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saler representatives, this and prevlous sales training manuals will be used widely by lumber and plywood producers. The principles and selling tips contained in the manual hold as true for mill sales personnel as for plephone sales wholesalers and those representatives calling on the customer on a personal contact basis.

Sid Edlund spent over two years gathering data, suggestions and in' formation from experienced whole. saler and manufacturer sales executives. Over 1,000 lumbermen from all parts of the U.S. and Canada had a hand in the production of this pro. gram.

Cost of the manual is $25. Dis' counts for quantity orders are avail' able. Contact the National-American Wholesale Lumbermens Assn., 933 Terminal Sales Bldg., Portland, Ore. 97205.

More Treqied-Wood Uses

A 46-unit apartment building, low' rent housing for senior citizens of south central Los .{pgeles which in' cludes Watts, also is being built to provide the utmost in safety.

It is the first such structure in that county to be completely framed with fire-protected wood. Construetion is with the aid of a $707,000loan from HUD. Operation will be on a nonprofit basis.

While wood, pressure-treated with chemicals to make it fire retaidant, has been used for years in construction of party walls, roof decking and other applications, federal authorities required that all wood used in this building be so protected. Lumber furnished by Fisher Lumber Co. of Santa Monica was taken to the'Wilmington plant of Koppers Company where it was given the "Non-Com" fire-retardant treatment developed by that company.

New Portner oil Fremonl :

Fremont Forest Products of Whit tier, Calif., recently revealed, that Edward C. Evans has become their newest stockholder.

Evans has been a sales executive with Fremont since February, 1968. He had been employed for 6 years by Weyerhaeuser Co. in Los .AngeIes as managel of their cargo division. He is a graduate of the Uni. versity_.. of Redlan&.

E-tOR a decade, AI Thrasher. presi' I dent oI Al Thrasher Lumber Co., a Masonite div., has presented what has become the West's largest lumbermen's Christmas party.

Elauen hund,red and twenty guests enjoyed this year's dinner-dance; a hundred and twenty companies and organizations in the industry were represented plus the company's own people and leaders of the community.

Lodging and travel accommodations were provided. Cocktail parties were given in eight motels and a local Ukiah, Calif., restaurant. On Sunday, Dec. Il, out of town guests were hosted at a generous brunch.

At the head table. prominent

1,120 for dinner!

suests were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. King, Thrasher's logging mgr.; Ed Greiner, Masonite vp.; Mr. & Mrs' John Pringle, Thrasher production manaqer; Ruth Jane Vood, West Range Corp.; Tim Wood, Thrasher gen. sales mgr.; Betty Foster, Thrash' er a-qst. sales mgr.; Kenneth Foster, Mr. and NIrs. Al Thrasher, Sam Greeley. president of Masonite; Mr. and Mrs. Barney Fetzer, gen. mf{r., Masonite; Mr. and Mrs. Clifi Smoot, Mollala; Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Ingram, Westwood Ingram Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Owen, Hoo-Hoo Snark;

Mr. and Mrs. Dan Harrison, mgr., Masonite hardwood plant; Anne Murray, founder of the Hoo'HooEttes; R. E. Baird. Masonite; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powell, Thrasher; Bob and Phyllis Rouse, Diamond Match; Sidney Moore, Osmose; and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parman. Thrasher. Special additions to the event: it was Tim Wood's 66th birthday and a giant cake was brought in which opened and out came a comely miss to sing Huppy Birthday! Also it was the Silver Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Barney Fetzer.

(13) Duncan James, Sharon James. (14) Geotge Thompson, Judy and Gil Sissons, Pat and Len Viale. (15) Mary and Bob Bonner, Ruth Jane Wood, Al Thrasher. (16) Randy & Nancy Jones, Wayne Solesbee. (17) Sidney Moore, Betty & Kenneth

Foster, Thrasher. (18) Ted, Clovis and -Ed French. (19) Victor & Dorothy Riolo. (20) Pat & Herb Grossman, Pat & John Prime. (2,t) C,onnie & Cliff Smoot, Hank Fenestra. (22) Sven Gummer, Pat & Bill Johnson. (23) Julie Riedlineer. Marlene & Kenneth Bowlin. {24} Don W1l(er, Jane Wright, Bud 0lsen, Bob Wright, .lune Walker. (25) Ted Deacy.