WESTERN LUMBER COMPANY

P.O. Box 3155

DAIY CITY, CALIF.

Phone Plozo 6-7111

TWX SF 940

Kurt Grunwcld . Bryce Stokes

vrc cANGr JorNS NEVADA LUMBER

Vic A. Cangi will join Nevada Lumber Company of Tahoe Valley on June 15. He has been Membership director of the Reno Chamber of Commerce since lulv 1956.

Announcement of the appointment was made by F. K. "Speck" Rahbeck and Harold Dayton of the Tahoe Valley firm. Both said they were pleased to announce Cangi's affiliation with their firm in view of his years of experience and activity in the commercial, industrial and civic development fields.

A native of Reno, Cangi for many years was active in chamber of commerce work in the Bay area and for 10 years served as general manager and vice-president of the Alameda Chamber of Commerce. While residing there he was active in many campaigns and organizations, being chairman of the Red Cross, the Community Chest and other civic groups. Under his direction, the Reno Chamber recentlv completed the most successful membership campaign in its history. Cangi and his wife will make their home in Tahoe Valley.

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Timber

New Big Bear Store Opened By Rod Craven

Redding, Calif.

Timber on 3,000 acres near Rainbow Lake has been sold to United States Plywood Corp. by the Southern Pacific Land Co. The 13.6 million board feet from a virgin stand of ponderosa pine would be cut immediately and processed at the USPlant at Anderson, Calif., it was said last month.

HATEY BROS.

P.O. Box 385

Monufqcturers

Big Bear Lake, Calif.May 16 was grand-opening day for Craven's Building Materials store in the Meneley building on Pine Knot. Open House was held from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for local residents and visitors to the Big Bear Valley. Many fine prizes were awarded free, and coffee and doughnuts were served throughout the day and evening. Owner of the business is Rod Craven, who has been in business here since 1945, previously with. a cabinet shop and paint and linoleum retail store on Big Bear Lake boulevard. Among others, the store will feature the Pittsburgh and Armstrong lines.

Treeco Adds Pair To Staff

Oswego, Ore.John Couch and Norman Perry have joined the staff oi Treeco Sales Corp., Tree Products Co. Couch specializes in cut stock, fuiniture specifications and general millwork; Perry is an expert on Inland lumber and handles several species in mixed and straight cars of all grades and shop and pattern stock. The firm handles water and rail shipments of Northwest species, as well as a comDlete line of imported and domestic hardwoods. The associate Treeco company handles plywood and sheet materials to give Tree Products Co. complete sources of forest products.

FIR PLYWOOD ORDERS RISE 38% TO TOP PRODUCTION

Portland, Ore.Douglas fir plywood orders for the quarter ended March 31 increased 38.3% over the previous quarter, according to Douglas Fir Plywood Assn. figures from plarlts representing 85/o of the industry's capacity. New orders were ll.7/o above production in 1959's first quarter and were 40.1% higher than the comparable quarter of 1958, while production itself was up 23.5% from the same 1958 cuarter. Production showed an increase oI 8.8/o over the quarter ended Dec. 31..

Dee Essley's Leodership proised In New Whitier Hospirol

The March 1958 issue of "southern California presbvterian," official publication of the Synod of California, Southern Area, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; carries a feature article on th6 new $3.700.000 presbvterian hospital facility in Whittier. The handsome edifice-is due

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Oceanside, Calif.-A 3-yea ers were arrested May 25 aft at a lumberyard which had 1 robbed a softdrink machine trio found a key to the macl to buy their mother a cake. and ten years.

-year-old girl and her two brothafter tiny footprints were found ad been entered by thieves who ne of $3. Police said the small nachine and admitted robbing it Lke. The boys were aged seven in large part to the untiring efforts of a Southern California lumberman, D. C. Essley, prominent wholesaler who started in the industry as the longtime manager of the old California Retail Lumber Association. When the need for the ne.w hospital was first discussed in 1953, a steering committee was organized under the leadership of Mr. Essley, whose five years of effort in its behalf spurred contributions of more than $1 million from 7.500 individuals and 1,000 industrial firms. Lumberman Essley is today president of the hospital's board.

Wolter B. Smith Assigned Sqles Territory for Koppers

^ Hank Ga_rnjobst, west coasf iales manager for Koppers C-ogplny, Inc., Los Angeles, announces the appointment of Walter B. Smith to represent the firm's wood-preserving division in the San Fernando Valley and West Los Angelei sales area. Smith started his wood products career with Koppers in 1952 as an estimator and iir office sales. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Walter returned to Koppers as an inside lalesman. He became a member of the Los Angeles Hoo-lfoo club at the May 14 Concatenation.

Builders Supply Compcny Buys New Stockton Yord

NEEDS _ STRABTE TEADS

_ Builders luppll_Company, operated by partners Henry Ratto and Tony_Moreira and located on East Harding in Stockton, recently purchased the Frank Fisher Luriber Company on East Main St. in Stockton. partners Ratto and l\{oreira pl?l to o.perate their new second yard with the do-it-yourselfer as its main customer.

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