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WHYTHEUNITEDIAAY FMOREIMPORTANT AFTERPROPOSITIONT3 THAN EVERBEFOITE.

There's a new attitude in America, typified by Proposition 13.

Americans aren't opposed to helping each other, but they are opposed to bearing the ever rising costs of government. And many of them have decided to put a lid on taxes. That means that in many places i across the country the government ;' may be doing less than it has been up until now.

Less for people in need of help. Less for everyone.

And that means the United Way is going to have to stretch itself further and more efficiently than ever before, or a lot of people who desperately need assistance of one kind or another are simply not going to get it.

Will the United Way be there to grve that assistance when it's needed?

That's up to you. Now, more than ever before, A the United Wiy needs your help. -- -'

lmportant Rail Link Opens

Timber products are moving south from Eureka, Ca., by freight cars for the first time since the Island Mountain Tunnel was closed by fire almost a year and a half ago.

All rail service stopped when the tunnel. about 75 miles south of Eureka, Ca., was hit by fire on Sept. 6, 1978. The interior burned for almost eight weeks before the fl ames were extinguished.

A cave-in blocked 1700' of the 4,323' tunnel with the fire destroying another 700'. Initial estimates of the damage reached $12 million. Cause of the fire has never been determined.

Starting in December, 1978, workers labored two 10-hour shifts, six days a week, at both ends ofthe tunnel to clear the debris and reopen the Northwestern Pacific Railroad line. Southern Pacific Railroad, owners of the NWP line, estimate that the closure cost $350,000 in lost revenue per day, a total of $63.8 million at the end of six months.

Trucks have been used to haul wood products from Eureka to Willits and Redding, Ca. where they were reloaded on trains.

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He proposed a long-term coordinated anti-inflation program which would combine industry-supported government fiscal, tax and monetary policy. He also pledged NAHB support to help the forest industry solve the "pending disaster" in timber supply. "We are vitally interested in this issue," he said.

William R. Haselton, president and chief executive officer of St. Regis Paper Co., was elected president for 1980. He succeeds Don-

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Lee M. Davidson, president and general manager of Davidson Industries, Mapleton, Or., who was elected chairman of the board. A. Milton Whiting, chairman of the board and president of Kaibab Industries, Phoenix, Az., was elected lst v.p.

Energy-Saving at Show

Computerized setback thermostats. solar collectors and combination wood/oil or wood/gas fur- naces are among the many energy saving building products on display at the National Association of Home Builders' Convention and Exposition being held this month in Las Vegas, Nv.

More than 600 building product manufacturers and service companies are set for the Las Vegas Convention Center, Jan. l8-21, to demonstrate their latest product lines to more than 50,000 NAHB members. The displays will fill an area the equivalent of five football fields.

Dry Kiln & Milling Division 23fi) Moore Rd. (P.O. Box 4754) Redding, Ca. 96ffi1 (916) 243-2814

Pat Reagan, Pathfinder Forest Products, Tustin, Ca.. and Sheila Kolstad, were married on Dec. 8, 191 9.

(iene Chappell is now plant superintendent at the Champion International Corp. plywood operation at Willamina. Or., according to Jack Morris, operations mgr.

Shirley Shelton is the new sales rep for States Veneer in Co.. Az.. N.M.. Ut.. Wy.. and El Paso, Tx., according to Pete Geertsen, v.1'r., sales and marketing.

Paul (Jaboury, Golden Gate Lumber Co.. Alanro. Ca.. and retired lunrberman Don Coveney spent a few days in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. recently to check on buying a condonriniunr there.

Hank Barber. McClellan Planing Mill, Wilnrington. Ca.. and his wife, "Freddie." took a recent Hawaiian vacatron.

Frank Lindsay. Stayton Wood Products. Salem. Or.. got in some elk hunting in ldaho's Snake River country late last year

Gary Moe is now a cedar buyer for the Longview, Wa., siding div. of Caffall Bros. Forest Products. Portland. Or.

Mark Balfour, owner of Umpqua Building and Hardware, Reedsport, Or.. was a recent "Business Person ol the Month" selected by the Lower Umpqua Chamber of Commerce.

Dennis Snow, Robert S. Osgood, Inc., Los Angeles, Ca., vacationed in Tacoma, Wa. Craig Kincaid has been on a Utah biz and skiing trip.

Terry R. Orchard is now western regional sales mgr. for Preway Inc., Wisconsin Rapids, Wi., according to William Thomas, Jr., pres.

John Emery is now senior wood scientist, product research dept., American Plywood Assn., Tacoma, Wa., according to Tom Flint, director, technical services div

Edward E. Taggart is the new controller, Kaiser Cement Corp.. Oakland, Ca., according to Walter E. Ousterman, Jr.. chairntan, pres. and c.e.o.

Lawrence E. Scovotto is now administrative assistant to Clark E. McDonald, managing director of the Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Assn., Reston, Va.

Yoshi Koyasu, v.p., is now head of the export division of So-Cal Commercial, Los Angeles, Ca.

Phil Edin is the new div. mgr. lor Northwest Dry Kilns, a div. of Northwest Pine Sales. Central Point. Or.

John Brazier, Brazier Lumber Co. pres. and Roger O'Neal, production sales mgr. made it down to Newport Beach, Ca., from Tacoma, Wa., Hq. for the branch office Christmas partyhosted by Jack Finnegan, mgr. The office had a perfect view for the spectacular annual Newport Harbor Parade of Boats.

Edward Driscoll, Missoula, Mt., is the new rep lor Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance in that state.

Mike Hull is the new Mt. sales mgr. for North Pacific Lumber Co., Portland, Or.

Bill Shields is the new senior v.p. of Willamette Industries building materials group, Portland, Or.

Ted Van Dyk, Weyerhaeuser Co. v.p., is on leave of absence to join Edward Kennedy's presidential campaign staff.

Tim Gaffney and his wile, Laurie, are new parents of Shannon Leigh, 6 lbs., l3 oz., born Nov. 17, 1979. Dury Cords, and his wife, "Chib- bi", are new parents of Robyn Lindsay, born Nov. 28, 1979, weighing 8 lbs., 8 oz. Both fathers are with Fremont Forest Products, Whittier. Ca.

Jim Fraser, PSF, Palo Alto, Ca., and his wife, recently completed a Hawaiian respite.

George Knudson is a new sales rep in Tx. and Ok., for States Veneer Co., Portland, Or., according to Pete Geertsen, v.p., sales and marketing.

George A. Hoffmann, CertainTeed Corp., and Joseph D. Murphy, Johns-Manville Sales Corp., are now pres. and v.p., of the Mineral Insulation Manufacturers Assn.

Pete Geertsen is the new v.p., sales and marketing, for States Veneer, Eugene, Or., according to Raleigh Pedersen. marketing mgr.

Seth J. Potter, pres., Danf & Russell, Inc., Portland, Or.. and Pat O'Donnell, lumber sales, attended the Lumber Association of So. Ca. annual management conference at Palm Springs, Ca.

Brad Howell. North Star Forest Products, Danville, Ca., and his wife, Sue, are parents ofa daughter, Jennifer, born Dec. 3, 1979, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz.

Mike Herbert, Rolando Lumber Co.. is now managing the distribution yard and milling drying complex at Cloverdale, Ca., according to Jack M. Higgins, v.p.

Gary Bolin is managing the new Palmer G. Lewis branch. Missoula. Mt., Jim Kubichek, outside sales; Julian Stevens, truck driver, and Dave Nelson. warehouse and inside sales.

Rod Larios is now sales mgr. at Oregon Trail Lumber Co., Oregon City, Or., a new div. of Arthur A. Pozzi Co.: Darrell Richardson, Rich Mercatente and Jim Barbera are on his staff.

Bill Wooster has joined ldaho Forest Industries, Boise, Id., as a buyer.

Leonard Newman is now selling at Continental Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or. He had been at Cedar Forest Products.

Robert Lee is the new executive v.o. of the Caribboo-Pacific Corp.. -Tacoma. Wa. John Thompson is new to hardwood sales.

Eldon Claycomb is now at Spokane Moulding Corp., Spokane, Wa.

Bob Haas, Sequoia Supply, Fairfield, Ca., won first place in a company sales contest, according to Bob Vandewall, branch mgr. He and his wife will enjoy the prize trip to Hawaii in Feb.

H.R. Lefebvre is now v.p. of sales and marketing for Lawson Chemical Products Co., Torrance, Ca., according to Jeffrey Lurkis, pres. W.W. "Bill" Boney is now trading at Hampton Industrial Products, Tigard, Or., according to Ronald D. Lodge, v.p. and gen. mgr.

Hugh P. Brady, 88, working chairman of Brady International Lumber Co., Seattle, Wa., has been honored by his alma mater, Yale University with the Hugh P. Brady Scholarship to help support undergraduates from the states ol Wa. and Ak. Frank R. Talcott is now sales mgr. for Forest Fiber Products Co., Forest Grove, Or., according to Earl Meyer, gen. mgr.

Cecil Lepley, Lepley's True Value Hardware, Puyallup, Wa., is looking forward to retirement with golf and travel with his wife, Jo, now that his business has been bought by Copeland Lumber Yards, Portland, Or.

Dennis Reinwald is now trading with the Timberlane Lumber Co.. Eugene, Or.

Jerry Williams, Valley Best Way Building Supply, Spokane, Wa., is celebrating 45 years in the business.

Thomas Denig is new national sales mgr., architect and engineer products, Trus Joist Corp.

Tom Maxwell is new corporate sales mgr. for Empire Pacific Industries, Portland, Or.

Terry Thompson is now selling at Caveman Lumber Co., Merlin, Or.

Ben Evans is the new sales mgr. for Northwest Dry Kilns at Central Point, Or.

Paul S. Barr is the new Western region sales mgr., the Plumb Shop Division, Brass Craft Mlg. Co., Gardena, Ca., according to Carl C. Watson, v.p.-sales.

Julie Wright and Elsa Swafford are now with The Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca., as sales-assistants.

R. Douglas Ross is now on the North American Wholesale Lumber Association staff, according to Pete Niebling, exec. v.p.

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