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~FORESTRY 
 
 eorgia FORESTRY 
 
December, 1963 No. 4 Vol. 16 
 
Frank Craven 
 
Editor 
 
Published Quarterly by the GEORGI A FORES TR Y COMMISSION 
Box 1077 Macon, Georgia 
GEORGIA FORESTRY MAILING ADDRESS Route 1, Box 85 Dry Branch, Georgia 
 
RAY SHIRLEY - DIRECTOR 
 
Members, Board of Commissioners: 
 
CHAIRMAN 
 
C. M. Jordan, Jr. 
 
-Vidalia 
 
Andrew J. Au It man 
L. H. Morgan 
W. George Beasley 
Alexander Se ssoms 
 
-Sy Ivester -Eastman -lavonia -Cogdell 
 
DISTRICT OFFICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION 
DISTRICT 1--Route 2 Statesboro 
DISTRICT 11--P. 0. Box 26 Camilla 
DISTRICT 111--P. 0. Box 169 Americus 
DIST~ICT IV--P. 0. Box 333 Newnan 
DISTRICT V--P. 0. Box 96 McRae 
DIS T RICT VI--P. 0. Box 881 Mi lledgev i lie 
DIST~ICT VII--P. 0. Box 2136 Rome 
DIS T ~ IC T VII-- P. 0. Box 1 16 0 Wa ycross 
DISTRI CT IX--P. 0. Box 416 Ga inesville 
DISTRI CT X--Route 2 Washing ton 
 
On th e Cover 
 
Merry Christmas 
and 
Happy New Year 
from The Ma con Staff 
 
Me mber of the Georg ia Pr ess Association 
Second -c lass postag e paid at Dry Branch, Ga. 
 
Cruising the News 
New BuiIding Honors Dr. Herty 
There is no question but tha t t he ne w b u i ld ing d ed ica te d t od ay a t t he Wa y  cross State Forest headquarters is appropriately named. 
The late Dr. Char les H. Herty towers as high in the growth of Sou t h Geor  gia's economy as the giant pines his genius has helped to utilize for the enrichment of our area. 
We ore told by banker George M. Bazemore, a personal friend of the great scientist, that Dr. Herty often visited here and used the, pine trees of this a re a in many of his experiments. 
Those who know the story of Dr. Hertyand its very telling is an inspiration--will recall that the scientist was scoffed at when he proposed the use of Southern pine in the making of paper. 
It took hard work, as well as vision and determination, before Dr. Herty was able to "sell" the pine tree to the industrial magnates. 
But he was a man with foresight and great faith in his work. A lesser man might have failed. 
When Dr. Herty succeeded he opened new vistas for the downtrodden farm ers of Georgia and the South. 
Today the forestry industry is a major factor in the economy of our state, and particularly of the Waycross area. 
It is fitting and proper that Gov. Sanders today dedicated the new building here in the heart of Georgia's "Pine Empire" to the great man whose sk i ll and love for South Georgia has brightened our economic horizon. 
(From the Waycross Journal Herald) 
More Woe From Imports 
Southern industries seem to be the ones being har dest h it by fo reign im ports. The textile industry--which has long been the Southeast's bigg e st non farm employeris locked in a fierce and unequal struggle with imports. Now t he the sawmill and lumber industry is facing a similar threat. 
The Enquirer commented on this subject several weeks ago but recent de velopments indicate the situation may get worse before it gets better. The big reason is that Washington feels compelled to repair the ruptured relations be tween this country and Canada. 
It is Canadian lumber that is being sh ipped into the Southeast and sold at prices below that of lumber produced domestically. 
Since 1954, the number of sawmills in the Southeast has dropped from 28,000 to 15,000. Part of this decline was due to consolidations and the aban donment of small operations, but a sizeable portion of blame must rest with th e increase in tanadian lumber sold in the southeast. This went up from 3,800 car loads in 1954 to 14,800 in 1962. 
Simply put, the Southeast grows about six percent more lumber than it is profitable to harvest and sell. Yet, into this region that has a surplus of lumber  is being sent more lumberCanadian lumber. 
It's like sending coals to Newcastle. A higher tariff would alleviate the problem, of course, but at a time when relations ore already strained with Canada, the government is unlikely to seek a tariff increase. We trust that property owners will not let the current situation discourage the m from keeping the South's vast timberlands fertile and productive. Trees ore one of nature's richest blessings. They ore one of the South's finest assets. Thei r value may fluctuate, but it will never fade. 
( From the Columbus Enquirer) 
Fire And Foliage 
Although prolonged dry weather has increased fire hazards in the forests, the sunshine and the season combine to give Northeast Georgia a magnificent fall . The tourists driving through to see the foliage turning color on the trees will find beautiful feasts for the ir eyes. 
Bill Hardeman, head of the tourist division of the Georgia Department of Industry and Trade, and his staff did a fine job on a new "leaf tour" pamphlet . Northeast Georgia comes out well. 
Our forests stand as a magnificent tourist resource for this area. The tour ists are welcome, but we encourage them, as well as the natives, to be careful with fire and cigarets so that the leaves may be available for our pleasure fo many more years. 
(From the Gainesville Daily Times) 
 
 The Forestry Commission's new seedling packets are readied for shipment by Ho ward Stanl e y, ass istant Morgan nurseryman, left. Bibb County Forest Ranger Milton Roberts picks up an order for a beautification project in Bibb County. 
 
Ware County Forest Ranger R. T. Kirkland, right, as- 
sists a local landowner in the preparation of a seedling ordering blank. Rangers also assist in advising landowners on spacing, number and specie to plant. 
 
New Seedling Package Available 
 
Conservation, CIVIC and garden clubs now can purchase small packets of seedlings for beautification projects and planting wind breaks. 
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley, in announcing the seedling order policy, stated that three types of packets are available. They are 15-cents, 50-cents and one dollar packets. 
The 15-cents packet consists of three trees of any one specie. 
The 50<ents packet contains ten trees. This is a mixed package of species available at the time of order. 
The one dollar packet contains 20 trees of a mixed variety. 
Shirley added that there wi II be a different packet for North and South Georgia. The North Georgia packet primarily will consist of loblolly, Virginia and shortleaf pine and Arizona cypress. 
Slash, longleaf and loblolly pine and Arizona cypress will comprise 
 
the South Georgia package. Either dogwood, yellow poplar or catalpa will be included in both sections depending upon availability. 
Commission Reforestation Chief Sanford Darby stated that a considerable number have been sold to landowners for the 1963-64 planting season. He reported that yellow poplar and dogwood trees are sold out. 
Species available and cost per thousand are slash, longleaf, shortleaf, loblolly, and Virginia pine, $4; bi-color lespedeza plants, $5; eastern white pine, $8; cotton wood and Arizona cypress, $10; catalpa, $15. A transportation charge of 25-cents per thousand trees will be made on deliveries by State truck. 
Shirley said that landowners may place their seedling orders without payment. However, payment must be made prior to shipping. Only checks, money orders, or government purchase orders for the correct amount, made 
 
payable to the Georgia Forestry Commission, will be accepted. Orders paid by a government purchase order should have a vendor's copy with the order. 
Shirley emphasized that any cancellation or reduction of orders by the Commission depends entirely on the supply and demand of seedlings. If it is not possible to fill an order, payment wi II be returned to the purchaser. 
Landowners, desiring information on a shipping date or rescheduling of their order, should contact the designated nursery. The Commission's Macon Office should be contacted if the questions involve payment or order cancellation. 
Packet and tree orders are being taken at the office of your county forest ranger. 
Shirley urges landowners to make out their seedling order now while there is a supply to meet your needs. 
 
 New Mi II Boom To S. W. Georgia 
 
When the Great Southern Land Pulp and Paper Company went into operation early this fall it marked the 13th such mill operating in Georgia and the first in Southwest Georgia. 
At the end of 1962, there were 80 southern pulpmills in operation. Their combined daily pulping capocity was more than 52,000 tons. Georg ia's 12 mills had a daily capacity of 9,288 tons. 
The $57,000,000 plant is located on a 1,300 acre site on the Chattahoochee River near Cedar Springs. The main structure is ap proximately six stories high and 750 feet long . 
Edward L. Cowan, the company's 
executive vice-president, said, "This unique site makes it possible for us to ship Iinerboard up river or down to the Gulf of Mexico, to Florida, the Gulf States, to midwestern cities via the inland waterway, to Central and South America and to all ocean and river ports throughout the World." Excellent railway and highways also provide expedient service. 
He emphasized that the Cedar Springs site was chosen after de- 
tailed studies of ten other locations. The economic affect of the mill 
already is being felt in Southwest Georgia as well as. in neighboring Alabama and Florida. Approximately 315 persons are emp Ioyed at the miII with an annual income of approximately $750,000. When the mill goes into capacity production, the employee total will reach about 350. 
In addition, local woodland owners have a local market for their timber. At present 95-percent of the company's wood is coming from private landowners. The drain area of the company, a 125 mile radius, borders on Columbus, Cordele and Valdosta, Ga., Montgomery, Ala. and Panama City, Fla. 
Kraft linerboard is the initial pro duct of the mill. Cowan pointed out that future plans call for the production of newsprint or other allied products. 
The production capacity of the facility is 700-800 tons of linerboard per day. The potential capacity is 
1,400 tons per day. Present production calls for the 
utilization of 1,200 cords of pulp- 
 
wood per day. The mill is keeping a 15,000 cord inventory in the form of chips . In the future this will be expanded to 25,000 cords. 
A 2,900,000 gallon water storage tank suppl ies the mill with its water. The storage tank is fed through a water filter tank with a 24,000,000 gallon per day capacity. 
This mill represents the beginning of a great industrial growth in the Chattahoochee Valley. 
New Industry Homespun 
A combinat ion of Georgia initiative, research, pine and capital has re suI ted in the construction and operation of Dixie Laminated, Inc. 
 
The new wood laminat ing plant is owned by Dixie Industrial Development Corporation which was founded to exploit and develop natural resources in Georgia. Dixie Laminated is located at the Pineland Industrial Park on Industrial Boulevard near Waycross. It's president, John T. Huff, stated that this is the first of several new industries planned by the Corporation. 
Huff pointed out that the plant is the only major facility of its kind east of the Mississippi River. There are some 12 major plants in the United States. The nearest major manufacturing plant and suppliers of the product is Iocated in Magno Iia, Ark. and Baton Rouge, La. 
 
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Custom-made laminated beams and arches are manufactured at the plant for the building industry. In the manufacture of the laminated products, 18,000-20,000 board feet of southern pine sawtimber are used per day. The plant area is 31,000 square feet of which 20,800 square feet is manufactur ing area. 
Huff added that 30 people presently are employed with 80-100 expected at full production. The annual payro II at fu II production wiII be between $400,000 and $500,000. 
Huff emphasized that latest figures indicate that there is a six million do 1.1 or market for this product in a six-state southeastern area. The states are A Iabama, F Ior ida, Georgi a, North and South Carol ino and Tennessee. 
The pIa cement of the wood beam plant was based on a study by the Industrial Development Division of Georgia Tech. The Waycross and Ware County Development Authority built the building to specifications. The new facility , representing a total investment of approximately $500,000, is being leased to Dixie Laminated. 
Huff added that the plant was constructed on the theme, "Georgia Has The Know How and Material, Why Doesn't Georgia Do It?" 
Plant Improves Waste Control 
 
Georgia Kraft Company's Rome Division has put into operation the latest addition to its waste treatment system . It includes a 225-foot dia- 
 
meter clarifier, largest in Georgia, and one of the largest in the paper industry. 
The system marks a major step in the mult i-m iII ion doll or waste treatment plant expansion, according to E. V. McSwiney, vice-president. 
The clarifier is designed to remove solids from waters which have been used in the Company's papermaking operation. "In addition, we are undertaking major changes in our pulp washing operations which will be completed early in 1964," Mr. McSwiney said. 
The Georgia Kraft Co. will have invested more than $4.000,000 by 1964 in equipment and facilities at Rome to improve waste treatment control. 
 
The start-up of the primary clar ifier means the mill has a s ix-step system for removing solids and various oxygen-demanding substances from water used by the miII. Water from the mill is sent through a surge tank where wastes of different densities are mixed. Then it flows to the new primary clarif ier where solids are removed. 
Next, the water goes to the trickling filter whidi works to reduce its oxygen demand. From the trick! ing filter, it moves to a secondary clarifier for the removal of additional solids. 
At the aeration tower the water is sprayed into the air in order to pick up more oxygen. Finally, the water is pumped into a series of five lagoons. This further reduces the dissolved oxygen requirement of the water before it is discharged into the river. 
The above treatment requires from four-five days. 
Before 1961, the Coosa River had more than enough capacity to assimilate oxygen-demanding materials from the mill. Its rapid flow and shallowness meant that the river could quickly recover oxygen to support fish end other a quat i~ Iife. 
When Weiss Dam was completed in 1961, the river deepened and its flow was greatly slowed. The result was an SO-percent reduction 1n the Coosa's ability to absorb oxygendemanding wastes. 
 
The new Waycross plant is expected to have an employment between 80 and 100 persons with an annual payroll between $400,000 and $500,000 when operating at full production. 
 
 Commission Adapts 
 
National System 
 
The Georgia Forestry Commission will adapt the National Fire Danger Rating System on January 1, 1964, announced Commission Director Ray Shirley. 
The new system replaces the fire danger measurement system used for a decade in the Sout h . <;h irley said that the national system gives more forewarning to the build -up of fire danger than the old method. 
The national system, developed by the U. S. Forest Service, has been accepted for use in the Eastern and Southern United States involving 25-States from Maine to Texas. The national system has been under tests by the USFS for the past three years throughout the U. S. Included, we re three test stations in Georgia. 
 
Tests were compared between the old, foreground, and new systems for obtaining fuel moisture. Fuel moisture now can be obtained by reading a wet and a dry bulb rather than through fuel moisture sticks in foreground. 
 
They were located in Bibb, Gordon and Pierce Counties. 
In all instances this system proved equal or better than the current syst e rns in use. 
ln the new system, the fuel moisture is obtained through the reading of a wet and a dry bulb thermometer. A new device, the Motorboard Psychrometer, was developed at the Southern Forest Fire L ab oratory, Macon, Ga., to obtain accurate measurements. 
The thermometers are located un- 
 
der a standard shelter of aluminum sheeting. This provides a true air temperature reading unaffected by direct sunlight. 
The new weather statior. el iminates replacement of fuel moisture sticks, weathering corrections and assures repeatability of readings. 
Shirley added that 40 key weather stations have been set up in Georgia using the new method. He pointed out that both systems will be used until further tests and the training of field personnel is completed. 
 
County Unit Personnel Praised 
 
Average Size Fire 
3.04 Acres 
The Georgia Forestry Commission fire report shows there were 943wi ldfires that destroyed 2,862 forest acres in October. This produced an incredible average of just 3.04-acres per fire. 
It was weekend weathe r during the entire month, sunny and mild. This produced low humid ity which reduced the fuel moisture and raised the fire danger situation. Though there was no rain, there also was no killing frOSt. 
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley praised the efforts of the Commission fire fighters 
News media played a major role in keeping Georgian s informed of the recent fire danger. 
 
who worked both day and night to preserve the woodlands of the State. He also complimented Georgia woodland owners on notifying county rangers of control burns and keeping these fires under control. 
Debris burning, normally the number one fire cause in Georgia, took a back seat to smokers during the month. There were 1,036 forest acres burned by 308 smoker fires. Debris burning accounted for 821-acres and 285-w i ldfires. 
Incendiary fires also were a major cause. On October 28, 17-fires in F I oyd County and two in Dade County were set by arsonists. All toll, there were 153 forest fires maliciously set in October. They destroyed 476 forest acres. 
The month's hot spot was in the Commission's Seventh District with headquarters at Rome, Ga. There, 211-blazes burned 638 forest acres. 
During the calendar year, the report shows that 8,660-wi ldfires hate destroyed 45,045 woodland acres. There are 23,676,500 t orest acres under organized protection in Georgia. The total acreage in Georgia is 25,772,200. 
 
Carroll County and Douglas Coun- 
 
ty have merged their county forestry 
 
units, announced Georgi a Forestry 
 
Commission Director Ray Shirley. 
 
The Douglas-Carroll combined for- 
 
estry unit is one of 30 combined 
 
units throughout the State. Shirley 
 
said there are 1.'4-counties under 
 
organized forest fire protection of 
 
which 60 are combined units. 
 
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Douglas-Carroll County Forest cc Ranger Loyd Mann said that the ~c 
 
1963-64 budget is $34,026. This is P' 
 
11.9 cents per acre. The State pays we 
 
two-thirds of the total budget and 
 
the two counties one-third. 
 
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Shirley pointed out that a combine- tne 
 
tion unit means, economically speak try 
 
ing ... savings on the local level; and pc 
 
program wise ... a more efficient unit. try 
 
 Robert Rush 
 
Commission Director Ray Shirley, top right, congratulates congres sional district Forest Conservation winners. The winners ore bottom row, Wilbur Kea, R. C. Balfour, Jr., Robert Rush and Robert Wore. Top row, they ore 
Frank Rose, C. 0. Maddox, Sr., Douglas Strohbehn, Cecil Hodges, Sr. and A. L. Oyer. William Loflin was unable to attend. 
 
FOREST CONSERVATIONISTS HONORED 
 
Dean Tom M. Cordell, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, is the 'Conservationist' of the year. 
Robert Rush of Hawkinsville is this year's winner of the Forest Conservation award. Rush represents the Third Congressional District. 
Bob Short, Governor Sander's press secretary, made the presentation at the 28th annual meeting of the Georgia Sportsman Federation in Macon, Ga. The Sears Roebuck Foundation sponsors the awards program. 
The rema1n1ng nine congressional district winners also were recognized for their outstanding contributions to forestry. The winners, by district, are First, Wilbur Kea, So- 
perton; Second, R. C. Balfour, Jr., 
Thomasville; Fourth, Robert Ware, Hogansville; Fifth, Douglas Strohb~hn, Atlanta; and Sixth, Cecil Hodges, Sr., Tennille. 
Others are Seventh, A. L. Dyer, Trenton; Eighth, Frank Rose, Lake- 
land; Ninth, C. 0. Maddox, Sr., 
Winder; and Tenth, Wi II iam Loflin, Augusta. 
Rush is a Tree Farmer, being certified in 1947. His farm 2,200 acres, is number 43 on the Tree Farm Iist. The farm has been in full production since 1950 when planting was completed. 
He is chairman of the Forest Industries Committee of Georgia and the Pulaski-Houston County Forestry Board. Rush is a member and past president of the Georgia Fores- try Association, Roofing Manufactur- 
 
ers' Association and the Southeastern Lumbermen's Association. 
The GFA, in 1957, and the Georgia Forestry Commission, in 1960, recognized Rush for his conservation efforts. 
Kea's farm has become a model for area farmers. He has planted over 400-acres to pine, converted 10 acres of weed trees to productive land, maintains many miles of fire breaks and his farm IS now being certified as a Tree Farm. 
Youth in conservation is given much consideration by Balfour. 4-H youths annually have been sponsored and assistance given on forestry projects. Balfour has been reforesting an average of 200~cres per year and control Iing weed tre es on 100acres annually. His leadership in prescribe burning has be e n outstanding. 
How can I help is the attitude of Ware. In cooperation with the Forestry Commission, he has allowed experimental weed tree control and reseeding plots to be establisi=led on his land. Ware also has assi s ted the County Forestry Unit with fire f ight- 
ing. Fulton County Ag en t St ro hbehn 
stresses forestry through t he various news media and competi t ive proj e ct s in high schools . In a dditi on he as sists at loc a l c amps t e a ch ing forestry. He has been a co nsta nt source of as si stan ce to th e local fores try unit through h is a cti v it ie s. 
Hodg es , a lum ber mill owne r and Tree Farmer, has demonstrated an interest in for est ry for ma ny years. 
 
His latest interest is a naval stores experiment. He is trying to work naval stores profitably as far north as Tennille. In addition he is investigating the feasibility of mechanically clearing land of weed trees. 
Dyer is responsible for much of the timbered mountain area in Northwest Georgia. A veteran sawmill e r of some 35-years, he has constantly advocated selective cutting. 8yer uses his own land to show local people how to properly manage t heir timber. 
Rose has b ee n managi ng his ti mber since 1922. Ov er 1,000 acres have been re fore sted whil e another 1,000 acre s have be en brought into full pr od uc ti on by elim inating weed tre e s. The benefits of prescribe burning have been vividly pointed out to area Iandowners on his Tr e e F a rm. 
Maddox is a dedicated public servant to forestry. He purchased tree planters through his bank te n years ago and mad e th e m available fr ee of charge to lo ca l Iandow n ers. In addit ion he d on at ed 17-acres to Fort Yargo St a t e Pa rk a nd 18-acres to th e local h igh schoo l for a school forest. He supported the establishment of th e Soil Conservation Service . Maddox a lso was instrumental in forming th e Barrow County Forestry Unit. 
Loflin has planted over one-half mi ll ion seedling s, converted 230acres of weed trees, and Iogging roads have been cleaned for fire breaks. He lets the local high school use five acres to demonstrate weed tree control. In addition he is a certified Tree Farmer. 
 
 Atlanta, the city of one million, has arisen from its ashes much as the forests of Georgia have propelled an industry which today ranks third in the State's economy. 
In a steaming metropolitan forest of multi-story artifices of cement and steel and concrete ribbons designed to move its populace and products at rapid speed, the forest that provide the durabil!ty and warmth of construct ion and recreation that relieves the tensions of the city are sometimes forgotten. 
Famed Peachtree Street serves as Atlanta's reminder of the forest. Legend has it that the known thor oughfare' s name was derived from a tall pine tree atop a high hill near the juncture of Peachtree Creek and 
 
the Chattahoochee River. The indians were said to have blazed the tree to obtain the rosi.n or pitch. They callec! it the 'Pitch Tree'. The 
name bei 9 twisted to Peachtree 
through the years. Tradition's other version has it 
that a tall and prominent pine was struck by Iightning causing the sap to run. The indians, noting the substance, called the tree the 'Pitch Tree', which again reverted to its present day name. 
Even more revealing than history's Iand mark is the more than 4,200 employees that earn more than 16.25 million dollars annually in woodusing industries in metropolitan At lanta. Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett Counties form this 
 
area. The approximate percentage of em- 
ployees and income for the area is Clayton, 1.8; Cobb, 20; DeKalb, 23.4; Fulton, 45.2; and Gwinnett, 
9.6. 
The total value of forest products in this area is estimated in excess of 3.75 million dollars. This does not include posts, poles, veneer and specialty products. Estimated value returned by county is Clayton, $200,000; Cobb, $500,000; DeKalb, $400,000; Fulton, 1,400,000; and Gwinnett, $1,250,000. 
The forestry impact is not only felt in jobs and dollars and cents . The past decade has seen the forest grow by 150,700-acres. Forest acre age for the metropolitan area is 
 
 ATLANTA AREA FOREST RESOURCE DATA\!_ 
 
1. OWNERSHIP (ACRES) 
Private Form Forest Industry Public Misc. Private Toto I 
 
COMMERCIAL FOREST ACRES 
2,203,300 355,500 84,200 980,000 
3,623,000 
 
VOLUME CORDS 
 
VOLUME-bd. ft. SAWTIMBER 
 
CUT CORDS 
 
CUT-bd. ft . SAWTIMBER 
 
GROWTH CORDS 
 
GROWTH-bd. ft. SAWTIMBER 
 
2. OWN ERSHIP (TIMBER) 
Form Owned Pulp and Paper Other Forest Industry Public Misc. Private Tota l 
3. SPECIES 
Southern Yellow P ine Other Softwoods Soft Hardwoods Hard Hardwoods Total 
4. TIMBER QUALITY 
Desirable Growing Stock Cull Trees Other Growing Stock Total 
 
20,961,000 3,355,000 1,022, 000 1,274,000 9,387,000 
35,999,000 
 
3,449,500,000 649,800,000 214,900,000 291,800,000 
1,567,700,000 6,173,700,000 
 
18,227,000 56,000 
6,351,000 11 ,365 ,000 35,999,000 
 
3,039,600, 000 4,800,000 
1,087,100,000 2,042,200 
6,173,700,000 
 
9,765,000 2,454,000 23,780,000 35,999,000 
 
2,221,300,000 Neg Iigible 3,952,400,000 6,173,700,000 
 
1,150,200 59,100 18,300 20,900 434,800 
1 ,683,300 
1,238,400 Negligible 
192,600 252,300 1,68.3,300 
843,900 59,2 00 780,200 1,683,300 
 
235,210,000 10,920,000 4,510,000 5,950,000 93,290, 000 
349,880,000 
 
2,187,300 243,900 66,500 97,800 853 ,900 
3,449,400 
 
241,750,000 Negligible 59,110,000 49 ,020,000 349,880,000 
 
2,166,500 5,700 
558,000 719,200 3,449,400 
 
218,800,000 Negligible 131,080,000 349,880,000 
 
1,224,600 297,900 
1,926,900 3,449,400 
 
393,638,000 56,630,000 15,127,000 14,112,000 170,401 ,000 649,908,000 
394,743,000 577,000 
100,666,000 153 ,922, 000 649,908,000 
243 ,040,000 Negl igible 406,868,000 649,908,000 
 
~This data is taken from 28-counties in a 50 mile radius of Atlanta. The Counties are: 
 
Borrow Coweta 
 
Bartow Dow son 
 
Butts 
 
DeKa lb 
 
Carroll Douglas 
 
Cherokee Fayette 
 
Clayton Forsyth 
 
Cobb 
 
Fulton 
 
Gwinnett Hall Haralson Henry Jasper Lomor Newton 
 
Paulding Pickens Pike Polk Rockdale Spo ld ing Wa Iton 
 
685,800-acres. F u Iton County showed the greatest 
growth in forest acres, 162,600 to 205,200 acres during the period. Fulton County also has the largest forest acreage for the five county area. Other counties and increases in forest acreage are Clayton, 11,600; Cobb, 42,400; DeKalb, 13,300; and Gwinnett, 40,800. 
This acreage is producing an approximate volume of 1.5 billion board feet of sawtimber and 742,200-cords of pulpwood. Fulton County is the largest producer with 468.7 million board feet of sawtimber and 2,192cords. County production, by million board feet and cords, is Clayton, 98 
and 536; Cobb, 183.9 and 1,364; DeKalb, 397.3 and 1,523; and Gwinnett, 385.3 and 1,807. 
Within a 50-mile radius of Atlanta there are 3,623,000 commercial forest acres or 67.9-percent of the total 
 
land area. This is a 17.3-percent in crease over 1953. Ownership, by percentage, is private farm, 61; forest industry, 10; public, 2; and miscellaneous private, 27. 
In this area there is a volume of 18,227,000-cords of southern yellow pine and 3,039,600,000 board feet of sawtimber. Other softwoods make up 56,000-cords of pulpwood and 4,800,000 board feet of sawtimber. 
In the hardwood class, the soft hardwood volume is 6,351,000-cords of pulpwood and 1,087,100,000 board feet of sawtimber. The hard hardwood volume is  11,365,000cords of pulpwood and 2,042,200 board feet of sawtimber. 
Since 1952, round pulpwood production has totaled 4,410,513-cords. In 1962, round pulpwood production was 555,391-cords. Of the 1962 total, 514,675-cords were in pine. 
The 23-counties surrounding the metropolitan area have a wood-using industry employment of more than 2,000. Their annual income exceeds six million dollars. 
The value returned to the counties from the sale of forest products exceeds 15.75 million dollars. 
The recent forest survey indicates 
 
that the metropolitan area Iies within the unit in which commercial forest land increased 569,600-acres. In addition, idle acres decreased by 196,800--acres. The establishment of natural and planted pine seedlings on abandoned cropland has largely offset the pine to hardwood trend in the area. 
The pine and oak-pine types increased 478,600-acres or 21-percent since 1953. Hardwood types showed an eight percent increase in timber volume. Pine volume increased 24percent. Pine sawtimber accounted for 32-percent of this increase. Hardwood sawtimber showed a rise of 23-percent. 
The unit extends on a line from Polk to Franklin to Elbert to Troup to Polk Counties. 
by "Rip" Fontaine, Jr. 
 
 Cecil R. Osborne 
In Memoriam 
Cecil R. Osborne, 37, Assistant Administrative Ch ief for the Georgia Forestry Commission died November 16 in Emory University Hospital at Atlanta, Ga. His death followed an extended il lness. He was the son of 
Mrs. Lula C. and the late Frank A. 
Osborne. Osborne, a native of Taylorsv ill e, 
Ga., came with the Commission in 1947 as an office manager at the Waycross District Office . In 1952, he was promoted to Warehouseman at Macon. He moved to Atlanta in 1956 to fill the pos ition of Administrative Assistant. In 1960 he was elevated to his present position. 
Osborne graduated from Cassville High School in 1944. He attended the Waycross Vocational School in 194849. He served in the U. S. Army Qu ar- 
 
ter Moster Corps as chief clerk from March 1945-November 1946. While a member of the Armed Forces he served in the European Theatre. 
Osborne was a member of the Central Bapt ist Church of Waycross, Ware Coun ty Farm Bureau and American Legion Post 74 at Macon . 
The Forestry Comm issi on not only has lost an efficient and thorough employee in Cecil Osborne, but a man, whose integrity, dignity and dedicat ion to his job and fellow workers, was above repr oach, stated Co mmission Director Ray Shirley. 
''/ illiam E. Bledsoe, 38, patrolman, Jasper-Jones County Forestry Unit, died suddenly on November 1, 1963. 
Bledsoe, a native of Monticello, Ga., came with the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1951. His 12-year tenure with the Commission was at the Jasper-Jones Unit. 
Bledsoe served in the U. S. Army from 1944-46 in the South Pacific. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star. 
He was a member of American Legion Post 110 and VFW at Monticello. 
Bledsoe is survived by his wife, the former Moudie Pearl Benton of Burke County, N. C., two sons, Jerry, 10-months; and David, 12; and one daughter, Kathy , 6. They were members of the T a Imadge Methodist Church in Monticello. 
Bledsoe was a man of high character serving well in all capacities of duty and was respected by all who knew him. 
 
''INSIGHT'' PROGRAMS 
GIVEN 
STATE 
LEADERS 
The Georgia State Chamber of Commerce Indu str ial Council and State Department of Industry and Trade Board each recently held a meeting at the Georgia Forestry Commission near Macon. 
Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley and staff acqua inted each group with the var ious Commission programs serv ing the citizens of Georgia. Services given special attention in c luded resou rce data available for marketing fores t products, and establ ishing new or expanding present wood-using industries . Assistance given landowners in growing the raw material for industries, fire suppression activities and nursery and Tree Improvement program were outlined to the groups . 
Shirley stated that the program gave the groups a quick 'look see' at what is being done in Georgi a to protect and perpetuate our forests , our greatest natural resource. 
The two state groups met at the Forestry Commission at the invitation of Director Shirley. 
 
Capitol Grounds Site 
 
Of Superior Pine 
 
A grafted, superior loblolly pine tree recently was presented to Georgia Senator Richard Russell at Dublin, Ga. The pre sentation was made by Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley. 
Senator Russell said the grafted loblolly pine tree would be planted on the Capitol grounds in Washington. 
He was in Dublin for a Veteran's Day Program . 
A plaque, presented with the tree, depicts Georgia's national leadership in the Tree Improvement Program, Shirley said. He added that the tree symbolizes the improvements being made in forest genetics throughout 
 
the Nation and the forests of Georgia. Shirley pointed out that Georgia 
has the largest Tree Improvement Program with 39,032 living grafted trees. There were 10,600 grafted trees added to the Commission's seed orchards this year. 
In addition, packets of Commission grown seed Iing s we re given to Senator Russell to pass out to the Georgia delegation in Washington. They included slash, loblolly, longleaf, yellow poplar and dogwood. 
Senator Russell has been a leader in making Georgia a national leader b oth in forest research and forestry in general. 
 
Senator Richard Russell, right, is presented the superior tree by Commission Director Ray Shirley. Present are Bill Jordan , executive secretary to Senator Russell, back left, and retired General C. F tannery Pope. 
 
 Nature Trail Dedicated 
The t irst nature trail , sponsored by a garden club on nati onal for e st land in 11 southern st ate s , has been established in Georg ia. 
The Buffalo-Nut Trail is located on the Cha t tahoochee National Forest at Lake Winfield Scott. It is sponsored by th e Garden Club of Ge orgia, Inc. w ith the cooperat ion of the U. S. Forest Service. 
The Trail had its beg inn ing in 1962 when Mrs. Charles Hight, then 
 
State Conserv a tion cha irm an, pres ented th e pro ject to Mrs. C laude C a rt er , Conserv a t ion pres ident . Wi th th e cooper at ion of the USFS, the project was ca rr ied to its com p letio n un der the 1963 ad mi n i strat ion headed by Mr s. La wson Nee l of Thomasville . 
USFS Deputy Re g ional Forester H. C. Eriksson, Atlanta, said that the purpose of th e tra iI i s to infor m, ente rta in and he lp th e pub li c to bett er apprec iate the role natu ral resources play in our li ve s. 
 
Dedication participants are, 1-r, Mrs. WaJ lac e Nee/, chm. , Conservation Dept.; Mis Betty Croke, information specialist, USFS Reg. 8; Mrs. Lawson Nee/ and H. C. Eri/. sson. 
 
RANGERS OF THE QUARTER 
 
A versatile forestry program is carried out by the E l- 
 
bert-Madison County Forestry Unit , head e d by Range r 
 
John W. Rice. Fire and insect control, reforestation and 
 
management programs were carried out this past year. 
 
In br inging the Southern Pine Beet le under control, 
 
30,485 trees were cut and treated in the two county area . 
 
These trees belonged to 459 landowners and were locat- 
 
e d on 1,226 spots. The tree s cut and treated represented 
 
168, 100 board feet of sawtimber and 659 cords of pulp- 
 
wood . 
 
Rice was instrumental in having fire brea k s inc lud e d 
 
in the ASC B-10 pract ice. This w ill be effective Jan. 1, 
 
1964. Heretofore, fire breaks appeared only on indus t ry 
 
land and on control burns. 
 
Rice pointed out that each county had increased its 
 
forest area by 10 , 000 acres since 1953. There are 
 
557,500 forest acres in the t wo count ies. Rice estimates 
 
that there is 2,000 acres of idle land that needs planting. 
 
Rice added that the noti- 
 
fication to burn county op- 
 
tion law and the Soil Bank 
 
Program were important 
 
factors in stimulating for- 
 
estry in the two counties. 
 
The 'No Burn Law' was 
 
passed in 1957. The Soil 
 
Bank Program had its big- 
 
gest affect in 1958. 
 
From Jan.-Oct. there have been 42 wildfires that 
 
destroyed 183 forest acres. 
 
John W. Rice 
 
This is an average of 4 .36 acres per fire. This is slight- 
 
ly above 1962 but below the State average of 5.20 acres 
 
per fire. 
 
Rice emphasized that lack of wood-using industry is 
 
hurting the area. Poor management practice by the landowner and saw miller led to this situation. However, 
 
landowners now are using up to date management prac- 
 
tices and producing timber that would support industry. 
 
The two county area is the site of the South River 
 
and Beaver Dam Watersheds. 
 
Cull weed tree control work also is being carried out. 
 
This past year more than 325 acres were completed, 
 
most of which was done by consultant foresters. Rice 
 
estimates that another 2,000-ocres needs treating. 
 
Unit personnel include Paul Hix, assistant ranger; 
 
Patrolmen Harold Bridges, Norman Calloway and Joe 
 
Freeman. Others ore T owerwomen Mrs. Ida Mann and 
 
Mrs . Glovena Ballew. 
 
Out of Ala bama an d Tenness e e the road runs Iike a 
 
creek . T re e c overed walls of rock and d irt p i le up toward 
 
the s ky on e ither side. Th is is Dade County. 
 
In the wak e of th e road is the community of Trenton. 
 
Hidden by the ca nopy of trees are the scars of past fires. 
 
The prevention of these 
 
f ires is the life of Dade 
 
County Forest Ranger Andy 
 
B. Newby, Jr. and a project 
 
-of th i s mountain community. 
 
F ire prevention is a com- 
 
mun ity project, states 
 
Newby . 
 
He reports that the Dade 
 
County Forestry Demonstra- 
 
tion Club has played a ma- 
 
jor role in this work. Fire 
 
Andy B. Newby, Jr. 
 
prevention importance has 
 
also been aimed through the 4-H Clubs and other local 
 
organizations. Industry, through its expansion and need 
 
for good timber, has shown the ' Why' for fire prevention. 
 
Debris and incendiary fires ore our leading causes, 
 
cont inued Newby. The Notification of Intention to Burn 
 
County Option Law has helped cut into the number of 
 
debris fires. Public cooperation has been excellent. 
 
It is not so much the number of fires that hurts us; its 
 
the 'draft' says New by. Wi th the wind right, one fire 
 
can char that mounta in side. I would say our communica- 
 
t ions system and air patrol have helped us most in fire 
 
suppression. With the radios on our tractors we can keep 
 
track of everyone's position and move them Iike check- 
 
ers at the right time, Newby pointed out. 
 
Our new headquart e rs has been a -shot in the arm. We 
 
can do a better job on servicing our equipment and meet- 
 
ing our landowners . 
 
Fire prevention and suppression is just one phase of 
 
our work . The Commi s sion has hardwood control demon- 
 
stration plots and th e Tennessee Valley Authority ferti- 
 
1i zer pI ot s on poI e and pu Ipwood stands for our Iand- 
 
owners to see. 
 
With 81, 100 forest acres or 77-percent of Dade County 
 
in forests, reforestation is a Iorge part of our program. 
 
Newby said that landowners plant between 70,000-80,000 
 
seedlings annually. 
 
Other county unit personnel working for a better for- 
 
ested Dade County are Lenzy R. Riddle, assistant ran- 
 
ger; Johnny Roy Chamber, patrolman; and Mrs. Opal E. 
 
Powell, towerwoman and dispatcher. During fire season, 
 
one additiona l man is added. 
 
 State Heads Dedicate _ 
Governor Sanders At Waycross 
Late Dr. Herty Honored 
 
Dr. Charles H. Herty 
 
Assisting Governor Carl Sanders in the ribbon cutting are, 1-r, C. M. Jordan, Jr., chairman, Georg ia Forestry Commiss ion Board of Commissioners, Vidalia, Ga.; and Miss Gloria Gatt is, designated Miss Georgia Forestry, Waycross, Ga. 
 
mately ten miles south ot Waycross 
 
He emphasized that there is no 
 
on U. S. 1. 
 
other single industry in our State 
 
Governor Sanders stated, "It is which touches the lives or affects 
 
significant that this building is nam- the pocketbooks of more Georgians 
 
ed for Dr. Charles Holmes Herty, than does forestry. Add to this the 
 
because there never has been another fact that forest products rank third 
 
( 
 
Georgian who has contributed more as the top dollar producer for Geor- 
 
to the forest industry." 
 
gians and you can see why we con- 
 
The universa lly accepted cup and duct a model forestry program to con- 
 
gutter techn ique, experiments in the serve, preserve and restore this 
 
( 
 
use of pines to make paper and the valuable economic ally. 
 
promotion of reforestation and forest 
 
"In this vast network of forest 
 
fire protection are among his long lands, the Georgia Forestry Comm is- 
 
Iist of achievements, the Governor added. 
 
sion has had a steady and vital influence. I seriously doubt if there is 
 
In ceremonies honor ing the /ate Dr . Herty are, 1-r, Miss Georgia Forestry 
 
Gloria Gattis, Governor Carl Sanders, Gear ge Bazemore, donor of the Herty 
 
portrait, Waycross, Ga.; and Georgia Forestry Comm is s ion Director Ray 
 
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Shirley, Macon, Ga. 
 
A dedicatory address by Georgia Governor Carl E. Sanders and presentation of a Herty portrait by Waycross Banker George M. Bazemore highlighted the recent opening of the C ha rles H. Herty Building. 
Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley stated that the combination headquarters and training center was built under the Federal Pub Iic Works Acceleration Program. Shirley added that the $52,000 facility also is available for civic and organized community programs. 
The Herty Building is located on the Waycross State Forest approxi- 
 
 =ores try Facilities 
 
another State forestry department in the Nation which can surpass therecord com pi led through the years by Georgia's Forestry Department," he emphasized. 
Governor Sanders concluded, "The opening of this building, and the 
operati0n d the Waycross State For- 
est serves as proof of our interest in, and support of, Georgia Forestry." 
First National Bank President Bazemore, in presenting the portrait, said that Dr. Herty brought the South a new future. "The pine tree, alone, has brought to the South cap ita I funds of more than 2.6 bi II ion dollars; a timber and fiber industry yielding more than six billion dollars annually; and employment to many thousands of people," he added. 
Bazemore pointed out, "Had it not been for the pulp, pine genius of this man, the Southeast might well be the nation's number one economic problem today." 
The dedication ceremonies also included talks by James K. Vessey, U. S. Forest Service Region 8 Forester, Atlanta, Ga.; and W. H. McComb, chief, Forest Management Division, GFC, Macon, Ga. A demon stration of the Forestry Commission's aerial tanker and patrol craft was presented by Commission Assistant Director and Fire Control Chief James C. Turner, Jr., Macon. 
In other activities Judge Harley Landgale, Sr. of Valdosta, Ga. and Bazemore were recognized as the only living members of the original Board of Trustees of the Herty Foundation Laboratory. 
C. M. Jordan, chairman, Georgia Forestry Commission Board of Commissioners, Vidalia, Ga., and Miss Gloria Gattis of Waycross assisted Governor Sanders in the ribbon cutting ceremonies. Miss Gattis was d ~~  signated Miss Georgia Forestry for the occasion. 
L. H. Morgan, Forestry Commi ssion board member from Eastman, Ga., introduced Governor Sanders. Director Shirley was master-of-ceremonies. 
Baynard Jacobson, chairman, Waycross-Ware County Chamber of Commerce, welcomed the guests. Th e in. vocation was given by the Re verend 
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Harvey Mitchell, administrator, Bap tist Village, Waycross. 
A Iuncheon and tour of the Herty Building concluded the activities. 
 
Lt. Governor Geer cuts ribbon at Albany. Dedication participants included, 1-r,Second District Forester Hugh P. Allen, Camilla, Ga.; Senator AI Holloway, Albany; Miss Southwest Georgia Tana Kemph, Morgan, Ga.; and Dougherty County Forestry Board Chairman Leland Farrell, Albany. 
 
l t. Governor 
Geer At Albany 
Lt. Governor Peter Zack Geer recently dedicated the ne.w Dougherty County Unit headquarters and combination equipment shed and shop. 
The new facilities, adjacent to the Herty Nursery, were constructed at a 
cost of $15,000. They were built un- 
der the Federal Pub Iics Works Acceleration Program administered by the Department of Commerce, Area Development Administration. 
The all wood building s were constructed on land obtained under a long term lease from the Dougherty County Commission ers. The Unit was 
 
previously located at the city airport. The program included talks by John 
Cooper, assistant division chief, I and E, U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta; and James Richardson, woodland manager, Great Southern Land and 
Paper Co., Cedar Springs. An equipment demonstration also 
was presented under the direction of Second District Forester Hugh P. Allen, Camilla. 
Lt. Governor Geer was assisted 
by Georgia Forestry Commission Director Ray Shirley, Macon; Dougherty County Forestry Board Chairman Leland Farrell, Albany; and Miss Southwest Georgia T ana Kemph of Morgan, Ga. 
Lt. Governor Geer was introduced by Albany Mayor A sa Kelly. George Johnston, chairman, Dougherty County Commissioners, made the welcome address. 
Director Shirley emceed the orogram. 
 
A demonstration of Commission fire fighting equipment was a high/ ight of the dedication program. The demonstration included a drop by the aerial tanker, use of a patrol craft on a wildfire and a parade of mobile equipment. 
 
 A virgin stand of longleaf and loblolly pine reach skyward some six 
 
miles South of Warrenton, Ga., West 
of Georgia Highway 16 spur. These 
 
monarchs of the upper coastal plain 
 
have stood and watched hi story pass 
 
in parade throughout the greater part 
 
of the ear Iy pioneers founding and 
 
settling of Georgia. 
 
Some are in the process of decay, 
 
while many have died and fallen. 
 
Their ages were estimated, from 
 
deep borings with instruments which 
 
did not reach the heart of these 
trees, at approximately 300 years. Tree height rea ches some 120 feet. Diameter in s e vera I t ree s run as much as 30-40 inch dbh. It is diffi- 
 
cult to measure ages an d heights of 
 
these trees as general tools are 
 
gauged to much smaller average tree s 
 
in this section. 
 
One of the large longleaf pines 
in this section measures 36 inches dbh and 120 feet high. The tree is 
 
located in a stand predominantly 
 
loblolly. 
 
Beall's Spring, shaded by the aged timbe r, sti II gives forth it s suppo sed - 
 
ly healing mineral waters in a n ever- 
 
ending strea m. Th e supposed medi- 
 
cina l qualities of this water accord- 
 
ing to legend is beneficial kr stom- 
 
ach and kidney trouble. Legend also 
 
has it that an indian found the clear 
 
hole of water and bathed his sore 
 
hand and it was soon healed. An immigra nt, Mannam Beall, a 
 
patriot and revolutionary sold ier, 
 
brought his fa mily to Georg ia from 
 
Maryland in 1787. A son, Francis 
 
Beall, came in to posses si on of Beall 
Spring's 500 acres. During this per- 
 
iod of the .::.nt e -be llum day s, before 
 
tj,e Civi I War, fa mi Iies fr om mile s 
 
u-rd .gathe req .at pol itic c l ra i l ie s, pi c 'fit-s; <1f'1o<i t~~ing \J nd e r t h e g rea t 
 
.. tre-., s. 
~'t-t:~flt 
 
J/' l' 
 
In 1885 the land was divided into 
an estate, and 13 acres around the 
Spring were set aside for a reservation. Although outside visitors have now dwindled, none who visit leave without being awe inspired by these giants of the past. 
L ~ l~ TT~ ~ R~ <0s :f~) 
Mr. Ray Shirley, Director Georgia Forestry Commission Macon, Georgia 
Dear Ray: 
Council Chairman Cam Mitchell, President Lastinger and Walter Cates join me in this sincere expression of gratitude to you and your associates at the Commission Headquarters for a masterpiece of programming for last Thursday's Council meeting. 
We are all agreed that it was one of the best meetings ever held by the Council! The box lunch, the aerial demonstration, the talks, visual aids and tour were tops in the opinion of every one we talked with afterwards. Facilities in Macon and at the Commission Headquarters, as well as the arrangements, were perfect for the occasion. 
Members of the Council are greatly indebted to your group for this most enlightening afternoon and for the invaluable service it is performing for all Georgians, I am sure that many will be making addithnal use of your foci Iities on various development matters in the future. 
All of us greatly enjoyed meeting you and your staff and it was a special pleasure to have your Commissioners w ith us. We look forward to an early op portunity to work with you againl 
Cordially, 
Penn Worden, Jr. Manager 
 
Mr. A. R. Shirley, Director Georgia Forestry Commission Macon, Georgia 
Dear Ray: 
On beha If of the Southeastern Fair , and personally, thank you and the Georgia Forestry Commission for the fine Exhibit that you had at our 49th annual fair. 
We had more com pi iments this year on the building in which you had your Exhibit than we have ever had. I am sure that your Exhibit did much to increase the knowledge of the people on the importance and services rendered by the Georgia Forestry Commission. 
Our sincere thanks and appreciation for your continued interest and cooperation. 
Sincerely, 
(Mrs.) Billie W. Tovell Director of Special Activities 
Mr. Frank Craven Georgia Forestry Center Macon, Georgia 
Dear Mr. Craven: 
Thank you for the kindness shown our Girl Scout Troop 72 when we visited you last Thursday. The film was especially enjoyable, and the girls were very interested in the Fire Laboratory. 
Sincerely, 
Mrs. H. F. Bekeis Leader 
Mr. B. j, Bivins Carroll County Forestry Unit Carrollton, Georgia 
Dear Mr. Bivins: 
We appreciate your prompt answer to our recent call for help in extinguishing the forest fire in the woods south and adjoining our tank farm at Bremen. 
Without your help the entire wooded area would, no doubt, have burned. With the countryside as dry as it is now and as many fires as are being experienced, it gives us a feeling of relief to know that you efficient unit is available. 
Please extend our thanks to your men for the prompt and efficient manner in which they acted. 
Yours very truly, 
H. E. West Plantation Pipe Line Co. 
 
 Logging the foresters . 
 
Awarding two-ye ar St. Reg is Pape r Company grants of $800 each to juniors at Auburn, Flor ida and Georgia are , 1-r, Ray Shirley , Ge orgia Stat e Forest er; C. H. Coulter, Florida State F orest er; J. K. Vess e y, ch ie f, R egion 8, U. S. Forest Service; M. G. Raw ls, manager, South e rn Woodland s Divi sion, St. Regis; and J . M. Stauffer , Alabama State Forester . 
 
L. W. Eberhardt, Jr. is the new d irector o f the University of Georgia Agr icultural E x tens ion Service, announc ed University President Dr. 0 . C. Ade rhold. Eberhardt succeeds W. A . Sutton who ret ired. The new Extension director had been assoc iate director since 1954. Eberhardt, a Jackson County native, is a graduate of the Un ivers ity of Georgia School of Forestry. 
 
The Georg ia Forestry Commission has put into operation 700 light fiber glass 
water tanks. The 80-gallon tanks are installed in the back of pickup trucks for use on brush fires and mop up operations . The unit weighing 980-pounds, 
has a 700' discharge hose and a 30' pick up hose. 
 
MEETINGS.. .SPCA, February 4-5, 1964, Dinkier P laza Hotel , Atlanta, Ga ... Georgia Chapter SAF and the University of Georgia School of Forestry Alumni, May 7-8, 1964, Center for Continuing Education, Athens, Ga. 
BEETLE PROBE ... .t.. study, "The 
Improvement of Direct Methods of Control of the Southern Pine Beetle" will continue under a cooperative agre ement in Forest Insect Research with the University of Georgia. The announcement was made by the Southeastern Forest Experiment. Station, Forest Service, USDA. The sum of $3,000 was awarded the University for this study in both 1962 and 1963. 
 
I & E.. .John Cooper is the new Assistant Division Chief of lnformation and Education for the Southern Region of the U. S. Forest Service. He succeeded Ed Littlehales who transferred to the Rocky Mountain Region, announced Reg io nal Fares- 
ter J. K. Vessey. SEED ORCHARDS. .. More than 2,500 acres of seed orchards have been established by forest industry and state forestry agenc ies in ten southeastern states, according to Paul Otterbach of International Paper Co. Georgia has some 505-ocres of seed orchards. The figures were released at the 7th general conference of the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee meeting earlier this year. 
 
Francis L. Chastain of Thunderbolt, Ga., above, has won a four year forestry scholarship presented by Cont inental Can Company, Inc. Gorman C. Ed i son of Tifton, Ga., and Haywood Moore of Brunswick, Ga. won a Senior Assistantship and a graduate Fellowship, respectively. 
NE W HEAD . . . Dr. Laurence C. Walker has been a ppo inted head of the Department of Forestry and professor of Silviculture at Ste phen F. Austin State College in Naco g,g,~ as. The announce Dr. Ralph Stee college . Dr. Wa from the Univer of Forestry. 
 
 DECEMBER 1963 
 
SECOND-CLASS POST AGE PAID AT DRY BRANCH, GA. 
 
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