PERSONALS

Carl Williams, gen. mgr. at Floor Service Supply Co., San Jose, Ca., is back from a recent Rocky Mountains vacation, according to Larry Stephen.

Ed Baylis, Cascade Pacific, Sacramento, Ca., was married April 24, to Beverly Whitson on the patio of Bill Niesen's house, Ft. Bragg, Ca. Bill is the founder of Niesen-Ward Forest Products. Best man was Ross McCarty, American Forest Products, Newark, Ca.

Ralph Rundle is now v.p. for wood products marketing for Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix, replacing J.B. Edens, Jr., who resigned to become v.p.-gen. mgr. of the bldg. mtls. distribution div. of AFPC, San Francisco, according to Ed Quirk, exec. v.p. S.A. Shrigley, presently a v.p., wood products operations, assumes responsibility for a number of SFI operations across the U. S. ; Glen L. Jones moves up to v.p. wood products operations; Donald A. Graves to pres. of their SWF Plywood subsid iary.

Jerry Johnson is now in the YP div. at Portland's Dutton Pacific Forest Products.

Betty Foster, Masonite, Calpella, Ca., is back from a South American cruise that included a tour thru the Panama CanaI.

Jerry Kullman is the new mgr. of the Copeland Lumber Yard, Corvallis, Or.

Robert F. Courtney has been appointed lumber sales mgr. at Roseburg Lumber Co.. Portland.

Edward M. Preim is manager of the new Parr Lumber Co. Hawaii office. A new office in Portland, managed by Jerry Geisel is now working with the Hawaii office.

George E. McCown has now taken over Boise Cascade's bldg. mtls. group, replacing Peter S. O'Neill, who resigns June 1, to persue personal business interests.

Ben Davis, ex-Evans Products, is now L-P's mill rep (Arcata-So. Ca.) for hardboard out of their Oroville plant and particleboard out of the Humboldt operations, according to Bill Van Noy.

Bill Perkins has joined the management staff, Burns Lumber Co., Encino, Ca., according to Gordon Woolard.

Michael J. McKenzie is now GeorgiaPacific bldg. products div. outside purchasing mgr. for West Coast plywood & particleboard, according to M. A. Vidan, plywood mgr. of the div.

Hal Rolff is now selling for Keller Lumber Sales, Redding, Ca.

John McCafferty has been named the new gen. mgr. of the Bend (Oregon) div. of Boise Cascade.

Bob Lawrence, Louisiana-Pacific, Ukiah, Ca., and his wife, Dolly, vacationed in Tokyo.

Bill Walker, Specialty Forest Products, Phoenix, was a recent business visitor to El Paso, Tx.

Bob Eldredge has joined the sales force at Tacoma Lumber Sales, City of Industry, Ca.

Ben Leany and Nick Elardo are recent additions at Western Woods, Inc.. Chico. Ca.

G. Wesley White is the new particleboard sales mgr. for G-P's Ukiah div.

Bob Siltanen has joined Chinook Wood Products, Scotts Valley, Ca., operating their new Eugene, Or., office.

Geolge Putnam has joined Capital Lirmber, Albuquerque, for the N.M. and So. Colo. region.

Mike Morrissey has been named the new lumber/plywood sales mgr. for Rosboro Lumber, Springfield, Or.; Louise McQuin is asst. sales mgr.

Steve Hammans is new to the sales force at Western Empire Forest Products, Eugene, Or.

Mel Henson is the new mgr. for G-P's Oakland, Ca., wholesale bldg. mtls. distribution center; Frank Youngman is the new mgr. at San Fernando.

Ray Moholt, 42, is the new mgr., product publicity, for Western Wood Products, Portland. He suoceeds Mel Blais who retired recently.

Miles W. Davidson, regional v.p., National Building Centers, Inc., El Segundo, Ca., has announced plans to retire at the end of'76. Succeeding him will be Asa K. Jennings, recently named asst. to the mgr., NBC, Western region. Formerly with Mobile Oil, his background includes sales, distribution and administration.

Don Chase is now with the lumber dept., Wood Markets, Inc., Portland.

John Hammon is the new exec. v.p. of the National Home Improvement Council. He replaces Edgar V. Hall, now the managing director of the Asphalt Roofing Mfgrs. Assn.

Gary L. Smith is the American Plywood Assn's. new field services man for the Phoenix/San Diego territory.

Frank Davis, exec. v.p., Arizona Lumber & Builders Supply Assn., Phoenix, has been named by Arizona Gov. Raul Castro as co-chairman of the Construction Industry Committee of that state's May: Energy Awareness Month.

John Osgood is back from an East Coast business trip and at his desk at Robert S. Osgood, Inc., Los Angeles.

Ken Caylor is the new headman for plywood sales for Diamond International in Red Bluff. Ca.

John Elam is now selling for WisconsinCalifornia Forest Products. accordine to Pete Lane.

Don Stobaugh , National Building Centers, El Segundo, Ca., is back from a recent Oregon mill trip. Dave Steinmetz, retired former president of United Wholesale Lumber Co., Montebello, Ca., and current president of the Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, Ca., has announced an early start for construction on their new $500,000 museum building.

Howard Lee has closed Lee Lumber Hauling, Downey, Ca., and is now in an active "retirement" in building, construction, etc., in So. Ca. and Az. He had a successful 3l7z year career in trucking.

Mervin Boehland, Bohcnria, Inc., Saginaw, Or., and M.D. l"iiler, lloisc (lascade, Boisc, ld., wcrc Ihc only Westcrncrs elcctcd to thc board at thc recent' 24th anrrual of the Anrcrican lnstitutc of 'l'irrtbor (lonstruction, E,nglewood, Co. Wcstern dire ctors are Robert E. Eby, Woyerhaeuser, Tacoma; Donal<I P. l'larper, Tinrfab, Clackantas, Or.; Ralph A. Heiken, Tinrberweld Mfg., Coiumbus, Mt.; and immediate past-prcs. Clyde Huglres, Rosboro Lumber, Springficld, Or.

Ed Fountain, Ed Fountain Lumber Co., L.A., recently managed the remarkable feat of a hole in zero. During a recent tournament, playing to a 27 handicap, he was alloted two handicap strokes on the 218 yard 10th hole. Following a drive just short of the green, he holed out in 2. His scorecard for that hole showed a zerol

PhiI McCoy is now the chairman and chief exec. officer of Western Pine Supply, Emeryville, Ca. Ben B. Cassinerio III has been elected president and a director.

Jack Lepper is now mgr. for the old Willamette Industries retail outlet, Sherwood, Or., recently acquired by Max Clark of Clark Lumber. Tualatin.

Mel Hanson, former mgr. at G-P's Salt Lake City branch and W.A. "Bill" Reidlinger, mgr. at Fresno, Ca., have been cited with the company's president's club award. N.L. "Norb" Edwardsen is the new mgr. of the Spokane, Wa., distribution center.

Carita Holton and Joe Nobel have joined Eugene Lumber Sales, Eugene, Or.

Dick Wilson is now mgr. of Copeland Lumber's Lincoln City, Or. operation.

Steve Overton is back at work in sales at Simpson Building Supply Co., Cerritos, Ca., after a trip to Thailand, Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Some guys have all the breaks.

Bill Wessner has joined the sales staff at Inland Lumber Co., Colton, Ca. He had been with American International Forest Products. Beaverton. Or.

Roger Baer, California Pacific Wholesale Co., Cucam,onga, Ca., is just back from a Caribbean business trip. He recently was in Alaska on co. biz.

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