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A new $30-$40 million pulpmill in the Holbrook, Arizona, area seemed assured last month when Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc, was awarded USFS contract to prrchase 6f million cords of pulpwood from the Coconino, Sitgreaves, Kaibab, Tonto, Apache and Cibola national forests during the next 30 years at $1.10 per cord. Southwest must have a mill working by March l, 1962, and produce 200 tons a day under the deal.

Santa Barbara, Calif.-Charles A. Ott, hardware store executive here, was elected 1957-58 president of the Rotary club.

Latest techniques in machine-applying three vermiculite products are shown in "New Horizons in Plastering," a 16 mm. sound film in full color just released by the Vermiculite fnstitute. Running time, 20 min. No charge. Spe4ker can usually be furnished on request. Apply Vermiculite Institute, 208 South LaSalle St., Chicago 4, Ill.

An FTC examiner on March 5 ordered Crown Zellerbach tq sell St. Helens Pulp & Paper Co., a west coast competitor it bought in 1953, in ruling the acquisition violates antimerger law.

Seruing Neut Mexico, Arizona, S oat bern N eaad,a and. Soutbern Calilornia

Representing

BERIHEISEN ENGINEERINO WORKS

BUSS IAACHINE WORKS

CHIPCRAFT COMPANY, INC, CKI'I/IACHINERYCO.

G. 'I't. DIEHI, IIACHINE WORKS GRINDING & PO]ISHING 'IIACH. CO.

HANDY MANUFACIURTNG COftTPANY

INDUSIRON CORPO'RATION

INVINGION IIACHINE WORKS

MEREEN.JOHNSON TiACHINE CO'IIPANY

NEW'IAAN MACHINE COMPANY

B. l'1. ROOI COIIPANY

OIIVER TITACHINERY COMPANY

R. B. RODGERS MFG. COilIPANY

SOI,ETA ilACHINE COMPANY

JATE' t. IAYION MFG. CO'IiPANY wYsoNG & illrEs COilPAt{Y

TRI.SIATE IIIACHINERY CO.

Glenn D. Ragon, buyer, said Retail Lumber Buyers, Inc., Beverly Hills, Calif., will ship lumber from Humboldt county to the southern California area and hopes eventually to ship as much as 10 million feet a month by tru'ck, rail and ship.

Recently enrolled into Active membership in the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. was the Rialto (Calif.) Lumber Company, 335 W. Rialto Ave. Co-owners of the retail yard are Bert H. Holdren and A. A. Beals.

California State Forester F. H. Raymond promoted Gene Bertsch deputy state forester in charge of the state-wide fire prevention program out of Sacramento. Floyd Iverson has been named regional forester at Ogden, Utah, for the Intermountain Region, succeeding Chester J. Olsen, retired April 1.

Byron Miller was chairman for the hosting Arcata Redwood Co. at the 35th meeting of the Redwood Sawmill Committee in Arcata last month.

D. Reedy Miller, Sr., U.S. Forest Service, was presented a Silver Beaver at the 36th annual dinner of the Piedmont (Calif.) Council, Boy Scouts of America, for his many years of service in training young men in the Forest Service.

TURNER 'IIACHINERY CO.

WAILACE-UNTON rOOl CO.

FOR GREATER PRODUCTIONFASTER

SERVICEBETTER END PRODUCTSCAtt

Jack A. Cairns, Hyster Company, has been promoted to the position of supervisor, Industrial Truck division advertising and promotion, according to Raymond L. Howerton, assistant manager, Hyster Company sales promotion department. Cairns joined Hyster in 1944 and has held position as sales representative in the Los Angeles area.

"The Douglas fir industry is proud to commemorate the late Colonel .W. B. Greeley, America's top industrial forester," said Nils B. Hult, President, Industrial Forestry Association, in announcing establishment of ScholarshipsLectureships at the College of Forestry, University of Washington and School of Forestry, Oregon State College. Hult said that the awards are to be called "Colonel W. B. Greeley Scholarship or Lectureship in Industrial Forestry," that they are for $1,000 each at each school and extend for 5 years beginning in 1956.

Ccrlcrverqs Enioys Good Yeqr but Hopes (don't we oll?l for Tqx Relief

Calaveras Cernent Con.rpany set nerv records in sales, shipments and production and enjoyed the highest earnings in its history during 1956, Presiclent Wrn. Wallace Mein, Jr. told shareholders in his annu;rl rcport. T.he company's 1956 consolidated net earnings n'ere $1,436,604, compared to $1,356,563 in 1955.

Expansion of the cornpany's San Andreas plant achieved a production capacity increase of 35/o with an increase of only B/c rn plant personnel, he added. 'fhe expansion program, involving the addition of a fifth kiln and relatecl equipment, was conrpleted last summer within its $4,000,000 buclget estirrate anrl alread of schedule.

"It appears that 1957 will be another excellent year for Calaveras Cernent Company," Mein declared, and expressed a hope for ncw federal tax legislation which would enable ireavy industry companies such as Calaveras to set aside greater reserves tr.r fit.rance present-day inflated costs of plant and equipment.

Redwood Empire Club Meets in Sqn Rofqel

Mack Giles, president of ILedrvocid E,mpire Hoo-Hoo Club 65, announces that the clult r,vill meet on NIay 10, at Hamies Chuck Wagon in San Rafael. The meeting u'ill be an evening affair and Chairmen Burt Wheeler, Jim Hopkins and Dave N{ensing have guaranteed an interesting after-dinner program.

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