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R. E. Seeley Elected President Of Fir Door Institute

R. E. Seeley, vice president in charge of sales, Simpsoa Logging Company, Seattle, Wash., has been elected president of the Fir Door Institute.

The election of officers for the forthcoming year was held at the annual meeting of members of the Institute, Winthrop Hotel, Tacoma, Wash. The Institute is the national organization of Douglas stock fir door manufacturers in the United States.

During the past year its members produced 6,651,972 of the 7,851,000 Douglas fir doors manufactured by the industry. Douglas fir doors represent 7O per cent of all stock doors manufactured and sold in thb United States.

Mr. Seeley succeeded Norman O. Cruver, president of The Wheeler, Osgood Company, Tacoma, who served as head of the Institute during the past year.

Other officers, unanimously elected, were A. C. Peterson, vice president; Herman Snider, treasurer; Mr. Cruver, secretary; and Thomas B. Malarkey, trustee.

Mr. Peterson is sales manager of Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co., Tacoma; Mr. Snider, vice president and manager of Acme Door Company, Hoquiam, Wash., and Mr. Malarkey is vice president and secretary of the M and M Wood Working Company, Portland, Oregon.

The elections were the first to be held since the Institute was reorganized and enlarged under the direction of John O'Hara Harte, managing director, last summer.

The organization is supported in its national promotion work by Acme Door Company, Bufielen Lumber & Manufacturing Company, M and M Wood Working Company; Northwest Door Company, Tacoma; Robinson Manufacturing Company, Everett, Wash.; Simpson fndustries, Inc., and Simpson Logging Co., Seattle; Vancouver Door Company, Montesano, Wash., and The Wheeler, Osgood ComPany.

So-Ccrl Building Mcrtericrls Co. Under New Ownership

So-Cal Building Materials Co., 1228 Produ'ce Street, Los Angeles, was recently incorporated. It was formerly a partnership of John D. Scouller and J. F. Paulsen. Mr. Paulsen's stock has been purchased by four employees who have been with the company since it started. These are: R. E. (Dick) Freeman, Tom Quarton, Cap Giaver, and Ed Corey.

Rocly Mount Mfg'. Co. of Nevada

Turning Out 1000 Units a Day

Announcemcnt is madc by Rocky Mount X{anufacturing Co. of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, manufacture:s of R.O.W. Spring Cushion Woocl Windorv Units, that Leo Rider, forrnerly .ivith E,ureka Mill & Lumbcr Co., Oakland, is now in chargc of thc company's San Francisco 'and East Bay op.eration. Ile rvill covcr Oakland and San Jose and will have an office in the Builders Exchange Building, now bcing rcrnodelcd.

Clark trulghum, rvlo r,vas formerly with the California Cdbinet and Fixturc Cc., Be:kcley, will cover Berkeley, Walnut Creek and othcr Ccnt:a County to\,vns, Napa, and Marin County. Announcement will be made later of a third salcsrean for the Peninsula, Salinas and l\4onterey t"1[Tltll;rganization ancl expansion of our sates force in this territo:y is due to the fact that the new plant of the Rocky Mount Manufacturing Co. of Nevada in Reno is nor.v in full operation," Edward L. (Ned) Kent, Jr., sales manager, stated recently to The California Lumber Merchant.

Mr. Kent said further that the company's supply problems have been solved to such an extent that they are now turning out 1000 units per day, and can make immediate shipments.

Scn Frcrncisco Lumbermen's Club Members See Footbcrll Pictures

President Wayrie Rau'lings greeted a large crowd of members and guests at the monthly luncheon meeting of the San Francisco Lumbermen's Club, held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, February 24.

Pictures of the East-West football game, 1948, and Highlights of Spo:t in 1947 were shown by Tide Water Associated Oil Company. H. A. Larson of that concern ran the pictures. The showing was thoroughly enjoyed by the big gathering.

Will Visit Los Angeles

H. E. Gruenbaum, manager of the Dutch brokerage firm Interhout at Amsterdam, Holland, specializing in log export from Africa and Netherlands West Indies, will visit Los Angeles the latter part of March. He will make his l-readquarters at the office of Hans Wall, General Lumber & Supply Co., 806 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles.