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NE OF THE sadder battles in life is the neighborhood fight, pitting friend against friend.

That unhappy spectacle occurred last month when the U.S. Commerce Department ruled that lumber entering this country from Canada is unfairly subsidized and levied a 15% countervailing duty upon it.

The new ruling contradicts a 1983 decision that Canadian stumpage did not have an unfair trade adlantage. This apparent broadening of what our government considers an unfair subsidy has opened up the possibility of far reaching trade restrictions on a number of Canadian exports to this country. Not the least of which is petroleum.

While the duty on incoming Canadian lumber is now in effect, the preliminary Commerce Department ruf ing allows a45 day period for negotiations to avoid final duty implementation. A final resolution is expected by December 30, or on a yet-to-be-announced date in Februarv. 1987.

Without arguing the merits or demerits of a U.S. duty on Canadian lumber entering our country. we strongly feel that this step to expanded trade protectionism is a step in the wrong direction. The direction we should take is negotiation. Canada is our number one trade customer and we are her number one trade customer. To erect ever higher barriers to the free trade we have enjoyed with each other over the decades is a tragic mistake. Our northern neighbor is one of our best friends in the international scene. Since we don't have very many. we ought to make every effort to accommodate her legitimate interests.

Like most neighborhood brawls this one has solid arguments on both sides. We don't dispute that or the fact that Americans in this industry have been hurt financially by the imports - though many have also gained. What's important here is the greater good and we hope that negotiations will lead to a rttlement that will allol the tariff to be lifted.

Moore's, Grossman's Upgrade

Grossman's Inc. (Moore's and Grossman's), which will emerge from the Chapter ll restructuring of Evans Products as an independent company, plans a major improvement program.

Mike Grossman. returning as c.e.o. and chairman of the company which his family founded over 90 years ago, indicated that sales in 1986 will be approximately $l billion.

Southeast Grading ComPetition

Timber Products Inspection Service and Westvaco Lumber Co. will sponsor a grading championship at Westvaco's facility in Summerville, SC., on Nov. 15

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for lumber grading teams from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

The first of a series of such contests planned for the southeast, the competition is open to graders from TP and Southern Pine Inspection Bureau subscribers.

Gimme A Pound Of Plywood

Have you thought about pricing building materials by the pound'l You night be surprised to see how cheap they are, compared to other common commodities.

For example, one expert figured out that a 2.000 sq. ft. house weighing about 339,000 pounds cost $100000 to build. That. he calculated to equal about 29c a pound. cheaper than chicken or a Rolls Royce at $20 a pound.

GAF Aids Restoration Proiects

A variety of historical structures in communities throughout the United States are being reroofed as part ofthe ongoing centennial celebration of GAF Building Materials Corp., a subsidiary of GAF Corp.

To be eligible, a renovation project must be of some historic importance to the community, according to John Brennan, Building Materials president. The F.A. Brown Farmhome, built in Dallas, Tx., in 1860 which is being renovated as a museum and educational center, and an 1845 plantation-style private home being restored in Chester, S.C., are among structures participating in the program.

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