Georgia forestry, Vol. 28, no. 2 (June 1975)

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Georgia Forestry

June 1975 No.2 Vol. 28
George Busbee - Governor A. Ray Shirley - Director

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

L. H. Morgan Chairman
W. George Beasley Felton Denney Eley C. Frazer, Ill H. E. Williams

Eastman Lavonia Carrollton Albany Woodbine

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

DISTRICT OFFICES GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
COOSA VALLEY DISTRICT P. 0 . Box Z, Mount Berry 30149
NORTH GEORGIA DISTRICT Route 5, Box 83, Canton 30114
ATLANTA DISTRICT 7 Hunter St., S.W., Room 545, Atlanta 30334
CHATTAHOOCHEE FLINT P. 0. Box 1080, Newnan 30263
MCINTOSH TRAIL Route 7, Bo x 455, Griffin 30223
LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE DISTRICT 6250 Warm Springs Road, Columbus 31904
MIDDLE FLINT DISTRICT P. 0 . Box 1369, Americus 31730
COASTAL PLAIN DISTRICT Route 2, Ashburn 31714
SOUTHWEST GEORGIA DISTRICT Route 2, Box 215, Camilla 31730
GEORGIA SOUTHERN DISTRICT Route 2, Statesboro 30458
COASTAL DISTRICT P. 0 . Box 113, Midway 31320
SLASH PINE DISTRICT Route 2, Box 127B, Waycross 31501
CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER DISTRICT Route 2, Box 266, Washington 30673
GEORGIA MOUNTAINS P. 0 . Box 293. Oakwood 30566
NORTHEAST GEORGIA DISTRICT 650 College Station Road, Athens 30601
HEART OF GEORGIA DISTRICT P. 0. Box 96, McRae 31055
MIDDLE GEORGIA DISTRICT Columbus Road, Route 8, Macon 31206
OCONEE DISTRICT P. 0 . Box 881, Milledgeville 31061
Georgia Forestry is published quar-terly by the Georgia Forestry CommiSsion, Box 819, Macon, Ga. 31202 . The Georgia Forestry mail ing address is Rt. 1, Box 85, Dry Branch, Ga . 31020.
Second class .postage paid at Dry Branch, Ga.

CONTENTS
Frazer Appointed To Forestry Board Morgan Elected Board Chairman........... .......................... .. .... :............................... 3
GFA Convention Features Forestry Pageant............... ............................................... A Blue Tag Certification Approved ................................................... ..... ........................5 Mentally Retarded Have Part In Forests Of The Future .......................... ...... .. ..... .. .... 6 Rural Community Fire Protection Program Made Available .. ... ........ .................... ......7 Forest Incentives Program Available In All Georgia Counties.................. .............. ..B-9 Forestry Faces And Places................ ............ ...... ...... .... .......... .............................10-11 Oinch County Tops Field In State Meet.. .................................................. ...............12 "Nature's Browse Around"- A Field Trip - ... ........................................................13 Logging The Foresters.......................................................................... ............... 14-15

C ruising
the News

Timber Land Challenge

Charles Anderson, president and chief executive officer of ITT Rayonier, made the principal

address at an important meeting of governmental and business leaders in Palatka, Fla. last year.

Some of his remarks need to be re-emphasized for the benefit of Bacon Countians who form

one of the most productive timber counties in the nation .

Anderson pointed out that the largest amount of commercial forest land in the United States,

amounting to 59 percent, is owned by four mill ion private citizens. In the South, that percentage

is 73 percent.

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He said that the greatest potential for meeting our future wood needs is this land owned by

private individuals. "Most of this land is not managed for timber production," he said. Adequate site preparation, planting and timberland improvement could DOUBLE the growth .

Realizing that this takes money, he said that the company experience in Florida was $50 per

acre for site preparation and planting. Add the taxes and interest on the investment, and it is

costly . And, most small landowners do not have the capital to invest.

He proposed that a lower property tax would be an important benefit to forestry, saving the

owner from seeking a qu ick cash crop from his woodlands.

He praised the federal Forest Incentives Program, and urged forestry associations to encourage

landowners to participate. He said it would help landowners to manage their forests and realize the benefits.

His remarks should encourage local landowners to seek the advice of the Agricultural

Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Georgia Forestry Commission. It should empha-

size to us all the importance of the forest lands around us.

(From the Alma Times)

The Future Of Forestry

Forest product companies throughout the nation are at work to meet an imposing challenge, sharply boost timber production and still maintain the ecological balance.
The demand for building materials and paper products continues to rise. It is expected to escalate at a faster rate in the next few years.
To meet this goal will require twice the amount of wood construction materials now being produced. Demand for paper products is expected to almost double in the next two decades.
There is just so much forest land available. Any program to increase production must be weighed against the need to preserve forests for recreation and to maintain the ecological system.
The answer lies in finding ways to make the land more productive by util izing many of the techniques of modern forestry science and technology .
We don't know what other areas of the country are doing, but they would do well to take a look at what is being accomplished by the Georgia Forestry Commission and timber landowners in this state to meet the challenge.

(From the Macon Telegraph)

Frazer
Appointed
To
Forestry Board
Governor George Busbee has announced the appointment of Eley C. Frazer, II I, AI bany, to the Georgia Forestry Commission Board of Commissioners. Frazer succeeds Alexander Sessoms, Cogdell, whose term expired.
The Board supervises the program of the Forestry Commission. L. H. Morgan, Eastman, is chairman. Other members are W. George Beasley, Lavonia; Felton Denny, Carrollton; and H. E. Williams, Woodbine.
Frazer is president and consulting forester with F&W Forestry Services, Inc., Albany, and Piedmont Foresters,

Eley C. Frazer, Ill
LaFayette, Ala. He is also a .Partner in Wetherbee-Frazer Enterprizes.
Previously, he owned and operated a logging business for two years; served as an area forester for the Florida Forest Service for three years; and was an assistant unit forester for Georgia Lands, St. Joe Paper Company, for five years.
A registered forester in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina,

Frazer is a graduate of the University of Florida School of Forestry. He also attended Auburn University.
Frazer was a member of the Board of Registration for Foresters for five years, one of which he served as chairman.
He is past president of the Association of Consulting Foresters, and is a member of their board of directors. Frazer is a member of the Georgia Forestry Association Board of Directors, and chairman of the Georgia Chapter, Forest Industries Committee on Timber Valuation and Taxation.
The forester is chairman-elect of the Georgia Chapter, Society of American Foresters. He was instrumental in forming the Flint River Group of the SAF.
Frazer and his wife, Betty, have two daughters, Miriam and Connie and one son, Dantz.
Frazer is an elder and member of the Westminister Presbyterian Church in Albany. He is past Moderator of the Presbytery of Southwest Georgia. He also serves as chairman of the board of directors of the Judicial Service Agency in Dougherty County.

Morgan Elected Board Chairman

L. H. "Luke" Morgan, Eastman, has been elected chairman of the Georgia Forestry Commission Board of CommiSSioners . He succeeds Alexander Sessoms, Cogdell, whose Board term expired. Sessoms had served on the Board for 16 years.
Morgan stated that forestry has been and is an important part of Georgia's economy. And, as such, he will work for the best possible forestry program for the timberland owners and people of Georgia.
In his first official action, Morgan welcomed the Board's newest member, Eley C. Frazer, Ill, Albany. Frazer is president and consulting forester with F&W Forestry Services, Inc., Albany, and Piedmont Foresters, Lafayette, Ala.
Morgan, area supervisor, ITT Rayonier, Inc., Fitzgerald, has served on the Board for 12 years. Through a forestry oriented background, he has been an in-

valuable member. The Board chairman is a woodland
owner in Ben Hill, Coffee, Irwin and Wilcox Counties. He also has farm and cattle operations.
In 1956 Morgan went with Rayonier as a tract manager at Kingsland. He was put in charge of their land acquisitions in Georgia later that year. Morgan was made area supervisor in charge of management and procurement in the Eastman area in 1962. He moved to his present position at Fitzgerald in 1967 .
During the 1963 session of the General Assembly, the native of Wray served as an aide to House Speaker George T. Smith.
A Navy veteran, 1945-46, Morgan received his college education at Auburn and the University of Georgia. He majored in veterinary medicine at Auburn and business administration at Georgia.
An Elk and Moose member, Morgan

L. H. Morgan
is a charter member of the Dodge County Forestry Association and a former Rotarian and Jaycee at Eastman. He is a member of the Dodge County Country Club.
Morgan and his wife, the former Jean Evans of Douglas, have three sons, Johnny, Luke and Michael. The family is Episcopal ian.
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Bonnie Bragg Miss Ware County Waycross, Ga.

GFA Convention Features
Forestry Pageant

Carla Bryan Miss Oglethorpe County Lexington, Ga.

Melanie Eller Miss Cook County Adel, Ga.

Chris Ellis Miss Macon County Oglethorpe, Ga .

Deborah Jeanne Gaston Miss Jefferson County Moxley, Ga.

Connie Guthrie Miss Oconee County
f. , Statham, Ga.

Jan Hemphill Miss Fannin County Blue Ridge, Ga.

Darlene Lauderdale Miss Lee County Leesburg, Ga.

Melanie Miller Miss Henry County McDonough, Ga.

Kathryn Diane Raines Miss Muscogee County Columbus, Ga.

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Kathy Register Miss Emanuel County Swainsboro, Ga.

Patti Troup Miss Johnson County Wrightsville, Ga.

Diana Ware Miss Treutlen County Soperton, Ga.

Linda Wege Miss Columbia County Evans, Ga.

Carmen Wing

Miss Toombs County

Lyons, Ga.

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The 1975 annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association will be held at Jekyll in the Aquarama, June 22-23. President Shuford M. Wall , president Southland Timber Company, a division of Canal Wood, Augusta, will preside.
Wall said that a delegation of approximately 800 foresters and landowners are expected . A Luau will kick off activities on June 22. The convention's general session will be held on June 23 with the banquet that even ing, Wall added.
Harold Joiner, executive director, GFA, Atlanta, said that the crowning of Miss Georgia Forestry will be one of the
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convention highlights. The contestants will be introduced at the Luau. The pageant and the crowning of the queen will culminate the banquet festivities.
Approximately 26 counties will present forestry queens for the coveted title, Joiner added. In addition to those pictured, the counties are Bryan, Candler, Charlton and Chattooga.
Others are Dooly, Glynn, Liberty and Lincoln . Lumpkin, Pickens, Richmond and Thomas Counties complete
the list. Joiner states that the state forestry
queen will receive a $500 scholarship to the college of her choice in Georgia . Both the queen and runnerup will re-

ceive numerous gifts. During her reign, the Miss Georgia
Forestry title holder will represent the forest industry at various functions throughout the state. The Association will coordinate her activities.
The 1974 Miss Georgia Forestry is Vicki L. Eubanks of Appling.
Other business will include the election of officers and the presentation of awards. These will include the Performance of Excellence Awards presented to Georgia Forestry Commission supervisory personnel representing their respective districts and counties.

Blue Tag Certification Approved

The Georgia Crop Improvement Association has inspected and approved for blue tag certification 12.8 acres in the Georgia Forestry Commission Davisboro Seed Orchard.
In making the announcement, Harvey C. Lowery, head, G.C.I.A., said that this is the first blue tag certification of pine seed in the United States. Lowery pointed out that the seed coming from this area will be from trees of proven genetic superiority.
The species involved is slash pine. There are 64 trees per acre ranging in age from eight to ten years with an average height of 25-30 feet .
Ray Shirley , Forestry Commission director, said the seed will be planted in the Spring of 1977 which will make blue tag certified tree seedlings available for the 1977-78 planting season. Shirley emphasized that the ultimate goal of the Forestry Commission in this pro gram is to provide only certified tree seedlings.
The blue tag certification marks 21 years of work by the Forestry Commission in the Tree Improvement Program.
Gordon Durham, land management coordinator, Georgia Kraft Co., Columbus, made the inspection.
James C. Wynens, chief, Forestry Commission Reforestation Division, said that 298.8 acres of seed orchard and the tree seed processing facilities at the Georgia Forestry Center near Macon were certified for the green tag in 1969. The species involved are loblolly, slash, shortleaf, Virginia and eastern white pines.
Wynens added that the Forestry Commission is in the tree breeding phase which makes possible tree selections having increased yields. The Forestry Commission has provided improved loblolly and slash pine tree seedlings since 1964 with production totaling approximately 169 million trees up to the 1974-75 planting season .

There were 12.8 acres of the Georgia Forestry Commission's Davisboro Seed Orchard inspected recently for blue tag qualification. The species involved is slash pine. Gordon Durham, right, land management coordina tor, Georgia Kraft Co., Columbus, made the inspection. With Durham are,l-r, Coy Womack, supervisor, Davisboro Seed Orchard and Terrell Brooks, assistant chief, Forestry Commission Reforestation Division.
In making the seed orchard inspection, Gordon Durham, left, checks each tree for the proper block, space and serial number with Terrell Brooks. Brooks heads the Forestry Commission 's seed orchard program.

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Mentally Retarded Have Part In Forest Of The Future

A Georgia paper company and a retarded citizens group have joined forces to develop a unique program for using mentally retarded persons to help reforest coastal Georgia.
Under an experimental program begun earlier this year, Interstate Paper Corp., Riceboro, regularly uses about 15 persons recruited by the Chatham Assoc iatlon for Retarded Citizens to plant young pine seedlings by hand on reforestation sites.
The experiment has worked so well that both Interstate and the Association plan to continue the program on an expanded basis this fall when pine-tree planting for the 1975-76 season begins.
"It's a program where everybody wins," says William J . Verross, vice president and general manager, Interstate Paper. "The retarded citizens are given an opportunity to do something useful for which they get paid ; we get an excellent tree planting job; and the forest resources and environment of the area are improved."
Under the new program, the company is using the team of retarded persons to plant by hand small and oddshaped sites where machine planting is at a disadvantage. Hand planting supplements, not replaces, mechanical planting.
"We have found that these people do a much better job than machines in many instances," says Edgar L. Hart, Jr. , Interstate's wood manager who directs the company's reforestation activities. "But the most important thing these people contribute is the care, even pride, that they give to the ir work. That makes them more efficient than any machine I know," Hart added.
Hart and an associate, Burney Riggs, head of personnel at Interstate, came up with the idea for using mentally handicapped persons as tree planters. Their concern for finding useful and helpful 6

Retarded citizens hand planting seedlings in a pilot reforestation program through the cooperative efforts of Interstate Paper Corporation and the Chatham Association for Retarded Citizens. These employees are called "pacers".

work for retarded persons is very personal: both are fathers of retarded daughters and know the need to provide constructive tasks to persons of any age with a mental handicap.
Hart proposed the idea to the Chatham Association for Retarded Citizens and was accepted immediately. A contractual agreement was arranged whereby the Association is paid approximately the same per acre as commercial contractors for every acre of trees planted by hand. The Association in turn pays the retarded persons $2.10 per hour.
The Association recruits and supervises the workers and provides transportation to and from planting sites. Interstate Paper provides the seedlings, equipment and site preparation.
"Tree planting is not considered a physically difficult task but does require sufficient care and skill in planting at the prescribed depth and packing the roots firmly to prevent dying," David Hagins, Director of Work Projects Activities for the Association, said. "We re-

cruit only healthy, physically strong persons for this project. Those who enjoy working outdoors."
He added, "The workers are planting at least 40 acres in five hours. An estimated 600 seedlings are planted to an acre . The soil preparation is laid out for planting every six feet on rows on beds that are 12 feet apart."
Hagins, who works full time in training and finding employment for retarded persons, expects 800 acres will have been planted by the Association workers in this first-of -a-kind program. "That is nearly a half million trees," he said. Most of the hand planting thus far has been done within a two or three county area of Savannah.

Rural Community Fire Protection Program

Made Available

Federal funds have been allocated Fred Baker, coordinator, Rural Fire De

for the control and suppression of fires tense Program, Georgia Forestry Com-

in rural areas for the first time. The mission.

funds were allocated through the Rural

He noted that the complete unit,

Community Fire Protection Program . mounted on a reconditioned truck sur-

The three year pilot program is part of plus from federal or state excess proper-

the Rural Development Act of 1972 ty, will be delivered in a "pump and

introduced by Senator Herman roll" condition. That is, it will be in-

Talmadge.

spected, licensed and in running condi-

Georgia's federal allocation was tion.

$65,600, according to Ray Shirley , di-

Shirley pointed out that the Forestry

rector, Georgia Forestry Commission . Shirley said the federal grant is en-
abling the Forestry Commission, which is administering the program, to offer to communities under 10,000 population a "Fire Knocker", slip-on -unit. The "Fire Knocker" will be leased to qualifying communities at a cost of $3,500. Local funds will account for $2,450 and $1,050 will come from Rural Commun ity Fire Protection monies.
Shirley emphasizes that the "Fire Knocker" meets underwriter specifications . The slip -on-un it was designed by

Commission evaluated and ranked each proposal based on priority guidelines established nationally for the program . These include type hazard, current available protection and multi-community involvement.
The Forestry Commission's Fire Knocker consists of a new 950 gallon slip-on, three-baffle tank complete with pump, two reels, 100 feet of threequarter inch hose, and one and one-half inch hose, 30 feet of two inch hard hose with strainer, two nozzles and warn ing lights.

Senator Herman E. Talmadge
City, town, county and community officials were invited to see the equipment demonstrated at various sites throughout the state. Forestry Commission district foresters and county rangers conducted the demonstrations .
The purpose of the RCFP Program is (1) to assist unprotected communities in establishing an initial fire protection program, (2) to reinforce existing fire departments and equip them for fighting rural fires, and (3) save lives and protect property in unprotected or in-

adequately protected rural areas.

The Georgia Forestry Commission

initiated a Rural Fire Defense Program

in June of 1968. Under this program the

Forestry Commission has entered into

cooperative lease agreements with gov-

ernment entities, loaning them equip-

ment for fire fighting purposes.

The Georgia Forestry Commission

has 366 major pieces of equipment on

loan to 292 cooperating Rural Fire De-

fense departments in 127 counties. This

consists of 332 tankers and pumpers and

34 water trailers.

The Forestry Commission makes a

vailable a field and brush fire training

course. The course is designed to famil-

iarize the trainees with the program re

sponsibilities, acquaint them with the

Forestry Commission's forest protection

organization and the fundamentals of

rural fire suppression. Since the pro

gram's inception, 1,547 RFD personnel,

representing 145 departments, have tak-

en the training.

This self-help community service

City, town, county and community officials were invited to see the slip-on-unit helps the Forestry Commission to better

equipment demonstrated at various sites throughout the state.

serve all Georgia communities.

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Forest Incentives

Program

Available

In All Georgia Counties

Under the FIP, cost-sharing is available to establish a stand of forest trees for timber production purposes and to preserve and improve the environment.

The Forest Incentives Program (FIP), a program designed to increase timber production through tree planting and/or timber stand improvement, is available to all Georgia landowners according to a joint announcement by Ray Shirley, director, Georgia Forestry Commission , Macon and J. Paul Holmes, Jr., state executive d irector, Agr icultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Athens.
Landowners may sign up for the practices at their local ASCS office.
The local county ASCS office will approve the applications, keep records and make payments to the landowner.

The Forestry Commission will provide the technical forestry field assistance.
Fl P payment to the landowner is limited to $10,000 per calendar year. Approved practices remain in effect until cancelled. Payments may be assigned to a vendor with the landowner's approval.
Those eligible, primarily small land-
owners, include private individuals, groups, associations, corporations or other legal entities who own nonindustrial private forest lands capable of pro duc ing an industrial wood crop.
For cost-share payments, land must be suitable for afforestation of open areas, reforestation of cutover and other non-stocked and under stocked forest lands, or for intensive multiple-purpose management and protection of forest resources in order to provide for timber production and related benefits.
A landowner must have a forest management plan prepared by a forester under the direction and approval of the Georgia Forestry Commission for the

area in which the practice will be car-

ried out.

The Forestry Commission has the

responsibility for (1) certifying the need

and suitability for the practice, (2) pre-

paring a forest management plan, (3)

providing a prescription for the on-the-

ground methods to be used in the appli-

cation of the practice, (4) assist approved

landowners in securing the services of

vendors and (5) certifying that the

practice has been satisfactorily com-

pleted so that cost-share payments can

be made.

Practice FP-1, tree planting, is to

establish a stand of forest trees for tim-

ber production purposes and to preserve

and improve the environment. Cost-

sharing under this practice, in addition

to tree planting, is authorized for clear-

ing land occupied largely by scrubby

brush when it is essential to permit planting desirable tree species. Costsharing is not authorized for planting

Cost-sharing is available under FIP for releasing tree seedlings, thereby, improving timber growth and putting the area in a productive state.

orchard trees, planting for ornamental 1975and Mar. 31,1976. Theymustbe ment; $19 per acre where planting can -

purposes, Christmas tree production or spaced uniformally over the area with a not be accomplished with farm equip-

fencing.

minimum of 500 trees per acre.

ment; $35 per acre where light site

The tree species will be determined by the Georgia Forestry Commission,

Payments received by the landowner for FP-1 are $15 per acre where plant-

preparation is recommended; $50 per acre where heavy site preparation is

and must be planted between Nov. 1,

ing is done by hand or with farm equip-

recommended; and $3.75 per acre for seedlings.

Practice FP-2 is for improving a stand

of forest trees. This is applied to stands

of forest trees needing improvement for

the primary purpose of producing saw-

timber and veneer logs where the poten-

tial productivity of the stand or site

meets or exceeds minimum forestry

standards.

Cost-sharing for the FP-2 practice is

authorized for thinning, pruning or re-

leasing desirable seedlings and young

trees. Also included are firebreaks and

natural reseeding providing sufficient

desirable seed trees are present, and the

soil is exposed to permit seeding. This

improvement should be carried out in

such a manner as to preserve or improve

the environment, especially wildlife

habitat.

Landowner payments for this practice

are $6 per mile for firebreaks, $17 per

acre for pre-commercial thinning, $1.50

per acre for prescribed burning, $17 per

acre for pruning by hand and $20 per

Undersecretary of Agriculture Phil Campbell recently visited areas near Douglas that had been planted and in need of reforestation. The site preparation and/or

acre for site preparation and natural regeneration.
For further information, landowners

planting was done through an eight county Forest Owners Association with the aid are urged to contact their local forestry

of FIP. The counties are Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Pierce and Ware.

unit of the Georgia Forestry Commission or their local ASCS office.

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.... Urban and rural Georgia have both felt nature's wrath. Since January, tornados have damaged more than 3.2 mil lion board feet of sawtimber and 44,000 cords of pulpwood. More than one-third of the sawtimber and approximately one-half of the cordage was salvaged . In the tornado that touched metro Atlanta, the Georgia Forestry Commission mobilized 51 men to assist city crews in clearing the streets of fallen trees. This allowed emergency vehicles and utility companies easy access. They also cleared driveways providing easier access . Registered foresters made a timber cruise of the affected forested area. They manned emergency centers providing information to persons in need of assistance.

comprise 14.6 percent. The forest acreage has a growing
volume of 149.6 million cubic feet. The annual cut is 4.4 million cubic feet, and the annual growth is 13.4 million cubic feet.
There are approximately 106,200 acres in need of site preparation and/or planting in Carroll County. About 60 percent of the acreage is in oak -hickory.
There were 54,570 cords of round pulpwood produced in the county in 1973. The highest production, 74,507 cords, occurred in 1971 . Since 1946, production has totaled 807,406 cords of round pulpwood.
There are approximately 13 woodusing industries in Carroll County employing 249 persons with an annual payroll of more than $1.5 million. The products produced by the industries include pulpwood, green and air and kiln dried lumber, cabinets, table tops and millwork. Others are furniture, frames, pallets, trusses, bookcases, desks and premanufactured homes. .... Forester F. Leroy Bond, U. S. Forest Region Eight, said that President Ford has signed legislation creating 10 additional Wildernesses on National Forests in the South.
The Wilderness designation means there will be no timber harvesting in the 10 areas, no road construction and no development . Motorized vehicles will

Forestry Faces

not be permitted. Hunting and fishing

are allowed under state laws.

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~The new Wildernesses are located in

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky,

Tennessee, North Carolina , South Caro-

lina, Virginia and Georgia. The wilder-

ness area in Georgia is located in the

Chattahoochee National Forest.

..... Bibbie Bagley, studeflt at Nicholls High School, has placed first , statewide,

CARROLL COUNTY

.....There are 200,700 commercial forest acres in Carroll County . This represents 63.5 percent of the land area .
Approximately 85 percent of the commercial forest acreage is privately owned. Industry owned forest acres 10

~Ernst Brender, center, immediate past chairman, Ocmulgee Group, Society of
American Foresters, was presented a Certificate of Appreciation for his outstanding leadership of the Group last year. Young Rainer of Albany, current Chairman of the Georgia Chapter, Society of American Foresters, presented the award. Looking on, and the evenings featured speaker, is John McGuire, chief, U. S. Forest Service, Washington, D. C.

And Places

in the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad's

Home Forestry FFA contest. The son of

Mrs. Edna S. Bagley, has been a member

of FFA for four years. His Vo-Ag teach-

er is John Green.

Young Bagley planted 2,000 seed-

1ings, site prepared one acre, accomplish-

ed seven acres of weed tree control,

thinned six acres of trees, and prescrib-

ed burned six acres.
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In addition , six miles of firebreaks

were built, 150 trees were used in naval

stores, eight acres were clear cut, insects

were controlled on one acre, 33 acres

were mowed and nine acres were mark-

ed for selective thinning.

Under this ambitious program, Bagley

harvested 13.5 cords of pulpwood, mar-

keted 350 fence posts and sold seven

barrels of gum.

As the winner of the contest, he was

awarded a trip to Kansas City, where

the FFA national convention was being

held. Also, he went to Atlanta where he

addressed the city's business leaders.

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Bibbie plans to attend South Georgia

The Columbus Shade Tree Workshop attracted homeowners, real estate developers and industrial and commercial builders. The speakers directed their remarks to landscaping, soils, ornamentals, diseases, pesticides and pruning. The program was directed toward a better understanding and appreciation of the value and use of plants in the urban environment.
College where he will take several cours es, including pre-Forestry.
Placing second in the State contest was Gary C. Young of Everett. Third place went to Fred Hill of Ringgold and placing fourth was Gerald Hembree of Blue Ridge.

..... Wendell M. Faulkner, center, patrolman, Clarke-Oconee Forestry Unit, received a $75.00 check and a certificate for his suggestion in the State Employee Suggestion Program. His suggestion prevents kick backs of chain saws causing serious injury to the operator. Faulkner designed a hand guard to be installed on the front handle of a chain saw.
As a result of his suggestion, the Georgia Forestry Commission will install these guards on all its chain saws.
Presenting the certificate and check is George Collier, Field Supervisor, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, and Faulkner's supervisor, J. L. Stanford, ClarkeOconee Forest Ranger

.....The American Turpen.tine Farmers Association changed from an annual to a regional meeting format this year. Jim L. Gillis, Jr., Association president, said the move was made in an effort to in crease producer participation.
The move proved a success as approximately 175 producers attended regional meetings in Alma and Soperton. This was more than three times the participation at the past annual meeting.
The membership was brought up-todate on current market conditions, research being done to assist the gum farmer and the outlook for 1975.
The Georgia regional meetings followed sessions held in Alabama and Florida.
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-FFA Clinch County

Tops

Field

In State Meet
The Clinch County FFA Chapter is the winner of the statewide FFA Forestry Field Day . The Field Day was held at the Veterans Memorial State Park near Cordele .
The FFA F ield Day was sponsored by the Trust Company of Georgia and its statewide family of aff iliated banks. They are The Trust Company Bank of 12

The Clinch County FFA Chapter took top honors in the State FFA Forestry Field Day at Veterans Memorial State Park near Cordele. There were 20 FFA chapters competing in the statewide forestry competition. The Clinch County Chapter is headed by Billy Tinsley, right, middle row. The team members are, 1-r, front row, Kenny Cox, Ricky Johnson, Daryl Griffs and Sheryl Cox. Middle row, Jesse Griffin, Bryant Johnston and Darrell Thomas. Back row, Dennie Webb, Mark Studebaker, Richard Henderson and Wade Daniels.

Atlanta, The First National Bank and Trust Com pany of Augusta, The National Ban k and Trust Company of Columbus, The First National Bank and Trust Company of Macon , The First National Bank of Rome and the Trust Company Bank of Savannah.
Some 220 contestants, representing 20 chapters, participated in the field day . Schoo ls represented were Central of Thomasville, Cl.inch County, Dawson County , Dodge County , Echols County , T. J . Elde r of Sa ndersville, Greenville, Heard County, Louisville, Ludowici, Oconee Coun ty, Patterson, Pelham, Rin ggold, Swainsboro, Towns County , Turner County, Westside of Dalton, Winder-Barrow and Worth County.
First place winners in the various events were Danny Bennett and Tim Brown , Dodge County, planting; a tie between Sheryl Cox , Clinch County and David Bivins , Swainsboro, selective marking; Randy Allen, Worth County, pulpwood timbe r estimation; Greg Bridges, Worth County, sawtimber volume estimation ; Ric hard Parks, Greenville, tree identification; Steve Halimar, Towns County, ocul ar estimation; and Keith Cul pepper, Oconee County, log scaling event.

Others included Timmy Register, T . J. Elder, land measurement; Kenneth Strickland, Echols County, insect and disease comprehension ; and Tim Evans, Dawson County, scaling stacked pulpwood.
The Clinch County FFA Chapter, directed by Billy Tinsley , received an inscribed plaque and $100. The first place winners in the individual events were awarded $20, second place $1 0 , and third place $5 .
A target shooting event was sponsored by the Sunland School Plans, Inc ., a divi sion of the Progressive Farmer Magazine, and judged by Richard Hatcher, reg ional safety officer , Game and Fish Divi sion, Department of Natural Re sources. The Long County FFA Chapter was the winner. Ray Fulcher is the VoAg advisor.
Guy Stilson, representative, Sunland School Plan Division, presented the award .
The guest speaker was Elmo Winstead, assistant commissioner, Plant Industry, State Department of Agriculture, Atlanta.
The awards were presented by William C. Kent, commercial officer, Trust Company of Georgia , Atlanta.

Brownie Troop 385 and Cub Scout Troop 41 officially opened the Georgia Forestry Commission's outdoor laboratory in Newnan.
"Nature's Browse Around" is located at the Forestry Commission's Newnan District Office on Corinth Road. The three-eighths mile tree trail features various learning stations where one can see first hand the scientific facts of nature .
The learning stations include trees, past and present evidence of wildlife, pulpwood, saw logs and signs of man's existence . Native and planted foilage, animal habitat and managed forest are depicted .
The outdoo r lab, developed by Lynn Hooven , forester, Newnan District, is open for tours.
"Natu re's Browse Around" is operated on the theory that experience pro-

'Nature's Brovvse Around'
-A Field Trip-
duces more effective learning than being limited to the pages of a book, according to Hooven.
It is our hope, Hooven pointed out, that the trail will be a good example in respect, proper use and enjoyment of our natural resources; develop opportunities to utilize science learning in real life experience; stimulate a love for and an appreciation of the sciences and create a desire to learn more about the needs of all living things.
Hooven added that the Coweta County Unit and the Newnan District Office personnel were pri marily responsible for the trail's construction. They are Scott Dew, pilot, and Ken Story, patrolman, entrance sign; Sonny Coulter and Hugh Miller, patrolmen, grounds; Lynn McElroy, patrolman, and Hooven and Kenneth Purcell , foresters, identification; Darell Cornatez, former patrolman, Dennis Bassett, former pilot, and McElroy, steps and bridges; and Earl Bonner, patrolman, Carroll County , routed signs .
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LETTERS
TORNADO
Th is is to express the gratitude of the Federal Disaster Assistance Administration for the fine cooperation you and your staff have given us during our Disaster Assistance Center operation in Atlanta .
Please convey my personal thank you to your staff members who provided so many dedicated hours to assist tornado victims with debris removal problems.
Sincerely, C. Jean Montfort Individual Assistance
Officer Department of Housing and Urban Development Atlanta , Ga.
I wish to commend three of your foresters for yeomen service beyond the call of duty.
My home was in the path of the tornado that struck Atlanta. That afternoon three men came and asked if we wanted the driveway cleared . I asked , how much? . They said, " nothing" , that they were foresters and wanted to help .
These men went to work , one with a saw, the other two carry i ng off timber. Within an hour our driveway was clear.
When they finished, they asked if another neighbor needed help. I suggested a friend across the street. The last I saw of them, it was almost dark and the saw was still buzzing.
Their names are George Bower, Henry Welcher and Gordon Lewallen. If these fellows are a sample of the men in your department, we'll never have to worry about that portion of our natural resources
Sincerely, J. G. McDaniel Atlanta, Ga.
I would like to commend you on your efforts to conserve the pines of our state. I feel: you are a prime example for the conservation minded people of our nation.
The recent weeding out of tornado stricken pines was, from a biological standpoint, the thing to do. It not only destroyed the breeding place of the pine beetle, but the pulp is also going to a good use in the container business.
I hope that many will follow you in an attempt to conserve our natural resources.
Sincerely, Ms. Yancy Helton Rome, Ga.
Fl RE SUPPRESSION
I have a farm in Jackson County . We had a fire, and if it had not been for the tremendous job done by Bunt Mclocklin and Charles Merk, there could have been extensive damage to the surrounding property .
I have always had great admiration for the work done by our Forestry Department. I will
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Logging The Foresters...

MEETINGS ... GEORGIA Forestry Association, Jekyll Island, Ga ., June 2223...GEORGIA Chapter, Soil Conservation Society of America, Waycross, Ga., June 27-28 ...SOI L Conservation Society of America, San Anton io, Tex., Aug. 10-13.. .CONSE RV ATI ON Education Association, Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 17-21 ... GEORGIA Chapter, Society of American Foresters, Savannah, Ga., Aug. 1820 ...SOCI ETY of American Foresters, Washington, D.C ., Sept. 29-0ct. 2.

always be indebted to these two men for saving my property.
Sincerely, Fred Hedges Atlanta, Ga.
I would like to express my appreciation for your help and efforts rendered to control the forest fire which occurred on WABCO property. If it had not been for the forestry units, this could have been a serious situation.
Thanks to O'Neal Keller and others for myself and in behalf of WABCO.
Sincerely, Fred Purdy Safety Director WABCO Toccoa, Ga.
TOUR
My sincere thanks for your efforts in connection with the FAO Fire Study Tour visit in Georgia. From what I hear it was a very successful portion of the tour.
I understand that Frank Craven deserves a lot of credit for his detailed planning efforts before and during the tour's visit in Macon.
The success of tours of this nature are highly dependent on the cooperation of organizations such as yours.
Sincerely, John R. McGuire Chief U.S. Forest Service Washington, D . C.
EXHIBIT
Thank you for participating in the Gainesville Junior College Vocational Day. Your attractive display and presence gave the students, who attended, an opportunity to learn more about your field of work.
Sincerely, Ms. Tom Allene Henley Counselor Gainesvi lle Junior College Gainesville, Ga.

Louie F. Deaton, forester, Atlanta District, Georgia Forestry Commission, is a recipient of Scout's highest honor, the Silver Beaver Award. Sharing in the award presentation is his wife, Annette, who holds the Silver Fawn A ward. Deaton's Troop 607, which he organized in 1969, won the National Presidents Award in 1974.
Darrell L. Fuller has been named deputy director of the Georgia Forest Research Council, announced H.E. Ruark, director. Fuller is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Fores t Resources. He served as a forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission prior to joining the Council.

Service Awards

O.H. "Mac" McClendon has been named ranger of the Tift County Forestry Unit. He succeeds William F. "Bill" Watson ? who retired after more than 20 years service. McClendon came with the Forestry Commission in January as a patrolman at Griffin.
IN MEMORIAM ... LUTHER WYNN, 52, a construction equipment operator with the Georgia Forestry Commission, died ->~ from a stroke. He had worked with the Forestry Commission for the past 16 years.

25 YEARS
John W. Clarke .. ........ .. Forester Macon, Ga. Apr. 1954
Charlie G. Claxton ..... .. Ranger Waynesboro, Ga. Jan. 1950
Frank E. Craven .. ...... .. Chief, Forest Education Macon, Ga. Sept. 1951
W. W. Grizzle............... Ranger Dahlonega, Ga. Oct. 1953
Waymond C. Huggins ... Ranger Lafayette, Ga. Jan. 1950
George T. Shingler .... .. Chief Screener Ashburn, Ga . Sept. 1952
A. Ray Shirley ............. Director Macon, Ga. Jan. 1960

Terrell L. Brooks, assistant chief, Reforestation Division, Georgia Forestry Commission, Macon, has been named chairman of the Forest Commodity Committee of the Georgia Crop Improvement Association. He succeeds Dr. Earl Belcher, director, Eastern Tree Seed Laboratory, Macon. Brooks is also a member of the association's board of directors. Brooks said the committee's function is to set regulations and approve certification of all crops in Georgia. This includes tree seed and seedlings.

Floyd Cook, urban forester, Georgia

Charlie D. Tillman, center, Investigator, Georgia Forestry Commission, has retired after 24 years service. During his career he inves~igated deliberatively set forest fires,

Forestry Commission, Columbus, was recently honored by the City of Colum-

and supervised the construction of many Forestry Commission offices in the McRae
District. Some 85 fellow employees and friends gathered at Ocmulgee State Park to

bus for meritorious service rendered the city. The resolution, signed by Mayor

honor Tillman. Billy Barber, right, Tillman's supervisor, presented him with a plaque, Jack Mickle and the ten city council-

and said that "Charlie Tillman was a dedicated law officer who devoted his life to men, read in part "appreciation of the

protecting the forests of Georgia from arson fires." Assisting in the retirement cere- Council for Meritorious service rendered

monies was T. B. Clifton, left, recently retired Toombs County Forest Ranger.

Columbus by Floyd Cook;

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