L a r s e lr r M e r r i ii e I d, I n c . :WEST COAST I'OISDST PBOIIUCTS-

Blqnchord's North Hollywood Yord Burns

At three o'clock on the morning of May 5th, fire broke out in the big lumber yard of the Blanchard Lumber Company, in North Hollywood, California. Wonderful work by the Los Angeles fire department saved what could have been a total loss of the big yard. The offices and the big dry shed that housed the finish lumber were destroyed, with a loss of about $125,000. The main lumber yard and several other sheds were saved.

They immediately moved their offices into a small building in the rriddle of the yard that has been used as a recreation center for the company employees, and the day after the fire business at the yard was going on as usual. Ross Blancharci thinks the fire was of incendiary origin. Reports were heard of a man seen running from the yard just as the three-alarm fire started.

The destroyed portions of the yard will be rebuilt immediately.

Do-lr-Yourself Show Held ot long Beqch

The increasing interest in Do-It-Yourself activity in Southern California was exemplified during the week of May 3 when over 30,000 people from the Long Beach, California, vicinity attended the first annual "Do-It-Yourself" show held in the Municipal Auditorium in that city.

Sponsored by progressive civic-minded business men, dealers, manufacturers and distributors of various tool, electronic, building materials and allied products, this show attracted the home owner and fix-it workers throughout the area.

One of the most attractive displays featuring everything for the builder including plywood, lumber, hardware and many other items of wall surfacing, trim, etc., was that of the W. M. Dary Company of Long Beach. Red Johnson, purchasing agent for the concern, was in charge of the booth and his staff explained the uses of the various materials to over 3000 people daily while the show was in progress. The W. M. Dary Company also maintains retail yards in Barstow and San Bernardino. California.

"All of the progressive retail lumber dealers in Southern California are alert to the great possibilities of the home fix-it man's needs and we are catering to this demand through special departments in all our locations," said Johnson.

l'm going to furnish q million feet or more of conslruction lumber very shortly, ond wont to contqct mills within Truck & Troiler houling distance, or lhose who have their own trucking equip- menl. We cqn be of rnutuol help fo ench other I onr sure. lf inlerested write and I will come lo see you.

I{(|RTHERI{ REDtTtl(lD TUMBER CO.

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Dubs, Ltd., Ploy-Off 69rh Golf Tournnmenl

B. R, Garcia Trallic Service

For 26 yearc we hcrve speciqlized exclusively in the traffic crnd trcrnsportation problems the lumber industry.

We offer crccurcte cnd prompt lreight rcrte quotcrtions, both rcril crnd buck.

Frelght Eiffs Audited

\[est Coast Softwoods

Idaho Pine Spruce

Douglas Fir Plywood

The 69th golf tournament and dinner of Dubs, Ltd., was held Friday, April 23, 1954, at the Sequoyah Golf and Country Club, and at least one player (we won't mention names) certainly did catch the handicap experts napping. A total of 24 members and two guests turned out for the tournament and enjoyed the banquet following. Winners of the tournament were:

First Flight, low net tied between Fred Ziese and Norm Miller, (81-13) and (85-16) respectively; second low net, Hank Needham (82-12) ; third low net, Ralph Stone (76-5). The low gross winner was Tom Corbett with a 72.

Second Flight, low net winner was (ahem!) Ev Lewis (94-36); second low net, Frank Brown (111-41); third low net, Bob Meyer (ll2-40). Low gross winner for the second flight was Hollis Jones with an 85.

The May meeting of Dubs, Ltd., will be held in conjunction with the Oakland Reveille Golf Tournament, to be held Friday, May 14, at the Claremont Country Club, 5295 Broadway Terrace, Oakland.

Sqn Frqncisco Hoo-Hoo Club to Hold Moy luncheon

President Bob Bonner has announced that the next meeting of the San Francisco IIoo-IIoo Club No. 9 will be a luncheon at Rickey's Stonestown, Tuesday, May 25th. Bob urges all the membership to attend this last meeting before the summer inactive club period. He states that the San Francisco HooHoo Club has been most fortunate in obtaining an excellent speaker for the occasion-Doctor Chou, Korean Consulate General, and obtained for this meeting by Ed Dreesen.

Fire Loss Not Serious

Four fire companies from Vernon and two from Maywood, California, operating in an efficient manner, kept the recent fire at the Tropical and Western Lumber Co., of Vernon, from spreading and had no serious effect on the operations of the yard, according to Bill Howe, sales manager of the wholesale lumber distributing firm. It was limited to an auxiliary kiln which had only been in operation about three weeks. "Damage has been estimated at $20,000, which included the kiln building and contents," said Mr. Howe.

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All others, $3.00 per colunn inch Cloring dcler lor copy, Sth cnd 20tb

CAR UNLOADING CONTRACTORS

FREE 1953-54 printed price list mailed upon request. Our elevcnth year, furnishing experienced labor to unload and sort lumbcr cars. One-day service.

CRANE & COMPANY

5143 Alhambra Ave. Los Angeles 32, Cal. CApitol 2-8143

FOR SALE

One Atlas Imperial Dissel Series No. 11112. 8 Cylinder 275 Horse Power Model 8. Engine 668. Allis Chalmers 175 KW.-ZI9KVA. 480 Volts. 263 Amperes 3 Phase 60Cy. 5f4 R.P.M. Diroct connected Generator with built in excitation. Serial No. t32761. Priced to Sell.

Frank B. Marks, Jr. P. O. Box 668, Newman, Calif.

CAR UNLOADING-HAUIING

Lumber and Freight RAY-HOW CO.

?,106 S. Main St. PL 8-6853 Los Angclcs 3 PL 1-3210

FOR SALE f-RT 150 Hyster Fork Lift Truck. 7/a tons. Good condition. $3,7s0.

CRENSHAW MILL & LUMBER COMPANY

3213 El Segundo Blvd., Hawthorne, California Phone ORegon 8-5011

FOR SALE

Used Gerlinger Carrier Highway Modcl 7866-N, 6Gin. bolsters. 30,000 pound capacity. Excellent condition-low price.

BURNABY aNd WILLIAMS

Van Nuys, Calif.

Phone STate 5-6561

POSITION OPEN

Salesman wantcd to call on Retail lumber yards and Industrial accounts in Southern California sclling Redwood and Douglas Fir. Attractive proposition.

Address Box C-2252, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

Experienced Personnel Wanted

Girl for general office work, also Retail lumber salesman for wellestablished centrally located yard. Excellent opportunity. Write full particulars.

Address Box C-2253, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th.St., Room 508, Loe Angeles 4, Calif.

For Sale

Wholesale lumbcr yard and mill, fully equippedr doing cluslom mill work for over 50 retiil lumber yards in the San Gabriel Vallcy.

Address Box C-2177, California Lumber Merchant 10E Vl/. 6th Street, Los Angelcs 14, Calif.

Nomcr of Advcrtircll In thir Dcporlm.nt uaing a bllid cddrcsr connot bc dlvulgcd. All inquiric ond rrplier rhould bc oddrcr:ed to kcy rhown in lhc odvctbrmont

Sell Or Lease Lumber Yard Location

2400 sq ft. building and large yard, lumber shed, part paved, located on building material row. Busy boulevard frontage. Good spot for do-it-yourself lumber and builders hardware. Reasonable rental to right party, or sell with low down payment and balance like rent.

See 10806 or 10814 East Live Oak, Temple City' Calif.

Owner days, eves. or Sunday, DOuglas 7-1301

For Sale

All or in part:At tremendous saving-Complete efficient all electric Circular Sawmill-35M production. 60M capacity electric planing mill. Newman 500 planer and matcher. Smooth-end trimmers. All of this machinery less than three years old. These plants are still intact and may be inspected at any time. For further details, description and price, contact

Corvallis, Oregon-Tel. 3-5822

BUY-SELL-REPAIR_SERVICE

Fork Lifts and Straddle Trucks. Complete shop and field service. Portable Welding, Special Fabrication, Steam Cleaning and Painting. Scrvice Available 7 Days a Week. All work guaranteed.

COMMERCIAL REPAIRS AND SERVICE

1115 North Alameda Street, Compton, Calif.

Phones: NEwmark L-E269, NEvada 6-,1805

For Sale

Ross Straddletruck, Lumber Carrier, 15-ton capacity. Excellent condition. $3,000.00. Will trade for lumber.

PETER BELLOMO

Port Chicaso, Calif.

Phone: Port Chicago 73 or 74

For Lease

Retail lumber yard in operation 7 years, Gooil location. Truck, Fork Lift, and new modern home on property. Small cash investment for stock and equipment. Reasonable rent to right party.

s&sSAWMILLCO.

1512 East A Street, Ontario, Calif. Phone Ontario 618161

Salesmen Wanted

Large wholcsaler in Southern California needs tw-o aggressive and exoerienced salesmert- One in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area att'd one in the outlying area. Excellent opportunity for the right men. All correspondence confidential.

Address Box C-2234, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

Lumber Yard For Sale

Located about 80 miles from Los Angeles. Ground (acre), buildings (9(X)0 sq. ft.) ,Equipment, etc. $36,250. Trucks extra. Inventory (alorit $s0,oir0 t6 igo,oob> at market plus 5%. Sales have averaged over $4tio,ti00.fi) annudly- the last three years. This yard -has -made over $200,@0.00 AFTER TAXES the last sixteen years. No bonus asked. Books open to qualified parties.

TWOHY LUMBER CO.

LUMBER YARD AND SAWMILL BROKERS

7f4 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15' Calif. PRospect 8746

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Position Wanted

The General Superintendent of one of the largest stock millwork plants in_the Midwest, wishes to relocate in Cal-ifornia. Fitty yeais of age. -Twenty y€ars as -Suqr wilh last employer. Has aiio""n record- for inc-reasing_ produ-ction, labor cost ieduction and quality control. Excellent labor relations with employees. fs quitidea t6 tak-e complete charge of any size plant, or mav considei j ,..po"- srble .b'orernans position where a real job of production manageirent is required. Can furnish the best of references.

4ddress Box C-2247, California Lumber Merchant

I08 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

FOR SALE_ROSS CARRIER

19€ Model.

lS-ton capacity, 66 inches wide. Good condition. Price for quick sale g2250.

PENBERTHY LUMBER CO. Klmball 5ll1

For Sale

Chevrolet lO..wheel lumber truck-air brakes, 2 speed & brownio 270 GMC engine flat bed with lumber rollers. priced reasonabie. Phone NEvada 6-7201.

EUREKA REDWOOD LUMBER CO.

P. O. Box 684, Compton, California

For Sale

One American No. 22-14" x 6' Molder, plain bearings, 20 H.p. motor and starter. Good shape. $750.00.

Two 6/4" dia. x 8"--6 knife round heads.

Two 6%" dia. x 4"-6 Lnife round heads.

Seveo 6/a" dia. x 2"-6 knife shimer type heads.

Above heads were used on Hermance No. 50 Molder. Best offer takes.

One Jig Saw-6" stroke, unlimited cutting radius as upper works hangs from ceiling. Make ofier.

SAN LUIS MILL & LUMBER CO.

264 Higuera Street

San Luis Obispo, Calif. Phone 624

For Saie

SMALL LUMBER YARD IN YUMA, ARIZONA. One of Arizona's Fastest Growing Cities. Approx. price gg0,@O.00 to $90,000.00, depending on inventory. Price includes land, buildings and sheds, truckg equipment and fixtures, etc., and inventory at cost. No bonus payment. Business paylng well. Owners wish to retire. Terms can be arranged for purchase of land and buildings.

BAITEY REALW COMPANY

2L2l - 4th Avenue

P. O. Box 1312

Yuma, Arizona Dial 3-3383

FOR SALE and LEASE

Custom mill. Ideal for wholesaler to concentrate stock and drying. Machinery for sale and property to lease. Owner wants to retire, J. W. Wright, Schellville Mill & Lumber Co. Rt. 2, Box 345-A, Sonoma, California

WANTED.

Salesmen and Office help. Must fully understand the Plywood business. State experience, place of employment, age, etc., in first letter. Confidential. Reliable well rated company.

Address Box C-2250, California Lumber Merchant l0B West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

For Sale

Thre+1947 Chevrolet Lumber Trucks. Extended frame, l4-foot hardwood beds with stales, roll on rear of bed, good rubber, (Extension of frame and specially designed bed for lumber use cost us $1500). Excellent for local delivery.

HAYWARD TUMBER & INVESTMENT CO.

P. O. Box 1551, Los Angeles 53, Calif. Phone CApitol 6191

Penaaalt

Scott B. Zachary, Jr., has joined the lumber sales staff of Western Custom Mill, according to Floyd Scott, president of the wholesale lumber and milling concern.

Bill Belau, Los Angeles manager Lumber Mill & Supply Company, spent the first part of May on a buying trip in northern California and Oregon. While in the north he spent two days at the company's remanufacturing plant located at Roseville, Calif.

John Sampson, Sampson Company executive of Pasadena, Calif., wholesale distributors of screen doors and allied building materials, opened the trout fishing season the first of this month in the high Sierras with a group of Southern California sDortsmen.

Nelson Jones, Jones Lumber Company, Santa Ana, Calif., announced last month the Santa Ana yard and retail sales offices of the concern had been moved to 115 East Dyer Road. The new location is two blocks south of the former yard and offers larger facilities to handle the increasing business in the fast growing community.

Clif Roberts, general manager, Benson Lumber Company, San Diego, and his wife Dorothy are the proud owners of a new 1954-two tone green-Pontiac Chieftan "8." They are rolling the miles on their new car by makirg various trips throughout California, Arizona and Mexico.

Bill Tobin, Tobin Forest Products Beach, Calif., returned last week from a Oregon, and Crescent City, Calif.

Company, Long trip to Brookings,

Ray Wiig, Southern California Lumber Sales, Monrovia, recently returned from Dinuba, Calif., and Reno, Nevada, where he spent several days on business.

Glenn Newbrander has joined the stafi of Rusco Prime Window Company, Tustin, Calif., according to James E. Connolly, vice president of the concern. He will handle telephone sales and general office a,ccounting, Mr. Connolly said.