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Henry R. "Hank" Harwell is the new mgr. of marketing and planning for Plum Creek' Timber Co., Inc., Columbia Falls, Mt., according to Bob Brooks, v.p.-marketing.

Jed Jennings is heading Thurman Supply of Alaska, Anchorage, Ak.

Donna Kohler is now western transportation mgr. for Furman Lumber in Portland, Or.

B. Corry McFarland will become pres. and c.e.o. of McFarland Cascade with the April move of corporate Hq. from Sandpoint, Id., to Tacoma, Wa. Tom Peterson remains gen. sales mgr., sawn products; Greg Schellberg becomes gen. sales mgr., round products; Greg McFarland remains v.P. and director of administration and corporate real estate; Michael G. Ritter becomes mgr. of corporate information and data processing; Les Lonning becomes mgr. of technical service and quality control; Bob Netro remains v.p. and lnland Div. gen. mgr.; Al Boling remains Inland controller; Peter M. Zech becomes v.p. and Coast Div. gen. mgr.; and Estel Winebarger becomes corporate and Coastal Div. controller.

Ken Gipson is the new v.p., roofing div., Glesby Building Materials, in Van Nuys, Ca.

Richard A. Manoogian, Masco Corp., is the new chairman and pres. of the DoIt-Yourself Research Institute. Indianapolis, In.; David Stanley, Payless Cashways, v.p.; Ronald F. Gilrain, The Stanley Works, sec.; lraniel C. Ferguson, Newell Cos., treas; Bradley T. Farnsworth, exec. director.

Doug Hansen is now v.p, of marketing at the Price Saver Wholesale Club. Salt Lake City, Ut.

Joe Bowman. Bowman Lumber Sales, Cloverdale, Ca., and his wife, Doris, attended a three day conference sponsored by Badger Lumber Co. at Lake Lawn Lodge, Lake Geneva, Wi.

Ray & Kathie Louvier, Louvier Finish & Supply, Santa Ana, Ca.; Jerry & Joyce DeCou, De Cou Lumber Co., Atascadero, Ca.; Glenys and Willard Simmons, L-P, Ukiah, Ca.; and Ted & Rosie Gilbert, Product Sales Co., Orange, Ca., are back from a Baja Mexico bird hunting safari.

Bill Rund has been named mgr. of MSR lumber sales for Pope & Talbot, Portland, Or., according to Bob Courtney, v.p., lumber sales,

J. Parry Wagener is now v.p. of sales for Genstar Cement, San Francisco, Ca.

Ted Payne, Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., recently celebrated his 82nd birthday.

Ron Lewman, North Bay Forest Products, Santa Rosa, Ca., ,tuas in Las Vegas and Reno, Nv., on a recent business trip.

Catherine Miller is now a sales rep for Simpson Doors in Or., southwestern Wa., northern Ca. and northern Nv., reporting to Pete l)empsey, western sales mgr., in Vancouver, Wa, Michael Hollern is a new member of the board of directors of Pacific Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca.

Jim Pifher is now in sales at Washington Pacific Inc., Portland, Or.

Vince Stout is the new sales mgr. at Custom Panels, Inc.'s Central Point, Or., division.

Barbara Yochen is the new sales mgr. at Hunter Woodworks, Carson, Ca. Leland Putney continues as plant supervisor and now also as asst. gen. mgr. Bruce Benton is the new office mgr., according to Bill Hunter.

Clint Neely, Neely-Nelson Lumber Co. is back in Medford, Or., after a Mexican vacation.

Earl Stelle, Donn Thomas and Roger Denny have joined sales at Thomas Forest Products, Eugene, Or.

Mike Gunn is new at Hearin Forest Industries, Portland, Or.

T. Marshall Hahn, Jr., pres. and c.e.o., Georgia-Pacific Corp., is succeeding Robert E. Flowerre who has retired as chairman of the board. Marion L. Talmadge, v.p. and treas., is now v.p. -executive affairs; Wayne I. Tamblyn, asst, treas,,is now treas. Richard V. Giordano, group managing director and c.e.o. of the BOC Group, London, England, is new to the board.

David Bogedain is now an :uea mgr. for States Industries, Inc., Eugene, Or.

Dave Reed is the new gen. mgr. of the Ganahl Lumber Co. yard in Lake Arrowhead, Ca. Dean Wilson is the new sales mgr. Mike Richardson is moving to the Anaheim, Ca., facility.

William E. Lund is the new national sales mgr. for Fibreform Wood Products, Inc., Rocklin, Ca., according to Marc A. Seidner, pres.

Nicholas E. Calio is now v.p.-government relations and executive director of the political action committee of the National Association of WholesalerDistributors, Washington, D.C.

Tom Schlaak is new in outside sales in Sacramento and North Coast areas for Nu Forest Products, Healdsburg, Ca., according to Mike Parli.

Jack McDonald has joined Carolina Mills Lumber Co., Portland, Or.

Reg & Jill Justus, Just-Woods Forest Products, Portland, Or., visited Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Hawaii where Reg fished for marlin with Frank Costanzo, retired lumberman from White Salmon. Wa.

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Yolanda Waters is the new director of marketing at Performance Coatings, Inc., Ukiah, Ca., according to John Mayginnes, pres. and c.e.o, Bill Gaitens, Medallion Millwork, Marysville, Ca., broke his arm while skiing.

Bob Day, formerly with Solana Lumber, has joined Ransom Lumber Sales in National City, Ca.

Wendy Gavaghan is now regional administrative specialist at Champion International's western region office, Englewood, Co.

Phil Zma is now mgr. at the Handyman Home Hardware Center, Tucson, Az.

Gen. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, the legendary test pilot, has been elected to the board of directors of LouisianaPacific Corp., Portland, Or., according to Harry A. Mer'lo, chairman and president.

Betsi Powen, Seattle Lumber, is the new pres. of the Associated Lumber Dealers of Greater Seattle, Wa. ShirleY Meinhardt, Blackstock Lumber, is v.p.; Waldo Bueing, Lumbermen's of Lynnwood, sec. New board members: Rick Barnes, Knoll Lumberi Bob Ferrar, Gossard Lumber; Rick Meyers, Williams True Value; Bob Gillham, Blackstock Lumber; Kris Dobson, Lumbermen's/Redmond. Denny Davis is past president.

Jack Harwood and Leo Hulett of Harwood Products, Willits, Ca., will visit the Giants baseball spring training camp at Scottsdale, Az. It will be Leo's 27th year at the team's spring training.

John Cole, John T. Cole & Associates, Beaverton, Or., is in Japan on a business trip.

Ian R. Wilson, pres. and c.e.o. of Castle & Cooke, Inc., Honolulu, Hi., and Robert D. Krebs, pres. and c.o.o., Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp., Chicago, Il., are new members of the board of directors of Crown Zellerbach, San Francisco, Ca.

Gene R. Kotlarek is now gen, mgr. of Denver Reserve Supply Co., Denver, Co., succeeding Robert A. Tweed who has retired after l8 years.

Milton D. Skutle is now senior v.p. of Timberland Industries, Bellevue, Wa., according to J. Allan MacDonald, pres. Gary W. Hogue is succeeding him as pres. of Western Cabinet and Millwork.

Roland Carpenter has retired from the Ernst Home Center chain, Seattle, Wa,, after 50 years.

Fred Pinnel will retire from the Chandler Corp., Boise, Id., in April to return to his home in Edmonton, Canada'

Lynn Richardson has joined Sunrise Forest Products, Modesto, Ca. He had been with Simpson Building Supply'

Personals

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A. J. Falvo, Jr., former v.p., marketing, U.S. Gypsum Co., Chicago, Il., has been elected group v.p., consumer products, according to Edward W. Duffy, chairman and c.e.o.

Ron Robbins is now with Sunrise Forest Products Co.'s Modesto, Ca., division.

Terry Johnson, Plum Creek Timber, Columbia Falls, Mt., has been in Denver, Co., and Salt Lake City, Ut., on business.

Helen Jo Whitsell, pres. and c.e.o., Copeland Lumber Yards, Inc., Portland, Or., is a new member of the National Home Center Show advisory board.

Ted Geocaris is the new corporate major account mgr. for Palmer G. Lewis Co., Auburn, Wa. Louis Babcock has joined the firm as corporate product mgr. of steel produgts, according to Richard E. Lundgren, pres., replacing Jim Capponi, divisional mgr., who has assumed the responsibility of corporate trucking supervisor.

Bill Yeager is now a senior sales rep for Simpson Doors, headquartered in Denver, Co., covering Co., Wy., Ut. and N.M., according to Pete Dempsey, western sales mgr.

L. Pendleton Siegel is now v.p,, finance and treasurer of the Potlatch Corp., San Francisco, Ca., assuming the post of Robert F. Wulf who has resigned.

Richard N. Cunningham has been promoted to director of research, roofing technology, at Manville Corp., Denver, Co.

Cully Howland is now with Snavely Forest Products, Phoenix, Az.

Frank Durk, div. v.p., and gen. mgr. of Diamond International's western retail div., Sacramento, Ca., has retired after 34 years with the company.

Jack Minion and Ray Brown are new in sales at Chapman Lumber Co., Portland, Or.

Bill Hayes, Humphrey Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa., and his wife, Patricia, are proud parents of their second daughter, Nichole Christen, born Feb. 21, weighing 9lbs, 9 oz.

John Radcliffe, Nelson Lumber & Hardware, Enumclaw, Wa., has retired, selling the store to Dan Patterson; Roger Larson will be the new mgr.

Pete Briles is now acting mgr. of the Yakima, Wa., branch of Palmer G. Lewis Co., Inc., Auburn, Wa., replacing Bob Rund who has resigned.

Midge Korycinski, also known as "B.B.," has joined the happy family at Laminated Timber Services, Ontario, Ca., according to Dick Winkler, pres.

Warren Whiting is now technical communications supervisor at the Western Wood Products Association, Portland, Or. Ron Nix is the new product publicity supervisor.

Wilber "Woody" N. Earl is the new market mgr. for roof insulation at Manville's roofing systems division, Denver, Co.

Bob Cochrane, sales mgr, for Pope & Talbot, Oakridge, Or., was in Az. on business last month.

Ernest J. Stebbins has joined the National Hardwood Lumber Association as assistant mgr. in Memphis, Tn., according to John B. Veach, Jr., pres.

Patricia Barbour, pres., Tynan Lumber Co., Salinas, Ca., and Barbara Eklund, mgr., Tynan Custom House, have been named honorary members of the Home Leadership Council.

Jim Thompson is the new mgr. of Ernst Home Center, Kent, Wa., according to Bill Boston, gen. mgr. John Dietz is now mgr. at the Central Highlands Ernst Home Center, Renton, Wa.

Tom Stonebraker has joined Wickes Forest Industries in sales at Dinuba, Ca., working with John Monlanya, according to Linn D. Edlen, gen. sales mgr.

Sarah Hayvo is the employee ski team coach at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Creditors Okay Wickes' Plan

Wickes Cornpanies, Inc. has rcached an agreement in principle with its creditors comrnittecs on a plan ol'reorganization, lvhich u'ould settle virtually all of the company's prc(-hapter ll debt and allorr il ro emergc liom the Chapter 1l bankruptcy proceedings entered April 24, 1982.

The agreement in principle has becn approi,'ed b1,' borh the GambleSkogmo, lnc. (GSK) and The Wickes Corporation (TWC) Credirors Committees. GSK and TWC are Wickes' nvo principal operating subsidiaries. Rcpresenlative5 ol' rhe r arious prirrcipal classes of indebtedness on the committecs, with the solc exceplion of the representatives for the GarribleSkogrno Senior Subordinated Debentures, have all voted to eithcr support, or not oppose, the proposcd plan. In addition, a rnajority of thc membcrs of the Equity Holdcrs Cornntittee has voted to approve thc proposed plan.

The company reportedly has not yet reached agreement rvith the subcommittee representillg the creditors of its Howard Brothers subsidiary involving approximateli' $45 million of tunsecurcd indcbtedncss, rrrirnarilv held by trade creditors.

The agreement in principlc calls for settlemcnt of thc approximatc $1.21 billion remaining pre-Chtrpter I I unsccured indebtedncss of' the cornpany, through the paymcnt o|$289 million in cash, thc issuancc of $168.9 rnillion principal amount of tr.vo year l2Vo notcs, thc issuancc of $206 million principal amount of ninc-year l2o/o notcs, thc issuancc of $150 million principal arnount of 20-year notes, which bear interest at 71,40,b for the first nine years and l0o/o thereafter, lhe isstrancc tlf sttrck rcprcsentiltg 82.5o/0 of the posr-Chapter ll common stock of the conrpany and the issuance of warrants to purchasc contmon stock.

It is anticipated that upon the effective datc of the plan, Wickes Companies, Inc., TWC and GSK will bc consolidated into a singlc entitl', lvhich lr,ill issLrc the sccuritics and stock to be distributed under the plan.

After giving el'f'ect to the plan, present comnron stockholders u'ould hold appro.rirnatcly l5o/o of all outstanding sharcs, plus rvarrants to purchasc an additional 3[b; prcferred stockholders of The Wickes Corporation and Gamble-Skogmo, lnc. uoLrld reccive approrimateh' 2fr:r,tr of shares out- standing. The shares being issuecl to creditors are being issued in satisl'action of more than $400 million ol'indebtcdness.

A \\'ickes spokesntan said that thc company cxpected to flle its plarr of reorganization rvith the United States Bankruptc.v Clourt within thc next 30 days with hopc of having its plan confirmed b.v the Court by tlie fall of r 984.

Thc plan is subject to apprclval b1' a t',r,o-thirds in dollar amount and majority in nurnber ol cach class of creditors and cquitl' holders voting and by'the Bankruptcy Court.

According to Sanford C. Sigoloff, chairman and chief erecutir,e officer of \\rickcs, the rcorganization plan was developed as a rcsult ot' a thorough revielr' and analysis of the cornpany's resources, crlrrent and futurc earnings and cash-florv potential by thc collipany, the crcditors committees and their respcctive professionals. "The plan is designed to pror,'idc both creditors and existing sharcholders u'ith marirnum recovcry o1' thcir investnrents, * hile allorving the company to cnterge f'rclm Chapter 1 I as a viable business enterprise."