Big Brass open house

An impressive number of presidents of wood products companies and industry related firms gathered for the Sunrise Forest Products open house in Lake Oswego, Or.

and steel manufacture are now being used in sprayed insulation, plastics give strength to plaster and a substance known as aramids is used in heat filters and sheets, about 127,0(X) metric tons of asbestos is still being used each year.

The Environmental Protection Agency expects to propose that all remaining uses of asbestos gradually be eliminated, but they concede that alternatives haven't been found for some applications.

Darrell Robinson, president of Sunrise; Pete Parrella, president of Parr Lumber Co., Chino, Ca., a Sunrise subsidiary, and staff members from Lake Oswego as well as Fallbrook and Modesto, Ca., branches welcomed more than 600 guests to the newly completed headquarters Dec. 8. Robinson expressed pleasure that so many wood products industry people were able to view the brand new headquarters building and meet the people joining the organization with the merger of Parr LumberCo.

PRESIDENT Darrell Robinson, (1) welcomed Bill Whelan, pres., Pope & Talbot; Bob Sanders, pres., RSG Forest Products, 0lympic Forest Products, Gram Lumber Co. and Beaver Lumber Co. of Clatskanie, to the Sunrise Forest Products open house, Lake Oswego, 0r., with the help of Pete hreila (right), pres. ol l%rr Lumber Co., a Sunrise subsidiary. l2l Leo Gibbons, pres., North hcific Lumber Co., Gordon King, pres., Hampton Lumber Sales. (3) hul McCracken, pres., Tumac; Bill Swindells, Jr., pres., Willamette lndustries. (4) Bob Sanders, Don Stanton. retired. Stanton Cudahv Lumber

Co., Darrell Robinson. (5) Al Dugan, %cilic Wood Products; Jack Saltzman, pres., 0regon hcific Forest Products. (6) Ron Robbecke, Sunrise; Francis Rich, %rr Lumber Co.' John Souza, Sunrise, Modesto, Ca. (7) Darrell & Florene Robinson. (8) Steve Sogge, pres., Real Wood Products; Jim Ouincy, Real Wood Products; Don Boone, Sunrise; Larry Held, Real Wood Products. (9) Don Hart, Timberline Industries. (10) Wayne Johnson, Angel's D-l-Y Center. (11) Kurt Kuhn, Sunrise; Bob Mitchell, Oregon Bank; ldan lverson, pres., Kingsley

Lumber Co., Milwaukie Lumber Co. (12) John Myers, Champion; Carl Dobbins, Champion; Ken Gassner, Sunrise; Doug Jensen, Jensen M19., Don Harrison, Jensen Mfg. (13) Mr. and Mrs. Milan Stoyanov, pres., Buckeye thcilic. (14) kte Hall, Lumber Products; Mr. and Mrs. Rick Williams, Georgia Pacific. (15) Mike and Jill Nasser, Kathy Lindemann. (16) Nancy Robison, Sunrise. (17) Phil Klupenger, Klupenger Lumber; Don Epling, Sunrise. (18) Steve Nava, Sunrise; Harvey Hatfield, N iedermever- Martin.

Fastening Tools

A free 8-p. four-color brochure of fastening tools is available from Parker Manufacturing Co., P.O. Box 644, Worcester, Ma. 01613.

Insulation Board

A brochure describing insulation board for use under loose-laid or mechanically fastened single-ply roof systems (form #3311-0383) is free from The Celotex Corp., Building Products Div., 1500 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, Fl. 33607.

Electrical Connectors

A l2-p. catalog covering wire connectors and applications is free from Ideal Industries, Inc., Becker Place, Sycamore, Il. 60178.

Bath Components

For a free 8-p. brochure on baths and components, write Centurion Industries, Inc., 660 West 3560 South, Salt Lake City, Ut. 84119.

Wall Plate Designs

A new 6-p. brochure ofdecorator wall plates is free from General Electric Co., Wiring Device Dept., 225 Service Ave., Warwick, R.I. @886.

Dollar Signs

For a free copy of "Profit Promoters," write The Savogran Co., P.O. Box 130, Norwood,Ma.0?n62.

Rool Coatings

For the free booklet, "Dead Level Roofs," write Consolidated Protective Coatings, l80l gth,Cleveland, Oh. 4/,114.

Wood Connection

A l2-p. brochure detailing structural wood connectors is free by calling (800) 521-9335 or writing The Panel Clip Co., Dept. Al4, P.O. Box 423, Farmington, Mi.48024.

For Prompt Service

On all New Literature stories write directly to the name and address shown in each item. Please mention that you saw it in The Merchant Magazine. Many thanks!

Wood Design Reference

The third edition of the "Western Wood Use Book," a basic text and reference, is $30 from Westem Wood Products Association, 1500 Yeon Bldg., Portland, Or.97204.

Post and Rail

For an updated fencing materials brochure with ideas on retainers, decoration and installations, write Potlatch Corp., P.O. Box 5414, Spokane, Wa. 99205.

Treated Wood Products

For a free 4-p. brochure on pressure treated fencing, posts and rails, write Eterna-Wood, 3998 Wildwood Dr., North Bend, Or.97459.

Overlaid Plywood

For a free 8-p. full-color brochure on industrial panels, write Simpson Timber Co., Shelton, Wa. 98584.

Replacement Hardware

A 4-p. brochure on replacement hardware for windows and doors is free from Davidson Sash & Door, Inc., 5m E. Center St., P.O. Box 1772, Lexington, N.C.27293.

Wick Tricks

"A Consumer's Guide to Kerosene Heaters" is being offered with "Update Autum '83" for $2.!5 from PFS Consumer Information Center, Dept. M, 2,102 Daniels St., Madison, Wi. 53704.

Building Wish Books

Catalogs on turnings, a wood stair system, marbleine columns and stair parts are free from Western Turnings & Stair Co., 5301 Vasquez Blvd., Commerce City, Co.

Nail One On

A full-color product catalog on nailboard is free from NRG Barriers, Inc., 6l Emery St., Sanford, Me. 0,1O73.

Lattice Partitions

For a free 2-p. color product insert on portable folding screens, write LatticeWorks of Oregon, Inc., 2662 NW Vaughn St., Portland, Or. 97210.

Dry Wall System

A 4-p. full-color brochure on a waterrepellent system for block wall buildings is free from Foner Chemical Co.,7221 W. Parkland Ct., Milwaukee ,Wi. 53223.

Flashy Job

A 60-p. "Expand-O-Flash: Roof Expansions, Joint Covers Installation Manual," BU-292A, can be ordered from Manville Service Center, 1601 23rd St., Denver, Co.80217.

Lumber Use Manual

The new edition of the 20-p. "Product Use Manual" is free from Western Wood Products Association, Dept. A-P, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Or.972M.

Energy Saver

For a free copy of "Energy Loss Estimator," write Linear Laboratories, 445 S. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos, Ca. 94022 or call (800) 227-8918.

Lighting Dictionary

"A Complete Guide To The Language of Lighting," a 319-p. book, is available from Robert S. Siegel, Halo Lighting Div., McGraw-Edison Co., 469 gutt" Rd., Elk Grove Village, Il. 60007.