White Re-Elected NHLA Presidenr

DON F. WHITE. president of White .u Brothers, Oakland. Calif.. was re-elected to his second term as president of the National Hardwood Lum,ber Association at the 68th annual convention of the group held during October in Chicago.

All other officers of the association were also re-elected. They are vice presidents

L. D. Kellogg, H. p. Staniforth, and Gordon R. Connors.

White is a past president and director of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association and of the National W'holesale Distributing Yard Association. A director of NHLA since 1954, he has been active in the operation of the associa- tion since that time, occupying berths on several committees.

White has spent his entire business career at White Brothers, one of the West's oldest hardwood firms, established in 1872.

In his acceptance speech White warned the group against complacency within the industry and pointed out the neerl for a far-reaching research and development program to stem the encroachment of competitive products.

"Just because we have a product that to date has never been successfully duplicated artificially does not mean that some technical breakthrough might not yet reward the inspired ,efiorts along these lines by some other industries," he said. "Just about every potential competitor we have for both hardwoods and softwoods puts great stress on research." he added.

Another highlight of the convention was a speech by C. D. Dosker of Louisville, Ky., be required to have a thorough working knowledge of hardwood grading rules.

As -a closing feature of the meeting, Pr:esident White chaired an open forum by mem,bers who were invited to voice their opinions on any subject pertaining to the hardwood industry.