Humphrey heads Sun's handling dock

Itobert l,'. "Bolr" Humphrer-. a \-r,terall oI nt,,1s thal 20 v,.ars nith th,. Sun l.rrmher organization" has been named new manager o{ Sun Handling L)rx'k at }tt.rth li-i5. S'ilmington. (lali[.. one oI ther nation's lt,adine facilili,'s for tlre n lrrrrfage und hantllirrg ,,l luml,"r and plywood. 'fhe aplrointmerrl rr as annount'ed bv }Iiles \1I. Davidson. e\ecu" tive vict' prcsident oI Sun Lurnber Co.

Humphrel sucr:eed.. the latt' I)onald 'l'. l)aven. who had managcd Berth I ll5 for tht: past lJ. t'cars.

An ent.rgetic (r2. Humphrcr- has beerr a lrember o[ Sun Lumber's tract department [,rr the lrasl l2 r,.urs..\ nalile of St. Paul" \{inn.. ht' headed Wt:st at the age o[ 20 anrl worked in the film developing lab at st'r'eral ntovie studios prior to joining Sun in |9,tr7.

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McDonold Cedor Products, Ltd.

Lomford Cedor, Ltd.

Tumoc Lunrber C,o., Inc.

"Ilven with 2O yt'ars, l'm ,qtill a 'short. timer lry Sun standards." chuckled Humphrev. "Nly lrrother-in-law Jack East, Ior eramplt', has lrccn with the r:ompanv for almost:10 years."

Firplaining the operation at llerth lli5, llob pointed out that in its l4 years o[ opcration, they htrve hantlled a large volume of lumber and plyrvood. A t:ursory check of the lopg book revealed that in excess of two billion lr.f. of lumber has passed across tht' tlock during the past ten years.

''During the past year, we've met with visitors {rom Australia. England. and Canada as w,ell as olfi< ials of the New York Port Authoritr. all of whom were intt'n'sted in our systcm oI lumber handling and re<:ord-kecping"" Humphrev rcported.

Situatcd on a sprawling 60-acre l.ract, the opcn storage dor:k is laid out like a small city. Each area of the yard has a specific nam('" and is criss-r:rossed lry ''streets" with sut:h names as Gcritol Park. Hufi Allev. Neptunc Park and Far Wcst Avenue.

As lumber ships and barges are moored ut docksirle. hug,. .ran,s srring into acliorr to off-load strappt.d lots of lumber and pl1.u'ood and lowt,r it to waiting straddlc r:arriers who whisk their cargo off to a clesisnated area in the 1ard.

l,ach lot is givcn a "stret:t number" and "address' in the yard. V'hen trucks arrive to pick up individual lots. l)ispatcher Bud Proha-*ka has only to give thc lot's "address" to a li[t tru<:k driver and the lumber is loaded and on its way in a matter of minutcs.

Over-seeing the off-loading at dockside is a tally-man who t'ht'cks lot numbers and total footage against the ship's manifest. Ovcrases as wcll as shortages arc reported to both the shipper and the consignee.

"W't"re proud of the fact that Berth lll5 has consistently been called on to unload and unscramblt' the mess after a mishan at sea has r,.sulte,l irr a l,,ss oI lot numi,rrs and identification numlrers." said the new manaser of the dor:k.

Humphrey heads-up a stafi of i-t5 which handles the discharging of cargo from an avera€le of 15 vessels per month as well as the handling of rail -shipments. Staff heads include Liz Stirling. secrt'tary, and Ray Kiefer, lard superintendent.