PERSONALS

Dwight Curran has been promoted to operations mgr. at GeorgiaPacific's San Jose, Ca., distribution center; "Stu" Stewart has moved up to specialty sales mgr., according to Harry Nilson, mgr. at San Jose.

Gage McKinney, MacBeath Hardwood, Berkeley, has just taken his B.A. in English from the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley.

Bob Shannon, G-P redwood, is back in Portland after a series of business trips.

Bob Dickinson, Gold Rey Forest Products, Beaverton, Ore., is a proud papa, daughter Joyce graduates in June from Oregon State.

Hank Himan, a 10 year veteran with Doors, Inc., has been appointed mgr. of the Mt. View, Ca., firm. Bud Cligny has resigned; Linda Sowle is the newest salesperson on the order desk.

Al Bonfiglio, mgr. at San Marin, San Raphael, Ca., has been getting great comments on their handsome new office bldg. Firm specialty is contractor sales.

J. Porter Stoddaril, is retiring as a salesman at Ray Hill Lumber Co., L.A., after 18 years on the job. His wife, Gertrude, has also just retired from Champion International.

Bill Sheridan, and his wife, recently vacationed in (we think) the Hawaiian Islands. He is the head man at San Francisco's Allstate Plywood.

Vic Goria, who sells for Kaiser Gypsum in the Bay Area, enjoyed a vacation respite in the Islands.

Bud Smith, G-P, San Jose, Ca,, was the triple quota buster and top team captain in raising funds for the South Valley YMCA.

Stu Bernstein has joined the forces at Globe International's new San Jose, Ca., facility,

Stan Dennison, vp. of the distribution div., and Bob Schmidt, wegtern regional mgr., headed up the contingent at the two day San Diego meeting of G-P Western region mgrs.

George B. "Bernie" Sloop is AFPts new mgt., millwork sales, replaeing industry vet. Barney Forsell For a story- on Forsellts remarkable career, see p. 28 of this issue.

George O'Kelley, Big Bear Timber, and a few customers along with their 20 member yard crew were hosted by International Forest Products, to a deep sea fishing trip ofr So. Ca. Shannon Jaeger pulled in a 6 lb. white sea bass and won the pot; George O'Kelley landed the most fish. No seasickness reported, probably because 10 cases of beer were consumed.

Ilerschell Larrick, Jr., Solana Lurnber & Supply, Solana Beach, Ca., has been named vice chairman of the board of Southwest Bank.

Greg Frumkin, GF Co., Santa Moniea, Ca., is back after a Far Eastern business trip.

Ilugo Miller is back at his G-P redwood sales office, Arcadia, Ca., after a recent Ft. Bragg, Ca., mill trip.

Vern Payne is the mgr. of Diamond National's new center in Spokane, Wash.

Homer Hayward was this year's host for the l?tlt annual HAY-UBOI-G-PAC golf tourney that traditionally has been composed of executives from Hayward Lumber, Union, Boise Cascade and G-P. This year they played Monterey's renowned Pebble Beach coutse.

Barry Hull is the new sales mgr. at Bico-Kinzua, Omak, Wash. Ken Rainey, whom he replaces, has left the company.

Gene Huckstadt, D&G Cabinets, El Cajon, Ca., and Bob Smith, Sterling Lumber Co., Montebello, Ca., enjoyed a successful boar and goat hunt on Catalina Island.

Milan Michie, Ken Tinckler, and their vdves, recently made a series of Southern mill visits, caught the Southern Hardwood Producers annual in New Orleans and then the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors meet on the West Coast.

Ronald E. Hayes, gen, mgr., reports a successful grand opening at the new location of Apex Building Specialties in Salt Lake City. Their Pocatello, Ia., office is also new.

'Wayne Gardner, exec. vp., Lumber Assn. of So. Calif., has recently been in Portland and Phoenix on industry business.

Doug Jones is the mgr. of the new Georgia-Pacific bldg. mtls. distribution center in Eugene, Ore.

Chuck Lember, D. C. Essley & Son, L.A., recently celebrated his birthday with a trip. Chuck insists the destination is "classified information."

Don and Randy Philips, Philips Lumber Sales, 1000 Oaks, Ca., recently toured No. Ca. to inspect their new laminated beam inventorY in Redding and to call on coast saw .mills.

Ray Lopp has been named vp. of the wholesale div. of Babbitt Brothers Trading Co., Flagstaff, Ariz.

Peter R. Bingley is nat'I. sales mgr. for Jarrow Building Products, Chicago. He had been with Regal Door, L.A., in years past.

Abe and Leona Willis, Charley's Fence Co., Baldwin Park, Ca., attended the annual meeting of the Inland Cedar Assn., Spokane, Wash. Abe is an associate member.

Beverly Hall has been named to inside sales at J. H. Baxter & Co., San Mateo, Ca., according to F. J. Sammann, Southwestern states district sales mgr.

Harvey G. Knell has been named exec. vp. of Ole's Home Centers in Los Angeles. Earl M. Christen' son and Robert E. Stutz were also named to be vps.

Ernest Jacobsen, president, Lakeside Lumber Co., Lake Oswego, Ore., has been celebrating the firm's 20th anniversary.

Larry Keller, Redding, Ca., has taken the plunge and begun his own wholesale firm, called, naturally, Keller Lumber Sales.

Doug Garneau is a new Bay Area salesman for Kaiser Gyp.; new to the No. Ca. territory is Bill King.

William Yan Beckum has been elected president of Ideal Brushes, Inc. Hets also vp. and sec. of The Pacific Lumber Co., which bought Ideal in '69. JosePh W. Tasofi, vp. and gen. mgr.' is now in charge of operations at all their plants.

Cecil Cockrell, Pick's Building Ma. terials, West Covina, Ca., won an early bird registration Prize (Kodak camera, projector and screen) in an American 'Wholesale Hardware Co. contesL

Dick Johnson is Michigan-California Lumber's new sales mgr., Camino, Ca. He replaces Ken Bowes who has left the firm.

John Sanchez is manning International Forest Products' new Phoenix office. Nels Blagen is back at co. IIQ in Pomona, Ca. after a Central Ca. mill trip combined with a little vacation.

Ray C. Groth has joined Consumers Building Marts as a sales reP., according to Robert T. Kordisch, president of the Portland-based firm, Groth had been with MercerPaterson Lumber & Plywood, Vancouver, Wash.

Remodeling Industry Growth

Philip C. Johnson, president of the National Home Improvement Council and exec vp., Bird & Son, Inc., made some r@ent judgments on the health and status of the home improvement industry.

"As an organization of home improvement contractors, Iumber and building materials dealers, manufacturers of building materials, lending institutions, utilities and others, we're in a unique position to get a true picture, a valid economic profile of our business."

"When we first organized the NHIC back in the middle 50s. we were just over the $8 billion mark in dollar volume. Today we are an $18 billion industry. We recently took a survey of our contractor members as to what they expected from the year 1972 in terms of profits. Over 77% of the respondents indicated that, based on the first six months, it would be their best year ever. I am happy to report that time has proved them to be right. From the manufacturing side I am happy to confirm that profits are up and we have every reason to believe they will continue to rise.

'oBecause the remodeling industry is still not a cohesive one, the tendency for many of us is to think that it is in second place to new home building. However, according to reliable industry sources, the new building construction boom has peaked, and in my opinion, remodeling activity will replace new home building in dollar volume size,tt

Wholesoler Soles Up

Survey data submitted by over 2,200 of the nation's wholesalers shows their 1972 sales up II/o over 1971 with profits \p 5%.

William C. McCamant of the National Assn. of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) comments, "NAW's fourth annual year-end survey covering 20 commodity groupings reveals 1972 will go into the record books as one of the best years in the recent history of wholesale distribution."

1972 dollar sales volume exceeded by lU/o the industry prediction a year ago. The increase in profits is encouraging although, due to price

President Nixon Donced Here

M()DEL triumphantly finds small stain from stomped-out cigarette, heaviest damage to G-P Vinyl Shield paneling when it served as dance floo(D for some 340fi) persons attending one of President Richard Nixon's inaugural balls. Despite unusual heavy use, paneling can and will be re-used.

controls, somewhat less than the amount forecasted last year. Hopefully, this indicates full recovery from the recession of 1970 and 1971.

SURE and it was corned beef and cabbage for Shasta Cascade HooHoo Club's Sth annual lrish Bash at Burney, Ca. Among the 90 attendins were: (l) Steve Franko, Carl Knauer, Al Boiis. 0) Bill Welder. Chet Atkins. €) Brandy Brandeberry, chairman of event. (4) Maury Walker, John Geisjbeck. 15) Jim Basking Ron Atkins, Ed 0'Kelley. (6) Bob Smith, Dave

Green, Wayne Murphy.(7) Bud Brennen, Harvey Witherspoon, co-chairman. (8) Treasurer Gene Siostrand, Dave Abbot. (9) The Joes, bartenders Joe Ainsworth ard Joe Larson. (l0l Ed Nave, Dan Porter. (l1l President Dave Schaller receives life membership from Vicegerent John King as past supreme 9 member Roy llunbar applauds. (12 Gang frcm Publishers Paper Co. (13) Earl Nordtvedt, Bob McDonald, Tim McIndoo. (14) Max May, Keith Smith, Don Merical, Larry Whittaker. (15) Larry Fuller, Don Winkelman, Larry Keller. (16) Kit l,Veavers, Jerry Wilcox. (1D Bob Jensen, Sam Vallery. fl8) Jim Nelson. Pete Fisher.