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Show Heads of Forests Exchange Posts An exchange of assignments between Albert Albertson, supervisor super-visor of the Fishlake National forest, and Blaine Betenson, supervisor super-visor of the Dixie National forest, was announced this week by C. N. Woods, regional forester at Ogden. Og-den. The trade in positions involving in-volving these two well-known Utah forest service men is being made in accordance with the United States Department of Aigriculture policy giving officials occupying important positions broad experience in handling vari-o vari-o u s assignments by periodic transfers. Both the supervisors began their official forest service careers on the Fishlake forest 22 years ago, each in the capacity of ranger. Mr. Betenson left that forest on April, 1928, when promoted pro-moted to the position of assistant i forest supervisor on the Wasatch . National forest, with headquarters at Salt Lake City. In 1935 he was t made supervisor of the Minidoka forest with offices at Burley, Idaho, Ida-ho, and two years later he was transferred to take charge of the Dixie National forest at Cedar City. Supervisor Albertson continued an uninterrupted period of service . on the Fishlake forest as district rr.nsrer until March 1, 1937, when he was promoted to the position jof assistant forest supervisor. A year and a half later he was placed plac-ed in charge of the Fishlake forest as supervisor. Both foresters have had extensive exten-sive experience in the management manage-ment of national forest resources, not only on the respective units where they have been assigned, but have also performed a wide variety of special details on other national forests within the inter-mountain inter-mountain region. The two offi-i cials are intimately familiar with I thp problems of central and south-1 ern Utah relating to livestock j crazintr. watershed management,! game management, timber har- vct:r.g and recreation, all of which comprise the important na-j tural resource contributions to the vnrCS of communities situated ad-'nTnt to those two important nat'onal forests. The shift in positions It Is expected ex-pected will bo accomplished immediately. |