinement of classrooms, however, and left the fine old institution his great grandfather had helped found.
On October 1, 1912, he began work for the U. S. Forest Service, starting as an axe man on a base-line crew and later running compass on land acgutsttton projects. He became a forest guard in 1915 and in July of 1918, passed an exam which qualified him as a U. S. Forest Ranger.
He was the first ranger of the Blue Ridge District of the Georgia National Forest, an area now known as the Chattachoochee National Forest.
Ranger Woody knew that game was swiftly being depleted in the area by careless hunters and he was determined to do something about it. He campaigned for tighter laws and took money out of his pocket to import young deer from North Carolina to begin a re-population of game.
In 1940, Woody wa s instrumental in arranging a bow and arrow deer hunt in his mountainous area. The

hunt, the first of its kind in this country since the Indians switched

over to gun powder, resulted in Woody having his story and picture appear in Time Magazine .

Back in 1937, Woody t old a reporter that ''My grand daddy came to these mountains nearly 100 years ago.

Built him a cabin and took up farming not more than hollerin' distance fr om where J oe Brown, Georgia's governor during the Civ il War, grew up.''
Many of hi s mountain friends and neighbors were living in about the same manner as had that ances tor

before Woody set about improving the economic, educational a nd cultural pattern in the granite hills.
'Voody, a 225-pounder, was always

good for a witty comment. On fighting for est fir es: "In case of a crown

fire , run like he ll and pray for ra in." On his salary: "I make a thousand dollars a day, most of it in scenery." On impr oving the economic status of

his neighbor s : "Put your money in

mare mules and bottom land."

X'ith

his dreams accomplished,

Woody retired from th e U. S. Forest

Service in 1945 after 30 years ser-

vice. He <!i ed in June, 1946, at the

age of 62. Friends and admirers from

a wide area gathered at the Mt.

Lebanon Church at Suches for the

final rite s for th~ man who not only

made life better for those in his own

time, but for generations ye t unborn.

In recent years, a bronze pla que

in honor of Woody was embedded in a huge boulder on the North side of Black Mountain -- a peak surrounded by the a lmost million acres of forests which he so adequately guarded and

improved during his lifetime. Woody's son, Clyne, retire d from
the U. S. Forest Service this year after 30 years service. Another son, Wa lter , retired from the service several years ago and a grandson, Dick Woody, now carries on th e tradi-

tion of the family. He is stationed at th e Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas.
" ...Their North Georgia hills will be _a paradis e . Tell 'em to come on

up." said the Ranger. They're coming. They're accept-
ing Woody's invitation and they 're coming in droves to enjoy the paradise above the clouds ... th e trout streams, the lakes, the nature trails, the abounding beauty. And, the wind in th e tall timber s still whispers the legend of Ranger Woody.

LEl T. FT I~ ~R ~H~ ~

The vast forests of Georgia today offers one of its brightest promises for continued industrialization and increasing wealth.
Prior to the arrival of the boll weevil and dethronment of King Cotton, generations of row crop farmers abused the forests by cutting, burning, and depleting their soil in quest for more and better fiber . However, Georgia is now green again with healthy productive forests supplying the world as well as the state and nation with a variety of essential products.
Today, more than 60,000 persons are employed full time in Georgia industries turning out a continuous stream of pulp, paper, resin, lumber, veneer, furniture, poles, railroad timbers, doors, crates and s pee ialized products from the raw forest materials. These workers receive $250,000,000 annually in wages that are pumped into the state's expanding economy. Industries spend millions more for machinery, supplies and services. Additional millions are funneled into the transportation industry for transporting raw forest materials and finished products into and from the plants.
Georgia's 24,000,000 productive forest a cres are responsible for its place among the nation' s leaders in the production of forest products valued at over $93 0,000,000. Georgia leads all eastern states in the production of pulpwood, all sonthern s tates in the production of southern pine lumber, the nation in the number of private forest acres under organized fire control and number of planted tree seed lings; and the world in the production of naval stores.
As a result of the Georgia Forestry Commis sion's reforestation program, the state is presently growing more wood than its industries are using. Georgians, !uring the past five year.-,, have reforested some 1,500,000 acres with Commission grown seedlings . T he millions of acres of

young trees assure future materials for present industries and new ones to be established in the years ahead.
The availability of labor, good climate, and the continuous promotion of the improvement, and expansion of the forests by the Georgia Forestry Commission, U. S. Forest Service, Georgia Forest Research Councit, forest industries and other agencies, is luring more industry into the state each year. In 1960 more than 40 new wood-using industries located in Georgia with indications pointing toward greater expansion in '61.
Georgia's forests are owned by

more than 196,000 landowners. Of the total acreage more than 90 percent is privately owned. Small landowners, with tracts less than 5,000 acres, own 77 percent, with the average woodlot about 113 acres. Woodland owners with 5,000 acres or more represent only 23 percent of the total forest acreage. Federal, state, and local governments own a mere seven percent.

The value of Georgia's forests, of

course, are not measured only in the

quality and volume of forest products.

The woodlands throughout the state

provide recreational areas for all

c Htzens. Included are game and

fish preserves, state parks, and other

areas developed for scenic recrea-

tion spots.

Although many landowners, years

ago, were reluctant to treat their

forest as a valuable asset, the trend

has changed radically. They are

now aware that timber brings greater

profits than all other farm crops com-

bined.

Georgia has all the advantages for

both the timber grower and manufac-

turer and all those in between who

benefit from an expanded economy.

The conditions are ideal for the

many

new wood-using industries

that will be lured to Georgia because

of its abundance of rich, green, grow-

ing forests.

Mr. Ray Shirley, Director Georgia Forestry Commission Macon, Georgia
Dear Mr. Shirley:
We sincerely appreciate the effort put forth by you and your personnel, in placing an outstanding exhibit in the 1961 Georgia State Fair.
From the many favorable comments received, we know that the public was well pleased with your display.
As always, we are grateful for everything that you contribute toward our success.
Sincerely,
R. M. \Vade, Gen. Mgr. Georgia State Fair
Mr. Frank Craven, Chief Information and Education Georgia Forestry Commission Macon, Georgia
Dear Frank:
In the last issue of 'Georgia Forestry', you praised several Commission employees for outstanding work. One of these employees being Ranger Fred Baker of the Rome District Office. Baker, along with several employees of this district came in mighty handy during the storm that struck up here. We have had many fine comments from local people on the manner these men handled themselves and on the work performed.
Our Civil Defense Unit was set into motion on Friday night before the storm touched down on the following Wednesday. Being newly founded, we were at a loss as to how to cope with such a disaster. Since that date we have over 100 members enrolled in various classes of the Unit that are required by the State Office.
Again, it certainly was a good sight to see Herman Scoggins, Smokey Bear White, Sonny Huggins, C. V. Bramle tt and members of the other units from this area that had received word of the storm.
Sincerely,
Ralph C lark, Jr., Director Civil Defense, Catoosa Co.
Ranger Robert D. Holland Terrell Co. Forestry Unit Dawson, Georgia
Dear Mr. Holland:
Thanks for the trees you so willingly gave to the Yeoman's Community improvement club. They will add much to the beauty of our grounds.
Thank you again for the trees.
Yours truly,
Mrs. ] e romf? Thaxton, Sec. Yeoman's Improvement Club

Logging the foresters ...

Ray Shir~ey, ~ir~ctor, Georg~a Forestry Commission, second from right, welcomes Jzm Gzllzs, Jr., chazrman, Georgia Soil Conservation Committee and tbe SCS to the Georgia Forestry Center. Committee members are, L-R, Fred Statham, Americus; Cecil Chapman, advisory committee, Athens, David Kistner, Loganville,; Gillis; Clarence Higginbotham, Royston, Shirley, and L.1mar Franklin, Marietta,
FESTIVAL...James Henson, Eighth District forester, Waycross, has been named chairman of the 1962 Ware County Forest Festival. Noel Miller, vice-president-cashier, Southern Bank, and James Cumbie, representative, Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp., are co-chairmen for the event. R. T. Kirkland, Ware County ranger, is serving on the exhibits committee. The festival is expected to attract over 1, 000 persons,

MEMORIUM_. .. Ge.orge Washington Boggs, 73, who retued 1n 1955 after 19 years of s~rvice as Floyd County Forest Ranger, d1ed Nov. 5.
Boggs, a farmer before he became ranger in Floyd County, is survived by his wife, Bessie Smantha Green Bogg s of Rome, two sons and five daughter s.
RESCUE ...A car radio, a sharp eye, and a Georgia Forestry Commission ranger led to the rescue of John Wade, 69, a Bleckley Countian. Wade, recently lost in a swamp between Tarversville and Bullard, heard over his car radio that searchers were try-
ing to locate him. Wade built a fire
which was spotted by Lamar McFarland. McFarland notified Twiggs County Forest Ranger Harold 'Vatkins who went to the spot and found Wade.
Wade, a semi-cripple was stranded when his car became stuck.

MEMORIAM ...A former Murray County Forest Ranger William J. Jackson, 70, passed away Sept. 1, 1961 . Jackson came with the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1946. He retired in July 1957. Prior to his service with the Commission, he worked for several years with the Soil Conservation Service. A farmer most of his life, Jackson served with the 82nd Div. in France during World War I. Jackson was a man of sterling character serving well in all capacities of duty and was respected by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife the former Macie Holcomb.
CONGRATULATIONS ... Lindsay Grace, a member of the Wayne County Forestry Board and one of the directors of ATFA, has been named "Outstanding Citizen of the Year" by the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. The award was made to the farmer and civic leader at th e annual banquet of the chamber in the Cracker Williams Park recreation center.

Recently some 44 Middle Georgia businessmen, city and county officials tl'ere given an air tour of soil and water conservation practices in Middle Georgia, The tour included tbe proposed Tobesofkee Watershed area. The tour was sponsored by the Ocmulgee Soil Conservation District, Macon Chamber of Commerce Farmers Club, and Delta Airlines. Photo by SCS.

AWARD ...A $300 incentive award for outstanding accomplishments has been presented to Frank A. Bennett. Bennett is project leader, Forest Management Research, Macon Research Center, Cordele. Joseph F. Pechanec, director, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, N. C., said Bennett's leaders hip has resulted in high quality research work contributing materially to the advancement of forest management in the Southeast.

Assistant District Forest er Jimmy

McElhannon, Georgia Forestry Com

mission, Gainesville, gives tree

measuring instruction to 4-11 Cluh

memb ers Angelyn Childers, Spalding

Co., left, and Sara McBride, Burke

Co . McE lbannon was an in structor

at th e North Georgia 4-11 For estry

Camp at Camp Wahs ega near JJab-

lonega. Tbe camp UI!'J ~~Witrr.PiS~~

for tbe 11th year, ~~u

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DECEMBER,1961

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