Problems get intensive examination

The 66th annual meeting of the National Forest Products fusociation, held recently in Boca Raton, Florida, concluded an intensive examination by industry leaders of forest industry issues ranging from softwood lumber standards through public attitudes, to forest management and land withdrawal progriuns.

Participating were Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-W. Va.) who presented a major policy statement titled, "The Urban CrisisWhich Wuy America?"; Senator George A. Smathers (D-Fla.), and Representative Thomas B. Curtis (R-Mo.) who participated in a panel, ooDo We Have A New Forgotten Man?The American In The Middle." Both special events were high points of the meeting and statements made were of unusual interest be. cause of their timeliness and were quoted in the daily press.

The NFPA board of directors at the May 20-22 meet acted upon a number of issues important to the forest products industry: o Urged the Secretary of Commerce to withdraw promptly Department support for the present softwood lumber standard, SPR f6-53, since it has been found technically deficient, ambiguous and discriminatory by the Department of Commerce, and lumber producers and users. (See p. 8, Iune issue.) o Urged the Congress and federal agencies to maintain timber sale activities at the highest possible management levels to achieve both short-and long-range national monetary goals, to provide timber sale receipts of $200 million annually, and to maintain the economies of timber dependent communities. o Urged all forest products industry members to participate in soil and water conservation district activities.

. Stated that the American Forest Products Industries, Inc., now the American Forest Institute, should be the principal voice of the industry on public relations and education matters.

Dr. George Cline Smith, economic consultant to the NFPA, forecast 1968 as a generally good business year with no housing market collapse similar to 1966. He predicted that despite present financial, political and international criseso there would be no general eeonomic collapse and the promise of a "Soaring Seventies" was still attainable. The housing start rate, he said, could exceed two million units annually in the next decade.

NFPA members elected James D. Bron. son, director of the Boise Cascade Corp. president. Bronson succeeds Russell H. Ells, president of Willits Redwood Prod. ucts Co., who was elected chairman of the board. New first vice president is Loren L. Stewart, president of Bohemia Lumber.

Regional vice presidents are Frank R. Gilchrist, president of Gilchrist Timber Co.; Stanwood A. Murphy, president of the Pacific Lumber Co.; Norman Rogers, president of Rogers Brothers Lumber Co. and Robert C. McMillan, general sales manager, Crown Zellerbach Building Materials, Ltd.

NFPA officers re-elected are: Thomas J. McHugh, Atlantic Lumber Co., Boston, treasurer; Mortimer B. Doyle, executive vice president; Henry Bahr, vice president and general manager, and Ralph H. Gloss. secretarv.

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-mid-vear board meeting, Shore Lodge, Payette Lakes, McCall, Idaho.

August

Western Wood Moulding Producers Assn.-August 8-10, annual meeting, The Miyako Motel, San Francisco, Calif.

Los Angele5 Hoo-Hoo Club 2-August 23, monthly meeting, Cali- fornia Country Club, Whittier, Calif.

September

Western \Yood Products Assn.-September 10-13, semi-annual meeting, Hilton Hotel, Portland, Ore.

California Redwood Assn.-September 16, annual meeting, Eureka Inn, Eureka, Calif.

Red Cedar Shingle and lfandsplit Shake Assn.-September 20, annual meeting, Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wash.

IIoo-Hoo International-September 21-25, annual meeting, Western Skies Motel, Albuquerque, N. M.

American Ladder Institute-September 22-25, Iall meeting, Broadmoor Hotel, ,Colorado Springs, .Colo.

Northwest llardwood Assn.-September 29-30, annual convention, Jack Tar l{otel, San Francisco.

National Hardwood Lumber Assn.-September 30-October 2, annual convention, The Fairmont, San Francisco, Calif.

October

Alaska Loggers Assn.-October (tentative), meeting, Elks Club,

Ketchikan, Alaska, National Hardwood Lumber Assn,-October 3-13, convention tour.

National Hardwood Lumber Assn.-October 3-?. over.

Hawaiian postLas Vegas stop- directors meeting, Rogue Valley Country Club, Medford, Ore.

Wood Products Assn. of lfawaii-October 7, board of meeting, Honolulu, Ilawaii.

Southern Oregon Timber lndustries Assn.-October 11.

Home Manufacturers Assn.-October 13-16. annualconvention, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nev.

American Plywood Assn.-October 14-16, fall meeting, Sheraton Motor Inn, Portland, Ore,

Northwest Timber Assn.-October 18, quarterly membership meeting, place to be announced.

Pacific Logging Congress-October 28-30, meeting, Portland Hilton Hotel, Portland, Ore.

November

Washington Forest Protection Assn.-November 7, annual meeting, place to be announced.

Southern Oregon Timber Industries Ass1.-\[6ysmber 8, meeting, Rogue Valley Country Club, Medford, Ore.