Leo V. Bodine Named Executive Vice President of NLMA

Washington, D.C.-Leo V. Bodine has been named executive vice president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. The NLMA board of directors, by unanimous vote, appointed Bodine to this position, effective Monday, May 19. He comes to his new post from the Weyerhaeuser Sales Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, of which he has been vice president since 1950.

Bodine has had 23 yearc of experience in the lumber industry. He began his career in 1929 when he was employed by the Clearwater Lumber Company of Lewiston,. Idaho. This company merged with other lumber companies at Potlatch and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, to form Potlatch Forests, Inc., in 1931 at which time Bodine began working in the sales department of the new organization. He continued in the sales department vntil 1932, and during this period he developed an understanding and interest in the manufacturing and distribution phases of the lumber industry. In 1934, he left Potlatch Forests, Inc., to join a subsidiary company called Wood-Briquetts. also located in Lewiston. This is the company that developed the machines and facilities for producing and selling Presto-logs. By 1941, Bodine was appointed public relations officer for Potlatch Forests, Inc. During his tenure in this post he spent a large part of his time close to Iumber operations in the woods and worked closely with the

Dubs Ltd. Holds Annual MixedPcrty ct Monterey

Tlre annual mixed party of Dubs Ltd. rvas held May 23 at the Copacabana Monterey, and the golf tournament for both men and women golfers was held at the Monterey Golf and Country Club. Overnight reservations were made at the Pine Inn.

Jim Pierce was host for the day and the consensus was that he did a giand job.

Flowers for the ladies were flown in from Honolulu. The golf prizes were valued at close to $20O.00.

This was Dubs Ltd.'s 48th golf tournament. Prizes \\rere awarded as follows: various state forestry committees. He remained in this capacity until 1949 when he left Potlatch to become executive representative for ihe Weyerhaeuser Sales Company, St. Paul, Minnesota. In 1950, he was advanced to the post of vice president of the Sales Company.

Handicap 2l and under: Low gross, (1) Tom Corbett, (2) Del Travis, (3) Dave Davis. Low net, (1) Elie Destruel, (2) Leo Cheim, (3) Don Younger.

Handicap 22 and over: Low gross, (1) Ernie Bacon, (2) Wayne Dalby, (3) Norm Miller. Low net, (1) John Frey, (2) Tom Jacobsen, (3) Herb Bernet.

He has been very active in lumber industry organizations and since 1950 he has chairmanned the NLMA public relations committee. He is a member of the National Advisory Committee of the American Forest Products Industries, Inc., and has aided in the promotion of the national Keep Green Program. In addition to these industry posts, he is a member of the National Association of Manufacturers Conservation of Renewable Natural Resources Committee, as well as its Committee on Cooperation with Community Leaders. He is also a member of the Natural Resources and Social Legislation Committees of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce.

Other affiliations include the Idaho State Junior Chamber of Commerce of which he is a past presiclent. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and the International Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo. In his home town of St. Paul, he is a member of the Athletic Club and Elks I-odge. He also belongs to the Somerset Country Club and the Eric's Club of Idaho. Bodine is married and has two children.

\{en Guests: Lor,v gross, C. E. Needham. Lou- net, Pop Hulsman and Al Page tied.

Women: Low gross, Mrs. Seth Butler.

Dubs Ltd. u,ill hold its final outing of the fiscal year at the Meadow Club on June 20. The nerv oflrcers u-ill be elected at this meeting.

S.F. Bcry Areq Ccnpenters End Strike

The eight and a half week strike of Bay area carpenters was declared officially over May 28, as results frorn the majority of locals of the AFL Carpenters' Union showed overwhelming acceptance of an agreement reached May 26.

The union members started returning to work May 28 in the four counties affected, San Francisco, Marin, Sau Mateo and Alameda.

The vote in sixteen locals was 6,051 for the nerv agreement, and 442 against.

The Bay area settlement calls for a wage increase of 15 cents an hour plus 7f cents hourlv in welfare benefits.