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FORESTRY
USPS No. 217120

June, 1981

No. 2

Vol. 33

George Busbee - Governor A. Ray Shirley- Director

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Jim L. Gillis, Jr., chairman, Soperton Felton Denney. Carrollton Eley C. Frazer, Ill, Albany Robert Simpson. Ill, Lakeland Henry E. Williams, Woodbine
STAFF
Frank E. Craven, Editor Howard E. Bennett, Associate Editor Thomas B. Hall, Artist
DISTRICT OFFICES
Coosa Valley P. 0. Box Z, Mt. Berry 30149
North Georgia Rt. 7, Box 83, Canton 30114
Atlanta- 7 Martin Luther Kmg, Jr. Dr. Room 545, Atlanta 30334
Chattahoochee Flint
P. 0. Box 1080, Newnan 30263
Mel ntosh Trail Rt. 7, Box 455, Griffin 30223
M1ddle Flint Rt. 1, Box 23A, Americus 31709 Coastal Plain Rt. 2, Ashburn 31714
Southwest Georgia Rt. 2, Box 215, Camilla 31730
Georgia Southern Rt. 2, Statesboro 30458
Coastal
P. 0. Box 113, Midway 31320
Slash Pine Rt. 6, Box 167, Wave ross 31501
Central Savannah River Rt. 2, Box 266, Washington 30673
Georgia Mountains Rt. 11, Box 37, Gainesville 30501
Northeast Georgia Rt. 4. Box 168A, Athens 30605
Heart of Georgia Rt. 1. Box 46, Helena 31037
M1ddle Georgia Rt. 8, Columbus Rd., Macon 31206
Oconee Hwy. 49, Milledgeville 31061
G eorg1a Fore~,rv is published quarterly by the Georgia Forestry Commissio f"', Rt . 1. Box 181, Dry Branch, Ga. 31020. Seco nd ciass post age paid at Manchester, Ga

Cruising The News

NEW FORESTRY SHOWCASE PRAISED

Southern Forest World might be called a companion project of Waycross' excellent and imaginative Okefenokee Heritage Center.
It is a program supported by forestry industry leaders of the Southeast. Its objective is to serve as a historical and educational center for the forestry movement and, at the same time, provide a showcase for exhibits.
Officials who have previewed the exhibit center say it features, among other things, what is believed to be the world's largest slash pine, a model of an old sawmill operat1on, a turpentine still an d various ex hibits dealing with the economics of forestry .
Waycross is, of cou rse, an ideal place for such a facility. We are located in or near the heart o f Southeast Georgia's vast "Pine Empire"

region. Ware and surrounding counties are leaders
in the area a'1d nation in pulpwood production. Many of the state's pulp and paper plants are located in this area.
The district headquarters of the Georgia Forestry Commission is located in Ware County south of Waycross and the Okefenokee Swamp is itself a laboratory for those who would study forestry and the f lora and fauna of flatlands Georgia.
It is good that the forestry exhibit facility is located adJacent to the Okefenokee Heritage Center, a splendid program reflecting the history and the potential of Southeast Georgia.
(From the Waycross Juumai-Herald)

READERS URGED TO PROTECT WOODLANDS

During a recent seven days period, the Georgia Forestry Commission was called to suppress 1600 wildfires throughout the state. The fires burned an estimated 9,300 acres of forest and open land in that sing le week! As a result of this unusual fire occurrence, and its direct threat to our valuable forests, Commission Director Ray Shirley is appeali ng to all citizens of this area to refrain from outdoor burning until ample rain has occurred.

Shirley emphasized that the Notification to Burn Law is in Appling County. The law requires citizens to notify their local Forestry Unit of their Intention to burn prior to starting an outdoor fire.
Our green forests generate about five billion dollars industry in our state annually.
Let's all do our part to protect it.
(From the Baxley News Banner)

EDITOR SALUTES FOREST FIREFIGHTERS

If you think that you had a long hard day Monday, just be glad you weren't a ranger with the Georgia Forestry Commission. If you'll notice on the front page of the~ this week, they had their hands full. Winds came roaring through and caused a lot of problems with power lin es and fire. The volunteer fire departments and the Forestry Commission trucks were scurrying all over the county trying to keep things under control. We'd like to tip our hat to them for their efforts.

To really appreciate their work, I guess you need to be standing there while they pour water on your house to keep it from lighting up, like Mr. Sam Brewer of Pleasant Hill was. We got close enough to know that we didn't envy them down in the Vesta community.
We would like to salute the Forestry Commission and the Volunteer Fire Departments for their efforts Monday for their dedication to saving other people's property.
(From the Ludowici News)

CONTENTS

Southern Forest World Opens. . . ............. 3

Wood Chip Heating Demonstration Held............................. 4

Buckeye Cellulose PI ant Dedicated.................

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Seedling Production Announced.................. 6

Role of An Urban Forester..............................

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Secretary of Year Selected.......................................... .

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Director Thanks Firefighters............. 9

Mill Shavings Utilized.....................................

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Forestry Queens Ready For Jekyll. ............................... 10

Volunteer Firemen Attend Field Day...................... 11

Turkey Oak is National Champ................

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Georgia Takes Wood Energy Lead ................................... 13

Letters, Logging the Foresters............................... 14

Awards.........................................

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ON THE COVER- When major forest fires strike, Commission aircraft pilots are called in to check the course of the fire and help direct suppression crews on the ground.
Georgia Forestry Commission/June 1981

Willi am Bazemore is treasur er of Southern Forest World an d E. Kontz Bennett, who presided at the dedication ceremonies, is lega l counse l. Senator Frank Eldridge was ci ted for his role in obtaining state a id for the project.
Joe Shenck is director of the facility and Mrs. Doris Bennett is receptionist.
The dedication of Southern Forest World was one of th e fea tures of th e annual Ware County Forest Festival. (See story page 8.)

FOREST WORLD

SOUTHERN FOREST WORLD OPENS

HONORS DIRECTOR OF COMMISSION

Southern Forest World, a unique show- houses interesting exhibits on two floors.

case of past and present forestry skills and The structure is constructed priiT8rily of

wood utilization, with a heavy emphasis forest products, including longleaf heart

on vast potentials in the future, was unveiled in Waycross recently before an audience of some of the state's top forestry and industrial figures.
Ray Housley, Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service and principal speaker at the dedication, commended those who worked to achieve the center and said "Georgia has been a leader in forest education and conservation programs...".
William Barton of Union Camp Corporation, Savannah, president of the board of directors for the facility, paid tribute to Mrs. S. William Clark, Jr., "for this was her idea." He also praised Ray Shirley, Director of Georgia Forestry Commission, for his leadership in helping establish Southern Forest World and announced that his photograph and biography had been placed in the honor cabinet as the first individual to receive the honor.
Shirley also cited Mrs. Clark as "th e ramrod of this project" and recalled that she had first discussed such a center with him back in 1964.
Mrs. Clark said plans for the center began to formulate 17 years ago when a grou p of interested persons met to discuss such a project. A federal Economic Development grant of $185,000 was received in the early seventies and the center began to materialize.
Rising construction costs in an inflated economy sharply increased the price of the project, but gifts from forest industries, corporations, individual s and orga nizations met the challenge and the center is debt free.

pine siding, wooden roof shingles, red oak flooring, cypress timbers and various hardwoods.
Features in the center include a large, fabricated hollow tree with circular stairway, a "talking" tree, an old fashioned turpentine still, simulated rainfall, a forestry quiz board and historical displays.
The building was designed by Architect Albert T. Suttles, Douglas, and the exhibit design plan was prepared by Barry Nehr and Joseph Hurt Studios, Stone Mountain. Most of the exhibits were completed by Robert Duchan, who joined the staff in 1980.
William Barton of Union Camp Corpora tion cuts the ribbon t o fo rmally open Southern Forest World, while Mrs. S. William Clark, Jr., founder of the facility,

Director Ray Shirley of the Geo rgia Forestry Commission has been honored by friends, associates and the forest industry for his leadership in th e developme nt of South e rn Forest World.
William Barton, President of Southern Forest World and the Georgia Forestry Association, said Shirley's photograph and a biographical sketch will be displayed in the center. He is the first individual so honored. Other 1-Jonors go to corporations and organizations which contributed funds and materials toward c om pl e tion of the facility.
Barton said to date some 150 contributors have donated in excess of $10,000 to South ern Forest World in honor o f Mr. Shirley.
Shirley worked c losely with Mrs. S. William Clark of Waycross in planning the center and was later named chairman of the exhibit committee. He worked with many companies and individuals in helping create many intriguing exhibits.
The funds ra ised in his honor wi ll e nable th e exhibit committee to continue to develop the remai ning exhib its nece ssary to co mpl ete this amazi ng story of th e South's forests.
Th ere remains a need for additional donations for the facility to complete the planned exhibits. The center, however, is open and Shirl ey sai d he is urging professional foresters, school children, industria li sts, businessmen and o th er groups and interested individuals to visit Southern Forest World.

The South ern Forest World consists of and Ray Shirley, Director of Georgia

an attractive octagonal building which Fores try Commi!>sion, look on.

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Georgia Forestry Commission/ June 1981

Above: Legislators view equipment designed to successfully heat a large poultry house by using wood chips as fuel. Below: Farm Manager Mike Kelley, left, and Carlton Turner of Wayne Poultry Company, check the temperature in the building that houses 44,000 chicks.
STATE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ATTENDS
POULTRY HOUSE HEATING DEMONSTRATION

Members of the Poultry Committee of the Georgia House of Representatives gathered at the My Gold Farms nea r Cleveland to see how a large, modern poultry house can be efficiently and economically heated with green wood chips.
The demonstration was held by t he Commission's Research Department and showed chips being automatically fed by conveyor into a large Retew furnace . The hot air was vented into the poultry house and was controlled by thermostat.
Commission Director Ray Shirley told lawmakers that this was the first demon stration held in which chips were used fo r this purpose , although they have been used to heat pubIic schools and to dry agricultural crops in previous demonstrations sponsored by the Commission.
Shirley said studies are underway t o determine the savings poultrymen ca n probably expect by using chips instead of propane gas as a fuel for heating. He sai d preliminary findings show a substanti al savings and poultrymen are showing an interest in the system. He also reminded the legislators of the vast amount of cul l hardwood in the North Georgia area that could be converted into chips for fu e l purposes.
John Mixon, chief of the Research Department, and Engineer Bo Jarrett ex plained the operation of the equipment to the committee and answered questions concerning the system . Mixon also expressed appreciation to Lamar Chester, owner of the poultry house, for making it available for the demonstration.
Carlton Turner, an executive of Wayne Poultry Company, also spoke to the group concerning the new concept in heating and was optimistic in his appraisal of wood chips as an alternative to higher priced fuel s.
Shirley and Mixon said future demon strations will be held for Georgia poultry men to have an opportunity to view the system.
Attending the demonstration were Representatives Jack Irvin, Chairman of the Poultry Commission; Billy McKinney~ Vice Chairman; John Crawford, Secretary; Ralph Balkcom, Bobby Lawson , Robert Patton, Paul Branch and George Chance and his wife. Adron Harden of the Georgia Farm Bureau also attended.
State Senator Nathan Dean and Representative Jerry Jackson joined the group at a luncheon following the demonstration .
The legislators were favorably impressed with the demonstration and said they look forward to knowing the result of data now being collected.

Georgia Forestry Commission/ June 198 1

BUCKEYE CELLULOSE DEDICATES NEW PLANT

Formal dedication ceremonies were

The mill receives tree length logs and center is also being planned. He said more

held recently at the huge Buckeye Cellu- short wood in its mammoth woodyard than 2,400 construction workers were

lose Corporation plant in Macon County and some of the latest equipment is used living in Macon County during the peak

to mark the establishment of the 17th in rapidly unloading and conveying wood. of construction on the mill in 1980, and

mill in Georgia's rapidly expanding pulp

The plant produces a large percentage this influx of payroll dollars made signifi-

and paper industry.

of its energy requirements through the cant contributions to the local economy .

Governor George Busbee, featured use of waste wood chips, bark and saw-

Baker said the new plant has caused

speaker at the ceremonies, said the new dust in the power plant.

many favorable changes in the economic

facility near Oglethorpe - to be known as

John Baker, chairman of the Macon climate of the county and he predicted a

the Flint River Plant - represents an in- Cou nty Chamber of Commerce, told the "bright future" for the region.

vestment of more than $200 million and dedication audience that a new shopping

was built in Georgi a in "partnership with

the state, county and local community."

He praised the Proctor and Gamble

Company, parent company of the plant,

for locating the pulp mill in Georgia. Brad Butl er, Cha irman of the Board,

DEATH CLAIMS GFC PERSONNEL

Proctor and Gamble Company, said the

mill is the most advanced and environmentally safe plant in the world. He said the mill manufactures a high quality pulp used in disposable baby diapers developed by his company.
Butler pointed out that 2,600 Georgians are now employed in the four Proctor and Gamble plants located in the state, a number that is exceeded only in Ohio, where the company's corporate headquarters are located.
Following _a lunch and entertainment provided by the company, the public was invited to tour the new plant.
The Buckeye Cel lulose Corporation began building the plant four miles south of Oglethorpe almost three years ago . The initial staff of 550 was completed in September of last year and the manufacturing team took control in December. When production peaks this year, officials

The Commission sadly notes the passing of a forest patrol man and two retired forest rangers and extends sympathy to the families of these men .
Patrolman William Felker, 56, of the Macon County Unit, died April 2 at the Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon . He was a Iifelong resident of Oglethorpe and a veteran of World War II.
Su rvivors include his wife, Mrs. Doris Felker, three sons, three daughters, a sister and eight grandchildren .
Grabl e Lee Ricks, Sr., a ranger who served in the Laurens County Un it, died in Dublin following an exten ded illness. He was a native of Em anuel County, but was a resident of Laurens County most of his life .
Su rvivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen Ricks ; two sons , Clay and Grable; one brother, two sisters and seven grandchildren . Mr. Ricks, 74, was a member of Rock ledge Methodist Chu rch.
John H. Buckman, who served as Oglethorpe County Ranger, died of a heart attack. A native of Kentucky , he was a school teacher and farmer prior to his service with the Commission.
Mr. Buckman, 77, was a member of Salem Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs . Zelda Buckman; two daughters, Jane and July ; and a son, Joh n.

said the plant will produce 825 tons of

cellulose per day.

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Georgia Forestry Commission/ June 1981

PARADES, CONTESTS, AWARDS HIGHLIGHT WARE FOREST EVENT

TREE SEEDLING PRODUCTION INCREASED TO 105 MILLION

A long and glittering parade, a banquet honoring several outstanding conservationists , a queen contest featuring 22 pretty girls and a rugged truck rodeo were some of the major events of the 24th annual Ware Forest Festival.
The Waycross celebration - always a drawing card for thousands of Ware Countians and residents of neighboring counties - was held this year in conjunction with the dedication of Southern Forest World. (See Story Page 3)
Dr. William Fiatt of the University of Georgi a's School of Agriculture and featured banquet speaker, told a capacity audience that Georgia leads the south in timber production and is "Number one in private ownership of timber." He told of the increasing demand that will be made on Georgia and the South by the turn of the century .
Rev. Melvin Pittman was presented the Master Tree Farmer Award, Roy Moore received the Woodmen of the World Con servati on Award and B.S. Booth received the Forest Promotional Award . Tim Cornelius and Allen Tanner received the annual Youth Awards for 4H and FFA achievements.
Miss Amy Sirmans, daughter of Mr . and Mrs. Hamp Sirmans and a senior at Southwood School in Waycross, was named queen of the festival and will compete for the Miss Georgia Forestry title at the annual GFA convention on Jekyll Island in June.
More than 650 posters were created by school students for the festival and first place honors went to Eugene Moore of AI ice Street School .
In the parade, a float entered by the Pilot Club captured first place.

The Commission 's tree nurseries have been seeded for 105 million seedlings a 20 million increase over the plant ing last year.
James Wynens, Chi ef of the Reforesta tion Department, emphasized that environmental factors will somewhat reduce the volume, but approx imately 95 million trees are ex pected to survive and be ready for lifting this fall and winter.
Wynens said the demand for seed Iings continues to grow and he is advising landowners to place orders as soon as possible to be assured of the species and volume of trees they need . He said 74 percent of the young trees this season will be of genetically superior stock .
The reforestation chief said orders are now being accepted throughout the state and advance payment is not required. He pointed out, however, that payment would have to be made before seed Iings are shipped.
Shipments will be made from December 1 of this year through March, 1982. The plants are carefully packaged and are sold in multiples of 50, 500 and 1,000.
A free brochure detailing the correct way to transport, store and plant the seedlings is avai lable at all Commission offices. Wynens said the way in which

the young plants are handled after they

leave the nurseries often determines the

surviva l rate.

Seedling application forms may be ob-

tained from any Commi ssion county unit

or district office or by writing to the

Commi ssion state headquarters at P.O.

Bo x 819, Macon, Georgia 31298 . Forms

are also available through the offices of

county agents, Soil Conservation Service

and the Agricultural Conservation Pro-

gram . A form for your convenience is also

reproduced on this page.

Per 1000 500 50

Eastern White

$28.50

Improved Loblolly 14.00

Regular Loblolly 13.00

Improved Sl ash

14.00

Slash-High Gum 14.00

Virginia Pin e

14.00

Longleaf

14.00

Catalpa

30.50

Dogwood

40.50

Lespedeza

20.50

Oak, Sawtooth

20.50

Oak, White

20.50

Redcedar

30.50

Red Maple

38.50

Sweetgum

28.50

Sycamore

28.50

Yellow Poplar

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A recent report by Union Camp Corporation showed that the company's Savannah Woodlands Region broke the world record in wood utilization in 1980 by using 1,509,223.36 cords in the pulp mill.
William Barton, manager of the region, said, "this was the most wood ever used at a single location in the history of the world ... we actually delivered a little more than 1,516,000 cords which was also a 6 record."

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Georgi a Forestry Commission / June 198 1

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URBAN FORESTERS IN DEMAND
IN TOWN AND SUBURBIA
day in the life of an urban forester can be pretty hectiC when his territory includes a metropolitan county, flanked by a rural county with sprawling new residential areas. Su ch is the situation for Forester Jim Blount of the Commission's Washington District . He attends to the many calls from residents in Ri chmond County who are concerned with the main tenance and protection of their lawn trees and at the same time answers the needs of the newly established homeowners of adjoining Columbia County, which has become a rapidly expanding "bedroom community" for thousands who work in Augusta. Blount, a native of Savannah, Tennessee, who earned his degree in forestry from the University of Tennessee, a lso has the responsibility of working with rural landowners in the two counties and spends considerable time in cruising timber, marking trees for thinning and advising owners of measures to take in the prevention or eradication of certain diseases and insects. The forester conducts a television program in Augusta entitled "Ecology Today" and often has representati ves of industry, business and government as guests on the show. Much of the content of the program is directed to Augusta area homeown ers and concerns information on caring for shade and ornamental trees. He also speaks on the urban forestry topic before civic and other organizations and is active in public school career day programs. Th e reponse to one recent call in the heart of Augusta is depicted at left. Blount is shown discussing tree problems with Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gardener of the Maxwell Alumni House on the campus of Augusta College. In the top photo, Blount examines a water oak estimated to be from 80 to 100 years old. The tree is near the street and has apparen tly been hit numerous times by automobiles parking along the curb. The forester ad vi sed Mrs. Gardner that heart rot had entered through the wound and decomposed the heart wood of the tree. Although he indicated the old tree is not in danger, he said filling the cavity with concrete would be advisable. In the middle photo, another oak at the front of the property is found to bear lichens on the bark. Blount assured Mrs. Garde ner that the growth- a combination of fungus and algae- is no threat to the tree. The tree is, however, an example of problems that exist when trees are p lanted too close to a street , Blount said. He pointed out that the portion of th e tree that is draping over the curb is susceptible to injury by traffic. He said the proximity of power lines, driveways and streets, as well as overhead and underground utility lines, should be carefully cons idered before trees are planted. In the bottom photo, the discu ss ion concerns the pruning and tertii ization of ornamental trees. The urban forester said he receives a wide range of requests, but the ones that are currently the most frequent concern Ips beetles in pines and hypoxylon ca nker in oaks.

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SECRETARY OF YEAR HONORED

At le ft, secretaries pose for group photo

Cla rice Manr y of the Seve n th D istrict (Americus) was selected the Georgia Forestry Commission's "Secretary of the Year" at the recen t annual meeting of secretaries held in Macon.
SURVEY ON SCHEDULE

A pl aqu e t o be displ aye d in the district o ffi ce in Ame ricu s and a p laque for th e sec re t a ry to kee p we re presen t ed to her by W. Cash Har pe r, Ass ista nt to the Director, during br ie f cere moni es at t he co n clusio n o f the two-day meeting.
Bob Burns, the Commi ssion's T rainin g an d Safe ty Offi ce r, w as in charge o f t he meetin g, w hich in c lud ed di scussions o n

at conclusion of the annual meeting. Cash Harper, Assistant to the Director, presents the Secretary of the Year plaque to Clarice Manry.
Unite d Me thodist Church in that city. Cl a ric e said sh e plan s to retir e from
he r position in August but has "no definite pl ans" for he r retirement yea rs .

T he coll ection of da t a in t he Georg ia Forest Resource Survey w h ich got underway last May has been completed in the

new an d ch a nged po lici es and procedures, a ques t ion a nd a nswe r session in w h ich proble ms we re a ir ed a nd oth e r inter na l

GUM HITS NEW HIGH

southwest portion of the state and is nearing completion in the southeast area.
The survey, which is made at approxi-

o ff ice matters were d isc ussed . Direc t or Ray Shirl ey spok e brief ly to
t he gr oup a nd p ra ise d th e se cr e taries fo r

Me mbers of the American Turpentine Fa rm e rs Association were told in the annua l m ee ting of th e organi zation in So-

mately ten year interva ls, is conducted by the U.S. Forest Service in cooperation with the Forestry Commission.

their ded ica t ion a nd e ffi c ie ncy. Burns ar ran ged a f iel d t r ip for t he secretaries to visi t historic J arre ll Pl a nta tion near Ma -

per ton rece ntly th at high grade gum p rices a re a t a n a ll time high a nd were u rged to co ntinu e to upgr ade equipme nt

Druid Preston, chief of the Mana gement Department, said Forester Ja mes Green of the McRae District is on detached service with the survey teams and other personnel in the Commission are aid ing the project by contacting landowners in their counties to explain the ptrpose of the survey.
Preston explained that there are 12 cruise teams working in the survey, which is expected to be completed late in 1982 or early 1983. He said the state is d iv id ed into five units for the project.
The data collected by the fiel d pe rsonnel is relayed to the research center of t he

con, w here t hey saw a stea m powered sawmi ll and view ed ear ly fore stry practices.
T he Sec re t a ry o f th e Yea r , a nati ve of Rando lph Co unty and a graduate o f Ran do lph Cou n ty High School, w as atte ndi ng business schoo l in Am e ricus when she was e m plo y ed by th e Commissio n in A p ri l, 1947. Sh e reca ll ed that she was a ll o wed to finish her sch ooling duri ng the f irst mont hs wi th th e Commissi on.
"We were planning sites for fi re loo k ou t t owe rs in those d ays ," she said , " a nd it req uired so me long, hard hours of wo rk." Co mmission officials said she

t o in sure a supe rior product. Jim L. G illi s, Jr., associ ati o n pres ident,
said a fede ra l cooperative pr o gra m for gum operator s is in effect aga in this year.
Gr ady Willi a ms, Nav al Stores Specialist with t he Forestry Commissi on, said pro duce rs thi s year are receiving 25 cents per face on 9-inch practice with spiral gutte r o r Va rn a pron a nd doubl e-h ea ded na il s u nde r th e cost-sha re 1981 Nava l Sto res Conse rvati on Progr a m. He sa id 10inc h p racti c-e pr o vides 31 ce nts; 11-inch practi ce, 35 ce nts; and restricted cupping with spi ra l gutte rs or Va rn apron s, 33 cents per face.

U.S. Forest Service in Asheville, N.C., where it is processed, Preston sai d.
Preston pointed out that the survey

pr o ve d to be an e xce llent sec reta ry an d was ho n o red thi s y ear for he r lo ng an d faith f ul servi ce.

A la te figur e on th e ave rage price being pa id p roduce rs for gum is fr o m $105 to $110 per st and a rd barre l. An o fficial

will r~veal the timber growth, vo lu me, I ain, projection, reforestation status and

Cl arice a nd he r husband, Wi ll ia m , a nd emph as ized th a t th e price is average for the ir 17-yea r o ld d a ughte r, C laire, live in all grade s, but qu a lity gum is br ingi ng an

j rndny othe r factors.

Ame ricus a nd a re me mbe rs o f the F irst eve n be tte r p rice.

Georgi a F orestry Co mm iss1o n / June 1981

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FIREFIGHTERS

RECEIVE THANKS

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FROM DIRECTOR

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Th~ firs t quarter of this year repre !.ented one of the worst fire seasons in several years and Director Ray Shirley issued a statewide nei(Vs release in which he thanked Commission personnel for work in suppressing the many fires.
Director Shirley issued the special message of thanks to the organization's many rangers, aircraft pilots, patrolmen, lookout tower operators and other personnel who worked long, hard hours in recent weeks to suppress thousands of forest wildfires across the state.
The directive complimented all who played a role in battling fires during the first quarter of the year - a quarter in which approximately 10,000 fires burned more than 58,000 acres.
"It was one of the wor st fire se asons we have had in recent years," Shirley said, "but as a resu lt of the dedication and hard work of our firefighters and support people, we were able to save untold thousands of acres of valuable forestla nd."
In comparison, the GFC director point ed out that there were 10,882 fires that burned 44,717 acres during the entire year of 1980. "In other words ," he sa id, "the number of fires th at usu ally occu r in a full year were conce nt rat e d in a threemonth period this year and men and equipment had to be spread thinner and in serv ice longer hou rs t o meet the cha llenge ."
Commission offici a ls contributed t he h igh fire rate to a lingering drough t th at began last summer and the tremendous buildup of dry vegetation du ring the fa ll and winter . They said high winds were also a facto r in th e unusually high numbe r of fires.
Although sa fety is consta ntly stressed in the Commission, Shirl ey sa id fir ef ighting continues to be a haza rdou s occu pat ion. He said there are cert a in ris ks in volved in protecting Georgi a 's 24 m ill ion acres of forestl a nds and " I certain ly commend those in th e Commission who st a nd in the front line of d efe nse in gu a rd ing o ur natu ra l reso urce."
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UTILIZATION OF MILL SHAVINGS DRASTICALLY CUTS ENERGY BILL

00 rothers Bernard and Harold Storey of Floyd County have gone their separate ways on occasion .

a w ast e produc t. Th e co m pa ny has in sta ll ed a n a uto-
matic Rette w furnace that burns shavin gs fr o m th e planing mi ll to provide heat for

During World Wa r II, fo r inst a nce, th e d ry k il n. T he system is presently ac-

Be rnard se rved with th e U.S. A rmy En gi - counting for a 40 to 50 percent savings

nee rs in th e Pacific, w hil e hi s broth er, o ve r natu ral gas , th e fuel previously used.

Harold, was with th e Army Infantry in

The S.l. Storey Lumber Company no

Europe. Be rnard gradu a ted fr o m Georg ia longer oper ates a saw mill , but buys lum -

Tech a nd Harold ea rn e d h is di plo ma fro m be r from a mill located on adjacent

the Unive rsity of Georgia.

grounds. It IS th en planed to fill orders

They are togeth e r , ho we ve r , in one for a variety of specialty dimensions.

res pect. They are both ex per ie nce d lum-

Th e shavings fr o m the p lan ing mill are

be rme n.

blown to a steel ho lding bin of 1,500 cu-

The brothers own and o perate the S.l . bic foot capacity through a 21-inch over-

Sto rey Lumber Co m pany at Crystal Springs , a peace ful co mm unity in th e Te xas Va ll ey sec ti o n o f t he county. Th e company was fou nded by t heir fa ther, t he lat e Sik es Sto rey , back in 192 0 a nd bega n lea rning th e bu siness in th eir early tee ns by working o n th e y a rds a nd in th e m ill. Except for t he w a r years a nd tim e spe nt aw ay at co ll ege, t he y h ave devoted t heir ad ult y ears to keep ing th e co m pany up -to-date a nd productive.
A lo t o f cha nges h ave come abou t, of course, in t he GO-year span in which mul e power and steam have give n way to electricity and natu ra l ga s, but one of th e more recen t dev e lopments at th e Storey plant has been th 8 utilization o f IT'aterial

head pipe so me 350 feet long. The system is completely automatic and the broth ers conte nd that very Iittle maintenance is required.
Before installation of the system, some of the shavings were so ld to the poultry industry for use as chicken litter at a very nomi nal fee. The company owners said the smooth performance of the new kiln heating system and the impressive savings that are being re a li ze d in energy costs prove that the mill is now utilizing t he full potential o f th e shavings.
The operation has been observed by the Research Departme nt of the Commission an d the Storey Brothe rs h ave be en cooperative in providin g valuable data.

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oung lad1es from many coun ti es throughout the state will

compete June 14-15 for the Miss Georgia Forestry title at

the annual convention of the Geo rgia Forestry Association

on Jekyll Island. Shown here are win ners in county contests

held prior to publishing deadline for this magazine. Many additional

local contests were held in early Ju ne. Th e gi rls are : 1. Donna Hooks,

Emanuel County; 2. Scarlet McGarr, Muscogee; 3. Stacy Hames, Macon;

4. Kathy McCutchen, Crisp-Dooly; 5. Li sa Usr y, Richmond; 6. Sherry

Studstill, Sumter; 7. Dee Dycke, Chattooga; 8. Paige Vickery, Bulloch;

9. Michelle Mclendon, Treutlen; 10. Fran Saggus, Lincoln; 11 . Amy

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14. Jennifer Bowie, Harris; 15. Melinda Taylor, Charlton; 16. Kay

Avant, Washington-Johnson; 17. Pat Pauley, Uni on; 18. Amanda Greer,

Fann1n; 19. Kelly Fredrickson, Oconee; 20. Rebecca Edwards, Liberty; 21. Karen Darnell, Haralson-Polk; 22. Sharon Cook, Candler ; 23. Teresa Kown, Pickens; 24. Patricia Kennedy, Evans; 25 . Robin Palmer, Bacon;

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RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS DISPLAY SKILLS

[1] en volunteer fire departments - units aided by the Georgia Forestry Commission under the Rural Fire Defense Program - participated in a recent Firemen's Muster in Moultrie to test firefighting skills. The muster, sponsored by the Commission and the Colquitt County Firefighters Association, began with a parade of fire trucks through the downtown section of Moultrie and the competitive games were held at the county fairgrounds.
The competition consisted of a ladder and hose e xercise in which firemen were timed in setting up an extension ladder and sending a fireman to the top with a hose.
Another measured the time required to draft water from a portable holding tank and then pump it through the truck to the extent that a high pressure hose would be abl e to knock down a target.
A third competition required firemen to lie on the ground as if

they were asl eep in a fir ehou se . Wh en a sign a l was gi ven, they put on coats, buckled helmets and boarded their firetruck for a short run across a field where a t arge t was kn ocked down with the truck's hose.
Water basketba ll, a ga me in whi ch a ba ll is used as a target to test skill in directing th e w at e r stream, conc luded the afternoon program.
Departments participating in th e muster included Autryville, Bay, Be rlin, County Farm, Cul berton, Ellenton, Funston, North side and Thomson. The Comm ission a lso entered a unit in the competition.
Don Freyer, R FD Program Coordinator for the Commission , said he w as we ll pl ease d w ith th e participating volunteer depart ments and pointed out t h at t he large crowd of spectators attending the e ve nt w as th e res ul t of good planning and promotion by t he loca l asso c ia ti o n .

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MERGERS TO BRING DISTRICT CHANGES

Effective J ul y 1, 1981, two of the

Commission's 17 districts will be eliminat-

ed and counties in those areas will be as -

signed to other districts, according to

Commission Director Ray Shirley.

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District offices to be c losed m the

move to bring about greater overall effi

ci e ncy and to reduce costs includes the

Atlanta and Midway Districts, the direc-

tor said .

In te rmin ating the Atl a nta office, Sh ir-

ley sa id Cobb Co unty wil l be attached to

the Canton District and Gwinnett County

will be assigned to the Athen s District ,

with De Kalb, Fayette a nd Cl ayton Co u n

ties joining the Griffin D istrict. He said

Sou th Fulto n and Douglas will be ass ign

ed to th e G ri ff in Distri ct.

This turkey oak on a Pierce County fa r m is the largest in the country. Left to right are Jimmy M ock, nomina tor of the champion tree; Allen Harris, Jr., son of the o wner of the farm; an d Terry Herrin , assistan t ranger, Pierce County Unit, GFC.

Th e Direc tor sa id Forest e r Ed Bank s of th e Atlanta office will move to the DeKa lb Co unty o ffi ce at Ston e Mount a in to dir ect a four -county Me t ro Forestry Pro -

PIERCE TREE IS NATION'S LARGEST

gra m an d th e Commission's personnel de pa rtm e nt will re main in downtown Atlan ta.

Jim my Moc k, d ed icated vo-ag teacher at Pa tte rso n High Schoo l in Pierce County, always bel ieved t hat the big T urkey Oak standing behind a farm house near the com m uni ty of Owen had to be the la rgest of its species in Geor gi a .
He was r igh t ! When the official measurements were ma d e , it t urned out that the bi g tree on the property of Allen Harris deserves the titl e: Sta te Cha m pion Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis). Bu t f urt her checkin g revea led tha t the t ree nominated by Mock for t he state ti tl e is a lso a nationa l champion. T he Am erican Fores t ry Association has verifie d th at the tu rkey oa k is t he la rgest in th e Uni t ed

initiated two years ago w ith a series of fi e ld tests around the sta te.
In recent months, the computer ter min a ls in th e Ath e ns, Mc Rae and Can t on Distri ct s, as we ll as the Macon office , ha ve been used to tr a nsmit data from a co nv e nt io na l cr u ise to the Computer Cen t er, Un ive rsi ty of Georgia. A printout is th e n re turned to the di stricts, showing tota l b io mass in the crui se.
Preston said th e center in A t hens can also se nd back total sawlog volume, pulpwood vo lume, a mount of f irewood derived fr o m th e top portion of trees, as well as the tot al ton s of biom ass in the re m aining ma t e rial in th e c ruised area .
"Although there is not a wide m arke t

In p h as ing o ut th e Midway Distr ict, Shi rley sa id Glynn a nd Camden Counties w ill be ass ign e d t o th e Waycross Di strict , with th e re ma ining co unties go ing into th e States bo ro Distri ct. In oth e r boundary cha nges, Wayn e , Appling a nd Jeff Davis Cou nt ies wil l be ass igned to th e Wayc10ss Distri ct a nd Toombs Co unty to the Mc Rae D istrict. S t a tes bor o Distric t will add Ema nuel, J enkins and Screven Coun ties.
Shirl ey sa id Distri c t Forest e r Billy Bar be r o f He le na w ill t ra nsfe r to Dix o n Sta t e Forest in Waycross to re place Super intenden t Zac k Seymour , wh o p la ns to retire. Midway District For ester H. L. Neal w ill re pla ce Barbe r at Mc Rae.

States! The circumference of the tree at 4%
feet from t he groun d is 8. 7 fee t a nd th e vertical height is 6 7 fee t. Th e avera ge diameter spread of t he crow n is 70 fee t.
CO MPUTER DETERMINES

for fore st biom ass today," Presto n pointed out, "we anticipate a dema nd for t his ma terial in the future and we want to be pre pa red to se rve the Georgia lando w ner wh e n the time comes." He pred ict ed th at acr eage that is "not wort h a cruise to d ay" will become merchantable in t he f uture.

GFC FILM AVAILABLE
A 22-minute col o r film on wood ener gy was rece ntly co mpleted by th e Georgi a Forest ry Co mmi ss io n a nd is no w being off e re d t o oth e r agen c ies, w ood -usi ng in d ust ries, o rg ani za tion s a nd oth er in t erest ed groups.

VOLUME OF BIOMASS

PAPER FtATURES GFC

T he movi e ide nt ifi es ene rgy wo od a nd res idues and d e monstrates equipme nt for

Good p rogress has bee n ma de in the

A newspaper supp le me nt e ntitl ed fe ll in g, skidding, chipping a nd t ra nsport

computerized measure m en t of biomass "Buc keye and Georgia Fo restry " was ing th e mate ri a l in a total tre e ha rv es ting

in three of the Co mm issio n' s d ist ricts and publis hed by the Citizen and Geor gi an o f o pe ra t ion . Scen es sh o wing a new wo od

Druid Preston, chie f o f th e Fo res t Man- Montezuma to coincide w it h th e fo rma l gas if ica tion sy st e m is a highlight o f the

agement Department, said the re are plans dedication of the new Flint River Plant o f p rese ntat ion.

to expand the program statewi de thi s the Buckeye Ce ll u lose Corpora t io n .

Pr ints are avai la bl e a t $200 eac h and

year.

The paper included phot os and st or ies or d e r fo rm s are avai la bl e through th e

The pro ject to accurately measu re bio concerning activities of Fo rest Ra nger Commiss ion's hea dqu a rte rs. Th e mail in g

mass - the total volume of a tree, inclu d- Chesley Gilmore and his staff at t h e Com add ress is: Geor gia Fo rest ry Comm issi o n,

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P. 0 . Box 819 , Maco n, Geo rgi a 31298.

Geo rgi a Fo restry Co mm ission / Ju ne 1981

GEORGIA TAKES WOOD ENERGY LEAD

"Georg ia does not have an energy shortage, just a shortage of gas and oil," according to a statement made in 1974 by Director Ray Shirley, Georgia Forestry Commission. His statement is becom ing truer each month as state facilities and industries change to wood energy, replacing natural gas, oil and electricity.
Through efforts of the Governor and members of the General Assembly, Georgia is leading the nation in converting public facilities to wood energy. Systems installed or being installed are as follows:
Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital, Rome: A 25 million BTU/hr. gasifier. Franklin County High School, Carnesville: A 3.3 million BTU, 100 h.p. wood unit. Treutlen County High School, Soperton: A 3.3 million BTU, 100 h.p. wood unit. Mountain View School, Walker County: A 1.6 million BTU, 50 h.p. unit .
Union County Junior High School, Blairsville: A 500,000 BTU wood unit. Middle Georgia Correctional Institution, Chester: A 6.6 million BTU, 200 h.p. wood unit. Walker County Correctional Institution, LaFayette: A 4.9 million BTU, 150 h.p. wood unit. Georgia Industrial Institute, Alto: A 60,000 pound per hour steam system. This system will replace 23 separate boilers for a central system using wood. Several other state facilit ies are being studied for the possibility of installing wood energy systems. Agricultural uses of energy is big in Georgia. The Commission has developed or purchased several demonstrational wood systems to save the farmer money on his energy needs. A 3.3 million BTU or 100 h.p. unit is available to dry corn, soybeans and other grains. It was used for a short time last
year and will be demonstrated for drying corn and soybeans this season.
The above unit, a 3.3 million BTU hot air system, was installed in a large poultry house in North Georgia this past winter. The system proved wood chips could be used to heat a poultry house successfully while saving approximately 25 percent on the cost of energy. More work is to be done using an automatic wood chip or sawdust system this winter. Th e poultry experts were excited over the fresher,
Georgia Forestry Commission/ June 1981

drier heat than they could obtain with

propane gas.

An automatic sawdust burner IS being

installed to heat four tobacco barns in

Southeast Georgia. This unit heats water

to go through coils to heat the tobacco

barns. The propane burner will remain

in place to serve as a backup for the ex-

perimental wood system. Detailed data will be obtained to determine the savings

BEETLE SURVEY

to the farmer.

Another 1.6 million BTU or 50 h.p. unit is being developed to dry agricultural crops. This unit will use wood chips or sawdust and will be tested on several agricultural applications.

Although Commission Entomologist Terry Price said beetle populations are expected to remain static throughout 1981, he emphasized that severe dry wea ther during th e summer months could in-

Private industries in Georgia are replacing large volumes of oil and gas with wood energy systems. Forest industries, including pulp and paper, sawmills, plywood, veneer, timber treating and others have made great progress in converting their energy needs to wood.
There are several industries not related to wood which have replaced gas and/or oil with wood. Some of them are:
Burlington Industries at Rabun Gap uses 400 tons of wood residue per day.

fluence the insects to increase to moderate levels by fall of this year.
Price said Southern Pine beetle activity is concentrated in Northea st Georgia and "ground checks made in those counties revealed a close association between littleleaf disease and incidence of Southern pine beetle." He said mo st of the spots had one to five red-topped trees and no actively green infested trees were discovered.
He said Ips and turpentine beetle activ-

This replaces their daily consumption of 18,000 gallons of oil. Proctor and Gamble in Albany has installed a new wood residue boiler that saves 220,000 barrels of fuel each year. This is enough energy to heat 35,000 Georgia homes. Integrated Products in Aragon has recently installed a 400 h.p. wood sys-

ity is "very low" statewide. "Increased activity, howe ve ~ . is expected to occur due to rainf all deficienci es throughou t the state," according to th e ento mologist, "and landowners need to stay alert to suspect beetle damage." He urged landowners to contact th e ir local Forestry Commission unit if such activity is foun d.

tem. When their old boiler was on oil, it required 120 gallons of oil per hour . Fairbanks Company in Rome is using a new 300 h.p. wood energy system. When operating on oil, their old boiler

The Southern Pine beetle detection data showed th at some infestation was found in Hall, Habersham and Lumpkin Counties, as well as several o th er counties in the area.

used 90 gallons of oil per ho ur.

The Ips and black turpentine beetle

Residential heating with wood in aerial detection data showed counties

Georgia has increased greatly during the with tot al infestation ranging from four

past few years. Thirty percent of all to twelv e spots. The counties included

households are using wood to some ex Dodge, Jefferson, Laurens, Monroe,

tent. Approximately 1,166,000 cords of Montgom ery, Telfair, Wheeler and Wil

wood were used this past winter for home cox.

heating. The Wood Energy Program is doing
more for forest management than any other activity at present. It is permitting residue normally left in the forest, as well as cull trees, to be used for energy. The

The next scheduled aerial survey is set for July and August, but if an increase is noted in current populations, ea rl ie r flights will be carried out by th e Commi s sian.

removing of these products is aiding the

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A brief wo rd of acknowledgement for your very time ly and appreciated efforts on behalf of the Commission in fighting the recent fire that threatened our property.
Though the efforts of those agencies whom we expect to respond in such emergencies are often overlooked, we want you to know of our sincere gratitu de f or your part in avert in g what cou ld have developed into a di saster.
Leo Vital, Administrator Wildwood Sanitariu m Hospita l Wildwood, Georgia
am most app reciative of your generosity in providing fine, intell igent, and ent husiast ic judges for our two FFA Forestry Field Day s at Louisvi ll e and Vida li a. It would be difficult to stage these eve nt s without your support .
E .A . D avenport , Jr . Ch ief Co nservation Forester Union Camp Corporation Sava nn ah, Georgia

Please all ow m e space in your pub li cat ion to thank the many persons who risked their own lives to co ntrol a recent fore st fire and save seve ral ho mes .
Powe r lin es snapped togethe r by the strong w inds set t he f o rest across Highway 22 East from our home on f ire. Th e very strong winds fanned the fire, which became o ut of contro l in only a matte r o f a few minutes. We would like to express our app rec iati on t o all the perso ns, inc luding the person who saw the f ire and repo rted it , the f ire departments th at responded, the Georgia Forestry Commi ssio n, the State Patro l, the Department o f Transportation, the Baldwin County Sh eri ff' s Office and even th e Georg ia D epa rtment o f Natural Reso urces .
Had it not been for the efforts o f this entire group, when the winds bl ew t he fire ac ross the ro ad and i n to the y ard of our home , all would h ave been lost . Please agai n , let my f a m i ly sa y : " Th ank you for a job wel l done, and m ay G od bless each of you"
Mr. and Mrs. Raymo nd N iblett Mr. N eal Niblett Milledgev il le, Georgia

Mrs. Peggy Ryd er, our PTA President, and I wou ld like to express our app reci ation f or the part you played in our Arbor Day ceremonies.
The fa c t t hat each c lassroom has a tree to care for an d w atc h grow excited our students, and they enj o yed th e program very mu ch.
Students and teac hers are sti ll mentioning the interest ing information that was given as each tree was pl anted. We know it w as hard work pl anting al l of those trees. Thank you for giving so generou sly o f your time and energies .

Maxi ne B . H ammond

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An ex treme ly hazardous forest fire broke o ut rece ntly on the Naval Submarin e Support Base , Ki ngs Bay. F ann ed by 35 knot winds throug h dry wood s, t he f ire q u ick ly spread from a construction site into the su rro undin g woods, and quickly exceeded the capacity of the o n base fire fighting force . H ad it not been for your help, and that of others, many more acres would have been lost. With the qu ick re sponse by t he Georgi a Forestry Commi ss ion , thi s fire was quickly co ntro lled and only a few ac res were burned over.
I want to express my thanks and deepest appreciat ion, both personally and f or the Navy, for t he ex pert ass ista nce you r personnel provided.
R.A . Currier Capt ain , U .S. N avy Commanding Officer Kings Bay , Georgi a

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In behalf of the Clean Community Advisory Council , I wish to thank you for generously allowing us space o n the f orest ry float in the St. Pat ri ck's D ay Parade .
Bot h t he CCAC an d its ad hoc Committee , Green Survival, received excellent visibility o n the flo at . In addition , the "Clean Team, Gene and D ean", were introdu ced for t he fi rst time " in person".
It is such fine coope ratio n from o rgani zations like yours th at is helping the CCAC in its efforts to keep Savan nah's env ironrrent clean and beautiful.
Wil liam A . H agin s, President CCA Council Savann ah, Geo rgi a

O'N EAL KE LLAR , a 17-year veteran with the Commission, has been promoted to Forest Ranger for Franklin, Hart and Stephens Counties. A native of T occoa and a graduate of Stephens County High School, the ran ger came with the Commission as a patrolman in 1964 and was promoted to Assistant Ranger of Stephens County in 197 5. He is married to the for mer Miss Peggy El rod of Toccoa and they have a daughter, Laura ...WEN DE LL R. BECTO N, retired T hird U.S. Army fores ter, was awarded the Society of American Foresters Me m bership Award at a recent meeting of the Society's Southeastern Section . Al so awarded t he recognition
were WILLI A M H. F ISCHER , Stone Mounta in, who could not be present at the Albany meeting, and T H EODOR E A. LIE F IEL D, T ho masvil le, deceased.

BURN LAW NOW STATEWIDE

Gove rnor George Bu sbee recent ly si gned into law a statewide Notification to Burn Law. Prev iously it was a county option law and was in effect on ly in counties where two successive grand juries had recommended it .
Basica lly, the law states that before any person, fi rm, corporation or association shall burn any woods, lands, marshes or other combustible material, notice of the time and place m ust first be given . T hi s noti~e may be made to the county forest ranger or any other employee of the unit.
Information that is needed to report any intention to set an outside fire includes: (a) Person making the request , (b) Telephone number , (c) Property own er 's name, (d) Telephone number or address, (e) Date and time of planned burn ing, (f) Location of t he burn, (g) Is the burn in a fie ld, in the woods or other, (h) Wh at is the approx imate size of the area to be burned.

Failure to give such a notice is a mi sdemeanor and the person or persons who failed to notify the county forestry unit will be punished as provided by law . T he main purpose of the law is to enable the county forestry unit to gi ve advice about weather and fire hazard conditions. Landowners and others can be warned against setting fire if t he potential fire dan ger is high or proper precautions have not been taken.
HERBICIDE MEET SET
Foresters and landowners are in vited to attend a herbicide conference J uly 29 at Georgia Southern Co llege in Statesboro.
The conference, to ex plore alternate costs of site preparation , is sponsored by the Georgia Extension Service. Th e conference, to begin at 9 :00 a.m., will be held in the Continuing Education Bu il ding.
Geo rgi a Forestry Commission/ June 198 1

PERSONNEL RECENTLY A WARDED FOR 20 YEA RS OF SERVICE:

Charles M. Aldridge, Patrolman, Baxley Sharon Bennett, Secretary, Waycross Paul L. Bledsoe, District Forest er , Ca milla George W. Braddy, Patrolman, Soperto n Bobby K. Bridges, Patrolman, Harr ison Terrell Brooks, Associate Chief Forester, Macon James L. Castleman, Forester, Vida lia Wa lte r W. Cranford, Towerman, Eatonton Alired P. Craton, Ranger, Dallas George L. Crews, Patrolman, Greenvill e Joseph D. Dickens, Patrolman, Zebulon Morris Dickey, Patrolman, Millen Donald C. Freyer, Forester, Macon Edward B. Gheesling, Towerman, Norwood William M. Harrell, General Trades Craftsman Skilled, Macon Arthur Hilliard, Patrolman, Fargo Ernest G Howard, Patrolman, Elko Ferman S. Lane, Towerman, Montezuma Jack G. Long, Forester, Macon

Charles W. Mask, Ranger, Edi son James McDonald, Patrol man, Woodbine Archie R . Me Euen, Forester, Way c ro ss Pierce L. McFarland, Towe rman, Co chra n Chester McKnight, Ranger, Blakely Forest E. Mill s, Patrolman, Devereau x John Oxford, Patrolman, Midway Maudell C. Raborn, Towerman, Heph zibah Ern est M. Ray, Towerm an, Waleska Eber J. Rhoden, Ranger, Nahunta Zack L. Seymour, Forester, Waycross J ames L. Stanford, Ranger, Athens Frances V. Stanley, Secretary, Helena Eve ly n B. Vau se, Secreta ry, Statesboro Roy S. Wagner, Patrolman, Gray Rowe T. Wall, District Forester, Americus Arthur W. West, Forester, Gainesville
Neil Whitmire, Patrolman, Gain es vill e

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B.S. Booth, left, receives the Fores t Promotional Award from G.C. Ganas of Southern Bank, Waycross, sponsor of the award. The presentation was made at Southern Forest World during the recent Ware Forest Festival. Booth is the retired District Ranger of the Commission's Waycross District.

Georgia Forestry Commi ssio n/ Jun e 1981

Th e Patterson Chapter. Future Farmers of America, again captured firs t p lace in the annual FFA statewide Forestry Field Dw finals. ll1e chap ter , led !Jy Advisor Jimmy Mock, won the top spot for the third consecuti ve year . The Blackshear Chapter claimed second place. The 22nd annual event was again sponsored by t!Je Trust Company of Georgia and its affiliates. Front row, left to right, incl u des Mock, Suzanne Walker,

Brenda Foster, Arnold Tuten, Wade J ohnson, and Perr y Johnson. Back row, Dwight

Yeomans, Dan Strickland, Alan Harris, Sammy Chancey, Stevie Davis and Keit/J

Brown.

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When Deron Towler and his mother, Mrs. Joelyn Towler of Waycross, visited Southern Forest World during the recent formal opening of the facility, the lad was intrigued with this talking tree at the entrance. He asked a question and sure enough, the tree talked back! It is one of many unique features of the amazing Southern Forest World, a center apparently destined to become one of Georgia's most popular historical and educational attractions in the years to come. (See Story Page 3.)