Forestry-geological review [June 1934]

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND GEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMEN

Vol. 4

ATLANTA, GA., JUNE, 1934

No.6

FORESTRY ASSOCIATION

DANIEL M. BYRD

the State, and it was so during the short

MEETING ONE OF

TAKEN BY DEATH time he served the Commission of Forestry

GREAT INTEREST

and Geological Development. His person-

Daniel Madison Byrd, member of the a lity was such as to make him companion-

Splendid Addresses of Notable Speakers - Cordial Hospitality . of Augusta - Excellent Exhibits Association Meets at Macon Next

Commission of Forestry and Geological Development, died suddenly as the result of a heart attack, at his home in Atlanta on the night of April 30. In his death the Com-

able in t he highest sense of the term. Mr. Byrd was born at Lawrenceville,
Georgia, May 30, 1884, the son of Mr: and Mrs. J. P. Byrd. He graduated from the Jaw

Year

mission loses the newest and one of t he ablest of its members. Early this year Mr.

school of the University of Georgia in 1908 and began the practise of law with his un-

The thirteenth annual meeting of t he Byrd was appointed by Governor Eugene cle, Col. W. E. Simmons, at Lawrenceville,

Georgia Forestry Association, held May 10 and 11 at Augusta, was outstanding in several particulars. The declarations of the prominent speakers on vital forestry problems are likely to make the meeting memorable. Some of these are as follows:
President T. G. Woolford denied that private forestry had failed, as claimed by federal forestry authorities. He challenged anyone to show h ow the federal authorities could do a better job than is being done by many timber owners in Georgia. He charged the Copela'nd Report of Congress with carrying propaganda favoring government ownership of forest lands of the country.
Robert Fechner, director of CCC work of the nation, strongly favored the con-

Talmadge. Shortly after attending his second meeting of the commission, death ended his career.
As a member of the commission he had given much time and thought to important problems arising in connection with forest and park activities, and with civilian conservation corps work. One of his last official acts was in relation to the new San Domingo Park.
Mr. Byrd's training and experience, along with his high mental endowment and fine judgment, made of him a very valuable executive. His keen sense of responsibility led him to be aggressive in carrying out every duty his office imposed upon him. It was so when he served the public as an officer of the Game and Fish Department of

and later became editor of the Lawrenceville News H erald.
In 1918 he entered the legal department of the International Chemical Company and made his headquarters in Atlanta. In 1922 he became general counsel of the Retail Credit Company of Atlanta, an organization of international scope, and served in this connection with conspicuous success until his death.
Mr. Byrd was married to Miss Nanaline King, memb!'!r of a prominent family at Lawrenceville, and has two sons, Daniel Madison Byrd, Jr., and James King Byrd, who survive him. Others to survive him are his wife, J . P. Byrd, his father living at Law renceville, five sisters, Mrs. Scott Candler, Decatur; Mrs. L. R. Martin, Law-

t inuance of federal conservation work in forestry beyond the present allotted period. The association passed a strong reso

renceville; Mrs. Wilbur Blake, Calhoun Falls, S. C.; Mrs. Sam Martin and Miss Cora Byrd, of Lawrenceville, and two brothers, J . P. Byrd, Jr., Tulsa, Oklahoma,

lution in support of such steps.

and Fred Byrd, Lawrenceville.

Dr. Charles H. Herty, director of re-

Mr. Byrd was a member of the Old Guard

search at the Pulp and Paper Laboratory

of Atlanta, the Druid Hills Methodist

at Savannah, presented to the conve ntion

Church; a member of the staffs of Gover-

pages of the Savannah Press printed on pa-

nor L. G. Hardman and Governor Eugene

per made solely of ground pine wood, a

Talmadge, and belonged to various civic

paper that felted perfectly and reproduced

and social organizations.

print and illustrations in a manner to com-

pare favorably with the Sweedish product of mixed ground wood and sulphite fibre

Stewart Naval 'Stores Inspector

used for the regular run of the newspaper. Dr. Herty declared that there was a differential of $20 per ton in favor of paper made from southern pin es ; that the South needed no tariff on newsprint pa-

Charles E. Stewart, Douglas, Ga., was appointed by Governor Eugene Talmadge as Naval Stores Inspector of Georgia, effective May 15. He succeeds Harris M. King, who h ad served in that capacity 24

per ; it needed only capital to perpetually

years.

supply the needs of this country. He also

Mr. Stewart was formerly connected

announced that in the study of the alpha

with the naval stores industry, retiring

cellulose content of southern pine wood, it

about ten years ago, now. to return in an

was found to equal that in red spruce now

official capacity as a representative of the

generally used to make rayon a nd other

state.

products. Captain I. F. Eldredge, New Orleans,in
charge of the forest survey of the south, (Continued on Page 2, Col. 1)

1, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .
DANIEL M. BYRD DIES

Mr. Stewart has been prominent in state affairs, gaining his reputation as an aggressive and forceful leader while a member of the State Legislature.

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Woolford, Atlanta, president and Bonnell the start the importance of reaching the

Stone, Oxford, secretary. A full list of schools, and joined with the American For-

officers appears elsewhere.

estry Association in a moving picture pro-

The session was opened with an invoca- gram for every school, white and colored.

tion by Dr. W. A. Tyson, followed by a In support of the educational program of

State Capitol, Atlanta

welcome address on. behalf of Augusta by the Georgia Forest Service with Smith-

C. A. WHITTLE, Editor

Hon. R. E. Allen, mayor pro-tem, in which Hughes rural high schools, the association he complimented the unselfish motives of had shown its approval by giving prizes to

Forestry Division
B. M. Lufburrow, State Forester and Secretary of Commission__Atlanta
C. A. Whittle, Educational Mgr.,____Atlanta H. M. Sebring, Asst. State Forester, Atlanta E. B. Stone, Jr. Dist. Forester____Gainesville C. B. Beale, District Forester______Waycross W. D. Young, District Forester____________Rome Jack Thur_m___o__n__d__,__D___i_s__t_r__i_c__t__F__o__r__e__s_t_e__r_,Savannah
C. N. Elliott, District Forester______Augusta H. D. Story, Jr., District Forester____Albany W. G. Wallace, District Forester__Columbus Mrs. -N. N. Edwards, Secretary______Atlanta Mrs. R. S. Thompson, Treasurer______Atlanta

an association in building for the future. On behalf of the Chamber of Commerce of Augusta, Hon. H. M. Duvall felicitated the association upon the prospect of hearing such an array of eminent speakers, and pledged the Chamber of Commerce to every act of hospitality within its power.
In response, Roland Turner, Atlanta, accepted the welcome of Augusta and called attention to the great obligations belonging to an association serving a state with 23,750,000 acres of timber land, hardly a million of which was virgin timber. The

teachers and students doing the best work in forestry. Assistance had been rendered to various other public schools by distributing a pamphlet prepared for the purpose, that was used by many teachers in the state.
The association had approved and given encouragement to the formation of Timber Protective Organizations, now defending effectively against fire more thlm 3,000,000 acres in the state. It had fostereP, parks. From one park of 12 acres, the association ha.s witnessed a growth to 6

abandoned farm land now restocking to parks, with a total of 2,014 acres.

Geological Division R. W. Smith, State Geologist____________ Atlanta G. W. Crick__m___a__y__,___A___s_s__t_.__S___t_a__t_e____G__e__o__l_o__g_Aisttl,anta

trees would swell the timberland area, but instead of being alarmed at the reduction of cultivated lands, thanks to Dr. Charles H. Herty, the timberlands are facing a

The association had a hand in planning, along with the State Forester, the work to be undertaken by CCC men in Georgia.
Mr. Woolford said the main objective of

Lane Mitchell, Asst. State GeoL___Atlanta new and profitable demand.

the association is commercial forestry. He

Miss Margaret Gann, Clerk______________Atlanta As the value of timberland grows, Mr. denied that private ownership had failed,

Turner looked forward to the time when as claimed by federal authorities, from

Extension Foresters

people would be moved to do something whom he quoted. While there had been about forest fires as they do when they many failures in handling private forests,

Bonnell Stone, Chairman,________________Oxford see a house on fire.

he did not believe that in some instances

Dupre Barrett, __________________________________Athens K. S. Trowbridge, ______________________________Tifton

Address of Mr. Woolford

national for,ests ~ave yet the right to claim that they have been a success. He

In his address on the work of the Geor- said he had challenged federal forest au-

FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
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gia Forestry Association, President T. G. thorities to show how they could do a betWoolford briefly reviewed its history and ter job of forest management than a numachievements, declared the position of the ber of private owners are doing in south

expressed the opinion that there is enough association on fundamental forestry ques- Georgia and that if they could, he would

pine timber in the south to supply paper tions, and outlined its objectives.

withdraw his objections to the government

needs of the country now, and for all The Association, he said, had been form- purchasing forest lands in south Georgia.

time through sustained yields.

ed in 1921 at Macon, after the Georgia Mr. Woolford reviewed activities of the

Mrs. R. H. Hankinson, McDonough, Ga., committee of the Southern Forestry Con- federal government, led by the late Sena-

former president of the Parent Teachers ference had paved the way. Annual meet- tor Harris to acquire national forests in

Association of Georgia, declared that the ings in subsequent years were held in va- southeast Georgia and of the association's

failure of the country to take care of its rious parts of the state to arouse interest opposition.

forests is due to a lack of education, to a failure to include in the public school curriculum anything about forestry. She asked the privilege of the Parent Teacher Association cooperating with the Georgia Forestry Association in remedying this de-

in forestry. In 1925 the association successfully sponsored a bill creating the Georgia Forest Service, borrowed money and provided quarters for the state's first and only State Forester, B. M. Lufburrow. Then the association had to look after

Mr. Woolford had no uneasiness about growing the timber this country consumes. Maximum consumption per capita was in 1907, when it was 470 board feet. Since then it had declined. He thought that around 250 board feet per capita could

fect in the Georgia Public School System. litigation to save the department, the con- be expected in the future.

Harry Brown, Athens, director of agri- stitutionality of the allocated tax suppor- Were the government to purchase all

cultural extension, declared that it should ing the department having been attacked. the land recommended in the Copeland re-

be made unlawful, if it is not already, for It also fell to the lot of the association port, Mr. Woolford said, the government

any land owner to allow the washings from to foster legislation relating to forestry. would own 50 per cent of the forest land

his gullied lands to fill up stream beds and One of the most difficult undertakings of of the country. He said the report con-

damage the best lands of his neighbors. the kind was under the state reorganiza- tained propaganda for government pur-

He favored taking out of cultivation lands too steep to hold the soil in place, and put them to growing trees.

tion, to keep the forest service from being placed under the Department of Game
and Fish.

chase. Mr. Woolford highly approved the work
of conservation carried on by CCC camps,

From the opening of the session in Part- At the same session, the association suc- saying it was one of the most valuable

ridge Inn with an invocation to the amus- ceeded in getting through an appropriation and effective pieces of work ever done by

ing stunts of the CCC boys at the close, of $40,000 to help Dr. Herty inaugurate the federal government.

the program was replete with interest, his pulp and paper research, the first ap-

many saying it was the most interesting propriation any state had made for such a

Need of Forestry in Public Schools

of all the programs of the association. purpose. The outcome is well known, about Mrs. R. H. Hankinson, McDonough, for-

The Association voted to have the next which Dr. Herty would' speak later on.

mer president of the State Parent Teach-

meeting at Macon and reelected T. G. The association had appreciated from ers Association, made a brilliant address on

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the subject "The Need of Forestry in the Only reforestation, he said, would stop siders Savannah as his Georgia home.

Public Schools."

the devastating effects of erosion on a va~t W. T. Anderson, Macon, presiding at the

The point of tangency between the acreage of abandoned and gullied slopes of afternoon session of the convention, intro-

Georgia Forestry Association and the Par- the state. In his life time he had seen hill duced Mr. Fechner as a Georgian engaged

ent Teachers Association is in education, lands cleared of forests, cultivated for a in a work designed to conserve young man-

she said, and emphasized strongly that we few years, abandoned to erosion and new hood and the forest resources of the nation,

get what we educate for. China taught re- lands cleared, only to be abandoned to and characterized the CCC men as the

spect for elders and has ancestral worship. Persia taught chivalry, and having neglected material things, was a short-lived nation. The Jews emphasized morals and education and produced moral and intellectual giants, but lacked the power to organize for security. The Romans educated soldiers and contestants for the arena, but could not endure in a conflict with righteousness. Greeks educated for music, philosophy and physical beauty, and with all its great achievements, failed to lift the masses that finally pulled it down.
America, she said, is built on a pillar of education, with its security dependent upon education. But in its educational program, there is a weakness-forestry edu-

erosion and other lands cleared. Three times this had occurred in his own observation.
Whether there is a law to prevent a land owner from allowing the washings of his gullied lands to fill up stream beds and cause overflows to ruin his neighbor's best lands on the stream below, he did not know, but if there was not, he believed a law should be enacted that would provide such protection.
Mr. Brown told of the work of extension foresters with farmers having forests or woodlots, of the cooperation of extension foresters with the Georgia Forest Service in carrying on service to timber owners and in forestry education. He spoke of

"Army of Peace". Mr. Fechner explained the inception of
the CCC work as PresiOent Roosevelt's, in which he had in mind as a relief measure, the employment of idle and restless young men at useful and self-respecting labor in the forests of the country. The employment was in no sense a dole; it was not "made work", but a privilege for the young man to contribute something worth while for what they received from the government. That the contribution has been worth while is revealed by what has been accomplished.
No relief activity, he said, has met with greater public approval. While there were misgivings as to the efficiency of work by untrained men, many of them having no experience in manual labor, the records show

cation has been overlooked. The result has moving pictures on forestry being display- that in a period of six months the boys had

been failure 'in conserving the nation's ed in public schools and felt that it was responded to an 80 per cent degree of effi-

forest resources.

so well worth while that he was consider- ciency, far exceeding the 30 per cent effi-

At first there was too much forest. The ing the purchase and use of additional ciency that some had predicted. They had

attitude of the pioneers has been carried moving picture equipment.

shown that they were not loafers. Many

over to the present generation. Forest Following the address of Mr. Brown, of them are looking forward to devoting

wealth is neglected. Fires are allowed to President Woolford appointed committees. their lives to forestry work.

burn them, insects to destroy them, no At the luncheon, Judge Ogden Persons Mr. Fechner expressed a doubt as to in-

thought is given to future needs for fortst presided. Speakers introduced for brief re- dustry absorbing all of these young men,

products. For this, the country's educa- marks were: Col. Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, and that they must be taken care of with

tional program is to blame. Neither old N. C., one of the founders of the associa- work in forest parks, and on soil erosion.

folks nor children think forestry.

tion; W. T. Anderson, Macon; J. M. Mal- He hoped to see conservation work of this

While an excellent forestry program has lory, Savannah; Richard W. Smith, Atlan- character given a permanent place in the

been inaugurated in the Smith-Hughes ta, State Geologist.

activities of the government, and if mem-

schools of the state, she said, the great mass of pupils go through school with scarcely a mention of one of the greatest resources of the country.
Mrs. Hankinson pledged the cooperation of the Parent Teachers Association with
the Georgia Forestry Association to have forestry introduced in every school in the state.
Cooperation in Forestry Program
Harry Brown, Director of Agricultural Extension of the State College of Agriculture at Athens, made a plea for the cooperation of state agencies in carrying on a program of reforestation, forest protection and land utilization. He said that forestry was a sort of religion to him. The forests to him, especially those on mountains among which he grew up, make an inspiring appeal. Naturally he does not want to see the forests mistreated. Mr. Brown spoke earnestly of the necessity of restoring the forest to land from which he

Indian Mounds in Georgia
An interesting diversion from the forestry discussions, was an address by Dr. C. A. Harrold,'Macon, president of the Society for Georgia Archaeology, a new organization in the State with a number of enthusiastic members.
Of special interest was a report of the findings in recently excavated mounds near Macon, where the remains of a circular council chamber were uncovered. A clay replica of the foundation of the building was among the exhibits at the meeting. The new information revealed by the excavations, he said, was shedding light on the customs and habits of the Creek Indians and enriching Indian history.
Dr. Harrold said the Georgia Society for Archaeology was very much interested in finding the location of every mound in Georgia, and was particularly desirous that unopened mounds be reserved for the trained archaeologist to excavate, so that valuable

bers of the Georgia Forestry Association agreed with him, they should make their wishes known to members of Congress. He said that the states are financially unable to carry on the work and much that has been accomplished may be lost unless the federal government carries on the work to full completion.
One of the greatest assets of the CCC work, he said, had been the physical improvement of the men in the camps. This had been nothing short of marvelous. The physical benefits of the camp, he said, would be felt in good health for many years to come.
Mr. Fechner spoke highly of the efficiency of the four federal departments having the enrollment management and employment of the CCC men. Considering that it was a new and sudden demand, with multiplication of duties, he considered the response and the efficiency displayed to have surpassed anything hitherto displayed in the mobilization of men in this country. He

said the trees should never have boon re- information may be obtained that other- said the organization of 300,000 young men

moved, steep lands on which there is no wise might be destroyed.

was considered by many as a disguised

practical way to hold the soil in place ex-

Robert Fechner Heard

movement for military purposes, but of

cept by tree growth. Many soils with a The convention was honored by the pres- course, he said, there were no ulterior mot-

slope of 12 per cent, or more, he said, ence of Robert Fechner, Washington, D. ives. The men were given no military train-

should be retired from agricultural uses C., director of Civilian Conservation Corps ing. They were mobilized only as a relief

and allowed to reforest, or be planted to work in forests and parks of the country. measure to give men work, and for that

trees, where natural reforestation is not Mr. Fechner was born at Jackson, Georgia, alone.

taking place.

and formerly resided at Augusta, and con- He paid high tribute to the technicians

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who planned the work in the forests and the affable and witty manner for which he enough chipped pines standing today, 6, 7,

parks. One of the greatest joys of the work is famous, and brought about a renewal of and 8 inches in diameter, to supply 30,-

was to see discouraged, undernourished the Duvall-Anderson fued by introducing 000,000 cords of pulp wood.

young men in a few days time with heads W. T. Anderson, editor of the Macon Tele- Dr. Herty reported progress in making

up and chests out, displaying a pride in be- graph. The audience greatly enjoyed the bond paper from pine pulp, saying that the

ing able to contribut~ to dependents back repartee of the two. Robert Fechner of first run of such paper had been made, but

home, and saving them from being objects Washington, D. C., added to the pleasure only a crude product had thus far been

of public charity.

of the occas'on with remarks about his obtained.

South's Timber Survey

former connection and friends in Augusta. Referring to cost figures of paper makJudge Ogden Persons, Forsyth, also ad- ing submitted to code authorit:es by paper

The timber survey of the south now be- dressed the group, adding to the enjoyment mill men, he said that there was a differen-

ing conducted by the U. S. Forest Service, of the occasion. Mrs. George Craig charm- tial in favor of southern pine paper of

with Capt. I. F. Eldredge, New Orleans, in ed the audience with her songs.

about $20 per ton, that the south could

charge, was a matter of keen interest in The second day's session opened with a manufacture and sell paper at $40 per ton

view of the many inquiries now being made business session, with President T. G. Wool- perpetually without the aid of a tariff, that

by paper mill interests. The association .ford presiding. The election of officers and all that is needed to bring this about is

was favored in having Capt. Eldredge to reports of committees appear further in capital. He stated that all the informat"on

tell it what the survey means and when the this account.

developed by the laboratory is free and

data will be available.

Dr. Herty Enthuses Convention

open to anybody, and that many people

A large map was displayed, showing the "Pulp and Paper from Georgia Pines" are availing themselves of the offer.

south divided into districts; portions in was the subject of the address of Dr. Preliminary studies of the alpha cellulose

green showed what had already been cov- Charles H. Herty, director of the pulp and of p"nes, he said, revealed that they con-

ered by surveying crews, and what portions paper laboratory at Savannah, who has tained a little more than red spruce, now

of the districts remained to be covered. shown that high quality newsprint paper generally used for making rayon and other

Capt. Eldredge explained that the survey can be made from southern pines.

cellulose products.

began in the southeast in the naval stores Producing a sample of pulp, Dr. Herty At the luncheon, Thomas J. Hamilton,

belt. When the data has been tabulated said the south had gone practically broke editor of the Augusta Chronicle, presided

and studies made, he said, it would be pos- rais'ng cellulose in the form of cotton, but and called upon C. N. Elliott, district for-

sible not only to tell the number of exist- now it has an opportunity to grow and de- ester, Augusta, to tell about the Gwinn

ing crops of turpentine trees and potent"al velop fine cellulose in the form of pine, a Nixon state forest. H. L. Kayton, Savan-

yield, but determinations are made of the fibre 25 per cent longer than that in red nah, naval stores leader, was introduced

age and rate of growth of trees, so that it spruce.

and took occasion to pay his respects to

can be known what will be the potential Dr. Herty reviewed the history of the Bonnell Stone and Mrs. M. E. Judd as for-

yield for several years to come; also how pulp and paper research work in Georgia, estry pioneers in the State. Jack Williams,

much timber will be available for pulp- told of discouragement when the state cut Waycross, Hon. William M. Lester, Hon.

wood, both through thinnings and the use off its support; about his efforts to get the Ben Pierce of Augusta, were called upon

of the turpentine trees. He explained how Tennessee Valley Authority's help, and for talks.

the survey was being made on strips ten finally of how the Chemical Foundation, Vocational Forestezls and CCC Men Hold

miles apart, with terminations made at Inc., came to save the day with money to

Forth

every 660 feet, following a direct course, run two years, or three, if necessary.

The final session of the association was

no matter what the obstruction.

Dr. Herty then d;splayed pages of the devoted to vocational foresters of the state

In a few months, the data which is being Savannah Press printed on paper made ttnd to CCC men. The session was presided

worked up by a large force at New Orleans solely from ground pine wood, and along- uver by B. M. Lufburrow, State Forester,

will be available in the southeastern Geor- side, he showed the same pages printed on who introduced Herman Braddy, Pavo, stu-

gia territory, and later for the entire lower Sweedish paper made of the usual combina- dent winner of the Herty pr:ze in 1933.

section of Georg'a. As soon as these areas tion of ground wood and sulphite pulp. He Mr. Braddy told of his school and com-

are finished the crews will survey regions said the pine ground wood paper felted munity work in the interest of forestry

further north in the state, and if provisions perfectly, and type and illustrations had that won the prize for him. Among his

are made for the continuance of the work, come out clearly. While the ground wood activities were the issu:>ng of an edition

eventually the entire state will be covered. paper was not a perfect paper, it compared of a local newspaper, filled with articles

Capt. Eldredge said he was constantly favorably with that made of the combina- on forestry; the broadcasting of a radio

besieged by paper mill men for informa- tion of ground wood and sulph:te. He program on forestry, and pledging owners

tion as to the supply of p'ne timber in the thought a fine quality of paper could be to prevent and fight fire. Mr. Braddy is

south. Without anticipating the results of made with a comparatively small amount now a forestry student at the University

his survey, Capt Eldredge said he had at of sulphite and thus reduce the cost of of Georgia.

one time made a survey of 57 miles through production to a low figure.

On behalf of vocational agricultural

southeast Geor'g:ia and found enough pulp- While paper authorities claimed southern teachers of the state, J. K. Callahan,

wood to more than supply the needs of pines would not felt properly, that claim Wrens, expressed the sentiments of teach-

the country for a year. He expressed him- had been conclusively disproved. No dif- ers regarding the school forestry project;

self as confident that the south can take ficulty was experienced even where ground told of its popularity among the students,

care of the needs of the paper industry wood alone was used in making paper. and of the effect the training is having on

now, and indefinitely through sustained Less chlor:ne, he said was necessary in the protection and improvements of forests.

yields.

bleaching southern pines than in bleaching P. L. Elkins, vocational teacher at Al-

At the conclusion of Capt. Eldredge's red spruce. Ground loblolly pine, he said, pharetta in Fulton county, also spoke with

address, the convention personnel was car- was shown to be two grades lighter in color favor about the forestry work in high

ried over the city to visit some of the justly than red spruce.

schools, and told of how all his boys had

famous private gardens, the Bobby Jones Concerning experiments with the wood home projects in forestry; of their collec-

Golf Course, the business section of the of turpentined pines, he reported that it tion and sale of tree seed, and extensive

city, and then to the famed Carmichael made as good paper as unchipped trees, in reforestation.

Club where a delightful barbecue was fact, contained no more resin above the C. A. Whittle, educational manager of

served, with the city of Augusta as host. ch;pped part of the trunk than an un- the Georgia Forest Service, was called upon

The Hon. M._ H. H. Duvall presided in chipped tree. He stated that there were and spoke briefly of the interest and enthu-

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siasm displayed by the rural high schools work beyond the time now allotted, and REPLICA STEPHENS HOME

concerning forestry work, and of the voca- ask that Congress so provide.

STATE MUSEUM AT CAPITOL

tional forestry camp held each summer. The vocational teacher having the Largest delegation to attend the meeting was R. B. Burt of G.'rard, in Burke county, with

A resolution, thanking Robert Fechner for his address, his encouragement and the inspiration of his presence, was passed.
The Mayor of Augusta, the president and

Made by CCC Men at Crawfordville --' Exact Reproduction of Home of Great Statesman

about 20 boys.

secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and

The remainder of the convention's pro- other citizens of Augusta were thanked for A miniature reproduction of the home of

gram was given over to the CCC men. their very fine hospitality.

Alexander H. Stephens, the great states-

I Representatives of two camps participated, A resolution praised the Kiwanis Clubs man and vice president of the Confederacy,

th. at at Soperton and that on.e at Crawfordville.. The programs. consisted of talks, music, comedy, dancmg, and was a most

of Georg1 a f or sett'mg asi'de th'Is year one program m the m terest of f orest ry.

is now on display in the museum on the fourth floor of the State Capitol. This contribution was made by the CCC men at

enjoyable occasion. It gave those present A resolution was passed thanking Cator work on the Alexander H. Stephens Me-

a conception of camp life that was a de- Woolford, Atlanta, for his donation of San morial park at Crawfordville, who have

lightful revelation. Two CCC men spoke Domingo state park at the mouth of the not only repaired the Stephens home, but

on what the camps meant to the enlisted Altamaha river; Ivan Allen, Atlanta, for are making a beautiful park in the sur-

men, Harry Williams of the Soperton camp his donation of a park site at Fort Moun- rounding area.

and Mr. Hinkley of the Crawfordville camp. tain in Murray county; W. Y. Ledbetter, The replica was made for exhibition at

The instrumental music and comedy skits Rome, for his offer of a park site at Cloud- the annual meeting of the Georgia Fores-

of both camps was on a high order, but land in Chattooga county, and various per- try Association at Augusta, May 10 and

the scream of amusement was the "1934 sons contributing to the enlargement of 11. There it attracted so much favorable

CCC Follies," put on by the Crawfordville parks at Indian Springs, Crawfordville and 'attention and so many were the expres-

camp. Short skirts, bare backs, adornments Vogel parks and those contributing to the sions favorable to placing it in the State

and make-up, with up-to-now songs and formation of the Pine Mountain Park.

Museum, that it was brought to the State

dances, created a riot of fun.

Exhibits

Capitol and installed in an alcove on the

Officers Elected

fourth floor.

The list of officers elected by the Association are as follows: President__.__________T, Guy Woolford, Atlanta 1st Vice Pres. _____ Jack Williams, Waycross 2nd Vice PresidenLW. T. Anderson, Macon 3rd Vice PresidenLPaul Chapman, Athens Treasurer______Jos. A. McCord, Sr., Atlanta Secretary _________________Bonnell Stone, Oxford
Executive Committee-Herbert L. Kay-

A large number of interesting and instructive exhibits was on display in the convention hall. One of the most popular was a replica of the Alexander H. Stephens home at Crawfordville, made by the CCC men in camp there. It received much favorable comment. The Crawfordoville camp also made a most commendable exhibit of wood samples. These were sought and obtained

The men who had a part in the actual construction of the building, which is on a base 7 by 8 feet in size, and entailed a great amount of detail work were Tom DeVore, foreman; William Cunniff, Max Lawless, Rolton Stallings, Stephen Blair, James Sumner and Russell Norris. W. W. Clark, camp forester, had general supervision of the work.

ton, Savannah; Alex. K. Sessoms, Cogdell; for a museum in Augusta.

J. M. Mallory, Savannah; J. A. Fowler, The exhibit of the Georgia Archaeologi- NATIONAL FOREST PURCHASES

Soperton; R. E. Benedict, Brunswick; cal Society, showing pictures of Indian IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS

B. M. Lufburrow, Atlanta; Thomas Ham- mound excavations at Macon, with a repli-

ilton, Augusta; C. A. Whittle, Atlanta; ca of a council chamber uncovered, attract- The National Forest Reservation Com-

Jim L. Gillis, Soperton; E. A. McCormick, ed much attention.

mission has authorized the purchase of 762,-

Gainesville; E. George Butler, Savannah; An exhibit made by Union county, show- 186 acres of forest land in the southern ap-

Tom Candler, Blairsville; Dr. W. G. Lee, ing photographs of a huge poplar tree that palachians, of which 658,000 constitutes a

Macon; G. D. Marckworth, Athens; Judge was 71 inches in diameter, with merchant- new national forest to be known as the

Ogden Persons, Forsyth; Albert H. Marsh, able height of 84 feet, that cut out 10,155 Clinch Unit, located on the head waters of

Augusta; Mrs. T. H. McHatton, Athens; board feet with a sale value of $304.65. A Clinch river in southwest Virginia. The

Mrs. Charles Center, College Park; Mr. J. statement on the exhibit claimed it was the remaining acres of the purchase are to be

S. Green, Butler.

largest tree ever cut in Georgia of which attached to the existing Unaka, Nanta-

Executive Committeemen and General there is any authentic record.

hala, Cherokee and Pisgah national for-

Committee Chairmen-Farm Forestry-E. Other exhibits were panels by the Geor- ests.

S. Center, Jr., Atlanta. Parks-Mrs. M. E. gia Forest Service, charts and literature by

Judd, Dalton. Membership-Roland Turner, Atlanta. Statistics-W. H. Bar,nwell, Atlanta. Legislation-W. H. Key, Monticello.

the School of Forestry of the University of Georgia; a collection of minerals by the Georgia Geological Survey; Hercules Pow-

ACID TREATMENT LOCUST SEED HELPS GERMINATION

Co-operation--J. L. Rountree, Summit. Pub- der Company's steam naval stores products;

licity-Miss Emily Woodward, Vienna. the Caterpillar Tractor Company; Southern The hard coating of locust seed makes

Markets-Gordon E. Reynolds, Albany. Re- States Iron Roofing Company, of naval for slow germination. The Southern Forest

search-Dr. Chas. H. Herty, Savannah. In- stores equipment; the Piedmont Company, Experiment Station, New Orleans, recom-

dustry-B. M. Lufburrow, Atlanta.

wood products; a roll of newsprint paper mends sixty minute soaking of thoroughly

Resolutions

made from Richmond county pines.

dry seed in concentrated acid (1.84 specific

Dr. Chas. H. Herty made an exhibit of gravity), stirring lightly. They should then

A resolution, endorsing the work of the several samples of paper and publications be drained, recovering the acid for future

Civilian Conservation Corps as a great to illustrate his address, and allowed the use. Then they should be thoroughly washed

boon to the nation, giving a great impetus audience to take them after he had spoken. in a stream of cool water, using large

to forestry and to conservation of both

amounts to counteract the heating caused

young manhood and national resources, was

by mixing acid and water. The washing

passed by the Georgia Forestry Association But even if the Stock Exchange should should continue five or ten minutes or until

at its annual meeting, held at Augusta, be closed, people who like to gamble can the seed are thoroughly rinsed of acid. The

Ga., May 10 and 11. It was therefore re- still buy second-hand cars.-Southern Lum- treated seed should then be spread out in a

solved to approve the continuance of CCC ber.man.

thin layer in a shady place to dry.

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FORESTR,Y-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW

FIRST DIS'I'RICT
Russell Franklin, qist. Forester Rome'

Dr. 11arrold Explores Mound
An intel!esting controversy has arisen
over Whitfs mound which lies below Tahoma station in the Savannah river swamp.

Miscellaneous

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9

Unknown

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30

Total

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100

*Fires originating from farmers burning

CCC News

Tahoma st~ttion was once known as Holly- fields and woods preparatory to farming opwood, and 'the entire section of the swamp erations, etc.

Camp P-77 located at Tate, Georgia, has below it was known as Hollywood swamp. The most significant indication from the

been scheduled to move for the past few The present Whites mound is thought to above summary seems to be that the farm-

weeks, but is at work as usual on TPO have been once known as Hollywood mound ers, both tennant and those owning the

land in Pickens county. The camp has re- but no definite proof has been established. land, cause the most forest fires of known

cently completed a connecting road to Con- Recently, Dr. C. C. Harrold, President of causes to burn over the greatest acreage of

nahaynee Lodge which leads to the highway the Society for Georgia Archaeology, visit- forest land. The fires of unki10wn origin

from Tate to Dawsonville. This road is of ed Augusta in an effort to locate Hollywood could be pro-rated among the known causes,

great value from a protection standpoint, mound. He studied White mound in detail I think, with fairness. Incendiary fires,

as it opens up a large area of fire hazard. but was unable to determine whether or not those set with malicious intent, are second

W:ork has also been started on a new road this is the same famous mound which was as to the number of fires.

from the camp to the highway. This road once known as Hollywood mound.

It is interesting to note that although the

will be of inestimable value to the TPO, as

railroads caused a comparatively small

it runs through an area where most of the

NewTPO

number of fires, these fires burned over a

fires have occurred in past years. The roof Interest in the formation of a new tim- comparatively large percentage of the total

on the second lookout tower is being com- ber protective organization has been mani- area burned. These all occured in Taylor

pleted. These towers are masterpieces of fested in the Windsor Spring section of county during April when very hazardous

construction from an aesthetic as well as Richmond county. The Windsor Spring and fire conditions existed. This was also in a

a sturdy construction viewpoint.

Cole estates comprise an area of approxi- widely timbered area.

mately 12,000 acres, most of which is tim- That it is still a matter of at least fifty

Camp .SP-6 at Ellijay, Ga., has started ber and young growth. Plans for the or- per cent. education combined with proper

work on the road going to the park on top ganization are being formulated.

prevention and suppression preparedness,

of Fort Mountain. The side camp on Rich

and the proper degree of law enforcement.

Mountain reports that the lookout tower is nearing completion. Some trouble was had

Bird Talks

The patrol type of fire protection, with the

The district forester has gone out of his further assistance of lookouts, and fire-

in breaking in mules to pack lumber with natural element recently and made talks at fighting equipment and personnel, plus the

a Forest Service pack saddle. The problem several of the Augusta schools, on birds. cooperation of all people aware of the dam-

was finally solved by making a lumber bug- This was to stimulate interest in a prize age of forest fires, we should be able to

gy out of two wheelbarrow wheels. The offered by the Augusta Herald for the best make rapid strides towards correcting the

lumber is now transported behind the mules. essay on "Why I Should be a Neighbor to present forest fire condition.

Fire Equipment at Alpharetta

Birds?" Much interest has been shown in this subject by the school children of Au-

Members of the FFF in the old Milton gusta.

SIXTH DISTRICT

county section of Fulton county are contemplating buying six more fire pumps before next fall. Mr. P. L. Elkins, vocational teacher at Alpharetta, is doing some valuable work in this connection. Mr. Elkins

FOURTH DISTRICT
W. G. Wallace, District Forester Columbus

Jack Thurmond, Dist. Forester Savannah
Vocational School News
Visits were made by the district forester

made a fine talk at the annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry Association at Augusta. He is a prominent contestant for the Herty prize for vocational teachers. This prize is offered by the Georgia Forestry Association.
THIRD DISTRICT C. N. Elliott, District Forester
Augusta
School Visits
Last month, Mr. C. A. Whittle, educational manager of the Department of Forestry and Geological Development, was in Augusta for the purpose of visiting the schools in the Augusta district. With the district forester contacts were made at Wrens, Vidette, Girard, Washington, Tignall and Nancy Hart Memorial schools. One of the primary reasons for visits to these schools was to invite the teachers and pupils who are studying vocational fores-

Causes of Forest Fires in the Columbus District
The following data on forest fire causes, while not conclusive, are at least indicative of where the blame should be placed for the origin of forest fires. The data is taken from the combined reports of both P-56, Warm Springs, and P-78, Butler, and covers the period from January 1st to April 30th. Each fire is tabulated according to cause, acreage burned, and month of occurence. It includes all fires suppressed by the two C. C. C. camps and are fires which occured both on and off T. P. 0. areas. I feel that the January-April period can be considered the most intensive fire season in this district.
The following is a summary of the causes of fires, giving the percentage of the total number of fires due to each cause, and percentage of total area burned by causes:
Per Cent. Per Cent. Total Fires Total Acres
Burned

to all the vocational schools in this district that have forestry projects. Demonstrations were given in tree identification, estimating standing timber, fire protection and uses of woods.
The Emanuel County Institute at Graymont, with Mr. Tanner as Vocational Teacher has accomplished more on its forestry project than any other school in this district. The school has constructed fire breaks, measured and recorded the diameters of their two one-quarter acre plots, one to be burned and the other not burned, to compare diameter growth on burned and unburned land. It has made improvement cuttings, removing dead and undesirable species, and improving its stand of timber. Every boy taking vocational work has a home project and has done protection work, planting and thinning on these home projects.
Swainsboro Side Camp
A side camp has been approved by the U. S. Forest Service for Swainsboro and

try to attend and participate in the 13th Brush burners*

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final approval on the site will be handled by

annual meeting of the Georgia Forestry Incendiary

16

18

the army and as soon as their approval is

Association which was held in Augusta on Railroads

6

20

given, camp construction will begin.

May 10 and 11.

Hunters & Campers

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FORESTRY-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW

7

MINERALS OF GEORGIA
Brief Accounts of Occurences and Developments of the State's Leading Minerals
Reported by THE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY

to determine to what extent it can be used as a substitute for magnesite or other mate:ials in the manufacture of refractory bncks.and plastic refractories and cements. G~orgians should, however, keep in mind this possible demand, and should be on the watch for additional deposits. Any massive

and granular olive-green rock should be

OLIVINE AS A BASIC REFRACTORY

sent in to the State Geologist 425 State

7_Q0 C., approximately. The total expan- Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia, for' deteunina-

siOn ranged from 0.942 to 1.082 per cent tion.

-

and is somewhat lower than that of mag-

By

nesite. The pyrometric 'cone equivalent

(softening point) of the raw ore ranged FEDERAL GEOLOGISTS HOLD

RICHARD W. SMITH, State Geologist

from Cone 30 to above Cone 35 with those

FIELD CONFERENCE

Olivine is a transparent to translucent mineral, named for its olive-green color, usually occurring in granular aggregates or as small disseminated glassy grains. It is a silicate of iron and magnesium, 2 (Mg,Fe) O.SiO', with varying amounts of iron and magnesium, the magnesium usually being far in excess of the iron. It is found in nearly all basic (as opposed to grantic or acidic) igneous rocks. It is the principal constituent of the ultra-basic rock dunite, which usually includes small amounts of chromite, magnetite, and en!ltatite. Dunite is found in Georgia and in North and South Carolina as dikes and irregular intrusions varying in size from a few feet to nearly a mile across. It is one of the rocks which gives rise to the alteration products: corundum, vermiculite, chromite, asbestos, talc, chlorite, serpentine, and soapstone; although these products often are derived from the alteration of other basic rocks.
Bricks made from magnesite, the magnesium carbonate MgCO', have long been used in the steel industry and elsewhere in cases where a basic refractory would give the best service. The only domestic magnesite deposits are on the west coast, whereas most of the consumption is in the east. This has resulted in about a third of the magnesite consumed in the !United

from North Carolina all abov'e Cone 35 (approximately 1785 C. or 3245 F.). The results indicated that the material from North Carolina was sufficiently refractory to high temperatures and certain types of slag to warrant its use as a special refractory. Brick were easily made from run-of-mine material and proved satisfactory in the few physical tests to which they were subjected.
Dunite composed of nearly pure olivine has been noted in Rabun, Towns, and Troup counties in Georgia, although it is possible for it to occur anywhere in the Piedmont and Mountain sections of Georgia. It is especially likely to be found in the belt containing numerous peridotite intrusions that extends across Georgia from Troup and Harris counties northeast to Rabun county and on into North Carolina, the area once known a the "corundum belt" because of the numerous corundum deposits associated with these basic rocks. All except two of the following localities are taken from descriptions in Bulletin 2, "Corundum Deposits of Georgia," by F. P. King, and Bulletin 29, "Asbestos, Talc and Soapstone Deposits of Georgia," by 0. B. Hopkins, both published by this department. No investigation has yet been made to determine the size of these deposits or the quality of the material.

AT DAHLONEGA
People of Dahlonega, Georgia, have always regarded geologists as those peculiar men whom capitalists often insist on having examine and report on a gold mine before they will finance it. One or two at a time are frequently seen around Dahlonega, but never in the recollection of the oldest inhabitant have so many geologists been seen together as gathered there on May 3rd and 4th. The occasion was a field conference of the geologists investigating the gold deposits of North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama under Public Works Funds for the United States Geological Survey.
The party which gathered at Smith House on the night of May 2nd included the following geologists: Dr. G. R. Mansfield, Chief of the Non-Metallic Section of the-United States Geological Survey; H. G. Ferguson, Acting Chief of the Metallic Section of the U. S. G. S.; D. W. Johnston, Jr., in charge of the gold investigations in the Southern Appalachian region; J. Volney Lewis and J. T. Pardee, who are making the gold investigations in North and South Carolina; C. F. Park and E. W. Ellsworth who are making the gold investigations in Alabama; and R. A. Wilson and W. C. Hansard who are making the

States being imported from abroad. For K nown Olivine-Dunite Deposits in Georgia gold investigations in Georgia; and Rich-

the last year or two some thought has been given to the possibility of using olivine as a substitute for magnesite. Several tons are said to have been mined from near Balsam Gap, North Carolina, and successfully used as a refractory for a basic open-

Rabun County: (1) County road quarry on the Clayton-Hiawassee Highway, 13% miles west of Clayton; (2) Laurel Creek Corundum Mine near Pine Mountain, 15 miles east of Clayton; (3) Old Hicks Asbestos Mine, Land Lot 81, 3rd. District,

ard W. Smith, State Geologist. The first day was spent in studying the
saprolite and vein deposits along Findley Ridge. On the second day the party visited the underground mine of the Southern Min-

hearth steel furnace.

The United States Bureau of Standards

has recently made a preliminary investiga-

tion on the properties of olivine in view of

its use as a refractory.*

Three samples from California,

fornoem f rNoomr t hBCr iat irsohl i nCa~luomne

northeast of the Laurel Creek Mine; (4) A. A. Darnell property, Land Lot 156, 2nd. District, 5 miles west of Dillards on Betty Creek; and (5) R. H. Lamb property, Land Lot 188, 2nd. District, 4 miles northwest of Dillards near Betty Creek.

erals Development Co., near Auraria, the hydraulic operations and mill of the Topabri Co., near Auraria, and the stream placer mine of the Dixie Gold Mining Co. on Boggs Branch. On Saturday morning, May 5th, part of the party headed for Alabama

bia, and one from Russia were tested, to- Towns County: (1) Hog Creek Corungether with a sample of calcined magne- dum Mine, Land Lot 92, 17th. District, 2 to visit a gold mine. The rest of the party,

site. The authors found that the rate of miles west of Hiawassee; (2) Chromite including Mansfield, Lewis, Pardee, Ells-

thermal expansion was fairly regular from prospect o~ Bell Creek, north of Ria- worth, and State Geologist Smith visited

room temperatures to 900 C. except for wassee.

the kyanite mine of the Georgia-Carolina

slight irregularities between 200 and Troup County: Chromite prospect near Minerals Corporation northwest of Clarkes-

300 C., and again between 650 and Louise. The demand for olivine is not as yet ville in Habersham county and a vermicu-

sufficient to determine its value per ton. lite mine just across the North Carolina
*Heindl, R. A., and Pendergast, W. L., Olivine
as a refractory: U. S. Bur. Standards, Research Considerable research will have to be made line from Rabun county.
Paper No. RP645, Feb., 1934.

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FORESTRY-GEOLOGICAL REVIEW

SEVENTH DISTRICT C. B. Beale, District Forester
Waycross

T. P. 0. with a paid secretary-manager in each area to develop more intensified protection and to better carry out the aims
of the Georgia Forest Service.

District Seven has been subdivided into The T. P. 0. areas, with headquarters 13 areas, each area to be developed as a are are follows:
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Area

Location

Headquarters

A Ben Hill-Irwin Cos, ____________________________ Ocilla
**B Coffee-Jeff Davis northern Atkinson Cos. ,--------------- ___________________________________ Douglas
**C Appling Co. ------------------------------------------ Baxley **D Wayne Co. ________ ----------------------------------- Jesup
E Bacon-Pierce-N. Ware Cos. ________________ Crawley
**F Brantley Co. --------------------------- __________ Nahunta G Glynn Co. _____ --------------------------------------- Brunswick
*H Camden Co. ------------------------------------------ Woodbine *J Charlton Co. _-------------------------------------- Folkston **K Clinch, So. Atkinson, Ware,
W. Lanier Cos.----------------------------------- Homerville *L Echols Co. -------------------------------- ----------- Fargo *M Berrien-Cook Cos. ___________________________ -- Nashville
N Lowndes-Lanier Cos. ___________ ------- __ ------ Valdosta

Name of T. P. 0.
Ben Hill-Irw:n Coffee-Jeff Davis Appling Wayne Hurricane Creek Brantley Brunswick-Penn. Camden Charlton
Consolidated Suwanee River Berrien-Cook Grand Bay

**-Denotes fully organized with paid secretary-manager. *-Denotes fully organized but without paid secretary-manager. Others are organized but not developed as yet.

MINERAL EXHIBIT GOES TO CHICAGO EXPOSITION
An exhibit of minerals from Georgia furnished by the Division of Geology will have a prominent place in the Georgia Exhibit at the Century of Progress Exposition at Chicago which reopens on May 26th. The principal feature of the display will be the gold nuggets and semi-precious stones which attracted so much attention last year. In addition, 310 specimens representing over 70 different minerals and rocks found in Georgia have been selected from the State Museum by State Geologist Richard W. Smith and packed by Mr. A. M. Turner. New cases for their display have been designed by Mr. V. M. Shepard who has charge of setting up the Georgia exhibit.
This is not Mr. Turner's first experience in packing a mineral exhibit for national expositions. He has served as clerk and museum assistant under former State Geologists Yates and McCallie. In 1907 he assisted in packing and setting up the Georgia exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition, and in 1914 he was in charge of the Georgia exhibit at the Southern Exposition in New York City.

Meetings have been held at each area

P-59-Fargo

headquarters this month for the purpose of deciding on policies and objectives for

Details for the establishment of a side camp from P-59, Fargo, at Haylow, th'rty

New Assistant State Geologist,

the fiscal year 1935. While fire protective miles away on the west side of the TPO,

Lane Mitchell, Appointed

measures are inadequate on most areas, will have men in it when this issue of the

four of them have 100% tower systems now, and the 1935 budgets of three others call for a complete tower system. It is expected that by fall all the areas will be fully organized and well on the way towards development and more intensive fire protection.
There are to date almost two m'llion acr'es signed up in the T. P. O.s in this district, a large percentage of which is active. The Consolidated T. P. 0. of Homerville, in area K is the largest, with 500,000 acres signed up.
Several of the T. P. O.s are planning to purchase a number of specially equipped fire trucks to be located at strategic points in the area, with some one well trained in fire fighting employed to drive and care

Forestry-Geological Review goes to press. Supt. Myers soberly declares that "We're going to show them something now, with a new tractor and grader and the travel distance to the west side of the area cut down by the side camp."
Side camps will also be established at Pearson from base camp P-52, Homerville, and one on Cumberland Island from base camp P-60, Colesburg, at an early date.
P-72-Waycross
Supt. Martin and his engineers are busy locating lands of the Crawley TPO in northern Ware county, and laying out a system of fire breaks to construct in that area.

The Division of Geology announces the appointment, effective June 1st, of Mr. Lane Mitchell, of Atlanta, as Assistant State Geologist. Mr. Mitchell graduated in Ceramic Engineering from the Georgia School of Technology in 1929. As an undergraduate at Georgia Tech he assisted State Geologist Richard W. Smith in testing the sedimentary kaolins of Georgia, the results of which were published in Bulletin 44 of the Georgia Geological Survey. Mr. Mitchell continued his studies at the University of Illinois, specializing in geology, chemistry, and ceramics; followed by a research fellowship at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Mr. Mitchell's first work with the Divi-

for them during the fire season.

Sixth District

sion of Geology will be in revising the economic geology exhibits in the State Mu-

ECW Items
When Gov. Eugene Talmadge sent a telegram of congratulations to P-52 Homerville, for ranking the best camp in Georgia, there was due cause of celebration among its personnel. Capt. Hugh Dudley and Supt. "Cocky" Browne worked hard to gain this recognition, and rightly deserve the

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This side camp is being established to do work on lands listed in the Emanuel T. P. 0. which was organized in 1931, and contains some 35,000 acres.
The Camp P-61, at Soperton, will be the base for a Swainsboro side camp.
T. P. 0. Meetings

seum, and in preparing a series of mineral exhibits for the high schools of the state. The force of the Division of Geology now consists of Richard W. Smith, State Geologist; G. W. Crickmay, Assistant State Ge-
ologist, on leave of absence until Septem-
ber 1st; Lane Mitchell, Assistant State Ge-
ologist; Miss Margaret Gann, Secretary

honor given them. They made 599 points Meetings will be held by Ogeechee, and Clerk.

out of a possible 600 for technical service. Treutlen and Tar City T. P. O.'s, at which

The keynote of their success is 100 per cent cooperation between the Army and the Forest Service. One is impressed with upon visiting the champion camp in Georgia, here in reality is southern hospitality

time the budgets and work plans for the
fiscal year 1934 to 1935 will be drawn up. Mr. Elliott Reed, of Savannah, is president of the Ogeechee T. p, 0., which embraces
land in Chatham and Bryan counties. Mr.

of the Tar City T. P. 0., which embraces lands in Central Tattnall county. Mr. Jim
L. Gillis, of Soperton, is president of the Treutlen T. P. 0., which contains nearly all

at its best.

M. V. Overstreet of Manassas is president the forest land m the county.