NEWS BRIEFS

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Grupe-Pasadore Lumber is remodeling its Stockton, Ca., retail store for d-i-y trade, it was a Diamond National vard for over 30 years. California Cascade has acquired l0 acres in metro Sacramento, Ctl., and plans to build a new office bldg. next spring. .

Hagle Lumber, Thousand Oaks, Ca., has bought land and equipment in Camarillo, Ca., on rail, for a new distribution yard to open this mo.,. Trus Joist Corp., Boise, Id., plans a western Oregon plant to build Micro-lams...

Wickes Corp. has sold 12 Builders Emporium stores in the East to W. R. Grace Co.,the western stores are not affected. Medford Corp.'s Diamond Industries is building a 51,500 sq. ft. plant in Salem, Or.,. .. Lone Star Industries plans to renovate its Santa Cruz, Ca., cement plant. ..

Flintkote Co. has gone to court to prevent what it calls a takeover by Genstar Ltd. and others. . Bendix says it is especially interested in acquir- ing additional forest products firms. traffic is still blocked bv the fire & slide in the Northweit Pacific RR tunnel in North Coastal California.

Whether asbetos industry leaders suppressed information that would have warned employees of the dangers of working with the moterial is the subject of Congressional hearing now in progress in San Francisco. . the alleged conspiracy supposedly occurred over a four decade period.

Masonite reports record sales & earnings for their fiscal '78.. . Weyerhaeuser made record profits in the 3rd

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KENT MOXEY

executive secretary

l|r HIS is the Year of Wyoming!

I Jerry Tracy of Jackson Lumber Inc., Jackson, Wy., is the new president of the association.

The 86th Annual Mountain States Lumber Dealers convention will be held at the Jackson Hole Teton Village Resort Monday and Tuesday, Sept. l0ll.1979.

The association board of directors will meet at the Ramada in Casper, Nov. 15, in conjunction with the Pence Brothers' "6 Ways to Improve Return on Investment" there on November l4 and a big membership campaign dinner that evening for Wyoming dealers. All are welcome to participate.

Other new officers and directors elected at the 85th Annual Convention held in Denver September 7-8 in addition to Jerry Tracy are: Vice president, Utah, Joe Poitevin, Anderson Lumber Co., Ogden Vice president, New Mexico, Dave Gibson, Gibson Lumber, Albuquerque

Vice president, Idaho, Bob McHale, Anderson Lumber. Pocatello

Vice president, Colorado, Kent Brosh, Crissey Fowler Lumber, Colorado Springs

Director. Colorado, Ken Nelson, Everitt Lumber. Fort Collins

Director, Colorado, Larry Schutt, J. W. Metz Lumber, Aurora

Director, New Mexico, Derrell Ballard, T-Bird Home Centers, Alamogordo

Director, Utah, D. Reed Jacobsen, Utah Timber & Coal Co., Provo

Members may wish to call or send a note to the new officers and directors, especially those in your state. Congratulate them, let them know you appreciate their effort and interest in the retail lumber industry.

Offer your help particularly in the area of legislative activity, if you personally know a state Senator or Representative, the Association Vice President for your state would like to hear from you.

R.V. PETERSEN executive secretary

Fl ecent additions to the roster of lI NASN,IOA members include: Mart-in Griffith's new yard at Ennis, Madison Lumber Co.t Power Townsend II, Helena, under management of M. O. Mortensen; Dick Gebhardt's Western Lumber Co., at Chester; Ace Home Center, Hamilton, managed by Burton Gillette: and associate member Emmer Billings, at Billings, managed by Chuck Thompson.

Establishment changes of interest in the industry include: Bill Thompson as new owner of Thompson's Valley

Lumber Co., Chinook; Harold Friedrich's retail establishment at Plentywood, Friedrich Lumber & Trucking Co.; recently consummated sale of Pip- pin Lumber Co., Saco, to Lawrence Mutzke, with the change in trade style to Saco Building Center. More recently fire devastated the office and sales floor area at an unestimated loss.

Kohl's Wholesale & Lumber Co., Poplar, is now Sunrise Lumber Barn under the ownership of Les Frantzick; a new establishment in Bigfork, in new facilities, is Sliter's, with Tim Dalton as manager; Ralph Eickhorst is manager of the new Johnson Lumber Co., Seeley Lake; Poulsen's, Inc., Great

Falls, is doing business at new quarters, Emery Matsko is managerl Big A Building Supply, Superior, is noW L & S Supply Co., under Dave Creighton as manager: and Tri-County Building Supply, Bozeman, is new in the retail field, in new facilities. Pat Herring is the man in charge.

Personnel changes in the area have been numerous. Among them: Arvin Imhoff is now manager of Midland, lnc., Miles City, yard; Craig Averett has been appointed manager of Midland, Inc., Sidney; Great Plains Supply has installed two new managers: Terry Mandy at Glasgo, and Dave Anderson at Havre; Arnie Nelson has retired as manager for United Building Center at Lewistown, he is replaced by Don Partyka, transferred from Plentywood. Taking over at Plentywood is LeRoy Kohler.

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