Show GREELEY CHOSEN CHIEF FORESTER I i Graves' Graves Successor Is Western West West- ern Man of Long Training Training Training Train Train- ing in Chosen Line LineW W WASHINGTON March IB Appoint Appoint Appointment ment of ot Colonel W W. B B. Greeley assistant assistant assist assist- ant forester to succeed Henry S S. Graves as chief forester when the latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter retires May 1 has been announced by Secretary Meredith A. A native nate of ot California Colonel Greeley graduated from the University of California and Yale Tale forest school and has been with the forest service continuously continuously continuously con con- since 1904 except for tor two years' years service with the American ex ex- expeditionary forces He was was was' awarded the French legion of honor and the tho British D D. D S S. S O O. for his work as chief of the forestry section of ot the American army In charge of specially trained troops whom he had helped to recruit and ninety-five ninety sawmills sa Colonel Greeleys Greeley's work In the forest service has ranged through all technical technical technical cal grades from the lowest to the high high- est His special assignments included I supervisor of the Sequoia national forest forest for for- est est In California and district t forester in charge of the national forests for I of ot Montana and northern Idaho |