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Don Broley Nqmed '64 Choirmqn Nqtionql Foresl Producls Week

At a meeting of the past general chairmen of National Forest Products Week, Don Braley, western region m.rnager United States Plywood, was selected to the general chairmanship for the 1964 program.

This year the week will be celebrated during October l8th to 24th with the big luncheon scheduled for October 22nd, at the Biltmore Hotel Bowl.

Dee Essley, Harvey Koll and permanent secretary Dorothy Miller attended the kickoff luncheon and Don is presently appointing his committee members who will be invited to attend the first monthly meeting early in April.

A prominent national figure will be named to address the luncheon meeting in October and it is expected the bowl will be filled to capacity.

Wood Preservers Seq|, nU Officers

F. S. Olmstead, International Paper Co., was elected president of the Western Wood Preservers Institute at its annual meeting, February 26 and.27.

Serving Olmstead are A. X. Baxter, J. H. Baxter & Co., vice president; J. R. McFarland, L. D. McFarland Co., treasurer; W. C. Cairns, Baxter-W-yckofi Co., secretary.

The featured speaker, R. F. Townsend, timber products engineer, Southern California Edison Company, presented an illustrated discussion on treated laminated wood structures which emphasized the research and development theme of the meeting.

The American Wood Preservers Institute was represented bt' its executive vice president and general manager, R. O. Hawes of Washington, D.C., to coordinate the work of the western treaters with the national program.

NWMA 37th Annuql Meeting

National Woodwork Manufacturers Association met in Chicago in February for the association's 37th Annual Meeting.

A panel discussion on o'How Millwork Marketing Methods Can Be Improved" were unanimous in their feeling thai wood product manufacturers should develop a "get tough" policy and begin pointing out the disadvantages of competitive materials used for windows and doors. It was suggested that all wood industry groups unite in their efforts to promote wood products. They should meet the exaggerated claims used by manufactures of competitive materials o'head,-on" with a hard hitting advertising campaign.

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