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GEORGIA FORESTRY

Think Before Starting Fires

(From the Carrollton Times Free Press)

The recent near-tornado a nd accanpanying heavy rain put of f the fire threat in Carroll County woods for a time but the danger is not over. The t hreat will remain , hal ted temporari l y by rains, until undergrowth i n the_ wooded trac ts turn green again and the torc h-like grass cover in les s shaded s pots out in open fields is r eplaced with new growth.
During all of this period Ran-
ger Burl Bivins and his fire-
f~ghting crew will keep their f1ngers crossed and their mobile equipment ready to spring into action anywhere in the county.
Just as the recent dry weather was ideal from the farmers viewpoint for burning off land in preparation for plowing and other farming activities, it was excellent for fires to get out of hand. Sane who aimed at controlled burning found they were

not able to control the fire. The win d was not taken into cons ide ra ti on or full realization given t o the extreme dryness and t he speed at which fires can travel .
Range r Bivins asks that those planning to burn off fields notify t~1e County Forestry Unit, plow fuebreaks wide enough to do the job and to take note of the wind conditions. Winds are less in late hours of the day, but they can still be too brisk for starting fires and keeping them controlled.
Woods fires do not destroy
1and- th e earth. They may not
even des troy the trees if they are well along in growth. But they des troy the young trees and they se t back growth of the older ones. Either way they cost the owner of the woods money since they des troy lumber-to-be.

Vol. 7

GEORGIA FORESTRY
April, 1954
Published Monthly by the
GEORGIA FORESTRY COl\Il\IISSIO~ State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia '
Guyton DeLoach, Director

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Members, Board of Commissioners:

Ks. S. HVarMn, Chairman

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am organ -- -- --- Savanna h

C. M. J ordan, Jr. _

J ohn M. McElrath ___ ---- Macon

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Waycross ____ Alamo Donalsonville

Georgia Forestr y is entered as second class matter at the Post
Office under .th~ Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia Press AssociatiOn.

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DISTinCT OFF ICES, GEO HGIA FO HESTHY COM ~~HSSION:

DISTRICT I-Route 2, Statesboro

DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 505, Milledgeville

DISTRI~T 11-P. 0. Box 26, Camilla

DISTRICT VII-Route 1, Rome

DI ST HIC?-' III-P. 0. Box 169, Americus

DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811, Waycross

DISTRICT IV-P. 0. Box 333, Newna n

DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesv ille

DISTRICT V-P. 0. Box 328, McRae

DISTR ICT X-P. 0. Box 302, Washington

(From the Waycross Journal Herald)
The most significant factor in Southern Forest management has been the advent of the paper and pulp industry in the South. Just a few years ago it was thought that paper pulp coold not be gotten from the pine tree. Or. Herty said otherwise and oersisted until he proved that not only could the pine furnish paper pulp by processes commercially profitable but that the pine also would yield cellulose out of which all rayon and other related products can be had.
In the short space of twenty years immense mills have been put up in the Southern Coastal region. There are now more than fifty of the mills, most of them the largest plants of the kind in the United States. A thousand technically trained foresters care for the mill ions of acres owned or 1eased by these mills. This is one of our greatest sources of wealth.
All during this fall and winter, fires have raged over these lands ruining thousands and even millions of trees and retarding the growth of numberless others. This . is waste of the most i nexcusa'ble sort. Every county in Sou ~h Georgia ought to take stnngent measures to insure protection from fire of these valuable lands.

The appearance of springtime

in f&orgia' s woodlands is synon-

omous with the flowering of the

dogwood tree. During the spring

months the opening of the clear,

white petals can be noted in all

parts of the state, adorning

areas not only in the forests,

but also gardens and lawns of

residential areas. The dogwood

serves both as a tree of beauty

and a tree of utility.

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by Atlanta Joumal - Constitution

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APRIL , 1954

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New Georgia Pulpmills Represent Investments Of $100,000,000

Total investments of nearly SlOO, 000,000 are represented in Georgia's three newest pulpmills, one of them already in operation and two slated to begin production soon.
The three mills, which will bring added strength to Georgia's already thriving fares t economy, are the Rome Kraft Corporation at Rome; the National Container Corporation mill at Valdosta, and Rayonier, Inc., at Jesup.
More than 700 workers now are bringing the Rome mill to canpletion. The mill, which will be capable of maintaining an annual production rate of more than 200,000 tons of kraft containerboard, is expected to be in operation about the middle of 1954.
Representing an inves trren t of more than $25,000,000 the mill will provide employrrent for 650 persons. Approximate! y 350,000 cords of pulpwood will be procured annually fran Northeast Georgia and nearby areas, furnishing employment for 1, 200 persons in various wood operations.
The National Container Corporation mill no.v is in operation, with the administration building and detailed construction work now bei,ng completed. Full capacity will be SOU tons of finished board per day. The mill will provide employrrent for 450 persons.
Public opening of the Rayonier mill is slated for May 1. Annual capacity will be 87,000 tons.
A total of 450 persons will be employed at the Rayonier mill.
The mill will produce purified wood cellulose for use in the making of cellophane, high tanacity rayon yarn, continuous filament yarns, staple fib e r, plastics and acetate sheeting and film.

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MARION COUNTY DEMONSTRATION--More than 7 5 FFA boys and many farmers and landowners attended the recent forestry demonstration on the Albert GJ ass farm in Marion County, ~1arion County Ranger John 0' Donnell, top photo, tells the group how their County Forestry Unit operates. Prizes are awarded by the Ranger, left center photo, to Joe McCorkle, 0. M. Brannon, and Paul McAII ister, for gaining top grades in a marking demonstration. Uistrict Forester Olin 1\itherington, right center photo, describes how forest fires are "crossed out" on a dispatcher's map. Georgia Extension Forester Dorsey Oyer and Farm Forester Troy Simmons, standing at left in lower photo, describe how good thinning practices mean prufits for today--and for the future. Abb Preston, 4-11 Club and FFA member, gave a hardwood poisoning demonstration. Fire fighting equipment was demonstrated. Others assisting were Assis t ant Uistrict Forester Ed Hamby and Talbot County Ranger Curtis Wi ggins.
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Southern Forestry Conference Set
For April 26-27
''Trends in Southern Forestry'' will be the theme of the 1954 Southern Fares try Conference scheduled for Asheville. N. C., April 26-27. L1.:::i. Forest Service Otic f li. E. McCa rdl c wi 11 speak.
The conference i s the annual meeti ng of the Forest Farmers Association of Atlanta, Ga. Headquarters for the Asheville meeting will be the Battery Park Hotel, and an attendance of 350 persons is anticipated.
This 1954 meeting marks the first time the Southern Forestry Conference has been held in North Carolina, home state of Forest Farmers President J. V. Whitfie 1d o f Burgaw.
A seventeen-man committee is completing program and activity plans.
Activities will include roster of program speakers, a barbecue by Champion Paper and Fibre Co., tours of Biltmore Estate and Fares t, plus pr esentation of door prizes, including a tree planting machine.
A special women's program also is planned.
Conference registration will begin at 8 A. M. Monday. The program opens at 10 A. M. with addresses of welcome from Asheville and North Carolina state officials. The keynote speech will follow.
The association luncheon will be on the first day. ~1onday afternoon will be devoted to further presentations and to the bar beque.
Tuesday, April 27, will feature sessions in the morning and early afte rnoon, followed by a tour. The annual banquet will be Tuesday evening.
President \\~1itfie ld stressed that those attending need not be association members.

APRIL, 1954

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Observance of Emanuel County's traditional and colorful Pine Tr~e Festival has been slated for April 23-30 this year, Carlton Deckle, festival chairman, reported this month.

An all night singing cmvention has been scheduled for April 28 at Nancy auditorium, and on the following day a Pine Tree Festival golf tournament will be held at the Swainsboro golf course.

The annual festival, ninth of its kind to be observed in Emanuel County, each year attracts forestry 1eaders and in teres ted citizens from all parts of the state. Attendance this year is expected to exceed 20,000.
As in previous years, one of the festival highlights will be crowning of a Pine Tree king and queen for the current year. Swainsboro's lovely Miss Emily Coleman, 1953 Pine Tree queen will preside at coronation ceremonies of the new king and queen.
The 1954 Pine Tree Festival will get under way officially April 23 with a Farm Bureau queen and talent show. The show will be held at the County 4-H Clubhouse. April 26 will mark installation of a series of educational exhibits which will emphasize the importance of fares try to Emanuel County and to the entire state and nation. The exhibits will feature such topics as reforestation, forest fire prevention and suppression, and good forest management.
1953 Queen Emily Coleman

April 29 also will feature the Pine Tree Variety Show and the Pine Tree ball at Swainsboro High School Auditorium.
Climax of the festival events will cane Apri 1 30 with a mornmg parade. During special ceremonies following, the winners will be announced in such fields and contests as declamation, poems, pine arrangrrents, floats, exhibits, essays, Farm Bureau queen and posters.
Pine Tree Festival directors for the 1954 event are Roger Dekle, Foots Mathis, Glenn Segars, Jack Jenkins, Martha Daniels , R. J. Waller Jr., Earl M. Varner, V. E.
Glenn, Carter Kea, and W. 0.
Phillips. Mr. Varner, Emanuel County Agent, also serves as secretary.
Emanuel County' s annual Pine Tree festival has attracted widespread attention, not only in Georgia but throughout the nat ion, as a novel and colorful means of empha sizing the importance of crops harvested from the crunty's 280,986 acres of woodlands.

One of the highl ights of Pine Tree festivals of recent years has been the ''tree sitting'' activities of S.Vainsboro's Ray Brinson. During 1952 and 1953, Jr. Brinson lived for a month prior to Fest ival time in a tiny cabin among the branches of a tall pine tree on the public square. He was in te rvie.v ed each day over local radio s ta tion WJAT, and he received cards, letters,
and telephone calls from all over Georgia and from other states.

GFA, Alumni,
SAF To Hold
Joint Meeting
More than 300 persons are expected to gather at the Dinkier Plaza Hotel in Atlanta May 5-6 to attend the annual joint meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association, the University of Georgia School of Forestry Alumni Association, and the Georgia chapter, Society of American Foresters.
B. M. Lufburrow, Executive Secretary, Georgia Fares try Association, reported the two-day meeting wi 11 be highlighted by talks fran top ranking fares try leaders, including Governor Herman E. Talmadge.
Another highlight of the meeting will be naming of winners of the Association's annual Keep Georgia Green contest.
The SAF chapter will hold its
session Wednesday morning, May 5, and the annual banquet will be given Wednesday night.
Thursday murning, May 6, will be devoted to a joint rreeting of the three organizations. Papers will be presented at this session.
Governor Talmadge will address the grrup at a special forestry luncheon slated for May 6.
The afternoon meeting, under sponsorship of the Association, will feature awarding of the coveted Keep Georgia Green prizes. This year marks the third consecutive year in which the Association has sponsored the cash prize contest to determine the Georgia county which has shown the greatest progress in forest fire prevention.
The winning county 1s to receive $1,000. Second place winner will receive $500; third place, $300, and fourth place, $200.
The Georgia Bankers Association is awarding $100 to the ranger of the winning c ounty.

LaGrange Box M11s Prove Forests

Vital Link In Na tionaI Defense

Logs on box mill yard at LaGrange await processing.
Logs are sawed into lumber (above). Lumber goes through planing mill (below).

Box milling, another thriving

The story of the Newman Man-

Georgia forest indus try, today

ufa cturing Company actually re-

is once again proving that Geor-

flects th-= story of good forest

gia's fores ts are a vital link

managemen t in Georgia, for the

in our national line of defense.

f i rm owners were amon g the first

t o pioneer in the practice of

At LaGrange a group of box

good forestry in Troup County.

l mills owned and opera ted by the
Newman Manufacturing Company is

Being timber owner!'! t hemselves, t hey are strong believers in

I using wood from the firm's own
scientifically managed forest-

good timber management practices and employ a full time forester

1ands and from purchases from . t o look after their holdings; and

tree farmers to produce a steady

J . R. Newman, the firm's pres-

stream of amnunition boxes for

ident, is .cha irman of the Troup

use in all branches of the Uni t ed County Forestry Board.

Stat es armed services.

The amnum.twn boxes, being

'' We derive our lumber from
s everal sour c es,'' Mr. Newman

less than three cubic f ee t in

pointed out. "A large per-

size, utilize short dimension

centage is supplied indirectly

lumber from any spec ies of com-

by 18 sawmills operating in a

mercial trees other than oak 50 mi le radius of LaGrange. The

hickory and ash. This aspect

remai nder i s supplied by a com-

alone has a direct bearing on pany mill on the plant yard. ''

local timber management, not

only in Troup County, but in

Logs with minimum lengths of

surrounding counties as well.

of seven and eight feet are

bought by the cord from far-

The mills not only c r eate a mers and small timber opera tors

market for rough, short timber

who r eceive from $12-$15 per

of the type which would ordinar- cord f or logs down to an eight-

ily be removed in a timber stand inch minimum diameter.

improvement ope ration, but also

make a sour ce of ready cash avail -

'' Ou r D1ill," the president

able to the small farm woodlot pointed out," i s different from

owner as an incentive to en- o ther mills is that it has an

courage better timber manage- accellera ted carriage speed and

ment practices.

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Lumber nust be cut to

Portions of unfinished boxes await assembly line.
Boxes are assembled with a nailing machine (above). John R. Newman, Jr. (below) checks boxcar containing ammunition boxes ready

GEORGIA FORES T RY

3-Day Forestry Demonstration

Held As Part Of Scout Week

More than 150 Explorer Scouts, members of the Coastal Fmpire Counc il , Boy Scouts of Arne rica , recentl y received a first hand lesson in forest- fire detection and suppression frcrr personnel of the Georgia Forestry Comm!Ls s 10n in the First District area.
Earlier the Scouts, in cooperation with the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association, participated in a planting project in which 10, 000 pine trees were set out on Camp Brannen, Boy Scout camp near Metter in
Candler County.
The forestry event, held as a part of National Boy Scout Week, extended over a three day period with the first two days being devoted to conservation practices and tree planting and the third day to fares t fire prevention, detection, and suppression. Scouts from Long, Liberty, Bryan, Tattnall, Toombs, Candler, Bulloch, Screven, Effingham, Chatham, Evans counties, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina were present.

trict Ranger W. A. Morgan, Fire lnves tigator R. M. McCrimmon,
and Radio Technician J. E. Ervin-
all personnel of the district office in Statesboro - participated in the fire detection and suppression demonstration.
Candler County Ranger Lamon Williams and his fire crew. and Bulloch County Ranger J. W. Roberts and his crew, also assisted in presenting the program.
In the fire detection portion of the program, a fire tower and a Commission patrol plane were used to discover and report a simulated fire to the fire fighting crews. The crews taught the scouts ho.v to build fire lines around t he blaze with hand tools and allo.ved the scouts to help in suppressing the fire. The use of all fire suppression equipment was exp lained.
Fire Investigator McCrimmon shov.ed ho.v he makes plaster of paris casts of tracks to hunt down forest fire criminals and explained use of the equipment he uses in making fire investigations.

District Forester Walter Stone, Assistant District Forester Cash Harper, Assistant District Fares ter Floyd Al Smith, Dis-

Members of the Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association cooperated with Boy Scout offi-
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"Musical Rangers" Boost Good Forestry In Record Series
The '' Musical Forest Rangers'' have joined with the ''Swingbillies'' as the Georgia Forestry Commission's musical ambassadors of forestry good wi 11 in the radio entertainment field. Ray McKay, who headed the ''Swingbillies,'' will remain as singing master of ceremonies.
The Musical Fares t Ran~rs will be fea tur ed in a new ser 1 es of recordings to be released to the field during April.
The new talent combinations will provide a wide range of musical arrangements running from the old-fashioned ''hoe down'' through the popular to the classical. Increase of variety and appeal has been stressed.
The weekly programs, which have found widespread acceptance through the state, again will be heard on the airwaves from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light. The IS-minute musical, transcribed program featuring popular songs and music is interspersed with timely for es try topics and announcements. The program has- a listening audience of thousands of fares try minded Georgians.

Bulloch County Ranger J.~. Roberts demonstrates

use of back can as District Forester Ytal te r Stone

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APRIL, 1954
Rangers In The News
Crisp County Ranger Bill 'J.nvedt reports that the Keep Crisp Co~nty Green Committee has its eyes on the top prize of
$1,000 to be awarded in the
Keep Georgia Green Contest.
The Keep Green Commit tee is setting up a fares try park for the use of picnickers on a half acre of land donated by an Arabi landowner. The park, located near a fire tower, will be completed when park benches have been installed.
Improvements also are being made at the county fire tower site. A picket fence is being built around the tower, and a new road leading from Highway
41 to the tower is being con-
structed. Lumber for the fence was donated by Crisp County merchants.

Activities of Mor~an County Ranger Sam Martin m helping West Fulton High School, Fulton County, set up a three day school camp at Camp RutledgB last year resulted in a comrrendation for the Ranger in a special bookie t recently issued describing the c amp.
Entitled ''Application of Community Citizenship through School Camping,'' the booklet lauded both Ranger Mart in and Dodson Carter, Co-sup:!rintendent of Hard Labor Creek State Park. The Ranger was praised for his'' .... life devotion to our fares t resources ... For his understanding of young people--For his faithful service to our state...
''These friends,'' the ci tation conclude, ''have won for themselves a place of honor and love in our camping program.''

FORESTRY TEJ...EVISION PANEL--Viewers of WROM-TV' s "Fin 'n Feather Clu~ recently witnessed a forestry discussion panel by students of Dade County's Davis High School. Participants, advisers, and foresters present included, left to right, Dade O>unty Ranger J. C. Pace; G.S. Chumley, Davis High School principal; Mary Fay Gilbreath, Jack Ivey, Price Selby, master of ceremonies; Betty Hurst, Aaron Ellis, and Assistant District Forester Frank Craven.

Dedication of a new headquarters for the Gilmer County Forestry Unit rec ently was hi ghli ght ed by organization of a forestry promotional committee a nd tribute from Seventh District personnel to the citizens of the county for t heir i n terest in forestry.
District Forester F. J . Pullen lauded the work of F. J. Kiker,
building site donor, and pointed out t hat of the 16 co unt ies in the Seventh Distri c t, Gilmer County citizens contributed the
1argest amoun t for headq uarter s
building purposes. Gilmer County
Ranger J. L. Dover and his unit
personne l performed most of the
1 abor.

Among those heed ing the advice of Mon roe County Ranger W. W. Jackson on planting pine on sub-marginal land is Dr. Charles T. Rumble of Macon. Dr. Rumble is planting s lash p1ne on his abandoned fields in Monroe County with a mechanical
tree planter so that in 15 to
20 years his idle land will be producing pulpwood or similar products and sawtimber a few years l ater.
Ranger Jackson advised Dr. Rumble on the planting operation.
More than 714,000 pine seed-
lings were planted in Monroe County last year.

GEORGIA FORESTRY

Foresters Ask For Reports On
Killing Fungus
Georgia Forestry Commission management foresters, in an effort to prevent serious infes tation of the root killing fungus, Fares annosus, in this state, have asked for reports of all cases of the fungus found in Georgia.
Prof. W.R. Campbell of the University of Georgia School of Forestry, pointed out this month that until this time, Southern pines have been r elative ly immune. He said the fungus recently has been reported on pitch pine and Atlantic white cedar.
''Eastern red cedar,'' the professor declared, ''is the canmon host for the fungus in the piedmont. Trees of all sizes are attacked and killed.''
Prof. Campbell reported serious infections in red cedar stands have been reported in Elbert and Jackson Counties.
Recent indications are that the fungus may be a serious root disease of Slash Pine-
Last year W. H. MdComb, Management Chief, Georgia Forestry Commission, discovered a root rot of slash pine in a 20-yearold stand near Swainsboro. In t his stand, dying followed a t~inni ng made five years preVI ous.
Another root rot has been found in South Carolina, and an infected plantation has been discovered in Alabama.
'Root rot,'' Prof. Campbell c ont inued , ''may be a re al danger in young Slash Pine s tands following thinning. It is the number one root diseas e in Europe where special meas ures must be take n to preve nt e xr. essi e loss i n t hinned stands.
He asked that all persons noting unusual dying of Slash f?ine, especi_all ~' if the dying 1s progre.ss 1ve fran ye ar to
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Demonstration Held At Irwin County High School Forest

More than 125 persons attended
a forestry demonstration held recently in connection with the dedication of the Irwin County High School Forest. The program was under direction of, the Union Bag and Paper Corporation and the Georgia Forestry CommlSSlon.
Al Davenport, Union Bag Conservation Field Representative, opened the program w1th the dedication of the school forest. Mr. J. R. Gibbs, Sr., chairman of the school board of trustees, accepted the custody of the woodlands.
Ed Ruark, Fire Control Chief, Georgia Forestry Canmission, Turner Barber, District Forester,

and Jack Vickers, Irwin County Ranger, explained and demonstrated C011111ission equipment, including fire control maps, tower and plow units. A fire detection plane was used in this portion of the program to report a control burn about a half mile away from the demonstration site.

Howard Doyle, Southern Pulp-

wood Conservation Association

Area Forester, discussed se-

lective thinning and held a

thinning demonstration featuring

audience participation.

Bob

Tift, Union Bag Conservation

Forester, showed the group the

proper methods of planting.

T. R. Mobley, Vocational Agriculture Teacher of Irwin County High, was master of ceremonies.

Ed Ruark, Georgia Forestry Commission Fire Control Chief, below, answers questions concerning a crawler tractor at the recent Irwin County High School Demonstration. Assisting Mr. Ruark in his portion of the dmonstration are Turner Barber, Georgia Forestry Commission District Forester, extreme left, and Jack Vickers, Irwin CoWJty Forest Ranger, extreme right.

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Sawmillers Invited To Conference
Georgia's sawmill operators have been invited to attend an all-day sawmill operators' conference at Blue Ridge onApril 28.
The conference, according to Tom Ramke, Forester, Tennessee Valley Authority, will begin at 9 a.m. at the yard of the Atlanta Oak Flooring Company. Sponsors, in addition to the 1VA, are the Georgia Extension Service, the Forest Farmers Association, the University of Georgia and the Georgia Forestry Commission.
Discussion topics and demonstrations will include logging and logging costs, increasing efficiency and production of sawmills, and maintenance and operation of equipment.
A free luncheon is scheduled for the event.

EMPHASIZING CURRENT COOPERATION ot industry in the Keep Georgia Green program is this sign on Highway 42 at the Butts County-Henry County line. One side of the sign, above, asks aid in keeping Butts County Green, while the other side, below, presents the Henry County Keep Green message. W.A. Bunch Sons Lumber Company, of Jackson. constructed the sign.

LaGrange Box--

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the logs are sawed on the inch rather than every two inches. We find there is little lumber waste in his operation, s1nce boards down to a minimum three inch width are utilized.''
Once the lumber has been properly seasoned by air drying, it is dressed by the canpany planer and is ready to be processed in the box plant.
In the process of making a box, the lumber is first carefully graded for defects. Narrow widths are grooved and fused to create broader dimensions. The lumber then is cut to proper dimensions, sized, equalized, and passed on to the mailing machines, where it is made into finished ammunition boxes.

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cials in s t aging the conservation and t r~ e p l ant ing demon stration of the fi rst two days . Every type of f or est c onse rva t ion equipme nt was used in the demonstration. As a p art of the pr o gram the ha rdw ood i n the area was thinned out.
Howard J. Doyle , Area Forester
for the Sou t hern Pulpwood Conservati~ Assoc i ation, stated that t he demonstratio n was coincidenta l with Presiden t Eisenhower' s e mphas i s on f orest conservation.

Killing Fungus--

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yea r, report to t heir Coun ty Forest Ranger district office of ~he Georgia Forestry Comm1 ss1 on.

' ' Special attention,

the

professo r declare<i, '' should

be g i ve n to young Slash Pine

p l a ntations. Root rot may not

k ill t he trees immediate l y, but

may weai<en the roots so t hat

t he trees tip over while still

living. Lodging or falling of

trees s hould be investigated to

see if root rot is present.

Georgia Forestry
April, 1954

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PleaJe come back. Put out that campfire! Drow n it! Campfires left tO burn themselves out are one of the pnme causes of forest fires ... and forest fires are rap,dly blackcnmg your countryt
Last year, 20 million ac res o f America's wooded land went up in smoke. Think that over.
And think tbir over: Those fires last year cosr the nation over one billion dollarr. And that, of

course, means money out of your packer Can forest fires be sropped> You bet they can.
Nine out of ten are started by people ... people like you and your netghbors
So be careful ... extu c<~reful with matches, smokes, campfires, tubbtsh fires, any lite. Be su re that every fl.1me, every spark is dead out. Hel p srop Amenca's most shameful waste. Pleare-'

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