IUews Briefs. . .

A,{iami lleach, Fla.-Labor leaders assen.rblecl here for u'itrter nreetings announcecl new rules aimecl at curbing iuter-rrnion strife ancl costly make-rvork practices on construction jobs. Nerv brrilcling corrstruction was assignecl to craf t unior-rs, ancl production ar-rcl orclinzrry maintenance rvork to inclustrial urrions ; any disltutes are to be rvorkecl oLlt anrolrg rrnion leaclers. The agreement announcecl by tl-re AFI--CIO Llrrilding 'frades u-oulcl bar u,ork slorvclowns, forcecl overtinre, unneeclecl starrclbl' crews and other "feather-beclding" ltractices. \\/ork stoppages \\rere prohibitecl rvl-ri1e grievarrces are being processe<1. The labor leaders also gave out a list of Republican seltators tlrey exltect to oppose for re-election and it rvas said labor 1ike11' rvill

Seuator Knowland's bid for Califonria's govemor-

Negotiations for the acqrrisition of some of tl-re assets of Ilarbor Plyw'oorl Cor1t. by Internatiorral Paper Co. are in the final stages. l)611,--f ones reltortecl Feb. 1.1. It u'as said the deal 'lr'ould not inr-olve a nrerger but is a $15 million cleal for Harbor's tiniber cutting rigl-rts irr the Lern'is lliver \ralley of southrvestern \\rashirrgton.

I)ant & \\Iamock, IIenlo Park, Calif., have been appointed exclusive sales agent for the new Oroply Corporation plant ir.r final stag'es of comltletion at Oror.ille rvhich rvill manu{acture ;rn entire line of pl1'u-oo<l proclucts in species of Dorrglas fir, u'hite fir ancl porrclerosa pine. Operations u'ill comnrence in April rvith a n.rorrthlv ratecl capacity of .1,000,000. 'llre comparry is a joirrt ventrrre of fir.e lumber rnills in the l'lumas National Forest : Setzer Forest Prorltucts. lleaciou' \raller. Lumber Co., Sacrar.nerrto Bo-x & Lumber Co., F-eather lli"'er l-rrnrber Co. ancl llish Sierra Pine trIi11s.

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PIONEER SAWMlLl, ENDS CAREER-The recent shutdown of the Srirling City mill of the Diomond-Gordner Corpordtion (formerly Diomond Morch €ompony) brought to o close the historic Northern Cqliforniq mill built 54 yeors ogo in the Sierro mountoin town which beors its nome. During iis holf-century neorly 2-billion boqrd feet of lumber were produced. Moferiols ond mochinery for the mill were houled over the pioneer Buite County Roilrood which finolly reoched Srirling Ciry eorly in 1904. Much of the mochinery will be dismonded ond shipped ro Diomond-Gordner's new multi-million dollor plont ot Red Blufi, Colifornio, scheduled to get underwoy Morch I, qnd to be in full operotion loter this yeor. On hond to wotch the lost log go through rhe Stirling City plont were Diomond-Gordner Ofiiciqls (left ro righf ) Jock Porrish, production monoger; Chorles Arment, lond ond timber monoger; Eorl Bechord, operotions mqnoger; Dona Boiley, logging superinfendent; Ed Mortin, Stlrling Cify superintendent; Joe Shipsey, conlroller.