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cess redwood and Douglas fir harvested from the company's young growth stands, from thinning ofyoung stands, and from small old growth. "Small logs" at Fortuna are up to 43" in diameter.

In June 1972 the company started making its fir-sawn Douglas fir plywood sidings, which have become an important part of its product line. Production volume was increased in 1971 and will be further increased this yeaf.

An unhappy event on August 8, 1972, was the sudden death of Stanwood A. Murphy, age 53, president and great grandson of the company's founder.

ln 1973 a variety of new products from young growth redwood was initiated. Another corporate activity in the financial field was the development of an investor relations program. ln 1974 a unique mixed car unitized loading process was developed-called Palco-Pak-which has become very popular. ln 1976 Pacific built a fish rearing pond at Scotia and last year built two more at Yager Creek. These are described in an article on page 28. Thus fish are added to the company's policy of sustained yield. ln 1977 unitized mixed order truck shipments into the Midwest, South and East were emphasized. More than 40% of shipments in 1977 were moved by truck.

In 1975 The Pacific Lumber Company's stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and on the Pacific Stock Exchange last year.

Gordon Martin and Gary Malfatti both won Salesman of the Quarter Awards for the 3rd and 4th quarters of '77 at Sequoia Supply, Fairfield, Ca., according to bossman Bob Riggs. Larry Stevens, promoted to inside sales, now covers the East Bay, Paul Ferrendelli is the new purchasing agent.

J. Stephen Bosarge is now director of communications for Trus Joist Corp., reports Peter T. Johnson, pres.

Bud Byard, Andersonia Forest Products, Arcata, Ca., recently completed an extensive Ca. business triP.

Merwin Earl is the new owner-mgr. of AJ Supply, Atascadero, Ca.

C. R. Dahl has been elected chairman and chief exec. officer of Crown Zellerbach, San Francisco. New pres. and chief operating officer for domestic operations is W. T. Creson.

Bob Jerstedt, Jerstedt Lumber Co., Bellingham, Wa., was a recent business visitor to the Los Angeles area.

Ted Gilbert is back at Products Sales, Newport Beach, Ca., after another hunting trip to Baja, Mexico.

R. L. Lyons is the new Western region mgr. for Champion Building Products, J. Dougery is the new Salt Lake City area mgr.; and J. Blauser the new area mgr. for Seattle.

John F. Rice is now pres. and gen. mgr. of Wickes Leasing Corp.

Jim Cline is the new pres. of the Woodwork Institute of California. Warren Olson is lst v.p., Ralph McClure, 2nd v.p., treasurer is Ed Bernhauer.

Jon Legg is now in sales at Continental Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or.

Dave Bair is now selling for Seattle's Timberland Forest Products.

Albert J. Clerc is the new v.p. and gen. mgr. of the newly-formed packaging div. of Southwest Forest Industries.

Steve Hammans is a new lumber broker with Oregon-McKenzie Lumber Products, Eugene, Or.

Jim Sproat is now a lumber trader for Overland Mills, Beaverton, Or.

Felix Johnson, Gig Harbor, Wa., is recovering from an operation. He recently sold his interest in Borgen & Johnson Building Supply, Inc. to his partner George Borgen. Previously, Felix had been with the Western Building Materiat Assn. for l4 years.

Paul Nobmann has placed his Old Adobe Timber Products Co. in Petaluma, Ca., on inactive status for present and has joined San Marin Lumber, San Rafael, Ca.

John King, Southwest Forest Industries, is back in Phoenix after a recent Oregon business trip.

Duane H. Peterson is the new Maple- ton, Or., operations mgr. for Champion Building Products, succeeding Don S. Powell, who has been promoted to director of manufacturing planning at corp. Hq., Stamford, Ct.

Mel Cotton, outside salesman from the Medford, Or., warehouse of Portland-based Lumber Products, has retired after 10 years with the company. Les LeGaux is the new man.

Ted Russell, v.p., sales and operations, Inland Lumber Co., Colton, Ca., is back from an Aspen ski trip.

Paul Simon, So{al Commerical, L.A., has been promoted to v.p., warehouse sales dept.; Bob R. Woods, sales mgr.; and L. Scott Howard. merchandise frgr., according to Dick Freeman, a So{al Commercial principal.

Don Philips, Jr. Philips Lumber Sales, Thousand Oaks. Ca.. is back from a No. Ca. & Or. mill trip.

Jewel K. "Archie" Ragiand, special assignment superintendent for the American Plywood Assn.'s quality services div.. North Bend. Or.. has retired after 30 years with APA.

Richard Reid, Reid & Wright, Arcata, Ca., is back after a recent Hawaiian trip. Brother Bob, and Bill Stevens of Palco, plan to make it over to R&W's 3rd annual invitational golf tourney, April I & 2, on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

Bob Shannon, Noyo Timber Products, Santa Rosa, Ca., and his wife, Judy, are back after a Mexico vacation to Mazatlan and Mexico CitY.

Bud Hubbard, Redwood City, Ca., got a recent two week resPite in Hawaii.

Jim Sloan has transferred to GeorgiaPacific, Eugene, Or., as lumber sales mgr., from Salinas, Ca.

Dennis Lowe, Simonson Lumber, Smith River, Ca., was recently in the Bay Area on business.

Bruce Johnson, Cal-Pacific Manufacturing, Arcata, Ca., also made it to The City last mo.

"Big Jim" Jenkins is representing MacBeath Hardwood, Montebello, Ca.; in Orange & San Diego counties. He first worked for the firm as a lumber handler.

Ron Hunter, Eastman Building Products, Sacramento, Ca., was recently in L.A. for a Cotter & Co. semtnar.

Dick Davis, Willamette Industries, Albany, Or., is recovering from open heart surgery and expects to be back at it by the end of Mar. Marie Hanson got in a Ca. vacation recently.

Jim Oakley is back at his desk at Oakley Plywood & Doors, Morgan Hill, Ca.. after a South-of-the-Border vacation.

John Ruddy has joined the sales force at Wood Markets, Inc., Portland. Rita Villarreal won a $100 scholarship from Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club I at the graduate awards Program, East L.A. College.

James R. Craine is the new exec. v.p. of the Federal Timber Purchasers Assn., Denver, replacing Erwin Kulosa, who has returned, for personal reasons, to mgr., Southwestern Forest Resource Affairs, Albuquerque.

Robert D. Dickenson is now v.p. and director of merchandising and roofing for Johns Manville's residential products marketing div.

Roger Morris has joined Inland Lumber Co., at Tustin, Ca., according to facility mgr. Dennis Richardson. Pete Koch is new to the order desk, Pete Clough is now the sales rep. for the San Diego area for Inland.

Vic Fiedler has been named gen. mgr. of Dresco Wyoming, Casper, a new branch of Denver Reserve Supply Co., reports Robert A. Tweed, pres. Arthur Mills is the new lumber sales mgr. for Alpine Veneers, Inc., Portland.

Richard Smith is now on the sales force at Portland's Contact Lumber Co.

Chuck Nelson, Nelson Wholesale Lumber, Huntington Beach, Ca., is back after a log buying trip to Durango, Mexico.

Don Ledbury has left Builders Emporium to take the No. 2 job at Handy Dan, Kansas City.

Gene Gordon is the new v.p. from Wickes Corp. Hq. at their new subsidiary, now called Builders Emporium - West, Whittier, Ca.

Jeff Loftus, Haskel CauseY and Tom Arsenault have joined Redwood Empire's Sacramento div., according to John Wilton, whom we incorrectly identified in last month's issue. John is Redwood Empire's gen. mgr., is at Hq. in Morgan Hill, Ca., and has been with the firm for over a Year. Sorry about that, John.

Ed Fountain. Sr.. Ed Fountain Lumber Co., Los Angeles, recentlY made the L. A. Times when he and his foursome shot a resounding 17 under par to win the ProAm at the Bel-Air Country Club.

Pete Falconer, Falconer Forest Products, Fullerton, Ca., is back after a national sales meeting for Shakertown at Dallas.

Gordon Gerretsen, current pres. of the Western Building Material Assn., has been presented with the "First Citizen" award at the annual Roseburg, Or. Chamber of Commerce awards dinner.

Ray Blackstoclg a past-pres. of WBMA, has been honorgd bY the Seattle Rotary Club for 30 Years' of perfect attendance.

Rav Todd is the new exec. v.P. of the West Coast Lumber InsPection Bureau, Portland. He rePlaces Paul Hollenbeck, who has retired. RaY Swanson has been elected new pres. of WCLIB; George Griswold; v.p.; and Dick Cornish, sec-treas. Walter Wright and Dan Bohrer have joined Continental Forest Products' expanded import-export dept., reports pres. Brian Arbuckle.