Arizona Convention Report

The annual convention of the Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Association, Inc., rvas held Friday, Saturday and Sttnday, May 14, 15 and 16 at the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The meeting got under rvay Friday afternoon vvith an address of welcome by I)r. Harold C. Bryant, Superintendent of the Grand Canyon National Park, and a response by I^y O'Malley. President Hamman and Secretary Michaels then made their reports.

Friday and Saturday business session speakers were: Jerome I(el1eher, association labor consultant, who held a discussion on "Wage and H<lur" and the "Taft-Hartley Bill;" Frank Snell, Phoenix attorney, "Water for Arizona" and "The Danger of Cooperatives;" Richard S. Hare, state manager of F.H.A., "What's New in F.H.A.;" George S. Meagher, U.S. Forest Service, "Trends in Lumber Production in Arizona;" Paul Gasser, Phoenix Republic & Gazette, "Advertising;" and Steve Spear, managing director of The Arizona Tax Research Association, "Taxes and Your Business."

Friday evening at eight o'clock a Hoo-Hoo concatenation was held. An account of the concat appears elsewhere in this issue.

Saturday noon the ladies attended a luncheon in the main dining room of El Tovar, followed by a bridge party on the mezzanine. Door prize was drawn by Mrs. W. H. Morris of Tucson. Bridge prize winners were Mrs. Don McCaughey, Phoenix, first prize; Mrs. D. A. Foil, Flagstaff, second; and Mrs. M. W. Walker, Phoenix, consolation.

El Tovar dining room was the scene of the annual banquet, Saturday evening, presided over by Jack J. Halloran. Leo E. Sievert, Executive Representative of the President,

Santa Fe Railroad, presented an address on "Turning From War to Peace."

Winner of the golf tournament held at Flagstaff on Sunday afternoon was Jack Bedford. Knox Corbett was second, and Allen Thum third.

A party of eighty made the woods trip on l\{onday morning rvith Jack Bedford, general manager of Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company.

Harold R. Britt, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Phoenix, was elected president, and in making his statement to the members said: "I will do all in my power to make the organization stronger and better than ever beforethe members are going to have jobs to do, but I know that they will all cooperate."

Other officers elected were: S. A. Douglas, Mulcahy Lumber Co., Tucson, H. Marvin Smith, O'Malley Smith Lumber Co., Yuma, W. C. Ketchersid, Arizona Mining Supply Corp., Prescott, vice presidents; G. R. Michaels, Phoenix, secretary; Don McCaughey, Arizona Sash and Door Co.. Phoenix. treasurer.

Directors for one year: H. S. Corbett, Tucson ; A. E. Halstead, Phoenix; Don McCaughey, Phoenix; A. M. Schrvarz, Miami; John H. Wood, Bisbee.

Directors for two years: James C. O'Malley, Phoenix; E. L. Kuck, Mesa; E. H. N{cClanahan, Nogales; H. C. Schrveikart, Douglas; Mike Medogovich, Cottonwood.

Directors for three years : Frank Tutt, Prescott; Louis Jennings, Safford; Ben Schermerhorn, Tucson; Emron Wright, Phoenix; L. M. Hamman, Phoenix.

The board of directors rvas authorized to adopt an emblem for the association.

Among the resolutions passed by the Convention were l RESOLVED, that we do hereby recommend active support, further research, and expansion and promotion of the Industry-Engineered Home for the purpose of developing better and less costly housing, be it further RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to all rnembers of the Arizona Retail Lumber & Builders Supply Association Inc., for their participation in the program.

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"lt is the end product that.counts with us", said Nate Miller, millforeman for the past ten years. Nate learned the lumber business right at E. J. STANTOII & S01{ and has studied detail milling here for the past twenty years, in fact, since he graduated from high school. Each load, as it moves up to our modern mill, presents a new problem and our mechanics are trained to DO THE JOB RIGHT-because, as Miller says-"lt's The End Product That Gounts"

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RESOLVED, that rve do here.by urge that the exporta' tion of lumber be held to a minimum and that export permits on a cumulative basis be discontinued, and be it further

RESOLVED, that any exportation of lumber under the Marshall Plan be carefully considered and carefully controlled so as not to unnecessarily impair the supply of lurhber needed in this country, and be it further

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Secretary of State and to the Secretary of Commerce, and to each member of Congress from Arizona.

RESOLVED, that u'e do hereby state our convictions that the reinstatement or imposition of any additional controls would impede the production of lumber, building materials and housing, promote price inflation, and disrupt and retard the entire construction industrv. and be it further

RESOLVED, that this resolution be foru'arded to all membcrs of Congress from Arizona.

RESOLVED, that rve do hereby urge the passage of legislation amending the Consumers Cooperative Act so that all industries, including cooperatives, tvill ,be taxed impartially under our system of free enterprise, and be it further

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to each member of Congress from Arizona, and to the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

RESOLVED, that \ve are unanimously opposed to the T.E.\\r. Bill, and call upon our representatives to vote and work against passage, and be it further

RESOLVED, that copies of this resolntion shall be mailed to each member of Congress from Arizona, and to Senator Taft.

Immediately after the convention, President Britt called a rheeting of the board of directors, at which Don McCaughey 'rvas elected treasrlrer. A seven man executive committee was authorized, to meet monthly to discuss association problems rvith the board members.

Californians attendir.rg the convention included: Mr. anrl Mrs. J. C. Allen, Riverside Cement Co., Los Angeles; O. W. McClave, Armstrong Cork Co., Los Angeles; Francis

W. Frommer, Celotex Corporation, Los Angeles; J. Wesley Shrimp, Cresmer Manufacturing Co., Riverside; A. H. Jackson and Pearson Plummer, IJnion Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Art Reysa and Paul Sink, Mason Supplies, Inc., Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred T. Cooper, Wilfred T. Cooper Lumber Co., Pasadena; J. A. Privett, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. M. DeNikolai, E. K. Wood Lumber Co., San Pedro; LeRoy H. Stanton, Joe Tardy, and Stanton Swafiord, E. J. Stanton & Sons, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Keefe, Jr., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Los Angeles; Hervey Bowles, I-ong Bell Lumber Co., Los Angeles; Wm. Seitz, Union Plaster Co., Nfonrovia, Leo E. Sievert, Santa Fe Railroad, San Francisco. '. ;

Next year's convention will be held at the Gadsden Hotel. Douglas, Arizona, April 22, 23 and 24.

Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Meeting June I

The next meeting of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club rvill be held Tuesday noon, June 8, at.the Nikabob Cafe, 875 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles. Lunch will be served at 12:19 p.m.

Col. Benjamin S. Mesick, Ordnance Department of the U.S. Army, and director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the U.S. Army at the California Institute of Technology, u'ill be the speaker. He will talk on Rocket Bombs and Guided Missiles. Col. Mesick is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A big turnout is expected. Send in vour reservations early.

Personnel Chcnges Announced

Pacific Coast Aggregates, Inc., San Francisco, announced the follorving appointments May 9: H. \\r. Esry u.as named manager of the building materials division; H. R. Coyle .n'as named sales manager of the building materials division; F. D. McMullen was named Bay Area district sales manager; F. B. Bier was named manager of the insulation department; D. B. Piper was named assistant to the sales manager of Ready Mix concrete; P. S. Dalton u'as narned sales promotion and advertising manager; J. E. McClintock .was named assistant to the manager of the building materials division.

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Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club Reorganized--Concat Held at the Grand Canyon

One of the feature events at the annual convention of the Arizona Retail Lumber and Builders Supply Association held at the Grand Canyon was the Hoo-Hoo concatenation in Bright Angel Lodge, Friday evening, May 74. 29 Kittens were initiated, and 10 Old Cats reinstated.

The nine in charge of the initiation included : Gus Michaels, Vicegerent Snark; Al Privett, Senior Hoo-Hoo; Wesley Shrimp, Junior Hoo-Hoo; Joe Tardy, Scrivenoter; Charles Shoup, Bojum i John Dodson, Jabberwock; Hervey Borvles, Custocatian ; John Woods, Sr., Arcanoper; Gene DeArmond, Gurdon. Roy Stanton, Supreme Junior Hoo-Hoo, read the Code of Ethics.

The Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club was reorganized, and the follorving officers rvere appointecl: Emron Wright, Valley Lumber Co., President; Leslie Childress, Foxworth-Galbraith I-umber Co., first viie president ; I)on Nf cCaughey, Arizona Sash, Door & Glass Co., second vice president; Harold Spotts, O'Malley Lumber Co., secretary-treasurer.

The Club directors are: Jay O'Malley, O'NIalley Lumber Co.;"Harold Britt, Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co.; Albion Thomas, Baker-Thomas Co.; Steve Spear, Building Materials Co. ; and Jeroms Kelleher, Arizona Itetail Lumber & Builders Supply Association, Inc.

Ross Ccrrier Compcrny Pcnts crnd Service Depcrtment in Los Angeles

Ross Carrier Co. is opening a complete parts and service department at 820 South Santa Fe Avenue, Los Angeles. This announcement is made by Ray G. Jacobs, manager of Ross Carrier Co., San Francisco. The neu, department rvill take care of the many users of Ross lift trucks and carriers in Southern California.

"This u'ill be-the largest stock of repair parts carriecl by any industrial ecluipment concern in Southern California," Ross said.

Special announcements will be sent to users u,ithin a short time of the opening date, telephone number, and other details.

We Will Publish Our

ANNUAT PTYWOOD SECTION on July l, 1948

It will contoin o review of the Plywood industry with orticles, new developmenls, ond news, beoutifully illustroted.

Adverlising Rotes On Requesl

Closing Dqte for Advertising is June 7, 1948

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Necrr-Becord Price Paid For Douglcrs Fir Timber

Portiand (Ore.), May l3-A near-record price of $34.10 a thousand board feet was paid by Northr'vest Door Company of Tacoma for 25,000,000 feet fir timber.

H. J. Andrervs, regional forester of the United States Forest Service, said ths sum is the next to l-righest price ever paid for federally-ou'ned timber. The same company bought a total of 48,920,00O boarcl feet of timber, including the fir, for $958,775. The timber is in the Columbia National Forest near Packwood, Wasl-r.

Andrer,r's said the payment r.vas thrice as great as the Forest Service estimate of the timber's worth.

The record price of $35 a thousand board feet u,as paid for about 1,000,000 feet of timber near Eugene, Ore.

The Skae Creek Logging Company was next to highest for the timber and the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company tlrird. They offered $957,402 and $854,768, respectivelv.

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Arcqlq lumber Services, Arcoto, Colif.

Arcqlq Lumber Services, Crescenl Ciry, Colif.

Arcolo Timber Producls, Arcoto, Colif.

Bridgeville Lumber Co., Bridgeville, Golif.

Crca Lumber Co., Smith River, dotif. (Douglor Firl

Cunninghom & Quigley, Forluno, Colif.

Wn. Dunn, Fortuno, Colif.

Evqnr lumbcr Co., Rockport, Golif.

F & M Lumber Co., Crescent Ciry, Colif.

Gilson Lumber Co., Klomoth, Golif.

Hqrnden Brn Lumber Go., Arcolo, Cqlif.

John ftl. Hill Lumber, Eureko, Colif.

W. C. Peterson, Arcolo, Colif.

Phelp: Broc. Lumber Co., Arcolo, Cqlif.

Elmer Skoog, frlcGonn, Colif.

G. [. Speier Co., Arcoio, Colif. {Two l}lilbl

South Boy lumber Co., Fields Londing, Colif. We con furnish both Redwood ond Douglcs lir, surfqced clnd rough, for prompt rail shipment from these mills.