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International Paper Company's integrat- ed lumber and plywood operation at Vaughn, Oregon, is currently in a nearmillion dollar modernization progIam, desigrred to increase efrciency and production. Much modernization work was recently completed in the sawmill with a resultant production capacity boost to 200,000 board feet daily. "New automatic equipment additions make possible better sawlog recovery and utilization," said Vaughn General Manager Henry G. Reents.

An eight-foot pony band mill has been installed. The pony rig will cut smaller logs rtp to 24 feet in length, supplementing the big head rig's production. Other new sawmill machinery includes eight-foot and fourfoot edgers, an eight-foot resaw, and a 28foot trimmer.

The plant modernization combines this new equipment with the barker and chipper already installed. "The modernized sawmill can now efficiently handle and produce timbers to 40 feet in length and 30 inches square," Reents reported.

Another enlargement has taken place in lumber handling, with construction of two additional lumber drying kilns. The Vaughn mill now has ten dry ,kilns.

Projected plpvood plant improvements this year include increasing capacity of two veneer dryers. A total of nine sections to be added make 20 sections for each dryer.

A recent realignment of four veneer patchers completed the flrst step on the plywood modernization schedule. Less handling and reduction of veneer breakage, plus improvement of working conditions, were achieved. A conveyor was installed to feed finished veneer sheets from all four patching machines to one off-bearer.

A new electronic edge gluer and joiner began production recently. The machine glues veneer sections into wider sheets prior to their lay-up and pressing into plywood panels.

Additions in the Vaughn pl5rwood plant also include a new speed sander finished panel patchline, and semi-automatic offbearing equipment on the green chain.

Cobinet Monufocturers Instoll New Officers

The Garden Room of Los Angeles' statler Hilton hotel was the scene last month of the installation of ofncers for the Southern California Association of Cabinet Manufacturers, headed by Richard Ruhoff (right) of B and B Cabinet Shop, Culver City. Sharing the spotlight with Ruhoff were Joe De Marco. De Marco Cabinet Manufacturing Co., elected vice-president, and Richard coombs, Sturdee Manufacturing Co., treasurer, both of Los Angelrs.

Directors installed at the meeting are William McConnell, Robert Worth, Frank Anderson, F, A. Clark, Pete Paldino and Earl Hardin.

San Bernardino-Riverside chapter officers officially inducted into office at the dinner-dance afiair were Gordon Crafts, president; Roy Whitehead, vice-president, and Lewis Fletcher. treasurer.

Leading the orange chapter are Charles Haupert, president; Jerry Warde, vice-president, and A. M. Rambo, treasurer.

Frank Daluiso (left, in the photo) is executlve sectetary ot the association.

Visforious Bqckwoods Condidate In Wcrshington Aheod of Kennedy

Washington, D.C., December 7, 1960-An inaugural train carry- ing Douglas Fir, a victorious backwoods candidate from Spring- field, Oregon, will arrive at Washington's Georgetown railroad station, December 8, at 10:30 a.m. en route to the White House.

The victorious candidate will be welcomed by officials of the present Administration and the District Government. He will rest in Georgetown for several hours before proceeding to the President's Park to prepare for his December 23 inauguration, almost a month ahead of President-elect Kennedy.

Mr. F ir, recently elected to the office of America's National Christmas Tree for 1960, is a 60-foot specimen selected from tlre extensive Oregon forest reserves of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, one of the largest growers and developers of America's timber resources.

Mr. Fir has been in preparation for this opportunity for the past 50 years. Late last month he began his coast-to-coast inaugural journey to Washington from Springfield after farewell ceremonies attended by local ofrcials and prominent citizens of Oregon. Representatives of the U.S. Park Service were also on hand to assure that all privileges befitting his high ofEce were extended to Mr. Fir and especially to supervise his careful wrapping in burlap "to preserve his natural qualifications" as Oregon's Christmas gift to the country.

Dressed appropriately for the occasion; Mr. Fir will be inducted into office on December 23 by President Eisenhower in one of the latter's last official acts of his eight-year Administration, the opening of the national capital's annual Christmas Pageant of Peace.

Even before Mr. Fir left home, several possible successors in office were selected as presidential timber from a number of seedlings and planted in the Georg'ia-Pacific timber reserves in line with the company's "perpetual-yield" practices. They wiU be g'iven the same scientific care by those experts who ministered to the upbringing of this Douglas Fir and aided the tall Oregonian in his successful recent campaigrr.

Oregon political pundits are already predicting that one of these young seedlings may find himself making the same inaugural journey to Washington when a contemporary of President-elect Kennedy's newborn son is preparing to occupy the White House.

Streoler Appoinis

Don Frerkson lo North Streater Store Fixtures, Salinas, Califoraia, announces ttre appointment of Don Frerkson (above) as store-planning engineer serving hardware, sporting goods, lumber and building materials retailers in the Bay area and Northern California.

Frerkson's 18 years of experience in all phases of the hardware and building supplies fields makes him especially qualified to work with dealers in modernizing their stores, it was sa,id. For three years he was partner and manager of his Stockton, California. hardware store before joining the Cambridge Hardware Company in Palo Alto, where he served in management positions for eight years. Prior to this, he gained valuable experience in product display and merchandising as store-planning engineer f or Baker - Hamilton Company, a large Northern California jobber. F'rerkson's knowledge of display fixtures stems from his earlier association as partner in a California fixture firm.

In his new position he will represent a newly designed fixture line recently developed by Streater Store Fixtures. Inc. Streater's western division factory and sales office are located in Salinas. The compa^ny also maintains a district office at Montebello. California.

Beverly Hllls Company Named

Appointment of Elliot Evans Co., 400 So. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, as Western States representative for National Leasing Co. of Chicago, one of the largest and most active leasing organizations in the world, is announced from Chicago. Another facet of National Leasing service is the "sale and lease-back" prog'ram where complete assets are purchased and then leased back. Still another service which promises to become widely used is a leasing prog"am for manufacturers whose products can be leased directly to consumers through sales representatives, without the need for conditional sales contracts.

Now that the big election is behind us and the passions and prejudices of that campaign have passed away, looks like this would be a good time to tell some of my pet election stories. So here goes:

Back in the mountat,: .i wJ", vi.ginia two farmers driving in opposite directions met on election day. One of them allowed as how he was on his way to town to vote for President. His friend wanted to know who he was going to vote for. Said he: "Well, I'll tell you. I think Bryan's done all right-I don't see no use to change."

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A neighbor group gathered in the corner store on election