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tIFESIZE carving of Nordic warrior is now 0n display in the store entry at Buena Park Lumber Co., Buena Park, Ca., Bill Niesen, Niesen-Ward Forest Products, Fort Bragg, Ca., assisted in the procurement of "0laf", who travelled from Fort Bragg to Southern California standing tall on a T&T load of Louisiana-Pacific redwood posts and rails. Carving by Charles White, a Fort Bragg sculptor, is from single madrone log section. For those of you who aren't really sure, that's Bill Niesen on the left.

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I N ADDITION to reported generI ally good business conditions, recent expansions, changes and improvements all point to a healthy industry. Among these indicators are the following:

Bob Boyce, Boyce Lumber Co., Missoula, building new sales offices and display facilities, expects to be operating from these new quarters shortly. Ramsey Lumber Co., Laurel, is now conducting business under a new roof which covers sales and display areas, millwork and shop facilities, truss fabrication, and general storase.

Woody's Big Sky Supply, Ronan, (Allen Rogers), has opened new branches at Plains (Larry Rivinius, manager) and at Polson (R. D. Rogers, manager). Power Townsend Co., Helena, has expanded beyond the field of hardware retailing to fulfline building material merchandising with a new drive-thru yard. Mort Mortensen is yard manager.

Alan J. Loken has provided another new entry into the retail building material field with the establishment of Ekalaka Builders Supply at Ekalaka. Builders Supply, Billings, under the management of Cordell Stern, expects to be utilizing completely new facilities by early fall. Ziegler Building Centers are now in operation at

Missoula (Mark Zieg)er, manager) and at Kalispell (Bob Ziegler,manager). Nor are distributors to be outdone by their retail colleagues. Creative Material Supply, Billings, is completing new warehouse and office facilities at Missoula where Paul Tweden will be in charge. Champion Building Products has established a new distribution yard at Butte.

Management changes among the retailers will include: Bill McCauley as manager of Cut Bank Building Service, Cut Bank, with a corporation affiliation. At Choteau, Dick Conklin retums to Knudtzon Lumber Co., following departure of Bill McCauley. Harry Whitbeck is now manager of Western Building Center, Whitefish. Robert Burns is now manager of Aldrich & Co., (formerly Diamond Lumber Co.), Cody, Wy., where longtime manager Sam Decker has opted for retirement.

Skip Nicholls, Peterson Lumber Contractor Div., Helena, is now recuperating from surgery and hospitalization, expects to be back on the job shortly.

Redwood Co. Name Change

South Bay Redwood Co. has changed its name to South Bay Forest Products to reflect its increasing diversification into other products and lines, according to company president Jim Frodsham.

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The company presently has two' divisions: one at Orange, Ca., headed by Frodsham and one at Healdsburg, Ca., operated by Ron Lewman. The firm, now more than 30 years old, was begun by Harold M. Frodsham, the present chairman of the board of the company.