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ance of these two administrative executives who have both travelled extensively and are well informed in foreign-trade. Seven salesmen will cover the soutlern territory and a large staff will be maintained to handle office detail and order desk inquiries.

So-Cal Commercial Steel distributes Ieading brand name products and will carry an inve4tory second to none in the Los Angeles area. -All of the executives have hail many yeals experience in the wholesale distrilrution field and are native Californians who have been active in the growth of this area. Both domestic and imported standard brands will be ofiered dealers and. building material outlets and customers are assured of knowledleable handling when making inquiries or placing their orders.

The consolidation of So-Cal Building Materials and Cirmmercial Steel Co. brings to the trade two old established organizations with a new name.

"Our'ability to service our customers will be greatly enhanced,o' according to Ralph Simon.

The two pioneer firms have 50 years combined experiencq in their field. Gerald Conrad is past president of West Coast Metal Importers Association. Ralph Simon has been identified with Ekco Products and Dick Freeman has been in building materials distribution to retail dealers since the close of World War II. He learned the business from the ground up and has been -educated in all .departments of procurement, distribution, sales anil last but not least, service, in which the employees of this concern are among the tops in the field-

Plummer Nomed Union lumber VP

Union Lumber Company has announced that its directors have elected H. Pierson Plumrner to the ofrce of executive vice president.

Plummer has boen vice president, assistant to the presid'ent since August, 1963, when he was transferred to the companyts headquarters in San Francisco.

For the past year and a half, Plummer has served as the redwood industry member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's American Lumber Standards Committee. Except for military service during W'orld War II, he has been with the lumber industry and Union Lumber Company since graduating from tJre University of California in 1939.

Disfributors Visit L.A.

Thirteen building material executives from Germany who were on a circle trip of the United States to observe distribution methods by U.S. distributors visited Los angeles recently. They were entertained by Paul Sink of Mason Supplies, who spent the day with them explaining our methods.

SIMMONS Hardwoods

The beouty ol the hardwood foresl is reflecled in the lorge inventory of Simmons Hordwoods. Simmons soles represenfofives con offer; e All species of fine cobinetwoods o Wholesole only o Quolity producls

O Efficienl seruice

O Fosl delivery to oll points in Souihern Cqlifornio

SIMMONS HARDWOOD IUiABER COMPANY 8725 CLETA ST., DOWNEY, CALIF. 90241

FOR INFORMATION coll 773-l9lO or write P.O. Box 489

MR. REIAIL DTAITR:

D. C. ESSLEY ond SON moinloins o wcll bolonced SHED INVEI{TORY of

. QUALITY DRY REDWOOD

. AYE & CTEAR PATTERN STOCK

. BEVELED SIDING & S4S reody for immediote delivery-or pickup No Order Too Smoll

Just try us for PRICE & SERVICE

We represent in Southern Cqlifornio

Willih Redwood Producfs

Willirs, Colif.

Manufocturers of : Certified Kiln Dried Redwood o Bevel Sidings Foctory Primed o Wropping o Loth o Rough & Milled Commons o Timbers o Member of c.R.A. & R.t.S.

Pockoged Lots r Truck & Troiler Shipments o Less Thon Corlood Lots o Mixed Cor Shipments o Dry Kilns

FOR PROMPT EFFICIENT SERVICE CALL: lAymond 3-1147 or PArkvicw t-75m