Rolffidolumber Co., Inc.

Speakers Survey Economy

Seven new directors were elected for three year terms at the National Hardwood Lumber Association's 84th annual convention in New York City.

Those elected were Charles A. Brew. Monarch Hardwood Lumber Co., Wheeling, Il.; Gordon T. Frost Jr., Frost Hardwood Lumber Co., San Diego, Ca.; James R. Matson, Matson Lumber Co., Brookville, Pa.; Raymond Middlestead, Quebec Hardwoods, Inc., Thurso, Quebec; Railey W. Powell, Powell Tie & Timber Co., Brownsville, Tn.; Peter W. Shenstone, Shenstone Forest Products Limited, King City, Ontario; Mark Van Keulen, Van Keulen & Winchester Lumber Co.. Grand Rapids, Mi.

Directors re-elected to serve a second term were Armour C. Bowen, Armour C. Bowen Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn.; Ronald O. Jones, American Hardwood Industries, Inc., Union City, Pa.; Robert D. Keiver, Keiver-Willard Lumber

Corp., Newburyport, Ma.; Werner J. Richen, Lumber Products, Inc., Portland, Or.; Herbert Seidel, Reisen-Seidel Hardwood Co.. Union, N.J.

The opening session at the October meeting featured NHLA pres. Paul D. Webster, Webster Lumber Co., Wayzata, Mn., outlining the status of the hardwood lumber industry and the U.S. economy in general.

Fletcher L. Byrom, chairman of the board, Koppers Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., issued a challenge to believers in private enterprise to meet

Wafenrood PanelWins OK

Waferwood from LouisianaPacific Corp., is the first waferboard panel to receive Sturdi-I-Floor approval from the American Plywood Association.

The new flooring panel also meets performance standards of NRB 108 and all national building codes. The product is produced "sized for spacing" in4'x8'panelsin 5/8" and3/4" thicknesses with 12' and 14' panels the changing times. Ken Taylor, Canadian Consul General, New York, spoke of the challenges that face the nation in diplomatic and governmental circles in this decade. available for the manufactured housing industry.

Wallace Epperson, industry analyst, wheat, First Securities, Inc., Richmond, Va., gave a statistical analysis of the status of the furniture industry today, suggesting a positive upswing in mid-1982.

The 85th annual NHLA convention will beheld October4, 5, 6, 1982, at the Hotel Vancouver. Vancouver. B.C.

Composed of multi-layers of engineered wood aspen wafers bonded together under extreme heat and pressure with an exterior waterproof phenolic resin, the product is sealed on all four edges to protect against moisture absorption, eliminating warping and delamination.

Waferwood panels are manufactured at Hayward, Wi. and distributed nationwide.