Georgia forestry, Vol. 8, no. 12 (Dec. 1955)

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Editorial

Green Forests Depend On You

(From th e Bain bridge Post-Searchlight)

It's hardly n e c e s sa r y, we think, to call to the attention of all Georgian s who have the welfare lf their state at heart the importance of the recent forest fire p r even t i on and "Keep Georgi a Green" conference which was called by Governor Marvin Griffin.
Two-thirds of Georgia is covered with forests. Income from the various products obtained from forest raw materials represents a most sizable segment of our total 1n come 1n this state. These forests mean employment for thousands, not only in the woods and wood lots but in the factories which exist only because of the close proximity of woodlands raw materials. Any menace to our Georgia forests is a direct menace to the economy of our state.
The greatest of the potential menaces is fire. Insects, water shortages, disease or any of the other ailments which can deplete our wood supply are relatively controllable. They futhermore usually herald their danger well in advance.

But fire is another matter. Under the right conditions it can spring up in a twinkling and destroy thousands of acres of valuable woodlands before it can be brought under control.
The major cause of the forest fires which annually sweep over our state is carelessness. Many of our people still practice outdated and dangerous methods of clearing underbrush by wanton burning. Hunters and motorists are thoughtless in disposing of lighted cigarettes or in quenching cooking fires. We can add, too, the fact that many of our fires are deliberate 1y set.
The only defense aga1nst this carelessness 1ies in the vigilance of our Georgia citizens. They must be more fully alerted to fire's dangers and causes. They must learn to practice the utmost care themselves and to urge others to do the s ame thing. If our citizenry is not properly alerted to this langer to our welfare there is but little substitution which can be made in the matter of protection.

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GEORGIA FORESTRY
Dece mber, 1955 Published 1\lonthly
by the GEORGIA FORESTRY CO:\ I l\IISS IO~.
State Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia Guyton DeLoach, Director

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With Georgia t e nth in the nation and third in the South in the production of paper, the pine tree has come into its own, and its cultivation brings thousands of dollars into the pockets of those who have interested themse lves 1n this important phase of farm operations.
One of the greatest assets of the South is our forest lands, and well-managed farm woodlands c an be the means of filling the family pocketbook and lifting the fi nancial load which sometimes becomes more than we think we can bear.
We like to see the p 1 an t e d forests which dot the countryside, and we like to see farmers, and especially in this section, turn more and more to this diversified method of conducting their farming operations . Further south, 'turpentining,' where pine trees are bled of the rich ros in they contain, has been profitable as long or longer than we can remember , but here in the heart of Southwest Georgia, our planted pine fore s t s yield the product which is made into news print, and its other varied uses make it an important part of our way of 1ife.

1\Iembers, Board of Commissioners:

K. S. Varn, Chairman _ Sam H. 1\lorgan __ ___ Savannah John 1\I. 1\lcElrath _ ___ ___ _ Macon

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Georgia Forestry is enter ed as second class matter at the Post Office under the Act of August 24, 1912. 1\Iember of the Georgia

Press Association.
EDITOI\ ASSOCIATE EDITORS

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DISTIUCT

OFFICES,

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GEOI{GIA FO ImSTR Y

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D ISTR ICT I-Route 2, Statesboro

DISTI{ICT VI-P. 0. Box 505, 1\Iilledgeville

DISTR ICT 11-P. 0. Box 26, Camilla

DISTRICT VII-Route 1, Rome

DISTRICT II I-P. 0. Box 169, Americus

DISTRICT VIII-P. 0. Box 811, Waycross

DISTRICT IV-P. 0. Box 333, Newnan
UlSTRICT V-P. 0. Box 328, 1\IcRae

DISTRICT IX-P. 0. Box 416, Gainesville
lJISTHICT X:-P. 0. Box 302, \V ashington

1\e of the Georgia Forestr_y Commission would like to wrap up the best wishes and warm thoughts of this traditional holiday season in one big box, to tie up that box with the most ~olorfnl and gaudy of Yuletide hows, and to present it to _yo n, our readers, wi til the hope that Jon wi II ha \ e the very merriest of fhristrmses 111d a most happ_y ~rw Year!

DECEMBER , 1955

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2,000,0 00

Seedlings

Sent Daily

T h e Georgia Forestry Commission 's four forest tree seedling nurseries have announced a total production yield of ll1, 500,000 seedl ings for the 1955-'56 plant1ng season .

T his near 1y record-breaking total is s l ightly under the 1954-'55 yield of seedlings, which was t he great est ever produced in a singl e season in Georgia or by state nurseries in any Southern state. Between now and early spring, seedl i ngs of slash, longleaf, loblol ly , Arizona cypr ess , yel l ow poplar and red cedar will be di st r ibuted to landowners in near l y every county in t he state.

Sanford Darby, Commission Reforestation Ch ief, revealed that t he 1955 seedli ng crop IS "one of t he best ever produced in our nurseries." lie reported that "disease i ncidence has been low, and t he seedlings are strong, vigo r ous and healthy. "

Production of seed~ings by

nurseries is as follows: Herty

Nursery in Albany - 26,000, 000;

liorsesh oe Bend Nurse r y in \Vhe e ler

Coun ty

24,000,000; Davisboro

Nursery in Washington County -

34,000,000; Hightower Nursery in

Dawson County - 27, 500,000.

Each of the four nurseries is shipping seedlings to Georgians at the rate of one half million a day. The combined daily shipment of s e e d l i n g s is more than 2,000,000.

As the new seedling shipping season opened, Guyton DeLoach, Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, stressed the obser vance of proper care and planting procedures. He said, "Re fore station progress in our state will be aided greatly if farme r s and landowners follow good plant i ng recommendat ions.''

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Rayonier, Inc. , has announced plans for construction at Jesup of a second chemical cellulose plant to cost approxirnately $25, 000,000.
Current plans, according to an announcement made this month by Claude B. ~brgan, Rayonier President, call for the new plant to be completed and placed in operation late in 1957. The new plant, with anannual capacityof 100,000 tons, will represent part of Rayonier's $800,000,000 expansion program slated for the next three years.
The firm's decision to erect a new mill came at a meeting of the Board of Directors at Paris, France. Many locations throughout the United States and Canada were considered, according to Mr. Morgan , who said the Jesup area was chosen largely because of the assured availability of water and timber.
"These two raw materials," said the President, "stand at the top of the list in the raw requirements essential for chemical cellulose production."

lie said other factors, such as availability of a skilled labor force, adequate transportation facilities, fine cooperation from bothcorrmunity and stateofficials, and the advantages of consolidated land management and timber procurement operations, contributed to the site selection.
''This newest mill, when completed," President Morgan continued, "will bring Rayonier's annual production capacity to approximately 900,000 tons. We plan to incorporate several advanced features of the present Jesupmill as well as newer features recently developed by Rayonier.
"We wish to emphasize," he continued, ''that this new plant is in no way an e xpansion of the current Jesup operation. Our new mill will be a complete!y continued manufacturing unit. The new mill provides complete flexibility with the existing mill to produce two
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ANOTIIER MILL SLATED-Georgians familiar with the below Rayonier mill at Jesuo soon will be seeing another rmlpmill being constructed near this site. The second Rayonier mill will be a completely self-containe::l r:unufacturing unit. It vJill nrovirle compl>te flexihi J ity tVith the otn~r 11i 11 to produce two di nerent t y pes of cellulose simultaneously. 'ftw below mill is produc ing an annual rated ca}Y.lcity exceeding 100,000 tons. Tile new mill 's capacity will l:le 100, 000 tons.

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GEORGIA FORESTRY

From Trusl Company

$50,000 Grant Given

For Forestry Instruction

Receipt of a $50, 000 grant f rom the Trust Compa ny of Georg ia f or expanding forestry instruction in Georgia high schools has been announced by t he Stat e Board of Vocat i onal Education .
State School Supt.M.D.COllins a nd Boa rd Chairman John A. Sibley of the T r ust Company announced t he grant.
T he company stipulated that $ 25 , 000 of the grant be used to contribute $250 each toward the purc hase of 10 to 15 acre forestry demonstration areas for 100 high schools havingvocational agriculture departments. Additional cost of the plots must be paid locally.
The forestry tracts will be convenient to the schools and will be used by the vocational agriculture departments to teach good woodland management. Other students will use them for laboratory studies in forestry, nature and conservation.

"Recognizing that most of the state's 443 vo-ag teachers need more specialized training in forestry jobs, " the announceme nt s aid, "the Trust Company has designated that part of the funds be given to the s chool of forestry at the University of Georgia for conducting summer schools for vo-ag teache rs."
School forests during rPrent years have played an increasingly prominent role in youth forestry education. Both the Future Farmers of America and the 4-H Clubs of Georgia have established forest plots; and foresters and other adult leaders of the groups work closely with forestry-minded youths in setting up programs.
Such phases of forestry as reforestation, forest fire prevention and suppression, management, harvesting, insects and diseas e, and marketing are emphasized in operation of the school forests.

FIRE AND IIIGH\\AY SAFETY URIVE--F'loyd ~!.,Cook, (center), Musoogee County Fores t Ran ge r, plans combined program of fire and
safety education slated soon for Muscogee County with other safety leaders. They are, (left to right), Sgt. 11.0. Johnson, Muscogee Countv Pol ice Department, Cook, and Lloytl Booth, ~Jus cogee County Fire Chief. Seated (left to right), are Zach Cravey, Georgia's ~fety Fire Commissioner, and Lt . Eugene Tiwmas,
in c harge of safet.v education for the Georgi ~ -:;v t ' Patrol.

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Danger of forest insect attacks which prevailed in many sections of Georgia during the past sunrner now has been eliminated or greatly diminished in most areas of the state, and the resumption of harvesting operations is in most instances safe and, in many timber stands, even highly desirable.
This highly encouraging analysis is contained in advice and suggestions given this month to landowners and fares t opera tors of the state. The recommendations by Georgia Forestry COmmission officials also stressed the fact that in most sections of Georgia high demand now exists for wood. Especially is this true within the shipping radius of most of the state's pulpmills.
In elaborating on the greatly de c reased hazard of insect dama ge , the foresters explained that the lowered temperatures that have prevailed over most of the state have r educed ins ect populations and activity to a minimum.
The s t epped up tempo of c utting ope rations was part 1 c u l a r 1 y advised in the thinning of many stagnated s tands to rel e ase the better trees for incr eased growth t o hi gh value produc t s. Thinnings pe rfor me d now will be done during a period when danger of insec t a ttac k i s l essened and also wi l l p rovide a s ubs tanti a l profi t t o the landowner through the sale of pulpwood or othe r fores t products remove d in the thinning .
An additional be ne fit of thin-
ning ope r at ions ca rried on at the pr esent time was ci t ed i n the fac t t hat timber s t ands thi nned dur i ng t he fall a nd wi nter mont hs will be far less susceptibl e to insect damage during next summe r.

Augusta 4-H
Group Given

Banker Award

Twenty 4-H Oub members of the Augusta area received awards for their outstanding work in forestry this year at a recent banquet sponsored by the Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Company.

Honoring the 4-Hers at the recognition and awards banquet held at Timmerman's Lodge near Augusta were 4-H county agents, home demonstrat ion agents, banking officials from Augusta and the counties r epresented and parents of the contestants.

Climaxing a year's work in the Augusta area 4-H Club reforestation project and concluding an evening of congratulatory speeches the top three contestants from e ach of the seven counties r eceived certificates and cash awards amounting to $200. From the first place winners, three participants were selected as area winners, receiving an additional certificate and cash award.

Russell A. Blanchard, nee president and cashier of the
Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust
Company, presented awards.

Area winners were Jinmie Rivers, 17, of Jefferson County, first place; Julius \\hisnant, 13, Ri c hmond County, second, and Linder Walden, Glascock County, third.

County winners are as follo ws: Burke -Robert Peel, first; Allen De L a i g 1 e, second, and Avner DeLaigle, third.

Columbia Daniel Marshall, first; He nry Ingl e tt, second, and Jimmy Blanchard, third.

Glasco c I< - Linder Walden, first; Bernard Todd, second. and Tommy Walden, third.

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SLASH PII\E CROP--These slash pine seedlings growing at Oavishoro nursery will be ~~~i~~'er1 durin g coming months to thousands of Georgia tarn1ers and laJHJowuers.

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G E O RGIA F OR EST RY

Dademont Tree Farm Relates Colorful History

More than a century ago, a young Georgia 1andowner 1ooked over a peaceful green valley that stretched out between the rugged Lookout and Sand Mountains. The landowner was J. W. Cureton, the land was a wooded tract of more than 1, 000 acres of some of Northwest Georgia's finest walnut, cherry, shortleaf, oak, and maple. The name of the land was Dademont, and today, one hundred and five years later, llidemont, still in. the hands of the Cureton family, is known as one of Georgia's outstanding Tree Farms.
Faded family archives today give us brief but revealing glimpses into the story of the Cureton family and of the vast variety and volume of forest products which came from those highly productive Dade County woodland acres. They tell how J. W. Cureton left his beloved Dademont during the War between the States to become a Colonel in the 39th Georgia Regiment, and they tell of his election following the war to the State Legislature, where he served terms in both houses.
All during this period, the rolling valley lands and the bordering mountain slopes of Dademont were growing timber. The area's number one assets were timber and water po..rer, and Lookout Creek,

flowing north along t he base of Lookout Mountain, furnis hed the power. A stone dam and turbine supplied power for a grist mill, a wool carding mill and a cabinet shop.
Pieces of walnut and cherr)' furniture made in that shop 100 years ago still can be found in some of the homes around Rising Fawn, the pleasant little Dade County corrrnunity which lies nearly adjacent to the Dademont Tree Farm. The fancycarved walnut doors made at Dademont were i n great demand, as were the window and door frames fashioned from clear, dense pine. Barrels for shipping products of the grist mill also were made in the cabinet shop.
Colonel Cureton died in 1885, but ownership and management of Cureton woodlands still was in Cureton hands.And the timber still continued growing through the years. In 1916, the first stumpage sale was held on the property, with all the timber being sold on a boundary basis for $20,000.
A quarter of a century passed, and under new times and new conditions, the owners of historic Dademont became interested in forestry and scientific forest management. A seven acre eroded field was planted to loblolly

GROWTH RA TE CHECKED-Floyd llubbard, Management Forester,
Geo r g i a Fo restry Commission,
(left), check s g r o wth rate.
on Da de mon t sta n d with Dad e ,
County Ranger Dan Hall. p1ne, marking a new era in llidemont history. In 1944 the owners joined 1VA and the Georgia Extension Service in a forest management demonstration, and, with organization of a County Forestry Unit in 1945, Dademont came within the sphere of the Geor gia Forestry COmmission's fire control and fire prevention program. Four years later, on March 4, 1949, the Cureton tract was accredited under the Georgia Tree Farm System.
Sales during recent years have always been on a selective cutting basis. In three sales--one in 1944, and one in 1949, sawmiller A. L. Dyer, of Trenton, harvested 782,000 board feet from 587 acres. Total stumpage price was $14,600.

POOR TREES REMOVED--Management ForestPr Floyd Hubbard marks poor trees for removal to encourage faster growth of stronger, healthier trees.

VALLEY 1REE FAR.,J--The towering ridges of Mountain form a scenic and colorful backgro the Dademont Tree Farm.

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Pretty girls, colorful parade floats, outstanding forestry speakers and one of the best fire prevention records in the county's history have been drawing state,vid~ attention to llidge County's Keep Georgia Green Contest.
Citizens of the county got a look at the pretty girls at the Keep llidge County Green beauty contest. Comely brunette Jane Young, Eastman high school senior, was crowned queen and took first place over 38 other contestants in an event so well-attended more than 200 persons were turned away for lack of space.
Other "Keep Miss llidge County Green" finalists were Sally Roberson, Roxanne Brown, Gloria Harrell, and Jean Peacock.
Dodge c1t1zens received another look at the girls -- and at one of the most colorful parades in the county's history -- two weeks later when the Keep Dodge County Green Council and the American Legion sponsored a 60uni t parade highli ghting the forest fire prevention theme.
Chauncey High School float took first place honors in the white schools division with a "rags to riches" theme. Students
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND PARADE FEATURE--A.R. Shirley, (top photo), addresses group in frunt of Dodge courthouse. (Bottom photo), Smokey the Bear, a passenger on the Dodge County Forestry Unit Pickup truck, pruved popular with young and old alike.

!~DGE KEEP GREEN FESTIVITIES--Jane Young, (photo at left) , is crowned Miss Keep Dodge County Green by Ranger Lloyd Beauchamp . Roxanne Brown, (center photo), was another comely finalist. Hi gh-stepping majorettes, (photo a t right), were among those who helped make the Keep Green parade a success.

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GEORGIA FORESTRY

52 Counties Enter Competition

In 1955-56 Keep Green Contest

Fifty entries met the November
15 deadline se t by t he Georgia
Forestry Association for the annual '' Keep Geor gia Green'' Contest . The e nt ries cover a total of
52 counties , i ncluding two com-
bined unit organizations.
Counties entering are as fol-
lows: rhstrict 1: Bryan, Bulloch,
Emanuel, and Liberty; rhstrict 2: C1ay,Decatur,Dbugherty, Nlltchell, and Tift; rhstrict 3: Crisp, Dboly, Lee, Marion, Schley, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, and Terrell; CQstrict 4: Harris, Henry, Pike and Troup; rnstrict 5: Ben Hill, Bleckley, Dodge, Irwin, Montgomery, Pulaski, Tel fair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox; rnstrict 6: Bibb, Crawford and Wilkinson; rhstrict 7: Polk; District 8: Coffee-Atkinson; llistrict 9: Barrow, Fannin, Franklin,
Rabun and Stephens; llistrict 10:
Clarke-Oconee, Columbia, Elbert, Green, Lincoln, Richmond, and Wilkes.

The main objective of the contest is to prevent forest fires through local action and education. Georgians in the contest will use their energy and imagination with projects ranging from roadside signs to parades, fire fighting demonstrations and exhibits.
The winners from each forestry district will compete in the state
contest for the $1,000 first prize or the $500 second prize. The
ranger of the winning county also
will be awarded $100. A $50 prize
goes to the District Forester having the largest percentage of counties entering. Winners will be announced at the annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association on May 3-5.
Winners will be chosen on a
point system with a total of 1,000
points to be divided as follows:
Fires, fire control, 100; county council and committees, 100; com-

munity and county partic ipation,
200; publ1c demonstrations, 100; signs and posters, 100; and other activities, 100.
Harvey Brown, Ex ec utive Secretary, Georgia Forestry Association, lauded th e 52 c oun t i es which have ent e r ed th e cont es t and gav e special pr~i se to th e Kee p Gr e en Council membe rs of those countie s.
"Until establishment of the Geor gia Fore stry As s oci a tion' s Ke ep Gr ee n c ont es t fiv e ye ar s ago," Mr. Brown decl a r ed, "many pe r s ons looked on ' ny type of forest fire pr e v e~t ion pro gram as exclus ively th e p rov i nce o f the County Fore st Ran ge r. To day, we ar e ha ppy to r e po rt , th a t conc ept is changin g. r,Jor e and more citi zen s are comin g to realize that fir e prevention is eve rybody's joh."

FAIR S EASO~ FI~ALE--Nine forest industries and organizations in a ~brest Products Exhibit' at the Coastal Empire Fair in Savannah during November. Organizations coOJJerating in the exhibit were Union Bag aqd Paner Corporation, Gair Woodlands Corporation, Georgia Fbres try Cbmmission, Pierpont Manufacturing U>mpany, Rathborne-llai r & ltidgewa,v 13ox U>mpany, Reynolds and Manley Lumber Company, Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association. Turnentine and Rosin Factors and Dixie Plywood Company. (Hottom left phot.,), Gene 'lutln, (left), Gair Woodlands, and E.L. Molpus, Union Bag aud Paper O>rporation, 1mt finishing touches on harvesting exhibit. Bottom right photo shows the O>rmtission' s fire control exhibit.

Rangers In
T. e News

Ranger Ray Thomas of Gwinnett County made the news at the recent United Nations Day gathering in Lawrenceville by furnishing a memorial water oak, symbolizing the hopes of the United Nations. Ranger Thomas also prepared the ground for the planting of the tree. The planting, done by Hugh Britt of Lawrenceville, followed a speech by Atlanta Constitution Editor Ralph McGill, who told the group, "We in this country must have the vision and the strength to give the moral idea encompassed in the United Nations a chance to grow.
UN TREE--Gwinnett County Ranger Ray Thomas, (left), helps Van Britt plant memorial tree.

SHERIVOOD FOREST RESTORATION--Fulton County Ranger J, \\'. Menear shows Sherwood Forest Garden Club members how to plant pine seedlings. The group includes, (left to right), Ranger Menear, Mrs. James Flowers, Mrs. Dan Graham and Mrs. Ansel Paulk. The Garden Club members plan to restore Sherwood Forest s many shadeless acres by using pine seedlings ordered through the Georgia Forestry Commission.

Greene County's Float for Paul Brown lliy in Elberton, honoring Representative Paul Brown of the Tenth Congressional [nstrict, emphasized fire prevention. It was the kick-off for their Keep Green Contest. Georgia Kraft Company,
Union Bag &Paper Corporation and
their local dealers sponsored the

float. The background drop, painted by Bill Moody, was a burned area with girls dressed as flames thrcwing off Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association pencils wrapped in red paper to indicate sparks. In contrast to the inflamed section, &nokey , with his fire fighting equipment kept his area green.

F1RE PREVENTION FLOAT--On 'aul Brown Day at Elberton, Green

County's float emphasized Georgia's Keep Green Program by fea-

turing flame laden lassies and a plea from Smokey for aid in

fire prevention and suppression.

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GEORGIA FORESTRY

Rome District Prepared For Emergency Wildfires

Personnel of t he Georgi a Forestry Commiss i on' s Rome District now are " ready to rol l'' at the first indication of an eme rgency for es t fire situation.
The District has recently set up a compl e t e eme rgency wildfire organization and has named district personnel for every task ranging from scout to fire boss. The wildfire emergency "T 0" or table of organization was outlined at a recent meeting of district and county personnel at Rome.
Similar emergency organi zations soon will be set up in every Cornnission district over the state.
District Forester Frank Craven served as chairman for the organizational meeting. Representatives of northeast Georgia forest industries, of the U. S. Forest Service, Te nnessee Valley Authority, and of other forestry organ1za-

tions attended and were named as part of group wh1ch has offered its personnel and equipment to serve as an emergency reserve.
''Severe emergency situations in recent years and months, both in the South Georgia and the North Georgia areas," Mr. Craven told the group, "have illustrated all too c learly the dread devastation which large fires brings in their wake. We learned, in the course of battling these fires, the extreme necessity for good organization on the part of those fighting the fires. "
Those named on the emergency group and the organizations they rep resent are: Rex McCord, Hiwas se e Land Company; 0. H. Munroe, Corps of Engineers; George Biskey,
U. S . F. S.; L. H. Gtristopher, S. C. S. ; Phil Brewster, North
Georgia Timber land Company; and G. D. Wilson, Berry Schools.

READY FOR nm BIG ONE' --seventh District office personnel
scan one of the naps which will play a vital role in that area's over- all forest fire emergency plan. The group includes, (left to right), Assistant District Forester Armand Cote, District Fore ster Frank Craven, District Ranger Pendley Holmes, and ManagJment Forester Floyd Hubbard.

Thousands of homes throughout the state during the coming holiday season will be utilizing "home grown" Cbristmas trees - - Yule trees raised from the fast growing red cedar and Arizona cypress seedlings.
These trees, grown from seedlings planted during the past few seasons in Georgia Forestry Commission nurseries, are yearly reaching the market in ever- increasing quantities. Commission officials pointed out that last season 96, 000 Arizona cypress seedlings and 244, 950 red cedar seedlings were shipped. Production during the current season is expected to exceed 420, 000 red cedar and 1,500,000 Arizona cypress seedlings.
They pointed out, however, that orders no longer can be placed for shipping Christmas trees during the 1955-'56 season.
The Commission's entire crop, not only Arizona cypress and red cedar, but all other species as well, has been committed for the current season. Each year more and more Georgians have become interested in r eforestation; and since the Commis s ion ope rates on a "first come , fir s t se rv ed" bas is, the man who places hi s orde r for Dlristmas tree seedlings and othe r s eedlings e arl y in t he year i s the man who i s most like l y to have hi s o rder filled.
The Commiss i on sells red cedar and Arizona cypress seedlings at
$6 pe r l, 000. An added c harge of 25 cents pe r 1 , 000 is made when seed1ings are shipped to a central
poi n t i n the county whe r e t hey are to be pl anted.
Many of t he red cedar and Arizona cypress trees that will be bought from corner lot Christmas tree dealers this year will have come from seedl ings planted only thr ee years ago.

4-H Awards ..
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Lana GolJman, seconJ, a nd Frank lin fa rtridge. third.
~'lc Duffie - J inm1y l!arri s on, fir s t, and Tommy Cofer, s econd.
fhchmond - Julius '.',hi s nant, first; \'/illiam Loflin, second, and Patricia Loflin, third.
Charles Pres l ey, agricultural mana ger of the bank, pr es ideJ and serv ed a s master o [c e r emonies .
Principal s peakers includeo Sherman Drawdy, President, Georgia Hai lroad Bank, C. Dorsey Dyer of \thens, extension fore s ter; :.1iss Linda Lunsford of Sparta, pres ide nt of the i\ortheas l (',eorgia 4-II
District; Tommy Walton of Athens,
st::~te 4-II Oub director, and Russell Rl anch ard.

DODGE LASSIES TELL OF TIMBER PRODUCTS--One of the 66 floats entered in the recent Keep Dodge County Green parade errvhasizeo the county's prominence in the forest products world. The girls on the float held placards listing varinu~ forest products.

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In reviewing good planting me thod s, Mr. DeLoach urged tree farmers to "be prepared to accept shipments of seedlings prompt! y and plant promptly upon delivery, making sure you have sufficient tools and equipment for handling the seedlings." He said to carry the shipment to the planting site without delay and "heel in" in a cool, moist place protected from the sun and wind, being especial! y careful not to allow the seedlings to freeze.
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different types of cellulos e simultaneously - definitely an unusual achievement in chemical cellulose production. "
Greatly increased world demand for such cellulose as rayon , ace tate, tire cord, cellophane and plastics was the deciding fac t or in Rayonier's building of an eighth mill hard on the heels of t he c urrent Jesup plant , which was placed in operation in June, 1954.

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The District Forester pointe9 out that the Corrrnission's Fire Control Division has compiled and published a complete "Manual for the Fire Organization" which lists and describes each job duty on the fire line and behind the line. This manual is serving as the organizational basis for e mergency fire organizations in every Georgia Forestry Corrrnission in the state.
Tnose who describe dutie s of the task to which they would be assigned in an emergency situat ion were as follows:
Management Forester Fl oyd Hubbard, Armond Cote, Pendley Holmes, Polk County Ranger J ames Carter, Walker County Ranger Waymond Huggins, Gilme r County Patrolman James Pinson ; Bartow County Ranger Tom Boston , Catoosa County Ranger Ralph Cl a r k, Investigator IIerman Scoggin, Cherokee County Ranger Eugene Dbbson, Pickens County Rang e r Dbyl e McWhorter, and llide County Ranger Dan Hall.

on the float were burning simulated dollar bills to point to the destruction of fares t fires. Rhine High School float placed s econd. Chauncey High School (Negro ) a l s o won first place in the ne gr o sc hool division. Lisbon Hi gh School was second.
Keynote s peak er A. R. Shirley, Executive Secretary, American Turpentine Farmers Association, of Va l dosta, addressed the group f ol l owing the parade and -poi n ted out that "unless we keep our f orests green and working, they will not continue to give us the things they need." R. F. Burch in-
troduced Mr. Shirley.
A noon barbecue and a night street dance followed the parade and talk.
Dodge County Ranger Lloyd Beauchamp, Dbdge County Keep Green Council Chairman W. L. Jess up Jr. , and Legion Commander F. R. Bennett Sr., were among those helping plan the events.

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THE~ IN YOUR LIFE
I G"afa in bright paper wrappings , a wood fire cnckling on the hearth . toft lights md sparkl.ins tinsel on an evergreen me .. mat's the picture of Chrisaoas. The gift-lackn Chrisaou uee alto symbolizes man's reliance on the bounty of self-renewing forests and their continuing aops of wood.

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