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Southern California was represented at the Forest Proclucts Research Society l2th annrral meeting by W. Perry Acuff, mi11 sttperintendent, Western Lumber Co., San f)iego, Calif. "This was one of the most interesting annual meetings that I have ever attentlecl," X{r. Acufi said, "the

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Orrie \Ar. Hamilton's recent bulletin to his Soutirern California Retail Lun.rber Assn. members included mention of a cost-cutting clevice instituted by the Sperry Rand Corp. at its Nassau, N. Y., plant to re<lrrce pl-rone bills. Next to each telephone in the purchasing departn.rent the compar.ry installed an eggtimer like housewives use to boil eggs. It's a gentle rer.r.rinder to everv "good egg" to limit his calls to three minutes. Sperry Rancl thinks it can kr.rock $55.000 a nronth off iis own ohone bills with the gimmick.

tecl'rnical and practical information Dresented at the sessions u'ere of great value artl variety."

Atten<lecl by rnore than 600 persons, the meeting was sponsorecl by the 3800-member Forest Products Research Society, an organization that disseminates informatiot.t to the forest products irtclustries tl.rrorrgh its monthly Journal ancl regional ancl national conventions.

\[r. Acuff, u'ho is president of tl-re Woodr.vork Irrstitute of California, atterrcled the Glues ancl Gltring, Woocl Firrishing, Logging, and Ir.rclustry-Eclttcation tcchnical sessions. Another highliglit of the meeting rnas the keyrlote sessiou, n'here represelltatives from industry, education, and governrnent callecl for more basic research if tl-re lvoocl industry is to n'raintain its markets and gairr ad<litional ones.

New Officers Elected tne tg59 National Meetitrg rvill be hel<l in San Francisco,

President for the comirrg year is W. Jeter Easou, I\'Iemphis, Tenr.r. Dr. Il. S. Harrar, Dean, Sctrool of Forestry, Duke University, rvas elected Presiclent-Elect. Elected vicepresident was R. H. Berry, Scott Lrrrnber Co., Burney, California. J. J. Allegretti, clirector, procluct clevelopment, \'{asonite Corp., Chicago, lvas electecl to a three-year term as North-Central regional boarcl meurber. F. E. Dickinson, clirector, tl. of California, Forest Proclucts Laboratory, Richmoncl, rvas electecl Southrvest regional board member.

Tq'o awarcl of merit citations r'r'ere gir.en the \Vestern Pine Association ancl Timber Structures Inc. Harry D. Tiemanr-r received an honorarium of $300 from the Moore Dry Kiln Co., for presenting the lecture on "Highlights in the Development of Kiln Drying." The lecture was calle<l the Cl-rarles \A/. \\Iilliams N'[emorial I-ecture in honor of the late oresident of the Moore Dry Kih-r Co.