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By R0SS KINCAID executive vice oresident

'I'he chairmen of all WBMA State Leeislative Committees met May 6 in Salem, Oregon to formulate a positive legislative program for W'estern. The purpose o{ this meeting was to coordinate efforts and adopt procedures to strengthen WBMA's legislative activities. The group reviewed subjects of common interest to the four states and exchanged experiences of efforts by each state committee on specific legislation.

In its discussion of the Oregon Inventory Tax, the group heard recommendations from Ivan Congleton, executive vice president of Associated Oregon Industries. He stated that although some relief has been received under the 1965 Amend. ments, the fact that each legislature must appropriate money from the General Fund to provide for a reduction in the tax gives Oregon businessmen no assurance that re- lie{ will actually be received. He suggested that efiorts should again be directed toward relief from the Inventory Tax in the next legislature and now is the time to start. Washin6Jton's Legislative Committee will explore avenues {or inventory tax relief also.

Contractor fraud legislation pertaining to the misappropriation of construction funds was also considered to be very important. A coordinated efiort among all states wjll enhance the possibility of such legislation being passed.

A more comprehensive report of this legislative meeting will be sent to you later. It should be added that the key to our industry's approach to legislative matters is in the word "positive." A positive program with the active assistance of each member will be efiective in attaining fair and equitable laws.

Welcome to the following new member firms:

Retail: Valley Best-Way Building Supply, Inc., Spokane, Wash.

Dimond Building Supply, Anchorage. Marine Lumber Co., Tigard, Ore. Davis Lumber Co., Sumner, W'ash. Cavanaugh Lumber Co., Inc., Tacoma, Wash.

North City Lumber Co., Inc., Seattle. River Road Building Supply, Eugene. Associate: Cal-Roof Wholesale, Inc., of Eugene, Ore.

Yakima Hardware Co.. Yakima. Wash. National Lead Co., Seattle, Wash.

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Stu Lyons, head of Rolando Lumber Co. in San Francisco, recently spent a week in the Portland area on business.

Hobbs Wall Lumber's John Polach and his Barbara attended the highly successful recent NFPA annual at Boca Raton, Florid,a, May 19-22.

J. R. Batchelder has been appointed plant manager at the Feather River plant of Koppers Co., Inc., in Oroville, Calif., according to W. F. Klug, Jr., production manager in the company's forest products division.

Johnny Jones, vice-president sales for Union Lumber Company, and Mrs. Jones returned to San Francisco June 1, after a month vacation trip through most of Western Europe.

John Prime is back pounding his Sawmill Sales Company beat after undergoing minor surgery last month.

Jerry Pajatz, formerly of U.S. Plywood and Globe International, joined the sales staff of Abitibi Corp., representing the Orange County, San Diego County and Arizona areas. Jerry has some 13 years in the plywood business.

John Bates, West Coast sales manager, Abitibi Corp,, recently crewed on the boat "Tern" that placed very high in the Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race.

Two Biggies Stqrt Building Homes

Two of the biggest firms in the wood products business have announced plans to enter the shelter field.

Weyerhaeuser has $I million in a joint venture with builder Brown & Kaufiman for an $18 million community near San Francisco. Boise Cascade reveals they will develop 25,500 acres in Hawaii in a resort-residential combination that will include 10,000 homesites.

Millwork Plont Sfruck by Fire

A major fire caused damage estimated at $500,000 to the Yuba City Millwork plant at Oswald, Calif., April 20.

Extremely high north winds {anned the 4 hour blaze through the big millwork plant while firefighters concentrated on keeping the fire {rom spreading to the company's large yard inven' tory and an adjoining building housing a sorting chain. Although equipment in the plant was completely destroyed, several pieces of newly purchased machinery stored in another part of the yard were undamaged and plans are to rebuild the plant.

Dan Middleton heads the firm and Art McPherson is vicepresident and general manager.

G-P Goes Into Soufh Americo

Georgia-Pacific Corp. has announced it will participate in a major South American timber development program, ranging from manufacturing to long-range reforestation and international trade. Development area is in the Province of Esmeraldas in the northwest coastal region of Ecuador.

Georgia-Pacific reports rights involve approximately 400,000 acres, and include an estimated 2 billion board feet of commercial timber, heavy to virola and sande.

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Ed Enqrns Joins Fremonl

Ed Evans, who was the manager of cargo lumber sales in So. Calif. fir Weyerhaeuser, has joined the Fremont Forest Products team in Whittier, Calif. Fremont says they are very proud to announce the addition of this very popular and en- ' ergetic young lumberman to their sales stafi. Ed will be calling on selected yards in So. Calif. and, thereby, helping Fremont to give more intensive and efiective service to their many customers.

Ed graduated from Webb School in Claremont in 1957 after serving as Cap, tain of both their football and baseball tll