Rolando Lrrmber Co Inc.

February,1984

Dave Walton is now with ThompsonMcKinnon, San Francisco, Ca., a securities firm. Dave had been with Paramino Lumber Co., San Francisco.

Herbert Hast, Sr., Hast Lumber, Commerce City; Walter Kellogg, Jr., Kellogg Lumber, Denver; William "Bill" Lewis, Everitt Lumber, Fort Collins; Basil Slavens, Slavens, Inc., Cortez; L.A. Stookesberry, Economy Lumber, Denver, all Co.; Wilbur Mead, Mead Lumber, Cheyenne, Wy.; Earl Peter, Ranchero Builder's Supply, Belen, and C.B. Woodward, Jerry Woodward Lumber, Las Cruces, both N.M., have been named honorary life members of the Mountain States Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association, according to Fred Caruso, exec. v.p.

Eric Peterson, DBr., Lumberjack, Auburn, Ca., has been named mgr. of Payless Cashways' district 17.

Hal Smith, pres. and c.e.o., Homeowners, Gardena, Ca., has become a partner in the chain, according to Louis Share, founder and chairman.

Jim L. Capponi is now divisional mgr. at Palmer G. Lewis Co., Auburn, Wa.; Jim Lang, new mgr. of industrial sales, replacing Phil Harris who has retired, is being replaced as mgr. of the Kenmore, Wa. branch by Jeff Aiken.

Jack Tweddale has been appointed pres. and c.e.o. of Super Tel, Inc., Los Angeles, Ca., by Ron Lye, chairman.

George E. Smith is now v.p. oftraining at Pay 'N Pak, Kent, Wa.; Don Poier, director of public relations; Roger McCracken, DC mgr., Hayward; Ron Ardissone and Mike Kackal, purchasing, Hayward; Paul Murphy, mgr., Medford, Or.; John Sauer, mgr., Las Vegas, Nv.; Doug Williams, mgr., San Jose, Ca.; Vince Alfano, mgr., Wheat Ridge, Co.; Patty Lay, mgr., Denver, Co.; Allen Bowhay, mgr., Cheyenne, Wy.; Curtis Wolfgang, mgr., Vancouver, Wa.; Joe Beitman, mgr., Chico, Ca.; DonConklin, mgr., Lewiston, Id., John Crater, mgr., Bend, Or.; Mose Rabon, mgr., Aurora, Co.; Carey Sawada, mgr., Seattle, Wa. Mike Peery, Peery Bros. Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., recently won the City of Industry School District Spelling Bee. His victory comment: "Those third graders sure are tough," according to a very unconfirmed report.

Thomas R. Grimm has been named pres. of the Price Savers Wholesale Club in Salt Lake City, Ut.; Charles E. Heleker Jr., v.p. controller.

Richard A. Marble, pres., Yakima Hardware Co., Yakima, Wa., presided over the recent National Wholesale Hardware Association convention as pres. Chuck Danskey, Jr., formerly with Caffall Bros., has joined Hampton Industrial Forest hoducts, Woodburn, Or., according to Dennis A. Miller, gen. mgr.

Victor Posner, chairman of Evans Products Co., Portland, Or,, has been named c.e.o., succeeding Monford A. Orloff who remains pres. and c.o.o.; Tracy Posner is now v.p., asst. sec, and asst. treas.; Melvin C. Colvin, elected to the board to replace Samuel J. Robinson who has retired, and Raymond Dettore, sr. v.p.s; Leonard Leifert, v.p.l Remee Mottram, v.p., asst. sec. and asst, treas.

Dave Ward is the new mgr. of the Central Highlands Ernst Home Center, Renton, Wa., according to Bill Boston, v.p. and gen. mgr.

Bruce Huewe is the gen. mgr. at Ganahl Lumber's new yard in Garden Grove, Ca. John Cavers is now senior buyer in merchandising, purchasing and advertising at the Anaheim, Ca., unit; Scott Peringer is a new buyer and Don Lewandowski has joined the purchasing staff. Chuck Creeger is the new hardware sales mgr. at Anaheim.

Joseph P. Broz is now v.p.,div. manufacturing, Potlatch Corp., San Francisco, Ca., according to R. Sleven Mason, v.p., consumer products div.

Wayne Murphy is now gen. sales mgr. at Forest Products Sales, Inc., Murray, Ut. Gordon Watts is replacing him in sales in Ut. and Id.

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Personals

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Vern Thompson has joined Lumber Distributors, Inc., Denver, Co.

Thomas E. O'Malley is the new chairman of the board and c.e.o. of the O'Malley Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az., succeeding John G. O'MalleY who will serve as vice chairman of the board until his retirement in MaY. E.V. "Ted" O'Malley Jr. is the newly elected pres.; Dean A. Drake, exec. v.P.; Paul Conley, v.p. and C.R. Sullivan' sec.

Ben Davis has joined Southwest Plywood, Rancho Dominguez, Ca., in outside sales.

Phil Peacock, Pleasanton, Ca., is a new No. Ca. and Reno, Nv., sales reP for Wilhold Glues Inc., according to Wayne Watson, national sales mgr. at Santa Fe Springs, Ca., Hq. Larry Ratliff. Pasadena, Ca., will reP So. Ca., Las Vegas, Nv., and Az.

Jack F. Wood, Jr., is now gen. sales mgr. for the Kwikset Div., Emhart Hardware Group, Anaheim, Ca', according to Dom Caldone, v.P. sales. JaY Harris, Az. field sales rep, has been named Kwikset sales rep of the Year.

Thomas J. Flynn is the new Pres. and c.e.o. of Tradewest Hardwood Co., Los Angeles, Ca.

Chuck Atkinson is now in sales at Kamas Forest Products. Kamas, Ut.

Mike Johnson is new in sales at Selco, Everson. Wa.

Chester llrawers is the new kd furniture line salesman at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and FreddY Fungus.

John Helm. chairman of the board of Cascade Pacific Lumber Co., Portland, Or., is the Portland Wholesale Lumber Association's Lumberman of the Year foi 1983.

Frank Jason. ex-Paramino Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca., is now rePPing Hirt & Wood Lumber Co. of Eugene, Or., in the San Francisco BaY Area.

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Mark Cook is the new mgr. at Chandler Corp., Woodland, Ca., according to Fred Pinnell, pres.

James A. Repman, v.p. and gen. mgr. of Western Pacific Construction Materials Co., Portland, Or., is now pres. of Pioneer Construction Materials Co., Seattle, Wa.; both newlY acquired divs. of Riedel International will be the responsibility of Vern Scott, pres. of Riedel Construction Materials Co.

Dale McCormick. former staffer at Eugene-Willamette Lumber Co., Santa Ana, Ca., has joined Home Lumber Co.. San Bernardino, Ca.

Larry Fullerhas been promoted todistrict mgr. for National Lumber, in charge of store operations in Carson, Long Beach, and Bellflower.

Steve Cole is now in sales at Burns Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa.

Nick Einfeld has joined The Home Depot in Phoenix, Az.