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Less than a week after the terrorist bombing of the Oklahoma City, Ok., federal building that killed more than 100, a bomb has struck even closer to the western lumber business, killing an industry lobbyist.

California Forestry Association president Gilbert B. MurraY, 47, was killed as he opened a mail bombstashed in a heavy, harmless-looking, shoebox-sized package - that was delivered by regular mail April 24 to the CFA offices in Sacramento, Ca.

The package was addressed to former CFA president Bill Dennison, who frequently went head to head with environmentalists.

No one else was injured, but the explosion at the single-story brick building caused a small fire and blew out doors, windows, glass and ceiling tiles.

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit.

The FBI said the crime aPPears to be the work of the "Unabomber," suspected of l5 previous bombings around the country in the Past l7 years that have killed two and injured 22.

Investigators say the Unabomber has a fascination with wood. Some of his bombs' parts have been carved out of wood, twigs were included in one bomb. and a victim was named Wood' The Unabomber's last victim, a New Jersey advertising executive killed at his home in December, lived on Aspen Drive. Fake return addresses on parcels included Forest Glen Road, Ravenswood, Spruce and Elm streets. The serial bomber has also boxed devices in wood (using as many as four types) and carved bomb parts out of wood instead of buying readilY available metal pieces.

Unfortunately, the CFA attack was the latest in a series of bombings plaguing the industrY in the last month:

. Early morning on APril 15 PiPe bombs damaged three logging trucks at a Santa Cruz County logging site. The triple blasts blew out the trucks' windows, punctured floorboards and charred the cabs, causing $50,000 in damage. No one was injured. The explosions occurred days before Composti Timber Services, Aptos, Ca., began logging one million bd. ft. of lumber from the Fern Flat Road site, with truck owner General Lumber, Carmel Valley, Ca., handling hauling. Logging trucks andrmachinery at the site have recently had water or solvents poured into their fuel tanks, spikes placed under their tires, and suffered severed brake lines.

On April 9, the night before the Northwest Forestry Association's annual meeting in Stevenson, Wa., a stink bomb was planted in the Skamania Lodge's ventilation system. Ecoterrorists also vandalized the lodge's exterior and resort's entrance with spray paint and damaged the putting greens with shovels and rock salt. The meeting did continue at the site, with local. state and federal law enforcement officials providing security.

On March 30, a small bomb damaged a U.S. Forest Service office in Carson City, Nv. Fortunately, the device was detonated after business hours, and no one was injured.

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Citizens Group Aims At Act

Project CommonSense, a non-profit organization that seeks to protect private property rights, has formed a nationwide citizens coalition to work on reforming the Endangered Species Act.

Headed by Tom Talbot, ceo, Glen Oak Lumber & Milling Co., Montello, Wi., the working group advocates an incentive-based. free market approach towards endangered species protection.

"Our current law turns landowners against rare species," Talbot said. "It is time to take into account the enormous economic costs and job losses under the existing law and create a new approach that protects plants, animals, private property and jobs."

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Project CommonSense revealed only l5%o believe the current punitive system is correct, while TlVo sud establishing incentives was a more effective approach to protecting species.

No Mas Mexico Expo

The National Housewares Manufacturers Association has canceled its exhibition set for June 13-15 in Mexico City, Mexico.

NHMA decided to cancel "Expo Articulos Para El Hogar" (Home Products Expo) after the number of participating companies dropped from 3l to 20. Fifty-one booths were available.

"The current Mexican economy is having an effect on our members' willingness to explore that market, and consequently, we felt it was better

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TIMES larger than the Sepulveda, Ca., facility it replaced, Weyerhaeuse/s new North Los.Angeles Customer Service Center opened for business March 20 with a formal orand opening April27. The $2.5 miilion tacit-itv in Canyon Country, Ca., features a 56,300 sd. ft. building (including 45,820 sq. ft. warehotise) and rail spur on 10.5 acres. Nathan Dickens is general manager.

The show was developed to replace a general merchandise show NHMA had planned with ANTAD (Mexican Retailers Association) for June in Monterrey, Mexico, but was postponed due to political uncertainties.

SYP Manager For West

Further fueling southern pine's drive westward, the Southern Forest Products Association has named a regional market manager for 11 western states, branching out from Arizona, Nevada and California.

Robin L. Archibald, a 25-year veteran of Weyerhaeuser Co., will operate out of the Phoenix, Az., area, conducting promotional activities to increase the awareness and use of SYP lumber products in western markets.

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Steel Predictions Fall Short

Despite predictions by the steel industry that it would clum 25Vo of the nationwide residential framing market, steel framing currently represents less than 2Vo of total new housing starts, estimates Resource Information Systems.

The Southern Pine Council attributes wood's continued dominance to its renewability, use of less energy to produce and the learning curve required to build with steel.

Lauderbach Sells Ransom

James C. Gilchrist. owner of H.G. Smith Lumber Co., San Diego, Ca., has acquired Leon Lauderbach's 50Vo interest in Ransom Bros. Lumber & Supply, National City and Ramona, Ca.

The other half of Ransom Bros. is owned by Gilchrist's son, Jim.

After more than 40 years in the lumber business, Lauderbach decided to sell his share due to failing health.

Lauderbach's son, Ron, has left Ransom Bros. to open a San Diego, Ca., office for Chintimini Forest Products, Corvallis, Or.

Terry Closes Palmdale Deal

Terry Lumber Co., Tarzana, Ca., has completed its purchase of Chandler Lumber's Palmdale, Ca., yard.

The company will use the facility as a distribution center for its own yards, to handle shipments to the Antelope Valley, and to complement its truss operations.

The facility, closed since late last year, should reopen this month.

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Larry Smith is now mgr. for Illinois Valley Building Supply, Cave Junction, Or., replacing Carl Allison, who has retired after l2 years.

Dane Guard, formerly with Cooley Forest Products, has joined Lakeside Lumber Products, Scottsdale, Az.

Sam Sanregret is the new No. Ca. gen. mgr. for Capital Lumber Co., Healdsburg, Ca.

Steve Snyder, formerly with LouisianaPacific, is a new trader for SCR Inc., Lake Oswego, Or.

Joe Soderberg has been named pres./ceo of Lumbermen's Buying Service, Eugene, Or., succeeding Tom Jacobson, who has retired after 45 years in the industry.

Roger Walters, formerly with Exchange Lumber, is new to outside sales at McGuire Lumber, Yakima, Wa.

Alan Stills is new to direct sales at Cooley Forest Products. Phoenix. Az.

Jeffrey A. Locke has been named So. Ca. mktg. rep for J.H. Baxter, San Mateo, Ca.

Bret Pobanz, former pres. of Central Builders Supply, has joined Builder Marts of America (BMA), Rancho Cordova, Ca., as western div. gen. mgr., replacing Pete Siebert. Bob Maurer, formerly of Ace's LBM Div., is forest products group mgr. Steve Mulholland, formerly of Universal Forest Products and PrimeSource, is a new plywood trader.

Todd Lund, formerly with BMA, has joined Maywood-Anderson, Springfield, Or., as a lumber trader.

Mark Satterthwaite, formerly with Ketcham Forest Products, is now managing Lacy Forest Products' Seattle, Wa., office.

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George J. Harad, pres. and ceo, Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id., has been named chairman of the board, replacing John B. Fery, who has retired.

Jim Ingram has been named sales mgr. at Paxport Mills, Inc., Tacoma, Wa., replacing Sandy Bremner, who has retired after 48 years in the industry.

Steven D. Johnson, formerly exec. director of the Home Center Institute and National Retail Hardware Association's director of retail services, has joined the American Hardware Manufacturers Association as mgr.-industry activities.

Arild Nielssen, pres. and coo, Canfor Corp., is now pres. and ceo, succeeding Peter Bentley, who remains chairman.

David Weyerhaeuser, Northwest Hardwoods, Federal Way, Wa., is a new director of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association.

Donald Mundy, regional quality standards director. Western Wood Products Association, has retired after 50 years in the industry, including 34 years with WWPA.

J. Lynn llaas has been named mgr. for The Celotex Corp.'s Tracy, Ca., foam plastics plant.

Denny Curran, Evergreen Lumber & Molding, Orange, Ca., was one of 430 delegates who attended the recent Little lrague Congress in Reno, Nv.

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Chris tr'lorez has been promoted to truss foreman at Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Las Cruces, N,M. At Yuma, Az., Chris Bass is now yard foreman, and at Tucson, Az., Ray Labus is shop foreman; Eric Tassler, outside lumber sales, and Emilio Medina, estimator.

Randi Enbysk is new to ServiStar Corp.'s western office, Springfield, Or.

Pat Craghead, Mallco Lumber & Building Materials, Phoenix, Az., was nominated as pres. of the Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club. Dan Roads, Georgia-Pacific, is now lst v.p.; Dwayne Fulbright, American Lumber Co., 2nd v.p.; Larry Tostenson, Boise Cascade, secretary, and Chuck Pensinger, Penco Sales, treasurer/golf chair. New club members: Rob Blackwood, Miller Wholesale Lumber Co.; Wyatt Brand, Kriss Heisinger and Nate Johnson, BMC West; Alex Cabanillas and Chris Jensen, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co.: Steve Smith, American Lumber Co.; Van Vanderhoff, Mallco Lumber & Building Materials, and Ken Vogelsang, Western Wholesale Moulding.

William W. Colville, who retired last year as senior v.p., general counsel and sec.. has been elected to the board of Owens-Coming Fiberglas Corp.

Buck Byers has joined the sales force at Redwood Empire, Temecula, Ca., reports Gary Bowen.

Duane Nelson has been promoted to sales mgr. for Penofin-Performance Coatings Inc., Ukiah, Ca.

Al Wirth has joined the newly formed Eugene, Or., sales office of The Springfield Group. Scott Slaughter has been promoted to corporate sales representative, and Sandi Connelly is new as transportation coordinator.

Wayne E. Baker is now v.p.-mktg. at Pease Industries.

Bill Standley is the new gen. mgr. at Construction True Value Supply, Farmington, N.M. Alan Hall is now store mgr.

Thomas Hoogenboom was appointed regional mgr. covering Co., Ut., Wy., and Mt. for Re-Con Building Products, Inc., Mission, B.C., Canada. Richard Bryant is regional mgr. for Sacramento/Stockton, Ca.

Arild Nielssen, pres. and coo, Canfor Corp., is now pres. and ceo, replacing Peter Bentley, who remains chairman.

Steven J. Wilson, v.p.-engineering, DuoFast Corp., has been elected chairman of the board of the Intemational Staple Nail & Tool Association. William R. Gates, Makita U.S.A., is vice chairman.

Gregory J. Erisoty is the new product line mgr. for Stanley Tools. Leanne Cronin is now channel mktg. mgr., and Joni Bellerive, mktg. services supervisor.

Rob Evans is the mgr. of Orchard Supply Hardware's new store in La Crescenta, Ca.

Steve Williams has been promoted to v.p.-mktg. for Master l,ock Co.

Richard C. Newman, Plywood Tropics, Portland, Or., has been elected pres. of IHPA-The International Wood Products Association.

Keith L. Alm has been appointed pres./ ceo of Garden Way, Inc.

Bob Patton is now v.p.-sales for the consumer products div. of The Genie Co.

Kaye Ottick is new to the planning dept. at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to llugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Most Prefer Natural Materials

By a five-to-one margin, interior designers say their customers prefer natural materials to man-made materials when decorating their homes, according to a National Wood Flooring Association survey.

Designers rated natural materials as superior to man-made materials in the areas of beauty, prestige, style, maintenance and durability. "Wood and other natural materials are definitely the choices of most people," one designer said.

BIue Lake Forest Products. Arcata, Ca., has added green and rough surfaced redwood products to their output ...

Precision Pine has closed its Snowflake, Az., planer mill, after a temporary restraining order was placed on all logging in the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest ...

Pacific Crown Timber Prodacfs, Plummer, Id., has completed the sale of a lumber mill, remanufacturing plant, timber harvest contract and an option to buy 13,000 acres of timberland to Rayonier, Stamford, Ct.

National Gypsum Co. agreedto pay $125 million to the trust formed to handle asbestos-related claims, making it easier for suitors to prepare bids to buy the gypsum wallboard concern ...

Manville is considering selling its 82Vo stake in Riverwood International Corp., valued at more than $1 billion

Ply-Gem Industries Inc.'s shares fell IlVo a day after pres. and ceo Monte R. Havmon unexpectedly resigned

Georgia-Pacific is donating $30,000 over three years to the Home Builders Institute's Industry-Education Alliance to support the training of skilled carpentry framers

Rogue Valley Hoo-Hoo-Ettes's parade entry won 2nd place at the Medford, Or., Pear Blossom Festival; the American Dreamthemed float featured a home, forest and logging truck ...

First Quarter Earnings: Georgia-Pacific's 1 st quarter earnings more than quadrupled to $232 million, with sales up l87o to $3.48 billion ... Louisiana-Pacific's income fell36Vo to $54.3 million, sales down 27o to $686.8 million

Potlatch Corp. earnings rose from $5.3 million to $23.5 million, sales climbing 8Vo to $394.6 million

Willamette Industries' lst quarter income jumped 2O0Vo to $99 million, sales surging32Vo to $900 million ... Boise Cascade Corp. earned $57 million up from ayear earlier loss of $37.6 million, sales rose 30Vo to $1.22 billion

Manville Corp.'s earnings nearly quadrupled to $29.3 million in lst quarter 1995, sales ising2l%o to $641.6 million National Gypsum Co. lost $8.6 million due to asbestos claim settlements. down from a year-earlier $12 million profit Owens-Corning Fiberglas' earnings increased 837o to $33 million, sales rising 25Vo to $844 million.