Pacifiic Lumber Remanufacturers Meet in Portland

Nearly 100 persons engaged in custom milling, operation of concentration yards, lumber fabrication and manufa,cture of cut-stock attended thefirst annual meeting of the Pacific Lumber remanufacturers' Association at the Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon November 19. Members were present from California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

"Remanufacturethe Next Step in DeveloPment of Western Forest Industries," was the title of the keynote address by Paul M' Dunn, Dean of the School of Forestry, Oregon State College, who pointed out that remanufacturers have an important role to play in refining, drying and merchandising the product of small mills which are producing an increasing proportion of the lumber cut in Western states' "The present day remanufacturer should expand his operation into a stable, well-planned seasoning, remilling and cut-up plant," said Dean Dunn. "Well-dried lumber rvill satisfy the trade; remilling and cut-stock will develop new products. They will all create labor and income in the Pacific Northwest which has been noted, in the past, as a producer of raw materials.

The luncheon speaker was Homer D. Angell, member of Congress from Oregon, who told his audience that in his opinion the 80th Congress will take steps to "return business to businessmen," balance the budget through elimination of needless spending and reduce the federal payroll by junking many of the bureaus and agencies which have hindered rather than expedited reconversion.

Charles W. English, president of Production Management Engineering Associates, San Francisco, told the conference that cost control is the key to profitable operations in a competitive market. He illustrated his remarks with some rather startling figures on the comparative costs of handling lumber of different lengths and thicknesses.

Other speakers on the program included E. E. Matson, U. S. Forest Service; Dan Hay, industrial relations counsellor, and Maurice Eben, Association attorney.

Considerable interest was shown in the round-table discussion on manufacture of industrial and construction cutstock, the speakers being H. S. Sackett of Portland, C. F. Dally of Seattle and Ted Ottis of Aberdeen, Washington.

Two resolutions were adopted by the Association, both addressed to the new Congress. One seeks complete de- control of lumber and building through elimination of the CPA, the office of Housing Expediter, the NHA and similar agencies. The other urged the dropping of cases involving violations of OPA regulations committed with no intent to defraud.

Two new directors were chosen for a two-year termH. S. Vernon, Concrete Construction Co., Boise, Idaho; and R. H. Pryce, Siskiyou Planing Mills, Yreka, California.

At a meeting immediately following the general assembly the directors elected the following officers for the ensuing year:

President-J. H. Jones, Golden Gate Lumber Co., Eugene, Oregon, succeeding Raymond Lewis, of Raymond, Wash.

Vice President-I. E. Ford, Ford and Ford l-umber Co.. Portland, Ore.

Secretary-Treasurer-R. J. Ultican, Jt., R.J. Ultican Remanufacturing Co., Aberdeen, Wash.

R. T. Titus was retained as Executive Secretarv.

Awcrded Nctioncrl Forest Timber

C. W. Guerrier Lumber Co., Springfield, Oregon, has been awarded sale of 19;853,000 board feet of Willamette national forest timber, according to J. R. Bruckart, forest supervisor. Purchase price of the stumpage, mostly Douglas fir, was approximately $150,000. Its estimated value, delivered at mill ponds, is about $500,000.

Bis Crowd Attends Hi-Jinks

The Hi-Jinks and lumbermen's get-together at the Royal Palms Hotel, Los Angeles, the evening of November 29 brought out a big turnout, over 300 attending. The party was sponsored by Lumbermen's Post No. 403 of the American Legion.

Dinner was served at 7:00 p.m. and .ivas followed by a fine show. Rosalie Harris was mistress of ceremonies. The entertainment numbers included Topaz, dance numbers; Boo La Von, novelty dancer; Ted Waldman, comedy harmonica player; Heather English, novelty dancer; Marie Yoe, flirtation dancer; and Dayton brothers, the merry maniacs. Monroe Jockers acted as accompanist on the piano. It- was a swell party and everybody had an enjoyable time. The show was put on under the direction of the Walter Trask Theatrical Exchange of Los Angeles.

The committee on arrangements included Don Philips, Jr., Russell Gheen, Paul Queen, Don Dow and David Von Noy. Harold Hamilton is Commander of Lumbermen,s Post.

Terrible Twenty Tourncmrent No. 246

Bob Osgood with a gross of 77(66), and C. C. Bohnhoff, tr,r'o strokes behind him,81(68), won the prizes of the day at the 246th tournament of the Terrible Twenty, held at Anandale Golf Club, Pasadena, November 22.

The Christmas party will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club on Monday, December 16.

J. D. Murphy Heads Golden Bear Los Angeles Permits Set Lumber Corporation

J. D. (Jack) Murphy, rvell knot,n Los Angeles lumberman, is now president of the Golden Bear Lumber Corporation, J. B. Hall, Jr.is secretary-treasurer, and the board of directors consists of E. E. Westman, J. D. N{urphy and J. B. Hall, Jr.

E. E. Westman. recently retired president of the Washington Veneer Company, Olympia, Wasl-r., has purchased the controlling interest in the corporation, including the stock previously orvned by a Douglas fir sawmill and also stock owned by Fred P. Grarn, formerly of Portland.

Mr. .Westman is now making his home in San Clemente, Calif., and his friends rvill be pleased to hear that he has partially come out of retirement to take an interest in the lumber and plywood business. He is not taking an active part in the business, but his association and guidance are an asset to the fitm. He is n'idely knou'n as one of the pioneers of the Douglas fir plyrvood inclustry, and as having directed the production of trvo billion square feet of plywood. He is also the originator of the plyrr,'ood grade known as wallboard.

J. 13. Hall, Jr. has purchased the stock of S. G. McDonald, former vice president of the corporation, and for many years vice president of Owens-Parks I-umlter Company.

joined the sales staff

He is a Navy veteran theater.

Record lor 11 Months

Permits for nerv building construction for the first 11 months of 1946 set a nerv all-time record for Los Angeles, G. E,. Morris, superintendent of the Building Department announced December 2.

During the year so far a total of 49,835 permits were issued and the value of new construction was set at $272,1A4,424.

This exceeds by $12,000,m0 the highest figure for an entire year, recorded in 1923 when nerv construction totaled $20O,133,181, he said.

For the month of November the total number of permits rvas 3669 rvith a valuation of $70,622,979.

Mill and Plywood Plcnt Under Construction qt Cloverdcle

Construction has started on the salvmill building of the Coastal Plywood & Timber Co., Cloverdale, Calif. The building rvill be 8O by 286 f.eet. The machine shop, truck garage and repair shop u'ere almost completed at the end of November. The company, u.hich is a co-operative organtzation, n'ill have an investment of about $1,000,000.

The plants are being erected on the company's 85-acre site, close to the Russian River. The site r,vill be served by a spur track from the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. Timber owned by the company is estimated to be about one billion feet of redwood, pine and Douglas fir. The plants are expected to be in production early in 1947.