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U L5 U U e, t9 UU Lnll5ry,illiili{,$ifJl$iiilliill:fl:,ll:l:itilllll:itiitlllill.i:ii.:ilittlllfi:nl::i:tii:i::i:iyii*i: l-aurence Rich is the new director of marketing at Acorn Building Components, Inc., Detroit, Mi., according to Ruth Rich, board chairperson. Matt Riley is now marketing analyst.

Steve Noren is mgr. of the new Home Depot in El Cajon, Ca.

Tim Farrell hasjoined the sales team at Deschutes Pine Sales, Bend, Or.

Werner Richen, v.p., Lumber Producs, Fortland, Or., has completed 34 years with the co.

Harvey G. Knell, formerchairman of Grace Home Centen West, Diamond Bar, Ca., is opening the first of a proposed chain of specialty retail stores in Los Angeles, Ca.

Alan Steinhardt, founder and c.e.o., Hydro Systems, North Hollywood, Ca., has resumed his original post as pres. Randall Denos is now v.p. of marketing.

Robert B. Senn has been elected pres. and c.e.o. of McCulloch Corp., Los Angeles, Ca., succeeding the late Donald V. Marchese, according to Walter G. Probst, chairman ofthe board.

Kevin Johnson is new to the trading staff at Cascade Forest Corp., Shelton, Wa., according to Allard R, Johnson, pres.

Alex Silva has been named mgr. of the Imperial Hardware Store, Holtville, Ca.

Charles Wahnon is now mgr. of residential insulation for the San Bernardino, Ca., territory CertainTeed Corp., Fullerton, Ca.

Michael Norman has been appointed N.M. and Az. regional sales mgr. for lpso, Inc., Dallas. Tx.

George E. Mangarelli, treas. and corporate controller, Morgan Products Ltd., Oshkosh, Wi., has been elected a v.p. of the co.

Sally Edwards is new to sales at Pleasant Valley Plywood Co., Sweet Home, Or.

Hank Aldrich, DMK-Pacific, Fremont, Ca., and his wife, Dorothy, are back after a month-long bus and boat tour of Yugoslavia.

Stuart B. Kirschner is now West Coast sales mgr. for G.T. Water Products, Inc., Northridge, Ca.

Ed Sackman has been named mgr. of Able Building Supply, Moses Lake, Wa. Ron Ehr. sales. has returned to the store from the Royal City, Wa., outlet.

Judy Broverman has been appointed product mgr. for the Easy-Up wood products line at Furman Lumber. Inc., Boston. Ma.

Renee J. Hornbaker is now asst. controller of Southwest Forest Industries. Phoenix. Az.. according to Raymond P. Elder, c.f.o. and exec. v.p.

Phillip Sawyer has been named director of manufacturing for Windsor Door, Marysville, Ca. Dennis Owens is now division sales mgr.

Ron Alvey is nov Ca., Nv., Az. and N.M. rep for Weldu,ood of Canada Limited, Vancouver, B.C. Carl Dobbins continues as rep for the northwestern states.

Kevin Johnson is a new trader at Cascade Forest Corp., Shelton, Wa.

Mel Miller is the new corporate director of marketing for Meguiar's, Inc., Newport Beach, Ca., according to larry E. Kerin, pres. and c.e.o.

John Levy has been appointed corporate exec. v.p. for Zayre Stores wholesale div., which includes HomeClub, Fullerton, Ca.

David R. [,ucy is now western reg. sales mgr. for Eternit, Inc. (Ultra-Board), Reading, Pa., according to Fons Reters, pres.

Hal Butler has retired from Fort Apache Timber Co., Whiteriver, Az., but will continue to serve as wholesale lumber agent. David M. Hommel is the new gen. mgr.

Dean Moore has been named co-mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Las Vegas, Nv.

Bill Barr has been elected pres. ofthe San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo Club. Other new officers: Don Oldenkamp, lst v.p.;Mike Riley,2nd v.p.; Bernie Barber, Jr., sec./treas. ; Mike Bakula, vicegerent snark; Wally Kennedy, sgt.-at-arms. Board members are Don Johnson, Gary Long, Greg Gomon and Ed Myers Jr.

Linda Bridges, sales, Lumbermen's, Redmond, Wa., was elected as Sept. Employee of the Month for the second consecutive month.

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Bob Nichols, dry kiln operator, has retired from Michigan-California Lumber Co., Camino, Ca., after 16 years with the firm.

Ken Rainey recently joined Straightline, a Sacramento, Ca., moulding and millwork firm, as an operating partner with Joe Bambino.

Linda Schaeffer is now western regional sales mgr. , wholesale products div., for United McGill, Westerville, Oh.

Tom Gustafson is new to the international div. of Tumac Lumber Co. , Inc., Fortland, Or.

Brian Casey is the new show mgr. of the National Housewares Manufacturers Association's International Housewares Exposition, according to Thomas K. Manning NHMA pres.

Duane Hayes has been promoted to national sales mgr. for DG Mouldings. John Briggs is now national marketing mgr.; David Martin, national marketing services mgr., and William P. Wallace and Timothy Vollentine are now representing the co.

Brett Roberts, MacMillan Bloedel Building Materials. Portland, Or., and his new bride, Suzanne, are back from a honeymoon on Maui, Hi.

Dwight Curran and Randy Walton, DMKhcific. Fremont. Ca.. are back after a No. Ca. mill trip.

Denis Stack has joined the industrial div. at Fremont Forest Products, Whittier, Ca.

William E. "Bill" Harris has joined The Home Depot, Inc., Atlanta, Ga., as senior v.p., corp. development, according to Arthur M. Blank, pres. and c.o.o.

Mike Starling, Tirmac Lumber Co., Fortland, Or., is now chairman of the nominating committee for the Western Hardwood Association. Others are: Marvin Noble, Noble & Bitner Plug Co., Hebo, Or.; Dick Lambert, Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca., and Juel Sheldon. Ross-Simmons Hardu,ood Lumber Co., Longview, Wa.

Eric Peterson has joined Diamond International as v.p. ofwestern operations, overseeing Ca., Id. and Wa. Earl Christenson is now So. Ca. district mgr., based in Bakersfield, Ca. , and Doug Berard is director of store systems.

Lowell Ambrosini is now gen. mgr. of Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s Fort Bragg, Ca., operation.

Dennis Dixon has formed Longtree Industrial, Bellevue, Wa., along with Mike Fellows, Owen McKannay, Mike Mclaughlin, John Reger, Art Reid, Bob Simpson, Terry Simpson and Renny Vowell.

Dave Winkle, formerly with Humboldt Redwood, is manager of the new Ensworth Forest Products office in Arcata,Ca.

Al E. Gator is the new asst. security chief at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

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Wyoming Man Finishes 50

Bob Fancher, president ofBloedorn Lumber Co., Torrington, Wy., was recognized in a ceremony in Denver, Co., recently for his 50 years with the company.

Tony Tiemann, representing the Mountain States Lumber and Building Materials Dealer Association roasted Fancher, then presented him with a plaque acknowledging his ' '50 years of loyal and dedicated service to the building materials industry."

Fancher. 66. said. "I don't consider myself to be in the twilight. It doesn't

SteelStuds In Wood Market

On the outside, the new five-unit Palmdale, Ca., apartment complex looks like thousands of othen with stucco and wood trim. But on the inside it's quite different, constructed of studs and joists of loadbearing galvanized steel instead ofwood.

Gordon Mollet, a metal framing specialist at GRM Construction, Thousand Oaks, Ca., used framing members from Angeles Metal Systems, Los Angeles, Ca., to construct the two-building project.

seem like 50 years."

Fancher started at Bloedorn's Wheatland,Wy., location in 1936 at the age of 16, working part-time after school. After serving in World War II, he became the first manager of InterCity Lumber in Gering, Nb. He moved up the ladder to superintendent and in 1962, Charles Bloedorn appointed him president, the position he continues to hold.

"The straight steel studs mean straighter walls when the drywall panels are fastened ,' ' he said. ' 'The work goes faster, and the cost is competitive with wood. We use various gauges of steel, from 16 gauge for joiststo24 gauge for the second-floor studs."

He says he has found that drywall workers can be trained in metal framing techniques quicker than carpenters since they are used to working with the metal screws. His workers are specially trained in the craft of steel framing.

BIG 50 in business is celebrated bv Bob and his wife Mary. He began-work Bloedorn Lumber in Wyoming in 1936.

Although wood is slightly less expensive than steel, Mollet prefers what he calls the uniformity of steel, especially in the long lengths used in buildings with cathedral ceilings.

Although steel framing systems remain relatively uncommon in residential construction in the West, they are widely used for in commercial buildings for both load-bearing and non-load-bearing walls.

Handyman To Sell By End Of Year

Handyman Corp., a 53 unit home irnprovement chain based in San Diego, Ca., is seeking a buyer before Dec. 31.

"How it will be sold or who will buy it hasn't been determined," Alan Miller, v.p. of finance, said in announcing the decision. "We're exploring various avenues."

The company, which went public 15 months ago, showed only a3% return on invested capital in after-tax profits last year, according to Miller. He said that based on the current stock price of $30.625 per share for the company, the liquidation value would significantly exceed both the $81 million book value and the fi8.7 million market value.

The company will close and liquidate if a buyer is not found before Dec. 31 in order to take advantage of tax benefits that may end under the proposed tax reform legislation, he added.

The Handyman units which employ 2,500 are located in California and Arizona.

Mistrial Earns Posner New Hearing

Victor Posner, head of Evans Products Co., was awarded a new trial after his income tax evasion conviction was thrown out because jurors were exposed to prejudicial information during the trial. He faced 40 years in prison for his July 18 conviction.

Reportedly the highest paid executive in the country, Posner expressed doubts that he would ever receive a fair hearing because of "the publicity that has occurred not only here, but on a national basis."

He was convicted of overvaluing by $1.2 million the22 acres of land he donated to Miami Christian College in the late 190s. Posner says he gave a $3 million piece of land which the college later sold to a developer for $3.3 million. Notes Posner, "They sold it for more than the value we placed on it. That's in the court record."

The trial was dismissed because against court orders a juror had traveled to the property and thejury foreman had read prejudicial newspaper articles linked to the case and shared the information with another juror.

"The jury didn't understand what the case was all about," Fosner said. "These people on the jury are making $150 a week. They're poor people. They just didn't understand," the rnillionaire industrialist observed.

S0ME 17 million seedlings hare been planted on more than 43,000 acres to replant the destruction caused by the volcanic explosion of Mt. St. Helens on May 18, 198Q in 0regon. Wqrerhaeuser's reforestation prqect at its St. Helens Tree Farm is the only program of its kind eyer canied out in a lolcanic blast zone. Under its 20 year high yield forestry program, the company has planted 2 billion seedling trees.

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