M.y Modify Export Curbs on Lumber

Export curbs on a number of lumber products may be modified very shortly, according to the Commerce Department's Office of International Trade (OIT), which office administers these controls.

Pressure calling for relaxation of some of these controls on forest products culminated in a meeting on August 23td and 21th in Washington, D.C., of the Softwood and Harclwood. Panels of OIT, and the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association and the National Lumber Manufacturers Association sat in on these meetings by invitatiorr, as observers.

Most of the discussion centered around Southern lumber production, r'r'ith particular emphasis on hardwoods. It was recommended by the lumber advisorv Panels that OIT should take the following actions :

New Pabco Merchandising Manager

The Parafflne Companies, Inc., announce the appointment of William C. Beddoe to fill the ner'vly-createcl position of Merchandising Manager of Pabco's Floor Covering Division. Beddoe rvill make continuous studies of floor cor'ering merchandising throughout the country. These studies rvill be coordinated r.vith Pabco's Sales, Design ar-rd Advertising Departments for future sales programs. Prior to his appointment rvith Pabco, Beddoe had been associated u'ith the floor covering industry for over 20 years.

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l. Immediately advise all foreign countries that the acute shortage of lumber in this country is over and that now there are many items available for export. That immediately, OIT remove the following from the positive list inasmush as these items are no longer in short supply: a. Oak lumber. b. All hardwood flooring rvith the exception of Oak. c. That OTC consider the decontrol of those grades of softwood lumber in free supply and obtain the advice of a working group selected from the industry in the implementation of this proposal. d. Any and all other items no longer in short supply. The Committee was advised by OIT that these suggestions will be given early consideration.

With Pine Lumber Distributors

R. J. (Bob) Heberle resigqed as manager of Alley Lumber Co., Downey, Calif., and is now general manager of Pine Lumber Distributors, which has a wholesale distribution yard at 428 West Firestone Boulevard, Norwalk, Calif.

Flcppy Event

Mr. and Mrs. Gihnore O'Neill have been receiving congratulations on the recent birth of a daughter, Barbara, at San Mateo, Calif.

Mr. O'Neill is a partner in the 'ivholesale lumber firm of O'Neill Brothers. San Mateo.

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