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TrVentlr'Flve Tears Ago
As Reported in the Mty, L939 Issue of the Cali{ornia Lumber Merchanr, Est. 1922
George Reitzer, Clifton Lumber & Im: Homer Maris, of Maris Plywood Corp., Ralph M. Rounds, Wichita, I(,ansas, prcsi,provement Co., Glifton, was elected presi- San Francisco, celebrated the opening of dent of the Rockport Redwood Co., Rock. dent of the Arizona Retail Lumber & Build- the trout season !y spending a week at the port, Calif., was a recent visitor at the ers Supply Association at the gtoup's an- favorite fishing spot, Lake Almanor. company's Los Angples and San Francisco nual meeting in Phoenix on May 6. offices.
James. Tlirnom, Wisnom Lumber Co., San Mateo, sailed April 27, on the motorship "Canadat' for a trip around the world, IVhen in.Ireland he will visit his old home in Belfast.
Legter Kuc\ manager of the Halstead Lumber Co., Williams, Arizonz, has announced the completion of a remodelling prog"am which has completely streamlined the interior of the office building. In addition to a new office, a section has been added to serve as a storeroom for glass, screens and other buildfurg materials.
Henry Hansen, Union Supply Co., Monterey, was selected president of the Coast Counties Lumbermen's Club at the last meeting. i
V. J. Ilerrman was recently elected presi- aM €f $e +gdu felnbca ge,; Berinby; succeeding the late Wsvcrly Ttlilen. E. M. Tilden is vice president and O. IV. Weibel is secretary-treasurer.
P. J. Peterseq Downey Lumber Co.; Downey, Calif,, has opened a new yard in Lynwood, to be called the Lynwood Lumber Co.
John W. Fieher, Fisher-Swartz Lumber Co., Santa Monica, Calif., was elected president of the California Retail Lumbermen's Association at the anaual membership meeting held at the Hotel Padre, Bakersfield, March 18. He succeeds J. O. Handley, M. J. Murphy, Inc., Garmel. A. E. Fickling, Fickling Lumber Co., Long Beach, was elected treaaurer and viee presidents E. C. Parker, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., Los Angeles, and J.O. Handley were held over for another yean
Gordon Cudworth, formerly wit} the Barr Irrimber Co., Santa Ana, has purchased the Ganahl Lumber Co. at Santa Barbara.
Ray Shannon, Union Lumber Co., Los Angeles, has returned from Arizona where he spent a few days vrith R B Eowell, their Arizona representative, calling on the ,P-hocnir !4 Tqg€aB deder*
Robert Norman Cords, a bouncing 7 lbs. 8'k oz. baby boy, was born to Mr. and Mrs. D. Noiman (lirds, on April 30, at Merritt Hospital, Oakland. The happy father, who is with Wendling-Nathan Co., San Fransisco, says the boy looks as if he might make a good lumberman.
O'Malley Lumber Co. recently scoled a 9-2 victory over the Arizona Sash, Door & Glass Co., in the Phoenix Night Softball League.
Iililtiam II. Pruitt became manager of the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company yard at Flagstafr, Ariz., on May 1, succeeding H. B. Turrentine.
Iro E. Brinb manager of yards and stores for the Diamond Match Co., Chico, has been enjoying a month's vacation in the Hawaiian Islands.
A. L. Wenholz, George Boggs and A. F. Stanger have opened the Wenholz Lumber Co. at Michigan Ave. and Compton Blvd., in Hynes. They will carry a complete line of lumber and building materials. Ittt'.-Hdra' ffiacllrr "rrcs *nsosf'€.d the opening of a new reteil yard of Sawmill Sales Co. The yard is located at 601-619 W. Garvey BIvd., Baldwin Park.
Glenn O. Foglemon, manager, the California Door Co., Los "A.ngeles, is spending a few days at the company's sawmill in Diamond Springs, Eldorado County.
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Jimerson Stresses Promotion
The need to emphasize and promote wood products rlas cn1phasized at the \Iarch meeting oI the Shasta Hoo-Hoos in lletldins" Calif.. br' \\:arren Jimerson. nanag('r o{ the \I''estcrn \\'ot,tl Moulding Prodrrct'rs.
Jimerson toltl the memlrers of the lreginning of tht' \\-estt'r'rr \I'ood X'Ioulding Producers la,st August and erplained tht' prrrposes and organization o[ the moulding trade assot'iation.
He warned that competition for rvood products in the building materials markets is coming from other substitute materials rather than {rom otht'r species or wood lirodur:ts mantrfacturers. Stressing the need for cooperation amonF manufacturcrs. Jimersorr said that the industry must unite in an t'ffort to promote and sell lood itself for its own unioue merits.
The Western Vood Nloulding Producer,. is an associatiorr of some i-i5 n,ood mouldins manufa<'turer,q lor:ated throughout the western United State-.. These mt'mbers produce more than trrt-rthirds of all the morrldines made in the nation and account for' alrout 4800 railroad <'ars of finishcd mouldirrgs a vcar'.
Boise Cqscode Buys Mills
Crown Zellerbac'h is selling its St. Hclt'ns pulp and paper nrill in Ort'gon to Boise Cascade (lorporation. under a divestiture lrrtrposal appror-ed hy the Federal Trade (--ommission in \\'ashington. D.C.
The initial tran,sfer will include all thc former St. Helens ploperty ex('ept the timberland.". The purt'hase price is $26 million plus inventories. The timberlands and other equiprnt'nt rrill l,t: sold after fir'e years. bringing the total purchase prite to appr,,rimtrtely $42 million.
'l'ht St. Helens properties include tr,r,o lrleachetl specialty ptrpt r machines. a large tissue mar:hine, pal)er converting facilities. pulping operations and 17,000 acres of timber in Oregon and \I-ashington. Cron'n Zcllerlrach has ownt'd and managed the mill since l95li when it acquirt'd the formcr St. Helens Pulp and Paper Company.

Wqlnut Veneer Conservqtion Plon
Industry-wide action to comp.ly uith stipulations o[ the U.S. l)epartmcnt of Commerce's recent consen-ation program to protect America's walnut \'('neer log supply was taken in \Iarch in Indianapolis" Ind.
Twenty-four companie,". represcnting morc than 95 percent of the walnut veneer producing industry, voted unanimously to convert their production to 1/13(r-inch thickncss, in accordance tith the government re('ommendations.
The u."e of thinner veneers u'ill help to su-stain thc supply of tht: wood. In becoming one of the world's fa'r.orites. rvalnut exports have soared several hundred percent. llefore Commen'e stepped in. erports threatened to exhaust the supply of American rralnut venecr logs in the verl'near future.
The new Commerce Department quota program lor black rvalrrut logs sets the ovcrall consumption of logs at l(t percent less thar, tht' average oi thc 196l-(r2 base periods.
Ted Deocy Compony Formed
Ted Deacy has resigned as executire'r'ice-president antl general manager of Cali{ornia Pacific Sales Corporation to lorm the Ted Deacv Lumber Companl'. Lcavinpl Cal-Pac with f)eacy are: Ilob Goetz. sales, and llo,v Rice. lard {oreman.
Deacy brings li3 yt'ars of lumher erperiencc to his norv plant. During tho-se years he has been associated with nearlv everr- phase of the lrusiness.
Ted Deaq. Company is located at 7ll9 Ea,st J"1"*roph Road in Los Angeles.
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