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Nqtion's Foresters Honor Richqrd E. McArdle

,, An award for outstanding service to 'forestry was presented on October 24 to Richard E. McArdle of Washington, D.C., l'il tor of the National Institute of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C., retired March 17 'of this year after l0 years as chief of the l- Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agrii culture, and a total of 39 years of federal ' gervlce.

,,at the 62nd annual meeting of the Society of American Foresters in Atlanta. Ga. The f:'' presentation was made by Society Presi; dent Paul NI. Dunn of New York City.

The medal constituting the award is in honor of t'*L^ late Sir William lSchlich, one-time inspector general of forests in India, later professor of forestry at ford University. During his lifetime Sir William exerted a powerful influence on the advancement of forestry throushout the English-speaking world.

During Dr. McArdle's tenure as chief, outstanding progress was made by the Forest Service in the administration of the national forests, in forestry researcho and in better management and protection of state and privately owned forest lands. In international forestry he gained distinction by ably representing the United States in world conferences. In 1!)60 he served as president of the Fifth World Forestry Congress, which brought together at Seattle, Wash., sor.ne 2,000 delegates from 70 nations.

A native of Lexington, Ky., Dr. Mc' Ardle was educated at the University. of Michigan where he earned bachelor, master, and doctor degrees in forestry. He is the holder of numerous honorary awards, includine the President's Gold Medal for Distineuished Federal Civilian Service.

Over I l(X) Power Sows ShiPPed to Storm-Stricken Pqcific Northwest

McCulloch Corporation, Los Angeles, has reported that over II00 gasoline enginb powered chain saws have been shipped dur' ing five days of mid-October to areas of the Pacific Northwest battered by the hurricane-force storm,

The saws have been sent on an emergency rush basis, with cooperation from major airfreight carriers, to help clear the hundreds of thousands of trees that were blown down in Washington, Oregon and Northern California. In some instances, the demand has been so great it has equaled a normal year's business for chain saw wholesalers and retail dealers.

This urgent service to the disaster area was effected by long hours and extra-ordi' nary effort on the part of factory and field personnel. McCulloch is a leading national manufacturer of chain saws and other portable power tools.