Associated Molding's Custom Milling Oper.tions at Los Angeles

.\ssociated Nlolding Company was founded by O. V. I)ratt, l'ho has had many years experience in the lvoodu,orking business from sarvmilling to furniture manufacturing. Sl-rortiy after formation of the company, his son, Vincent Pratt, and son-in-larv, Robert P. Inglis joined hirn and all members have been actively engaged in the business since its inception. Their official capacity is as follolvs: General Manager, O. V. Pratt; Office N{anager, Vincent Pratt, Sales Nfanager, Robert P. Inglis.

The custom milling operatit.rrr u'as organized in NIay 1945 ar-rd in May 1946 the ABC NIill, located on Malt Aventte was purchased. The business lvas movecl to the present adclress, 7lZ5 Anahein-r-Telegraph Road, Los Angeles 22, in January 1947.

The mill site occupies an area of approximately eight acres rvith additional acreage being utilized for storage facilities. The millirrg ecluipment irrcludes the latest high speed machinery available and is capable of handling any and all milling needs. A spur track has been recently added as u'ell as steam-circulating dry kilns rvith a capacity of over 500,000 ft. per month. Considerable success has been experienced in the drying of all kinds of lumber including Redr,rrood. Under construction at present is a cover shed which rvill be utilizecl for the temporary storage of milled and dry stock. Complete facilities of a knife grinding company \yere installed and are presently maintained to assttre top cluality service. The extensive investmeut was made to afforcl customers the complete service of having their luml>cr needs handled in oue iocation and nnder one respollsibilitl'n.ith a minimum of cost. The company's automotive crluipment includes : tl'o Hyster lift trucks, trvo Gerlinger li[t trucks, one Gerlir-rger Carrier, and one truck. The coml)alrv presently has approximately sixtv employees.

XIiss Edna llanson, secretary for the organtzation, has 'been rvith the firrn sir.rce its inception and continues to ser\-e irr tl-re efliicient manller that she has displayed throughout the past. Ilichard (Dick) Anderson rvho in the past has har-rclled rnany customer problems efficiently from the mill office, recently \\ras promoted to the sales force and is pror'irrg to be ;r most valuable part of the firm in this capacity-. Credit department is under the supervision of Gene Leupp.

Sccrcmento Hoo-Hoo Club No. 109

There \\'as an attenclance of 5'1 at the January 16 dinner mecting of Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club No. 109.

l,orin St'ift, J. NI. Derr Lumber Co., Elk Grove, Calif., presiclent of the club, presided.

Charles T. Dange:-field, program chairman, introduced thc speaker of the evening, 1\{r. Marshall-Bride, 'ivho gave a talk on experience in big game hunting in Africa.

Refreshment hosts for the evening u.ere Gordon-NlacBcath l{arclu'ood Co.. Oakland.