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Bob Bothwell is a new lumber buyer at Rialto Lumber Co., Rialto, Ca., according to Jerry Holdren.

Ed Counts is now gen. mgr. of Sun plywood, North Bend, Or.

Steve Lovett is the v.p.of the International Trade Council of the National Forest Products Association, Washington, D.C.

Kevin Walsh has joined the softwood sales team at Universal Lumber, Portland, Or.

Jim Sherwood has been named North American sales mgr. for Stimson Trading Co., Portland, Or. Brian Coker and George Parks are new to sales. Mike Davidson is overseas sales mgr.

Larry Knox, Liberty Hardwoods, Santa Ana, Ca., recently vacationed in No. Ca.

Kenneth E. Jurgens, senior district engineer, Western Wood preservers Institute, Burlingame, Ca., has been elected a Fellow in the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Dick Lundgren is the new acting marketing mgr., West, for Weyerhaeuser Co., Tacoma, Wa., succeeding Don Clothier.

Luana Gibson has joined Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Ca. AIso new are Chris Amador, Brian Barger, Rod Hipwelt, Jose Partida, Donna Sanders, Chris Silene, Leslie Tay- lor, Marsha Vigit and Ricky Willox. New at the architectural mill are Albert Hilberger, Ion lorga, Kevin Retmier, Steve Rothschild and Calvin Wiest. Planing mill newcomers are Cecil Appleby and Robert Baranek. Garden Grove. Ca., has added Marc potter.

Debbie Keating, sales coordinator. Lumbermen's, Redmond, Wa.. has been named August Employee of the Month by her co-workers.

W. David Chambers has been named v.p., building materials div., of Bab_ bitt Brothers Trading Co., Ftagstaff, Az, Dave McCulloch has joined Dataline, Inc., handling sales in the pacific N.W. and Alaska, according to mgr. Dinny Waters.

Glenn Dutton is the new warehouse mgr. for Western Wholesale Moulding, Glendale (Phoenix). Az.. according to Jim Gonsalves.

Kevin Lowry is the new chief lumber trader flor B.L. Schrader, Inc., Bellingham, Wa.

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Maury O'Brien has been promoted to plywood sales mgr., Omak div., at Cavenham Forest Industries. Inc.. Portland, Or.

Laverne Black is the new sales msr. at Consolidated Pine, Prineville. Or.. succeeding Bob Sell, who is now with Pacific Pine, Portland, Or.

Michael Vidan is now v.p., building products transportation, for GeorgiaPacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga. David Fleiner is director of wood products sales.

Dick Kasperson has joined the sales staff of Loth Lumber Co.. Gold Bar. Wa., according to Jeff Loth.

John R. Furman, chairman of the board and c.e.o., Furman Lumber, Inc., has been elected a board member of the World Forestry Center. Portland, Or.

Phil Dwelly, lumber buyer, Holderness Supply, Phoenix, Az., has retired after 30 years in the industry, accordingto gen. mgr. Bill Rochlitz.

Ralph Stewart has been named director of research, mining, exploration and qualitycontrol for United States Tile Co., Corona, Ca.

Joe Talmadge is now mgr. of Copeland Lumber, Sheridan, Or.

Rich Worley has joined the sales team at American Distributing, Modesto, Ca.

Robert Crunkilton has been named gen. mgr. of Welco Lumber, Marysville, Wa.

September 1987

Jack Eskeberg, WWW Construction, Spokane, Wa., has been elected pres. of the Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club. Other new officers: lst v.p. Bob Managhan, 2nd v.p. Rich Copeland, sec./treas. Ernie L. Wales, and directors Dave Lentes, Al Litzenberger, Arlen Looney Jr., Jim Price, Jim Rosenthal and Walter Rulffes.

The Rev.Thomas C. Oddo, pres., University of Portland, has been elected to the board ofdirectorsofLouisianaPacific Corp., Portland, Or.

Gene Pietila, mgr., Fontana Wholesale Lumber, Fontana, Ca., married Kathy Davis on June 21, 1987, at Lake Tahoe, with a honeymoon later this year. Susan Massey is new to Fontana sales.

Donn Massett ismgr. of thenew Modesto, Ca., distribution branch of Copeland Wholesale Lumber Co., Portland. Or..

Mikb St. John is now v.p., U.S. operations, for Dashwood Industries, Ltd., a Canadian subsidiary of Trus Joist, Boise, Id.

Bill Johnson is new to outside sales at Gregory Forest Products, Fontana, Ca. Russ Leland is now in inside sales.

Bill Evenson, American Mill and Manufacturing, Inc., Chula Vista,

Ca., sponsored the Peninsula Islanders baseball team (Pony League for 17-18 years olds) which won the Palomino World Series, Greensboro, N.C., Aug. l2-17. His son Pat, team catcher, hit .478 in the tournament, includingthree home runs.

Ted Kazleman has joined Builders Emporium, Irvine, Ca., as senior v.P. of marketing.

Dwight Curran, DMK-Pacific, Fremont. Ca., vacationed recently at Shaver Lake, Ca.

Clint Bower, Mariners Forest Products, Santa Ana. Ca.. his son Clint Jr., and daughter Stacey went on a recent albacore fishing trip out of San Diego, Ca.

Dan Darnell, Red Cedar Shingle & Handsplit Shake Bureau, has been assigned to the West, located in Sacramento, Ca.

Mike Seeds, v.p. and architectural mill gen. mgr., Ganahl Lumber, Anaheim, Ca., has resigned after 10 years. Pres. Peter Ganahl will temporarily manage the mill.

Cy Rodakowski, Oregon-Canadian Lumber Co., North Plains, Or., and his wife, Madlyn, are back after a four week vacation visiting eight countries in Europe.

Gary Sutton is now in sales at ldaho Timber Corp., Boise, ld. Also new are Joe Simoneau, Bob Lancaster' Keith Strickland and Jim Williams, according to pres. LhrrY Williams.

Carol Clegg has been appointed director of marketing and communications for the National Kitchen Cabinet Association, according to C. Richard Titus, exec. v.p.

Andy Joseph, Hulbert Lumber Co., Newark. Ca., and hiswife, Marcia, are the parents of Emily JosePh, born August 25,1987,6 lbs.,5 oz.

Denny Curran, South Bay Forest Products, Orange, Ca., and his wife, Marianne, have returned after a Lake Tahoe vacation. South BaY's Ken Kaiser and his wife, Bea, went on a week's vacation and attended a high school reunion in Kansas.

Chuck Lember has joined Pacific Madison Lumber Co., Downey, Ca., handling sales part-time, according to Gene Burnett.

David West is new to the sales team at Berger & Co., Sacramento, Ca., according to div. mgr. Bob Glatt.

Steve E. Dore has joined the yard crew at Mungus-FungusForest Products, Climax. Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Millions Buy By The Book

Of all adult consumers who looked in the yellow Pages for building materials, 83.5% made a contact, resulting in 179 million purchases, according to the National Yellow Pages Services Assocation.

Are You Absolutely Sure You Are Buying your Building Materiak Right?

If you have ever asked yourself - Am I Competitive? or Am I absolutely sure I buy my Building Materials and Hordwareright?Thenyou need C.B.S.-Central Iiuilders Supplies Company.

C.B.S. can take the guesswork out of buying. Since 1937, C.B.S. has been helping indepen- dent building material dealers remain competitive with mammoth corporition chiins. Because C.B.S. is a dealer owned non-profit corporation,all discounts, rebates, datings and advertising funds are all passed directly to the participating members.

C.B.S. Offers You These Advantages

*C.B.S. has been nationally recognized as ,,The Place To Go To Buy Lota"*

* As you buy more the cost to belong goes down-

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C.B.S. is dealer owned C.B.S. has a state-of-the-art internal" tommunication system with participating members

* C.B.S. has an in-house Lumber Department * C.B.S. has an in-house Building Specialties Dept.

* C.B.S. has a General Building Materials Dept. * C.B.S. operates as a non-profit company r C'B.S. has a program with the Blue Grass Tool * C.B.S. members share in the cost to operate Company

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215 Broadus Street

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(Continued frorn page 28) interest. Don't say to yourself, "Well, he/she hasearned the chance to kick back andloaf for awhile." It's probably the last thing they want. Boredom is deadly. Give them more work than they can handle and be pleasantly surprised when they do.

Chances are you have a big investmentinyour top people. Recognize that your investment is not only lost, but your problem compounded, when Your employee seeks at acompetitor's place ofbusiness the challenge you're not providing.

It's your responsibility as a manager to spend at least as much time keeping your good employees motivated as you spend keeping your flakiest help out of the restroom.

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(Continued from page 28) valuable preventative information. Make out the accident report promptly even if you don't have the medical report yet. The objectis to get witnesses and get the facts while the incident is fresh. Trying to find witnesses later and to get them to remember what happened is difficult.

Other key items that can save: o Designate a clinicor a doctor that your people will go to if there is an accident. o If you have a susPicion about a particular claim, voice your thoughts on a note and send it in with thereport, or call if new information develops. o Designate a Person to keep track of claims and keep in touch with doctors and patients. o Report everY injurY that You know of, even if the employee didn't report it to you.Write a note, send a claim anyway. Let the adjuster decide if it should be reported.

. Always file workers comP claims under workers comp, not health and accident. Filing under health and accident is a disservice to the employee, who is cheated out of what he or she needs to get back to work.

The speakers and panelists for the management conference and convention will be announced soon. Sessions will focus on how to be more profrtable in a highly competitive environment. "Outlook for the Future: How to Get There From Here" is the theme for Nov. 6 and 7 at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver.

State lien laws are targeted for protection and revision by the MSLBMDA following a decision ata board meeting in Park City, Ut.

Gift-Wrapped SawSet

Special Christmas packaging will help promote Swanson's heavy duty saw set for gift giving this season.