Georgia forestry, Vol. 20, no. 4 (Dec. 1967)

Georgia
FORESTRY
GIFTS FROM THE FORESTS

Georgia FORESTRY

Dec., 1967

No. 4

Vol. 20

Published Quarterly by the GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
Box 819 Macon, Georgia 31202

Georgia Forestry Mailing Address Route 1, Box 85
Dry Branch, Georgia 31020

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

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

CONTENTS
Georgia Buckeye America's Largest.................................................................... ........ 3 Fire Prevention Campaign ............... ................... ................... ......... .......................... ... 3 Seedling Shipping Schedules Announced ................ .. ............ .......................................4 Handling and Planting Instructions... .... .................. ....................... ............................ ..4 Teachers Receive College Credit....... .... .............. ........ ............ ......... ...................... ......5 Workshop Attracts Largest Group... ........ ........... .... ..... ........ ........................................5 Statewide Training School Held.. ........ ........ ............... .. ... ........... ....... ... ... .......... ..... ... ..6 State Foresters Meet....... ...................... .. ......................................... ........... ................ .6 Georgia Forest Industry Growth Experienced..... .... .......................... ...... .............. ......7 Stop "Confiscatory Taxes" .... ..... ..... .... .... ....... ................ .......... ........ .. ......... .......... , 8-9 Round Pulpwood Production Continues Rise in Georgia............... .............. .... ......... 10 Faces Worked , Producers Decline.. ......................... .... .... ... ... ....................... ........ ..... 10 Lawmakers Tour Forestry Comm ission..... ... ....... ................. ........................ .... ........11 Ranger of the Quarter............................... ...................... ........ .......... .......... ...... .......11 Haralson Countians Convicted ; Walton Countian Pleads Guilty.............. ................. 12 Chapter-Alumni Meeting Held.... ..... .......... ........... ............ .......... .... .... ... ..... .............. 12 Commissioner Profile........ ........... ........ ... ........... ... ... .................. ................... ........... 13 Logging the Foresters....... ... ... ..... ..... ...... ........ ........ ...... .......................... .. ... ............. 15
Cruising the News

Hugh M. Dixon chairman
M. E. Garrison L. H. Morgan
Alexander Sessoms

Vidalia
Homer Eastman Cogdell

STAFF
Frank E. Craven- Editor Thomas R. Fontaine, Jr.-Assoc. Ed. Thomas B. Hall - Artist
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NOTIFY THE RANGERS
It's so dry i n Colqu itt County the fishermen are carrying whisk brooms. That's not a lit eral t ruth , but to the average lawn owner. farmer and forest ranger it is a figuratively accurate ex pression. The area has been laboring under rather severe drought conditions. Only the fact t hat a heavy frost or freeze has not occurred to k ill grass and plant lif e is work ing in favor of fire control. Scattered showers are being forecast for the week-end in southwest Georgia, but only a generous rain would do more t han alleviate the situation temporarily . T he number of wild f i res in th is sect i on is on the increase. forest rangers report. This means that the dangers to woodlands, late maturing crops, barns and rural homes are mounting each day . The area went two weeks w ithout rain , and through Thursday there had been only 1.30 inches of precipitation this month. The total since August 1 was 3.83 inches - definitely on the subnormal side. No rain of an inch or more in depth has fallen since August 25. The significance is that plantl ife is beginn ing t o die back for t he winter and the drought has parched grass and other plantlife which normally would stay green until the first heavy frost. Forest rangers are warning hunters and travelers against building fires where flames may get away, or dropping cigarettes and pipe ashes carelessly in a f ield or on the roadside. Those who wish to burn anyth ing b igger than a small trashpile are required to notify the forest rangers of their intentions. It is a safety precaut ion and one t ied to the economy of the area. Please take extreme precaution wi t h matches, cigarettes, and trash burning. Above all, be a responsible citizen and notify the forest rangers if you plan to burn anything of significance.
(From the Moultrie Observer)
PREVENT FOREST FIRES
Because of the extremely dry weather now prevailing, it is necessary that everyone should take every precaution to prevent fires which may destroy valuable timber and wooded areas.
Those who insist on smok ing while in the woods, should make sure they do not let a burning match start a fire, nor should they toss a burning cigarette or cigar carelessly aside, only to find that in a very few minutes the wind might have fanned the embers into flames which on a windy day spread very rapidly.
Motorists travelling on a highway have been known to carelessly throw burning matches, cigarettes or cigar butts from the car window, and in a few seconds perhaps the dry grass along the highway is ignited and may spread over field and woodlands.
Even a socalled small forest fire if allowed to burn for any period of ti me may quickly seriously damage a fine stand of timber, especially if it is young timber. And timber that has been growing for 15 t o 20 or 30 years can be ruined in a very short t ime. Should young timber survive a fire. it will take it many years to rega in the growth t hat has been lost.
Forest fires are not always conf ined to fields and wooded areas but often spread to homes and barns on farms and in settlements, destroying the buildings which do not always have very good fire protection.
In southwest Georgia there are many thousands of acres of young growing timber, (saw timber and pulpwood,) representing an investment of millions of dollars. Tree farming has become a big business in this section and each year brings in millions of dollars. It is a severe economic loss to allow forest fires to destroy a main source of income to the owners.
(From the Thomasville Times-Enterprise)

Deep in the depths of the Chattahoo-

chee National Forest stands a forest

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giant. A Buckeye tree, America's largest,

measures 13-feet three inches in circum-

ference and 75-feet high. It can be seen

just a few yards off a picturesque wind-

ing road, State Route 180, 2.5 miles

above Vogel State Park in an area

known as Sosbee Cove.

It was here that Dawson County For-

est Ranger Buster Harris' thoughts stray-

ed when he heard of the search for

champion trees by the Forest Education

Department of the Georgia Forestry

Commission. Recalling trips to Lake

Winfield Scott, a popular U. S. Forest

Service picnicing and camping area, he

and fellow ranger W. W. Grizzle took

time off from their ranger duties and

measured the giant.

Upon returning to their office, much

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to their delight, they found Georgia had

it's first national champion to be listed

in the publication, American Forests,

whose editors compile the listing of

these champion trees.

Georgia, with it's 25.7 million forest-

ed acres, was among only a half dozen

States who could not lay claim to ana-

tional champion, previous to this find.

No longer is this the case, thanks to the

interest of Harris, a veteran forest ranger .

In the meantime, another national

champion from Georgia is up for con-

sideration by the American Forestry

Association. This time, Ken Allen of Atlanta, has turned up a Silverbell

which no doubt will become Georgia's

second national champion.

Georgians interested in submitting

nominations for this big tree contest

should submit their candidates to their

nearest Forestry Commission office. A

forester will check the tree and assist in

submitting it's nomination to the AFA.

Somewhere, whether in Georgia's

breath taking North Georgia mountains,

the historic Piedmont section or deep in

the mysterious Okefenokee swamp,

there are trees that can very easily be

future tree champs. All it takes is their

nomination.

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Buster Harris, ranger, Dawson c;ounty Forestry Unit, submitted the Buckeye tree nomination to the American Forestry Association who list it as the largest in America.

Georgia Buckeye
America's
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Fire Prevention Campaign

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This year marks the 25th anniversary, not only of The Advertising Council, but of its Forest Fire Prevention Campaign . During the past 25 years, with your help, $12.5 billion worth of lum ber has been saved by reducing forest fires.
In spite of this amazing achievement, Smokey 's Forest Fire Prevention Campaign continues to be important to the public interest. Forest fires still endanger valuable natural resources that America needs; clean water, outdoor recreation areas, timber, wildlife, forage for livestock and natural beauty. And, nine out of ten forest fires are caused by careless people and can be prevented.
Smokey and The Advertising Council thanks you for your generous contributions of space to Forest Fire Prevention in the past quarter century. They have been largely responsible for the success that the campaign has had.
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Seedling Shipping

portation charge on seedlings picked up by the landowner at the State nurseries.

Payment must be in the form of

Schedules Announced

check, money order or government purchase order for the correct amount, made payable to the Georgia Forestry

Commission.

Seedling application forms may be

The Georgia Forestry Commission

Darby added that on orders for less obtained from Commission County Ran-

has announced tree seedling shipping than 500 seedlings, packages of 50, 100, gers, County Agents, Soil Conservation

schedules for the 1967-68 year.

200, 300 and 400 are available. There Service Technicians and Agricultural

Sanford Darby, chief, Commission

are no mixed packages. The minimum

Conservation Program Officers. Mail

Reforestation Division, announced that acceptable order is 50 trees of any one completed applications to the Georgia

improved loblolly and slash pine stock species.

Forestry Commission, P. 0. Box 819,

will be shipped the first week in each

A transportation charge of 50 cents Macon, Ga., 31202.

month beginning with December and per thousand is added if trees are de-

For further assistance in determining

ending in March. Dogwood, redbud and

livered by State truck to the county

your reforestation needs, contact your

other miscellaneous species will be ship- ranger's headquarters. There is no trans-

local county forest ranger.

ped during two one-week periods, De-

cember 11 and January 8. Ray Shirley, Commission director,

Orders of less than 500, or small orders requiring special handling, the fallowing prices will opply :

reports that sales totaled 31 ,822,400 trees as of November 10. Shirley urges

BASE COST PER/ M

$4 .50/ M

$6.00/ M

$6 .50/ M

$9 .00/ M $10.00/ M $35.00/ M

landowners, who are planning to plant, to submit their seedling order as soon as possible. Orders are being filled on a first come, first serve basis, he added.
Available species and cost are shortleaf, slash and Virginia pine, $4.50;

50

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.90

1.00

3.50

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.85

1.10

1.20

1.70

1.80

6.30

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200 300

1.20 1.55

1.60 2. 10

1.75

2.40

2.25

3. 10

2.60

9. 10

3.40

11 .90

400

1.90

2.55

2.75

3.80

4.20

14.70

eastern white pine, $9; and catalpa, cottonwood and sycamore, $1 0.

Prices apply to one species only. No packages having mixed species are available.

Handling and Planting Instructions

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CARE DURING STORAGE
Planting stock may be left in sealed package up to two weeks without additional moisture. The healing in of plants is not necessary as adequate protection is given by the sealed package. When
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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. CARE DURING PLANTING Adequate soil moisture should be present to insure good survival. Planting
operation should be stopped during extreme dry periods. It is recommended that tree planting activities be stopped during prolonged periods of freezing temperatures. Newly planted seedlings, which do not have an established root system, suffer from ex-

cessive moisture loss during these periods. Freezing of seedlings in packages
should be prevented. If they freeze, allow package to thaw naturally. If frozen trees are handled, damage will result by the breaking of roots. Drying or heating during hauling should be avoided. Trees should be unloaded in a shady spot near the planting site. During planting do not expose roots to wind or sun. Seedling roots should be placed in a container of wet moss or mud. Depth of planting should be equal or slightly deeper than depth grown in the nursery. The tap roots should be kept straight and soil firmly packed around them . Check your planting techniques daily to insure a well stocked plantation. Planting assistance may be obtained by contacting your local County Forest Ranger. Remember - to make your woodlands pay dollars, protection from wildfire is essential. Help keep Georgia green by preventing forest fires.

Institutes for Natural Resource Use will be held in the summer of 1968 at

Teachers Receive College Credit

Shorter College, Rome, and at Valdosta

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State College according to an announce-

ment from the Georgia Natural Re-

source Education Council.

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The 3-week college credit Institutes

will be open to elementary and high

school teachers who are interested in

basic fundamentals of natural resources

conservation and development.

Enrollment will be on a first-come,

first-served basis and will be limited to

twenty-five teachers at each of the two

Institutes.

Dr. Philip Greear, Rome, will be in charge of the Institute at Shorter, June 10-29, 1968.
Similar Institutes held at both colleges in the past two summers have

Teacher students were given instruction on working gum naval stores. Dr. Clyde Connell, head, Biology Departmen t, Valdosta State College, fourth from left, was
in charge of the school. E. 0 . Powers, area forester, NSCP, U. S. Forest Service,
Tifton, left, was the Naval Stores instructor.

been extremely popular with teachers

with the teaching. Numerous field trips Georgia Game and Fish Commission,

according to Dr. Greear and Dr. Connell .

further illustrate and supplement lec- Georgia Forestry Commission, Coopera-

There were 39 teachers given credit for

tures and classroom work.

tive Extension Service, U. S. Forest

the short courses in 1967. They credit

The Institutes are sponsored by the Service, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

much of the interest to the course con-

Georgia Natural Resource Education and Soil Conservation Service.

tent which covers soil, water, air, forests,

Council. The Council is made up of re-

Officers of the Council are Jim

wildlife and related natural resources.

presentatives of local, state and federal Morrison, president, Game and Fish

In the forestry phase of the Institute,

groups and agencies interested in the in- Commission ; Bob Oertel , vice-president,

the teachers were exposed to manage-

telligent use and development of natural Soil Conservation Service; Miss Shirley

ment and reforestation programs and

resources in Georgia.

McNelly, secretary, U .S. Forest Service;

problems in Georgia.

Council members include representa- and James D. Almand, treasurer, Uni-

Specialists in the various natural re-

tives of the State Department of Educa- versity of Georgia Agricultural Exten-

source fields assist Greear and Connell

tion, Shorter and Valdosta Colleges, sion Service.

Workshop Attracts Largest Group

More than 180 youths from through-

the Georgia Chapter, SCSA, and the Soil culture Research Service, Watkinsville;

out Georgia recently attended the sixth

Conservation District Supervisors. Duna- and Charles B. Place, Jr., Georgia Fores-

annual Natural Resources Conservation

way was assisted by A . P. Barnett, Agri - try Commission, Macon.

Workshop. The workshop was held at

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College near Tifton.
Raymond Holt of Ellijay won a $250 scholarship to any college of his choice in the University of Georgia system, announced Workshop Director Sam G.

Bleckley County youths Dale Jones, 15, and Bruce Burton, 16, sign applications to attend the sixth annual Natural Resources Conservation Workshop. It was held at ABAC near Tifton in July. Sponsors were J. Luther Horne, president, Cook Banking Co., left, and L. D. Griffin, president, State Bank of Cochran, right. The applications were submitted through Hall Jones, Bleckley County forest ranger, left, and Martin L. Bridges, Bleckley County soil conservationist, back row.

Dunaway, Soil Conservation Service,

Winder. Holt made the highest score on

the test covering the courses taught.

John Tiller of Winder placed second.

Soil conservation and forestry were

the primary subjects covered . In conser-

vation, the youths studied Soil and Land

Judging, Planning and Applying Conser-

vation on Open Land, Research and

Watersheds in Conservation and Wild -

life and Recreation in Conservation.

There were four courses in forestry

taught. They were Forest Protection,

Gum Naval Stores, Timber Stand I m-

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provement and Woodland Management.

The group made a field trip to a naval

stores operation and still .

The workshop was co-sponsored by
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Statewide Training School Held

Thomas T. Irwin, Governor's executive secretary, accepts commendation from Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Comm ission.
The annual three-day training session for Georgia Forestry Commission personnel was held at the State FFA-FHA Camp near Covington . Some 250 supervisory personnel were in attendance along with the Commission's Board of Commissioners, headed by Hugh M. Dixon, chairman, Vidalia.
Commission Director Ray Shirley, Macon, said the meeting theme was "State-Federal Cooperation" . Shirley pointed out that personnel were famil iarized with the cooperative programs as to their field and administrative operations.
The speakers included J. L. Branch,

supervisor, Vocational Agriculture Edu cation; Horace Caldwell, past director,
State Parks Department; Phil Campbell, commissioner, State Department of Agriculture; Cecil Chapman, state conservationist, SCS; Doug Craig, area director, Southeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, U. S. Forest Service.
Others were Hugh L. Eidson, ASCS ; William Grieve, chief, Forest Management Branch, TVA; Paul Hagerty, supervising forestry meteorologist, Southern Forest Fire Laboratory; Dr. Leon Hargreaves, School of Forestry, University of Georgia; Jim Morrison, coordinator, Information and Education, Georgia Game and Fish Commission.
Charles O'Kelly, assistant director, Cooperative Extension Service; H. E. Ruark, director, Georgia Forest Research Council ; Davis Slappey, chief, Real Estate Loan Division, Farmers Home Administration; Darold Westerberg, supervisor, Chattahoochee National Forest, U. S. Forest Service and Walter Zillgitt, director, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station complete the list.
Shirley emphasized that the aim of the Forestry Commission's training program is to constantly strive to improve the performance and service of the Commission in its program of forest protection, landowner assistance, nursery production and other activities.
A medal commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Federal Land Bank

State Foresters
Meet

Harley Langdale, Jr.
Osal B. Capps, state forester, Misouri Conservation Commission , Jefferson City, has been elected president of the National A ssociation of State Foresters. He was named to the post at the 6

45th annual meeting of the Association at Sacramento, Calif.
Capps succeeds Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon. Shirley becomes a member-at-large on the executive committee.
Other officers are Gene L. Butcher, state forester, Kentucky Division of Forestry, Frankfort, vice-president; Lester McClung, state forester, West Virginia Department of Natural Resources,
Charleston, secretary-treasurer; and A . Earl Plourde, state forester, Alaska De-

program was presented to the Georgia Forestry Commission. The medal, for outstanding contributions to American agriculture, was presented by Walter Langley, assistant vice president, Federal Land Bank, Columbia, South Carolina. Shirley accepted the award on behalf of the Commission.
A commendation award was present ed to Thomas T. Irwin, Governor's executive secretary, Atlanta .
Appreciation awards were presented to Sam Dunaway, SCS, Winder; Pau l Hagerty, supervising forest meteorologist, U. S. Weather Bureau, Macon ; Grady Huddleston, State training coordinator, State Merit System, Atlanta ; and William Grieve, chief, Forest Management Branch, TV A, Norris, Tenn.
Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, accepts Federal Land Bank Medal from Walter Langley, assistant vice-president, Federal Land Bank.
partment of Natural Resources, Anchorage, director-at-large.
The featured speaker was Harley Langdale, Jr. , chairman, Board of Directors, Southern Pine Association, Val dosta. His subject was "The Challenge in Forestry".
Langdale said, "The task ahead is to work for total utilization of the land and the trees. We must strive to bring every acre of forest land to full tree production." "Our second major objective is at the production end of the line, putting every ounce of the timber harvest to good use", he added .
Langdale emphasized that with proper planning, effective communications and close coordination between the various agencies, industries, groups and individuals involved, we will succeed.
Capps announced that the Associa tion 's 1968 annual meeting will be held at New Orleans, La.

Georgia Forest Industry Growth Experienced

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The primary source of our weal t h

lies in the development of our natural

resources.

These are our most abundant pro

ducts, and from them we are building a

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growing economy which promises a se-

cure future. From the tall, fa st growing,

southern pine, we have discovered an

unlimited supply of raw mat erials and

by -products that are in demand all over

the world.

It is because of this abundance of

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raw material that wood -usi ng industries

are ex panding and new ones are go ing

into operation.

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The Mt. Airy Wood Preserving Com-

pany is one of Georgia 's newest wood -

using industries. The new treating facil -

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ity is located on a ten acre site off U . S.

123 near Mt. Airy . James Holcomb and

Bern Sims are co-owners.

New treating plant will initially provide a raw material market within a 30 mile radius

Holcomb said that eight persons will

of Mt. Airy.

be employed initially at the $100,000 plant. He added that production will include treated fence posts, farm poles and lumber. This means an annual use of approximately six million board feet of sawtimber and 4,845 cords of pulpwood.
Holcomb pointed out that the raw material will be drawn from a 30-mile radius of Mt. Airy with sales extending out 100 miles. Pine will be the principal specie used in the beginning .
Expansions are in the making at two Macon plants. Art Furniture Company and Inland Container Corporation are undertaking multi -million dollar programs.
The first phase of Art Furniture Company 's $4 mi llion plant is under construction at Macon's Airport I ndustrial Park. Leonard P. Kaplan, firm president, said the first phase involves an investment in excess of $500,000.
At the end of a five-year expansion program, the plant is expected to employ 700 people. This is double present em ployment.

The Middle Georgia furniture plant produces more than 1,000 tables a day in its present fac ilit y . Production will rise to more than 3,000 tables when the new plant is in full operation . The Macon-made products are shipped to Europe, Australia, Central America, Canada and Hawaii as well as the Conti nental United States.
The initial 114,000 square feet por-
tion of the build ing, scheduled to open this year, will house machinery and veneering operations which are entirely new to the company . There will be over 300,000 square feet in the projected plant which will encompass seven and one-half acres under one roof.
The firm, established in 1928, is among the top five manufacturers of occasional tables in the nation and one of the major suppliers of furniture department stores.
The expansion at Inland Conta iner Corporation w ill be a 20 percent enlargement of its local facilities. Ted Towe, Inland general manager, said the

primary purpose of the expansion is to provide adequate space to convert five mill ion additional square feet of corru gated board into boxes each week.
Last year, over one bill ion square feet of corrugated board were produced by the loca l plant. It is staffed by more than 300 employees and spends more than $2 million annually in payroll and taxes.
The addition means over 50,000 feet of manufacturing space and an additional 20,000 square feet for truck docks. The end result of the program, Towe said , will be to give the local facility the equipment and space to efficiently manufacture packages of all sizes, including large appliance and furniture packages and the smallest pharmaceutical boxes.
Inland, in operation in Macon since 1947, is the largest plant in the industry. Inland Container co-owns three, giant paper mills as well as 25 converting plants. One of the paper mills is located in Macon adjacent to the plant and operated by the Georgia Kraft Company .

The vast forests of Georgia offer one

of the brightest promises for continued

industrialization and increasing wealth .

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The State's 25,772,200 forest acres are

responsible for its place among the na-

tion' s leaders in the production of for-

est products valued at more than 1.1

bi II ion dollars.

Artist's rendering of Art Furniture Compan y 's $4 million plant being constructed at Macon's Airport Industrial Park.
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Atlanta banker John A . Sibley recently urged nearly 1,200 people to get behind a curren t movement to stop "confiscatory taxes" which are putting farmers out of business by making unprofitable the farmers' productivity .
Sibley addressed the Rural Land Taxation Conference at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center near Eatonton . The conference was sponsored by the Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Forestry Asso ciation.
The rural land taxation conference was the second in 3-weeks in which Georgia foresters and farmers have met to focu s attention on ad valorem taxes of their land .
The first meeting was designed to acquaint agriculturists with the goal s of the Georgia Forestry Association, which is seeking public support for a tax reform program to help agriculturists.
Sibley quoted the late Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, who said " t he power to tax is the power to destroy".
Sibley's topic at the conference was on Georgia resource development and taxation .
Sibley said Georgia's future prosperity depends on what renewable wealth comes each year from the state's farms and its vast timber resources.
"The question that confronts Georgia, as in other states is, shall we develop and increase our renewable resources, or shall we levy against farm and forest lands such burdensome taxes that tree and other farming becomes unprofitable, " Sibley declared .
"To do so will impair or destroy the occupations that produce these re-
C. Dorsey Dyer Head, Ex tension Forestry Department University of Georgia

sources and t hu s cu t off a st ream of new wealth upon wh ich t he good hea lth of our economy and prosperity of t he people depend ."
Sibley charged t hat land appraisers "are usually from the city, are unfamiliar with f arming and its importance and are accu stom ed t o deal in g w ith the development of subdivisions and shopping centers."
"The experts t ell us th at the present areas can doubl e in yield by proper care and improvement of stands," Sibley said.
"Georgia's forest-based indu stry is the second largest in t he st at e and generates an annual income of a billion dollars and provides employment of every fifth factory worker in Georgia.
"Georgia forest land, as a source of cellulose, is a powerful magnet wh ich attracts industry to Georgia and has already attracted to the state pulp, paper and chemical cellulose mills, representing an investment of $700 million or more of capital funds. "
Sibley pointed out to the group that the "taxes now imposed on rural landowners was unfair since the land is be ing taxed on wh at it migh t be, such as a hou sing development or an industria l site, when in actu alit y t he land should be taxed on th e basis of what it is and has been, and tha t is a f ar m ."

John A. Sibley Honorary Chairman Trust Company of Georgia

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Phil Campbell

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Commi ssi oner

State Department of Agriculture

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W. L. Lanier President Georgia Farm Bureau

The State Chamber of Commerce President Harold Clotfelter of Rome spoke for the chamber in favor of some tax relief for timber growers.
Wi ll iam Lanier, president, Georg ia Farm Bureau, was on hand to urge a grassroots movement for whatever legislation might be forthcoming for tax relief for the t imber farmer.
Lanier told the gathering he felt the original measure was defeated because of a m isunderstanding of the bi ll's aim.
He argued the vari ous news media gave t he wrong impression of the purpose of the bill to the peop le of Georgia.
He went on to say that Georgia's timberl ands are owned by 200,000 people, about 78 percent of them small landho lders.
Georgia has about 3 7 mi ll ion acres of land of which 25.7 million acres are in forests, re presenting some 69 percent of the state's entire acreage. Of this 93 percent of the land is privately owned.
Th e nearly 1, 200 attendi ng the Rock Eagl e confe rence represented bankers, state legislators, county commissioners, city offic ial s, school superintendents and board members, editors, off icia ls of area p lanni ng and development commissions and ot her key agr icu lt ural and forestry leaders.
From the Atlanta Journal

Harold Clotfelter President State Chamber of Commerce
L. A. Hargreaves, Jr. Professor, School of Forestry University of Georgia
E. L. Douglas, Sr. President Georgia Forestry Association

L W. Eberhardt Director Georgia Extension Service

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Round Pulpwood Production

There were 6,298,1 00 cords of round pulpwood and residues produced in

Continues Rise In Georgia

Georgia in 1966. This two percent increase over 1965 gave Georgia the south-

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ern leadership in pulpwood production

for the 19th consecutive year.

The 1967 edition of "Southern Pulp-

wood Production" shows Georgia retain -

ing its leadership in wood residue pro-

duction with 871,600 cords. Wood resi -

due production in the south was more

than 5.7 million cords.

For the eighth straight year, round

pulpwood production reached a new

high in the south . The 33,061,200 cords

accounted for approximately 61 percent

of the nation's total.

The value of pulpwood purchases

delivered to pulp and paper mills in

Georgia rose two percent over 1965.

The total was $125,962,000. The three

leading counties in Georgia were Wayne, cords. Fairfield County, S. C., with

were Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Miss-

$3,943,080; Ware, $3.716,520 ; and Clinch , $3,266,280.

204,635 cords, was second. Daily pulping capacity for Georgia's

issippi, North and South Carolina and Virginia . Mississippi had the largest per-

Appling, Bryan, Camden, Clinch, Ear- 14 pulpmills was 12,073 tons. This is an

centage increase, 30, with a production

ly, Ware and Wayne Counties were a- increase of 1,025 tons over 1965. The

of 2,949,500.

mong 43 counties throughout the south daily pulping capacity for the south's

The report includes charts and graphs

producing more than 100,000 cords of 87 mills reached 64,700 tons, a nine

on the number of companies procuring

roundwood. Wayne County led Georgia percent increase.

wood, mill capacity, production in-

with 197,154 cords.

Alabama again ranked second to

creases and declines and detailed tables

The South's leading producer of

Georgia in round pulpwood production

on all phases of production by State.

roundwood for the third straight year

with 5,291 ,900 cords. Other states pro-

Hardwood and pulpwood cordage is list-

was Union Parish, La., with 213,149

ducing more than two million cords

ed by State and county.

Naval Stores

Faces Worked, Producers Decline

The Naval Stores Conservation Program maintained its participation high of 89 percent in 1966. However, there was an 18 percent decline in faces work ed, and a 25 percent sag in the number of producers.
Norman Hawley, program supervisor, Valdosta, pointed out that the average
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size of all operations increased 11 percent from 848 faces in 1965 to 924 in 1966. He added that two-thirds of the producers participated in the Program in 1966.
In Georgia, 2.433 producers worked 20,657,167 faces. Georgia accounted for approximately 89 percent of the produc-

ers and more than 81 percent of the faces worked throughout the naval stores belt. The total number of faces worked were 25.433,991.
Appling County again led Georgia in the number of producers with 287. Clinch County repeated as the county working the most faces, 1,665,819.
Other Georgia counties working over a million faces were Coffee, 1,579,104; Appling, 1,576,840; Wayne, 1,101,1 03; and Treutlen, 1,004,222.
There are 12 stills and gum buying platforms in Georgia. The stills are located at Baxley, Douglas, Helena, Hobo-
ken and Homerville. Others are at Swainsboro, Tifton, Valdosta, Vidalia, and Waycross.
Gum buying platforms are listed at Alamo, Broxton, Fitzgerald, Glennville, and Mershon. Nicholls, Odum, Pearson, Pembroke, Pl ainfield and Poulan com plete the list.

Lawmakers Tour Forestry Commission
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The Natural Resources Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives recently held a two-day session at the Georgia Forestry Commission headquarters, near Macon.
Chairman A. B. C. 'Brad' Dorminy, Ben Hill County Representative, said the meeting enabled committee members to become acquainted with the Forestry Commission's and the Georgia Forest Research Council's services and programs.
Ray Shirley, Commission director, said that a conference and field trip program was presented. This enabled the legislators to learn of the services provided Georgia woodland owners in the areas of Forest Protection, Forest Management and Reforestation. Shirley pointed out that through such legislative visits we can give the lawmakers a better insight into our programs.
A highlight of the visit was a tour of the Commission's Arrowhead Seed Orchard where progress of the Commis sian's Tree Improvement Program was viewed. At the Orchard, an equipment demonstration was staged utilizing the Commission's patrol craft, aerial tanker and truck-tractor fire suppression units.
Arrangements for the committee's

Ray Shirley, Forestry Commission director, second from left, conducts a tour of Commission facilities for the Natural Resources Committee. Members on the tour and counties represented are, 1-r, Joseph A. Battle, Chatham; Edwin C. Poss, Banks and Madison; John H. Hadaway, Jasper and Jones; Ward Edwards, Marion and Taylor; Fulton Lovell, Rabun, Towns and White; Allen L. Parrish, Sr., Berrien and Cook; Howard Simmons, Gilmer and Pickens; A. B. C. Dorminy, chairman, Ben Hill; Harry Magoon, Hart; and G. Ed Knapp, Bibb. Not pictured is George W. Smith, DeKalb and Rockdale Counties.

stay in Macon were handled by Bibb County Representative Ed Knapp.
Representative Fulton Lovell , of Ra-

bun, Towns and White Counties, is vice chairman. The secretary is Edwin C. Pass of Banks and Madison Counties.

RANGER OF THE QUARTER

From 90,000 to 417,000 forest acres, this is the road John A. Osbolt has traveled since 1955. At that time he was ranger of the Pike County Forestry Unit. Today, he heads the only fourcounty Unit in Georgia, the LamarPike-Spalding-Upson Forestry Unit.
Osbolt cites the change in public attitude as the major factor in the rise in forestry in his area . Education and economics brought about the change, he added.
In late 1954, the first known weed tree control plot in Georgia, 25-acres, was set up in Pike County. The project now includes nine control plots throughout the four county area, each involving different species. All work is done with the tree injector.
Some 12 to 15 fire evaluation plots have been established. Southern Forest Fire Laboratory personnel are evaluating Spring and Summer fires to determine the best time for prescribed burning.
In 1962, a management forester, Bob Burns was added to the area. This has

John A. Osbolt
resulted in an increase in services to local woodland owners. Last year he had 179 cases involving 17,419 acres. Due to an emphasis on planned management, Burns made 23 detailed management plans.

Conservation Reserve, beautification and watershed programs helped to stimulate tree planting. More than 8,000 acres have been planted in the past ten years.
With the influx of industry to boost the economic value of forestry and the in-thewoods services available to woodland owners, the area's fire record has responded. The average number of fires has dropped from over 200 in the '50's to less than 140 in the '60's. There was a corresponding drop in the average size fire from 7.00 to 4.50 acres.
The Georgia Forestry Association's Fourth District General Performance Award was presented the Unit on four occasions, 1956-57 -58-59. The Unit placed second in the State in 1958.
Other Unit personnel are Charles Perdue, assistant ranger; Dowell Dickens and Earl Taunton , patrolmen; Quincy Adams and Albert Massey, assistant patrolmen ; Mrs. Ann Scoggins, dispatcher; and Tom Babre, Mrs. Oddie Byars, C. T. Smoot and Mrs. Faye Wainwright, tower operators.
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Haralson Countians Convicted WALTON COUNTY t

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Walton Countian Pleads Guilty In other court action, Larry C. Stone

of Oxford was sentenced to two years probation on a charge of woods arson.

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In separate trials, Malcolm Burgess Court. The men, along with Everett Stone entered a plea of guilty to the

and Roger Reeves, both of Tallapoosa, Burgess of Tallapoosa, were indicted on charge at the November term of the

have been sentenced to two years in the the above charges at the October term Walton County Superior Court. Judge

State Penitentiary. They were convicteq of the Carroll County Grand Jury.

James Barrow passed sentence.

on charges of woods arson in Carroll

The three Haralson Countians were

The fire, Stone was charged with set-

County.

arrested by the Georgia State Patrol in ting, was started on forest land owned

The two men were charged with wilfully, maliciously or without cause, setting on fire the lands of another. They set two forest fires on the property of A. T. Patterson on November 30, 1966. The fires were located in the northwest section of Carroll County, about six

Tallapoosa. The warrants for their arrests were made by Georgia Forestry
Commission Investigator Fred Baker, Rome. Assisting Baker were Commission Investigators W. E. Lee, Newnan and Milton Rose, Macon.

by Mrs. Mamie Barrett of Atlanta in the Walnut Grove section of Walton County. Walton County Sheriff Jesse Still says that a number of abandoned house and woods fires have occurred in the area over the past year.
The warrant for Stone's arrest was

miles south of Tallapoosa.

The Bowdon and Tallapoosa Police made by Frank Thornton, deputy Sher-

Their sentence was pronounced by Departments, the Carroll and Haralson iff, Walton County and Rose, Commis-

Coweta Superior Court Circu it Judge Sheriff's Departments and GBI Agents sion investigator. Assisting in the appre-

Lamar Knight of Carrollton at the Octo- provided valuable assistance in the ap- hension of Stone were the GBI and

ber term of the Carroll County Superior prehension of the suspects.

State Fire Marshall's Office.

Chapter-Alumni Meeting Held

The 18th annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter Society of American Foresters and the University of Georgia School of Forestry Alumni Association was recently held at Macon .
Georgia Chapter, SAF Chairman Vernon Yow, professor, ABAC, Tifton said approximat ely 200 members attended the two day meet ing. The theme was "The Destroyers - Fire and Taxes". J. D. Ryder, superintendent, Land Department, Union Camp Corp., Savannah, is president of the Alumni Association.
H. E. Ruark, director, Georgia Forest Research Council , Macon, keynoted the opening session which was devoted to forest fire organization, control , prevention, research and problems involved . The delegates' attention was al so focu sed on Taxes on Georgia's forest land. Representative George L. Smith keynot-
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ed this session. " Law enforcement and prevention is
the key to reducing fire occurrence", Ruark emphasized . "Of much concern is the growing problem of man-caused fires. In a majority of the cases, these are caused by carelessness." Ruark pointed out that landowners want a freedom from the concern and risks of the disasterous fires. He cited the Georgia Forestry Commission for bringing this freedom closer to reality through prevention programs that have reduced the number of wildfires from year-to-year.
A panel discussion on " The Development of Fire Control in Georgia 192567 " kicked-off the general session. The panel moderator was James C. Turner, Jr., chief, Forest Protection, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon. Panel members and their subjects were D. A. Craig, director, Southern Area, State and Private Forestry, U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta, "The Organization" ; J. W. Gnann, assistant superintendent, Union Camp Corp., Savannah, "Problems"; Henry W. Malsberger. Sr., general manager, Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association , Atlanta, "Public Reaction"; and Walter N. Stone, procurement forester, Continental Can Co., Savannah, "Equipment".
The opening day 's session concluded with talks by Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, "Meeting Today's Fire Protection Chat-

Vernon Yow

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lenge" ; Robert W. Cooper, director's representative, Southern Forest Fire Laboratory, USFS, Macon, "Research Contributes to Fire Control"; and Jack S. Barrows, Forest Protection Research, USFS, Washington, D. C., "Fire Research for Tomorrow's Southern Forests" .
A panel discussion of "A Fair and Equitable Forest Taxation Program for Georgia" concluded the major activities of the general session. Erie T. Newsom, Jr., director of Woodlands, Georgia Kraft Co., Rome, was the moderator. The panel members were Dorsey Dyer, head, Extension Forestry Department, University of Georgia, Athens; and Dr. L. A. Hargreaves, Jr., School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens.

An open discussion of forest taxation and the business session of the Alumni Association concluded the annual meeting .

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The Mayor

This is the fifth in a series on the Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Board Chairman Hugh M . Dixon

of Vidalia is featured th is quarter.

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Other Board members are M . E.

Garrison , Homer; L. H. Morgan,

Eastman and Alexander Sessoms,

Cogdell.

Mayor D ixon is a staunch supporter of forestry and continuall y speaks out for f orest protecti on and the utilization of good f orest management practices.
The V ida lia Mayor is president of the Hugh D ixon Lumber Co mpan y at V idal ia. D ixo n, a civic leader, lumberman and ti mberl and owner, began his lumber

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career w ith t he Fol ey Lum ber Company of Perry, Florida. Prior to going into business for himself in V idali a in 1945, Di xon work ed for t he Wilson-Cy press Lumber Company, Palat ka , Florida and the Putnam Lumber and Ex port Co mpany , Cross City, Florida .
Mayor Dixon is a direct or and Fifth District vice-president of t he Georgia Forestry Association . He also holds membership in t he Southern Pin e A ssociation.
The native of Perry, Flor ida is a past member of the Georgia Advi sory Committee, Southeastern Forest Fire Co mpact Commission, representi ng ind ustry. In 1963, he was an area chai rman f or the Georgia Wood Council.
During this time, the Toombs Countian was a L ieutenant Colonel Aid e
The Board Member
de Camp on the Governor's staff, a position that has recently been renewed. Dixon was recently reelected t o an unopposed second t erm as Mayor of Vidalia. Prior to becoming Mayor, he served for four years on the city council.
The Board member is the direct or of the Toombs County Developm ent Au thority. Mayor Dixon belongs to th e State Democratic Executive Committee, the State Chamber of Commerce and the V idalia Chamber of Comm erc e.
A Rotarian , Mayor Dixon is a Mason, Shriner, Moose and Elk , and is a member of the Toombs County Sportsman's Club .
A member of the Board of Stewa rds of the Vidalia Methodist Church , Mayor Dixon and his wife, Myrtice have t hree children. They are Bobby R., Ronny A. and Winde ll H., all of V idal ia.
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Letters
FIRE SUPPRESSION
Please allow me to commend you, Hugh Allen, Ed Forsyth and others for having such well trained and efficient personnel.
On the afternoon of June 16th, a man hauling off garbage decided he would burn it and as a result set fire to some of our finest timber. Of course Ranger Barnhill answered the call. Immediately upon arrival he called Shorty Johnson_ It was not long before they had the fire cut off, thus saving a 12-acre Tobacco shade (worth about $30,000).
Grady County is most fortunate to have two men that are willing to work and have the know-how and equipment to work with.
With kindest personal regards.
Judson Mayfield Vice-Chairman Grady County Board of Commissioners Roads and Revenues

I own a large tract of land at Covington, Georgia, and, since the Georgia Railroad runs through the property, we have more than our share of woods fires. Each time there is a fire, as there was last week, I am re-impressed with the fine work and high efficiency of Mr. James E. Pinson who is in charge of your Newton-Rockdale Unit. In addition to his technical qualifications he is most cooperative and personable.
I think this young man is a distinct credit to your service.
Charles H. Starling Director Water Quality Surveys Service
MEETING
Please accept my sincere thanks for the very excellent way in which you carried out the various assignments connected with local arrangements. All comments indicate that the Macon meeting of the Georgia Chapter, SCSA, was the most successful yet held. Certainly a large measure of the credit belongs to the Local Arrangements Committee. Please extend to the ladies my special thanks for the very fine job they did.
A. P. Barnett Chairman Georgia Chapter SCSA

BOYS STATE
In behalf of The American Legion, Department of Georgia, I wish to thank you for allowing John Butler to serve as a staff member at the 1967 American Legion Georgia Boys State.
John did an outstanding job. His every action reflected great credit to himself and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Your cooperation in this fine program is genuinely appreciated.
George Osborne Department Adjutant
FAIR
May I personally, and on behalf of the Southeastern Fair, thank you and the Forestry Commission for the fine exhibits you had at the 1967 Southeastern Fair.
We appreciate the fine cooperation and interest of your Department and shall look forward to having you with us for many years.
Billie W. Tovell Director Special Activities

We wish to express our grateful appreciation to Bobby Holland and the man who assisted him in extinguishing the fire on our land near Peterson Hill. I am quite sure had he not been there the damage would have been bad.
Burgin Lumber Company R. F. Burgin, Sr.
We the undersigned would like to express through this letter our thanks and appreciation to the men of the Bacon, Ware and Coffee County Forestry Units. Also, we commend these men for their abilities and knowledge of fire suppression.
Due to their knowledge of fire suppression several homes, buildings and many acres of valuable forest land were saved.
This fire occurred on May 8, 1967 approximately four miles South of Nicholls on Bacon, Coffee and Ware County line.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Euras Meeks Mr. and Mrs. F. 0. Sutton Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roberson Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Roberson Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Walter Meeks Fred Anderson Larry Meeks Otis Meeks
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In behalf of the Cherokee Garden Club I wish to thank you for kindly allowing us the use of your film "Adventuring in Conservation". It was most enjoyable and interesting.
Program Chairman
READING CLUB
Just a note of appreciation to you for taking the time to help me promote the Smokey the Bear Reading Club in Stephens County. We have had over 500 children to register and this doesn't include the registration through the Bookmobile. I feel that all 3000 children that you talked with on your visit will be more aware of conserving our natural resources.
Mrs. L. H. Couch, Jr. Jr. Woman's Club
of Toccoa
SERVICE
Of course, your letter did not require an answer but I was so impressed with Mr. Terrell L. Brooks' services and the manner in which he fulfilled my request to survey several tracts of timber in Douglas County, that I wanted to write a note thanking him for his help.
The Georgia Forestry Commission can be proud to have men like him working with landowners.
James Leak Grizzard Advertising Inc.

SCOUTS
The Girl Scout Council of Eastern Georgia and its campers at Camp Tanglewood express their gratitude to Wayne Meadows for his help with our camping program. His willingness to share his skills and talent with our Scouts is greatly appreciated. Our program has been enriched by all that he has done and made possible
Miss Virginia Martin Executive Director Girl Scout Council of Eastern Georgia, Inc.
You and your department have come through in a fine style. Frank Eadie did a fine job for us recently with our 1967 Father-Daughter Cadette event on our new 4,000 acre Pine Log Mtn. site in Cherokee County.
Frank operating under a handicap on not having seen the area before and not being too certain of what we wanted to accomplish rode with the bumps and ended up doing an excellent piece of work for us on Saturday and Sunday. I know that a lot of the girls and their dads have a much better understanding of our area and your operations.
Don Shedd Event Coordinator Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council, Inc.

Logging the Foresters

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MEMORIUM ...Charles J. Davis, 46, ranger, Baker-Mitchell Forestry Unit, has

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died. Davis, a native of Mitchell County, came with the Georgia Forestry Com -

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mission in November, 1960 as ranger of

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the Mitchell County Forestry Unit. Mitchell and Baker Counties were combined in July, 1965. Davis served in the U.S.

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Navy from 1942-45. He was a member

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of the Farm Bureau, American Legion

and Masonic Order. Ray Shirley, Com-

mission director, cited Davis for his de-

votion to duty through the sacrifice of

many leisure hours to insure the pro-

tection of Baker and Mitchell County

woodlands. Shirley stated that Davis'

job efficiency and devotion to his work

was a tribute to him as a man and to the

State as an employee. We extend deep-

est sympathy to Mrs. Davis and family.

The United States and State flags are flying at all Georgia Forestry Commission County Unit and District headquarters. Governor Lester Maddox , in urging that the flags be flown at all State facilities, said that we should take pride in displaying our flags which stand for the priviledged freedoms we enjoy.

NEW FACULTY ... Dr. A. M. Herrick, dean, School of Forestry, University of Georgia, Athens, has appointed seven new faculty members. They are James E. Bethune, James C. Fortson, Phillip C. Johnson and Stephen C. Lamphear. Others are Thomas L. Linton, R. Larry Marchington and Klaus Steinbeck.

APPOINTMENT.. .The U. S. Forest Service has announced the appointment of E. F. Peffer as an assistant chief of the Information and Education Division in the Atlanta Office. E. W. Schultz, regional forester, said Peffer is working with W. W. Huber, division chief, in directing the I&E program for the 13State Southern Region.

MASTERS DEGREE ... H. Leland Moore, forest entomologist, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, has completed requirements for his Master of Science in Entomology Degree from the University of Georgia. He graduated from the University's School of Forestry in 1962. Through Moore, the Commission has been able to broaden and intensify its pest control activities.

Mrs. Mae Moseley, seed analyst, Eastern These men represent 61 years of service

Gene Dally, right, chairman, Morgan- Tree Seed Laboratory, Macon, demon- to the 4-H Forestry Camp held annually

Walton County Forestry Board, presents strates the use of the x-ray in analyzing at Waycross. They are, 1-r, B. S. Booth,

the keys, to the new Forestry headquar- seed development. Miss Lynne McMillan, Eighth District, ranger, Georgia Forestry

ters, to Ranger IN. H. Jones in . Open senior scientific assistant, Seed Testing Commission, Waycross, 23-y~ars; Jim

House ceremonies. The modern brick Section, Forest Research Station, Sur- Spiers, area forester, Southern Pulp) and wood building is the nerve center rey, England, recently spent three weeks wood Conservation Association, States-

for forestry activities of the two coun- at the lab being acquainted with the boro, 21-years; and D. 0. Harris, Coker

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general methods of seed testing.

Seed Company, McRae, 17-years.

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