Officers and Directors of the new Western Saw Filers’ Educational Association elected at the highly successful first annual meeting and conference on December 8, 1962 are:
Front, from left in the photograph above: M. L. Clumpner, head filer Boise Cascade Corporation, Emmett, Idaho, director, Don Williams, head filer Boise Cascade Corporation, Yakima, Washington, director; Alfred Finnell, head filer Santiam Lumber Co., Lebanon, Oregon, president; George Crook, head filer Pope & Talbot, Inc., Oakridge, Oregon, director.
Back, from left: Roy Sparber, head filer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Cascade, Idaho, director; Albert Hemrich, head filer Dwyer Lumber Co., Portland, Oregon, Secretary-Treasurer; Ralph Richardson, head filer Willemette-National Lumber Co., Foster, Oregon, vice president.
For the benefit of the large group who attended, “Hi-Lites” of the conference were published by the Board of Directors, and as long as the supply lasts, Al Hemrich, Secretary, 4332 S. E. 112th Ave., Portland 66, Oregon will be glad to send a copy to any one interested. Just drop him a line. He will also welcome your inquiries about the association.
The new Board is forming plans to make the second conference even more
worthwhile. The date set for this meeting is September 14, 1963, and it
will be held at the Sheraton-Portland Hotel in the Lloyd Center, Portland,
Oregon.
By LLOYD ARMSTRONG
Number 100 seems a good time to reflect a moment and think back to the
start of the “Armstrong Saw Engineer.” We find that the first
one dates back to June 1931 when the “Service Letter,” after
having been published for several years, was put out in a different size
and given a new name, “Armstrong Saw Engineer.” To quote from
that first issue, E. P. Armstrong said, “The care of saws, with
the any problems and difficulties, has
become an ‘engineering science’ of vital importance to the
lumber industry.” This thinking prompted the new name.
At the very beginning, along with starting a Company to design, produce and provide the lumber industry with more efficient, precision tools and equipment, there was also a sincere determination on the part of E. P. Armstrong to pass on his knowledge and experience as a saw filer, gained over many years and in many different sections of the country. This was done by extensive correspondence, editing a magazine devoted to saw filing, building an extensive “Saw Engineering Bureau,” writing and publishing books on saw filing, and the use of the “Service Letters” which later were to be named “Saw Engineer.”
We feel that our service to the lumber industry is of a unique and personalized nature and that this is important to our kind of a business. It would seem that our “Armstrong Saw Engineer” has been of real help in keeping in close touch with this ever changing and progressive industry and we are grateful for the many contributions received over the years. The appreciation shown for our efforts gives us renewed courage to proceed with the next hundred issues.
