lmportonce of Box Mqnufqclurers to Lumber lndustry Noied qt Meet

San Francisco-Seth G. Beach of the Beach Box & Lumber Co., Placerville, Calif., retiring president of the Pacific division, National Wooden Box Assn., charged the box shook industry with responsibility for greAter promotional and research efforts at the recent 32nd annual meeting in San Francisco, attended try 75 industry repr-esentatives. He said the larger research-promotional effort is necessary to maintain tfie position of standard sawn-nailed shipping containers in the face of increasing competition.

Pfesident Beach reviewed the history of the nailed box and crate industry since Gold Rush days when pioneers began to develop -the agriculture and natural resources of thJ forest. Nailed box rianufacturers of the west, he said, are important as a stabilizing influence to the lumber industry today, as they have always been, in utilizing grades

Club 39 Heqrs Compion

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39 celebrated Saint Patrick's Nite and Redwood Nite at the March 17 meeting. Carney Campion of the California Redwood Council, Santa Rosa, was guest speaker and showed why they call him one of the best-informed men on -redwood. Frank Timmers secured the new CRA film, "The Forever Living Forests," for showing at the meeting.

"Irish Andy" served a special meal to the club at Fisherman's Pier for the evening meeting, which started with a, "wee drop" in honol of the date. Hosts wetting the Club 39 whistles were: Paul Ward and Lloyd Hecathorn, Arcata Redrvood Co.; Charlie Schober and Rodger Schuyler, IlammondCalifornia Redwood Co.; Caspar Hexburg and Bovard Shibley, Union Lumber Co., and Dave Davis and Frank Billings, Simpson Redwood Co.

tHqmt Knott on Committee

Hamilton Knott, president of the Lumber Merchants Assn. of Northern California, has been named to the 1958 Exposition committee of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association, along with several other prominent dealers and association executives. Phil Creden is general chairman of the 1958 Building Products Exposition, appointed by NRLDA President J. C. O'Malley, Phoenix, Arizona, dealer. This year's big dealer show will again be in Chicago, site of the 1956 Exposition.

Son Gobriel Deqlers Meet

The San Gabriel Valley Lumbermen's Group of the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. met for buffet lunch at the Westerner, Arcadia, April 30. Business included election of directors to the SCRLA, after which there was a screening of the USG industry movie, "The Economy of Motion."

Coudill Sroys in L.A. for NHLA

The National Hardwood Lumber Assn. announces that a revision in his plans will enable Inspector E. G. Caudill, Jr. to remain in charge of the Los Angeles district. He is reached at 3661 N. Denton Ave., San Gabriel; ATlantic 4-2339.

of wood not of great value for building and construction purposes.

Beach further cited tl-re natural qualities of wood as a packaging material-its strength, resilience, water resistance, stacking ability and adaptability to mechanized handling. He declared research would open doors to development of future domestic and export packages. Specific reports at the meeting indicated a rising demand for a newly developed cantaloupe crate, the standard celery crate and others.

R. A. Delateur, Grays Harbor Veneer Corp., lloquiam, Wash., was elected president of the Pacific division for 1958.

The Redwoocl Region Conservation Council is made up of community circles whose objectives are fire prevention, conservation education, and keeping themselves and the public informed on the importance of their redwood lumber economy.

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Riverside Gounty Hoo-Hoo Club l17 Commitfee Members Appoinfed

The committees now functioning for Riverside County Hoo-Hoo Club 117 were named by President Don Oakes. Hesperia'dealer, at the club's first-meeting this year of iti directors in Redlands, which drew a 100/o attendance. President Oakes appointed these lumbermen to committees formed by the Board :

Program: Bill McDonald, Simpson Logging Co., chairman (all members called upon) ; Membership: Don DeArmond, Cresmer Mfg. Co., chairman, and Harley Hart, Inland Lumber Co. ; Harry Bleile, Arrowhead Lumber Co.; Dave Beauchaine, Sand Door & Plywood; Bill Helbron, Arrowhead Lumber Co., Roy lfenry, Cresmer Mfg. Co.; Ken Sharp, R.J.M., and Dick Dieffenbacher, Celotex Corp.; Project: Ed Hadley, Rialto Lumber Co., chairman, and Stark Sowers, Inland I-umber Co.; Bert Holdren, Rialto Lumber Co.; Don Derbes, Palm Springs Builders Supply; Jack McGrath, Community Lumber Co.; Russ McCoy, McCoy Lumber Co.; Bill Davidson, Dill Lumber Co., and Gerry Westphal, Inland Lumber Co. ; Publicity: Warren Haskins, Inland Lumber Co., chairman, and Bert Adams, Adams Lumber Co.; Ed Gustafson, Dill I-umber Co. ; Darlle Johns, Palm Springs Builders Supply; Jack Berry, Hale & Greenslade, and Stan Sharp, Rugg Lumber Co.

Amidon Heqds Pulpwood Group

George B. Amidon, director of woodlands for the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company, was elected president of American Pulpwood Association by the APA's board of directors at a recent New York City meeting.

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