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Big in service and qualitY since 1883-and now we're Northern California's leading wholesale distributor of hardwoods. Higgins is also the Place for plywood and related products, and for kiln-dried and airdried softwoods. Call your nearest Higgins yard for promPt delivery. In Sacramenlo: 927' 2727. We're also big in San Francisco (824-8744) and Union City (471-4900).

John C. Fremont, the pathfinder who explored much of the American West in the last century, is the namesake of Fremont Forest Products of Whittier, Ca. It was an apt choice for the company's name as it has been a leader over the years and continues being an innovator.

Four years ago they established a dock operation at the Port of Long Beach, becoming the only wholesaler in southern California that did its own wharfage and handling. Now, with the addition of the handsome new Kenworth truck and trailer pictured, they are now also doing their own trucking to customers in California. Arizona and Nevada.

THE GROUP that makes it go at Fremont's dock operation (l-r) Bill Harris, Bob Hawkins' Joe Padilla, Juan Diaz, Bob Curlee, Don Merrick, Clift Hill, Frank Guerero, Al Aviso' Jim Leko and Richard Del Real. Kneeling in foreground is the operation's manager and head oi the industrial div., Ted Pollard

They carry an average inventorY atthe spic andspanyardofabout six million board feet and ship about 200,000 feet daily, according to Ted Pollard who handles the dock operation and also heads the industrial div. The main office is in Whittier.

There is a staff of 11 at Long Beach to serve Fremont's retail and industrial trade. "Service is important to us and the addition of the new t & t equipment, plus our four forklifts, enables us to do a better job for our customers," according to Pollard.

Strictly retail oriented four years ago, the Long Beach operation has added industrial accounts over the years and now carries a good variety of white woods in addition to the Douglas fir on which they originalIy used to concentrate. A wide variety of all species is sold direct by the Whittier headquarters.