THE CALIFORI\IA LTJMBER MERCHAI\T

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TALENIAR t]F I[]IVIII\G EVENTS July

Dubs, Ltd. Election tournament and Calcutta, San Jose Country Club, July 15.

4l.0th Terrtble Twenty Tournament, Wilshire Country Club, Los Angeles, ,Iuly 15.

Contral California Dry Kiln Club meeting, American Forest Products Corp., North Fork, Calif., 10:00 a.m., July 15; Tour of plant facilities, luncheon at South Fork Inn, with Election of 1960-61 officers, Report on WCKC annual meeting and report of CCDKC Executive committee; 2:00 p.m., Technical session: Eric L. Ellwood, UCFPI-"What Steaming Can Do to Upgrade Lumber."

BoTToMS UP!Nothing like a swimming pool to properly temper a schooner of beer. lf you'd like to know Who's Who on the submerged end of these Hoo-Hoo who made Palm Springs famous, you'll find'em among the dealers and suppliers' photos in the four pictorial-packed pages of Inland Empire Club 117's annual Ladies Nite party starting on Page 32

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The Buyers' Guide,.-----.-..--...-..-.---68

Crowds Vie for Prizes at Woodland Yard's "Build-a-Rama"-..........--.-. 4

Eagle Rock Yard Draws Thousands With Home-Improvement Clinic.--- 8 More Producers, IVlarkets, Demand Among Gains Noted at NHAnnual.-16 New Idea-Center Program Announced for Lumber Dealers.---..--.-.-......23

Retailers and Guests Visit Opening of New Oakland Warehouse,....-.-.-28

Doyle Calls for Greater Unity, Leadership in Lumber Industry-.-.-.-.-.-,30

Santa Clara Valley Hoo-IIoo Club 1?0 annual Stag Barbecue, July 20; (swimming pool available), Cocktails: 5:09 p.m.; Steak dinner, 7:39 p.m., Palo Alto Elks Club; Chairman: Merl Tanner.

Western Wooden Box Assn. annual Summer meeting, Mark Thomas Inn, Monterey, Calif., July 2l-22.

American Instltute of Tlmber Construction Steering committee & Task committee meeting, Stanley hotel, Estes Park, Colo., July 25-29.

Southern California Commlttee, Natlonal Forest Products Week meeting, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, 404 S. Bixel St., 3:30 p.m., July 2?.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club 181 annual Golf-Swim-Barbecue, Ukiah Golf Course and home of Bill Moores, itruly 29; chairman: Ed Gillespie.

August

American Instltute of Tirnber Construction Board of Directors meeting, Stanley hotel, Estes Park, Colo., August 1-5.

Natlonal Woodwork Manufacturers Assn. summer meeting, l'airmont hotel, San Francisco, August 2-4.

Pondorosa Plne Wooilwork summer meeting, Fairmont hotel, San Francisco, August 2-4.

Na,tl. Lumber Manufacturers Assn. Technical Advisory committee Summer meeting, Glenwood Springs, Colo., Aug. 29-31.

National Forest Products Week L. A. Contacts Listed.-. ----........-...-...-..-.6 I

NRLDA Materials-Handling Committee Adopts "Unit Standardization"-.64

Fifth Workl Forestry Congress, University of Washington campus, Seattle, Aug. 29-Sept. 10.