SCRIIUT tUilBER COIIPANY

lll WestSeventh los Angeles Colifornio PhoneTUcker 750Q tensively throughout the country and "feel the pulse of America." clearlv rlisputes the opinior.rs of \Vashington's "arm chair economists" n'ho prcclict a lagging cconomy in the near future. "-\s has been the c:rse thronghc-rut business history, o1dprodr"rcts n,ill be replaced by nerv products, but at the same time nerv and bigger rnarkets rvill develop for the products that have been supplantecl." \Valker stated.

"It's up to vort, ]Ir:. -\r'nerican P;usinesstnan, to kcelt pacc rvith our changir-rg times ancl cconolr)-. If you dcin't, I fear you u'i11 end up u-orking for those u'ho cli<1," he said. "Competition r,r'ill bectxlc irrcreasingll. l<een in the lttture years. To yorr gcntlcnren u'ho t:rlk oi presclrt-<1ay competition, may I sav to vou that vott hztvetr't cvcu 'ltegun to scc compctitiorr yet." \\'alker cxclitinred in closing.

Russ Ster-er.rs agairt tool< thc rostrttur :incl tharrlietl \\ralkcr cin behalf of t1.re associatittn for giving the grorrp the bcnefit of his keen insight of America's tremendous business future.

Chairrnan Stevens then introduced another ceiebrity at the head table-San Francisco's Snark of the Universe, "\'[r. Hoo-Hoo Hirnself," Da\-e Davis. Snark Davis was on hand for a big Ccincat r,r,hich follou'ed the Iloundup luncheon.

The Colrcat. s'hich u'as helcl at 3 :.59 p.m. in the llxecutir.c C,-onfercnce ro()ni, \vas sponsorctl lly thc nel Santa Clara \'-alley Hoo-lloi.r Club 170. Follou'irrg initiatiorr of cight Iiittcns, Sn:Lrk l)avis outlir.rcrl thc drrtics oi lleing Snark (he has travelcd 27,000 r.nilcs ilr thc lirrcs of duty at this point). antl :r1so prcsentecl "Thc Story o[ ]'[oo-Hoo."

.\t 5:00 p.m. thc cottvct.ttiou asscmlllcd in the Co:tch room for the third and last industry cocktail party. The popular free cocktail hour, held each evening during the three day convention, was sponsored by the firms listed on Pages 16 and 18 of the last issue.

The highly successful l6th annual convention was brought to a fine close with a steak dinner, topped off with dinner dancing and an all-star floor show featuring the fabulous "Sportsmen" from the Jack Benny Show.

Jeff Tully Joins Middleron

G. R. "Jeff" Tully, for many years with Hallinan Mackin Lumber Co., Inc., San Francisco, has joined the sales staff of D. R. Middleton Lumber Sales. Prior to joining the Chico wholesale lumber concern, Tully had been buying for Hallinan Mackin at Redding, Calif.

Correcfion

It was erroneously reported in the April 15 issue that Emsco Plywood, of Oakland, was distributing prehung door units manufactured by West Coast Door Manufacturers Company of Mountain View. Emsco Plywood has established a pre-hung door department at its Oakland u'arehouse, where first-quality doors supplied by West Coast Door are beveled, bored. dabbed and hung in jambs with butts applied. The complete unit is supplied with trim and ready to install on the iob.

Marvin Kratter, New York chased 281 acres in the heart trial center of San Diego.

real estate investor, has purof the Kearney Mesa indus-

Pcrtten-Blinn Selling Horbor Site

The Long Beach Independent, Wilmington Press Journal and Los Angeles Times all reported last month that the Patten-Blinn Lumber Co. has put up,for sale its 14 acres of Los Angeles Harbor waterfront property at Berths 198-199 after 34 years of ope;:ation. T.he 13.73 acres with a 738-foot wharf has 133,195 square feet under roof, with six producing oil wells on the property, one of the few parcels of waterside land in private ownership at the harbor. P-B President E,. C. Parker was quoted as saying the move was being made to close and sell all branch offices and centralize PattenBlinn operations in one plant, and all harbor traffic in future would be handled through their Vernon yard.

Atlqs Plywood Elecfs Gole

R. A. Muller, president of Atlas Plywood Corporation, announced the election of Bert Cole as senior vice-president in charge of marketing, replacing C. V. Molesworth, resigned. Cole joined Atlas six months ago as vice-president in charge of product sales. He will now -direct all marketing activities including product sales, warehousing, advertising and market research from the comoanv's executive offices in Boston.

$l tlz-Million AFPC Proiect

American Forest Products Corp., San Francisco, plans to build a $1,500,000 processing plant in Newark, Alameda county, adjacent to its paper box manufacturing plant. Construction will start in July with completion early in 1957. The plant will use the new Meunier process that will treat, refine and re-use water in the interests of conservation in its manufacture of raw materialfor corrugated paper and boxes in the existing plant.

California is noted for its commercial forests. The terrain and climate provide optimum conditions for its native commercial timber species.