NEWS BRIEFS

(Continued from page 18) sales in most, tho not all, areas in wood products and other bldg. mtls. and supplies.

Louisiana-Pacific set sales & earnings records in the 2nd quarter. . . .Crown Zellerbachnet income was up 160/o in the period, Boise Cascade had a record quarter, with a 350/o profit gain; Champion International's sales were up 8o/0. . .

The western lumber industry operated at 9l.106 of practical capacity, latest figs. show; WWPA calls it "surprisingly good". lumber production nationally in June (latest figs.) was down 1.306 from May and 6.loh from ayear earlier. . . shipments were down 90ft from the mo. earlier, off l3oh from a year before.

Profits of bldg. mtls. makers were up l9o/o in the second quarter, according to F. W. Dodge; sales rose l6olo from a year prevlous. cause of energy imports, business production, and low productivity, he feels that housing will not be affected to the point it was during the recession of 1973-75. Two major reasons for this, he told the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers meeting recently in Monterey, Ca., are that there are more people now in the home buying age range, and that the country is not overbuilt as it was in 1973-75.

New Lumber & Hardware, Des Moines, Wa. (Seattle) is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Boysen Paints, Oakland, Ca.- and Richmond Bros. Lumber, El Sereno (Los Angeles) Ca., areboth50 years oldDant & Russell, Portland, is observing its diamond anniversary (75ttr ) and Lincoln Avenue Lumber, Pasadena, Ca., just had its 76th birthday. .

He sees a slow recovery after the first quarter of 1980 continuing into l98l when recovery will pick up substantially. Within the next five years, he predicts, inflation could drop to 3-4010.

In housing, he forecasts 1.65 million starts in 1979: 1.75 million starts in 1980, and 1.9-2.0 million starts in 1981.

Banker Optimistic on Housing

An optimistic view of the housing industry during the present recession is held by Dr. Michael Jessee, Sr., v.p. and chief economist of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Ca.

Although, according to Dr. Jessee, the country entered into a period of recession last April be-

Another speaker at the l6th semi-annual meeting, David Lewandowski, Sumner Rider & Associates, defined product publicity as "the planning, creating, and securing of editorial space in all the media read, viewed, and heard by companies or industry customers for the specific purpose of assisting in the meeting of sales goals."

Next meeting of WMMP will be Feb. 20-23, 1980, at the Pointe West, Phoenix. Az.

McGloud Closing

As a result of an in-depth feasibility study, Champion International Corp. has announced plans to close the McCloud, Ca., softwood lumber sawmill durine the fourth quarter of this year.

Acquired in 1963 and operated by the building products division, the sawmill was designed to utilize the large, high-quality, old growth timber prevalent in the McCloud area. Over the years, this timber, primarily Douglas fir and pine, has been harvested. In place of the large, old growth logs, today's timberlands are producing smaller, second-growth trees, including a high proportion of white fir which is more suitable for plywood production.

Recognizing the changing nature of the raw material available, the company started a small-diameter log sawmill at McCloud in 1974, but closed it in 1978, and since then has shipped the logs to other plants in northern Ca., primarily for plywood production.

During the past several years, the level of operations at the mill has been reduced. The cutstock department has been curtailed and other production elements have either been reduced or eliminated. At this time, there are about 300 persons employed at McCloud.

The timberlands div. manages the company's forest lands in Ca. and is responsible for wood procurement for the McCloud mill. At the present time, it employs over 100 persons. The division will continue logging operations in the McCloud area. The company also will continue to harvest trees for shipment to Anderson, providing wood fiber for that operation and providing better utilization of the available raw material.

The present McCloud mill opened in 1914, and has been virtually synonymous with the company town it created. It includes a sawmill, lumber sorting facilities, dry kilns, lumber storage buildings, planing and shipping facilities and a steam plant. Annual production totals in excess of 100 million board feet of softwood lumber includine dimension lumber and boards.

The corporation, as a result of a companion study of the Anderson plywood plant, announced in July an $1 1.4 million capacity expansion and modernization proram.

Watch for Time Wasters

Efficient use of time requires constant vigilance; time wasters become habits quickly and easily.

A time.'tog will point out wasted or unaccounted-for time. If an activity is not important enough to record, it probably is not important enough to merit time.

Study the log to discover routine activities such as monthly reports which can be delegated to someone else. Work that another person is better qualified to do more efficiently will show up.

High and low energy peaks which appear can be channeled to appropriate jobs. For example, if your high gear level comes in the morning, devote yourself to productive tasks and save routines such as answering correspondence for low productivity hours.

Check onwork sequence. Many jobs are best handled at a specific time.

Joe Schwallie, Carroll Moulding Co., Huntington Beach, Ca., and his bride of June 30th, Laurel, took a delayed honeymoon in Hawaii, including attending International Hoo-Hoo's convention.

Linda Strang is new to the office staff at Sumwood, Inc.,Los Angeles,Ca., according to Jim Summerlin, pres.

LeVon N. "Red" Hart is now the quality control mgr. for RSG Products. Kalama. Wa.

Ed Strother is the new mgr. of the Eugene, Or., branch, Palmer G. Lewis Co.

John McColgin is the new resident mgr., Southwest Forest Industries, Flagstaff, Az., operation, according to E.D. Penberthy, v.p. of the Rocky Mountain div. George E. Howison is now the asst. controlleroperations, as announced by Raymond P. Elder, v.p. and controller.

James E. Quigley, Jr. is now the Pacific district asst. mgr., building materials div., organic materials group, Koppers, Co., Inc., Commerce, Ca.

George W. Constantin is the new mgr., marketing engineering service, building systems div., Johns-Manville. William H. Diedrich is now the mgr. of technical services, Denver, Co.

John Ruud is the new mgr. of the Bremerton, Wa., branch of Palmer G. Lewis Co., Inc.

Dan Madden is new to trading at Hearin Forest Products, Portland, Or.

Mike Beymer is now with the wholesale staff ofAllied Forest Products, Portland, Or.

Ron Bonham, Mark Dipple, Anna May Ruland and Steve Campbell are on the trading staff of the new wholesale trading div., McKenzie Trading Co., Eugene, Or.

Richard Hurst is new at the Henry H. Ketcham Lumber Co.. Seattle. Wa.

Skip Beeson is the new sales mgr., housing products div., Idaho Forest Industries. Boise. Id. Ron Donnini is new to industrial sales.

Robert G. Meade is sales rep of the year, So. Ca. district, Johns-Manville residential products div. Joseph G. Graef, Jr. has the same designation in the No. Ca. district.

Peter Wilhelm is a new cedar trader at the Rolando Lumber Co., Cloverdale, Ca., facility.

Bud Baker, Baker Hardwood, San Diego, Ca., got in some wilderness pack trips near Utah's Zion National Park recently.

Madelyn Mason is now in sales for PSF Inc. at their Fair Oaks. Ca.. office. according to Bob Bonner. She joined the firm last spring.

Clint Bower, Mariners Forest Products, Santa Ana, Ca., is back from an East Coast buying trip.

Jack Millikan, Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., recently vacationed in New England.

Sam Fineman, pres., Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., plans an Oct. business trip to Atlanta, Ga., tying in with the National Sash & Door Jobbers Assn. convention. Next month, along with his wife, Bayla, he will be visiting a number of cities in the Orient with a side trip to Red China.

Randy Philips, Philips Lumber Sales, Thousand Oaks, Ca., recently called on sawmills in northern Ca. and Or.

M. Lamont Bean, pres., Pay'n Save Corp., Seattle, Wa., is a recipient of Sigma Chi fraternity's "Significant Sig" award, joining the ranks of individuals such as Sen.J. William Fulbright, Booth Tarkington and John Wayne.

Rudolf Hiejden is now asst. production mgr. and Walter Heyden PE is chief engineer at Clarke's Sheet Metal, Inc., Eugene, Or. According to Steven Mays, gen. mgr., both were raised in Indonesia and educated in engineering in the Netherlands.

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Larry Stephen is back at Floor Service Supply, San Jose, Ca., after a Knoxville, Tn., business trip.

Doug Lashmett is in charge of EugeneWillamette Lumber's new Long Beach, Ca., sales office. Bob Anderson is new to sales at the company's Eugene, Or., Hq.

Marty Rubino, v.p., Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., is home recovering after a heart attack.

Earl Moore is new to Corning Moulding Co., Corning, Ca., as sales mgr.

RayAllen is now with The JewettCameron Lumber Corp., Portland, Or.

Denny Heil is opening a new wholesale firm called Wood Pro's Co., in Hillsboro. Or.

Sam Witzel is now associated with Dave Schaller at Schaller Forest Products, Redding, Ca.

Monika Wegener is the new director ol imports at Bel-Air Door Co., Alhambra, Ca., according to Sam Fineman, pres.

Marvin Linden has rejoined Quality Marble and Tile Distributors, Inc., as branch mgr., North Hollywood, Ca., according to Murray B. Weiner, pres. Sally Johnson is working with Tom Ellerbe, national sales mgr., at the corporate offices, Anaheim. Ca.

John M.Martin is now the exec. v..D. of the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Assn., according to W. Calvert Brand, Brands, Inc.. Columbus. In.

Max D. Knell, chairman of the board for Ole's Home Centers. Pasadena. Ca., has received the City of Hope's Spiritof Lile award , according to Frank Denny, award presentation dinner chairman and pres. of Handy Dan Home lmprovement Centers, City of Commerce, Ca.

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Bob Riggs, Western Product Sales, Danville. Ca.. is back from a So. Ca. sales safari for his cabinet line.

Bonnie Dunn, in the accounting dept. at Parr Lumber, Chino, Ca., became Mrs. William Byrnes on Sept. 14. They honeymooned on Catalina Island, off the So. Ca. coast.

Jennifer Boden and Steve Palmer are new traders at Gabbert-Simmen Lumber, Sacramento, Ca., according to Gary Simmen.

Greg Baker is new to sales at Sierra Lumber Sales, Pomona, Ca. He had been with PFS, Inc., Fair Oaks, Ca. Matt Enright is new to inside sales at J.E. Higgins, San Francisco div. Larry Ryan is now an outside salesman covering the Alameda and Contra Costa territories. Steven Goldberg, Pete Carleton and Steven Oberholser now make up the Union City div. sales force.

Jim Manke and "Mac" Mclnelly, Manke Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa., are back from a business trip to Japan.

Gene McClellan, regional sales mgr., is head of the new So. Ca. office of Midway Equipment Co., North Hollywood, according to Buz Carleton, pres. Larry Clyatt is regional salesman.

William J. Schmidt is new v.p. of Kimstock. Inc.. Santa Ana. Ca.

Wayne Solesbee, recently resigned v.p./sales, at H & M Wholesale, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca., has just finished a month vacationins.

Personals

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Dick Smallridge has joined DG Shelter Products, Sacramento, Ca., in a sales capacity.

Doug Fish has been appointed as interim mgr., international div., Timber Product Sales Co., Springfield, Or.,.according to t.J. Moore, director of sales. He will be assisted by Judy Logue.

Walter E. Ousterman, Jr., pres., c.e.o. and chairman of the exec. committee, Kaiser Cement Corp., Oakland, Ca.. has been elected chairman ol the board.

Thomas R. Dowding is the new v.p. ol Marketing Service, Inc., San Diego. Ca., according to Bill Fishman, pres.

Joseph W. "Web" Maller is the new director of Ioss control at Southwest Forest Industries, according to Richard A. Miller, senior v.p., corporate and legal affairs.

Rex Dixon is new marketing mgr., turf div., Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp., Glendora, Ca.

Phil Woolwine is new v.p. and gen. mgr. of Northwest regional operations lor ITT Rayonier Inc., Seattle, Wa. John Gray will remain as v.p. to complete several new assignments belore retiring

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