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CONTRACTOR SALES MANAGER

Current opening in well established, growing, independent lumber company for person with successful experience in coordinating, directing, controlling both inside & outside sales staff. Apply in strict confidence. Write Box 442, c/o The Merchant Magazine.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Well established So. Ca. hardwood lumber co. is seeking to add to sales force. Candidates should be experienced and aggressive. Send resume and salary requirements to Box 444 c/o The Merchant Magazine.

SALESPERSON to contact retail lumber yards in So. Calif. Compensation adjustable to capability. Ed Fountain,Jr. 2 l3-583- l 38 l.

600 a word, min. 25 words (25 words : $15). Phone number counts as one word. Address counts as six words. Headlines and centered copy ea. line; $4. Box numbers and special borders: $4 ea. col. inch rate: $30. Names of advertisers using a box number cannot be released. Address all replies to box number shown in ad in care of rhe Merchent Magazine, 4500 Campus Dr., Suite 4E0, Newport Beach, Cr. 92660. Make checks payable to The Merchant Magazine. Mail copy to above address or call (714) 549-8393. Deadline for copy is the 22nd of the month. PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY COPY.

HARDWOOD WHOLESALER

Established wholesaler has an opening for an experienced and well established sales person in hardwood and softwood industry. A great opportunity for the right person. P.O. Box 686, Temple City, Ca., 91780.

LUMBER/HARDWARE retail counterperson, experienced, for So. Ca. full service lumber & builders hardware store. Salary and benefits. Contact John Harmer, Southland Lumber, (213) 641-6357

EXPERIENCED pallet salesman. Ask for Carl Boesch. Hunter Woodworks. Ql3l 775-2544.

SAWYER WANTED, hardwood experience. Contact Cuy Chick. All Woods Lumber, 240 Plant Road, Ukiah, Ca. (707) 468-5568.

Hardwarebuyer

Opening for person with successful experience in hardware buying. Excellent opportunity in large, independent lumber and hardware co. Confidential. Write to Box 443. c/o The Merchant Magazine.

ASS(rcIATION EXECUTIVE

International wholesale trade association Northwest Chicago suburbs needs number two person. Salary negotiable, expenses. Experienced in industry, business or association work. Generalist tendencies, writing experience a plus. Travel involved. Contact NAWLA, suite 680, 2340 South Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights, Il. 60005. (312) 981-8630.

SO. CA. AREA

Salesman looking for employment opportunity in softwood lumber sales. 7 yrs. sales experience; 3 yrs. in So. Ca. Excellent rapport with sawmills. Please send information to Salesman,239 Revere St., Upland, Ca. 91786.

REPIdNTS of hardwood articles from The Merchant Magazine. Excellent for reference or training. Domestic Hardwoods, $10: Southeast Asian Hardwoods. $5: South American Hardwoods, $4; all three, $16. Send your check today including name and address to Hardwood Reprints c,zo The Merchant Magazine.

When sending in a change ol address please include zip code on both old and new' addresses and either the old label or the iillormation liom it. Thanks!

News Briefs

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Wood Works, Sacramento, Ca., is planning to expand its facilities wholesale

cutstock, mouldings and millwork Hampton

The O'Malley Cos., Phoenix, Az., has opened a second store in El Paso, Tx.

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Lumber Sales Co., Portland, Or., and Far West Fir Sales Co., Huntington Beach, Ca., have agreed on the acquisition of the physical assets of Far West's lumber remanufacturing facility in Woodburn, Or. by Hampton . .

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LOCAL LUMBER hauling Southern California roller bed truck and trailers and bobtails radio dispatched. Rail car unloading at our spur in Long beach. 3C Trucking (213) 422-0426.

Thompson Lumber Co., Oxnard, Ca., has conditional approval from the city to store lumber and related materials outside on its property Federal Lumber Co. plans to build a home center in Pagosa Springs, Co., according to Greg Shattuck, assistantmgr....

Anderson Lumber Co. is opening new building material centers in Evanston, Wy., and St. George, Ut. . . . 84 Lumber Co. is starting construction on a lumber retail store in Damascus, Or. Oman ond Sons Lumber, Long Beach, Wa., has received a permit to expand their retail supply and storageyard...

Evans Products will double its d-i-y div. in 5 years according to Victor Posner, head of Sharon Steel which plans to acquire the home center operator; Monford Orloff, Evans chairman, calls the prediction too optimistic, forecasting expansion from 350 to between 50O and 550 units . .

Koppers Co. expects first half results to be "even lower" than a year ago Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. expects a first quarter net loss of more than $2 million . U.S. Gypsum Co. predicts lst quarter earnings will be lower than last year . . . The National Wholesale Hardware Association is forecasting an increase of l09o in demand for hardware this year . .

Twisted And Weathered

Douglas Fir S4S and rough, 3x4 and wider and 4x4 and wider. Call Wm. Hunter. Hunter Woodworks. (213) 7 7 5-2544;(2 1 3) 835-5671.

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Pete's Lumber lnd Home Center, Seaview, Wa., has enlarged its sales area . . Angels Do-It-Yourself Home Center in Irvine, Ca., expects to open this summer Ole's Home Centers has opened a new unitin South Pasadena. Ca. Bonanza Building Centers has new units in Santa Clara and Newark. Ca. .

Diamond International has purchased Highway Lumber, Brighton, Co. . . . Window and

Kaiser Cement Corp., Oakland, Ca., declared a quarterly dividend of 354 per share Pay 'n Sove, Seattle, Wa., reports a 320/o decrease in net income for the fiscal year with sales l59o above last year . Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix, Az., expects a I st quarter loss between $5-$6million: 9 of their lT lumber and plywood manufacturing facilities are shut down, 4 on a curtailed operation, 4 on regular schedule. .

Perma-Bilt Industries, Inc. will manufacture and market readyto-assemble and factoryassembled kitchen cabinets with a new div., Ifi-Tech Industries .

LOS A]IOETES AREA ffi

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American Forest Products Co. (Cetrilos).

American Forest Producls Co. {Van Nuys)

American Hardwood Co.

Burns Lumber Co.

Caftl0rniaWholesaleDrvisron

Caprtal Lumber Co.

Connor Lumber Sales

Contemporary Buildino Producls. Inc.

Coos Head Lumber & Plywmd

Crown 0islnbul|on Cenler.

Dooley Foresl Co.. Inc.

Essley & Son. 0.C.

FarweslFirSales .... (213) 629-5206

FountarnLumberCo., Ed

FremonlForestProducts

Galleher Hardwmd Co

Gemini Forest Producls

Georgia-PacilicCorp........ (213) 968-5551

Heppner Hardwoods

Hrll Lumber Co., lVax

Hull LumberCo.....

HunterWmdworks. (213)835-5671

Inland Lumber Co.

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co

Latry Larson LumberC0. . (714) 821-8100

Loursrana.Pacrtc Corp lVacBealh Hardwood

Marquar|.Wolle Lumber Co

0sgood Inc.. Roberl S.

Pacilic Lumber Co.

Pacilic Madison Lumbet Co. \213) 773-2292

Panel Tex

Patr Lumber Co.