co.

Robert R. l'rice, Kit Mfg. Co., Inc. ....Long Beach

Charles W. Rose, Hantmond l,untber C<lmllany

J<rc l)c l,a l\rza, Sun l,umber Co. . .....Van Nuys It. A. I)eininger. Jr., lluilders litnporiunr of Van Nrrys... na'sr"ti.,.y,j;:.'ii;;;,"ir",,r,t',il'Li;.':::.i;lllif*iill

Allen H. Steiir, Sun l,urrrber ('o. .. Van Nuys J. A. Ilerbcrt, .1r.. Flcming & Ilightorver Lttttrber Co.

D. L. Sullivan, Nelson l,umber Co. .. ...Monrovia ... Los Angcles

Earl C. Weaver, Jr.. Ilenrpel l,umbe:' & Iluil<ling lrlaterial I), Ii. I{ill, I}larrchard Lrtntlter Co. .....North Hrillywood Co. .. ..:... South Gate ('harlcs It. tlughcs, Citizens l\fill & Lumbcr Co. .Ventura

Iohn F. Weiser, Wjf l,urrrlrcr ('o. Iltontebello \V:tyne A. llull. l{ull llros. Lttmllcr C.r. ...1.<ts Angeles

Rcrnard Anau'alt, Jr,, Arrarvitlt l.untbcr & Matcrial Co. .. Wallacc l'1. lltrll. llull llros. l,ttmbcr C-'o. ..,Los An_g_eles

Tujunga John A. Kurzhals, Sun Lumbcr Co. , , Van Nuys

Hal Anarvalt, An:rwalt Lumber & IUaterial Co. ,.'fujunga lt. l'1. l.aml)crt. North\r'est [.tttnber (]o. ......Van Nttys

George K. Anderson, l,aguna Screen C'o....l,aguna, Ileach Merlyn f . l.avcry. Sun Lumber Co. -Van Nuys

Jcss V. ll:rintcr, L. S. \\/halcl' l,unrber ('o. ...l,ong Reach J. Il. I\{c('ortrtick, Strn l,umber ('o. . ..V_ln Nuys

Roscoe I.l. Ilanker, Ii. K, Wotld Lunrbcr ('o. ......Wlrittier 1,. A. I\fcCornrick. Jr.. Sun Lurnlrer ('o. ......Van Nttys

Carl I,l. Rauer, Ilaucr l,urrrlrer Clo. .. .... Compton (ll:rtr<lc .f . IIills:rp, ('lrarrdler Ltttrrbcr Crt.

Italph F. Illanchard, San (ialrriel Valler' l,unrber Co. North Ffollyrv'ood Arcadia ltobert l\forh;rr, McKal' l,umber Co. . .Van Ntrys

C'lrrl [,. llreit, I.]. K. \\lrxrrt l,un.rber ('o. ......l,os Arrgelcs l,lo.t'd FI. ()lsott. C'rensh;trr' Mill & Lrttttbcr Co. .Harvthornc William l). Ilurdick, I.. S. \\'haley Lurnber Co..l.ong Ileach W. ll. l)ortcr, Sttrr Lttmlrcr Co. . Van Nuys r\nthony J. Clark, Cllark l,rrnrlrer ('o. l,os Angelcs l.ltttrcttc_c .l (]rrinlittt. Stlr I.urtrber Co. ...... Van Nttys \\'illi:rrri S. C'ruisc, ll & ll l,urnlrcr Co. ...l,os Arrgcles Ikrbcrt It. lth(xlcs, Stut l,ttmlrer Co. ..Vitn Nuys l.eonar<t (i. Flynrr, Osgoorl l,urrrlrcr ('o. .. ....llell ll. \\/. l{olrcrts, llllrrtclt:rrtl Lttttrller Cr,. .. Albcrt I[. Iirccmatr. I.]. K. \\Ioo<l l.urrrlrcr ('o. ..llollt'rvoo<l North Fftrllylvoo<l Jess M. (ionzales, lllanclrar<l Lunrber Co. ......Ilurbank .1. ll. .'\. liolrcrtsott. Sttrr [,ttn.rller ('o. ..Van Ntrl's Ccr:rl<l W, (iruller, Mrrllirr l,umber ('o. North Flollvu'ood llolrt. l'. Stillu'ell, H:ttrrntotr<l l,unrlrcr ('ottrpanv .. ..:: .. Jolrn l{. Il:rrrell, Jt., L.S. Whale-v Ltttrtbcr Co. l.orrg l]clch V-an Nuys ji,nlc* Jay Flarris, I'eoplcs l,uniber Co. .Oxnlr<l (':rrl I.._\\'hitrrc.r'. Sttn l,ttnrber Co. . .....Van Nuys l,lrVcrrie C. llullbar<I. Ijlayrvitr<l Lunrbcr & lrrvestnrcnt ('o. llobcrt \\'irrter. Sttrr l,ttmlrer Co. . .Varr Nuys ... Los ..\ngeles ltaul ('. llcrrrhrtrt, Surr l,umller C'o. . ....Van Ntrys Arthur E. Isensee, Osgood Lunrber C'o. ....llell Fl.G. I\{cClulkltrgh,StrnLumberCo.. ....'Van Nuys Flcnry !i' Jt'rtet,.w' ll, J.nes.l'urrll;er.c.' "l'.s "\rrgcles "'I'hc 1'car 19.50 *'ill have alm.st as nruch buirding as James N{artz, Itiversi<le l-unrber Yard Los .\ngeles ' Vcrl* I). McKinney, Mcl(inrrev Har<l*,..r| Co. 1949, u'ith alr.ut 930,000 tr 9.50,000 d*'elling units, making [,6s Arrgeles it thc sccon<l llest ve:tr in our history," srri<l llov Wenzlick n.titr. w. iui"i."ri, l;"i,"t.,,.'i-,i"trr.. a'.,..........I;;;ti; of St. Louis, I\[o.. ccrn.mist, counsel.r, an<l publisher, in Carl J. Millis, Ii. K. \\rood l,umlrcr Co. . . \\/hitticr his talk 'C)utkrok for lleal listate :rn<l C0nstructiou.' "We I)onald Ii. Mock, Ii. K. W99d I-um|er Co.......I.a Verne I(cnneth Ii. Nelsrn, Anrerican Lunrber & Treating.c...-.. hit ottr peak in rcitl cstatc activity in l()'1(;':ttr<l 'tl'e hit the . Los'hngclcs highest Peak in cotrstructiou in 1949. i,cter OrSarr, Or5.n Lum5er C.. pas^.le'a "\\/c u'ill lruil<l this vear proballll' 70,000 to.90,000 public I)on L. Sagrillo, J. W-. llack Lurnber Co. .l-os Arrgeles housing units.\\'c often see editoriuls referring to this David M. Sisson. I'atten-lllintr Lttmlter ('o. ...l,os Angeles government h()tlsing as lou'-cost housing. It isn't. GovI'etcr_V._S119"k, L K. Woocl Lurnller Co. ...1..s Angeles ernnrent hrusing is high-cost housing-subsi<lized bv the John F. Spillane, E. K. \\rood l-umber Co. ...l,os Arrgeles itay T-. Tirompson, Il. K. \\rood Lumber Co. ...\\Ihiitier titxl)itYcr' .f imrnie walvoord, L. S. whalel. I-umber co. Long lleach 1'I anr_of the inrpressiorr th:tt soure titne ir.r the middle Robcrt C. Averl', Sun Lumber Co. ...V:rri Nuy's liftics, 195.5 to 19.57 \\'c rvill be at the bottom of another Kenneth S. Bish, Sun Lumber Co. ...\ran Nuys big real estate arr<l construction depressiorr. In other \\rm. \\r. Ruckwalter, Itatten-Blitrn Lttrnber Co. . rvor4s \ve are goir.rg t, <lo exactly rvhat .*'e have 4one ir-r ... Sar.rta Nfouic:t J.h' D. clapp, Su' Lr'rbcr cl.. ..van Nuys the past' I thirrk th:rt btrilcling materials' irrclucling lumber to

Gntyents

The speaker answered many questions from the audience, giving as he said his opinion as to wl-rat will happen in the future.

Everett C. Parker, chairman of the nominating committee, announced that all the officers and directors were reelected at the directors' meeting.

President Thornas J. Fox announced that the convention rvas the largest in the history of the Associatior.r, u,ith ruore than 1000 in attendance.

Those who 1"r'ofl cash atter.rclance prizes givcn at the various business sessions included: A. G. Hertz, Lounsberry & Harris, Hollywood; "Chuck" Corwin, T. M. Cobb Co., Los Angeles; Jim Barron, Roddis California, Inc., Los Angeles; Steve Hathaway, Oceanside Lumber Co., Oceanside; Harry Sones, Sones Lumber Co., Dl Centro; Ed Seward, Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Jack Wuori, California Redwood Association, Los Angeles; Jack Cline, Peoples Lumber Co., Santa, paula; E. G. La Plante. Riverside Cement Co., Los Angeles, W. A. Irvine, Allen, Irvine & Peters, Los Angeles; Ken Conway, Holmes-Eureka Lumber .Co., Los Angeles; E. C. parker, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles; J. O. Sellemeyer, Southwestern Cement Co., Los Angeles, and Frank Miller, Sisalkraft Company, Los Angeles.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association prize, a beautiful framed picture, was won by Wm. W. Buckwalter, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Santa lVfonica.

The Western Pine Association prize, trvo end taltles, rvas won by John H. Milliken, Viney-Milliken Lumber Co., Covina.

The winners in the Kimberly-Clark Corporation contest were awarded 1000 square feet of Kimsul insulation. They were G. W. Gruber, Mullin Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Geo. W. Hays, Gibbs Lumber Co., Placentia; Mrs. Robert M. Viney, Baldwin Park Lumber Co., Baldwin Park; J. K. Lawler, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Marc Latham, Carpenteria Lumber Co., Carpinteria; Tom Fox, John Fisher l-umber Co., Santa Monica; and Dan A. Schafer, Seemann Lumber Co., Whittier. They guessed that the length of the roll of Kimsul insulation blanket on display rvas 400 feet. The exact length was 401 feet, 5 inches.

Exhibits

The equipment and products exhibit was a feature of the three-day convention, and the dealers had an opportunity to see the many new developments that have been made in the lumber and building materials industry during the postwar years. The following firms had exhibits:

Acme Saw Works & Supply Co., Acme Specialties Corporation, Allen, Irvine & Peters, Allied Building Credits, Inc., American Lumber & Treating Co., Armstrong Cork Co., Back Panel Company, Blue Diamond Corporation, Budrow & Company, California Millwork, Inc., Camp Chemical Co., Inc., The Celotex Corporation, Clearview Venetian Window Co., T. M. Cobb Company, Cole Door & Plywood Co., Douglas Fir Plywood Association, E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.

L. H. Eubank & Son, Fir-Tex of Southern California, Pioneer Division, The F'lintkote, Co., General plywood Corp., Harbor Plywood Corporation of Southern California, llarron, Rickard & McCone Co., Heatilator, fnc.,