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Bodenhamer traces the pro-active, customer-oriented philosophy back to founder Kenneth Ford, who died Feb. 8 at age 88. The multi-millionaire often arrived in blue jeans and worked in the particleboard plant, and funded one of the state's largest charitable foundations. The saying goes, "Roseburg is a manifestation of Kenneth Ford. What Roseburg offers is what Kenneth Ford was."

Roseburg suggests that, when selecting a supplier, retailers and wholesalers should ask, "Are you willing to make an investment in the future of my business?" A checklist for evaluating wood product suppliers could include:

. Makes you their number one priority.

Will match their products to your needs.

. Has access to long-term supply.

. Operates productive, efficient and integrated manufacturing facilities that produce a broad array of products.

. Sales and marketing department is charged with determining your needs, understanding your requirements, and finding the right combination of products and services for you.

. Willingness to invest in your future.

Home Depot Sex Bias Suit Gets Go-Ahead

The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a class action lawsuit to proceed accusing Home Depot's West Coast division of discriminating against women.

"Home Depot originated, and substantially maintains, a two-part work force," contends attorney Morris Baller. "Men get the good jobs and good promotions, and women get left behind."

He said men hold 80Vo-9OVo of sales jobs, the gateway to higher paid positions, while women hold 8O7o of the dead-end cashiers' jobs.

A first trial, set to begin Sept.22 in San Francisco, Ca., federal court, will decide whether the chain discriminated in virtually all employment decisions, including hiring, initial job placement, training, promotions and compensation. If discrimination is found, a second trial would address compensation and relief for individual plaintiffs.

Home Depot claims the lawsuit should not have been certified as a class action, covering about 17,000 current and former employees and 200,000 applicants.

The suit was filed in San Francisco on behalf of women in Home Depot's 130-store, 1O-state West Coast division. The division employs about 9,000 women and 17,000 men in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas,

Utah and Washington.

Although neither has yet received class action certification, two other sex-bias suits are pending against the company, one in New Jersey and another in Louisiana, which was recently joined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Wood Industry Protests Term "Plastic Lumber,,

Several industry goups are working to persuade ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics against using the term "plastic lumber" to designate structural products that use a combination of plastic and wood fiber.

American Wood Council, among others, submitted negative votes and comments claiming the terminology will cause confusion and potentially dangerous situations in the marketplace.

AWC noted all definitions of the word "lumber" describe cut slices of timber or wood in board shapes, thus identifying a manufacturing process, finished shape and material. The proposed definition of "plastic lumber" is contradictory as to material and incor- rect regarding manufacturing process, finished shape and cross-section.

Alternative terms suggested included "fiber-reinforced plastic boards," "resin-bound fiber structural boards," and "structural fiber-reinforced plastic board."