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Fremont Forest Products OPens Offices in Whirier, Arcoto

Pete Speek, former general manager .for Roddiscraft, Inc., Lumber Sales division, and a group of associates have opened wholesale lumber sales offices at 924 West Philadetptr;a St., Whittier, and lumber buying and sales offices at llth and M Sts., Arcata, Calif. The new firm will be named Fremont Forest Products and it will take over the business formerly operated by Roddiscraft, including sources of supply and customer accounts.

Principals in the new concern are Pete Speek, Art Milhaupt and Daryl Bond. All are former employes of Roddiscraft and experienced in the efficient sale and distribution of lumber. Their education in wood products includes all levels of production, shipping, sales and remanufacturing.

Mr. Speek, who will head the Southern California office in Whittier, started his lumber career abodt 12 years ago after graduation from the lJniversity of Michigan School of Foiestry. He joined the Pope & Talbot staff at Oakridge, Oregon, as a forester and through this connection woiked in ?very department of operations and production. He went to Southern California in 1949 and became identified with the old E. K. Wood Lumber Company in sales. He managed the Lumber Sales division for Roddiscraft, Inc., from February 1954 until its recent dissolution.

Assisting Pete Speek in the Southern California offrce will be Daryl Bond and Mary Kolsky. Mr. Bond will handle territory sales and Miss Kolsky will handle the important office routine.. Daryl Bond has been associated wiih Speek since early in 1955 when he was named assistant to Art Milhaupt with offices in Arcata. Bond attended the University of Oregon and was associated with the Fischer I-umber Co. at lVlarcola, Oregon. His well-rounded experience in wood products includes the various uses of lumber and remanufactured items. slnce Sales to of Pete Speek the Lumber

Mary Kolsky has been secretary 1954 when he assumed management division.

Art Milhaupt, who will head up the new Northern California office of Fremont Forest Products, is well known throughout the lumber territory of both northern and southein California. He is a graduate of the University of Santa Clara and also attended the University of California. He has been active in wholesale lumber production and sales for the past 12 years and associated with Mr. Speek the past four years as manager of the Roddiscraft oifice in Aicata. Milhaupt will maiitain offices in Arcata for Fremont Forest Products to handle purchasing and also out-of-state and export sales.

Another former Roddiscraft employee, Delight Houle, will return to the group to become assistant to Mr. Milhauot in the Arcata office.

Fremont Forest Products thus is new in name only, as its principal personnel have been successfully working together inlhe Roddiscraft division the past four years. They will continue to handle direct-mill shipments of all species of West Coast lumber products from reliable mills, and will route delivery to the California market via cargo, rail and truck-and-trailer.