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Redwood in sizes to 12" x 12" - lengths to 24' t Pfaner capacity for surfacing up to 24" x24" t

Rcmanufacturing facilities for resawing up to 34" x34"

Wirh Winton lumber Sqles Gompony

Joseph A. (Jue) Petrash has joined the sales staff of the Winton Lumber Sales Company (Calif.), Sacramento, and his territory rvill include all of Los Angeles and as far south as San Diego. He took over his new position on June 17,1953.

Born in Denver, Colo., Joe graduated from St. Francis High School in Denver, and attended the University of Southern California where he maiored in Phvsical Education. He is married, has two young daughters. Sl-raron Elaine, age six, and Jeanne Marie, age seven, and resides at 1O2l Dolores Street. La Habra. Calif.

Joe was at one time associated u'ith the Pacific Forest Products, Spalding Lumber Co., and more recently r,r'ith the Gosslin-Harding Lumber Co. He is well known to the Southern California lumber trade.

M. A. Koffmqn on NAm

Max A. Koffman, vice-president and treasurer of the Southwestern l)ortland Cement Company, Los Angeles, has been named as a member of the Southern California Committee on Industrial Relations of tl-re National Association of Manufacturers. The con.rmittee will have the responsibility of studying problems and experiences in tiris field, and making policy recommendations to the association.

New locqtion

Announcement rvas macle last month b1- Bill Back, president of the J. \Vm. Back Lumber Company and the Back Panel Company of Los Angeles, that his organizations have moved to a nerv permanent home located at 3211 South Hooper Ave., Los Angeles 11, California.

"In order to increase onr rvarehouse and lumber yard facilities for faster loading and greater efficiency of a well rounded operation u.e found it necessary to expand our yard to include larger storage space to properly service our customers," said Bill Back. "Our nerv location includes P. E. Spur trackage, assuring fast handling of incoming shipments, and u'ith the new mobile equipment we have acquired rve will be in a position to offer quick loading of trucks for delivery to our trade," he continued.

The nerv oIfices, rvhich are being completed this week, are all surfaced with the various species of beautiful hardrvood panels handled by the Back Panel Company and rvill act as a display for the many uses of these products.

According to Ted Back the telephone number will remain the sanre, ADams 3-4225-and the only change is the location, which is just several blocks east of their former warehouse. The new address-32l 1 So. HooDer Avenue. Los Angeles 11, California.

Oregon Mill Closes

It is reported that the Coast Lumber Company, Ronde, Oregon, has closed its sawmill for good, market conditions and log scarcity as causes.

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