National hardwood meeting

C' OFTWOOD timber ptoblems are 9contagious and hardwood dealers could be the next target, wamed representatives of the Oregon tands Coalition at the National Hardwood Lumber Association's annual convention.

Coalition chair Valerie Johnson stressed indushy can battle unfair environmentalist claims through awareness, education and action. "The world is run by those who show up," she said in her talk on "L€ssons learned in the Pacific Northwest."

About 1,050 attended the Sept. 29Oct. I convention at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, Ca. Other seminars included "Public Attitudes and Perceptions of the Forest Products Indushy" by psychologist Dr. G. Clotaire Rapaille; "Future of Timber Supply Under National Forest Management

Plans" by Dr. John Beuter, U.S. Depafiment of Agriculture, and "Lumber Buyer's Seminar" and "Lumber Sales Techniques" by Walt Clarke.

Also on the agenda: a tour of the redwoods, exhibits, Hardwood Forest Foundation reception and meetings of the NHLA board of managers, International Hardwood Products Associa-

Story at a Glance

Preservationist problems headed for hardwoods...

94th annual hardwood association convention... new directors Installed... 1 992: Oct. 19-21, Chicago.

tion, American Walnut Manufacturers Association, Haldwood Industry Promotion Council. Amedcan Hardwood Export Council and hardwood bureau of the Canadian Lumbermen's Association.

New directors elected are Joe Long, J.E. Higgins Lumber Co., Concord, Ca.; Joe Kelly, PJ Lumber Co., Prichard, Al.; Albert Whitson Jr., Whitson Lumber Co., Nashville, Tn.; Walter Fields, Walter M. Fields Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn.; Harold White, Harold White Lumber Co., Morehead, Ky.; Jeny Fuller, Frank Paxton Lumber Co., Kansas City, Mo., and John Wooley, John M. Wooley Lumber Co., Indianapolis, In.

Next yeu's convention will be Oct. 19-21 at the Chicago Maniott, Chicago,Il.

AT TUMN RIIES: 28th annual Shasta Lumbermen's invitational golf tournament, Sept. 13, Riverview Golf & Countrv Club, Beddirio. Ca.

(1) Bob Burger, Dutch W'iseman, Stew L-ehke.

[2) Larly Jantzen, Mike Webster. (3) Don Porter, Danell Moss. (4) Terrv Humohreri. Ron Breedlove, l-arry Barkdr. (5) Mite Missa, ttanv Cheim, John Wall, Tom Wiiliams, Jr. (6) Dan