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Simpson To Top L-P Job

Joseph W. Wheeler Jr. has retired as general manager of Louisiana-Pacific Corp.'s western division with Robert M. Simpson taking over the job.

Simpson joined L-P in March when it purchased his wholesale lumber trading business. He'll be based at western division headquarters in Samoa, Ca. Wheeler had worked for L-P and its predecessor companies for 36 years and was general manager since 1986. "After 36 years of virtually uninterrupted service, I'm looking forward to

Willamette Reorganizes Sales

Switching from product category to regional organization, Willamette Industries, [nc. has divided sales for its building materials group into western, southem, Atlantic and engineered wood products.

Eugene Walters has been named general sales manager for sales from westem operations, including lumber and plywood from Willamette's Oregon mills and Duraflake and Korpine particleboard and custom products.

Ed McMillan is now seneral sales some time off," he said. "I'll have fond memories of the accomplishments and good friends made at L-P." manager for sales from lumber and plywood operations in Louisiana and Arkansas and particleboard and MDF sales from SurePine. Surelam and Willamette MDF plants.

In announcing his retirement, Wheeler pointed to continual battles in Califomia between preservationists and the forest products industry as a great concern. "It's my hope that common sense will prevail so we can reach a balanced solution without the endless confrontations we see today."

Hany A. Merlo, L-P's chairman and president, praised Wheeler for his commitment to the company.

Bill Burkholder is general sales manager of sales from lumber and plywood mills in North and South Carolina and the Bennettsville, S.C., MDF plant.

Steve Killgore is general manager for the engineered wood products group including Bohemia Glulam, Structjoist and Structlam.

More L.A. Riot Results

As a result of the Los Angeles, Ca., riots in late April, T. M. Cobb Co. has made the decision to downsize its 57 year old South Central Los Angeles facility.

Citing the deteriorating political climate of Los Angeles, a company spokesman said, "Simply stated, the ' politicians have acquiesced to the ultra liberal news media's drive to reduce the effectiveness ofthe already grossly undermanned fine Los Angeles Police Department. The deteriorating situation endangers employees & property."

Customers will be transferred to and served from other Cobb facilities where higher sewice levels prevail, he added. Corporate offices are located in Irvine, Ca.; manufacturing plants in Stockton, Riverside, San Bernardino, Chino and Sacramento; warehouses in San Diego, Riverside, Camarillo, Cordelia and Sacramento.

The downsizing announcement concluded with the hope that "our city, our state and our nation develop intelligent, honest and effective leadership before we condemn our children and grandchildren to America-the most rapidly developing Third World nation on Earth."

Plywood Tariff Gap Closing

Settlement of the plywood standards and tariff dispute between the U.S. and Canada is closer following agreement on matching related building codes in the two countries.

A Washington, D.C., meeting attended by Trade Representative Carla A. Hills and Canadian Michael H. Wilson accepted a standards draft approved by the American Plywood Association

June 9. U.S, plywood producers are anxious to remedy standards which eliminateuse of construction gradeU.S. plywood in Canada. The biggest barrier, according to Tom Flint, APA, is a Canadian plywood standard permitting no knot holes larger than 2 inches in diameter, a half inch less than allowed by U.S. standards.

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Because of the standard disagreement, both countries retained plywood tariffs after the 1989 Free Trade Agreement. In the U .5. 20% was collected on Canadian plywood while Canada charged 15% onU.S. shipments. "The tariffs kept our plywood out of their market and their plywood out of our market," Flint said.

Once tariffs are reduced, probably by the end of the year, both countries expect to sell plywood across the border. The goal is for zero tariff in six Years.

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reported. Customers were confined to a limited area with salespeople shagging materials needed. They expected to be fully operational by June 30. Water heaters and plumbing were in demand, Butcher said.

Riffenburgh Lumber, also in Big Bear, hadn'thad time to checkforstructural damage, but was not allowing customers to go into the aisles, Donna Thiessen, administrative manager, said. Plumbing supplies were depleted in an hour with suppliers quickly bringing more.

Wayne Gardner, Lumber Association of Southem California, reported files toppled at his Indio office about 60 miles away. No other damage reports were initially available.