Georgia forestry, Vol. 23, no. 3 (Sept. 1970)

Georgia

FORESTRY

Sept. 1970

No.3

Vol. 23

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

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

CONTENTS
Trees From Certified Seed Available...........................................................................3 The Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority....................................................A-5 House Stamps Approval On Fire Lab Expansion .........................................................6 Need For Land Planning Explored ..............................................................................6 Promotions.................................................................................................................7 Future Needs Cited... Rural-Urban Programs Outlined ... Perils Noted.......................B-9 Forestry Faces And Places........................................................................................10 SCL Holds Forestry Field Day..................................................................................11 Ranger Of The Ouarter.............................................................................................11 Forest Survey Underway......................................................................................12-13 Memoriams ............................................................................................................... 14 Logging The Foresters...............................................................................................15

OFFICIALS A. Ray Shirley Director Julian D. Reeves Deputy Director
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Cruising The News

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

Vidalia
Lavonia Homer Eastman Cogdell

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

DISTRICT OFFICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
DISTRICT I - Route 2 Statesboro, 30458
DISTRICT II - P. 0. Box 429 Camilla, 31730
DISTRICT Ill - P. 0. Box 169 Americus, 31709
DISTRICT IV - P. 0. Box 333 Newnan, 30263
DISTRICT V - P. 0. Box 96 McRae, 31055
DISTRICT VI - P. 0. Box 881 Milledgeville, 31061
DISTRICT VII P. 0. Box 2136 Rome, 30161
DISTRICT VIII P. 0. Box 1160 Waycross, 31501
DISTRICT IX P. 0. Box 416 Gainesville, 30501
DISTRICT X - Route 2 Washington, 30673

Second class postage paid at Dry Branch, Georgia

Surveying The Forests
Seventy percent of Georgia's land is in forests. Our state is the leading forestry state of the South and is among the top two or three in the nation.
Therefore, forestry products are a vital part of Georgia's economy and the way of life for many of her citizens. It is necessary that up-to-date information be obtained on our woodlands.
Such a project is underway at nearby Moultrie. The U. S. Forest Service is beginning a threeyear survey to determine the amount of wood growth, removal of forest lands and lost growth potential through tree mortality. When the survey is completed the entire state's forest lands will be sampled.
The information will be used to aid the state in realizing its full economic potential from its forest resources. It will be used to attract efficient, modern forest based industries to the state.
It will be most meaningful to this South Georgia area because so much of our livelihood depends on what grows in our woods and how well we grow it.
(From the Valdosta Daily Times)
Forest Festival Success
The 13th Ware Forest Festival turned out to be one of the most successful ever held and we commend all those who were responsible.
Just as Thomasville is the city of roses, Waycross is the capitol of the pine tree area. We are pleased to note that I. L. Booth received the Master Tree Farmer Award of the Commercial Bank. He saw the wisdom of scientific practices when he began tree farming in the 1920s and throughout the years he has followed recommended management procedures and it has paid off for him. His tree farms, located north of Manor and in the Pine Valley community are regarded as splendid examples of careful planning and good management. It is also a pleasure to join in saluting two Ware County youths who have been outstanding in forestry related activities. Miss Jan Lee received the George M. Bazemore Memorial Forestry Award to Youth presented by the First National Bank and Ricky Pitts received the Youth Award for his work in the Future Farmers of America. And last, but far from least, we tip our hats to the new Ware Pine Queen, Miss Susan Everett. This lovely Ware County High senior will be an excellent representative of the forestry industry of our area. We look forward to the 1971 Ware Forest Festival. The event gets bigger and better each year.
(From the Waycross Journal-Herald)

TREES FROM CERTIFIED SEED AVAILABLE

Improved, "Super", tree seedlings grown from certified seed, are being made available to Georgia landowners for the first time this year, according to Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission.
The certified seed stock will account for 23 percent of the total tree seedling crop of 59,958,309, Shirley said. All improved tree seedlings will represent more than 46 percent of the crop. The improved seedlings consist of loblolly and slash pine trees.
Approximately 50,237,909 tree seedlings are available for order by Georgia landowners. An additional 9,720,400 seedlings are being grown under contract for industries. The seed, furnished by industry, came from their seed producing orchards.
In announcing the availability of seed lings, Shirley reported that the price on all regular species of pine has been increased to $5 per thousand, an increase of 50 cents. The species include longleaf,

shortleaf, slash and Virginia pines. The improved stock remains the same at $6 per thousand, he added. Shirley cited increased cost of production for the price increase.
James C. Wynens, chief, Reforestation Division, said that the early submission of orders is encouraged as all orders received prior to the first of November will be filled depending on supply. If orders exceed supply, the trees wi II be prorated between orders. Orders received after the first of November, Wynens added, will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
He pointed out that seedling application forms can be obtained from the Forestry Commission County Rangers, County Agents, Soil Conservation Service Technicians and Agricultural Conser vation Program Officers. All orders must be submitted on a Forestry Commission application form.
Wynens emphasized that payment must accompany all orders before shipment can be made. No refunds will be made on

APPLICATION FOR NURSERY STOCK

OROER NO - - - -

GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION MACON, GEORGIA 31202

P.O. BOX 819

orders cancelled after February 1, 1971. Mail the completed applications to the
Georgia Forestry Commission, P. 0. Box 819, Macon, Ga. 31202.
For assistance in determining your reforestation needs, contact your local county forest ranger.

Ordering
Instructions
The following tree seedlings are being grown for sale by the Georgia Forestry Commission during the 1970-71 planting season.

SPECIES Pines:

Per 1000

Eastern White Improved Loblolly Improved Slash Longleaf Shortleaf Slash Virginia

$ 9.00 6.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00

500
$4.50 3.00 3.00 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.50

50
$2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

NAME OF APPLICANT ADD~ESS: - - - - - - - - - -

PHONE NO - - - - - - - - - _ C I T Y - - - - - - - - - ZIP CODE _ __

OTHER:

IF SEEDLINGS ARE TO BE DELIVERED TO SOMEONE OTHER THAN APPLICANT, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING

AvCNT'S NAME ADDRI:SS

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PHONE N O . - - - - - - -

CITY_

ZIP CODE

DELIVERY DESIRED AS SHOWN BELOW

DATE

SPECIES

NUMBER OF SEEDLINGS

COUNTY OF PLANTING

FOREST DISTRICT ..\REA

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TYPE OF OWNERSHIP,

Check one-

0 1. D, ><ll'l' person~ Clubs As~oc,oroons & ProYoT" Schools.

0 2. Pro,::lfe ~"ores lnduHry. Lumber Mfg.

0 3. p,,a,._. Fot"s' lnduslr~- Pulp & Paper.

0 J, p,,oreFores

~<oYol Stores Plywood eTc.

0 5. p.,,oreoh,.,, ondLstry

0 6. T0"" 0 ~. Sr~e and

and Publc Schooh. P~blc Lands.

0 8. Federal Go~rnm~nt

0 9. Oth~r ~p~c fy

METHOD OF SHIPMENT

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D 1

STATE TRUCK TO COUNTY FOREST:('!" JFFCE

D 2

APPLICANT WILL P:CK :.JP AT ~;URSERY

SEEDLI~GS RECEIVED IN GOOD CONDITION

I Ht.HE'lY CERTIFY THAT I DESIRE TO PURCHASE THE ABOVE NURSERY STOCK UNDER CONDITIONS PRINTED ON THE BACO.: Of- THI~ FOR~,t

PAYMENT: S - - - - - - - D A T E - - - - - - - - - SIGNATURE - - - - - - - - - - - DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE

NURSERY ASSSIGNED

0 DAVISBORO

D HERTY

r:J WALKER

D MORGAN

Arizona Cypress

10.00 5.00 2.00

Bicolor Lespedeza

6.00 3.00 1.00

Black Walnut

10.00 5.00 2.00

Catalpa

10.00 5.00 2.00

Cottonwood Cuttings 10.00 5.00 2.00

Dogwood

25.00 12.50 3.00

White Oak

10.00 5.00 2.00

Chestnut Oak

10.00 5.00 2.00

Swamp Chestnut Oak 10.00 5.00 2.00

Sawtooth Oak

10.00 5.00 2.00

Redcedar

10.00 5.00 2.00

Sycamore

10.00 5.00 2.00

Yellow Poplar

10.00 5.00 2.00

A transportation charge of $.50 per thousand trees and $.25 per five hundred trees must be added to the above costs if trees are delivered by State Truck to County Ranger Headquarters.
All sales of less than 500 trees must be in packages of 50, and priced at multiple of 50 price.
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Forester Assigned
The Lake Lanier Islands
Development. .Authority

Major General William A. Cunningham, retired, executive director of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority, and Winston West, Gainesville Area forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, discuss the Islands' layout and the part forestry is expected to play in the project's completion.

Executive Director William A. Cunningham and Gainesville Area Forester Winston West discuss factors that will determine the cutting or leaving of trees such as the use of the area, effect on wildlife, ecology of the area and condition of the trees.

tion of facilities. He added that the co-



operation and support of the Forestry

Commission has been outstanding in

every respect.

Shirley stated that the staffing of a

forester is the realization of the vital

role forestry can undertake in such en-

deavors. With technical assistance at



hand throughout construction, the natu -

The forester will designate various areas for natural forest preserves.

ral resources and the aesthetics of the

islands will be maintained.



The Georgia Forestry Commission and The Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority have entered into an annual agreement providing for a staff forester. The announcement was made

Cunningham, retired, Islands executive director.
General Cunningham states that a staff position was allocated to forestry because of plans to maintain the natural

The Lake Lanier project has been authorized by the Georgia General Assembly in recognition of the need for more and better public recreation facilities and of the unique features of the island sites. With the central purpose re-

jointly by Ray Shirley, Commission di- setting of the islands, and incorporate

creation, other public objectives are

rector, and Major General William A. the natural resources with the construe -

economic development, preservation of

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open space, protection of wildlife, identification of historical sites and opening of scenic areas.
Jack Griffis of Homerville has been assigned to the staff. The forester's first responsibility will be to make a comprehensive inventory of the islands in order to preserve the maximum amount of the natural landscape during construc tion of facilities. Prior to construction, trees will be marked for cutting and areas which may be cleared of vegetation will be mapped.
During construction, Griffis will work with supervisory architects and engineers to see t hat restricted areas are respected.
Foll owing construction Griffis will be responsible for creating the extensive natural forest preserve, its trails, marked

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Part of the forester's responsibility will be the prevention of such wholesale clearing. Every effort will be made to preserve the maximum amount of the natura/landscape.

trees and shrubs. This will involve handling entomology functions, control of selective plantings and working closely with ground maintenance. With the commencement of operations, he will be involved in conducting tours of the

forest. Griffis comes to the Forestry Com-
mission from the American Turpentine Farmers Association, Valdosta. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources in 1962.
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House Stamps Approval




On Fire Lab Expansion



Sixth District Congressman Jack Flynt, Jr. has announced that the U. S. House of Representatives has passed a $140,000 appropriation to plan an addition to the present Southern Forest Fire Laboratory near Macon. The announcement came at the 1970 meeting of the Southern Forest Fire and Information and Education Chiefs' meeting.
Speaking at a luncheon, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the forest fire laboratory, the Griffin congressman cited the importance of the timber industry to the South, noting that forest wildfires can be damaging to the standard of living and quality of life enjoyed by the area's citizens.
He said that total funds spent for forest protection in 1969 were $99,014,871 of which $84,618,871 were State, local and private funds. Only $14,396,000 were federal monies. "This downward trend in federal support," Flynt emphasized, "will not only jeopardize current efforts in forest protection, but will fail to assist in strengthening programs to meet future problems."

Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr.
In other business, South Carolina was the recipient of the Sam Biechler Fire Prevention Award for 1969.
Douglass A. Craig, director, Southeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta, presented the award to John Shirer, fire chief, and Walter T. Ahearn, assistant State forester, I&E, South Carolina State Commission of Forestry.

The award, initiated in 1961, goes to

the Southern State showing the greatest
improvement in its fire occurrence re-

cord. Arkansas and North Carolina rank-

ed one, two behind South Carolina.

Other States with below average fire

occurrence were Florida, Georgia and

Tennessee. Other program highlights included

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technical sessions on fire research, dis-

cussion of current fire prevention pro-

grams and a tour of the fire laboratory.

James C. Turner, Jr. , chief, Forest

Protection, Georgia Forestry Commis-

sion, and Jack Dieterich, director's re-

presentative, Southern Forest Fire Labo-

ratory, were co-chairmen of the Fire

Chiefs' program. The I&E Chiefs' pro-

gram was headed by Frank Craven,

chief, Forest Education, Georgia Fores-

try Commission. The 13 south ern States represented

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included Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,

Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana and Miss-

issippi. Others were North Carolina,

Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,

Texas and Virginia.

Need For Land Use Planning Explored

A Symposium, set up to achieve an understanding of the needs for and to explore various facets of land use planning, was held at the University of Georgia, Athens.
Frank E. Craven, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, general chairman of the Symposium, said the program agenda was designed to be of interest to planning agencies, conservationists, gov6

ernment agencies, industry and the general public.
President Richard Nixon, in a recent message to Congress, said "Like those in the last century who tilled a plot of land to exhaustion and then moved on to another, we in this century have too casu ally and too long abused our natural environment. The time has come when we wait no longer to repair the damage al-

ready done and to establish new criteria

to guide us in the future".

...

Georgia's "Land Use Planning Sym-

posium explored the need for compre-

hensive land planning in Georgia made

necessary by the State's surge in popula-

tion and industry coupled with Geor-

gian's more leisure time and income,

Craven added.

The meeting was initiated by the

Georgia Chapter, Soil Conservation So-

ciety of America and the Georgia Insti-

tute of Community and Area Develop-

ment, University of Georgia.

Co-sponsors included the Georgia As-

sociation of Soil and Water Conservation

Districts, Association of County Com-

missioners in Georgia, Georgia Conser-

vancy, Georgia Regional Development

Association, Georgia Forestry Associa-

tion, Georgia Sportsmen Federation,

The Georgia Outdoor Writers Associa-

tion and the University of Georgia.

Promotions


Five promotions have been announc-

ed by Ray Shirley, director, Georgia

Forestry Commission , Macon.

William C. Harper, Statesboro district

forester, and Druid N. Preston, assistant

forest management chief, Macon, have

been named field supervisors. F. AI

Smith, Newnan district forester, has

assumed the duties of assistant forest

administration chief. All three men are

working out of the Forestry Commis-

sion's State headquarters in Macon.

Others include Jerry R. Lanier , States-

boro Area forester, who has been named Statesboro District forester, and Rowe

Druid N. Preston

William C. Harper

T . Wall, Americus Area forester, who has Wash ington Districts.

County Forestry Unit. He has held the

been named Newnan District forester.

Smith will assist in planning and co- positions of assistant district forester



Shirley stated that Harper and Preston will supervise all field operations

ordinating activities involving budgeting, purchasing, payroll, printing and data

and district forester. Smith has been the Newnan District forester for the past 12

in regards to the Commission's services. processing, Shirley said .

years.

This includes the coordination of fores-

Harper came with the Forestry Com -

Lanier came with the Forestry Com-

try programs that are being designed to

mission in July 1950. He served as dis-

mission in 1958 as an assistant ranger in

meet a county's specific needs. Each

trict forester at both Milledgeville and

Emanuel County. In 1960, he was pro-

county will have outlined objectives

Statesboro, He has been the Statesboro

moted to assistant Statesboro District

with goals set for their implementation.

District forester for the past 16 years.

forester and to Statesboro Area forester

This program will help implement

Preston came with the Forestry Com-

in 1969.

plans for the Third Forest needs, result- mission in 1955 as the Newton County

Wall came with the Forestry Commis-

ing from the study by industry and for-

Ranger. In succeeding years, 1956-57, he

sion in 1958 as an assistant ranger in

estry organizations to provide forests

served as assistant Fourth and Third

Emanuel County. In 1960, he was pro-

for the years ahead.

District management forester at Newnan

moted to assistant Americus District for-

Harper will work the Commission's

and Americus, respectively. He assumed

ester in 1960 and Americus Area fores-

Statesboro, Camilla, Americus, McRae

the duties of Rome District forester in

ter in 1969.

and Waycross Districts. Preston is re-

1962.

All five men are graduates of the

sponsible for the Commission's Newnan,

Smith began his Forestry Commission

University of Georgia School of Forest

Milledgeville, Rome, Gainesville and

career in 1951 as ranger of the Cook

Resources .



F. AI Smith

Rowe T. Wall

Jerry R. Lanier 7

GFA Meet
Future Needs Cited Rural-Urban Programs Outlined Perils Noted

Among these were fire protection, cost records, that heavier stocked stands

maximum timber production, marketing will withstand storms much better than

for maximum return, planned manage- sparsely stocked stands, that producers

ment programs, development of a sound were quicker to buy timber in the thick

tax program and an educational program stands and hold ing timber past a mature,

to place forestry in the right perspective merchantable size is not always as safe as

in the economy.

a "savings account", Lack pointed out.

He noted that the U. S. Forest Ser-

Lack was joined by Assistant State

vice has begun a detailed resource study Forester E. C. Pickens of South Carolina

to determine available and future in talking about disasters that have hit his

sources. This will permit the Forestry state. Two ice storms in recent years, one

Commission along with other forest in- before any type plan was initiated and

terests to develop a sound forestry pro- second following a program that was

gram with realistic goals.

immediately implemented. Having the

While most Georgians think of the disaster plan made it possible to salvage

Georgia Forestry Commission activities at least one-third more wood than with -

being related to rural forest fires, John out the plan, Pickens concluded.

Mixon said the Metro Forestry Program

The Georgia Forestry Association, in

in Atlanta has shown the need for help cooperation with the Georgia Forestry

in urban areas.

Commission and other related agenc ies,

Mixon, who heads the nation's first is studying the feasibility of establishing

Gerald B. Saunders

such program geared to the needs of an an emergency disaster program to elimiurban community, told the group that nate as many start-up salvage operational

If Georgia is to take her fair share of thousands of calls come into the head- problems as possible.

the increased forest needs of the future, quarters each month.

The Georgia Forestry Associat ion

landowners must produce "at least two

"These are the people who have a meeting, which attracted some 800 land-

to three times" the present produr.tion . shade tree problem, want trees marked owners, industry representatives and allied

Speaking to the annual meeting of for harvesting and a thousand and one people, also was the platform for the pub- r

the Georgia Forestry Association, A. Ray other questions," he told the landown- lic disclosure of the success of the Rural

Shirley, who serves as director of the ers, professional foresters and other Fire Defense program.

Georgia Forestry Commission, said Geor- members of the state organization.

The Rural Fire Department, initiat ed

gia already has implemented many of

Trees know no city limit boundaries, two years ago by the Georgia Forestry

the goals of the heralded Third Forest he explained, and the metro program has Commission with cooperative agreements

program .

already attracted nationwide attention.

from the federal government, has attract-

A southwide study of forest needs by

Two visiting state forestry officials told ed wide participation.

private and industrial landowners has the Georgians about their bouts with

Turner F. Barber, Jr., who heads the

shown three distinct periods in forest natural disasters and how they attacked program for the Georgia Forestry Com-

history. The first was the virgin forest the problem .

mission, says 168 departments in 100

which early settlers found in this country and the second is the mature stands that are being presently managed and

Wendell Lack, state forester in Mississ- counties have received 189 pieces of

ippi, outlined the situation following equipment to put in service.

Hurricane Camille last year and how the

"This has enabled many communities

harvested.

industry, government and landowners in our state to have their only fire fighting

The so-called Third Forest is the for- banded together for a united harvest pro- equipment," Barber said. "We have 58

est lands being planted today and to be gram.

requests for equipment at this time and

utilized tomorrow.

He went through the day to day strug- receive from eight to 15 requests per

Director Shirley said already the gle to salvage the devastating destruction month. Approximately eight to ten pieces

South has been alerted that it will be re- of timber. He said at least the equivalent of equipment are placed each month."

quired to provide more than one-half of of one year's timber growth for the entire

He told the Georgia Forestry Associa-

the nation's wood products. He outlined state was destroyed .

tion audience that the program was al-

a six point program that must be imple-

From our misfortune, tree farmers ready reducing fires in some areas just by

mented to fulfill these needs.

learned the necessity of keeping better having the equipment on hand. "When

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Cook Countian was crowned by the

Others are Twiggs-Wilkinson, Harold

reigning queen, Miss Sarah Amelia Walls Watkins; Paulding, Alfred Craton ; Ware,

of Brunswick. Miss Lana Funderburk of R. T. Kirkland; Banks-Hall, Robert Mc-

Metter was the runnerup.

Donald; and Morgan-Walton, W. Harold

In winning the pageant, Miss Sirmans Jones.

received a $500 scholarship to the college

Eley C. Frazer, Ill, F & W Forestry



of her choice in Georgia. During the year, Services, Albany, presented the awards. she will represent the Association at vari- Frazer stated that the General Perfor-

ous forestry functions.

mance Awards are presented to the Fores-

Miss Sirmans is the daughter of Mr. try Commission's Area and those counties

and Mrs. C. L. Sirmans. Mr. and Mrs. that have been outstanding in the perfor-

Wilton Funderburk are the parents of mance of their forestry services to the

Miss Funderburk.

citizens of Georgia. He pointed out that

The Georgia Forestry Commission's their cooperativeness and regard for re-

Brunswick Area has been awarded the sponsibility are on the highest level.

Georgia Forestry Association's 1970 Out-

The Association's Forestry Public Ser-

standing General Performance Award. H.L. vice Award went to WAGA-TV, Atlanta,

Neal is the Area forester.

and The Brunswick News. The awards

The Banks-Hall Forestry Unit was nam - were accepted by Mike Romedy, produc-

ed the Outstanding Unit in the State. tion manager, WAGA-TV and Ben Payne,

Robert McDonald is the Unit's forest City editor, The Brunswick News. The

ranger.

awards were presented in recognition of

Sharon Sirmans

The Best Fire Record Award went to the time, space and effort given to the Chattahoochee County. The Chattahoo- perpetuation of forest conservation.



we have found some 'hot spots' where fires have occurred frequently, we have put equipment in service and the number of fires have noticeably reduced.':

chee County forest ranger is James W. McGlaun.
Individual county unit winners and rangers are Effingham, Ernest Rahn; Colquitt, Newell D. Lastinger; Lee, John

Appreciation Awards were presented to Dr. Leon A. Hargreaves, professor, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens; Representative Mobley Howell, Blakely ; and Robert H. Rush,

Election of officers, presentation of Radcliffe, Jr.; Clayton-Fayette, Thomas chairman, Membership Committee, GFA,

awards and the crowning of "Miss Geor- G. McClendon; anll Irwin, Jack E. Vickers. Hawkinsville.



gia Forestry" ' highlighted the 1970 banquet of the Georgia Forestry Association.

Gerald B. Saunders of Columbus was

named to a second term as president of

the Association. C. M. Chapman, treasur-

er; Harold Joiner, executive secretary ;

and Mrs. Helen M. Dixon, secretary; all of



Atlanta, were reelected to their respective positions.

Saunders is president of the Alexander

Brothers Lumber Company in Columbus.

He has been associated with the company

since 1918, beginning as bookkeeper. He

became president in 1940.

The native of Lilesville, N. C. is a mem-

ber of the Southern Pine Association, New

Orleans, Louisiana; chairman of the board

of Southern Home Loans; director of

Columbus Plumbing and Mill Supply;

American Family Life Assurance Com-

pany and Columbus Parking, Inc. Other

activities include being a trustee of the

Columbus College Foundation, Inc., trus-

tee of the Georgia Baptist Foundation,

Inc., member of the Columbus Chamber

of Commerce and the Endowment Com-

mittee of Georgia Baptist Convention and

on the President's Council at Tift College

in Forsyth.

Saunders is married to the former Personna/ and Units recognized by the Georgia Forestry Association are, front row,

Charlotte Alexander of Waverly Hall. R. T. Kirkland, Ware; Alfred Craton, Paulding; Harold Watkins, Twiggs-Wilkinson;

They have four children and three grand- Thomas McClendon, Clayton-Fayette; Ernest Rahn, Effingham; and H. L. Neal, Jr.,



children .

Brunswick Area. Back row, W. H. Jones, Morgan-Walton; Robert McDonald, Banks-

The 1970 Miss Georgia Forestry is Hall; Jack Vickers, Irwin; John Radcliffe, Jr., Lee; Newell Lastinger, Colquitt; and

Sharon Sirmans of Adel. The 18-year old James McGlaun, Chattahoochee-Marion. 9

Forestry Faces And Places

Bacon County matches the State's figure in percentage of land area in forest acreage. There are 129,100 forest acres in

As director of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Dr. Boyce will be responsible for Federal forestry re-

Bacon County which represents approxi- search in Florida, Georgia, North and

mately 69 percent of the land area . More than 78 percent of the forest
acreage is farmer-owned . The forest acreage has a volume of 202.9 million board feet of sawtimber and 1.3 million cords of

South Carolina and Virginia. He will administer research activities at 11 locations with 120 scientists and 250 supporting personnel.

pulpwood. The production of 67,786 cords of

round pulpwood in 1968 gave Bacon

County a total of 821 ,999 cords produced

since 1946. The 1968 production was the county's second highest productive year. The top year was 1967 with 69,331 cords

produced. In 1968 there were 38 gum

Mrs. M. C. Jordan, a native of Metas- producers in the county working 243,447

ville and long time resident of Washington and Wilkes County, has retired end -

faces. In 1969, there were seven wood-using



ing more than 25 years of service with industries in Bacon County. There were

the Georgia Forestry Commission . She 101 persons. with an annual payroll of

came with the Forestry Comm ission on approximately $177,656.

February 1, 1945 as a district secretary.

This has included administrative duties as well as operating the Commission's radio network.
Mrs. Jordan, in recalling her years of tenure, stated that the district office was located on the third floor of the Washington Loan and Banking Company in 1945. The facilities were moved to their present location on Ga. 17 in December of 1953.
She noted that Wilkes County was the only county in the Tenth District that was under organized protection when she assumed her duties. By 1956, the district had grown to 15 counties.
The only communication was by telephone in 1945, Mrs. Jordan recounted. This was changed in 1952 with the inovation of two way radio which connected you with the county units. Th is has been amplified to include administrative and fire control frequencies.
H. G. Collier, Washington District forester, presented Mrs. Jordan with an engraved plaque, scrapbook and garden ing tools. Collier, in making the presentation, stated that her efficiency and dedication to her job throughout the years are a tribute to her, her family and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Mrs. Jordan is the wife of B. L. Jordan . They have two children and five grandchildren.

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Dr. Stephen G. Boyce, assistant to the deputy chief for Forestry Research, Washington, D.C., has been appointed director of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, Asheville, N.C. The announcement was made by Edward P. Cliff, chief, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
He succeeded Walter M. Zillgitt who retired after 37-years in Forest Service Research . During his four years as director of the Southeastern Station and three years as head of the Southern Forest Experiment Station, Zillgitt has led in the movement that produced the scientific foundation for the intensified forestry now being practiced over much of the South.

Jerry R. Lanier is the Statesboro District forester and Area forester for the four county area of North Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham and Effingham .
Lanier came with the Forestry Com mission in 1958 as an assistant ranger in Emanuel County. In 1960, he was promoted to assistant Statesboro District forester, to Statesboro Area forester in 1969 and to Statesboro District forester in 1970.
The native of Candler County is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources. There, he was a member of the Forestry Club and Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity .
A registered forester, Lanier is a mem ber of the Society of American Foresters. He was honorably discharged from the U. S. Air Force with the rank of Airman First Class in 1966.
Lanier and his wife, the former Phebia Ann Rocker of Metter, have two children, Jerry, Jr., four; and Sonya Kaye, two. The family is a member of the Baptist Church of Statesboro where Lanier is a deacon.

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A Seaboard Coast Line Railroad

sponsored forestry field day demonstra-



tion recently attracted approximately 1,000 legislators, foresters, woodland

owners and forestry educational leaders



from 26 States and Canada. Forestry, Georgia 's number two in-

dustry, had top billing at the Railroad 's

annual forestry and conservation exposi-

tion . The event was held at the Mill -

arden Farms near Manchester.

"Resources For The Seventies" was

the theme of the 1970 program. Alexan-

der Calder, Jr., president, Union Camp

Corp., was the principal speaker. W.

Thomas Rice, chairman, SCL Board ,

was the official host. Governor Lester

Maddox welcomed the guests.



Air and water pollution control , low

cost housing, disposables, containeriza-

tion and tomorrow's railroads were new

subjects featured in the four-hour pro-

gram.

Spread out in a huge circle, along

the woods and cross the pastures were

eight demonstration stations where si -

SCL Holds Forestry Field Day

multaneous presentations took place. They covered various phases of forestry, conservation and environmental control. The demonstrations were designed to inform and educate persons with an interest in natural resources and transportation.
The speakers included Thomas C. Nelson , associate deputy chief, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C.; Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon; S.W. White, Jr., vice president, White Motor Corp., Cleveland, Ohio; and Tyson Stephens, president, Georgia Association Future Farmers of America . John J. Flynt, Jr., Georgia Si xth District congressman, delivered summary remarks.
Twenty-five companies and organizations, w ith int erest in the wide use of Georgia's resources cooperated with the SCL in presenting the program .
The demonstration was organized by Robert N. Hoskins, assistant vice president, Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Richmond, Va.

Ranger Of The Quarter

The Effingham County Forestry Unit, located at Springfield, has been the recipient of the Georgia Forestry Association's Outstanding General Performance Award in two of the past three years. The Unit is headed by Ernest Rahn.
This past year the Unit was cited for its excellent fire prevention program which led to a 38 percent reduction in wild forest fires over 1968. Personnel suppressed 111 fires that burned 884 forest acres. There are 260,600 forest acres in Effingham County which represents 85 percent of the land area.
Rahn states that the influx of housing projects and trailer parks has raised his average number of fires from 80 to 100 fires annually. To combat the problem, three Rural Fire Defense Departments have been established . They are located at Guyton, Meldrum and Springfield. The equipment is in the process of being

Ernest Rahn
made operable. In addition, personnel plowed 219
miles of firebreaks for 77 landowners. Another 38 requests for control burning

assistance were answered. In forest management, 38 landown-
ers were assisted on 10,277 acres. Prescribed burning involved 5,083 acres. Jerry Marsh is the project forester for the county with headquarters at Statesboro. Other areas under his responsibil ity are Bulloch, North Bryan and Chatham Counties.
Personnel located and collected tupelo gum, black walnut, dogwood and sycamore seed for the Commission's reforestation program. Assistance was also given 16 landowners in the ordering of 12,150 tree seed Iings.
The Unit's personnel represent 69 years of service to the State, headed by Rahn with 21 years. Other personnel are Patrolmen Dale Bragg, two years; Ernest Cousey, 16 years; and Marian Exley, 15 years and Towerman Watson Edwards, 15 years.
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Georgia
Forest Survey Under111ray

Chaining the plot.
Georgia's vast forest resources are being tabulated in a massive survey program that got underway in June. The scientifically designed study is expected to take approximately three years to complete. The survey will blanket the State's 37.7 million acres of land and water area with a statistical sampling pattern.
The survey team is an arm of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station of the U. S. Forest Service, Asheville, N. C. Joe P. McClure, project leader, Forest Survey, Southeast, set up the first field office in Moultrie. Thomas R. Bellamy is the field supervisor. The State headquarters for the survey field work is the Georgia Forest Research Council at the Georgia Forestry Center near Macon .
"This is the fourth forest survey in Georgia," reported McClure. "The first survey was made in 1936, with two surveys being carried out in 1953 and 1961. As nearly as possible, sample plots of this new survey will coincide with plots from the older surveys."
"Our goals are to determine how 12

much wood growth is taking place in the forests, how much of the forests is being removed for various reasons and how much potential growth is being lost to tree mortality," he pointed out. "We will also update our figures on the total volume of wood that is in the forest as well as the number of acres that can be classified as forest land."
"By designing our new survey to recheck the old sample plots as closely as possible, we have an excellent method of determining the existence and rate of change of many separate trends in forest conditions. These trends can also be projected into the future to give reliable estimates of what is likely to take place for a good many years to come."
Bellamy stated that to complete the statewide survey will require visiting and tabulating conditions at 6,796 separate forest plots. A series of observations will be recorded at each location. These observations have been carefully designed to yield maximum information about a broad range of forest conditions. Experience from the three previous surveys has made possible a constant refinement

Roy C. Henson, group assistant, locates the center of the old sample location designated by pin.
Leonard G. Edwards, group assistant, locates one of two witness trees which is designated by scribe marks.



tion available on each survey unit within

Georgia

four months of the completion of the

field work on that unit and within one

Forest Survey

year on completion of the State,"

McClure explained.

Units

The three year time requirement to



finish the mammoth undertaking is bas-

ed on the capabilities of the team from

the Southeastern Forest Experiment Sta-

tion . It is hoped that the additional per-

sonnel provided by the Georgia Forestry

Commission and industry will speed up

the effort.

The cruising is done by one or two

man crews consisting of a chief and

measurer. The survey crews work in

groups or two or more crews. The crew

chief of the group is in charge of the

general planning of the work, directing

crews from one temporary headquarters

to another and assisting the field super-

visor in obtaining ownership data and

editing field records.

The southwestern section of the coas-

tal plain , Unit Two, is scheduled for

completion in November. Rounding out

the inventory schedule is the southeast-

ern section of the coastal plain, Unit

One, December 1972; southern pied-

mont, Unit Three, November 1972;

-

Survey Complete

northern piedmont, Unit Four, April 1973; and mountains and foothills, Unit



Survey In Progress

Five, July 1973.

of sam piing procedures. He emphasized that although the
sampled plots will represent only a tiny fraction of the State's more than 27 million forest acres, scientific selection of sampling methods will mean that the volume of wood growing in all forests will be reported within plus or minus five percent of the exact amount. The area of commercial forest land and the volume of annual timber removal from growing stock will also be reported with a similar margin of error.
" The State is divided into five forest survey units to facilitate organization of the survey . As soon as we complete the survey of one of these units, work is begun toward publication of the findings so that the dozens of individuals and groups who have an interest in them can
get the facts at the earliest possible time. We expect to have published informa-

The witness trees are measured and compared with measurements taken in the pre-
vious survey.
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Memoriams
C. DORSEY DYER C. Dorsey Dyer, 53, Georgia Extension Service forester, Athens, has died. Dyer headed the Extension forestry program since 1952. As its head, he initiated Georgia's Six-Step Forest Management Program, developed subject-matter program for 4-H Club forestry and naval stores camps, served as national chairman of the 4-H Club Forestry Development Committee for three years and chairman of the Georgia Chapter, Society of American Foresters. The nationally known extension forester began his extension career as an assistant county agent in Catoosa County in 1941. Dyer served as an assistant Extension forester in Athens and Tifton from 1947-52. The former Georgia Forestry Commission forester, 1940-41, was recognized throughout his career for his leadership by his profession, industry, business and sportsmen of the State. Dyer graduated from the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources in 1940. He received his masters in forestry in 1960. At the University, he was a member of the Xi Sigma Pi Honorary Forestry Society, Phi Kappa Phi, vice-president of the student body, captain of the cross country track team and Forestry and "G" Clubs. Dyer is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Lee Emberson of Ringgold and two sons, Dorsey, Jr. and Cooper. The family is a member of the First United Methodist Church of Athens where Dyer was a member of the administrative board. 14

BURL J. BIVINS
Burl J. Bivins, 64, former Carroll County forest ranger has died. Bivins retired from the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1968 with 19-years of service. A native of Carroll County, Bivins is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ora Glenn Bivins.

We taxpayers often wonder how our tax dollars are used in government. We can see services such as in highways, garbage pickup, schools, etc. However, we read very little in our newspapers about your people and the services they render daily to make our world a better place in which to live. I wonder if there are not thousands of people who do not realize that such services are also available to them.

F. J. TATUM
F.J. Tatum, 44, a patrolman with the Dawson County Forestry Unit has died following an extended illness. Tatum came with the Georgia Forestry Commission in 1964. The native of Fulton County is survived by his wife, Mrs. Wilma Wilson Tatum and four children .
LETTERS
WORKSHOP
With reference to our FCHS workshop held at Alexander H. Stephens State Park in Crawfordville, I wish to express for myself, my students, and the parents and teachers who accompanied us, our sincere appreciation for the participation, cooperation and services of Tom McFarland, Theron Devereaux, John Harrison and Chuck Place.
The students thoroughly enjoyed the program and , by actually participating in the activities, this workshop was made even more valuable as a learning experience. Nothing that I could have done in the classroom would have been as effective.
I would like to point out that, while we make a biology field trip each year, this workshop was a direct result of my own experience as a student in the Natural Resources Institute held at Valdosta State College this past year. In all truthfulness, I can say that I learned more from the Institute experience than from any course I had in college. And , further, enjoyed the experience far more than in any college course.
Walter T. Riggs Biology Department Fayette County High School Fayetteville, Georgia
ASSISTANCE
am writing in regard to a call for help I recently made to the Commission . A Mr. Ken Bailey answered my call and I was so impressed with his service I cannot say enough abou t the gracious and professional manner in which he conducted himself. As a resu It of his service , I may be able to save a beautiful oak tree beside my home.

I compliment you on a most efficient operation and the highly professional caliber of men that serve on your staff.
R. P. Sellers Darby Printing Company Atlanta, Georgia
Thank you for the fine assistance that helped put over "Resources For The Seventies" this past May.
Please express our sincere thanks to everyone in the Commission that had a part in the program.
Alan J. Fowler Asst' Gen. Ind. Forester SCL Railroad Company
FIELD DAYS
On behalf of the vocational agriculture teach ers and F FA boys of our state, I want to express appreciation to the Georgia Forestry Commission for their very fine support of our area and state F FA forestry field days. The publicity given our field days is most appreciated.
We feel that our forestry field day program is a most excellent educational activity. We believe that our boys are learning many valuable skills and at the same time this program is promoting the further expansion of our forest industry in Georgia. Your organization certainly gives excellent leadership to our forestry activities.
J. L. Branch State Supervisor Agricultural Education
PROGRAM
This is to thank you for the excellent program you prepared for Mr. Dusit Banijbatana, Director General, Royal Forest Department of Thailand, when we visited your headquarters in Macon last June 18. I was pleased to have the opportunity to be included as I had not been there before. Please extend our thanks to the many people who participated in the program.
Charles A . Rindt U.S. Forest Service

Logging The Foresters




Frank W. Bennett, Bennett & Peters, Inc., Consulting Foresters, Baton Rouge, La., has been elected president of the Association of Consulting Foresters.

EXPORTS...There were 600,225 tons

The 1971 officers of the Georgia Chapter, Soil Conservation Society of America, are

of forest products exported from Geor-



Bob Carter, Coastal Plains Experiment Station, Tifton, incumbent president; Charles

gia ports in 1968. Exports included logs,

B. Place, Jr., Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, secretary-treasurer; Frank Bailey,

rosin, pine oil, wood pulp, linerboard,

U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta, vice president; and J. B. Olliff, Soil Conservation Ser-

posts and poles. Others were pilings,

vice, Douglas, president.

lumber, veneer, pulp, newsprint, paper

AWARDS ... FRANK E. CRAVEN, chief,

PROMOTION ... Dewitt Knight has been

and paperboard and gum.

Forest Education Division, Georgia For-

promoted to unit supervisor of Interna- Dl RECTORS...C. Greene Garner and

estry Commission, has received a Com

tional Paper Company's Oconee Unit, Clinton G. Ames, Jr. have been elected

mendation Award for originating and

according to Harold S. Winger, manager, to the board of directors of the Georgia

conducting Georgia's first "Land Use

Company's Panama City Woodlands Re- Kraft Co., according to J.W. McSwiney,



Symposium". The award was presented

gion. Knight will live in Madison.

by Robert W. Eikleberry, president, Soil

chairman of the board.

Conservation Society of America, at the

25th annual meeting of the Society in



Toronto, Ontario, Canada... HARLEY

LANGDALE, SR . of Valdosta has re

ceived the 1970 Forest Farmer Award



from the Southern Forestry Conference.

Langdale was cited for his outstanding

and continuing contributions to the ad-

vancement of forest development and

forest enterprise in the South . R.V .

Miles, award chairman, made the presen-



tation .. .THE COLUMBIA COUNTY For-

estry Unit has been presented an Appre-

ciation Award by the Harlem Woodmen



of the World Camp No. 1406. Sov. Tom Whitfield presented the award .



FORESTRY PROJECT... Bob Joyce is

the State winner of the Union-Camp in-

Miss Georgia Forestry Sharon Sirmans appeared recently on the Del Ward Show a-

dividual Forestry Project in Georgia. His

long with the Georgia Forestry Commission's Mr. Tree. Miss Sirmans appearance on



award was $150 received at the State

the WMAZ- TV, Macon, produced program was part of her role in promoting forestry

FFA Convention. From Lakeland, Joyce

in Georgia. She is sponsored by the Georgia Forestry Association, Gerald B. Saunders,

is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Chandler Joyce.

Columbus, president.

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September, 1970

SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT DRY BR ANCH, GA.

SOIL CO SERVATION SERV :CE
- - - The Soil Conser vation Ser vice has adopted its first official emblem. The design, an electric bl ue droplet of water descending into a basin of apple green, exempl ifies the relationship between water and the land which is the keystone of the agency's conservation efforts. The SCS plans to use the trademark extensi vel y in publications, posters, signs, exhibits and on television.---