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Timber Truckers Announce Stqnd ln log Truck Controversy

The California Association of Timber Truckers today stated its position in the truck overload controversy between a group of logging truck operators in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties and the State Highlvay Patrol which resulted recentlv in a nine-day "park do\l'n" protest north of Eureka.

The Association, cornprising many of the major tirnber operators in California, few if any of rvl.rose memlters have been voluntarily involved in the dispute, declared through its president, Fred F. Holmes of San Francisco, that the Association did not in any way suggest or condone the tactics follou'ed by the protesting truckers, nor has it ever encouraged the abandonment of vehicles along the highways.

"In spite of our best efforts to complv nith the lar'v, there have been occasions when we were unintentionally in violation. This condition," said Holmes, "resulted from current statutorv language rn'hich does not make prcivision for a reasonable tolerance to cover the tremendous and unknorvn variation in the per board-foot lveight of green salr' logs.

"We fully realtze tl.rat correction of this situation may be accomplished only through remedial legislation and we propose to bring it to the attention of our state senators and assemblymen at the next session rvhere it might rightfully be considered.

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"The timber industry faces a real problem but members of the Association are unanimous in their determination to abide by the law and seek relief only in a responsible fasl-rion and through proper channels."

Holmes, 'ivho is also president of the Holmes-Eureka Lumber Co., indicated that the Association was available as an "intermediary" in the dispute and further added, "the primary purposes of the California Association of Timber Truckers is to foster safety on the highr,'r'ay through driver education and safer equipment, development of a good neighbor 1>olicy between timber truck drivers and other highrvay users, orderly development of natural resources and closer cooperation between timber operators, public authorities and other otganizations functioning for the same ultimate objectives."

The Association offices also announce that no connection or relationship existed between the California Association of Timber Truckers and an organization know as the Timber Truckers of Cali{ornia.

Ofifrcers and stafi, in addition to llolmes, include A' B. Hood, vice-president and general manager of Ralph L' Smith Lumber Co., vice-president; D' D' Fairbrother, American Forest Products Corp., treasurer; directors, A. T' Hildman, manager, California Michigan Lumber Co.; Ralph G. De I\Ioisy, timber manager, M & M Wood"""orking Co., and Russell H. Ells, president, Willlits Redrvood Products Co. William S' Pascoe of San Francisco is the Association's general manager.