Obituaries

Eugene Marion Perrson. 68. president of Pearson Lumber Co.. Memphis, Tn., died May 17, 1991, in East Memphis.

Born in Clarendon, Ar., he moved to Memphis in 1952 to work for the old Townsend-Robertson Lumber Co. He later joined M. W. Smith Lumber Co., Jackson, Al,. returning to Memphis in 1958 to start Pearson Lumber Co. He also operated a sawmill in Clarendon during the 1960s and'70s.

Mr. Pearson is survived by his widow, Maida, four daughters, one son, a sister and a grandson.

H. E. "Hrm" Stnders, 82, president of the old Sanders Lumbei Co.. Meridian, Ms., died of pneumonia May 25, 1991, in Birmingham, Al.

A leader in the southern oine industry, he retired after Amerjcan Can Co. took over his firm in the 1970s. He served as 1970-71 chairman of the Southern Forest Products Association and president of the National Forest Products Association.

Mr. Sanders is survived by his widow, Ethelyn, three daughters, a sister, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

The Packwood Forestry Bill

The "Forest and Families Protection Act of 1991" (see editorial, p. 6) was introduced May 23 in both houses of Congress. Senator Bob Packwood (R-Or.) introduced the bill in the Senate, with Congressmen Jerry Huckaby (D-La.) and Al Swift (D-Wa.) sponsoring the House bill. Between the two bills, nine Republicans and six Democrats signed as co-sponsors.

The legislation would have two principal partsinterim and longtermto address forest management problems on federal lands in California, Oregon and Washington.

The interim program would last for three years and provide for old growth and spotted owl protection and an assured timber sale level. It would establish an economic adjustment program to provide economic diversification and stabilization grants to communities and unemployment retraining and relocation benefits to adversely affected workers. It would also provide for development of an old-growth research program.

During the interim, a long-term program would be developed to: (l) establish an Old Growth Reserve, (2) designate ecologically significant old growth areas to the reserve, (3) provide for protection and management of reserve areas, (4) ensure conservation of old growth dependent species, and (5) provide a degree of certainty under the Endangered Species Act and other wildlife laws. New procedures, standards, and guidelines would be developed to strengthen revision and implementation of National Forest and Bureau of Land Management plans. The research program would continue for two more years for basic research and monitoring. The economic adjustment program would continue for three years.

This legislation is supported by NLBMDA and the Timber Industry Labor-Management Committee, consisting of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Americal western Council of Industrial Workersl International Woodworkers of America. U.S.: AFL-CIO; American Forest Resource Alliance, and the National Forest Products Association.

News Briefs

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Convenience Products donated insulating foam worth $97,000 to Habitat .lbr Humanity International ...Lowe's Charitable and Educationol Foundation, North Wilkesboro, N.C., a $5,000 grant to the Ashe, N.C., civic center Builders Square, San Antonio, Tx., $5,000 to "Graduate Safe" ... Home Depot, $200,000, Atlanta Outward Bound;$3.000. a Richardson. Tx.. home for teenagers. . Wood Machinery Manu.facturers o.f' America, $35,000 per year for three years to a wood machinery and cutting tool research program at North Carolina State University.

Honrc Dcpot Hltr Jackpot

Home Depot's 1990 earnings were over the top at $3.82 billion. Chairman and ceo Bernard Marcus and president Arthur Blank sweetened this announcement to stockholders with news that the company plans to grow from 148 stores to 355 within four years.

In unrelated action. Cobb County, Ca., named Bernard Marcus its highest paid executive at $1.587 million with Blank second at $1.378 million.

Manvllle Changes Name

Manville Forest Products, Atlanta, Ga., has changed its name to Riverwood International Corp.

The company will operate through five divisions: wood products (lumber and plywood), paperboard, packaging, Brazil and international. Thomas H. Johnson is president.