BRAND PRISSURE TREATED LUMBER

CAI.IFORNIA tUfiTBER'IAERCHANT

Al Kerper, sales manager Paul Bunyan Lumber Co., Anderson, California, visited southern Caiifornia during the latter part of December for 10 days, calling on friends and customers.

Jim Linderman, Long Beach wholesale lumber executive, on his annual safari to Oklahoma and the midrvest during the Christmas holidays. Texas, Sir, was the state where the big Christmas family reunion was held.

Forrest W'ilson, representative for MacMillan, Bloedel & Powell River, Ltd. and his wife Margaret left sunny Pasadena to spend Christmas and New Years in Baltimore. Before leaving Forrest is reported to have said, "It's not that we don't like Pasadena, it's just that we like Baltimore.t'

Saratoga wholesaler Brice Stokes, spent the holiday season vacationing at Las Vegas and in southern California.

Ilank Aldrich has established his own wholesale lumber business with head quarters at 1078 Hacienda Drive.'Walnut Creek. Hank has had many years in the wholesale lumber game, formerly operating his own business in Eugene, Oregon. Recently he has been with Ward & Knapp in San Francisco.

Bob McBrien has joined the staff of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California, assisting Jack Pomeroy, executive vice-president of the big retail building material association. McBrien formerly represented Comprehensive Ifome Improvement Plan (CHIP) in northern California.

Riley Manning, Imperial Valley Lumber Co. manager is recovering in El Centro hospital from a heart attack he had at Thanksgiving.

Harry Boand, Boand-Daly Lumber in Los Angeles, has just put the finishing touches on his new vacation home at Monterey, on the new golf course.

Bob Taenzer, president of the American Iilardwood Co., Los Angeles, and his family spent the holidays at Lake Arrowhead and enjoyed the cold weather along with snow.

Lloyd W'ebb, softwood division manager, E. J. Stanton and Son, Inc., Los Angeles wholesale distributors, spent several days in the northern mill area building his spring shipments.

Art Neth, North Hollywood wholesaler and southern California representative for Dant & Russell, Inc., with his wife, visited the Pacific Northwest on a combined business and pleasure trip last month.

Dick Voelzke, Alpine Forest Products, Anaheim, recently called on suppliers and mill connections in the north.

Art Parkins, manager The California Door Company, Los Angeles, met with company executives and members of the board of directors last month.

Will Haynes, Haynes Sales Co., Los Angeles importer, is enroute to the Orient on a purchasing trip for his clients.

Jack Baser and family spent the holidays at Palm Springs with his wife and family. Jack is the headman of Baser & Co.

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Joint Floo-Hoo-Ette Mill Visit

The Pt'ninsuln Hoo-Hoo-Ette lumberjills and San Francisco Hoo-Hot-r-Iitte (lluh 9 teamed up Novemlrt'r 9, {or a first hand Iook at hou' lumlrer is produced. The sawmill trip was via r:hartcred lrus to Ctrlpella where the gals toured the Al Thrasher Lumber Companl' {acilities. Prior to tht: mill tour. Ai Thrasher" president of the smooth-running Calpella mill and remanufactur'ing plant" hosted cocktails and luncheon in L kiah for the 21 lumbergals r,vho made the trip.

Tho-.e attending {rom the Peninsula club were: Phil Lomonoco" Ruth Jane Wood (wifr: of Thrasher sales mauager Tim Wood). Amv Harrington" Edna Hennard, Julie Marback. Terry Abrahamsen. Iluth Clenn. \\'illma Syrearman. llettv Churma, (ionnie Reerl and Virginia Vorvel.

From San lirancisco Hoo-Hoo-Ette Club 3 nere: I)ale Sartirri. \Iarie Bacigalupi. Ann NIcKal lsabcll McKay, Cwen Collier. Nlarie Cote. Elva Nlittelstatlt, Jennie \Iauer, Josephine Gallor,vay and \{r'rtle Heney.

'Ihe act'ompanving photo shows Al Thrasher, happilv surrounded lry Hoo-Hoo-Ettes Phil Lomonoco. Ann McKay, Ruth Jane Wood and Hoo-Hoo.Ette National prery Nlvrtle H"n"rl.

Western Remodelers Convene

Western remodelers discussed their Lrusiness opportunitics. reviewed problems and eramined ways and means of increasing their share of the home improvement market at a two-clay regior-,al conference in Los Angeles. Its theme was "There's lrr,,ht iri Rtmodeling."

First day sessions were devoted to management aspects o1 the business. The second day was devoted to selling techniques. The meeting was co-sponsored by NHIC's new California llegional Council and the American Building Contractors Association. Two hundred businessmen attended.

The conference heard a prediction of good business in 1964 b1' NHIC executive director Edgar Hall who pointed out that rising personal income, new family formations, stepped up promotional activity by the industry and other factors foretold an increase in home improvement activity during the next year.

Hall, however, called attention to what he termed "a stumbling block to industry expansion." Referring to the FHA Title I regula. tion which requires completion certificates to be signed in the presence of an officer of the lending institution where the amount borrowed is $2,000 or more, Hall declared, "it cures no industry ills but does inconvenience home owner, contractor and lender alike." At the conclusion of his remarks, conference participants voted unanimously to send a telegram to FHA Commissioner Brownstein urging repeal of the new regulation.