Georgia forestry, Vol. 8, no. 11 (Nov. 1955)

GEORGIA FORESTRY

Editorial
Wildfire Season Threatens
(From the Vidalia Advance)

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(From the Moultrie Observer)

Light showers have momentarily J essened the danger of forest fires in this section of Georgia, but throughout the current fa]] and winter the entire citizenry rnust be aJ ert against the possibility of damag ing wild fires.
With th e coming of the first frost, probably in ]ate October or ear] y November, conditions
wi]J be acute un 1 ess generous
rain fa]] s in the mean time. The
drought v.hich has existed most of the time for the past three
years has made the danger of fire doubJ y hazardous to those
who own timbered 1ands.
No one person or group of persons can expect to prevent wild
fires. Only through the co-oper-
ation of the entire population of the terri tory can we expect to check the Joss of thousandsperhaps millions-of do] Jars worth of val uab] e timber.
Hundreds of sportsmen wil 1 be
going in to the fi eJ ds and woods in search of dove, quai] and squirrels 1n this southwest

Georgia area. Some build campfires for cooking purposes or to get warm on cold mornings. Others smoke ci ga ret tes, cigars and pipes. Every spark is a potentia] enemy of the wood] ands. Be careful that sparks are not alJowed to get in to underbrush, grass or other things which wi] 1 burn.
There is, of course, the ageold danger from burning off fields and smal 1 wooded areas. Con tro]] ed burning has been approved in iristances, but too frequently those who do the burning are careless. They attempt to start tl1eir fires when the wind
is too hi gh or do not proper1y
prepare th eir firebrea ks before ] i ghting th e rna tch.
Final i y , th e re is the motorist.
He drives and smokes. A ca rei ess1y toss e d c igarette or pipe fil 1-
ing can start just as big a fire as one deliberate] y set.
The season is near at hand for wild fires. Be cautious and con-
serve our val uab] e timber1ands.

Vol. 8

GEORGIA FORESTRY
Non>mber, 1955
Published Monthly by the
GEOHGIA FOHESTRY COMl\IISSIO:'\, State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia Guyton DeLoach, Director

No. 11

Members, Board of Commissioners:

K. S. Varn, Chairman ----------------------- ------------- --- ------- -- -- - -

Sam H. Morgan __ _________Savannah

C. M. Jordan_, Jr. -

John M. McElrath ____________ ___ Macon

H. 0. Cummmgs

Waycross ..Alamo
Donalsonville

T i mb e r is one of Georgi a' s
major products and as pointed out on num erous occasions, the economic future of Georgia de-
pends to a s uL stantia] degree on the manner in which the state 's woodlands are conserved and managed.
A program of great import, and one that has the major role toward keeping Georgia in the l ead in forest conservation, forest management, and forest products is the "Keep Georgia Green " program.
The average citizen shou ld be especia ll y concerned about our forests, and the Keep Georgia Green program, and other forest practice projects, shou] d have the who] eh ear t ed support of every individual, that we may not on] y maintain our leadership, but increase forest production, attract new forest industries, and at the same time, make possibJ e a more beauti fu] state in v-hich to 1i ve.
A major enemy of our forests, and in most cases an individual is responEibJ e, is the forest
fire which has great 1 y slowed
down the state's forestry pro-
gram. 1f Georgia maintains her
present position and takes ad-
vantage of the vast potential
possibilities, everyone must be v i t a l l y co~cerned with Keepin g Georgia Green.

Georgia Forestry is entered as second class matter at the Po~t

Office under the Act of August 24, 1912. Member of the Georgia

Press Association.

EDITOR

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Richard E. Davis

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Robert Rutherford, Donna Howard

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DISTRICT OFFICES, GEORGIA FOHESTRY COMMISSION:

DISTR ICT 1-Route 2, Stat esboro

DISTRICT VI-P. 0. Box 505, Milledgeville

DISTRICT li- P. 0. Box 26,

DISTRICT VII-Route 1,

Camilla

Rome

DISTRICT 111-P. 0. Box 169, Americus

DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811, \Vaycross

DISTRICT IV-P. 0. Box 333, Newnan

DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesville

DISTRICT V-P. 0. Box 328, McRae

DISTRICT X-P. 0. Box 302, Washington

Fall once again has descended upon Georgia's woodlands, and the new season has brought with it the traditional panorama of gay and gaudy color. Wherever Georgia's sturdy and colorful hardwoods abomd, Mother Nature is fast applying her autunnal coat-a many hued coat ranging in color from vivid golden yellow of tJ1e pq,lar to the bright red of the gum and maple.

NOVEMBE R, 1955

Autumn Marks
Start Of Forest
Fire Season
Wi]dtires during the fall and winte~ months can cause se rious damage to Georgia' s woodland ~.-. Forestry Commission official s warn ed thi s month as they stressed the importan ce of keeping a " constant al ert against the wood l a nd s' dread enemy - for est fl ame .''
Th e y point e d out that thou gh s ome areas of Georgia have re ceived s uffici e nt ra infall in r ecent weeks to halt temporarily hi gh fire dan ge r, some areas are in vital need of rains to cut dmvn their high fire d a nger rating. In addition, a r eas now enj oying 1ow fire dan ge r might. with the occurence of Jowhumidi ty and seve ra 1 hours of high winds, quickly find themselves in a dangerous position in rega rd to for est fires.
Guyton DeLoach, Commi ssion Dir ec tor, pointed out t hat the approaching Thanksgiving season s hou 1d serve as a r em i n d e r to Georgians to be thankful for th e many benefits which come to them as a re s ult of their state's nearly 23,000,000 acres of wood] ands.
"No matter who you are," he declared, you can thank the fores ts for some factor of your daily living. The forestland owner and the non-landowner alike depend to a 1arge ex tent on th e prosperity of the woodland economy of our state."
Th e Commission head stated that f ire dru,ger is e >.-pected to increase statewide thi s mon th as the fa ll hunting season attra2t~ hundreds of sportsmen and hunters in to the woonc::.
Failure of campers to extinguish campfi res prop e rly causes many fires durin g th e fall and winte r months, accordin g to Mr . DeLoac h.
"Mak e sure your fjre is dead out before you 1eav e it,'' he emphasized.

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Georgia ' s 1955 statewide forestry champion ships have gone to Darrell Gibb s , of Colquitt County, and to Elizabeth Ann Coffee , of Rank s County.
ll1 e two won out ove r a field of seven other di s tric t finalists who g ath e r e d in Atlanta la st month for th e annual 4-H forestry oompeti tions and the subsequent champion s hip s. The c hampion ship demor>stration s ancl compe tition s were held durin-g th e annual s tat e 4-H Co ngr ess .
Gibbs and Miss Coffee wil 1 go to th e national competitions in Chicago as gue sts of Southern Bell T e l ep hone and Te l egraph Company, which sponsors th e ~-H forest ry program in Georgia. Gibbs , as winning rlel egate in the boys' division, wil 1 compet e with oth er s tate winners throughout
th e nation for th e national for-
estry championship and t he $300
forestry schol arship awarded annuall y by Am e ri can Forest Products Indu s tri es.
Th e young Co 1 quit t Countian chose as hi s demonstration topi c , 11 Hardwood Eradication." He showed a v a r 1 e t y of chemical s used in th e e J imina tion of cu 11 hardwood s , desc ribed their application and told of th eir effec tiveness.

Miss Coffee, wi n n e r of the girl s' divi s ion, c hose as her topic, "Pnming." She described and rlemonstrated t he vari ous tools used in pruning pinP. trees and to] d how ? hi gher type of sawtimber co u] d be produced by following good pruning practices.
ELIZARETH ANN COFFEE Girls' hj :mer
Other di strict winne r s who com peted in th e fin a l s , th eir home counties, and th ei r topic s are as follows.
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OOY' S DIVISION WINNER - Darrell Gibbs of Colquitt Cou nty, conducts championship-winnin g demonstration on eradicatio n of cull hardwoods.

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3 GEORGIA FORESTRY

Distribution Of 1955

Tree Seedlings Begins

Georgia's new 1955 s eedling shipment season opened thi s month as the Georgia Fore stry Commission's four nurserie s began lifting and shippi ng the first of more than ll5 mi ll ion forest tree seedlings which between now and early spring will be distributed to nearly every county in the state.
Sanford Darby, Commission's Reforestation Chief, reported an inspection tour of the four nurser1es, Herty, Hight ower, Davisboro, and Horseshoe Bend, made only two days prior to the opening of the shipping season, revealed the new seedling crop is ''one of the best ever produced in Commission nurseries. 11
"Disease incidence has been low, and the seedlings are strong, vigorous and heal thy, " he added.
The reforestation chief pointed out that this year, as in all previous years, the most rigorous inspection standards will be maintained to insure that only healthy seedlings will reach the public.
"We will follow our regular policy," he said, "of destroying all cull seedlings. We will continue to follow our pol i cy of refusing to allow any culled seedlings -- no matter whether they were culled for poor size or health or unsatisfactory form -t o reach the hands of the public .11
Mr. Darby repeated earlier statements made that forest tree seedlings are "one of the best buys in farm circles today.
' 'Most citizens seem to realize t hat fact , 11 he added, "for t he l arge majority of our crop was called for long before the opening of the seedling season this month . We had to call a halt on orders for white pine, Arizona cypress and longleaf more than a month be fore the season opened. 11
Th~ reforestation leade r said

the nursery division will strive to fill orders placed now for slash and loblolly but pointed out no guarantee exists that the supply of these two species will last many more days.
Loblolly and longleaf seedlings cost $3 per l, 000 when pick-
ed up at the nursery. An additional charge of 25 cents per l ,000
is added when the seedlings are shipped to the county where they are to be planted.
"We also wish to stress, 11 Mr. Darby said, "that we still hold on file many orders which have been unaccompanied by payment. We can not ship seedl ings until they have been paid for; and we would advise any persons wishing to insure receiving the seedlings they already have ordered to send his check as soon as possible. "
The nursery official asked Georgia landowners ordering seed1ings to be prepared to accept their shipments promptly.
"The more rapidly the seedlings are planted or, if you cannot plant them immediately, heeled in, the better their chances for survival," he declared. Time lost by the Ranger in tracking down and locating a landowner to notify him his seedlings have arrive d many times means time lost in getting the seedlings planted or he e led in. For that reason, we would advise that you know when your seed l i n g s are t:l.ue and be ready to accept them and handle them as soon as they arr1 ve. 11
''Should you be in doubt as to spacing or if you have other planting problems," he said, "your County Forest Ranger will beglad to give you aid and advice. One hundred and forty-three of Georgia's 159 counties now have organized County Forestry Units, and all County Rangers are qualified to give planting advice."

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C. OTTO LINDH - New Southern Regional Foreste r.
Forest Service Names Lindh New Forester Of Southern Region
C. Otto Linrlh, former Regional Forest e r of the Southwestern Region of the U.S. Forest Service at Albuquerqu e, New Mexico, has been named Regional For es ter of th e South e rn Region at Atlanta. li e succee ds 01arl es A. Connau ghton , who ha s been transf e rred to th e Cali fomia Region as Regional Forest e r.
Mr. Lindh , a nativ e of the State of \l' a s hin g ton and a forestr y g raduate of Oregon State Col 1ege, has had 30 years of e xp e ri enc e in s e ve ral r e~ions of the U. S. Fores t Servic e.
As admini s trati ve head of th e California r egion, Mr. Connau ghton will r eplac e Clare\\. Hendee , whose appointment as as sistant chief in charge of achninist rati ve manag emenL and infonnation in Washin g ton headquarte rs was announced at the s ame time.
After windin g up official dutie s in the Southern region, ~1r. Connau ghton moved with his fami] y to new headquarters in San Francisco last month.
Mr. Linrlh has b egun his duties here.

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Eradicating cull hardwoods is a paying proposition for the Georgia landowner.

Such is the conclusion reached by a far-sighted West Georgia attorney and woodland owner who is one of the state's pioneers in the
rel ativel y infant field of 1SI ,
or timber stand improvement.

He is Ernest E. Mauler, of Zebulon, owner of a 201 acre tract of woodland in the southern part
of Pike County ad i oining Upson
County.

Back in earlier times when the silence of the unbroken forests

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of this area was disturbed only by the cry of wild animals or the stealthy tread of some early day member of the Creek tribe, this land is be li eved to have been
wooded almost completely with
towerin g longleaf. With the coming of the wnite
111an, however, the pines gradually were cleared---sometimes to mak e rooms for pioneer farms and settlements and sometimes to provide homes and the raw materials for a growing nation's mighty industrial needs.
Over the years, the sturdy hardwoods took their place, and when ~k. Mauler first was faced with the problem of removing undesirable hardwoods to make room for the faster-growing, more commercially valuable pine, his "problem area" consisted of some ten score acres populated largely wich hickory, blackjack oak, southern red oak, chestnut oak and other low grade hardwoods.
Mr. Mauler's L"easons for wantIng to eliminate the undesirable

LONGLEAF ltELEASEU-- Fo rester Julian Reeves and Pike Count)
Ranger John Osbolt inspect a young longleaf pine on tt1e proper ty of E.F. Mauler.
hardwoods were two-fold. First, he wanted to set up a recreational area, including a man-made lake, for his .family, and he wanted this area to be 1ocate d in a pine region. Secondly, he felt that with more than 200 acres of woodland, he should be growing financially profitable tree crops.
The attorney-tree farmer began his timber stand improvement work in July 1953, using almost exclusively 2-4-5 T. A woods crew applied the chemical by spraying into frills.
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IIARDWOOD ERADICATION--A carelessly cut frill, (left), resulted in this vertical translocation which prevented a quick killing of the tree. A hardwood completely killed by application of 2- 4-5-T is inspected (left, below). Mauler supervises, (below), the cutting of a frill by a IJlefTlber of the poisoning

5

Conference Sets Pace For Keep Green Fight

Leaders of mo re than a dozen state, private and federal forestry organizations and a 11 i e d businesses and industries l ast month pledged "all-out" co-operdtion in the newest and most intensive drive yet conceived to combat Georgia's dread enemy of the woodlands-wil rlfire.
GOVERNOR GRIFFIN 'Responsibility Of All' The o ccasion was the Georgia Forestry Association's official kick-off meeting for the 19S5-' 56 Keep Georgia Green contest. The

meeting, which drew a r ecord crowd of 1.000 persons to the Dinkier-Plaza Hotel, attracted statewide r ecognition to the need for preventing forest fires.
Governor Marvin Griffin, keynote speaker, told the group t hat forests "are our most extensive and valuabl e crop.
"It is the r esponsibility,'' he added, "of all our ci tizens to keep Georgia a green state for future gener ations. "
Another state executive, Attorney Gen era l Eugene Cook, reviewed Georgia's forestry l aws, past, present, and those slated for passage at the next session of tl.e General Assembly. " Geo rgi a," he said, "soon wi ll have a state fo r est code worthy of her position of nation al leadership in the over-all forestry field."
H. E. Ruark , Fir e Control Chief, Georgia Forestry Commission, told of the work the Commi ssion's 135 County Forest Rangers are p~r formin g in the state's 143 protected co un ties to bring a realization to the public of the dangers which come from care] essness with fire.
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RECORD CROWU-- Approxi ma tel r 1, 000 persous we re r; re.sen t from all parts of Georgi a wnen the statewide I\eep Georgi a Green and forest fire prevention conference convened in Atlanta.

KEEP GREEN SCENES--Youth organi zation repres en tatives , (above ), are greeted by E. D. ~~Jarti n, of Gair woodlands, Inc. Iu e gro up included , l eft to right, ~i r. ~Ja r t in , Dan ~1in ch ew, ~tarianne Gillis and Paul Kin g.

ROBERT II. Pledges Industry Cooperati on

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Georgia's crisp fall days once
3gain this year ushered in the colorful and traditional county fair season. Among the fami li ar county fair scenes-the blueribboned livestock pens, the row upon row of gleaming glass jars fi 11 ed with the products of the country garden, and the gay kaleidoscope of the fun-filled midway-were the many and varied exhibits of the Georgia Forestry Commission's count y f o r es t rangers.
Many of the 1955 forestry exhibits placed special emphasis on the theme, "Georgia's No. 1 Forestry Problem-Improper Cutting Practices." A series of sp ecial} y designed pane 1 s plann ed by the Cornmi ssion and di stribut ed to the field carried a set of attractive lighted color photographs showing what causes poor cutting practices, the effects of such practices, the remedy and the benefits. The exhibits also carried large district maps showing individual counties where the displays are shown.
~orne rangers utilized the Commi~.sion' s mobile emergency hl-adquarters for their fair exhibit. The mobile headquarters, consisting of a huge trailer -which is used as a dispatching vehicle on 1arge emergency fores t fir es, was set up by Rangers on several fair grounds and used as an emergency County ForPs try llni t hea dquarters.
FAIR SCENES - Upson rounty' s fair featured a "Forestn Theatre," (toi> photo), complete with a series of color photograph s on forestry topics. South Georgia c i tizf'ns in Rli tchell roun ty saw th( Commission's lighted pa nel exh i hit on management, (Center photo). lhe Commission's emergency trailer was shmm at. man.Y [a i IS , ill C 1 U ding the ,Jackson rounty fair, (bottom photo).

tfARDWOOD ERADICATION-Or. L. C. Wal ke r , Universi ty o f Georgia, ~lows new metnorl o f eradication.
HARVESTING AND REFOR ESTATI ONJames C. Spiers, (abov e) gives t ips on harvesti ng pulp~ood. Artificial reforestation methods are demonstrated. (below).

Citiz ens of the Centra l Savannah Riv e r Va ll Py area atte nding th e r ecent Ri chm o nd Count y \\ood1ann Ma nageme nt fi el rl da y a t th e county' s 4-11 camp n ear Augu s t a we r e tr ea t e d t o a day-lon g prog r am v.hi ch ran ge d from for estry demon s tra tion s and talk s to an old- fashion e d Larbe cu e dinn e r.
He ld to ma rk official op ening
of t h e 1%5-'5 6 KePp Richmond
Coun ty Green prog ram a nd to acqua in t citi ze ns of th P area with doll a r s a nd cents valu es whi ch come f rom good woodlot mana ge me nt, t h e day -long ev e nt served a s a for estr y hi gh] i ght for thP entire ar ea.
Richmond Count y Ran g er T. M. Stri ckland se rved a s ma s ter of ce r emo ni es, introdu cing a group o f spea k e r s r epr Psenting more than ha lf a doz en privat e, s tat P a nd f Pde r a l fores try and con se rvation or ga ni za tions.
D. A. Williams, Admini s trator, Soil Co n se rva tion Se rvic e, Wa s h-
ing ton , D. C. , k e ynot e s peak e r for the fi P 1d day event , de-
sc ri bed to t he ~ roup the need for good wood ] a nd manag emPnt practi ces a nd th P va lue to bP rPa li zPd f rom s uc h practi ces.
Othe r s p ea k e r s and per s on s presen t in g demon st ration s and th e ir t opi cs we r e H. G. ColliPr Di s tri ct Fo r es t e r, \\a s hin g ton

District, Geor gia ForP s try Commi ss ion, " PI anti n g a nd Fire Control; " J. C. Owe ns, Soil Sci e nti s t, Soil Con serva ti o n Se rvice, Statesboro , "Soil Capability and Sit e In dex; " Fu l ton Lov p}} , Dir ector , Ga me a nd Fi s h Commi ssion, " \\ ildlif e and Its Re i a tion to \\ o o d 1 a n d Mana gement;" N. E. Sand s, Con se rvation For es t e r, SC S, Wayc ro ss , "Economi cs of Woodl a nd Thinning; "
Dr. L. C. \\'a 1k er , Un i ve r s i t y of
Ge or g ia Schoo l of i'orestry, "Hardwood Contro l ," and I:br sev Dyer , Forest e r, Geor gia Exten sion, Service, "Economics of PropPr Fore s t G1 ttj ng. "
H. M. a nd W. H. Verde ry provided
J: the barLecuP. J. \\' , Chambers
Richmond Count y Age nt; R. Wat s on, Soil Con se rvationi s t, and Ran ger Strickland co - operated in prP sentation of the event.
Mr. Williams 1aud ed thP coop e ration whi c h today exists betWPen all a genci es s tressin g soi 1, water and forest con s ervation.
''Con s e rva tion can move ahearl and it wi 11 move ahead," he de c] arerl, "just a s rapid] y as ou r citizens desire. Th e mo s t vi tal obj ect among th ese moving forc Ps ' con si s t s of local participatio n ; and we are dai 1 y se eing more and mor e e vidence of such participation."

BARBECUE CALL-- Th e old- fashioned country
barbecue is one of the most popular events at any
forestry gathering, and the Richmond Cmmty de100n-
stration provPd no exception.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER--D. A. Williams, Administrator,
Soil Omservation service, u.s. Dcpartmen t of Agricul ture, washington, D. c., delivers the keynote
address of the FOrestry Field Day events.

Rangers In
.he News

Dougherty County Range r George Shingl e r i s reachin g re cord numbers of citizens in his area throu gh th e medium of the Albany t e l evi sian station, WALB-lV. The Ran ger not only has schedul ed a series of fores try films to last throu ghout th e fall and winter months , but he is making personal a pp earance s to app ea l for fire pre vention and for bett e r forest management. During part of Ranger Shingl er's program, a fire danger si gn i s flashed on the screen, and the Couoty Forestry Unit head points out the significance of the fir e dan ger class da y indicat e d.

FIRE TOOL SIIELTER-These fire t ool sh e lter::-. are located in strategic spots in Crisp County to aid citize ns in t he s upp ression of wildfires .

Members of th e Tenth Di strict Rangers Oub have a n ew project. They plan to obtain a site a t the Cl ark Hill Dam ar ea for a clubhous e . Th e Ran ge rs hav e ag r eed that if th e 1and i s obtain ed an d if a Tenth Distri c t county shoul d win th e Keep Georg ia Gr e en contest now in pro gress, th e ran ger of that county will con t ri bu t e his priz e mon ey t owar d c an st ru ction of the clubhou se.

DeKa l b Count y Fo rest r y Un i t took th e spo tli ght r ecent}y on Radio Station WSB' s pro g rammin g inno vatio n , " Nightbeat , , WSB 1i stene r s h eard s t ep b y s tep the s tory o f a journ ey f rom th e base of Ston e Mountain to the cab of the fo r e s t fir e- l oo kou t towe r on t h e mountain. WSR Aru 10un cer Eob Nob l e i n t e rvi ewe d DeK al b Ran g er Geor ge Lyon at diffe rent po i nts alon g th e way via tap e reco r der a s th e two mad e th e steep ascent up th e mountain , partl y by jeep, partl y on foot. Th e t rip was made a t 10: 30 o . m., a nd RaP ger Lyon r eported the darkne s s , plu s a driving thun ders t o nn whi ch came u p as th e two rea ched th e t op o f th e moun t ai n dt> l a ying th e down ward tri p for nea r l y an hou r an d makin g th e e vent a "r eal live stor y'; for Announ ce r Nob l e.

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Nf\\' LOOK- Do uglas Coun ty displ a ys a 'new look ' in Keep (lreen
Th e ru s t ic well-kept s ign on on e s i de, urge~.-ci ti-
to Keep Dou glas County and on th e other side, th e Dougl as County For-
Uni t ' s phon e num ber a nd c ites the rea s on s for preven t-
ing wildfires.

Dodge Cnun t y' s Keep Green Coun ci 1 this year is awarding honorary membership cards to fares try 1eaders throughout the state who are aiding or participating i n the Cnuncil 's lGSS Keep Green ac-
tivities. The Council is making its plans early, and already has slated a specia l Keep Green week, a parade and a benuty .show. llidge County's Forest Ranger is J. D. Beauchamp.

Frank H. Eadie Named To Head District No. 6
Frank H. Eadie, former Assistant District Forester in charge of Management for the Carrri lla di strict office of the Georgia Forestry Commission, has been named District foreste r of the Mi 11 edge vi 11 e distri c t.
FRANK H. EADIE--Recently named District Forester of the 6th District in Milledgeville.
A native of BrunsW1ck, he received his bachel or of science degree from the Uni versity of Georgia School of ForPstry.
Mr. Eadi e replac e s William C. Harper, who has been transfer r ed to the Statesboro distri ct off i ce. Mr. Harp er rep] a ces Walter F. Stan~, who resigned r ecently to join a private forest industry.
Other trans e rs a1 so wer e announced th is month by Guy:.un DeLoach, Conrni ssion Director.
Frank 0. Bagwell has be e n transferred from Administrative Assistant in the Atlanta of~ic e to Shop Foreman at the Georgi a forestry Center. Cecil Osborne has been promoted from Warehou seman tv Administrative Assi stant. Ernest Rolan, former floyd County Range r, has been promoted to Warehouseman .
Harold Osborne, former Ware County Ranger, ha& been promoted to District Ranger of tne Newnan District Office.

Largest
Cone Crop
Gathered
rJCorgia' s 1955 cone collection season has ended, and today the Georgia Forestry Commission's "pine seed factory" at the Georgia Forestry Center is in full operation, processing seed from the thousands of bushels of pine cones which made up this year's cone crop.
Gathering of a record rmmher Qf cones marked this year's collection, Guyton DeLoach, Commission Director, announced, as he lauded citizens of Georgia and County Forestry Unit and District office personnel for their work in contributing to the record.
"The success attained in this year's cone collection," he added, "will aid immeasurably in insuring success for our reforestation program next year."
''The cones this year definitely were collected in large quantities, and the record attained testifies fully to the cooperation whic h the citizens of Georgia were willing to give to their statt forestry organization and to that organization's program," he declared.
Sanford Darby, the Commission's Reforestation Chief, said complete figures are not yet available on collection of all species of cones, but the figures c ompiled thus far clearly show 1955 is a record year for the Corrmission' s cone co 11 e c t ion activities.
He said 43.892 bushels of slash were collected.
The State.;;boro district led the state in the nwnber of bushels of slash pine cones collected. Slash pine cones collected there totalled 14,991 bushels. Other districts and the bushels of slash pinecones collectedwere Camilla, 2,961; Americuc:;, 1,538; McRae, 10, 9Y6. and Waycross, 13,405.

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At Forestry Center
Loblolly cones accounted for 14,850 bushels.
The Newnan district led in the collection of loblolly cones, with a total of 5,143 bushels.
Other d i s t r i c t s and the bushels of loblolly cones collected were Americus, 1, 991; McRae, 296; NllllPdgeville, 2,910; Rome, 1,066; Ciainesn lle, SUO, and Washington, 2,898.
Cull Hardwoods..
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"In looking over the effectiveness of the work in later months," Mr. Mauler reporter!, " I learned one highly important factor which all persons planning si milar work should bear in mind. Wherever the frills were proper! y and careful ly cut on the trees, the kill was almost 100 per cent. Carelessly and improperly cut frills, however, resulted either in the tree's continuing to live or the growth of sprouts at the base of the tree. "
Old longleaf, scattered about t he area, today are providing good pine reproduction, especially in areas where the hardwoods were completely killed. The entire area did not receive hardwood eradication treatment, as some of the land consists of low stream areas especially suited to hardwoods.

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Fay e Wood, Hanco ck County, "Tree Identification;" Sara Frances Wh ee l er, Grady County, "How to Prevent Forest Fires; '' Thad Ru sh, Floyd County, "How a Tr ee Grows ;" Dani e l Marshall , Columbia County, "Fence Post Tr ea ti ng on the Fa r m; " Janis McCr ea ry, Wor t h Co unty, "Care and Plantin g of Seedlings;" James E\Irson, of Cobb County, "llow o Tr ee Grows," and Emily Rrovm, of Emanuel County, "Care anrl Planting of Pin e Seedl i ngs. "
Judges were C. Dors ey Dyer, For ester , Georgia Extension Ser vice, J. C. Turn e r, Ass istant Fire Control Chi ef , Georgia Forestry Co mmi ssi on, and J . C. Spiers, Fores t er, Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association.

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J. Walter Myers Jr., Executive Director, F<'lrest Farmer s Association, pledged co-operation of the small landowner in preventing wildfires and point ed out that trees of the state had grown 500 cords of pulpwood durin g the 10 minut e s ~e was speaking.
E. D. Martin, Forester , Ga i r Woodlands, Inc. told of the wo rk youth groups are doing in Geo rgia Forestry activities. He in troduced Dan Minchew , of ~ppli ng County, 4-H President- e l ect, Pa ul Kin g, of Hihira, state FFA fo restry c hampion, and Marianne Gil l i s, of Treutlen Coun ty, 4-H Clu b President.
S. A. Council, Vice Pre sident Fulton National Bank , told of t he work Georgia's banks have done in aiding the refore station prog r am. ~am &-ichler , Forester ,
U. S. Forest Service, cited the many organizations working with th e U.S. Forest ~ervic e to pro mote better forestry in Georgia.
C. A. Gillett, Mana ging Direc tor, Am erica n Forest Products Indu s tri es, which sponsors the nationwide Keep Am e ric a Green pro gram, l a uded Georgia's Keep Gr ee n a c t i vi t i e s.

DISTRICT WINNERS - Runners-up iA the recent 4-11 annual forestry Congress , the i r home counties , and their topics are (1) Faye Wood, of Hancock County , Protecting Our Forests; (2) Emily Brown, F.rnanuel County , Planting; (3) naniel Marshall, Columbia County , Fence Post Treating on the Farm; (4) James Burson, of Cobb County , How a Tree Grows~ (5) Janis McCreary, of Worth County, Planting; (6) Sa ra F rancis \\heeler, of Grady County, Let' s Protect Our Pine s, and (7) TI1ad Rusl. , of Floyd County, llow a Tree Grows. nan Min chew, of Appling County , also wa s a runner - up and di strict winner. The 4-11 fore stry championship contest is held at the ~tate Congress each year in Atlanta.

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Georgia Forestry
November, 1955

WOOD IN YOUR LIFE

T HE FIBER O F A MERICA

Bountiful foresrs were among rhe bless ings che Pilgrims counted ar char first Thanksgiving dinner. The spirit of reverence and humility rhac morivared che men and women of Plymouth re mains strong today. For Americans everywhere Thanksgiving Day symbol izes the warmrh of a comfortable home and the security of a country blessed with self.renewing foresr resources.

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