Owens-Parks Lumber Reveals New Executives

Orvens-Parks Lumber Company announced the following changes in executive officers as result of their board of directors meeting, March 6, 1962. C. R. Melin is chairman of the board (executive officer), S. G. McDonald, president (general manager), J. B. "Joe" Hall, Jr., vice president (sales manager), Ralph D. Hill, secretary (credit manager) and John Stobbe, treasurer (comptroller & office managerJ.

President S. G. "Sandy" McDonald, born in Kirriemiur, Scotland, can recall 44 years in the lumber business --40 with Owens Parks. Starting his

Rotarv Club. Al Malaikah Shrine and on the board of directors of the Vernon Chamber of Commerce.

Native Angelino, J. B. "Joe" Hall, Jr. joined forces with Owens-Parks in 1933 in their hardwood department, unloading cars and stick pileing green hardwood lumber for air drying-he was also hardwood order and tallyman and part time counter sales.

Two years later Joe was in sales, calling on furniture manufacturers, cabinet shops and industrial users and in 1948, sales manager.

He has served on various committees of the Southern California Chapter, Associated General Contractors, and the Los Angeles Chapter, Building Contractors Association and is now serving on the grade rules committee of Lumber Association of Southern California, and is an active member of Hoo-Hoo.

Sectetary and credit manager, Ralph }jill, 46, has been with the firm in various administrative capacities since 1946. A background in the Union Bank, National Lead Companv. United States Army and as president-of the Building Material Dealers Credit Association makes him well qualified for this position.

John Slobbe, fteosuret ond recrelory Rqlph Hill' approximately 9l acres of ground. Their main source of supply is the Rainier Manufacturing Company located on the Columbia River, Rainier, Oregon.

Hoo-Hoo-Eile No. I Meets

The Tahitian Village in DowneY, California welcomed an entourage ot I{oo-Hoo-Ettes from Club #1, Monday, March 12, at 6:29 lor their monthly meeting.

President Peggy l\Iottola reports the meeting was open to introduce anY perspective members to the group in time for the May Concat.

Prc:ident McDonold with vice president Joe Hall. lumber career in 1918 with the Hamrnond Lumber Company, he came to Owens-Parks in 1922 as lumber estimator and was advanced to assistant sales manager in 1927, sales manager 1928, and. was vice president, assistant manager in,I946 until his present 1952 top promotlon.

U-e ls past president of the Lumber Associatibn of Southern California, on the executive board and also board of directors. a member of the Vernon

Selected by Owens-Parks to be its treasurer, comptroller and offrce manager, John F. Stobbe, 35, traces his background through the middle west, the Grand Island Business College and the U.S. Navy in two wars. He was formerly the firm's salesman in sash and doors and also worked extensively in accounting.

An active assistant secretary in the l-realth and welfare program of the Lumber Association of Southern California, John also finds time to work in the Vernon Kiwanis Club as director.

Owens-Parks is considered one of the volume yards in Southern California operating a retail yard at 2100 E. 38th Street. Vernon, California on

After concluding the business of the day the girls were allotted time to brorvse thiough the shops surrounding the restaurant.

Kirk lumber & Building Mqteriqls lo New Loccrtion

Toe Kirk. owner of Kirk Lumber & nuitding Materials Company, 800 W. Main Street, Santa Maria, has announced that he will move his operation to South Blosser Road in Santa \{aria around May or June of this year. The larger new location will feature a loading dock as rvell as allnew buildings, fixtures and greatly expanded showroom facilities and inventorles.

Now more than ever . .