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Monuiscfurers of Quolify Foresf Products

Lengths up t< Fine grainedsfowth tir gfowtn trmDel from our Yolla Bolla Tree Farm.

Douglas Fir, White Fir, Incense Gedar, Sugar Pine, Ponderosa Pine

lnterstate 5 Freeway comes practically to our door. FAST shipment is made easy by our location.

Why take a chance on a transit car from Brand X or Brand ?

Next time ask your favorite wholesaler to try Crane Mills first.

HARRY MENDENHATL executive vice presidenl

Lumber Merchonts

Associotion of

Northern Colifornio 4546 El Comlnc lcl, 3ult O los Aft6, Cj,llt.91022 l4r5) 9ar-lal7

I T our annual g'eneral membership

'^ meeting in Napa, Jim Webber, manager of Hublbard & Johnson Lumber Co. Mountain View operation, was elected president of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California to serre for the 7972-73 tarm.

Webber has been active in the association's activities for many years. He has served on the executive committee, board of directors, insurance committeg membership committee, planning committee, and has a broad background in the association's activities.***

Jim began his career in the lumber industry in 1945 after a tour with the U. S. Navy. His initia,tirn to the industry was as a yardman and driver. He has held almost every job in the lumber yard and is well acquainted with all phases of the operation.

He has been employed by Hubbard & Johnson Lumber Compa.ny since 1945 and has been manager of their Mountain View operation for the past twelve years. **

Equally enthusiastic in his involvement in community affairs, he has been active in the Sunnyvale Elks, progressing through all chairs to become the Exalted Ruler in 196& 1967, and a member of their board of trustees in 1969-19?1. Jim is also a Century Club Memher of the YMCA.

With his wife Jo, he has resided in Santa Clara for the past fourteen years and has four children: Steve 22, Patti 17, Linda 15, and Kim 11.

Congtatulations to Jim W'ebber. We look forward to his outstanding guidance of our association afairs in the com- ingYear'

Dick Gross, our state legislation chairman, sent in an interesting article from the Economic &lucation Bulletin. In summary the article says that the current laws of the land promote slum ar.eas and unemployment.

Wanted

'Splend,id opporanity for right rnan. Salary con'urlensu,rate with ability.

Hedlund Lumber Sales, Inc., 5550 Roseville Rd., North Highlands, Catif. 95660 (916) 331-6611.

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Northern California: l0l-544-2982

P.O. Box K, Santa Rosa, California 95402

Southern California: 21!-128-i180

Regional office: ll44 Mines Avenue, Montebello, California 90640

NFPA Studies Supply, Morkefing

Forest products manufacturerq tree growerq allied in' dustrialists, housingo forestry and wood technology ex' perb, as well as public officials took an in.depth look recendy at the problerrg issues end programs relating to foregt resource development, housing, environmental im' provement and wood fiher supply demand requirements during NFPA's annual meeting in lfashington, D. C.

In a major action, the NFPA board accepted North Amerioan Wholesale Lumber Association for membership in the NFPA federation.

Among a nurnber of resolutions, adopted by NFPA's Board of Directors, was one recommending that "establishment of forestry practiceg in some form on a state by state basis, be attempted and supported by the forest industry as soon as poesible.