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improve its position in the construction and utility fields through research.

The American Wood Preservers Institute was represented by its Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mr. R. O. Hawes of Chicago, who helped co-ordinate the work of the western treaters with the institute's national program.

Weyerhoeuser Adds To Morkeling Sroft

Weyerhaeuser Company announces appointment of John G. l,ewis as assistant to Construction Market Manager Gene T. Skrivan in the wood products division. Lewis, whose experienoe includes eight

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Shipsey Heqds

Timber Growers

Joseph C. Shipsey, business manager for' Diamond National Corp., Red Bluff, Calif.. was elected Chairman. Timber Growers of

Northern California during the first annual meeting of the organization in Red Blufi Tuesday, Jan. 15.

Shipsey, a native of New York, joined his company in that state as an accountant. and in 1950 moved to the California lumber division with headquarters in Chico. Two years ago he was transferred to Red Bluff and his present position.

During the coming year, under Shipsey's leadership. Timber Growers will engage in information programs concerned with fire, insects and disease, and timber taxation. and the effect of these natural and mancaused influences on private ownership and management of commercial forest lands.

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Eckqrdt Re-elected President of NWMA

Hugo \[r. Eckhardt, President of Morgan Company-millwork manufacturers in Oshkosh, Visconsin-was re-elected President of the National Woodwork Manufacturers Association at the group's 36th Annual Meeting. NWMA met on February 12-13 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago.

Other officers re-elected were: C. B. McKeehan of Mengel Wood Industries as Vice President; G. M. Curtis of Curtis Companies Incorporated as Treasurer; and James E. Nolan as SecretaryManager of NWMA. Also, Earl Swanson of Andersen Corpora' tion and Herman Thomas of Dierks Forests, Inc., were elected to the Executive Committee of the association. Newly elected members of the NWMA Board of Directors are E. B. Albers of Huttig Manufacturing Company and E. W. Donahue, Jr. of Wa' bash Screen Door Company.

The National Woodwork Manufacturers Association, a tradc group of wood window, door and frame manufacturers, main' tains its offices at 400 West Madison Street in Chicago.

A Second Look ot the Soqring Sixties

A highlight of the recent llth Annual Convention o{ the National Building Material Distributors Association was a panel discussion which provided o'A Second Look At The Soaring Sixties."

The boom that failed to snap. crackle and pop was examined and discussed by a building material manufacturer, Marland Wolf, vice president, Wood Conversion Co., St. Paul, Minn.; an economist, F. R. Widmer, commercial research division, Republic Steel Corp.. Cleveland, Ohio; and a retail building material dealer authority, T. T. Sneddon, NLBMDA (formerly NRLDA), Wash' ington, D. C.

The following predictions were made:

Innovations in housing design will create new produucts and new markets.

By 1965 a spurt in new families will stimulate residential hous' ing starts.

Re-evaluation of business objectives and goals realistically according to current trends will strengthen sales and profits.

The second look at the soaring sixties proved somewhat difierent than the rosey forecast of several years ago. With a realistic approach, the panel concluded that before the count-down can begin, there will have to be a few internal adjustments.

Woods Brothers Split Phoenix qnd Tucson Yords

Tom and Paul Woods. owners of Woods Brothers Lumber Company at Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, have divided the operations with Tom Woods taking over the Tucson operation and Paul Woods acquiring the Phoenix yard. The Tucson yard will be changed to a cash and carry operation while the Phoenix yard will be converted to a conventional credit business.

Amendments lntroduced For Forest Proclice Act

Companion bills to amend tht' I"orest I)ractict' At't nere intloduct,d into tht' Cali[ornia legislatur(' on behalf of the Dt'partrnt'rtt of Const'n'atiorr.'l'hc bill,. Sll 5(r5 Arnold and AR 958 cosponsoretl bv Assemhlymen Belotti" Lurraltli" trnrl \lert'rs rvill havc the supl)olt of timber indu-strv representatives as rrcll a,c llumel'ous intliritlutrls intcresterl irr lorrslrr dtioll. trel' itnnollrr'(.mcnt from The llesources .{gcn, r of California, Department of Consen'ation. Dilision of Forestrv.

Important pror-isions of the bills pror idt' for improved {orest conservation and make timber o\vners. as w-ell as timber operators responsible for complying with the Forest Practice Rules established under the provisions of the Act. In adclition" it rvill require a small fee for a timber operator's liermit, and it will authorize the Department oI Conservation to initiate court action to enjoin violations oI the l'orest Practice lluk's.

[. rrrlcr thc presont l'orest Prat'tice Act" which bet:ame efft'ctive in 1947. only the registered timlier operator is accountable for his forc-st practice-c. Timber oruners n'ill hc jointly responsible with the timhe r operators under pror.isions of the propo-sed legislation. With authority to enjoin r ioiations of the Forest Practice Rules given to the Department of Conservation. the Di- rector will be able to halt and correct illegal practi('es within a reasonable time. Under the present Act, from four to sir months, or longer, are required.

Sterling Lumber Remodeling Roseville Yord

Sterling Lumbt'r Company is r:urrerrtl'rin the process o{ remodeling its llosevillc branch r'vith an cye toward inr:reasing its shoulder trade business in that fast grorvingcommunitv. Sterling Lumber opcratcs l(r branch yards in northem California and maintains headquarters in Oakland. Llol'd Carter is general manager oI all operations and Jim Huston is manaser of the Roseville vard.

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