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Centrql Colif. Dry Kiln Glub Meets

, The second regular meeting of the Central California Dry Kiln Club for 1957 was held at the Glenco Forest Products plant at Elk Creek, California, March 8. A morning tour of the 'plant was made by the group. Of special interest was the automatic sorting of green lumber on the Setzer Sorter. One man '. operates the automatic sorter and two men pile the entire cut on sticks for drying. The cut is approximately 100 M board feet per 8 hours

The club members were the guests of Glenco at the best cate in town, where the afternoon business and technical meeting$ were also held.

- The meeting was called to order at 1:15 p.m.by President Gene Krueger. Paul Loris, dry kiln superintendent, was introduced and in turn introduced Ffomer Davis, plant superintendent, and Lucky Kramer, manager.

Merl Kennedy, Ray Brown, and J. McAlister of the Nominating committee presented the following nominees: Elmer Johnston, Winton Lumber Co., Martell-president; Ray Hampson, R. L. Smith Lumber Co., Wildwood Div.-lst vice-pres.; Paul I-oris, Glenco Forest Products-2nd vice-pres., and Harvey H. "Smith, Calif. Forest & Range Experiment Station, Berkeleysecretarv-treasurer.

. The next regular meeting was set fo-r July 12 at the Stockton ' ,Box Company plant at Forest Hill. The November meeting will .,: be at the Ivory Pine Company plant, Dinuba, California, No;' vember 8. The September meeting place and date are still open.

The technical meeting was handled by John Owens and his panel: Kiln Building Maintenance, Jim Jacobson; Heating,and

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John Owens, and Control System, Paul Loris. Each covered each topic thoroughly and there was considerable discussion and questions, and one of the main points brought out by each panelist' were periodical checks of traps, baffles, fans and shafts, as a loose fan could cause considerable damage.

The meeting was adjourned by Ptesident Krueger at 4:30 p.m., reported Bob Nckols, acting secretary, Central California Drv Kiln Club.

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Western Pine Supply Co., was appointed manager of the Union Lumber Company Yard, Marysville, April 1. Derr (left) is well equipped for his new position because of several years of training with his uncle, Homer M. Derr, of the J. M. Derr Lumber Commany, Elk Grove.

In addition to his retail lumber interests, Larry has been active in the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo for a number of yea{s and is curiently serving as president of Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club 1@.

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