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Park Fetes Burgess
On 30 Years Service
W. Blain Burgess, General Supply Specialist for Shenan doah National Park, has earned the coveted Department of the Interior Lengthof-Servi^ce Emblem denoting 30 years of Federal Government employment, Superinten dent R. Taylor Hoskins announced today. Hoskins marked the occasion at a pres entation ceremony held last week at Park , Headquarters with members of the Park staff in attendance. In his remarks, Hoskins stressed the importance of Burgess' position, which charges him with the responsibility of pro curing supplies and materials for Park projects under Fed eral Supply Contracts. In June of last year, Burgess was granted a special mono tary award for his iniative in discovering an o v c r b i 11 i n g practice on the part of a Park supplier, which resulted in a substantial saving to the Government. A veteran of World War II, Burgess served nearly three
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