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Moior New Compony Formed

Eight corporations and two partnerships in northcrn California have joined to establish the new {irm of Sierra Pacific Industries, which went public June 1l with en offering of 700,000 shares of stock.

'Ihe operations now united are Eagle Lake Lumber Co., Susanville; R. H. Emlnerson & Son, Arcata; Humboldt l'lakeboard. Arcata; Siskiyou Mills, Huppy Camp; South Fork Timber Products Inc.. Hay{ork; Siskiyou Mouldings Inc., Yreka; J. & R. N'Iillwork Sales, Yreka; Log Transport Inc., Yreka and Vica Trucking Co., Arcata.

\Ianagement includes A. A. Emmerson, president and director; John B. Crook, exec. v.p. and director; M. W. Crook, v.p. and director; R. H. Emmerson, v.p. and director; Donald E. Reiewerts, secretarytreasurer and dirt'ctor and Arthur B. Adams, George H. Pfau. Jr. and Fortney H. Stark, Jr. directors.

The company procluced 258 million ,b.f. and 57 million surface |eet, \" basis, of particle board during 1968. This places it in the top ten particle board manufactur,,rs in tJre Unired States.

Substantially all their timberlands are in Humboldt, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties. As of April 1, they held rights under timber cutting contracts for an estimated 650.000 mbf of timber.

Each of the participating mills and companies continue under the direct management of the staff at each location with overall executive direction from the Arcata headquarters.

The company's main market is the United Statcs, however. sales arc made regularly to customcrs in Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Products are Douglas {ir. white fir, ponderosa pine and sugar pine. Thcy rank l2th among reporting U.S. lumber manufacturers.

Bronson Lewis New APA Chief

Bronson J. Lelvis has been named exec. lp. of the American Plywood Association.

Hc succeeds James R. Turnbull who is norv chief stafi officer of the National Forest Products Ass'n. Lewis has been secretary of the plyuood association since 1960 and has played a leading role in helping new plvwood mannfacturers get into production in the South and in establishing training programs for inexperienced production workers.

For five years he directed APA's efforts to assure adequate sources of raw material for mills primarily dt'pendent upon public timber.

He also played a major role in founding the Forest Products Promotion Courrcil and jn the mcrging of FPPC into the Amcrican Wood Council last year.

Pqlco Buys ldeol Brushes

The Pacific Lumber Co. has bought Ideal Brushes, Inc. {or $2.5 million, according to Palco president Stanwood A. N{urphy.

Ideal, one o{ the ruest's largest manufacturers o{ paint brushes, rollers and related paint sundry items" will become a Palco subsidiary and will be headed by Sherman L. Veiss.

Palt'o, a I00 year lumber industry veteran, with sales of $29 million in 1968, views this acquisition, according to Murphy, as a diversified extension o{ its longestablished participation in housing.