PERS@NALS

Jerry Cobb is the mgr. at Cashway's new Las Cruces, N.M., store; Tito Barreras is asst. mgr.

Len Viale has been promoted to Southwestern regional mgr. of Simpson Building Supply Co., according to Haley Bertain, Western mgr., who also announced that George Tbompson is now sales mgr., Santa Clara and Frank Stanger is sales mgr., Los Angeles.

Michael N. Sims is American Forest Product's new Albuquerque, N.M., distribution center mgr.; Richard N. LeClair is new to Nlfty Gay's sales staff at AFP Stockton. Ca.: and Dennis W. Betts is sales trainee at AFP Van Nuys, under Joe Contestabile, center mgr.

Paul J. Meyers is now at Pope & Talbot's Portland industrial hardboard dept. as a sales coordinator, reDorts Robert E. Brooks. director oi sales and training.

Miles Butterfield has joined United Wholesale Lumber Co., Montebello, Ca., working in purchasing, direct sales and product development. J. E. "Jim" Marshment is United Wholesale's new mqr. of their box & material div., accdrding to Bill Buettner, v.p.

Mel C. Carpenter has been promoted to v.p. in charge oftissues and specialty products at Georgia-Pacific. He's based in Portland.

A. Whit Crowe is now v.p. - marketing for E.L. Bruce Co., according to Duane M. Wetter. pres. James E. Magness is the new ilirector of sales and marketing, flooring div. and Richard E. Novak is marketing mgr.

Tonv Warchol now heads sales & -production for Great Western PIywood. Portland.

Fred Staley, Gordon Middlecamp and Dick Martin are manning Continental Forest Products' new Salem, Or., office.

Perrv Adcox is the new sales msr. at "sierra Pacific's Siskivou -div.: Dwayne Scott now heads-up sales at SPI's Inyokern div.

John Robbins has returned to Simpson Timber, as v.p. - administration, in Seattle.

Tim Thompson is now managing American Forest Products' Newark, Ca., distribution center. Kenneth E. Benell is now director of operations and analysis at the Fresno div.: Jeanette Cottengim is Fresno's new inventory control supervisor.

Dorothy Wilson will have worked as Chet Nortz' (Mt. State Lumber Dealers Assn.) secretary and strong-right arm for 30 years, come July. Take a bow, Dorothy.

Seth Potter has been promoted to national sales mgr. ior American Forest Products' bldg. mtls. div.

Everett "Budtt Johnson, gen. mgr., C&D Lumber, Riddle, Or., has been apoointed to the American National Metric Council, lumber & wood products.

Ross Escalette is now v.p. - marketing for Weslock Co., L.A.; Al Coyte is the new consumer sales mer. Both had been with Ajax Hardiare.

Leonard G. Spelber is the new exec. v.p., New Pr6ducts Corp., Ogden, Ut.. according to James L. Robertson, pres.

Rick Tender, asst. mgr., Lumber Crty, Woodland Hills, Ca., gave away two $100 certificates celebratine the store's grand opening.

Jim O'Hollaren is the new Western region credit mgr. for Boise Cascade's wood products div., Portland.

Dennis W. Wilde is WWPA's new rep for Az., N.M., So. NV., and parts of So. Ca. He's based in Glendale. Az.

MORE PERSONALS (Continued frorn p. 28)

John Parmeter, 70, a lumberjack for AFP, has retired with what was (for him) a routine job, toPPing a tree; this one was at the Sierra Cascade Logging Conference, Reno, Nv.

Henry Mackin has joined the trading staff at Fraser Canyon Lumber Sales, Vancouver, B.C., according to gen. sales mgr. Jim Hemphill.

Ralph D. Shoulders is managing Pope & Talbot's new $10 million Oakridge, Or., sawmill, according to George J. Ritchie, v.p. - domestic operations.

B.N. Glanville, div. mgr., Continental Western's wood products div. and ores.. Continental Forest Products bf Oregon, has been named to the board oi the parent company.

Donald L. Huston, until recently with Wickes sales & marketing, San Diego, is now mgr. - home improvement/bldg. supply for the Peavey Co., Minneapolis, Mn.

E. Roger Montgomery, who began with Ll.S. Plywood on the coast in 1949. has been named vice-chairman of the board of the parent firm, Champion International, in N.Y. John A. ball succeeds him as exec. v.p., bldg. mtls. group.

Mike L. Gunn, Reed R. Trull and Dan J. Sheehan have been appointed new mill sales reps for Pope & Talbot, according to v.p. - luriber sales Sy Rodakowski.

Gerald A. Parsons is Evans Products' new v.p. - corporate relations. Earl M. Morgan is their new international div. group v.p. and gen. mgr.

Axel A. Peterson is now director of purchasing for Southwest Forest Industries. Phoenix. reveals J.E. McDonald, seni<ir v.p. administration. Lee E. Niederkorn is now director of credit, according to R.W. Rehfeld, v.p. & treasurer.

Jim Parsons. Bel-Air Door's new man in Arizona, recently completed another tour of the territory.

Don Philips, Philips Lumber Sales, Thousand Oaks, Ca., has a mill trip set for Eureka. Ca.. this month.

Bob Yorgason is now an outside sales rep for American Wholesale Hardware, Long Beach, Ca.

Dan McKeon is a new sales rep for Virginia Hardwood Co., Monrovia, Ca., for the Eastern part of the L.A. metro area, according to Mike Ferrari.

Howard Forster now reps all Arcadia products in Az., West Tx., and N.M.

Charles O. Morse now covers No. Ca. for Samuel Cabot, Inc., the Boston stain mfgr.

Richard Kaiser is the new mgr. and Michael Billings the associate mgr. of the new Wickes Lumber Center in San Marcos, Ca.

Jim and Jo Webber, Mintons, Mt. View, Ca., are the proud grandparents of a babv girl.

Jack Havens, Lane-Stanton Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., is back from the hardwood meet, Vancouver, B.C. New L-S staffers include former Navy pilot Wayne Oxford. the son of veteran lumberman Rex Oxford. and Mike Rhoades. son of Roseburg Lumber sales rep Frank Rhoades. Lloyd Webb and Wayne Oxford recently did the No. Ca. mill country.

Stephen B. Moser has been reelected - chairman of the board of Boise Cascade, tho he's dropping operating responsibilities; Edward W. Hughes, v.p., is now in charge of timber, bldg. mtls. for BC.

William Carey, is the new gen mgr., Klamath lumber div., DG Shelter Products, San Francisco, according to R.C. McCracken, DiGiorgio Dres.

Petei Hanley has joined the trading staff of Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, according to Gordon J. King.

Raymond Cheaney is the new mgr. of Herr Lumber Co., Auburn, Wa.

Raymond Peterson is now selling for Clint Rygel's Rygel Lumber Sales, Newport Beach, Ca.

Ralph Lamon, Lamon Lumber Co., San Francisco, plans a late July vacation at Lake Tahoe.

Phil Butterfield, International Forest Products, Inc., Pomona, Ca., is back after a l0 day Hawaiian vacatlon.

WHTTTTER CA

PUT'ER THERE, (1) WIC president Ralph McOlure (right in 1) presenting Award of Excellbnce for outstanding usage of architectural woodwork to Homer Rissman for Holiday Casino job, Las Vegas. (2) Don Clark, Dave Shafer, U.S. Plywood. (3) Clill Stevens, U.S. Plywood, New York. (4) President McClure (left) congratulating panel moderator and chairman, Jim Cline, Ganahl Lumber Co. (5) Dave Caldwell, Minton Co.; Paul Steinberg, Bob Briggs, AnemostatWest; Tom Cooper, Murray Mill & Mfg.; John Ganahl, Ganahl Lumber. (6) Dick Garlick, Garlick & Tingey Mill & Lumber; John Govorchrn, Air Louvers, Ltd.; Fred Hermann, & Safranek. (7) Group watching display ol edge banding machine.

Record Attendance for WIC

Attendance at the Woodwork Institute ol California 23rd Annual Convention set an all time record of 150 oeople. Speakers were very informative-and well received, as were the 26 displays of the associate members.

Subjects of fire codes, fire doors, 20 minute draft smoke stop doors. hardware for such doors, anil fire retardant treatments were all covered. as well as the Cal-OSHA program, safety program and procedures, and the W.l.C. Workmen's Como. Plan.

Ralph MbClure, Union Planing Mill, was reelected president. Jack Carpenter, Valley Planing Mill, was reelected lst v.p., Richard Garlick of Garlick & Tingey Mill & Lumber Co., was elected 2nd v.p., Edwin Bernhauer, Fresno Planing Mill Co., was reelected treasu rer.

Humphrey at NFPA Annual

Long-range planning similar to that which placed Americans on the moon and brought them home again must be applied if the nation is to meet its future wood needs, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) told the National Forest Products Assn.'s 72nd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Wood products manufacturers and distributors,