Lumbermen Elect Veach National President W.gner Named

San Francisco, Calif., Nov. 1S-Today the lumber manufacturers of the nation elected John B. Veach, outstanding hardwood lumberman, as president of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Washington, D. C. Mr. Veach, president of the Hardrvood Corporation of America, Asheville, North Carolina, u'as unanimously chosen to direct the Association for the coming year.

Corydon Wagner, vice president and treasurer of the St. Paul ar,d Tacoma Lumber Company, Tacoma, Washington, and immediate past president of the National associatiorr succeeded to the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Ralph R. Macartney, Klamath Falls, Oregon, man:rger of the Klamath Falls Branch of tl-re Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, rvas named first vice president.

The elections highlighted the 1951 annual meetings helcl November 10-15. 1951 at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California.

Most of the directors were re-elected. H. M. Seaman of Kirby Lumber Corporation, Houston, Texas, and G. F. Jewett. Potlatch Forests, Inc., I-ewiston, Idaho, were elected directors for life.

' Incoming President Veach has long been identifiecl as a prominent member of the lumber industry. Born in Oil Citv, Pa., he received his primary education in the public schools of Pennsylvania and laterivas graduated from Yale University. He served as director and secretary of the National Retail Furniture Association from 1926 until 1935. Since 1935 he has been president of the Bemis Hardu'oo<l Lumber Company, Robinsville, North Carolina.

In addition to his election as head of the National l-rrnrber Manufacturers Association, Mr. Veach is currently serving as a director of the National Hardwood I-umber

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Association and is a trustee of the American Forest Products Industries, Inc. He served as president of the Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers, fnc. for 1948 and 1949. In addition to these association activities he served as Deputy Lumber Coordinator in charge of hardr'r'oods for the U. S. Navy during the last war. In that capacity he handled all procurement of hardwoods for the Army, Navy, Martime Commission, Treasury and Lend-Lease. In the current Defense Program Mr. Veach is serving as chairman of the Hardwood Industry Defense Committee, chairman of the Office of Price Stabilization Appalachian Hardwood Advisory Committee, member of the Lumber Industrv Advisory Committee of the National Security Resources Board and as a consultant to the Chief of Engineers, U. S. Army, on hardwood lumber procurement.

Harry T. Kendall, chairman of the board of directors of the Weyerhaeuser Sales Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, was elected chairman of the board of directors of the Timber Engineering Company, Washington, D. C., an affiliate of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. In addition he was appointed chairman of the Activities Con-rmittee of the National Lumber Manufacturers Associatiorl. Mr. Kendall is a member of the board of directors of thc U. S. Chamber of Commerce and is a lumber consultant to the Munitions Board. He has long been associated with the lumber industry and is regarded as a top lumber authority.

Re-elected as officers of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association were the follorving:

Walter S. Johnson, president; \\restern Pine Associatiorl, Portland, Oregon, regional vice president

Hillman Lueddemann, president, West Coast Lumltermen's Association, Portland, Oregon, regional vice president

G. H. King, president, Southern Hardu'ood Producers, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, regional vice president

E. O. Lightsey, president, Southern Pine Association, Nerv Orleans, Louisiana, regional vice president

M. L. Fleishel, Port St. Joe, Florida, treasurer

Henry Bahr, Washington, D. C., secretary.

The Association will devote a major part of its efforts during the next year to building code activities, trade extension, and research.

Forestry resolutions approved by the board of directors follorv :

Forest fndustries Council

The National Lumber Manufacturers Association concurs in the follorving statements of policy recommended by the Forest Industries Council on May 15, 1951.x

"That the Forest Industries Council advise its constituent Associations and supporting groups to unite with other groups in opposing federal control of the nation's u,'ater resources."

*WiIh rnirro, language changes. New language is in bold face type; deleted language is shown in brackets.

"\\re feel strongly that all federal forestry agencies should place the commercial timberlands rvithin their jurisdiction under the most effective management for maximum participation in the clefense effort. Additional cmergencv timber access roads rvill help in doing this. \\re have concluded, therefore, that a rvell-planned ecor.romical emergency federal timber access road program is a major need and should be given high priority by governllrent agerrcies.

"\\re belier.e that before any timber access roads are authorizecl, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as the case may be, should cause to be held advisorv public l.rearings on timber access ro:rd construction or reconstruction before such construction or reconstruction takes place."

"'fhe Forest Industries Council believes sound (public) government policy requires, especially during times clf emergency, the imrnediate development of plans for the maximnm utilization of (public) government-orvne<l stumpage. These plans should include consideratior.r of overmature stands nou' degenerating in areas norv locked up for lack of ready (access) availability in Alaska and other places, and also sl-rould include thinnings and improvement cuttings on fecleral forest lancls, in addition to making available for use undercut virgin timber on federal lands."

"That the Forest Industries Council record its vieu's that Clarke-McNarv appropriations and appropriations for the forest survey be (maintained) continued at a level u'hich rvill maintain previously effective protection and insure maintenance of current survey information, taking into consicleration the increased costs of providing such protection during the past trvo vears."

"That the Forest Industries Council express its opposition to the principle of allocating any current receipts for direct expenditures by federal agencies, thus bypassing the pou'er of Congress to appropriate money."

"The Forest Industries Council recommends that thc Reorganization Act be amended to recluire that aclministration reorganization proposals be acted upon by a rrajority of Congress present and hearings thereon by conducted by regular congressional committees in the usual manner."

"That Paragraph 3** of the policy statement of thc Forest Industries Council remain unchanged bttt in order properly to effectuate this policy, there be recommended a state by state study of the desirable relationship betu'een federal, state and private orvnership of forest lands rvith a r.ierv to mutual understanding and agreement among all classes of forest orvners as to further fecleral and state acquisitions ; and further, tl.rat there should be a study made by a consultation of the groups concerned in each state rvhere federal forest holdings exist u'ith representatives of the state. private forest o\\'ners an<l the national agencies. These comnTittees should undertake realistic planning and agrecment on future public forest acquisition, rvhether it be by nation or state, in the light of tl.re present trends in private forest management and related conditions.

The same committee should provide for the current discussion of live problems in the relations between the several classes of forest owners."

Federal Government Reorganization

At the board of directors meeting on NIay 11-13, 1949 it was resolved that the staff of the NLN'IA be instructed trr support the iecommendations of the Hoover Commissiorr rvherever such action is consistent rvith the policies of thc Association.

At the boarcl of directors meeting on November l5-16, 1950 it 'n'as resolved: "That the National Lumber Nfanuf:rcturers Association continue to consider carefullv the cluestion of the Hoover Commission recommendations relating to the reorganization of the trederal land administerir.rg agencies so that action may be taken if deemed desirable rvhelr specific reorganization plans are zrclvanced lty thc Executive Branch of the Government."

The above actions are reaffrrmed by NLMA rvith the <leletion from the latter statement of the rvords "bv the Iixecutive Branch of the Government."

Federal Flood Control and Power Activities

In all federal l'ater projects inclucling those for reclamation, power and flood control in l'hich private {orest lands are to be acquire<l by the federal government, the government should at the option of the private owner, provide for their replacement in kind through the exchange of similar and suitable feclerally ou,ned forest lands of cquivalent productivc capacity, for the lands to be acquired, to the encl tl-rat the economies of dependent industries and communities r,r.ill not be jeopardizd.

In all federal u,ater projects in u'hich the proposed constructior.r of d:rms, reservoirs, po\\'er line rights-of-rvav ancl other projects n'ill adversely affect access to forest and other resources, the federal gor,'ernment should consider snch aclr'erse effects in computing the costs and benefits of the projects. In all such projects, rvhich are recommend'ed for approval, provision shoulcl be made for such road or other transportation facilities as r,vill make possible economical transportation of forest products to markets to keep these resources available to dependent communities ernd maintain the economy of the area.

When private forest lands are taken throtlgh condemnation by any public agency rve believe the original owner should be given priority in any disposal of forest products from his land.

The flood control surveys of the U. S. Department of Agriculture are being used for insidious propaganda purposes to forlvard the movement to regulate privately-owned tax-paying farm, range and forest lands in the Unitecl States. We urge that the present upstream policies and procedures be confined to the ascertainment of facts and the elimination of propaganda.

Timber Access Roads

The board of directors of NLMA favors the enactn-rent of Federal legislation authorizing 30 millions of dollars **P-"g."pl, 3 reads as follows: "3. Confirm the sound econonric policy of encouraging private owneiship of lands which are being or can be profiitably managed for continuous production of forest crops, and encourage a national land policy to include the sale and exchange of publie lands in order to restore desirable lands to private ownership as well as to consolidate public holdirrgs."

S annually for a S-year period for construction of main-tine ttmber access roads to open up for harvesting national forest and other Federal forests to provide lumber and other products for defense and to improve forest gror,vtb conditions. Further, we recommend that such legislation require :

(a) That advisory public hearings be held annually for such road programs in each state or region;

(b) That such Federally financed roads be designed and located chiefly for the purpose of removing timber;

(c) That road standards and load limits on such Federally financed roads be sufficiently flexible to take advantage of logging opportunities and operating economies;

(d) That only such main-line roads be recommended and constructed by the Government under the program as car,rnot be <1uickly and adequately financed by private timber operators as part of timber sales;

(e) That the imposition of charges for the use of suclr access roads by timber operators should be left to negotiation betu'een prospective users of those roads, the government and cooperative contributors.

Forest fnsect and, Disease Control

The Forest Pest Control Councils and other similar private, State and Federal groups organized for the purpose of giving joint consideration to forest insect and disease control problems serve a highly usef ul purpose. Such agencies already organized, and those to be organized, should be encouraged in their efforts to secure concerted action on these problems.

The NLN{A urg'es tree farmers, other private lar-rd olvners and operators, the many Federal and State forest agencies, and other cooperators to continue and expand their cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of Entomology and I)lant Quarantine in developing adequate insect detection surveys and u'arning services. The lack of pror-en control remeclies continues to be the major u'eakness in haltir.rg insect and disease outbreaks. We therefore recomr.nend that additional research be undertaken so as to pror-ide a basis for better protection of all forest lands. Further, rve recommend that forest practices on public lands be intensified to salvage wind-throrvn areas, and insect-killed and threatened timber.

The board of directors of NLMA favors the establishment of a National Forest Insect and Disease Control Advisory Committee consisting of one representatir.e from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, one from the L;. S. Department of Interior, one from the Forest Industries Council, one from the Association of State Foresters. and one representing the general public to be r.rominated br- the Anrerican Forestry Association.

Held Open House

.loc aud Nfarge Bugley held an open house an<l horrst: n-arnring at their nerv horne, 5951 Waverly Ar.enuc, T,;r Jolla, Calif., on Sunday November 25, betrveen the h<tur-s of 1:00 p.rr. and 5:00 p.m. A large number of their friends called during the day to extend their greetings. Joe is irr the lr,holesale lumber business in San Diego, ancl operates the Pan American Sales Co.

Carl F. Gerlinger, Sr.

Carl F. Gerlinger, Sr., 73, founder of the Dallas Machine and Locomotive Works and principal developer of the Gerlinger carrier and Gerlinger lift trucks, passed away November 13 at his home in Dallas, Oregon,- from a heart attack.

Born in Neuwiller, Alsace-Lorraine, Mar'ch 28, 1878, he learned his trade in Germany. lfe came to the United States in 1901 and to Dallas in 1902 where he was master mechanic on the Salem, Falls City and Western Railroad, then building from Salem to the timbered areas of the coast range. He remained rvith this cornpany, and its successor, the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1919 when he founded thc Dallas Machine ancl Locomotive Works, r,vhich manufactures the Gerlinger carrier and Gerlinger lift trucks. The name of the concern u'as chang'ed in 7947 to Gerlinger Carrier Company. Mr. Gerlinger held rnany vital patents for lumber handling devices.

Mr. Gerlinger soon ltranched out in the industri:rl field, and in 1925 the Salem Iron Works, rvhich t.as founded in tl-re 1860's, lvas purchased and modernized. An affiliate, Salern Steel and Supply Company, rvas organized later. In 1930, he purchased the Klamath Machine Works and reorganized it as the Klamath Machine and I-ocomotive Works which he operated until he sold it in 1946. The Prineville Machine and Supply Co. was organized in 1937 and in 1917 the newest of his affiliates, the West Salen-r Macl-rinery Company u'as established.

Among his many contributions to the industry was the establishment in t925 of a part-time cooperative apprentice training rvith community high schools in which junior and senior boys participated, n'hich continued until World War II cut into the supply of available youths in the community to such an extent that it had to be abandoned. The Gerlinger organization took into full employment all the boys u'ho lvished to continue. Over 1Cf,) young men received this training and employment and today are scattered throughout the Northrvest, some as owners of plants or holding high executive positions.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Carl Gerlir.rger, Sr. ; sons, Albert and Carl, Jr.; daughters, Mrs. V. O. \\rilliams, r'hose husband is general manag'er of the Gerlinger Carrier Co., and Mrs. John Kitzmiller, u'hose husbar.rcl is sales manager of the same concern.

Walter S. Bfann

Walter S. Brann, one of the original incorporators of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., San Francisco, in 1908, and a vice president since its incorporation, passed away at his hor.nr: in Piedmont, Calif., November 13, after a short illness. H,: lvas 81.

Mr. Brann, a San Francisco corporation attorney, ar-rd for many years president of the Piedmont School Board, was boru in San Francisco, and was graduated from the Universitv oi California in 1893. In 1896 he was graduated from Hastings College of Law, and had law offices in San Francisco until six months ago. He was a member of the Bohemian Club.

He is survived by his widow, Jessie; three daughters, Mrs. Malcolm McClure and Mrs. Carl King of piedmont, ancl Mrs. William H. Cooper, Jr. of Lompoc, Calif., and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in Oakland November 15.

Charles B. Towle

Charles B. Towle. 76, of Lincoln, Nebraska, offi,cer an<l clirector of Curtis Companies Incorporated, Clinton, Ior;r,a, clied in Lipcoln on November 8, following an illness of s<-rme few months. Funeral services and burial rvere helcl in Lincoln on November 10.

From 1903, until his retirement in 1945, Mr. Towle was very active and prominent in the building industry, particularly in his own field of woodworking. In addition to being a vice president and director, he r,l,as general manager of the Curtis I-incoln, Nebraska Division until his rctirement six years ago. He was also vice president of C. F. Curtis Company Incorporated, and a director of the First Nlational Bank of Lincoln.

N{r. Towle was alu'ays active in industry organizations :Lnd programs and rvas interested in civic and fraternal af_ fairs in Lincoln. He u'as a member of the Council of Defense during \\rorld \\rar I; he had served as president of tlre Lincoln Communitl, Chest, Lincoln Builders Bureau. I-incoln Manufacturer's Association, University Club, and the Lincoln Country Club. He was a veteran of the Soanish_ "A,merican \\'ar.

Surviving are his rvife, the former Lucy Bonney Curtis, r.rhom he married in 19O2, tu'o daughters and one son, sevel.l grandchildren, and t.n'o brothers.

Ccrl O. Reeder

Carl Otis Reeder. 57, Southern California sales represen_ tzitive fnr Hammond Lumber Company's Redrvood Di_ vision, Los Angeles, passed away Sunday evening, Novem_ ber 11, after an illness of several months.

Born in Missouri, he had been a resident of Los Angeles 45 years. His lumber career started in l9l2 rvith San pedro Lumber Co. He .rvas later employecl by I_. W. Blinn Lum_ ber Co., Hayu'ard I-umlter & Investment Co., Schumacher Wall Board Corp., and Hobbs Wall l_umber Co. He had been with Hammond l-umber Company since 1941, and had a host of friends throughout California, Arizona and Nevada.

Surviving is his rvidorv, Mrs. Mildred Reeder.

Masonic funeral services were conducted Thursday after_ noon, November 15, in Grace Chapel, Inglewood park Cent_ etery, fnglervood.

George F. Cornwqll

George F. Cornrvall, editor of The Timberman, died of a heart attack Wednesday, November 7, as he was pre_ paring to return to Portland after having participated in the meeting of the Pacific Logging Congress at Victoria, B.C. He 'ivas 58 years of age.

He was born at Cathlamet, Wash., August 7, 1893. He was the son of George M. Cornwall, founder of The Timberman. He had assumed the editorship of the publication upon the latter's death, January 31, 1950. He had been managing editor of The Timberman since 1927, having joined the staff in 1915. He was a graduate of the School of Forestrv, University of California, class of 1916.

Survivors include his widow, Elaine G. Cornwall; a daughter, Lois McRoberts; a son, George M. Cornwall; a sister, Alice C. Kadderly; and five grandchildren' Funeral services were held Saturday, November 10, at Portland.

Douglas Fir Industry Advisory Committee Meets With OPS

Members of the Douglas Fir Area Lumber Manufactrlrers Industry Advisory Committee today checked ovei in detail the proposed draft of a tailored regulation for their industry, including spelled-out dollars-and-cents ceilings on standard items of fir and hemlock lumber produced in the Pacific Northwest.

The proposed ceilings rvere established by a study of the information on prices reported by the industry under the General Ceiling Price Regulation, GCPR, and gathered through the proper channels by Government agencies.

Ceilings will be spelled out for standard grades, f.o.b. mill in carload lots, with prescribed differentials for recognized variations in grain, length, drying, sanding, less than carload lots and other particulars.

The committee's deliberations followed preliminary consideration of the proposed draft by a subcommittee on October 4.

The meeting rvas conducted by A. L. Helmer, chief' Western Softrvood Section, OPS.

Other OPS officials present were:

Norman O. Cruver, chief, Lumber and Wood Products Branch; T. J. Dupont, business analyst, Western Softr,vood Section ; Stanlev R. Strauss, attorney; John R. Riggleman and Elsa M. Rayl, economists; J. J. \Venstrup, Office of Accounting; S. N. Merendino, Office of Enforcement, and Walter R. Moulton, Office of Advisory Committees'

Members of the committee present were:

Russell J. Hogue, Medford Corp., Medford, Ore.; Earl Nll. Bleile, Roseburg Timber Co., Roseburg, Ore. ; F. W. Rlickle, A. W. Woodward Lumber Co., Cottage Grove, Ore. ; S. B. Ferrell, Pope and Talbot, Inc., Portland, Ore.; Jack Fairhurst. Fairhurst Lumber Co., Eureka, Cal.; W. A. Culkin, Stebco, fnc., Vancouver, Wash.; Ed. P. Schafer. Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Aberdeen, Wash.; W. Paul Clarke, Northwestern Forest Products, Inc., Eugene, Ore.; James Laier, Molalla Forest Products, Molalla, Ore.; and Raymond Lewis, Raymond Lumber Co., South Bend, Mrash.

Buildingr Permits Gain

Yucaipa, Nov. 2l.-Building in Yucaipa this year already has surpassed that of 1950. The total for the last year's permits was$2,202,560. This year to date the total is $2,263,752.

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