APPY OLIDAYS

\l[Iisrring the warmest of Season's Greetings and a prosperous 1gg9 to all our customers. Tft"rrf. youfor a successful 1998!

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"My house was vandalized on a couple of occasions. The exterior was hand-painted with emblems from Earth First! and others. Someone poured gasoline and a road-killed deer in my swimming pool, set fire to my poolhouse and burned up all my pumps. It's not fun living with security at your house."

- John Campbell, c.e.o., Pacific Lumber Co., commenting on the l0-year battle w ith env ironme ntalis ts over the Headwaters Forest

New Name, Leader For WTD

Determined to reverse mounting losses, WTD Industries, Inc., Portland, Or., has named a new president, agreed to sell several facilities and is changing its name to TreeSource Industries, Inc.

Jess R. Drake, v.p. and gen. mgr. of Simpson Timber Co.'s Northwest operations for ll years, was named president, c.e.o. and a board member of WTD.

By-products mgr. Jim Hunt is now corporate timber and fiber mgr., assuming the responsibilities of v.p.timber Jim Wilson, who has resigned.

The company will sell its stud mill in Central Point, Or., shuttered dimension mill in Sedro-Woolley, Wa., closed fingerjointing mill in Corvallis Or., and Greenweld glue technology licensing business to The Encore Group, Inc., operated by Bruce L. Engel, who retired as president of WTD in July.

WTD also has been negotiating with unnamed parties for the sale of its Trask River Lumber facilitv in Tillamook, Or.

Veneer Specs Revised

The International Wood Products Association has revised three voluntary veneer platform specifications to better reflect current market trends and promote higher quality products.

Revisions to Lumbercore, Veneercore and 2-PlyCore specs were made in definitions of grains, moisture content, sizes and the addition of metric measures, among others.