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by BOB McBRIEN execulive vice president of the Lumber Merchqnts Associolion of Norlhern Colifornio

rnHE WELCOME MAT witl be out April 4, 5 and 6 at the I Mark Thomas [nn, Monterey, for President Clair Hicks has extended the invitation for all northern California lumber dealers and suppliers to take part in the associa' tion's 25th anniversary convention. Clair believes that interested dealers could well use this opportunity to see how the association functions and the many benefits available through lembe;shil. *

Many months of planning have gone into the convention program which will ofier dealers and their wives an excellent opportunity to enjoy the many activities related to beautiful Monterey Peninsula. If you are not a member of LMA, give us a call and let us know if you would like to come to the convention--we'll be pleased to have you with us.

Speaking of conventions, our hardworking convention chairman Ham Knott of Yosemite Lumber Co. is also devoting time and attention to Rotary and the Antique Car Owners Assn. Recently he traveled to Los Angeles where he met with the Antique Car Owners board of directors and he will attend the Rotary con' vention in Monterey just before LMA gets there. Ham should have the golf course in good shape or it will have him in good shape, that is. * * *

Dealer Charlie Dart was honored at the recent Hoo'Hoo meeting in Fresno. A long-time member, Charlie was presented with his Past President's Pin. There to join in the festivities were LMAers Bob Schlcitthauer, Willard Lumber Co., Fresno, Ham Knott (he's everyplace) and yours truly. * *

Two more LMA members have come in for honors recently. Both Minton's of Mountain View and King Lumber of Bakersfield have been named finalists in the Brand Names Awards contest. These are the only two retail lumber firms on the West Coast so honored. The grand winner will be named in several weeks. and we have our fingers crossed. So do Lyle Schafer of Minton's and Art Masters of Kins's.

Three new firms have just joined LMA-Monurnent Lumber Co., Freedom; Redwood Sales Co., Ukiah; and Chip National, Los Angeles. We have more membership applications ready for others who want to back their industrv and carry their share of the load. *

President Clair Hicks has named Stan Gustafson, Sierra Mill & Lumber Co.o Sacramento, as chairman of the 1965 nominating committee. Stan is now sifting names for new firectors and yould welcome suggestions from other members. You can reach him by writing: Stan Gustafson, Box 28, Sacramento.

ADD END: Minton's has begun construction of a new yard in Santa Clara County near Saratoga . . Joe Kirk is planning a new yard in Santa Maria . . Charlie Cross gave up shoveling snow and took off for a vacation in Mexico . . Ed Schotthauer, Willard Lunrber Co., Fresno, is the proud owner of a registered polled Hereford herd which is acclaimed as one of the best in the state (and that ain't no bull but it is all for this month).

Stondords Committee Moy Expond

The Commerce Department has officiall1. proposed to increase membership of the American Lumber Standards Committee to 23. from the present I5. and to add five non-voting ex-officio members from federal agcncies.

_ Following are the major changes proposed by commerce: The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau. West Coast Lumber Inspectior.r Bureau and Western S'ood Products Association would haie two representatives each, compared with one at present. Non-rulewriting inspection agencies would have their representation increased to three. from the present one. Wholesalers and retailers 'rvould have two representatives cach. compared rrith one no\{. Home builders would he reprcsented for the first timc. nith one member" as uould the "general public consumcr." The transporta- tiolr industry would lose the one memlier prt,sentlv rclrresenting that segment of the economt-.

()thei mcmbership designations rvould remain the same: Redwood Inspection Scrvice- one: Northern Hardrvood and pine Marrufacturcrs Ass,ciation. one; Northeaster' Lumber N,Ia'rrfactur('rs. one; intermediate manufacturers, one; wood using industry. one: contractors. onc; architects and enginet,rs. tu:o. ()ne effect o{ the proposed reorganization .rvould be to give sreater relative representation lo lrrmber produccrs-I2 mcmbers out o{ a total of 23. compared rvitlr 7 oui,,I a total of 15 at presont.

Logging Not o Flood Couse

The redwood industry, still staggering {rom the tremendous damage it suflered during the Christmas week flood. is nol fincling itst'lf described as the lillairr u.ho caused it all.

_ According to Eldon V. Shafer. executive vice president of the Redwood Regiorr Conservation Council, there are rro {acts to strbstantiate tht: repeated claims that lumbering contributed to the excessive damagc caused by.the flood.

Figures released b1' ttre Floorl Control Center at the Department of l(rater Resources in Sacramento show that the tremendou-. amounts of rainfall. in some c.ases -100 percent above average, in the mountain regions far to the east of the Redwood Beli had the Eel. Klamath and Smith Rivers at flood staqe almost from tht'ir point o[ origirr.

['red Gientke" hydrologist at Flood Control Center. reported that on December 22, the stream llow o{ the Klamath River just north of Mt. Shasta was more than double anv figure previously recorded.

The Eel River rvas flou,ing at nearly 700,000 cubic feet per second-a {lood of tremendous magnitude-as it entcred the aiea where redwood logging operation *ere in process.

B^ob Calkins. deputv direr.tor of the California State Department of Conservation. said that of the 7.176.000 acres of timber in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mend,,,.ino. Siskivou and Trinity Countr- tvatersheds. the areas whert'logging took place in the last vear would be -something around one percent and could not possibly have had an effect on the Clrristma-. \I-eek flood.

The RRCC's Shafcr said that "the charges made bv some _qocalled conselvatir..rn gr()ul)s ur.re maliliou.lu ir.".ponsible arrd completely urrfounded.

"If these people could see tht' devastation in the redrvood region." Shafer said, "ther- might stop rvorrying about who to blame and ,start asking horv the,v can help."

Allied Builders Win Aword

One of the national winners oI the Cood Housekeeping maga- zine-\ational Home Improvement Council's 1964 Remodeling Arvard competition i-. Allit'd Buildcrs of Los Anseles.

Allied won the award for the best "addition to an existine stru('ture over $11.500." Ther- wer{: one of four national rrinneri.

Fountoin Slorls Bull's-Eye Buying In Boy Areo ond Sqcro'mento VolleY

A markcting approach which ha-" been very sur'<r'ss{ul in providing dealcrs in soulltern Califorrria l ith fast ansnt'rs antl delivery from the l)ouglas [ir growth areas of northern California and Ort:gon is being started in the San l'rancisco Bay arca and Sacramento valley, at,cording to Ed Fountain, presidt--nt of Ed Fountain Lumber Company in Los Angelcs.

Thc new marketing organization rvill operate from Fountain headquarters in Medford, Oregon. Fountain owns a tree farm and planing mill at Medlord, although these facilities do not figure heavil.v in the new rnarketing activity.

As part o{ the move to }iring "I}ull'sEve" hur-ing to norlhcrlr Cali{ornia, thtr term used by l'ountain to dcs<'ribe tht'ir rvholt'salt' burirrg activitr. Ed l"ountain. Jr. is being lratrsft'rred to the Mt'rl[ord oflit't'. Two otht'r men, ]lale Burns antl John Kt'nt. r,r'ill also call on dt'aler-" in the ncu' markcting art'as. Shipmcnts o{ lumber will be brrail. Cars can bc made up of muny items or all onc size and length. according to Fountain.

The "llull's-Eyt"' bu,ving idea is based on four buying offices in the heart of thc (Continued on Page 62)

JR., started with the Ed Fountain Lumber ComDany as a weed digger at the Los Angeles distribution'yaid. After graduating from U.S.C., Ed spent

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