PERSONALS

J.M. Stricklin is now assistant v.p.-loading service and freight claims, Southern Pacific Transportation Co., San Francisco, Ca.

Charlie Grenier is the new gen. mgr. of Roseburg Lumber Co., Roseburg, Or.; Dale R. Brry, mgr., at the plywood plant in Coquille, according to Carl Wiley, exec. v.p.-operations.

Dennis Reinwald is a new trader at Consolidated Lumber Co., Eugene, Or.

Terry Downey has been added to sales at Suncrest Forest Industries in Medford, Or.

Dick Wanen is the new lumber purchasing mgr. at the Diamond International retail div. in Sacramento, Ca.

Bruce Kenney is now gen. mgr. of the Chandler Corp., Boise, Id., operation at Woodland, Ca.; Philip Dwelly, Tom Armstrong and James Crowell are new at the sales office in Phoenix, Az.

Steve Baugh is new in sales at Gemini Forest Products, Los Alamitos, Ca.

Merlyn Hemphill has been named v.p. for wood products at Weyerhaeuser.

James A. Gillis. Mill & Timber Products Ltd., is the new pres. of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association: H.C. Reinhardsen. Canadian Forest Products Ltd., v.p.; Jim McWilliams, McDonald Cedar Products, treas.; Bob Hunt, Western Wood Products Association, sec,

James E. Stenett, Boise Cascade, Corp., is the new chairman of the special export committee of the Western Wood Products Association, according to John T. Casey, Jr., pres.; he replaces Keith Wright, Bohemia Lumber Co., who had been chairman since 1977.

Bruce W. Berg is a new v.p. and general merchandise mgr. for Wickes; Hort Kraft, new merchandise mgr.

William Kirchubel has been promoted to purchasing mgr. at Diamond International's Western retail div., North Highlands, Ca., replacing Robert Rouse who is retiring after 42 years with the company.

Don Cooley is the new gen. mgr. at Multnomah Plywood Corp., St. Helens, Or.

Edwin M. Savage is now marketing mgr. for building materials at Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id.

Ray J. Stephens, Economy Lumber & Hardware, Denver, Co., was a winner in the recent Carver Tripp sweepstakes.

Ted and Rosie Gilbert. Product Sales Co., Orange, Ca., survived a 1000 mile Baja, Mexico, camping trip, including much off-road adventuring.

Robert Minkin will handle Wy., Ut., Co., Az. and N.M. as uea mgr. for States lndustries, Portland, Or,, according to Pete Geertsen, v.p. of sales and marketing.

Richard F. Catchpole has been appointed director of product acceptance for the Society of American Wood Preservers, Inc., Arlington, Va.

Joe Kenchen, mgr. of Kaibab's Building Material Center, Denver, Co., has been named W.O.O.D.'s 1982 Lumberman of the Year.

Rian L. Hogsett is now with KV Lumber Sales C.o., Denver, Co.

Don Smith is new in sales at Pope & Talbot, Inc., Portland, Or.

Ken Inbue. Fremont Forest Products, Whittier, Ca., and his wife, Nancy, had their first son, Daniel Kenneth, on Aug. 19, weighing 7lbs. 9 oz.

Hank Aldrich. DMK-Pacific, Fremont, Ca., is back from a Western Or. mill triP.

Wade Mosby, sales mgr. at Roseburg Lumber Co., Roseburg, Or., has been in Ca. on a sales trip.

Harry A. Gillis has rejoined Wickes Lumber as director of research and planning, according to Mervyn Benjet, v.p. offinance.

Miles W. Davidson, gen. mgr. of The Terry Companies, is leading a yearlong intercompany training program at corporate Hq. in Tarzana, Ca., with June 1983 as the target date for completing the bi-monthly sessions.

Claude "Scotty" Scott, LouisianaPacific, has moved to the Samoa, Ca., sales office from Red Bluff; Andy Lowery has transferred up from L-P's So. Ca. transportation div. and John Picot is new to the Samoa lumber sales dept., according to sales mgr. Merle Tanner.

Randy Philips and Don Philips, Philips Lumber Sales, Thousand Oaks, Ca., have returned from a mill trip to Boise, Id.

Robert V. Schledorn, hgr. of Terry Building Center, Northridge, C.a., is celebrating his 20th anniversary with The Terry Companies, Tarzana,Ca.

Ed Evms has moved to the new Chino, Ca., facility of Andersonia Forest Products; Larry Holguin and Hertey Har3, formerlyof H&M Wholesale, have joined the operation as sales reps in San Bernardino and Riverside (Ca.) counties.

Wayne Benton has been appointed sales mgr. at Fontana, Ca., for Chandler Corp., Boise, Id.; new sales reps are Terry Patrick, Fontana and Richard Martin, Albany, Or.

Ron Lewman and his wife, "Mel," North Bay Forest Products, Healdsburg, Ca., were recent So. Ca. visitors.

Jerry Arndt is now with Plywood Components, Inc., Albany, Or.

Jim Stroupe is back at Windsor Mill, Inc., Windsor, Ca., after a Puerto Vallarta, Mexico vacation.

Dave Miller, mgr.-lumber sales, Publishers Forest Products, Lake Oswego, Or., has been on a Ca. and Az. sales swing.

Jack Havens, Heritage Hardwoods, Chino, Ca., is back from a Tennessee mill trip.

Ron Knowles has been appointed mgr. of Scharpf's Twin Oaks Builders Supply Co. , Eugene, Or., replacing Eldon Smith who is retiring after 35 years.

G.T. Frost, Frost Hardwood, San Diego, Ca., his wife, Chris, and daughters, Leslie and Laura, are back from a Catalina Island, Ca., vacation.

Robert "Bob" Cochrane has been named sales mgr. of Pope & Talbot's Oakridge sawmill; Donald "Don" Smith has joined sales, according to Robert F. Courtney, v.p. marketing, solid wood products, for the Portland, Or. firm.

Bill Steiger is now in sales at Humphrey Lumber Co., Tacoma, Wa., for the Puget Sound and Hawaii areas.

Harry A. Merlo, chairman and pres. of Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Portland, Or., has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for The Salvation Army.

Ralph Heinert is now mgr. of western environmental affairs for Champion International at the Eugene, Or., offices, according to Richard Wigger, v.p. of environmental and safety affairs.

Robert Minkin is the new Rocky Mountain states and Az. area mgr. for States Industries, according to Pete Geertsen, v.p. sales and marketing.

Gordon King is retiring after 1l years withMullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Ca. He previously worked for the old Lounsberry and Harris Lumber Co.; Dave Erlanger will be Mullin's new controller and chief financial officer.

Rick L. Kellso has been elected v.p. of marketing and production for Andersonia Forest Products, Inc., according to G.E. Anderson, pres. of the Arcata, Ca., based firm, and will remain resident mgr. for Croman Corp.-Lumber Div. at Ashland, Or. Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv,, report strong sales of their new Lite Lumber, which has 2590 fewer calories.