Pacific coast hardwood distributor's busy annual meeting

TEONARD HALL of Portland, Ore., was illDDIE R0YV: Bob Grimm, Ehrlick Harrison. Seattle; Bob King, Mercury Lumber; Bill Sauder, Saudei sold through lumber dealers exclusively prompt delivery to your customer's jobsite full truck loads or small lots wedothe job plan "take-offs" firm quotations

L elected president of the Pacilic Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association at their 46th annual meeting. Other new officers are Carl Johnson, lst vp.; Ken Tinkler, 2nd vp.; Bob Grimm, secretarytreasurer.

After hearing a number of reports from various sections, it was decided that business was fairly good to good. Or, as one mernber described it, o'the poorest boom we've ever had."

Promotion of hardwoods in general was discussed as well as where to meet next (Hawaii) and the year after (Scottsdale, Ariz.) ; Penberthy Lumber Co. of Los Angeles was approved for membership; a firm in the Northwest wasn't and the grading rules committee decided against making any recommendation on the problem of shrinkage.

HARDW000 IUMBERMEI{ (lower row, L-il Walt Ralston, Georgia-Pacif ic, LA; Jim Spellman, Spellman Hardwood, Arizona; Leonard Hall, Lumber Products, Portland; Roy Stanton, Jr., E. J. Stanton Co., Lft Frank Buell, Memphis Lumbermen's Club; Dick Ouarg, Forsyth Hardwood; Jack Higgins, Higgins Hardwood, SF; Murray McKenzie, Sauder Lumber Co., Vancouver, B.C.; Bill MacBeath, MacBearth Lumber Co., SF; Ed Bauer, Atlas Lumber Co., LA; Ken Tinkler, Stahl Lumber Co., LA; Jerry Lapin, Mercury Lumber Co., LA; Verlon McKinney, Brush Lumber Co., LA; Bill Fahs, Calif. Panel & Veneer Co., LA.

Lumber Co.; Mac MacBeath, MacBeath Lumber Co.; Jack Millikan, Lane Lumber Co., LA; Bruce McLane, General Hardwood, Tacoma; Roy Stanton Sr., E. J. Stanton; Don White, White Bros., Oakland; Werner Richen, Lumber Products, Portland; Jim Sullivan, Sullivan Lumber Co., San Diego.

IHIRD R|)W-T0PSlllE: Carl iohnson. American Hardwood Co., LA; Bob Kahn, Forsyth Hardwood; Lyall Bell, J. Fife Smith Co., B.C.; Bud Radditz, Higgins HardWood Co., LI; Bob Kahn, Forsyth Hardwood; Lyall Bell, Pendleton, National Hardwood Assn., Chicago; Dal Donnen, Ehrlich Harrison; Wes 0lsen, General Hardwood; Jim Higgins, Higgins Hardwood; Al Frost, Frost Lumber Co., San Diego.

Directors elected are: Bill Sauder, Murray McKenzie, K. E. MacBeath, Jack Mil. likan, Ed Bauer and Jim Sullivan. Twentyone different firms had representatives at the Pebble Beach, Calif.. convention.

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