Page One Georgia forestry A Good Step Carroll will join other progressive counties of Georgi~ in e~ tablishing a fire protection un1t as part of the state-wide ~ro&ram of the Georgia Fore~try CommiSSion, according to announcement by Raymond F. Muse, chairman of the Foard of County Commissioners. Forestry products have been the biggest single source of income from the land in Carrol County the past several years. The woods have been depleted of marketable timber to supply the abnormal wartime demand a~d it is a wise step to set up a unit to prevent forest fires and protect the remaining timber as a.source of future income. Carroll will be able to share in the program by paying only a third of the costs.Two lo?kout towers are slated to be built in the county and two trucks will comprise the mobile equipment. A full-time forester will be able to aid in an educational and advisory manner as well as seek to prevent fires.--The Times Free Press, Carroll ton. not been so depleted by fir P and lack,of conservation practices during recent years. Two-thirds of the operating budget for the new forest fire control, fire prevention and suppression program will be born by the State and one-third by the County under a new law enacted by the Legislature this past winter in one of its most constructive moves.--Crisp County ~Jews. Criminal Waste Sparks from cigarettes, cigars and pipes started 4Rl forest fires in New York state last year. ~ore than 65,000 acres of timber were destroyed by fire in the last three years. These figures empha6ize warnings to extinguish all fires and never toss away lighted matches or cigarettes. Wbere highways enter recreational areas in some states, roadside signs warn the motorist against such practices. Put those who need additional warning--both in Georgia and elsewhere--can see plenty of burned over areas that show the criminal waste of forest fires._ Brunswick News 't- .q:. ~ Out of the 28 million homes in the United States it is estimated that 23 million ;~re constructed of wood . Forest Program The newly organized Crisp County Forestry Foard is to be commended for its quick action in employing a forest ranger whose duties will be to conserve the area's timber rE-sources. c:e or g ia's income from forests last year was around three hundred million dollars--an income which could easily have been double this amount if the State's woodlands had T ile United State~ and its possessions O\\ n about 9.1 per cent of the world's total fmest mea. nu;;sin ha:; 21.1 per cent, the British Commor:wenlth 13.4 per cent and the jJ:tlancc is divided among some 50 other 11 :1tiolls. Georgia Forestry rol. 2 AUCUSf, 1949 No. 8 A monthly bulletin putlished by the Georgia Forestry Commission, 43~ State Capitol, Atlanta. Fntered as second-class matter at the Post Office, AtlantaA Ga., under the act of August 24, 1~12. Member, Ceorgia Press Association. August, 191J9 Page Two t 2 ur years .mu was discharged in 1Y44 as a chief warrant officer. His military duties were devoted mainly to personnel work. Mr. Fishop is married and is the father of two children. He and Mrs. Pishop and their children will make their home in Atlanta. Director DeLoach said Mr. Pishop has 'unusual qualifications for the position of administrative assistant due to his experience, education and his long record of service with the Commission.' furl Gayl_or, of Lyerly, has succeeded Mr. Pishop as ranger for Chat tooga County. Timber Market Survey Conducted To Aid Owners George Fishop, formerly business manager for the Georgia Forestry Commission, has been promoted from ranger for the Chattooga County Protection Unit to the position of administrative assistant to Director Guyton DeLoach. Mr . Bishop joine d the Commission in July, 1944. fie served as business manager for thr Forestry Commission from October, 1945, until October 1947. He resigned from office work upon advice of his physician and in January, 19~, becane ranger for the Chattooga Protection Unit. He served in the Army for Forest landowners in southwest Georgia can obtain valuable tips on the sale of their forest products by use of a booklet published recently by the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, U. S. Forest Service, Asheville, N. C. The booklet is entitled 'Markets for Forest Products in Southwest Georgia, ' and constitutes the first report on the findings of a timber marketing survey recently completed by the Experiment Station. The booklet advises against lump sum sales of timber and shows that before selling timber, farmers should always make sure they know the volume and quality of their timber, the uses that can be made ~f the wood and the possible purchasers and the amounts they will ray for the timber. The booklet includes genera l specifications for sawlogs, poles, gilin g , veneer logs, crossties, >osts, pulpwood, and other forest roducts.Given also are representative prices received for v a rious forest products, to aid landowners in evaluation of their timber for various uses. A directory ot buyers of various forest products is also provided in the publication. Page Three UNION BAG SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS cLraotniWDognro.aJ'mst.uaeWlcnaketr.edrseodnefEltDld,sgecdaKheroaalFnlab.nohTofiaJS.tI-cuItIhmyot.oo,Jl wtroh.i,fencFneSeonrcr&theeosrolo,rflo7o,UffUTllFiemoonwlee'enlBllldtorqt7y..6-oTctfhyPGe.aeJpa0oe1Mr1rz11iOCBa.,orl.e.phefeblt-).l will enter the school of forestry at Athena DeXt . .nth aDd ada will reeein $400 in cash from Union Bq & Paper 0.1)10ration, of Sa'YUII&II, dariq each Khool year of the four-year foreslr7 CIINIIW. One of the youths attending the Foys Forestry Camp at Waycross last month returned home and wrote an a~ticle about his experiences for h1s locak newspaper. The articl written by Jesse Crews, appeared ei~ the Charlton County Herald and is reprinted below: In Fortsfry Camp this past w~. Jltly 18 to 23, I learned a lot Qbout ~rowitlg trees. First. thing we learnail was how to cut se:wmill .log.s.' We learned In just what ways we would ~1~~a:tx:r:-:_~~sW~~ Page Nine Georgia forestry Mail to Carry Prevention Plea EYery piece of mail dispatche~ from Atlanta between August 15 and October JJ will ask folks to help prevent ~oods fires. Nbt all of the letters will be devoted to that message, of course but all stamps will be cancelled by the Post Office with a die carrying the slogan 'Remember - Only You Can Pr,vF~t F~rest F i r e s ' . 37 'lhe. post offices c1nr ~iti~~ ~f atht PAUtl.anst.a and co- :JOE BEAVER" operated in the use ot the slogan last year and all will repeat this year. Also a fire prevention poster is scheduled to be displayed in every official Post Office in the nation between September 1 and October 31. lhe Post Office fire prevention promotion is part of the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention program conducted nationally by the U. S. Fore4t Service and the various ~ar ticipating state forestry agenc1es . By Ed Nofziger Forest Ser vice, U.S. Department ol Agriculture "She won't go through those woods-too many Wo/fTrees!" August, 191J9 Page Ten Smokey Says: 1iiOSE BOY SCOUTS SURE KNOW lHEIR FOREST PREVENTION! """"',;76il~IW Forestry Boards Are Appointed Never leave your fire unless it's out-DEAD OUT! OUR FORESTS A safe retreat from summer's heat Fresh green on winter's snow Our forests stand in stalwart band To greet the folks who know. To weary souls they're restful goals; On nerves distraught with care They spread a balm of soothing calm No doctor can prepare. Quite free to all who heed the call, Supreme in scenic lure, Their verdant arms outflung with charms Inviting, safe, secure. PUIP\\tX)D PRODUCTION (Continued from Page four) Terrell, 696; Thomas, 25,385; Tift, 12,006; Toombs, 23,356; Towns, 10,000; Treutlen, 12,600; Troup, 29,096. Tur Union, ner, 7,00 3 0; ,374; T lipson.J w15ig,g3s72; 8,808; Walker, 174; Walton, 11,81t; Ware, 19,546; Warren , 4,093; Washington, 12,484; Wayne, 35, PSS; Webster, 2, 891 ; Wheeler, 17,448; Whitfield, 45; Wilcox, 10,99R; Wilkes, 9,164; Wil- kinson, 12,972; Worth, 14,961. Forestry Foard appointments are announced in this issue for eight new counties in which Fire Protection Units have been established. Previous announcement has been made of Forestry Poard members for the following counties: Baldwin, Candler, Crisp, Dodge, Dougherty, Green, Jasper, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens , Liberty, Long, Mcfluffi e, Macon, Mitchell, Wonroe, Polk, Schley, Stewart, Telfair, Thomas, Troup, and Twiggs. The eight additional boards and their respective counties follow: CMk'QW - Ed Cheney, Morgan; F. H. Askew, Jr., Arlington; Fobert Williams, Morgan; R. L. Perryman, Leary, and Dan Hammack, Edison. CARRU-L - Pau 1 Craven, Clem; Jack Rabun, Villa Rica; V. H. WOrd, Powden; Homer McColister, Temple, and W. 0. Douglas, carrollton. CIJLQUITT - Floyd M. Taylor, Iberun; Roscoe Turnerd Moultrie; Mann Suber, Hartsfiel; Jim McOdom, Moultrie, and Earnest Norman,Norman Park. EFFI!'lJHMI -Robert Graham, Egypt; E. c. Pragg, Springfield; H. H. Pyrd, Rincon; Randolph Wilkins, Guyton, and Earl C. Kessler, Marlow. HABERSP.AM - Tom Born, Clarkesville; Ezra Garner, Cornelia; A. W. Foberts, Clarkesville; Homer Ansley, Mt. Airy, and Verdell Anderson, Demorest. ~'ORGAN - W. N. Huff, Puckhead; J. C. Pickens, Farmington; Charles Underwood, Godfrey; E. Whittaker, Mansfield, and C. R. Mason,Madi son. PIERCE - .T. E. Strickland, Mershon; I . L. Echols, Patterson; L.J. Cason, Flackshear; John Schreiber, Plackshear, and 0. W. Raulerson , Patterson. A. TJA. YFLoO.R.~-ntaWi.n ,A. Jarr Reyn ell , Butler olds; Frank Callahan, Rupert ; J. R. Wilson, Putler, and T. Whatley, Reynolds. Georgia Forestry AUGUST 1949 Library School of Forestry University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Entered as second-class matter a t ~ne Post Off i ce, Atl ant a, Ga.