CARTOW COMPANY

738 Eqst 59rh Street

ADqms 4-0t59

Berf McKee Announces Chonges

Los Angeles I, Cclifornio Esroblished | 896

Effective January 1, Albert B. McKee, Jr., president ancl general manager at the executive offices, 1060 S. Crenshal. Blvd., Los Angeles, announced the follol'ing changes in personnel for his retail luml>er companies, Forest Lumber Company, Ilnperial \rallel' Lumber Co. and Calexico Building Supply Co.: Albert Kingston ("King',) McKee rvas named assistant general manager, Mary Abernethy is secretary and credit manager, and Frank W. Bishop treastlrer and controller.

Club 2 Vqlentine Donce Feb. | 5

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Clul> 2 rvill celebrate its annual dinner-dance .rvith the ladies this year as a .,Valentine Dance" the evening of Friday, February 15. The frolic rvill be held in the Ciro-ette room of Ciro's, Sunset Strip night club. The tab will be $14 a couple and includes the Ciro,s dinner, dancing, and the club's regular entertainment, an_ nounces Club 2 Snark Jim Forgie. Attendance is strictly limited to 75 couples, announces Dealer Harrl,, Boancl. dinner-dance chairman.

Tqcomq lumber Sqles to Arcodicr

Art Penberthy, headman of Tacoma Lumber Sales. re_ ports the move of the Southern California wholesale office from the Statler Center building in dorvntou,n Los Angeles to 1045 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia. The new pho.," numbers are Hlllcrest 6-3107 and Hlllcrest 6-4431. Instal_ lation of an additional phone, a Sycamore exchange, l,ill be made in the immediate future.

Holey Bros. Fqciliries Now lnto Full Door Productioni Disrribution Through Jobbers

Rupert and Francis Haley, owners of Haley Bros., Santa Monica, have changed the manufacturing and distribution policy of the firm. A11 facilities of the modern plant rvill be devoted to the production of stock and detail flush doors and accessory items. Distribution will be made to retail lumber dealers through responsible and experienced wholesale jobbers exclusively.

In announcing this change, after 30 years' experience in both production and distribution, it was made clear that the personnel of the company would devote all effort to manufacture so that all dealer service can be handled by qualified jobbers and distributors.

"After the most searching consideration, rve have come to the conclusion that rve can ofier a better service to the trade by handling our sales through the jobbers' This complete change in policy also means we rvill discontinue the manufacture of all items with the exception of doors," Francis Haley said. "We are presently manufacturing over 35/o more doors than procluced in the past, and we feel full time should be devoted by the entire staff to production," he continued.

The expanded program now underlvay at the Santa Monica plant includes additional equipment 'ivhich has recently been installed. Nerv presses designed by Haley Brothers are in operation. A completely mechanized cutting process has been instituted, along lvith automatic sorting for sizes, and edge-gluing equipment for prodttcing solid core doors is now in operation.

"All of the changes in production and distribution that we are making will increase our efficiency at all levels," Rupert Haley said. "And rve intend to remain as a leader

O. Box No. 696

Creek, Colif.

during this unprecedented period of growth in the cloor manufacturing industry," he continued.

Paul Sanders, production superintendent of the plant, has been an important member of the staff in designing. building and placing in operation the numerous units of modern machinery now in use in tl-re Haley Brothers operation. Haley Brothers presently supplies doors, through regular channels, to builders in all of California, Arizona. Nevada, Nerv Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, C)klahoma. Colorado and many other states in the middle-rvest, south and east.

Gene Burneft qnd Helen Peose in Cql-Pqcific Redwood Socol Office

Cal-Pacific Redwood Sales, Inc., Arcata, recently sent out letters to the trade introducing tu,o neu' members in its Southern California office at Long Beach. Gene Burnett is the SoCal sales representative and Helen Pease was named his assistant. Burnett, a resident of Torrance, has had considerable experience in lumber and knows a major- ity of the dealers in his area. He represented Goehring I-umber Co. of Wilmington the past two years and was vvith Kellogg in Lomita about nine years. Miss pease is also r,vell experienced in the trade, having been with pacific Western Lumber Co. in Pasadena the last four years.

The announcement of the new Southern California staff n'as made by Ted Deacy, general manager of Cal-pacific Redlvood Sales at Long Beach and Redwood Citv.

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For Quality Shipments

Rcrre_position wcrnted 92.00 per column inch

All others, $3.00 per column inch

Closing dcrtes lor copy, Sth aad 20th

WANTED_MANAGER

WANT ADs

An aggressive experienced rftrnager for an independent retail lumber busineis well located in a fast-growing city.

YUMA-MESA LUMBER COMPANY

Ncmcs of Adverti:crs in thir Dcporlmcnt uring o blind oddrcsr connot bc divulgcd. All inquirier ond rcplirl should be oddrcssed to key rhown in thc odverfircment

ESTABLISHED, EXPERIENCED LUMBERMAN

WANTED: ASSISTANT MANAGERS & SALESMEN

Age 25-35, by fast-growing organization in Sq! Joaquin-Valley; ofi-ering -any opportunitieJ for advancement' Medical and retirement plans available.

UNITED LUMBER YARDS Modesto. Calif.

3003 Fourth Avenue Yuma, Arizcna Box 731

HELP WANTED

Large, aggressive inland retail yard needs- man?-ger. Openings also a.railaLtJf-or salesmen and bookkeeper. Give full particulars in first letter.

Address Box C-2592, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif'

WANTED

INSIDE S,ALES with lumber company in northern San Diego county area. State qualifications, age, etc.

Address Box C-2596, California Lumber l$erchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif'

WANTED: COMMISSION AGENT or WHOLESALER in L, A. Area to handle our quality fir jambs. Must have experience and established clientele. Excluiive for producing agent. Write complete details.

Box 237

KLAMATH LUMBER MILL ' Yreka. Calif.

SALESMAN WANTED

Well-established Plywood Distributor needs a. high-type salesman with experience in So. Calif. area. Write giving background, age and salary expected. '

Address Box C-2589, California Lumber Merchant 108 W. 6th St., Room 5O8, Los Angeles 14' Calif.

PLYWOOD SALESMAN WANTED

We are interested in addins to our sales force an aggressive' exoerienced Dlvwood salesman; interested in building a good future ior himseli.-MUST HAVE FOLLOWING in Los Angeles area. Excellent opportunity for right man.

GOLDENBERG LUMBER AND PLYWOOD CO., INC. CApitol 5-1311

OPPORTUNITY FO.R SALESMAN

Hardwood lumber salesman wanted with previous Los Angeles experience to call on industrials. Yard experience helpful. Unlimited opportunity for aggressive man.

Address Box C-2577, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

TUMBER,YARD FOR, SALE

In Solinos, Colif., o fosl-growing communily ond on excellenl ploce lo live. Five lorge subdivisions qre now being developed with over 500 building sites. This yqrd is one of lhe lorgest in Solinos ond in qn excellent locqtion on spur lrock. Deluxe office ond slore buildings. 397x262 ft. ycrd-ollfenced. For price qnd further informolion see:

JACK PRADER-REAITOR

872 West Gcbilon Street Solinos, Calif.

Phone: HA 4 4821 with top Northwestern and California mill and remanufacturing sources-\MISHES TO DEVELOP A COMMISSION BUYING CONNECTION with California and Southeastern firms. Fir, Pine and Specialty items. Cut Stock-Shook. Bank and Trade References.

Address Box C-2595, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, California

WANTED_SALESMAN

Well-established Southern California wholesaler handling all west coast species has POSITION OPEN for aggressive sales rePresentative. -EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY for right party. Submit full particulars. All replies confidential.

Address Box C-2594, California Lum er Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

CONNECTIONS WANTED

Lumber salesman with good following among lumber yards in l:os Angeles and surrounding areas wants to represent active mills, handling pine, Douglas fir, white fir, redwood, spruce,- cedqr' glywood aid-moutainsJ. Also consider setting up and running distribution yard in L. A-. area to service smaller yards and industrials.

Address Box C-2601, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WE WISH TO REPRESENT MILL for direct shipment sales. Commission basis. Years of exp-erience in Pine and aisociated woods. Also Douglas Fir and Redwood in the Southern California area. Ilave had an established office and distribution yard for l0 years. Recently closed out our inventory. Now looking for connections.

Address Box C-2598, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

MILL REPRESENTATION WANTED

BY SALESMAN with more than 10 years' e>iperience selling Pine' .Redwood and Fir to Southern California Industrial and Retail aciounts. Ilave run own office and am well-acquainted with dealer trade throughout Southland.

Address Box C-2593, California Lurnber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

POSITION WANTED

By lumber, plywood and moulding salesman-wit! 15-years-of..e."pelience, the last four selling lumber yards -t-or soutttern ualllornra *tt.ii""iJ jobber in Los Alngeles vicinity. Young, aggressive, with solid knowledge and practical experience.

Address Box C-2600, California Lumber Merchant ibd West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif'

AVAILABLE_

Youne. experienced lumber salesman with solid production-backgroond", W:P.A. certified grader; would like to represen-t- wholesaler 3.--itt'i" the southern Sairamento and San Joaquin valleys'

Address Box C-2597, California Lumber Merchant ibg W"st 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif'

SITUATION WANTED six years' Los Angeles experience in major Plzwood Distributor Sales'. Excellent Trade Relations and references. Interested rn Mrll;;;a;"4;;;;;slniation or position with distributor offering managerial opportunities.

Address Box C-2588, California Lumber Merchant ibt$. 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif'

POSITION WANTED

Office man, capable, experienced. A bit -o4 the older side, but h-as J;;i;;iiiNdw lrow for anv inside job. Retail vard or-whole;;i" -irffi;". Order desk, estimator, telephone sales, etc' Do rtot Iri"., -i"q"irJ pt""" in 'L.A. convenienC to public transportation. Available now.

Address Box C-2576 California Lumber Merchant i08 W. 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif'