PonderosaPineElects Officers at Optimistic Annual Meeting

Frcnt Stevenr Vice President

M. P. McCullough Preeident

Officers for the current year were elected at the annual meeting of Ponderosa Pine Woodwork, held at the Drake Hotel, Chicago, on Tuesday, Fqbruary 11. Officers who r,r,ill serve the Association for the year 1947 are M. P. McCullough, president, Alexander-Yawkey Lumber Company, Prineville, Oregon; Frank Stevens, vice president, fdeal Company, Waco, Texas; T. L. O'Gara, treasurer, Weyerhaeuser Sales Company, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Arthur Hansen, secretary, Itrutting Mfg. Co., Muscatine" Iowa.

Directors w.ere elected as follows: Swift Berry, Michigan-California Lumber Co., Camino, California; E. J. Curtis, Curtis Companies, Inc., Clinton, fowa; Hal Dixon, Western Pine Mfg. Co., Ltd., Spokane, Washington; E. \V. D6nahue, The Wabash Screen Door Company, Chicago, Illinois; Emil Semling, Semling-Menke Company, Merril, Wisconsin; H. L. Jett, Cole Manufacturing Co., Memphis, Tennessee; J. E. Cravanzola, The Hotchkiss Brothers, Torrington, Connecticut; Arthur Mohring, Edward Hines Lumber Co., Chicago, Illinois; M. P. McCullough, Alexander-Yawkey Lumber Co., Prineville, Oregon; Gerhard Neils, J. Neils Lumber Co., Klickitat, Washington; T. L. O'Gara, Weyerhaeuser Sales Co., St. Paul, Minnesota; A. W. Olson, Missoula White Pine Sash Co., Missoula, IUontana; J. L. Pierce, Pacific Manufacturing Co., Santa Clara, California; E. L. Shevlin, Shevlin Pine Sales Co., IVfinneapolis, Minnesota; Frank Stevens, Ideal Company, \Araco, Texas; Lester Wendt, Carr, Adams & Collier Co., Dubuque, Iowa; Earl Houston, The Long-Bell Lumber Co., Kansas City, Missouri; R. C. Winton, Winton Lumber Co.,

Minneapolis, Minnesota; J. A. Loetscher, Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co., Dubuque, fowa; A. C. Hansen, Huttig Mfg. Co., Muscatine, Iowa. R. M. Bodkin was re-elected general manager.

In his annual report, General Manager Bodkin outlined the promotional work of the Association during 1946, stating that, in his opinion, the thousands of inquiries received from Ponderosa Pine advertising were from better prospects than in the preceding year. Mr. Botkin cited evi. denre that interest in Ponderosa Pine doors, frames and rvindows has shown an unusual increase, not only among the public, but among professional men and influencing factors as well.

John M. McDonald of The Buchen Company then presented advertising plans for 1947. These plans indicated a substantial increase in advertising over 1946 in order to meet the various forms of competition confronting the industry.

Thomas S. Holden, president of F. W. Dodge Corporation, outlined the building outlook f.or 1947. Mr. Holden stated that in his opinion most of the confusing of transition from war to peace are behind us, and that the trends toward long-range construction industry recovery are emerging in clearly defined outline.

$. A. Colgan, Jr., executive vice president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, stated his belief that lumber, suitable for Ponderosa Pine Woodwork operations, will be produced in quantities equal to those that made such operations possible in the past.