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WHOIESAI.E AIID TOBBING

Sincc 1888

OlFlCE, MtLl. YIAD AilD DOCrS znd & Alice St*, Ocrklcnd I Glencourt l-6861

Ocrklcrnd Finn Expcnds Scrles Orgcnizction

Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, announces exparision plans for its sales organization. Hollis Jones, who is sales manager, was five years in the Navy during the war. He served on the staff of Admiral Halsey, and later on the staff of Admiral Turner.

Two salesmen now undergoing field training follorving a period in the company's plants are Bob Ebbessen and Norman Miller. Bob was an aviation cadet in the Navy in the war, and Norman was a chief boatswain's mate in the Navy's amphibious forces. Rody Byrne, who was a sergeant in the Army with service in France and Germany, is norv in training at the plant. He will start going out to give service to customers in the spring.

Pope d Tcrlbot Christmcs Pcrty

Pope & Talbot, fnc., Los Angeles, had an enjoyable Christmas Darty at the Roger Young Auditorium, Los Angeles, on Monday, December 22, f.rom 3:00 to 8:00 p.m., and several hundred of their friends in the lumber and shipping industries called to exchange greetings of the season. Music was furnished by two young ladies playing the violin and accordion, and a buffet supper was served from 5 :00 to 7:0O p.m.

Appointed Arizonc Representctive

Al Raubenheimer, Phoenix, has been appointed representative in the Arizona territory for C. P. Henry & Co., Los Angeles. Al has been active in the wholesale lumber business in Arizona for a number of years.

Our Advertisers

Tacoma Lumber Sales--------------------------------------19

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Taylor Lumber Co.---------------------------------------15

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30-Day Training Course Starts January 19 Society of American Fore3ters

Thc fourth 30-day Training Course sponsored by the Lumber Merchants of Northern California will begin at the University of San Francisco on Monday, January 19. The classes will run all day long five days a week. Enrollment application blanks can be obtained from the Association office, 2L4Front Street, San Francisco 11. Telephone is YUkon 6-3705. The cost of tuition, books and registration for non-veterans is $60.00. Veterans will receive total expense, including subsistence, under the Veterans Administration program.

The Association bulletin announcing the ,course states in part as follows: "Dealers are reminded that this course has been scheduled for the rainy season with the idea that you may be able to spare that man you have been wanting to send to previous schools. May we suggest if you are in need of another man in your organization that you select a promising GI from your community, and he can attend this course without expense to himself or the company, and will come back ready to go to work mohths ahead of where he would be in normal yard, employment. Those dealers who sent employees to previous classes have continued to send additional men to the school."

The course will feature the textbook package, a complete kit of trainrng material relating to the retail lumber business that can be used by the student for years to come.

Subjects covered include lumber and lumber products, sheathing, siding, shingleq, preservation, plywood, flooring, millwork, steel products, hardware, brick and tile, cement, insulation, paints and finishes, glass products, general business subjects, construction and estimating, and new trends and ideas.

Holds Annual Meeting

The Northern California Section, Society of American Foresters held its annual meeting at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, December 6.

Emanuel Fritz, associate professor of Forestry, IJniversity of California, Berkeley, was chairman of the morning session. The subject discussed was "Wood Utilization and Its Effect on Woods Practices." Speakers were H. M. Brisbois, vice _president, Fiberboard Products, Inc. and L. N. Ericksen, Specialist in Forest Utilization, California Forest & Range Experiment Station.

Waller Reed was chairman of the noon business meeting. Walter Mulford, Dean Emeritus, School of Forestry, University of California, presided at the afternoon session. The subject for discussion was "Population pressures on California's Natural Resources." The speakers were: Harry McClelland, vice president, Bank of America; p. A. Thompson, regional forester, U.S. Forest Service; Francis P. Farquhar, dirqctor, Sierra Club of California, ancl Edward Hyatt, State engineer, Division of Water Resoufces.

Woodbridge Metcalf, Extension Forester, was toastmaster at the evening banquet.

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Ponderosc & Sugcn Piae Lumber d Mouldingrs

11615 Pcrnelee Aveaue ct Inpericrl Highwcry

Ioe Angel,as 2rr-bcrll 2gS3

Want Ads

WANTED

Salesmen calling on lun-ber and building supply dealers to sell : outstanding line of RUSTIC fence and outdoor furniture. Line an lin-e and-ou includes garden bouses, trellises, arbors, gal benchcs. table and chair sets. lawn chairs. fl, Fog"l, arbore, gqtes, pi,cnic tables and benchcs, [able sete, flower- boxes, etc., and scrreral types of- decorative. fe.nce. Built of N_ortlrgp White Ccdar, of fence. Northern White weather and insect-rcsisting wood. solendid account insect-resisting wood. splendid

-a weatner anc lnsect-resrstrng wooq. A splendrd acxount opcner and profit increaser for aggresoive salesmen. In writing, pleasC give full informatiotr on tcrritory covered and lines now handled.

Address Box C-1490, Cdifornira Lumber Merchant

508 Central Bldg., Los Angclcs 14 Calif.

WANTED

Young man interested in paint contracting business. Good San Joaquin Valley community. Size ap,proximately 2000. Requires some knowledge of painting and estirnating. Must have thg best of references.

Address Box C-1492, Callfornira Lurnber Mcrcbant 508 Central Bldg, Los Angelcs 14, Catif.

OFFICE MAN WANTED

Retail lunrrber fum in Los Angeler area wants a yourg man with some kngwledge of bookkeeping in lumber, and can handle orders.

Addrese Box C-1493, California Lrmrber Merchant, 5C8 Central Bldg., Los Angeles 14, Calif.

SITUATION WANTED

Position wanted with retail lunaber concerrl preferably an organization with own coristruction departmcnt. Erpcrienced in estirnating sales and managerncnt. Ve'teran, married.

Address Box C-1494, Califcnia Lumber Merchant 508 Central Bldg., Loe Angeles 14, Calif.

TRUCK AND TRAIL,ER FOR SALE

1945 fnternational Truck and Trailer. 3-axlo Truck and 3_axle Trailer. Has a Broivn Lite transmission Almost new. onlv traveled 16,fi)O miles. Priced.to B_eU at $8,000.00. Terms can'be.*""g;. Butt Lumber Company 1501 West Garvcy Blvd., El Monte, Catif. Phone BUdlong &0420

POSITION WANTED

- Experienced-secretar5r, university graduate, desires poeitio,n with gultdlng material, plywood or lumber firm. Los Angeler anea pre_ ferred.

GRACE AMYES

431 Avondale Ave., Monterey parb Calif.

WANTED

Yard foreman_for yard in San Joaquin Vallcy. Small communitv. goo'd schools. Wanted man with ability to figure lumbcr, wriie tickets, handle men. State qrnlifications arid expenence.

Address Box C-1491, California Lu,rnber Merchant 508 Central BIdg,. Loe Angeles 14, Catif.

FOR SALE

I 9"!V B_uda-Gasoline {Iotor, 70 -EI:p. Run only Z0 hours.

I 9nly llq"qleq Gas Motor, 50 H.p. Run 300-hour" ---'

1 9nly LcRoi Gas Motor. Run 300 hours.

1 9n-y 5_0 H.P. GE. Motor-nearly nerr-449 volt, 3 phase.

I 9"ly Large _Cornb-!9*gf, Rip- and Resaw, new.

I Only Small Power Rip Saw, mult. blades.

EL MOTVTE. LUMBER CO.- s,o $l"s*S*;fi*ri."o

El Monte, Calif.