fuou$ftemill.

Atleast once aweek, all our salespeople at Willamette leave their offices and head for the mill.

They inspect inventory to make sure the stock is being rotated. They pass along market information so the people in the mill knowwhat products to make. They discuss new products. And they check on your orders.

But their trip isn't limited to just one mill. They're also tamiliarwith the products and capabffies of all Willamette lumber and plywood mills. Because they've gone through them, too.

That means, if you ever have a special order, our salespeople know immediatelywhich mill to call. They don'thave to "getback to you" with answers to your routine questions, because they knowfrom firsthand experience what s happening.

In fact, its almostlike talking direcfly to the mill yourself. This not only saves time, but makes sure your orders are handled in the most professional manner possible.

So find outwhatWillamette can do foryou. Call our salespeople and start asking questions. They'1l be happy to tell you what they know.

And if they offer to put you through the mill, well....enjoy the tour.

0willamette Industries, Inc.

Lumber & Plywood Divisions

Western Lumber and Plywood

Albany, 0R (503) 9267771

Southern llmber and Plywood

Ruston, tA (318) 25ffi258

Aflantic Plywood

RockHill, SC (803) 32&3844

Personals

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Mike Young, C'ross Creek Sales. Inc., Anaheim, Ca., is now handling mill sales in Ca. and Nv. for Mt. Bakcr Plywood. Bellingham, Wa.. according to national sales mgr. Patrick ('. Verd.

Alan 1,. Lambuth. Boise. Id.. has been honored by'thc LJSI)A I;orest Service's Forcst Products Laborator_r, f or 35 years o1'advice and assistance.

Wilhelm Gurski is mgr. ol' ,\nderson Lumber (o.'s new building nraterial center ancl truss plant in North Las Vegas, Nv.

Kevin Monahan has joincd ,.\lpinc Lumber, Sandpoint. Icl.. as mgr l)an Nabors has joincd the sales lbrcc at [ ]niversal I:orest Proclr,rcts' re dwood div.. Arcata. ('a.. reports \like,\llen. gen. mgr. ul {)l)erilti()ns.

Peter Heitkemper. Portlancl. Or.. has retired aftcr 30 1'cars in thc business with ( hapman Luntber Co. ancl ,{merican Timbcr & -frading C'o.

Ted l'reres, [:reres I.unrbcr ( o.. I-1ons. Or., has bcen rc-clectcd prcs. ol' the West ('oast Lunrber Inspection Ilureau, l)ortland. Or. ('larence Koennecke, r\ldercreek Luntber ('o.. Portland, is now v.p.. uncl Harlan Friesen. [-riesen Luntber ( o.. St. Flelens, Or.. sec./trcas.

(iaren Hanlon has re.ioinecl \\'estcrn ( al Industrial Lunrber, (iarclcna. ("a.. reports Phil Mc('affertr'.

('huck BIiss has been pronlotecl ro llcld sales mgr. of the we stern architcctural ceilings region of thc Celorer building products div.. rcports gen. sales mgr. R.S. King.

Lee !'an Hess has bee n transf'errcd to Lumbernren's ncwll purchased Ne*port, or.. storc as ntgr.

Paul Schwiegeraht has becn rrantecl [:mployee ol the Yclr at Lunrbernren's, Forest (iror,c. Or. t)ick .{ndrew reccived a l0-yclr servicc award.

George J. Harad, exec. v.p., Boise Cascade, Boise, Id., has assumed responsibility for three paper divisions and Paper Technical Resources function.

Rex L. Dorman is now cfo and a senior v.p.; Theodore Crumley, v.P. and controller, and Carol Moerdyk, v.p.

Dennis Curran, son of Dwight Curran, DMK-Pacific, Fremont, Ca., recentlY won three awards at UC BerkeleY, where he attends ROTC classes.

Craig Knoll has been elected chairman of the board at Knoll Lumber & Hardware, Kenmore, Wa. Rick Barnes is pres. and coo, and Kyle Kincaid, v.p. and gen. mgr.

Mike Welch has joined the sales staff at Setzer Forest Products. Sacramento. Ca., specializing in clear veneers, laminated veneer stiles and cutstock, reports sales mgr. John Campbell.

Glen Weible is now gen. mgr. of Canfor USA, Meridian. Id.

John T. King Jr., mgr., O'Malley Mill, Phoenix. Az.. has retired after 42 years in the lumber business.

Mike Vinum has joined Britt Lumber Co., Arcata, Ca., according to Russ Britt. He replaces Rob Britt who will be an exchange student in Sweden.

Wholesaler Confidence Up

Confidence is rising in the nation's wholesale distribution industry after a slight drop in the previous quarter, according to a National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors survey.

The wholesalers' confidence index, initiated last year at a level of 100, rebounded to 102 for 1990's second quarter after the first quarter's 98.3. The "optimism stems from second quarter improvements they foresee in sales, gross margin percent, net income, incoming orders and days sales outstanding versus the actual second quarter of 1989," said the study's author.

Yet increases in capital expenditures and inventory levels are not expected, continuing the conservatism brought on by intensifying competition.

Code Plus Promos Plywood

Code Plus, a program to encourage better-built homes and aid dealers in selling more product, has been introduced by the American Plywood Association.