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Ken Schmidke has been promoted to v.p., South Bay Redwood Co., Orange, Ca., according to board chairman Harold M. Frodsham.

Ralph Norum has retired from Marquart Wolfe Lumber Co., Orange Ca., according to Sterling Wolfe.

Jim Fraser, Twin Harbors Lumber Co., Palo Alto. Ca., recently visited the comDanv's Santa Ana bffice.

Eugene ti. Thlboy is now v.p., Douglas Forest Materials of both Portland and Phoenix.

George Warmath is now nt'|. sales mgr. for E.L. Bruce, reports Claude Taylor, gen. mgr.

Richard E. Lundgren has been promoted to exec. v.p. of Palmer G. Lewis Co., Auburn, Wa.; J. Cutler Lewis moves up to senior v.p. and Zack Brandon is now a PGL v.p. and mgr., Oregon operations.

Bernie Orell, Weyerhaeuser v.p., public affairs. is the newlv elected chairman of the Forest Iidustries Council, replacing Russell J. Hogue, pres. of the Medford Corp.

Jim Trent, Home Lumber, Chula Vista. Ca., is a new member of American Wholesale Hardware's member's council.

Chuck Lember is celebratine his 25th year with D.C. Essley & Son, Los Aneeles.

Donald V. Boone is Oreson Pacific's new credit mer.. Portland.

Steven J. Maver islhe new director. nersonnel ielations for Char:di.rn International's U.S. Plywood hiv.. according to W.A. Whelan, v.p., West Coast mfg.

Donald G. Baxter is now a consultant to the forest products industry after his recent resignation from Broc!. ings Plywood, Brookings, Or.

James E. Mundell is the new mgr., Oregon National Sales, Eugene, for American Forest Products, reports mgr. Peter N. Murphy.

Production home ofice: Fred Holmes o Carl Force o Jim Buckner. Gary 0hleyet Alan Swanson o Herb ThomPson

Box 665, Ft. Bragg, Calif. 95437 Phone 007) 96+4058

Exclusive soles ogenfs for: M & J Lumber Co., Inc. (Myers Flat, Calif.) Englewood lumber Co. (Redcrest, Calif.)

Mike Gav is now coverins N.M. and Southeastern Colorad6 for Sasebrush Sales, Albuquerque iioswell King is now mgr., customer relations for Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco. David Haskin has moved up to paint, electrical and plumbing dept. buyer.

Bruce E. Kenney and Charles E. Hammonds have ioined American Forest ...Pp,gducts as sales reps.

Thomas G. Williamson has been aopointed director of marketing services for the American Institute of Timber Construction, according to Paul Beattie, exec. v.p.

Wjfliam D. Hopper is now asst. to the v.p. of operations for Kaiser Cement & Gypsum, according to John I. Walker, v.p., operations. Thomas M. Payne is now repping in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Reeif Trull is now in Pooe & Talbot's *+ mill sales dept.. Portland.

Gary Swerdlik is now selling for Sagebrush Sales, Portland; Gary Wright is now mgr. of the Albuquerque plywood div.

Calvin Lloyd is now gen. mgr. of Everett Plywood Corp., Everett, Wa. He succeeds Elmer H. Hall.

Bill Gray has closed his World Wide Woods, Roseburg, Or., and is now in sales for Sun Studs. Inc.. Roseburg.

Thomas P. Williams is now gen. mgr. of Johns-Manville's newly created fiberglass marketing div., Denver.

Joe Bowman, West Range Corp., Cloverdale. Ca.. is back at it after a Mexican vacation.

Victor A. Durhan. Hardel Mutual Ply- wood Corp., Olympia, Wa.: Pliil Glenn, International Paper, Veneta, Or.; Howard C.A. Hunter, St. Regis Paper, Tacoma, Wa.; E.'J. Ost6r- hout, Kirby Lumber Corp. Houston, Tx.; George Swindelis, Willamette Industries, Albany, Or.; D.A. Westenhaven. Jr.. LouisianaPacific, Portland; William G. Wysong, Brand-S Corp., Corvallis, Or.; Harold O. Schadt. APA, Tacoma, (leader) and Robert H. Hunt. Western Wood Products Assn.. Portland. are back from an American Plywood Assn. European traoe mlsslon.

Bob Heberle and Bob Bonniksen. L-P: John Kelly, Bonnie Sales; Hugo Miller, G-P; Cliff Smoot, Masonite: Leo Hulett. Harwood Products: Greg Lambert and Hal Renfort, Simpson Timber; Dick Hoover, Palco; Jim Frodsham. South Bay Redwood; Abe Willis, Charley's Fence Co.l Ed Fountain. Jr.. Ed Fountain Lumber; and Wayne Wilson, D.C. Essley & Son, were among West Coasters at Capital Lumber's Open House, Phoenix.

Ivor N. Ronning has been promoted to mgr., lumber dept., Scott Paper Co.: it's the former Everett Lumber Co. sawmill operation.

James Bradbury is now public affairs mgr. for. Weyerhaeuser's Willamette reslon.

Thomas Petirson is now asst. mgr., Long-Bell div. building materials wholesale dept., Vaughn, Or.

Phil Gomez is managing the new Komac Paint store, Albuquerque, N.M.

Larry Hamilton has joined Bruce Paneling & Moulding as a cost accountant, according to Claude Taylor, new gen. mgr. of the div.

John C. Felten is now exec. v.p. and gen. mgr. of Evans Products newly- lormed transportation/industrial group. Bill Finkenstaedt now heads their shelter products group plus the new transportation/industrial group.

Bill Bryson is the new product and sales mgr., interior fiberboard, Boise Cascade wood products div., announces Macon Lowe, product mgr.

Art "Cat" Ballou, Sterling Lumber Co., Montebello, Ca., won $12,500 in Las Vegas for a 60d 8-spot Keno ticket. He still can't believe it. We're not giving away any secrets, the feds were on the spot to collect their $4,000 share of the booty.

Tim Stetson has ioined Hamoton Lumber's tradind crew in Poitland. Mark Lofland is-now with Ted Gilbert's Product Sales, Newport Beach, Ca., selling dealers. industrials. He had been with South Bay Redwood Co. Ross Kincaid, exec. v.p., Western Building Material Assn., Olympia, Wa., sends thanks to all for their cards, calls, etc., as he recoverd from a recent bout with kidney stones.

Gary Simmen has started his own wholesale firm in Sacramento. Ca.: it's called (natch) Simmen Lumber Sales.

Bob Pallow has joined Noble Lumber in Tustin, Ca. He had been with Al Peirce Co., Newport Beach.

Bob Crotty and Ray Rounds havejoined the sales staff at Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Temple City, Ca., according to Ray Van lde.

Phil Kelty, Simonson Lumber, Smith River, Ca., says they had ll5" of rain recently: that's more than 9t/z ft., a record for the area.

George Feury is now sales mgr. for Plum Creek Lumber's new $1072 million Iiberboard plant, abuilding in Columbia Falls, Mt.

Bob Golding and Pete Parrella are now with Davidson Plywood & Lumber's Iumber sales div.. Carson. Ca. Both are ex-Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co.

W.L.-Johnson is the pres. of the newly- formed Century Hardwood Co., Kent, Wa.

Roy Powers has been promoted to operation mgr., Minton's Lumber and Supply, Mt. View, Ca., according to Herb Eaton, pres.

Don Scheele is new to Publishers International Forest Products' sales staff, Portland.

Ross Loveland has been named sales mgr. for DG Shelter Products' Klamath div., selling for both the Klamath Falls and Chiloquin, Or., mills.

"Kentucky" Pendergast, Pimzim Trucking Co., Cloverdale, Ca., convinced manv a usuallv-saner head that his horsi:, "Kentulky Bob", would win at Golden Gate. Uh, not quite, it was llth out of 12.

Mel Rhodes. Simpson Buildins Supplv. L.A., recently visited c5. oberations in Shelton, Wa., and No. Ca.