Producers fight exporl problems

More than 400 western lumber and plywood producers attended a recent meeting for "Expansion of Trade With Japan in Lumber and Plywood," in Portland, Ore., sponsored by the Western Wood Products Association and the American Plywood Association.

Proposed was a program to (I) establish contact with the Japanese trade through a Japan-based firm or person to represent the U.S. industry; (2) contract for the publication of a weekly business report on wood products exports; (3) ini- tiate a {easibility study of the industry's potential for cutting to export specifications and provide economic guidelines {or conversion of a portion of a mill's production {or export; (4) arrange {or a large trade mission to Japan through the Foreign Agriculture Service under applicable legislation, and (5) schedule a similar meeting in another year for a progress report on activities and to outline future programs.

Forest Service Chiet Edward P. Clifi told producers that the Agriculture Department

Weglcrn Lumbcr & Building Moteriols ilIERCHANI will continue its regular surveillance of log export activities through its quarterly reporting service. He affirmed that the Forest Service will not wait until the domestic industry in eastern Oregon, Washington and elsewhere faces crippling conditions before recommending action.

Log Export Wrongle Conlinues

In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Freeman Senator Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) asked that differing departmental interpretations of statutes governing the export of timber from national forests be reconciled. Senator Morse referred specifically to the differine treatment between Alaska timber and timber in Oregon and Washington covered by the recent export limitation.

Pointing out that Alaska logs cannot be exported unless declared surplus to local needs by the Secretary, while Oregon and Washington logs are exported until the Secretary finds that exports are damaging local communities. Senator Morse said: "To me, the law is clear that it shows Congressional intent to limit the exportation of logs everywhere unless the Secretary finds that logs are -surplus."

Gutierrez is New President

Efiective with the retirement of Don Allison, o{ Allison Lumber, Ray Gutierrez has become the new owner and president of Allison and also Commercial Lumber. Ray has spent the last seven years of his career with Allison Lumber, starting out as yard helper. He is a native Californian. born and raised in Lo-. Angeles, is married and has two children.

BeinpJ elevated to sales manager is AI Kohn who has been with the organization for nine years.

Don Allison, {ormer president of

2'7 years.

Miomi-Corey Advonces Tillmon

C. J. Bainum, vice president of Philip Carey Corp. and general manager of the Miami-Carey Div. has announced appointment of Theodore D. Tillman as sales manager, western Division. Tillman will be responsible for promotion and sales o{ MiamiCarey bathroom cab' inets, bathroom accessories, {ramed wall mirrors, home radio-intercoms. door chimes. bells, buzzers, push buttons, transformers, range hoods, kitchen and bathroom ventilating fans, and steel access doors' Also Philip Carey building products including roofing shingles, asbestos-cement corrugated roofing and siding, asbestos-cement wallboards and structural insulating panels, and other allied building products.

Joining carey in 1957, he was sales rep' resentative in Colum.bus and Troy, Ohio and in Kansas City, Missouri. He has also been marketing manager of bathroom cabinets and accessories, framed wall mirrors, and heavy-duty grab bars.

Duboldi Joins C,ol-Pocific

Phil Dubaldi, popular northern Cali{ornia lumberman, has joined the sales staff of Cal-Pacific Manufacturins. Dubaldi will direct the sales of fir & pine produced at the Cal-Pacific mill in Hoopa, Calif.

This newly acquired mill was originally owned by George Van Vleet and operated under the name o{ Van Vleet Wood Products. Dubaldi is completely familiar with this mill as he was sales manager for Van Vleet. His backsround in lumber sales and manulucturing includes l2 years as general manager and sales manager of J & V Lumber Co. in Orick, 2 years as sales manager for Weyerhauser in Arcata, and prior to joining Cal-Pacific he was superintendent at the Molalla-Arcata mill (formerly Arkley Lumber Co.)

Lawrence Turner, general manager for Cal-Pacific, stated, "We are proud to have Phil Dubaldi on the Cal-Pac team. He will be one of our key men and his experience in fir and pine will be a tremendous help to us." In addition to Dubaldi, CalPacific has Dick Harmer and Jim MacInnes on the sales sta{T. Harmer and MacInnes are in the main office at the redwood remanufacturing plant betl'een Arcata and Blue Lake.

Cal-Pacific has become a diversi6ed producer of lumber products during the past few years. In addition to the mill in Hoopa, Cal-Pacific has a redwood sawmill in Orick and a remanufacturing plant in Blue Lake. Their redwood products include kiln dried sidings, finish & patterns and unseasoned commons. The Hoopa mill is currentlv cutting Douglas fir, however sugar pine also will be produced within the nert few months.