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Wood Preservers Convene in Son Frqncisco
f) W. Stanley, Koppers Company, Inc., Seattle, Washl\o ington, was elected president of the Western Wood Preserving Operators Association at its annual meeting held at the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, on February 2l and 22, 1961.
W. W. Hanly, Jr., Koppers Company, Inc., San cisco, California, was reelected chairman, and Marx J. H. Baxter & Co., San Francisco,^California, was vice-chairman of the association's California Group.
FranHyatt, elected
Theme for the meeting was "Expanding Markets through Quality Control and Effective Promotion."_Dr. James_ M' Roche, Tar Products Division, Koppers Company, Inc', Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the featured speaker- and congratulated the association on its development of the higfiway market and emphasized the continuing need for similar efforts in other fields of the pressure treating industry.
The American Wood Preservers' Institute was represented by its General Manager, R. O. Hawes of Chicago, who helped to coordinate the work of the western treaters with the Institute's national program.
Other newly elected officers are: Vice President, R' A. Thurston, Bixter-Wyckoff Company, Seattle, Washington; Treasurer, James E. Ziegler, McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Co., Portland, Oregon; Secretary, F. S. Olm-
H&HFA Heod Demonds "Aclion"
Speaking before a luncheon session of Action, Inc., an organization interested in neighborhood improvement, Roberf C. Weaver, administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, told the group earlier this month that a drop of home building to one of the lowest ebbs since World War II is perpetuating the Nation's economic slowdown.
\Meaver told the group that housing starts are 20/o below a year ago. \Morse yet, he said, new starts are onethird below the rate of two years ago-a drop during the two year period from 1,500,000 (1959) to barely more than 1,000,000 units last January on a seasonally adjusted basis.
"This means lost homes, lost jobs and wages, lost capital and lost production," Weaver said. "This lag is doubly serious when it serves to compound the general economic slow-down that has beset us during the past year."
'Weaver further stated that the supply of good housing for minority families is not in proportion to their ability to pay. As for the rural slum, \Meaver said it "persists and we still take it for granted. It is time we ceased to tolerate it."
stead, International Paper Company, Long View, Washington.
D. B. Bowman, Cascade Pole Company, Tacoma, Washington, was the retiring President.
Forestryr Field School lo Be Held qt Plocerville
Berkeley-The lJniversity of California's l3th annual Extension Forestry Field School will be held at Placerville on April 24-28.
In announcing the place and dates, Extension Forester Ed E. Gilden siia tne course will deal with all aspects of the natural and artificial regeneration of forests in the coastal and Sierra areas of the state.
Top-flight scientists from the U.C. School of Fore.-'try, govefnment agencies, and lumber industry will- participate in the school. Amons those taking part will be Dietrich W. Muelder, professo-r of forestry,-aird Edward C. Stone, associate professor of forestry, on the Eerkeley campus.--
The school is sponsored by the U.C' Agricultural Extension Service and School of Forestry.
Lumber industry ofifrcials and foresters are invited to attend the school.
An incidental fee is being charged for the course.
Interested persons can registeiby sending the,fee-to Td Gilden, 25 -Mulford Hall, University of California, Berkelev 4.
lntroducing SCRLA'S Poul Hollenbeck
75 employees are now actively participating in volunteer fire departments in the Reedsport-Gardiner area.
More than 20 men are involved in the plant Fire Brigade, headed by Fire Marshal Claude Sanders. outside sawmill. The company fire fighters' board of adVisors consisis of Willard Kelsev. qssistant to the general manager: E. e Carlson, shipping clerk; Bud- Howell, master mechanic; Jim Thornton, Reedsport fire chief ; and Don Carothers, Gardiner fire chief.
To All Members
- I deeply appreciate the compliment paid me in my election to the position of Executive Vice-President and Manager of your Association by the board of directors.
The job ahead is indeed a difficult one. We are well into the throes of a transition period that makes your Assocratron more rmportant to you than it has ever been in our histbrv. Our problems are not unique. Othei Associations and lumberyards throughout the country are facing the same-difficulties. I am confident of our ability to create objective programs for our membership which will result in raising the profit level and prestige of our industry. This job cannbt poisibly be done by me alone. Our Board of nirectors and membership will have to invest more energ'y and effort in our activities than they ever have in the past.
Your Board of Directors and I are in complete ag'reement on how your Association is to function. My posi- tion is one of being an administrator. The policies of th'e Association, its activities and direction shall be determined by your elected board of directors. Both sides of all questions concerning our past and future activities will be presented to vour board of directors ^for decision. '
The success of your Association in the final analysis, is dependent upon its ability to serve you and to assist you in every legal way possible toward the solution of your problems.
_ Sincerely,
Paul R. Hollenbeck Executive Vice-President
For Sofety's Soke
Gardiner, Oregon-In another recent I.nternational Paper Company safety development at Gardiner, a plant Fire Brigade has been organized which already has quelled several fires before they could get out of hand.

The men of IP's Gardiner Branch are fire-conscious. Safety Engineer Paul Heitmeyer reports approximately cyconfour
IP Fire Brigade activities include periodic no-warning practice runs, and the Brigade has snuffed out the "mock fires" within six minutes of the fire alert.
A real fire, which ignited in a clone near thehouse, was clone tne powerhouse, was trolled by the Fire Brigade in Trolleo Dy tne r rre rr minutes, resulting in no damage.
Initial plant protection is the IP Fire Brigade's main function with any major fires to be handled by the Gardiner and Reedsport fire departments. The Brigade holds monthly meetings for plant inspections, education of men regarding the fire-fighting equipment, and general instruction by the Gardiner and Reedsoort fire departments.