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Ponderosa Pine, after which there rvas a free-for-all discussion on drying, sticking, climatic effects, etc.

Secretary Inglis was called on for a few words after the panel session ended and he declared that "We've gotto make our lumber product go good that substitute materials can't get a hold. A lot of the markets that lumber has had an exclusive on since the Year One are losing out," he said. "If we can educate the retailers how to handle seasoned lumber, it will be a wonderful thing !"

Al Wahl of Consolidated Lumber Company, rvho rvas detained in his arrival at the meeting, announced that Orrie Hamilton, executive vice-president and manager of the Southern California Retail Lumber Association, had formally asked the Southern California Lumber Seasoning Association to form a'special panel to present this important subject at the next regular monthly meeting of the SCRLA yard owners and principals at the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles, July 10.

After a discussion and careful selection, the SCLSA panel named to conduct this program for the SCRLA this month was formed of Bob Inglis, Chas. Lakeman, John Van Patten and John Kurzahls.

T.he members present at the final 1955-56 season meeting included Lou Wilchek, C. M. Lovsted Co.; Jack Johnson, Chas. Pickens, Downey Kiln Drying & Milling Co.; Bill Woodin, Horvard Pitts, Wall Dry Kiln Co.; Gene Leupp, Frank Keuski, Associated Molding Co.; J. H. Van Patten,

Van Patten Dry Kiln; Chas. Beckman, Beckman Lumber Service ; Harry Robinson, Patten-Blinn Lumber Co.; Art Furcron, J. L. Moody, Bert L. Laursen, Al Wahl, Consolidated Lumber Co.; Earl Simon, Hammond Lumber Co.; Harland Walters, Penberthy Lumber Co.; John Kurzahls, Sun Lumber Co., and Guests Phil Burke, Southwest Builder and Contractor, and Reed Porter, The California Lumber Merchant.

Mcrle & Porkins Estoblish Wholesale Offices ln Covinq

Bob Male and Art Parkins, two well-knorvn young lumbermen in Southern California, have just established wholesale sales offices in Covina. These two experienced salesmen rvill cover Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, representing the Fay Lumber Company, Portland, and the Bonnington Lumber Company, San Francisco.

Each has a following among the retail lumber dealers in the Southland. Bob Male has been active in wholesale lumber for the past 15 years in this area, rvhile Art Parkins has spent the past 15 years selling plyr,vood, doors, lumber and allied building materials to dealers in the Southland. He formerly was sales manager of the California Door Company with headquarters in Los Angeles.

The new office is located at 151 Badillo Street. Covina. and the telephone number of the ne',v concern is EDgeu'ood 2-7536. "We intend to offer a complete service to lumber dealers," said Bob Male, "and lve rvill offer prompt shipments of quality lumber from responsible mills."

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Poor Lumber Fruud Found

Some low-grade lumber racketeers were starting what appeared to be a $100,000 attempt to unload inferior material on Arizona builders. Phoenix police were told, according to Jack Jordan, executive manager of the Arizona Lumber Merchandisers Assn. He said the "gang" was operating f rom auto-court offices with grading stamps stolen from a California mill. Jordan stated that racketeers use wildcat truck lines to ship millreject lumber there and sell it as top-grade, putting a single layer of good boards around a core of cheap cuts. With the stolen grade stamps, the outer layer of lumber was marked Select but, Jordan told Police Lt. Don Rust, when carpenters start down into the pile the low-grade is found.

Wolr Toylor Moves Yord

Walt Taylor, owner and manag'er of the Walt Taylor Lumber Co., Anaheim, Calif., opened for business

June 4 in a new location at 4II South Walnut St., there, three blocks south of the former 125 N. Manchester Blvd. location, in the yard previously occupied by Inland Lumber Company in Anaheim. The former wholesale concentration yard is four acres and contains sheds and improvements, giving the Walt Taylor operation ample room for its retail business and merchandise display. The lot at Manchester, Walnut and Santa Ana streets affords ample parking and easy accessibility.

Georgio-Pqcific Buys Sfocks of McKinney Hordwood Lumber Co.

fn a move to better complement its existing u,arehouse stocks of hardu'ood plyrvood, Georgia-Pacific Corporation has authorized the purchase of the complete stock and one truck of the McKinney Hardrvood Lumber Company at Hayrvard, Calif., according to Bob Brazelton, supervisor of G-P's California 'warehouses and manager of the Salinas branch. The large inventory purchased from McKinney includes both foreign and domestic hardwoods. All milling rvill be handled by the Cheim Lumber Company, of which Lloyd Swiger is mill superintendent, located just across the street from Georgia-Pacific's San Jose warehouse.

Georgia-Pacific maintains three rvarehouses in centraj California. At Salinas, the company occupies a 20,000-sq. ft. rvarelrouse headed by Brazelton, assisted by Dick Johnson. G-P's Fresno warehouse totals some 30,000-sq. ft. and is headed by "Cap" Nichols, who is assisted by Harold Furst. The San Jose warehouse, wilh Norm Rose in charge, is currently being enlarged to 18,000 sq. ft. in order to accommodate increased inventories of hardrvood lumber from the McKinney purchase. In addition to Rose at the San Jose branch, Chuck Keesling handles the order desk, Gordon Taylor rvorks the plyr,r'ood and softu,ood trade, and Ollie Lee (former E. L. Bruce Santa Clara manager) will spearhead the nelv hardrvood lumber division.

Pacific Western Lumber Company has moved its Socal offices from Pasadena to 407 North Maple Drive, Beverly Hills.

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Fredericks-Hansen Company, W. P. Fuller Company, General Concrete Products, P. B. Hazelton, Hobbs Wall Lumber Co., A. L. Hoover Company, Hyster Company, Inland Lumber Company, K & M Sliding Glass Doors, Kaiser Gypsum Company, Koppers Company, Los Angeles Lumber Company, Ostling Manufacturing Co., Pacific Forest Products, Riverside Cement Co., Sand Door & Plywood, Simpson Logging Co. (Insulating Board division), Simpson Redwood Company, So-Cal Building Materials, Southwestern Portland Cement Co., Tarter, Webster & Johnson, Inc., Triangle Steel Corp., Tropical & Western Lumber Co., Union Hardware, United States Plywood Corp., Western Mill & Lumber Co., and Zees' man Plywood Corp.

Carroll Crane was in charge of the arvarding of the door prizes and did a whale of a job in keeping the procession of prizewinners moving. He was assisted by Bert Holdren, Snark of Club ll7, and others.

Also announced at the party was the winner of KimberlyClark's special prize of a 2-week, all-expense trip to Bermuda for the salesman selling the most Kimsul. This coveted prize went to an area man, Jerry Westphal of Inland Lumber Co., whose wife also shares in the trip with him.

Snark Holdren and the others in charge of the day's events are all to be commended for the grand hospitality and high spirit in this third annual event. Next year's party will have to travel to top it.

The preliminary estimate of 108,000 nerv non-farm dwelling units started in l\tay is29,600 units less than May last year. 1,000 units l'ere public housing.