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Titus Makes Year-End Survey o[ Independent Sawmill Operations

Signs that the lun.rber market is finding a firnr base again are revealed in a year-end survey of market and operating conditions among independent loggers, sarvr-nil1 operators and lumber remanufacturers in \\rashington, ()regon and Northern California.

Conductecl by Western Forest Lrdustries Associatiorr. the survey shorved some encorlraging signs that orders lvere "increasing" in some areas althongh l;uyers are no\\' much more critical in their specifications.

"The situation is still verv spottv and mill prices are erratic," declared R. T. Titus. association executive vicepresident, "but the beginning signs of a turn for the better are there."

I-og supplies were reported {airly heavy and prospects are for no interruptions in milling frir lack of logs despite a widespread closing of logging operations on account of weather. Stumpage prices shorv little clecline.

Two Foresters Step Up

San Francisco, Dec. 30-California Region of thc U.S. Fores.t Service today announced trvo promotions-Andreu' G. Brenneis of Santa Barbara, Supervisor of Los Padres National Forest, to become Assistant Regional Forester in charge of Personnel Management at the San Francisco regional headquarters; ancl Lloyd A. Rickel of N{t. Shasta, Assistant Supervisor of Shasta National Forest, to succeed Brenneis as Supervisor of Los Padres forest.

Regional Forester Perry A. -Ihornpson said the changes, effective early in January, are to fill vacancies resultins from retirements announced recentlv.

Al Shively Heads Panel Division For Stanton

Stanton Swafford, general sales manager. I:.. ,J. Stantor.r & Son, Los Angeles, alrnounced the appointment of Al Shivel_r., veteran lumber salesman to succeed Jack phelps as head of their Specialty Products l)ivision.

Shively has been iclentified u-ith Il. J. Stanton & Son ftlr the past quarter of a centurl- ancl has been or.re oI thcir outstanding salesruen for the past tu.entl' years. I [e t:rkcs or-er this importar.rt post u'ith a complete bacligrounrl in the lumber industry.

Shivelv joinecl I.l. J. Stantor.r & Son follol'ing hi: sr-a,lrration from the Universitv of California at llerl<cle,r.. He rvill have complete charge of buving and selling all specialty products for the lumber firm, inclucling salcs and distribution of Armstrorrg Cork Cornpanr- brrilding nraterials proclucts.

Associction's Group Compensction Insurcnce Completes First Year

I-nntber Merchants Assriciation of Northern California reported recently to its memlters that its groult cotnpensation insurance program had completed its first year of operation and had paid the dealers rvho participatecl a retrlrlr clividend of 46.5 per cent, n-hich represents an actual sar'ing of 10 to 15 per cent higher than could be obtained b-r, those not in the gronp program, according to the reltrirt. The dividend is based or-r the gronp premium of $57.967.31, ar.rd a loss ratio of onlv 38 per cent. Next vear the prenlium is expected to be greater, rvith a higher return dir.idend, as more rnembers change over to the group. Xlemlters wishing to be included and desiring further details are asked to nrite or phone the Association office, 21-l Front Street, Sar.r Francisco 11, YUkon 6-3705.