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Harold V. Simpson Appointed Secy.-Mgr. \(/est Coast Lumbermen's Association

Portland, Ore., Sept. 6, 1945-Announcement of the retirement of Col. W. B. [ireeley from active management of the West Coast Lrrmbermen's Association and the appointnrent of Harold V. Simpson as his successor u'as made by IrVCLA President Dean Johnson, follorving a rneeting of the Association trustees at Gearheart, Ore., today.

The change will take place, NIr. Johnson said, as soon as the nerv secretary-manager can lvind up the affairs of the Washington, D. C., ofifice of the Association, where lre has been in charge since Septen'rbet, 1942. A rvartime office, it will be discontinued.

"Col. Greeley rvill remain u'ith the Association in an advisory capacity," the WCLA President stated.

Describing the nen- secretary-manager of the Association as " a native and product of Oregon, rvith experience that has followed West Coast lumber trade over the world," Mr. Johnson emphasized the need of the Pacifi'c Northwest's major industry for dynamic sales promotion effort in the years ahead. "Hal Simpson is porvered and trained to head a drive to maintain West Coast lumber against the competition of other building materials and of foreign forest industries," he declared.

Born at Ashland, Oregon, July 18, 1897, that city was Mr. Simpson's home, the announcement stated, until World War I, in which he had front line service with the Artillery in France. He enteqed the Univer5ity of Oregon upon his return, graduating in 1923 as President of the senior'class and with a B.A. Degree in Business Administration. He was active on the stafis of the university's literary publications, rvith classmates Ernest Haycox, Palmer Hoyt and other present-day luminaries of Oregon literature and journalism, but took to lumbering after graduation. His fra- ternities were Delta Tau Delta, Beta Gamma Sigma and Beta Alpha Psi.

"Mr. Simpson then learned lumbering from the ground up, rn orking in various sawmills for tr,r'o years and then at selling lumber in the intensely'competitive New York market," Mr. Johnson said. "He served a long term in the export field of the lumber business, including a considerable period of trade promotion in the United Kingdom and South Africa, and as secretaiy and assistant manager of the Seaboard Lumber Sales Company, Ltd-, of Vancouver, British Columbia. He had six years of lumber experience in Seattle.

"When war supply became the all-over job of the West Coast lumber industry, the Association found it necessary to open an office in the national capital. As Washington manag'er, Mr. Simpson did a great job.all through the war in his efiorts to coordinate the lumber demands of the Army and Navy with the West Coast industry's resources and means of produ'ction, and to get g'overnment consideration for the industry's manpower and equipment problems' Now he is needed for the gigantic competition between materials that looms from the coming building market at home, and in the world market for lumber which is sufe to expand tremendously after the peace settlements'"

L.A. Buitding Hits New 1945 High

Building activity in Los Angeles hit a neu' high for the year during August as a total of.2,70I permits were issued at an estimated value of $7,288,286. Total for the l\ke 1944 month showed 2,486 permits valued at $3,fr8,796'

Over half the building valuation went for housing with a total of 636 dwellings at $3,561,303 approved during the past month. Accommodations for a grand total of 881 families r'i,ere included in these dwellings and l7O apartment houses.

Average cost of the 626 single houses was $5,552 last month compared with $3,375 averag'e cost for the 397 units approved a year earlier.

Improvements At Long Beqch Plcrnt

frecision Kiln Drying Co. .ecently made a number of improvements at their Long Beach plant, 1405 Water Street' These included the installation of an incinerator, 15 feet in diameter.

Nerv equipment added includes a 6x15 Yates planer and matcher, and a new Hyster lift truck.