SUPPORT MERCY KILLING OF OLD TREES

Bob Smith has joined sales at United Wholesale Lumber, Montebello, Ca. He had been with Sterling Lumber, lvlontebello.

Dennis Lowe is now asst. sales mgr. at Andersonia Forest Products. Arcata. Ca.

Joseph G. Hall, senior v.p., GAF, is the new pres. of the Asphalt Roofing Mfgrs. Assn.

James Adams is the new sales mgr. at West Coast Orient Lumber Mills, Tacoma, Wa.

Jeff Smith has been named mgr. at 84 Lumber's new Dublin, Ca. retail yard.

Fred Warren, a plywood trader at Sequoia Supply, Fairfield, Ca., won the Salesman of the Quar- ter award recently, according to mgr. Bob Riggs, who recently was a So. Ca. business visitor.

Joetta Wallace has joined the office staff at Al Peirce Co., Newport Beach, Ca., according to bossman Bill Hanen.

Al Bufkin, Sunrise Forest Products, Fullerton, Ca., recently flew his Cessna 180 to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the famous Calgary Stampede.

Leo Kobleski is the new marketing v.p. at Nicolai Co., Portland, according to Theodore Nicolai.

Rich Neils has been named general mgr. for St. Regis' lumber and plywood div., Tacoma, Wa.

Tom McDonald is heading up Evergreen Lumber Products, Redding, Ca.

Fred C. Holmes has resigned, after 36 years in the lumber business. as gen. mgr. of Georgia-Pacific's No. Calif. div. He has been succeeded by George J. Ritchie, former Pope & Talbot v.p. opera- tions. Holmes, the current California Redwood Assn. pres.. has been associated with anO oper- ated a number of lumber companies, including the one bearing his own name. A registered professional forester, he remains on an advisory basis for G-P, and plans to get in some hunting and fishing.

Max Hill, Max Hill Lumber Co.. and his wife, Margery, are back from a European vacation. Bill Fox and his wife plan a trip to Greece this fall.

Glen Breedlove has joined Western Woods Inc., Chico, Ca.

Ron Doyle is the new plywood sales dept. mgr. for Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix. Congratulations, Ron!

Dave Mensing is back at LouisianaPacific, Oakland, Ca., after treating his bride to a week in Hawaii.

Tony Gallagher has been promoted to plant mgr., Douglas Lumber Co., Truckee, Ca., from sales mgr. at Lorenz Lumber, Burney, Ca.

Roger Plath and Gil Wells, both exNorth Pacific Forest Products, are pres. and v.p., respectively, of the newly formed Pacific Commercial, Inc. Tualtin, Or., a Persis Corp. subsidiary.

"How would you like to be eaten alive by bugs? Support mercy killing of old trees! A noble giant of the forest, ruler of his domain for several hundred years deserves a more honorable death than to be eaten alive by insects!

"And you sawmills can go a step further and give these proud trees a dignified memorial service by selling the clear lumber to us. We will make mouldings and door jambs from the lumber which will be sent to the Deep South where they love to apply a natural finish rather than hide the beauty of the grain with (ugh) paint.

"Really now, does a 300 year old tree deserve to be converted to plywood and be covered by a rug and walked on? Or be covered with vinyl and be put on a wall, made to look like ash or fruity pecan?

"We will treat your trees with the reverence and respect that they desewe."

Feather Co.

New Bel-Air Dept.

'l'HE Bel-Air Door Co. has recentI ly gone into full operatitln oltheir new prefit door departntent at their block-square plant in Alharlbra, Ca.

The new department, which considerably expands production, is set up to handle all stile and rail type doors as well as popular slab doors. Production is geared to start running at approximately 200 door units per day.

As the accornpanying photo sltows, the machinery used in the prclit door department is the newest design on the nrarket. A rnodern systenrs operation, it is capable of quickly perlornting percise, accurate work. Any size door can be handled by the versatile machinery. As the door goes through beveling, it is smoothly sanded to give a snrooth edge ready for finish.

It can route for 114" or 5/8" radius hinges and route for lace plate and bore for lock. These operations can be performed lbr any size door and janrb at the sanre tinre.

While the nrachinery used is brand new, Bel-Air Door Co. is an old hand in the prelitting business. A nurnber of years ago, Morris Tyre, the fclunder of the conrpany, operated a prefit department that was sold after years of successful operation.

The return to a factory prefit operation is due to the econonric savings it will produce since the costs of performing this expensive labor on the job site has moved far beyond the affordable range.

The new prefit door department increases the production capabilities of the already well-diversifled firm. A manufacturing as well as a distribution firm, Bel-Air boasts an exceptionally large selection of doors of all types and sizes.

NEW E0UIPMENT has been installed by Bel-Air DoorCo.for its new prefit door operation. Doors come through the line horizontally, where operators use the sophisticated equipment to prepare the doors for prefitting by dapping for hinges and boring for face plate and locks. Any size door can be handled by the line.

PACIFIC C0AST Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Assn. 54th annual, held in Victoria, 8.C., resulted in this group shot of 22 leaders in the Western hardwood business.

Bond to All-Coast President

In recognition of the growing importance of its California distribution arm, Hampton Lumber Sales Co., Portland, has elected Daryl Bond, president and Joe Tidwell, v.p. of AllCoast Forest Producrs Co.. a i{ampton division situared in Whittier, Ca.

All-Coast has grown to annual sales of $21 million since its foundins in July. 1975, contributing one-fourt-h of Hampton's total sales. The new firm has pioneered large barge shipments from Canada and is presently considering alternatives for an inland distribution yard in Southern California, according to Gordon J. King, president of Hampton Lumber Sales.

Mini-Convention Aug. 5

The annual Mini-Convention of four Southern Califomia Hoo-Hoo Clubs will be held August 5, at Montebello Country Club, Montebello, Ca.

The golf and dinner event is open to all lumbermen.

G.O. "Bud" Baker of Baker Hardwood Lumber Co., San Diego, was elected the new president ofthe Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association at their 54th annual convention, held recently aI the Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C. He succeeds outgoing president Jim Spellman, Spellman Hardwoods, Phoenix.

Other officers are lst. v.p.. pat White. P.J. Whitc HardwooOi Ltd., Vancouver; 2nd v.p., Don White, Jr., White Brothers, Oakland, Ca.; sec.treas., Jim Dugan, Star Lumber, Citv of Irrdustry. Ca.

Directors are Craig Kincaid, John Fahs, Harry Anthony, G.T. Frost, Jr.,

Frank Buehl, F.T. Dooley Co., Memphis, Tn., was the guest speaker during the business sessions.

The Annual Regatta, a nonsenseonly contest that is a highlight of each annual meeting, was won this year by the team from the South and the trophy by Don White, Jr., who managed to get the wettest in a four man relay race involving a one man life raft and a course in the bay in front ofthe stately Empress Hcltel. Golf honors went to Craig Kincaid and 'Bud" Baker. Skip Gregg picked up the hardware in the tennis matches.