Portland wholesalers name Man of the Year

Senator Hatfield Wams Industry

"Public opinion will eventuallY determine the future of the timber industry," Senator Mark Hatfield (R.-Or.) warned the Portland Wholesale Lumber Association at a recent meeting of the grouP.

Hatfield conjectured that if a Public vote were taken now in Oregon over limiting the timber cut, environmentalists would win over the timber industry.

Noting the vital role of the industry in supporting the state's infrastructure, the senator said, "l can't do it alone. there must be a deliberate strategy by industry to inform the people of Oregon that the prosperity of the state depends upon the timber industry."

A self-proclaimed friend of the lumber industry, Hatfield told the 327 present at the Dec. l5 Christmas party that "ultimately this is a people problem, not a technical forestrY issue. Small operators and their employees will need assistance. Some way must be found to help them." was dubbed "Honorary Lumberman of the Year" by the Portland Wholesale Lumber Association at their Dec. 1 5 annual Christmas luncheon. See Iacing page for other pictures of the event. (ll Club pres. Bill Goudge, Sen. Mark Hatfield. (21 Chuck Danskey, Betty Woods, Leland Curtiss. (31 Rita Kaley, Dan Priest, Valerie Johnson. l4l Loren Krebs, Jim Rodway. [5] Mark Inglis, Tom Davies, Dan Bice. [6] Leland Curtiss, Bill Hayes. l7l Dale Ragel, Kevin Childs. t8l Paul McCracken, Bill Haqenstein, Mike Burger. l9l Jerry Hahn, Douo Cox. [l0l Nels Nelson, Newt Acker. [l ll Bob- Weinkaul, Tim Shana{elt. ll2l Mark Denner, Scott Daley. ll3l Paul Cheatham, Ben Philan, Meryl Phillips. ll4l Jay Christiansen, Larry Konnie, Terry Hancock. Il5l Dave Halsey, Mike Mannex. Doug Bussey. ll6l Grant & Terri Kistler, Steve Webb. llTl Brvan Concannon, Rick Suchecki. {l8l Nick Naoier, John Bratland. Il9l Jim Kadera, Sterling Hanel. 120l Jelfery Littlejohn, Virgil Lucas.

He stressed that timber suPPlY was not merely an industry issue, but one that affected every citizen in the State of Oregon.

In other business. Al Disdero. founder of Al Disdero Lumber Co., Portland, was honored as Lumberman of the Year. The presentation was made by John Pein, Lumber Products, Portland, a former club president. Presiding at the meeting was PWLA president Bill Goudge, Perry H. Koplik & Sons, Portland.