Georgia forestry, Vol. 5, no. 2 (Feb. 1952)

GEORGIA FORESTRY
CJitorial Does Farmer Have Money Trees--"The Crop With A Future" To Burn?

(From the Waycross Journal Herald)

Not only in our county, but throughout all Georgia a new crop, consisting of thousands of green, forest tree seedlings. is being set out. From the colorful t';IIJ>entine camps anud tne flat, pmey woods of South Georgia to the rolling hills of hardwood, Shortleaf, and Loblolly to the north, hundreds of Georgia farmers and landowners are hard at work with dibble, mattock, and machine planter.
Ware countians who set out seed-
lings during this current 1951-52
planting season are investing in the future - a future made all the nnre secure by an ever-increasing demand for timber and for timber prorlucts.
With more and more pulpmills sl~~~d for Georgia, with indus-

tr1al and residential construetion on the march in our state and with the new opportunities daily being uncovered ~n. the field of wood research, c1t1zens who plant trees can look forward to strong and lur.rative markets for the: r products.
The Georgia Forestry Commission now operates three nurseries, one at Albany, one at Davisboro, and one at Flowery Branch, to satisfy the demand of Georgians who wish to set out'' the crop with a future.'' The present ''tree plantin' time'' in Ware County is indeed an indication of the economic and agricultural strength which is now embodied in our area, and what is more significant, it promises an even brighter economic and industrial future.

GEORGIA FORESTRY

Vol. 5

February, 1952

No. 2

Published Monthly by the

GEORGIA FORESTRY COl\11\IISSION, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. Guyton DeLoach, Director

Members, Board of Commissioners: G. Philip Morgan, Chairman.................--Savannah John M. McElrath....--Macon K. S. Varn.............................-.....Waycross C. M. Jordan, Jr...............................Alamo H. 0. Cummings............Donalsonville

Geor!;,;ia Forestry is entered as second-class matter at the Post Office under the Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia Press Association.
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DISTRICT VI-Mayfair Hall, Milledgeville

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DISTRICT VII-West Building, Rome

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DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811, Waycross

DISTRICT IV-P. 0. Box 333, Newnan

DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesville

DISTRICT X-P. 0. Box 302, Washington

(From the Harris County Journal)
There's a man 1n Harris County who is so rich he has money to burn - at least, he must be rich, because he certainly burns money.
He is burning the dollars right out of his own pocket when he ''burns-over'' the first lands on his farm. Of course, our Harris County friend has never thought of his act in just this light.
Woodlands and forest lands have always been a source of income for the farmer, but today, more than eye[, woo.dl ands .caQ mean extra do Iars 1n Harr1s County jeans. The nation is facing a pulp-wood shortage, and the burning-over of forest lands and the accidenta 1 setting of timber fires represent a loss to the national economy, as well as to the individual owner.
''Keep Our Forests Green,'' slogan of the State Forestry Commission, has a double meaning - it also means ' 'Put more money in your pockets. ' '
Supporting a near $600-mi Ilion a-year-industry, and providing full-time employment for more tnan 166,000 persons, Georgia's green acres of woodlands are a gold mine of forest products. Adequately-protected and properly managed, the supply of woodland green gold can be maintained, and even increased, and the forest industries expanded, with everincreasing social and economic benefits to all citizens of the state. Georgians today are coming to realize tnat trees, unlike the products of mines, are a renewable resource, whiCh, if handled properly, can provide a steady income tllroughout the years.

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Fulton and Henry Counties are slated to begin organized forestry programs in July of this year according to an announcement this :nonthby Guyton DeLoach, Director, Georgia Forestrv Commission. Fulton led the way by being the first county in Georgia to make an agreement with the Commission to establish a forestry unit at the beginning of the new fiscal year. Henry County was the second County to make such a move toward organized forest protection.
According to DeLoach, Fulton wruld have joined the state's
forestry program in 1951 if the
state had been able to meet the county's budget. Because of an extensive expansion program by the Commission the state could not meet its two-thirds cost towards establishing and operating the Unit. The county finances one-third of the total cost.

citizens who recognize the importance of our state's woodlands to the economic prosperity of their native region are engaged in special activities in observance of ''Keep Georgia Green'' week,
February 17-23. Many towns have
organized special programs to commemorate this week dedicated to calling the need for forest fire prevention and good forestland management to the attention of all Georgians.
The week long observance is intended to emphasize the value of woodlands to the continuing prosperity of the state, and especially to enlist the cooperation of the public in making forests an evergrowing source of income.
In his proclamation designating ' 'Keep Georgi a Green' ' week, Governor Talmadge noted that the future of Georgia is becoming more and more dependent upon the progress made in utilizing to the fullest extent the many woodland areas of the state.

by the Governor in his proclamation. ''While reforestation and fire control ha"Ve surged ahead, we are lagging in the reduction of the number of fires occurring in ourwoodlands,''hestated. ''Our failure to appreciably reduce the number of man-caused and preventable woods fires threatens future expansion and enlargement of the benefits derived from Georgia's
25,000,000 acres of forestland.''
Governor Talmadge attributed the useJ ess destruction of forestlands to the carelessness of individuals who are indifferent to the value of Georgia's timber resources.
''The KEEP GEORGIA GREEN project of the Georgia Forestry Association seeks to put an end the uncontrolled burning of the state's woodlands by enlisting the cooperation of all citizens in a united crusade against fire,' ' Governor Talmadge declared.

Because of the physical layout of the County and the problem posed by the location of Atlanta, Fulton County will necessarily be divided into two forestry districts. Two rangers serving under a technical forester will head the Unit's activities. Other personnel will consist of two full time patrolmen, four patrolmen to YtOrk six months a year, one full time towerman and one parttime towerman, a dispatcher, and a secretary.

The $53,679 budget will include
o: xpenses for fire crews hired luring emergencies. Two forest fire lookout towers, paid for by state funds, will be erected to give full vision of the county.
The Unit's equipment will con-
sist of one pickup truck with 125
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SPECIAL "KEEP GREEN" ElHTIONS -- In concerted support of t11e Keep Georgia Green movement, Georgia editors are now boosting the forest fJrotection and development program in their counties lJy annual puo-
iication of special Keep Green editions. Attractively and effectvely printed in green ink, the entire editions are devoted to local-
Ized news and feature material on forestnr. Local forest industries and businesses have suilstautially supported the special edi t ions through the sponsorsl1ip of ads urging fire !lrevention and wise woodland management.

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AROOR DAY OBSERVANCE - students of the vocational agricultural class at Newton County High School in Covington participate in a tree planting ceremony as part of the school's observance of Arb()r Day. At left, kneeline:. County Forester R. J. Aycpck directs the planting.

Georgia Schools Hold

Arbor Day Exercises

Many schools throughout Georgia observed Ad:x>r Day ceremonies, Friday, February 15 according to a suggested program composed by the Geo1gia Forestry Commission. Copies of the program were available to schools and civic organizations through District Foresters, County Foresters and County Rangers.
Arbor Day projects were outlined in the Commission suggestions and appropriate poems and scripture passages were given. The program also included examples of subjects for talks on the importance of our forest resources and the need of planting more and more trees.
Guyton DeLoach, Commission Director, corrplimented school leaders on the job they have done i n conveying to the youth of the state the value of woodland areas

and the part they can play 1n keeping Georgi a green.
''Our program of keeping wildfire from Georgia woodlands and managing these woodlands for greater future producti vi ty depends largely on acquainting the public with the over-all value of good forestry practices, ' ' he stated. ''Georgians today are learning that lesson early - in the Georgia classroom.''
The Commission Director added that each Arnor Day project sponsored by a school was definite evidence of the cooperation of Georgians in carrying out an effective reforestation plan.
Arbor Day was first observed in Georgia 1n 1890. An act of the 1941 Legislature changed the observance to its present February date.

With more Georgia forest land under organized protection than ever before in the his tory of the state- 17,263,087 acres in 105 counties having organized forestry units - the efficiency of the state's forest fire fighters is being steadily increased, accordmg to figures r.eleased here today by the Georgia Forestry Commission.
During the fiscal year from July 1, 1949, tn June 30, 1950, the acreage burnt!d represented 2.09 per cent of the 13,925, 716 acres under protection. During the period July 1, 1950 to June 30, 1951 almost 15,000,000 acres of woodlands were included in the County Forestry Units and the fire loss was only 1.516 per cent of this total. During the first five months of the present fiscal year with 17,263,087 acres under organized protection, the acreage burned has been 15,650 acres or .091 per cent less than one tenth of the total area protected at the present time.
Speed in detecting, locating and suppressing fires - a direct measure of the efficiency of the fire fighting organization - also is being constantly bettered by the Commission's 105 Forestry Units. In the fiscal year ending June 311, 1950, the average size of fire put out by the fire crews was 30.24 acres. During the following 12-month period the average size of fire fought by the units was reduced to 22. 53 acres, and fires suppressed from July to November, 1951 averaged only 14.89 acres in size.
Guyton DeLoach, Georgia Forestry Commission Director, expressed gratification at the progress shown in cutting down the fire loss through faster more efficient suppression work.
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The 1952 Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Carrq:>aign, sponsored by State Foresters in conjunction with the U. S. Forest Service is now under way with extensive distribut10n of public relations med1a foremost on the schedule of activities.
Posters of various types will be utilized in practically every kind of public meeting place so that the average citizen will be certain to see the fire prevention message during some part of his day. Schools, business offices, public auditonums, libraries, stores, and many other public buildings will post the signs. Motorists passing billboards will see Smokey cautioning them to ' 'stop v.oods fires' ' and trolley riders will view car cards bearing a similar slogan.
The basic CFFP poster for 1952 features Smokey Bear and the slogan, ''This Shameful Waste Weakens America' ' against a background of leaping flames. Other signs feature such messages as ''Be Sure They're Dead Out'' which illustrate the ''How-ToDo-Its' ' of fire prevention in the woods. A colorful ''Green

Forests Give Us Strength!'' pos ter enumerates the ways in which protected and properly managed woodlands strengthen the nation. Each one of these posters also
bears the line ''Only You Can Prevent Woods Fires'' which calls the individual's attention ~o his personal responsibility 1n fire prevention.
Blotters and bookmarks are other media distributed by the campaign sponsors who strive to t~e the message of fire preventlon to every home, school, and public building in the nation. The newspaper reader finds Smokey Bear in the pages of his favorite paper and the radio listener will surely hear some of the recordings which point out the dangers of forest fires and give genuine entertainment as well.
In addition to the other writ ten material, a booklet, ''You and Forest Fires," is included in the current CFFP campaign. The pamphlet points out the ways in which forest fires affect all citizens and gives a short description of the cause, effect, and methods of preventing woods
fires.

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Expansion Of Southern Pulpmills

Theme OfAnnual SPCA Meeting

improved cutting, and "this dollar return must stand up in competition with other investments of capital of equal risk.''

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Other speakers and their topics were Fred H. Land, Director,
Arkansas Division of Forestry &
Parks, ''Stop Forest Fires,'' Earl Porter, ~1anager Woodlands Division, International Paper Company, ''Plant More Trees,'' and L. E. Chaiken, Silviculturist, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, ''Control Inferior Tree Species.'' Each discussion emphasized perpetuating forest resources to meet evergrowing demands placed upon them.
A special feature of the afternoon session was the first showing of a new S. P. C. A. film, ''\\henAFellowNeedsA Forester,'' which emphasized the skilled advice conservation foresters furnish landowners.

NEW ASSOCIATION OFFICERS -- Smiling for tne cameraman at tile annual Soutnem Pulpwood Conservation Association meeting are tile newlyelecteti officers. Left to right, H. J. Malsbetger, Forester and General Manager, SPCA, A.G. Curtis, Gaylord Container Corporation, newly-elected Vice President of the Association, and Earl Porter, Manager Woodlands Division, International Paper Company, wllo suc
ceeds J. H. Keener as SPCA President.

Highlighting the evening's festivities were the social and banquet, with Vance Miles, Jr., Manager Division of Forestry, Gulf States Paper Corporation, serving as toastmaster.

To meet the increased demands made by the southern pulp and paper industries ''an accelerated forestry program is necessary,'' Frank A. Albert, Assistant Regional Forester, U. S. Forest Service, told Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association members in his keynote ad-
dress at the 1952 annual meeting
in Atlanta last month. In discussing the ''Expansion of the Southern Pulp and Paper Industry,'' Albert outlined a basic program for satisfying the many additional re qui remen ts for pulpwood production, noting that fire protection for more areas is essential.
''Forty-eight million acres in the South are without any protection, and the states need an ad-
ditional $<Jlh million to do the
job of basic protection,'' Albert
said.

E. T. Hawes. Vice-President and and Forester. West Lumber Com-
pany, in di~cuss1.ng how to get more landowners to use improved cutting practices on their lands, noted that small woodland owners have heeded warnings not to practice wholesale cuttings on their acreage, but also have gone to the other extreme. ''Instead of using improved cutting methods,'' Hawes declared, ''small timber1and owners have prohibited cuttings.

''We have sold an idea, but we

haven't shown the owners what it

means to their pocket books, in

dollars and cents, to the extent

that the majority demand good

cutting practices on their lands," Hawes declared.

PLANT ~ORE TREES -- Earl Porter, ~lanager, Woodlands Division, In-

Our salesmanship must con-

ternational Paper Company, tells association memLcrs tile necessity

vince in terms of dollars and of accelerat~d reforestation to

cents return to be expected under meet iocreasing pulpwood ~emands.

Polk County last month became the first county in Georgia to have a ' 'transplanted'' Texas oi 1 derrick for its fares try unit's lookout post. Bartow and Paulding Countie.s also completed erection of their towers which came all the way from the Longhorn State.
Santa Claus mountain, on the J. A.
Kirkpatrick farm northeast of Cedar town, is the lac a tion of the Polk County tower which serves both t>olk and Floyd Counties.
A construction crew of Texans completed the job of reassembling the Polk County derrick in less than eight hours. Guyton DeLoach Director, Georgia Forestry Com~ mission, who was present to supervise the construction said, ''We're going to have to rush it up a bit if we can haul the towers as fast as the crews put them up.''
The q4-ioot Polk County tower, which will serve as fire detection quarters forRangerJames Carter's Forestry Unit, is one of 35 which are scheduled to be erected in Georgia within the next few roonths. The towers were purchased . l , because of the critical steel shortage which made allocations to the state uncertain. Use of the towers also effected a saving of $'2R,OOO to the state.

TllAT' S MIGIJT\' TALL. PARDNUJI- Polk County Hanger J.J. Carter, foreground, gazes skyward at the first
cr the state's tranSfllanted Texas
oil derricks which will serve as forestry lookout posts. The tower was erected last month on Santa Claus Mountain, northeast of
Cedartown. Ninety- four feet tall, the tower wi 11 furnish more complete coverage of fires in IJoth Polk and Floyd Counties.

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Foresters Inaugurate

Driver Training Program

How do you bring a truck out of a skid?
What is the meaning of a flashing red traffic light?
What are the standard meanings of octagonal, round, and diamond shaped traffic signs?
Many of the more than 300 fire fighters of the Georgia Forestry who already know the answer to questions like the above, and those who do not, are rapidly learning as the Commission conducts an extensive driver-training plan in its 105 counties under organized forest protection.
''Traffic accidents,'' said Guyton DeLoach, Director, Georgia Forestry Corrmission, ''are costly and tragic not only to their victims, l:ut they can constitute a serious hazard to the Commission's efforts to cut down on the disastrous flames of wildfire. Our purpose is preventive.''
The Director explained that if a vehicle is involved in a calli-

sian, there may be an additional loss of acres while other vehicles are dispatched to the fire.
''Traffic accidents,'' he added ''cost the County Forestry Units, they cost the Commission and the state of Georgia.. They cost, in other v.urds, the individual taxpayer. For those reasons the Commissirm is making a strong drive to give each man drivin~ one of our vehicles up-to-the-nunute instruction on the best methods
of. driving , ,and of preventive
mcuntenance.
The Georgia Forestry Commission's driver training program is being handled largely through its District and Area Foresters who instruct County Rangers and Foresters, Patrolmen, and Drivers in traffic safety. Since Georgia is in the midst of its annual winter fire danger season, District men have deemed it unwise to hold large classes, but instead have confined the plan largely to
county-by-county instruction.

AN> TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN -Barrow County Ranger W. J. Casey demonstrates
the proper method to make a right turn signal as part of the driver train-
ing program being conducted by the Georgia Forestry Commission. At right,
Area Forester Ray100nd C. Hill, supervises the training session.

The 1952 meeting of the Forest Farmers Association has been set for Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 27 and 28, W. M. Oettmeier, of Fargo, Georgia, . Association President, announced this month.
The meeting will start Thursday morning, March 27, and will conclude with a banquet Friday night, March 28. Hotel Patten will be conference headquarters, with the Read House and others cooperating to handle the anticipated 350 to 400 participants.
J. Walter Myers, Jr., ExecutiveSecretary of the Association, noted that this year's theme will be a dual one featuring discussions on maximum utilization of wood waste and timber land taxation problems as they affect all forest land owners.
All hotel reservations are being handled by Mr. J. T. Halliday, director ofChattanoogans, Inc. , the convention bureau of that city's Chamber of Corrmerce.
Lumbermen Hold
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Macon Meeting

Macon was the site of the 22nd annual meeting of the Southeastern Lumbermen's Club last month. An ''Old Timers' Breakfast'' highlighted the first day's session. At this informal opening of the meeting, Hobart L. Manley served as master of ceremonies. Long-time members of the club were honored, and the program also included participation by members' wives.
A business session followed the breakfast with past presidents presiding. Impromptu discussions by the members comprised the order of business. After luncheon an election of officers was held with President E. A. Scott offi: ciating.

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Foresters And Rangers In The News

Dade County Ranger J. C. Pace was the speaker at a recent meeting of Rising Fawn's Senior 4-H Club when Junior Rangers were elected. Pace emphasized in his discussion the part 4-H Club members can take in aiding Dade County in the $1000 ''Keep Georgia Green'' Contest. Pace stressed the use of public relations media used by the organization to awaken the public to an awareness of the importance of the state's forest resources.
The county showing the best record in fire prevention and suppression activities will emerge the winner. The members elected as Junior Rangers were Ray Bobo, Dan Kenimer, Bessie Steele, and Kathryn Fricks.

which features the Davis family and is published by International.
''The Value of Forest Fire Prevention in Emanuel County'' is the topic chosen this year for the annual essay contest in which high school student~ participate. This method of instilling in the County's young people a knowledge and recognition of what forest fires can mean to the life blood of a community is wholeheartedly supported by R. M. Perkins, Emanuel County school board director.

Bainbridge Boy Scouts of Explorer Post No. 513 received instruction in the tools of a fire fighter when Decatur county Ranger Carlis J. McLeod, who is one of the troop,-s advisors took them
to the Forestry Unit Headquarters for a dennnstration of some of his unit's fire fighting equipment.
As part of their forestry lesson the Scouts saw movies on such topics as forest conservation and wood products, the Great Maine Forest Fire of 1939, and Georgia naval stores products.

POINTfBS ON MECHANICAL PLANI'lNG- Newwn County t<orester Robert J. Aycock gives pointers on using the mechanical tree planter to Willie Robertson. The planting site belongs to Mrs. Ada Aiken, of Covington. The Georgia Forestry Commission's 105 Foresters and Rangers each tree planting season provide on-the-spot advice and helo on reforestation.

Ranger Leon A. Ray reports that Emanuel County's efforts to win the $1000 Keep Georgia Green contest have enlisted the aid of all its civic organizations and youth groups. Among many projects being carried out in his county, Ranger Ray lists several that are proving especially effective. Ray in cooperation with Assi's tant County Agent Tom Boland, has supervised distribution of more than 1,000 articles emphasizing fire prevention, and has given 25 dennnstration discussions on various forest practices.
Another phase of Emanuel's public relations program is the circulation of 1, 500 Jackie Davis Forest Fire Warden pledges. These pledges are suitable for framing and are distributed by the Southern Kraft Division of the International Paper Company to enlist the cooperation of boys and girls in the crusade towards a better forestry future. These pledges are made in connection with the series of comic books

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Elliott" and the Three Knotheads

have again joined forces with

Smokey Bear.

For the third consecutive year Elliott and his instrumental
group is be1ng spu11sored by Southern State's Foresters in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service. The 13-week series of 14-m1nute public service broadcasts is being released as part of the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Campaisn.
~ach transcribed program of folk music is interspersed with forestry ancedotes which point out the evils and waste of haphazard burning by landowners, and carelessness with fire in the woods. The series also seeks to 1mpart the importance of the nation's forest resources and the availability of skilled experienced foresters to advise forest owners on woodland management.

'the purpose of the Elliott series is to awaken public recognition to the value of the forests and thus alert them to prevent unnecessary damage to woodland areas. At the elose of each broadcast, Elliott, who plays the bull fiddle as well as serving as narrator for the group, delivers a ''thought for the day,''
which gives listeners a concise restatement of the forestry message. Many of the recordings made from Elliott's home on the bank~ of tne Ouach1ta River have

a11 authentic realistic touch through bird calls and the cr1es of animals.
Last year more than 40 Georgia radio stations carried the fores-
try program, and use of the senes is again expected to blanket the state. In addition to Elliott the other members of the quart.e~

are Louis Mellett, guitar, Jack Youngblood, fiddle, and Herman Populus, steel guitar.
The Jelly Elliott transcriptions are available to all radio stations. Progran Directors can book the series through District Foresters, County Foresters or Rangers or Atlanta headquarters of the Commission.

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Counties Hold

Naval Stores

Demonstrations

Twelve Georgia counties held forestry demonstrations last month in a mass exhibition of up-to-date, approved naval stores practices, according o C. Dorsey Dyer, Extension Forester, Tifton.
Such topics as seJection of trees to be \W:>rked, i,ntallation of faces, and raising of cups were given special attention. Each demonstration was supervised by a representative of the naval stores conservation program. The use of acid, winter work in gum production, and this year's naval stores conservation vractices were illustrated by the Extension Service instructors.
This is the third consecutive year such a program has been in effect. Demonstration supervisors were Tom Herndon, E. 0. Powers, Frank Fulmer, Charles Shea, Henry Backus, and W. P. Thompson.
Counties included in the program with the county agents who were the 1ocal organizers are Berrien County, D. D. Vickery;
Coffee, J. D. Humphries; Worth,
Cecil Johnson; Atkinson, J. Fred Bond; Telfair, D. Q. Harris; Bacon, Harvey Johnston; Bryan, D. E. Medders; Dlandler, Otis Parker; Evans, William Brannan; Bulloch, Bryon Dyer; and Tattnall, Joe Johnston.
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''We are constantly working to provide our field crews with the most up-to-date equipment and know-how for fire-fighting. Besides the valuable information and knowledge we get from field tests of equipment we also do what experimenting we can to improve our equipment and methods. New, useful knowledge that is gained is passed along to all Forestry Unit personnel through periodical training sessions and organized Commission schools.

PLUGGING KElP GilEEl'l CON'rnST - Robert Forester tells his fellow students at Davis High School in Dade County about the $1,000 Keep Georgia Green
Contest. In cooperation with County Ranger J. c. Pace, Forester, a 4-H
member,has been giving similar talks to youth groups and civic organizations throughout the area. These talks accent the need for fire prevention measures and the partDade Countians can play in winning the co1eted
$1,000 prize.

'As a result, ' ' DeLoach continued, ''we know our fire fighting forces are better prepared than ever before to meet the challenge that is almost certain to be presented by the forthcoming dangerous fire months of January, February and March.
''However,'' he warned, ''the greatest single factor which can determine the extent of success enjoyedinGeorgia' s fight against the loss from wild forest fires is the cooperation and help of the _public.
''Our records show that 99 out of every 100 woods fires in the s tate are started by people, either through carelessness, incendiarism or simple irrespons1bility. The problem is people, not fire. If the people will take care of the fire, the fires will not get into the woods.''

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a-nalf ton trucks with 350 gallon tank, two tractors with plow and down pressure flaps, rakes, back pumps, and back fire torches, two flat bed tractor carriers, a fire danger weather station, and three
Henry County will operate under a $22,902 budget and will be headed by a County Forester. Four assistant patrolmen, and t\W:> towermen will comprise his co-workers.
Equipment for the Henry County Unit will consist of one jeep; one flatbed transJX>rt truck, one crawler tractor, one tractor plow, two tower radios, two mobile radios, two panama pumps, one jeep plow, and six back pumps. Two lookout towers are tentatively schedu~ed for the county.

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