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Wood Treaters Earn EPA Revision
Efforts by American Wood Preservers Institute members led to a revision of the Clean Air Act that removed wood treatment plants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of major sources of air pollutants, outgoing chairman David T. Bryce told more than 80 attendees at AWPI's 4lst annual meeting.
Bryce noted that AWPI also worked with the EPA to get the agency to eliminate the 1997 biannual reporting for water generated on drip pads.
Washington, D.C., attorney John Chambers, biologist Dr. John Paling and Dr. Kenn Brooks, pres., Aquatic Environmental Sciences, also spoke at the meeting in Amelia Island, Fl.
Paul A. Goydan, Osmose Wood Preserving, Inc., Griffin, Ga., was elected chairman; William R. Donley, Koppers Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., vice chairman, and William J. Baldwin, Hickson Corp., Conley, Ga., treasurer. New directors: John L. McGinley, Kerr-McGee Corp., Oklahorna City, Ok.; Jim Saur, CSI, Charlotte, N.C., and Ian N. Stalker, Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Mi.
AWPI honored three members for service during 1996: Jeffrey L. Bull, Kerr-McGee; Stephen T. Smith, Koppers, and Charles D. "Huck" DeVenzio, Hickson, Smyma, Ga.
Rail Merger Moves More SYP West
The recent Union Pacific-Southern Pacific rail merger may lead to more southern pine moving west.
According to Southern Forest Products Association's transportation consultant Gene Harris, LJP/SP is expanding its fleet by 300 new 73-ft. centerbeam lumber cars-that can be loaded at sawmills or reload centers in Louisiana and East Texas and shipped to customers in California, Oregon and Washington.
Meanwhile, BN/ATSF, as a result of the merger, received track connecting Southern California and Washington. Now its 73-ft. centerbeams can be used to ship southern pine from reloads in Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas to its 18 reload centers in California. l0 in Washington, and six in Oregon.
DHP Sponsors NASCAR Race
Diamond Hill Plywood Co., Darlington, S.C., will sponsor next spring's NASCAR Busch Grand National Series auto race at the Darlington Raceway.
Dubbed "The Diamond Hill Plywood 200," the March 22 race is the latest and greatest collaboration between DHP and the raceway, which was built in 1949 as NASCAR'S first "superspeedway" on land provided by DHP founder J. Sherman Ramsey.
"This is a perfect marriage," said Darlington Raceway president Jim Hunter of the three-year agreement. "Had it not been for Sherman Ramsey, Darlington Raceway probably would not be here."
Over the years, DHP executives John and Jim Ramsey have served as volunteers during track events, but it wasn't until three years ago that Hunter suggested the company use the track as a marketing tool to increase our sales. "We listened to him, our sales grew and so did our involvement with Darlington Raceway," John Ramsey said. "As a source of entertainment for our customers, and the oppornrnity to showcase our suppliers, we felt the need to increase our presence in NASCAR racing."
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Jack Ward Thomas has retired as chief of the U.S. Forest Service to become a professor at the University of Montana.
Floyd Sulser, Jr. has been named c.o.o. and general counsel for Southern Lumber Co., Jackson, Ms. Jerry Lee has been appointed ceo.
Julie Reeves has joined Rex Lumber Co., Bristol, Fl., as a sales rep.
Steve \ileaver has been named mgr. at Zarsky Lumber, Corpus Christi, Tx.
Stan Elberg, ex-Southern Forest Products Association, was named exec. v.p. of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association, Memphis, Tn.
Jim Cox was named mgr. of the new Home Depot in Horn Lake, Ms.
Frank Fertitta, ex-American International, has been appointed sales mgr. at Conner Industries, Fort Worth, Tx.
Mike Shelton is the new mgr. of Bowman, Inc., San Angelo, Tx.
