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Honored by Uncle Sam

San Francisc<-r, May l5-For s:tving thc lives of his fivenran crew when a forest fire srvept over them in Sequoia National Forest last Augttst, Lltrvretrcc I{' John of Portervillc. Calif., is to receive the U.S. Dcpitrtmcnt of Agriculture's Superiol Scrvice Award frtlnt thc hands of Secretary Brannan in Washington, D.C., todaY.

The 32-year old fire control aid arrd his crerv rvere irr 'l'rout Creek Canyon on the Boone I'astttrc firc rvhen thc rvirrd unexpectcdly drove the fire tl<lu'tt thc canyon, faster than they could run. The crcek was t() shallorv to cover their bodies, but he had his men use {irc tools to make a small darn, forming a pool. They covered their heads rvith rvet jackets and submerged themselvcs ttntil the flames roared past.

While peering from under his rvet jacket, to guard his crew against panicking into the fire, he rvas scorched in his lungs and on his shoulders. Pneumonia dcveloped, btrt after several weeks he returned to rvork.

The arvard citation states, "Mr. John's caltnness, quick thinking and courage in the face of onrushing fire was instrumental in saving the lives of his creu'."

He was a guard at Benicia Arsenal, Calif., and hacl European service with the Army before entering the U.S. Forest Service in 1948.

Another Award

Another Californian receiving the Superior Service Award today at Washington is Mrs. Catherine Viola Wuelzer, a

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chief clerk in the Forest Service rcgional head<;uarters at San Francisco. She is honored for "assuming a heavy work toad and shorving remarkable allility to organize ancl carry out the clcrical work in her division."

She is in the timber nlanagetrrent division, which has had a record-llreaking increase in sales of National Forest timber. Mrs. Wuelzer rose frt>m clerk to chief clerk in 30 years with the Forest Service, mostly in San Francisco.

Takes On Barclay Panel:ng Line

The United States Plyrvood Corp. announces that it has taken on the distribtrtion of 13arclay Paneling, and that all its branches in the ll Western states will be handling the panels in the very near future.

Barclay Paneling is manufactured in New York by the Barclay Manufacturing Co. It has a tempered hardboard base and a baked plastic enamel finish. It comes in three different patterns, (l) 4-inch tile, (2) l2-inch streamlined pattern, and (3) solid tone. There are eight regular pastel colors, and three special colors, red, blue, and lllack. The nraterial comes in three sizes, 4 x4, 4x 6, and 4x8.

Along with the paneling United States Plywood Corp' is handling a complete line of accessories, sttch as five styles <-rf aluminum moulding, three styles of hardboard mouldings, black only, and waterproof mastic cement.

Bob Weston, who has been associated with the company for some time, is manager of Barclay Paneling sales. He makes his headquarters at the l-os Angeles office, 1930 East lSth Street. Zone 21.