PIERSONALS

John Mullin, Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., and his wife, Louisa, plan a Park City, Ut., ski vacation this month.

Dick Bailey, pres., Hammond Lumber Co., Bellflower, Ca., and his wife, Nancy, spent four weeks over Christmas and New Year's at their home in Lake Tahoe, Nv., receiving there news ofa new grandson, 8 lb. 7 oz. Evan Richard Englesby, born Jan. 5, 1990.

Wayne Gardner, Lumber Association ol Southern California, City of Industry, Ca., has been nominated to serve on the American Lumber Standards Committee by National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association pres. William Morton.

Joe DeMarco, past pres. of the Southern California Association ol Cabinet Manulacturers, is new to sales at Western Machinery Sales, Inc., Anaheim, Ca., according to pres. Brian H. Reynolds.

Kurt Giesselman has joined National Coatings Corp., Camarillo, Ca., as v.p. of operations, reports v.p./sales Bryan W. Sexauer.

Kent Wales, son of Kris Wales, Wales Lumber Co., Spokane, Wa., recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

William F. "Bill" Doran is now eastern reg. sales mgr. for Columbia Irorest Products, Portland, Or., reports pres. Andrew J. Honzel.

Dennis Houghton is new to the purchasing department of International Paper, Building Materials Distribution, Tualatin, Or.

Ken Thim remains a consultant at James Hardie Gypsum, Los Angeles, Ca., not Domtar Gypsum as reported last month. Sorry about that, Ken.

William R. "Chip" Murray has joined the American Forest Resources Alliance as natural resources counsel. reports exec. director Mark Rey. Heidi Biggs is new as government affairs rep.

Gary Woodward, Woodward Lumber Co., Las Cruces, N.M., has been installed as pres. of the Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, succeeding Roger Wulf, BMC West, Aspen, Co.

John R. Devin has been named v.p. of sales/mktg. at Schlage Lock Co., San Francisco. Ca.

A.L. "Roy" Childress has been named pres./gen. mgr. of Western Oregon Door. Inc.. Winston. Or.

Ed Gavotto, American Mill & Manuflacturing, Chula Vista, Ca., and his wile, Norma, Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., recently vacationed in New Orleans, La., followed by a Caribbean cruise to Cozumel, Mexico.

Christopher Grover has been promoted to v.p. of promotion at the California Redwood Association, Novato, Ca., reports pres./c.e.o. Keith Lanning. Charles Jourdain is now v.p. of technical services.

Tom Wright, Pacific Forest Products, Fresno, Ca., has been inducted into the San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo Club, along with Steve Prado, OrePac, Sacramento, Ca.; Richard Wimp, Johnson Lumber, Kingsburg, Ca.; Edward Maciel, Riverdale Home lmprovement Center, Riverdale, Ca.; Jesse Fox, Fresno-Clovis Lumber, Clovis, Ca.; Roger Combs, Sand Plywood, frresno, and David Beckenhauer, Kevin Hoover, Eugenio Vildosola, Steve Caverly and Scott Morse, Georgia-Pacific, Fresno.

James A. Nelli is now director of mktg. for GAF's residential roofing products.

Scott Schledorn, Terry Lumber Co., Tarzana, Ca., and his wife, Jennie, plus Jack Price, Universal Forest Products, Huntington Beach, Ca., and friend, were among 700 revelers at the New Year's Eve party, La Quinta Hotel, La Quinta, Ca.

Richard T. Bailey has been named resource coordinator for the solid wood div. of WTD Industries. Portland. Or. Barbara A. Leline is a new fiber mktg. associate.

Jodi Saxton has returned to the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association as director of membership & mktg., reports exec. v.p. Harlan Hummel.

Harold Bratten has retired as sales mgr. of Miller Redwood Co., Crescent City, Ca. He is succeeded by Pete Reyneke, lormerly sales mgr., plywood div.. Merlin. Or.

Claude Thiret is coordinating the western div. office of Season-all Industries, with Doc Jeranson in Denver, Co., and Jerry Simpson in Ca.

Travis Huntley has joined Snow Mountain Pine Ltd., Hines, Or.

Kevin Whiting is a new trader at Suncrest Forest lndustries, Medford, Or.

Jim Lawson has joined Industrial Forest Products, Anaheim, Ca.

W. David Chambers is the new pres. and c.e.o. of Babbitt Brothers Tradine Co., Flagstaff, Az.

Jonathan Jimenez, Capital Lumber Co., Healdsburg, Ca., has been initiated into the Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club, along with Nick Patterson, Willits Redwood Co.. Willits, Ca.; Douglas Rasmussen, Canadian Cedar Products, Ukiah, Ca.; Roy McBride, Yaeger & Kirk, Santa Rosa, Ca.; Ries Van Den Heuvel, AllCoast Forest Products, Cloverdale, Ca.; Kenneth Cameron, Cameron & Cameron, Fulton, Ca.; Mark Koch, Building Material Distributors, Galt, Ca.; Ralph Colombo, Diamond Lumber, Petaluma, Ca.; George Johnson, Georgia-Pacific, Santa Rosal Dennis Davis, Hopland Planing Mill, Healdsburg, and Tony Del Fatti and Kevin Murphy, Keene lndustries, Potter Valley, Ca.

Vern Veron, v.p./gen. sales mgr., Boise Cascade. Boise, Id.. has retired after 30 years with the co. John Bender succeeds him as gen. sales mgr. Robert E. Zipse has been named v.p./ mfg. for Potlatch Corp.'s consumer products div., Lewiston, Id., reports corp. v.p. Harry A. Cooper. He replaces Lloyd L. Hogden, who retires in April. G. William Morton succeeds Zipse as v.p. of the Arkansas Pulp & Paperboard div. of Potlatch, San Francisco, Ca. Greg Passmore is now pres. ol Forest Products Marketing, Inc., Oroville, Ca.

Mark Rutledge is now mktg. mgr. of the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau, Bellevue, Wa. Don Meucci is communications director.

Gary Bowen, San Diego Wholesale, San Diego, Ca., married Judy Dearden Dec. 17, 1989, at a surprise 40th birthday party and wedding in San Diego planned lor him by the new Mrs. Bowen.

Ed Fountain Jr., Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca., enjoyed a Christmastime Caribbean cruise with his wife, Barbara, and three daughters.

Marshall Lauch is now handling export sales at Stimson Trading Co., Portland, Or.

Dan Pellizzari is now managing Weston Road Wholesale Lumber Ltd.'s new office in Redding, Ca

Brent Crosby has joined Pacific Coast Building Products, Sacramento, Ca., Hq. in a management position involving training.

Bill Gittings is new to sales at Louisiana-Pacific, Samoa, Ca.

Larry Knox has joined Taylor-Ramsey Lumber Corp., Lynchburg, Va., repping the West Coast.

Hugh Calyptus is now Australian lumber import manager at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Retailers Bullish For 1990

Forty-five percent of U.S. building material retailers think their sales will improve in 1990, and another 390/o expect steady sales. Retailers are most optimistic in the west and south, and least so in the northeast.

Seventy percent ofthe 600 dealers surveyed by Random Lengths said they expect to pay more for wood products in 1990 due to environmental disputes tightening the supply of raw materials. Retailers complained about price volatility of wood products, and several said they plan- ned to carry less inventory and place tighter control on purchasing in I 990.

Western dealers are more likely to buy direct from mills than retailers in other parts of the country, though 600/o indicated they go to wholesalers for more than half of their lumber needs. Dealers in the northeast are more likely to buy through co-ops and wholesalers, and 25% said they receive all lumber products via reloads, distribution centers and cargo docks. Most of the lumber purchased by southern retailers is shipped directly from manufacturers.