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Yivian Fields, office staffer at Lane Lumber Co., Los Angeles, spent the Christmas holidays visiting family in Duluth, Minn. Hope you're thawed out by now, Vivian.

Jack Millikin, v.p., Vance Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a buying trip to Australia and New Zealand.

Tom Berry will manage Handyman's new Concord, Calif., store. Don Henricksen is merchandising manager and Ken Finlayson, operations manager, at the facility.

Bernard E. McCune was elected senior v.p. in charge of new projects, Shapell Industries, Los Angeles.

Don Stobaugh is asst. mgr., LeRoy Ostrander, sales mgr. and Ray Lucarelli, asst, sales mgr. of Sun Lumber Co', San Pedro, Calif.

B. R. "Bud" Fisher assumes the newly created position of marketinS mgr.' Boise Cascade building materials and services div. Daniel B. Hogan replaces Fisher as general mgr., Northwest region.

Larry Quinlin, Sun Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from a vacation.

Harry Nilson is the new manager of the Georgia-Pacific warehouse in San Jose, Calif. Harry was transferred from the Portland area.

Lew Godard of Hobbs-Wall enjoyed the holidays in Mexico with his wife, daughter and granddaughter.

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Norm Wendell, Wendell Forest Products, Whittier, Calif., recently returned from a trip to Arcata, Calif., and the surrounding area.

George Eubanlq L. H. Eubank & Son, Calif., recently returned from his cattle ranch in Wyoming and visitin3 his son.

Gary McKeon, son of Bill McKeon of Nickerson Lumber Co., No. Hollywood, Calif., has joined South Bay Redwood as a driver.

Art Milhaupt, head of the buying office in Eugene, Ore,, for Fremont Forest Products, \Mhittier, Calif., recently visited the home office sporting a freshlY grown mustache.

William Sullivan, manager, Big B Lumberteria, Oakland, Calif., is still operating from a 12' by 60' trailcr after a $250,000 blaze at his yard last Labor Day.

Charlee Kitchell will help handle heavy industrial lumber sales in the San Francisco Bay area for American Forest Products Corp., announces Elmar Brock. Kitchell formerly rvorked for TW&J in Eugene, Ore.

Gene Benedick is manager, wholesale dept., building materials, for International Paper Co.'s Long-Bell div., supervising the Vaughn, Ore., office.

Paul Olsen, American Forest Products, Newark, Calif., entertained his New York in-laws over the holidays at his home.

Jim Hayes, Georgia-Pacific, San Jose, Calif.. vacationed in Alaska over the holidays.

Denny Curran, American Forest Products, Cerritos, Calif., and his wife entertained his brother and sister-in-law at his Santa Ana home during Christmas.

Ray Morrison of Western Dry KiIn and family visited their relatives in Eugene, Ore., during December.

Bob Macfie, Georgia-Pacific, South San Ftancisco, spent New Year's skiing at Alpine Meadows with his family.

Chuck Kitchel is a new addition to the sales force at American Forest Products in Newark. Chuck was transferred from the Eugene buying office.

Ralph Boshion, Castro Valley Lumber, and wife entertained their daughter for a birthday dinner in San Francisco.

Murray Ghelleri, Four Star, San Lorenzo, Calif., 'r'acationed in Mexico during late January.

Bud Brody, Four Star Building Supply, took his family to Disneyland at New Yearts.

Bill Freeland is the new director of purchasing for Hallinan Mackin Lumber Co., centralizing all purchasing in the San Francisco office, reports Dave Mackin.

Douglas J. Fethke has been appointed to the newly created position of manager, market & sales development, exterior laminates, Formica Corp.

Pearson "Pete" Hillius and Robert W. Anderson, Jr. were appointed branch managers at Bremerton and LaceY, Wash., respectively, for Palmer G. Lewis Co.

E. B. Hill is vice president and asst. to the pres., Koehring.

Mack Tanner v/as appointed gen, sales mgr., Braham Industries, Orange, Calif.

Homer II. Burnaby, pres., Sun Lumber Co,, San Pedro, Calif., was re-elected for a two-year term on the Merchants and Manufacturers Assn, governing board.

Haskell E. Yenoble will manage the Brentwood, Calif., yard of J. W. Copeland Lumber Co., replacing Bill Plott.

Lewis M. Goodkin was elected president of Sanford R. Goodkin Research Organization, Century City, Calif.

Willis Skews, Willis Cashway Lumber Co., Montebello, Calif,, is recovering from surgery.

Gerald H. Calbaum will manage the Southwest Forest Industries particle-board plant in Flagstafr, Ariz, James R. Holloman, Jr. will manage the particleboard sales in Phoenix.

Jack Beratich, American Forest Prod,ucts, Cerritos, Calif., has been assigned to outside sales, rililbur 'W. Fullarvay has been named gen. mgr. of American Forest Products' Western Sierra furniture products dir'.

Robert W. Halliday and Michael D. Dingmar were elected to the board of directors, Allied Equities Corp., San Francisco, Calif.

Ilarry B. Nilson is the new manager of the San Jose, Calif., distribution center, Georgia-Pacific Corp., reports Harold E. Sand, v.p., distribution div.

William F. Tucker is national director, mobile home marketing, Evans Products Co., Coronado, Calif.

Yern Veron, Boise Cascade Building Products, Portland, Ore., has added the marketing responsibility for redwood products to his duties as lumber and plywood marketing mgr. Dick Peyran, was named panel products marketing mgr.

Paul R. Beattie is exec. v.p, of the American Institute of Timber Gonstruction replacing Frank J. Hanrahan who will continue as consultant before retiring.

Floyd Martin heads the newly created Northwest industrial sales region for Mouldings, Inc. Dick Snider, head of the Western region, announced the opening of a sub-warehouse in Phoenix. Ariz. Fred Earwood will handle industrial sales in Harrisburg, Ore.

J. C. "Chuck" Williams is a dealer sales specialist, announced Jack Hubbard, field sales hgr., Bostitch, Seattle, Wash.

Stan Pion, South Bay Redwood Co., Hawthorne, spent the holidays at his "retreat" in Palm Springs.

Michael Shaver, is the new marketing directol for Welsh Panel's furniture products div.

Steve Freeman, author-lumberman at Stephen G. Freeman & C".. Newpcrt Beach, made the Los Angeles Times with a recent story about a cargo lumber ship. Ken Schmidke, former rp. with Coast Redwood Products, Dominquez, Calif., has been installed as a personal aid to Shrine Potentate Paul Smith.

Leroy Pitcher has joined Frank Surbaugh on Noble Lumber's So. Calif., sales staff.

Les Passmore is definitely not retired as we inaccurately reported last month. Still very much in the lumber business, Les is working for Ellingson Lumber Co. at their Oregon plywood div. Sorry about that, Les.

Frank English, American Forest Products, T\4/&J div., Cerritos, Calif,, and his wife Patti recently took first place in their class at the annual San Francisco Hearst Regatta.

Ray Drapkin has joined Arthur A. Pozzi Co., of Orange, Calif., as an outside man specializing in lcl and millwork saIes.

George Steele, American Forest Products, Cerritos, has been assigned as sales/ service manager.

Arthur A. Abel will take the newly created post of exec. v.p. of operations, Welsh Corp., Longview,'Wash.

Tom Ifedrick of Continental Moulding-Se- quoia Forest Industries of Orange, Calif., has returned from the recent National Association of Home Builders convention in Houston.

George Richhart, president of G&T Enterprises, Orange, Calif., has returned from the hardware housewares show in Denver, Colo.

Dave Steinmetz, Standard Lumber'Co., Montebello and Berkeley, Calif., was among the first nighters opening Pasadena,s new art museum.

Montonq Building Mqteriql Deolers Associqtion

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By R. V. PETERSEII executivg secretary

LANS are well under way for the 34th annual convention of Montana Building Material Dealers. The dates are April 9I0-Il, I9?0. The location: Mammoth Motor Inn, Mammoth, Yellowstone Park. This year's program promises an exciting blend of down-to-earth workday information with a modicum of fun and entertainment in this winter wonderland. MBMDA President (and convention chairman) Emmett Madden, Miles Lumber Co., Livingston, has been working overtime developing a program for interesting participation and zestful enjoyment by all.

MBMDA associate mem,bers having re- newed membership for 1970, at this writ" ing, include: Boise Cascade, Billings; Wilhold Glues, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; Ferguson Lumber Sales, Great Falls; Robinson Insulation Co., Great Falls; Havre Builders Supply, Havre; Independent Lumber & Supply, Missoula; Kaiser Cement & Gypsum, Helena; Johns-Manville, Great Falls; Prentice Lumber, Missoula; Slavens Lumber Sales, Billings; Lumbermen's IJnderwriting Alliance, Portland; and YawKinney Co., Great Falls.

Our sincere appreciation goes to all these good people for their continued recognition and support. And a hearty welcome to the {ollowing new associate members: Billings Hardware Co., Billings; Builders Supply Co., Great Falls; Builders Transport" Great subscribe now Io

Falls; Goldblatt Tool Co., Kansas City, Kan.; Idaho Chemical lndustries, Boise; and Jensen Byrd Co., Spokane.

It would seem that word about the distressed plight of the lumber dealer has not filtered down to the midnight-intruder element. At least Grogan-Robinson's South Side Yard and Johnson-Madison Lumber Co., both of Great Falls, were recently victimized by lightfingered miscreants in search of a quick buck. Reportedly, neither visit was highly successful.

We are sorry to report that Midland, Inc. suffered almost total loss by fire of their Baker, Montana, yard recently. President Chan Sorenson is in the midst of plans for rebuilding the yard to take advantage of present merchandising trends and new materials handling techniques. Meanwhilt, manager Kerry Goard is carrying on o'busi. ness-as-usual" from temporary quarters.

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