Woodworft lnstitute of California meeting called "0ne of the Best"

CATIFORNIA TUMBER iAERCHANT 66port ro Ger Bnttrn." the topic of the kt'r'note address at rr tht' llth annual Woodwork Institutt'of California meeting, turnt,d out to be a good guide to the rnood and direction of the grcirrp's members. Anrl manv o{ them fclt that this rvas ont'oI the most informativt' sessions tht- group htr<l corrrerted. Joc Iltrrgc'r, lhc kt'vnoter" slrokt' aftt'r Thursdar.-s tlittttt'r.

'l'he sccontl <lay oI the tivo-dav nrt'et. April iJ0. sarv the time dt'r'oted to a comlrrt'ltettsive rttnclolvtt of industrr'-intt'rest srrlrjetlts.

.{mong tht'm ucn' rvood promr:rtion" 6re retardants. moisture m('ters" installation artd factorv finishing. nc'lr' and plolroscd leg' islation. A\\'l actirities and data ;rror:essing.

Chuck Waltt'r of Kaulman & \\ralter in Santa Arta. was elected presidt'nt. I)arrl llernardis of Capital (.itv Planing- Vills in Sacramento. was t'lccIt'd {irst vitt'-1rrt'sident. Bvron Tavlor of Taylor \Iillwork & Stair. Gardt'na, was elected ser'ortd r ir','-1'residcnt' Lcs Sterett of l"rcsno Planing Mill. Frcsno. ua-. t'lt'c'tt'tl treastlrer anrl Ilud lJarl,er uas re-t'lcctcd crcr:utive ,qt'('retilr\'.

W00DW0RK INSTITUTE MEETS-(a|l from left to right)

(1) Maxine Mosher, Gene Hurley, Watson-Dreps Mill & Cabinet, South El Monte; Byron Taylor, Taylor Miilwork & Stair, Gardena and Ray Mosher, Santa Barbara Mill & Lumber. P) At the head table are Emery Nutting, Nutting & LePage, S.F.; Doug DeWitt, General Veneer, South Gate; Al Ebneter, Architectural Wood Products, S.F.; WIC Secretary Bernie Barber; keynote speaker Joe Burger; WIC President Joe Marinello, University Showcase & Fixture, El Caion; AWI President Bill Winter; Byron Taylor; Paul Bernardis, Capitol City

Planning Mill, Sacramento and Ray Erkson, Minton's, Mountain View. t3) AWI Vice President Paul DuVal and Johnny Thompson, Evans Products, S.F. (4) Speaker E. S. MacFarland, Building Material Dealers Credit Association, L.A. (5) Paul Bernardis at the podium with Bill Winter looking on. (6) Matt Ulbert and Norbert Eggert of Hartmann-Sanders, Santa Fe Springs with Bernie Barber and Joe Marinello.0) Kent Rogers, Fabricon Products, Los Angeles; Bill Winier; AWI Past President Wayne Sandberg; John Parker of Fabricon and WIC Technical Director Web Richards.

(8) Jack Little, Union Planning Mill, Stockton; TW&J's Harold Rogers and Tony Ksidakis, S.F.; Nifty Gay, Stockton Box. (9) The gang from General Veneer: Doug DeWitt, Art Burley and Dave Stewart. (10) And here's the California Wood Products boys from Santa Rosa: H. Schmidt-Peterson, J. Reese and Andy Guy. (ll) S. S. Karns, Hollenbeck-Bush Planing Mill, Fresno with Jack Little and Joe Marinello. (12) Minton's Ray Erkson, with Central Mill & Cabinet's Don and Dick Delacy. (13) Joe Marinello and Dwight Boles. A boat trip across the Bay was featured.