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(Continued from page 23) quarter. Kaiser Cement & Gypsaz doubled earnings in the 3rd quarter... Pope & Talbot notched record revenues & income for the lst 9 mos.

Louisiana-Pacific set 3rd quarter/9mo. sales and earnings records. Lone Star Industries turned in record 3rd quarter earnings. Potlatch profits fell sharply in the 3rd quarter, due to a 1-time charge to settle alleged anti-trust violations.

Wood dust in the workplace could become a new problem area for industry if the current standards being suggested to OSHA are allowed to go into effect; industry is expected to put forward suggestions soon

The Housing and Urban Development Dept. is speeding up a major housing subsidy program (sec. 8) that HUD expects will produce 130,000 new starts this year, 150,000 next critics say it will be "staggeringly expenslve'...

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(Continued from page 24) ager's chair at Kalispell Lumber Co., Kalispelll Alan O'Dowd has been transferred to Butte as assistant to Milo Stordahl for UBC; Jeanette Devine has been named acting manager for United Building Centers,Round-up: new manager for Western Building Center at Columbia Falls is Doug Shanks; and the building material department of McGowan Commercial Co.. Plains. is now under the management of Ray Airhart. the mOSt abUndant classified as commercial qrade. And because it is fast-gr-owing in a reiatiueiy-s;!1is;"-si;nii: Paciftc Northwest area, the Alder sup considered to u" on"'J'ln'j ttmakgs ittt best of the hardwoods. billion board lf Adaptability- Z Alder's light, uniform color and close grain texture permit acceptance of any stain applied to bedroom and dining room suites, office furniture, kitchen cabinets and specialty products. Alder does not need bleaching prior to staining, painting, embossing or overprinting.

New facilities for offices, sales floor and display are on the planning boards for UBC yards at Miles City and Hamilton.

Also new on the retail scene is Bob & Don's Home Building Center, Chinook, established bv Bob Graff and Don Bereer.

Yard -closings include McGowan Lumber Co., Culbertson, and Northeast Cabinet and Supply, Medicine Lake.

, unrformrty. q Alder is graded by the standards of thd Nationil Hardwood Lumber fusociation. These grading rules are closely observed bv the Northwest Hardwood Assoiiation to assure consistent Alder qualitv.

Q Wort uUility- (l, Alder scores very high with all 9's and 10's on a scale of 10 when compared to 40 different species in all areas including finishing, character-interest. color uniformity, machining, sandingpolishing, joint strength, _ and gluing.

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