EUBANK

Morshqll Avenue STOCKION, CAIIF. Stockton 4-4563

$wivel Type Cabinet lroning Board

Wirh or Without BUILT.IN SIEEVE BOARD

ls opproved by women everywhere. lt is designed to moke their work eqsier, ond fqster. lt is eosy to instoll, ond lhere dre no proiecting ports to leor fqbric.

L. H. EUBANK & SON

433 W. Florence Ave., OR.egon 8-2255 lnglewood, Cqlifornio

Sonoma Wood Productc Buyr Nulco Fcbricctorr

Sonoma Wrxld Itroducts, a nervly fornred Californil corporation, has complete<l purchase of all llrrlllerties an<l equiprnent of the Nulco l.'abricators, Ilctl<lslrtrrg, ('alif. Repairs are un<lcr rvay, additional c<lttipnrcnt is being installcrl, anrl it is expccte<l that full timc operations rvill bc rcsutrrcd rvitlrirr alrout two u'ccks. 'fhc hca<l office rvill be located in Hcaldsburg.

'.fhe officers an<l orvtters arc s'cll knos'tr in San Francisco. C. Ii. Nce<lh:tm, presirlent rlf Sonttmit Woo<l Itro<lttcts, is vicc prcsidctrt of Van r\rs<lalc-lJarris l.tttttbcr Co., San Iirancisco. rvhich was estalrlished in ltltttt.

lirlrvard J. Ncll, vicc prcsi<lent, is foundcr itnd prcsidcnt of thc li<lu':rr<l J. Nell Co. of Manila, l).I., u'cll l<notvtt nutr:hincry antl cngineeritrg cotrccrn.

l'hilip li. Ncll, gurcral nranagcr:rtt<l trcltsttrcr, \\'as nranager of the ln<lian Crcck l,unrbcr L'o. of Aliccl, ()regon.

.f :tnres C. Nee<lhanr, sccrctary, is a rlircctor of Van Arsdalc-lJarris Lun.rber (b. lIc rvill havc chargc of the Sarr lirancisco office of thc ncu'c()n1l)any, to lrc loc:ttd at.59.5 .5th Street.

Mrs. Nellie C. Ilarris of thc \/:tn Ars<l:rlc-l{arris Lttnrbcr ('o. is also a sul)stantiitl st<lckholdcr, lrut rvill take no active llart in the rnanagentent.

Theo. F. (Ted) Nell, anothcr largc stockhol<lcr, is in I\{anila at present.

lJurt Goodnran, rvcll kno'tvn and highly experience<I, u'ill bc plant superintendent.

Truck Tonnagc Trx Eliminrtcd At Lor Angclcr Harbor

'l'hc truck t()nnage tax of 5c ller ton on cargo in or <tttt of Los Angeles Harbor by motor carrier tvas eliminated to<l:ry (lielrru:try ft, 19.50) lry the I.os Arrgeles lloard of I larllor Commissioncrs.

It u'as cstittr;ttc<l by Arthtrr l'ilrlrirlgc, gcncr:rl nranager of thc l[:rrbor l)ellartmurt, rvho uta<lc tltc recrltttmcn<lation to elirrrinate tlte tax, that the harlror will lose apl>roximately $50,000 a year in rcvctruc, httrvever, he fclt that the Los Angclcs' 'fax, rvhich rvas the otrly one of its kind in Unitcd Statcs' 1lort ollcration, rcsttlte<l in it loss of cargo to neighbrlring ports.

"'lhcrc havc alrvays llccn objcctiorts voiccd lly users of our facilities to thc truck tonnilge tax," lildri<lge said, "horvcvcr, in rcccnt nronths the protests have lleen voiced lnuch rn()rc frcqucntly than irr the forttter ycars, arrd if thc charge is contittuc<|, it cotrld rvcll bc thc cltusc of cre:rtirrg an urrfrien<lly fecling tos'ar<l the port an<l resttlt in thc rlivcrsion of ad<litirtnal cargo ntovements."

'l'hc ncu' c()nrl)anv h:rs vltritltts cottncctitllrs in thc lttnrller in<lustry along thc I'acific Coast, in the I'l:rstern States, :rrr<l in the ()rient, acctlrding to its ou'ncrs, rvhich should insurc cnlargc<l operations in tlte ncar fttture. I'resent opcr:rtions u'ill lte confined ttl the stttring, <lrying ancl renr;rnufacturc of luntllcr products of thc llcarlry territory. The plant has splenrlitl storagc an<l shipping facilities, upto-<late harr<lling eclttillment, an<l tno<lern machinery.

(Continued from Page 4) tcclrrri<1uc and a big factor irr thcir success to clate. Wc must n()t lle afrai<l t<l stand trp and l)c co11n1s(1."

W. Ii. Griffce, assistant to Fullaway, told the lurrrberrnen the industry anticipates a goo<l volume of lrusiness through at lcast the first half of the ycar and that if construction holds up as rvell as gencrally prc<lictcd an<l lluycrs do not cngilgc in inventory speculation, lrusincss shoultl maintain its grxr<l pacc through all of 1950.

"l're<lictions for residential construction," he said, "vary all the s'ay from a l0 per cent decreasc from 1949 to a possible f urther increase. Thc country is catching up fastcr on al)artment houscs than <ln single faurily <lrvellings. 'l'his ye:rr is likely to scc a higher percentagc of residcrrti:rl construction in snrall individual horrrcs. Any stvirrg in this <lirection rvill bc all to the goort so far as thc lumbcr inrlustry is concerned."

Itclloring on rvestcrn pine in<lustry <lcvclollmcnts in 1949, GrilTcc rcgarde<l as enc()uraging the industry's ability to mcct last fall's heavy <lentan<l without the simultaneous jurrrp in prices rvhich accompanied imnre<liate postu,ar conrlitirlr-rs.

"'I'his scvcrc tcst," hc <lcclare<I, "secnls to inrlic:rtc thlrt comlletition has linally returne<l to the lurnber lrusiness an<l s'ill l:e rvith us from here on out. I'ainful as this nray be to individtral tnarginal operatnrs who dcpenrle<l ullon thc so-callcd gray market for survival, it is the only sure rvrty to get stuml)age prices ltack t<l a reasonairle rclationship to lumber prices and to keep the retail prices of our lurnbcr pro<tucts upon a sotrnd competitive llasis rvith thc llriccs of other building materials."

The meeting operred rvith the reading of thc prcsident's rcvicrv by l)resider.rt li. C. C)lson.

.The treasttrer's annual report was read by Vice f'resi<lent U. R. Armstrong in the al>sence of the treasurer.

It. A. Ciolgan, Jr., executive vice president of the National I.umber Manufacturers Association, spoke on "The I'.xpanded NMI-A Legislative I'rogram."

"'f he Arnerican Forest Products Industries Approach to Industry's Immediate Problems," was the subject of :r tall< bt' C. A. Gillett, managing director of the AFPI.

The report <lf the Executive Courmittee was given by I'resider-rt E. C. Olson.

Ileports of the stanrling committees .rr-cre given as follou's: Forest Conservation, T. S. Collins; Grading, C. O. Graue ; Promotion, A. W. Crawford; Researcl.r, H. R. Dixor-r; Statistical, H. F. Root; Traffic, Ilaymorrd H. Berry.

Al1 the ,officers rvere re-elected n,ith the exception of the treasrlrer, rvho n'ished to be replaced. The officers are : Itresident, E. C. Olson, Kaniscu Forest I'roclucts Co.. Priest River, Iclaho; lst Vice Presider.rt, U. Il. Armstrong, Hallack & Ho'ivard Lumber Co., Cascacle, Idaho; 2nd Vice President, NI. R. Prestridge, M. R. Irrestridge I-umber Co., Alamogordo, Nerv N{exico; Treasurer, C. T. Gray, Stockton Box Co., Stockton.

N'fr. Gray rvzrs named treasurer to succeed W. H. Myers, Sher-lin-Hixon Co., Rend, Oregon.

I)irectors at large : O. H. I-euschel, J. P. Hennessy ancl W. H. Myers; alternates, \\r. M. Leuthold, C. G. Price, and E. C. Rettig.

N,M.l,.A. dircctors: Srvift llerry, l{orner Jamison, J. F. Colenran, lt. lt. Macartncy, A. J. Stange; alternates, P. V. Ilurke, Walter Niles, J. Ir. I)aggett, It.H. Ilerry, A. M. Aston.

N.M.l,.A. lixecutive Comnrittee, Swift llerr,v; nlternate, [']. C. Olsorr.

A.l.'.I'.1. 'l'rustce, Jim llrorvn; alternate, J. I). Bronson.

'l'hc group vote<l to contintrc current rcsearch projccts including dry kiln consultation, trrown stairr field study, krg crr<l c()atings to re<luce l>lue stain and end checking, waste trtilization an<l clear finishes for pine. A study into intllrovc<l nrcthods frlr air seasoning will bc un(lertaken this yc:rr to scrvice smaller producing units who rely heavily on yarcl drying.

The association alryrirve<l a gracling c<>mmittee plan to llulllish a manual on sawnrill and shiplling llractices. Vern Johnson, chief inspector, sai<l the manual is a llart of continuing \\/estern I'ine efforts to maintain the industry's high nranufacturing and shillping standar<ls, particularly am()ng ncwer llro<luction rrnits.

A gr:r<ling comnrittee proposal to standardizc knotty pine pancling l)attcrns \\'as al)l)r()ved with authorizati<ln to publish an illustr:rtcd folder covering the ncrv list.

Tra<lc an<l consunrcr a<lvertising featuring Wcstern l'ine an<l Associ:rted lunrber products and wood windows will t()l) an enlarge<l ltronrotion campaign authorized by association dircctors.

Iiorestry tlcvclopments inclucled a rec()mn1cn<lation that govcrnment tinrllcr agcncies continue use of the current slicling scalc formula which perrnits perioclic stumpage llrice adjustments based on western pine market conditions. Thc f<lrest conscrvation committee also reportecl certification of (r5 neu' Tree Farms during 1949 totaling 653,930 acres. Wcstern I'irrc Trce Farms now cover 3,364,000 acrcs in the 12-state \\/estern l'ine region.

Association clirectrlrs votc<l to sche<lule the group's semiannual nrcetir.lg for Aug. 1O and l1 in Spokane, Wash.

Bewcrre oI This Man!

The California Lumber Merchant has been informed of thc opcrations in the l-r>s Angeles area of an individual u,ho represents himself to be a middle west or eastern Iurnlrerman. The procedure seems to be for the visitor to t:Llk long er.rough to shou. he knou's the lunrber bnsiness. He then asks a favor, explaining that he rvants to put a $50 bet on :t horse at Santa Anita, anct reclnests the local Iumber man to place the l>et rvith his bookie, if he has one. If the horse r,vins the visitor races around to the lurr-rbernran's olllcc to collect, lrut ifit loses he disappears.

Elected President oI Ohio Retcrilers Associcrtion

John M. Horn, Hamilton lumber dealer and president of the John N[. Horn Lumber Company, u'as elected president of the Ohio Association of ltetail Lumber Dealers for 1950 durir.rg the 69th annual convention in Cleveland held on January 21, 25 and 26.

He succeecls J. Irvin Jones, manager of the Doddington Lumber Companv of Columbus, u'ho held that position during 1949.

Duck! 'Couse we believe in the best doggone service you've ever hod. When you send your lruck over here you con be sure we'll get it on lhe roodfully looded-in o motter of minutes. The boys in our bock room ore "serve you" minded.

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Slob Doors French Doors Screen Doors

Kitchen Cobinets lroning Boords Windows Sosh Screens Gloss

Dlstrlbutorc In 9oulhern Collfornlo of CASEY and

Boyr Lcarning thc Art of Sclf Dcfencc

'l'hc picture shon's 13urgcss \Villiams, 10, an<l 'Iomnry \\/illianrs, 13, sons of l,llnrcr \\lilliarrrs, s'ho has mitnage<l the Los Angclcs ollice of llallirrarr I\l:rckin l,tttrtlrcr Co. for rlriil)y,vc:lrs.

'l'hc lroys lloxc<l on t\\'o Y.l\I.C:.4. l)r()l{ralns at Santa Anlr, artrl on the Mottnt Sar.r Antonio Junior College, Ponl()n:r, Varsit-r' Clulr progranr. Thcy 'rvere :tlso invited to lrox on thc l)r()granl of thc l),allroa ])ost of the Amcrican l,cgion.

1'hc lroys u'cre lrorn in Los Angclcs. Thcy ltttenrl school in I'laccnti:r, Calif., rvhere they live.

Six More Groups Join in Plec for New Pcnqmc Ccncl Tolls Formulc

Six ncu,gr()ups have lleetr reported, rvho have a<lded their r,oicc to the l'acific Coast's plea for :r fair antl equitable I)anama Canal tolls formula, according to a bulletin issued by the I'acific American Steamship Association. All have passed resollrtions and sent tltem to Congressional committee nrembers.

Thc nerv gr()ups are Alameda Ch:rmber of Commerce; Associatetl General Contractors of America. Mountain Pacific Chapter (Scattle) ; California Association of Port Authorities; Califomia Fish Canners Association, Inc., Foreign Trade Association of Southern California; and the I-os Angeles 'I'raffic Managers Conference.

The California Association of Port Authorities had alrcady gone on record before Congress. Their resolution \\'as a formalized confirmation on their previous stand.

About 50 organizations in California, Oregon and Washington have passed resolutions urging a new formula for computing Panama Canal tolls.

Southern Calilornia Retcilers Annuql Convention April 13-15

The Southern California Retail Lumber Association will hold its 33rd annual convention and Trade Show at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, on April l3-15.