WHOLESALE LT]MBER C0. ffi OF M PRODUCTS IN THE IIryST

Distributors of J,H. Baxter & Co. products

PYRESOTE FIRE TREATMENT fire retardant lumber-UL label

1x4,1x6

2x2, 2x3,2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 2x12

3x6, 3x8

4x4,4x6, 4x8,4x12

6x6

FIRE RETARDANT PLYWOOD-UL LABEL

AC plywood

1/4,3t8, 1t2,5/8,3t4 & 1',

CDX plywood

5t16, 1/2 & 3/4

1-1/8 2-4-1 I&G

TREATMENTS AVNI,ABLE:

CZCLP.2 DF MI]DSILL

lumber-above ground

2x4,2x6, 2x8, 2x10, 2x12, 2x14

3x4, 3x6, 3x8, 3x10, 3x12

4x4, 4x6, 4x8, 4x10, 4x12, 4x14

6x6. 6x8. 8x8

Aca Ciiemonite

lumber-foundation grade

2x4 &2x6 plywood{oundation grade

1t2 & 3t4 COX

#3 DF lagging LP-22

3x12

Penta-Iloq Penta-Oil, Cneosote, 50-50, Permanent Wood Foundation (FDN Snesote - Chemonite - D-Blaze - Exterior Fire Retardant all treatments certified to AWPB specs.

REDWOOD PATTERNS

1x4 thru 1x12 clear HRT, KD, S4S

2x4 thru 2x12 clear HRI KD, S4S VG

4x4 clear HRT KD S4S

1xO & 1xB T&G 2-11-R

2x4 tacia

?x2 thru 2x6 Clear Aye AD S4S

2x6 B KD S4S

112x4 thru 1/2x6, & 5/8x8 Bevel Sidings

2x8 Bevel Sil Aye Grade

REDWOOD

1x4 thru lx12 CON HRT ROUGH

2x4 thru 2x12 CON HRT ROUGH

3x4 thru 3x12 CON HRT ROUGH

4x4 thru 4x12 CON HRT ROUGH

6x6, 6x8 & 6x12 CON HRT ROUGH

1x4 thru 1x12 CON COM ROUGH

2x4 thru 2x12 CON COM ROUGH

1x6 Dog Ear Fencing

4x4 Post Grade 8' ROUGH

OTIIER STOCKING PRODUCTS

PINE Diamond & Roseberg 1x6, 1x8, 1x12, C&BTR SP

CLEAR VG DF S4S KD

(2r3) s67-r3m (7r4) W2-0re6

WHOLESALE LUMBER COMPAI\IY

New Moulding Grcup Officers

Earl J. Moore, national sales manager of Corning Moulding Corporation, Corning, Ca., has been elected president of the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association (WMMPA), the national trade organization that represents the country's moulding and millwork manufacturers.

Moore, vice president ofthe organization last yeaq succeeds Theodore R. Allen, Mt. Thylor Millwork, Inc., Milan, N.M., who will serve on the board of directors as immediate past president. Other WMMPA officers elected at the 24th annual meeting in Kauai, Hi., are: J.D. Robbins, Klamath Moulding Mill, Inc., Yreka, Ca., vice president, and John Kirkpatrick, American Forest Products Co., Stockton, Ca., treasurer.

New members of the board of directors include: John Alexander, Alexander Moulding Mill, Inc., Hamilton, Tx.; Dave Rix, Yuba River Moulding & Millwork, Inc., Yuba City, Ca.; Harvey M. Ross, Foreign & Domestic Woods, Inc., Bowling Green, Va.; and Ed Sturza, Ponderosa Mouldings, Inc.. Redmond. Or.

Board members retaining their seats from 1985 are: Robert L. Donnelly, Contact Lumber Company, Portland, Or.; Sid Johnson, Challenge Lumber Products, Inc., Marysville, Ca.; Timothy J. O'Malley, O'Malley Glass & Millwork, Phoenix, Az.; Robert B. Plunkett, Rocklin Forest Products, Inc., Sacramento, Ca.; and John Wall, Semans Moulding Co., Sacramento. Ca.

Stanley Charges Saw lmporters

The International Tiade Commission is investigating the importation of miniature hacksaws which allegedly infringe utility and design patents on Stanley Mini-Hack miniature

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Prefinished Fire Rated Paneling and Sidings

When you need to meet specific fireretardant standards, don't sacrifice the natural look of wood. Go first class with Flame Test Products instead.

Manufactured-in

Qualiry wood fiber Flame Test Products have a Class I (Class A) flame spread rating of 25 or less as classified bv Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.o These fire-resistant properties are manufactured in as an integral part of the substrate-not added on. And will not diminish over time. No other wood product uses this unique patented process.

Reduced finishing costs

And unlike pressure-treated wood products, there are no corrosive salts or harmful asbestos found in Flame Test Products. That means they don't leach. Thus your finishing costs are reduced. No sanding. No additional labor. And Flame Test Exteriors come factory-primed readv to be finished.

Readily available

And since the fire-resistant properties of Flame Test Products are manufacfured in, there's no waiting for a middleman to post-heat your wood. Flame Test Products are readv when vou are.

INTERICiRS: Come in five woodgrain finishes, plus a smooth white in standard r/t" x 4' 8' panels (Nom.). Man-made finish on Masoniteo brand hardboard.

EXTERIORS: Come in smooth or textured woodgrain and stucco-like finishes, in standard 7Ao" x 4' I' panels. And in smooth or textured woodgrain-finished lap designs, in standard 7/rc" x 8' 96" and7Ao" x 72' x 96' (Nom.).

Fire Retardant Hardboard Siding

Flame Test Architecfural Exteriors are designed for use as exterior cladding to help prevent the spread of flames vertically in multi-story construction. These products are suitable for use in commercial, industrial, multi-family, institutional, recreational and som6 high-rise structures where fire codes require building materials to be fireresistant. Typical applications include exterior siding, wall panels, soffits, fascia, decorative panel work, mansards, gable ends and eiterior paneling.

Fire Retardant Hardboard Paneling

Flame Test Architecfural Interiors are designed as wall finish systems for applications where fire resistance and life safety are of prime importance. They are suitable for use in commercial, industrial, multi-family, institutional and recreational buildings.

Typical applications include exits, entryways, corridors, lobbies, offices, stairways, conference rooms and crassrooms.

Flame Test Architecfural Interiors are extremely durable and require little or no maintenance. These properties make them a wise choice for high-haffic areas, and areas where protection for walls is required, such as-in wainscotting for hotels, motels and medical care facfities.

"Old lrcnsides' Gets A New Mast

After Hurricane Gloria tossed the historic sailing vessel about at its mooring in a Boston shipyard, McFarland Cascade was contacted to find a tree tall and strong enough to replace an injured mast.

The company peeled and turned the mast on their Thcoma, Wa., manufacturing facility's precision lathe. One of the longest lathes in the world, it is capable of turning masts up to ll0 feet in length.

Saw lmporters Sued

(Continued from previous page) hacksaws. The Stanley Works is seeking a general exclusionary order to stop their importation and sale in the U.S.

The complaint identifies one Hong Kong and four Thiwanese manufacturen and aThiwanese export agent, all of whom have made and/or shipped the hacksaws to the U.S., according to Stanley. It also names eight U.S. distributors and retail chains that are said to be distributing or selling the hacksaws.

Stanley points out the potential injury to the public as a result of possible deception and confusion from imported simulations which may or may not meet Stanley's specifications.

The ITC is required to complete its investigation and make a recommendation within one year. If it issues an exclusionary order, importation of products which infringe or simulate the Stanley patented product are prohibited. The Merchant Magazine

Smith New Ernst Chief

Hal Smith, president of the 66-store Builders Emporium chain, resigned unexpectedly Feb.24, to become president of Ernst Home Centers, a 73-unit chain in Seattle, Wa.

The duties of president of Builders Emporium have been assumed by an executive committee comprised of Phyllis Friedman, vice president and general merchandise manager; Ronald Maccarone, vice president and controller, and Richard Ballone, vice president-operations, until a replacement can be found.

Arizona Convention Program

'A Higher Plateau for the Coming Year" will be the theme of the Arizona Lumber & Builders Supply Association's 65th annual convention May 7-10 at the Radisson Hotel Centennial in Mesa, Az.

On the business program, the Western Wood Products Association and American Plywood Association will introduce a new marketing program for the PlenWood raised wood floor system for Arizona.

Other issues addressed will be rail transportation of lumber to the Arizona market, insurance, mortgage interest rates and employee law suits.

Speakers include Congressman John McCain III, R-Az.;James Galbraith III, v.p., Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Dallas, Tx.; John Cooper, head football coach, Arizona State University; Pat McCormick, pres., National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association; Senator Pete Corpstein, R-Az.; Bob Baker, v.p., Lumbermen's Underwriting Alliance. Boca Raton. Fl.: Bob Scott. pres., Arizona Employer's Council, and economist Ken Ross.

The social agenda features a golf tournament, steak fry and dance, Wholesalers' Extravaganza Night and president's reception and dance.

HomeClub Buys Old Zody's

HomeClub, Inc. of Fullert"on, Ca., has purchased four former Zody's locations for an undisclosed amount.

Tentatively scheduled to open in late June, the newly acquired Riverside, Los Angeles, North Hollywood and City of

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Industry Ca., stores bring HomeClub's total to 17 stores in California and one in Las Vegas, Nv.

The company plans to open 18 new warehouses in the western U.S. this year, creating an estimated 3,000 jobs.

Swing Shift Shoplifters

More shoplifters are caught between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. than any other hours of the day, according to Commercial Services Systems Inc., Van Nuys, Ca. Over 207o of all those apprehended are under 18.

Simpson Plant Remodeled

A state of the art, $14 million remodeling of redwood manufacturing facilities at the California Operations of Simpson Timber Co. at Korbel, Ca., has been completed (see p.3l,The Merchant Magazine, Oct., 1985).

"The Korbel startup is a major step in improving our competitive position and responding to the needs of the marketplace," Henry P Sandstrom, vice president and general manager, said.