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Acuff, Western Lumber Co. of San Diego; At Large- Elmer Vivian, General Veneer Mfg. Co.

The directors whose terms expire April 1960 are : Area l-Stanley Gustafson, Sierra Mill & Lumber; Area 2Jim Pierce, Pacific Manufacturing Co.; Area 4-Tom Work, Tlre Work Mill & Cabinet Co.; Areas 6, 7-Adolph War- varovsky, Los Angeles l\{illwork Co., and At Large-Bob llogan, Hogan Wholesale Building Materials Co.

The first programmed event of the 8th annual meeting was an Open House tour, 9:00-11:00 a.m., of General Veneer Mfg. Co., South Gate, where members watcl-red the manufacture of doors, architectural plywood and precision airplane parts. The luncheon was served at noon in the Los Angeles room of the Statler-Hilton, after which the following speakers were heard:

Arthur F. O'Leary, O'Leary and Terasawa, Architects, "An Architect's Viewpoint on Shop Drawings;" Les Harter, specification writer, Calif. State Division of Architecture, "The W.I.C. and the State of California-Interaction in Action;" Harry G. Stewart, executive director, Building Contractors Assn. of California, "Pulling Together on Legislative Matters;" Panel Discussion-"Millwork Estimating Practices," O. E. Long, moderator; Harmon Cavanaugh, Pacific Manufacturing Co., "The Takeoff;" Robert Leishman, Crown City Mill & Lumber Co., "Pricing and Check1ng the Takeoff," and Byron Taylor, Taylor Millwork & Stair co., "Full N{ill Bid Practices."

The President's reception was scheduled at 5 :30 p.m. in the hotel, followed by the gala dinner at the Moulin Rouge.

The Ladies program included a luncheon and fashibn show at noon in the hotel. followed bv a tour of television studios and attendance at a live teletast. the President's reception and the dinner.

lumber Deqler "Ernie" Mqkes Gluiet First Appeoronce on NRLDA Brochure

Mr. Ernest Dealer, a busy little fellow who by midNovember will be familiar to ihousands of building material dealers ^as "Ernie," made his characteristically quiet and helpful first appearance in a follow-up brochurq on ttre 1959 NBLDA Building Products Exposition mailed recently to industry suppliers.

"Ernie's" principal occupation will be helping dealers and guests find their way round NRLDA Exposltion hall in the Cleveland Ohio Public Auditorium next November 14-17. But "first things first" is part of Ernie's practical businessman's philosophy, so he stepped briskly lnto the picture early to announce the names of building material supplie-rs who have already signed up for space in the National Retail Lumber Dealers' 6th anhual Exposition.

With Ernie's cheerful assistance, Exposition Director Martin C. Dwyer pointed out to prospective exhibitors that more than 80% of available exhibit space in the dealers' 1959 show had been assigned following the first announcement mailed to industry suppliers in March. Of the firms listed in the recent brochure, Mr. Dwyer stated, about 52/o ha_v-e participated in four or more NRLDA Expositions.

Virtually all types of dealer materials and equipment are represented in the current list of 1959 NRLDA exhibitors, with home-improvement items such as paint, kitchens, storm doors and windows, flooring, wall paneling, hardware, tile, etc., apparently predominating.

Roch Brqdshqw Quits Crow's

_ Portland, Ore.Roch Bradshaw, publisher of C. C. Crow Publications here and one of the most able and respected lumber trade writers and editors in the business. has announced his resignation, effective June 1. He and his wife _will .leave June 19 for a two-monfhs trip to Europe and he will announce his plans on his return for his future activity in the lumber publishing field.

Rradshaw joined the Crow organization in 1947 as editor of Crow's Lumber Digest. Aftea the death of Carl Crow in 1953, Bradshaw was general manager of the publications until June1956, when he acquired- the title of publisher with the business under the ownership of Aibert M. Tewksbury.

Polm Spring to OK House Design

.. Th. Palm Springs, Calif., City Council proposed establishment at the April 27 meeting of an architeCtural review board -to. prev-ent the resort city from becoming a commu- nity of "cookie-cutter" tract homes. Councilmen were concerned about the number of residential tracts now going up there and said they are "ruining the town." The pro-gosed board would pass on house designs in further tract developments. The Council decided to meet with the city's principal tract developers before taking any formal action.

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Scrntiom Now Producing Plywood

The newest all plywood plant !n the nation is now oper- ating at Santiam Lumber Co., Sweethome, Oregon. The 2l-year-old fir_m had discussed building a plywood plant as early as i954 but the firral decision to go aliead wai not made until September 1958.

. Santiam began producing green veneer in April and the l^qy-qp plant will be completed an{ shipping begin on May 25. Accordilg to General Sales Manager Ric[ard Davii, the plywood division of Santiam will produce 4,000,000 feet on a /sth basis per month, and both interior and exterior fir sheathing.

C. H. Wheeler, president of Santiam Lumber Co., announced that Sam Wheeler will be plywood plant manager; Pat McKeown, mill superintendent; and sales will- be lrandled by Merwin Speer under the supervision of Santiam's general sales manager, Richard Davis.