Cal-Pacific Redwood Co.

New Stqndqrds Group Formed

Following recommendations of the three-member government panel to the Secretary of Commerce that the present softwood lumber standard be retained pending a revision which would require mandatory labeling, the W'estern Wood Products Association announced plans to form a new industry-wide standards organization.

WWPA stated this is the outgrowth of a number of years of frustrated industry efiort to agree under the voluntary standards procedur'es.

Invitations to pariicipate will be issued in mid-August to all industry organizatiorrs on the American Lumber Standards Committee, as well as interested government agencies.

WWPA said the new organization's permanent form and procedures would not be subject to the procedural limitations of the Commerce Department and that its procedures would not be set until all interested groups had an opportunity to participate in the planning. They said that the new organization generally would be patterned after the ALSC, and implementation of its efiorts should give assurance to building code authorities, building officials, specifiers and distributors.

Pqcific Hqrdwood Group's ffith

Al Frost was elected new president of the Pacific Coast Vhole' sale Hardwood Distributors Association at their 44th annual meet' ing held late in June. Other officers elected were John M. Higgins, San Francisco, first vice president; Leonard Hall, Portland, sec' ond vice president. Lyall Bell was the outgoing president.

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Joe Sterns, Insular Lumber Co., Philadelphia, Pa. and NHLA's M. B. Pendleton spoke to the group. Bob Kahn was officially con' gratulated for his services as secretary. This was the 4lst meeting he has attended.

Next year's meeting will be held at the El Mirador Hotel, Palm Springs, Calif., March 4.6.

DOUGLAS

WHITE

PONDEROSA