Obituaries

Fred D. James, 79, former coowner of Gordon White Lumber Co., Oklahoma City, Ok., died of Alzheimer's disease Jan. 28, 1995, in Edmond, Ok.

Born in Hastings, Ne., bc began his career in l94l at Putnam & Jones, Oklahoma City. In 1965, he and Hank Bockus bought Gordon Whirc Lumber. In 1982, he retired and sold the company to his son and two partners, who renamed it Mid-States Wholesale LumberCo.

William C. Frogde, 76, former president of A+nandale Millwork Corp., Haymarket, Va, died Jan. l. He also served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Winchester Woodworking &rp.

House Backs Harvesffng

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The House Appropriations Committee has voted for a drzrmatic increase in timber cutting on federal land that would be exempted from legal challenges under environmental laws.

Addressing fears that thousands of acres of federal timber damaged by fires and insects would go to waste, the initiative directs the U.S. Forcst Service and Bureau of llnd Management to prepare for sale 6.2 billion board feet of timber over two years. The plan was ne€ded due to unhealthy forests and supply-starved mills.