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For Wesf Appoinlment Increcrses Diebold's Gqlifornio Covercrge
Carl Diebold Lumber Company, with mills at Smith Itiver, California, and sales office at Arcata, announces the appointment of Far West Fir Sales Co. as Southern California sales representatives. Far West Fir Sales, located at 228 South Bevbrly Drive, Beverly Hills, thus increases Diebold's California coverage.
Henry M. Hink, 1107 Merchants Exchange Bldg., San F-rancisco, continues as Northern California representative for the Diebold organization and, in addition, will continue to serve those accounts in Southern California with which he has worked closely for many years.
Far West Fir Sales, headed bv Bob Kreisler and Tohn Westorr. was established shortly after the liquidation of West Oregon Lumber Company. Kreisler and Weston, who formerly handled Southern California sales for West Oregon, have since increased their Far West sales staff to irrclude Jack SeCoy and Harry Selling. In addition to representing Carl Diebold Lumber Company in Southern California, Far West is also a mill representative for the A. C. Dutton Lumber Corp., Crescent City, and Mclntosh Lumber Company and Mad River Sawmills at Blue Lake, Calif.
TW&J Struck by Nework Fire
Tarter, Webster & Johnson's Newark plant was struck by a $75,000 fire which destroyed the firm's fence-manufacturing plant and damaged an adjoining moulding shed early February 10. The fire was discovered by Joe Viera of Newark, who turned in the first alarm to the-Newark Fire Dept. at 5:45 a.m.
Mike Coonan, head of the big remanufacturing installation, praised the fire department for their immediate response to the alarm and noted that the department's quick work, coupled with the plant's sprinkler system, averted a rnajor catastrophe. Coonan further noted that the fence division has since returned to full production and most of the fire and water-clamaged moulding stock replaced.
SCRTA Services fo Member Deqlers
(Continued from Page 6) r.en most popular and beneficial to its members. They are :
(1) Hospital, Surgical and Nledical Care Plan for employes and their dependents, of Member Conrpanies. This low cost and highly regarded ir-rsnrance plan is administered in the Association offices by its staff.
Life Insurance Plan. Employes may secure lowcost life insurance coverag'e under this group plan up to $30,000, based on their yearly earuings. Those in the higher salary brackets are eligible for a greater amount of coverage. No medical examination is required. Premium costs are deductible as a business expense for income tax purposes.
Workmen's Compensation Insurance. Members having a majority of tl-reir employes in lumber yard classification and also having a satisfactory history of safety may qualify for this coverage. While the State makes it compulsory to have this type of insurance, our plan is underwritten by a private carrier.
Unemployment Compensation Disability. This coverag'e is also required by the State. However, our plan is underwritten by a private carrier providing greater benefits than the State plan, at no increase in cost to either the employer or employee.
21 . It makes a Cost of Doing Business Survey for Retailers annually, and other surveys as the occasion requires. Should you wish additional information about these or other services of your Association; kindly be good enough to contact your Association Manager.
Ken Conwoy to Georgio-Pocific's Southern Coliforniq Sqles Sfqff
Ken Conway, formerly marlager of Holmes Eureka sales in Southern California, has been named to the sales staff of Georgia-Pacific lvith offices in South Pasadena, California, according to Bob Heberle, head of sales in the Los Angeles territory.
Conway rounded out 24 years of continuous service with Holmes Eureka this year. with all of that time soent in Southern California saies. Following his return from'service in World War II, where he was an army instructor, Ken spent several months at the mill on a refresher course before assuming management of the Los Angeles territory. He is well known in the lumber fraternitv. a member of various civic and social organizations in th6 Southland and a popular golfer with the boys in Hoo-Hoo Club 2. Ken is also a sportsman and spends his free time hunting and fishing in Arizona, Nevada and Utah. all retail lumber dealers from the Bav borcler and rvill cover the dealer trade.
He is well known to area to the Mexican it was said.
Pelerson ond Wingcte Form New Retoil Yqrd in Sqn Rofqel
Two well-known Marin county lumbermen, Dick Peterson ancl Riley Wingate, have ..tubli.h.d a new retail lumbervard of their own at 45 Jordan St. in San Rafael. The new yard, which officially opened its doors on February 1 as Marin Lumber Co., will principally be geared to the contractor tracle, the partners announced. Peterson. a veteran ol 25 years in the^lumber business, had formerly been associated with Henry Hess Lumber Co. in San Rafael. Wingate also had eight years' experience with the Hess organization and for the past four years had been witl-r Pyramid Plyrvood Co. in San Rafael.
