Forest Products Win "Golden Bear"

The State of California's coveted Golden Bear Award has been presented formally to the forest products industry of the state in a special ceremony highlighting the annual meeting of the nation's Tree Farm sponsor, American Forest Products Indus' tries, in Washington, D.C.

The 22-pound statuette which symbolizes "the most" in a given field of industrial ac' complishment was formally presented on behalf of Governor Pat Brown by Congressman Harold T. Johnson of California's Sec' ond District to William Beaty of Redding, chairman of the California Forest Industries Committee.

Ironically, 116 years after Cali{ornia's famous Gold Rush, 'othe green gold of our forests has surpassed the better-known Cali' fornia gold in economic importance," the Congressman declared.

"In 1962 the forest products industry and allied business in California topped all other states for the first time in overall importance," said Johnson. "All of us in California are proud of this accomplishment, which earned the unique Golden Bear Award of the State of California."

Congressman Johnson said forest prod' ucts today represent the fourth largest man' ufacturing industry in California. A total