VENT VUE

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Ten years ago, Fred H. Robinson, was named Montana Lumberman of the Year. In 1940 he was president of Western Retail Lumbermens Association. Today, at 90 years of age, Mr. Robinson is Chairman of the Board of Grogan Robinson Lumber Co. of Great Falls, Mt., and is still active in its operation. He has seen many changes during his long career in the lumber business which started in 1909.

ln a Great Falls Tibune article recently which paid tribute to his long and colorful career in the lumber business, he said that houses are better built today and should last longer than those built in the "good old days." We join his many Western friends in sending best wishes to Mr. Robinson for many more happy and healthy years.

Morris Kleiner, President Emeritus of Model Lumber & Hardware Company of Tacoma, was recently honored by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. He received its Brotherhood Award. He has been associated with the retail lumber business and Western for over 50 years in a business which his son, Herman, continues to operate today. Our sincere congratulations to Mr. Kleiner.

Beno Walker, chairman, John Bertholf, Jerry Harwood, Mike Lehan, Harold Mabie, Lee Richardson and Jim Riley.

WELCOME new dealer member: Las Animas Lumber Co,, Inc. Ken Shaw and Quentin Delaney (303) 456-0360, 346 sth St., Las Animas, Co.81054.

And new associate members: LifeTime, Inc., Bob Block (303) 2379287, 6261 West 13th Ave., Denver, 80214; Andor Co., Dennis Blosser (303) 373-0440, 10625 East 5lst Ave., Denver, 8O239; Dri-Mix Concrete Co., Richard E. Ladd (303) 429-2lll, 6200 Bryant St., Denver, Co.8O22l.

OBITUARIES include: Wendell E. Smith, 68, Smith Bros. Lumber Co.. Logan, Ut.; Martin Davis, 61, Moab Lumber Co., Moab, Ut.; T. Matt Collier, 78, Collier Lumber Co., Colorado Springs, Co.

HAI{UFACTURERS

Window and Ooor Frames

D€lall€d Millwork

Wardrobsg

Fibsrglass Misslon Tils

Flberglass Brick

Fib€rglass Stona Pan€ls

DISTBIBUTORS

Decra Mold

Slab Ooors

Foldlng Doors

Termila Control & P€sticidos

Cox Hardwars

Lito-B€ams

K-Lux and Emco

Famowood and Epoxybond

Waddoll and Fara Wood Mouldlngs

INTERNATI0NAL president (1) Tom Partridge, club 133 president Don Lincoln, jurisdiction 6 director Jim Jones, and international 2nd v.p. Laurn Champ at Shasta Cascade Hoo-Hoo club meeting that drew 135 members, initiated 17 new members and reinstated 4 more at club's annual concat, held in Redding, Ca. (2) Bob Bonner, Bud Frank. {3) John Crane, Milt Schultz, Roy Bradshaw, Al Kerper. (4) Jim Henderson, Boss Ingraham. (5) Tom Partridge, Jim Jones, Jerry 0'Hare, Bon Delisle, Laurn Champ. (6) Jim Baskins, Tony

Gallagher. (7) Earl Nordvedt, Larry Whitaker, John Geisjbeek. (81 John Strange. (9) Ron Atkins, Bryon Boyle, Chet Atkins. (10) Elmer Lewis. (11) Wayne Murphy, Bob Smith. (12) Don Atkins, Glen Forney. (13) Jack Hawley, Tim Mclndoo. (14) Frank Rock, Joe Derrah. (15) Jerry McDonald, Glen McDonald. (16) Bob Reagan, Earl Brandeberry. (17) Bob Martin, Keith Smith, Wade Mosby. (18) Ted Fullmer, Frank Lucas, Louie Buschbacker. (19) Vice Presidents, Mike Webster, Bob Reagan. (20) Craig Gilbert, Don Porter. (21) Dave Schal- ler, Harry Bleile. Newly initiated were: Baymond Leroy Abernathy, Larry Allen Blagrave, Richard Alan Brown, John S. Byrd, C. Floyd Fairchild, Keith A. Hitchcock, Larry 0. Keith Jantzen, Russell Patrick Johnson, Scott Russell Kassahn, Jim Ray Luster, Ttfomas Stewart McCallum, Jerry John McDonald, Michael A. McDonald, Larry Howard 0wens, Terry Lee Simpson, Paul B. Smerdon and Jerry Allen Ward. Re-instatements included Emilio Joe Minoletti, Tommy A. Hendrix, Albert Fremd, Roy lrving Eradshaw.

Russ Plywood to West Goast

For the first time, a shipment of Russian plywood has been landed in a West coast port directly from the USSR.

The S.S. Alexander Vermishev arrived recently in Long Beach, Ca., carrying a cargo of 800 tons of Baltic birch plywood, the approximate equivalent of one million sq. ft. on a318" basis. The shipment was also the largest single cargo directly from Russia to the Port of Long Beach. The 14,000 ton vessel carried a crew of approximately 35.

The plywood is manufactured from lO0% birch veneers and is of similar specification to birch plywood from Flnland. There are 164 plywood mills in,l Russia and export of Russian plywood dates back to 1906.

Their traditional market has been England, which has been taking an ducts, Portland; General Hardwoods, Tacoma; Hardwoods, Inc., Seattle; and Frank Paxton Lumber, Denver. Main distributor for the U.S. is Allied International, Boston, Ma.

Regular shipments every 60 days of both plywood and hardboard from Russia are planned, according to Greg Frumkin, president of GF, which also will carry an inventory at Long Beach Harbor in thicknesses from 3 m.m. to 18 mm.

Sales will basically be to industrial accounts such as furniture manufacturers, and for store fixtures, dtawer sides. skate boards and die boards used in manufacturing corrugated boxes.

Portland Flrm Expandlng

To house its wholesale-distributing activities, Continental Forest Products, Inc. is building a $300,000 all-wood headquarters in Lake Oswego, Or.

Clad in redwood and western cedar, the new four-level structure is tucked in among 80'Douglas firs and 35 other trees on its sloping, half-block site.

The building shows what can be done with wood materials in Fire Zone I, the architects noted. Roof shakes, wall studs and sheathing will be fireretardant treated.

"We're casting a vote of confidence in the future of construction and wood materials," declared Continental's president. Brvan Arbuckle.