MONTA NA NEWS

By R. V. PETERSEI{ executive vice president

I)RESIDE\T Wally Steftarr, in antitipa' f tion of fall elections and our neyt legislative session, has expanded the MBMDA legislative action committee.

Named are: Bill Aldrich, Stan Ander' son, Bob Lindsey and Art Walter, Billings;

Troy French of Hardin, to cover southcentral Montana. Brooks Robinson and Roger Walsh at Great Falls, Elvin Hanson at Havre and Bob Stack at Cut Bank will monitor the north-central section. South' western activities will be under the scrutiny of John Hovren at Dillon, Dean Beall at Anaconda, A. R. Grefig at Butte, Wilbur Weston at Three Forks. Emmett Madden

Weslern lumber & Building Moteriols MERCHANT at Livingston and Bob Simpkins at Boze' man. From the northwest, reports will come from Dexter Shaurette, LibbY; Chuck Harding, Whitefish; and Bob Payne and Rod Susen, Missoula. The eastern areas will be reported by Roy Rue from Plentvwood" Milton Sethre from Wolf Point, Joe Killham from Glendive. Harold Lorenz from Sidney, and Chan Sorenson from Miles City. Al Gates at Lewistown, Howard Mackey at Roundup, Hubert White at Townsend, and Al Kind and Dick Petersen in the Capital City.

The fall campaign promises the interesting and unusual situation of a Democratic platform opposing new taxes and advocating curtailed spending versus Republican commitment to a sales-tax program and recognition of increasing demands {or taxsupported public services.

Montana's next legislative make-up may well reflect the activities and efiectiveness of the MBMDA legislative action committee, arising from growing awareness of the need for involvement in matters of state and national importance.

Congratulations to Robert S. "Bob" McGee, newly installed as manager of United Building Centers, Inc. at Helena, succet:ding Norman Brighton. Norrn is joining the ranks of the independents with his new venture. Brighton Building Supplies in Helena.

U.5. Ply Bers $75 Million on.Alosko

U. S. Plywood-Champion Papers, Inc. plans to build a $75 million forest products plant in southeastern Alaska, Karl R. Bendetsen. chairman. has announced. The plants will be a sawmill and an unbleached pulp mill.

They also signed a S0-year contract with the Agriculture Dept. to buy 8.75 billion bf. o{ local timber.

Pope & Tqlbot Relocqtes

Relocation of executive offices has been announced by Pope & Talbot, Inc., century-old Portland, Ore., based wood products and community development firm, by their president, Cyrus T. Walker.

Walker emphasized that Portland will continue to be the operating headquarters of the firm.

Evons Acquires Von-Evon Co.

Evans Products Co. has purchased the joint interest previously held by Vancouver Plywood Co. in the Van-Evan Co., a plywood, lumber and timber company in Missoula, Montana, thereby giving Evans sole ownership.

The price was approximately $3 million in cash. Van-Evan Co. had sales in 1967 oI $8 million.

log Export Controls

The U.S. Congress has taken final action on the t'motionally charged issue of l,og ""po.tr.

Both the house and the senate have given final approval to the 1968 Foreign Aid Act which contains a provision limiting the export of unprocessed logs from public lands west of the l00th meridian. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. S-ayne Nlorse (D.-Ore.), restricts the exports of {ederal timber to lJ50 million bf. a year for three years, beginning with 1969.

The amendment would also permit thc secrt.taries of thc public land managing agencies to make additional logs available for export after public hearings and a department finding that they are surplus to the needs of domestir: users and processors. They would also be authorized to prevent the substitution of nonfederal timber for export-exc,luded timber.

Enactment of the log export provision focuses attention on Initiative 32 on tht. State of Washineton ballot. which would restrict exporl o[ logs from state ownei lands. Washinglon State timlier is now' tht' largest block of public timber not covered by drlmr.stic marrrr[ar'turing reqrrirements.

Sen. John Sparkman (D-Ala..1 stated that, "It must lrc emprhasized that the log export amendment is not intended to lre a restriction on trade, but only to divert rising foreign purchascs from logs to linished lurnlier products. If we can keep our lo6ls at home, our mills can produce enough lumber both {or our booming domestic market and for the export trade."

Hondymon Sold to Edison Brothers

Agreement in principle for the acquisition of the Handl.man chain of San Diego by Edison Brothers Stores. Irr<.. of St. Louis. has been announced hy Herbert A. Haimsohn" president of The Handyman. The acquisition, for stock, is subject to the completion and signing of a definitive agreement. No amount was given.

The Handyman. a chain of do-it-yourself hardware and building materials centers lounded in 1962, reported 1967 sales in exces-. of $10 million. It is planned that the company will be operated as an autonomous subsidiary, under the present management headed by Haimsohn, the president and founder.

Edison Brothers Stores, Inc., the nation's largest women's shoe retailer, reported sales in excess of $204 million in L967.

Crosh Plone Found After 2 Yeqrs

The plane that carried Frank and Vivian Crawford to their deaths, along with two other lumbermen, was found early last month, almost two years to the day since the crash.

The plane was just three miles short of a gras.sy strip t30 miles short of Ft. Smith, Alberta. The Crawfords, Earl Maize and Victor Roach were returning from a fishing trip when the engine apparently mal{unctioned. The plane burned on impact.

First Hobbs Wall for wholesale Redwood and Redwood split products, Douglas and White Ponderosa and Sugar

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Hemlock and Cedar lumber. Depend on us to follow through with the right grades at the right prices !

Truck Cosis

University Research Center, Chicago, has a study comparing the cost of operating privately owned trucks and full service 'leasing. The 42-page report is titled: Truck Costs: A Comparison of Priaate Ownership and Full-Seraice Leasing.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Fireproofing Specs

Vermiculite Institute published free specifications and technical data for vermiculite Type-MK fireproofing applied by machine directly to steel and concrete. Type-MK has fire-resistance ratings of from one to five hours from Underwriters' Labs, Inc., depending on the structural assembly.

TilRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So, Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 911-01.

Cenq'mic Shingles

Five ceramic-earthtone colors in asphalt shingles featuringex- tra-large granules are available from The Celotex Corp. The Western 300 shingle offers homeowner and builder a color range to individualize tbe appearance of roofs with a fire and wind resistant shingle.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Full line Cotolog

Complete line Milwaukee Valve Co. product catalog is designed to be up-to-date, well indexed and laid out, illustrated and easy to use. The 430 page publication, necessitated by an increase in the company's business and product range, includes all markets and lines.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

So,lid Hordwood Punels

A brochure on Townsend Solid Hardwood Plank Paneling was recently published as an insert in Sweets Architectural Catalog. Designed as a pictorial descriptive catalog of the full line of prefinished plank panel-

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Townsend Paneling claims to be the one source for single solid hardwood plank paneling.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Steel Focodes

Five Command Facades for pre-engineered steei buildings are available from Star Manufacturing Co. The facades come in five shapes: convex, concave, mansard, oblique (lean-out) or vertical. Starcote 5000 carries a 5-year guarantee against chip- ping, peeling or cracking and excessive fading and chalking.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave,, Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Sproy Cotolog

An attractive full color, 16page airless spray equipment catalog is announced by Graco. Nearly 40 portable and stationary spray units are de- scribed for cold and hot airless application of paints, lacquers, heavy mastics, epoxies, two component polyurethanes and urethane foam.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Siding Brochures

Free brochure describes hardboard siding, guaran'reed 25 years against hail damage, exclusive of flnish. Weathr-X-90 Lap Siding is a nominal %" thickness, 12" width and 16' length.

WRITE: The Merchant Magazine, 573 So. Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif. 91101.

Chip Sidins

A black aggregate 'face" is offered by Sanspray Industries, Inc., creators of Sanspray stonefaced siding. Factory - finished with a base of DFPA plywood and a surface oftextured a.uartz and marble chips.

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Deoler's Big Ccil Expo Order

A total of 6,000 sq. ft. of decorative laminated plastic surfacing materials has been installed on the vertical and horizontal surfaces of sellers and cashier's windows at Cal Expo, California's permanent fair and exhibition extravaqanza.

"Consoweld was selected primarily for its durability and its richness of color," said Floyd Gentile, o{ Wood Products, Inc. 2205 Evergreen Ave., Sacramento. northern California distributor of the decoratir.e laminated plastic.

Key attraction of the fair is the $5 million grandstand and race track.

Copper brown laminated plastic was

Wholesalers of West Coast

Softwoods: Douglas Fir

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Sugar Pine. Hemlock Rail, T&T