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Federql Groding Control?

The possibility of federal legislation to regulate lumber grading and marking is the subject of an article-'oC,an The Lumber Indus' try Police Itself ?"-in a recent issue of Engineering Neus-Record.

Reviewing recent developments in connection with the fraudu' lent grade marking of construction lumber, tfl-R rePorts: o'spokesmen for the industry and its trade associations say they lelieve the industry itself can close the loopholes thet permit falsely-marked lumber to get to market. Privately, however, some lumbermen and government officials admit they doubt thfu, and they predict some sort of federal legislation that will regulate lumber grading and marking.'o dN-R quotes New York building official Fred J. Davis, a leader in the fight to stamp out phony grade markg as stating that the abuses aren't confined to New York state which so far has received the brunt of publicity in connection with the scandals. The situation is at least as bad in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticu! according to the building expert.

In an effort to head off any serious drive for federal regulation and controls, NLMA passed a resolution which (l) urged all recognized grading agencies to require that, to the extent legally practicable, all softwood lumber to be used where strength is a factor be graded and grade marked at the point of manufacture, and (2) instructed NLMA's stafi to seek adoption by building code agencies of mandatory grade marking require' ments for all softwood lumber intended for load-bearing purposes.

Top Level Evqns Promotions

Monford A. Orlofi has been elected chairman and chiel executive officer of Evans Products Company by the directors of the company meeting, and C. Calvert Knudsen elected president and chief administrative officer.

Orloff, 50, became president of Aberdeen Plywood and VeEvans in neers in 1958. Upon the acquisition of Aberdeen by 1961, he was elected a vice president and director o{ Evans. He became president the following year.

Orloff graduated from Stanford University in 1937 and Harvard Law-school in l9rl0. He practiced law in the state of Wash' ington until 1951, with time out for World War II military ,"*i"". From 1952 to 1958, he was general manager oI Mt. Baker Plywood, of Bellingham, Washington' He is a director of Hunt Foods and Industries, and the Great Western National Bank, and a member of the Oregon Civil Service Commission.

Knudsen, 41, joined Aberdeen Plywood and Veneers as executive vice president in 1960. He was elected a director and exec' utive vice president of Evans Products in 1963.

Also a lawyer and a veteran of World War II, Knudsen is a graduate of tle University of Washington and was editor of the Law Review of that University's law school. After post-graduate studies at Columbia Law School, he practiced law in Seattle for l0 years. He has been a trustee of the American Plywood ItT' ciation and a member o{ the Western Wood Products Study Committee.

Housing Strong in 1965

An initial analysis of the National Association of Home Builders annual Fall survey of the housing markets indicates residential building, while levelling, is moving along at a strong pace that will continue into 1965.

This analysis, reported by NAHB President William Blackfield, apparently coincides with the assessment of the housing picture by federal housing experts.

'oAs far as wi can determine," Blackfield said, "top government housing offfcials are making the same estimate of the situation."

Redwood Pqrk Drqws Criticism

The Redwood Region Logging Conference board of directors hab advised the National Park Service that it is opposed to all three recent plans for the establishment of a redwood national park, according to Sam Arness, conference president.

The conference directors listed the following reasons for opposition to the park proposals:

(l) Additional withdrawal of private lands for parks will work an economic hardship on the local business economy.

(2) An adequate representative sample of old growth redwood is already preserved in state parks, probably the largest sample so reserved of any growing product.

(3) More development of recreational facilities is needed on existing public lands, and particularly state park lands.

(4) Young growth redwood has an esthetic quality, in view of the fact that many state park campgrounds are constructed in young growth redwood stands.

(5) The importance of the tourist business in the redwoods is acknowledged, but is not likely to return the same income to the area which is now generated by the timber industry.

(6) The economic section of the National Park Service report is inconsistent u'ith any of the specific park plans, and does not show the lull efiect of loss of dependent manufacturing plants and other related economic activities of the community.

The next session of the logging conference will be held at the El Rancho Hotel, Santa Rosa, March Il-I2, 1965, Arness reported. Program highlights will include a panel on park and preservation plessure, another panel on "What's New in Equipment," another on new trends in the industry includine effect of pulp economy, and discussion of U. S. Forest'Service tiriber sales.

Government Chorged with "Big [ie"

The president of the Western Tfood Products Association has charged that "recreation and park needs are being used by landcovetous government bureaus for justification of empire-building . throughout the country."

In a two-page statement to the press, WWPA President John S. Richards criticized proposals to create a redwood national park, asserting: "It is most deplorable that the misrepresentations on the redwood situation have reached the point of the 'big lie technique."'

Richards said the idea of a redwood national park practically ignores the fact that California's present park system embraces more than 107,000 acres of the best redwood groves. These trees are being preserved in natural wilderness surroundings in 28 state redwood parks, he pointed out. The WWPA leader added that a redwood national park would wreck the economy of communities in the North Coast area and put California in the poverty category.

Blqck Bqrf CIub Initiqtes Ten

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club l8l headed by Louie Loosley started out the club year with a successful concat in Ukiah, initiating l0 new kittens and reinstating one old stray.

The l0 new members of Hoo-Hoo International are: Gerald Bruton, Bittenbender Lumber Co.; Duke Douthit, Al Thrasher Lumber Co.; George Kovacovich; Farrell/Dickinson Lumber Co.; Carleton Little, Nevada Timber Products (Hopland); Joe Mayfield, Mendo Mill & Lumbef ; Bert MePherson, Fircoo Inc.; Cecil Smith, CRA, Redwood Inspection Service; and Sam Wingate, Trinity Forest Industries, Inc. The reinstated member was Don Lengel, Columbia Research Corporation, Healdsburg.