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Lumber Strike Averted

Last minute settlements last month averted a strike of lumber and sawmill workers that threatened for a time to send 27,W workers out on strike. The package agreed upon will cost industry some $60 million.

The "Big Five," W'eyerhaeuser Corp., U.S. Plywood Corp., Crown Zellerbach, International Paper Co. and Rayonier, Inc., accepted the 551 per hour increase over the next three years with the International Woodworkers of America and the Lumber and Sawmill workers. Georgia-Pacific settled a few days for a similar contract.

Tree Form Chonges

The Redwood Region Conservation Council is now running the Redwood Region Tree Farm Program, according to Bernard Z. Agrons, group president.

The move transfers tree farm administration from the California Redwood Association to the Redwood Region Conservation Council, though CRA retains regional sponsorship of the program. Agrons also announced appointment of Eugene Hofsted, Arcata Redwood Company forester, as chairman of the Tree Farm Committee. The committee is responsible for the development of administrative procedures to implement the Redwood Region Tree Farm program.

"It is particularly fitting that the Tree Farm administration within the region be transferred to RRCC at this time," Agrons said. "It marks not only the beginning of a new project for us but also coincides with the silver anniversarv of the American Tree Farm System,"

Forest Outlook Hopeful

A hopeful outlook for American forests, which blanket a third of the nation, is ofiered by the California authors of a new book, 'oTree Farms-Harvest for the Future," by Bobbs-Merrill.

It coincides with this year's silver anniversary celebration of the Tree Farm program.

The authors, Dorothy and Joseph Dowdell of Sacramento, describe the Tree Farm program as "one of the most successful conservation efiorts in the nation's history."

Its history spans the historic turning point in American forestry: instead of declining timber reserves, as when the program began in 1941, the U.S. now produces 6I percent more wood annually than is harvested or lost to fire and other natural causes.

Forest lob Report

New ways of building houses, reducing papermill pollution, growing superior wood in trees, and making a longer-lasting natural finish for wood outdoors are among findings descri,bed in the 1965 Annual Report of Research issued by the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory.

The lab is maintained by the federal government and the University of Wisconsin.

Terming the year "one of outstanding research accomplishment," Dr. Edward G. Locke, director, observed that other "noteworthy achievements" lvere:

(1.) A new board product consisting of pulping-size wood chips resin-bonded together in thicknesses suitable for ceiling tile and roof decking; (2.) Definite evidence that fire spreads inside buildings by "flashover" of hot combustible gases to fresh oxygen rather than by spread of flame across burning surfaces; (3.) A new natural finish system for wood that gives promise of exceptional durability on exteriors of houses and other structures, and (4.) A procedure for manufacturing from low-grade reject logs, high-quality wall paneling and flooring uniquely col. ored by a new drying process.

Skelly Oil Buys Vonply

Skelly Oil Company has purchased Vancouver Plywood Co. of Vancouver, Washington, according to a joint statement by Don H. Miller, Skelly president, and Frost Snyder, president of Vancouver.

Vancouver Plywood Co., a 3l-year-old pioneer plywood manufacturer. is one of the largest independent producers of sheathing and specialty grades of plywood.

Vancouver Plywood had sales of $50 million in 1965. Skelly had total revenue of $281 million and net income of $34 million in that year. Vancouver Plywood will continue as a su'bsidiary of Skelly, with no change in its name. operation. or management.

New Wood Mqrketing Scheme

Wood Marketing, Inc., has approved four "major" trading areas {or a new marketing and promotion program. The twomonth campaigns will be in Denver, Colorado; Kansas City, Mo., Columbus, Ohio and llaltimore, Maryland during Septernber and October.

The campaign directed toward home builders and wood product distribr'-tors as well as the public is timed to coincide with the annual Fall home building and selling period. The campaign theme is "Put More Life In Your Livine-With WOOD."

The campaign is said to be highly flexlble to meet the needs of each area and will permit W\'II to cooperate with local wood promotion groups, builders and distributors.

Rogue Volley Tournqmenl

Rogue Valley Hoo.Hoo f,94,'s annual golf tournament is being held August 5 at Medford's Ilogue Valley Country Club, according to Keith Gordon of ['estern Lumber Co.

The sixth annual will offer a wide range o{ available activities. Golf all day, a{ternoon gin rummy tournel'. plus swimming antl tennis. A buffet supper, billed as the fint'st in the Northwt-.st, rounds out the program.

Lumbermen's Reunion

What began as a casual lunch ended up as a "who's who" gathering of Los Angt'les-area lumbermen.

When E. G. "l)ave" f)avis. sales manager at Van I)e Nor Lumber Sales, Eureka, Calif.. planned a trip to southern Calilornia last month he decidcd to look up ,some of his old lumher friends for lunch. Rather than driving ull ot", Los Angeles, he decided to organize a "no host" get-together.

The result was a convivial three-hour lunch session at the Lniversity Club in Lo-* Angeles rvhere 16 long-time lumbt'rmen, both retailers and wholesalers. gathered to compare notes and swap anecdotes.

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