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mill operators and timber dependent communities;

(2) Unless corrective measures can be negotiated promptly between the United States and Japan, the economic stability of the Pacific Northwest will be further and progressively damaged.

The industry seeks federal action including a volume limit on federal timber available for export; geographic distribution among the federal timber dependent areas of the Northwest; and a volume limit of 350 million feet of timber from federally managed forests.

Hodges contended that the U. S. Departments of Agriculture and Interior are both legally and nr,orally required to take actions sought by the industry and by labor. He pointed out that "timtrer from federal lands is, by law, intended to be reserved for the benefit of citizens of the United States and that export of logs from such sources, except to the extent that they exceed domestic needs, runs counter to tasic natio_nal policy as repeatedly enunciated by the Congress."

Sequoio Buys King's River Lumber

Sequoia Forest Industries has purchased the King's River Lumber Corp. at Auberry, Calif., according to Grant Potter, Sequoia president.

The big, modern, central California mill complex will operate as King's River Pine Industries, Inc., according to Potter who will act as president. Sales will be handled by Sequoia salesmanager Bert Dennis and his staff at Dinuba, Calif., Sequoia's headquarters.

The King's River plant was established by A. T. Mathews as Mathews Lumber Co. in 1950, with C. K. o'Ken" Rose and others acquiring the mill in April 1960. Under the management of Rose, the operation was greatly expanded and converted to a dry, all weather operation cutting 120,000 bf per shift with production running approximately 50 percent to pine with the balance in white fir and incense cedar.

Former King's River vice-president and general manager Rose, and his associates, will continue to operate Eastern Oregon Pine Co. at Lakeview, Oregon. Sales will be handled both at the mili and lhe company's Sacramento sales office.

Bollou Nqmed los-Col Monoger

Art Ballou has assumed the managership of the Los-Cal Lumber Co. in Los Angeles, Calif., following the recent death of Douglas T. Gerard. Ballou had been actine manager for the past four months.

Having an extensive industry background, Ballou has worked for Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Commercial Lumber Co. and had put in a previous seven year stint at Los-Cal, before recently rejoing them.