Woodland' Find a Need and Fill lt

Qever vEARS .\co Frank Robertson disu cor-ered there were many specialty items in demand at the consumer level including dccorative trim, mouldings, corbels, cutting boards, bulletin boards and other fast. turnover products.

Being a progressive young man, knowledgeable in the woodworking industry, he borrowed a pick-up truck, a trailer and $50 in cash and established Woodland Products Company with one idea in mind: personal service to retailers by keeping a constant inventory on display with no effort on the part of his customers.

Today he operates two well-maintained delivery trucks from a new warehouse lo- cated at 1,X80 East Grand Ave. in Pomona. Thesc trucks service dealers on a regular schedule throuehout the southland with the various p.odrct. manufactured by Woodland. In {act all items, with the exoeption of thc hardboard cutting boards, are pro- ments of production, shipping and sales. Although he is a young man he has 20 years experience in his field, including several years in lumber retailing-so he is familiar with dealer needs.

He decided to find a way to produce these specialty items and stock patterns, including scallop mouldings, eliminating special handling by the dealers and liis success was assured by immediate customer acceptance,

At present Voodland has four employees and with the growth which this firm most certainly will enjoy more trucks and mctre people will play a big part in the future of this hustling organization.

Stroit Door Joins Woodwork Group

The Strait Door and Plywood Corpora' tion of El Monte, California has joined the National Woodwork Manu{acturers Asso' ciation.

Charles Strait, president of the flush door manufacturing firm, attended NWMA's an' nual meeting in Scottsdale and promptly submitted his application for membership.

duced Lry this firm and are manufectured to company specifications exclusively for Woodland for wholesale distribution.

Frank Robertson was born to the lum' ber business. He gained his experience in the Pacific Northwest where he operated the mill plancr chain and later all depart'

The executive committee of the association voted approval of the application and welcomed Strait as the newest member in NWMA's growing list of door producers. While at the association meeting, Strait expressed keen interest in the hardwood door "Seal o{ Approval" program.

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WCIIB Urges Mill Grodemork

The Vest Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau has urged that all light f raming lumber for interstate shipment be grade marked as to quality, at point of manufacture or re - manufacture, by agencies now or later to be certified by the American Lumber Standards Committee.

Paul Hollenbeck, erecutive vice President of thc WCLIB. said the Federal Housing Administration and local building code authorities have consistently reported di{ficulty in the enforcement of their grade requirements on light framing lumber, as used chiefly in home building.

"Substantial quantities of such lumber enter the channels of commerce with incorrect grade marks or no grade marks," Hollenbeck stated. For instance. some util' iay, or lower grade lumber enters the market without grade marks and often is sold as a higher grade product.

ooThis is bad for the industrv, bad for the builder and bad for the consumer"" Hollenbeck said. "It has caused us grave concern for the reputation and the future of the lumber industry.

"W'e are deeply concerned that fraudulent stamping also damages the reputation of our own respected V/CLIB grade mark and thus is harmful to our membership." he said.

At present the ALSC, a private bod,v, controls the requirements of grade marking and quality. However, compliance with its requirements is \.oluntary, and it has no authority to require that all light framing lumber be grade marked.

The WCLIB -"aid it would support the enactment by Congress of legislation necessary. suitable and appropriate to achieve grade marking of all light framing lumber shipped interstate.

New APA Field Director

William T. Robison, :10, has been appointed director oI the field services division of the American Plywood Association. Robison will operate from headquarters in Tacoma. according to the announcement of his appointment by Executive Vice Presi' dt:nt James ll. Turnbull.

Robison, formerly assistant division di' rcctor, will replace Stanley A. Taylor, who resigned to take a position with the Vever' haeuser Company.

Bough lumber On lhe Move

Construction of a new combined plant for Baugh Forest Products Corp. and Baugh Lumber Sales Co. in the City of Industry started in February with a com' pletion date targeted for VIay 1965.

The five-acre site on Willow Street will include a plywood warehouse and four lumber sheds with a storage capacity of 3.5 million board feet, and a modern 5000' square-foot office building.

The dccision to move from the Present location in Vernon to the City of Industry was based upon a desire to serve better the present and future Los Angeles county industrial and dealer markets, according to Bob Baugh, partner with his brother Bill in the lumber enterprises bearing their name.

"[''e feel that our new location in the City of Industry will phase our operations in the best geographical location to serve the entire southern California market area," said Baugh. "Population and indus' try shi{ts indicate the importance of a central location for good customer service.

Jenkins to Leqd Long-Bell

Appointment of Eliot H. Jenkins as general manater of the Long-Bell Division of International Paper Company has been announced by Lamar M. Fearing, president. Jenkins will be responsible for all phases of the l,ong.Bell Division's bperations.

A veteran of many years in the lumber industry, he has served as corporate vice president and general manager of the timber division of the Cyprus Mines Corporation in Eugene, Ore. Previously, he was president of t}le Cascade Fiber Company and was president of the Booth.Kelley Lum'ber Company from 1947 until 1959.

Jenkins has been associated with various industry associations and has served as president of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association and as a member of the board of forestry of the State of Oreson.

Texqs Lumber Bqn

A biU has been introduced in the Texas Legislature to ban home builders in that state from using lumber olf non-standard sizes or with a moisture content above 19 percent and thus would eliminate "green" lumber and engineered dry lumber produced to the new lt/r-inch thickness.

Opposition from Texas retailers and wholesalers'is expected to be based (I) on the bill's proposed exclusion of non-standard sizes permitted by FHA regulations, and (2) on the measure's linking of size and moisture content, contrary to provisions of the present American Lumber Standards.

Section 4 of the bill states: 'oThe fact that lumber having a moisture content in excess of that specified above (19 percent) is being used daily constitutes a hazard to construction and a danger to the public at large, thereby creating an emergency ."

The bill provides a fine up to $200 for each violation.