Redwood Conservationist's Meeting

The Redwood Region Conservation Council has elected an executive V.P. and a number of conservation leaders to head its 1966 multiple wise use conservation program. Elected president of the RRCC was Bernard Z. Agrons of Rockport Redwood Company at Westport.

Ofrcers elected to serve with Agrons were: Eugene Pickett, Cal-Pacific Redwood Company, Arcata, vice president; Darrell Schroeder, Miller Redwood Company, Crescent Cityo treasurer and Mrs. Virginia C. Burke, Santa Rosa, executive secretary.

Agrons also announced the appointment of Normand H. Traverso of San Rafael to executive vice president.

Traverso formerly served with the United States Air Force. His last assignment w:rs at Hamilton Air Force Base as director of information for elements of the North American Air Defense Command.

The council elected five members to serve three-year terms on the RRCC board of directors. Re-elected were: Eugene Hofl. st€d, Arcata Redwood Company snd Eugene Pickett, Cal-Pacific Redwood Company, Arcata and Roy Wagner, Masonite Corporation, Ukiah. Larry McCollum, The Pacific Lumber Company, Scotia and Dr. Walter Dolfini, conservationist and civic leader, were the two new members elected to a three-year directorship.

Over l(X) persons gathered to hear t-he featured speaker at the RRCC's noon luncheon, novelist-essayist Robert Wernick, who stirred a controversy wlth a recent article in Post magazine entitled "Let's Spoil the Wilderness."

During the RRCC busines session, members, state and federal forpstry offieials, educators and allied busir,ress members heard the Council's committeb chairmen report the year's activities. Rey'orting for the Education & Training Committee was Dr. Sidney E. McGaw, Bureau of Industrial Education, Oakland; Fire Pievention, Stewart Snyder, Paul B. Kelly Timber Co., Cloverdale; Demonstration Forests, BernardZ. Agrons, Rockport Redwood Co. and Junior Logging Conference, Herbert Baer, Georgia-Pacific Corp., Trinidad.

Joseph Russ, Ferndale rancher, chaired the Resolution Committee. The members adopted ten resolutions, most of them aimed at thanking cooperating agehcies for 1965 programming.

More than 150 persons attended the presidential reception and banquet when inscribed redwood plaques were awarded Norman B. Livermore. Jr.. of The Pacific

Lurnber Co., San Francisco, and Dr. Sid' ney E. McGaw upon their retirement from active duty with the RRCC after more than 12 years of outstanding service to the council.

Featured banquet speaker was Congress' man Don Clausen who flew from Washing' ton, D. C. to present first-hand information on the status quo of the now'proPosed red' wood national park.

Clausen said he would introduce a redwood park bill of his own, a measure based on state and federal recomrnendations that are liveable as well as portions of industry's park and recreation plan. He said he is con' cerned about preserving some redwoods, but also for the preservation of opportuni' ties for people in the district.

Club Holds Boord Meeting

A board meeting of the National Hoo' Hoo-Ette clubs was held in Burlingamg February 12, with President Donna Dean presiding.

Besides old and new business. a full discussion of plans for the convention, to be held in Eugene, May 20-22, were heard.

They now have clubs in Loe Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Sacramento, San Fernando Valley, Redding, San Francisco Peninsula, Eureka, So. West Los Angeles, Medford, Eugene and Phoenix'

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Wood Preserers Re-elect Boxler

Alfred X. Baxter, executive vice presi' dent and general manager of J. H. Baxter & Co., was re-elected president of the West' ern Wood Preservers Institute at its annual meeting, February 15 and 16.

Serving under Baxter are: [.. C. Cairns, Wyckoff Company, vice president; Don C. Smith, Koppers Company, Inc., treasurer; and Roy F. Gillespie, Oser Cedar Company, secretary.

Featured speaker, Fred T. Comee, of the United States Steel Corporation, told how "power styling" combines structural form and aesthetic expression in the design of electric power transmission installations by establishing appearance as a major requirement during the initial stage.

He emphasized that in this way more attractive installations can be developed without sacrifice of safety or reliability and often at lower over-all cost.

The American Wood Preservers Institute was represented by its executive vice president, Robert O. Hawes, and its senior engineer, pole division, Paul D. Christerson, both of Washington, D.C., to coordinate the work of western treaters with the national program.

Collins Pine Promotes SurdYk

Collins Pine Company of Chester, Calif., recently announced the appointment of Lyle Surdyk as superintendent of the Flakeboard division.

A graduate chemist, he formerly served as technical director of the flakeboard operation and has an extensive background in the field of {orest products chemistry. An active member of the Forest Products Research Society, he served as chairman o{ the Pacific Northwest section in 196364, and is currently the Collins Pine Com' pany representative on the technical committee of the National Particleboard Association.

Component Center for Seottle

Potlatch Forests, Inc. has organized a component {abricating center department to manufacture and supply custom-made components.

Potlatch component centers produce precision-made roof trusses, exterior wall panels and interior partitions to the builder's specifications and deliver them to the jo'b site with specially designed delivery equipment.

The first center is in operation in Auburn, Washington to serve the Seattle'Tacoma area. Potlatch plans to open three additional centers over the next twelve months.