oFRED C. HOLMES LUMBER COMPANYo

Specializing in Mixed Shipments of Douglas Fir & Redwood

Production & Home Ofice: Fred ]btllES/Corl FORCE

P. O. Box 987 ucts division, spent February calling on suppliers and producers in Manila, Formosa and Japan.

Fort Brogg, Gqlif. IWX: Fort Brogg 49 / Phone: YOrktown +370o.

Jim Linderman and Gil Langley, Long Beach wholesale lumbermen, spent part of last month with executives of Socomi at Brookings, Ore. They attended meetings of the Policy committee on sales administration planning a steady florV of materials for the spring and summer months to Southland dealers.

Wendell (lucky buck and hole-in-one)

Paquette visited Lumber Sales Company suppliers in southern Oregon and northern California for an early March week.

Los Angeles lumber people at the Western Pine Association's annual meeting in San Francisco last month included Mr. and Mrs. Norman Winsor, Great Western Lumber Co.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dursteler, John

Ukiqh C)fice: Gil Sissons HOmesfeqd 2-5438

Soufhern Cslitornia Ofice: Don Muller 7227 lelegroph Rcd los Angeles 22, Cg,l. RAymond 3-9983 fWXzMlB7424 Wholesole

Arcais Ofice: Fr-qncis Holmes VAndyke 2.t539 Only

Vertin and Phil Chantland, Sierra Lumber & Plywood, Inc.; Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Wolfe and George Cameron, MarquartWolfe Lumber Co.; Dave Steinmetz and Jim Cooper, Standard Lumber Co.; Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Skill, Sierra Redwood Co.; Lloyd Webb, E. J. Stanton & Son; Ted Avram, Avram Lurnber Co., and Paul Wright, and Harry Whittemorg Los Angeles Lumber, Inc., who were reported covering The City from Chinatown to the Sheraton-Palace convention.

Hogan Wholesale's Bob Hogan and wife have been right in there with the rest of the lumbermen and ladies who've been "escaping" for a few days in the snow on the slopes of Squaw Valley, among them Durable's Rolf Stolesen, Cal-Pacific Redwood's Frank Billings, Albany Dealer Ralph Hill and Arcata Redwood's Lloyd Hecathorn.

Kenneth "Gene" Fox of the Palm Springs Builders Supply, and vice-president of Riverside County Hoo-Hoo Club 117, has returned to the retail yard after a session in a Palm Srprings hospital. They say it was a "battle of the nurses."

The National Association of Wholesalers has .released a new booklet. "The Prod.uctive Nature of Wholesaling-How It Creates Value in Serving the Needs and Convenience of the Public." It is directed to suppliers and their employes so that they may gain a better insight into the essential function performed by the service wholesaler in providing an efficient and economical distribution service. Copies of the booklet may be cbtained by writing the National Association of Wholesalers, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, N. W., Washington 6, D. C.

Mqson Supplies Completing Exponsion of Wqrehouse Focility

\\Iork \\ias to be cotnpletecl April 1 on al aclclition to the new u.arehorrse facilitli ,,{ }Iasirn Supplies, I-os Angeles, accorcling to I'arrl Sirrk, getrcral tnatragcr of the rvl-rolesale builcline m;rteri:ils concern.

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UAP(|RST(IP is Easier to Handle-Saves Money

Tough, rot-resistant Vaporstop is lower in material cost, saves labor. Unlike thin, flimsy plastic, it resists tearing and puncturing during applica- tion. Because it has body, it "behaves" on windy jobs.

Vaporstop is ideal as a vapor barrier under concrete and as a ground cover in crawl spaces. Stops moisture migration through floors. Meets FHA and VA minimum Property Requirements for these uses. Available in widths of 36' ,48" ,60" ,72" ,84" and 96" from Lumber and Building Supply Dealers.

AMERICAN SISATKRAFT CORPORAIION

55 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco 5, Calif. San Francisco, GA l-7106 LosAngeles, WE l-1051 Seattle, SUnset 2-1788

Generol Monoger Pqul crrpied in 1956 follolving a fire u'hich destrove<l the old plarrt earl,f in 1955. 'fhe presetrt location has rtolr. approxinrately -+0.000 sqrlare feet of available storage area. rniles of rlocking area aucl a sl)rlr track rvhich will hanclle four cars. Tl're expanclecl operatiorr is strictly nroclern in er.ery cletail. lr'ith general ar.rd private offrces for sales staff, accourrting anrl aclministration.

"\\'e l.rave double<l our sales since 1955, and last vear we set all all-time record in volume of sales. For the first trvo months of 1959 we are more than 3OVo ahead of the same period last year," said General Manager Sink. The ultramodern warehouse facility is now gearid to take care of an unlimited amount of storage and turnover in inventory, it is pointed out.

Mason Supplies is located three minutes from the Santa Ana Freeway and all Southland communities are within easy-delivery time and distance.

Union Lumber Compony on TV

The San Francisco chapter, American Society of Safety Enginee_rs, has completed-plans to produce a 1j-week telJvrslon show to appear every Thursday nieht at 9:30 o.m. over Station KQED, beginning March Z2.Lalled. Safety in Actron, the program will go into many of the lareest olints i! the Bay region and is expected to iirclude Unio"n Lumber Company, U.S. Steel, and the Southern pacific Railroad.