PEOPLE

E. K. THOMAS has succeeded Peter J. Pimental as Chief of the Division of Forests, Parks and Parkways of the Rhode Island Department of Agriculture and Conservation. Mr. Thomas, formerly superintendent of parks of Providence, has recently been in charge of roadside development operations of the State Department of Public Works. Mr. Pimental had been division chief and park authority since 1937.

FRANK W. BAKER has entered on duty as Acting Superintendent of Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tennessee. J. GORDON BENNETT, who had performed those duties, is an Assistant Landscape Architect assigned to Shiloh National Military Park, Tennessee.

RANDLE B. TRUETT, formerly assigned to the Natchez Trace Parkway Project, Mississippi, as Assistant Research Technician, is Acting Superintendent of Lee Mansion National Memorial, Virginia. Harper Garrett has been transferred from the Memorial to the Washington office.

DAWSON A. PHELPS, Assistant Research Technician, has been transferred from Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi, to the Natchez Trace Parkway Project with headquarters in Jackson.

RALPH W. SMITH, Associate Forester, has been transferred to the Region One office and IVAN H. SMALLEY, Associate Forester, has left the office for an assignment embracing the states which comprised Mr. Smith's territory. They are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

FREDERICK RATH, JR., is on duty at Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia, as Junior Research Technician (Civil Service).

GEORGE F. EMERY is on duty at Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia, as Temporary Park Ranger-Historian.

CLARENCE L. JOHNSON has been transferred from Tchefuncte State Park, Louisiana, to Gulf State Park, Alabama, as Senior Historian Foreman. He will be engaged in historical work at Fort Morgan, Mobile Point.