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PACIFIC FOREST PRODT]CTS,

and Hugh Mungus. I can attest to this fact, as both of them served under me in the Philippines, along with Doug Furr and John Wane. Damn fine men-it was an honor to lead them!

General Douglas Armchair

This unsolicited bit of whimsy on the proprietors of Mungus-Fungus Forest Products is certainly in the spirit of the whole bit. Or should we wonder if sPirits prompted the letter? <d.

Boise Cascade Changes CostlY

Restructuring its building products operations cost Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id., $88 million in Pre-tax charges and a fourth quarter loss of $24.5 million.

Charges included $58 million for closing an unprofitable hardboard plant and consolidating the firm's building materials distribution operations. Wood products consolidations accounted for $20 million in expenditures and buyout of certain high cost federal timber contracts cost $10 million.

Without these charges, earnings, according to the company, would have shown sharp imProvement' mainly because of the comp€my's paper operations.

New Name for Search Firm

Search North America, Inc., is the new name for Search Northwest and Affiliates, Inc., Portland, Or.

The new name more accuratelY reflects the current activities of the firm, according to Carl Jansen, president. The seven year old company specializes in forest products, process control, high technology finance, transportation and international trade.

WELC0ME to new mernbers of San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo Club: (1) Dan Brady, Steve Spiller, Don Johnson. (2) Matti Korpela, Bill Kendrick, John Amos, Chuck Hankins, Brian Kelly, Randy Dunlap, Dan Brady, Mike Salas, Steve Spiller, Kevin Jenkins, Greg Gomon,

Gary Thatcher. (3) Mike Salas & Randy Dunlap. (4) Gary Johnson, Bob Rader, John Amos. (5) John de la Montanya, Craig Gat Iney. (6) Gary Long & Mike Bakula, pres. (7) Erian Kelly, Mike Riley. (8) Bernie Barber Jr.

& Brenl Crosby. (9) Wally Kennedy, Bill Kendrick, Craig Gaffney. Twelve new members and 3 reinstatements were accepted at an initiation and dinner held recentlv in Fresno, Ca.

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