Arthur Pound Flippo, a native and lifelong resident of Doswell, Va., and chairman of the board of Flippo Lumber Corp., died in Johns Hopkins Hospital on April 9. He was 83. The family lumber firm had been founded by his late father, T. Frank Flippo.

Anthony Timberlands, Inc. is steeped in history and family tradition. With more than a quarter million acres of timberland, two yellow pine sawmills, one hardwood mill, and a treating plant, the company is spread throughout the state of Arkansas.

The original plan would remake the mill over a five year term. Yet once the work started, the core parts of the project took less than a year. The new green end was built around and over the old mill as it continued to function with no downtime or lost production.

Following almost two solid years of record housing starts and soaring lumber prices, sawmillers turned out to do some serious shopping at the 28th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition held June 23-25 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Over the last 50 years many changes have roiled lumber markets. On the positive side, treated lumber has created major opportunities for lumber use in outdoor applications. But some negative developments underscore the mature status of lumber as a commodity.