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BEVERTY MANUFACTURING C(|MPANY

9118 S. Main Street.Los Angeles, Calif.90003, P.C. Box 73233 Manufactureas

Hawaiian Mill Heads East

When you think of shipments from Hawaii to the Mainland, pineapples, Macadamia nuts and orchids often come to mind. About the last thing you would expect to get on a ship from Hawaii would be a complete planing mill.

Yet that's exactly the way it worked when Reid & Wright, Inc. finally found the machinery they sought to establish a planing mill at their Arcata, Ca., facility.

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Yard & Offices: End of Airport Rd.

P.O. Box 723, Uklah, Ca. 95482

Phone CORDES LANGLEY.

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May,1981

plants in their immediate ArcatalEureka area shut down permanently. They felt that their increased volume of surfaced and pattern material, plus their desire to maintain a high level of workmanship and improve scheduling indicated a move to establish their own milling operation.

After nearly a year of searching, Robert F. Reid, a company namesake who operates their Honolulu office, found a complete mill at the Am-Fac yard in Kahului on the Island of Maui. It had lain idle for several years. Records indicated that one of the planers had first been shipped to the islands on May 16, 1940.

The wiring was cut free, the various components disassembled and packed and placed on two Matson flatracks for shipment. It was on the high seas for five days, with final delivery to Arcata via truck.

The mill equipment includes a Yates-American A20 planer, a Woods 404 D-M planer, a one side surfacer, a 48" Turner resaw, and a gang rip saw..Included were the blower system, electrical panels as well as several boxes of very interesting looking irarts.

The machinery is being -completely reconditioned, with the Yates planer being rebuilt from the ground up. The new mill will employ an additional 5-10 persons and is expected to be fully operational by October.

AITC Elects Officers

The American Institute of Timber Construction elected officers at its 29th Annual Meeting on the Island of Kauai, Hi., with pres., Gary A. Hellwege, Bohemia, Inc., Saginaw, Or.

Richard C. Caletti, pres., Standard Structures, Inc., Santa Rosa, Ca., was elected v.p., Russell P. Wibbens, American Institute of Timber Construction, Englewood, Co. continues as exec. v.p. and sec., Warren T. Wier, Weyerhaeuser Co., Tacoma,'Wa., treas. and director.

Other directors are G. Holton Quinn, Jeffrey M. Van Cott, John H. Howard, Elton F. Jones, Peter Martini, M. C. Filler.

HARDWOOD DISTRIBUTORS

(Continued from page 23) a positive sales feature for builders who could promote hardwood as "the real thing." He also related various NAHB programs to aid home sales.

Banker Jerry Mclntyre, of Security Pacific National Bank, noted financing changes in the housing markets and predicted higher densities, smaller homes, a movement back into the cities and heads of households sharing one home with a common living area. He named government spending and overregulation as prime inflation causes.

A warning to be suspicious of economic forecasts and interpretations was voiced by David Cutler, editor-publisher of The Merchant MagoTine, who said that increasing- ly statistics fail to mirror actual business conditions.

A review of the metrication plans of the National Hardwood Lumber Association was presented by John

Need Clear All Heart Hot Tub Stock?

That's just one of the items we specialize in . . from rough K.D. to pattern staves, chime joist, seat and cover material. We maintain an inventory of a million feet or more of redwood kiln dried uppers and kiln dried shop at our distribution yard, located on Humboldt Bay, between Arcata (three miles south) and Eureka, Ca., on Hwy. 101. Rail or T&T shipment.

Call Jerry Guin with your inquiries.

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P.O. Drawer 4779 I Lrcata, California 95521 PHONit: 707-822-3648

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Dawson, a Kentucky lumberman who has been very active in the coming change to metric measurement. NHLA favors a hard conversion from the present system, attempting to keep as close as practical to present sizes.

Final speaker Wayne Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, spoke on the benefits of advertising, citing cases of advertising being helpful in lining up new suppliers.

Sectional reports on the current status of business from Western Canada to Arizona, given by various members, pointed up the disparity of business in different market areas.

Several members received recognition, including a trio of long time members present: Ed Bauer, Atlas Lumber, Los Angeles; Bill Fahs, California Panel and Veneer, Los Angeles, (and father of the new president) and Bob Taenzer, American Hardwood, Los Angeles, who was present at the first meeting of the PCWHDA in 1924, which was also held at The Lodge (then Del Monte Lodge) in Monterey, Ca.

New officers are: John Fahs.

JACK SMrTH (4O8) 637-74s5

225 6th St., Hollister, Ca. 95023

DON WELD (2O9) 432-O34O

61238 N. Blackstone, Fresno, Ca.93710 president; lst v.p., G.T. Frost; 2nd v.p., Clint Bower; sec.-treas. Dick Gray and sec.-treas.-designate Werner Richen. New directors are Don Moreland, Bill Lightfoot, Brent Mullen, Bruce Frost, Gil Reel and Don White, Jr. Tim Spellman was named membership chairman. Tentative site for next year's convention is Hawaii, with the island of Maui as a probable choice for the 59th annual gathering of the clan.

PACIFIC hardwood group included (1) Pat and Don Moreland, Maxine and Jack Havens. (2) Clint Bower, Bill Fahs. (3) G.T. Frost, Paul Webster. (4) Kathy and Bruce Frost, Don White, Sr. (5) Betty and Ernie Becker. (6) Rob and Peggy Kincaid, Sue Meehan and Pete Bower.

JOH invented the fountain pen. A tradition of resourceful, progressive operation goes with Paul Bunyan's name and reputation. Paul continues to ship his quality products from his plant in Anderson.

Theft Prosecution Pays Off

Shop lifting and stealing continue to be problems to the retailer although some courts have ruled that voluntary confessions to security personnel may be admissible in court.

This means that the private security people are not required to warn suspects of their rights to remain silent and summon a lawyer. The store guard must be a private employee, not a policeman, and the confession must be entirely voluntary to qualify.

Also of interest are results of a recent store study which showed that theft losses were 5090 higher in stores which were not consistent in prosecuting all thieves. The management which reportedly prosecuted in all cases (employee, low value, and no customer witness) experienced a shrinkage in theft amounting to about 290 of sales. The consensus was that all violators should be vigorously prosecuted.

Service-oriented wholesaler

LeBeck Forest Products is a specialist in redwood.

Our contacts and sources can get you the redwood items and products you need. Our experience in redwood is a plus for you in finding those hard-to-get items.

In addition to redwood, we can supply your needs in Douglas Fir, Particleboard and Plywood. (7O7) r42-O82O Dave leBeck

May,1981

Veteran Lumberman Honored

George Clough officially celebrated his sixty years in the lumber industry with several dozen friends gathered to recall incidents of the past over luncheon at the Industry Hills Convention Center, City of Industry, Ca.

Creighton Anfinson made arrangements for the recent gathering which was sparked by an appearance of "Mae West" from the Livewires delivering a singing congratulatory message.

Among the guests were Jim Frodsham, Paul Orban, Jr., Jerry Clough, L.A. Stevens, Paul Orban Sr., Lloyd Crandall, Gil Langley, Joe Dooley, Jerry Essley, Gary Thomson, Dick Hoover, Bob Brown, Wayne Gardner, George Otto, Rick Clough, Pete Clough, Harry Selling and Tom Duncan.