Three Pabco Executives

Celebrate Anniversaries

his association with Pabco's progress as research consultant. During his career, Finley has been awarded 47 patents,many of them of prime importance to Pabco.

Arthur H.- Silverstone, Pabco's director of purchases, joined the company as city salesman in 1912. A year later,

The first two months of 1952 marked an important milestone for three Pabco executives-a fortieth, a fiftieth and a sixtieth anniversary were celebrated before February had passed.

Richard S. Shainwald, chairman of the board of Pabco Products Inc., joined the company (then the Paraffine Paint Company) in 1892, eight years after its founding, as an accountaqt. Before long, his ability to obtain financial backing for the growing enterprise was apparent and he becamc secretary-treasurer; then assistant manager ; vice president and general manager; president ; and finally chairman of the board of directors on r,vhich he has served since 1917. Pabco's policy of continuing gror,vth and expansion along .related products lines is a reflection of the vision of this pioneer of Western industry who in February celebrated his diamond anniversary-sixty years of active service lvith and for his company.

Dozier Finley, nolv Pabco's research consultant, after graduating from the University of California rn 1902, joined the Paraffine Paint Company as an engineer. In those days, the chernical engineer not only had to develop the products but also was required to design the machinery and even the buildings to house the machines. Finley designed the first reinfo:ced concrete building in the San Francisco Bay area-the Pabco felt mill at Emeryville. This building, still is an integral part of the E,meryville plant. He later became Pabco's director of technical research and today continues

Arthur H. Silverstone

he came into the office as assistant purchasing agent under W. H. Lowe (now president of Pabco Products Inc.). In 1917, Silverstone was appointed purchasing agent and remained in that responsible position until 1946 rvhen he was made director of purchases. During World War I, rn l9I7 and 1918, he was on loan to the Army Purchasing Department in Portland, Oregon. Included in the many interesting facets of his purchasing duties were three trips to Japan to buy raw materials.

The century and a half of active service represented by the anniversaries of these three Pabco executives is but a "drop in the bucket" to the many years accumulated throughout the organization. Pabco's program of continuing improvement and expansion is dependent on the interest, efforts and loyalty of men such as these-a mutual effort of men for the company . and of the company for the welfare of its men. It is a real-life example of American free enterprise.

Moving To Lcrger Qucuters

Jim Kirby Wholesale Lumber has moved to larger quarters in the Petroleum Building, Los Angeles 15. This ,concern has secured additional representation of both cargo and rail mills and the extra space is needed to handle the expansion.

There is no change in the telephone number, Rlchmond 9392.

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There ls Plenty of Lumber, Says Kendall 70 Housing Units Programmed For Trona Defens e Area

Washington, D.C., Feb. 1l-Recent announcement by the National Production Authority of its intent to make special allotments of scarce materials to alleviate unemployrnent in the building trades in certain "hardship areas" highlights critical conditions existing in the construction industry.

fn a recent letter to Defense Mobilizer Charles A. Wilson, Harry T. Kendall, chairman of the board, Timber Engineering Company, Washington, D. C., pointed out that there is plenty of lumber and that timber fabricators are prepared to supply timber roof trusses and framing for all types of construction. He called for a fairer sharing of steel supplies between military and civilian jobs. Steel in combination rvith timber would permit a greater volume of needed civilian construction, .ivithout restricting any essential military construction, thus helping to overcome the building trades unemployment situation rvhich nee<ls to lte corrected as soon as possible.

Lumbermen point out that use of wood trusses in general construction saves up to 90/o of metal otherrvise required for roof construction. Similarly, in home building the use of rvood gutters, windows, garage doors, kitcher-r cabinets, etc., conserve up to l@/o of critical metals.

Savings in metal that can be effected by use of lumber in construction and manufacture are, for example : Truck bodies, 70/o toys, 9O-IW%; siding, IOO%; ladders, 100/o poles and piling, |N%; office partitions, 98o/o furniture, 95-l@%; and fences, 50-95%.

Mr. Kendall says a recent national survey by the National Lumber Mannfacturers Association has disclosed that over 1800 architects and engineers are designing now in .ivood for all types of civilian construction including rvarehouses, commercial buildings, schools, churches, etc. Ilorvever, the military continues to design in steel many buildings and defense items for rvhich rvood is readill' adaptable and freely available.

As in \\rorld War II 'rvhen the use of timber made available several hundred thousand tons of steel annually for war purposes, the lumber industry again is rvorking with the militarv and other defense agencies to the end that similar satings rvill be effected.

Today, because of increased production as rvell as im-

Credit restrictions have been suspended and housing l)rogrammed for the private construction of 70 housing units in the Trona, California, critical defense housing area, the Housing and Home Finance Agency announced. The area \\ras designated a critical defense housing area by the Director of Defense Mobilization earlier in the week.

Programmeri for the Trona area are 20 rental and 50 sales units. The rental h<lusing is to consist of 10 trvo bedroom units r,vith a maximum monthly renl of $75 and 10 units of three or more bedrooms with a maximum rent of $90. The sales units are to consist oI 25 two-bedroom units rvith a maxim.um sales price of $9,200 and 25 units containing three or more betlrooms u'ith a maximum sales price of $10,200.

The programmed housing is intended for in-migrant def ense rvorkers employed by the American Potash and Chemical Corporation and the West End Chemical Company, the designated defense activities in the area.

The housing must be located in the Trona critical d'efense housing drea, rvhich is defined as: Trona Township, including the Torvn of Trona and the Torvn of West End in San Bernardino County.

Application blanks may be secured from the Federal Ilotrsirrg Admiristration offices at llZ W. 9th Street, Los Angeles, Cali!r1pia.

Applications will be received by the FHA office, 112 West 9th Street, I-os Angeles, California during a 15 rvcrking-day period, beginning Februarl' 18, 7952 and ending March 10, 1952, alter rvhich all applications receir.ed rvill be consiclerecl and selectrr-e approvals rvill be made.

New Brochure

A net' brochure, "Rigidized Metal Armorply," has been published by the United States Plyrvood Corporation. Copies may be obtained by rn'riting United States Plywood Corporation, Weldt'ood Building, 55 \\r. 44th St.. Ne.iv York. N. Y.

provecl fabricating facilities, the lurnber inclustr.r' is prepared to perform even greater service than it did in the last n'ar.

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