October Redwood Shipments, Production Equol September

San Francisco. Calif.-Production and shi t'rancrsco, Ualrt.-Productron shlpments ot re( wood lumber during October changed only moderatel f redlumbef (Jctober only moderately from September figures, according to the California Redwood Association.

Redwood production during board feet, slightly below the duced during September but 1958 production of 48,927,m0.

October totaled 53,118,000 54,107,000 board feet pronearlv I07o above October

According to figures compiled from 13 major redwood mills, redwood shipments during October totaled 47,136,000 board feet, compared to 49,%7,000 board feet shipped during September, and 50,459,000 during October 1958.

Redwood orders received during October added to 41,023,000 board feet, slightly below September orders of 43,148,000. Orders received in October 1958 totaled 48,849,000 board feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 51,087,000 board feet, compared to 57,877,000 at the end of September, and 60,532,000 at the end of October last year.

Redwood stocks amounted to 367,106,000 board feet at the close of October compared to 362,138,000 one month earlier and 357.414.000 at the end of October 1958.

Welsh Ponel Compony to Begin

The Welsh Panel Company of Longview, Washington, is ready to start full production. Thomas J. Welsh, president, stated that the custom plywood processing plant services would be available to plywood manufacturers, importers, and independent plywood wholesalers. Welsh is planning an extensive promotion centered around prefinished exterior fir plywood and siding.

WHAT's COOKING IN IHE IUN'IBER BUSINESS?

Mouth-watering recipes served in beautiful West Coast lumber settings make up a new 16-page, full-color booklet just released by the West Coast Lumbermen's Associatiott. Centered around West Coast foods, with recipes compiled by Barbara Angell, prominent radio and TV home economist, included in the feast are Herb-baked Salmon, Beef Sub Gum, Kau-Kau Beef en brochette, and Filbert Torte.

Each page of the booklet carries a colorful scene of a family get-together or neighborhood party in a modern wood-paneled room of West Coast lumber. Detailed menus and recipes will make the booklet a favorite with housewrves.

Lumber dealers used last year's WCLA Recipe Booklet as a sales counter give-alvay, direct mail insert, Home Show promotion piece, and package insert to retail customers, plus dozens of other uses.

Free copies in reasonable quantities are available upon request from West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 1410 S.W. Morrison St., Portland 5, Oregon.

McGoll Hondling Oqklond Office For Cloy Brown & Compony

Harry McCall, formerly Valley man for Twin-City Lumber Company, has joined Clay Brown & Company, Portland, Ore., and took over its Oakland, Calif., office on December 14.

Foirhurst Continues Expansion

The Fairhurst Lumber Co. of California has added a new branch at 110 W. Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. It is a branch of their Eureka wholesale company, and is close to their Wilmington dock and concentration yarcl.

. Douglos Fir ond Redwood

Kiln Dried Cleqrs

. Ponderoso Pine - Plywoods

. Simpson ProduGts - Sheetrock