PARAMI]IO LUIUI BER CO.

Wholesale

U. S. Plywood Appointments

J. Bryan Williams, Jr. has been elected a vice president of U'ited States Ply*'ood Corporatio', it rvas announcecl recently by Larvrence Ottinger, president. John p. Schlick has been appointed assistant treasurer, and Tohn l)ardo comptroller.

Stuart C. Smith Formr Ncw Vholcrals Lumbcr Burinc'r

I'lffcctive l"ebruary l, Sierra Lumber, fnc., was sold to thc I'orcst Itro<lucts Cotupany rlf Oregon. Iilth nrills arc loc;rtc<l at llrou'nsvillc, Orc. The mcrger rvas desirablc to rnect changing con<litions antl to better serve thc traclc' 'I'hc consoli<late<l crtnlpanies rvill opcrate :rs thc F<lrest I)roducts Comparry of ()rcgon, and rvill specializc in sllecifiecl tong dimension 22 to 8 feet in length.

At thc time of thc merger, Stuart Cl. Smith, rvho w:ts manager of Sierra Lumber, Inc., formetl a nelv coulltany ttr bc knorvn as the Stuart C. Snrith Lumller Sales, and they will han<ttc exclusively thc entire production of thc liorest Itrotlttcts Crlmpany of Oregon as well as carry on :r rvholesale luntller business. They will rnaintain their present office location in Ilrorvnsville with the salne teletype numlrer, llrownsville 77, and satne telephone ntttrrller, Brttwnsville 1022.

Jamcs A. Clark ancl Willard Weimer, who were associatc<i rvith Mr. Smith at Sierra Lumber, Inc', will continuc rvith thc ncrv lumllcr sales rtrganization an<l will itssist thc Iunrbcr tra<lc in every way possible.

Southern California Firm Develops New Low Cost Sliding Door Units

Announcctrrent was ma<le recently of the fornration o[ the firm of Coor-l'en<ler & Long Co., rvith ofrfrces an<l plant at 3510 Tyburn Street, Los Angeles 26, Calif' The telcphone number is Clevel:rnd 6-21'5(r' The cornpany is a partnership ltctu'een Florvar<l Ctlor-ltentler ancl ltalph L' I-ong.

Mi. Coor-Pen<ler has been associatecl irr the millrvork, builtling m:rterial, and lttmber bttsiness for nearly 30 yeitrs in Southerrr california. He recently resigned his position as assistant rtrallager of l\{acDougall Door ct Frame Co', Los Arrgeles, to entcr business ftlr himself'

Mr. Lor.rg ir.rvented and patented the lvell kuolvn SavcA-Space sli<lirrg cloor franre :tncl hardrvare, and for the past l1 years h:ts lteen :tctive in the manttfacture and distribution of these sliding do<lr ttnits.

The partnership bet$'een these't$'o mcn rvlrs fortne<l for the purpose of manttflrcturing a llew tvpe of lorv cost slicl- ing door units, to be known as Model ll90 (Eleven'Ninety), for distribution locally and nation:rlly'

Mr. Coor-Pender is enthusiastic about Model 1190, which hc says has the following special featttres: Aluminum tracks and Neoprene rollers, for sm<xrth and quiet operation; Adjustable stecl hangers, steel rcinforced jantbs, stccl floor fastcncrs, stecl head an<l side fastencrs, finish hardrvarc, stecl d<xrr guidc, and the frltmcs are precisionrnadc for accuracy an<l casy instlllatirlrr.

In addition to the low cost ll90 units the company also manufacturcs The l)<xrrm:tster Units for heavy-dtrty items and rvardrobe track.

Much Work Needed in Preparing Redwood For Kiln Drying

I![anv months <lf u'ork rvent into the advance l)reJ)arations ma<le by Ilatrgh llros. & Co' in the offering of I'reAir Dry, Kiln-I)ried Itedwood, advertise<l by thern in the Felrruary l5 isstre. llatrgh Ilros. & Co. has recognized rvith others that thc difliculty of drying re<lrvood is eliminated by carcftrlly controlle<l air-drying llrior to lllacing the stock in thc kilrrs. This provcn mcthod has llcen given careful planning in this opcr;rtiort by the firm, anrl the added service is being olTered to the tracle as reflecting the care being taken to itssure the consumer the trrost depcndallle products possillle.

"It gives tls :I great <leal of pride to offer this c;uality product, rvhiclt rve feel is equal to any' to the trade in this area," It.T'. (tloll) Raugh said recentlY, "for we are recogrrizirrg the uecessity tlf crlntinually inrllroving the prodult, ,ec"it'"cl lr1' the constltller, to asstlre our indttstry's contirrttc<l strccess."

Kilrr drying, trirnming, and final milling are l>eing done bv the improved facilities of McCoy l'laning I\fill' Jerry l{cnry is plant manilger.

Paul Smith Tcrlks to S. F. Lumbermen's Club

I'aul C. Smith, eclitor of the San lirancisco Chronicle, Nas the spcaker of the day at the lunchcon meeting of the Sarr Francisco Lumbermen's Club, held at the Palace Hotel, Sarr Fr:tr.rcisco, February 14.

Jack 13utlcr, president of the Clull, prcsidcd'