Pclcific Coost Wholescrle Hordwood Disrributors Meet

Fred Smales, West Coast regional manager for the United States Ply'ivood Corporation, Los Angeles, was elected president of the Pacific Coast Wholesale Hardwood Distributors Association during the convention held June 23 and 24 at Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. Other officers elected include Charles White, White Brothers, San Francisco, vice president, and Hal Von Breton, Tropical & Western Lumber Company, Los Angeles, secretary-treasurer.

During the two day conclave, devoted mostly to social affairs, discussions regarding present marketing conditions were had by the members, and ways and means were formulated to exchange ideas for the purpose of keeping abreast of the fast changes which are taking place in our present day economy.

"Al1 of us come away from these annual meetings feeling we really know each other better and the good fellorvship that prevails will always be a great factor in keeping our industry on the high level \\'e now enjoy," declared Mr. Smales.

Winton Lumber Sqles Co. Of Sqcromento Moves Oftices

The Winton Lumber Sales Company (Calif.), of Sacramento have moved their sales oflrce and now enjc.'1- a comfortable suite of offices in the nerv Security Building located at Sth and H Sts., Sacramento. They norv have four inside salesmen and four outside territories covered by Ted Wassard, who travels from Chico to Stockton, Glen Butler, traveling the East Bay Area, Ewing Stewart, carrying the San Joaquin area and Joe Petrash, representing them in the Los Angeles and Southern California districts.

Merle Baker, Baker Hardwood Lumber Company, San Diego, flew to Chicago the latter part of last month on a combined business and pleasure trip. While in the middle west he picked up a Irontiac station \\'agon in Detroit, returning to the Pacific Coast via Memphis and the deep south, calling on tiardwood and hardrvood flooring manufacturers. His son llud joined him in N{emphis to make the trip west vl'ith his dad.