309 North Washington • El Dorado, Arkansas • 71730 • 1.800.221.2326 • www.anthonyforest.com Newsletter • Volume 18 No. 2 • July 2013 - September 2013 A Leader In The Forest Industry Anthony Power Pine™ MSR Lumber Anthony Forest Products has applied to register the brand “Power Pine™” as our new trademark for Anthony MSR lumber. The Urbana, Arkansas planer mill has been qualified to produce 2 x 4 and 2 x 10 2400F - 2.0E MSR grade lumber. With the new Southern Pine Design Values in effect since June 1, 2013, the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau’s (SPIB) new Supplement No. 12 list a wide range of new MSR grades which can substitute most all visual grades of lumber.
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309 North Washington • El Dorado, Arkansas • 71730 • 1.800.221.2326 • www.anthonyforest.com
Newsletter • Volume 18 No. 2 • July 2013 - September 2013
A Leader In The Forest Industry
Anthony Power Pine™ MSR Lumber
Anthony Forest Products has applied to register the brand “Power Pine™” as our new trademark for Anthony MSR lumber. The Urbana, Arkansas planer mill has been qualified to produce 2 x 4 and 2 x 10 2400F - 2.0E MSR grade lumber. With the new Southern Pine Design Values in effect since June 1, 2013, the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau’s (SPIB) new Supplement No. 12 list a wide range of new MSR grades which can substitute most all visual grades of lumber.
2 ANTHONY FOREST NEWS
The annual meeting of the stockholders of Anthony Forest Products Company was held on September 16, in El Dorado, Arkansas. At the meeting, the following directors were reelected: Beryl Anthony, Jr., Chairman, Aubra Anthony, Jr., Russ Anthony, Wanda Anthony Ragsdale, Clary Anthony, Jr., Lynda Anthony, John Anthony, Jr., Jim Olmedo, Michael Johnson and Stephen Murphy. Clary Anthony, Sr. remains Chairman Emeritus. After the annual meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors elected the following officers to serve during the coming year: Aubra Anthony, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer; Russ Anthony, Exec-utive Vice President; Steve Barham, Vice President of Forestry Management & Procurement; Kerlin Drake, Vice President of Marketing; Ronnie Clay, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer; Chantle Selman, Assistant Treasurer and Controller; and Lisa Ham, Corporate Secretary and Executive Manager.
Visit our web sites at www.anthonyforest.com and www.anthonyeacom.com.
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders Directors and Officers Elected
Wasting Away In Margaritaville With Power Preserved Glulam®!
Along the Emerald Coast of Destin, Florida , Harborwalk Village will become home to Jimmy Buffett’s famed Margaritaville restaurant later this fall. The 13,900 square foot building is host to over 16,000 board feet of Anthony Power Preserved Glulam® Beams.
Anthony Forest Products introduced the new Powerful Solutions™ tools: Google Android App and Apple App which is available for iPhone and iPad. These new Powerful Solutions™ tools were designed to help designers and specifiers with the transition to the new Southern Pine design values and spans which became effective June 1, 2013. The applications calculate spans and compare grades/sizes of Southern Pine versus other species of lumber, using either the before or effective June 1, 2013 spans. Simple drop down menus allow the user to input species, grade, member type, deflection limit, lumber spacing and loading conditions. Automatic defaults are set for the most common deflection limits, spacing and loading conditions when "member types" are changed. Clicking on the Grade/Span Comparison calculator bar will allow size comparisons between different grades of Southern Pine. When using the smart phone App tools, one will be able to run the online Lumber Span Calculator in the field from the convenience of a smart phone. Even when the phone is without internet service the correct data will be instantly displayed.
To download the free app, To download the free app, visit your Google Play or visit your Google Play or
Apple App store.Apple App store.
4 ANTHONY FOREST NEWS
Union County Sports Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Crawford
The Union County Sports Hall of Fame officially inducted its Class of 2013 Saturday, August 3rd, at the El Dorado Conference Center in El Dorado, Arkansas.
Golfer and family cousin Richard Crawford was born in El Dorado and attended school in Norphlet grades 1-3, and El Dorado grades 4-11. He was a 1957 graduate of Springhill High School in Louisiana.
While at El Dorado he was a member of State Runner-Up golf teams in 1955 and 1956. As a walk-on at the University of Houston, Richard was a member of the golf team coached by the legendary Davis Williams.
While at Houston he became the first NCAA golfer to win back-to-back individual championships in 1959
and 1960. These triumphs marked the first time that anyone had earned two consecutive NCAA golf titles. Richard was a member of two Missouri Valley Championship teams and also two NCAA National Championship teams.
He was selected All American in 1960 and 1961. Later Richard would play professionally on the PGA tour full time from 1964 - 1977. Once he departed the PGA tour, Richard was head golf professional at several clubs until he retired in 2005.
Being placed into the UCSHoF is an accolade that he will forever cherish.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by your home people,” Richard stated. “People recognize good honest, hard work. They’re really just saying to me, ‘We appreciate you and job well done,’.”
Richard had no clue he would experience the kind of success that made him a worthy Hall of Fame candidate.
“It’s just kind of like walking. I put one foot in front of the other and just kept moving,” he said, reflecting on his career path. “It just blossomed and went further than I thought it did. But, it didn’t go as far as I hoped it would.”
Richard is the son of Alma Anthony Crawford, daughter of Frank Anthony who is the founder of Anthony Forest. Alma spent her career at Anthony Forest. To view this article in its entirety, please visit www.eldoradonews.com.
During the summer, Anthony Forest’s Texas Chip Mill located in Troup, Texas and the Louisiana Chip Mill located in Plain Dealing, Louisiana were recertified for the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP).
The Texas Chip Mill was re-inspected for the SHARP Award on June 4th. The Texas OSHCON program falls under the direction of the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation. Due to new administration in OSHA, facilities that have a two year certificate are now being re-inspected after the end of the first year.
Upon receiving this award it will be the Texas Chip Mill’s 14th SHARP certification and, since their first award in 1999, they have had zero accidents.
The Louisiana Chip Mill in Plain Dealing, Louisiana was re-inspected for the SHARP Award on August 21st. The mill passed the inspection and was recommended for another two year certificate. The inspection consisted of documentation examination and an onsite inspection of the plant.
Upon receiving this award, it will be their 12th SHARP certification. They received their first SHARP Award in 2001.
SHARP recognizes small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. Acceptance of your worksite into SHARP from OSHA is an achievement of status that singles you out among your business peers as a model for worksite safety and health. Upon receiving SHARP recognition, OSHA exempts your worksite from OSHA programmed inspections during the period that your SHARP certification is valid.
Top row, left to right: Cheryl Cook, DeTony Benson, Garland Stewart, Walter Benson, and Sarah VanDevender
Bottom row, left to right: Julio Aguilar and Anthony Thompson
The Louisiana Chip Mill The Texas Chip Mill
Top row, left to right: Francisco Martinez, Gilberto Sanatillan, Trey Womack, Jared Womack, and Terry Womack
Bottom row, left to right: Brenda Dickey (Office Manager) and Torey Daniel (Shipping Clerk)
6 EMPLOYEE PROFILES
———-THE ANTHONY SPOTLIGHT———- Georgia Laminating Plant • Washington, Georgia
————————Employee Profiles ———————-
How long have you been employed with Anthony Forest? 1 year & 1 month Hobbies and Interests: Baseball, football & building engines Family: Steve & Debbie Jackson (parents); Brock Jackson (brother) Name four famous people you would have over for a fantasy dinner: Future, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, & T.I. If you had to pick up and leave now, to move to an-other country, where would you go? Japan What 3 things would you bring if you were stranded on an island with unlimited food & water? My girlfriend, a boat & a flashlight If given a chance to skip work for a day, how would you spend your entire day? Chill When I retire I would like to….. Travel the world
My Favorites:
Holiday? Christmas Music? Rap and R&B
Movie? Fast and Furious Time of the day? 12:00am
Cereal? Frosted Flakes
Charles Richardson - Finger Joint Operator
How long have you been employed with Anthony For-est? 18 years Hobbies and Interests: Working with food Family: Charleeta Richardson Binns (daughter), Brylee Brinns (granddaughter) Name four famous people you would have over for a fantasy dinner: Beyonce, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Whitney Houston, and Tina Turner If you had to pick up and leave now, to move to an-other country, where would you go? France What 3 things would you bring if you were stranded on an island with unlimited food & water? First aid kit, cell phone and a gun If given a chance to skip work for a day, how would you spend your entire day? Go fishing with my two brothers When I retire I would like to….. Travel
Tabor Jackson - Beam Wrapper
My Favorites:
Holiday? Thanksgiving Music? R&B and Gospel
Time of the day? 6:00pm Cereal? Frosted Flakes
A Little Girl and Her Animals
Taylor Greer, a 10 year old 5th grader at Parker’s Chapel Elementary School, in El Dorado, Arkansas, competes in various horse shows, the local county fairs and she speed races in rodeos held in the surrounding areas.
In March 2013, Taylor began raising her first show hog. Doc, now six months old, is a 248 pound blue butt market hog that loves marshmallows. On July 19th she competed in the Belt Buckle Classic Hog Show in El Dorado. Taylor and Doc won 2nd place in their weight division.
Taylor then showed Doc at the Union County Fair Livestock Show on September 10th. They took home first place in the Market Hog division.
On September 7th, at the Union County 4-H Horse Show, Taylor and her gelding quarter horse, Scooby, won 1st place in their division and also won the title of Reserve Grand Champion. Taylor also competed in the speed racing competitions. She was awarded in the barrel races, pole bending, speed, trail, and western pleasure divisions.
Taylor is the daughter of Danny and Nichol Greer. Nichol is the Lumber Sales Assistant at Anthony Forest’s central office in El Dorado.
Congratulations, Taylor!!!!
EMPLOYEE ANNOUNCEMENTS 7
In Memoriam Alex Thurmond
January 27, 1947 - September 22, 2013
Alex Thurmond worked at the Georgia Laminating Plant from February 2003 until January 2013. He was a utility employee who often worked in other’s places so they may have lunch or breaks and kept the plant’s housekeeping in check.
He was known by his co-workers as “Alley Cat” for his often scruffy appearance that covered a heart of gold and a great sense of humor. He and his late first wife, Sherry, won a substantial lottery amount shortly before she passed away from kidney failure. He was devastated for several years until he met his current wife, Barbara. Under her influence and care, he became a changed person and was very active in their church.
Alex wanted so badly to make 10 years at Anthony Forest Products, but a diagnosis of cancer left him unable to reach that goal by 1 month. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Brady Thurmond; mother, Margie Thurmond; one son, three daughters and four grandchildren.
10 Years Scotty Booth
20 Years Nancy Nicholson
25 Years Chantle’ Selman
Crawford Byrnside
45 Years
Pricilla Smith
Thank You for Your Commitment
Welcome to the Family
July 2013 - September 2013 Robert Tomera, Jose Sandoval, Juan Morin Garcia, Kendrick Voltz, Maximino Rodriguez,
Anthony Barnes, Patrick Johnson, Duston Abeyta, Wadie Burns, Aaron Minor, Latysche Jones, Cannon Hall, Samuel Winfrey, Duston Abeyta, Wadie Burns, and Anthony Thompson
Birth Announcement
In Memoriam Leon Lawson
December 13, 1937 - August 17, 2013
Leon Lawson, “Pepaw” as he was know by his ten grandchildren, passed away August 17, 2013. Leon retired from the Atlanta sawmill after 40 years of employment. He was a loyal and dedicated employee who spent most of his years with the company as a Head Rig operator. In addition to his grandchildren, Leon is survived by four sons and three daughters.
Leon loved his family and especially enjoyed his grandchildren. He was also an avid hot rod lover, who spent several years racing and building cars. He will be missed.
8 EMPLOYEE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sterling and Valerie Anthony Foster are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Sterling Clayton Foster Jr. Sterling was born on July 19, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri at St. Lukes Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds one ounce and measured 20 inches long.
Sterling is the grandson of Russ and Lisa Anthony. Russ Anthony is the Executive Vice President of Anthony Forest Products.
