WHOTESATE TUMBER

SPEC|,ATIZING TN TRUCK AND TRA'LER SHDNEHrS FROT ONEEOU INO

York area, died suddenly June 12 at his home in Darien, Conn. He was known to lumber manufacturers, salesmen and customers all over the nation and had served Simpson in various capacities from the start of its manufacturing in Shelton, Wash. Before joining that firm, Seeley was president of the Puget Sound Associated Mills, and when this was purchased in I94l he became vice-president and salesmanager of Simpson Logging. He left the company in 1949 to head M and M Woodworking Company's sales organization. When Simpson then accuired M and M in 1956. Seelev renewed his assbciation with the logging company as salei agent in New York, where funeral services for the lumber industry veteran were held June 17.

John Vcnguord (Jon vqn Wyngqqrden)

Joins Vqncouver Plywood to Heqd New Plywood lmpofi Division

Don Plummer, Jr., general manager of Vancouver Plywood Company, Vancouver, Washington, oflnounces the appointment of John Vanguard (right) as manager of their new plywood import division. Mr. Vanguard's new appointment coincides with his becoming an American citizen, at which time he simolified his name. As Jan van Wyngaarden, he is widely known in imported plywood circles in this country as well as in the Orient.

Born in 1922 in Holland, he served in the Royal Air Force during the second world conflict after an adventurous escaDe from occupied Europe. -He then entered the import and export field and traveled widely in Europe, South America, Canada and the Orient.

Since 1953, when he came to the Pacific Coast, Mr. Vanguard has been connected with the importation of plywood. In 1957 he was elected executive vice-president of the Imported Hardwood Plywood Association and has served as a director ever since.

Fire Desfroys Foorhill Lumber Co.

A spectacular fire that raged from 3 :00 a.m. till dawn, June 8, destroyed the Foothill Lumber Co., a hardware and paint store at the edge of the Glendora business section. Walter Wiley, owner of the lumberyard, estimated the loss at $250,000 in the block-long blaze that could be seen all over the east San Gabriel Valley. Cause of the fire was not immediately determined.

IqIACHINERY FOR PRE -

DOOR UNIT, consider doing so.

ore toking over the morket! Write to us oboul mochinery.

Rate-Position lVanted $2.00 per column inch

All others, $3.00 per column inch

Closing drtes for copy, 5th and 20th

_HEI.P WANTED_ WANTED_

Counter man for or.rr yard in Victorville, Cdif. Opportunity to advance with progressive firm. Send replies, Attention: C. D. Gibson

GIBSON LUMBER COMPANY

P.O. Box 90O San Bernardino, Calif.

WANTED -

Young man with good hrowledge of retail lumber business and executive ability for yard in San Fernando Valley. General office work consisting of eclling, figuring, counter work, etc. Stro,ng possibility that this man, in a short dmc, will be thc m.umger wc need. Give age and expcrience in answering.

Address Box C-871, California Lumber Merchant

108 Wcst 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTED_

Man 35 to 45 yrs. old with experience in Retail Lurnbcr & Bldg. Mtls. field, by long-established, medium-sized firm, located in middle of Sacramento Valley. Must be able to assume manager's responsibilities. In reply give complete details of experience & qualifications. Also starting salary expected.

Address Box C-2888, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Irco Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTED_

Salesman, Wholesale, with Sofhrood "know-how," emphasis on Redwood. Call on Lumber yards and Industrials. Real opportunity,

Address Box C-2890, California Lumber Merchant

108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

WANTED FOR VAN NUYS AREA_

Mart 25 to 50 fo,r inside selling, retail and wholesale building materials. No Dimension Lurnber. Experience sclling plywood & moulding an asset, but not a requirement. Good opportuilty for aggressive and capable man with A-1 ability and character references. If you can qualify, call:

MR. COFFMAN

STate 6-8920 or TRiangle 3-2773

WANTED_

EXPERIENCED salesman by "Top-Rated" Plywood & Lu,mber Wholesaler ir1 Los Angeles. Can ofrei exclusive territory, Excellent qppo_rlunily for R'IGHT MAN. In repl:nng, give qualifications. Confidential.

Address Box C-2889, California Lumber Merchant l0B West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

-POSITIONS WANTED-

AGGRESSIVE YOUNG MAN

Desires position ryith progregsive firm offering good opportunity for adv_ancem,ent. College graduate with 5 years' experienci in Build-ing and Lumber. Interested in sales or responsible position in Retail yard.

Address Box C-2887, California Lumber Merchant 108 West 6th St., Room 508, Los Angeles 14, Calif.

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SITES FOR SAI.E/LEISL

FOR LEASE OR SALE:

100,000 sq. ^ft. M2 property in Van Nuys. All public utilities-all paved-all fenced. Large lumbcr shed and dry kiln.

FRANK BURNABY

CRestview 6-4955

Colifornio lumber MERCHANI-IZE

All Your Wcnts Here

CALIFORNIA LUMBER YARDS FOR SALE o Lumberyard and Sawmill brokers for over ,K) years o 714 West Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles 15; Rlchmond 9-E746

Sm-all, Attractive, Yard in RMRSIDE with good building maLerials Trade; living quarters above. Will cost about $OS,0OO. Property might be leascd.

-If you want to sell your yard, Give us a ringGood- Yard in SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, long-eetablished but gl_oscd yeaq ago. Railroad lease 960 a month- Lifrng quarters for Man+ger..S_?les and Profit figures available for last 10 years. Price for all buildings-$15,fiD.

TV/OHY LUMBER CO.

-WANTED-

RESAW

Good 54" or 60" Resaw with motor and starter, in Exchange for Lumber.

COOMBS LUMBER CO., INC.

Garberville, California

-EOUIPMEIIT FOR SALL

Kiln boiler . smoke stack fans steam pipes instruments, etc.

FRANK BURNABY

CRestview 6-4955

FOR SALE: l-7$-ton Ross Fork Lift truck Model 15 SL l-7$-ton Ross Fork Lift truck Model 15 HT

I-7fi-ton Ross Fork Lift truck Model RT 150

1-8-ton Gerlinger Fork Lift Model PH 862

2-3s/a-ton Hyster Fork Lift trucks Model VT 785 l-Ross Carrier Model 9O

May be s€en at-MacKAY MILL SERVICE 822-69th Ave., Oakland 21, Calif.; Phone: NEptune 8-9428

TII,IBER SIZER.

Stetson-Ross 16x20. ONLY $6,500.

VIKING MACHINERY

Phone: LYcoming 3-3021

FOR SALE:

Two Hyster Straddle trucks in good condition. Approximately $2,000 each, as is.

E. J. STANTON & SON, rNC.

LUdlow 9-5581

Los Angeles, Calif.

PLANER, - IAATCHER

American 78.{x15-8-Knife-Top 70-HP-Bot-25-Sides tS & 25Feed-40-Switches. A motorized Matcher for the price of a beltdriven. Price $7,950.

VIKING MACHINERY

Phone: LYcoming 3-3021

HEAVY FORK.IIFT TRUCKS

RENTALS AND SALES

, MacKay Mill Service 822 - 69th Avenue NEptune &9428 Oakland 21, Calif..

A. B. Hood, general manager of the Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co., Anderson, Calif., was a speaker at the Northern California Industrial Progress Conference of the California Real Estate Assn. at the Bridge Bay resort, May 22.

Southern California friends have been receiving some of those cards from The Lido in Paris, signed by Monique and J. William Back, who are expected home in L.A. about July I after traveling around the world.

Durable Plywood Sales Chief Rolf Stolesen attended the 17th annual NPDA convention at Atlantic City, June 15-17, with a few business calls fore and aft.

Pat McKeehan, veteran southern California wholesale lumber salesman, is recuperating at Veterans hospital, Long Beach, and the Osgood Company's Jim Forgie reports the glad news that Pat will be back in circulation this summer.

Don Philips, Jr., southern California representative for the Talbot Lumber Co.. San Rafael, is back in Santa Monica after some June jaunts. He accompanied Tal,bot's Joe Shipman to a meeting of the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's Club in Oregon, June 4-5, t'hen trekked to San Rafael for talks with Fred Talbot at the office and in San Francisco, June 9-10.

'Spotted in Las Vegas during a mid-June week (and having a ball) were Mr. and Mrs. Clair Hicks of the Hicks Lumber Co., Salinas, spending a hard-earned vacation.

Bob Collier and Bill Fallert, executives of Socomi Brand Lumber Products, Tacoma. covered California in June with stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Thev

pnroono/o

spent a day with Jim Linderman, Southland representative, in his harbor offices.

Veteran San Francisco Lumbe.rman Henry M. Hink and his wife Helen took off an early June week for a trip to Arcata, visiting the plant of the 'Carl Diebold Lumber Co. that Mr. Hink represents, then toured into southern Oregon for a leisurely round of sightseeing.

Sid Simmons, prominent southern California hardwood lumber executive, and Mrs. Simmons are shown about to board, Jet 707 for a month's visit with friends and relatives in England. Bidding them Godspeed are Russ

Sam Nigh, partner in Hebbron-Nigh Lumber Co. and newly elected LMA director, left his Santa Cruz store June 17 for a 2-week, fact-finding trip through most of Weyenhaeuser's big producing facilities in Washington, Idaho and Canada.

S & S Lumber Co. Executive Dean Jones departed Downey for a mid-June vacation with relatives and friends back in Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Joe ("no vacation in five years") Shipman and wife Shirley have finally taken off on that long-planned outing, a 3-week autour through Wyoming, Utah, Montana and winding up in Oregon for some of the Centennial; then back to their San Rafael digs July 11.

Arcata Redwood's southern California representative, Pete Kepon, wife Barbara and young son Dan took a week ofi last month to visit relatives and f,riends in San Francisco.

West Coast Timber Products'Bob "Ensign" Macfie left San Francisco, July l, to put in his annual 2-week tour-of-duty wit,h the Navy Air Corps at San Diego.

Swift, salesmanag.er, Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. (right), and Roy Stillwell, general manager (second from right). They stopped in Chicago, Canada and New York City following their departure, May 28, and expect to be back from Blighty and home in Los Angeles early in July.

ARE YOU GETTING EVERY ISSUE?

-A- Allied Moulding Co. -------....,..-..-.-69

Allison-Rqndoll tumber Co. .....,,-31

A,mcriGon Hordwood Co. -.--......-..-67

Americon Sirolk.oft Co. -...---..---...-,t9

Angelus Hqrdwood Co. -.............-.17

Arcoto Redwood Co. ..-.-_..-_..,.,..,.- |

Arrowheod Lunb6r Co. -...............71

Arlorio Doo. Co., Inc. -.-...-......-..35

Asiociqted Redwood Mills

Atlq. lunb.r Co. .,-.-.-.-.--.._..-._---*

Atkinr, Kroll & Co. ..,.....-....---....58

Avrom Iumber Co, ..,.,-,-.....--.-.-..- |

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Bee ond Dec Solcr Co.

Bock Co.. J. Willion

Bough Bror. & Co. ---.----.........,--.--.38

Bough, Corl W. .---...-...-......-_-_-_---. *

Boxttr & Co,. J. H.

Ecnnltt 2-Woy Poncl Sqw -...---- 4

Bcrry Lumber Soler, Jock .-...-,---..60

Big Bcn So3h & Door Co. ........-...72

Blirr lumber Co., Inc.

Eluc Diomond Cqrporolion

Eohnhoff Lunbcr Co. ..........._..-.....73

Bonnington lumber Co, -.-.--.---------48

B. C. Forcrt Produ(tr, Itd. ---__-,-.i

Erurh Indu3friql lumber Co. -.-----.29

-c- C & D Lumbcr Co. -----..,-,-------...---*

Col-Pqcifi c Redwood Soles

Coloveror Ccnenl Co. .--.-.-.-.-..-.- 2

Colif. Ibr. Intps<tion Scrvicc----...*

Colifornio tumber Soles

Coliforniq Ponel & Vaeq Co. ---.43

Colif. Sugor & Wesi. Pine Ascy. 68

Cqlifornio Wood Products .---Cover 2

Corfow Conpony --............-.....-.-.....61

Corcqdg Pocific [umbcr Co. ...-.----- I

Celolex Corporolion, The -....,--...... r

Chrislenson lunbd Co. .-..............1'l

Cloy Brown & Co. -.-...--.-----..---..,_*

Cfoy Iumbcr Co. ..-......-.-.........-..-.57

Cosl lumbcr, lnc. .....-.--...........-.75

Cobb Cpmpqny, T. l. ..,.-..---........ I

Comnerciql Lumbq Co. ......-_-.-.-,31

Conncrciol Rcpoirr & Scryice -----.74

Contolidotad Iumbcr Co. ...-.......-45

Confincntol lunbcr Soler

€ook. Inc., D. O......--...--..-.,.-.--. '

Coor H@d tbr. & Plyw@d -------*

Corolite Co., Thc .-...-.--..---_..---.... I

Dick Curd of the Ralph L. Smith Lumber Co., Anderson, and his family were houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hill of the H. M. Nelson Lumber Co., Montebello, at their home in Pasadena a mid-June week. They saw Disneyland, Marineland and some Dodgers-Braves games.

Mal Hill, Harbor Plywood's western region supervisor, conferred with Harbor's Phoenix manager, Ed Merrill, during the first week of June.

$3 o YsceTwo Yeqrs for Only $5 Roorn 508, 108 W. 6rh 5t., los Angeles 14, Colif.