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Add Two New Staff Members

Two new staff members have been added to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association in order to provide increased services and to better service the enlarged rnembership of rhe popular Douglas fir trade group.

Announcernent has been r.nacle by H. V. Sir-npson, executive vice president, of the appointment of C. D. Tatem as chief accountant in Portland headquarters, and James F. Rawson to be field representative working out of the Portland office in Oregon-and California.

" Tatem has had years of experience in lumber office management, having been with C. D. Johnson Lumber Corporation at Toledo, ()regon, and with Edward Hines Lumber Company, at }Iines, Oregon. Tatem was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He served as a first lieutenant in the coast artillery during the last war. . Rawson comes from a family prominent in lumber circles in the northwest. His father, R. H. Rawson, of Portland, has been a consulting timber engineer for many years. James Rawson worked for his father as a lumber inspector in treated lumber. Before coming to WCLA he was employed as a project engineer for the Atomic Energy Commission at Richland, Washington. A graduate of Portland University, Rawson served as a first lieutenant in the air force, spending much time in England.

Rawson will work with Emmett Stoddard, assistant secretary and travelling a.uditor, and will spend most of his time in the field contacting WCLA member mills and assisting them with their problems.

Simpson pointed out that membership in West Coast Lumbermen's Association had grown steadily in recent years necessitating an enlarged staff to do a top-flight iob.

Mcrmrnoth Mill Mcrchinery Exhibit In New Orleans

Lumbermen from throughout the South gathered in New Orleans April 3-10 to view a multi-million dollar rnachinery exposition said to be the largest of its kincl ever held in the world.

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There is as great a difference between removable R.O.Ws and ordinary windows as between a vacuum cleaner and a broom.

Women like the patented removable feature because it permits complete removal, from the inside, for fast and easy cleaning.

Men like it because it makes painting and glass replacement quick and convenient. The annoyance of ladders is eliminated. R.O.Ws combine the finest construction

The rnachinery show, sponsored by Southern Pine Association, was held in conjunction witl.r the SPA 38th annual meeting.

Observers report that well over a ntillion dollars in sales resulted from the display ancl der.nonstration of equipment.

Machinery used in forests, mills and re-ntauufactur ing plants was shown. It lvas shipped to the exposition from 2l states and Germany, Sweden and Englano.

"The success of this exposition points up the heightened interest and action by Southern Pine manufacturers in mechanizing their mills," commented H. C. Berckes, executive vice-president of the association.

"SPA subscribers have taken giant strides in recent )'ears t()ward greater nrechanical efticiency," he continuerl. "This meeting mcans another big step forlvard."