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By KENT MOXEY executive vice president

AUn convention at Vail was very lr.-rf successful: 373 people were there and the weather was line, goli was good.

The best part was the high spirit of the convention. Everyone was friendly and happy, a good rnood. This is a reflection ol'the state of business in our industry, surely cause for confidence and optirnisnr.

The speakers were very informative and intercsting. The business sessions were verv well attended. We have heard n-rany lavorablc comments from those rvho were there.

New directors elected for three year ternls on the board are as follows:

Howard Anderson, Ut., Ted Johnson, ld., Bill Pengelly, Wy., Tom Lamb, Wy.

L,lected for one year to till out the ternr ol' Torr Brettell who resigned, is Charles Srnith of Roswell. N.M. Charles and his wife drove l4 hours to get to the convention. When they arrived, they learned their daughter had been seriouslv iniured in an automobile accident since-they left home. After calling the doctor, they turned around and drove

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straight back home. Charlie reports that shc is now out of the hospital and doing alright.

The current board of directors and olliccrs are: l']resident-director, Bud Diehl, Denver Lunrber Co., Denver; v.p.-director, Howard Anderson, Anderson Lumbcr Co., Ogden, Ut.; v.p.-director, Karl Detton, McCaslin's, Inc., Burley, Id.; v.p.-director, Bill Pengelly, Casper Lurnber Co., Casper, Wy.; v.p.-director, Nino Trujillo, Bosque Farms Honre Center, Peralta, N.M.; director, Jirn Ellis, The Independent Lumber Co., Grand Junction, Co.: director, Bill Grimm, R-W Specialties, Denver; director, Ted Johnson, Max Ker & Son Lumber Co.. ldaho Falls, ld.; director, Tom Lanrb, Lanrb's Pro Mart, Jackson. Wy.; director, Harold Mabie, King Investment & Lumber Co., Pueblo, Co.; director, Charles Smith, Pecos Valley Lurnber Co., Roswell, N.M.; director, Henry Stringham, Stringharl Lurnber Co., Salt Lake City. L.x-ollicio director, Davis Martin, A.D. Martin Lumber Co., Ogden, Ut.; National director, Roy Anderson, Anderson Lumber Co., Ogden, Ut.; National director and treasurer, Chet Nortz, M.S.L.D.A., Salt Lake City; L,xecutive secretary, yours truly.

D & R's Bishoprick Retires

Dant & Russell, Inc., the Portland-based forest products company, has announced that Stanley Bishoprick, exec. v.p., has retired.

J.S. Heigel, president, said Bishoprick, 70, has reached mandatory retirement age but will be a consultant and a member of its board of directors. D & R has no immediate plans to fill Bishoprick's position as exec. v.p., Heigel added.

Bishoprick has been associated with Dant & Russell for 33 years and directly involved in the forest products industry since 1917. He also has been prominent in civic and community affairs for many years.

He joined Dant & Russell in 1941 as rail department manager and later became cargo department manager. He was named a director and v.p. in 1956, when Dant & Russell was reorganized to succeed another company of the same name. In 1968, he was elected exec. v.p.