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Douglas Firand Redwood

Dry Ponderosa Pine

444 N. Bedford Drive, Room 2O1Beverly Hills' Colifornio Telephones: BRodshow 2-5101CResiview 6-2414

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Deqlers To Get Their Innings

(Continued from Page 6) lems. Their questions from the floor will help the dealers to solve any problcms they may have about seasoning of lunrber and the proper handling of dry lumber.

The panel of experts will consist of the SCLSA's own kiln operators and include Earl Simon, Hammond Lumber Co., who will have all the answers on Douglas fir; Arthur Furcron, Consolidated Lumber Co., on Redwood; Charles Beckman of Beckman Lumber Service, on hardwoods, and John Kurzhals, Sun Lumber Co., on Pine.

This ftrne 14 session is one of the most important meetings the seasoning association has ever held, giving South- ern California retailers a chance to learn drying from the men rvho know. The LU\IBER MERCHANT will report and session for coverage in the July I issue. more about kiln CALIFORNIA photograph the

House Mfg. €o. to lnstqll End Mqrchers

Sonoma. Calif.-The House Manufacturing Company, which started a new remanufacturing and milling-in-transit plant at Schellville, Calif., last year, is now planning to install end-matchers for the production of both 1" and 2" lumber in pattern stock. Because of the requirements for the specified lengths ol2" T&G stock for subflooring and roof decking, to eliminate waste and unnecessary labor, it was decided to install end-matchers to effrciently utilize all lengths, particularly the shorter lengths (q b 12' inclusive) to be marl<eted at more attractive prices. This product will be offered on the market in abqut,30 days throrrgh established wholesale outlets in California andr'e'&Stdrif''rnarkets in straight or mixed carloads, said J. L. House of the House Mfg. Co., P. O. Rox 387, Sonoma.

Lew Hoynes Appointed SoCql Soles Agent for Beton Compony

The Haynes Sales Company, Altadena, Calif., has been named exclusive sales agent in Southern California for The Beton Company, fnc., San Francisco importing firm. A,ccording to Lew Haynes, veteran lumber salesman, his firm will handle sales of all Far East hardwoods and ply- woods frora Japan and the Philippines, in addition to domestic spegialty, products.

Haynes has been identified in lumber sales and distribu_ tion since 1923 and is prominent in business and social affairs in the San Gabriel valley. "We are in a position to guarantee immediate shipment of all Oriental wood products, including importation of Swedish hardboard for the retail dealers in the southland," Haynes declared.

NBMDA Moves fo New Gluorters

C. A. Haag, president of the National Building Distributors Association, announces that the offices of the association have been moved to Monroe Street, Chicago 3, Illinois.

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