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Keeping America green is an industrial and civic objective.thgt is sweeping through the forest states of the nation.

Thirteen states are now enlisted in a "keep green" movement, designed to keep fire out of the woods and off the ranges. Ten of these states joined the program during 1945 "n6 g;ght more are expected to initiate similar plans early in 1946.

Starting in Washington state a few years ago under the slogan "Keep Washington Green", the progam is based upon recognition that fire is forest enemy No. l, and that the

F. G. Hcrnson On Ecstern Trip

F. G. Hanson, head of West Coast Screen Co., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Hanson left January 8 on a business trip to the East. They will visit Chicago, New York, Milwaukee and other eastern cities, and will return by the southern route. They expected to be gone about five weeks.

chief cause of forest fires is man's carelessness. A quarter of them are started by careless cigarette smokers alone.

_ Tgday, Oregon, Montana, Minnesota, Virginia, North C_arolina, Mississippi, Maine, New Hampshirl, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Ishnd have similar programs in effect, enlisting the joint efforts of state forestry departments, industry, farmers, labor, women's clubs and other civic groups who understand the fact that e.fforts of owners.of for-est lands to produce trees for future supplies can be nullified by fire.

Resumes Opercrtion oI Sebcrstopol Ycrd

John E. Colombo reslrmed operation of his bastopol, Calif., February 1, which had been many years to The Diamond Match Company. will be known as the Colombo Lumber Co.

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Pope & Talbot Announces Pension Become Charter Members oi zs-Year Club Plan for Workers

Pope & Talbot, Inc., 97 year-old lumber and shipping firm, through its president, George A. Pope, Jr., today announced from the excutive offices in San Francisco, the completion of a pension plan which has the approval of the U. S. Treasury Department and is retroactive to June 1, 1945.

With a long-range plan as the objective, and designed to operate in prosperity as well as depression business eras, the adopted plan is the result of a special research conducted by the company. "Before we developed the Pope & Talbot Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan," stated Mr. Pope, "we sent questionnaires to organizations in related fields in our financial bracket. From this research we incorporated into our project many important features and we believe .that we have adopted a most feasible and comprehensive pension plan that will offer security to our workers."

"The adopted plan also embraces men and women from the military service who are returning to the company," Mr. Pope ernphasized. "Ary employee who left the company to join our Armed Forces, will, r,vhen reemployed be considered to have the same status as though his employment with the company had never been interrupted. The plan includes not only a retirement income but also provides for life insurance and is based on the average salary earned during the last ten years of employment."

The firm of Pope & Talbot, Inc., had its beginning on the Coast in the Gold Rush days rvhen Captain W. C. Talbot and A. J. Pope, experienced in lumber and shipping on the waterways and in the forests of N{aine, came to San Francisco in '49 to lend their services to gold seekers. But the Puget Sound's forests proved a stronger lodestone and in 1853, sawmill machinery was shipped from Maine 'around the Horn' to the organization's first operation at Port Gamble, Washington

Oldest operating lumber firm in the West and third largest in point of production, the Pope & Talbot nucleus has expanded into national coverage and distribution, with many divisions, one of which is the McCormick Steamship Division.

Three pioneer employees oi fn" Celotex Corporation recently became charter members of the newly created "Celotex 25-Year Club" at the anniversary dinner attended by officers, directors and special guests from the Marrero plant of the corporation, at Antoine's in New Orleans. A birthday cake commemorating the company's silver anniversary and presentation of gold 2S-year lapel emblems and illuminated service certificates to the three employees were features of the dinner.

Carl E. Dahlin, traffrc and offrce manager of the company's original plant at Marrero, La., received the first emblem and certificate. The presentation lvas made by Chris L. Christenson, vice president and director, on behalf of the board of directors of the company. As traffic manager, Mr. Dahlin recalls the figure ol 204 cars of insulation board u'hich left the mill during the first year of the company's operation. Today, a loaded car moves into or out of the Marrero plant every 22 minltes.

Carl G. Muench of Chicago, a director and vice president, rvas similarly honored. Mr. Nfuench designed, equipped and opened the Marrero plant where actual production of Celotex products began in 1921.

Bror Dahlberg, president of the corporation, and organizer of the company, also was made a member of the club.

Mr. Christenson announced that presentation oi 2S-ye:ar emblems and certificates to other pioneer employees of the company, as they become eligible, would be an annual even t.

Ollice Remodeled

The private office of Vice presidents J. Glennon Cahill and Sterling L. Stofle of the Western Hardwood Lumber Co., I-os Angeles, rvas recently enlarged, remodeled and refurnisl.red.

Ceiling height panels of comb grain rvl-rite oak r,vere used on the walls; Celotex sound proofing on the ceiling, and the lighting is indirect.

SeUs Iogging Properties

Crescent Logging Co., Port Angeles, Wash., has sold alJ its logging properties on the Olympic peninsula to Fibre, board Products, Inc. The sale includes Crescent's logr ging camps, timber, logging equipment and Ediz hook booming grounds.