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GEORGIA-OUT FRONT IN FORESTRY 
 
 GEORGIA FORESTRY 
 
Georgia Forests Have Tremendous Resources 
 
(From the Valdosta Daily Times) 
 
Ceorgia is rapidly becoming of.~ of the mos t important s tates in the nation from the standpoint of lumber production and produc tion of all forest products. Our s tate leads the eastern half of the t'ni ted States in lumber produc tion with North Carolina i n second position. In 1051, Geor gi a produced 2, 177,103,000 board f eet of lumber. 1\orth Carolina produced 2,0 2 2,0~ 0 ,00 0 . 
In Ceorgia approximately twothirds of the state's area is in wood land s . These acres are potentially the state' s grea test source of revenue. 
In re c ent years we have mad e a lot of progress in the developme nt of our woodlands. There was a time when we gave little or no thought to preservation of our 
 
grmnng tree s . The woodlands were burne d over regularly. Saw timber was cut without regard to future growth. There were numberous ins tances of lands being all but denuded by cutting of timber for sawmills. 
Today we are g1v1ng thought to fire prevention, selec tive cutting for sawmills, reforestation and other practices that will protect our trees for both present and future use. 
Our state can and should have a tremendous amount of timber for various uses in the years that 
lie ahead. It is impossible to 
predict with any degree of accura cy how much our forests will be worth in the future if they are properly handled and protected. 
 
Vol. 6 
 
GEORGIA FORESTRY 
Septe mber, 1953 
Published :\lonthly by the 
GEOHGIA FOHESTRY CO l\11\IISSIO~, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia Guyt on D eL oach, Director 
 
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Members, Board of Commissioners : 
 
G. Philip Morgan. Chairman __ ___ John ::\I. McElrath _ _ Macon 
 
K. S. Varn _ 
 
Savannah _____ Waycross 
 
C. M. J ordan, Jr. 
 
__ Alamo 
 
H. 0. Cummings ____ Donalsonville 
 
Georgia Forestry is entered as second class matter at the Post 
Office und er the Act of Augu st 24 , 1912. Member of the Georgia P ress A ssociati on. 
 
EDITO R 
 
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Richard E. Davis 
 
ASSOCIATE E DITOR 
 
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DISTHICT OFFI CES , GEORGIA FO I~E ST H f CO MMI SSION: 
 
DISTRICT I- Ronte 2, St a t esboro 
 
DISTRICT VI - P. 0. Box 505, Milledgeville 
 
D ISTRI CT 11- P. 0. Box 26, Ca milla 
 
DISTRICT VII- Route 1, Rome 
 
DIST RICT III-P. 0. Box 169, Americus 
 
DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811 , \Vaycross 
 
DISTRICT I V-P. 0. Box 333, Newnan 
 
DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesville 
 
DIST RI CT V-P. 0. Box 328. 
 
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DISTRICT X- P . 0. Box 302, Washington 
 
Georgia Leads Nation In Tr_ee Planting 
(Carrollton Times Free Press) The 1952 report on total acres 
planted to forests established another first for C-.eorgia and gave assurance that the state i s building a great backlog for its economic future--some 15-20 yearshence. In leading the nation in planting young treesCeorgia planted almost as much privately-owned lands as did 36 other states combined. Even in l eading the nation, the s tate did not turn to trees in such an immense way although it has many, many thousands of acres which should be growing more trees, preferably pine which grows fast, are in great demand for sawing into lumber and are the chief source of pulpwood. C-eorgia' s planting in 1952 was 50,33R acres, reforested by private landowners, and federal, state and local governments. Private landowners planted 49,504 acres. 
I Reforestation efforts in the South lead the nation. Meanwhile, timber supplies are being cut away in those parts of the nation which we-re '  attacked'' by the lumber barons last. The 1952 plantings were dominated by those on privately owned land while only a decade ago reforestation was chiefly a government project. Governmental agencies are withdrawing from this field as the private laru:lowner takes it up. Carroll County has many thousands of magr inal farm land which has becorre idle as to most agricultural activities. It should be planted in trees and earning its way. 
GEO RGI~ S PACE-SETTING FOREST PRODUCTION AND STATE fORESTRY PRO<RAM garners the laurels of regional and national championships for the state~ 
Georgia's Forestry Firsts reflect the combined efforts of state and federal forestry, industry, business, finance, and individuals in the protection, profitable harvesting, reforestation and wise utilization of the forest resource. 
 
 SEPTEMBER, 1953 
 
Bumper Seedling Crop 
 
Of 100 Million Predicted 
 
'' Th~ greatest year ever'' 1s the forecast for production of forest tree seed lings in Georgi a's four state nurseries. The prediction for the highest production in the history of the state nursery program is made by Cuyton reLoach, Director of the Georgi a Forestry Commission which operates the nurseries. 
''The more than 100 million young, healthy, vigorous tree seedlings that are expected to make up this years nursery crop'' CeLoach declared , ''will be almost twice as many as have ever been grown in any other single year. And those 100 million trees will be a sufficient number to reforest between 90,000 and 100,000 acres of the idle, submarginal agricultural land in Ceorgi a that needs to be planted in trees to reach productivity.'' 
The species and anticipated pro,  duction of trees were out lined by 
DeLoach, as follows: Slash Pine, 64,846,7SOseed- 
lings; Lobollly Pine, 25,310,000; Longleaf, 7R3, 500; Shortleaf, 50, 000; Rlack Locust, SO,OOO; Red Cedar, 200,000; Arizona Cypress, 544,200; Yellow Poplar, 11?,000; and several thousand ~~ite Pine. 
The Davisboro Nursery, the Commission's largest, is again expected to lead in production with approximately 29,850,000 seedlings. Expected production for the Herty Nursery is 24,848,252 seedlings; Pightower Nursery 20, 130, 000; and Horseshoe Pen Nursery, 25,173,200. 
Commission officials point out that this year's nursery output will establish a new, a] 1-time high record for product ion of seedlings from the state nurse ries, and that Georgia, already t he national leader in the planting of acres to forest trees, seems certain to continue to dominate in this phase of forestry. Forestry ::ommission officials also admonished that seedling produc tion maybe reduced by unforse en and 1npredictable in sect and di se~se 
 
attacks and other damaging factors, though constant efforts are being exe rted to limit to a minimum the loss of seedlings in the nursery due to insect and disease at tack, and to insure a large supply of seedlings for delivery to landowners . 
Tn announcing the r e sults of preliminary inventories of nursery stock, DeLoach emphasized that if present indications hold true there should be ample seedlings to supply the demand in the s tate. He particularly urged that all persons and organizations de s iring to place new orders or increase standing orders do so at once. ''In other words'', s aid the Director, ''we have seedlings for s ale and we want to insure that these s eed 1ings wi 11 be bought by landowners and rroperly planted.'' 
BUMPER SEEDLING CROP AT GIDRGIA' S LARGEST TREE NURSERY AT DAVISBOROIn upper photo, Nursery SJperintendent, Mack Neal, inspects Longleaf pine seedlings. At right, seedlings are sprayed to control insects and diseases prior to the fall shipping season. Bottom photo, record seedling crop growing at Georgia's largest forestry nursery. 
 
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GEORGIA FORESTRY 
 
New Policy Improves Management Services 
 
''In line with our plan to keep 
abreast of the changing trends in forest economics and in ovder to offer more and improved services to the thousands of forest landowners in t he state, the Georgia Forestry Corrmiss ion ha s forrrula ted a new policy governing the Forest Management services r endered to t he state's tirrberland owners.'' 
This statement by Guyton DeLoach, Director of the Comnission, accompanied the recent announcmen t of the Commission's latest revision in Forest Management Policy. 
LTnder the new r ules, the amount of service given to each landowner will be extended to four days ra- 
ther than the three days or ISO 
acres as specified by the old management policy. Th~r~ is now no specified acreage l1m1t; however, the acre age will depend upon the amount of area that c an be covered in four days. Travel time of foresters as well as actual work time in the field are included in this 
four-day period. ''Tree marking service ,'' De- 
 
Loach explained, ''will be given only after the landowner and Forestry Commission representatives have signed a written agreement covering all conditions and requirements for which the service is given. Such items as deposits, refunds and expiration date for cutting are covered by the agreement.'' 
' 'Each 1and owner will be re- 
quired to make a deposit, amounting to a"performance bond, of so~ per thousand board feet Scribner rule and/ or 13 per cord for pulpwood," Deloach said. ''The volume of pulpwood wi 1 be determined by multiplying the number of marked trees 1n the stand by the average size tree. The Commission re - 
presentative and each 1andowner 
must agree on the methods to be 
used and the landowner must signi- 
fy his understanding of the limits of accuracy of the methods.'' 
"'This method will be used re- 
gard l ess of whether the 1an downer wishes to se 11 by the cord or 1ump 
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MARKING TREES FOR SELECTIVE CUTTING MEANS BETTER TIMBER MANAGE- 
MENT--John Hammond, Assistan t District Foreste r , marks timber on NeMian watershed. This is one of the services offered forest owners under the Commission's management policy. 
 
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''School days are here again,'' was the byword as fifty County Rangers of the Georgia Forestry Commission attended the Commission's two-day tra1n1ng session held September 9-10 at the School of Forestry, tni versity of Ceorgia, Athens, Georgia. Attending the sess ions were all newly-employed County Forest Rangers and those who had not attended previous s ummer training sessions. 
The training school highlighted the newest methods of forest fire fighting and prevention, preventative maintenance of vehicles and power equipment, and improved woodlot and forest management. Gourses on administrat1on of the County Forestry t 1nit were given to the fifty men who were employed during the previous year to head the County Forestry Unit. 
Directing the school was H. E. Ruark, Assistant Director, Georgia Forestry Commission. Instructors were Commission Department Heads and principal assistants . 
Outlining the purpose of the Ranger Training School, Guyt.on ~e Loach, Director of the Comm1ss1on said , ''Heads of our County Forestry l lnits mu s t be more than firefighters they must have detailed knowledge of reforestation, fire prevention, information and education methods, forest management, law enforcement, and must have a working knowledge of all vehicles ranging from small je.eps t<? heavy duty tractor suppress1on un1ts used in fin s uppression.'' 
''The Ranger Training School," he continued, ' 'was held to give our men the latest information and instruction available in those many phases of County Forestry t 1nits operations in whi ch they must have detailed knowl edge'' . 
This two day s chool was followed by a series of one day training sessions held in each of the ten forestry di st ri cts in Georgia . . Ins tructors for t hese s hor t sess1ons 
were L. L. Lundy, Assi stant Fire 
Control Chief; Jame s C. Turner, lenth Di strict Forester; and W. N. Stone, First District Forester. 
 
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Rudolph McDonald, 17-year-old Future Farmer of Arrerica from Donalsonville, has been named state winner in an FFA forestry award program sponsored by the Seaboard Airline Rail road. ~~cDonald has re- 
ceived a $100 cash award for outstanding work on his 12-acre forestry project, and as part of his award he will go to Kansas City, Missouri, in October, to attend the National FFA Convention. 
 
Three other Future Farmers also were presented cash awards in the contest. Runner-up Raymond Nasworthy, Swainsboro, received $20; Jack Holt, Ellijay, placed third and was awarded $15, while Paul King, Hahira, received the fourth place prize of $10. 
 
Presentation of the state awards were made by R. N. Hoskins, Industrial Forester for Seaboard, during the Silver Anniversary State FFA Conventinn in August at the State FFA Camp near Covington. 
McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. ~1cDonald, has this year c omp l eted his third year of FFA work under his adviser, B. B. Baker, and has participated in FFA forestry, public speaking, corn winter grazing, home inprovement, painti ng and cotton contests. 
 
In his first year of vocational agriculture study, McDonald worked a nine-acre forestry plot which has increased to 12 acres, all of wh ich has been thinned and is protected from fire. He has built 3, 3fi0 yards of firebreaks averaging eigh t to 10 feet wide. In this woodland he has planted some fl,OOO pine seedlings. From selective cutting on the tract he has sold 26 units of pulpwood, and has cut and cre oso ted 25 0 fence posts. 
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P roj ec t from fire by cons true ting 
work this yea r, ~HcDona ld also has one acre in corn, one in peanuts , one in cot t on, five acres in winter grazing and one hog. Plans ca ll for the y oung fa rmer to c ul ti vate 17S acres next year with one hired helper. 
Jn his FFA chapter, Rudolph has served as chairman of the l eaders h ip comm ittee, chapter treasurer, and ha s been elected president for next year. To help ra1se money for 
 
hi s chapter, he sponsored a chapter quarter, operat.P.d a FFA store , and was manager of the chapter 
thrift bank. His sc hool and community activities have included serving as VIce-president and sec retary of his high school classes, member of the Dramati c Club , secretary a nd treasurer of the Seminole County Si ng1ng Convention, and an executiVe member of the local Baptist Association. 
 
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GEORGIA FORESTRY 
 
Cherokee Boy Scouts In Forefront Of Battle Against Woods Fires 
 
When forest fire strikes in 
Cherokee County, the raging flames are often battled by one of the finest volunteer fire fightin g groups in Georgia! 
Boy Scout Troop 1S3, of Canton , maintains a continuous , 24-hour, year- round alert to join forces with the Cherokee County Forestry Unit at the first s urrmons of Forest Ranger Frnest Roland. Battling the destrucLive woods blazes is a prime function of the troop's Explorer Scout Emergency Service Group whic h is al so prepared to meet other emergencies such as destructivewindstorms or tornadoes , floods or explosions. 
Organized more than a year ago and in full-scale operation since that time , the 3S volunteer fire fighters work under a plan de vised by Rolan and Howard Forrest, Troop Scou tmaster. When Rolan reaches the scene of a wildfire and hi s preliminary scouting of the fire indicates that his crews will need help to hold the fire loss to a minimum, he 
 
immediately puts in a call for he lp to the Scout UniL. Rolan cajls his towerman by means of two-way radio direct from the fire scene , thereby eliminating t he necess ity of l eaving the fire himself, and the loss of time . The towerman in turn contacts Scoutmaster Forrest by te l ephone. Forrest irrmediate l y no tifies his Senior Crew Leader who quickly rounds up the Scouts at a central point . Forrest , who is able to determine the location of the fire and t he most rapid route of ~pproach _to the fi~e by means of a County D1spatcher s Map which he keeps in hi s car at all times , picks up the boy s and proceeds to the scene of the fire where the group repor ts to the fire boss for duty. 
The Scouts are able to reach a fire at any point in the county within a maximum of 45 mwuLes from the moment Forrest is not - 
ified . 
Troop 15 3's fire - fighting rec ord to date inc ludes serv1ce on approximately 15 fires during 
 
GET TilE FIRELINE WIDE AND CLEAN says Scoutmaster Howard Forrest, left as he directs Scouts in cutting firebreak in front of flames. From' left Scouts are JillliiiY Williams, Joe Turner, Charles Kellogg. 
 
both day and night . Several of these encounters with wildfire have extended over many hours and on one intense , fast-moving fire last fall the Scouts fought without letup for two days and a night. Rolan has high praise for the efforts and conce rted action of these boys on a fire . ' 'The entire group really pitches in and goes to work the minute they reach the fire scene, ' ' says the 
Ranger, '' and follo.v very close ly t he instructions of the fire bosses and the directions of Scoutmaster Forrest and the Senior Group Leaders. Everyone of the boys seem to realize what is at stake and they all put forth their best efforts . Their work , and par ticularly the leadership of Howard Forrest, has meant much to Cherokee County in savingmany acres' of valuable timberland that otherwise would have been lost to flames due t o the lack of trained, willing firefighters .'' 
The boys carry out many important jobs on fires, with their greates t effective ness being in the cu tting of firebreaks with handtools in places where the tractor and plow suppression units are not us able or are ineffective. They usually work in three or our -man crews Wl th flaps, fire rakes and backpumps . When tractor and plow units are u tilized t o cut firebreaks, the Scouts work in crews following the plows to insure a good clean firebreak, and also serve in policing firebreaks and in helping with mop-up on fires . Rolan and his Forestry Unit members take precautions for the safety of the Scouts when on fires. 
The Forestry nit vehicles now transport all handtools and other equipment to the fires, but 
 
"WE WILL ATTACK THE FIRE HERE," says Cherokee County 'l<'orest Ranger Ernest Rolan, above, as he directs Scouts Jimmy WilliamsandJoe Turner to the head o f the fire. These two Senior Scouts carry backpumps as they advance to battle the flames. 
"nilS IS TilE LOCATION OF THE FIRE," Ranger Rolan points out after consolidating reports from fire towers relayed by two-way radio to the dispatcher's office. Circles on the map indicate tower sites. Lookin g on from le ft to right, are Charles Kellog, Jimmy Will iams, and Joe Turner. 
 
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FOREST FIRE PREVENTION IS TROOP 15~ S JOB, TOO--Scouts examine forest fire prevention material pointed out by Forest Ranger Ernest Rolan. Left to right, rear, are Gene Turner, Joe Turner, Charles Kellog, and Jimmy Williams. In front row are Billy Cantrell and Bar:ry Giles. 
MEMBERS OF SCOUT TROOP 153 put the finishing touches on a fi reline by following a fire suppression unit and raking burnable debris away from the fireline. Two of the boys carry backpumps and other Scouts use fire flaps and rakes. 
 
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Screven 
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Landowners, farmers, and private, industrial and public foresters from over the state gathered at the John Mills Farm near Sylvania on August 12 to witness a forestry demonstration sponsored by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company and H. M. and W. H. Verdery. 
Assisting with th~ demonstration were the Soil Conservation Service, Agricultural Extension Service, Georgi a Forestry Commission, and the Southern Pulpwood C.onserva tion Service. 
Norman E. Sands, Forestry Spec- 
ialist, Soil Conservati on Service, Waycross, Ceorgia, opened the meeting with a discussion and d emon s tration of the correctplanting procedures. A thinning demonstration by Howard J. Dayle, Area 
( Con tinu ed on Pag e 10 ) 
GOOD FORESTRY AND GOOD FOOD WERE THE FARE at the John Mills Farm near Sylvania recently at a demonstration and barbecue. In photo 1, Howard J. Doyle, Area Forester, Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association, compares tree growth in thinned and unthinned stands. 
Bill Harper, Assistant District Forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, photo 2, speaks on fire control work of Screven County Forestry Unit as suppression equipment is demonstrated. 
Photo 3, Walter Stone, First District Forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, demonstrates methods used to poison undesirable hardwoods. 
In photo 4, Manton R. Frierson Jr., Conservation Forester, West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, discusses benefits of proper thinning as crowd views thinned ~4-acre plot. 
 
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The News 
 
Ben Hill County, w1nner of the $500 second place award in the Keep Georgia Forests Green contest, has donated the prize to a building fund being raised in the 
County for the construction of an agricultural center. 
The center will provide a meeting place for agricultural, educational, recreational, social and business activities. The County Forestry Unit will also be housed there. 
An additional $500 has been presented by the Farm Bureau, 4-H and Future Farmers of America. 
The structure will be of semifinished, cottage-style weather boarding, with a concrete foundation and floor. 
 
SETS ENVIABLE REl~RD--Ranger J. H. Boggs, Floyd County, holds an outstanding record in highway safety. During his 17 years of service in battling wildfires in north Georgia he has traveled 204,000 miles and has never had an accident. 
"JOHN LAW" JOINS ntE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAI~--Augusta policemen E. L. Clack and J. J. Powell, on motorcycles, show off the SPCA stop \\Oods Fires" stickers which are being exhibited on all police motorcycles in that area. At left is T. M. Strickland, Richmond County Ranger, and at extreme right is Tenth District Forester J. C. TUrner. 
 
It is apparent that Lonnie Gary, Sumter County Ranger, knows just 1 what will appeal most to children 1and grown-ups alike. 
I Under the Americus Times-F1ecorder headline' 'Smokey Pear Will Ap1 pear in Parade,' 1 the forester ~ made this announcement: 1 ''Attention, Kids (of all ages) 
l the Georgia Forestry Co!TITlission' s prize mascot, Smokey Pear, will 1 appear in the 'Manufacturers' 
l Day' parade today. 
i ''Smokey Pear came to visit A- 
Imericus from his head (zoo) quarters in Jeffersonville where he 1 has been in captivity since a cub. 
He will remain in town s everal 
lays, being kept at the Trade School. 
Post-parade reports indicate t hat Smokey ''stole the show,' 1 md has promised to again vis it vith Americus folk. 
 
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G EO RGIA FOR E STR Y 
 
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The' 'Swingbillies'' will again this year be a part of the Georgi a Forestry Commission's educational program designed to prorrote better forestry in Georgia and to emphasize fire prevention. 
l lnder the supervision of the Comrrilssion, a 52-week serie s of 15 minute radio shows will be produced locally featuring the ''Swingbillies,'' an outstanding 
group of folk and western music entertainers. The shows will start during the fall in advance of the severe fire season. 
Three one-minute live spot announcements during each program will allow County Rangers and Foresters an opportunity to give forestry. information, to explain special forest fire danger warnings to their local listeners, and to enlist aid in fire prevention. 
 
A novel feature of the coming year's programs will be participation by local and state forestry officials in special spot announce ments designed to concentrate fire prevention efforts of the public during periods of high fire danger. 
The 1 'Swi ngbi lli es Show' ' , a public service feature, will be heard over more than 50 radio stations throughout the state and it will include hillbilly, western~ and popular music. Emcee Bay McCay leads the band compcsed of Buel Parker, fiddler, mandolin player, and brass-vocals; Paul Lunsford, rhythm guitar player and vocalist; ''Junebug'' Thomas, lead guitar player, Randy Jones, piano and accordion player, and HarryChumbler, bass fiddle. 
 
A\\ARDED UNION BAG SCIIOLORSIIIPS-- Frank Hardee (left) of Baxley, Geo rgia, and Jess Tanner, Axson, Georgia, are the 1953 selection s to receive the two forestry scholorships given away each year by Union Bag and Paper Corporation of Savannah. 'Ihe boys, who have distinguished 
themselves in 4-11 Club and FFA work, will each receive $400 a year for their four-year course. 'Ihey are scheduled to cuter the school 
of Forestry at the University this fall. 
 
Pulp Industries Plant 
Over 28 Million Trees 
ln. Georgia 
Geo r gi a' s pu lp and paper industries planted rrore for est tree seed lings i n t he state during 1952-53 t han in any other sout hern state, with a total of mo re than 2R - 3/4 million trees being set out on more than 2R , 750 acres of id l e land. 
Six pu lp and paper companies located in t he state, and eight located in adjacent states and operating in Georgia, were respons i ble for planting 2R million trees i n Georgia , with three companies engaged in t he business 0 f pr oducing pulpwood in c~orgia accounting for t he planting of an additional 3/ 4 million tre~s. 
According to a report campi led by H. J. ~'alsberger, Forester and General Manager of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association, the pulp and paper 
industry purchased 2Riz million 
trees from publicity operated nurseries and the remaining 21 / 4 million were grown in industrial nurseries operated by the St. Begis Paper Company and Union Pag and Paper Corporation. The industry planted 21,250 acres of its own lands and gave to small landowners enough trees to plant 7, 500 acres. 
 
Industries providing in formation for the Georgia report included the Brunswick Pulp and Paper Company, The Champion Paper and Fibre Company, Container Corporation of America, Coosa Biver Newsprint Company, ~lacon Kraft Company, International Paper Company, l 'nion Bag and Paper Corporation, and West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, all members of the Association, and Armstrong Cork Company and Powaters Southern Paper Corporation. The pulpwood producing companies reporting were the Cherokee Timber Corporation, Dixie Wood, Inc., and Langdale Company, also members of the As soci at ion. 
 
 Policy... 
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<.:um " DeLoach stated. "to determine sawtimbe r vol - 
ume, c a c h t r e e marked wi 11 
be talli ed and the proc edure will he followed wheth e r the owner int end s to sell bythe thou s and lumber tally behind the saw or by the thousand of estimat ed s tanding timber by log rule. " 
DeLoach fainted out that deP.osits wi 1 be refunded upon written request of the landowner prior to a six month s ' expiration date, upon inspection of the timber and upon determination by the Commission Fores t e r that timber was cut: accordin g to the markin g . The expiration date, or date by which th e timber mu s t be cut in order to qualify f or refund , may, under unusual circumstances, be ext e nd e d up to one year's time. 
Each district will, upon written requ e st, send to interested parties a monthly list of name s of landowners for whom tim be r h as he en ma r k e d showing the volum e mark e d. 
.Scouts... 
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plans for the immediate future call for the Troop to purchase i and outfit its own Emergency I Trailer. Sane of the major equipment to be kept in constant readiness on this trailer will be fire rakes, fire flaps, backpumps, a drinking water supply and first aid equipment. 
Troop 153 also contribu tes much to forest fire protection in Cherokee County even when not on a fire. They are continuous} y practicing fire prevention in a ll their camping activities in the woods and take special measures to see that other troops follow their example. 
1he :Scouts also post fire prevention display materials in e ffective locations and distribute forestry literature. ~any of 1S3' s members have qualified for the Forestry Merit Padgeunderthe supervis ion of Forest Ranger Rolan, who doubles in the role of \~eri t Fadge Counselor and Ass i s tant Scoutmaster. 
 
111E MEASURING OF TIMBER PRODUCTS is demonstrated above by T. B. Hankinson, assistant district forester, Georgi a Forestry Commission. Looking on from left to right are John Sauerhoefer, Washington Coun ty; Noel Vandiver, Wilkes County, winner of Northeast Georgia district competition; David Brown, Carroll County, winner of the Northwest Georgia district competition; Berry Moore, Jones County; 
and Clayton Kay, Walker County . 
 
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Forester, Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association, Macon, Georgia, and Manton R. Fri e rson, Jr., Conservation Foreste r, Wes t Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, Columbia .S. C., followed a s th e crowd gathered to vi ew timbe r 
stands - that had bee n thinned by correct forestrY methods. 
Integrated utilization, an important ph ase of fore s t mana ge ment, was thoroughly c overed by 
C. N. Brightwell, Assi s t a nt Ex- 
tension Fore st e r, Ag ri c ultural Extension Se rvice , Athens . 
Hardwood poi s oning and fir e control method s we r e dis c ussed and demons tra t ed by Wa l te r Stone , First Distri c t For est e r, a nd F ill 
Harper, Ass i s t ant Distri c t Forest e r, Georg i a Forest r y Conmi ss i on, States boro, Geor gi a . 
The meet ing wa s conc luded wi th an old fash i oned bq r becue spo nsond through the cour t esy o f dealers W. ~~ . a nd W. fl. Ve rd ery a nd t he Wes t Vi r g ini a Pul p a nd P aper Com- 
p any. 
 
A GROUP OF 4-H GIRLS (below) get 
some tips on the use of native trees and shrubs fo r landscaping from T. 8. Wi 11 iams, extension service landscape specialist. TI1e girls are, left to right, Alma Kennedy, llabersham County; Jean Gainous, Grady; Marianne Gi 11 is Trent.len; 
Nellie \\hi tehead, Polk; and \\anda Morris, Appling, County. 
 
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September 1953 
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