Georgia forestry, Vol. 31, no. 4 (Dec. 1978)

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. . George Busbee. - Goii~rt1~ ' :....

A. Ray Sh i rl e-beJr~ r

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BOARD OF COM M IS~ERS

H. E. Will ia~eta(sr:rt an,_ ':Voodbine Felton Denney'; Carrollton ,
Eley C. Frazer, Ill, Albany Jim L. G illi?;Ur~;-;$.il_~J,P.n
. Robert Simpw.n...l.l). LakJiand ~ ' I ~ ' "I :-.;:;

STAFF

Frank E. Craven, Editor Howard E. Bennett, Associate Editor Thomas B. Hall, Artist

DISTRICT OFFICES
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Atlanta- 7 Martm Luther King, Jr. Dr . Room 545, Atlanta 30334
Chattahoochee Flint P. 0 . Bo 1080. ew nan 3 0263
Me l nt o sr Trail Rt. 7, Bo' 45 5. Giff n 3022 3
LOwer Ct u ahoo chee 6250 \\c'T' Spgs. Rd., Columbus 31904 Mdd le F Rt. 1, g.-, 23A , ,;mericus 31 709 Coastal Pla,n Rt. 2. Ashburn 3171 4
Soutr, es Geo rg.a Rt 2,Bo 21 5,Cam la31 730
Georga S- uth er ro Rr. :. S;atesboro 304 58
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1ddle Gaorgia Rt. 8 Colu mbu s Rd. t\1acon 31206
onee wy 49 Milledgeville 31061

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Cruising The News

Fire Fighters Praised

During the autumn months we ' re remind ed daily of the beau ty of one of M1ddle Georgia 's most prized natural reso urces : the woodlands . A w alk down a country road re veals to us a plethora of natural w onders the brightly colo red leaves weav ing a tapestry of orange and red against a backdrop of green pine , with the f allen flor a packed tightly on the forest floor to provide a many-colored carpet for travel ers.
But right now we're in danger of losing this natural wonderl and . Middle Georgta is ex periencing an. abnormally dry autumn, w1th temperatures high and rainfall way below normal. The m!mber of fires reported n Georgia in the last two weeks alone is more tha n

double th ose recorded the entire month of Octobe r in 1977, according to forest officials.
So hunters and other trave lers through our forests must now be especially ca reful. Offic ials have issued a fire alert ask ing people to refrain from outside burning until the next rain, and those who frequent t he woods should report any they see not complying w i th this request.
Inevitably dunng a season like this fires do start I more th an 1,200 have been reported in t he last two weeks) and so travelers in our f orests must also be on the lookout for that small f i re that could , i f not reported imme diately and fought, deprive us all of t hiS : reasured natural resource.
(From the Macon Telegraph )

Saving Our Woodlands

Friday's S5 million fire at Daleo Pack agi ng Corporation in Lawrenceville-the worst blaze in Gwinne tt 's history-was a tragtc loss for the county, the city , the company, and the employees who work at the plant.
But despite t he loss, firemen from four separate local departments deserve the highest praise for their efforts in battlmg the blaze.
Gwinnett Co unty F ire Department , Lawrenceville Fire Department , Dacula F~re De-

partment and firefi ght ers from the Georgia Forestry Commission all teamed up to fight t he blaze, and their collective efforts helped contain the fire and l imit it to a wa reh ouse.
We're happy to know that such p rofessiona lly-trained, ded icated public servants are ready, willing and able to come to the assistance of local residents and businesses when t hey are needed .
(From the Gwinnett Daily News)

About Th ose Arsonists

About those arson Sts "t>o're set; g e

to the woods-they 're bo

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meanest peop l e in the s:~:e AsJro >:s ae,

well , there 's not a st rorg enoug" , r "table

word to describe t hose who de!Jec!el; o e-

stroy the property o' ot re.

The arson ra t e 1S al :. \; " ge ., d r weather and accord ing tc 5 y Ro1'1. c st ate
ranger here , 1n the Iat e r t: ~r( c ".A arc~ and
Apr il arson ru ns r1g est.

It's ha rd to p rove arson. said Rowe, because y o u and a w tness have to cat ch t he ar sonist in the act. What 's so foo l ish about the whole ugly thing is t at it's often an act o f spne . I\! hen arson1sts are caught, h owever , we ho pe the ju dge throws t he book at them . May -
be I t e re pun ished severely o t he rs w il l
thmk twtce before setting woods fires JUSt because t hey can't get along w i th the propert y 0 \' m e r .
f From the Valdosta Daily Times)

CONTENTS

Georgians See Ener gy Exh ibit .. . .... .. . . ..... . .. ..... . . . ........ 3

Raymo nd Su ll ivan . najor Fo restland Owner.

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Forest Act ivit ies Cause Litt le Po llution . . . . .

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Barbe r Appointed to State Boa rd ......................... . ... . . . 7

Timber Growth Co nditions Essent ial ................ . . . ... .. ....... 8

Research Advisor Comm ittee Named ............................ 11

Elm Disease Batt le ....................................... . ... 11

Tree Inventories Aid Cit y Beauti ficat ion ............ . ... .. . ... ... . 12

Wood Heaters Insta ll ed......... . .... ... ....... . ..... ... ...... 13

Service Awards................................. . .. . .. . ..... 13

Letters , Honors, Logging The Foresters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Georgians See Energy Exhibit

Many of the homeowners, farmers, bu si nessmen , m an ufac turer s and others who came by to see the exhibit were amazed to learn that wood stoves and furnaces have kept up with the times in engineering and des ign .
They were viewing the Georgia Forestry Commi ss ion's wood energy de monstration showcase - a m obile di splay now touring the state to acqua int the public with modern wood burning he ati ng equipment an d the availability of fuel wood fr o m th e forest s of Geo r gia
The attractive d isp lay, housed in t wo tr aile rs, is a cooperative project of the Commission an d the Geo r gi a Institute of T echnology
During a bri ef ceremony in Ca rr ollton in early October to offic ially launch t he statewid e tour, Felton Denney o f Carro llto n, a member o f the Commission's Board, declared that "from our forests we can produce good, clean energy cheaper than coal or oil," and he urged Georgians t o take advantage of this tremendous fu el sup ply.
Ray Shirl ey, Comm1ssion director, told the gatherin g th at industriali st s and
other s throughout th e nati on are "lo o k in g to Georgia to see w h at we are do in g with ou r waste wood." H e said f o rest harvestin g operat io ns are pre sently "leav ing 15 to 16 pe rce nt wast e in th e woods " in the form o f limb s, tops, stumps and other material s which could be converted into need ed energy .
" T wo years ago we cou ldn't co m pe t e with gas or oil," Shirl ey sa id, "but with th e present hi gh cost of the se fu els, wood is the cheape st energy sou r ce in Ge orgi a."

The Commission D irector said " we can grow more than a cord of woo d per acre an d we are now p roducing 10,000,000 more cords each year than we are using." He predicted that "within five years, thousands of people will be working in the fores t s of Georgi a to get out wood for fuel."
Shirley pointed out th at the m odern stoves and f ur naces bur n woo d more effi ciently and econ o m ica l ly than in th e past and he tol d of furn aces th at are en gin eere d t o burn wood or / an d oil. He sa id woo d as a fu el sl1ould be especially attrac tive t o Geor gi a's carpet, textile and brick m anufactur ing industries, as well as other enterprises requiring ex ten sive d ry in g f acili ti es.
The directo r also told of the new gasification pro cess - a me th od of extractin g gas from burning w oo d -which is in the development stage an d holds out great prom ises for the f uture of wood ene rgy. He an no unced that the heatin g p l ant at Northwest Regi onal Has, pital i n Rome is being co nverted from natural gas to w ood as a fue l source and he sai d similar p il o t projects are planned in the state.
Rudy Y obs, D irect or of the Tech nology and Deve lopment Laborato ry, Georgia Tec h, re mi nded the group th at "Georgi a's m ost plen ti ful resources are not limited to peaches, peanuts and poultry, bu t also inc lude an impressive abundance of forest products." He cited the co operation of the Forestry Corn-

mission and T ech as an example of a "university and a state agency teaming up " to advance a resource beneficial to al l citizens of the stat e.
Ro bert Ware, Chairman of the Wood En er gy Committee, Geo rgi a Forestry Association, Atl anta, told "th e Carrollton au dience that "largely through the ef fort s of Ray Shirl ey, Georgia now st and s fir st in the nation in for est ry ." He poin ted out, however, that th e sta t e has imported fuel for the past 75 ye ars.
Shirl ey exp resse d appreciation to Denney an d the oth er four members of the Bo ard of Co m mi ss ioner s. He also not ed that the w ood energy pro m o t ion has the enthusi as ti c support of Govern or Busbee and state legi slat or s wh o have been briefed on th e p rogram .
In his role as ma ster of ceremoni es, Denney in troduced Sen. J. Ebb Duncan of Carrol lton. Rep Charl es Thom as of Temple and Rep . Gerald John son of Carrollton w ere also among the digni t aries in atten d ance.
T he exhibit features equipm en t rang ing from a si mple wood stove pri ce d at $35 to a large furnace wi th a $1 ,56 5 pri ce t ag. Th e ex h ibi t , of cou r se, is not pro motin g any particular trade name, but lists re t ail pr ices and provides other general in f o rm at ion.
T he two mob il e units will travel from c ity to city unt il all Georg ians have an oppo rtuni ty to view the exhib1t. It will be sl1own two days in larger urban ar eas and one day 1n smaller cit1es.
T wo foresters of the Georgia Fares tr y Comrn1ssion, who have been es pec ially trained to prov1de mfor matl o n to the publ1c regarding the equipment, will man t he exh1bit.

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Raymond Sullivan is shown at one of the log yards at his lumber mill as he explains some of the innovations at his company to personnel of the Georgia

Forestry Commission. At right, the veteran lumberman checks growth in one of his pine forests.

RAYMOND SULLIVAN

from sawmill bookkeeper to one of Georgia's largest landowners

It was the sum mer of 1926 and young Raymond Sullivan was proud of his new job as bookkeeper and lumber checker for a small sawmi ll near Ell aville, Georgia.
Although the Great Depression was destined to come crashing down within three short years , the eager young graduate of Trinity College (later renamed Duk e University), was beginning his career with high hopes for a bright and prosperous future.
Hi s degree in business administration was an asset that paid off handsomely and when a shake-up in personnel came, his boss was quick to elevate l1im to the position of mill manager.
Now he had two jobs - mill manager during the long work days and book keeper at n1ght. A th1rd duty thrust

upon him was the cruising and buying of timber.
"I didn 't know anything a bout timber cruising a nd log buying in those days," he admitted, "but I had to get out and learn it in a hurry." That was more than 50 years ago and now he chuckles when l1 e recall s how he learned through a trial and error method.
Today, it would be difficult to find
one who is more knowl e dgabl t than Sullivan in growing, buying, harvesting and utilizing timber. He can also be counted among Georgia's greatest pio neers in conservation.
Ride with him along the forest trails on some of his property and he will point out tracts he pl an t Pcl in pines back when land in cert a in sect1ons of the sta te was cons1dered almost worth-

less. The planted areas matured, the trees were harvested fo1 timber and now another generation of planted trees on the same sites are waist high.
After his arrival from North Carolina, Sullivan made a survey of land around the sawmill and in adjoining counties. He discovered that a tremendous num ber of acres were overgrown with broom sedge. Much of the land was poor, often
depleted acreage that many farmers considered worthless or of very little agricultural value.
The prudent young man eventually bought a 175 acre tract in Sumte1 County and added additional acreage as finances permitted.
Sullivan said he survived the depression by working long, hard hours and "by 1934 things were getting bette1 ."

fhat's the year he and a friend decided :o strike out on their own.
They built a steam powered sawmill 3t Dumas, a rural community between Plains and Preston on Georgia Hrghway 180. They opened a commissary to ac ~orruJdate their employees and the little mill prospered.
Withii1 a few years, Sullivan bought JUt his partner's interest in the enterJrise and as sole owner he continued to Juy land and improve his mill opera tions down through the years.
The mill burned in March of 1973, Jut plans were made immediately tore-
build on the same site.

NOTHING WASTED

Sullivan recently invited representatives of the Georgia Forestry Commis;ion to don hard hats and join hi'm in a tour of the modern new mill.
Most of the traditional lumber mill Jperations in the highly automated Jlant of Sullivan Lumber Company are 1andled by employees who operate :antral panels from glass booths stationed throughotlt the plant. They exJertly guide the timber through the mill from the log yard to the dry kilns, Nhile by-products are automatically de toured to loading areas.
Nothing in the tree is wasted. When 3 tree begins its journey through the mill, bark from the debarker is convey:!d to a loading zone where it is sold to 1urseries for mulch. Sawdust and some bark makes its way to the boiler room for fuel. Lumber from the saws is automatically bundled for transport to the kilns. Slabs are made into chips and sent directly to rail cars. Shavings travel a conveyor to a loading area to be shipped to particle board plants.
During th e tour, Sullivan showed sev eral steel drums of fly ash near th e boiler room. "We have yet to find what to do with this," he said as he picked up a handful," but we're working on it."
Although el ectricity is th e main source of energy for the big ultra modern mill, two huge boilers with wood burning furnaces have been installed. Th e steam is used in the kilns and to power the high speed carriage gun.
If the visitor is impressed with the highly advanced mill, h e is equally impressed with Sullivan's va st land hold -
ings and his intensive forestry program. The landowner, who pointed out
that he "started out on a shoestring," now owns 47,000 acres of land. That, of course, places him among th e top if not th e very top - lando w ne rs in Georgi a.

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" ... I Said I Was Going To Plant One

Million Seedlings A Year For Five Years"

The acrea ge is in six Geo rgi a coun ti es and in one Alaba m a county . Only about 2,000 acres are in crops and pastures and the rema inder are in w e ll managed forests. Some of the land borders on prope rty owned by Pre side nt Jimmy Carter. "I've been knowing him since he was a littl e boy," Sullivan sa id of his famous neighbor.
In managing his land, Sullivan in

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1945 in a ugurated a bo ld p la n th at caused some skeptics to shake t hei r heads . "You know, th at was about t he time Rus sia w as talking a bo ut th ei r Fiv e Year Pl an," he said. "We ll, I set up my o wn Five Yea r Pl an ... l said I was going to p lant one milli on seed lings a year for f ive y ears. "
And th at is wh at he d id. A t t h e end of th e fiv e y ears , ho w ever , he exte nded the m ass iv e pl a nt ing sc h edu le for three more y ea rs.
Tho se e igh t mill ion see dl ings are pa rt o f a n o ve ra ll pla nting schedu le over th e y ea rs whi c h now to t a ls 32 mi ll ion
tree seedlings se t out on S ul livan's pro pe rt y. Mo st o f th e seed li ngs came from nu rseries of the Georgia Forestry Com mrssion.
Three fu ll time men manage his for estlands. T h ey t end to the planting, crursrng, harvesting and stay on top of special problems as they tr ave l the lands in radio-equipped pickup tru cks. The (Continued next page)

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men are not graduate foresters, but he said they keep abreast of forestry procedures and advances through sl1ort courses at the Un1versity of Georgia and other training.

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Sullivan is in the process of deeding the mill to his two sons, Colin and Matt, both of Americu s. Colin works with his father in the management of the lumber mill and Matt owns and operates a building materials and decor ating center in Americus.
Ask Sullivan if he is looking forward to retirement now that ownership is being shifted to his sons and he is quick to reply that he "will never retire!"
He looked up from his big desk cluttered with lumber orders, freight invoices and machinery catalogs and declared that he found too much pleasure in his daily work to ever consider re t1rement.
"I tried golf for a little while," he said, "but I soon got tired of that."
Sullivan, however, does have one diversion. In the mid sixties, he became interested in quarterhorses. "Went to several shows," he said, "and I enjoyed them ...decided to raise my own horses."
PRIDE IN HORSES
He now has stables at his Sylvandale Farm and a full time manager and trainer to care for 55 horses. His pride is a beautiful sorrel stud named One Shot. The horse recently won the Junior Reserve Cutting Horse Award in the World Championship Show in Oklaho ma City. One of the walls in Sullivan's office is lined with trophies and plaques won by his horses in various shows across the country.
The prominent landowner and lumber manufacturer is also extremely proud of his three grandchildren. Granddaughter Robbie, 19, likes to come down to the stables and ride the horses. Grandsons Blake, 20, and John, 16, are showing a keen interest in the mill.
Sullivan has seen logg1 ng advance from sluggish mule power to giant machines that handle whole trees like match sticks. He has seen lumber prices range from $4.50 per thousand for oneby-fours in the twenties to $200 per thousand in the late seventies. He has seen land transformed from desolate, empty acres to deep forests of towering pine and hardwood.
He has been close to forestry and lumbering for more than half a century and he wants to keep it that way.
That's why you will find Raymond Sullivan up before dawn each day and the first to arrive at the mi II.
Sullivan at green chain, with prize horse, at small timbers mill chain.

Forest Activities
Cause Little
Water Pollution
People interested in forestry and forest related enterprises were recently pleased to learn that water pollution from forest activities is not a significan t problem in Georgia.
The finding came from a report of the Georgia 208 Forest Nonpoint Source Technical Task Force.
Ray Shirley, director, Georgia For estry Commission, and Task Force chairman, said some a1eas, activities and practices were isolated where the appl ication of Best Management Practices will lessen the quantity of sediment that may enter streams. Although all water quality parameters were considered and evaluated, Shirley emphasized that sediment is the only potentially significant problem associated with silviculture.
The task force cited the need for care and prudent operation in the Streamside Management Zones. Timber har vesting and regeneration are not considered a contri buto1 to major water pollution problems. However, where there exists a combination of highly erodible soils, steep slopes and opera tions in close proximity to streams, logging operations should be tailored to meet the conditions.
As a result of the findings, the task force recommends that a nonregulatory education and training program be established to include various phases of logging and the laying out of logging roads. Landowners, land managers, loggers and equipment operators w ill be encouraged to make forest management decisions which balance environmental, social and economic benefits utilizing Best Management Practices to mitigate water pollution problems.

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aul Butts, Utili zation and Ma nagement Sreci a li st, G eorgi a Forestry Commiss io n, dem o n -

strates the wood gasifier for inte re ste d

citizens.

The gasifier burns dry wood under

starved air conditions to produce a

clean, odor free flame and particulate

emission is m inimal. The demonstration

model is furnished through the courtesy

of Mr. John Calhoun, Forest Fuels, Inc.,

Keene, New Hampshire.

The temperature inside the gas gen-

erato r (primary burning chamber) is

maintained between 1200 and 1600

Fahrenheit by th e primary combustion

of charcoal. In this temperature range,

incoming wood is distilled destructiv e ly,

yielding a distillate gas and charcoal.

Primary air supplied to the glowing

charcoal reduces charcoal to carbon

monoxide gas and ash. The mixture of

distillate gas and carbon monoxide gas

flows through the nozzle burner assem-

bly, where secondary combustion oc-

curs. The heat released in primary com-

bustion is arried with the gas stream in-

to the secondary combustion zone.

Experimentation in the practical use

of wood gasification holds bright pro -

mises in the continuing search for new

sources of energy.

Barber Appointed To State Board

T urner Barber, J r. of Macon , Associate Chief of Forest Management, Georgia Forestry Commission, has been appointed to the State Board of Registration for Fo resters by Governor Geo rge Busbee.
In announcing the appointment to the Board, which adminrsters examinations and other procedures foresters must undergo to become eligible to practice in Georgia, the governor thanked Barber for accepting "the responsibility and chal lenge" of serving in this capacity.
A graduate forester must serve as an apprentice to a registered for ester for two years be fore he or she is eligible to go before the Board for an examination to qualify to practice the profession.
Geo 1gia was the first state in the nation to require registration for foresters. The law was inaugurated in 195 1, officia ls sa id.

The five man board is headed by Professor A. E. Patterson, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia. Other members consist of foresters in industry and private practice.
Barber, a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Forest Resources, started work with the Commission i11 1949 as a ranger and was promoted to district fores ter three years later. Following other promotions, he was named Ass istant Chief, Fire Control, at headquarters in Macon in 1956. He was named to his present position in 1970.
Barber is married to the former Miss Marcia Jones of Albany and they have thre e children. He is a member of the official board o f Shurlington United Meth o di st Church in Macon and is active in severa l for e stry and for est ry re la t e d organi zations.

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Timber Growth Conditions Essential
By A. Ray Shirley

Th e major concern in forestry today is putting our forests 1n good timbe1 growth condit1on to obtain max1mum productiOn.
About one-third of the land area of the U. S. is forested. Products and services from those lands are important to the econom1c, social and environmental well-being of the nation.
There are 242 million commercial forest acres in the United States. Nonindustrial private landowners own 108 million acres. This acreage has an inventory of 111 billion cubic feet. This re presents 25.7 percent of the nation's total. However, it is accoun ting for 47.7 percent of the growth and 39.6 percent of the total removals.
Of the nonindustrial private forest and, 73 percent is in ownerships of 500 acres or less. The average ownership is about 70 acres.
One of the major physical opportune > for enhanced tImber productiOn

appears to be establishing and managing commercially de si ra bl e species on selected, high-site lands that a re stocked at less-than-optimal levels. Non-stocked acrea ges 111 1970 totaled 20.7 million acres of which 74 percent were on farm an d miscellaneous private holdings. In addition to non-stocked acreages, millions of acres were sparse ly stocked, or stocked witb such undesirable trees, that artificial regeneration appeared war ranted. There are 19.6 million acres in the southeast according to the "Outlook For Timber In The United States". The report identified large acreages consider ed suitable for treatments that can im prove tree growth and quality.
REFORESTATION NEEDED
The need for reforestation on private nonindustrial private lands is evident in that approximately one-half of the pine stan ds harvested are not being adequate-

ly regenera ted with pine. An analysis of timber survey inventories shows, in 13 southeastern states, that a net loss of 7.2 million acres has occurred in the pine type Nearly 6.6 million acres of this have reverted to hardwoods.
The eastern and southet n United States, in particular, consist of mixed pine and hardwood stands. The undesirable trees comprise from one-third to one half of the average forest stand in this section of the country.
Up to the present, there has been very Iittle demand and, consequently, a very sparse commercial market for this type of timber .
In the south, more than 50 percent of the forest area is classified as hardwood.
In Georgia last year, 87 percent of the timber harvested consisted of loblolly ,longleaf and slash pine. Unless timber stand tmprovement is practiced, when pines and other softwood are re-

moved, th e problem of cull and junk tre es will present itself , es peci ally in th e piedmont and mountain ar eas . Private, industry and federal lar11i s are left with m ass ortment of tre e siz es and spe ci es for 1vhich there is no market due to hap 1azard cutti llg pr actices. This is parti: ularly true of a sawtimber harvest v'Vhich is the final cut. Fir e hazards and Jbstacles to reforestation are also visual es ults of this type practice
Thinning is ne ed ed to improve growng conditions and to leave high er qua ity, faster growing trees for future har Jest. Thi s is an ar ea wher e timber m ar <ets are I imited, and effort s are nee ded to w ard providing a m arket for the un;a le able timber .
At present and during the past, TSI Jperations tto remove types of material :Jescri bed required a Iarge investment Nith no resulting returns except in betJer growth conditions . It ha s been alnost impossible to interest the non,ndustrial forest owner to economically nake an investment of this type. The ~ xception is where the owner has been ;ubsidized by the fed eral government 3nd in some spec ial condition s by indus try
COSTS LOWER IN SOUTH
In the far west it costs from $70 to $300 per acre to reforest the Iand. In th e south the cost ranges from $30 to $200 per acre. The uncertainty associated with timber growing is great because of fire, insect s and diseas e. Th e return from his investment is only realized after many years have elapsed
The economics of utilizing non-commercial wood for fuel has become feasible for us to consider . The continued upward spiral of costs for fo ss il fu els and other energy has made th e use of for est energy financially possible
It is conceded by most eco nomist s, business and politica l lea de rs that energy
of and inflation are two th e most serr-
ou s problems f ac ing ou:- nation today. For the fir st time in many d eca d es,
wood is now eco nomically f easi bl e as a fu el f or mo st industries an d small bu si ne sses as w ell as sc hool s an d other p ub lic facilities.
In f act, tod ay's prices for coal, oi l , gas and electricity makes wood the most econo mical fu el we have for m any us es.

Good thinning practices greatly improve growing conditions in the forest and leave larger, higher quality trees for a profitable harvest in the future.
Th er e ar e currently severa l proposals in various sta t es of d evelopment which have a positive bearing on the creation of an eco nomic climate that wi II he Ip attract the necessary private capital to timber growing Th ey are ( 1) the Steiger Amendment th at would roll back the cap ital gains rate to the pre -1969 level, a m axi mum of 25 percent, (2) the Weaver Prop osa l, that is to be introduc ed by Jenkins of Geo rgi a, which p ro vid es the investm ent t ax credits and a seven year amortization for all capitalized forest expe nses, (3) and the proposed two year congressional stu dy of the Death T ax Laws. Th e N ational Forest Product s As soc iation resolution 78S -6, passed by the Board, contains the provisions proposed by Congressman We aver .
The increased levels of investment will create jobs at low skill levels in rural areas, help retain world low cost producer status for U.S. forest products and provide timber resources for th e future .
Pr evention of un employment and sti mulation of th e eco nomy in th e nation requires continued availability of energy . The winter of 1977, with its energy shortage and associated unemployment, il lustrated this point painfully. During that time, natural ga s from out side the state was widely curtailed, and mo st industry w as shut down for se veral w eeks.
Next to hydropower, biom ass is the largest source of commercial solar ener gy in use in the United States . About 1.3 quads per ye ar, or about 1 .7 percent of the nation's energy, is now supplied by biofuels. Today' s eco nomi ca lly competitive us es inc lu de electri c power gene r atron, process stea m gene rat ion from wood and pu lp residues and the direct combustion of fu el wood to pro vide space heat for home s.
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(Continued f ro m page 9) of being replenrshed every 25 to 30 years In Georgia, 20 to 30 percent of the total energy used annually could be reaped from the forests. For the nation, seven percent of the total energy needs could be annually supplied from forest waste and low value tree species. T his would leave us with our more val uabl e hardwoods and softwoods, and at the same time, improve our forests from both the standpo111t of production and aesthetrcs.
PINE DOMINATES
The estimated rate of prne harvest rn the south has averaged about one million acres annually, excludrng rntermediate cutting. Pine was retained on less than half of this acreage. Pine dominated 50 percent of the southeast's commercial forest land and produced 38 percent of the timber volume 20 years ago Today, production rs still 38 percent but only 40 percent of the acreage according to a Southeastern Forest Experiment Station report.
Georgia is growing 24 million cords of wood annually, or approximately one cord per acre. Tree removal is 14 million cords annually, leaving a plus of 10 million cords.
In forest waste, tops, limbs, needles, leaves, loading ramp material broken trees and other material amounts to 4.3 million cords, waste from wood processmg, 3.4 million cords: and cull trees, 36 million cords.
Harvest:ng only 10 percent rn forest waste, 50 percent processrng waste, 25 percent excess growth and 10 percent CL II trees will y eld 8.3 million cords. This is equivalent to 48 mlltio. barrels of number two fuel orl. This has a fuel value of S300 million that would remain in Georgia w'th many thousands of jobs created in rural Georgia.
Residues, resulting from logging operations, constituted 10 percent of all softwood removals and 15 percent of all hardwood removals of growing stock in 1970 throughout the United States. This represc 1ted approximately 20 millJon cords of solid wood frber. About me-half of the softwood residues were ln Pacrf1c Coast operations and onefourth rn the south. Not included is the nlumPs of material under four rnches
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In 1970, there were 12 million cords of material left unused a t sawmil ls and other primary m anu facturing plants. About two-thirds of thi s unused material was softwood. About 3.4 million cords, 40 percent, was chipable resi du es such as s labs, ed ging s and other coarse m a t e ri a l. Unu sed sawdust and other fine residues amounted to 7.4 million cords in 1970.
U . S. Forest Service surveys have never considered volumes in a diameter class of less than five inches. Using 2" to 4' 1" size c:ass for wood e nergy through the d~rpping process, represen ts a volume of 113 million cords in Georgia. Of this volume, 43 million cord s represent tow quality and most often times stagnant trees that will never reach merchantdble size.
Wood produced from this and other sizes that need to be removed makes it economical to do timber stand improvement on most forest lands rn G eor gi a and in the south.
Wood energy systems have been in widespread use in the forest products rndustry for several years. In other sectors, ready supplies of previously avail able and cheaper petroleum fuels made wood energy systems unattractive. Also achievrng widespread wood energy use requ1res simultaneous development of harvesting, fuels processin g and wood combust1on technrques.
Recent technological developments 111 forest harvesting equipment, includin g sma ll whole tree chippers and equipment to economrcatly harvest cull wood and small trees, open up an entire new supply of wood material previously wasted. The whole tree chipper can he readily moved wrthin close proximrty of the feiling operation which makes possible the harvesting of the total tree from two inches in diameter and up.
HARVESTING FEASIBLE
Wrth the advent of th e small, hrghly mobile tractors equipped with shear and fell obu ncher. hi gh speed ru bber tired skidders with hydraulic grapple, harvesting of this heretofore unmerchantable woo d is commercially feasible. Mechanical equipme nt can be used to thin crowded stand s ami unme rchantabl e tim ber an d leave the stand in a con di tion for quality timber growth without damage to the re m ainin g tr ees. In many

cases this will permit areas to he planted without additional site preparation. Th e cost ca n be reduced 50 percent or more.
There are a few indu stri es using all o f their waste and gener ati ng a ll of their e nergy other than e lect ric a l energy needed to operate th ei r plants. Equipment is now ava ilabl e to th e m that will utilize sawdust , bark, chips a nd mill waste in an effici ent auto m ative ma nn er that me ets a ll envi ronm en t al standards. Manufacturers are producing equipment that can be used for forest, tex tile, carpet, kaolin, brick and other industrie s. Ho spitals, schools, co ll ege s and correctional institutions a nd o th er pu bli c and private bui Iding s would be receptive facilities for thi s type equipment.
We have loggers and raw mat e rial sup pi iers th a t ca n produc e and process trees into chips or other forms needed by most industries.
Th e wood-using industry should lead th e W(ly since th e y hav e the type of raw material to make them self-sufficient for energy .
The outlook for increasing forest producti on to m eet the growing populatron and timber needs is a reality.
POTENTIAL GREAT
There is sign if icant po t ent ial for econo mi c d eve lopment and e mployment if wood energy can be developed. The jobs credted by developi ng a noth er market for our natural 1 esources will be sig nifi cant. The income to indrviduals who will have a new market for previously useless wood waste will provide additional economic benefits. By developing another sour ce under our closer control, jobs can be protected ami new in du stri a l development can occur. It is in the best rnter est of the state to provide the required leadership through demonstration projects an d incentives for de ve lop rng all aspects o f wood energy systems simultaneously.
Energy wood promrses to become an altemate fuel, there by keeping many plan t s an d bu sinesses open in periods of petroleum fuel scarcity. It also offers the potential of a wood market to some areas where such markets are poor or nonexistent. A third economic advantage is that loggers ar1 d wood producers may frnd the harvest of energy wood grves them a greate r degree of protectron aga inst loss of rncome from quota

,estrictions, mill shut-down s or market slumps.
Wood res idu es, unme rch a nt a bl e wood in cut -over a nd well stocked st <mds and poor quality hardwond tr ees a rc~ a va ilabl e in a bund a nce. The techno logy is avail a ble to utilize them effi ciently. And, the economics would justify the prospect of conversion even if there wer e not a n energy crisis.
If the non-industrial forest owners of the nation are to make their lands more

productive, it must be e conomi ca lly feasible to do so. If weed trees and undesirable trees can be removed that are not now merchantable and still return a profit, the la nd can be reforeste d o r the most productive trees can put on quality growth with increased timbe r for quality products.
Th e re is, in mo st parts of the Unit ed States, very little a bandoned land avail able for timber production. We have to improve the site and stand. If this can

be done with ou t cost to the owne r, you ha ve a vi a bl e pr o gra m . If not, t he on ly cour se op e n is so m e t ype subsidy. An d , wh o is goi ng t o pa y fo r it?
Th e pr iva t e la ndow ner is in b usiness. It is not pr o f it a bl e t o ad vocate p ro gr.a m s t o increase p ro du ctio n in non in d us tri a l fo rest la nd u n less we as foresters can show th e eq :>no m ic feasi bi lity o f d oin g it. Thi s can be st be d o ne in re newa bl e ene rgy resources thro ugh timbe r sta nd improveme nt.

RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE NAMED

A Research Advisory Committee, consisting of seven Georgia citizens, has been named by Governor George Busbee to work with the Forest Research Division of the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Ray Shirley, Commission Director, listed the members as Mrs. William S. Cl ark, Waycross, chairwoman; S.C. Cad well, Chauncey, vice-chairman; Pratt Secrest, Thomasville; James G. Fendig, St. Marys; Dr. Claude Brown, Athens; Duross Fitzpatrick, Jeffersonville; and Bill Davis, Madison.

The director said a ll m e mbers of the newly formed committee have a forestry or forest related background and "each has a keen interest in the advancement of forestry in our state."
John W. Mixon, Chief of the Research Division, said the initial meeting for the group was held at Commission headquarters in Macon and plans were mapped for future sessions. He said the committee favored meeting at locations where forestry research projects are now being carried out. He said they are especia lly interested in current studies in

gas ifica tion of wood a nd oth e r wo od energy projects .
Shirley said the committee, which elected to meet quarterly, has shown "considerable enthusi asm at the outset and we know these dedicated people will provide us with valuable assistance in the presentation of suggestions and opinions."
He said they will work with the Research Division in the solicitation of research suggestions from forest landowners, industries, associations, col leges and other groups.

YEAR COMPLETED IN ELM DISEASE BATTLE

The G eo rgi a Forestry Commission, in cooperation with the Univer sity of Georgia Extension Service, has completed the first year of a proposed five-year battle against the destructive Dutch Elm Di sease.
Appro ximate ly 200 diseased trees were removed and 200 were pruned in the Atlanta area during the initial year of the program, which is 100 percent federally funded. The disease control demonstration sites in cluded Fairburn, Milstead, Covington and the campus of Georgia Tech.
Forester Ken Bailey of the Commis sio n's Third District, coord in ator for the program, said when symptoms of the disease are observed in trees in th e study area, cuttings are made for labor atory examination at tht; university. If the di sease is co nfirm ed, pruning is done to save the tree. Tree Service companies prune and remove trees on a bid ba sis.
Bailey said the demonstrations are

being used as an educational tool t o a id other municipalities, counties a nd indi viduals in the recognition of the di sease and to advise steps to be taken for it s control.
Dutch Elm Disease was first noticed in the Atlanta area by the Commission in 1965 and requ e st s fo r assista nce prompted a n incidence survey in 1968. Funds for a cooperative control program, however, were not available at that time .
Ba iley point ed o u t tha t the Dutch Elm Dise ase w as brought to the New England st ates in th e 1930 's by a ship load o f infes ted logs from Holland. The d isease devast at ed a great percentage of elms in that sect ion a n d gradually spread to the South.
Th e elm is not a leading timber tree an d is maintained chiefly for its aesthe t ic value and for shade in lawns and pa r ks end along city streets.

TREE INVENTORIES AID CITY BEAUTIFICATION

Extensive inventories were co m plet ed this fall in six Geor gi a cities to aid urban cente rs in the management and expansion of trees along city streets, in parks and on other public grounds.
The largest survey was carried out in Macon, where it was determined that more than 9,400 trees were growing along st ree t s in the inner city . Some 380 were dead and have to be removed, while 804 needed to be pruned. I t was recommended that the city plant 2,504 trees along the streets.
The inventory, made by the Georgia Forestry Commission with funding as sistance from th e U. S. For est Service was also carried out in Madison, Perry, Forsyth , Thomasville and Monroe.
Trees on city property were inventoried to include species, si ze, condition and location. College students who have comple t ed courses in tree identification were employed to m ake the in ventories, while foresters drew up man agement plans, made planting recommendations, handled disease and insect problems and carried out other techni cal phases of the program.
The Macon study was supervised by D istrict Forester Garland Nelson and Urban Forester john Clarke of th e Macon District.
T hey m et with Macon Mayor Buckner Melton and the city 's Public Wo rks Department to out I ine the pro gram. The city readily accepted the pro posa l and the inventory was carried out
with full cooperation from Macon offi c ial s.
MODEL STREET SELECTED
Carling Avenue was se lecte d as a "D emon strati o n Street" . Commission per so nnel will supervise tree pruning in the area, treat any insect or disease probl ems, plant trees in vacant areas and fertilize where needed.
Carling Avenue will be desi gnated a model for the city in upgrading and establishing urban tree mana gement. City offi cial s w ere also advised that a sound tree o rdinance wiil be nee ded if a good tree p rogram is to be effective.
I t was recommended that Macon est ablish a " ho lding ar ea" in which seed l ings w ou ld be p lanted for later transp lanting when large enough for effect ive use al o nq ci ty str ee ts.
I n the M drlrso n study, work was un der th e supervrs ion o f George Co l lier,

Fi eld Supervi sor , Georgia Fores try Com m issio n , and Di strict Forest er Th eron Dever ea ux, Ath ens. Based on th e survey, reco mmend ati o ns we re m ade to M adi -
T ammy Bur leson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs . Br ice W. Bur leson of H enry Co u n t y, is th e first con t est an t to qua li fy for th e 19 79 Miss Georgia Fo restr y pa geant t o be held next Ju ne at Jeky II Islan d .
T he p retty 18-y ear-o ld br unette recen tly ca ptur ed th e Henr y Co unty Fo res try Pr in cess t it le in co mp etition with 20 o th er you ng l ad ies in th e annua l pa gea nt held at th e Henry Coun ty Fair .
Ta mm y w on her f irst bea uty con t est i n th e eigh th gra de and h as ad ded severa l titl es in rece n t yea rs. Sh e current ly ho ld s t he Mi ss Henry County Wo rld titl e.

son city official s for addition al tr ee planting in the do wntown area and in ce rtain res id ential di stri c t s.
A plan for m anagem ent w as drawn up and the c ity i s being as ked t o impl ement th e pl an. A demo nstration street ha s been se lect ed.
In th e pl anning, building owners w er e tak en into con sid eration and th e sca le o f t rees t o th e buildings and sign s det ermin ed speci es , spacing and o th er f ac tor s.
It was po inted o ut in all th e in ven to ri es th at t he Commi ss ion is interes ted in u r ban tree m anagem ent , as w ell as mana gem ent in rur al areas, and con sider abl e profess io nal aid is available for th e c iti es o f Georgia.
Survey s and recommend ation s in th e o th er fo ur c iti es w ere esse nti ally on the sam e bas is as tho se in M acon and Madi son.
Th e Commi ss ion has d ivid ed speci es f o r urban planting into small, medium and large str ee t trees.
20 SPECIES LISTED
Small trees ir1clude dogwood, red bud, fl ow ering crabappl e, c rape myrtle, hawth or ne, Japanese m apl e, golden rain tree, Japan ese mAgnoli a and Bradford pea r .
Medium trees are re d mapl e, Caroli na ch err y laur el , sourwo od, bl ack gum, and bl ac k lo cust.
Large tr ees recommended for city str eet pl anting include pin oak , scarl et oak , sy camor e, y ellow popl ar, sweet
gum, w illow oa k, w at er oa k, and Dar li ngton oak.
Death Claims
Sidney Weitzman
Sidney Weit zman , 63, retired Area Director of th e USDA Fores t Service's So utheast ern Area , Stat e and Privat e Fores try , di ed recently o f a hea rt attac k in St. Paul, Minn .
Wei t zman se rv ed as Area Dir ecto r in Atl anta fr o m 1974 to July 197 6. A s Ar ea Dir ector he occupi ed a k ey f ield po sit ion in t he Fo res t Ser vi ce. In th is capacit y, he wo rk ed wi th t he Sta t e fores t ry agenc ies o f 13 st at es, Pu erto Ri co, and th e U . S. Virgin Island s. He w as also res po nsibl e fo r m aintaining li aiso n with for es try -relat ed ind us tri es and bu sin esses in th e So ut h .

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WOOD HEATERS INSTALLED IN COMMISSION BUILDINGS

The Georgia Forestry Commission this winter is heating many of its buildings, shops and other structures from a source it knows best - the Georgia forests_
More than 85 buildings, including many district and county unit offices throughout the state, have wood burning stoves installed and an additional 40 stoves are on order, according to A_ Ray Shirley, Commission director_
He pointed out that the wood to be utilized by the Commission is actually forest waste -cull trees and other undesirable species, tops and limbs left by logging operations and other materials of no commercial value_
The Commission is in the midst of a campaign to promote the use of fuelwood in homes and industries and Shirl ey said "the use of wood in our own buildings ho pefully will encourage others to turn to this abundant fuel and our conversion from natural gas and other energ ies will a lso save considerable taxpayer dollars_"
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Sh irley said heaters installed by the Commission are "a far cry from the old wood burner of yesteryear." He said the new style heaters are carefully engineered to burn wood more slowly and provide greater heat.
As part of th e wood e ne rgy cam paign, the Co mm issi on is curr e ntly co operating with Georgi a Tech in th e sponsorship of two mobil e unit s di splaying m o d e rn wo o d burn ing stov es and furn aces (see st o ry page 3). Th e traveling ex h ibit is accompa ni ed by two fore st ers a nd will visit more than 106 Georgi a c iti es a nd urban centers.

SERVICE AWARDS

30 YEARS

GEORGE LYON . Ranger, Stone Mountarn, Dec. 1950

HERBERT MOORE, Ranger, Gree nsboro, Feb. 1950

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CHARLES H. ME::lCK, Pat ro l-

man, J efferson, Sept. 1953

GERALD J. Rl DLEY, Range r, Eatonton, Sept. 1953

DREW B. ROWE , SR., Maintenance Equipment Operator, Waycross, Nov. 1955

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LOUIE F. DEATON. Forester ,
Atl anta , Se pt. 1958

JERRY R_ LANI ER, Forester Statesboro, Sept. 1958

JERRY D. MARSH, Forester, Statesboro, Sept. 1958

ROBER T H. MCDONALD, Ran ge r, Lui a , J uly 1958

WALL A CE R. SOCKWELL, Patrolman, Stone Mountain, July 1958

HENRY G. WILLIAMS, Forester, Me Rae, Sept. 1958

Logging The Foresters ...

Please accept our sincere thanks for your help in bringing under contro l and extingui sh ing the w oo d s fire that had gotten out of hand around my home and the home of my son, Robert E . Bentley . Without y o ur help we coul d have lost ou r homes.
It is organizations like yours who lend neighbors a help ing hand in times o f emergency that make this a great community in wh ich t o l ive. The profession al ism th at sur rounds your peop le is amaz ing to me, and I know a satisf ac tion to you .
E. J. Bent ley T ay lo rsville, Georgia
Appreci at e ve ry much the publi ca tions and othe r m ateri als you have supplied m e w ith over the ye ars . Y ou and your st aff have been very helpful. Fo restry interests me and I find a keen interest among our youth tod ay.
J. R . Cook Vo -Ag Instructor Greenvill e, Geo rgi a
My wife and I ju st w anted to th ank you and y o ur men again for the excellent and profess ion al help you rendered recent ly in helping to control the fire burning of our new land to be cultivated .
We sin cerely feel th at your prese nce and guid ance from the beginning steered us in t he right direct ion . We sha ll remember with grat itude t he excellent service you and y ou r men gave to us in this matt er in T attna ll County .
Willi am D avid Bl alock M c Rae , Georgi a
On behalf of t he teachers of V ocational Agri culture attending the Forestry Clini c at the St ate FFA-FHA Camp , I wou ld like to express appreci ation to Jac k Lon g for the present ati on he made on Forest ProtectionForest Fires and Control Burning .
Al t hough I had to mi ss hi s presentation, I did he ar m any complimentary remarks from the teachers in attendance. I am sure the teachers will find the information presented will be of valu e in p lann i ng and conducting c lasses in fore st ry during the coming year .
T homas C . Weaver Instruc to r , Ag Edu cati on Un iversity of Geo rgi a Athens, Georgi a
Tha nk you so much f or the time and effo rt put forth by Mr. Crawford Bramlett and the G eo rgi a F o rest ry Commi ss io n to help make the Smokey Bea r Rea ding Club suc h a su ccess.
Your cooperation with the library and the Dal ton Jun ior Wo m an's Club is greatly appre ciated .
Eugeni a Cavender Direct o r, Regi o nal L ibrary Dalton , Georgia

Frank Craven of Macon , left, Governor of Georgia District of Kiwanis, receives his Certificate of Election from Hilmar L. Solberg of Appleton, Wisconsin , during ceremonies at a recent meeting.
Craven Elected
Kiwanis Leader
Frank Cr aven, Chief of Forest Edu cation, Georgia Forestry Commi ssion, Macon, was recently elected Governor of th e Georgia District of K iwanis International.
Th e statewide di strict is composed of 150 clubs with a total membership of 7,800.
Craven recei ved the Certif ica t e of El ection during ceremonies of th e annual Council meeting of th e organization in Chicago . Some 200 K iwa nis leaders were in attendance and Craven joined 30 other district governors from throughout the United States an d Cana da in receiving the honor .
Craven pointed out that Kiwanis In ternational was found ed in Detroit, Mi ch ., in 1915 and is made up of busi ness and professional men interested in community improvement and youth development. There are approximately 300,000 members in 7,000 clubs around the world .
Th e Education Chi ef, who has been with th e Commission since 1951 , is married to th e former Miss Milli e Mor gan of Athen s. They live in Macon and have two daughters, Karen and V ale rie.

LY NN B. HOOVEN has been promoted

f rom Forester in t he Newnan District

to District Forester of t he Macon Dis-

tri ct. .. Forester LAR RY T . MORR IS re-

cently joined the Comm ission and has

been assigned to th e Co bb County Unit,

Atl an ta D istrict .. .EL ZA CLIFTO N, Jen-

kins County Ran ger , was recently hon-

ored at a reti rement ceremon y after 31

years with the Com missio n ... CLI FF

HARGROVE recently came with the

Com mi ssion and has been assigned t o
the Macon District. M . B. ( D ick) D ickerman has been

appointed Act ing Execu ive V ice Presi-

dent of the Soc iety of American Fores -

ters, according to President Bernard L.

Orell .

Dicker!T1an, who has been serving th e

22,000-member pro fe ssional society as

D irector of Sc ience Programs, wi ll have

full responsibility f o r staff activities and

member pro grams, Orell said.

D ickerman succeeds Hardin R. Glas -

cock, Jr ., who res igned t o enter consult -

ihg work from hi s home base in Corval-

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Gary W. Johnston has recently ac -

ce pted th e pos t of A ssocia t e Publi sher

and Ed itoria l D irec tor of American

Logger and Lum berm an .

Off icials of the publication said that

al though Johnston is st ron gly or iented

in the South ern U . S. an d w ill make hi s

headquarters in A tlanta, he is ex tr emely

knowledgable about forest industry

throughout No rth Amer ica.

CLIFTON

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HARGROVE

MORRIS

AWARDS

Fourteer. certificates of appreciati on and safety awards were presented to Commission personnel by Direc tor A. Ray Shirley a recent training sessions at Norman Park and Covington.
1 Nor I Georgia super viso r y personnel receiving Safety A vards from Direc tor Shirley are, 1-r, Theron Devereaux, A thens D1stric t, for 2 78,239 miles driven by distric t personnel wi thout a p re ventable accident; Don Griner , Washington DistriCt, 427,902 miles; Henry Swindell, Griffin District, 746, 788 miles; Tommy Mauldin, Rome District, 306,523 miles; Preston Fulmer, 17 1,603 miles; an d Ed Banks, Atlanta District, 228,559 miles. The Griffin Distric t was also recognized for 43,405 safe hou rs wi thout medical or lost time injury among personnel .
2. Jack Busb y of South Georgia Technical and Vocational School of Americus, left, and A.B.C. "Brad" Dorminy, Fi tzgerald, are presented certificates of appreciation by the direc tor , Busby was recognized for his ex pediting repairs of CommissiOn mo torized equipment at his school, resulting in a substantial savings to the Commission . Dormin y was cited for
his role as a sta te legislator serving as chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. He helped pass the four cents

per commercial acre cost for county fire protection and later was instrumen tal in establishing Georgia's highly successful Rural Fire Defense Progarm. Director Shirley also presented the South Georgia Technical School with a Smokey Bear Certificate expressing the Commission's appreciation for its ser vices. Busby accepted that award.
3. South Georgia supervisory personnel receiving safe driving awards on behalf of their districts are, 1-r, Jerry Lanier, Statesbor o, 357,310 safe miles; James Tidwell, Ashburn , 302,072 miles; and Julian Reeves, Atlanta Office, 9,467 miles.
4. Receiving special awards from Director Shirley are, 1-r,
L y nn H. Smith, Ringgold; John R. Harcrow, Heard-Troup
ranger; and Wesley Wells, Forest Utilization specialist. Smith was recognized for volunteer work the past five years at Catoosa County Unit. He worked on equipment, fought fires and stood by during weekends and holidays to aid the unit. Harcrow was presented the Georgia Forestry Association Presidential Award for his work with area landowners. Wells has been recognized by the U. S. Forest Service as being one of the nation's outstanding foresters in the Utilization Program.

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