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Spellman Observes 30th Year

Spellman Hardwoods, Phoenix, Az., entertained employees and guests at a combination 30th anniversary and "thank you" dinner party Oct. 13.

CEO Jim Spellman greeted those attending the party at Treulich's restaurant, thanking employees for their loyalty and effort. Guests Don Meyer, Baillie Lumber Co.; Peter Petersen and John Brosterhous, Colunbia Plywood, and Frank Rhoades, Roseburg Forest Products, were lauded for their efforts on bebalf of the company.

Annivosary gifts given to the company included two cherry plaques presented by Meyer and a clock from Petersen and Brosterhous. Chip Spellman, vice president; Jennifer Spellman Crant, sales, and Janet Spellman, University of Arizona, presented Jim Spellman with a White Bear Kachina, symbol of strength and leadership, on behalf of the employees.

President Paul Smith joined Spellman in giving gifts of bonuses and posters to all present. When asked why the party was not held on the date of the anniversary, February 1992, Spellman retorted that he "want€d to be sure he could pay for iL" He added that the economy has improved since the crash of 1988.

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ident Jerry Higman, Reliable Lumber Co., told members at the Lumber Association of Southern California's armual Management Conference.

Battered by the depressed local economy, LASC has had a tough time, as have many similar groups. Officers and members are now moving ahead with a plan to festructure the association and position it to survive in the 1990s. The board of directon is meeting this month to work out

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Assoclation struggles to survive in tough times...slow local economy expected for 1994 Jerry Higman elected president.

the final details of the new progftm. As if tough times weren't enough, members have suffered from a crime wave directed against their yards. Dozens of trucks and their cargoes have been stolen. Yard break-ins have been commonplace as skilled and brazen thieves have selectively robbed members of their most valuable inventory.

Various ideas to protect against yard thefts were discussed by a panel of members. Relating what worked and didn't work, they noted thieves cut fences and haul in their own fuel, batteries, tools and universal Hyster keys to aid in their thefts.

Orange County police officer Jim Hayes urged LASC members to make it tougher for thieves to steal by "hardening defenses." Suggested were block walls (chain link is easily cut), extra heavy padlocks, forklift steering locks, infrared beams, Teletrac tracking devices, guards, dogs, high intensity lights, razor wire and positioning of inventory. Hayes also warned about "watching out for people warching your yard." Report suspicious people to your local police, he said, and advise the police task force coordinating infonnation of anything that has occured.

Grim news about the local economy was brought by two economists. Dr. Nancy D. Sidhu, Bank of America, said California's rate of decline had slowed and that the state would bottom out in early 1994, with Southern California recovering "sometime later." While she sees a permanent upturn next year, she voiced the familiar refrain of "stay alive till '95."

Weyerhaeuser chief economist Lynn Michaelis sees lumber shortages without historic precedents due to environmental lockups of timber. California lumber production is down more than 507o. Demand nationally will be "a barn burner, with average prices up 20Vo-30Vo and extremely volatile." Product shortages may be "a nightmare for distributors," he warned.

Officers elected included pres. Higman, succeeding Bill Sullivan, Golding Sullivan Lumber Sales; lst v.p. Blaine Smith, Fremont Forest Products; 2nd v.p. Erik Jorgensborg, Fisher Lumber; treas. Mark Lofland, Capital Lumber Co., and sec. Ray Bumbaugh, Bumba Lumber. The meeting was held Nov. 3-6, at tbe Stouffer Esmeralda Resort. Indian Wells, Ca.