Georgia forestry, Vol. 19, no. 4 (Dec. 1966)

Georgia
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Dec., 1966

No. 4

Vol. 19

Publ i sh ed Qua rte rly by the GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
Box 1077 Macon, Georgia 31202
Georgia Forestry Mailing Address Route 1, Box 85
Dry Branch, Georg ia 31202

OFFICIALS
A. Ray Shirley- Director James C. Turner, Jr. - Asst. Director

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

W. George Beasley, chairman
Andrew J. Aultman
Hugh M. Dixon L. H. Morgan Alexander Sessoms

- Lavonia
- Sylvester -Vidalia - Eastman - Cogdell

STAFF
Frank E. Craven - Editor Thomas R. Fonta ine, Jr. - Assoc. Ed. Thomas B. Hall- Artist

DISTRICT OF FICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
DISTRICT I - Route 2 Statesboro, 30458
DISTRICT II- P. 0. Box 26 Camilla, 31730
DISTRICT Ill- P. 0. Box 169 Americus, 31709
DISTRICT IV- P. 0. Box 333 Newnan, 3026 3
DISTRICT V - P. 0. Box 96 McRae, 31055
DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 881 Mi lledgevi lie, 310b 1
DISTRICT VII- P. 0. Box 2136 Rome, 30161
DISTRICT V II I- P. 0. Box 1160 Waycross, 3 1501
DISTRICT I X- P. 0. Box 416 Gainesville, 30501
DISTRICT X - Route 2 Washington, 30673
Member of the Georgia Press Assoc iation
Second class postage paid at Dry Branch, Georgia

CONTENTS

Seed lings Are Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . ... . 3-4

Christmas Trees, A Specialized Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 4

Wood-Using Industry Expansion . . . . . .

. 5

Georgia Leads In Pulpwood Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Ray Shirley Elected To National Office. . .

6

Counties Merge Forest Protection Facilities

. 6

Commissioner Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. 7

Jeff Owens Named State Conservationist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Governor Sanders Cites Forestry Commission Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Text of Governor Sanders' Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11

Fire In Management . . . . . .

... 12

Tree Seed Short Course Held . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Mock Fires Upgrade Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15

NSCP Participation At Highest Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Ranger Of The Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Hardwood Management Is An Urgent Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Georgia Landmark Dedicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Logging The Foresters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

Cruising
the Ne"'s
Fair And Favorable
Suppose you wanted to plant a crop that couldn ' t be marketed for 20, 50 even 100 or more years. And suppose you and those who followed you would have to
care for it during all that time and protect it from its natural enemies.
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You would, obviously, have to be sure that when that distant marketing day ' finally arrived you'd be able to sell the crop under circumstances that would pay all the bills and leave you a fair after-tax profit.
That is the position the tree farmers are in. Tree farming is only a quarter century old -a very brief period of time as history goes. But, in that time, it has accomplished miracles. The new growth not only equals but actually exceeds the cut. Thus the nation is assured a perpetual supply of timber and the countless products, running an amazingly varied gamut, into which wood can be transformed.
Back of that achievement are tax systems which recognize the unique problems the timber farmer must face. He pays taxes during all the long growing years, just as he builds roads, fights fire, disease, insect and animal pests. But the system permits him a profit.
We now have the forest eternol --and a fair and favorable tax climate is essential to it.
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Maconite Wins National Honor
Georgians long ha ve kno wn of Ray Shirle y 's lead er sh i p qualities in the field of forestry.
It is gratifying to learn the Maconite's talents are receiving recogn ition on the national level.
The election of Mr. Shirley, who heads the Georgia Forestry Commission, to the presi dency of the National Association of State Foresters is an event which b rings honor not only to Mr. Shirley but also to his community and his state.
We congratulate him and commend the wisdom of those who elected him to this 1m portant national post.
Macon Telegraph

Seedli-ngs Are Available _ Many Species Sold Out

Wi t h a f ive percent inc re a s e 1n seedl ing sales over last year, Georg ia landowners ore urged to ta ke advantage of th is year's tree seedling crop produced by the Georg ia Forestry Commission.
Co mm iss ion Directo r Ray Sh irley report s th at sales tot a led 28,388,650 trees as o f November 4 . This f igu re includes dog wood , redbud and live oak whi ch have been purch ased by many o rgan iza t io ns t hat wi II be part icipat ing in ' Ma ke Ge o rg ia Beaut iful Month ' in J anuary. These spec ies are s o ld ou t; howeve r, bal d cy press, eastern red cedar and white oak ore ava ilable.

Ordering Instructions

P a yment must be in t he fo rm of chec k, mo n ey o rde r o r gov e rnment purc hase orde r for the correct a moun t, made payab le to the Georg ia Fo restr y Comm is s ion. F or ass istance, contac t you r local Co un ty F orest Ranger .
The fo l lowing p lants ma y be p u rc hased w it h a v a ila b i l it y depend ing on s upp ly .

SP ECIE

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B a ld Cyp res s Cata lpa Ea stern Red Ced a r P ine Lob lol ly Slash Wh ite Oa k Yel low Poplar

$ 10.00 10. 00 12. 00
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A t ransporta t ion cha rge of $ .50 per t housand must be a dded t o abo ve c ost if trees a re del ivered by State tru e k to Coun ty Range r headq uarters.
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Th ere is al so a good s uppl y of ca t a lp a, lob lo lly and slash pine
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San ford Da rby , Co mmissi on Reforest at i on c h ie f, said tha t the in iti al sh ipme nt s of o rnament a l s , fo r 'Ma ke Ge o rgia Beautifu l Month ' , ore s c hed u Ie d fo r t he week of Decem ber 11. T he s e co nd sh ipm e nt of th e se s pe c ie s is sl a ted fo r t he wee k of J a nua ry 10.
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l Christmas Trees,

A transportation charge of 50

cents per thousand is added if trees are delivered by State truck to the county ranger's headquarters.

A Specialized Crop

There is no transportation charge

on seedlings picked up by the

are only producing some ten per-

landowner at the State nurseries.

cent of the trees placed in Georgi a

Darby added that seed Iin g ap-

homes today.



plication forms may be obtained

Christmas trees are a special -

from Commission County Rangers ,

ized crop that requires effort on

County Agents, Soil Conservation

the part of the grower. Weeds,

Service Technicians and Agricul-

There is a catch, like most

brush and grass must be control-

ture I Conservation Program Of-

get-rich-quick schemes. The Christ-

led. They stunt the growth of the

ficers. Mail completed applica-

mas tree grow ing business in Geor-

Chr istmas trees by shading out

tions to the Georgia Forestry Com-
mission, P. 0. Box 1077, Macon, Ga., 31202.

gia has taken on the theory of plant it... leave it... and harvest it, states Sanford Darby, Georgi a

the lower branches. This shading may cause you to lose one to two years' growth, Darby said.

For further assistance in determm1ng your reforestation needs,

Forestry Comm ission Reforestation chief.

In order to obtain uniform shape , the trees should be sheared. Shea r-

contact your local county forest

The success of this theory is

ing will also help produce dens e,

ranger.

evident in the fact that Georgians

compact crowns. For uniform shape ,

there should be a 40 to 50 percent

ratio between height and diamete r.

HANDLING AND PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS

Selecting the proper site and planting the proper species w i ll

CARE DUR ING STORAGE
Planting stock may be left in sealed package up to two weeks without addit ional moisture. The healing in of plants is not necessary as adequate protection is g iven by the sealed package. When packages are received they should be placed in a cool place and out of direct sun rays. Packages should not be stacked or heating may result. Adequate ventilation will assist in eliminating this hazard. IT IS MOST IMPORTANT that packages not be torn as seedling roots will become dry.

he Ip control tree height along with pruning. It is important that Christmas trees do not grow too fast. If they do, you obtain too mu c h stem growth between limbs. T he results, a thin crown that is d ifficult to decorate.
Finally, to have a profitab le

CARE DURING PLANTING

operation , the grower must ma ke every tree merchantable. This is

Adequate soil moisture should be present to insure good survival. Plant ing operation should be stopped during extreme dry periods.

best done by producing a qual ity tree. Shape, height, fragrance a nd

It is recommended that tree planting act ivitie s be stopped during prolonged periods of freezing temperatures. Newly planted seedlings, which do not have an established root system, suffer from excessive moisture loss during these periods. Freez ing of seedlings in packages should be prevented. Should they freeze, allow package to thaw naturally. If frozen trees are handled, damage will result by the breaking of roots.

flexibility are selling factors, Darby added.
In Georgia, red cedar, easte rn white pine and Arizona cypres s make good trees. The eastern wh ite pine is primarily a North Georg ia

Drying or heating during haul ing should be avoided. Trees should be unloaded in a shady spot near the planting site. During planting do nat expose roots to wind or sun. Seedl ing roots should be placed in a container of wet moss or mud.

tree while the others do well over the entire state. The Commiss ion
has some 125,000 red cedar, 50,000 Arizona cypress and 150,000 Ea st-

Depth of planting should be equal or sl igh t ly deeper than depth grown in the nursery. Tap roots should be kept stra ight and soi I firm ly packed around roots.

ern white pine seed Iing s Ieft fo r sale.
The local county forest ranger is able to furnish you with an order

Check your planting techniques da i ly to insu re a well stacked plantation. Planting assistance may be obta ined by contacting your loca l County Forest Ranger.

blank and provide assistance in determining your planting needs.
Christmas tree growing in Geor-

Remember - to make your woodlands pay dollars , protection from wildfires is essential. Help keep Georgia green by preventing forest fires.

gia is in its infancy. With the ga ining of knowledge, this busi nes s should mature into another succe ss-

ful wood-using industry.

4

Wood-Using Industry Expansion

Mare than 200 million dollars in wood-using industry construction wos announced in 1966 far Georgi a. Yes, the vast forests af Geargio a ff er one of the brightest promises for continLed industrializotian and increasir!g 'Nealth.
A 3.5 million dollar industrial complex hos been onnounced far Waycross. This is the largest capital expenditure in the Woycross areo in over 50 years.
The complex includes a pine plywood plant to be built by U.S. Plywood Corporation and a chip mill to be constructed by Allied Timber Ca., Inc. The preliminary pions were announced jointly by Wi II iam W. Wells, vice-president, U. S. Plywood; ond Albert Ernest, Jr., president, Allied Timber. The mill is slated for canstructian in in the Woycross-Ware County Industrio! Park.
U. S. Plywood wi II use approximately 22 m iII ian baord feet of lags annuolly. Allied will process obaut 75,000 cards of woad chips onnua lly for sale to loco I pulp and

paper mills. Approximately 140 employees
wi II be needed by U. S. Plywood. Allied Timber's needs will require 15 employees as well as service from locol lagging operators.
A post, pole and chip mill hos also gane inta operation at Waycross. The Ace Post Ca., Inc., aperoted
by C. M. Eunice, Jr., is o$100,000
industry. The mill is located on U. S. 82, two miles eost af Waycross.
The company is expected ta produce an annuol volume of 1,000,000 pasts and 250-300 thousand pales. Production will also include 10,200 cords of pulpwood yeorly.
The company employs 12 people. The annual poyroll exceeds $40,000.
The sixth southern pine plywood mill, to be completed by GeorgiaPocific Corp., has started praductian at Sovonnah, onnounces H. S. Mersereau, vice-president. The plont is located adjacent to the company's existing hardwood plywood plant.
Production IS in both sonded

Georgia Leads In Pulpwood Production

ond sheathing grades including full exterior panels. The rated copacity is 56 million square feet annually an a three-eighths inch basis.
The new faci Iity odds same 200 employees to the 400 already emplayed. Georgia-Pacific employment at Savannah is approximotely 1,000. This includes 75 employees to be employed at the carparation' s new hordwaod Iumber mi II ot Port Wentwa rth.
The hardwood mill is being constructed on a 96-acre troct purchased fram the Savannah River Lumber Ca. The construction olso calls faro 100-foot whorf.
The estimoted annuol capacity is 12 million baard feet af southern hardwaads. Production is expected in the immediate future.
The cans istent can struct ion, of new ond expansion af established waad-using industries in Georgia, is an incentive for all Georgia landowners to strive to produce the highest quolity timber obtained only through praper management.

The 1966 edition af 'Southern Pulpwood Production' shaws Georgia os the leading southern pulpwood producer in 1965 with a production af 6,159,600 cards of round pulpwood and residues. This marks the 18th consecutive year thot Georgia has led the south in pulpwood production.
Pulpwood production in the south advanced to a new high for the seventh straight year. The 30,790,800 cords represent 63 percent of the nat ian's tatal ar a two percent increose over 1964.
Alaboma ranked second ta Geargio producing more than 4.8 million cords. Other States producing mare than twa million cords included Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and Sauth :arolina and Virginia. Oklohoma 1ad the largest percentage increase,

30, with o praductian of 91.7 thousand cards.
Georgia retained its leadership 1n wood residue production with 812,800 cords. Waad residue production in the south was mare than 5.1 million cords.
The combined doily capacity of Georgia's 13 pulpmills increosed 625 tons aver 1964. Their copocity was 11,048 tans per day in 1965. The daily capacity af the 82 southern pulpmills wos 59,930 tans per day.
Union Parish, Lo. was the south's Ieading producer af roundwoad far the secand consecuti ve year with 203,484 cards. The secand highest production, 200,750 cards, went to Baldwin Caunty , AI o.
Camden, Clinch, Echo Is, Liberty, Ware and Wayne Counties were amang 37 counties produc ing mare tha:1

100,000 cords of raundwaad 1n the sauth. Woyne County led Gearg1a with 174,127 cords.
The repart includes charts and graphs on th e number of companies procuring pine and hardwaad roundwood , mi II copacity, praductian increases and dec Iines and detailed tobles an all phases af production by State. Hardwood and pulpwaad card age is Iisted by State and caunty.
5

RAY SHIRLEY ELECTED TO NATIONAL OFFICE

Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commiss ion, Macon, has been elected president of the National Association of State Foresters. He was named to the post at the 44th annual meeting of the Association at Williamsburg, Va.
Sh irl ey succeeds Gareth C.
Moon, state forester, Mis sou Ia, Mont., who became a member-atlarge on the execut ive committee.
Other off icers are Osal B. Capps, state forester, Jefferson City, Mo.,
vice-presiden t; H. C. Buckingham,
state forester, Annapolis, Md., secretary-tree surer; and E. E. Nuuttila, state forester, Springf ie ld, Ill,, member-at-large.
Sh ir ley served as the Association's vi ce-president for 1966 and secretary-treasurer in 1964. He has been a member of the Association since 1960 when he became d irectorof the Georgia Forestry Commis-
Sion.

Officers of the National Assoc iation of State Foresters for 7966-67 are, 1- r, Osal B . Capps , vice-president, Jefferson City, Mo .; Gareth C. Moon, immediate pas t president, Missoula, Mont.; Ray Sh irley, pres ident, Macon, Ga.; H. C. Buc kin gham, secretary-treasurer, Annapolis, Md.; and E. E. Nuuttil a, member-at-large, Spr ingfield, Ill. Photo by V irginia Department of Conservation Economic Development.

The Comm ission director is chairman of the State Board of Registration for Foresters. He is a member of the Georgia Forestry Association, Georgia Farm Bureau, So i I Conservat ion Society of Amer i-

co and the Society of American Foresters.
Sh irley announced that th e Association's 1967 annual meeting will be held at Sacramen to, Calif.

Counties Merge Forest Protection Facilities

Miller and Seminole Count ie s have merged the ir forestry units, announced Georgia Forestry Commiss ion Director Ray Shirley.
The Miller-Sem in ole combine-
Miller

tion brings the number of combined un it s throughout the State to 39. Of the 157 counties under organized forest fire protection , 81 counties are in combined units , Shirley said.
The new combination is under Bobby R ichardson of Colquitt. There a re 159, 300 forest acres in the unit. Headquarters are located at Colqu itt and Donalsonville. At Colquitt, the unit office is located one mil e west on Ga. 91. The Donalsonville off ice is located one mi le south on U. S. 84.
Sh irley pointed out that both county and State reali ze a financial savings through a merger. In add ition to financial savings, there are other benefits. It means conserving equ ipment, bu ildings and the many other costs of a forestry unit while

sti II in suring adequate protection, Shirley added.
The forest fire protection program is financed two-thirds by the State and one-third by the countie s.
The Commission congratulate s the Miller and Seminole County Forestry Boards and other citizens who worked to make this comb in ation possible. Members of the Mi ller County Forestry Board are
J. 0. Shephard, Jr., chairman, 0. C. Dixon, , John Ba i ley and Dol e
Cook, all of Colquitt, and H. Gra dy Cobb, Donalsonvi lie.
Offic ials of the Seminole Co unty Forestry Board are R. S. Rob e rts, chairman, Gordon Spooner, T. N. Smith and Norman Sawyer, al l of
Donalsonv ille, and C. A. La ne,
Iron City.

6

COMMISSIONER PROFILE

Th is is the firs t in a five part series on the Board of Commission ers of the Georgia Forestry Commission. The Commi ssioners are W. George Beasley, chairman, Lavonia; Andrew J. Aultman, Sylvester; Hugh M. Dixon, Vidalia;
L. H. Morgan, Eastman; and Alexander Sessoms, Cogdell. The Commission-
ers adopt all rules, regulations and methods of administration necessary for the effi c ient operation of the Commission's activities.

W. George Beasley, Board chairman since January, 1966, has been a member of the Board since November, 1961.
A Master Tree Farmer, Beasley first became interested 1n tree farming in 1938. Since that time, the native Lavonian has been a strong advocate of forest management in producing quality timber.
There are 1,300 acres in his pine-hardwood Tree Farm. In addition, Beasley has 150 acres in planted pine and another 50 acres 1n native pine. His management plan is based on selective thinning and/ or cutting. This, he says, will give him a continuous yield. The first cutting is planned for 1967.
Beasley has taken part in the Commission weed tree control program. Through this program, he has planted hardwoods in draws, river and creek bottoms.
.
A forest management plan aids the landowner in obtaining the most out of his woodlot. George Beasley and Forester Robert McMurry check the various practices called for in his management plan.

Wayne Meeks, ranger, FranklinHart County Unit, left, assists George Beasley tn ordering his tree seedlings.
The Board chairman is a strong advocate of fire prevention. Be as Iey has his Tree Farm broken up by f~Hm roads and open fields which make excellent firebreaks. On small timber, up to eight years, he believes in plowing firebreaks through and around the stand.
Beasley' s main occupation is farming. Row crops, beef cattle and poultry comprise his principal business interest.
Besides forestry interests, Beasley is Captain and Commander of Company 'A' 560th Engineering Battalion, Lavonia. He organized the unit in 1955 with a complim ent of nine men. The unit's manpower now totals over 70 personnel. Beasley served with the First Cavalry Division in Japan during World War II.
A deacon in the Bcpti st Church,

Beasley is a member of the Franklin County Planning Commission, Community Council and Rod and Gun Club. He is a past scoutmaster and Explorer advisor. His hobbies include coin and gun collecting, fishing, photography 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 four children. They are three boys, Jordi, 19; John, 14; and Jeffery, 4; and a girl, Martha, 17. Jordi and Martha are attending the University of Georgia where both are members of Georgia's Dixie Red Coat Band.
Har dwoods have a place in George Beasley's forest management plan. He calls on Robert McMurry, assistant Ninth District forester, Lavonia, right, for marking assistance.
7

eff Owens Named State Conservationist

T he 1966 State Conservationist is Jeff Owens, area cons ervationist,

SCS, Milledgeville.

The presentation was made by

Democratic nominee L ester Maddox

at the 31st a nnual meeting of the

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Georgia Spo rt smen's Federation in

Mac on. The Sears Roebuck Founda-

tion spon sored the awards program.

Other conservation winners were

Communications, Jimmy Lee, WMAZ,

Macon; Educators, Dr. Clyde Connell,

Valdosta State College, Valdosta,

and Dr. Phillip Greear, Shorter

College, Rome; and Forest, Harvey

Brown, Georgia Forestry Associa-

tion, Macon.

The list also includes Legisla-

tion, George Busbee, Albany; Soil,

Fred Statham, Americus; Water,

couraged a total program of resource development including con servation pl a nning and the appl ication of needed con servation practices.
A s Executive Secretary of the GFA, B row n continually promotes wise forest conservation practice in Georg ia . Matters affecting fore stry legi s lation, on the State and national levels, have been studied, and adv ice given to those legislators seeking information by Brown.
Owens, Brown, Boren and the Bulloch County Sportsmen's Club will be entered in national competition. The competition will take place at the 31st annual meeting of th e National Wildlife Federation
in Washington, D. C.

Harvey Brown

Jeff Owens

Bobby C. Sm ith, Towaliga Soil and Water Conservation District

Trammel Carmichael, Canton; and Wildlife, Dr. Ralph Tyson, Statesboro.
F FA and 4-H youth were recognized for their achievements. Tommy Boren, Macon, was the Youth Conservation winner.
The outstanding Conservation Organization was the Towal iga Soil and Water Conservation Di strict. For the second straight year, the Sportsman Club of the Year was the Bulloch County Club.
Owens was recognized for his work in the Piedmont and Towaliga Soil and Water Conservation District Boards in a careful analysis of their present District programs. As a result, both District Boards have given wildlife management greater emphasis. Owens also en-
8

Governor Sanders Cites Forestry

Commission Progress

The annual, three-day training s ? ssian, for Georgia Forestry Camm1ssion field personnel, was held at the State F FA-FHA Camp near Covington.
A highlight of the opening session was a speech by Georgia Gavernar Carl Sanders. Using the theme, "Georgians Working Together", he cited the success af the Cammi ssion' s programs as due, 1n large measure, to the wholehearted cooperation of tens of thousands af private citizens.
He emphasized that the forest industry is the second most valuable industry in Georgia pointing out that it brings aver a billion dollars ta our State annually. He added
that almost 70 percent of our land
area is devoted ta trees. "Not only do we produce more pulp and paper products than any other State, but we al sa produce aver half of the world's gum naval stores,"Governor Sanders added.
The State's Chief Executive expressed confidence in the Commission personnel that they would meet all challenges and opportunities involved in moving a State and a statewide industry ever-deeper inta the Twentieth Century. See text of Governor's speech an pages
70-77.
Awards, given 1n recognition of leadership in promoting forest can servation, were presented ta B. E. Allen, director, Woodlands Divi sian, Union Camp Corporation, Savannah; Wi II iam H. Baoth, executive director, ASC, Athens; Daug Craig, associate area director, State and Private, U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta; and Hugh A. Inglis, Extension agronomist, 1n charge of seed certi fi cat ian, Athens.
Others are Judson T. Mayfield, president, State Assaciatian af Sail and Water Conservation Districts, Caira; Erie T. Newsom, Jr., director of Waadlands, Georgia Kraft Company, Rame; George Peake, Jr., president, Georgia Forestry Assaciatian, Macon ;

Edwin L. Swain, director, State Merit System, Atlanta; and Vernon Yow, Dean of Men, Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, Tifton.
Ray Shirley, Commission director, Macon, stated that personnel received instruction in all phases of service rendered Georgia landowners by the Commission. This embraces Forest Protection, Forest Management, Refare station and Administrative and Forest Education procedures.
Courses were taught by specialists from the Commission's Macon and Atlanta Offices.
"The aim af the Forestry Commission's training program is to constantly strive ta improve the performance and service of the Commission in its program of forest pratectian, landowner assistance, nursery production and other activit ie s, " Sh ir Ie y sa id .

B . E. Allen Erie T . Newsom, Jr.

Ray Sh ir le y , di rector, Georg ia F orestry Commission, Macan, presented Cert i ficates af Apprec ia ti o n ta o utstanding forestry leaders in the State. Th e y are, 1-r, Daug Craig, U. S. Farest Service, A tl anta; Judson T. Mayfield, State Association af Sai I and Water Conservation Districts, Cairo; Edwin
L. Swain, State Me ri t System, Atlanta; Gavernar Sanders; A. Ray Shirley;
Rufus Adam s, A SC, Jackson; Vernan Yow, ABAC, Tiftan; Hugh A. Inglis, Caape ra ti ve Extension Service, Athens; and Gearge Peake, Jr., Georgia Timb e rl ands, Inc., Macan. Not shown is B. E. Allen, director, Woodlands
D ivision , Union C amp Corporation, Savannah and Erie T. Newsam, Jr.,
dire ctor a f Waad lands, Geargia Kraft Company, R ome. Rufus Adams accepted on b e hal f o f William H. B aoth , exec uti ve direc to r, A S C , Athens.
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Look in g around me at the I arge, diverse group gath ered here, I am once ag a in i mpres sed by the enth us i asti c and determ ined way in whi ch Georgia's private industr ies and public agencies cooperate.
Georgia On The Move
I' m sure every one of you i s fu ll y aware that Georgia has moved a long way forward durin g the p ast four years, and I hope you also share my con fidence that our progre ss wi II contin ue.
It has been my great privilege to be your Governor d uri ng thes e yea rs of ch ange and mode rn iz at i on , and I am v ery hono red to ha v e had the opportuni ty of work ing w ith you, an d with th o u sands of oth er Georgians like y ou, for the benefit of ev e ry. on e o f our four-and-one-half million c it i zen s.
Georg i a's record-break ing strides on a great n umb er of fronts ha v e made us the en vy of many other

states, not only here in the South, bu t al l across the Nation. I can't begi n to count the number of times I have been asked to explain how we have done so much in such a shor t time. To every such question, I give a simple, three-word answer:
"Georgians working together!" I sincerely believe that this phrase completely sums up the spirit and the driving force which has moved our State fully into the Space Age. We have worked together. We have united in determinati on to improve the educational opportunities open to our sons and daughters, and, as a result we have erected seven new junior colleges, four new four-year colleges, over
6,000 new classrooms, added 10,000
extra teachers, built needed vocational technical schools, a statewide educational television network, and created innumerable other opportun-
ities, both tangible and intangible, both immediate and long-range.

w iII i ng to cooperate and to work hard for our mutual benefit.
Cooperation
One of the most outstanding examples of how this cooperation has led to success is the devel opment of Georgia's forests.
I certainly don't have to tell any of you how important our forests are to Georgia's well-being. It is the second most valuable industry we possess, and it brings over a billion dollars to our State every year.
Georgia is the largest State East of the Mississippi, yet almost 70 percent of our land area is devoted to trees. Not only do we produce more pulp and paper products than any other State in the Union, but we also produce over half of the world's gum naval stores.
I could go on and talk about everything from toothpicks to ski equipment, because we furnish them

Text Of Governor Sander

Luk e H. Morgan, a G eorgia Forestry Comm ission Com'11issioner, Eastm an, right, present s Georgia Governor Carl Sanders a Ccrf,ca te o f Appreci ati on for outs tand,ng service 1n fo, est c onservation .

We ha v e joined hands 1n a com mon effort to improve our economic status, and by so doing we have
attracted almost 400 new industries,
encouraged the renovation and ex-
pansion of 400 others, added two-
billion dollars to our personal income alone, and we have created secure, well-paying jobs for some
200,000 Georgians.
We have I abored together to create adequate physical and mental health services for our citizens, and out of these efforts we have spun a web of hospitals, clinics, in5tit utions, research and training cent ers, and free or low-cost services whi ch encompass every county in our St ate.
In ad d ition, we have built a i rports, deve loped ports, encouraged touris t s, b eaut ifi ed parks, and acc ompl i shed many ot her w onders whic h every day are mak in g Georg i a a better plac e in which to l i v e and work.
We, t h e pri v ate cit ize n and the public o ff icial, have done all of this simpl y bec ause we have been

all. All of the se fact s po i nt to a
single conclusion , my friends : if we want Georgia to grow more prosperous and more progressive, then we must see to it that our forest industries grow accordingly.
This immense task, of vital importance to every citizen of our State, has been left primarily in the able hands of the Georg i a Forestry Commission and Georgi a's private wood products industries.
I hope that a II of you here today will heartily endorse my statement that the Forestry Commission, under the able leadership of Ray Shirley, has done a splendid job of encouraging and coordinating the development of Georgi a's forests.
Working Together
Yet, the Comm i s si on could never ha ve done the job alone.
Less than 10 percent of our forest
area is owned by government, both
Stat e and federal. More than 24
million acres of Georg i a's forests

or~ owned by private individuals ond corporations, ond without their help, the Forestry Cammi ssian could do almost nothing to help develop this vitol industry.
I'm sure Roy Shirley will be the first to acknowledge thot, in Iorge measure, the success of his p:ogram s has come obout because of the Nholeheorted cooperation of tenc; of thousands of private citizens.
This is what I meont when I credited our successes to Georgians working together!
Working aport, neither the Forestry Commi s sian nor private industry could have done much to improve our forests. But by working together, you have accomplished miracles,
The Commission hos successfully carried out its role os on advisory and research group, as o coordinator of policy and information, and as an organizution which, by virtue of its statewide authority,
"peech
can help private industries carry out programs and projects they themselves conn at occampl ish.
And, in turn, the over 900 Georgia industries which use wood as a raw material hove worked closely with the Commission, both in utilizi ng its discoveries and recommendations, and in accepting its authority in certain areas.
It is, of course, only logical that the two groups should cooperate, because they are only hurting themselves if they do not. At times, of course, people do nat al woys show o high regard for logic. All of you ore undoubtedly aware of situations in which the best ond most reasonable course wos not followed because of humon elements.
You who are here today should be proud that you have avoided such traps. You have all worked together, not because of coercion, but because you realized that such cooperation was in your own best interests.
Perhaps the best example of how

The Pay-Off
this cooperation "'pays off is Georgia's forest protection services. Forest fires, as you all know, ore on ever-present danger in Georgi o, and in all other states with large tracts of timberland. A careless hunter or former, a cigarette thrown from an automobile, and any number of ather humon or natural accidents con turn o million-dollar piece of timberland into an utter ruin within hours.
During this year's dry seasons, the dangers of such fires were exceptionally high. If post records ore any indication, then Georgia should hove lost aver o hundred thou sond acres from forest fires. Yet, because of the skill and dedication of Forestry Commission employees, and because of the safety precautions token by private Industries and private citizens, we
lost only little over 58,000 ocres. We had the lowest acreage loss, the lowest percent burned, and the smallest average fire on record. Clearly, oil Georgia hos benefited greatly from your cooperation ond your dedication.
And I'm certain that, as you receive better equipment ond further training, and when the last two Georgia counties ore brought under organized forest fire protection, your record of accomplishment, and of service, will grow even higher.
Your Reward
Those of you here today who represent private industry hove already been richly reworded far your efforts. Georgia' s forestrelated industries are more prosperous than ever before. Your future growth is almost assured, because nat only is the papulation--and hence the demand for more wood products--itself grov.ing, but through

scientific techn i ques, better seed-

lings, and wiser use of forest lond

your supply is grow ing, too. You

have been reworded, not only by

your prosperity, but by the sense of

accomplishment and achievement which growth inevitably fosters.

Those of you who ore members

of the Georgia Forestry Commis-

sion also have received your rewards for your outstanding ser-

vice. You now receive the advan-

tages and protection of the Merit

System, and nat the least of these

benefits is higher poy. Yet, as with

every public past, your rewards

are probably weighted mare heavily

an the side of satisfaction in a jab

well dane, and hope of increased

responsibilities, rather than dollarsand-cents remuneration.

Probably mast Georgians toke

their forests far granted. They

rightfully boast of the beauty of

Georgia's woodlands ond mountains

and coastal plains. They know that

we have many thriving industries

in Georgia which deal with wood

and woad products, and if they've

traveled through much of the State,

they cannot help but notice the

many Forestry Commission facilities scattered obout.

Like most people, Georgia's

c1t1zens are busy with their own

I ives and their own interests, and

many remain unaware of the tremen-

dous effort it takes to protect and

improve our forests and our forest in dustries.

Although many c1t1zens may

re main uninformed of how lang and

how di I igently you have worked,

ond are working, to make their

lives pleasant and prosperous, I

can soy without hesitation that

your labors have not gone unnoticed

by either the government or business of Georgia.

I would like to close by telli ng

you that, bath as Governor and as a

Georg ian, I om proud of you and of

the tremendau s jab you have done.

Your

industriousness, your

intelligence, and your devotion

all mark you as the kind of citizen
Georgia must have if she is to
prosper and to lead.

And I am confident that you

will successfully meet all of the

challenges ond oppartu n1t 1es in-

valv ed in moving a State , an d a statewide industry, ever-deeper

intothe Twentieth Century.

Thonk you all and Gad speed.

11

FIRE IN MANAGEMENT

Fire can be fr iend or foe in the forest, Taylor emphas ized. Used in the right way, at the right t ime,

in the right place, prescribed burn-

ing can be a valuable management

tool. Taylor added that if we are

to real ize the potential benefits of th i s force, we must learn how

and when to use it, what its ef-

fects and limitations might be and

how it can be coordinated with a

part icular scheme of forest manage-

ment.

Instructors for the five semi-

nars were Dr. William R. Beaufait,

physicist, Northern Forest Fire

Laboratory , Missoula , Mont. ; R. W.

Cooper and Dr. W. A. Hough, research

foresters, Macon; Dr. James L.

Murphy , research forester and Harry

Sch imke, forest research technician ,

Western Forest Fire Laboratory,

Riverside, Calif. , and Dansey T.

Williams, research meteorologist,

Macon. In addit ion , local experts , in

the various fields of fire utilization ,

presented prescribed burning situa-

tions, problems and solutions us-

ing the recently developed fir e

simulator.

Cooperating , 1n the conductin g

of the Macon Seminar, were th e

The U. S. Forest Service held

Merlin J. Dixon, forester, Coopera- Georg ia Forestry Commission ,

two of five national Prescribed Fire Seminars at the Southern Forest Fire Laboratory near Macon. Dee

tive Forest Fire Control Division, U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta, presents a prescribed burning situa-

Georgia Forest Research Counc il and Reg ion 8 of the U. S. Forest Serv ice.

F. Taylor, chief, Southern Forest

tion using the USFS' s fire control

Fire Laboratory was the national

simulator.

seminar chairman.

Taylor pointed out that the

seminars had a two-fold purpose.

One was to equip those who attend-

ed with technical information need-

ed to train their own personnel in

the use of fire as a management

tool. Second, was to instruct land

management personnel in the wise

use of prescribed fire, emphasizing

the advantages and limitations of

this practice.

Taylor said some 70 manage-

ment and fire control personnel

attended the Macon sessions.

They represented national, State

and private organizations. The

remaining seminars were held at the fire lab in Missoula, Mont. and Riverside, Calif. and involved over 150 forest personnel.

One phase, of the program, was the equipment demonstration where management and fire control personnel beca~e fami Iiar with the various tools in
valved in prescribed burning. The instructor is Steven S. Sackett, researc h
forester, at the Macon Lab .

12

Tree Seed Short Course Held

A recent Tree Seed Short Course provided an up-to-date look at progeny testing and othe r research le ad ing to th e development of s uper ior pines for Georgia.
The one-day short course brought together representatives of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association, Georgia Forestry Commission, University of Georgia , U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture and forest industries. The course, sponsored by t he GCIA and hosted by the Forestry Commission, was held at Arrowhead Seed Orchard near Cochran.
Topics and speaker s were History of Tree Seed Certification in Georgi a, Hugh A. lngl is, Extension Agronomist, Seed Certification, Athens; Present Status and Future Plans for Commission Seed Orchards, Sanford Darby, Commiss ion Reforestation chief, Macon ; Summary of Seed Orchard Tree Seed Work by Industries, Barry Malac, research director, Union Camp Corp., Savannah; and Progeny Testing and Results, John Kraus, Plant Geneticist, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, USDA , Macon.
Others were Functions of th e Eastern Tree Seed Laboratory , LeRoy Jones, officer in charge , Macon; Status of Tree Improvement Work as to Known Characte ri st ics , James Beland and Claude L . Brown, University of Georgia School of Forestry, Athens; Inspection Re-

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Tree Seed Short Course speakers were, 1-r, James Beland, School ofF orestry, University of Georgia, Athens; Sanford P. Darby, chief, Reforestotion, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon; Leroy Jones, officer in charge, Eastern Tree Seed Laboratory, Macon; Claude L. Brown, School of Forestry, University of Georgio, Athens; and W. H. McComb, chief, Forest Management, Georgio F orestry Commission, Macon. Others ore E. E. Winstead, in charge of Georgia seed lows, Georgia Deportment of Agriculture, At/onto; Hugh A. Ing lis, Extension agronomist, Seed Certification, A thens; Barr.y Mo loc, reseorch director, Union Camp Corporotion, Savannah, and John Krau s, plant geneticist, Southeostern Forest Experiment Stotion, USDA,
Mocon. C. Dorsey Oyer, head, Extension Forestry Deportment, Athens,
stonding, presided.

p ort Procedures, W. H. McComb, Commissi on Forest Management ch ie f, Ma con; and Seed Laws, E. E. Wins t ead, in charge of Georgia seed laws, Georgia Department of Agr ic ulture, Atlanta.
A field trip of the Arrowhead Seed Orchard concluded the short

course. This enabled the group to view forest research projects at the orchard.
C. Dorsey Dyer, head, Extension
Forestry Department, Athens, presided. The welcome was presented by A. Ray Shirley, Commission director, Mocon.

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Hugh A . Ing lis, Extension ogronomist, Seed Certification, Athens, addre s sed th e de legates on the History of Tree Seed Certification in Georgia.

A flam e cultivator wos demonstrated to part icipan t s at the recent Tree Seed Short Cours e. The cultivator is used to control weeds, providing for better equipment operation, easier accessibility and facilitating the collection of cones.
13

ock Fires Upgrade Efficiency

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~ .... Ch ief Um p ire Jame s C. Turn e r, Jr., Macon , gives out assignments to per
sonnel prior to t he moc k fir e .
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Preparattons are made ready fo r a long ntght os pe rsonnel drow t heir e qu ip ment.

Mock fires destroyed thousands of valuable forest acres during five fire fighting exercises recently conducted by the Georgia Forestry Commission. Commission Director Roy Shirley said the exercises were held to train State, industry and other agency personnel in project fire orgonizotion.
The mock fires "roared" through the forests during the 24 hour dri II s. They resulted in the use of 386 fire fighters from the State's county forestry units, industry ond federal agencies in the Commission's ten districts throughout the State.
Shirley pointed out that the primary purpose of the drills was to combine personnel into an efficient team to battle forest fires. In addition, it provided training in the management of personnel and equipment on large fires under critical fire weather conditions.
Industry is often called in to aid in combating Iorge fires. The Commission wonted to acquoint their f)ersonnel as well as its new employees with the complete operation employed by the state ogency when a wildfire strikes. In addition, it enobled personnel to put into practice the experience gained from the 1966 Spring fire season in which critical conditions existed.
The Commission's fire simulator, headquarters trailer, field kitchen and supply unit were dispatched from the Commission's State headquarters near Macon.

Personnel see the fruits of the ir fire suppression efforts as they give tn struction for their next action against th e 'blaze'.
The fire problem controllers act on the instructions of the ftre suppression personnel during the mock battle.

Technicians, from the district offices, installed radio and field telephone systems to handle com munications. Portable water and e lectric systems went into operation. A 'tent city' was erected at the fire camp headquarters. This is the first time that the simulator has been used under field conditions.
In the simulator, personnel carried out their suppression actions utilizing telephone and radio communications in moving ground and air personnel and equipment from one location to another. Controllers increased or lessened the movement of the fire and changed the volume and dr ift of the smoke in accordance with fuel and weather conditions.
Referees threw in obstacles to make the exercise more realistic. Men were "in jured" in the battle against the "flames"and equipment " breakdowns" plagued the fire bosses.
Following each problem, a cntique was made. Through the problem analysis, errors are corrected and improved techniques are formulated.
Assistant Commission Director James C. Turn ~r, Jr., Macon, was Chief Umpire for the fire problems. Turner Barber, Curtis Barnes and Lester Lundy, regional foresters, Macon, coord in ated plans for the "dry run" exercises.
Shirley termed the simulated operation "very successful" and excellent training for all personnel concerned.

15

NSCP Participation At Highest Level

The Naval Stores Conservation Program enjoyed its highest parti-
cipation 1n 1965. Throughout the belt, 89 percent of all 1965 faces
was in the Program. In addition, seven out of ten
producers participated, another Program high. Norman Hawley, Program supervisor, Valdosta, emphasized that the figures indicate

that the conservation Ieve I continues to rise, as the producers, who carelessly work timber, fade from the picture.
In Georgia, 3,203 producers worked 24,889,031 faces . More
than one-fifth of the faces worked were classified as virgin on first year faces. Georgia accounted for
approximately 88 percent of the

producers, and more than 80 per-

cent of the faces worked throughout

the naval stores belt. The 31,019,168

faces worked, during the year,

represented about decline from the
34,628,867 faces.

a ten percent
1964 total of

Appling County led Georgia in
the number of produce-rs with 318. The most faces, 1, 920,5Y7, being

worked were In Clinch County.

Other counties, working over a

million faces, were Appling,

1,689,970; Coffee, 1,396,222; Wayne, 1,241, 139; Ware, 1,174,054 and Telfair, 1,076,996.

Dodge, 1,081,664; Jeff Davis, 1,029,755; and Treutlen, 1,032,831

Counties complete the list.

There are 14 gum sti II s in Georgia with 11 gum buying platforms.

The stills are located at Baxley,

Douglas, Valdosta, Helena and

Homerville. Ot hers are at Swains-

boro, Fitzgerald, Savannah, Tifton,

Waycross, Hoboken and Vidalia.

Gum buying platforms are I i st-

ed at Alamo, Pembroke, Broxton,

Odum and Hazlehurst. Mershon,

Poulan, Soperton, Nicholls, Glenn-

ville and Pearson complete the
Ii st.

RANGER OF THE QUARTER

Fire protection is being practiced through fire prevention 1n Glynn County.
Clarence Hilburn, ranger, Glynn C o un ty, i s promoting fire prevention th rough communi ty meetings.
CIorence H dburn

Through these meetings with local leaders, residents are requesting permission to burn and firebreaks to be plowed.
A countywide fire prevention plan has already proved invaluable. During the severe fire danger period
this past Spring, 100 wildfires burned some 500 forest acres.
Without prompt action, the acreage would have been an incalculable
figure. In 1966, the unit has suppressed 134 blc.zes that burned 611 acres.
The countywide prevention and control plan outlines control problems in Glynn County and lists the avai Iable equipment to control forest fires including that of industry. This enables quick and sound decis ions to be made on fire fighting procedures.
Hilburn is working with George Underwood , management forester,

Brunswick, on an Improved Slash pine seed I ing plot at Colonel's. Island. Underwood states yard tree and management assistance
has increased during 1966. Due to
initial contacts, approximately
1,000 acres, in management plans,
is expected to be act i voted this winter.
All news media in the area have been cooperative in promoting the Commission's program. When the No Burn Ban was in effect during the severe Spring fires, radio and newspaper announcements and articles constantly warned of the hazards of burning.
Other unit personnel are Clayton Bunkley and Johnnie Bunkley, patrolmen, Warnell Sapp, assistant patrolman; Mrs. Jonnie Phillips, dispatcher; and Mrs. Pauline Miller, towerwoman.

Hardwood Management Is An Urgent Prob Iem
J

State, federal and industry heads get together dur ing the Ha rdwood S y mpo si um. They are 1-r, A. M. Herrick, dean, School of Forestry, University of Georgia,
Athens; Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, F. C.
Gragg, vice-president, Southern Kraft Oivi sion, International Paper Co., Mobile, Ala.; W. M. Zi/lgitt, director, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station,
U. S. Forest Service, Asheville, N. C.; and H. E. Ruark, director, Georgia
Forest Research Council, Macon.

Professional foresters, from ten southern states, were recently advised that "It is time we began to apply some of the same basic principles for forest management to hardwoods which we have been applying to our pine management for a number of years".
Fred C. Gragg, vice-president,
Southern Kraft Division, International Paper Company, Mobile, Ala., was the keynote speaker at the 1966 Symposium on Hardwoods of the Piedmont and Coastal Plains in Macon. He also reminded the foresters that there are 201 million acres of forest land in the South. "Approximately 60 percent of this is considered hardwood producing land, but, what really concerns us is that the best productive hardwood lands amount to only some 45 million acres."
Dean A. M. Herrick, Schoo I of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens, 1n summary, stated that southern hardwood management presents a great opportunity to our forest researchers, and a distinct challenge to the ingenuity of our land managers. As has been traditional in the south, we wi II I ick

the prob Iem by ded i cated effort and cooperation.
The optimism is backed by the rapid rise in demand which provides an economic incentive for hardwood management that has not been present unti I recently. ''The pulp industry alone, in 1960, used more hardwoods than pine just a score of years earlier. This change in requirements is coming about by population increase and through research , both in manufactur i ng techniques and 1n end products, themselves. Research, manufacturing and sales are way ahead of raw material product ion, that i s, t imber management ", Herr i ck added.
Herrick c on c l ud ed, quoting from Gragg, "I b e l ieve the management of our southern hardwoods is one of the mos t pressing problems fac ing the wood -using in du st ry today."
H. E . Ruark , d irector, Georgia Forest Re search Counci I, Maco n, said the sympo sium " clearly focused the current need for ac cel erated research and new knowl edge 1n har dwood managemen t.' ' The two-da y symposium, sp on sored by the R esearch Counc il, attracted over 200 fore stry leader s.

Georgia Landmark Dedicated
Th e first national, natura l landma r k in Georgia was dedi c ated recently in Floyd County.
The Mar;,;hall Forest, one of 14 natural landmarks in the United States, is Iocated at the base of Horseleg Mountain near Rome. It has been used by nearby Shorter College and other area schools as a biological laboratory.
The Fore st is owned by Maclean Marshall, a nationally known artist.
The principal speaker at the dedication ceremony was Dr. Aaron John Sharpe, University of Tennessee and ret i ring president of the Botannical Society of America, K no xv iII e, Tenn.
Vincent E IIi s, superintendent, Kennesaw Nationa I Park, Marietta, presented a plaque to Maclean Marshall commemorating the acceptance by the Department of the Interior of the 100-acre site.
The Society of American Foresters had previously recommended that the 100-acre stand of loblolly and shortleaf p in e, on the M arshall Estate, be preserved a s a nat ural forest area.
Vincent Ell is, s uperintendent, Kennesaw N ation al Par k, Marie tt a, right, present s plaque, denoting the natural landmark, to Ma clean Marshall, Rome, center. Taking part in the presentation i s Mis s Lewis L ipp s, professor, Shorter
Colleg e, R ome.
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FOREST FIRE SUPPRESSION

lette rs

Our local Fire Deportment expresses its sincere thanks to you and Ranger Riley Harcrow of the Heard County Forestry Unit. At one point during the recent fire danger period there were numerous fires reported simultaneously in our area.

SHA DE TREE SER VICE
You o re to be congrat ulated and compli mented on the rapi d and efficient service you gave me concerning my decl ininq swee t gu m trees at myhome.
receive d y our detailed instructions as to how to ferti I i ze my trees and also as to how to treat the bose wound that is around the trunk. This kind of service makes one think that all taxes and other problems pertaining to government ore really worth it.
Thank you again, Mr. Mixon, for yo ur very outstanding response to my problem.
Sincerely,
Lowell D. Fox

If it hod not been for the prompt action of Ranger Harcrow and his alert crew, these fires most probably would hove involved several structures in the city.
On behalf of the business leaders and Fire Deportment of Franklin, I express our appreciation for the good job, constantly being done in Heard County.
Sincerely,
Shuford Jones, Jr. Secretory Franklin Volunteer
Fire Deportment
hove been looking through your fine publication, GEORGIA FORESTRY, and it reminded me that I hove been negligent in not properly expressing thanks for the wonderful work your people ore doing in McDuffie County.

COUNTY FAIR
On behalf of the Fayette County Kiwanis Club, our deep appreciation for the fine exhibit di s play by the Forestry Commission at the annual Fayette County Fair this y e ar .
The exhibit was educational, interesti ng and caused many favorable comments from those who sow it.
Please convey our appreciation to Mr. T. G. McClendon who arranged the exhibit for us.
Sincerely,

Several months ago we suffered a serious forest fire which would hove done much more damage in the county if it hod not been for the prompt and untiring efforts of your unit here,
om deeply indebted to Mr. Tom McFarland for his timely assistance and advice in helping me get the damaged timber salvaged and in pro tecting what remains. It seems to me that he goes for beyond his duty a s management forester.
hove thanked him personally, an d through you wish to extend my thanks to the entire unit.

Grady L. Huddleston General Fair Chairman
GRAN D JURY

Sincerely,
D. A. McNei II, Jr. Thomson, Georgia
INSPECTION

EXHIBIT M

GWINN ET T COUNTY GEORGIA

SEPTEMBER 15, 1966

This is to certify that we, the undersigned members of the Gwinnett County Grand Jury, designated to v i s.t and inspect the Gwinnett County Forestry Unit, report as follows:
1. Buildings and gro unds, ne at , orderly, and in good repair.
2. Equipment - In ex c ellent con d it i on, with all maintenance and repairs being done by personnel.

3. Personne l - Compe ten t, efficient, well qualified and thoroughly versed in operating procedu re.

4. We were much impr essed with t he eff i c i ency of the unit, although operating ,c,er o limited budget.

5. We bel,eve this un1t offers one o f , i f not the finest and best services to the people of Gwinnett County, and were amaze d to learn that our shore of the operating expenses is such a small amount.

6. We apprecia te the long hours and untiring e fforts of the personnel and recognize them a- devoted Public Servants.

7. We commend the entire unit, and solici t th e heartiest co-operation of every Gwinnett Countv citizen.

Signed: T. K. Ewi ng, Chai rman, G w i nnett County Grand Jury

L. W. Chadwick, Gwi nnett County Grand Jury

Harold Clock, Gw innet t C o unty Grand Jury

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Lee E I inburg,, Gwinne tt Co unty Grand Jury

Logging
Cec il Chapman, state conservationist, Athens, is the 7967 president of the Notional Soil Conservation Society of America. He served as vice-president and president elect in 7965 and 7966, respectively. Chapman become a Fell ow in the SCSA in 7960.
Richard F. Blomquist has joined the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station as a principal wood scientist. He is m charge of a U. S. Forest Service Housing Research Project g1vmg particular emphasis to better wood and forest product utilization. Work will be centered in the Forest Sciences Laboratory at the University of Georgia, Athens.

the Foresters...

NEW PERSONNEL ...Milton Rose is the new investigator located at Macon.
STATE FOR ESTER ... Ralph C.
Winkwo;th has succeeded Fred H. Claridge as North Carol ina's state forester. Claridge retired after having served in the top forestry post
for 15 years.

ANNUAL MEET ... The Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association wi II hold their annual meeting at the Marriot t Motor Hotel on February
1-2 in Atlanta.' 'The Paper Industry's Role in a Chang ing South" wi II be
discussed by out standing speakers.

CONVENTION The annual meeting of the Southeastern Section, Society of American Foresters will be held in Orlando, F Ia. Janu-
ary 12-13. Headquarters is the
Robert Meyer Motor Inn. The theme of the technical program is "Outdoor Recreation, Challenge and Opportunity for Southeastern Forest Managers".

TRANSFERS... James L. Castleman is undertaking new duties as an assistant First District forester in Forest Protection, Statesboro.

Norman Gay, left, nationol vice president, Future formers of America, presents the Georgia FF A Associotion's Distinguished Service Aword to Alan L. Fowler, forester, Seaboard Airline Railroad. The award is in recognition of the railroad's act1v1t1es 1n forestry development.

The Georgio Tree Form Committee recently held o planning meeting at the Georgio forestry Commission near Mocon. The session was conducted by Chairman Albert H. Gregory, center, research forester, Continental Can Co., Inc., Savannah. Others ore, 1-r, Harold E. Horney, supervisor, Wood Procurement, Georgio Kraft Co., Macon; Harry
V. Crown, district monager, Amer-
ican Forest Products Industries, Atlanta; Howell ). Foster, district supervisor, lnternationol Paper Paper Co., Richmond Hill; and Robert Tift, field representative, Conservation, Union Camp Corp., Tifton.

This is the "Animagic" figure of Smokey, star of the General Electric F antosy Hour that premiered on Thanksg iving night. The musical tribute was titled "The Ballod of Smokey the B ear".
PROMOTIONS... Howard Stanley is the superintendent of the PageWalker Nursery, Reidsville, succeed-
ing M. C. Coleman who resigned
The Morgan Nursery, Byron, has a new assistant superint endent 1n
H. G. Ellenberg. Donnie Ratliff
has been nam ed assistant superintendent of the Arrowhead Seed Orchard near Cochran.
DEPUTY CHIEF ... E. M. Bacon, Atlanta, is the new deputy chief of the U. S. Fore st Service for Cooperative State and Private forestry programs. He succeeds Boyd Rasmussen who recently became director of the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of the Interior.

Muscogee County forest Ranger Floyd Cook was the recent recipient of an appreciation award from the city of Columbus. The citation was presented to Ranger Cook for "Faithful and unselfish service

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The Legend
Of The DOGWOOD
There is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in His gentle pity for all sorrow and suffering said to it: 11 Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cro ss. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be i n the form of a cross ... two long and t wo short petals. And in the center of th e outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with r ust a nd stained wi th red, and in the cente r of th e flower will be a crown of tho rn s, and all who see it will remember .. .

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