OBITIUARIES

Bob Hamilton, 75, former sales manager at Friesen Lumber Co., St. Helens, Or., died June 26, 1991, in St. Helens.

He began his career in the lumber industry on the East Coast in the mid-1940s. He laterjoined Mountain Fir Lumber Co., Independence, Or., and Friesen Lumber in 1964. He retired in 1981.

Bruce M. Stevenson, 74, cofounder of SDS Lumber Co., Bingen, Wa., died June 23, 1991, in White Salmon, Wa.

A native of Portland, Or., he founded the company in 1946 with his brother Wallace and Frank Daubenspeck after serving in the U.S. Navy. They also opened Bingen Plywood Co., later merged into SDS.

Albert "Bert" McKee. veteran Southern California lumberman. died June 24,1991, in Pasadena, Ca.

Mr. McKee worked for San Pedro Lumber Co. before buying the Kerchoff-Kusner yards in California's Imperial Valley, renaming them Imperial Valley Lumber Co. He also owned Forest Lumber Co.. Lancaster and Palmdale.

He was deeply involved in Ducks Unlimited, serving as its president for a. number of years.

Counterfeit Cedar Labels

Counterfeit labels have been discovered on cedar shake and shingle products.

Michael Westfall, president of the Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau, Bellevue, Wa., describes the counterfeits as 24"x 1/2" medium resaw labels that are approximately l/4" smaller in length and width than the standard Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau's oflicial 4" x 5-3/4" label. The Bureau says they are imprinted with the name of Miller Shingle Company, Inc., Granite Falls, Wa. 98252, Q\O 691-7727 in blue ink. The red and blue colors on the label appear to fade rapidly. The mill name on authentic labels is imprinted with black ink and does not have a tendency to fade. Telephone calls to Miller seeking comment were not returned.

In addition to the counterfeit labels which are thought to be confined to shipments to the eastern

United States. the Bureau is investigating an unrelated situation involving the misuse of their labels in the Portland, Or., area.