PEMSONALS

Vince Besinque, Lane-Stanton Lumber Co., bounced back with remarkable speed after a serious heart attack last Fall and was back working halfdays at his City of Industry, Ca., office by mid-December.

Jerry McGuire, pres., Cal-Forest Lumber Co., Gardena, Ca., is featured doing a testimonial on a Manufacturers Bank radio commercial being widely broadcast in the Los Angeles area. Jerry's remarks were taped in an ad lib session at the bank (he's a customer) then spliced into the commercial. "Been a lot of fun." he notes.

"Fitz" Fitzpatrick, a longtime lumberman who retired from the old Consolidated Lumber Co. a number of years ago, says he's felt better, but that he's "hanging in there."

James H. Binns, pres., Armstrong Cork, has accepted from Princess Margaret the prestigious Achievement Award of the English Industrial Estates Corp., the first non-Britishowned manufacturer to be so recognized. The ceremonies were held near London.

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Toni Rembe, an atty., and John F. Bonner, pres. of PG&E, have been named to the Potlatch board of directors.

Henry K. Halvorsen has joined Pope & Talbot as chief engineer, at Portland, reports Willis H. Gill, operational services mgr. S.L. Gregory, industrial relations mgr. has retired.

Frederick G. Brauer is now product promotion mgr., ceilings and carpets, for Celotex.

Ted Gilbert is back at it in Newport Beach, Ca., after a vacation getaway to Mexico.

Bill Bellmore has resigned as merchandising mgr. at Ward and Harrington, El Segundo, Ca., after I 5 years with the firm. He is currently setting plans for the future.

Eric A. Nord, pres., E.A. Nord Co., Everett, Wa., was specially honored for his service to the industry at the Nt'I. Sash & Door Jobbers Assn. annual. Only Westerners involved with the board of directors were outgoing director Donald B. Richardson, Richardson Lumber Co., Denver, and new director Jerry Bower, Chandler Supply Co., Boise, Id.

Bob McBride recently did the Las Vegas-Phoenix circuit on Koppers Co. business.

Alan B. Cook, 54, has been appointed new pres., DG Mouldings, div. of DG Shelter Products, according to Robert C. McCracken, pres., Di Giorgio Corp., the parent company.

Sam Fineman, pres., Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., was a recent business visitor to their operations in Korea.

Jim Hande is retiring after 28 years with Georgia-Pacific, as asst. gen. mgr., bldg. products div.

Will M. Storey has been promoted to chief financial officer of Boise Cascade. Robert H. Schwarz has been elected a v.p.

John T. Guyol, pres., American Forest Products Corp., has been elected to the board of directors of the California Chamber of Commerce.

Robert M. Ingam, E.C. Miller Cedar Lumber Co., Aberdeen, Wa., is the new pres. of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Assn.; Ken P. Clark is v.p.; Rann Matthison, treas.; Bob Hunt, sec.-mgr. A new promotion program was also inaugurated at their recent annual meeting.

Daphne Climer has joined the Al Peirce Co. sales and buying office in Eugene, Or. Ray Jensen, who left the firm, has joined Fremont Forest Products, Whittier, Ca.

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Jim Thompson, pres., ICR Corp., is back at Pasadena, Ca. hq. after a recent San Francisco business trip.

Frank W. Denny has been named v.p., merchandising of the Handy Dan Home Improvement Centers, City of Commerce, Ca. Jack R. Hearne has been named to the board of directors and Arthur M. Blank to corp. controller.

George Reinking is now resident mgr. at American Forest Products' newlv expanded South Sierra div. He reports - to div. gen. mgr. W.B. l-antsberger. New yard super at Fresno is Glen lhake.

Thomas V. Horstmann has been appointed branch mgr. of U.S. Plywood's Spokane, Wa., operation.

Norman R. Orwig has been promoted to v.p.-sales of American Wholesale Hardware Co., Long Beach, Ca. He's been in the sales dept. since 1947.

Robert E. Lee is now v.p. and gen. mgr. for the new Barnett Pacific, Inc., Tacoma, Wa., a subsidiary of Barnett Lumber Industries. British Columbia. He had been with Evans Products.

Allan Johnson is now mgr. of the Vanply, Inc. Western region. He's based in Vancouver, Wa.

Dennis Conlon has joined the industrial sales staff of Reliable Wholesale Lumber Co., Rosemead, Ca., according to sales mgr. Ray Van lde.

John Kelly, Bonnie Studs, is back in Arcata, Ca., after a Southern California business trip.

Jim Parsons, Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., is just back from another Arizona sales safari.

Hank Richards is the new West Coast regional v.p. for U.S. Plywood, replacing Tony Pappas who has taken over the Southern region.

John A. Lang has been appointed v.p.-sales for Kwikset Sales & Serv- ice, {nalrgim, Ca., according to pres. Cal Mortensen. Dean Catl6tt is now gen. sales mgr., a newly created position.

Steve Freeman, Stephen G. Freeman & Co., Newport Beach, Ca., responded to our recent question about the state of the lumber industry by quoting Snoopy. .. ..BLEAH!!!''

John Eells is the new marketing mgr. of Benny International Corp., Gardena, Ca., according to Benny Hsu, pres.

Fannie Foxe has announced that after 90 days of excellent production performances, the out- put of Wilbur Mills must be curtailed due to inventory problems, reduced public acceptance of the product and an unusually high depreciation factor on the equipment of Wilbur Mills. She was unable to determine if full output could ever be resumed from Wlbur Mills. Ways & Means of future operations will be announced later. (And our thanks to Dick Harmer, Twin Harbors Lumber, Arcata, Ca., for this vital bit of "industry news").

Bob Heberle, Louisiana - Pacific, Whittier, Ca., has returned from a visit to. Mazatlan, Mexico.

William W. Adams is now gen. sales mgr. of Armstrong's Residential Ceiling Systems Div., replacing Andy Armstrong, who moves up to v.p. of the company and Director of Consumer Affairs.