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Western Pine Industry Advisory Committee Meets With OPS Officlals

\\,'ashington, D.C., Nov. 27-Details of a proposed tailored regulation for their industry rvere discussed today by nTembers of the Western Pine Industry Advisory Committee at their third meeting with OPS of6cials.

It was proposed that dollars-and-cents ceilings l>e spelled out for standarcl grades of lurnber cut from pine and certain other species, produced in 12 $'estern states and Alaska. The trn'elve states are Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Xlontana, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Nerv Mexico.

The proposed regulations u'ould cover lumber cut {rom all \\'estern pir-re, incense cedar, ponderosa pine. Iclaho 'n,hite pine, sugar pine. lodgepole pine, Nfexican rvhite pine, limber pine, Arizona pine, Apache pine. Douglas fir, \\rest Coast hemlock. true fir. inland larch, red ceclar and Engelman spruce; except for fir, spruce, hemlock and cedar cut rvest of the Cascade Mountains in the Pacific northrvest. n'hich r,vill be covered bv another regulation.

It rviis proposed that ceilings apply to sales f.o.b. mill, or nearest rail shipping point, and that provision be made for payment of cornmissions on certain types of sales.

Proposed ceilings based on a study of existing price lists established under the General Ceiling Price Regulation rvere discussed.

The meeting \\-as conducted by A. L. Helmer. chief, Western Softu'oocl Section, OPS.

Other officials present lvere :

M. White Srnith, assistant director, Forest Products Division ; Ilarvin A. Bacon, economist; Lumber and Wood Products Branch ; T. J. Dupont, business anal1'st; Stanley

R. Struass, attornel' ; John R. Riggleman, economist; Stanley C. Craven. chief, Wood Container Section, and \\'alter

R. Morrlton, Office of Advisory Committees.

Nfembers of the committee present were:

I-. R. Pugh, St. Maries Lumber Co., St. Nfaries, Id.;

George A. Holden, Olson Lumber Co., Spokane, \\rash.;

Robert E. Dant, Dant & Russell, Ltd., Vancouver, Wash.;

Louis Gervais, Tygh Valley Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.;

Harold J. Ford. Stockton Box Co., Stockton, Cal.; Homer

B. Jamison, Bvles-Jamison Lumber Co., Fresno, Calif., ancl

M. R. Prestridge, NI. R. Prestridge Lumber Co.. Alamogorclo, N. M.

Appoints GulI Cocst Distributors

Zynolyte Sales Company, Los Angeles, announces appointment of Gulf Coast distributors for its line of redl'ood stains and finishes according to Leon Diamond, director of sales. Now handling Zynolyte in that area are w-H-E-E-E

Barney Stervart Wholesale Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.; James Bute Co., Houston, Texas; Texas Paint & \\rallpaper Co., Dallas, Texas; Paulsel Lumber Co., Fort Worth, Texas; and J. W. Hancock Paint & Wallpaper Co., Fort \\rorth, Texas.

Los Angeles heaquarters for 21'nol1'te Sales Company are located at 1646 So. Vermont Ave.