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OBITUARY

OBITUARY

September

Western Wood Products Assn.-Sept. 12-15, semi-annual meeting. Hilton Hotel, Portland, Oregon.

Redwood Empire Hoo-Hoo Club 65-September 15, monthly dinner, Green MilI Inn, Cotati, Paul Traba chairman.

Oakland Hoo-Hoo Club 39-September 18, Election Nite, Peluso's Restaurant.

Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club l09-September 20, Election Nite, Robin Hood Caterers. 1314 Alhambra.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club l8l-September 20, Election Nite, House of Garner, Ukiah.

Dubs, Ltd.September 22, Redwood Empire Invitational Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, Chet Dennis chairman.

San Jeaquin Hoo-Hoo Club 3l-September 22, Annual Valley Frol!cs, Fort Washington Golf Club, Fresno.

Shasta Lumbermen's Golf Tburnament-September 22, Riverview Golf & Country Club, Redding.

Mountain States Lumber Dealers Assn.Sept. 27-28, financial management seminar, Writers Manor, Denver.

San Francisco Hoo-IIoo Club 9-September 29, monthly luncheon, Gino's Restaurant.

OCTOBER

Western Building Materials Assn.October 1-3, annual all-industly marketing conference. Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon.

Albuquerque Lumber Merchandisers Assn.-October 4, steering committee, Village Inn Pancake House, Albuquerque, N.M.

San Fernando Valley lloo-Hoo-Ette Club G-October 11, monthly meeting. Place to be announced.

Southern Oregon Timber Industries Assn.-October 20, business meeting, Rogue Valley Country Club, Medford, Oregon.

Lumber Merchants Association-October 22-24, Top Management Seminar, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, Calif.

American Forestry Assn.-October 29-November 1, annual meeting, Dunes Hotel, Las Veg:as, Nev.

MEET RAY tlZ0IIE, purchasing manager at lnland, who's "on the horn" daily otfering dealers direct car shipments from the West's finest lumber mills. An l8'year veteran of the lumber business and current president of the Inland Empire Hoo-Hoo Club, Ray has been a rnember of the Inland sales staff for the past six years' Phone him with your inqu'ries. HE'S IHE DEAIER'S SUPPI-IER, IIEVER HIS C(lMPETII(IR.

INLAND BUILD:NG MATERIALS CO. Box 325 I Rialto, California 9237 6

Phone 714-877-20,01

DIRECT MILL SHIPPERS / WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS

BY JACK DIONNE

1882-1966 heaven and hell. ooThat's silly," said St. Peter. "Have you ever stopped to think what the heavenly team would be like? Why, we've got every great player in baseball history up here, a thousand of them, rll f"-o.t. players for every position. What chances would your team have?"

And Satan roared pires," he said.

ATAN, so the story goes' called St. Peter on the telephone and suggested that they get up a baseball game iith th" teams to represent their respective places, with unholy laughter: 'oWe've got the um-

The following advertisement appeared in a Phoenix, Arizona, newspaper:

"io*boy wanted for dude ranch. Must be able to play guitar and canasta. We'll teach 1o" h:* to *ride."

The real measure of wealth is how much we would be worth if we lost our moneY. * * r

An elderly, grey-haired Quaker lady, whose car collided with that o{ u .o,tgh dtrrttk, who then proceeded to give her a shocking tongue lashing. She sat quietly until he ran out of gas, then she

MR. REIAII DEAIER:

D. C. ESSLEY dnd SON moinloins o well bolonced SHED INVENTORY of

O QUALIIY DRY REDWOOD

O AYE & CTEAR PATIERN STOCK

O BEVELED SIDING & S45 reody for immediqte delivery-or picl'.up

No Order Too Smoll

Just try us for PRICE & SERVICE calmly said: "I hope that when thee returns to thy kennel, thy mother bites thee."

A story goes the rounds about an old woman with a foreign accent who told the banker she wanted to borrow some cash' He said, 'oYou'll have to see the loan arranger'" She said, "You mean da one who say, 'Hi-Ho Silver?"'

The Constitution guarantees you o'the pursuit of happiness." Whether or not you catch up with it is your own problem.

Love Making

Love making hasn't changed materially since the early cen' turies. According to legend, Greek damsels used to have to sit and listen to a lyre all evening, just as the girls do now.

On the back of a topless hot rod filled with teen'age boys, appeared the following large sign; "This car stops at all rail' roads, blondes, and brunettes, and will back up half a block {or a redhead."

"The strongest of all antipathies is that of second-rate minds for first-rate ones."-Madame de Stael.

Personqlize Home lmprovemenf

"Personalize it.t'

That's the advice offered director for Marlite Paneling, to dealers planning home improvement projects, especially room additions.

'oPeople like to see some of their dreams and thinking in a project. A fireplace, window seat, builtin or unusual accessory helps them feel a part of the new living facility," Hufi adds.

by Robert Hufi, home imProvement

Literature helps generate ideas, the home improvement expert says, and homeowners should finalize their thinliing before pro""iditrg with construction. If work begins too quickly, they will want to make expensive changes along the way.

New idea bookiets dramatically illustrate decorative themes and construction techniques.

It is also important to com'bine good appearance with easy maintenance. Thi washable plastic finish of Marlite's new textured panels, for instance, makes them ideal for heavy traffic areas. Th"y "un be used efiectively in major jobs, such as basement improvements or room additions'

Foster Moves to Colorqdo

The Foster Lumber Co. plans to move its home office to Boulder, Colo., after being located in Kansas City, Kansas, for nearly a century.

Foster has nearly I00 yards in Colorado, Kansas and Wylming. Thomas E. Hugunin, company president, said general offices in Boulder could better serve the firm's territory.

A truilding site is under negotiation. 'Cornpletion is scheduled for the end of this year.

WWPA Buyers' Mqnuql

Western Wood Products Assn. is distributing its new 1967 Buyers' Manual, which is the only lumber mill and products di' rectory compiled by the l2-state western industry.

The S2-page directory describes some 275 plants, with their various lumber productg facilities and capacities, species processed, shipping services, their addresses and names of sales managgrs. fL" gr""tt-"overed booklet has been mailed to 27,000 building materiais dealers, wholesalers, industrial users and others, re' ported Robert H. Hunt, WW-PA's product promotion, manag-er. Lopies may be obtained without charge from WWPA, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Oregon 97204.

Big Chonges ot Bqxter

J. H. Baxter has moved its headquarters location as well as making some important personnel changes, Alfred X. Baxter, president has announced.

Edward J. Riley has been named to the newly-created post of vice president of marketing. Robert B. Mossman is now secretary' treasurer of Baxter's re-organized finance department.

Willard O. Spies, with Baxter for 25 years, takes over as vicepresident of procuremenl Joseph T. Napier fills the office of vice' president of manufacturing.

The new home office is at 1700 South El Camino Real, San Mateo. California.

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