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James R. Shuck has been named new president and chief exec. of Building Material Distributors, Inc., Galt, Ca., replacing the late Bill Grieve. He joined BMD in 1952.

Clyde Hughes, Rosboro Lumber, SprrnS field, Or., is the new pres. of the American Institute of Timber Construction. Others elected at their Palm Springs 23rd annual were Thomas W. Jones, v.p. Elected to the board: Robert E. Eby, Weyerhaeuser, Tacoma; Donald P. HarPer, Timfab, Clackamas, Or.; Ralph A. Heiken, Timberweld Mfg., Columbus, Mt.

Phil Newlands has opened a Portland buying office for Galco Wood Products, Tacoma, concentrating on Alaska business.

Jim Acton is the new gen. mgr. at the Fresno, Ca. operation of International Forest Products, Chino. Tom Pollard is IFP's new sales coordinator, according to Phil Butterfield, pres.

Lloyd Webb, Vance Lumber Co., and Murray Marsh, Tacoma Lumber Sales, are back in their respective City of Industry, Ca., locations after a joint trip through the northern California mill countrv.

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Art Wall is now representing NeisenWard Forest Products, Ft. Bragg, Ca., in the San Francisco area, according to Bill Neisen, pres. Wall retired from Arcata Redwood rn 1973 after l0 years with the company.

Frank Stanek is the new mgr. of West Coast and Eastern sales for Kaibab Industries, Phoenix.

Howard Christensen. William Erickson. Gary Kirscher, Terry Shaffer, and Tom Horstmann are new members of Spokane Hoo-Hoo club.

Dennis Conlon has returned to L.A. from Woodland, Ca., where he and partner Keith Danley are setting up a wholesale wood products business. They hope to be off and rolling by mid-summer.

Robert J. Flohr, Georgia-Pacific inside salesman at Sacramento, Ca., has won a "Salesman of the Quarter" award, according to Stanley Dennison, v.p.distribution.

Seth Potter has left American Forest Products after 28 years with the company to become the new national sales mgr. for Dant & Russell, Portland.

Robert M. Forward is the new sales mgr., plywood and hardboard, at Publishers Forest Products, Portland, according to C. C. "Smokey" Pittman.

Tom Richards, Idaho Forest Industries, was a recent speaker before the Coeur D'Alene Kiwanis Club.

Bill Bellmore, former Ward & Harring- ton v.p., consumer marketing, has joined Andrews Printing Co., Lakewood, Ca., as a sales rep.

Sam Fineman, president, Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., is back from a Pacific Northwest business trip.

Douglas K. Lau is now a marketing service specialist for Napko Corp., Fremont, Ca.

Michael J. Carney, APA, is the new pres. of the Puget Sound (Washington) chapter of the American Marketing Assn.

Dana McBarron is back in Lopez, Wa., after a 4-week business trip for his firm, Dana McBarron & Sons.

David L. Mahoney is now exec. v.p, and a director of Yakima Hardware Co.. Yakima, Wa.

R. B. Pamplin, chairman and pres. of Georgia-Pacific, has been awarded Financial World magazine's Chief Executive of the Year medal for the forest and paper products industries.

George A. Kreiss, Jr. has been appointed Western regional field lumber supervisor for Simpson Timber Co,, based at Santa Clara, Ca. He replaces the late Hal Renfort.

Phil l{impey is now nt'I. sales mgr. for E. L. Bruce Co., according to J. E. Rainey, pres. Others moved up are Charles E. Enyart, to sales mgr., nt'I. accounts and Tom Conser to mgr., sales services.

Jack Minneci has been named mgr. of the inspection bureau of the American Institute of Timber Construction, according to Paul R. Beattie, exec. v.p.

Ken Lott, Southwest Forest Industries, asst. sales mgr., Phoenix, has been making calls in the Greater L.A. atea,

Lowry Wyatt, senior v.p., Weyerhaeuser, has been appointed to the board of directors of the American National Metric Council.

Clark A. Johnson, ex-Wickes lumber div. headman, is now running their new Sequoia Supply, Inc. div., which is made up of the 33 distribution centers Wickes acquired from Evans Products; included are Oregon Pacific and the Forest Industries div. Les Hagen is the newly appointed senior v.p. and gen. mgr.

Richard Neugesser, district acct. mgr., Z Brick Co., Seattle, has won a Golden Spike Sales Award from Newark Steel Products.

Dale D. Collette has been named director of training and George D. Church personnel mgr. for Pay 'N Save, Seattle.

John A. Ehrlich, Ace Hardware dealer in Medford, Or., has been named Oregon Retailer-of-the-Year by the Oregon Council of Associated Oregon Industries.

Hugo Miller, Georgia-Pacific redwood sales, L.A,, was recently in Ft. Bragg on company business.

Richard M. Ballinger, marketing director, housing for Better Homes and Gardens has been elected treasurer of the National Home ImProvement Council.

George Thompson has been named Northern region operations mgr. for Wickes' new Sequoia Supply Co.

Don Stobaugh has been promoted to director of purchasing for the contractor div. of National Building Centers' Western div., El Segundo, Ca.

Chuck Suder is now with Ferguson Lumber Sales, Missoula, Mt. He had been with U.S. Plywood.

William D. Gaittens has been named exec. sec. and mgr. of Independent Veneer Producerg Inc., Roseburg Or.

Gene Brewer. former vice-chairman of the board of Southwest Forest Industries. is back in Phoenix after a trip to Manila, part of a number of trips to various Far East cities. He still maintains an office in SFI's Hq. bldg.

Verlon McKinney is back in San Francisco after a business trip to Texas for MacBeath Hardwood.

Joe Bowman, who heads up E.L. Reitz' new Cloverdale, Ca., office, was in San Francisco for the Missouri Pacific's festivities in conjunction with the Giants' opening game.

Willam LeFors is Willamette Industries' new custom products div. mgr.; John Rickard is custom products sales coordinator.

David James, v.p.-public affairs, Simpson Timber Co., Seattle, has retired after 28 years with the company.

Art Neth, Neth Lumber Sales, Studio City, Ca., and a Dant & Russell reP for 29 years, has retired, ending a 55 year stint in the lumber business. All the best to you, Art, and have fun!

Harry W. Davison has been named gen. sales and marketing mgr.; Robert T. Renfro, gen. operations mgr.; and Russell A. Wood, geh. administrative mgr. for Evans Products' wood finishing div., shelter products group, according to J. S. Pritchard, exec. v.p.

Mal B. Jorgenson is now a rep for Brill Ware Mfg., Kirkland, Wa., according to Charles Brill, pres.